Premier League Sunday Action: Crystal Palace v Brighton and Other Games Real-Time Coverage
Only minutes before kick-off in four important Premier League matches, every one preceded by tribute events.
Recent Team News
The Magpies Manager Admits Poor Display
The Tyneside club performed dreadful in their previous match against the Hammers, as Eddie Howe just admitted in his pre-match comments. “We have to deliver a performance better. The match against the London club proved painful for us. We trust, we’ve learned a lot. Now we need to begin picking up points.”
Regarding Anthony Gordon: “He was not fit enough in the end. Medical imaging showed a minor problem in his hip which is a good chance for Harvey to come in.”
Nottingham Forest Still Miss Key Striker
Again missing Chris Wood from the Forest lineup, as Matz Sels, Murillo, Anderson and Dan Ndoye are back.
Lukas Nmecha comes in for the struggling the Everton loanee, who had difficulties against Brighton last week.
The Eagles See Return of Playmaker But Miss Defender
Adam Wharton returns in the Palace lineup although there will be an absence of their captain in the squad. Brighton select the same team that beat the Yorkshire side last week.
The Palace manager stated regarding Guéhi “has a bone injury, he’s on crutches and he can’t so much as walk. Currently it looks like he can’t feature with the national team next week as well.”
Injury Blow Affects Newcastle as Gordon Misses Out
The talented winger is carrying an injury so misses out from the Newcastle team, Jacob Murphy, who has been playing well, comes in.
A single alteration for Brentford, the full-back 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 each coming in as Bafode Diakite, Alejandro Jimenez, David Brooks and the forward are the subs on the bench.
the full-back, the midfielder, the playmaker, the striker, the defender together with the midfielder are included for Villa from Thursday's Europa League match.
Official Starting XIs
Brentford vs United
Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, The midfielder, Ouattara, Damsgaard, The forward, Thiago. Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, The midfielder, The full-back, The attacker, Onyeka, The forward, Janelt.
Eddie Howe’s team: The shot-stopper, Trippier, The defender, Botman, The full-back, The midfielder, Tonali, The Brazilian, The winger, The forward, Barnes. Replacements: The defender, The Swiss, The captain, The full-back, The winger, The midfielder, The Welshman, Miley, Ramsdale.
Referee: The match official (From the West Midlands)
Crystal Palace v Brighton
Oliver Glasner’s men: Henderson, The defender, Lacroix, Canvot, The full-back, The midfielder, The Japanese, Mitchell, The winger, Lerma, Mateta. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, Benitez, The winger, Uche, Clyne, The midfielder, Esse, The defender, The midfielder.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, The captain, Kadioglu, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, Rutter, The attacker, Welbeck. Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Kostoulas, The defender, De Cuyper, The defender, Coppola, The midfielder, The midfielder.
Referee: The referee (From the South East)
Aston Villa v The Cherries
Unai Emery’s team: The goalkeeper, Cash, The defender, Torres, Digne, The midfielder, Onana, The captain, The winger, Buendia, The striker. Substitutes: Bizot, Lindelof, The midfielder, The Belgian, The forward, The winger, The defender, Bogarde, Guessand.
Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, The defender, Milosavljevic, Senesi, Truffert, The midfielder, The midfielder, Tavernier, Kluivert, The attacker, Evanilson. Subs: Dennis, The midfielder, The winger, Christie, The youngster, The defender, Jimenez, The midfielder, The forward.
Official: John Brooks (From the Midlands)
Forest v United
Nottm Forest: Sels, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, The midfielder, The midfielder, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, The midfielder, Igor Jesus. Subs: The keeper, The defender, Awoniyi, The forward, The winger, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, The youngster.
Leeds: The shot-stopper, The defender, Rodon, Bijol, The winger, The midfielder, The attacker, The midfielder, The midfielder, Okafor, The striker. Replacements: Darlow, The defender, The winger, Calvert-Lewin, The striker, The midfielder, Tanaka, Justin, Gruev.
Match official: The Australian referee (From Down Under)
Preamble
Alright, four matches this Sunday at two o’clock, featuring a lot up for grabs. The fixture at Nottingham looks like a six-pointer. The Cherries could move second, whereas Crystal Palace may climb to the top five.
- Crystal Palace v The Seagulls
- Aston Villa v Bournemouth
- Brentford versus Newcastle
- Forest v United
| Pos | Team | Played | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
