I think it's still a bit hard since Liverpool are in advantage and I agree with what you are saying but what if City also loses some points in attempt to cover the gap? It will be all same again. The pressure is too huge for the top teams in the PL table right now. The one who is consistent will be the one winning the season. Liverpool no doubt have maintained better consistency and I feel if they continue to perform like this, then they will for sure will win the title this season.

Well you have Barcelona against Las Palmas so you never know what might happen in this. Could end up in under 3 goals and above as well as Barcelona have some good goalscorers as well. Past records doesn't gives a strong idea on what might happen next and Barcelona have a good squad. Yeah they are underperforming right but you never know, that might change also and maybe this fixture could be the one.

I am gonna go with a small bet on both teams to score as Barcelona have failed to protect their net in last few fixtures. Hope I come out as winner tonight.

Yeah injuries has held them back but its all about board and how they see the management of Eddie Howe before coming to a decision. So far Howe's contribution to the Magpies has been very good but since now the expectations has changed so it is possible that Howe might face sack even with all those achievements with Newcastle last season. In my honest opinion, Howe would be given some more chances and if he doesn't lives up to those chances then I think he will be sacked without a doubt.

Yes, Premier League is not an easy one but all the clubs also wants to finish better and in order to finish better they need to makes chances and sacking coaches and signing a new coach is one of the way clubs usually find in order to get back on track.

The chances are not gone for Arsenal. They are pretty much behind from the top placed teams and there are three teams ahead of them on the table so it is a bit hard for them but it is still doable if they start to take things seriously and keep getting maximum points out of the remaining matches.

About Aston Villa, they have been spectacular. At first it was Spurs who had a very good first half but Villa were also performing quite consistently but the main spotlight was on Spurs as they were doing quite well than Villa. But as soon as Spurs saw the dip and Villa maintained their consistency, Villa has got all the spotlight now. Emery has done a great job with the squad and they have some very good players right now. They have some good wingers and midfield and defence is also quite strong. No wonder they are doing well till now in Premier League. Question is can they maintain it till the end?

It's just a rumour I think. They might be having some thoughts but I don't think think it will materialize in the end. Girona are on a great form surprisingly this season and I don't think that Girona at all are willing to let him go in mid season as they will lose the momentum if anything changes inside the squad. Besides Newcastle will be discussing inside about sacking Eddie Howe and getting a new manager but to sign Girona manager Sanchez seems very hard to me.

Yes, they have to. Arsenal failed last season to finish at the top but that was different thing as injuries got us near the conclusion of the season but this season Arsenal have been busy in the transfer windows and we have signed some really good players and have spent a lot of money so this season they have to finish at the top. It really hurts to see them being inconsistent when they had all the advantage. Still I am glad that they have advanced in CL but they have to do good in PL too. We are making the same mistakes we did last season. We need that confidence back again that we used to have otherwise it will be same thing over and over again.

Reguilon is a good player but yeah at United he himself has found it hard time getting regular playing chances. With Spurs also I feel it will be kinda same but at least at Spurs there is positive vibe right now inside the dressing room. Anyway I think, with this he himself has found in the same position as at Tottenham Udogie seems to be the regular lineup choice for Postecoglou.

As for Red devils, I think situation is still the same. Let's see how ten Haag led United performs in the second half.

I don't know why but I feel Xabi to Leverkusen seems hard to me. Xabi has just started at Leverkusen and no doubt United is a big club but I feel he might want to continue a bit more years at Leverkusen before going on to manage some big clubs. As for United also, there will be lot of other experienced candidates in priority before Xabi on the list so even if he is on the list someone else might replace ten Haag if board is thinking of sacking him. Xabi does have qualities but situation at United needs someone big and experienced who can build up a huge squad well.

The moment he made a move to Bayern from Spurs it was obvious that he will be scoring lot of goals. With Spurs he had this duo role of scoring and assisting players on the wing in attacking buildups buth now at Bayern he is enjoying his pure striker role and scoring lot of goals. No wonder he is top scorer of Bundesliga right now with 21 goals. The player of such calibre has to have a title under his belt and with Bayern he can achieve lot more. Right now Bayern are 2nd on the table but they can come out to win the title this season and I hope they do so that Kane can really have something.

Yeah well that's also a reason but I think to play two competitions simultaneously no matter what the difficulty isn't an easy feat for any club.



Last season they had injuries and all and Klopp had hard time to choose his strong midfield. I am glad that now they are back on track and are moving things the way they earlier used to. There are certain players who are yet to perform at the top level so there is still some development needed. Yes, this season they hadn't had much injury issues so they are running out fine but they might want to use their players carefully otherwise they will go back to the same position they were in last season. Well not like same position but certainly will drop a few places back but it will hurt given how hard they have performed so far and to come out and lose in the end.

