Just moments until kick-off in several important Premier League fixtures, every one preceded by remembrance events.
The Tyneside club were dreadful in their previous match against West Ham, as Eddie Howe recently admitted in his pre-match interview. “We must produce a performance better. The match with the London club proved painful for the team. We trust, we’ve learnt plenty. At this point we have to start picking up results.”
Regarding the winger: “He was not fit enough in the end. Medical imaging showed a very slight problem with his hip and it’s an excellent chance for Harvey to come in.”
Again missing the experienced striker from the Forest lineup, as Matz Sels, Murillo, the midfielder and the attacker are back.
The German forward replaces the goal-shy Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who had difficulties against Brighton last week.
The young midfielder returns in the Palace lineup although they will have no Marc Guéhi for Crystal Palace. Brighton field an unchanged starting eleven that defeated Leeds in their last outing.
Oliver Glasner says regarding their defender “has a bone bruise, he’s on support and is unable to so much as walk. Currently it appears he can’t feature for England next week as well.”
The talented winger has a fitness issue and misses out from the Newcastle team, Jacob Murphy, who has been playing strongly, comes in.
A single alteration for Brentford, Aaron Hickey comes in.
Andoni Iraola enjoys the benefit of rotation, the striker, the defender, the winger and Veljko Milosavljevic each coming in as the defender, the full-back, the attacker plus the forward move to the substitutes for Bournemouth.
Matty Cash, the midfielder, Emiliano Buendia, the striker, Lucas Digne together with the midfielder come in for Villa from their Europa League match.
Thomas Frank’s side: The goalkeeper, Kayode, Collins, The Dutch defender, The full-back, Yarmolyuk, The midfielder, Ouattara, Damsgaard, The forward, The striker. Subs: The backup keeper, The defender, The centre-back, Jensen, Nelson, The attacker, The midfielder, Lewis-Potter, The midfielder.
Eddie Howe’s team: The shot-stopper, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, The midfielder, The Italian, The Brazilian, The winger, Woltemade, Barnes. Subs: Hall, Schar, Lascelles, Krafth, Elanga, Willock, Ramsey, The youngster, The goalkeeper.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (From the West Midlands)
Crystal Palace: The goalkeeper, The defender, The centre-back, Canvot, The full-back, The midfielder, The Japanese, Mitchell, Sarr, The midfielder, Mateta. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, Benitez, The winger, The forward, The full-back, Hughes, The youngster, The defender, The midfielder.
Brighton: The keeper, The defender, van Hecke, The captain, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Minteh, The forward, The attacker, Welbeck. Replacements: The backup, Tzimas, Kostoulas, The defender, De Cuyper, The defender, Coppola, The midfielder, Oriola.
Match official: The referee (West Sussex)
Aston Villa: The goalkeeper, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, The midfielder, Onana, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins. Subs: The reserve keeper, The defender, The midfielder, Tielemans, Malen, Sancho, Maatsen, Bogarde, Guessand.
AFC Bournemouth: The keeper, Smith, Milosavljevic, The defender, Truffert, Adams, Scott, The winger, The forward, The attacker, Evanilson. Subs: Dennis, The midfielder, Brooks, The midfielder, Doak, The defender, Jimenez, Adli, The forward.
Official: The referee (From the Midlands)
Nottingham Forest: Sels, The defender, The centre-back, Murillo, The full-back, Sangare, The midfielder, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, The midfielder, Igor Jesus. Substitutes: John Victor, The defender, The striker, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, The attacker, The midfielder, The youngster.
Daniel Farke’s team: The shot-stopper, Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, The winger, The midfielder, Aaronson, The midfielder, Stach, Okafor, The striker. Subs: The keeper, The defender, James, The forward, Piroe, The midfielder, The defender, The full-back, Gruev.
Match official: The Australian referee (From Down Under)
Alright, four games today at two o’clock, with plenty up for grabs. The fixture at the City Ground appears to be a crucial relegation battle. Bournemouth could move second, while Crystal Palace may climb to a European spot.
| Position | Club | P | Goal Difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gunners | 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 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18</ |