Premier League action is back today with another anticipating action, drama,and excitment, with seven hot matches lined up to be played across England. It’s an early kicks off with Brentford Hosting Manchester United at Gtech Community Stadium 12:30pm.
Amorim‘s men will have to prove to their fans and assure them they are truly back to winning ways after defeating Chelsea 2-1 at old Trafford. Bryan Mbeumo will return to Brentford for the first time since his move to Man United over the summer.
Chelsea welcomes Brighton & Hove Albion 15:00pm to Stamford Bridge in what is already looking as a test to Enzo Maresca after loosing to Manchester United previous match at Old Trafford. every fan expectation is to win matches due to the squad depth and quality of players in the team. Joao Pedro and Sanches will be facing their ex club in what we expect to be an intriguing fixture, both players will have to impress to express what the ex club is missing.
Crystal Palace will entertain Liverpool the league leaders at Selhurst Park, a match that has produced its fair share of shocks in the past, the clash is expected to be mind blowing as Crystal Palace will want to maintain its positive starts to the season while Liverpool would want to show dominance as defending Champions to maintain their winning and unbeaten record for the season.
Leeds United face AFC Bournemouth in a fierce battle, Bournemouth is a high pressing sides who will want at crush Leeds in no time, but with the signing of Dominic Calvert Lewin and Noah Okafor at the attacking lane will help spice things up for Leeds who are of home advantage.
Man City takes on newly promoted side Burnley in a clash that we expect total dominance from Manchester City with Haaland finding its Goal scoring confidence back at the club. Pep Guardiola will be eager to get back winning ways after a slow disappointing start to the PL season thus far.
Injury Updates
- Chelsea Fc: There have been more heartbreaking news as regards to Injury hitting the players at Chelsea, latest is their sensational kid Cole Palmer, who has been ruled out for about three weeks as a result to a recurring groin issue. Another player hit with injury at the bridge is Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana will also be sidelined after a concussion sustained during midweek action. Liam Delap,Levi Colwill, and Dario Essugo are all injured.
- Manchester City: Over at City, there was a scare of Erling Haaland going off with a back problem, but Pep has confirmed the Norwegian is fit to feature against Burnley. Players like Marmoush, Mateo Kovacic and Rayan Cherki are still not fit to play.
- Liverpool FC: Liverpool are dealing with a long term blow after new signing Giovanni Leoni suffered an ACL injury that rules him out for the season.
Other Fixtures
- Nottingham Forest Vs Sunderland.
- Spurs Vs Wolves.
Sunday 28 September
- Aston Villa Vs Fulham.
- Newcastle Vs Arsenal
Monday 29th September
- Everton Vs West Ham
Overall, the weekend’s Premier League fixtures are set up not just as contests of form and tactics but also as a test of squad resilience. With injuries already reshaping the lineups of some of the biggest clubs, the outcome today could be as much about who is in form and why squad depth is actually important.
