Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[QueenVera]

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Chelsea are still trying to dismantle West Ham defense to find their first win, Chelsea had the opportunity to change the score to 2-1 but the penalty kick that was executed by Enzo Fernandez was successfully driven away by the West ham goalkeeper. Chelsea struggle got even harder after West Ham changed the score to 2-1 in the 53rd minute through a goal created by Michail Antonio, Pochettino had to rack his brains so that his team would not be humiliated in this game. Chelsea's great squad is still having difficulties in front of West Ham, Pochettino had to change strategy to save his team from defeat.

Chelsea don't have a great squad, they just have an expensive squad that doesn't seem to live up to expectations. So far I haven't seen Chelsea play well in the second half and they conceded to West Ham instead. Of course it was very disappointing, even after Pochettino changed several players.

Chelsea, who are currently playing against 10 West Ham players, should be able to create opportunities to change the score to a draw, but they are still very difficult to penetrate West Ham's defense so far. I think West Ham can win this game if they are really disciplined in defense and avoid fatal mistakes in the defensive area.

I can't believe Enzo Fernandez miss and opportunity to make the match 1-2 in their favour, it was a very brilliant save from the Westham goalie and unfortunately for Chelsea António was able to convert a fine shot into a goal making it 2-1 and in return made it difficult for Chelsea to equilise, i think Chelsea played brilliantly in the first half today and though their squad is very expensive they still got good players with lack of experience but with time they'll begin to understand themselves.
 I see no reason why they should lose the match because they even played against a 10 men Westham squad and that alone should give them the upper hand in the match but they failed to convert the fine chances they had and allowed Westham to even get a penalty and score the 3rd goal in the late minutes of the match, the westham defense looked very solid and making it more difficult for Chelsea to penetrate but what marvels me is mudryk failing to convert good chances when they manage to beat Westham's defense,  his performance was poor in the match no wonder he was benched and was bought in due to Carney's injury.

[Falconer]

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The fact is that Chelsea only has players with fantastic numbers, but in terms of quality it has not been fully tested. Playing a draw in the first match against Liverpool brought a little fresh air, that they will be able to rise in this new season. However, this prediction turned out to be wrong, when referring to the latest defeat against West Ham United 3-1 in the second week of the EPL.

The loss of team captain R James is very influential for the Blues squad, Mauricio Pochettino will face pressure from the start of the season.

It doesn't matter what reason Chelsea lost that match, what is clear is that I don't get them playing well in this match. Overall Chelsea played so badly and West Ham was really able to make it difficult for Chelsea until the end of the game. 1 draw and 1 loss, of course this is a result that Chelsea didn't expect after spending so much budget in the transfer window.

[borovichok]

I can't believe Enzo Fernandez miss and opportunity to make the match 1-2 in their favour, it was a very brilliant save from the Westham goalie and unfortunately for Chelsea António was able to convert a fine shot into a goal making it 2-1 and in return made it difficult for Chelsea to equilise, i think Chelsea played brilliantly in the first half today and though their squad is very expensive they still got good players with lack of experience but with time they'll begin to understand themselves.
 I see no reason why they should lose the match because they even played against a 10 men Westham squad and that alone should give them the upper hand in the match but they failed to convert the fine chances they had and allowed Westham to even get a penalty and score the 3rd goal in the late minutes of the match, the westham defense looked very solid and making it more difficult for Chelsea to penetrate but what marvels me is mudryk failing to convert good chances when they manage to beat Westham's defense,  his performance was poor in the match no wonder he was benched and was bought in due to Carney's injury.

Chelsea is a mess currently, they can barely even hits the woodwork against Westham united. In the beginning of the match, I had a strong feeling that we were going to win the game, but things didn't work out as planned. Mauricio Pochettino really need to upgrade his game this time around, because there's a whole lot of mistakes made on the pitch, the blues backline recording blunders that led to most goal scoring opportunities for westham. I'm upset because they dominated the game and failed to net a goal which was the actual target for the club. Giving chances to westham to even go as far as netting another goal with red card, making the game 3-1. I wouldn't blame Enzo Fernandez for missed penalty, everyone made mistakes.

[Hyphen(-)]

I would consider Chelsea result a really big surprise so far considering how good they played in the first game at home against Liverpool.I think they are still a new team considering that Pochettino had time but most probably not enough to make them a stable team yet and the fact that they did not win against 10 players West Ham shows that they wanted badly to win and played in a chaotic way desperately trying to win while giving West Ham chances that unfortunately for Chelsea they were converted to goals.

