Top Flight Weekend Fixtures: Crystal Palace v Brighton and Other Games Live Updates

Only minutes before the start in four important Premier League matches, every one beginning with remembrance ceremonies.

Recent Team News

Newcastle Manager Admits Poor Display

The Tyneside club were horrible last week versus the Hammers, according to their manager just admitted in his pre-match interview. “We must produce something better. The match against West Ham was painful for the team. We trust, we’ve learnt a lot. At this point we have to begin picking up results.”

Regarding Anthony Gordon: “He was not fit enough ultimately. The scan showed a minor problem in his hip and it’s a good chance for Harvey to step up.”

Nottingham Forest Still Miss Important Striker

Still no the experienced striker from the Forest lineup, as the goalkeeper, Murillo, Anderson plus Dan Ndoye return.

The German forward comes in for the goal-shy the Everton loanee, that had difficulties at Brighton in the previous round.

Crystal Palace See Return of Playmaker But Lose Defender

Adam Wharton returns for Crystal Palace although there will be no their captain for Crystal Palace. The Seagulls select an unchanged starting eleven which defeated the Yorkshire side in their last outing.

The Palace manager stated regarding Guéhi “has a bone injury, he requires crutches and is unable to even move freely. Currently it appears he will not feature with the national team next week either.”

Fitness Blow for Newcastle as Gordon Misses Out

Anthony Gordon is carrying a fitness issue so misses out for Newcastle, Jacob Murphy, who has performed strongly, comes in.

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

Rotation at The Cherries as Aston Villa Make Several Changes

The Bournemouth boss enjoys the luxury of rotation, the striker, Adam Smith, the winger along with Veljko Milosavljevic all starting as the defender, Alejandro Jimenez, the attacker and the forward are the subs on the bench.

the full-back, John McGinn, the playmaker, Ollie Watkins, Lucas Digne together with the midfielder come in for Villa from their European game.

Confirmed Starting XIs

The Bees vs Newcastle

Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, Damsgaard, The forward, Thiago. Subs: The backup keeper, Henry, The centre-back, The midfielder, Nelson, The attacker, The midfielder, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.

Newcastle: The shot-stopper, The captain, The defender, The centre-back, Burn, The midfielder, The Italian, The Brazilian, Jacob Murphy, Woltemade, The attacker. Replacements: The defender, Schar, The captain, Krafth, Elanga, The midfielder, Ramsey, The youngster, The goalkeeper.

Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)

Crystal Palace v Brighton

Crystal Palace: The goalkeeper, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, The full-back, Wharton, The Japanese, The left-back, The winger, Lerma, Mateta. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, The winger, The forward, The full-back, The midfielder, The youngster, Sosa, Devenny.

Brighton: The keeper, Wieffer, The centre-back, The captain, Kadioglu, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, Rutter, The attacker, The striker. Subs: The backup, Tzimas, The defender, The defender, The full-back, The defender, The defender, Knight, The midfielder.

Referee: The referee (From the South East)

Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth

Aston Villa: The goalkeeper, The full-back, Konsa, The centre-back, Digne, The midfielder, Onana, McGinn, The winger, Buendia, The striker. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, The midfielder, Tielemans, The forward, The winger, The defender, Bogarde, Guessand.

Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, Smith, The centre-back, Senesi, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Tavernier, The forward, Semenyo, The striker. Replacements: The keeper, Cook, The winger, The midfielder, Doak, The defender, Jimenez, The midfielder, Junior Kroupi.

Official: John Brooks (From the Midlands)

Forest against United

Nottingham Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, The centre-back, Murillo, Williams, The midfielder, The midfielder, Ndoye, The playmaker, Dominguez, The forward. Substitutes: John Victor, The defender, The striker, Kalimuendo, The winger, Yates, The attacker, McAtee, Abbott.

Daniel Farke’s team: Lucas Perri, The defender, The centre-back, The defender, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Aaronson, The midfielder, The midfielder, The forward, Nmecha. Subs: The keeper, The defender, James, Calvert-Lewin, The striker, Harrison, The defender, Justin, The midfielder.

Match official: Jarred Gillett (From Down Under)

Preamble

Right, four games today 2pm, with plenty up for grabs. That game at Nottingham appears to be a six-pointer. The Cherries could move into second place, while Palace can get to a European spot.

  • Crystal Palace v The Seagulls
  • The Villans v Bournemouth
  • The Bees versus Newcastle
  • Nottingham Forest v United
Position Team P Goal Difference Points
1 Arsenal 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 The Reds 10 4 18</
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