⚽ English Premier League Season: 2024/2025

[JollyGood]

Well, this was a very tense and exciting game both before and after the sending off. Did Trossard deserve to be sent off? In my view the second yellow card was not only extremely harsh but also unnecessary too. It ruined the whole game plan for Arsenal as they had no choice but to try to protect their 1-2 lead but as you stated, Manchester City scored at the right time. A point for them is better for zero points but for Arsenal they were on the verge of getting three points but will settle for just one.

Jolly, I held my breath althrough the game and yes, I watch football matches as well.
You see, what I realized was that they took to a formidable defensive game after the second goal, but unfortunately, they weren't able to hold it to the final moments... A team like atletico Madrid or aston villa would have made more defensive substitute and everyone will cluster around their goal yard to avoid any unusual penetration...
BTW, City always have a way to break in., and they did just at the right time. They couldn't afford to lose the 3 points.

[tokeweed]

RESULTS:

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-2 Nottingham Forest   
Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal

How many people would have thought both games would end in a 2-2 draw? I think Nottingham Forest have had a brilliant start to the season in their first five games with a W2 D3 L0 record and they deserve to be higher than joint 7th position in the league table. It seems as though manager Nuno Espirito Santo is bringing his own style of play with Nottingham Forest.

As for Arsenal, when they were unfairly reduced to ten men they had to play the whole of the second half under pressure defending wave after wave of attack by Manchester City but in the end with already going to 90 + 8 minutes and seconds remaining, they allowed Stones enough space to score. Arsenal deserved to win the game and based on that performance alone they will end the season either as champions or runners-up.

Both matches are between two clubs with almost equal spots in the league.  It's somewhat expected for Man City vs Arsenal to be a draw but the Brighton vs Nottingham Forest one, I expected the home side to win the match tbh.  But Nottingham Forest gave a good account of themselves.  It shows that they deserve where they are in the league rn at a decent spot after the clubs outside of the top 4 which are Chelsea, Newcastle and Brighton. 

Fulham won a decent match against Newcastle.  Looks like Newcastle weak in away fixtures is in play again. 

And it's funny...  Look at where Man United and Tottenham are. 

[JollyGood]

Both matches are between two clubs with almost equal spots in the league.  It's somewhat expected for Man City vs Arsenal to be a draw but the Brighton vs Nottingham Forest one, I expected the home side to win the match tbh.  But Nottingham Forest gave a good account of themselves.  It shows that they deserve where they are in the league rn at a decent spot after the clubs outside of the top 4 which are Chelsea, Newcastle and Brighton.

I really appreciate any improvement from the underdogs and relegation favourites and for that reason I am very excited at the prospect for Nottingham Forest this season. If they finish in the top eight it will be a phenomenal season for them and if they manage to get to the quarter-finals at the very least of the FA Cup it will be even better.

All three of the promoted teams (Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton) have yet to win their first games, hopefully that will change soon.

Fulham won a decent match against Newcastle.  Looks like Newcastle weak in away fixtures is in play again.  

And it's funny...  Look at where Man United and Tottenham are.  

Fulham had an important win against Newcastle United when they were expected to lose. It is very early to have a full understanding of how it will look at the end of the season but here is the current Premier League table:

[tokeweed]

^  And the fight for their spots between the mid table clubs continues.  This weekend we got Chelsea vs Brighton and Nottingham Forest vs Fulham.  And here's the best match of the weekend for their mid table spots.  Right in the middle of the table...  Tottenham vs Man United.  Lolol. 

I'm not totally convinced with Chelsea yet tbh.  Brighton double chance is at 2.17.    As for Nottingham Forest and Fulham, I think BTTS at 1.78 is decdent.

And for the main event Man U vs Spurs...  What do you guys think of the under 3 goals at 2.30?

[JollyGood]

These are the games taking place Saturday 28th September:

Newcastle United vs Manchester City
Arsenal vs Leicester City
Brentford vs West Ham United
Chelsea vs Brighton and Hove Albion
Everton vs Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool

Newcastle United host Manchester City play in the midday kick-off. Wolves play Liverpool the late game. All the other games kick-off at 3pm.

I expect wins for Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. I am confident of draws in the games featuring Newcastle United, Brentford and Wolves. If Arsenal win and Manchester City draw their respective games, it will leave both teams on 14 points 

[tokeweed]

^  Chelsea are looking good in their last couple of match ups but dunno...  I feel like Brighton could get a point here.  And it'll be a good one as it's an away fixture and it's against a supposedly better club that's hard to beat in their own pitch.

I parlayed Man City team total over 1.5, Brighton +1, Nottingham Forest vs Fulham BTTS and Man United vs Tottenham under 3.5 goals at 7.71.    Just a small bet for the lulz.  If I win, gonna bet on some underdogs in UFC Paris.

