Top Flight Sunday Action: Crystal Palace v Brighton and Other Matches Real-Time Coverage
Just moments until kick-off in several crucial Premier League fixtures, every one preceded by tribute ceremonies.
Latest Team News
Newcastle Manager Confesses Poor Display
The Tyneside club performed dreadful in their previous match against West Ham, as their manager just admitted in his pre-match interview. “We must produce something different. That day against West Ham was painful for the team. We trust, we’ve learnt plenty. At this point we need to begin picking up results.”
On Anthony Gordon: “He was not fit enough in the end. Medical imaging showed a minor issue in his hip which is a good opportunity for Harvey to step up.”
Nottingham Forest Still Miss Important Striker
Again missing Chris Wood for Forest, as the goalkeeper, Murillo, the midfielder plus Dan Ndoye return.
The German forward replaces the goal-shy the Everton loanee, who had difficulties against Brighton last week.
The Eagles See Return of Playmaker However Lose Defender
The young midfielder is back in the Palace lineup although they will have no Marc Guéhi in the squad. The Seagulls field the same starting eleven which defeated Leeds in their last outing.
Oliver Glasner says that Guéhi “is suffering from a bone injury, he’s on support and he can’t even walk. At the moment it appears he will not feature for England next week as well.”
Fitness Blow Affects Toon with Winger Misses Out
The talented winger has a fitness issue so is absent from the Newcastle team, the replacement, that has been playing well, comes in.
A single alteration for Brentford, Aaron Hickey is introduced.
Squad Changes for The Cherries while Aston Villa Introduce Multiple Changes
Andoni Iraola has the luxury to rotate his squad, Evanilson, the defender, Justin Kluivert and Veljko Milosavljevic each coming in as Bafode Diakite, Alejandro Jimenez, the attacker plus Junior Kroupi are the substitutes on the bench.
the full-back, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins, the defender and Boubacar Kamara come in for Villa from Thursday's Europa League game.
Confirmed Starting XIs
The Bees vs United
Brentford: Kelleher, The defender, Collins, The Dutch defender, Hickey, The midfielder, Henderson, The winger, The playmaker, The forward, The striker. Subs: Valdimarsson, The defender, The centre-back, Jensen, Nelson, The attacker, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.
Eddie Howe’s team: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, The full-back, The midfielder, The Italian, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes. Subs: Hall, The Swiss, Lascelles, The full-back, The winger, Willock, The Welshman, The youngster, The goalkeeper.
Referee: The match official (Warwickshire)
The Eagles v Brighton
Crystal Palace: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lacroix, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Kamada, Mitchell, The winger, Lerma, Mateta. Subs: Matthews, The defender, The winger, The forward, Clyne, Hughes, The youngster, Sosa, Devenny.
Brighton: The keeper, Wieffer, van Hecke, The captain, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, Rutter, The attacker, The striker. Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Kostoulas, Boscagli, The full-back, Veltman, Coppola, The midfielder, Oriola.
Match official: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Aston Villa versus The Cherries
Aston Villa: The goalkeeper, The full-back, The defender, Torres, The left-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The captain, Rogers, Buendia, The striker. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, The midfielder, The Belgian, Malen, Sancho, The defender, The youngster, The attacker.
Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, The defender, Milosavljevic, The defender, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Tavernier, Kluivert, The attacker, Evanilson. Replacements: The keeper, The midfielder, The winger, The midfielder, The youngster, The defender, The full-back, Adli, The forward.
Referee: John Brooks (From the Midlands)
Forest v United
Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, The midfielder, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, The midfielder, The forward. Substitutes: The keeper, Morato, The striker, Kalimuendo, The winger, The midfielder, Jair Cunha, The midfielder, Abbott.
Leeds: The shot-stopper, The defender, Rodon, The defender, The winger, Ampadu, The attacker, Longstaff, Stach, Okafor, Nmecha. Replacements: Darlow, The defender, James, The forward, Piroe, The midfielder, Tanaka, The full-back, The midfielder.
Match official: The Australian referee (From Down Under)
Match Preview
Alright, several games this Sunday 2pm, featuring plenty up for grabs. That game at Nottingham appears to be a six-pointer. The Cherries can go into second place, while Crystal Palace can get into the top five.
- Crystal Palace v The Seagulls
- The Villans v Bournemouth
- Brentford versus The Magpies
- Forest v United
| Position | Team | Played | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 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</ |
