Son Heung-min’s work speaks for itself, Palace visit Old Trafford again and Brentford hit a bump in the road
If Aston Villa’s defeat to Everton in midweek told us anything, it was perhaps that Unai Emery’s reserves are not as rich as first thought. Robin Olsen does not seem to strike anywhere near the same confidence into the back line as Emiliano Martínez and Leander Dendoncker and Youri Tielemans looked sluggish. Jhon Durán, who has impressed in cameos, endured a forgettable 48 minutes. The cavalry – Ollie Watkins, Boubacar Kamara and Martínez – will be back at home to Brighton on Saturday and at least a quick turnaround gives Villa a chance to shake off the pain of an unusually sloppy showing. Ben Fisher
Aston Villa v Brighton, Saturday 12.30pm (all times BST)
Manchester United v Crystal Palace, Saturday 3pm
Bournemouth v Arsenal, Saturday 3pm
Everton v Luton, Saturday 3pm
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