Analysis:

Newcastle kicks off their Premier League Campaign when they welcome Aston Villa to St. James Park for the first of the two Super Sunday matches.

On their opening match they were beaten by Manchester United 3-0 but they did created some chances in the match but poor finishing let them down. Striker Andy Carroll will be depended upon to lead the line and take positives that Villa were involved in the Europa League in midweek and tiredness and fatigue could be an issue to them.

For Villa, Caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald took his side to Austria to take on Rapid Vienna in midweel and they earned a credible 1-1 draw.

The Midlands outfit are still without a full-time manager following Martin O'Neill's departure and MacDonald has been in temporary in charge ever since. The Scot did well enough to helped his team by beating West Ham 3-0 last weekend.

As for the team news, Hughton is waiting on the fitness of injured pair Danny Guthrie (knee) and Peter Lovenkrands (groin). before naming his starting eleven. The duo are expected to return after watching from the stands after picking up minor knocks in the build up to the clash.

Meanwhile, Dan Gosling (knee) remains a long-term absentee, while Steven Taylor (shoulder) is not expected to return until October.

As for Villa, the visitors are likely to hand a debut to midfielder Stephen Ireland, who arrived from Manchester City this week. Ireland joins the Villa Park club as part of the deal for departed midfielder James Milner and he is expected to make his debut here.

MacDonald is expected to make changes from the side that drew with Rapid Vienna as central defender Richard Dunne will be returning after suspension, and goalkeeper Brad Friedel, midfielder Stiliyan Petrov, full-back Luke Young and winger Ashley Young are all primed to come back into the side.

John Carew (knee) could hand MacDonald a boost by returning to action, but Gabriel Agbonlahor (hamstring), midfielder Steve Sidwell (Achilles) and central defenders James Collins (calf) and Carlos Cuellar (hamstring) are still out of action.

Take Newcastle to get the win here.

Cheers and good luck,
Cruiser

The Statistics :

The Pick :

Newcastle 1-0

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take Newcastle to win here.

HANDICAP BETTING :

Take Newcastle and accept the 1/4 ball here.