Premier League Prediction Thread (EPL)

[swogerino]

Looking at the games of this upcoming Premier League week, all the favourites are having easy games against easy opponents. The only real game will be the one between Manchester United against Tottenham. Tottenham has started the Premier League very well with two victories while Manchester United is struggling after lost to a team like Brighton.

I think we will see a goalless game here.

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[tokeweed]

One point worth considering - why is De Gea still at Man Utd? You would have thought he’d want to force his way out of Man Utd. They don’t look like they’ll compete for the big trophies for a while.

De Gea could play for pretty much anybody, dunno why he’s happy there.

in the current situation DeGea have only United to play with most of the elite teams in England have super goalkeeper so no other team that would be able to lure him while in Spain the three top teams have also great goalkeepers also if Atletico want him back I do not think that they can pay his current wages and United are looking to renew his contract so he most likely to be the highest paid goalkeeper in the world. The only possible move for him now is to join Juventus they have a new young italien goalkeeper and scezny if they do not perform within the team demands I can see Them moving for him next season if they see a potential move from him.

Its all about money bro, there isnt any other team out there that is willing to pay him more right now. He is a top class world keeper but to be honest, his performance has been quite declining compared to few years ago. He WAS a prodigy goalkeeper but now he is only a world class goalkeeper and there are few goalkeeper on the same calibre out there

Money is a big part of it but a world class keeper like him wants to win things. I doubt he'd go to a sub par team just for a bit of extra cash, but he might not stay with United forever if they're looking unlikely to win anything for years either.

Yup yup...  This season should be good and a close battle between Man City and Liverpool.  We already know Man United is out.  It would have been nice to see a three way battle.  I'm also starting to feel genuinley sorry for the real Man United fans.

Give me a break, one win and one lose from Manchester united and they are out from the champion race? Manchester United still has a good chance as well if you compare it to the other team. There are still 36 games to go and everything could have happen, There is no way to tell how the season will end and who the champion will be at this stage

It's obviously ridiculous to say they're out of the title running at such an early stage, but often teams start as they mean to go on and losing even one game has a huge impact on their title aspirations because teams like City and Liverpool just aren't likely going to lose many games at all. In fact, Manchester City only lost two games last season and drew four. They may even do better this season but I think Liverpool could match their forum and be serious contenders for the title. Man United just don't have the squad to challenge this year but if they want to then they need to turn their form around very quickly. Playing Spurs this weekend isn't going to be easy either.

Imho they do have the players to compete vs all the top 6 clubs in the league, and could even win it.  It's Mou.  Somehow there's something dark and negative emanating from him.  He's no longer that guy who came to Chelsea all those years ago and gave the league a breath of fresh air. 

I think he needs to take a year or two off from management to regain his love for the game back.

[shanem]

One point worth considering - why is De Gea still at Man Utd? You would have thought he’d want to force his way out of Man Utd. They don’t look like they’ll compete for the big trophies for a while.

De Gea could play for pretty much anybody, dunno why he’s happy there.

in the current situation DeGea have only United to play with most of the elite teams in England have super goalkeeper so no other team that would be able to lure him while in Spain the three top teams have also great goalkeepers also if Atletico want him back I do not think that they can pay his current wages and United are looking to renew his contract so he most likely to be the highest paid goalkeeper in the world. The only possible move for him now is to join Juventus they have a new young italien goalkeeper and scezny if they do not perform within the team demands I can see Them moving for him next season if they see a potential move from him.

Its all about money bro, there isnt any other team out there that is willing to pay him more right now. He is a top class world keeper but to be honest, his performance has been quite declining compared to few years ago. He WAS a prodigy goalkeeper but now he is only a world class goalkeeper and there are few goalkeeper on the same calibre out there

Money is a big part of it but a world class keeper like him wants to win things. I doubt he'd go to a sub par team just for a bit of extra cash, but he might not stay with United forever if they're looking unlikely to win anything for years either.

