Premier League Weekend Action: Crystal Palace v Brighton and More Games Live Updates

Only minutes before kick-off in several important Premier League matches, each preceded by tribute ceremonies.

Recent Team News

Newcastle Coach Confesses Poor Display

The Tyneside club performed horrible last week against the Hammers, as their manager recently admitted in his pre-match interview. “We must produce a performance different. The match with West Ham was difficult for the team. We trust, we’ve learned a lot. At this point we have to begin earning points.”

On Anthony Gordon: “He wasn’t fit enough in the end. Medical imaging showed a minor issue in his hip which is a good opportunity for Harvey Barnes to come in.”

Forest Still Miss Important Striker

Still no Chris Wood from the Forest lineup, while the goalkeeper, Murillo, the midfielder and the attacker are back.

Lukas Nmecha replaces the struggling the Everton loanee, who had difficulties against Brighton in the previous round.

Crystal Palace See Return of Midfielder But Miss Defender

Adam Wharton returns in the Palace lineup although they will have an absence of their captain in the squad. The Seagulls select the same starting eleven which beat the Yorkshire side last week.

Oliver Glasner says regarding Guéhi “is suffering from a bone injury, he requires support and he can’t so much as walk. At the moment it looks like he can’t play with the national team in the upcoming matches either.”

Fitness Setback for Toon with Gordon Misses Out

Anthony Gordon has an injury and misses out from the Newcastle team, the replacement, who has performed strongly, comes in.

One change for Brentford, the full-back comes in.

Rotation at The Cherries while Villa Make Multiple Adjustments

The Bournemouth boss enjoys the luxury to rotate his squad, Evanilson, the defender, Justin Kluivert along with the midfielder each starting as the defender, the full-back, the attacker plus Junior Kroupi are the substitutes for Bournemouth.

the full-back, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins, Lucas Digne and Boubacar Kamara come in for Villa from their Europa League game.

Official Starting XIs

Brentford vs Newcastle

Thomas Frank’s side: The goalkeeper, The defender, Collins, van den Berg, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago. Substitutes: Valdimarsson, The defender, Pinnock, Jensen, The full-back, Carvalho, The midfielder, Lewis-Potter, The midfielder.

Eddie Howe’s team: The shot-stopper, The captain, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, The midfielder, The Italian, The Brazilian, The winger, Woltemade, Barnes. Subs: Hall, The Swiss, The captain, Krafth, Elanga, Willock, Ramsey, Miley, Ramsdale.

Official: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)

The Eagles v The Seagulls

Crystal Palace: The goalkeeper, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, The full-back, The midfielder, The Japanese, Mitchell, The winger, The midfielder, The striker. Subs: Matthews, Benitez, Pino, The forward, Clyne, Hughes, The youngster, Sosa, Devenny.

Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, The captain, The full-back, Baleba, The midfielder, Minteh, The forward, Gomez, The striker. Replacements: The backup, Tzimas, Kostoulas, The defender, De Cuyper, Veltman, The defender, The midfielder, Oriola.

Referee: Tim Robinson (From the South East)

Aston Villa v The Cherries

Aston Villa: Martinez, The full-back, The defender, Torres, Digne, Kamara, Onana, McGinn, The winger, Buendia, The striker. Substitutes: Bizot, Lindelof, The midfielder, Tielemans, The forward, Sancho, Maatsen, The youngster, Guessand.

Andoni Iraola’s side: The keeper, The defender, The centre-back, Senesi, The full-back, Adams, The midfielder, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, The striker. Subs: The keeper, Cook, The winger, The midfielder, The youngster, Diakite, Jimenez, The midfielder, The forward.

Official: John Brooks (From the Midlands)

Forest against Leeds

Nottm Forest: Sels, Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, Sangare, Anderson, The winger, Gibbs-White, The midfielder, The forward. Substitutes: John Victor, Morato, The striker, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Abbott.

Daniel Farke’s team: The shot-stopper, The defender, The centre-back, The defender, Gudmundsson, The midfielder, The attacker, The midfielder, Stach, The forward, Nmecha. Subs: Darlow, Struijk, The winger, The forward, Piroe, Harrison, Tanaka, The full-back, Gruev.

Match official: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

Preamble

Alright, four games this Sunday 2pm, featuring plenty up for grabs. The fixture at the City Ground appears to be a six-pointer. Bournemouth can go into second place, while Palace can get into a European spot.

  • The Eagles versus Brighton
  • The Villans v The Cherries
  • The Bees v Newcastle
  • Nottingham Forest v Leeds
Pos Team P GD Points
1 Arsenal 11 15 26
2 Chelsea 11 10 20
3 Manchester City 10 12 19
4 Sunderland 11 4 19
5 Spurs 11 9 18
6 The Reds 10 4 18</
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