It was indeed a surprising result because I watched the first 45 minutes of the game and I saw that Chelsea had a chance to win the match because they were controlling the entire game. Despite starting the game by conceding an early goal, they managed to equalise and keep playing well until the end of the first half.

Chelsea have the team that everyone is expecting to compete for the Premier League title, especially as they are not playing any European competition, and with the money they spent so far in the transfer market, I don't expect such a performance from them. Nevertheless, let's still give the new players time to adapt to the Premier League style of play, even though some of them were playing in the Premier League already, and also give Pochettino time to come up with a better squad.

[AakZaki]

I didn't expect that Man United lost 0-2. I bet this game would end goalless. Because in the first half both teams played equally strong. But after the half-two break, Totenham managed to make a goal from a counterattack, and Martinez's own goal. Man United had a lot of good chances, but they couldn't make a goal. Rashford are not playing optimally, they don't look like they have a number 9. Hojlund's arrival is expected to solve this problem, but his position is still injured. So it looks like Ten Hag will have to be patient with the current conditions.

[BIT-BENDER]

Watched Chelsea see today again and I can say they were better than the first match against Liverpool, they controlled the game for a good number of the match and by far clearly the better side in the first half, but going down early from a corner kick was harsh but they were too good to come back and even almost lead the game but their 105 million signing lost the penalty

They weren't their best in the second half but still had control of the game but their defense lapsed and they were punished for it, I believe they are getting their despite losing 3:1 to westham today

[imamusma]

It was indeed a surprising result because I watched the first 45 minutes of the game and I saw that Chelsea had a chance to win the match because they were controlling the entire game. Despite starting the game by conceding an early goal, they managed to equalise and keep playing well until the end of the first half.

Chelsea have the team that everyone is expecting to compete for the Premier League title, especially as they are not playing any European competition, and with the money they spent so far in the transfer market, I don't expect such a performance from them. Nevertheless, let's still give the new players time to adapt to the Premier League style of play, even though some of them were playing in the Premier League already, and also give Pochettino time to come up with a better squad.

I don't want to shout for Chelsea's win against West Ham due to the fact that the performance of the players was not as good as expected. I admit Chelsea played well in the first half, but West Ham appeared more confident in the second half. Chelsea have not been in top form at the start of the season although Pochettino could influence their play. Nothing special about Chelsea today apart from seeing them play without enthusiasm and swallow their defeat from West Ham.

Apart from this, I see Pochettino really disappointed with the performance of his team. His face looked so angry because in the end Chelsea didn't play according to plan. Pochettino took responsibility for the defeat and he is obliged to restore confidence to the team following the match to come.

[Cryptomultiplier]

I can't believe Enzo Fernandez miss and opportunity to make the match 1-2 in their favour, it was a very brilliant save from the Westham goalie and unfortunately for Chelsea António was able to convert a fine shot into a goal making it 2-1 and in return made it difficult for Chelsea to equilise, i think Chelsea played brilliantly in the first half today and though their squad is very expensive they still got good players with lack of experience but with time they'll begin to understand themselves.
 I see no reason why they should lose the match because they even played against a 10 men Westham squad and that alone should give them the upper hand in the match but they failed to convert the fine chances they had and allowed Westham to even get a penalty and score the 3rd goal in the late minutes of the match, the westham defense looked very solid and making it more difficult for Chelsea to penetrate but what marvels me is mudryk failing to convert good chances when they manage to beat Westham's defense,  his performance was poor in the match no wonder he was benched and was bought in due to Carney's injury.

Chelsea is a mess currently, they can barely even hits the woodwork against Westham united. In the beginning of the match, I had a strong feeling that we were going to win the game, but things didn't work out as planned. Mauricio Pochettino really need to upgrade his game this time around, because there's a whole lot of mistakes made on the pitch, the blues backline recording blunders that led to most goal scoring opportunities for westham. I'm upset because they dominated the game and failed to net a goal which was the actual target for the club. Giving chances to westham to even go as far as netting another goal with red card, making the game 3-1. I wouldn't blame Enzo Fernandez for missed penalty, everyone made mistakes.

Am not shocked at Chelsea's performance so far. They are still trying to get to work together and become formidable as they once were.
The team played well and won possession, but failed to convert the penalty much needed, after Westham got a red card as at the time and I was there just thinking how with a man down, Chelsea would strike big. It wasn't so.
There are more games ahead for the team to get back to their winning streak, and am hoping they find the form they so need.

