Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Winterfrost]

PSV midfielder Joey Veerman tells @VI_nl:

"Arsenal are one of the three best teams in the world.

"They are a class better than us.

"What I brought with me from London is doubling at fullback. I always tried to help fellow players, but that’s not right.

"From now on I will continue to play from my own man. I learned that from Arsenal."

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Chelsea had a great win against Brighton in today's EFL Cup match. This match in the EFL Cup was a great one for Chelsea. Chelsea have only won by one goal against Brighton. 
In the first half it was not clear which side could win but after 50 minutes in the second half Chelsea were much ahead of Brighton and that one goal in 50 minutes sealed the win for the team. 

It has to be a great match for Chelsea in the EFL Cup where Chelsea have regularly been the worst in the English Premier League. 
Chelsea's next opponent in the EFL Cup is Blackburn, where Chelsea have won against Brighton so it is expected that Chelsea will definitely be ahead in this match.

The beginning of a good step for Pochettino because it was previously difficult to win Chelsea to win and even though they faced a team that was far below their quality. EFL is not much more important than the Premier League and the focus of Pochettino should be large in the main diliga because they need points to boost their positions in the standings. But if seen the match takes place more dominated by Brighton and they can hold the ball above 61%. Luckily Jackson got the moment to break into Brighton's goal so that Chelsea could come out as the winner in the match.

The problem is how when they play in the Premier League because the opponents they face in the future are Fulham. The schedule of matches in the Premier League is far more important now because they have been far behind in the standings and if Pochettino again accepts defeat or draws it will be difficult for Chelsea to pursue the top five positions.

Victory over Brighton should be a good start for Chelsea's revival. Even though it was only in an EFL match, it really helped raise the team's morale to look forward to the next match. Chelsea really has to take advantage of other competitions besides the Premier League, because logically it might be very difficult for the Blues to compete again at the top of the standings. Therefore, Pochettino must be wise in seeing the opportunities that exist and he is required to be able to bring Chelsea to achieve success again.

[Josefjix]

Chelsea had a great win against Brighton in today's EFL Cup match. This match in the EFL Cup was a great one for Chelsea. Chelsea have only won by one goal against Brighton. 
In the first half it was not clear which side could win but after 50 minutes in the second half Chelsea were much ahead of Brighton and that one goal in 50 minutes sealed the win for the team. 

It has to be a great match for Chelsea in the EFL Cup where Chelsea have regularly been the worst in the English Premier League. 
Chelsea's next opponent in the EFL Cup is Blackburn, where Chelsea have won against Brighton so it is expected that Chelsea will definitely be ahead in this match.

Mauricio Pochettino have started to become the man we think he is after winning one of the most competitive contender for the Carabao Cup this season, eliminating Roberto De Zerbi side. Good performance coming in from Chelsea players who were outstanding throughout the game, Jackson is definitely on another level, embracing his moments with a lead and also another goal which was ruled out for offside. Chelsea need time to build up, this is just the beginning, they had a surprised winning against Brighton Albion in the Carabao Cup yesterday's game.

[ndutndut]

To win a match you don't have to dominate it, but you have to take advantage of every opportunity and create as many chances as possible. Chelsea took advantage of their opportunities well despite creating 4 good chances throughout the match. Actually, just 1 goal was enough to make them win the match, but there were still many shortcomings.

This is the fact, even Chelsea since the beginning of the season has been having good ball possession and lots of chances to score But thank God they where able to get a clean sheet and a win.

What is clear is that winning this match against Brighton will help Chelsea's confidence and increase even more. In that match Chelsea's game was really interesting and there were many changes made by Pochettino, Chelsea not only scored goals and won, but Chelsea did it by playing very differently. Look at the 40-60 ball possession statistics for Brighton's advantage.

Usually when Chelsea play they always control the ball, but can't score goals, but that night they played very effectively, especially in the first half. Chelsea actually played relaxedly and let Brighton control the ball. This changed the whole dynamic, as too often Chelsea controlled the game until and on the attack this time they let it go, and they waited for a quick counter-attack.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

PSV midfielder Joey Veerman tells @VI_nl:

"Arsenal are one of the three best teams in the world.

I think that’s a really dumb quote about a team that hasn’t won a big trophy in over 20 years. This season is their first CL participation since the 2016/17 season.

