Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has given a blunt update on Harvey Elliott. He confirmed the midfielder is still frozen out of the team. This is despite Elliott making a surprise return to the bench

At Newcastle on Sunday, Unai Emery delivered possibly his most Unai Emery-sounding sentence to date. Since they landed in Turkey last Wednesday, though, Villa have produced arguably the most effective week's work since Emery took over,

How the Champions League hopefuls solved a problem position with a move for Besiktas' on-loan Roma and England striker

Aston Villa has moved to strengthen its unlikely Premier League title challenge by signing former England striker Tammy Abraham from Besiktas for a reported $25 million.

As confirmed by Fabrizio Romano and Matteo Moretto, the return of Douglas Luiz to Aston Villa is now finalized. The Brazilian midfielder, owned by Juventus and currently on loan at Nottingham Forest, is ready to change clubs but will remain in the Premier League, rejoining the team from which Juve originally acquired him.

Aston Villa hits the road on Sunday for a top-10 showdown in English Premier League play against Newcastle United. The game is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. ET (2 p.m. local) with TV coverage on NBC Sports NOW and streaming on-demand.

Preview the matchup between Newcastle United and Aston Villa with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.