[posi]

I am genuinely concerned about Chelsea. I know this is just the start of the season. But they had to perform better against West Ham United. Right now, the score of the match between Chelsea and West Ham United is 2-1 in favor of West Ham. Chelsea did not win the first match and now they are about to lose the second match as well. But probably Chelsea still has a chance because West Ham United is playing with 10 men. Because West Ham United has a player sent off. But Chelsea will have to hurry because 89 minutes have already been played in this match. There are not so much time left in this match for Chelsea to do too many things. Chelsea will have to pull something out of their ass right now.

Seeing the way Chelsea play really pisses me off, because Chelsea can't take advantage of 10 West Ham players. And as we can see West Ham with 10 players can still attack and put pressure on Chelsea, even being able to add goals through penalty kicks.
And even though it's still early in the season, Chelsea must be able to show changes plus many new and young players who must be able to take advantage of the moments of 10 opposing players, and also penalty kicks. But the opportunity did not make the slightest change, Chelsea even conceded and the score became 3-1. My expectations in the second half for Chelsea were wrong.

Well, surprise surprise! Chelsea was not able to score at the end of the match. Instead, they conceded a goal by conceding a penalty in the 95th minute of the match. @bitzizzix Your expectation in the second half for Chelsea was wrong. But my prediction for Chelsea in this match was absolutely horrible. I thought they were actually going to win this match lol. I think actually quite a few people thought that they were actually going to win this match. But I guess Chelsea is probably not good anymore. I know I am seeing a lot of things about Chelsea by just watching two matches so far in this season. But in the previous season they have also done something similar. I actually do not think they are going to improve.

[klidex]

That's too soon to say if Newcastle's performance in this season is better than last season's or if they are not improved at all, we know Newcastle got amazing results in the last weeks of the previous season most of the teams in their premier league were is the training camp and they are in the training form, also many players get injured because of not being ready for the gams and that's normal when we see the performance of Newcastle is still unstable in the game, also we can't forget that they were playing against a strong team like Manchester City.

Newcastle effort against Manchester city was lacklustre despite a good victory against Aston Villa. Choosing a defensive strategy prevented them from challenging City superiority on the pitch. The difference in talent between the two teams was clear and Newcastle had to drastically step up their performance to compete on City level. The team hopes could be hampered by Joelinton injury which exacerbates their problems. Newcastle was frustrated by Manchester city solid defensive line which made it difficult to earn even one point in the game.

I think Newcastle is a club that has an advantage as well as a fantastic performance in every game with other clubs Newcastle can beat but when I played City I think struggled and can never beat by more points.
In history that has happened, Newcastle will always find it difficult if they have to face City. In terms of performance, they have lost a lot, but it good that Newcastle always tries their best by not giving too many scoring opportunities and in yesterday match I think Newcastle also proved that when they played against clubs other than Manchester City they can afford to beat even Liverpool might as well be beat.

[ginsan]

Am not shocked at Chelsea's performance so far. They are still trying to get to work together and become formidable as they once were.
The team played well and won possession, but failed to convert the penalty much needed, after Westham got a red card as at the time and I was there just thinking how with a man down, Chelsea would strike big. It wasn't so.
There are more games ahead for the team to get back to their winning streak, and am hoping they find the form they so need.

I think something that made Chelsea lose their way in this game was caused by their failure to control the game. This was caused by the poor performance of their players in finishing or in their defense in this match.

I also think that their new players, who are priced at fantastic prices, also failed to make their best debut in this match. The reason is they can take advantage of the situation when they are superior in the number of players in the second half, so that they can make the best use of it to build attacks and score goals. However, everything failed to do so and Chelsea still struggled to win their first win of the season.

[marcous]

I didn't expect that Man United lost 0-2. I bet this game would end goalless. Because in the first half both teams played equally strong. But after the half-two break, Totenham managed to make a goal from a counterattack, and Martinez's own goal. Man United had a lot of good chances, but they couldn't make a goal. Rashford are not playing optimally, they don't look like they have a number 9. Hojlund's arrival is expected to solve this problem, but his position is still injured. So it looks like Ten Hag will have to be patient with the current conditions.

Tottenham played an impressive game in front of their own fans, their new captain Son Heung min managed to lead the Spurs squad and secure three points. I thought before that they would find it difficult after being left by Harry Kane, but in fact they were able to dominate the game and come out victorious.

