English top flight: ten highlights to watch for this round of fixtures
1. Garnacho and Walker set for a fresh battle
Another northwest showdown could be in store when Burnley's Kyle Walker confronts the Blues' Alejandro Garnacho at Turf Moor. The wide man has started to settle with Chelsea following his summer move from the Red Devils and displayed his skills against Wolves before the national team interval. His key pass for Pedro Neto blended electric speed and a perfect grounded ball. His contribution for Malo Gusto involved shifting infield prior to dinking a cross across the goalmouth. His joyous moment with Neto, replicating his previous celebration with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, acted as a reminder of the speed at which things transform. The previous occasion Garnacho took on Walker? During the youngster netted for United during their Wembley triumph over Manchester City.
Burnley vs Chelsea, Saturday afternoon 12.30pm (start times GMT)
The winger vital to ending Bournemouth's slump
Antoine Semenyo is getting the entire gossip column focus amid a reported £65m escape clause for a potential January departure, the gossip columns preparing him for promotion from the Premier League's middle class. That is predictable for a wide player with a half-dozen strikes plus three setups and remains joyous to watch. Nonetheless, his side find themselves in an difficult situation, having engaged in a body swap: now it's the bottom-half team West Ham who arrive with successive wins, while Bournemouth are down 7-1 over two games in their last two matches after an strong start to the campaign. Semenyo saw his attempt stopped on the penalty by Emi Martínez in the heavy loss by Aston Villa however taking on a backline without a clean sheet for months may prove the ideal solution.
Bournemouth vs West Ham, Saturday 3pm
3. Welbeck a left-field choice for England
It was intriguing to hear Thomas Tuchel reference Danny Welbeck on more than one occasion during the international break although the Brighton attacker celebrates 35 soon. “Despite not knowing him, I am aware what he can provide,” commented the England manager. “He could serve as a back-up for Harry [Kane] playing a quite orthodox No 9 position.” Earning the final 42 international appearances back in 2018, there is every chance that Welbeck may be selected for the World Cup if he is able to sustain his scoring exploits. The ex- Manchester United and Arsenal forward has additional strikes over every other English footballer in the Premier League this campaign having six and remains keen to boost that count when Brighton entertain Brentford on Saturday.
Brighton against Brentford, Saturday 3pm
4. Sessegnon required as assist provider and scorer
Sessegnon's story has offered a degree of positivity to Fulham's bumpy start. The left-sided player, who rejoined his youth team last year after five difficult years with Spurs, is now a consistent pick, driving down the left flank with the unavailable Antonee Robinson. The issue? On two goals, he's also their joint-top scorer this season together with Harry Wilson. The Mexican striker, their primary attacker in the last term, has bagged a single goal while Rodrigo Muniz is unavailable for an extended period because of hamstring surgery. Sessegnon must also needing to deliver as a creator in place of Robinson, who supplied 10 assists last season. Fulham's following four games include three among the top five and Crystal Palace, who have allowed just nine goals in the Premier League to date. Danger looms for the club that have built a name for consistency in the middle.
Fulham against Sunderland, Saturday afternoon 3pm
The moment for The striker to produce for the Reds
The dispute about Virgil van Dijk's disallowed goal against Manchester City did not camouflage Liverpool's shortcomings in that game as they lost to loss number seven in ten matches. Arne Slot's side require a prolonged upturn to muscle into the title race from here, along with a major boost in performance, and opportunity presents itself with seven out of their following ten top-flight fixtures facing teams at the moment in the bottom ten of the table. The risk is clear posed by Nottingham Forest, the only team to inflict a loss at Anfield on the champions the previous campaign, but it is not only Liverpool's showing against direct play and counterattacks that remains in focus. The moment has come for Alexander Isak to deliver wearing red. The £125m striker has not featured for his club for a month after picking up a groin problem during his second consecutive start over a short period in Europe victory in Germany. He reappeared from the bench during Sweden's loss by Switzerland but missed the midweek meaningless match against Slovenia to ensure his fitness for next year's World Cup playoffs. A caution during the game would have made him ineligible. Isak may be short of|lacking|deficient
