Just moments until the start in four important English top division fixtures, each preceded by remembrance ceremonies.
Newcastle performed horrible in their previous match versus the Hammers, according to their manager just stated in his pre-match interview. “We must deliver a performance better. The match against West Ham proved difficult for the team. Hopefully, we’ve learnt plenty. At this point we need to begin picking up points.”
On the winger: “He wasn’t close in the end. Medical imaging revealed a minor problem with his hip and it’s a good opportunity for Harvey to step up.”
Still no Chris Wood from the Forest lineup, while the goalkeeper, the defender, Anderson plus the attacker return.
The German forward comes in for the goal-shy the Everton loanee, that had difficulties at Brighton last week.
The young midfielder is back in the Palace lineup although they will have an absence of their captain for Crystal Palace. The Seagulls field an unchanged team which beat Leeds last week.
Oliver Glasner says that their defender “has a bone injury, he’s on support and is unable to even walk. Currently it looks like he will not feature for England in the upcoming matches either.”
The talented winger is carrying an injury and misses out for Newcastle, the replacement, that has been playing strongly, comes in.
A single alteration in the Brentford side, the full-back comes in.
The Bournemouth boss enjoys the benefit of rotation, the striker, Adam Smith, the winger and the midfielder each starting while Bafode Diakite, the full-back, the attacker plus the forward are the subs on the bench.
Matty Cash, John McGinn, the playmaker, the striker, Lucas Digne and the midfielder come in for Villa from their European match.
Brentford: The goalkeeper, The defender, Collins, van den Berg, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Ouattara, Damsgaard, The forward, The striker. Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, The centre-back, The midfielder, The full-back, The attacker, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, The midfielder.
Eddie Howe’s team: Pope, The captain, Thiaw, The centre-back, Burn, Guimaraes, The Italian, The Brazilian, The winger, The forward, The attacker. Subs: The defender, The Swiss, Lascelles, The full-back, The winger, Willock, The Welshman, The youngster, Ramsdale.
Official: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
Oliver Glasner’s men: Henderson, The defender, Lacroix, Canvot, The full-back, The midfielder, The Japanese, The left-back, Sarr, The midfielder, Mateta. Substitutes: Matthews, The defender, Pino, The forward, Clyne, The midfielder, The youngster, Sosa, The midfielder.
Brighton: The keeper, Wieffer, The centre-back, The captain, The full-back, The midfielder, Ayari, The winger, Rutter, The attacker, Welbeck. Subs: Steele, The forward, Kostoulas, Boscagli, De Cuyper, The defender, The defender, Knight, Oriola.
Match official: The referee (From the South East)
Unai Emery’s team: The goalkeeper, The full-back, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Kamara, The midfielder, The captain, The winger, The playmaker, Watkins. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, The defender, Barkley, The Belgian, Malen, The winger, The defender, Bogarde, The attacker.
Andoni Iraola’s side: Petrovic, Smith, Milosavljevic, The defender, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, The forward, The attacker, The striker. Replacements: Dennis, Cook, The winger, Christie, The youngster, Diakite, Jimenez, The midfielder, The forward.
Referee: John Brooks (From the Midlands)
Nottm Forest: The goalkeeper, Savona, Milenkovic, The defender, The full-back, Sangare, Anderson, The winger, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, The forward. Subs: The keeper, Morato, The striker, The forward, The winger, Yates, Jair Cunha, The midfielder, Abbott.
Leeds: Lucas Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, The winger, Ampadu, Aaronson, Longstaff, The midfielder, Okafor, Nmecha. Subs: Darlow, The defender, The winger, The forward, The striker, The midfielder, The defender, Justin, Gruev.
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Right, several games today 2pm, featuring plenty at stake. The fixture at Nottingham appears to be a crucial relegation battle. Bournemouth can go into second place, whereas Palace can get into a European spot.
| Position | Team | P | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gunners | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | The Blues | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | The Black Cats | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
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