English top flight: 10 things to look out for this matchday
Garnacho versus Walker poised for another clash
A Mancunian rematch could be on the cards when the Clarets' Kyle Walker confronts the Blues' Alejandro Garnacho in Lancashire. The winger has started to settle in west London after his close-season transfer from the Red Devils and displayed his talents against Wolves before the fixture pause. His key pass for Pedro Neto blended blistering pace and a perfect along-the-deck delivery. His build-up for Malo Gusto required cutting inside before chipping a delivery toward the far post. His goal reaction with Neto, replicating his earlier celebration with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, acted as a indication of the pace with which situations evolve. The previous occasion Garnacho encountered Walker? During the youngster found the net for United during their FA Cup final victory against Manchester City.
Burnley vs Chelsea, Saturday 12:30 PM (start times GMT)
The winger vital to ending Cherries' decline
Antoine Semenyo is attracting the entire gossip column attention due to a reported £65m escape clause for a potential winter exit, the media setting him up for promotion from the Premier League's mid-table ranks. It is predictable from a attacker who has six finishes plus three setups who is pleasurable to watch. Nonetheless, his team are in an awkward position, having undergone a body swap: now it's the struggling side West Ham who arrive with successive wins, while Bournemouth have been beaten 7-1 over two games over their past two matches following an promising start to the season. Semenyo was denied from the spot by Emi Martínez in the heavy loss by Aston Villa but facing a backline without a goalless game since August could be the best remedy.
Bournemouth versus West Ham, Saturday 3pm
3. Welbeck a surprise option for the national team
It was interesting to listen to Thomas Tuchel reference Danny Welbeck on more than one occasion throughout the fixture pause despite the fact that the Brighton attacker reaches 35 in the coming days. “Without even being familiar with him, I understand what he is able to provide,” commented the England boss. “He might act as a reserve for Harry [Kane] playing a quite orthodox No 9 position.” Having won the most recent of his 42 England games back in 2018, it's quite plausible that Welbeck may be selected to the World Cup if he can continue his goal-getting exploits. Once of Manchester United and Arsenal striker has additional strikes than any other English footballer in England's top division this campaign with six and remains anxious to increase that tally as Brighton host Brentford in Saturday's match.
Brighton against Brentford, Saturday afternoon three o'clock
Ryan Sessegnon needed as playmaker and goalscorer
The Ryan Sessegnon tale has provided a measure of comfort to Fulham's uneven start. The 25-year-old, who returned to his youth team recently after five challenging years at Tottenham, has become a first-team fixture, pushing forward on the left due to the injury of the injured Antonee Robinson. The issue? Having scored twice, he remains their top goalscorer in the league alongside Harry Wilson. Raúl Jiménez, their top scorer the previous campaign, has bagged once while Rodrigo Muniz is unavailable for an extended period because of a hamstring operation. Sessegnon is also needing to deliver as a creator replacing Robinson, who supplied ten helpers last time round. The Cottagers' next four games include three from the top five plus Crystal Palace, who have allowed merely nine goals this season this season. Trouble awaits for a side that have built a reputation for solidity in the central positions.
Fulham vs Sunderland, Saturday 3:00 PM
The occasion for Isak to produce for Liverpool
The dispute about Virgil van Dijk's disallowed goal in the match with Manchester City failed to mask Liverpool's shortcomings in that game as they fell to their seventh loss over ten fixtures. The manager's team need a sustained recovery to enter the league contest from their current spot, plus a significant improvement in form, and the possibility emerges with seven from their following ten top-flight fixtures facing sides at the moment in the bottom half in the league. The danger is obvious posed by Nottingham Forest, the only team to deliver a defeat on their own turf on the champions last season, yet it isn't solely Liverpool's performance versus direct play and counterattacks that is under scrutiny. Now is the occasion that Alexander Isak to deliver for Liverpool. The big-money forward has been absent at club level over four weeks after picking up a muscle issue when making his second start in quick succession in the Champions League victory at Eintracht Frankfurt. Isak returned off the bench in the Swedish loss against Switzerland but was rested the subsequent meaningless match with Slovenia to secure his readiness for the upcoming World Cup knockout rounds. A yellow card during the game might have made him ineligible. The striker could be short of|lacking|deficient
