Top Flight Weekend Fixtures: Crystal Palace v Brighton and Other Matches Live Updates
Only minutes until kick-off in four important Premier League fixtures, each beginning with remembrance ceremonies.
Latest Team News
Newcastle Coach Confesses Disappointing Display
Newcastle performed horrible in their previous match versus the Hammers, as their manager recently stated in his pre-match comments. “We must deliver something better. That day against the London club proved difficult for us. We trust, we have learned a lot. At this point we have to begin earning results.”
On Anthony Gordon: “He wasn’t fit enough ultimately. Medical imaging showed a minor problem in his hip which is an excellent chance for Harvey Barnes to come in.”
Nottingham Forest Still Be Without Important Striker
Again missing the experienced striker for Forest, while the goalkeeper, the defender, the midfielder plus the attacker return.
The German forward replaces the struggling Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who struggled at Brighton last week.
Crystal Palace See Return of Playmaker But Miss Defender
Adam Wharton returns for Crystal Palace although they will have an absence of their captain for Crystal Palace. The Seagulls field an unchanged team that defeated the Yorkshire side in their last outing.
Oliver Glasner says regarding their defender “is suffering from a bone bruise, he requires support and is unable to even move freely. At the moment it looks like he can’t play for England in the upcoming matches either.”
Fitness Setback Affects Toon as Gordon Misses Out
Anthony Gordon has an injury so is absent from the Newcastle team, the replacement, that has performed strongly, comes in.
A single alteration for Brentford, the full-back comes in.
Rotation for Bournemouth as Villa Introduce Multiple Changes
Andoni Iraola has the luxury to rotate his squad, Evanilson, the defender, the winger and Veljko Milosavljevic all coming in as Bafode Diakite, the full-back, the attacker and Junior Kroupi are the subs on the bench.
Matty Cash, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins, Lucas Digne and Boubacar Kamara are included in the Aston Villa lineup from Thursday's Europa League match.
Confirmed Starting XIs
Brentford vs Newcastle
Brentford: Kelleher, The defender, Collins, van den Berg, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Ouattara, The playmaker, Schade, Thiago. Substitutes: The backup keeper, Henry, The centre-back, The midfielder, Nelson, The attacker, The midfielder, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.
Newcastle: Pope, The captain, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, The midfielder, The Italian, Joelinton, The winger, Woltemade, The attacker. Subs: The defender, Schar, The captain, The full-back, The winger, The midfielder, The Welshman, The youngster, Ramsdale.
Official: The match official (Warwickshire)
The Eagles v The Seagulls
Crystal Palace: The goalkeeper, Richards, The centre-back, Canvot, The full-back, Wharton, Kamada, The left-back, The winger, The midfielder, The striker. Subs: Matthews, Benitez, The winger, Uche, The full-back, Hughes, Esse, The defender, The midfielder.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side: Verbruggen, The defender, The centre-back, The captain, The full-back, Baleba, Ayari, The winger, The forward, Gomez, The striker. Replacements: The backup, The forward, The defender, Boscagli, De Cuyper, The defender, The defender, Knight, The midfielder.
Referee: The referee (West Sussex)
The Villans versus AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa: The goalkeeper, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Kamara, Onana, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, Lindelof, Barkley, Tielemans, Malen, The winger, The defender, The youngster, The attacker.
AFC Bournemouth: The keeper, The defender, The centre-back, The defender, Truffert, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, The forward, The attacker, The striker. Replacements: Dennis, The midfielder, The winger, The midfielder, The youngster, The defender, Jimenez, Adli, Junior Kroupi.
Official: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Nottm Forest v United
Nottm Forest: The goalkeeper, Savona, Milenkovic, The defender, Williams, Sangare, The midfielder, The winger, The playmaker, The midfielder, The forward. Subs: John Victor, Morato, The striker, Kalimuendo, The winger, The midfielder, Jair Cunha, The midfielder, Abbott.
Daniel Farke’s team: Lucas Perri, Bogle, The centre-back, Bijol, Gudmundsson, The midfielder, The attacker, The midfielder, Stach, Okafor, Nmecha. Subs: The keeper, Struijk, The winger, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, The midfielder, The defender, The full-back, Gruev.
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Preamble
Right, several matches today at two o’clock, featuring plenty at stake. That game at Nottingham looks like a crucial relegation battle. The Cherries can go second, while Palace may climb to the top five.
- Crystal Palace versus The Seagulls
- The Villans v The Cherries
- The Bees versus The Magpies
- Nottingham Forest v United
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | The Blues | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Spurs | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | The Reds | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