Yup yup...  This season should be good and a close battle between Man City and Liverpool.  We already know Man United is out.  It would have been nice to see a three way battle.  I'm also starting to feel genuinley sorry for the real Man United fans.

Give me a break, one win and one lose from Manchester united and they are out from the champion race? Manchester United still has a good chance as well if you compare it to the other team. There are still 36 games to go and everything could have happen, There is no way to tell how the season will end and who the champion will be at this stage

It's obviously ridiculous to say they're out of the title running at such an early stage, but often teams start as they mean to go on and losing even one game has a huge impact on their title aspirations because teams like City and Liverpool just aren't likely going to lose many games at all. In fact, Manchester City only lost two games last season and drew four. They may even do better this season but I think Liverpool could match their forum and be serious contenders for the title. Man United just don't have the squad to challenge this year but if they want to then they need to turn their form around very quickly. Playing Spurs this weekend isn't going to be easy either.

Imho they do have the players to compete vs all the top 6 clubs in the league, and could even win it.  It's Mou.  Somehow there's something dark and negative emanating from him.  He's no longer that guy who came to Chelsea all those years ago and gave the league a breath of fresh air. 

I think he needs to take a year or two off from management to regain his love for the game back.

Maybe Mourinho can't compete with Guardiola. Guardiola is Mourinho's nemesis when both of them were managers in the La Liga. Mourinho's teams best performance came during his second season as manager but last season shows that City's squad is too good. I think Mourinho is disheartened when the Premier League is much more competitive than the time when he first managed Chelsea the first time.

[DIA7]

One point worth considering - why is De Gea still at Man Utd? You would have thought he’d want to force his way out of Man Utd. They don’t look like they’ll compete for the big trophies for a while.

De Gea could play for pretty much anybody, dunno why he’s happy there.

in the current situation DeGea have only United to play with most of the elite teams in England have super goalkeeper so no other team that would be able to lure him while in Spain the three top teams have also great goalkeepers also if Atletico want him back I do not think that they can pay his current wages and United are looking to renew his contract so he most likely to be the highest paid goalkeeper in the world. The only possible move for him now is to join Juventus they have a new young italien goalkeeper and scezny if they do not perform within the team demands I can see Them moving for him next season if they see a potential move from him.

Its all about money bro, there isnt any other team out there that is willing to pay him more right now. He is a top class world keeper but to be honest, his performance has been quite declining compared to few years ago. He WAS a prodigy goalkeeper but now he is only a world class goalkeeper and there are few goalkeeper on the same calibre out there

Money is a big part of it but a world class keeper like him wants to win things. I doubt he'd go to a sub par team just for a bit of extra cash, but he might not stay with United forever if they're looking unlikely to win anything for years either.

Yup yup...  This season should be good and a close battle between Man City and Liverpool.  We already know Man United is out.  It would have been nice to see a three way battle.  I'm also starting to feel genuinley sorry for the real Man United fans.

Give me a break, one win and one lose from Manchester united and they are out from the champion race? Manchester United still has a good chance as well if you compare it to the other team. There are still 36 games to go and everything could have happen, There is no way to tell how the season will end and who the champion will be at this stage

It's obviously ridiculous to say they're out of the title running at such an early stage, but often teams start as they mean to go on and losing even one game has a huge impact on their title aspirations because teams like City and Liverpool just aren't likely going to lose many games at all. In fact, Manchester City only lost two games last season and drew four. They may even do better this season but I think Liverpool could match their forum and be serious contenders for the title. Man United just don't have the squad to challenge this year but if they want to then they need to turn their form around very quickly. Playing Spurs this weekend isn't going to be easy either.

Imho they do have the players to compete vs all the top 6 clubs in the league, and could even win it.  It's Mou.  Somehow there's something dark and negative emanating from him.  He's no longer that guy who came to Chelsea all those years ago and gave the league a breath of fresh air. 

I think he needs to take a year or two off from management to regain his love for the game back.

