Premier League and FA Cup semis: 10 things to look out for this weekend

There was a distinct end-of-season vibe at the Gtech Community Stadium after Brentford’s win over Sheffield United, with Thomas Frank and his players performing what amounted to a lap of honour as they took plaudits from fans relieved that the spectre of relegation had finally been banished.

Ravaged by injury with up to 11 players likely to be unavailable, Luton were on a hiding to nothing in their game against Manchester City but still emerged from the rout with their heads held high having restricted the champions to a one-goal lead until their capitulation after the hour mark.

All three went down last season and all three have a chance of making an immediate return from a division that could represent a fine finishing school for some of Vincent Kompany’s talented, if still sometimes naive, young Burnley players, not to mention Sheffield United’s gifted 19-year-old midfielder Oliver Arblaster.

It will be no surprise if Chris Wilder rebuilds the Blades around Arblaster’s amalgam of vision, technique and tenacity, but first the teenager can help restore some pride at Bramall Lane by further denting Burnley’s slender survival hopes.

Pep Guardiola rotated – Ilkay Gündogan and Phil Foden did not come on until the second half, while John Stones, Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez were unused substitutes – and his side fell to a flat 1-0 defeat.

Hwang Hee-chan returned in Wolves’s draw at Nottingham Forest last time out, when their top goalscorer, Matheus Cunha, struck twice but the final piece of their attacking puzzle, Pedro Neto, may not play again this season because of a hamstring problem.