Top Flight Sunday Fixtures: Crystal Palace v Brighton and More Games Real-Time Coverage

Only minutes until kick-off in four crucial Premier League matches, each preceded by remembrance events.

Latest Squad Updates

Newcastle Manager Admits Poor Performance

Newcastle performed horrible last week against West Ham, as their manager just admitted in his before the game comments. “We must produce something different. That day against West Ham proved difficult for us. We trust, we’ve learnt a lot. Now we need to start earning points.”

Regarding the winger: “He wasn’t fit enough ultimately. The scan revealed a minor issue with his hip which is an excellent opportunity for Harvey Barnes to step up.”

Forest Continue to Be Without Important Forward

Again missing the experienced striker from the Forest lineup, while Matz Sels, Murillo, Anderson plus Dan Ndoye are back.

The German forward comes in for the struggling the Everton loanee, that had difficulties against Brighton last week.

Crystal Palace See Return of Playmaker But Lose Centre-Back

Adam Wharton is back in the Palace lineup but there will be no their captain for Crystal Palace. Brighton select the same team which beat Leeds in their last outing.

The Palace manager says that their defender “is suffering from a bone bruise, he’s on crutches and is unable to even move freely. At the moment it looks like he can’t feature for England in the upcoming matches either.”

Fitness Blow for Toon as Gordon Misses Out

Anthony Gordon is carrying an injury and misses out for Newcastle, Jacob Murphy, who has performed strongly, steps into the lineup.

A single alteration in the Brentford side, Aaron Hickey is introduced.

Rotation for The Cherries while Aston Villa Make Several Changes

The Bournemouth boss enjoys the benefit to rotate his squad, the striker, Adam Smith, the winger and the midfielder all starting as the defender, the full-back, the attacker plus Junior Kroupi move to the subs on the bench.

the full-back, the midfielder, the playmaker, the striker, Lucas Digne together with Boubacar Kamara come in in the Aston Villa lineup from their European match.

Official Lineups

The Bees vs Newcastle

Thomas Frank’s side: Kelleher, The defender, The centre-back, van den Berg, Hickey, The midfielder, Henderson, The winger, Damsgaard, Schade, The striker. Subs: The backup keeper, Henry, The centre-back, The midfielder, The full-back, Carvalho, The midfielder, The forward, The midfielder.

Newcastle: The shot-stopper, Trippier, The defender, Botman, The full-back, The midfielder, The Italian, The Brazilian, The winger, The forward, The attacker. Replacements: Hall, The Swiss, Lascelles, The full-back, Elanga, The midfielder, Ramsey, Miley, Ramsdale.

Official: The match official (From the West Midlands)

Crystal Palace against The Seagulls

Oliver Glasner’s men: The goalkeeper, Richards, Lacroix, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The Japanese, The left-back, The winger, Lerma, Mateta. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, The defender, The winger, The forward, The full-back, Hughes, Esse, Sosa, Devenny.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side: The keeper, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, The midfielder, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, Gomez, Welbeck. Replacements: The backup, The forward, The defender, The defender, The full-back, The defender, The defender, Knight, Oriola.

Match official: Tim Robinson (From the South East)

Aston Villa v The Cherries

Aston Villa: Martinez, The full-back, The defender, Torres, Digne, Kamara, The midfielder, McGinn, The winger, Buendia, The striker. Subs: Bizot, The defender, Barkley, Tielemans, Malen, The winger, Maatsen, The youngster, Guessand.

Andoni Iraola’s side: The keeper, The defender, Milosavljevic, The defender, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Tavernier, The forward, The attacker, Evanilson. Replacements: The keeper, The midfielder, The winger, Christie, Doak, The defender, Jimenez, Adli, The forward.

Official: The referee (From the Midlands)

Nottm Forest against Leeds

Nottm Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Williams, The midfielder, The midfielder, Ndoye, The playmaker, The midfielder, Igor Jesus. Subs: John Victor, The defender, The striker, The forward, Hutchinson, The midfielder, The attacker, McAtee, Abbott.

Leeds: The shot-stopper, Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Aaronson, The midfielder, The midfielder, The forward, The striker. Replacements: The keeper, Struijk, James, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, Harrison, The defender, The full-back, Gruev.

Referee: The Australian referee (Australia)

Match Preview

Right, several matches this Sunday at two o’clock, featuring a lot up for grabs. The fixture at the City Ground appears to be a six-pointer. Bournemouth can go second, whereas Crystal Palace may climb into the top five.

  • Crystal Palace v Brighton
  • The Villans v The Cherries
  • Brentford v Newcastle
  • Nottingham Forest against United
Pos 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 Liverpool 10 4 18</
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