Aston Villa vs Newcastle United team news: Emery and Howe name starting lineups in Premier League

Unai Emery and Eddie Howe have named their respective starting lineups and substitutes ahead of this evening's Premier League fixture between Aston Villa and Newcastle United at Villa Park.

A first home fixture for the Villans since the last-ditch 3-2 victory over Burnley on December 30, Unai Emery's men will be keen to get their 2024 Villa Park ventures off to a strong start.

It's a good time to play the Magpies as they have lost their last four successive Premier League matches. That said, they will be desperate to put right their wrongs with a stronger result tonight.

Jacob Ramsey returns to the bench for Villa, while Miguel Almiron is a substitute for Newcastle despite transfer interest from Saudi Arabia. Here's how both teams line up.

Aston Villa vs Newcastle lineups

Villa XI: Martinez (GK); Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Moreno; Kamara, Luiz, McGinn, Tielemans; Diaby, Watkins.

Villa subs: Olsen (GK), Wright (GK), D. Carlos, Chambers, Zaniolo, Kesler-Hayden, Bailey, J. Ramsey, Iroegbunam.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka (GK); Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Bruno, Longstaff, Miley; Murphy, Gordon, Isak.

Newcastle subs: Karius (GK), Dummett, Ritchie, Krafth, Hall, Livramento, Almiron, White, Hernes.