On the other hand, Eriq Ten Hag squad has not performed optimally. The Red Devils new recruits haven't been able to make a contribution so far, it might take a few matches for them to adapt. It's true that Ten Hag will have to wait some more time to get Rasmus Hojlund services, hopefully he can recover quickly and join to help United get back on their feet as soon as possible.

[püsür]

I would consider Chelsea result a really big surprise so far considering how good they played in the first game at home against Liverpool.I think they are still a new team considering that Pochettino had time but most probably not enough to make them a stable team yet and the fact that they did not win against 10 players West Ham shows that they wanted badly to win and played in a chaotic way desperately trying to win while giving West Ham chances that unfortunately for Chelsea they were converted to goals.

It was indeed a surprising result because I watched the first 45 minutes of the game and I saw that Chelsea had a chance to win the match because they were controlling the entire game. Despite starting the game by conceding an early goal, they managed to equalise and keep playing well until the end of the first half.

Chelsea have the team that everyone is expecting to compete for the Premier League title, especially as they are not playing any European competition, and with the money they spent so far in the transfer market, I don't expect such a performance from them. Nevertheless, let's still give the new players time to adapt to the Premier League style of play, even though some of them were playing in the Premier League already, and also give Pochettino time to come up with a better squad.

I don't think Pochettino will last long. He'll be sacked after a few weeks. Chelsea have been wasting managers like hot cakes for the last few years. The worst part is that there are no decent managers available at the moment. They haven't not tried a single one. They should give zidane a chance. Maybe he'll work out. I think their future is going to be like the old Manchester City team, the one that used to shuttle between the premier league and the championship. They have spent unbelievable money in the last two years but zero success, this year will not be a success either, they buried a total of 350 million euros in mudryk, enzo, caicedo. That is really unbelievable.

[Mame89]

I didn't expect that Man United lost 0-2. I bet this game would end goalless. Because in the first half both teams played equally strong. But after the half-two break, Totenham managed to make a goal from a counterattack, and Martinez's own goal. Man United had a lot of good chances, but they couldn't make a goal. Rashford are not playing optimally, they don't look like they have a number 9. Hojlund's arrival is expected to solve this problem, but his position is still injured. So it looks like Ten Hag will have to be patient with the current conditions.

I also want to highlight the ability of the management of MU and Ten Hag in buying players this season. They don't seem to understand the meaning of "priority" in the transfer market, for example Arteta, he prioritized defensive midfielders at the start of the transfer market after Xhaka left and needed additional quality in that sector, so he really wanted Declan Rice. Or Pep with Gvardiol, as they need additional versatile defenders after Laporte's frequent injuries and Cancelo's departure. Liverpool, who needed regeneration in midfield, immediately bought up three players at once.

I see Ten Hag being a bit different when it comes to buying players. What's the point of buying a Mount? In my opinion, it was an expensive transfer that didn't matter at all for Man United, and even if you don't buy it, it doesn't matter. Even though you already know that the only DMF with high quality is Casemiro at Man United and Fred is definitely out, why not go after DM to balance Case?
In my opinion Mount is a player whose position is not clear in Man United's strategy, is it actually the same as Bruno. I also agree with you that they are lacking a striker because Rashford is not at his best.

[Polkeins]

I would consider Chelsea result a really big surprise so far considering how good they played in the first game at home against Liverpool.I think they are still a new team considering that Pochettino had time but most probably not enough to make them a stable team yet and the fact that they did not win against 10 players West Ham shows that they wanted badly to win and played in a chaotic way desperately trying to win while giving West Ham chances that unfortunately for Chelsea they were converted to goals.

I think this defeat is really unexpected. While Pochettino couldn't turn the tide and Chelsea lost again. Last time Chelsea won in May and out of the last 18 matches it was the only win. The stats are terrible and Pochettino needs to do something about it, it's not very clear how Chelsea are going to win.

Caicedo, who got Chelsea another goal was bought for 115 million, which is a lot considering his stats. In general, it is still clear that Pochettino needs to select the squad more rigorously, otherwise the defeats will not stop.

[Bobrox]

I don't think Pochettino will last long. He'll be sacked after a few weeks. Chelsea have been wasting managers like hot cakes for the last few years. The worst part is that there are no decent managers available at the moment. They haven't not tried a single one. They should give zidane a chance. Maybe he'll work out. I think their future is going to be like the old Manchester City team, the one that used to shuttle between the premier league and the championship. They have spent unbelievable money in the last two years but zero success, this year will not be a success either, they buried a total of 350 million euros in mudryk, enzo, caicedo. That is really unbelievable.

