Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Pokapoka124]

Westham seem to be taking the place of Newcastle this season. I expected Newcastle will be doing what Westham are doing in the league this season. Westham are already facing tough tests let’s nit forget that they defeated almighty Newcastle who were tipped to be the team to look out for this season. Against Manchester City I believe Westham will perform well and whether they lose or not, it wouldn’t matter because even the top teams in the league also lose games to City.

[ajiz138]

Albert Sambi Lokonga, Ryan Giles, Issa Kabore, Ross Barkley, and Jacob Brown are Luton Town's 5 current signers. Two players were brought in on loan transfers from Arsenal and Manchester City, apart from that two of them were acquired permanently with a contract value of 8.75 million euros. Luton Town can be said to be the poorest team in the Premier League where they are only worth 85.3 million euros in total market value.

Of course Luton Town can cause some problems for other teams during matches, but they are a team that only looks likely to be relegated at the end of the season. I think that's natural considering that the depth of Luton's squad is not at all comparable to that of most other teams.

Some of the names mentioned are not very familiar, maybe because the price is below average, but I see that the loan players from Arsenal and Man City are under 23 years old, maybe they are loaned out because they have more flying hours.

It is natural to say that it is the poorest club but this is a new club that has just been introduced to the Premier League.

Yes, they don't have a solid strength, when the attack is good, there will be shortcomings, including in midfield or defense, we never know what the expectations will be. As for those who say that in the end they will be relegated at the end of the season, I won't say that much about Luton because it's a small team.

[puloweh555]

This year, Manchester United brought in quite a few recruits. Recruits are unfamiliar with Erik ten Hag's journey. They couldn't find a bridge to bring them together. Look at their attackers trying to find a goal. It was so luxurious that they missed many scoring opportunities. Goals are the motivation for the whole team to work hard.
Defensively, I would say things have gotten better. When Harry Maguire and De Gea. are missing from the list of starting players. If the situation of the whole team does not improve, it will be easy to receive heavy defeats against big teams.

Erik ten Hag's efforts to unite players to become more cohesive in the team really have to be done, because every player who is recruited into the Manchester United team for this season is for the sake of making the team's appearance better than last season. However, Manchester United's performance seen at the start of this season was still not that good because maybe the players were still not very used to Erik ten Hag's direction so there were still many things that Erik ten Hag needed to improve for this season.

There are still so many problems experienced by Manchester United and moreover, I think Manchester United did not recruit the right players in the transfer market yesterday. Because anyway, if Manchester United recruit the right players then at least, these players will easily adapt or at least still be able to play well the moment. Maybe yes, a small example is like their new goalkeeper who is expected to have good quality, but in reality does not have good quality to play at the big club as Manchester United. Therefore, Erik ten Hag should work even harder to be able to restore Manchester United performance to be better quickly, at least before playing in the Champion League too later.

Yes, I agree that Man United still has a lot to improve. It is true that separating from De Gea is very painful but I think this is also for the good of the Club. So, Onana can meet the club's expectations, I'm sure the recruitment cannot be said to have failed because it's still too early to judge that. The aim of buying a goalkeeper like Onana is at least Man United can have a goalkeeper who can build up attacks like Alison and Ederson.

I refrain from criticizing Man United because it is too early to punish ETH and Man United, this is still within the normal period. Because Man United lost to a team that is also a champion candidate, namely Arsenal, and played away. In addition, Ten Hag had to rack his brains, because the mainstay of players was injured and the players had not yet got chemistry with each other. The journey is only the beginning, I still want to see Ten Hag to play more effectively and be good at creating opportunities that result in many goals in the next game.

[Iranus]

Chelsea have not started the season well. They lost the first match against Liverpool. But I was quite satisfied with Chelsea's performance in the first match, even though they were beaten. Chelsea's performance was good. Their match strategy was also quite good. But their performance further deteriorated in the second match against West Ham. They conceded 3 goals and lost the match. And the main reason for Chelsea's poor performance is their poor defence. Had Chelsea's defense been stronger, their performance would have improved. I don't think Chelsea's match strategy is bad. And Pochettino should do his best to tighten up Chelsea's defence.

