Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

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Morgan Gibbs-White revelled in the spaces behind Liverpool’s midfield last season as he – and set-pieces – helped Nottingham Forest to a second successive league win at Anfield. Only Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa claimed more points away from home than Everton last season and David Moyes’s centre-backs, Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkowski, will be licking their lips if Bournemouth do not sharpen up their act.

The former Liverpool defender compared Régis Le Bris’s team to the Sheffield United side managed by Chris Wilder that went down in 2020-2021 – their second season after promotion – and suggested Sunderland were “arrogant”. Louise Taylor Sunderland v Fulham, Sunday 2pm Sunderland fans have bristled at Jamie Carragher’s prediction for their team’s season.

There is the goalkeeping beauty contest between Daniel Farke’s showpiece summer signing, James Trafford – who has registered two clean sheets in his opening games – and Brentford’s Caoimhin Kelleher. Konsa’s role in Villa’s recent success should not be overlooked.