Top Flight Weekend Fixtures: Crystal Palace v Brighton and More Games Real-Time Coverage
Just moments before the start in four important Premier League matches, every one preceded by tribute events.
Latest Squad Updates
Newcastle Coach Confesses Poor Performance
Newcastle performed horrible last week against the Hammers, according to Eddie Howe just stated in his before the game comments. “We must deliver a performance better. The match against West Ham proved difficult for us. We trust, we’ve learnt a lot. At this point we need to start picking up results.”
On the winger: “He was not close in the end. The scan revealed a very slight issue with his hip and it’s an excellent opportunity for Harvey to come in.”
Nottingham Forest Still Be Without Important Striker
Still no the experienced striker for Forest, while Matz Sels, Murillo, Anderson plus Dan Ndoye are back.
The German forward comes in for the struggling the Everton loanee, who struggled at Brighton last week.
The Eagles See Return of Playmaker However Lose Defender
Adam Wharton is back in the Palace lineup but there will be an absence of their captain for Crystal Palace. The Seagulls select an unchanged starting eleven which defeated the Yorkshire side last week.
The Palace manager stated that their defender “is suffering from a bone bruise, he requires support and he can’t so much as walk. Currently it looks like he will not feature for England next week either.”
Injury Setback Affects Toon with Gordon Sidelined
Anthony Gordon has an injury so is absent from the Newcastle team, the replacement, that has been playing strongly, comes in.
A single alteration for Brentford, Aaron Hickey is introduced.
Rotation for Bournemouth as Villa Make Several Changes
Andoni Iraola has the luxury to rotate his squad, Evanilson, Adam Smith, the winger along with the midfielder each starting while Bafode Diakite, Alejandro Jimenez, David Brooks plus Junior Kroupi are the subs for Bournemouth.
Matty Cash, John McGinn, the playmaker, Ollie Watkins, Lucas Digne and Boubacar Kamara are included for Villa from their Europa League game.
Official Lineups
The Bees vs Newcastle
Thomas Frank’s side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Collins, The Dutch defender, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, The winger, Damsgaard, The forward, Thiago. Subs: Valdimarsson, The defender, The centre-back, Jensen, The full-back, Carvalho, The midfielder, The forward, Janelt.
Eddie Howe’s team: Pope, The captain, The defender, The centre-back, Burn, The midfielder, Tonali, Joelinton, The winger, Woltemade, The attacker. Subs: Hall, Schar, Lascelles, The full-back, The winger, Willock, Ramsey, The youngster, The goalkeeper.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
Crystal Palace against Brighton
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, The defender, The full-back, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, The winger, The midfielder, Mateta. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, The winger, The forward, Clyne, Hughes, The youngster, Sosa, Devenny.
Brighton: The keeper, The defender, The centre-back, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, The winger, The forward, The attacker, The striker. Subs: The backup, The forward, Kostoulas, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Veltman, Coppola, Knight, Oriola.
Referee: The referee (From the South East)
Aston Villa v The Cherries
Aston Villa: The goalkeeper, Cash, The defender, Torres, The left-back, Kamara, Onana, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, The striker. Subs: Bizot, The defender, The midfielder, The Belgian, The forward, Sancho, The defender, The youngster, The attacker.
Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, The defender, The centre-back, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Scott, The winger, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson. Replacements: Dennis, Cook, Brooks, Christie, Doak, The defender, Jimenez, The midfielder, The forward.
Referee: John Brooks (From the Midlands)
Nottm Forest against Leeds
Nottm Forest: Sels, The defender, The centre-back, The defender, Williams, The midfielder, Anderson, The winger, The playmaker, Dominguez, Igor Jesus. Subs: John Victor, Morato, Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha, The midfielder, Abbott.
Leeds: Lucas Perri, Bogle, Rodon, The defender, The winger, The midfielder, Aaronson, Longstaff, Stach, The forward, The striker. Subs: The keeper, Struijk, The winger, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, Harrison, The defender, Justin, Gruev.
Match official: The Australian referee (Australia)
Preamble
Right, four games this Sunday at two o’clock, with plenty up for grabs. That game at the City Ground looks like a crucial relegation battle. The Cherries can go into second place, while Palace can get into the top five.
- The Eagles versus Brighton
- Aston Villa v The Cherries
- Brentford v Newcastle
- Forest against Leeds
| Pos | Club | Played | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Man City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Spurs | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | The Reds | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