Mauricio Pochettino still has time to fix it at least until the middle of the season he has done his best even though we haven't seen the improvement
I'm sure the Chelsea target this season is finished in the top 5 obviously this is not easy but we can't underestimate them who knows their performance continues to improve.
I remember last season Arsenal also did the same bad at the beginning of the season later better at the end of the season and even almost won the EPL.

Pochettino aims to stabilize the squad. But he still could not stabilize the party. The team's performance has been completely erratic yet. However, since Chelsea will play only in the Premier League this season. So this team will get enough time to bring stability in performance. But whether Pochettino will succeed is not certain. Chelsea's squad is not weak. If the bond between the players is strong, Chelsea have the potential to secure the Europa League from among the top 6 in the table. Let's see if coach Pochettino can succeed with Chelsea.

[Dewi Aries]

I honestly do not think keeping Salah was a smart decision. He is 30+ years old, getting 100+ million for him would have been an amazing deal for them. He is an Arabic player who would play in an Arabic league, which would have been a great marketing for Saudis, and meanwhile Liverpool could have kept that money and if they really need someone, they could buy one next summer.

It was more money than they could get from him in any other time, even if they want to sell him next summer, they will not get this much money. He doesn't deserve 100 million, even if Liverpool ends up doing ok this season, Salah can't make them 100+ million all by himself. They could have found some replacement that was "enough" for them.

Liverpool can't find a replacement, the transfer market is closed. It will take some time to find suitable players, that's the consideration now. It's too risky to let him go at this time, Jurgen Klopp hope on the front lines is only on Salah. Releasing him in the next season transfer market makes more sense, the matter is that the price will not drop drastically even though he is already 32 years old.

What will happen if Salah leaves at this time, Liverpool will be in doubt to finish in the Champions League zone. The rest of the competition in the Europa League will be pretty much the same, Salah has carried Liverpool consistently throughout his career at Anfield. It's not only about 100+, but Salah is the man who stabilizes Liverpool.

[Iroh]

I honestly do not think keeping Salah was a smart decision. He is 30+ years old, getting 100+ million for him would have been an amazing deal for them. He is an Arabic player who would play in an Arabic league, which would have been a great marketing for Saudis, and meanwhile Liverpool could have kept that money and if they really need someone, they could buy one next summer.

He’s getting older but he still manages to play a huge role at Liverpool and that’s why Liverpool still finds him useful and still retained him. They’ve obviously weighed their options and still thought it’s a smart decision to keep him. Asides all that, money does not influence the decision of every player as some players aren’t amazed by the sheer size of the amount offered by Saudi Arabia to come over to play in their local leagues.
I still think he would still be offered an equally amazing deal whenever he’s ready to leave Liverpool. And then, he could comfortably afford to leave after playing for the glory at the European Premier League.

[DaNNy001]

This year, Manchester United brought in quite a few recruits. Recruits are unfamiliar with Erik ten Hag's journey. They couldn't find a bridge to bring them together. Look at their attackers trying to find a goal. It was so luxurious that they missed many scoring opportunities. Goals are the motivation for the whole team to work hard.
Defensively, I would say things have gotten better. When Harry Maguire and De Gea. are missing from the list of starting players. If the situation of the whole team does not improve, it will be easy to receive heavy defeats against big teams.

Erik ten Hag's efforts to unite players to become more cohesive in the team really have to be done, because every player who is recruited into the Manchester United team for this season is for the sake of making the team's appearance better than last season. However, Manchester United's performance seen at the start of this season was still not that good because maybe the players were still not very used to Erik ten Hag's direction so there were still many things that Erik ten Hag needed to improve for this season.