Arsenal have a lot to prove before such compliments are justified. PSV did just get humiliated by Arsenal though so maybe Veerman was trying to excuse that by talking up Arsenal

[Vinaa77]

Chelsea had a great win against Brighton in today's EFL Cup match. This match in the EFL Cup was a great one for Chelsea. Chelsea have only won by one goal against Brighton. 
In the first half it was not clear which side could win but after 50 minutes in the second half Chelsea were much ahead of Brighton and that one goal in 50 minutes sealed the win for the team. 

It has to be a great match for Chelsea in the EFL Cup where Chelsea have regularly been the worst in the English Premier League. 
Chelsea's next opponent in the EFL Cup is Blackburn, where Chelsea have won against Brighton so it is expected that Chelsea will definitely be ahead in this match.

Mauricio Pochettino have started to become the man we think he is after winning one of the most competitive contender for the Carabao Cup this season, eliminating Roberto De Zerbi side. Good performance coming in from Chelsea players who were outstanding throughout the game, Jackson is definitely on another level, embracing his moments with a lead and also another goal which was ruled out for offside. Chelsea need time to build up, this is just the beginning, they had a surprised winning against Brighton Albion in the Carabao Cup yesterday's game.

This victory is an important asset for Chelsea to restore the confidence of the players. Getting rid of Brighton in the EFL is certainly something extraordinary because the Blues' condition was so bad before. Pochettino certainly has to set high targets in this competition because the path in the Premier League is increasingly steep for them. Hopes for achievement are getting bigger and Blackburn doesn't seem like a difficult opponent to beat.

[Falconer]

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This is the fact, even Chelsea since the beginning of the season has been having good ball possession and lots of chances to score But thank God they where able to get a clean sheet and a win.

Of course it's true, Chelsea have dominated possession in almost all the games they've played so far, except today in the win against Brighton. On average, Chelsea has 65% or 66% possession in their last 8 matches, but Pochettino still failed to win many matches. I think this is one of the pluses for Pochettino that many people have overlooked, but it's useless because the result of the match is much more important than a high percentage of ball possession.

[Litzki1990]

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Chelsea had a great win against Brighton in today's EFL Cup match. This match in the EFL Cup was a great one for Chelsea. Chelsea have only won by one goal against Brighton. 
In the first half it was not clear which side could win but after 50 minutes in the second half Chelsea were much ahead of Brighton and that one goal in 50 minutes sealed the win for the team. 

It has to be a great match for Chelsea in the EFL Cup where Chelsea have regularly been the worst in the English Premier League. 
Chelsea's next opponent in the EFL Cup is Blackburn, where Chelsea have won against Brighton so it is expected that Chelsea will definitely be ahead in this match.

At least it has been an entertaining win for the fans who have pinned a lot of hope on Pochettino so far. Brighton is a good team to provide the best resistance against Chelsea, but Chelsea managed to overcome the challenge even though they could only score 1 goal.

I know this is an important win for Pochettino's squad, but they cannot be satisfied with just one win in 4 matches in two different competitions. Chelsea fans and management are hoping for more positive results rather than just 1 in 4 matches, so Pochettino clearly has work to think about ahead of the match against Fulham early next week.

Yes I know this is Chelsea's only win in four matches in two different tournaments but how much pressure would have been on them if the fourth match had not gone their way. A player and a manager both have plans to do well. They try their best to do good but always try their best to do no good because opposite parties are trying to do better. 

Pochettino is a good manager for Chelsea but the result of most of the matches is out of his hands so he may be the villain for Chelsea but we will definitely be waiting for a good comeback from him.

[baeva]

Looking at the kind of match fixtures that lie ahead for Chelsea to play, I wonder if they will ever survive these games ahead of them,
The current state of Chelsea is in a critical condition that needs a Messiah to save them, hence with the poor state of the club, and with Pochettino as head coach, if they don't get a significant amount of points from these games and coupled with the depression that will follow suit after losing these games, I think they will hardly escape relegation this season.

Chelsea recruits new players this season, young players with the potential to score goals for the club, but they are likely in an infancy phase of development and are not yet ready to produce the best possible outcomes. I'm not worried about the upcoming games, but I am concerned about the team's overall health. Mauricio Pochettino will lead Chelsea through this difficult period; their upcoming games will be challenging, no doubt. Chelsea have room for improvement. They may be in their worst shape right now, but I'm convinced the Blues will be able to return to winning games without difficulty.

Maybe this is the transition period, but it seems to me with such spending on transfers the result should be from each player, but so far nothing good is happening, because during this time the team has scored only 5 goals in the Premier League and is in 14th place, this is a terrible result

[kro55]

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This is the fact, even Chelsea since the beginning of the season has been having good ball possession and lots of chances to score But thank God they where able to get a clean sheet and a win.

