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.
5. LB - Lucas Digne
Arguably the signing of last season when he joined in January. Impresses every time he takes to the field. | Getty Images
6. CDM - Boubacar Kamara
Big signing for Villa and could have a big say next campaign. Will be the anchor in the middle of the park and allow for others to create in front of him. Impressed since making his senior debut for France this summer, too. | avfc.co.uk
7. CM - Jacob Ramsey
Last season’s starboy gets to play alongside Kamara but is given a bit more freedom to roam thanks to the Frenchman’s ability. Could see Ramsey take it up another level this year. | Getty Images
8. CAM - Philippe Coutinho
The third and final permanent signing to date. Still sometimes feels surreal that he wears the claret and blue and with a full pre-season behind him could be deadly in 22/23. | Getty Images