[boltz]

Wolves seems they are slowly heading towards Championship this year because this team has been in a down spiral for at least 2 years now and since then they were on borrowed time by staying in Premier League. However , the last decade for Wolves has been very impressive by playing into European competitions , having deep runs into them but also having great results in Premier League as well. This weekend they will play against Liverpool and I doubt they can even take 1 point away from them...

[JollyGood]

And for the main event Man U vs Spurs...  What do you guys think of the under 3 goals at 2.30?

I doubt the game will be a big scoring sensational exhibition of football. It will be contested by two teams that desperately need to win to stay close to the top five but they will probably be happy with a point each knowing a defeat for either will raise questions about whether their manager should be sacked. Who would be surprised at the game ending 0-0?

^  Chelsea are looking good in their last couple of match ups but dunno...  I feel like Brighton could get a point here.

When Chelsea and Brighton are mentioned, the first word/name that comes to mind is Caideco and the second is related to his £115 million fee. Rice cost Arsenal £100 million and it seemed he was performing much better with Arsenal being Premier League runners-up last season but these statistics are important:

[Distraction]

^  Chelsea are looking good in their last couple of match ups but dunno...  I feel like Brighton could get a point here.  And it'll be a good one as it's an away fixture and it's against a supposedly better club that's hard to beat in their own pitch.

I parlayed Man City team total over 1.5, Brighton +1, Nottingham Forest vs Fulham BTTS and Man United vs Tottenham under 3.5 goals at 7.71.    Just a small bet for the lulz.  If I win, gonna bet on some underdogs in UFC Paris.

It is worth a shot truthfully. I understand you if you go with that choice of yours.    Because this is Chelsea and we all know their situation for so many years. They need to continue winning many more games to prove it that it is different this time.

If I bet on this match I will still go for Chelsea win. Just for fun.    Maybe I would bet some on their winning by a difference of one goal. Because I expect a really close rivalry here. Both sides have very capable players to score.

Palmer's performance is nearly always the key for Chelsea. When he has a good day it is really difficult to lose that match. They didn't even register him to the Conference League squad to help him give his 100% in the PL.

[JollyGood]

Who thinks Newcastle United will beat Manchester City in the midday kick-off tomorrow? If that does happen and then Arsenal manage to beat Leicester City in the 3pm game, it will put pressure on Liverpool when they play their game at Wolves in the late game. Overall, I am confident Manchester City will drop points but Arsenal and Liverpool will take maximum points.

How do you see these games playing out tomorrow?

[Igebotz]

^  Chelsea are looking good in their last couple of match ups but dunno...  I feel like Brighton could get a point here.  And it'll be a good one as it's an away fixture and it's against a supposedly better club that's hard to beat in their own pitch.

I parlayed Man City team total over 1.5, Brighton +1, Nottingham Forest vs Fulham BTTS and Man United vs Tottenham under 3.5 goals at 7.71.    Just a small bet for the lulz.  If I win, gonna bet on some underdogs in UFC Paris.

Nice parlay, going to hop on this as well, maybe add some few games to round up the odd to 10 for greed. Our defence is beginning to take shape. I didn't watch the last two games for some reasons, but I did watch the highlights and noticed some encouraging developments in our defence, becoming more solid and keeping some important clean sheets to boost confidence. but I see Brighton taking +1 against us. The best they can get.

Who thinks Newcastle United will beat Manchester City in the midday kick-off tomorrow? If that does happen and then Arsenal manage to beat Leicester City in the 3pm game, it will put pressure on Liverpool when they play their game at Wolves in the late game. Overall, I am confident Manchester City will drop points but Arsenal and Liverpool will take maximum points.

How do you see these games playing out tomorrow?

No Rodri and no News on KDB match fitness, its always a tough game without these two but I see man city scraping a narrow win here.

[nelson4lov]

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I expect wins for Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. I am confident of draws in the games featuring Newcastle United, Brentford and Wolves. If Arsenal win and Manchester City draw their respective games, it will leave both teams on 14 points 

No Liverpool? This weekend, my money in going on Liverpool and Arsenal amd probably Manchester City but not sure about this last bit yet though but here's my current bias:

City wants to win after that disappointing game against Arsenal on Sunday. This will be good to get them back to winning ways after Arteta and Arsenal denied them that opportunity despite being a man down for the entirety of the second half.

Arsenal came under heavy criticism for parking the bus against City. They won their Carabao cup fixture and I expect them to replicate against against Leicester city who hasn't done really well for themselves since being back in the EPL.

The best part — Arne Slot and his team for the win. Not much to say exact for that Liverpool is in a fine form and  the boys are really enjoying winning and playing. We could see how hard Gakpo and Nunez have worked hard in recent games. Plenty of attacking options still including Diaz, Salah, Jota, Gakpo, Szoboslai, etc to name a few.

