Aston Villa start their Premier League season against Newcastle United tonight but one player will be notably missing: Emiliano Martínez. The Argentine goalkeeper has been an important figure for Villa in recent years but will not be playing tonight,

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.

Newcastle dominated the first-half, although neither side broke the deadlock. Anthony Elanga was played through on goal early doors, but his shot was saved. The visitors ended up having eight shots, while Villa did not trouble Nick Pope in the Newcastle goal once.