Maybe Mourinho can't compete with Guardiola. Guardiola is Mourinho's nemesis when both of them were managers in the La Liga. Mourinho's teams best performance came during his second season as manager but last season shows that City's squad is too good. I think Mourinho is disheartened when the Premier League is much more competitive than the time when he first managed Chelsea the first time.

yeah nowdays it will be hard to keep up with Man City, before both Mourinho and guardiola came to the EPL Man City had netter squad then their neighbors United and they had only to ilprove the team just a little bit more to be back at top but When Guardiola came he made a lot of big Changes that made the team unbeatable they destroyed a lot of records of SAF made back when he was at United and last season it was surprising that they didn't get to advance in higher stages in the UCL that team could propably won the UCL against Real Madrid or atleast they could have put a better fight then Liverpool Mourinho got a good squad but nowhere near the level of city and now Liverpool got improved even more and they are starting to fall behind them so this season if Mourinho gets third it will be mission accomplished.

[Wendigo]

Yay the weekend is here!   Time to get some fun parlays in Putting my faith in the underdogs again and hoping they won't disappoint... again. Oh who am I kidding lol  

Wolverhampton Wanderers - Manchester City City to win and BTTS @ 2.60
Southampton FC - Leicester City BTTS @ 1.96
Liverpool FC - Brighton & Hove Albion FC Liverpool to win and BTTS @ 2.82
Total odds: 14.37

Cheers!

[Sutters Mill]

Imho they do have the players to compete vs all the top 6 clubs in the league, and could even win it.  It's Mou.  Somehow there's something dark and negative emanating from him.  He's no longer that guy who came to Chelsea all those years ago and gave the league a breath of fresh air. 

I think he needs to take a year or two off from management to regain his love for the game back.

You just said they're already out of the running after two games and now you're saying they can even win it?  . Man United have great players and even a great team, but City's and Liverpool are just far, far greater that I don't even think United currently come anywhere close to them. With the climate of sacking managers as soon as they have a bit of a bad run (especially at United) I can't see Jose even staying long enough to turn it around. I don't think he should be sacked now or anytime soon and should be given a couple of years unless he fucks up totally but when teams like City, Liverpool and Spurs are so good it's hard to compete. This weekends game against Spurs will be a big test for them. If they can win it an take three points away from Poch then that may give them a bit of a morale boost.

[o_e_l_e_o]

Man United have great players and even a great team,

Great players, yes. Players like Pogba and Lukaku were phenomenal during the World Cup. But they don't have a great team because they have no team work and no clear tactics or vision, and that's Mou's fault. If he doesn't sort things out soon, he won't see the end of the season.

[buwaytress]

Nice discussions going on, so early on in the season. My take on my De Gea is still sticking it out with United is their propensity to win even when playing badly. They're always going to be fighting for the league, no matter their crises. Cup games also they still can do well, Mou mentality or not (which may actually work better in competitions). He plays for trophies, I doubt money is the primary issue, not for a star keeper like him. Keeps him sharp for Spain too, which is important for Euro!

Liverpool of course as a supporter I'm enjoying the highs but always wary that we're consistently overperforming. When your stars didn't progress far in World Cup and your 2nd choice CB is a WC finalist haha... when your best player at times is the oldest (James Milner). I still have scars from the Suarez season when Gerrard slipped so I know how crushing these false dawns can be. But I always tip them to win every season, and there hasn't been a better chance for so long. Can't wait to meet City and see if we can't force a tumble down from their heights but our eyes have to be on the present.

Today, I go for a strange parlay I seldom do: both City and Liverpool to score at least two and a third to get the over 2.5s: https://www.bitcoinrush.io/sportsbook/ShareBet?id=cMs5JpPrGlUfe40JRxlT%2FPFwxXIOhERi3gSGMM2ZrqU%3D

For a similar return of 2.5.

[Sutters Mill]

Man United have great players and even a great team,

Great players, yes. Players like Pogba and Lukaku were phenomenal during the World Cup. But they don't have a great team because they have no team work and no clear tactics or vision, and that's Mou's fault. If he doesn't sort things out soon, he won't see the end of the season.

