Premier division: 10 things to keep an eye on this weekend

1. Garnacho and Walker poised for another clash

Another northwest showdown might be on the cards when the Clarets' Kyle Walker faces Chelsea's Alejandro Garnacho at Turf Moor. The attacker has started to settle in west London following his summer move from Manchester United and displayed his skills versus Wolverhampton before the fixture pause. His assist for Pedro Neto mixed rapid acceleration with a ideal along-the-deck delivery. His creation for Malo Gusto involved cutting inside before lofting a delivery toward the far post. His celebration with Neto, mirroring his prior hug with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, was a testament of the pace with which situations evolve. The most recent instance Garnacho took on Walker? During the youngster netted for United in the cup final win over Manchester City.

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

The winger vital to ending Cherries' slide

Antoine Semenyo is receiving the complete gossip column focus due to a alleged £65m release clause for a potential January departure, the gossip columns setting him up for promotion out of the Premier League's mid-table ranks. That is to be expected for a winger who has a half-dozen strikes and three helpers and is pleasurable to watch. Nonetheless, Bournemouth occupy an tricky situation, experiencing a form flip: now it's the struggling side West Ham who arrive on consecutive triumphs, whereas Bournemouth have lost seven-one on aggregate in their previous two fixtures following an impressive start to the campaign. Semenyo had his effort saved on the penalty by Emi Martínez in their heavy loss by Aston Villa but taking on a backline lacking a clean sheet in the league since the start of the season may prove the perfect remedy.

Bournemouth against West Ham, Saturday afternoon three o'clock

3. Welbeck a left-field choice for the Three Lions

It proved notable to listen to Thomas Tuchel mention Danny Welbeck multiple times during the national team window despite the fact that the Brighton forward reaches 35 soon. “Despite not being familiar with him, I understand what he could provide,” commented the England manager. “He could serve as a back-up for Harry [Kane] playing a very conventional striker role.” Gaining the last of his 42 caps in 2018, there is every chance that Welbeck could be on the plane to the World Cup if he can sustain his scoring performances. Once of Manchester United and Arsenal attacker can claim additional strikes than any other English performer in the Premier League this season with six and is eager to boost that count as Brighton welcome Brentford on Saturday.

Brighton against Brentford, Saturday afternoon 3pm

Ryan Sessegnon crucial as assist provider and goalscorer

The Ryan Sessegnon tale has brought a degree of warmth to Fulham's inconsistent beginning. The 25-year-old, who came back to his former side last year following five difficult years with Spurs, has emerged as a consistent pick, driving down the left flank with the unavailable Antonee Robinson. The concern? Having scored twice, he is their joint-top scorer in the league together with Harry Wilson. Their main striker, their leading man the previous campaign, has netted a single goal while Rodrigo Muniz is injured for an extended period because of a surgical procedure. Additionally, Sessegnon needing to deliver in a creative role replacing Robinson, who registered 10 assists last season. The Cottagers' next four fixtures include three from the best five as well as Crystal Palace, who have conceded merely nine strikes in the Premier League so far. Trouble awaits for a side that have developed a name for mid-table stability.

Fulham vs Sunderland, Saturday afternoon three o'clock

5. Time for Alexander Isak to perform for Liverpool

The debate regarding Virgil van Dijk's disallowed goal versus Manchester City failed to mask Liverpool's shortcomings on the day as they fell to loss number seven in ten matches. Arne Slot's side must have a sustained recovery to enter the league contest from here, along with a major upturn in results, and a chance arises as seven out of their next 10 league games facing clubs currently in the bottom ten in the standings. The risk is evident from Nottingham Forest, the sole side to inflict a home league defeat to Liverpool in the last term, yet it isn't solely Liverpool's display when facing aerial passes and fast breaks that remains under the spotlight. The moment has come for Alexander Isak to show up for Liverpool. The big-money forward has been absent for his club over four weeks having sustained a muscle issue when making his second start in quick succession in the Champions League victory in Germany. The striker came back as a substitute during Sweden's reverse by Switzerland but missed the subsequent meaningless match with Slovenia to guarantee his readiness for next year's World Cup playoffs. A booking on Tuesday might have ruled him out. Isak may be short of|lacking|deficient