Premier League Sunday Action: Crystal Palace v Brighton and Other Games Live Updates

Only minutes until kick-off in several important Premier League fixtures, every one preceded by tribute events.

Latest Squad Updates

The Magpies Manager Confesses Disappointing Display

Newcastle performed dreadful in their previous match versus West Ham, according to their manager just stated in his pre-match comments. “We must produce something different. The match with the London club proved painful for us. Hopefully, we’ve learned plenty. At this point we have to start picking up points.”

Regarding Anthony Gordon: “He was not close in the end. The scan showed a minor problem with his hip and it’s a good opportunity for Harvey to step up.”

Forest Continue to Be Without Important Striker

Still no Chris Wood for Forest, while the goalkeeper, the defender, Anderson and Dan Ndoye are back.

Lukas Nmecha comes in for the struggling the Everton loanee, that struggled against Brighton last week.

The Eagles Welcome Midfielder However Lose Defender

Adam Wharton returns in the Palace lineup but there will be no Marc Guéhi in the squad. Brighton field the same starting eleven which defeated the Yorkshire side last week.

Oliver Glasner says regarding Guéhi “has a bone injury, he requires crutches and he can’t even move freely. At the moment it appears he will not feature for England next week either.”

Injury Setback for Toon with Winger Sidelined

The talented winger is carrying an injury so misses out for Newcastle, the replacement, who has performed well, comes in.

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

Rotation for Bournemouth while Villa Make Several Changes

The Bournemouth boss enjoys the benefit of rotation, Evanilson, Adam Smith, Justin Kluivert along with Veljko Milosavljevic all coming in while the defender, Alejandro Jimenez, David Brooks plus the forward are the substitutes on the bench.

Matty Cash, John McGinn, the playmaker, Ollie Watkins, the defender together with Boubacar Kamara are included for Villa after their European game.

Official Lineups

Brentford versus Newcastle

Brentford: The goalkeeper, The defender, The centre-back, van den Berg, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, The midfielder, Ouattara, Damsgaard, The forward, The striker. Substitutes: The backup keeper, Henry, The centre-back, The midfielder, The full-back, The attacker, The midfielder, The forward, Janelt.

Eddie Howe’s team: Pope, The captain, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, The midfielder, Tonali, Joelinton, The winger, The forward, The attacker. Subs: Hall, The Swiss, Lascelles, Krafth, Elanga, The midfielder, Ramsey, The youngster, The goalkeeper.

Official: The match official (Warwickshire)

The Eagles v Brighton

Oliver Glasner’s men: Henderson, Richards, The centre-back, The defender, Munoz, The midfielder, The Japanese, Mitchell, The winger, Lerma, The striker. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, Benitez, The winger, Uche, Clyne, Hughes, The youngster, The defender, Devenny.

Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, The centre-back, The captain, The full-back, Baleba, Ayari, The winger, Rutter, Gomez, Welbeck. Replacements: The backup, Tzimas, The defender, The defender, De Cuyper, The defender, The defender, Knight, The midfielder.

Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)

The Villans v AFC Bournemouth

Unai Emery’s team: Martinez, Cash, The defender, The centre-back, Digne, Kamara, Onana, McGinn, Rogers, The playmaker, Watkins. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, Lindelof, Barkley, The Belgian, Malen, The winger, The defender, The youngster, The attacker.

Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, The defender, The centre-back, Senesi, The full-back, The midfielder, Scott, The winger, The forward, Semenyo, The striker. Subs: The keeper, The midfielder, Brooks, The midfielder, The youngster, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Junior Kroupi.

Official: John Brooks (From the Midlands)

Nottm Forest v Leeds

Nottm Forest: Sels, Savona, Milenkovic, The defender, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, The winger, The playmaker, Dominguez, Igor Jesus. Subs: John Victor, The defender, Awoniyi, The forward, Hutchinson, Yates, The attacker, McAtee, Abbott.

Leeds: The shot-stopper, Bogle, The centre-back, The defender, The winger, Ampadu, Aaronson, The midfielder, The midfielder, Okafor, Nmecha. Subs: Darlow, The defender, James, The forward, Piroe, Harrison, Tanaka, Justin, Gruev.

Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

Match Preview

Alright, four games this Sunday 2pm, featuring a lot up for grabs. The fixture at the City Ground looks like a six-pointer. Bournemouth could move into second place, whereas Palace can get into the top five.

  • Crystal Palace v Brighton
  • Aston Villa against Bournemouth
  • Brentford v Newcastle
  • Nottingham Forest against Leeds
Pos Team Played Goal Difference Points
1 Arsenal 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 The Reds 10 4 18</
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