Aston Villa visit Hull City on Monday aiming to put a difficult summer firmly behind them.
After failing to secure promotion to the Premier League details about the club’s financial difficulties were revealed, prompting owner Tony Xia to seek additional investment.
NWSE Group, owned by the Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris and American billionaire Wes Edens, purchased a controlling stake in the club during July and their future now looks a lot rosier.
Championship pundit David Prutton believes Villa can get the new regime off to winning start at Hull on Monday.