Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Cherries fans wait on word of Semenyo, Gueye’s red card could leave Everton blue and Nuno needs new plans
With Thomas Frank, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Christian Nørgaard and Mark Flekken leaving Brentford in the summer, the Bees looked the established club most likely to go down, thereby allowing a promoted one to stay up. In the event, though, they’ve made a solid start to life under Keith Andrews, more or less alternating wins and losses to sit 13th in the table, five points above the relegation zone. Burnley, on the other hand, find themselves roughly where most people thought they’d be: second-bottom having lost three games in a row. As it happens, they’ve not been that bad, asking difficult questions of more exalted opponents with tidy midfield play, before succumbing to defeat anyway. Ultimately, conceding two goals a game is not sustainable, but it’s worth noting that one of Burnley’s three league victories came against Sunderland, a side whose physical, intense and forward-thinking style is not dissimilar to Brentford’s. If they can get their passing going, they’ve a chance. Daniel Harris
Brentford v Burnley (Saturday 3pm, all times GMT)
Manchester City v Leeds, Saturday 3pm
Sunderland v Bournemouth, Saturday 3pm
Everton v Newcastle, Saturday 5.30pm
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