Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Belarge]

That's still fine, teams lose points, and as long as they keep the fight going, they could still win the league. This doesn't mean to say Liverpool WILL win it, but just because they are 2 points ahead with one more game, doesn't mean they will lose it, City may lose that extra game, who knows?

Pep Guardiola knows exactly what's he doing, he can fight his way to become another title frontrunner this season, he's always shocking everyone with his incredible qualities as top headcoach for City. There's absolutely nothing that doesn't come acrossed his mind because he's open to new ideas and keen on executing the appropriate ideas when necessary. Who can predict the winners of the EPL title this season? We are quite aware about the team's that hold firmly the big fights. Manchester City will only become confident when their opponent portray forms of weaknesses.

[lalabotax]

Well City is back with her full squad and you can see that with how the boys fought hard for the win yesterday. The determination in his squad is what gets other scared and think they should be crowned winner because of how they take on every match like it’s their very last. Well I still believe City could win this league again especially if Haaland gets his scoring boots back on because he missed quite alot of chances yesterday. Well Liverpool should be wary of this city side because they seem too determined to fail.

This is a very important factor for Man City, namely playing with their full main squad. Some of Man City's key players really have a huge impact and influence on Man City's performance. Like at the start of the season when several key players had to be absent due to injury, Man City seemed very overwhelmed to compete, especially against top clubs. Even though they are still good, there is something lacking and definitely not optimal. So they have been in second place for a long time and the gap in points is quite large. And that really changed when their main squad was actually a full team. Until now, they only had to chase a little bit to be able to take over first place. Their consistency is also getting better, especially with their coach, we will not doubt Pep when it comes to optimizing Man City.

[Stable090]

To you, how possible do you think it will be, for Manchester City to lose a match that is very important to them, that will give them the chance to climb to the top of the PL table, they have been longing for, for a long.

Manchester City won’t want to lose any match they are playing right now, they will be playing against Everton in their next match, and we know Everton are not really in form this season, the point deduction really affected them, and they are currently in relegation zone, I won’t be surprise if Manchester City confidently win the match, because Manchester city are back to their full squad, the two players which are on injury that have been affecting their performance are back to the squad, so I don’t even expect Manchester City to lose any match right now, because they really need all they matches left they will be playing.

[Leviathan.007]

I was really delighted about Manchester City performance in yesterday's game. They dominated the entire game and gave Brentford little opportunity in that game. The Brentford goalie was really handy if not that scoreline would have been more than what it was in that game. If you noticed City has started the unbeaten run again which usually last till the end of the season. So when you say city has been a dominant team in EPL and stronger than others I agree with you.

It seems like Pep Guardiola is starting to get serious about improving the performance of his team, but this time with a slightly different pattern, namely 4-1-4-1. with the return of Erling Haaland and De Bruyne, City's front line is getting fiercer again. although, in the match against Brentford, Phil Foden was the successful goal scorer with his hat trick. overall, Pep Guardiola's team played very well. in particular, other players who were revealed to be in the starting eleven in the match against Brentford.

Brentford seemed unable to provide much resistance, even Ivan Toney was unable to play optimally. Thomas Frank's pattern with his 3-5-2, was helpless when facing Manchester City in yesterday's match. If the Brentford goalkeeper doesn't play well enough, it seems like who knows how many goals Manchester City will score. proven, Mark Flekken made 12 saves. quite fantastic, even though he had to concede 3 goals.
now, City has the same points as Arsenal with 49 points. However, City has the right to shift Arsenal's position in 2nd place. only 2 points behind the top of the standings and if Liverpool slip up, it will be a problem for Jurgen Klopp's team. well, let's see how the Premier League presents every week. because the competition is still quite exciting in terms of competition for trophies.

The performance of Manchester City improved since they had both players Haaland and De Bruyne at the same time while both players were in the good form otherwise they could not get any of these results. In fact, I think the reason for Manchester City to be in a good situation and get better results is mostly because of their players and not changing the system.

