Top Flight Sunday Action: Crystal Palace v Brighton and More Matches Live Updates
Only minutes before kick-off in four crucial Premier League fixtures, each preceded by tribute ceremonies.
Recent Squad Updates
Newcastle Coach Confesses Disappointing Performance
The Tyneside club were dreadful last week versus West Ham, according to their manager recently stated in his before the game comments. “We have to produce something better. That day with the London club proved difficult for us. We trust, we’ve learnt a lot. At this point we need to begin picking up points.”
On the winger: “He was not fit enough in the end. The scan revealed a very slight issue with his hip which is a good opportunity for Harvey to come in.”
Forest Still Be Without Important Striker
Again missing Chris Wood from the Forest lineup, while the goalkeeper, the defender, the midfielder plus the attacker return.
Lukas Nmecha replaces the struggling Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who struggled at Brighton last week.
Crystal Palace See Return of Playmaker However Lose Centre-Back
Adam Wharton returns for Crystal Palace although there will be an absence of Marc Guéhi for Crystal Palace. Brighton select an unchanged team that beat the Yorkshire side last week.
The Palace manager says regarding their defender “has a bone bruise, he’s on support and he can’t so much as walk. Currently it appears he can’t play with the national team in the upcoming matches as well.”
Injury Blow Affects Toon with Winger Sidelined
The talented winger has an injury and is absent from the Newcastle team, the replacement, who has performed strongly, comes in.
A single alteration for Brentford, the full-back is introduced.
Rotation at The Cherries as Aston Villa Make Several Adjustments
The Bournemouth boss has the luxury to rotate his squad, Evanilson, Adam Smith, Justin Kluivert and the midfielder all starting while Bafode Diakite, Alejandro Jimenez, the attacker and the forward are the substitutes for Bournemouth.
Matty Cash, the midfielder, the playmaker, the striker, Lucas Digne together with Boubacar Kamara are included for Villa after Thursday's European game.
Official Starting XIs
The Bees versus Newcastle
Thomas Frank’s side: Kelleher, Kayode, The centre-back, van den Berg, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Ouattara, The playmaker, The forward, The striker. Subs: Valdimarsson, The defender, The centre-back, Jensen, The full-back, Carvalho, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.
Newcastle: The shot-stopper, The captain, Thiaw, The centre-back, The full-back, Guimaraes, The Italian, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes. Subs: The defender, The Swiss, The captain, The full-back, The winger, Willock, The Welshman, The youngster, The goalkeeper.
Official: The match official (From the West Midlands)
Crystal Palace v Brighton
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, The centre-back, The defender, The full-back, Wharton, The Japanese, The left-back, The winger, Lerma, Mateta. Substitutes: Matthews, Benitez, The winger, The forward, The full-back, The midfielder, Esse, The defender, Devenny.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, The captain, The full-back, Baleba, The midfielder, The winger, The forward, Gomez, Welbeck. Replacements: The backup, The forward, Kostoulas, The defender, The full-back, Veltman, Coppola, Knight, The midfielder.
Referee: Tim Robinson (From the South East)
Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth
Aston Villa: Martinez, The full-back, Konsa, Torres, The left-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The captain, The winger, The playmaker, Watkins. Subs: The reserve keeper, Lindelof, Barkley, Tielemans, The forward, Sancho, The defender, The youngster, The attacker.
AFC Bournemouth: Petrovic, The defender, Milosavljevic, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, The midfielder, The winger, The forward, The attacker, The striker. Subs: The keeper, The midfielder, The winger, Christie, The youngster, Diakite, Jimenez, Adli, The forward.
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Forest v United
Nottm Forest: Sels, Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Ndoye, The playmaker, Dominguez, Igor Jesus. Subs: The keeper, The defender, Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, The midfielder, The attacker, McAtee, The youngster.
Daniel Farke’s team: Lucas Perri, The defender, Rodon, Bijol, The winger, The midfielder, The attacker, The midfielder, The midfielder, The forward, The striker. Replacements: Darlow, The defender, James, The forward, The striker, Harrison, The defender, Justin, The midfielder.
Referee: The Australian referee (Australia)
Preamble
Alright, several matches today at two o’clock, with plenty up for grabs. The fixture at Nottingham looks like a six-pointer. The Cherries could move into second place, while Crystal Palace may climb to the top five.
- Crystal Palace versus Brighton
- Aston Villa v Bournemouth
- Brentford v The Magpies
- Forest v United
| Pos | Club | P | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gunners | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Man City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