Of course it's true, Chelsea have dominated possession in almost all the games they've played so far, except today in the win against Brighton. On average, Chelsea has 65% or 66% possession in their last 8 matches, but Pochettino still failed to win many matches. I think this is one of the pluses for Pochettino that many people have overlooked, but it's useless because the result of the match is much more important than a high percentage of ball possession.

Chelsea coach Pochettino is looking to apply new match tactics. In every match we saw Chelsea looking to control the match with possession of the ball. But in the end they failed. Chelsea's attack is very weak. The team failed to control the match by only possessing the ball. Pochettino should definitely think of a different strategy. Chelsea did not succeed in this strategy. If Pochettino wants to keep this strategy intact then he will definitely need to bring changes to the squad. However, Chelsea's chances of winning against Fulham seem slim to me. I don't think coach Pochettino will be able to improve the situation of the team so quickly.

[iamsange]

Looking at the kind of match fixtures that lie ahead for Chelsea to play, I wonder if they will ever survive these games ahead of them,
The current state of Chelsea is in a critical condition that needs a Messiah to save them, hence with the poor state of the club, and with Pochettino as head coach, if they don't get a significant amount of points from these games and coupled with the depression that will follow suit after losing these games, I think they will hardly escape relegation this season.

Chelsea recruits new players this season, young players with the potential to score goals for the club, but they are likely in an infancy phase of development and are not yet ready to produce the best possible outcomes. I'm not worried about the upcoming games, but I am concerned about the team's overall health. Mauricio Pochettino will lead Chelsea through this difficult period; their upcoming games will be challenging, no doubt. Chelsea have room for improvement. They may be in their worst shape right now, but I'm convinced the Blues will be able to return to winning games without difficulty.

Maybe this is the transition period, but it seems to me with such spending on transfers the result should be from each player, but so far nothing good is happening, because during this time the team has scored only 5 goals in the Premier League and is in 14th place, this is a terrible result

Chelsea has made a fantastic investment but unfortunately the appearance of their new retainer has not had a good impact on the team. It is hoped that Pochettino's presence this season will be able to repair the Blues squad which was very damaged last season and in fact, up to now their condition has not improved.

I don't know what policy the Chelsea owner will take again. Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is certainly in a dilemma if he has to take another policy. Todd must be really wise in looking at the team's condition, because he must believe in the project that Pochettino is polishing. However, if Todd becomes easily influenced again, it will be difficult for Chelsea to rise again to become a big team because he is too easily shaken and has no principles in building a team. Maybe if he gives full trust to Pochettino maybe next season Todd will start smiling at his team.

[fullhdpixel]

Looking at the kind of match fixtures that lie ahead for Chelsea to play, I wonder if they will ever survive these games ahead of them,
The current state of Chelsea is in a critical condition that needs a Messiah to save them, hence with the poor state of the club, and with Pochettino as head coach, if they don't get a significant amount of points from these games and coupled with the depression that will follow suit after losing these games, I think they will hardly escape relegation this season.

After watching their schedule things are looking not easy for them because these all teams are having much better performance and quality as well which are helping them for staying above in league table, and they are still looking for better results into Premier League even many are feeling comfortable after their first win in EFL Cup, but this is not enough for turning into better and safe zone if they want to have better end of this season then surely they need to work on better chemistry between players which is currently not available.

Pochettino is surely glades with this victory, but he needs to be calm because they are having significant challenges in coming weeks which can bring them down in all aspects of the game, so feeling calm and better for the future is important right now.

[rahmad2nd]

At least it has been an entertaining win for the fans who have pinned a lot of hope on Pochettino so far. Brighton is a good team to provide the best resistance against Chelsea, but Chelsea managed to overcome the challenge even though they could only score 1 goal.

I know this is an important win for Pochettino's squad, but they cannot be satisfied with just one win in 4 matches in two different competitions. Chelsea fans and management are hoping for more positive results rather than just 1 in 4 matches, so Pochettino clearly has work to think about ahead of the match against Fulham early next week.

You could say, the victory was an entertaining victory for the Blues fans, as you said. However, it is not the EFL Cup that is their target, Chelsea must be able to finish in the top four of the Premier League competition. thus, they can take part in the Champions League next season. However, the victory in the EFL Cup over Brighton could be a trigger to raise the motivation and mentality of the entire team to play their matches in the Premier League.

