Top Flight Sunday Fixtures: Brentford v Newcastle and More Games Live Updates
Only minutes before the start in four important Premier League fixtures, every one preceded by remembrance events.
Recent Team News
Newcastle Coach Admits Disappointing Display
Newcastle performed dreadful last week versus West Ham, as their manager recently stated in his before the game interview. “We must produce a performance different. The match against West Ham was difficult for us. We trust, we have learned plenty. Now we have to begin picking up results.”
On Anthony Gordon: “He was not fit enough ultimately. The scan showed a very slight problem with his hip and it’s a good chance for Harvey Barnes to come in.”
Forest Still Miss Key Striker
Again missing the experienced striker from the Forest lineup, as the goalkeeper, Murillo, the midfielder and the attacker return.
Lukas Nmecha replaces the struggling Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who had difficulties at Brighton in the previous round.
Crystal Palace Welcome Playmaker However Lose Defender
Adam Wharton returns in the Palace lineup although they will have no Marc Guéhi for Crystal Palace. Brighton select an unchanged team which defeated Leeds in their last outing.
The Palace manager stated that their defender “is suffering from a bone bruise, he’s on crutches and he can’t even move freely. At the moment it appears he will not feature with the national team in the upcoming matches as well.”
Injury Blow Affects Toon with Gordon Misses Out
The talented winger is carrying an injury and is absent for Newcastle, Jacob Murphy, that has performed strongly, comes in.
One change in the Brentford side, Aaron Hickey comes in.
Rotation for The Cherries while Villa Introduce Multiple Changes
The Bournemouth boss has the luxury to rotate his squad, Evanilson, the defender, the winger and Veljko Milosavljevic each coming in as Bafode Diakite, Alejandro Jimenez, the attacker plus Junior Kroupi are the subs for Bournemouth.
Matty Cash, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, the striker, Lucas Digne together with Boubacar Kamara are included in the Aston Villa lineup after Thursday's European match.
Confirmed Starting XIs
The Bees versus Newcastle
Brentford: The goalkeeper, The defender, Collins, van den Berg, Hickey, The midfielder, The midfielder, Ouattara, The playmaker, The forward, Thiago. Substitutes: The backup keeper, The defender, Pinnock, Jensen, The full-back, Carvalho, The midfielder, The forward, Janelt.
Newcastle: The shot-stopper, The captain, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, The Italian, Joelinton, The winger, Woltemade, Barnes. Subs: The defender, Schar, Lascelles, Krafth, The winger, The midfielder, Ramsey, Miley, The goalkeeper.
Official: The match official (Warwickshire)
The Eagles against The Seagulls
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, The defender, Munoz, The midfielder, Kamada, Mitchell, The winger, Lerma, The striker. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, Benitez, Pino, Uche, The full-back, The midfielder, The youngster, The defender, Devenny.
Brighton: Verbruggen, The defender, van Hecke, Dunk, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, Rutter, The attacker, Welbeck. Subs: Steele, The forward, Kostoulas, Boscagli, De Cuyper, The defender, The defender, Knight, Oriola.
Match official: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
The Villans v The Cherries
Unai Emery’s team: Martinez, The full-back, The defender, Torres, Digne, The midfielder, Onana, The captain, The winger, The playmaker, The striker. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, Lindelof, The midfielder, The Belgian, Malen, The winger, The defender, Bogarde, Guessand.
AFC Bournemouth: Petrovic, Smith, Milosavljevic, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Scott, The winger, The forward, The attacker, Evanilson. Replacements: The keeper, Cook, Brooks, Christie, Doak, The defender, The full-back, Adli, Junior Kroupi.
Official: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Forest against Leeds
Nottingham Forest: Sels, The defender, The centre-back, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, The midfielder, Ndoye, The playmaker, The midfielder, The forward. Substitutes: John Victor, The defender, The striker, The forward, Hutchinson, The midfielder, Jair Cunha, McAtee, The youngster.
Leeds: Lucas Perri, Bogle, The centre-back, Bijol, The winger, Ampadu, Aaronson, Longstaff, Stach, Okafor, The striker. Replacements: Darlow, The defender, James, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, Harrison, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder.
Match official: The Australian referee (Australia)
Match Preview
Right, four games today at two o’clock, featuring plenty up for grabs. The fixture at the City Ground appears to be a crucial relegation battle. Bournemouth can go second, whereas Crystal Palace can get to a European spot.
- Crystal Palace versus Brighton
- Aston Villa against The Cherries
- Brentford versus Newcastle
- Nottingham Forest against United
| Position | Club | P | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gunners | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | The Blues | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
