Premier League Prediction Thread (EPL)

[SFR10]

Furthermore there’re concerns between various clubs to play at rivals grounds as they fear they’ll loose their home ground advantage, and this is a big concern which need to be addressed before this season can begin once again.

Sources:

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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52478598

I don't think the effect would be that significant if games are going to be played behind closed doors since that lifts a big pressure from both visiting teams ^{[the current proposal of playing in neutral grounds]} and based on the article, their main concern is about having a lot of players and staff flying around the country.

[tomahawk9]

common denominator across multiple UK newspapers regarding the PL restart plan: NEUTRAL


BBC Sports

more sources: The Sun, Dailymail, The Telegraph

So no home advantage or 'psychological' advantage for every club until next season possibly. This will hurt Liverpool and Man City a lot since they're close to unbeatable when playing at home.

[DeathAngel]

common denominator across multiple UK newspapers regarding the PL restart plan: NEUTRAL


BBC Sports

more sources: The Sun, Dailymail, The Telegraph

So no home advantage or 'psychological' advantage for every club until next season possibly. This will hurt Liverpool and Man City a lot since they're close to unbeatable when playing at home.

Liverpool only need 6 points out of 9 games to 100% claim the title don’t they? I don’t see any problems for them. I think it’ll hurt the teams down the bottom more who are fighting to stay up.

[jostorres]

Maybe instead of focusing on why the players are given the right to stay at home, we should focus on why the workers are out there as well? I mean that is the whole point why football players make millions while the people we rely on these days make about minimum salary. Instead of asking why Messi is paid so much, we should be asking why the minimum salary is so low. Same is happening with this as well.

I am not saying they should not be working at all, we would basically be out of food and necessities if they do not work, but at least give them the proper thanks they deserve with extra money and extra rights. We should be trying to keep every single person who CAN stay at home from going outside, not trying to bring people out for our own viewing pleasure.

[Avirunes]

So no home advantage or 'psychological' advantage for every club until next season possibly. This will hurt Liverpool and Man City a lot since they're close to unbeatable when playing at home.

Liverpool have been equally good at away games as well IMO. They only lost against Watford at home and a draw against United. Talking about City, I would say this season they were the worst playing away. Even at home they were not that good.

So in short, doesn't matters for Liverpool even if games are to be held at neutral venues.

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It would be better not to force the match to continue in such a situation, because even if the match is played in a closed and neutral place, I don't think it will guarantee that all staff and players will be safe from spreading viruses, because apart from that at least there will be effect or the impact caused when there is a crowd or the surrounding environment.

Of course there will be fanatic fans who always want to see their favorite club play even though it is done with very strict guarding, but whether the EPL top brass will make decisions like the French league who made their championship termination this season, PSG.
And if the EPL decides like that, of course it's clear that Liverpool must accept the trophy because the points are so different from the second position so I hope there is a decision like that and the match does not need to be continued.

[hd49728]

Of course there will be fanatic fans who always want to see their favorite club play even though it is done with very strict guarding, but whether the EPL top brass will make decisions like the French league who made their championship termination this season, PSG.
And if the EPL decides like that, of course it's clear that Liverpool must accept the trophy because the points are so different from the second position so I hope there is a decision like that and the match does not need to be continued.

If titles should be given to dominant club, in Premier League, it is Liverpool. I don't think there are any reasons to say Liverpool don't deserve the title this season. Even Pep Guardiola and Manchester City fans will glad to see Liverpool get the honorable title if the season won't be resumed and finished.

I am sure that Liverpool don't want to get title this way and sure they want to finish the season and get the league's tittle as officially and normally as possible but who knows.

[Naida_BR]

Ireland is expanding the lockdown period till 18th May.
The victims of the coronavirus were increased in the UK during the last day. I think that EPL is not going to start sooner or in the same time as the other European championships. It seems that they will need some time more in order to keep public health safe.

[Daniel91]

Of course there will be fanatic fans who always want to see their favorite club play even though it is done with very strict guarding, but whether the EPL top brass will make decisions like the French league who made their championship termination this season, PSG.
And if the EPL decides like that, of course it's clear that Liverpool must accept the trophy because the points are so different from the second position so I hope there is a decision like that and the match does not need to be continued.

If titles should be given to dominant club, in Premier League, it is Liverpool. I don't think there are any reasons to say Liverpool don't deserve the title this season. Even Pep Guardiola and Manchester City fans will glad to see Liverpool get the honorable title if the season won't be resumed and finished.