This week, they will play a match against Fulham. Pochettino must further improve the quality of his players' play, so that they are able to provide victory after victory to increase their ranking in the standings.
Now Cheslea is in 14th position, Pochettino has a tough task to bring Chelsea up the rankings. Luckily, the competition still has a lot of games left. Pochettino must optimize his squad, while waiting for the injured players to fully recover.

[BITCOIN4X]

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Chelsea has made a fantastic investment but unfortunately the appearance of their new retainer has not had a good impact on the team. It is hoped that Pochettino's presence this season will be able to repair the Blues squad which was very damaged last season and in fact, up to now their condition has not improved.

I don't know what policy the Chelsea owner will take again. Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is certainly in a dilemma if he has to take another policy. Todd must be really wise in looking at the team's condition, because he must believe in the project that Pochettino is polishing. However, if Todd becomes easily influenced again, it will be difficult for Chelsea to rise again to become a big team because he is too easily shaken and has no principles in building a team. Maybe if he gives full trust to Pochettino maybe next season Todd will start smiling at his team.

We all know that there is a lot of worry and disappointment from the Chelsea camp because of the poor results they got at the start of this season. However, I think the impact of Pochettino's arrival will definitely be there and it can be seen in the way the team controls and dominates the game.

Chelsea only had difficulty taking advantage of the opportunities they managed to create to score goals, that's because they lacked quality strikers. Nicolas Jackson is not a player who can always be relied on as a striker, but Pochettino seems to have no other options considering the player's injury. Christopher Nkunku might be expected to add strength to Chelsea's attack, but unfortunately he is still struggling with injuries.

[Issa56]

Chelsea won against big teams like Brighton. Chelsea secured a narrow 1-0 win. Even though Chelsea won this match, I don't think their performance improved much.

I was just surprised that Chelsea won the match. I had confidence in Brighton to win the match, but they disappointed me. Since Chelsea performance has been poor this season, they are always dominating most of their matches, but they are having problems with scoring goals. I was expecting the same thing to happen yesterday, but they were able to defeat Brighton with a goal difference, which is a plus for Chelsea. They surprised all their fans because everyone wasn't expecting a win from Chelsea. Let's see if there will be an improvement in their performance in their matches in the Premier League. They will be playing against Fulham in their next match. Let's see how they are going to perform.

[BIT-BENDER]

I was surprised that Chelsea FC won Brighton yesterday, well it's been a long time that Chelsea FC won a game and the Media has been very harsh on them and come to think of it Brighton has been very solid this season and has been very amazing in their previous competition.

Well many clubs would not take the league cup very seriously for exam Manchester city lost to Newcastle united and I don't think Pep was very hurt about the match, I would love to see Chelsea win in the English premier league.

[Huppercase]

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This is the fact, even Chelsea since the beginning of the season has been having good ball possession and lots of chances to score But thank God they where able to get a clean sheet and a win.

Of course it's true, Chelsea have dominated possession in almost all the games they've played so far, except today in the win against Brighton. On average, Chelsea has 65% or 66% possession in their last 8 matches, but Pochettino still failed to win many matches. I think this is one of the pluses for Pochettino that many people have overlooked, but it's useless because the result of the match is much more important than a high percentage of ball possession.

What count is the goal you had that give you winning because that's what gives aggregate of points to increase your place in the table. You can be good in the pitch but trust me, people don't give a damn about that, all they want to see the team do is to win but unfortunately, they have failed to push Chelsea name to that place, I'm really skeptical on when they plan on changing the form of Chelsea. Todd Boehly has calm down and I think the team need to push harder else they are at the brim of losing this manager with suspension very soon or worse a sack letter.

Team effort together makes a win, I have seen that with Chelsea but their only challenge has been a goal but I wonder how they were so motivated to score goal with Brighton of all team that is tough in the Premier League, Brighton is sitting in the third place right now in the Premier League ranking while Chelsea sit at 14, the margin is very high, it's high time they push the same energy they use in the EFL to Premier League to reduce the heart break dose they give their fans every week.

Starting next month, their first two matches is not going to be a hard time for Chelsea unless they want to be unfortunate for life, Burnley and Fulham shouldn't be a problem. Winning that alone is enough to process them with 6 points and if they try and draw Arsenal and then win Brentford is going to be a remarkable come back to continue their journey to the top but if they miss this opportunity, then it will take another efforts of new manager to upgrade Chelsea players.

