{"id":661359,"date":"2026-10-30T05:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/661359\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T05:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:36:10","slug":"premier-league-10-things-to-look-out-for-this-weekend-premier-league-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/661359\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend | Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Carrick and Bruno Fernandes held clear-the-air talks this week. Fernandes was an unused substitute against Bournemouth after criticising Carrick\u2019s tactics during the Champions League defeat by Como<\/a> but it seems the situation has been resolved \u2013 for now. Dropping Fernandes did not do United any good against Bournemouth, who ran riot at Old Trafford<\/a>, and the captain is expected to return to the starting lineup for the trip to Chelsea. If that happens, he owes Carrick a performance. Fernandes has been poor this season and it is time he did his talking on the pitch. Jacob Steinberg<\/p>\n

Chart showing Bruno Fernandes\u2019 chances created per 90 minutes in the Premier\u00a0League<\/a><\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Maresca wary of another City slip<\/p>\n

Since Manchester City were found guilty of serially breaching Premier League financial rules<\/a>, Enzo Maresca\u2019s team have won four games (including Wednesday\u2019s Carabao Cup shootout victory<\/a> over Brighton) and lost two. Saturday\u2019s 2-1 reverse at Aston Villa was their first Premier League defeat and should another follow in their rematch with the Seagulls, the manager may start to fear the guilty verdict and possible sanction (demotion to the Championship, for example) may become a distraction to his players. There is a precedent for City initially responding well to adversity, before it then affected results. After Rodri sustained a serious knee injury<\/a> against Arsenal in September 2024, Pep Guardiola\u2019s team went undefeated in seven matches, winning six. But then the wheels clattered off, with one victory and 10 defeats in the next 13. Jamie Jackson<\/p>\n

Manchester City and Brighton meet again on Saturday after an entertaining Carabao Cup contest in midweek. Photograph: Gary Oakley\/Every Second Media\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Hamer keen for Coventry chance<\/p>\n

The last time north-east opposition visited the CBS Arena, Frank Lampard\u2019s side had no trouble finding the net, but their four goals against Newcastle<\/a> on 12 October make up two-thirds of their league total for the season. Perhaps the most creative player at the club has spent most of this campaign watching from the bench. Gustavo Hamer, who created 12 goals for his Sheffield United teammates in the Championship last season, has asked to play for the under-21s to get his minutes up. \u201cMyself and the staff have been really, really impressed by his approach, his training, his ethic,\u201d Lampard said before Hamer came on as an 86th-minute substitute in last weekend\u2019s defeat by Fulham. Will he get more than four minutes off the bench against the only team beneath Coventry in the table? Billy Munday<\/p>\n

Chart showing points and expected points for the 2026-27 Premier League<\/a><\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Evanilson\u2019s value clear for Bournemouth<\/p>\n

Beating Milan<\/a> and then Manchester United<\/a> made for a halcyon week in Bournemouth\u2019s history. Winning at Old Trafford and defeating Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup<\/a> on Wednesday all followed Marco Rose\u2019s first Premier League win, against Sunderland on 18 October, which came as a great relief. The project is back on course. Eli Junior Kroupi, a late substitute last Sunday, has returned to the squad. In the Frenchman\u2019s absence Evanilson has been on his best run of form since joining the club. He has four goals from five matches, and a tight-angled finish to make it 3-0 at United belied his reputation as a player who could score more. The Brazilian is a capable line leader, with Kroupi able to work the space his partner\u2019s tireless running creates. When Sturm Graz were defeated in the Europa League, Evanilson served as support striker for the raw \u00c1lvaro Rodr\u00edguez. There is little starry about a club-record signing whose work ethic has been important to Rose\u2019s early weeks in charge. John Brewin<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Forest still searching for finishing touch<\/p>\n

Brentford\u2019s early-season charge has slowed. No wins from their last three, and a disappointing draw at Hull<\/a> last week \u2013 although only Liverpool have beaten Keith Andrews\u2019 team this season in the Premier League. A 1-1 draw at Ipswich<\/a> last Friday heightened frustrations at Nottingham Forest, Liam Delap\u2019s scoring touch continuing to desert him, an unmarked Murillo missing a free header the best of a host of unconverted chances. The better opportunities tended to arrive from the flanks, with Daniel Mu\u00f1oz overlapping from wing-back as the supplier for Neco Williams\u2019 goal. After a decent start to the season for Morgan Gibbs-White in terms of chance creation, he was crowded out by Ipswich\u2019s packed midfield. Oliver Glasner\u2019s formation, founded on a defensive trio, seeks to bring the best from playmakers and ball-players. It brought results from Eberechi Eze and Adam Wharton at Crystal Palace but Gibbs-White and Forest are yet to prosper. Better finishing would certainly help a team stuck in the bottom three. JB<\/p>\n

Chart showing goals minus expected\u00a0goals for teams in the 2026-27 Premier League<\/a><\/p>\n

