Only minutes until the start in several crucial Premier League fixtures, each beginning with remembrance events.
The Tyneside club performed dreadful in their previous match versus West Ham, as Eddie Howe recently admitted in his pre-match comments. “We have to deliver a performance better. That day against the London club was painful for the team. Hopefully, we’ve learnt plenty. Now we have to start picking up points.”
Regarding Anthony Gordon: “He wasn’t fit enough ultimately. The scan revealed a minor problem with his hip which is an excellent chance for Harvey Barnes to come in.”
Again missing Chris Wood for Forest, as the goalkeeper, Murillo, Anderson plus Dan Ndoye are back.
The German forward replaces the struggling Dominic Calvert-Lewin, that had difficulties at Brighton in the previous round.
Adam Wharton is back in the Palace lineup although there will be no their captain for Crystal Palace. The Seagulls select an unchanged team which beat the Yorkshire side last week.
The Palace manager says that their defender “is suffering from a bone bruise, he requires crutches and is unable to so much as walk. At the moment it looks like he will not feature for England next week either.”
Anthony Gordon is carrying a fitness issue and is absent for Newcastle, Jacob Murphy, that has performed well, comes in.
A single alteration for Brentford, the full-back is introduced.
The Bournemouth boss enjoys the luxury of rotation, Evanilson, the defender, the winger along with the midfielder each starting as the defender, Alejandro Jimenez, the attacker and the forward move to the subs for Bournemouth.
the full-back, the midfielder, Emiliano Buendia, the striker, Lucas Digne and the midfielder are included in the Aston Villa lineup from their Europa League match.
Thomas Frank’s side: Kelleher, The defender, The centre-back, van den Berg, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago. Subs: The backup keeper, The defender, The centre-back, Jensen, Nelson, The attacker, The midfielder, Lewis-Potter, The midfielder.
Eddie Howe’s team: Pope, Trippier, The defender, Botman, Burn, The midfielder, The Italian, The Brazilian, Jacob Murphy, The forward, The attacker. Subs: The defender, Schar, Lascelles, The full-back, Elanga, Willock, Ramsey, The youngster, Ramsdale.
Official: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
Crystal Palace: The goalkeeper, Richards, The centre-back, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Lerma, The striker. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, Benitez, Pino, The forward, Clyne, The midfielder, Esse, The defender, The midfielder.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, The centre-back, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, The midfielder, Minteh, Rutter, Gomez, The striker. Subs: Steele, The forward, Kostoulas, The defender, The full-back, The defender, Coppola, Knight, The midfielder.
Match official: Tim Robinson (From the South East)
Aston Villa: The goalkeeper, Cash, The defender, The centre-back, The left-back, Kamara, Onana, McGinn, The winger, Buendia, Watkins. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, Barkley, Tielemans, Malen, The winger, Maatsen, The youngster, The attacker.
AFC Bournemouth: Petrovic, The defender, The centre-back, The defender, Truffert, Adams, The midfielder, Tavernier, Kluivert, The attacker, Evanilson. Subs: The keeper, Cook, The winger, The midfielder, The youngster, The defender, Jimenez, Adli, The forward.
Official: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Nottingham Forest: Sels, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Williams, The midfielder, Anderson, Ndoye, The playmaker, The midfielder, The forward. Subs: John Victor, Morato, The striker, Kalimuendo, The winger, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Abbott.
Daniel Farke’s team: Lucas Perri, The defender, Rodon, Bijol, The winger, Ampadu, The attacker, The midfielder, Stach, Okafor, Nmecha. Subs: Darlow, Struijk, James, Calvert-Lewin, The striker, Harrison, Tanaka, The full-back, The midfielder.
Referee: The Australian referee (Australia)
Alright, four games this Sunday 2pm, with plenty at stake. That game at the City Ground appears to be a crucial relegation battle. The Cherries could move into second place, while Palace may climb into a European spot.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Man City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Spurs | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | The Reds | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
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