[W Jr.]

That outstanding match is very important to them, and they will take it serious because that is the match that will make them top the table and push Liverpool behind if they win it.  

Manchester City will win that game, their confidence is high, and most of their key players have returned back. Before Manchester City will loose a game, it will take a really strong and disciplined team with a tactical manager. Arsenal maybe may be able to defeat them again, but it will be harder this time with De Bruyne back to the team and already resettling in. Football is not always predictable, maybe one small team may just win Manchester City, but without the factor of the probability of something happening, Manchester City will win the premier league title again.

The match they played against Brentford was a good experience for Manchester City. Although Brentford took the lead, they could not prevent Foden's 3 goals and lost 3-1. Manchester City achieved excellent statistics with 25 shots and 15 on target. The only reason the match did not end with more scores was Brentford goalkeeper Flekken. Even though he played a great game, he conceded 3 goals.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Despite the fact that Manchester City is currently in good form after defeating Brentford yesterday, which gave them all the points they needed to pass Arsenal in second place, they currently only have 49 points, two points behind Liverpool and Arsenal, who both have 49 points. Nevertheless, even if Manchester City is only two points behind Liverpool, I don't think they can take the top spot. I really believe that Arsenal will take the top spot because of the confidence with which they are playing.

Given that Everton is seen as a weak club this season, many people are hoping that Manchester City would easily defeat them in their upcoming encounter. However, it is quite that Manchester City will undoubtedly lose to them Everton.

IMO it is not a problem because looking at the current schedule Manchester City still has 1 match left so the 2 points for the Gap between Liverpool and Manchester City now could have been lost if Manchester City could give their best in their remaining 1 match.
Now Manchester City are restarting their positive trend after previously they had to experience problems where with the tight schedule in December last year and losing several players due to injury it slightly hampered their movement but for now I don't think it will be a problem because with the recovery of several players, especially KDB and Haaland, at this time they only have to wait for Haaland's adaptation to go well after the injury that hit then after that they will be fine.
The condition of 2 points is not too far away and when they manage to take advantage of the momentum for the remaining matches then actually it is only a matter of time so that Manchester City can return to the top of the table.

[Jegileman]

Do you realize that both Liverpool and Arsenal have played more games than Manchester city? Liverpool is just ahead of City with just a two points different. Man city has outstanding game at hand and if they play the game now and win, they will be ahead of Liverpool with a point. Currently, they have the same points with Arsenal but goal difference put them ahead of them in the table. With the recovery of De Bruyne into the squad, we may witness some classic display in their remaining games. I still have trust in Pep that he deliver the premier league to Manchester city once again. As long as Pep Guardiola is in England, they will trophy will not go far from Etihad. It won't be surprising if Manchester city win the title again this season because they are working for it as they always did and it is deserving.

After I saw the premier league table and the points and standing of each team, I just believe that this premier league is still going to go to the hands of Manchester City. With the outstanding match at hand for them now, I feel very confident that they’re going to win that match and top the premier league table. Once they’re able to get to the top of the table at this stage in the premier league, it is just like they’ve already won the league title because they cannot be easily displaced from that position again. With all their top players back from injury, I don’t think Manchester City can be beaten so easily in their remaining matches left to be played in the premier league.

Foden is one of biggest surprise in Premier League as only some years ago, he fell behind Jadon Sancho but after the transfer of Sancho from Dortmund to Manchester United, things changed. Two talented players have big drifts in their career, Sancho is down and Foden is up. Foden has many good skills, speed, dribbling, passing and can finishing very well too. Under Pep's management, Foden was enlightened and his career changed a lot.

Foden has been a very reliable and great player for Manchester City and Pep, he has shown an outstanding performance in their last few matches especially the last one against Brentford. He is already getting himself as a long term project for his team Manchester City and also securing a place in his country side. I feel very confident in this player and I think he will make a complete squad for Manchester City as he continues to be utilised for his expertise.

