Top Flight Weekend Fixtures: Crystal Palace v Brighton and Other Matches Live Updates
Only minutes until kick-off in four important Premier League fixtures, every one preceded by remembrance events.
Recent Team News
Newcastle Coach Admits Poor Performance
Newcastle performed horrible last week versus the Hammers, as their manager just admitted in his before the game comments. “We must produce a performance better. The match against West Ham was difficult for us. We trust, we’ve learnt plenty. Now we need to start earning points.”
On Anthony Gordon: “He wasn’t close in the end. The scan showed a minor issue in his hip and it’s a good opportunity for Harvey to step up.”
Forest Still Miss Key Forward
Still no Chris Wood for Forest, while Matz Sels, Murillo, the midfielder and the attacker return.
Lukas Nmecha replaces the goal-shy Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who struggled at Brighton last week.
Crystal Palace Welcome Midfielder However Miss Defender
The young midfielder is back in the Palace lineup but they will have an absence of their captain for Crystal Palace. Brighton field an unchanged team which beat Leeds in their last outing.
The Palace manager says regarding Guéhi “is suffering from a bone bruise, he’s on support and he can’t so much as walk. At the moment it looks like he will not play for England next week as well.”
Fitness Setback Affects Toon as Gordon Misses Out
Anthony Gordon has a fitness issue so is absent for Newcastle, the replacement, that has been playing well, comes in.
A single alteration in the Brentford side, Aaron Hickey comes in.
Rotation for The Cherries while Aston Villa Introduce Several Adjustments
Andoni Iraola has the luxury to rotate his squad, Evanilson, Adam Smith, the winger and Veljko Milosavljevic all starting as Bafode Diakite, the full-back, the attacker plus the forward move to the subs on the bench.
the full-back, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins, Lucas Digne and the midfielder come in for Villa from their European match.
Official Starting XIs
Brentford vs Newcastle
Brentford: The goalkeeper, Kayode, The centre-back, van den Berg, Hickey, The midfielder, The midfielder, Ouattara, The playmaker, The forward, The striker. Subs: The backup keeper, The defender, Pinnock, The midfielder, The full-back, The attacker, The midfielder, Lewis-Potter, The midfielder.
Eddie Howe’s team: Pope, The captain, The defender, The centre-back, The full-back, The midfielder, The Italian, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, The forward, The attacker. Subs: Hall, Schar, Lascelles, The full-back, Elanga, The midfielder, Ramsey, The youngster, The goalkeeper.
Official: Stuart Attwell (From the West Midlands)
Crystal Palace v The Seagulls
Oliver Glasner’s men: The goalkeeper, The defender, Lacroix, Canvot, Munoz, The midfielder, The Japanese, Mitchell, Sarr, Lerma, The striker. Substitutes: Matthews, Benitez, The winger, The forward, The full-back, The midfielder, The youngster, Sosa, The midfielder.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side: Verbruggen, Wieffer, The centre-back, Dunk, Kadioglu, The midfielder, The midfielder, Minteh, The forward, The attacker, Welbeck. Subs: Steele, The forward, The defender, Boscagli, The full-back, The defender, Coppola, The midfielder, The midfielder.
Referee: The referee (From the South East)
The Villans v AFC Bournemouth
Unai Emery’s team: The goalkeeper, The full-back, Konsa, The centre-back, The left-back, The midfielder, Onana, The captain, The winger, Buendia, The striker. Subs: The reserve keeper, Lindelof, Barkley, The Belgian, Malen, The winger, Maatsen, Bogarde, Guessand.
Andoni Iraola’s side: The keeper, Smith, Milosavljevic, The defender, The full-back, Adams, Scott, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson. Subs: Dennis, Cook, Brooks, The midfielder, Doak, The defender, Jimenez, The midfielder, Junior Kroupi.
Referee: John Brooks (From the Midlands)
Forest v United
Nottm Forest: The goalkeeper, Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Sangare, The midfielder, The winger, The playmaker, Dominguez, Igor Jesus. Substitutes: John Victor, The defender, Awoniyi, The forward, The winger, The midfielder, The attacker, McAtee, The youngster.
Leeds: Lucas Perri, The defender, Rodon, Bijol, Gudmundsson, The midfielder, Aaronson, Longstaff, Stach, Okafor, The striker. Subs: Darlow, The defender, The winger, Calvert-Lewin, The striker, Harrison, The defender, Justin, Gruev.
Referee: The Australian referee (From Down Under)
Match Preview
Right, several games today 2pm, with a lot up for grabs. The fixture at Nottingham appears to be a six-pointer. The Cherries could move into second place, while Crystal Palace may climb to a European spot.
- Crystal Palace v Brighton
- The Villans against The Cherries
- Brentford versus Newcastle
- Nottingham Forest against Leeds
| Position | Club | P | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 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</ |
