Premier League Prediction Thread (EPL)

[FlamingFingers]

Correct me if i'm wrong but talking about the tittle of champion i think Liverpool can became the champion of premier league early and 22 for the current difference points between them and Man City and 13 matches to go before the league ended i think i will assume Liverpool only took 6 matches to go before get the tittle so until week 31 their points can't be pursuing by other teams anymore but this only if Liverpool can win 6 times in a row for upcoming matches

Liverpool need 6 more wins to mathematically be certain of being champions. Obviously if Man City drop points before Liverpool win 6 then it will be less than 6 wins required.

I think Liverpool should try & go for the CL also.

Klopp would not want to make such a mistake again by focusing on only CL, it cost him the EPL title last season, Liverpool ought to have won the tittle last season, but due to more focus on CL they lost the epl title.
The title race is not over yet, although it seems unlikely that they will loose Epl tittle again after 30 years since they won it last, if they get carried away they might loose the title, a drop in points might put them into pressure.

Manchester City will be more focused on champions league,  because they cannot participate till after 2 years from next season due to UEFA ban,  Leicester City is the only threat for Liverpool right now because they are fully focused on Epl title only

[DIA7]

Poor City, it is banned from Champions League for two seasons + a bonus fine of 30 million euros. Too bad, second place or third in EPL doesn't matter then?
BTW, Leicester 0-0 wolves until now

Very sad but they will appeal against this and hopefully will have something to chear as its really shocking for me
Leicester vs Wolves look like draw.

this punishment for city is too cruel two years is too much despite that they were trying to cheat or fraud for something happened years ago talking over them declaring their sponsorship earnings over 2012 and 2016 which are much lower then what they declared it's true it's more serious  crime then Chelsea or Barcelona offenses when they signed minors that got them transfers bans but a 1 year ban from Cl should be enough two year is too harsh and it will hurt them a lot.

[tranthidung]

Poor City, it is banned from Champions League for two seasons + a bonus fine of 30 million euros. Too bad, second place or third in EPL doesn't matter then?
BTW, Leicester 0-0 wolves until now

No clubs will be able to beat Liverpool for winning Premier League this season, despite of themselves. I understand how the Premier League's championship is important for Liverpool but they won't lose it.

In the same time, they have to do at best as they can to win the Champions League in a second year, continuously. This season looks very advantageous for them because many other strong teams have their serious troubles, injuries to performance mood.

[BitSat19]

Poor City, it is banned from Champions League for two seasons + a bonus fine of 30 million euros. Too bad, second place or third in EPL doesn't matter then?
BTW, Leicester 0-0 wolves until now

Very sad but they will appeal against this and hopefully will have something to chear as its really shocking for me
Leicester vs Wolves look like draw.

this punishment for city is too cruel two years is too much despite that they were trying to cheat or fraud for something happened years ago talking over them declaring their sponsorship earnings over 2012 and 2016 which are much lower then what they declared it's true it's more serious  crime then Chelsea or Barcelona offenses when they signed minors that got them transfers bans but a 1 year ban from Cl should be enough two year is too harsh and it will hurt them a lot.

But sometime these are very important for fair play these big clubs ruined seriously beauty of soccer with money so if UEFA not controlled them then this is going to be more worst I feel bad as surely two years is too much but still they have few chances in appeal.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Poor City, it is banned from Champions League for two seasons + a bonus fine of 30 million euros. Too bad, second place or third in EPL doesn't matter then?
BTW, Leicester 0-0 wolves until now

Sheffield united fans must be the happiest fans in the world right now, imagining getting promoted to the premier league and getting a champions league spot immediately, that's even more astonished than what Wolves achieved last season. Irrespective of them appealing their ban, the chances of Sheffield united playing champions league game next season is possible provided they continue in their impressive form for the rest of the season. City's appeal wouldn't stop the ban but might reduce it.

I'll love to see the reaction of City players towards this champions league ban as they play West Ham on Wednesday, Pep must be devastated, city is crumbling slowly, everything seems to be going wrong with the club.

[skarais]

Sheffield united fans must be the happiest fans in the world right now, imagining getting promoted to the premier league and getting a champions league spot immediately, that's even more astonished than what Wolves achieved last season.

What about Tottenham, whether they will let Sheffield relax above them so far, there is still a chance to bring Sheffield to the European League.

