Just moments until kick-off in four important English top division matches, every one preceded by remembrance ceremonies.
The Tyneside club performed dreadful last week against West Ham, as their manager recently admitted in his pre-match comments. “We must produce a performance different. That day against the London club proved difficult for us. Hopefully, we have learned a lot. Now we have to start earning results.”
On Anthony Gordon: “He wasn’t fit enough in the end. The scan revealed a minor problem with his hip and it’s a good chance for Harvey Barnes to come in.”
Again missing Chris Wood for Forest, as the goalkeeper, the defender, the midfielder and Dan Ndoye are back.
Lukas Nmecha comes in for the struggling Dominic Calvert-Lewin, that struggled against Brighton last week.
The young midfielder is back for Crystal Palace although there will be no their captain in the squad. Brighton select the same team which defeated the Yorkshire side in their last outing.
The Palace manager stated regarding Guéhi “has a bone injury, he’s on crutches and is unable to even move freely. Currently it appears he can’t feature for England in the upcoming matches as well.”
Anthony Gordon is carrying a fitness issue and misses out from the Newcastle team, the replacement, who has performed well, comes in.
One change in the Brentford side, Aaron Hickey is introduced.
Andoni Iraola has the luxury of rotation, Evanilson, the defender, Justin Kluivert along with the midfielder each starting while Bafode Diakite, the full-back, David Brooks plus the forward move to the substitutes for Bournemouth.
Matty Cash, the midfielder, the playmaker, Ollie Watkins, the defender together with Boubacar Kamara come in for Villa from their European game.
Thomas Frank’s side: Kelleher, The defender, Collins, van den Berg, Hickey, The midfielder, Henderson, The winger, Damsgaard, The forward, Thiago. Substitutes: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, The midfielder, The full-back, Carvalho, The midfielder, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.
Eddie Howe’s team: The shot-stopper, Trippier, The defender, The centre-back, The full-back, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, The winger, The forward, The attacker. Replacements: The defender, The Swiss, The captain, Krafth, The winger, Willock, The Welshman, The youngster, Ramsdale.
Referee: The match official (From the West Midlands)
Oliver Glasner’s men: The goalkeeper, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, The full-back, The midfielder, The Japanese, The left-back, Sarr, Lerma, The striker. Subs: The reserve keeper, Benitez, Pino, The forward, The full-back, The midfielder, Esse, Sosa, The midfielder.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, The captain, Kadioglu, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, The forward, Gomez, Welbeck. Replacements: The backup, The forward, Kostoulas, The defender, The full-back, The defender, The defender, Knight, The midfielder.
Match official: Tim Robinson (From the South East)
Aston Villa: The goalkeeper, The full-back, Konsa, The centre-back, Digne, The midfielder, The midfielder, The captain, The winger, Buendia, The striker. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, The defender, The midfielder, The Belgian, Malen, The winger, The defender, The youngster, The attacker.
AFC Bournemouth: Petrovic, Smith, Milosavljevic, The defender, Truffert, Adams, The midfielder, Tavernier, The forward, Semenyo, The striker. Subs: Dennis, Cook, The winger, The midfielder, The youngster, Diakite, The full-back, The midfielder, Junior Kroupi.
Referee: The referee (From the Midlands)
Nottm Forest: Sels, Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, The forward. Subs: The keeper, The defender, Awoniyi, The forward, Hutchinson, The midfielder, Jair Cunha, The midfielder, Abbott.
Daniel Farke’s team: Lucas Perri, The defender, Rodon, Bijol, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Aaronson, Longstaff, The midfielder, The forward, The striker. Replacements: Darlow, The defender, The winger, The forward, Piroe, The midfielder, Tanaka, The full-back, The midfielder.
Match official: The Australian referee (From Down Under)
Alright, several games today at two o’clock, featuring plenty at stake. The fixture at Nottingham appears to be a six-pointer. Bournemouth could move second, while Palace may climb to a European spot.
| Position | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 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 | The Reds | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
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