[fuguebtc]

Chelsea had a great win against Brighton in today's EFL Cup match. This match in the EFL Cup was a great one for Chelsea. Chelsea have only won by one goal against Brighton. 
In the first half it was not clear which side could win but after 50 minutes in the second half Chelsea were much ahead of Brighton and that one goal in 50 minutes sealed the win for the team. 

It has to be a great match for Chelsea in the EFL Cup where Chelsea have regularly been the worst in the English Premier League. 
Chelsea's next opponent in the EFL Cup is Blackburn, where Chelsea have won against Brighton so it is expected that Chelsea will definitely be ahead in this match.

The beginning of a good step for Pochettino because it was previously difficult to win Chelsea to win and even though they faced a team that was far below their quality. EFL is not much more important than the Premier League and the focus of Pochettino should be large in the main diliga because they need points to boost their positions in the standings. But if seen the match takes place more dominated by Brighton and they can hold the ball above 61%. Luckily Jackson got the moment to break into Brighton's goal so that Chelsea could come out as the winner in the match.

The problem is how when they play in the Premier League because the opponents they face in the future are Fulham. The schedule of matches in the Premier League is far more important now because they have been far behind in the standings and if Pochettino again accepts defeat or draws it will be difficult for Chelsea to pursue the top five positions.

Victory over Brighton should be a good start for Chelsea's revival. Even though it was only in an EFL match, it really helped raise the team's morale to look forward to the next match. Chelsea really has to take advantage of other competitions besides the Premier League, because logically it might be very difficult for the Blues to compete again at the top of the standings. Therefore, Pochettino must be wise in seeing the opportunities that exist and he is required to be able to bring Chelsea to achieve success again.

I really think that Chelsea will have to perform better in the English Premier League. Otherwise the position of the coach is definitely going to be under a lot more pressure than it already is in. In the English Premier League,  they are still not in a very good position. And let’s remember that the win against Brighton was not  English Premier League match. And Premier League should be a big worry for them right now.

Chelsea will play against Fulham in the next match and right now even they are ahead of Chelsea on the points table.  I actually do not think it is going to be easy for Chelsea to win this match. Chelsea will actually have to work hard. I am also not going to be surprised if this ends up being a loss for Chelsea.

[gabbie2010]

Chelsea 1 - 0 Brighton
Jackson has a goal now but let's see if they can win this game.

The match was very interesting  though at first I never new Chelsea will won the match considering how inform Brighton is but that's the game of football you hardly predict what the outcome will be, I can see that Chelsea team is slowly coming back let's see how there next will look like

Chelsea finally won against someone and against Brighton that is better and better each season. Maybe with this win Chelsea will wake up finally in the premier league and start making good results. Was expecting that Brighton wins against Chelsea but it looks like Brighton is only good in the premier league.

Chelsea fan would be very excited on their win against Brighton that win would ease the pressure on Pochettino and boost the confidence of the squad as they prepare to take on Fulham in an away match on Monday, I watched many previous Chelsea matches and it's quite unfortunate that they are very unlucky in most of those matches partly due to poor finishing by their attackers and wasteful in front of goal, though I still commend the team because majority of their first team players are very young players with a promising future if well managed in few seasons to come that team would be very formidable and a team to beat.

[rby]

Looking at the kind of match fixtures that lie ahead for Chelsea to play, I wonder if they will ever survive these games ahead of them,
The current state of Chelsea is in a critical condition that needs a Messiah to save them, hence with the poor state of the club, and with Pochettino as head coach, if they don't get a significant amount of points from these games and coupled with the depression that will follow suit after losing these games, I think they will hardly escape relegation this season.

It is just unfortunate that this harsh and unfavorable fixtures have to hit Chelsea when  they are not at their prime. It would have been a good run if Chelsea was in form. It is just a two side coin, this is because if Chelsea was inform, they would have used their good form to win upto 80% of this fixture. Now they are not inform, it is possible they lose/draw upto 80% of the matches.

I was surprised that Chelsea FC won Brighton yesterday, well it's been a long time that Chelsea FC won a game and the Media has been very harsh on them and come to think of it Brighton has been very solid this season and has been very amazing in their previous competition.

Before you talk of Chelsea being harshed by the media, first talk about the Chelsea supporters. They are obviously no longer happy because winning a match in Chelsea seems to be seasonal. They don't know if to blame the coach or the players. But I channel my personal blame to the management who has not done enough but expect alot from the Chelsea coach and players.