This week saw the Premier League fixtures revealed ahead of the 2022/23 season and Aston Villa will be on their travels again for the eighth time in nine top flight campaigns.
Newcomers Bournemouth will be the first task at hand on August 6, a familiar opening day fixture for the Villans.
The claret and blue travelled to the Cherries on match day one back in 2015 and it brought with it a positive result.
A second-half goal from Rudy Gestede was enough to send Villa back to the West Midlands with all three points - the issue being - that was the first and only three points they picked up in that campaign until January 2016.
Now that that’s out of the way - it’s safe to say nobody expects that to happen this time around.
The team that manager Steven Gerrard has started to build looks incredibly strong and the hope is that it will only grow stronger before the close of the transfer window.
Taking into account how things look right now though, here’s how Villa could line-up come 15:00 on August 6.
1. GK - Emiliano Martinez
The ever-present.
2. RB - Matty Cash
Continued his fantastic run of form in 21/22 into the post-season as he scored his first goal for Poland.
3. CB - Tyrone Mings
A fresh start for Mings next to a solid counter-part could see him have his best year yet.
4. CB - Diego Carlos (C)
Dropped the captain onto new signing Diego Carlos. No inside knowledge, just a hunch. A European Cup winner and all round big game player. May well be the new man with the band. Photo: Fran Santiago