Key events
Not long now until the kick-offs in four Premier League matches, each preceded by remembrance events.
Newcastle were horrible last week against West Ham, as Eddie Howe just admitted in his pre-match interview. “We have to deliver something different. That day (against West Ham) was painful for us. Hopefully, we have learnt a lot. Now we have to start picking up points.”
On Anthony Gordon: “He wasn’t close in the end. The scan revealed a very slight problem in his hip and it’s a good opportunity for Harvey (Barnes) to come in.”
Still no Chris Wood for Forest, as Matz Sels, Murillo, Anderson and Dan Ndoye return.
Lukas Nmecha replaces the goal-sjy Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who struggled at Brighton last week.
Adam Wharton returns for Crystal Palace but there will no Marc Guéhi for Crystal Palace. Brighton select the same team that beat Leeds last week.
Oliver Glasner says that Guéhi “has a bone bruise, he’s on crutches and he can’t even walk. At the moment it looks like he can’t play for England [next week] as well.”
Anthony Gordon has an injury and misses out for Newcastle, Jacob Murphy, who has been playing well, come in.
One change for Brentford, Aaron Hickey comes in.
Andoni Iraola has the luxury of rotation, Evanilson, Adam Smith, Justin Kluivert and Veljko Milosavljevic all coming in as Bafode Diakite, Alejandro Jimenez, David Brooks and Junior Kroupi are the subs for Bournemouth.
Matty Cash, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins, Lucas Digne and Boubacar Kamara come in for Villa from their Europa League game on Thursday.
Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Hickey, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago. Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Nelson, Carvalho, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.
Newcastle: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes. Subs: Hall, Schar, Lascelles, Krafth, Elanga, Willock, Ramsey, Miley, Ramsdale.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
Crystal Palace v Brighton
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Lerma, Mateta. Subs: Matthews, Benitez, Pino, Uche, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Sosa, Devenny.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, Gomez, Welbeck. Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Kostoulas, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Veltman, Coppola, Knight, Oriola.
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Kamara, Onana, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins. Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Barkley, Tielemans, Malen, Sancho, Maatsen, Bogarde, Guessand.
AFC Bournemouth: Petrovic, Smith, Milosavljevic, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson. Subs: Dennis, Cook, Brooks, Christie, Doak, Diakite, Jimenez, Adli, Junior Kroupi
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Nottm Forest: Sels, Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Igor Jesus. Subs: John Victor, Morato, Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Abbott.
Leeds: Lucas Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Aaronson, Longstaff, Stach, Okafor, Nmecha. Subs: Darlow, Struijk, James, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, Harrison, Tanaka, Justin, Gruev.
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Preamble
Right, four games this Sunday 2pm, with plenty up for grabs. That game at the City Ground looks like a six-pointer. Bournemouth can go second, while Palace can get into the top five.
Crystal Palace v Brighton
Aston Villa v Bournemouth
Brentford v Newcastle
Nottingham Forest v Leeds