Last year there was a big story with Ronaldo and a seemingly restructuring of the team - so many were inspired by TH and believed that thanks to him, United was on the rise. Therefore, many (players) perceived his demands for discipline as adequate. But I see that this season the dreams are dissipating and United will most likely hang around 5-7 places again. In such conditions, I don’t think that everyone will perceive TH tolerantly and conflicts will arise within the club. Maybe I'm too pessimistic, but this development of events seems logical to me.

I see where you are going but i feel ten hang still need some space and after all united did perform a little better but the only issue they were having was the inconsistency that the team always face, one moment they are very good with their gameplay and the other a total shit hole and this has been the problem of this squad and I feel ten hang needs to work on that.

[ShowOff]

Westham seem to be taking the place of Newcastle this season. I expected Newcastle will be doing what Westham are doing in the league this season. Westham are already facing tough tests let’s nit forget that they defeated almighty Newcastle who were tipped to be the team to look out for this season. Against Manchester City I believe Westham will perform well and whether they lose or not, it wouldn’t matter because even the top teams in the league also lose games to City.

Actually this is not a pleasant start to the season for Newcastle fans. They have lost 9 points from 3 consecutive matches which has kept them afloat in the Premier League standings. Newcastle have lost to Liverpool, Manchester City and Brighton, but maybe they will be better against another team. Their problem is still the same, meaning Newcastle is still having difficulty winning big matches against top teams which might prevent them from getting a place in the Champions League next season.

Newcastle's performance wasn't too bad even though they lost to a top team, but I think Eddie Howe needs to improve so that his team can have good confidence again in their next match after the international break. Next Newcastle will play Brentford before they face Milan in the Champions League.

[kamvreto]

This year, Manchester United brought in quite a few recruits. Recruits are unfamiliar with Erik ten Hag's journey. They couldn't find a bridge to bring them together. Look at their attackers trying to find a goal. It was so luxurious that they missed many scoring opportunities. Goals are the motivation for the whole team to work hard.
Defensively, I would say things have gotten better. When Harry Maguire and De Gea. are missing from the list of starting players. If the situation of the whole team does not improve, it will be easy to receive heavy defeats against big teams.

Erik ten Hag's efforts to unite players to become more cohesive in the team really have to be done, because every player who is recruited into the Manchester United team for this season is for the sake of making the team's appearance better than last season. However, Manchester United's performance seen at the start of this season was still not that good because maybe the players were still not very used to Erik ten Hag's direction so there were still many things that Erik ten Hag needed to improve for this season.

Last year there was a big story with Ronaldo and a seemingly restructuring of the team - so many were inspired by TH and believed that thanks to him, United was on the rise. Therefore, many (players) perceived his demands for discipline as adequate. But I see that this season the dreams are dissipating and United will most likely hang around 5-7 places again. In such conditions, I don’t think that everyone will perceive TH tolerantly and conflicts will arise within the club. Maybe I'm too pessimistic, but this development of events seems logical to me.

I see where you are going but i feel ten hang still need some space and after all united did perform a little better but the only issue they were having was the inconsistency that the team always face, one moment they are very good with their gameplay and the other a total shit hole and this has been the problem of this squad and I feel ten hang needs to work on that.

Being in the standings number 11 makes United worse and this season has been a bad season for United. MU is lagging behind compared to other teams. Manchester City still holds the top ranking. And to be able to overtake to position 1 requires quite a lot of effort. MU is no longer said to be a big, deadly club. MU is just a Red Devil who has no self-respect anymore.

[QueenVera]

I see where you are going but i feel ten hang still need some space and after all united did perform a little better but the only issue they were having was the inconsistency that the team always face, one moment they are very good with their gameplay and the other a total shit hole and this has been the problem of this squad and I feel ten hang needs to work on that.

Erik Ten Hag is a good coach no doubt and he's the style of play  of Manchester United to a better and currently they can now play with confidence from the build up unlike the previous times when they keep playing long crosses that ends up being lost to their opponents,  but my problem with him is that he keeps trying different tactics in different matches and also feature the wrong players in some matches which sometimes makes united lose some matches.
 For instance the match against Arsenal, i wonder why he played Dalot in a wrong position when he had Regullion and also why start Martial when Højlund was inform, and if you notice the introduction of Højlund  made a difference in the match and his impact was really felt, and i wonder why he benched him, anyways i hope he doesn't start Martial in the matche against Brighton.