[Slow death]

Do you realize that both Liverpool and Arsenal have played more games than Manchester city? Liverpool is just ahead of City with just a two points different. Man city has outstanding game at hand and if they play the game now and win, they will be ahead of Liverpool with a point.

Yeah, theoretically Manchester City should be in the top position if all teams have same total matches, FIFA just want to make Liverpool's fans temporary happy with the current standings.

It's the time for Nunez able to become a goal scorer for Liverpool, he can't just wasting many chances from his teammates.

Are you sure, what if Manchester City is unable to win the remaining matches that have not been played? Something that hasn't been played yet can't confirm the result, maybe Manchester City will lose points in that match, of course Liverpool will still be in first place.
This is not a setting from FIFA, Manchester City has just won the Champions League. There will be additional match schedules that Manchester City have to play, such as having to appear in the Club World Cup which means they have to postpone their matches in the EPL.

I'm a Liverpool fan and as a Liverpool fan and someone who recognizes the strength of Manchester City, I would say that Manchester City now has a great chance of becoming champions, I highly doubt that Manchester City will lose points playing against small teams. but manchester city will have very difficult games ahead, I'm talking about games against liverpool, games against arsenal, game against tottenham, game against aston villa, game against manchester united. To give you an idea, next month Manchester City's first game will be against Manchester United. despite Manchester United being a team with unstable performance and Manchester City being a team with a great performance, I think that Manchester United could still get a draw, although Manchester City is a very strong team

next month after manchester city plays against manchester united, they will play against liverpool, which in my opinion will be a good opportunity for liverpool to win and be able to stay at the top, if liverpool loses in the game against manchester city next month, so I see zero chances of Liverpool becoming champions, and after the game against Liverpool, Manchester City will play against Arsenal, in this game against Arsenal, if Manchester City loses while they beat Liverpool, they would still have a chance to win the Premiership league, but if arsenal manages to beat manchester city while manchester city lost in the game against liverpool then liverpool and arsenal's chances of becoming champions will be greater. This means that next month will be decisive for Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City

[Weawant]

Manchester City will win that game, their confidence is high, and most of their key players have returned back. Before Manchester City will loose a game, it will take a really strong and disciplined team with a tactical manager. Arsenal maybe may be able to defeat them again, but it will be harder this time with De Bruyne back to the team and already resettling in. Football is not always predictable, maybe one small team may just win Manchester City, but without the factor of the probability of something happening, Manchester City will win the premier league title again.

I don't see Arsenal been able to defeat them again, not this time with their current form where they now have all their top players present and playing, the current form of Manchester city is much better than it was when they first met Arsenal this season a d trust gaurdiola to not use the same approach but a better and improved tactics.

I think if it by comparison of strength, depth and form then currently there will be almost no team who will be able to win Manchester city in the premier league this season but they I think with Liverpool there's a better chance than with Arsenal even if Arsenal did won Liverpool recently making it look like they have a better form and strength thank Liverpool, I still don't esteem them that high enough above Liverpool yet and that's why I see Liverpool as a better opponent against Manchester city than I would with Arsenal.

[Coyster]

The performance of Manchester City improved since they had both players Haaland and De Bruyne at the same time while both players were in the good form otherwise they could not get any of these results.

It is good news for City that both Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne are fit and back again, but even in their absence City were winning games, they dropped a couple of points, but they still won a lot of games and scored many goals, City is not a one man team and they can achieve success even with a few players out.

Having said that, Pep would be glad that all his players are 100% fit, no injury worry and no player on the treatment table, it gives him the opportunity to tinker and play with different patterns, he would also be afforded the chance to rotate when it is necessary, especially in a busy month like February.

[Antotena]

The match they played against Brentford was a good experience for Manchester City. Although Brentford took the lead, they could not prevent Foden's 3 goals and lost 3-1. Manchester City achieved excellent statistics with 25 shots and 15 on target. The only reason the match did not end with more scores was Brentford goalkeeper Flekken. Even though he played a great game, he conceded 3 goals.

