Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Aston Villa today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests. This week, he takes on Eats Everything, aka DJ and producer Daniel Pearce. Sutton's prediction: 3-1 Newcastle seem to be hitting a bit of form - as I predicted,

Newcastle take on Aston Villa in a hugely exciting Boxing Day sparring match at St James’ Park.The two teams have upset the status quo to secure Champions League qualification over the last two

Eddie Howe’s side claimed their third successive win in all competitions on Saturday, a 4-0 success at struggling Ipswich, while Villa recorded their fourth win in five games with a 2-1 triumph over Manchester City. Villa will hope to avoid a repeat of last year’s 5-1 defeat in the corresponding fixture.

Newcastle United (eighth) and Aston Villa (sixth) meet on Thursday at 10:00 AM ET, in a matchup between two clubs in the top half of the table in the Premier League. The game will air on Peacock

Aston Villa host Manchester City when seventh in the English Premier League table meets fifth on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's visitors are struggling to get their title defense back on track while Unai Emery's hosts have been erratic of late.