Aston Villa FC have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at their first game of the new football season. The Black Sabbath singer played his very last show at the club’s home ground, Villa Park, on July 5, just 17 days before his death at the age of 76.

Newcastle couldn't find a winner as Villa ended the game with 10 players and will be much happier with the point.

After a nightmarish pre-season, Newcastle United faces another major hurdle when it gets its Premier League campaign up and running at Aston Villa on Saturday.

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Villa acknowledged that they breached the rules for the fifth time last season in their 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park in May.

Best Bet: A 2-0 win for Aston Villa looks the best correct-score bet. At least one side failed to score in Newcastle's last three Premier League games last season, and four of their 12 defeats saw them on the wrong end of a two-goal deficit.

Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey is expected in Rome tomorrow to complete the final details of his move from the Premier League side to Gian Piero Gasperini’s Roma.According to what has been reported

Aston Villa parted with Kortney Hause at the end of his contract this summer - his time at the club was ravaged by injuries