Premier division: ten highlights to watch for this weekend

1. Garnacho and Walker set for a new clash

Another northwest showdown could be in store when the Clarets' Kyle Walker lines up against the Blues' Alejandro Garnacho at Turf Moor. The attacker has started to settle with Chelsea following his off-season signing from Manchester United and showcased his abilities in the Wolves match before the national team interval. His setup for Pedro Neto combined blistering pace with a perfect low cross. His build-up for Malo Gusto entailed shifting infield prior to dinking a ball across the goalmouth. His celebration with Neto, replicating his earlier celebration with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, was a reminder of how quickly things transform. The previous occasion Garnacho took on Walker? During the former netted for United in the Wembley triumph over Manchester City.

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

2. Semenyo crucial to halting Bournemouth's decline

Antoine Semenyo is receiving the entire transfer speculation attention following a alleged £65m release clause for a potential mid-season move, the media setting him up for promotion out of the Premier League's average tier. This is understandable from a wide player with a half-dozen strikes and three setups who is joyous to watch. Nonetheless, his side are in an difficult spot, having undergone a form flip: it is the relegation battlers West Ham who enter on consecutive triumphs, while Bournemouth are down seven to one on aggregate in their last two fixtures following an strong opening to the season. Semenyo was denied from the penalty spot by Emi Martínez in the 4-0 defeat by Aston Villa however confronting a defensive unit lacking a clean sheet in the league since the start of the season could be the perfect solution.

Bournemouth against West Ham, Saturday 3:00 PM

3. Welbeck an outside option for the national team

It was intriguing to hear Thomas Tuchel name-drop Danny Welbeck multiple times throughout the national team window even though the Brighton forward turns 35 next week. “Despite not knowing him, I understand what he could give me,” commented the England boss. “He can be a reserve for Harry [Kane] playing a quite orthodox No 9 role.” Gaining the last of his 42 England games several years ago, there is every chance that Welbeck could be on the plane to the World Cup provided he manages to continue his goalscoring feats. The ex- Manchester United and Arsenal striker has additional strikes over every other English footballer in the Premier League this campaign on six and remains anxious to boost that total when Brighton entertain Brentford in Saturday's match.

Brighton versus Brentford, Saturday 3pm

Ryan Sessegnon required as creator and scorer

The narrative around Ryan Sessegnon has brought some comfort to Fulham's bumpy start. The 25-year-old, who came back to his boyhood club recently after five challenging years with Spurs, has become a first-team fixture, pushing forward on the left side with the injured Antonee Robinson. The issue? With two goals, he is their top goalscorer this season together with Harry Wilson. Their main striker, their leading man in the last term, has bagged one goal while Rodrigo Muniz is out for the long term owing to hamstring surgery. Additionally, Sessegnon having to step up as an assist provider in place of Robinson, who provided ten helpers in the previous campaign. The Cottagers' upcoming four games feature three from the leading five as well as Crystal Palace, who have conceded merely nine goals this season so far. Trouble awaits for a side that have earned a name for mid-table stability.

Fulham versus Sunderland, Saturday 3:00 PM

The moment for Alexander Isak to produce for the Merseyside club

The dispute surrounding Virgil van Dijk's chalked-off effort against Manchester City did not camouflage Liverpool's inferiority on the day as they fell to loss number seven in ten matches. The coach's squad require a prolonged upturn to force their way into the league contest from here, plus a dramatic upturn in results, and the possibility arises with seven out of their following ten top-flight fixtures against teams currently in the bottom ten in the standings. The risk is evident from Nottingham Forest, the only team to deliver a loss at Anfield on the champions last season, yet it isn't solely Liverpool's showing when facing aerial passes and quick transitions that is under the spotlight. It is time for Alexander Isak to show up wearing red. The big-money forward has not played for his club in a month having sustained a groin injury when making his second start in four days in Europe win at Eintracht Frankfurt. Isak returned off the bench in Sweden's defeat to Switzerland but sat out the midweek meaningless match versus Slovenia to secure his fitness for next year's World Cup qualifiers. A booking during the game could have made him ineligible. The striker could be short of|lacking|deficient