Premier League: ten highlights to watch for this round of fixtures

Walker faces Garnacho set for a fresh clash

Another northwest showdown might be in the offing as the Clarets' Kyle Walker confronts the Blues' Alejandro Garnacho on Burnley's turf. The winger is adapting well in west London after his off-season signing from Manchester United and displayed his skills against Wolves before the fixture pause. His assist for Pedro Neto blended rapid acceleration and a ideal low cross. His contribution for Malo Gusto involved shifting infield prior to lofting a cross across the goalmouth. His goal reaction with Neto, mirroring his previous celebration with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, served as a testament of the speed at which situations evolve. The most recent instance Garnacho faced Walker? Back when the Argentine netted for United in the cup final win over Manchester City.

Burnley vs Chelsea, Saturday afternoon half past twelve (start times GMT)

The winger key to stopping Bournemouth's slide

Antoine Semenyo is receiving the complete gossip column attention amid a alleged £65m buyout clause for his possible winter exit, the gossip columns preparing him for advancement from the Premier League's middle class. This is predictable from a attacker with six finishes and three helpers who is joyous to watch. However, his team occupy an tricky situation, having engaged in a role reversal: it is the relegation battlers West Ham who enter with consecutive triumphs, whereas Bournemouth are down seven to one over two games in their previous two games following an promising opening to the season. Semenyo was denied from the penalty spot by Emi Martínez in the four-nil loss to Aston Villa but taking on a defensive unit lacking a shutout in the league since the start of the season could be the perfect solution.

Bournemouth against West Ham, Saturday afternoon 3:00 PM

The striker a left-field choice for England

It proved interesting to hear Thomas Tuchel mention Danny Welbeck multiple times throughout the fixture pause despite the fact that the Brighton attacker celebrates 35 next week. “Despite not having met him, I know what he can offer me,” commented the England coach. “He might act as a stand-in for Harry [Kane] in a quite orthodox centre-forward position.” Gaining the last of his 42 caps back in 2018, there is every chance that Welbeck might be on the plane to the World Cup assuming he manages to sustain his goal-getting performances. The former Manchester United and Arsenal attacker has additional strikes compared to any English footballer in the Premier League this season on six and will be anxious to add to that tally when Brighton welcome Brentford on Saturday.

Brighton versus Brentford, Saturday three o'clock

Ryan Sessegnon crucial as playmaker and scorer

The narrative around Ryan Sessegnon has provided a degree of comfort to Fulham's uneven opening. The former Tottenham man, who rejoined his boyhood club last year following five challenging years in north London, is now a first-team fixture, operating on the left side with the injured Antonee Robinson. The issue? With two goals, he remains their leading marksman in the league together with Harry Wilson. Their main striker, their leading man last season, has netted one goal while Rodrigo Muniz is out for the long term because of a surgical procedure. Sessegnon is also being required to contribute in a creative role replacing Robinson, who provided ten helpers last time round. The Cottagers' following four matches include three from the leading five plus Crystal Palace, who have allowed merely nine scores this season to date. Trouble awaits for a team that have built a reputation for consistency in the middle.

Fulham versus Sunderland, Saturday 3pm

The moment for Isak to deliver for the Reds

The controversy about Virgil van Dijk's ruled-out strike against Manchester City did not camouflage Liverpool's deficiencies in that game as they fell to loss number seven in 10 games. The coach's squad require a sustained recovery to force their way into the title race from this position, as well as a significant upturn in results, and opportunity arises as seven from their upcoming ten top-flight fixtures versus teams presently in the bottom ten in the league. The threat is obvious posed by Nottingham Forest, the only team to inflict a defeat on their own turf to Liverpool in the last term, however it's not just Liverpool's display against direct play and quick transitions that remains under the spotlight. It is time that Alexander Isak to show up wearing red. The £125m striker has not played in domestic action in a month following a muscle issue during his second start in four days in the Champions League triumph at Eintracht Frankfurt. The striker came back off the bench in the Swedish loss to Switzerland but sat out the midweek dead rubber against Slovenia to ensure his availability for the World Cup playoffs. A caution during the game would have ruled him out. He might be short of|lacking|deficient