Premier League Weekend Action: Crystal Palace v Brighton and Other Matches Real-Time Coverage
Just moments until the start in several crucial Premier League matches, every one preceded by remembrance events.
Latest Team News
Newcastle Coach Confesses Poor Performance
Newcastle were dreadful last week versus West Ham, as their manager recently stated in his pre-match comments. “We must produce something different. That day with the London club proved painful for us. We trust, we’ve learnt a lot. At this point we have to begin picking up results.”
On Anthony Gordon: “He wasn’t fit enough in the end. The scan revealed a very slight issue with his hip and it’s an excellent chance for Harvey to step up.”
Nottingham Forest Still Be Without Key Striker
Again missing Chris Wood for Forest, while the goalkeeper, the defender, Anderson and the attacker are back.
The German forward comes in for the goal-shy the Everton loanee, that struggled against Brighton last week.
The Eagles See Return of Midfielder However Lose Defender
Adam Wharton returns for Crystal Palace but there will be an absence of their captain for Crystal Palace. The Seagulls select the same team which beat Leeds in their last outing.
The Palace manager says regarding their defender “is suffering from a bone injury, he requires crutches and he can’t so much as move freely. At the moment it looks like he will not feature with the national team next week as well.”
Injury Blow for Newcastle as Gordon Misses Out
Anthony Gordon is carrying an injury and misses out for Newcastle, the replacement, that has been playing strongly, comes in.
One change for Brentford, Aaron Hickey is introduced.
Squad Changes at The Cherries while Villa Introduce Multiple Changes
Andoni Iraola enjoys the luxury of rotation, the striker, Adam Smith, the winger along with Veljko Milosavljevic all starting as Bafode Diakite, the full-back, David Brooks and the forward move to the subs for Bournemouth.
Matty Cash, the midfielder, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins, Lucas Digne and Boubacar Kamara are included in the Aston Villa lineup from Thursday's European game.
Official Starting XIs
The Bees versus Newcastle
Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, The full-back, Yarmolyuk, The midfielder, Ouattara, The playmaker, Schade, The striker. Substitutes: The backup keeper, Henry, The centre-back, Jensen, Nelson, Carvalho, The midfielder, The forward, The midfielder.
Eddie Howe’s team: Pope, The captain, Thiaw, The centre-back, Burn, The midfielder, Tonali, The Brazilian, Jacob Murphy, The forward, The attacker. Replacements: The defender, The Swiss, The captain, The full-back, The winger, The midfielder, Ramsey, The youngster, Ramsdale.
Referee: The match official (Warwickshire)
Crystal Palace v The Seagulls
Oliver Glasner’s men: The goalkeeper, Richards, The centre-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, The midfielder, Mateta. Subs: Matthews, The defender, The winger, The forward, The full-back, Hughes, The youngster, The defender, The midfielder.
Brighton: The keeper, The defender, van Hecke, Dunk, The full-back, Baleba, The midfielder, The winger, Rutter, Gomez, The striker. Replacements: The backup, The forward, The defender, Boscagli, The full-back, Veltman, The defender, Knight, Oriola.
Match official: The referee (West Sussex)
Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth
Unai Emery’s team: The goalkeeper, The full-back, Konsa, Torres, Digne, The midfielder, The midfielder, McGinn, The winger, Buendia, The striker. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, Barkley, The Belgian, Malen, The winger, The defender, The youngster, Guessand.
Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, Smith, Milosavljevic, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, The midfielder, The winger, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson. Replacements: Dennis, The midfielder, The winger, Christie, Doak, Diakite, The full-back, Adli, The forward.
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Nottm Forest v Leeds
Nottm Forest: Sels, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, The midfielder, Ndoye, The playmaker, Dominguez, The forward. Substitutes: John Victor, Morato, Awoniyi, The forward, Hutchinson, Yates, The attacker, The midfielder, The youngster.
Leeds: The shot-stopper, The defender, Rodon, Bijol, Gudmundsson, The midfielder, Aaronson, Longstaff, The midfielder, The forward, The striker. Subs: The keeper, Struijk, James, The forward, The striker, The midfielder, Tanaka, The full-back, Gruev.
Referee: Jarred Gillett (From Down Under)
Match Preview
Alright, four matches this Sunday at two o’clock, with plenty up for grabs. The fixture at Nottingham looks like a six-pointer. The Cherries can go second, while Crystal Palace can get into the top five.
- The Eagles versus Brighton
- The Villans against The Cherries
- Brentford v The Magpies
- Forest against Leeds
| Position | Team | Played | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gunners | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | The Blues | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | The Reds | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