Guardiola is curse with winning mentality and I have not seen any manager that comes close to how he won matches even when you don't expect them to win. Brentford was the home team and I expected some extra pressure from them and that's what they used to get lead from Manchester City in the early time of the match but nobody expected Foden to score because as a midfielder, he was going to support like Kevin Debruyne but he instead received same support from Kevin and Haaland.

It's safe to say that they are going to win their next match against Everton since they are coming to Etihad and Everton aren't in good performance to win City team and when the win this, that will send them straight to top of the table and if they do that, these Manchester City aren't going to live that place till the end of the season.

[Youngkhngdiddy]

But at least Chelsea can give Pochettino the opportunity to close out this season and not fire him before this season's work ends. Chelsea's image will get worse in the eyes of fans if they frequently change coaches and they should give their current coach more time for the process. Pochettino is a good coach, but if you look at the overhaul of the Chelsea squad that has occurred since last season, it certainly won't be easy to build.

Chelsea really doesn't have the slightest chance of breaking into the European zone this season and maybe when everything is arranged properly next season will be a proving ground for Pochettino to do his job better. But as you said, if Pochettino still fails next season, of course his fate will be threatened and Chelsea will definitely look for a replacement before the same result happens again.

   I think the Pochettino side is still trying to get their rhythm, they look like a very solid team once they start to understand their self, this is just the first season these boys are playing with thier selves with time I feel like they can catch up,  they are young and vibrant players who just need time to blend in. Sacking their coach will be a very bad idea because the team/management bought these player for the long run.  So should the coach be given time to prepare the minds of these young players. We all saw what Pochettino did at Spurs, he turned those average players into a  fearful team. They were just so unlucky in winning trophies, during his stay at spurs, he was always making sure they were at the European competitions. So I believe with time this Chelsea side will come back to their winning ways.  This season is almost done, they should work on how to get into European competition next season cause this season hasn’t been good enough for them.
    We should not forget that, every club has in one way or the other been in this position Chelsea is at some point,  Liverpool suffered this, Arsenal, City, and even some top teams in Europe have been in this situation before, they work their way to be being the unstoppable they use to be. It no lie that they are qualities in the Chelsea side, the management shouldn't ruin the process just because of some poor performance. Give the manager time to blend this boys together when he can’t do this, then they should think of displacing him.

[marcous]

The performance of Manchester City improved since they had both players Haaland and De Bruyne at the same time while both players were in the good form otherwise they could not get any of these results.

It is good news for City that both Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne are fit and back again, but even in their absence City were winning games, they dropped a couple of points, but they still won a lot of games and scored many goals, City is not a one man team and they can achieve success even with a few players out.

Having said that, Pep would be glad that all his players are 100% fit, no injury worry and no player on the treatment table, it gives him the opportunity to tinker and play with different patterns, he would also be afforded the chance to rotate when it is necessary, especially in a busy month like February.

A condition that Pep Guardiola and even any manager wants, where they want a complete squad to face a busy match schedule. Luckily, Halaand was able to be available again at the right time, before the round of 16 in the UCL resumed, and he was able to restore his sharpness in two EPL matches first, before doing it again in the UCL. Pep is certainly very happy with the current situation, he has several options for rotating his players, and makes it easier for him to experiment in determining the starting XI.

However, having a complete squad does not guarantee that Pep can bring Man City to a trophy like last season, many things have changed and the challenges this season have also changed. The strength of other clubs is something that needs to be paid attention to, it doesn't necessarily mean that the presence of De Bruyne and Halaand can make all challenges easier, City have lost several times surprisingly, and I admit that Pep can make City create a turning point in performance very quickly. The second half of the season is still very long in the EPL, and City journey in the UCL is still very far away, I'm also curious about how they end this season.

