Premier League Sunday Fixtures: Crystal Palace v Brighton and More Matches Real-Time Coverage
Just moments until kick-off in four important Premier League matches, each beginning with remembrance events.
Latest Squad Updates
Newcastle Manager Confesses Disappointing Display
Newcastle performed dreadful last week against the Hammers, according to their manager just admitted in his pre-match interview. “We have to produce a performance different. That day with the London club proved difficult for us. We trust, we have learned plenty. Now we have to start picking up points.”
Regarding Anthony Gordon: “He wasn’t close in the end. The scan showed a minor issue with his hip which is a good chance for Harvey Barnes to step up.”
Nottingham Forest Still Miss Important Forward
Again missing the experienced striker from the Forest lineup, as the goalkeeper, Murillo, Anderson and Dan Ndoye return.
Lukas Nmecha replaces the struggling Dominic Calvert-Lewin, that struggled at Brighton last week.
The Eagles See Return of Midfielder But Miss Centre-Back
Adam Wharton returns for Crystal Palace although they will have an absence of Marc Guéhi in the squad. Brighton select an unchanged team that defeated Leeds in their last outing.
Oliver Glasner stated that Guéhi “has a bone bruise, he’s on crutches and he can’t so much as move freely. Currently it appears he will not play with the national team next week as well.”
Fitness Setback for Toon with Gordon Misses Out
Anthony Gordon has an injury and is absent from the Newcastle team, Jacob Murphy, who has performed strongly, comes in.
A single alteration for Brentford, Aaron Hickey is introduced.
Squad Changes for The Cherries as Aston Villa Make Multiple Changes
The Bournemouth boss has the luxury of rotation, Evanilson, Adam Smith, the winger and Veljko Milosavljevic each coming in while Bafode Diakite, the full-back, the attacker and Junior Kroupi are the substitutes on the bench.
Matty Cash, the midfielder, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins, the defender together with Boubacar Kamara come in in the Aston Villa lineup from Thursday's European match.
Official Starting XIs
Brentford vs Newcastle
Thomas Frank’s side: Kelleher, The defender, The centre-back, van den Berg, The full-back, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Ouattara, The playmaker, The forward, Thiago. Subs: The backup keeper, Henry, The centre-back, Jensen, The full-back, Carvalho, The midfielder, The forward, Janelt.
Newcastle: The shot-stopper, The captain, The defender, The centre-back, Burn, Guimaraes, The Italian, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes. Subs: The defender, Schar, The captain, The full-back, Elanga, The midfielder, Ramsey, Miley, The goalkeeper.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
Crystal Palace v The Seagulls
Oliver Glasner’s men: Henderson, The defender, The centre-back, The defender, The full-back, Wharton, The Japanese, The left-back, Sarr, The midfielder, The striker. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, The winger, The forward, Clyne, The midfielder, The youngster, Sosa, Devenny.
Brighton: The keeper, Wieffer, The centre-back, Dunk, Kadioglu, The midfielder, Ayari, The winger, The forward, The attacker, The striker. Subs: Steele, The forward, The defender, Boscagli, The full-back, The defender, The defender, The midfielder, Oriola.
Referee: The referee (From the South East)
The Villans versus AFC Bournemouth
Unai Emery’s team: The goalkeeper, The full-back, The defender, The centre-back, Digne, The midfielder, Onana, McGinn, The winger, The playmaker, Watkins. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, The defender, Barkley, Tielemans, Malen, Sancho, Maatsen, Bogarde, The attacker.
Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, The defender, The centre-back, The defender, Truffert, The midfielder, Scott, The winger, The forward, Semenyo, The striker. Subs: Dennis, The midfielder, Brooks, The midfielder, The youngster, The defender, Jimenez, Adli, Junior Kroupi.
Official: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Forest against Leeds
Nottingham Forest: Sels, The defender, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, The forward. Substitutes: John Victor, The defender, The striker, The forward, Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha, The midfielder, Abbott.
Daniel Farke’s team: Lucas Perri, The defender, The centre-back, The defender, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Aaronson, Longstaff, Stach, The forward, Nmecha. Subs: Darlow, Struijk, James, The forward, The striker, The midfielder, The defender, The full-back, Gruev.
Match official: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Match Preview
Right, four games today 2pm, with plenty at stake. That game at Nottingham looks like a crucial relegation battle. Bournemouth can go into second place, whereas Crystal Palace may climb to the top five.
- The Eagles versus The Seagulls
- Aston Villa v The Cherries
- The Bees v Newcastle
- Nottingham Forest against Leeds
| Pos | Team | P | GD | 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 | Spurs | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
