Premier League Prediction Thread (EPL)

[maculeth]

Manchester United let go of a player ahead of the closing of the European transfer market. Italian right-back Matteo Darmian has now officially joined Parma.

Darmian transfer agreement reportedly has been established since Saturday (9/31/2019), although it was only announced today (2/9). The 29-year-old footballer was redeemed by Parma for only 1.5 million euros

[swogerino]

It sucks that we are only 4 games into the new season & there’s an international break already. I really despise international football especially all the qualifiers & utterly pointless friendlies.

When the love for your club is way bigger than the love for your National team LOL i understand 

Anyways, i wasn't online during the weekend, but just came here to say: Man Utd and Chelsea are going to fight for Europa League spots, or probably lower. I've said it before, both teams will be huge dissapointments this season, although i wasn't expecting shit performances so early in the season.

This is what the EPL has become, a two-team league (Pool and City) fighting for the league title...and people used to shit on La Liga and the never ending battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona...how does it feel now, EPL fans? 

The Premier League is surely better than La Liga and in La Liga the never ending battle is going on from almost an eternity while in Premier League only these last 2-3 years the battle is focused only on these two teams,Premier League was always more open than La Liga,most of the time La Liga was already won 10-12 weeks before it finished while Premier League usually ends in the latest weeks of the Championship.

[DeathAngel]

What’s clear is Man City & Liverpool will pull clear of the chasing pack earlier than expected. At this moment the other teams are several levels below those two teams.

[emberbekas]

What’s clear is Man City & Liverpool will pull clear of the chasing pack earlier than expected. At this moment the other teams are several levels below those two teams.

Yes, the other big teams look very unstable at the beginning of the season and if they don't immediately fix their weaknesses, the title race this season won't be much different from the last season where Man City will only compete with Liverpool.

[tomahawk9]

What’s clear is Man City & Liverpool will pull clear of the chasing pack earlier than expected. At this moment the other teams are several levels below those two teams.

And that's what I'm talking about, where's the excitement in that? Sure, it's been only two years, but still, kinda sucks doesn't it? we always expected at least 4 teams to go all-out for the league title. Now, even after a few games, we can already tell who are the serious candidates and who are just there to battle for the european spots.

[Trofo]

At the moment City and LFC are miles ahead of the opposition in Premier League and it unrealistic to expect anyone else will be able to join title race. Yes they can lose in one or two games and somebody can get them out from the cup or knockout stages of CL but in PL they will surly make a substantial point difference between themselves and 3rd spot.

[examplens]

At the moment City and LFC are miles ahead of the opposition in Premier League and it unrealistic to expect anyone else will be able to join title race. Yes they can lose in one or two games and somebody can get them out from the cup or knockout stages of CL but in PL they will surly make a substantial point difference between themselves and 3rd spot.

It is a Liverpool and City time.
Chelsea and ManUTD are both in transition time. They rejuvenate teams, selling all players which they will not count on for sure. Using young players with solid potential. The same thing can be said for Arsenal also. Probably we can expect the highest level in the next 2-3 years.
Still, I can't understand Tottenham and his philosophy.

[logfiles]

Is it me or did most games in the EPL and the La Liga ended in a draw, when you are expecting a certain team to win outright like in the case of Man Utd, Chelsea, Tottenham they end up drawing in the game which is very much annoying,  I know for a fact that I am pissed especially the Hotspurs game which I went for HT/FT W/W.

Times have changed mate... Never expect an outright win from Teams like Man United and Chelsea... Both team have inexperienced coaches who are yet to adapt very well to top flight football and are still struggling to find the right combination of players who can always start games.

As for Arsenal vs Spurs, you should have had it at the back of your mind that it's a derby. There is usually lots of drama in such games not mention that Spurs have never won a league game at the Emirate stadium since 2011(if i remember very well)

[iMark]

That like the previous season, competing for the EPL title will remain the same as this season. Namely Liverpool and Man city.

We only finished the 4th round. Still we have 34 rounds to watch. It's a very long journey. While it looks like the battle is indeed between City and Liverpool but if any of these team fails to continue their regular performance and some other teams like Tottenham, Arsenal starts to improve then we may see the competition will not be between City and Liverpool anymore.

Very happy If United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and even other English league teams are able to compete with Liverpool and Manchester City at the top of the table. Because it's really very interesting for EPL for sure. We wait for the following weeks.

Yeah because for the last 2 seasons only 2 teams have competed with each other for the league premiere title, besides Liverpool and Man City, they only compete for positions 3 and 4 only. I hope primary league is the same as a few years ago, competing tightly to win first place in the primary league. but it looks like Man Utd is still the same as last season, struggling to get back to compete

[joniboini]

but it looks like Man Utd is still the same as last season, struggling to get back to compete

MU and Chelsea need to improve and stabilize imo. It's unavoidable as they're more or less in the transition zone.

Arsenal plays better than last season and Spurs also did quite well. Maybe City, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Spurs will be in the top 4 this season.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Arsenal plays better than last season and Spurs also did quite well. Maybe City, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Spurs will be in the top 4 this season.

Yes both Arsenal and Tottenham has improved but unfortunately I still do not see them to give hard time to team like Liverpool and City yet. Both City and Liverpool are very high in confidence and executing their plans in the filed very well then others. The only thing that will make a difference in these two team is the mistakes they make.