Who else are they going to get though? Jose can with the title with Chelsea but not United? Whoever they get isn't going to come in and revolutionize the team and achieve instant success. It will just be the same story as it was with Van Gaal. Move on to the next manager and then sacked again. I really don't think you can put this all on Jose if the team just isn't gelling or getting the results, but whoever the next manager is probably won't do any better. It's just starting from scratch again which will just put them further behind in getting back on track to the greatness they once achieved.

[tokeweed]

Imho they do have the players to compete vs all the top 6 clubs in the league, and could even win it.  It's Mou.  Somehow there's something dark and negative emanating from him.  He's no longer that guy who came to Chelsea all those years ago and gave the league a breath of fresh air.  

I think he needs to take a year or two off from management to regain his love for the game back.

You just said they're already out of the running after two games and now you're saying they can even win it?  . Man United have great players and even a great team, but City's and Liverpool are just far, far greater that I don't even think United currently come anywhere close to them. With the climate of sacking managers as soon as they have a bit of a bad run (especially at United) I can't see Jose even staying long enough to turn it around. I don't think he should be sacked now or anytime soon and should be given a couple of years unless he fucks up totally but when teams like City, Liverpool and Spurs are so good it's hard to compete. This weekends game against Spurs will be a big test for them. If they can win it an take three points away from Poch then that may give them a bit of a morale boost.

Huh?  Lol.  Read my post again.  I never said United could win it.  And fyi, they're out of the running even before the season started IMHO.

[Sutters Mill]

Imho they do have the players to compete vs all the top 6 clubs in the league, and could even win it.  It's Mou.  Somehow there's something dark and negative emanating from him.  He's no longer that guy who came to Chelsea all those years ago and gave the league a breath of fresh air.  

I think he needs to take a year or two off from management to regain his love for the game back.

You just said they're already out of the running after two games and now you're saying they can even win it?  . Man United have great players and even a great team, but City's and Liverpool are just far, far greater that I don't even think United currently come anywhere close to them. With the climate of sacking managers as soon as they have a bit of a bad run (especially at United) I can't see Jose even staying long enough to turn it around. I don't think he should be sacked now or anytime soon and should be given a couple of years unless he fucks up totally but when teams like City, Liverpool and Spurs are so good it's hard to compete. This weekends game against Spurs will be a big test for them. If they can win it an take three points away from Poch then that may give them a bit of a morale boost.

Huh?  Lol.  Read my post again.  I never said United could win it.  And fyi, they're out of the running even before the season started IMHO.

Well that's what I get from this:

Imho they do have the players to compete vs all the top 6 clubs in the league, and could even win it.  It's Mou.

[Barcode_]

The new Arsenal manager Unai Emery is not having an easy time after taking over Arsene Wenger duties, as Arsenal have already lost two games since the start of the English Premier League, I believe West Ham would be a much more easier opponent to handle, and since Arsenal is playing against their opponent with home ground advantage today, the players of Arsenal should try their best to beat West Ham today if they still wish to qualify for the Uefa Champions League next season.

[cazkooo]

Man United have great players and even a great team,

Great players, yes. Players like Pogba and Lukaku were phenomenal during the World Cup. But they don't have a great team because they have no team work and no clear tactics or vision, and that's Mou's fault. If he doesn't sort things out soon, he won't see the end of the season.

Dont you worry about it, he will sort it out and he know it better than anyone if that he doesnt fix the problem then he wont be coaching Manchester United anytime longer anymore. He know it better than most people especially after they lose last week, thats more reason for him to think of a new strategy for the team to adapt to

[tokeweed]

Imho they do have the players to compete vs all the top 6 clubs in the league, and could even win it.  It's Mou.  Somehow there's something dark and negative emanating from him.  He's no longer that guy who came to Chelsea all those years ago and gave the league a breath of fresh air.  

I think he needs to take a year or two off from management to regain his love for the game back.

