The attacking midfielder has signed a ‘long-term’ deal at St James’ Park and will wear the No. 41 shirt this coming season. Ramsey follows Anthony Elanga, Aaron Ramsdale and Malick Thiaw through the door as senior signings for Newcastle this summer.

On the flanks, United are almost spoiled for choice, with new signing Anthony Elanga now competing with Jacob Murphy, while Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes are two top-class options on the left . . . once Gordon is free from his striker duties.

The young Magpies, who named Lewis Hall, Seung-soo Park and Harrison Ashby in their starting line-up, fell behind in the first-half at Whitley Park following Baylee Dipepa's close-range finish before

Best Bet: A 2-0 win for Aston Villa looks the best correct-score bet. At least one side failed to score in Newcastle's last three Premier League games last season, and four of their 12 defeats saw them on the wrong end of a two-goal deficit.

Newcastle United missed out on the signing of Benjamin Sesko earlier this month as Manchester United swooped in to sign the striker.

In a recent report, journalist Pete O’Rourke stated that Liverpool could join Newcastle United in the race to land Brentford forward Yoane Wissa this summer. It has been claimed that the Reds are