Top Flight Sunday Action: Brentford v Newcastle and More Games Real-Time Coverage
Just moments until kick-off in four crucial Premier League fixtures, every one beginning with tribute ceremonies.
Latest Squad Updates
Newcastle Coach Admits Disappointing Performance
The Tyneside club performed horrible in their previous match versus West Ham, as Eddie Howe just admitted in his before the game comments. “We must produce a performance different. The match against the London club proved painful for the team. We trust, we’ve learnt a lot. Now we need to begin earning points.”
Regarding Anthony Gordon: “He was not close in the end. Medical imaging revealed a minor issue in his hip and it’s a good opportunity for Harvey Barnes to step up.”
Nottingham Forest Still Miss Important Forward
Again missing Chris Wood for Forest, as Matz Sels, Murillo, Anderson plus the attacker return.
The German forward comes in for the goal-shy Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who had difficulties against Brighton last week.
Crystal Palace See Return of Midfielder But Miss Defender
The young midfielder is back for Crystal Palace although there will be no Marc Guéhi for Crystal Palace. Brighton field an unchanged team which beat the Yorkshire side in their last outing.
The Palace manager says regarding their defender “has a bone bruise, he requires crutches and is unable to so much as move freely. Currently it looks like he will not feature for England in the upcoming matches as well.”
Fitness Blow Affects Newcastle with Winger Sidelined
Anthony Gordon is carrying an injury and misses out from the Newcastle team, the replacement, who has performed well, steps into the lineup.
A single alteration for Brentford, the full-back comes in.
Rotation at Bournemouth while Villa Make Several Adjustments
Andoni Iraola enjoys the luxury of rotation, Evanilson, the defender, Justin Kluivert and the midfielder each starting as Bafode Diakite, the full-back, the attacker and Junior Kroupi move to the substitutes for Bournemouth.
Matty Cash, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, the striker, the defender together with Boubacar Kamara are included in the Aston Villa lineup after Thursday's European game.
Official Starting XIs
The Bees vs Newcastle
Thomas Frank’s side: The goalkeeper, The defender, The centre-back, The Dutch defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, Damsgaard, The forward, The striker. Subs: The backup keeper, Henry, Pinnock, The midfielder, The full-back, Carvalho, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.
Eddie Howe’s team: Pope, Trippier, The defender, The centre-back, Burn, The midfielder, The Italian, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes. Replacements: Hall, The Swiss, The captain, The full-back, Elanga, Willock, The Welshman, Miley, The goalkeeper.
Official: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
The Eagles v The Seagulls
Crystal Palace: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lacroix, The defender, Munoz, The midfielder, The Japanese, Mitchell, The winger, The midfielder, Mateta. Subs: The reserve keeper, Benitez, The winger, Uche, Clyne, The midfielder, Esse, The defender, Devenny.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side: Verbruggen, The defender, The centre-back, Dunk, The full-back, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, Gomez, Welbeck. Subs: The backup, Tzimas, The defender, Boscagli, The full-back, Veltman, The defender, The midfielder, The midfielder.
Match official: The referee (West Sussex)
Aston Villa versus The Cherries
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, The defender, The centre-back, Digne, Kamara, Onana, The captain, Rogers, The playmaker, The striker. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, Barkley, Tielemans, The forward, Sancho, Maatsen, The youngster, Guessand.
Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, The defender, Milosavljevic, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, The forward, The attacker, Evanilson. Replacements: The keeper, Cook, The winger, Christie, The youngster, The defender, The full-back, Adli, The forward.
Official: The referee (Leicestershire)
Forest against Leeds
Nottingham Forest: Sels, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, The midfielder, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, The midfielder, The forward. Substitutes: John Victor, The defender, The striker, The forward, Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha, The midfielder, Abbott.
Leeds: Lucas Perri, Bogle, The centre-back, The defender, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, The attacker, Longstaff, The midfielder, The forward, Nmecha. Subs: The keeper, Struijk, The winger, The forward, The striker, The midfielder, Tanaka, Justin, The midfielder.
Match official: The Australian referee (Australia)
Match Preview
Right, four matches today at two o’clock, featuring a lot up for grabs. That game at the City Ground appears to be a crucial relegation battle. Bournemouth can go into second place, while Palace can get into the top five.
- Crystal Palace v Brighton
- The Villans v Bournemouth
- Brentford v Newcastle
- Forest v United
| Pos | Team | P | Goal Difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gunners | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | The Blues | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | The Black Cats | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Spurs | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