You just said they're already out of the running after two games and now you're saying they can even win it?  . Man United have great players and even a great team, but City's and Liverpool are just far, far greater that I don't even think United currently come anywhere close to them. With the climate of sacking managers as soon as they have a bit of a bad run (especially at United) I can't see Jose even staying long enough to turn it around. I don't think he should be sacked now or anytime soon and should be given a couple of years unless he fucks up totally but when teams like City, Liverpool and Spurs are so good it's hard to compete. This weekends game against Spurs will be a big test for them. If they can win it an take three points away from Poch then that may give them a bit of a morale boost.

Huh?  Lol.  Read my post again.  I never said United could win it.  And fyi, they're out of the running even before the season started IMHO.

Well that's what I get from this:

Imho they do have the players to compete vs all the top 6 clubs in the league, and could even win it.  It's Mou.

Exactly what I said.  It's Mou who's the problem, cos of him the squad isn't cohesive.  And by this time Mou should have already settled at the club and should be in form to fight for the league.  But no.  The worse part is he could be sacked.  That would surely hurt the club's stability even more.

[swogerino]

I think that Manchester United need to sack Mou in favour of another coach, a good coach who knows how to put the players in field in order to get the maximum for them and who is not afraid to attack whichever team he is playing against.

I think Mou is getting old now and his ideas aren't quite clear anymore. It is a shame that such a big team like Manchester United to be in such position for some years now in the Premier League.

[Wendigo]

I think United players still want to play under Mourinho otherwise they would have already covertly boycotted the manager and failed on purpose like Leicester City players did to Claudio Ranieri and got him sacked. I reckon it hasn't gotten to the boiling point yet where the board would be massively disappointed in Mourinho but it's slowly getting there lol. I am going to go out on a limb here and say that Mourinho is probably the most respected by the players manager United have had since Ferguson.

[buwaytress]

@toke last week you said I was out of my mind to back a draw against city but damn it I should have repeated the bet today! Lost my parlay already because Wolves/City needed to score one more, but this draw is well worth losing 0.001 BTC for me haha because at least by end of tomorrow we won't see City on top of the Premier League table (unless the other top 6 all eff up!). The season really doesn't have to end so soon so well done to Wolves for their second point of the season, if only they could have somehow kept City totally out though it was some kind of special header to be honest from Laporte... and that last freekick from Aguero at 95th... made my heart stop when it hit the bar.

Maybe their crypto sponsor is giving them some extra fire after all!

[tomahawk9]

1-1 Wolves - City.

IMO Wolves deserved the point for the amazing defensive display today, despite that small error in Laporte's goal, they were absolutely incredible in the entire match, you know you're doing something good when you have City playing long balls, first half was like that, Wolves completely nullified Mendy, a guy who has been key in the last two games for Pep's team. City was a bit unlucky (a few shots that hit the woodwork, and that free kick from Aguero in the last minute!), but still, great work by Wolverhampton.

I bet this draw against the almighty Manchester City feels like a major win to Wolves fans.

[Wendigo]

Speaking about defences, I am watching Arsenal - West Ham at the moment, and the Gunners are absolutely awful on defence. Also, the linesmen made some glaring mistakes stopping a goal scoring attack by Arnautovic for offside. From what I saw in the video replay there was no offside. I think the Premier League should implement VAR for next season And West Ham should have been in the lead already.

[cazkooo]

1-1 Wolves - City.

IMO Wolves deserved the point for the amazing defensive display today, despite that small error in Laporte's goal, they were absolutely incredible in the entire match, you know you're doing something good when you have City playing long balls, first half was like that, Wolves completely nullified Mendy, a guy who has been key in the last two games for Pep's team. City was a bit unlucky (a few shots that hit the woodwork, and that free kick from Aguero in the last minute!), but still, great work by Wolverhampton.

I bet this draw against the almighty Manchester City feels like a major win to Wolves fans.

Yeah right and people here are so one sided when it comes to duo Manchester. When Manchester City did one bad game, people say nothing about it but when United lose the game then alot of people turn into a proffessional football analyst . They said United lose the whole season just because they lose one game last week