Premier League Weekend Action: Crystal Palace v Brighton and More Games Real-Time Coverage
Only minutes before the start in four crucial Premier League fixtures, every one preceded by tribute events.
Latest Team News
Newcastle Manager Confesses Poor Performance
The Tyneside club performed dreadful in their previous match versus the Hammers, as their manager recently admitted in his before the game interview. “We have to deliver a performance better. The match with West Ham was painful for the team. We trust, we’ve learned plenty. Now we need to begin picking up results.”
On the winger: “He wasn’t fit enough in the end. Medical imaging revealed a very slight issue with his hip which is an excellent opportunity for Harvey Barnes to step up.”
Forest Still Miss Important Striker
Still no Chris Wood for Forest, as the goalkeeper, the defender, Anderson plus the attacker return.
The German forward comes in for the goal-shy the Everton loanee, who struggled at Brighton in the previous round.
Crystal Palace Welcome Midfielder However Lose Defender
Adam Wharton is back in the Palace lineup but there will be no Marc Guéhi in the squad. Brighton select an unchanged starting eleven which beat Leeds in their last outing.
Oliver Glasner says that their defender “is suffering from a bone injury, he requires crutches and he can’t even move freely. At the moment it appears he will not feature for England next week either.”
Injury Blow Affects Toon with Winger Sidelined
Anthony Gordon is carrying an injury so is absent for Newcastle, the replacement, that has performed strongly, comes in.
One change for Brentford, Aaron Hickey comes in.
Rotation for The Cherries as Villa Make Multiple Adjustments
Andoni Iraola enjoys the luxury to rotate his squad, the striker, Adam Smith, the winger along with Veljko Milosavljevic all starting as Bafode Diakite, Alejandro Jimenez, David Brooks plus Junior Kroupi are the subs for Bournemouth.
the full-back, the midfielder, the playmaker, Ollie Watkins, the defender and the midfielder are included for Villa after Thursday's Europa League game.
Official Starting XIs
Brentford vs Newcastle
Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, The Dutch defender, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, The winger, Damsgaard, The forward, The striker. Substitutes: The backup keeper, The defender, The centre-back, Jensen, Nelson, The attacker, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, The midfielder.
Eddie Howe’s team: The shot-stopper, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, The midfielder, The Italian, Joelinton, The winger, Woltemade, Barnes. Subs: The defender, Schar, The captain, Krafth, Elanga, Willock, Ramsey, The youngster, The goalkeeper.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (From the West Midlands)
Crystal Palace against The Seagulls
Oliver Glasner’s men: The goalkeeper, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, The full-back, Wharton, The Japanese, The left-back, Sarr, Lerma, The striker. Substitutes: Matthews, The defender, The winger, The forward, The full-back, The midfielder, The youngster, Sosa, Devenny.
Brighton: The keeper, Wieffer, The centre-back, The captain, The full-back, Baleba, The midfielder, Minteh, Rutter, Gomez, The striker. Subs: Steele, The forward, The defender, The defender, De Cuyper, The defender, Coppola, The midfielder, Oriola.
Referee: Tim Robinson (From the South East)
Aston Villa versus The Cherries
Unai Emery’s team: Martinez, Cash, The defender, The centre-back, Digne, Kamara, The midfielder, The captain, The winger, The playmaker, The striker. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, The defender, The midfielder, Tielemans, Malen, Sancho, The defender, The youngster, Guessand.
AFC Bournemouth: Petrovic, Smith, Milosavljevic, The defender, The full-back, Adams, Scott, The winger, Kluivert, The attacker, The striker. Subs: Dennis, The midfielder, The winger, Christie, The youngster, Diakite, The full-back, The midfielder, Junior Kroupi.
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Forest against United
Nottm Forest: The goalkeeper, Savona, The centre-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, The forward. Substitutes: John Victor, Morato, The striker, The forward, The winger, The midfielder, Jair Cunha, The midfielder, The youngster.
Leeds: The shot-stopper, Bogle, The centre-back, Bijol, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Aaronson, The midfielder, Stach, The forward, Nmecha. Replacements: Darlow, The defender, James, The forward, The striker, Harrison, The defender, The full-back, Gruev.
Match official: Jarred Gillett (From Down Under)
Preamble
Alright, several matches today 2pm, with plenty at stake. The fixture at Nottingham looks like a six-pointer. The Cherries can go into second place, whereas Palace can get to the top five.
- Crystal Palace versus Brighton
- The Villans against The Cherries
- The Bees versus Newcastle
- Forest v United
| Position | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