I am sure that Liverpool don't want to get title this way and sure they want to finish the season and get the league's tittle as officially and normally as possible but who knows.

I don't think all clubs in England agree with this proposal.
Somewhere I read that West Ham and some other clubs, suggested that the whole season should be cancelled if can't end normally.
In that case, Liverpool would lose their Champions League title.
It would be a great injustice but nothing is yet certain or decided.

[Globb0]

In that case, Liverpool would lose their Champions League title.
It would be a great injustice but nothing is yet certain or decided.

Wait what? they also winning the champions league now. Wow.

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Of course there will be fanatic fans who always want to see their favorite club play even though it is done with very strict guarding, but whether the EPL top brass will make decisions like the French league who made their championship termination this season, PSG.
And if the EPL decides like that, of course it's clear that Liverpool must accept the trophy because the points are so different from the second position so I hope there is a decision like that and the match does not need to be continued.

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I am sure that Liverpool don't want to get title this way and sure they want to finish the season and get the league's tittle as officially and normally as possible but who knows.

I know that Liverpool wants to win that title perfectly, meaning that with all the matches in the EPL, but what if the conditions are still not stable in England maybe Liverpool must accept all the decisions because of winning he has the right to win the title perfectly.

In that case, Liverpool would lose their Champions League title.

This season Liverpool have lost the league title because they have been beaten by Atl Madrid, but for the next season they remain in the UCL competition.

It would be a great injustice but nothing is yet certain or decided.

And I think this is fair for EPL

[DeathAngel]

In that case, Liverpool would lose their Champions League title.
It would be a great injustice but nothing is yet certain or decided.

Wait what? they also winning the champions league now. Wow.

They totally dominated Atletico in the game at Anfield & really deserved to go through but Atleti rode their luck & qualified for the 1/4 final fair & square. Liverpool are out & there will be a new champion of europe this season when play finally starts again.

[Avirunes]

I don't think all clubs in England agree with this proposal.
Somewhere I read that West Ham and some other clubs, suggested that the whole season should be cancelled if can't end normally.

They will because of what they were going through before the league was postponed and I am sure these will be teams who are currently just on the line to relegation zone. Take West Ham for example, they are usually good but this season they have so many injuries, Pellegrini sacked. This season it is totally disaster for them so obviously they would opt down for the season to be cancelled so that they can escape from relegation scare.

I think season to continue would be the fairest thing to happen but situation is not letting it happen.

[tomahawk9]

Liverpool only need 6 points out of 9 games to 100% claim the title don’t they? I don’t see any problems for them. I think it’ll hurt the teams down the bottom more who are fighting to stay up.

I was referring to the next season. A shaky start due to not having a home advantage could be a deciding factor towards the end of the season for teams who have a great run at home like liverpool and man city.

Even Pep Guardiola and Manchester City fans will glad to see Liverpool get the honorable title if the season won't be resumed and finished.

I'm 99% sure they'd be happier if the season gets voided and liverpool are not crowned champions 

[Daniel91]

In that case, Liverpool would lose their Champions League title.
It would be a great injustice but nothing is yet certain or decided.

Wait what? they also winning the champions league now. Wow.

They totally dominated Atletico in the game at Anfield & really deserved to go through but Atleti rode their luck & qualified for the 1/4 final fair & square. Liverpool are out & there will be a new champion of europe this season when play finally starts again.

Lol My grammatical mistake, of course I meant the title of football champion of England, not Europe 😀😀

[FanEagle]

Of course there will be fanatic fans who always want to see their favorite club play even though it is done with very strict guarding, but whether the EPL top brass will make decisions like the French league who made their championship termination this season, PSG.
And if the EPL decides like that, of course it's clear that Liverpool must accept the trophy because the points are so different from the second position so I hope there is a decision like that and the match does not need to be continued.

If titles should be given to dominant club, in Premier League, it is Liverpool. I don't think there are any reasons to say Liverpool don't deserve the title this season. Even Pep Guardiola and Manchester City fans will glad to see Liverpool get the honorable title if the season won't be resumed and finished.

I am sure that Liverpool don't want to get title this way and sure they want to finish the season and get the league's tittle as officially and normally as possible but who knows.