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Really, this is very bad news for the players and everything in Manchester City. I think the ban on not being able to compete at UCL is the biggest consequence for them because Pep Guardiola was brought in from Munich to get the UCL and EPL titles.

I also think that Pep Guardiola will not last until banned deadline ends in the next 2 seasons. I hope he can return to Barcelona and be a part of their history. He should have started thinking about lifting a suitcase from City and heading to his home at Barcelona. What do you think, friend?

[mu_enrico]

LMAO City! Just like what the GOAT Mourinho have said for all these years.


Source: https://me.me/i/how-many-years-will-man-city-be-banned-from-ucl-77c5368b61ac4b72a1ea0d8b0913fc9a

They got what they deserved IMO with the spending spree that rekt the market, which lead to overpriced players.

Anyway,

- Villa vs Spurs
- Arsenal vs Newcastle

Would be tempting if you guys want to bet for underdogs, currently 4.0x for Villa and 7.4x for Newcastle on Stake/Sportsbet, just sayin...

[tbct_mt2]

There are lots of talk about cycles and end years for each manager, from Jose Mourinho to Pep Guardiola. 3 years for Mourinho and 4 years for Guardiola. With the ban on Manchester City, than does not allow them to join Champions League next 2 seasons and if they fail with their ban appeal, I don't see why Pep Guardiola will stay at Manchester City. Without that ban, I also think Pep will move to another club at the end of this season or after taking a break (a half of next season or a full season) because he has probably hit his limit at Manchester City.

[$crypto$]

Poor City, it is banned from Champions League for two seasons + a bonus fine of 30 million euros. Too bad, second place or third in EPL doesn't matter then?
BTW, Leicester 0-0 wolves until now

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I'll love to see the reaction of City players towards this champions league ban as they play West Ham on Wednesday, Pep must be devastated, city is crumbling slowly, everything seems to be going wrong with the club.

They will appeal to UEFA for this incident because it is really heavy the ban on two seasons not appearing in the champions league.
It turns out that this problem has been around for a long time and only now has UEFA made this statement, is it a guardiola error or a managamen error?
It's a pity this defending league champion must accept sanctions like this.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

He should have started thinking about lifting a suitcase from City and heading to his home at Barcelona. What do you think, friend?

That has been my suggestion right from the onset, Pep ideology isn't impacting the team any longer therefore there isn't any need for him to stay at Manchester city for another season irrespective of the ban or not and obviously the ban will motivate his departure. Pep managerial career is built on a third season success, anything more than that usually ends badly.

I don't think him returning to managing Barcelona football club is a great idea although maybe him returning to spain (la liga) will be the best move since the premier league is becoming too complicated for him and don't think there's any other club that can suit his stay of play.

Concerning the fifth position battle, obviously tottenham aren't ruled out of the picture as Mourinho is capable of achieving anything as a manager. But was making an assumption of the table remaining in this manner for the rest of the season.

[Nadziratel]

There are lots of talk about cycles and end years for each manager, from Jose Mourinho to Pep Guardiola. 3 years for Mourinho and 4 years for Guardiola. With the ban on Manchester City, than does not allow them to join Champions League next 2 seasons and if they fail with their ban appeal, I don't see why Pep Guardiola will stay at Manchester City. Without that ban, I also think Pep will move to another club at the end of this season or after taking a break (a half of next season or a full season) because he has probably hit his limit at Manchester City.

If the appeal doesn't work, Man. City can be financially difficult 2 years and therefore the squad may have to go narrow. Man City is not a team I love, but it's still a pity.
When it comes to Guardiola, it is very important how to make a decision after this point. He was already having a hard time against Klopp.

[FlamingFingers]

Poor City, it is banned from Champions League for two seasons + a bonus fine of 30 million euros. Too bad, second place or third in EPL doesn't matter then?
BTW, Leicester 0-0 wolves until now

Sheffield united fans must be the happiest fans in the world right now, imagining getting promoted to the premier league and getting a champions league spot immediately,

Do you think Sheffield united will be able to maintain the fifth position they are right now till the end of the season? I don't think that they can, considering the amount of points they are leading with,  just 2 points from Toteham and 8 points from Arsenal Who are currently in 10th position

I'll love to see the reaction of City players towards this champions league ban as they play West Ham on Wednesday, Pep must be devastated, city is crumbling slowly, everything seems to be going wrong with the club.

