Premier League: ten highlights to keep an eye on this weekend

1. Garnacho and Walker ready for a new encounter

A Mancunian rematch might be in the offing when Burnley's Kyle Walker faces Chelsea's Alejandro Garnacho in Lancashire. The attacker is finding his feet at Stamford Bridge following his off-season signing from Manchester United and showcased his talents in the Wolves match prior to the national team interval. His key pass for Pedro Neto mixed blistering pace with a perfect along-the-deck delivery. His creation for Malo Gusto involved moving onto his right before lofting a cross across the goalmouth. His celebration with Neto, replicating his earlier hug with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, served as a reminder of the speed at which situations evolve. The previous occasion Garnacho faced Walker? When the former found the net for United in their Wembley triumph over Manchester City.

Burnley vs Chelsea, Saturday 12:30 PM (kick-offs GMT)

Antoine Semenyo key to ending Cherries' decline

Antoine Semenyo is getting the complete gossip column treatment amid a reported £65m escape clause for a potential winter exit, the media preparing him for graduation out of the Premier League's mid-table ranks. That is predictable from a attacker who has six goals and three assists and remains pleasurable to watch. Still, Bournemouth are in an awkward situation, having engaged in a form flip: now it's the relegation battlers West Ham who arrive on successive wins, whereas Bournemouth are down 7-1 over two games over their previous two fixtures following an promising start to the campaign. Semenyo had his effort saved from the spot by Emi Martínez in the heavy loss to Aston Villa yet facing a backline without a clean sheet in the league since the start of the season could be the perfect solution.

Bournemouth versus West Ham, Saturday afternoon 3pm

The striker a surprise choice for England

It seemed notable to listen to Thomas Tuchel name-drop Danny Welbeck on more than one occasion throughout the fixture pause even though the Brighton forward turns 35 next week. “Even without knowing him, I understand what he can offer me,” stated the England manager. “He might act as a back-up for Harry [Kane] in a quite orthodox No 9 role.” Earning the final 42 caps back in 2018, it's entirely possible that Welbeck might be selected for the World Cup assuming he manages to continue his scoring exploits. The former Manchester United and Arsenal forward can claim a greater tally than any other English performer in the Premier League this season with six and remains eager to add to that total when Brighton welcome Brentford in Saturday's match.

Brighton versus Brentford, Saturday 3:00 PM

4. Sessegnon required as assist provider and scorer

The narrative around Ryan Sessegnon has offered a degree of comfort to Fulham's bumpy beginning. The left-sided player, who returned to his former side recently following five difficult years with Spurs, has emerged as a consistent pick, operating on the left side with the injured Antonee Robinson. The issue? With two goals, he remains their top goalscorer in the Premier League together with Harry Wilson. Raúl Jiménez, their primary attacker the previous campaign, has bagged one goal while Rodrigo Muniz is unavailable for an extended period because of hamstring surgery. Additionally, Sessegnon being required to contribute as an assist provider in place of Robinson, who provided 10 assists last season. The Cottagers' next four fixtures take in three of the top five plus Crystal Palace, who have allowed merely nine scores this season to date. Danger looms for a team that have built a reputation for consistency in the middle.

Fulham vs Sunderland, Saturday afternoon three o'clock

The occasion for The striker to perform for Liverpool

The controversy surrounding Virgil van Dijk's ruled-out strike versus Manchester City failed to mask Liverpool's deficiencies in that game as they lost to a seventh defeat in 10 games. The coach's team require a consistent improvement to muscle into the championship chase from here, along with a significant upturn in results, and a chance presents itself as seven of their following ten league games facing teams presently in the bottom ten of the table. The danger is obvious posed by Nottingham Forest, the single club to hand a home league defeat to Liverpool the previous campaign, but it is not only Liverpool's showing versus aerial passes and fast breaks that is under scrutiny. Now is the occasion for Alexander Isak to perform for Liverpool. The £125m striker has been absent in domestic action in a month following a muscle issue during his second start over a short period in the Champions League victory in Germany. The striker came back from the bench during Sweden's reverse by Switzerland but missed the subsequent dead rubber against Slovenia to guarantee his fitness for next year's World Cup qualifiers. A yellow card on Tuesday would have suspended him. The striker could be short of|lacking|deficient