Liverpool had faced lot of upsets last season and now this season they are coming back strong. Glad to see a rival coming back up from hard time. However yeah City can make their gap to 2 points considering they are one game behind Liverpool at current. Also season is still long and Liverpool also has to make sure that they maintain their consistency otherwise others will overtake them on the table. Arsenal missed their best chance and Villa are also trying hard so it is what gave Liverpool the room to lead the table. This season is bit unpredictable and I am loving the way things are getting warmed up by the middle of the season.. can't wait to see how it builds up next.

I don't think it's about weak performance. Its more about giving chances to others and while in that game I think manager just wanted to rotate the squad in half time and nothing else. Obviously Felix wouldn't be happy but it's all about tactics and managers knows it the best. Also isn't Las Palmas game still to happen? I think Felix will start the game. Possible that manager might change the starting squad but I expect Felix to feature in the game later on because the guy has impressive work rate on the wings and that is what Barcelona wants to keep some pressure on the wings in the hopes to get some potential attacking plays.

Haaland is out with injury so I can see why Salah is topping the goalscorer table but I think Haaland would have been at the top of he hadn't been injured. Anyway I still do agree that Salah contributes a lot to the team with assists and goals. He is certainly a team player and I love watching in highly competitive matches. Still miss those days when Firmino, Mane and Salah were hard for the opponents to deal with.

I think Brighton also have some good players. Hammers on other hand are also a tough team. I think both are on equal terms. If we take performance into consideration then obviously West Ham are performing better but make no mistake of undermining Brighton at all because they had crazy last season and are capable of big things for example the last game win against Spurs with 4-2 scoreline. Its hard to pick a winner but I expect both teams to score in this match.

Yeah, he atleast now has the chance to prove that he has the calibre to play for big teams. With United it was doubt from the beginning with all the players in midfield. It's tough for a player to come in a big team with fierce competition for the playing. With Frankfurt, it's also still not clear if he will get starting minutes in all the games but it is for sure that he will get at least decent amount of chances as compared to situation at Untied where it was none.



I feel that this signing is somewhat like one for the future and not for the regular squad. They already have good no. of players in defence so I think Beraldo right into regular defence lineup scene is doubtful. Maybe in future he will be regular but as of now there are lot of options that I feel Luis Enrique will give priority over Beraldo.

Douglas Luiz will be a tough one as he recently had his contract extended with Villa and he is main man in midfield for them. I think if Arsenal approaches Villa for Douglas Luiz, they will easily be asking for at least 50-60m Euro for him which I think is a bit expensive.


Well mistakes do happen. What I don't like right now is lack of chances for Ramsdale who had been performing just perfect for Arsenal for lot of years. He is someone who is always leading the defence line and very involved inside the game.



I don't think its about being british or not. Like I said, every goalkeeper makes some errors in his career and even Ramsdale had faced some criticism but the thing is how they take them next. Ramsdale is always kind of confronting type guy and takes these things as challenges. I feel like Ramsdale should be given more chances in between, he is just being left out for so much time now.

Its hard for manager actually to trust a young player when the table is getting very competitive which is what is happening right now. After Madrid are ahead with considerable gap on the table and things doesn't matters much, then manager might give him chances much more frequently. Right now Guler is out with injury and manager might wants to make things smoothly for Guler to settle up after a long term injury. There is no rush, Ancelotti has plenty of options and Guler is a massive talent so manager just wants to make sure that everything goes on smoothly.

True, the game against Fulham was a major setback for us. I thought that Arsenal will close 2023 with style but they really let lot of fans down. Now we have dropped to 4th place on the table with this defeat and lot of clubs has passed us. We were in comfortable seat with chance of leading the table by the end but the two back to back losses is what took it from us. I feel we are lacking goalscorer right now, lot of our star players are finding it hard to score the goals. We need to be competitive if we have to win the title otherwise we will drop out of the top 4 and might end up in between 6-10th position by the end of the season. Right now this is huge concern for Arsenal and there will certainly be lot of pressure inside the Arsenal's dressing room.

Yes, the game against was a good opportunity to create gap between them and Liverpool on the table but they lost that opportunity but still they managed to draw and maintain the gap so a decent outcome I would say. But from here on Arsenal needs to win the matches and become more consistent. Last season at the end lack of consistency is what took the title from us but this season we need to make amends and not make such mistakes again. Hammers haven't been their usual self but they have some tough players who can be very hard to deal with at times. Their attack is really good so it is really important for the defense to be alert in today's game. I hope Arsenal finds some early goals and maintains the pressure till the end and hope it ends with 3 points for Arsenal today but I still feel that it's not that easy.

Yeah some of the key players are out with injuries but I believe right now we have enough density in the squad to still be able to walk out a good strong lineup against Hammers today. In past 1-2 years, we have gathered some strong players inside the squad and right now we have enough players and options that even if we have some injuries we will still be able to stay competitive in the games unless series of injuries hits us. I am excited for this match as this one is not that easy and I want Arsenal to close this year as top of the table.