[DaNNy001]

I agree with you that Liverpool have found their game again and this will clearly have a very positive impact on Klopp. Because he has learned from last season where several players like Nunez also seemed to understand Liverpool's game, last season Nunez was still quite awkward and made more mistakes. But now Nunez has become Liverpool hero in several matches. Behind all that, Moh Salah also needs to continue to defend Liverpool, because without the assists that Moh Salah provided, Nunez might not have been able to perfect his execution. Hopefully Liverpool stability can last, because we want to see competition in the Premier League with big clubs.

At the end of September Liverpool will play against Tottenham Hotspurs in an away game. I think if they can keep their successful streak until then and not lose against Tottenham, I believe that Liverpool would count towards the hand full of contenders who could achieve a lot this season in the Premier League. It is not very likely that Manchester City will drop a lot of points along the way and that is why consistency will be absolutely key here. Dropping points against weaker opponents is a no go.

I'm also not going to deny Liverpool is fast enough in terms of improving their game. Last season they didn't appear very consistent but this season the spirit is clearly different. If Liverpool shows another extraordinary game then Man City will really take them into account. Because if I pay attention when Liverpool can overcome great teams, it means that next season it is very possible to return to the Champions League. Spurs can beat Man United, but facing Klopp's squad won't be as easy as we think. My prediction Liverpool vs Tottenham ends with full points over Liverpool.

Manchester City will take Liverpool into account regardless of the first few games. I believe that at Manchester City there is a level of professionalism that doesn't allow for any of their competitors to be underestimated for as long as it is mathematically possible to be overtaken by them.

That's how Guardiola does his job all the time. Never give a few percent less than you can until the deal is finished. It can be seen when he complains after any of their wins. I hardly saw him saying that he is 100% satisfied with the performance.

Well I don't know anout you but I feel as a manager this trait should be common because your team is consistently playing and inorder to keep them in check is to actually tell them that relaxation is never an option. But I do agree that pep is an exceptional coach as so is Manchester city but Liverpool and Jorgen klopp is not all bad too and moreover they are the only team who can play Manchester city and win them when it comes to the premier League, it's just that they had a really bad season last year but with the way things are going with them now I think they have started with a good form and if they continue like this they can definitely play and give Manchester city something to write home about.

[Falconer]

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Some of the names mentioned are not very familiar, maybe because the price is below average, but I see that the loan players from Arsenal and Man City are under 23 years old, maybe they are loaned out because they have more flying hours.

It is natural to say that it is the poorest club but this is a new club that has just been introduced to the Premier League.

Yes, they don't have a solid strength, when the attack is good, there will be shortcomings, including in midfield or defense, we never know what the expectations will be. As for those who say that in the end they will be relegated at the end of the season, I won't say that much about Luton because it's a small team.

0 wins in 3 consecutive matches is proof that Luton Town is a team that is too weak in the Premier League. It is hoped that several of the players brought in will be able to make this team compete well in the competition, but it will be very difficult to expect them to rise and be in the top 10 of the standings.

Their defense is poor, their attackers are ineffective and they don't have many creative players to build a great attack. I wouldn't be surprised if Luton Town would be a hotbed of goals for the Premier League's top teams this season, that's clearly a concern on their part. Imagine if Luton played against Manchester City, maybe they would concede 5-7 goals.

[baeva]

Liverpool are keeping Salah just as most people expected them do so. Because the transfer window is closed in England so Liverpool can't bring any replacement for him right now. Salah should continue to be a part of Liverpool at least until the end of the season. What Messi was for Barcelona is exactly what Salah is for Liverpool now.

They need Salah to be successful this season. You remember how poor they performed for a long time in the previous season. They have made progress now and they need to maintain this good effort. We can see Liverpool in the title race again after some break.

