Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Raflesia]

Things like this are still possible but if this speculation continues to grow then indeed I think it doesn't really matter because last season Ten Hag was also initially considered a failure especially when he had problems with Ronaldo and Greenwood's problems at that time worsened the atmosphere of the attacking line from Manchester United but in the end he was still able to bring Manchester United to the Champions League zone and now the situation is not much different so indeed the management of Manchester United will definitely make the same gamble by continuing to entrust Manchester United to Ten Hag so that he continues to prove himself.
Even though things like this are sometimes not too liked even by Manchester United fans themselves but when the club management has made a decision then they only have to see how Ten Hag performs until the end of this season.

Ten Hag will continue the season till the end but there is no hope for Trophy this season for them even if they are sent to Europa league but they are likely gonna finish well in the Epl table just like previous seasons but more likely Ten Hag might be fired the coming season especially if he has another argument with another player because last time was Cr7, this season Sancho next season  
All the players he has signed are under performing or inconsistent and I don't really think he he is love by the players or maybe there is no love among the players.

Whether there is a trophy or not at the moment is not the initial goal because I still think that the initial goal at the moment is to regain performance and confidence in order to continue to be and coach very comfortably because the problem of trophies for United is very difficult for them to get after the SAF era ended and from a decade from SAF's retirement to the present it has been very difficult for Manchester United to get their trophies.
But trust for Ten Hag will also be a reasonable thing because in the first season he gave the trophy even though it was not too prestigious because it was only the Carabaou Cup that they got but at least it could be a consolation that gave a little something different so naturally he was still trusted to train because in the end if there was a change of coach the trophy was not necessarily Manchester United could get.

[mamesso]

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It is very difficult to predict the result of the match between Manchester City and Liverpool because both teams are very great, and the difference in points is also very small, namely Manchester City 28 while Liverpool 27. I'm sure the Liverpool coach will Use a good strategy. as will the Manchester City coach.

I also think it looks like the 2 teams will score goals and reply to each other. I'm sure that Mohamed Salah, and Diogo Jota, will put in their best performance again because I saw the greatness of their play and a lot of ball control against Brentford. I think Manchester City also has mainstay players, namely Haaland, Rodri, M. Akanji that I saw the quality of the game was very good.

In my opinion, the Manchester City vs Liverpool duel at the Etihad Stadium will be the biggest match in the Premier League this season, because this season Liverpool are looking fierce again after undergoing an overhaul of their squad. Manchester City is still very strong in the EPL, but the new spirit that Liverpool has this season is a big challenge for Manchester City.

Liverpool performance is increasingly solid, especially at the back, the sharpness of Manchester City front line will be challenged by the strength of Liverpool back line. The one point difference between the two makes this match even more exciting, they will try to win each other in order to secure the top position.
It is very difficult to predict this match because the two teams are very evenly matched.

[twiki]

Chelsea have such a challenging fixture these days. They are going to play away against Newcastle next time after leaving other big games behind consecutively. However Chelsea seemed really promising in those games. I'm not sure about whether they would have beaten Tottenham anyway if Tottenham didn't get any red card though. But especially that effort against Manchester City under bad weather conditions was marvelous!

Can they maintain this effort against Newcastle as well? I say why not. Because Newcastle are quite unbalanced recently. They are still one of the best home teams in the league though but it is the same for Chelsea in away games too. I think Chelsea will leave by at least one point here.

Indeed, they have a difficult match ahead of them. But something tells me that the match will end in Chelsea's favor. It's time to show the blue ones who's boss. Plus a couple of points wouldn't hurt them now. In turn, Newcastle was well prepared for this battle.

[JeffBrad12]

How you start the season is important, but how you continue is more important.  

I think Sir Alex Ferguson will disagree haha; why? because under his tutelage; Manchester United always start the season slow; and thats why SAF often says the season starts in September; and it is true. Ferguson also believes the league is won in february/march; where there are huge fixture pile up.

The current season is still remain unpredictable. Arsenal was always winning the game till the mid - late season but it's still losing EPL trophy. taking the middle of season as a way to determine the winner sometime is now working.
The situation is always change. The team is also able adding more bullets during the winter transfer window. City was just surpassing arsenal at the late game last season.

If any team wants to tackle Manchester city for the league title this season; they need to make themselves consistent.

Consistent is a must but the more important thing if the club shall not be bottled it at the end of season. We have learned a lot from the arsenal's case last season. It's really hard to beat manchester city with its main squad but this time kinda different as manchester city may unable to make it again. The current squad was not as strong as last season.

