Only minutes before the start in several important Premier League fixtures, each preceded by remembrance events.
The Tyneside club performed dreadful in their previous match versus the Hammers, as their manager recently admitted in his pre-match comments. “We must produce a performance better. The match against West Ham proved painful for us. We trust, we’ve learned a lot. Now we have to start earning results.”
On Anthony Gordon: “He wasn’t close ultimately. The scan revealed a very slight issue in his hip which is an excellent opportunity for Harvey to step up.”
Again missing Chris Wood for Forest, while Matz Sels, Murillo, Anderson and Dan Ndoye are back.
Lukas Nmecha comes in for the goal-shy Dominic Calvert-Lewin, that had difficulties at Brighton in the previous round.
The young midfielder is back in the Palace lineup although there will be an absence of their captain in the squad. The Seagulls select the same team that beat the Yorkshire side in their last outing.
The Palace manager stated that their defender “has a bone bruise, he requires support and he can’t even move freely. Currently it looks like he can’t feature with the national team in the upcoming matches either.”
The talented winger is carrying a fitness issue and misses out from the Newcastle team, the replacement, that has performed well, comes in.
A single alteration in the Brentford side, the full-back comes in.
Andoni Iraola has the luxury of rotation, the striker, Adam Smith, Justin Kluivert and Veljko Milosavljevic all coming in while the defender, Alejandro Jimenez, David Brooks plus the forward are the substitutes for Bournemouth.
the full-back, the midfielder, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins, the defender and the midfielder come in for Villa after Thursday's European match.
Brentford: Kelleher, The defender, Collins, van den Berg, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, Ouattara, The playmaker, Schade, Thiago. Substitutes: Valdimarsson, The defender, The centre-back, Jensen, The full-back, Carvalho, Onyeka, The forward, The midfielder.
Eddie Howe’s team: The shot-stopper, The captain, Thiaw, Botman, The full-back, Guimaraes, The Italian, Joelinton, The winger, Woltemade, Barnes. Subs: The defender, The Swiss, Lascelles, Krafth, The winger, The midfielder, Ramsey, Miley, The goalkeeper.
Referee: The match official (From the West Midlands)
Crystal Palace: The goalkeeper, Richards, The centre-back, Canvot, The full-back, The midfielder, Kamada, The left-back, Sarr, Lerma, The striker. Substitutes: The reserve keeper, Benitez, Pino, Uche, The full-back, Hughes, The youngster, Sosa, Devenny.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side: Verbruggen, Wieffer, The centre-back, Dunk, The full-back, The midfielder, The midfielder, The winger, Rutter, The attacker, The striker. Replacements: The backup, The forward, The defender, Boscagli, The full-back, The defender, The defender, The midfielder, The midfielder.
Referee: The referee (From the South East)
Unai Emery’s team: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, The centre-back, The left-back, Kamara, The midfielder, The captain, Rogers, The playmaker, Watkins. Subs: Bizot, The defender, The midfielder, Tielemans, The forward, Sancho, Maatsen, The youngster, The attacker.
AFC Bournemouth: The keeper, Smith, The centre-back, Senesi, Truffert, The midfielder, The midfielder, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, The striker. Subs: Dennis, Cook, Brooks, Christie, The youngster, Diakite, Jimenez, The midfielder, Junior Kroupi.
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Nottm Forest: Sels, The defender, Milenkovic, The defender, Williams, The midfielder, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, The midfielder, Igor Jesus. Subs: John Victor, Morato, Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, The attacker, The midfielder, Abbott.
Daniel Farke’s team: Lucas Perri, The defender, The centre-back, Bijol, The winger, Ampadu, The attacker, Longstaff, The midfielder, Okafor, Nmecha. Replacements: The keeper, Struijk, James, The forward, The striker, Harrison, The defender, Justin, Gruev.
Match official: Jarred Gillett (From Down Under)
Alright, several matches today 2pm, featuring plenty at stake. That game at Nottingham looks like a six-pointer. The Cherries can go into second place, while Crystal Palace may climb to a European spot.
| Position | Club | Played | GD | 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 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18</ |
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