[Yogee]

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Guardiola is curse with winning mentality and I have not seen any manager that comes close to how he won matches even when you don't expect them to win.

He's one of the best active managers but it's not like he stand alone when it comes to strategies on winning. There are also other capable managers like Klopp who could win the Premier League with that Man City money and players.

[TelolettOm]

IMO it is not a problem because looking at the current schedule Manchester City still has 1 match left so the 2 points for the Gap between Liverpool and Manchester City now could have been lost if Manchester City could give their best in their remaining 1 match.

It seems like to be like that. If we are looking at the schedules of Man City matches, there will be 2 matches before the remaining match against Brentford.
- Man City vs Everton on Feb 10
- Man City vs Chelsea on Feb 17
- Man City vs Brentford on Feb 20
If Man City can win all those three matches, it is surely that the first place will be taken over. Moreover if Liverpool is beaten during the three matches later.
In this case, Man City's chance to take over the first place is exactly high as long as they can really optimize the chance. The most difficult match may be probably when against Chelsea, but I really believe that man City will win the match. 

[flipme]

The match they played against Brentford was a good experience for Manchester City. Although Brentford took the lead, they could not prevent Foden's 3 goals and lost 3-1. Manchester City achieved excellent statistics with 25 shots and 15 on target. The only reason the match did not end with more scores was Brentford goalkeeper Flekken. Even though he played a great game, he conceded 3 goals.

I thought the same thing when I watched the game. Mark Flekken stood alone against Manchester City. He also assisted on Brentford's goal. If Brentford had kept the score, he would definitely have been man of the match. Still, we can say he played one of the best games of his career. I'm sure everyone will remember him for this game even after his career is over. However, the man of the match was Phil Foden who scored a hatrick.

[Smartvirus]

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Guardiola is curse with winning mentality and I have not seen any manager that comes close to how he won matches even when you don't expect them to win.

He's one of the best active managers but it's not like he stand alone when it comes to strategies on winning. There are also other capable managers like Klopp who could win the Premier League with that Man City money and players.

Without disputing the professionalism of Pep, I would have liked to have him manage a smaller team and see how he fairs. Like, I'm so into the guy, his mentioned how his been able to transfer that unto his players, like you can't come to the Manchester City team and not have that requirement of you to put in your best and absolute best but nothing more. That's just how you get to see the team excel. Anything short and your on the bench and none of his players want to do that.
Surprisingly,  the team wasn't at its best when injury rocked the team. Manchester City struggled but they can't be way too far on the table.

[TopT3ns]

I don't see Arsenal been able to defeat them again, not this time with their current form where they now have all their top players present and playing, the current form of Manchester city is much better than it was when they first met Arsenal this season a d trust gaurdiola to not use the same approach but a better and improved tactics.

I think if it by comparison of strength, depth and form then currently there will be almost no team who will be able to win Manchester city in the premier league this season but they I think with Liverpool there's a better chance than with Arsenal even if Arsenal did won Liverpool recently making it look like they have a better form and strength thank Liverpool, I still don't esteem them that high enough above Liverpool yet and that's why I see Liverpool as a better opponent against Manchester city than I would with Arsenal.

In the match against Liverpool, it was clear that Arsenal always put pressure on Liverpool, such as trying to kick at goal several times and so far Arsenal's control of the ball is also good, which made them win against Liverpool. With this victory, Arsenal managed to score second place. and the third is the same, and it is proven that Liverpool can still be beaten even though Liverpool are currently at the top, but they have not managed to maintain their position well.

[Google+]

Guardiola is curse with winning mentality and I have not seen any manager that comes close to how he won matches even when you don't expect them to win. Brentford was the home team and I expected some extra pressure from them and that's what they used to get lead from Manchester City in the early time of the match but nobody expected Foden to score because as a midfielder, he was going to support like Kevin Debruyne but he instead received same support from Kevin and Haaland.