Majority of city players will leave, I don't see them staying for two  years without playing champions league football. They may likely be demoted to league 2, if eventually it happened,  all their big stars will definitely leave. Juventus suffered the same back then in 2006 and almost all their big players left excluding Del Piero,

[joniboini]

Do you think Sheffield united will be able to maintain the fifth position they are right now till the end of the season? I don't think that they can, considering the amount of points they are leading with,  just 2 points from Toteham and 8 points from Arsenal Who are currently in 10th position 

Sheffield are a good side, at least on par with Wolves imo. The race is still far from over but I won't be surprised if they managed to finish inside the top 6. I don't think there will be a huge difference in points between number 4 and the top 8, so it's great to see. While Liverpool is running on their own, there's still an interesting competition for the CL spot.

If the appeal doesn't work, Man. City can be financially difficult 2 years and therefore the squad may have to go narrow.

They have the oil money though. They can spend another 1 billion prolly.

[Strongkored]

If City's appeal fails, will there still be 4 clubs from EPL playing at UCL for the following season or given to another league?
Man City face a big problem, they need to convince their best players to stay at Etihad.

[Trofo]

If City's appeal fails, will there still be 4 clubs from EPL playing at UCL for the following season or given to another league?
Man City face a big problem, they need to convince their best players to stay at Etihad.

There will be still be same number of clubs from Premier League. That number is connected with league coefficient and that shouldn't be affected by City ban. They will just shift up in pecking order.

[tokeweed]

^  Yup.  Rooting for Sheffield United to get that last CL slot.  How can I buy a kit directly from the club as a show of support.  I want my money to go directly straight to their coffers.  

Edit:  Burnley early goal.  Lol.  Anybody watching the match?

[LFC_Bitcoin]

^  Yup.  Rooting for Sheffield United to get that last CL slot.  How can I buy a kit directly from the club as a show of support.  I want my money to go directly straight to their coffers.  

Edit:  Burnley early goal.  Lol.  Anybody watching the match?

Yup, watching right now. Such a strange goal, what the hell was Ings doing.

Edit - 1-1

Ings, great goal. Makes up for his cock up on the opener.

[Tipstar]

If City's appeal fails, will there still be 4 clubs from EPL playing at UCL for the following season or given to another league?
Man City face a big problem, they need to convince their best players to stay at Etihad.

There will be still be same number of clubs from Premier League. That number is connected with league coefficient and that shouldn't be affected by City ban. They will just shift up in pecking order.

Though I believe in law and City should follow the rules but I still think it's not fair to stop players from playing for an economical mistake from the club administration. Though most players would find a way to play from other teams but that would surely effect the team and the players in many ways. It would be better to sack the administration and install a transitional one from the board themselves until the issue is solved while allowing the players to play as a team.

[Slow death]

Aston Villa - Tottenham Hotspur

I still have a lot of doubts about who I should bet on, but I can't help laughing to see what will happen if Totenham loses in that game. On the one hand we have an Aston villa that will strive to win because if they lose they will be ranked very low and that is not good for them. While on the other side we have tottenham that will try hard to win the game because they need to be in the first four places. It will be a very interesting game to see

Southampton FC - Burnley FC ( 1 - 2 )



I confess that I did not watch this game, but I will see the game summary later

[Daniel91]

If City's appeal fails, will there still be 4 clubs from EPL playing at UCL for the following season or given to another league?
Man City face a big problem, they need to convince their best players to stay at Etihad.

There will be still be same number of clubs from Premier League. That number is connected with league coefficient and that shouldn't be affected by City ban. They will just shift up in pecking order.

Though I believe in law and City should follow the rules but I still think it's not fair to stop players from playing for an economical mistake from the club administration. Though most players would find a way to play from other teams but that would surely effect the team and the players in many ways. It would be better to sack the administration and install a transitional one from the board themselves until the issue is solved while allowing the players to play as a team.

If I remember correctly, the Paris SG case, with financial fair play, was even more serious, but they got away with no penalty.
I think the appeal will be upheld here and the sentence withdrawn.
There are too many interests at stake, and it seems to me that also the leadership of UEFA is involved, or at least indirectly responsible for this case, and that is why I believe that some compromise will be reached, probably a fine without excluding the club from the CL competition.