Preview: Villa vs Newcastle

Kevin Keegan still searches for his first win since returning to the Tyne, and Aston Villa won't be an easy place to take three points this year as Martin O'Neil has made the Villains a very formidable side.

Injuries and Suspensions

Stiliyan Petrov returns, Ashley Young is available after a ban but Agbonlahor is likely to miss out. Habib Beye, Abdoulaye Faye and Obafemi Martins are back and ready to return.

Squads

Aston Villa (from): Carson, Taylor, Sorensen, Mellberg, Laursen, Davies, Knight, Bouma, Petrov, Gardner, Reo-Coker, Barry, Berger, Osbourne, Young, Maloney, Carew, Harewood, Moore, Routledge.

Newcastle (from): Given, Harper, Forster, Carr, Beye, Enrique, Cacapa, Taylor, Faye, Edgar, Butt, Smith, Milner, Duff, Emre, Barton, LuaLua, Owen, Viduka, Ameobi, Carroll.

Keegan: Villa are tough

"We know how tough the trip to Villa will be, and after that we've got Manchester United coming up.

"It's a tough league but I'm a realist and we've been here before.

"Michael [Owen] has been working hard for us to make things happen and we know we can provide more for him. The service will get better, but Michael can score goals out of nothing."

Eyefootball Premiership Predictor

Aston Villa 2-2 Newcastle

A draw will be a fair result here seeing as both teams are certainly improving. Keegan may have to wait a little longer for his first win though.

Goalscorer: John Carew