Premier division: ten highlights to watch for this matchday
Walker faces Garnacho set for a new battle
Another northwest showdown may be on the cards when the Clarets' Kyle Walker faces Chelsea's Alejandro Garnacho on Burnley's turf. The winger is adapting well at Stamford Bridge following his close-season transfer from Old Trafford and demonstrated his talents in the Wolves match prior to the national team interval. His setup for Pedro Neto blended blistering pace and a perfect low cross. His creation for Malo Gusto required moving onto his right before lofting a ball across the goalmouth. His goal reaction with Neto, echoing his prior embrace with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, served as a indication of how quickly circumstances change. The most recent instance Garnacho took on Walker? During the former scored for United in the FA Cup final victory over Manchester City.
Burnley versus Chelsea, Saturday 12:30 PM (all times GMT)
The winger key to stopping Cherries' slide
Antoine Semenyo is attracting the complete rumour-mill attention amid a claimed £65m buyout clause for his potential winter exit, the media positioning him for advancement from the Premier League's middle class. This is to be expected from a attacker who has six goals plus three assists who is pleasurable to watch. Still, his team find themselves in an tricky spot, having engaged in a body swap: now it's the relegation battlers West Ham who come in on back-to-back victories, whereas Bournemouth have been beaten 7-1 over two games over their past two games following an impressive start to the campaign. Semenyo was denied from the spot by Emi Martínez in the 4-0 defeat by Aston Villa but facing a defensive unit without a goalless game since August may prove the best solution.
Bournemouth against West Ham, Saturday 3pm
3. Welbeck an outside option for England
It was intriguing to listen to Thomas Tuchel name-drop Danny Welbeck multiple times during the fixture pause even though the Brighton attacker reaches 35 soon. “Despite not having met him, I am aware what he can offer me,” said the England boss. “He can be a stand-in for Harry [Kane] as a quite orthodox striker role.” Earning the most recent of his 42 England games back in 2018, it's entirely possible that Welbeck might be on the plane to the World Cup assuming he is able to sustain his goal-getting feats. The former Manchester United and Arsenal forward boasts more goals over every other English performer in the Premier League this season on six and is keen to increase that total when Brighton host Brentford in Saturday's match.
Brighton versus Brentford, Saturday afternoon three o'clock
4. Sessegnon required as creator and goalscorer
Sessegnon's story has brought a degree of positivity to Fulham's uneven start. The 25-year-old, who came back to his former side recently after five difficult years with Spurs, is now a consistent pick, driving down the left side with the unavailable Antonee Robinson. The issue? With two goals, he is their leading marksman in the league together with Harry Wilson. Raúl Jiménez, their leading man the previous campaign, has scored once whereas Rodrigo Muniz is injured until 2026 because of a surgical procedure. Sessegnon must also needing to deliver as a creator replacing Robinson, who supplied 10 assists in the previous campaign. Fulham's following four fixtures feature three among the leading five as well as Crystal Palace, who have allowed only nine strikes in the Premier League this season. Danger looms for the club that have built a standing for consistency in the middle.
Fulham vs Sunderland, Saturday three o'clock
5. Time for The striker to produce for Liverpool
The controversy about Virgil van Dijk's ruled-out strike against Manchester City did not camouflage Liverpool's shortcomings in that game as they succumbed to loss number seven over ten fixtures. Arne Slot's side require a consistent improvement to enter the league contest from this position, along with a dramatic improvement in form, and the possibility emerges as seven from their upcoming ten Premier League matches against sides currently in the bottom ten of the table. The threat is clear from Nottingham Forest, the only team to hand a home league defeat on the champions the previous campaign, but it is not only Liverpool's showing when facing direct play and fast breaks that will be under the spotlight. Now is the occasion for Alexander Isak to show up in a Liverpool shirt. The expensive signing has been absent in domestic action in a month having sustained a groin injury while his second start over a short period in Europe win abroad. He reappeared as a substitute during Sweden's defeat against Switzerland but was rested Tuesday's dead rubber with Slovenia to ensure his availability for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. A caution during the game could have made him ineligible. The striker could be short of|lacking|deficient