It's safe to say that they are going to win their next match against Everton since they are coming to Etihad and Everton aren't in good performance to win City team and when the win this, that will send them straight to top of the table and if they do that, these Manchester City aren't going to live that place till the end of the season.

However, the strengths of these two teams are quite different and that's where something perhaps unexpected happened where Manchester City fell behind but they came back by scoring 3 goals. Manchester City strength this season has not really decreased even though in the first half of this season they lost their performance balance, but in the second half of this season we have seen Manchester City record consecutive wins. Indeed, Haaland and Kevin have returned to play after suffering injuries in the previous match, but against Brentford, Foden was the one who was able to emerge as a hero because he scored 3 goals, aka a hat trick.

Apart from that, Manchester City is certainly targeting victory in the upcoming match, so we can see that their game is getting better and continues to put pressure on the opponents they face. Next week, Manchester City has the opportunity to overtake Liverpool and if Manchester City returns to leading the standings then there will be no more opportunities for other teams to bother them. Regarding Pep Guardiola, of course there is no doubt about his abilities, he even received an individual award as the best coach at the moment.

[TastyChillySauce00]

But at least Chelsea can give Pochettino the opportunity to close out this season and not fire him before this season's work ends. Chelsea's image will get worse in the eyes of fans if they frequently change coaches and they should give their current coach more time for the process. Pochettino is a good coach, but if you look at the overhaul of the Chelsea squad that has occurred since last season, it certainly won't be easy to build.

Chelsea really doesn't have the slightest chance of breaking into the European zone this season and maybe when everything is arranged properly next season will be a proving ground for Pochettino to do his job better. But as you said, if Pochettino still fails next season, of course his fate will be threatened and Chelsea will definitely look for a replacement before the same result happens again.

   I think the Pochettino side is still trying to get their rhythm, they look like a very solid team once they start to understand their self, this is just the first season these boys are playing with thier selves with time I feel like they can catch up,  they are young and vibrant players who just need time to blend in. Sacking their joke will be a very bad idea because the team/management bought these player for the long run.  So should the coach be given time to prepare the minds of these young players. We all saw what Pochettino did at Spurs, he turned those average players into a  fearful team. They were just so unlucky in winning trophies, during his stay at spurs, he was always making sure they were at the European competitions. So I believe with time this Chelsea side will come back to their winning ways.  This season is almost done, they should work on how to get into European competition next season cause this season hasn’t been good enough for them.
    We should not forget that, every club has in one way or the other been in this position Chelsea is at some point,  Liverpool suffered this, Arsenal, City, and even some top teams in Europe have been in this situation before, they work thier way to be being the unstoppable they use to be. It no lie that they are qualities in the Chelsea side, the management should ruin the process just because of some poor performance. Give the manager time to blend this boys together when he can’t do this, then they should think of displacing him.

Instead to get their rythm and poch keep being so stubborn with so many blunders made by him. Look at the rotation of chelsea. Sometimes it doesn't even make sense to call this as one of big club. Pochettino has even worst result compared to the graham potter. It means that if he must be thinking how to maximizing the potential owned by the club.
I do't even like the way pochettino was coaching the club. I seems like that chelsea was taking the wrong decision by to keep this guy much longer in the squad. I think that if that's the biggest mistake being by made chelsea at this time with no improvement that came to him. I think that it's quite clear if chelsea needs to replace its manager.

The current manager was not so good enough to handle the club. I think that pochettino shall be sacked by the club but poch said the owner was still supporting him and i don't know what to say caused by this is terrible decision from the owner to keep him in the club much longer.
If i was todd and i have sacked him. Chelsea's upcoming fixtures are not looking good caused by it's gonna be facing a lot of strong opponents. Chelsea may be missing a lot of points. This is the main problem that needs to be solved as soon as possible.

Im only wanna know how long needed to make the managemenr realize if pochettino was a very bad coach for the club. it's such a disgrace for the club to play even worst than before. The gameplay is just getting worsening.