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Aston Villa begin their 2025/26 Premier League season against Newcastle at Villa Park on August 16 before travelling to Brentford on August 23; Villa host Wolves at home on November 29; Unai Emery's side face Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal in the Christmas period Wednesday 18 June 2025 09: 33, UK Aston Villa will begin the 2025/26 campaign against Newcastle United at home in the early kick-off. Unai Emery's side will then travel to London to face Brentford away from home on August 23, before returning to home soil to host Crystal Palace one week later. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez will be unavailable for the opening fixture following his red card at Old Trafford on the last day of the 2024/25 season. Local rivals Wolves visit Villa Park on November 29, with the reverse fixture at the Molineux on February 28. Villa kick-start the Christmas period with a fixture at home against Manchester United on December 20, before facing Chelsea and Arsenal away from home in their next two fixtures on December 27 and 30, respectively. They will face Mikel Arteta's side twice in the month, with the first meeting on December 6 at Villa Park. While the festive period appears challenging, the end of the season is even more so. Villa will end the campaign against Liverpool on May 17 before travelling to the Etihad Stadium to face off against Man City one week later in their final fixture.
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Villa secured a place in the Europa League after finishing sixth in the 2024/25 campaign and will discover their league phase opponents when the draw is made on August 29. The first European fixtures will be played on either September 24 or 25. All fixtures subject to change. August 16: Newcastle (h) - 12. 30pm 23: Brentford (a) - 3pm 30: Crystal Palace (h) - 3pm September 13: Everton (a) - 3pm 20: Sunderland (a) - 3pm 27: Fulham (h) - 3pm October 4: Burnley (h) - 3pm 18: Tottenham (a) - 3pm 25: Man City (h) - 3pm November 1: Liverpool (a) - 3pm 8: Bournemouth (h) - 3pm 22: Leeds (a) - 3pm 29: Wolves (h) - 3pm December 3: Brighton (a) - 8pm 6: Arsenal (h) - 3pm 13: West Ham (a) - 3pm 20: Man Utd (h) - 3pm 27: Chelsea (a) - 3pm 30: Arsenal (a) - 8pm Acca Freeze lets you lock in one winning leg of your football acca, so a late goal won't ruin your bet! January 3: Nottingham Forest (a) - 3pm 7: Crystal Palace (a) - 8pm 17: Everton (h) - 3pm 24: Newcastle (a) - 3pm 31: Brentford (h) - 3pm February 7: Bournemouth (a) - 3pm 11: Brighton (h) - 8pm 21: Leeds (h) - 3pm 28: Wolves (a) - 3pm March 4: Chelsea (h) - 8pm 14: Man Utd (a) - 3pm 21: West Ham (h) - 3pm April 11: Nottingham Forest (a) - 3pm 18: Sunderland (h) - 3pm 25: Fulham (a) - 3pm May 2: Tottenham (h) - 3pm 9: Burnley (a) - 3pm 17: Liverpool (h) - 3pm 24: Man City (a) - 4pm From next season, Sky Sports' Premier League coverage will increase from 128 matches to at least 215 games exclusively live. And 80 per cent of all televised Premier League games next season are on Sky Sports.
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