Premier League: ten highlights to look out for this round of fixtures

1. Garnacho and Walker set for another battle

A Manchester reunion might be on the cards as the Clarets' Kyle Walker faces Chelsea's Alejandro Garnacho at Turf Moor. The winger has started to settle in west London after his close-season transfer from Old Trafford and demonstrated his abilities versus Wolverhampton prior to the international break. His key pass for Pedro Neto blended electric speed and a flawless low cross. His creation for Malo Gusto involved cutting inside prior to lofting a delivery toward the far post. His celebration with Neto, mirroring his earlier hug with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, was a testament of the pace with which circumstances change. The most recent instance Garnacho faced Walker? During the youngster found the net for United during their FA Cup final victory over Manchester City.

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

The winger vital to ending Bournemouth's slump

Antoine Semenyo is receiving the complete gossip column focus due to a alleged £65m escape clause for a possible January departure, the media setting him up for promotion out of the Premier League's middle class. That is to be expected for a wide player who has a half-dozen strikes plus three setups and remains joyous to watch. However, Bournemouth find themselves in an difficult situation, experiencing a body swap: it is the bottom-half team West Ham who arrive with consecutive triumphs, while Bournemouth are down seven to one on aggregate over their last two fixtures following an promising beginning to the season. Semenyo saw his attempt stopped from the penalty spot by Emi Martínez in the four-nil loss to Aston Villa but facing a backline lacking a clean sheet in the league since the start of the season might be the best tonic.

Bournemouth vs West Ham, Saturday three o'clock

Danny Welbeck an outside choice for the Three Lions

It was interesting to hear Thomas Tuchel name-drop Danny Welbeck repeatedly throughout the international break despite the fact that the Brighton attacker turns 35 soon. “Despite not knowing him, I understand what he could provide,” said the England manager. “He might act as a reserve for Harry [Kane] in a very conventional No 9 role.” Having won the most recent of his 42 international appearances in 2018, it's quite plausible that Welbeck could be in the squad to the World Cup assuming he can sustain his goal-getting exploits. The former Manchester United and Arsenal forward has more goals over every other English player in the top flight this season on six and is eager to increase that total when Brighton welcome Brentford in Saturday's match.

Brighton versus Brentford, Saturday 3pm

Ryan Sessegnon required as assist provider and finisher

Sessegnon's story has provided a measure of positivity to Fulham's inconsistent beginning. The left-sided player, who came back to his youth team recently after five difficult years at Tottenham, has emerged as a consistent pick, operating on the left with the sidelined Antonee Robinson. The worry? On two goals, he is their top goalscorer this season as well as Harry Wilson. The Mexican striker, their leading man last season, has scored one goal whereas Rodrigo Muniz is unavailable until 2026 because of hamstring surgery. Sessegnon must also needing to deliver in a creative role instead of Robinson, who supplied ten helpers in the previous campaign. The Cottagers' following four games include three of the leading five and Crystal Palace, who have conceded merely nine goals in the Premier League so far. Danger looms for the club that have built a reputation for mid-table stability.

Fulham against Sunderland, Saturday afternoon 3pm

The moment for Isak to deliver for the Reds

The dispute regarding Virgil van Dijk's disallowed goal against Manchester City did not camouflage Liverpool's shortcomings in that game as they fell to loss number seven in 10 games. The coach's side must have a consistent improvement to muscle into the league contest from here, along with a major upturn in results, and the possibility emerges with seven of their upcoming ten top-flight fixtures against sides presently in the lower half in the standings. The danger is clear posed by Nottingham Forest, the sole side to hand a defeat on their own turf on the champions last season, however it's not just Liverpool's performance when facing long balls and counterattacks that is under scrutiny. The moment has come that Alexander Isak to deliver in a Liverpool shirt. The £125m striker has not featured in domestic action over four weeks after picking up a muscle issue while his second appearance in the lineup over a short period in Europe win in Germany. He reappeared as a substitute in Sweden's reverse to Switzerland but missed the midweek meaningless match versus Slovenia to ensure his availability for next year's World Cup qualifiers. A caution in that match would have made him ineligible. Isak may be short of|lacking|deficient