Only minutes before the start in four important English top division matches, each preceded by remembrance events.
Newcastle were dreadful in their previous match versus West Ham, as Eddie Howe recently stated in his pre-match comments. “We must produce a performance different. The match with West Ham proved painful for us. We trust, we’ve learned plenty. Now we need to start earning points.”
On the winger: “He was not fit enough ultimately. The scan revealed a minor problem with his hip which is an excellent opportunity for Harvey Barnes to step up.”
Again missing Chris Wood for Forest, as the goalkeeper, Murillo, the midfielder plus Dan Ndoye return.
The German forward replaces the goal-shy Dominic Calvert-Lewin, that struggled against Brighton in the previous round.
The young midfielder returns in the Palace lineup although they will have an absence of Marc Guéhi for Crystal Palace. Brighton select an unchanged team that beat the Yorkshire side in their last outing.
The Palace manager says that their defender “has a bone injury, he’s on crutches and is unable to even move freely. Currently it looks like he will not play for England in the upcoming matches as well.”
The talented winger is carrying a fitness issue and is absent from the Newcastle team, the replacement, who has performed well, steps into the lineup.
One change for Brentford, the full-back is introduced.
The Bournemouth boss has the luxury of rotation, the striker, Adam Smith, Justin Kluivert and Veljko Milosavljevic each starting while the defender, the full-back, David Brooks and the forward are the subs on the bench.
the full-back, the midfielder, Emiliano Buendia, the striker, Lucas Digne and Boubacar Kamara come in in the Aston Villa lineup after their Europa League game.
Brentford: Kelleher, The defender, The centre-back, van den Berg, The full-back, Yarmolyuk, The midfielder, The winger, The playmaker, Schade, The striker. Substitutes: The backup keeper, The defender, The centre-back, Jensen, The full-back, Carvalho, Onyeka, The forward, The midfielder.
Eddie Howe’s team: Pope, Trippier, The defender, Botman, Burn, The midfielder, Tonali, The Brazilian, Jacob Murphy, The forward, The attacker. Subs: The defender, The Swiss, Lascelles, The full-back, Elanga, The midfielder, Ramsey, The youngster, The goalkeeper.
Official: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, The centre-back, Canvot, Munoz, The midfielder, The Japanese, The left-back, The winger, Lerma, The striker. Substitutes: Matthews, Benitez, The winger, Uche, The full-back, The midfielder, The youngster, The defender, Devenny.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side: The keeper, Wieffer, The centre-back, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, The midfielder, The winger, Rutter, Gomez, Welbeck. Subs: The backup, Tzimas, The defender, The defender, The full-back, Veltman, The defender, Knight, The midfielder.
Match official: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Aston Villa: The goalkeeper, Cash, Konsa, The centre-back, Digne, The midfielder, Onana, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, The striker. Subs: The reserve keeper, Lindelof, Barkley, The Belgian, Malen, The winger, Maatsen, Bogarde, The attacker.
Andoni Iraola’s side: The keeper, The defender, The centre-back, Senesi, The full-back, Adams, Scott, The winger, Kluivert, The attacker, Evanilson. Replacements: The keeper, Cook, Brooks, The midfielder, The youngster, Diakite, Jimenez, Adli, The forward.
Official: The referee (Leicestershire)
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Savona, The centre-back, The defender, The full-back, Sangare, Anderson, The winger, The playmaker, Dominguez, Igor Jesus. Subs: The keeper, Morato, The striker, Kalimuendo, The winger, Yates, The attacker, The midfielder, Abbott.
Leeds: The shot-stopper, Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Aaronson, Longstaff, Stach, The forward, The striker. Subs: The keeper, The defender, James, The forward, Piroe, The midfielder, Tanaka, Justin, The midfielder.
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Right, several games this Sunday at two o’clock, with plenty at stake. The fixture at Nottingham appears to be a six-pointer. Bournemouth can go into second place, whereas Palace can get to the top five.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | The Blues | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Man City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | The Black Cats | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Spurs | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | The Reds | 10 | 4 | 18</ |