Premier League Weekend Action: Crystal Palace v Brighton and More Games Real-Time Coverage
Only minutes before the start in four important English top division matches, each preceded by tribute ceremonies.
Latest Team News
Newcastle Coach Confesses Disappointing Performance
Newcastle were horrible last week versus West Ham, according to Eddie Howe recently admitted in his pre-match comments. “We must produce a performance different. That day against the London club was difficult for us. Hopefully, we’ve learnt a lot. Now we need to start picking up results.”
Regarding the winger: “He was not fit enough in the end. The scan revealed a very slight problem with his hip and it’s an excellent chance for Harvey Barnes to step up.”
Nottingham Forest Continue to Be Without Important Striker
Again missing Chris Wood from the Forest lineup, while the goalkeeper, the defender, the midfielder plus Dan Ndoye are back.
Lukas Nmecha replaces the goal-shy Dominic Calvert-Lewin, that struggled at Brighton in the previous round.
Crystal Palace See Return of Midfielder However Lose Defender
The young midfielder is back for Crystal Palace but there will be an absence of Marc Guéhi in the squad. Brighton field an unchanged team that beat Leeds in their last outing.
The Palace manager says that Guéhi “has a bone injury, he’s on support and he can’t even move freely. At the moment it looks like he can’t play with the national team in the upcoming matches as well.”
Injury Setback for Toon as Gordon Misses Out
The talented winger is carrying an injury and misses out from the Newcastle team, the replacement, who has been playing well, comes in.
One change for Brentford, Aaron Hickey comes in.
Rotation at The Cherries as Aston Villa Make Multiple Changes
Andoni Iraola enjoys the luxury to rotate his squad, Evanilson, the defender, Justin Kluivert and Veljko Milosavljevic all coming in as the defender, the full-back, the attacker plus Junior Kroupi are the substitutes for Bournemouth.
Matty Cash, the midfielder, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins, the defender together with Boubacar Kamara are included in the Aston Villa lineup after their European match.
Confirmed Starting XIs
Brentford vs Newcastle
Brentford: The goalkeeper, Kayode, Collins, The Dutch defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Henderson, The winger, The playmaker, Schade, Thiago. Substitutes: The backup keeper, Henry, The centre-back, The midfielder, Nelson, Carvalho, Onyeka, The forward, Janelt.
Newcastle: The shot-stopper, Trippier, Thiaw, The centre-back, Burn, The midfielder, Tonali, The Brazilian, Jacob Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes. Replacements: Hall, Schar, The captain, Krafth, Elanga, Willock, The Welshman, Miley, The goalkeeper.
Referee: The match official (From the West Midlands)
The Eagles v Brighton
Oliver Glasner’s men: The goalkeeper, The defender, The centre-back, Canvot, Munoz, The midfielder, Kamada, The left-back, The winger, Lerma, Mateta. Subs: Matthews, Benitez, The winger, Uche, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Sosa, Devenny.
Brighton: The keeper, Wieffer, The centre-back, The captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, The midfielder, Minteh, Rutter, The attacker, Welbeck. Subs: Steele, The forward, Kostoulas, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Veltman, The defender, Knight, Oriola.
Match official: Tim Robinson (From the South East)
Aston Villa versus AFC Bournemouth
Unai Emery’s team: The goalkeeper, Cash, The defender, The centre-back, The left-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The captain, Rogers, The playmaker, Watkins. Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Barkley, Tielemans, Malen, Sancho, Maatsen, The youngster, The attacker.
Andoni Iraola’s side: The keeper, Smith, Milosavljevic, Senesi, The full-back, Adams, Scott, The winger, The forward, Semenyo, Evanilson. Subs: The keeper, The midfielder, Brooks, The midfielder, The youngster, Diakite, The full-back, The midfielder, The forward.
Referee: The referee (From the Midlands)
Forest against United
Nottm Forest: The goalkeeper, Savona, Milenkovic, The defender, Williams, The midfielder, Anderson, The winger, The playmaker, The midfielder, The forward. Substitutes: John Victor, The defender, The striker, The forward, The winger, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Abbott.
Daniel Farke’s team: Lucas Perri, The defender, The centre-back, The defender, The winger, Ampadu, The attacker, The midfielder, Stach, The forward, The striker. Replacements: The keeper, The defender, James, The forward, Piroe, Harrison, The defender, Justin, The midfielder.
Match official: Jarred Gillett (From Down Under)
Match Preview
Right, four matches this Sunday at two o’clock, featuring a lot up for grabs. The fixture at the City Ground looks like a crucial relegation battle. Bournemouth could move into second place, while Palace can get into the top five.
- The Eagles versus The Seagulls
- Aston Villa v The Cherries
- Brentford versus The Magpies
- Nottingham Forest against United
| Pos | Club | Played | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gunners | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | The Blues | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Man City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | The Black Cats | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Spurs | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | The Reds | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