Because at the same time, that Salah also still chose to stay and play at Liverpool. Therefore, there is no excessive drama about this transfer about Liverpool rejecting offers from Saudi Pro League clubs. But indeed, at least Liverpool still need Salah because after all, Liverpool have lost Mane and Firminho and thus, then of course Liverpool should keep Salah this season. So yes, at least there is already a picture that Salah will not stay forever at Liverpool and thus, then of course Liverpool must have a quick plan to regenerate with the exact players for Liverpool squad in the future.

I almost fell out of my chair when I heard the report that Salah might move to the Saudi league. I mean, really? It makes me sad to think of Salah wearing a different shirt because he is Liverpool's golden boy. When he extended his term, I think it was in March 2023, everyone was so happy. That was a day! Still, its kind of funny how quickly reports can change. He's signed for three more years one minute, and then he might leave at the end of the season the next. If you ask me, this is classic football theater. And now that Mane and Firminho are gone, Liverpool should keep an eye out and get their money ready. They need to make a plan right away

Well, according to media reports Liverpool have abandoned the idea of selling the player to Saudi Arabia. Although I don't understand why many people are so unhappy, he is already 31 years old and sooner or later I think he will move there, maybe in a few years, because now he is still very good, last season he played all the matches and scored 19 goals.

[Iroh]

0 wins in 3 consecutive matches is proof that Luton Town is a team that is too weak in the Premier League. It is hoped that several of the players brought in will be able to make this team compete well in the competition, but it will be very difficult to expect them to rise and be in the top 10 of the standings.

Agreed. Luton Town is seemingly the weakest of the bunch. For now anyways as there are still a lot of games to play. Having been just promoted to the EPL, they seem to be struggling and it’s obvious from the games they’ve played so far as they haven’t managed to bag a win.
The last game with West Ham wasn’t any better. They managed to score a consolation goal at the tail end of the game, perhaps in a bid to appease the home crowd.
They most likely have envisaged and are finding out about the stiff competition to be faced in the EPL.

[Issa56]

I had actually very high expectations from Burnley to start strong but so far they are really letting me down here. All these three newly promoted teams are really playing a poor football as compared to PL level. They really have to up their game if they have to stay in PL next season. Nottingham also isn't an easy target for Burnley. Despite Brenan Jhonson's departure they still have a good counter attack. Forest really are performing well and they also have defeated Chelsea in last gameweek so they also must be very confident right now. Should be a tough fixture between Burnley and Forest then I will pick Forest here.

All the clubs that were promoted to the Premier League are performing very poorly, the three clubs are at the bottom of the table, and I won't be surprised if those three clubs are relegated this season. Burnley and Luton Town have played three matches already, and they lost all three matches, which is really a bad start for a club that's just been promoted to the Premier League. Burnley will be playing against Nottingham Forest in their next match, but I don't think Burnley will be able to win the match. Nottingham Forest's performance is not really bad this season, and I am sure they will do everything possible to win their next match because Burnley is not a strong club, so they will want to make use of the opportunity.

[imamusma]

Well, according to media reports Liverpool have abandoned the idea of selling the player to Saudi Arabia. Although I don't understand why many people are so unhappy, he is already 31 years old and sooner or later I think he will move there, maybe in a few years, because now he is still very good, last season he played all the matches and scored 19 goals.

Usually Liverpool will not keep their players by insisting on selling them, but it is still worth keeping Salah considering that he is still very happy in Europe. Salah can still compete in the Premier League or Europe to be the best, but the Saudi Pro League team will clearly follow his development and try to recruit him if they can.

I wouldn't be surprised if Liverpool end up parting ways with Salah at the end of this season. Liverpool will get a high income for Salah and they can recruit other players to regenerate their players in the coming season.

[Nheer]

I honestly do not think keeping Salah was a smart decision. He is 30+ years old, getting 100+ million for him would have been an amazing deal for them. He is an Arabic player who would play in an Arabic league, which would have been a great marketing for Saudis, and meanwhile Liverpool could have kept that money and if they really need someone, they could buy one next summer.