The team that will do less mistakes, will lead the point table, that's how I think.

[Apes]

but it looks like Man Utd is still the same as last season, struggling to get back to compete

MU and Chelsea need to improve and stabilize imo. It's unavoidable as they're more or less in the transition zone.

Arsenal plays better than last season and Spurs also did quite well. Maybe City, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Spurs will be in the top 4 this season.

MU and Chelsea were very unlucky in the first 4 matches of the season. but this cannot reflect how they will play in this season. other teams also have the chance to slip like they didn't reap the full results in a row.
yes they are in a transition zone, not many teams are successful in a transition stage like this, adn they still have many chance to catch up to the end of the season.

[Barracuda]

MU and Chelsea were very unlucky in the first 4 matches of the season. but this cannot reflect how they will play in this season. other teams also have the chance to slip like they didn't reap the full results in a row.
yes they are in a transition zone, not many teams are successful in a transition stage like this, adn they still have many chance to catch up to the end of the season.

You are right. We have not been able to judge them (the team) at the start of the competition which has only been running for 4 weeks. But every point, every game is very illustrious. If you do not get points of course very unfortunate because they will be left further behind from the top of the standings.

[DeathAngel]

MU and Chelsea were very unlucky in the first 4 matches of the season. but this cannot reflect how they will play in this season. other teams also have the chance to slip like they didn't reap the full results in a row.
yes they are in a transition zone, not many teams are successful in a transition stage like this, adn they still have many chance to catch up to the end of the season.

I don’t think Man U have been unlucky at all, they lost at home to Crystal Palace & drew to 10 man Southampton. They’re just not very good.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

MU and Chelsea were very unlucky in the first 4 matches of the season. but this cannot reflect how they will play in this season. other teams also have the chance to slip like they didn't reap the full results in a row.
yes they are in a transition zone, not many teams are successful in a transition stage like this, adn they still have many chance to catch up to the end of the season.

I don’t think Man U have been unlucky at all, they lost at home to Crystal Palace & drew to 10 man Southampton. They’re just not very good.

They’ve missed a couple of penalties in games too which would have gained them more points. I agree, they haven’t been unlucky. They’re a very average team in transition, it’s going to take at least a couple of seasons to shift the dead wood & build a squad capable of challenging. They’ll need a new manager too, not a Norwegian PE teacher

[rachman mahesa]

MU and Chelsea were very unlucky in the first 4 matches of the season. but this cannot reflect how they will play in this season. other teams also have the chance to slip like they didn't reap the full results in a row.
yes they are in a transition zone, not many teams are successful in a transition stage like this, adn they still have many chance to catch up to the end of the season.

I don’t think Man U have been unlucky at all, they lost at home to Crystal Palace & drew to 10 man Southampton. They’re just not very good.

Manchester United is known for being a strong team. But unfortunately those last few seasons lost that statement. In 4 matches Manchester United were only able:
win: 1
lost: 1
draw: 2

really a poor performance for Manchester United at the start of this season

[Naida_BR]

MU and Chelsea were very unlucky in the first 4 matches of the season. but this cannot reflect how they will play in this season. other teams also have the chance to slip like they didn't reap the full results in a row.
yes they are in a transition zone, not many teams are successful in a transition stage like this, adn they still have many chance to catch up to the end of the season.

I don’t think Man U have been unlucky at all, they lost at home to Crystal Palace & drew to 10 man Southampton. They’re just not very good.

Manchester United is known for being a strong team. But unfortunately those last few seasons lost that statement. In 4 matches Manchester United were only able:
win: 1
lost: 1
draw: 2

really a poor performance for Manchester United at the start of this season

I would agree that Chelsea's team need some time to come over the transition stage, but Manchester United didn't make so many changes.
And the coach was the same from the previous season, so he had already the notion of how the team plays. He know the needs and the weaknesses but still they showed so ppor performance in the beginning of this season.

[Coyster]

The team that will do less mistakes, will lead the point table, that's how I think.

Other than that, the team that can as well grind and scratch out victories when the time comes, obviously it's not going to be rosy all season long, there would be games that wouldn't end 4+ nil, games that would be decided by the slightest of margins.

The team that would be able to cope during those periods and get those results would definitely be the winners at the end, city look like the ones in that position.

[logfiles]

Both City and Liverpool are very high in confidence and executing their plans in the filed very well then others. The only thing that will make a difference in these two team is the mistakes they make.

The team that will do less mistakes, will lead the point table, that's how I think.

Also squad depth will be a very important factor towards the business end of the season. Manchester City have a very good squad depth and like Mourinho said at the beginning of the season. Manchester City's second could easily also contend for the league title 

There is more to come for Liverpool, and they are going to be overwhelmed with matches and trips as a result of being European Champions. I have seen this kind of thing happen to Real Madrid for the past few years. Players start to feel the fatigue towards the end of the season.

[rachman mahesa]

I would agree that Chelsea's team need some time to come over the transition stage, but Manchester United didn't make so many changes.
And the coach was the same from the previous season, so he had already the notion of how the team plays. He know the needs and the weaknesses but still they showed so ppor performance in the beginning of this season.

However Chelsea actually don't have much time either. At least they should be able to get into the top 4 this season. And Man United as you said, they have a poor performance at the beginning of this season.