Following a record breaking end to the season, Aston Villa won promotion back to the Premier League following a 2-1 victory over Derby County in the Championship play-off final.
Ahead of their first campaign back in the top flight for three years, Villa's pre-season will begin in early July, where they will fly to the United States, before facing several lower league sides in preparation for a very difficult opener away at Champions League runners-up Tottenham on 10 August.
It's a real baptism of fire for the club, but it's a challenge that the fans, and manager Dean Smith, will be craving, and the club have made it perfectly clear that Villa are not just in the Premier League to make up the numbers, especially with the likes of Jack Grealish and John McGinn in the side.