Premier League: ten highlights to keep an eye on this matchday
1. Garnacho and Walker set for a new battle
Another northwest showdown might be on the cards when the Clarets' Kyle Walker confronts the Blues' Alejandro Garnacho on Burnley's turf. The wide man has started to settle with Chelsea following his close-season transfer from Manchester United and displayed his abilities against Wolves prior to the international break. His assist for Pedro Neto mixed electric speed and a ideal low cross. His build-up for Malo Gusto involved cutting inside before lofting a delivery across the goalmouth. His celebration with Neto, mirroring his prior embrace with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, acted as a testament of how quickly circumstances change. The most recent instance Garnacho took on Walker? Back when the Argentine found the net for United during their Wembley triumph against Manchester City.
Burnley vs Chelsea, Saturday half past twelve (all times GMT)
The winger key to ending Bournemouth's slump
Antoine Semenyo is receiving the entire gossip column attention due to a claimed £65m buyout clause for a possible mid-season move, the media preparing him for promotion from the Premier League's middle class. That is to be expected for a attacker with a half-dozen strikes and three setups who is delightful to watch. However, his team are in an awkward spot, having engaged in a form flip: now it's the bottom-half team West Ham who arrive on successive wins, while Bournemouth have lost seven-one on aggregate over their previous two fixtures following an strong beginning to the season. Semenyo was denied from the spot by Emi Martínez in their heavy loss by Aston Villa but confronting a backline lacking a shutout for months may prove the ideal tonic.
Bournemouth against West Ham, Saturday three o'clock
Danny Welbeck an outside choice for England
It proved interesting to hear Thomas Tuchel name-drop Danny Welbeck repeatedly throughout the fixture pause even though the Brighton attacker reaches 35 soon. “Even without knowing him, I am aware what he could offer me,” commented the England manager. “He can be a reserve for Harry [Kane] in a quite conventional striker position.” Gaining the final 42 England games back in 2018, it's quite plausible that Welbeck may be in the squad to the World Cup provided he manages to continue his scoring performances. Once of Manchester United and Arsenal forward can claim more goals than any other English performer in the top flight this campaign on six and remains anxious to add to that total when Brighton entertain Brentford on Saturday.
Brighton versus Brentford, Saturday afternoon 3:00 PM
4. Sessegnon needed as creator and scorer
The Ryan Sessegnon tale has provided a degree of comfort to Fulham's uneven start. The 25-year-old, who returned to his former side last year after five tough years in north London, has become a consistent pick, driving down the left with the injured Antonee Robinson. The worry? On two goals, he's also their leading marksman in the league together with Harry Wilson. The Mexican striker, their leading man last season, has netted once while Rodrigo Muniz is unavailable for an extended period due to a hamstring operation. Additionally, Sessegnon needing to deliver as an assist provider replacing Robinson, who provided ten setups in the previous campaign. The Cottagers' next four fixtures take in three among the top five and Crystal Palace, who have let in merely nine strikes in the league so far. Danger looms for a team that have earned a reputation for solidity in the central positions.
Fulham versus Sunderland, Saturday 3pm
The moment for The striker to produce for the Reds
The controversy surrounding Virgil van Dijk's chalked-off effort against Manchester City did not camouflage Liverpool's deficiencies during the match as they lost to their seventh loss over ten fixtures. The manager's team require a sustained recovery to muscle into the championship chase from their current spot, plus a major upturn in results, and the possibility emerges as seven out of their following ten league games facing teams at the moment in the bottom ten in the league. The risk is evident from Nottingham Forest, the only team to deliver a home league defeat to Liverpool in the last term, yet it isn't solely Liverpool's display when facing direct play and quick transitions that is under scrutiny. The moment has come for Alexander Isak to deliver wearing red. The expensive signing has not played in domestic action in a month following a muscle issue during his second start in quick succession in Europe triumph at Eintracht Frankfurt. He reappeared from the bench in the Swedish defeat against Switzerland but was rested the subsequent meaningless match against Slovenia to ensure his fitness for the World Cup playoffs. A yellow card in that match would have made him ineligible. The striker could be short of|lacking|deficient
