🔗 Share this article English top flight: ten highlights to watch for this round of fixtures 1. Garnacho and Walker set for a new battle A Manchester reunion may be in store as Burnley's Kyle Walker faces the Blues' Alejandro Garnacho on Burnley's turf. The wide man is finding his feet with Chelsea following his summer move from Manchester United and demonstrated his talents versus Wolverhampton before the national team interval. His key pass for Pedro Neto blended electric speed with a perfect low cross. His creation for Malo Gusto involved shifting infield prior to dinking a delivery toward the far post. His joyous moment with Neto, mirroring his prior embrace with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, acted as a testament of the pace with which situations evolve. The last time Garnacho encountered Walker? Back when the Argentine scored for United during their cup final win over Manchester City. Burnley against Chelsea, Saturday afternoon 12.30pm (all times GMT) Antoine Semenyo crucial to ending Cherries' slump Antoine Semenyo is getting the complete rumour-mill focus amid a alleged £65m release clause for his possible mid-season move, the media positioning him for graduation out of the Premier League's mid-table ranks. This is to be expected from a wide player who has six goals plus three helpers and is delightful to watch. Nonetheless, his side are in an tricky spot, experiencing a body swap: now it's the relegation battlers West Ham who come in with consecutive triumphs, whereas Bournemouth are down 7-1 over two games in their previous two fixtures following an strong opening to the season. Semenyo had his effort saved from the spot by Emi Martínez in their heavy loss by Aston Villa yet confronting a backline lacking a goalless game since August might be the ideal solution. Bournemouth versus West Ham, Saturday 3:00 PM Danny Welbeck an outside shout for the Three Lions It was intriguing to hear Thomas Tuchel name-drop Danny Welbeck multiple times during the national team window even though the Brighton forward reaches 35 soon. “Without even being familiar with him, I am aware what he can give me,” stated the England coach. “He can be a back-up for Harry [Kane] in a quite orthodox striker position.” Earning the last of his 42 caps several years ago, it's entirely possible that Welbeck may be on the plane to the World Cup assuming he can continue his scoring feats. The ex- Manchester United and Arsenal striker boasts more goals over every other English footballer in the Premier League this term having six and is anxious to increase that count as Brighton welcome Brentford in Saturday's match. Brighton versus Brentford, Saturday 3pm The full-back required as playmaker and finisher The Ryan Sessegnon tale has offered some positivity to Fulham's bumpy beginning. The left-sided player, who rejoined his youth team in 2024 after five difficult years with Spurs, is now a first-team fixture, driving down the left side due to the injury of the unavailable Antonee Robinson. The issue? With two goals, he's also their leading marksman in the Premier League as well as Harry Wilson. Raúl Jiménez, their primary attacker last season, has bagged one goal while Rodrigo Muniz is out for the long term because of hamstring surgery. Sessegnon is also having to step up as a creator in place of Robinson, who supplied ten helpers in the previous campaign. Fulham's following four fixtures take in three of the leading five as well as Crystal Palace, who have allowed only nine goals this season to date. A threat emerges for a team that have built a reputation for consistency in the middle. Fulham versus Sunderland, Saturday 3:00 PM The occasion for Isak to deliver for the Reds The dispute regarding Virgil van Dijk's chalked-off effort versus Manchester City did not camouflage Liverpool's inferiority in that game as they succumbed to loss number seven in 10 games. Arne Slot's side need a consistent improvement to enter the title race from here, as well as a significant upturn in results, and opportunity presents itself with seven out of their following ten top-flight fixtures facing sides currently in the lower half in the league. The threat is clear from Nottingham Forest, the only team to hand a loss at Anfield on the champions last season, however it's not just Liverpool's display when facing long balls and counterattacks that is in focus. Now is the occasion for Alexander Isak to show up in a Liverpool shirt. The £125m striker has not featured at club level over four weeks having sustained a muscle issue while his second start in quick succession in Europe victory in Germany. He reappeared off the bench in the Swedish reverse to Switzerland but was rested the subsequent inconsequential game against Slovenia to ensure his availability for next year's World Cup playoffs. A yellow card during the game might have made him ineligible. The striker could be short of|lacking|deficient