Fingers crossed. Should be an interesting weekend ahead.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Who thinks Newcastle United will beat Manchester City in the midday kick-off tomorrow? If that does happen and then Arsenal manage to beat Leicester City in the 3pm game, it will put pressure on Liverpool when they play their game at Wolves in the late game. Overall, I am confident Manchester City will drop points but Arsenal and Liverpool will take maximum points.

I'mma be honest with you, city ain't even prepared to lose a single game yet, especially since they already bagged a draw against arsenal -- a tough one! Leading with 13 pts overall, it's quite a shaky position on the table as their GD is a bit below that of their closest rival, Liverpool. They've only conceded 1 goal and it's pretty much understood; if city gets ran aground tomorrow, it's even gonna get worse, I'm afraid.

As for Newcastle, for the last 2 meetings, they conceded 2 goals on an average against city (including other competitions...EPL, FA) so there's still a chance they can win with at least 1 goal.
If I were to bet on them, I'd go for my most preferred option, the ASIAN HANDICAP.

[Distraction]

Who thinks Newcastle United will beat Manchester City in the midday kick-off tomorrow?

Newcastle couldn't win but they weren't bad at all. Manchester City lacked in defense today. That resulted in a 1-1 draw. It is nice to see though. I want some more competition among multiple teams. 


What a talent Palmer is! 



Chelsea - Brighton match has been one of the best matches I have seen lately. 4-2 at halftime. Palmer puts on a wonderful show. 4 goals already in the first half. That's just incredible!

If you didn't watch this half then you missed a lot. Because there were many more goal chances wasted and goals that were disallowed. By the way it looks like Chelsea has found its new Hazard. 

[nelson4lov]

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Fingers crossed. Should be an interesting weekend ahead.

So I made 3 preductions before Saturday which included City, Arsenal and Liverpool all to win for the weekend. City with the early kick off. I underestimated how much City would miss the services of KDB and Rodri today and to make matters worse, no foden. Haaland is a player that does really well when he gets plenty of services. The fact that it didn't happen today meant he was no way to be found despite playing 90 minutes + extra time.

Arsenal, Fumbled a 2-0 lead to managed to fight back. Not much to say here considering they nearly drew the match but those two late goals came just in time.

Only saw 20 minutes of the Liverpool game. Will have to check the highlights later.

[JollyGood]

These are the results of the games played yesterday:

Newcastle United 1-1 Manchester City
Arsenal 4-2 Leicester City
Brentford 1-1 West Ham United
Chelsea 4-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Liverpool

These are the game taking place today Sunday 29th September:

Ipswich Town vs Aston Villa
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Statistically it seems Aston Villa will beat Ipswich Town and I will go with that view. As for Manchester United and Tottenham, both are in desperate need of a win and neither really wants to face the consequences of a loss therefore a draw seems the obvious outcome.

No Rodri and no News on KDB match fitness, its always a tough game without these two but I see man city scraping a narrow win here.

De Bruyne is not the same player he was a few seasons ago, clearly age and time have caught up with him and Guardiola already knows he will have limited impact on games even when he is on the pitch. As for Rodri, it was announced he will be out of the rest of the season and that is going to impact their title defence. On that basis alone, they will probably finish the league in second, third or even fourth place but not as champions.

Fingers crossed. Should be an interesting weekend ahead.

The games played yesterday were exciting therefore if the games being played today match them it will be another brilliant weekend.

I'mma be honest with you, city ain't even prepared to lose a single game yet, especially since they already bagged a draw against arsenal

Now that Rodri is out for the rest of the season, I think it changes the dynamics in favour of other teams and weakens Manchester City considerably.

Newcastle couldn't win but they weren't bad at all.

I expect Manchester City to drop a lot of points this season after the news about Rodri being ruled out for the rest of the season. Manchester City and Guardiola cannot replace him but they have an opportunity to buy a player that can cover his position in the winter transfer window.

What a talent Palmer is!  

Four first-half goals and he is full of confidence. How did he miss that fifth goal opportunity even if it was on his right foot?

[Sandra_hakeem]

I'mma be honest with you, city ain't even prepared to lose a single game yet, especially since they already bagged a draw against arsenal

Now that Rodri is out for the rest of the season, I think it changes the dynamics in favour of other teams and weakens Manchester City considerably.

My God!! City has never been this vulnerable in defending against their position on the table!
First of all, Rodri is a defensive midfielder and obviously, he has a replacement. Either ways, the usual formation pattern wasn't used in their game against Newcastle - 4 3 3 C. Guardiola had to use a 4 2 3 1 formation and somehow, he had 3 attacking midfielders and 2 defensive midfielders as well.

As for Newcastle, for the last 2 meetings, they conceded 2 goals on an average against city (including other competitions...EPL, FA) so there's still a chance they can win with at least 1 goal.
If I were to bet on them, I'd go for my most preferred option, the ASIAN HANDICAP.

Just like what I described here, I wasn't also totally certain of the fact that they can cut a win -- it's football though but, the fact that I ended everything with a handicap means I would have been right on spot if I had wagered.