Salah is still a good player regardless of his age so you can’t write him off just yet, he performed quite well last season and he was among top 5 highest goal scorers in the league last season so he can still perform well just like last season. I know the price tag was high and considering his age they should have accepted the offer but if salah should leave now it will be difficult to find a replacement for him and it will greatly affect the team. Without salah they will not have a leader up front and they may end up struggling throughout the season so it’s not a bad decision for me as they can still sell him next and take their time to look for better replacement before his departure.

[Bobrox]

Usually Liverpool will not keep their players by insisting on selling them, but it is still worth keeping Salah considering that he is still very happy in Europe. Salah can still compete in the Premier League or Europe to be the best, but the Saudi Pro League team will clearly follow his development and try to recruit him if they can.

I wouldn't be surprised if Liverpool end up parting ways with Salah at the end of this season. Liverpool will get a high income for Salah and they can recruit other players to regenerate their players in the coming season.

Many unpredictable happing with Liverpool when remember selling important player Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich last two season and they have huge impact failed qualifying to Champion League spot standing after finish outside from top fourth position. Its seems happening in the future and Liverpool more priority with how excited fees transfer offering from Saudi club for signing Mohamad Salah. No doubt with Salah is the best player and still compete in Premier League but Liverpool won't miss great opportunity for selling him since any interested from Saudi Club to sign him.

The same decision from Salah, Saudi Club have give fantastic offering with payment salary and he will received more than x2 salary with  Liverpool, he won't miss great chance in his career to earn much salary although have to play with not competitive domestic league competition.

[Smack That Ace]

Westham seem to be taking the place of Newcastle this season. I expected Newcastle will be doing what Westham are doing in the league this season. Westham are already facing tough tests let’s nit forget that they defeated almighty Newcastle who were tipped to be the team to look out for this season. Against Manchester City I believe Westham will perform well and whether they lose or not, it wouldn’t matter because even the top teams in the league also lose games to City.

Actually this is not a pleasant start to the season for Newcastle fans. They have lost 9 points from 3 consecutive matches which has kept them afloat in the Premier League standings. Newcastle have lost to Liverpool, Manchester City and Brighton, but maybe they will be better against another team. Their problem is still the same, meaning Newcastle is still having difficulty winning big matches against top teams which might prevent them from getting a place in the Champions League next season.

Newcastle's performance wasn't too bad even though they lost to a top team, but I think Eddie Howe needs to improve so that his team can have good confidence again in their next match after the international break. Next Newcastle will play Brentford before they face Milan in the Champions League.

The performance from Newcastle United has been definitely not up to the mark. They should definitely have started the season better. This is not what people expected from them after they performed really well in the last season. They have lost three out of the four matches that they have played so far. They were able to win only one match. I hope they will be able to improve their performance going forward in the season.

I absolutely agree that West Ham is doing what Newcastle United was expected to do in this season. They have not lost even one match so far. They have three wins and one draw so far. Let’s see if they can continue performing like this.


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Duke

[salad daging]

Usually Liverpool will not keep their players by insisting on selling them, but it is still worth keeping Salah considering that he is still very happy in Europe. Salah can still compete in the Premier League or Europe to be the best, but the Saudi Pro League team will clearly follow his development and try to recruit him if they can.

I wouldn't be surprised if Liverpool end up parting ways with Salah at the end of this season. Liverpool will get a high income for Salah and they can recruit other players to regenerate their players in the coming season.

One more season for Salah at Liverpool is still very feasible he continues to contribute to his club seeing Liverpool's game now Salah is one of the important players in it, this must be maintained!
Yeah the Saudi team's offer is difficult to refuse, that's what Liverpool should consider - accept a lot of money or keep it but I believe Liverpool will not sell in the near future.

If next season there is still a possibility of happening, if there is an intention from Liverpool now then the manager must consider a replacement from now on so that when Salah leaves Liverpool does not lose in its performance.