It seems too early for predicting with Pochettino future as Chelsea maanger, don't get positive result on last two match actually beating by West Ham United today its most disappointed result for Chelsea fans as huge expected with their team will finish on top fourth standings placed. Chelsea is most active Premier League teams spent much money in window transfer, probably selling many favorite players in this summer is one aspect why The Blues still in the bad perform this season.

Most expensive signing Moisés Caicedo can't help his team from losing points in his debut, although played thirty minutes left but he can't give more contribution for helping Chelsea winning first match in Premier League.

[BALIK]

Am not shocked at Chelsea's performance so far. They are still trying to get to work together and become formidable as they once were.
The team played well and won possession, but failed to convert the penalty much needed, after Westham got a red card as at the time and I was there just thinking how with a man down, Chelsea would strike big. It wasn't so.
There are more games ahead for the team to get back to their winning streak, and am hoping they find the form they so need.

I think something that made Chelsea lose their way in this game was caused by their failure to control the game. This was caused by the poor performance of their players in finishing or in their defense in this match.

I also think that their new players, who are priced at fantastic prices, also failed to make their best debut in this match. The reason is they can take advantage of the situation when they are superior in the number of players in the second half, so that they can make the best use of it to build attacks and score goals. However, everything failed to do so and Chelsea still struggled to win their first win of the season.

Chelsea tried to dominate the match. But they failed. Mauricio Pochettino's match strategy was ineffective. Chelsea could have played better tactically in this match if their defense had been stronger. Chelsea keep possession of the ball. They also attacked a lot. But even then they could not win the match. They attack leaving their defense unguarded. Because of this West Ham won 3-1 despite very few attacking players.

Chelsea had 76% of the ball today. They were able to make a total of 17 shots. Even then, they were not able to break West Ham's defense and score more than one goal. On the other hand, West Ham made only 12 shots but managed to score 3 goals. West Ham got a great win at home.

[borovichok]

Westham went home with three pints. Watching from first half, Chelsea dominated full time but having no single pattern to net a goal. They kept on trying crossing which is not working, and Mudryk running like flash and not having proper footing on the ball. I don't know who to blame in the game. There are many blunders in the backlines and Chelsea not having a proper finisher. Chelsea player handicapped hammers but still failed to level the game, instead the blues conceded another goal to make it 3-1. In the meantime, the fans are not satisfied with the club's results in these two games.

[Abu-Naim]

Westham went home with three pints. Watching from first half, Chelsea dominated full time but having no single pattern to net a goal. They kept on trying crossing which is not working, and Mudryk running like flash and not having proper footing on the ball. I don't know who to blame in the game. There are many blunders in the backlines and Chelsea not having a proper finisher. Chelsea player handicapped hammers but still failed to level the game, instead the blues conceded another goal to make it 3-1. In the meantime, the fans are not satisfied with the club's results in these two games.

I will blame the coach for putting guys like Mudryk on the bench for so long. Rahim Sterling is no longer in excellent form because of to his age, and Mudryk would have performed better in that position. Jackson gave it every effort during the game, but he was unable to score.

Why did the coach keep Caicedo on the bench after spending so much money to get him in? He might have started with Enzo Fernandez in midfield to provide additional protection for the defenders, and finally, the formation Chelsea used today seemed weird; perhaps the players were not used to such a formation, which is why they did not perform well.

[Zaguru12]

Am not shocked at Chelsea's performance so far. They are still trying to get to work together and become formidable as they once were.
The team played well and won possession, but failed to convert the penalty much needed, after Westham got a red card as at the time and I was there just thinking how with a man down, Chelsea would strike big. It wasn't so.
There are more games ahead for the team to get back to their winning streak, and am hoping they find the form they so need.

Exactly Chelsea actually had the percentage of the ball but the luck to get goals wasn’t there. The new format of using the three players to together is something else, But Enzo was actually poor today immediately after missing the penalty and for the debutant Caicedo I think he had a very bad game to forget. His game was probably caused by the lack of preparation and also to get fit. Caicedo didn’t even had a good preseason so coming into this game will only make him a bit exposed but regardless I believe he will be a great signing for Chelsea.

WestHam actually looked like a great team today even with a man down, them saying Ward Prowse was actually a good one. Man is too good with his deliveries and final balls. Had BenRaham and Antoinio been more clinical today they would have gifted him more assists but nonetheless he will be a great addition to that squad and hopefully go even get them higher in the champions league. As for Paqueta, I found out today why Pep is all out to have him and why West Ham aren’t ready to let him go.