Just moments until kick-off in four important Premier League fixtures, every one beginning with tribute events.
Newcastle performed horrible last week versus West Ham, as Eddie Howe just admitted in his pre-match comments. “We have to deliver a performance better. The match against the London club proved painful for us. Hopefully, we have learned a lot. Now we need to start picking up points.”
On the winger: “He was not close ultimately. Medical imaging revealed a very slight problem with his hip and it’s an excellent opportunity for Harvey Barnes to come in.”
Again missing the experienced striker for Forest, as Matz Sels, Murillo, Anderson and Dan Ndoye are back.
The German forward replaces the struggling Dominic Calvert-Lewin, that had difficulties at Brighton last week.
The young midfielder is back for Crystal Palace although there will be an absence of Marc Guéhi in the squad. Brighton select an unchanged team which beat the Yorkshire side last week.
The Palace manager says regarding their defender “is suffering from a bone bruise, he’s on support and is unable to so much as walk. Currently it looks like he can’t play for England in the upcoming matches as well.”
The talented winger is carrying a fitness issue so misses out for Newcastle, the replacement, who has been playing strongly, comes in.
One change in the Brentford side, the full-back is introduced.
Andoni Iraola enjoys the benefit to rotate his squad, Evanilson, the defender, the winger and the midfielder all starting while the defender, Alejandro Jimenez, David Brooks plus Junior Kroupi are the subs for Bournemouth.
the full-back, John McGinn, the playmaker, Ollie Watkins, the defender together with Boubacar Kamara come in in the Aston Villa lineup after their Europa League game.
Brentford: The goalkeeper, The defender, Collins, The Dutch defender, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, The midfielder, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, The striker. Substitutes: Valdimarsson, The defender, Pinnock, The midfielder, The full-back, Carvalho, Onyeka, The forward, Janelt.
Newcastle: The shot-stopper, Trippier, Thiaw, The centre-back, The full-back, The midfielder, Tonali, Joelinton, The winger, The forward, Barnes. Subs: Hall, Schar, The captain, Krafth, The winger, Willock, Ramsey, The youngster, Ramsdale.
Official: The match official (Warwickshire)
Oliver Glasner’s men: The goalkeeper, Richards, The centre-back, The defender, Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, The left-back, Sarr, The midfielder, Mateta. Subs: Matthews, Benitez, The winger, Uche, Clyne, Hughes, The youngster, Sosa, The midfielder.
Brighton: The keeper, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, Rutter, Gomez, Welbeck. Replacements: The backup, Tzimas, The defender, The defender, The full-back, The defender, The defender, The midfielder, Oriola.
Referee: The referee (From the South East)
Aston Villa: The goalkeeper, The full-back, Konsa, Torres, The left-back, Kamara, The midfielder, The captain, The winger, Buendia, Watkins. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, Barkley, The Belgian, Malen, The winger, The defender, Bogarde, Guessand.
Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, Smith, The centre-back, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, The midfielder, The winger, Kluivert, The attacker, The striker. Subs: Dennis, The midfielder, The winger, The midfielder, Doak, Diakite, Jimenez, The midfielder, Junior Kroupi.
Official: The referee (Leicestershire)
Nottm Forest: The goalkeeper, The defender, The centre-back, The defender, The full-back, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, The playmaker, The midfielder, The forward. Substitutes: John Victor, Morato, Awoniyi, The forward, Hutchinson, The midfielder, Jair Cunha, McAtee, The youngster.
Leeds: Lucas Perri, The defender, Rodon, The defender, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, The attacker, The midfielder, The midfielder, Okafor, Nmecha. Replacements: The keeper, The defender, James, The forward, The striker, The midfielder, Tanaka, The full-back, The midfielder.
Match official: The Australian referee (Australia)
Alright, several games this Sunday at two o’clock, featuring plenty up for grabs. The fixture at the City Ground looks like a six-pointer. The Cherries could move into second place, while Palace can get into a European spot.
| Pos | Team | Played | Goal Difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gunners | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | The Blues | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Man City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Spurs | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
Lena Visser is techjournalist met focus op startups en digitale transformatie in Eindhoven.