They won champions league last year, they have already won it, there is no coming back from that and nobody can cancel that. Even on the worst of the situations Liverpool doesn't get the league title this year which they totally deserved because they were having a record breaking games and record breaking points probably, so that would be sad, but even on that horrible situation for them, nobody is taking away their champions league champions title at all, that was last year and done with.

I do believe the leagues will resume eventually, but even if they do not, European cups will be played next year, and leagues will have to send some teams, you reckon they won't send Liverpool? There is no way they won't send them, so the worst case in my mind is nobody wins champions league this year, that's it.

[Upgrade00]

In that case, Liverpool would lose their Champions League title.
It would be a great injustice but nothing is yet certain or decided.

It would be unfair to Liverpool supporters should have waited so long for a premier league title to finally get so close to the finish line and see it blown away. But I don't think it would be an injustice, it's a very delicate matter involving the lives of millions of people indirectly, and that has to be put into consideration, and the league champion has not yet been mathematically decided.

I think some Liverpool fans would rather not be awarded the league and have the respect of all the other teams as the best team of the season, than to be handed a title which would be challenged by rival clubs for a long time.
A decision would have to be made soon by the league, to ease the nerves of the players and club supporters.

[hd49728]

I'm 99% sure they'd be happier if the season gets voided and liverpool are not crowned champions 

It is because they hate Liverpool. For real logical fans, I believe they all agree that Liverpool deserve the title this season.

Lol My grammatical mistake, of course I meant the title of football champion of England, not Europe 😀😀

I do know you meant about the Premier League's title, not the Champions League because we all here to discuss about the Premier League.

It would be unfair to Liverpool supporters should have waited so long for a premier league title to finally get so close to the finish line and see it blown away. But I don't think it would be an injustice, it's a very delicate matter involving the lives of millions of people indirectly, and that has to be put into consideration, and the league champion has not yet been mathematically decided.

I think some Liverpool fans would rather not be awarded the league and have the respect of all the other teams as the best team of the season, than to be handed a title which would be challenged by rival clubs for a long time.
A decision would have to be made soon by the league, to ease the nerves of the players and club supporters.

No matter how the season finishes (fully finished with all matches or canceled or totally stopped but having chosen winner), Liverpool deserve recognition of the football fans but without a title, one or 2 decades later, no one will remember Liverpool and their performance this season. I think the best one is resume the league; the second one is giving the title to Liverpool like what Ligue I gave it to PSG. The worst is cancel the league, no title, no results of this season will be recorded and taken into consideration for next season.

[Naida_BR]

This season has lost totally the interest of the fans.
With discussions that I am making with people they do not really care anymore about the EPL matches and if Liverpool or any other team is going to get the title. All leagues are a mess and it would something just to be done to finish the league.

[Daniel91]

I'm 99% sure they'd be happier if the season gets voided and liverpool are not crowned champions 

It is because they hate Liverpool. For real logical fans, I believe they all agree that Liverpool deserve the title this season.

Lol My grammatical mistake, of course I meant the title of football champion of England, not Europe 😀😀

I do know you meant about the Premier League's title, not the Champions League because we all here to discuss about the Premier League.

It would be unfair to Liverpool supporters should have waited so long for a premier league title to finally get so close to the finish line and see it blown away. But I don't think it would be an injustice, it's a very delicate matter involving the lives of millions of people indirectly, and that has to be put into consideration, and the league champion has not yet been mathematically decided.

I think some Liverpool fans would rather not be awarded the league and have the respect of all the other teams as the best team of the season, than to be handed a title which would be challenged by rival clubs for a long time.
A decision would have to be made soon by the league, to ease the nerves of the players and club supporters.

No matter how the season finishes (fully finished with all matches or canceled or totally stopped but having chosen winner), Liverpool deserve recognition of the football fans but without a title, one or 2 decades later, no one will remember Liverpool and their performance this season. I think the best one is resume the league; the second one is giving the title to Liverpool like what Ligue I gave it to PSG. The worst is cancel the league, no title, no results of this season will be recorded and taken into consideration for next season.

If the worst case scenario happens for Liverpool, and the season is cancelled completely, most fans are likely to conclude that there is something in the ''curse'' of Liverpool.
A couple of years ago, when they were the best with Suarez, Gerard slipped and it was all over, they lost the title of champion.
This year they had such dominance in the league that seemed that nothing can stop them, and that after 30 years their curse will be gone.
And when they couldn't lose more on the football field, the corona got involved and stopped them