Two promoted teams and two positive managers meet at MKM Stadium on Saturday. \u201cThere will be ups and downs, this is normal,\u201d said Hull\u2019s Sergej Jakirovic last week. \u201cWe showed already that we can compete.\u201d Ipswich\u2019s Gary O\u2019Neil is similarly enthusiastic: \u201cThey\u2019re an incredible group,\u201d he said of his players this week. \u201cWe\u2019re not carrying anybody in that, there\u2019s no one getting dragged along by this group.\u201d Both teams kick off in mid-table, though with the awareness of the importance of defeating an opponent with similar ambitions. While other Championship graduates have been too readily accepting of their fate, both have grasped the nettle and shown off their survival instincts. Manchester City\u2019s potential punishment<\/a> could create an opportunity, leaving just two relegation spots to avoid. Hull\u2019s initial hot streak has cooled, though last week\u2019s draw with Brentford<\/a> was useful. Against Forest, Ipswich made up for their lack of fluidity by showing the staying power to claim a point. JB<\/p>\n

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7<\/p>\n

Tottenham\u2019s Tel keen to \u2018work, work, work\u2019<\/p>\n

Despite landing in the Premier League in January last year, Mathys Tel\u2019s goal against Chelsea felt like an arrival of sorts. The 21-year-old was highly rated as a youngster at Bayern Munich but has found the net just seven times in 50 league games since joining Spurs, initially on loan. Against Chelsea he picked the ball up in his own half and drove forwards 40 yards before finding the bottom corner from the edge of the box. Spurs fans will want more from Tel who, unlike many of his teammates, is rarely injured. \u201cI think I can still do better,\u201d he said after the 2-0 win at Chelsea<\/a> that made it two on the spin for Spurs. \u201cI can always do better. I need to work, work, work, work.\u201d Crystal Palace come off the back of victory over Fulham in the Carabao Cup<\/a> \u2013 the head coach, Pierre Sage, has been backed by the board after a tricky spell in the league. BM<\/p>\n

Mathys Tel enjoyed a breakthrough moment for Spurs with his solo goal at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Shaun Brooks\/CameraSport\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Jackson offers striking blueprint for Garc\u00eda<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa is at last getting somewhere with Fulham. After going without a win in his first six league matches, the Spaniard has collected six points against Hull and Coventry. Goals remain in short supply, though, and the form of the \u00a340m striker Gonzalo Garc\u00eda \u2013 seven games without scoring \u2013 is concerning. Arbeloa\u2019s past relationship with Garc\u00eda at Real Madrid is not proving as beneficial as Unai Emery\u2019s knowledge of Nicolas Jackson\u2019s game. That pair worked together at Villarreal, where Emery gave Jackson his La Liga debut. \u201cUnai taught me everything about football,\u201d Jackson said on signing from Chelsea in the summer. With four goals in five Premier League games, including a double against Manchester City<\/a> last Saturday, Jackson is one of the form strikers in the country. \u201cHe was shooting a lot of balls over the crossbar,\u201d Emery said. \u201cNow he\u2019s getting better.\u201d BM<\/p>\n

Chart showing goals minus expected goals for Aston\u00a0Villa and\u00a0Fulham players<\/a><\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Iraola\u2019s Liverpool side look four-midable<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s try to finish this four-in-a-row in the best way,\u201d said Andoni Iraola on Wednesday as thoughts turned from the Carabao Cup penalty shootout win over Chelsea<\/a> to Arsenal\u2019s impending visit to Anfield. Three consecutive home wins in different competitions, and in quick succession, have helped build momentum at Liverpool, although seven wins from the last eight (including Chelsea) shows the process had already begun. Iraola has handled his first intensive run of Champions League, Premier League and Carabao Cup fixtures expertly, rotating in every game while continuing to produce results. Noticeably, there has been no drop-off in Liverpool\u2019s physical intensity either. The manner of Arsenal\u2019s title triumph last season \u2013 and the general shift towards more aggressive, urgent football in the Premier League \u2013 were factors in Liverpool\u2019s decision to change head coaches in the summer, and the results are paying off quickly. Iraola will be facing questions about a title challenge should four-in-a-row finish as he hopes on Sunday. Andy Hunter<\/p>\n

Andoni Iraola\u2019s Liverpool side have won their last five games in all competitions, including Wednesday\u2019s penalty shootout win over Chelsea. Photograph: Ryan Browne\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Pickford out to frustrate Newcastle again<\/p>\n

David Moyes described it as \u201cout of this world\u201d, Alan Shearer talked about a world-class intervention, and Jordan Pickford agreed it ranked as \u201cup there with my very best.\u201d Rewind to March and Everton are beating Newcastle 3-2 on Tyneside when, in the 94th minute, Sandro Tonali unleashes a vicious and technically perfect volley. To the astonishment of everyone inside St James\u2019 Park, Everton\u2019s goalkeeper throws out his right hand and tips the ball over the crossbar. Pickford\u2019s teammate Jarrad Branthwaite said it was \u201cthe best save I\u2019ve ever seen\u201d and Moyes can only hope his England goalkeeper proves in similarly defiant mood at a time when his international place is under a little pressure from the Leeds goalkeeper, James Trafford. Not that Pickford will lack inspiration; the lifelong Sunderland fan always enjoys frustrating Newcastle, as he did again in Thursday\u2019s Carabao Cup victory. Matthias Jaissle\u2019s team, and their midfield, are still adapting to life after Tonali<\/a> and face a testing rematch at St James\u2019 Park on Monday. Louise Taylor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Carrick and Bruno Fernandes held clear-the-air talks this week. Fernandes was an unused substitute against Bournemouth after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-661359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}