[EarnOnVictor]

Manchester United and Chelsea are both not in good situations but awe can't say Manchester United should get Eric Ten Hag fired

If Manchester United can try that, then they will be ending the season at the bottom of the table this season. What happened to Chelsea last season might end up happening to Manchester United this season, because I'm sure they won’t be balanced this season. It’s really a wrong idea to sack a coach in the middle of the season, it’s really going to affect the club because the new coach will find it difficult to adapt with the players easily, and there will also be pressure on the new coach. Ten hag performance wasn’t really bad last season, maybe he just made some wrong signing and some of his players that are on injury is really affecting him, so I think he should be given more time.

This is not the right time for Manchester United to push Eric Ten Hag Hag out from being the coach of Manchester United,  i think if Manchester united sack him now Manchester United will be worse than what they are right now. Manchester United is in the 6th position in the standings,  this is not a very bad position and their are still hopes that tge team performance can change and be better than what it is right now. The problem of Manchester United right now is wrong formation of players, some of the players don't really know the role to play in their game.

Don't let us contradict things, and if the true problem of Man U is the formation, I believe that the coach is still to be blamed and be pointed to his errors, and if the problem persists, sending the coach off for disobedience when his own tactics are not yielding good results can't be a bad idea. But Ten Hag should still be left alone, he should be given till next season. What I see with Man U is far more than the formation and their current standing in the EPL is not as bad as people take it, it's their UCL that more shameful act is being perpetrated. I couldn't believe Copenhagen winning Man U to the extent of scoring as many as 4 goals in their net.

Aside from that, Man U players are not that bad, yet something is still wrong with them, that playing will is not there, maybe it's internal relationship issues, but I really can't decipher it. One thing sure is that the font, central and back of Man U are all weak right now. It was a good win on Saturday but which club wouldn't have won Luton Town? In spite of this, Man U still struggled to beat them with a goal, just as they were only able to score once against Fulham which is also not performing well right now. I wonder what would have happened if they met tough clubs, it would have been an easy extraction of 3 points from them.

[twiki]

Don't let us contradict things, and if the true problem of Man U is the formation, I believe that the coach is still to be blamed and be pointed to his errors, and if the problem persists, sending the coach off for disobedience when his own tactics are not yielding good results can't be a bad idea. But Ten Hag should still be left alone, he should be given till next season. What I see with Man U is far more than the formation and their current standing in the EPL is not as bad as people take it, it's their UCL that more shameful act is being perpetrated. I couldn't believe Copenhagen winning Man U to the extent of scoring as many as 4 goals in their net.

Aside from that, Man U players are not that bad, yet something is still wrong with them, that playing will is not there, maybe it's internal relationship issues, but I really can't decipher it. One thing sure is that the font, central and back of Man U are all weak right now. It was a good win on Saturday but which club wouldn't have won Luton Town? In spite of this, Man U still struggled to beat them with a goal, just as they were only able to score once against Fulham which is also not performing well right now. I wonder what would have happened if they met tough clubs, it would have been an easy extraction of 3 points from them.

I support your opinion. The fault of Manchester United's poor performance lies with both the coach and the players themselves.
Ten Hag had enough time to prove that he is a worthy coach, but unfortunately he did not do this. Therefore, only a change of coach will give the Red Devils an impetus to take off again in the new tournament tables.

[Altryist]

In my opinion, the Manchester City vs Liverpool duel at the Etihad Stadium will be the biggest match in the Premier League this season, because this season Liverpool are looking fierce again after undergoing an overhaul of their squad. Manchester City is still very strong in the EPL, but the new spirit that Liverpool has this season is a big challenge for Manchester City.

Liverpool performance is increasingly solid, especially at the back, the sharpness of Manchester City front line will be challenged by the strength of Liverpool back line. The one point difference between the two makes this match even more exciting, they will try to win each other in order to secure the top position.
It is very difficult to predict this match because the two teams are very evenly matched.

This will be the central match of the tour, and according to bookmakers, City will be favorites in this match. On Etihad, City is indeed a very difficult opponent for any team and they should not lose in this match, because in this case they will lose the lead. Liverpool are also in great shape now but I'm not sure if they could beat City. Liverpool also cannot lose because Arsenal will most likely beat Brentford, and in the Tottenham - Aston Villa match the winner can also bypass them.

[Oluwa-btc]

Chelsea have such a challenging fixture these days. They are going to play away against Newcastle next time after leaving other big games behind consecutively. However Chelsea seemed really promising in those games. I'm not sure about whether they would have beaten Tottenham anyway if Tottenham didn't get any red card though. But especially that effort against Manchester City under bad weather conditions was marvelous!

Can they maintain this effort against Newcastle as well? I say why not. Because Newcastle are quite unbalanced recently. They are still one of the best home teams in the league though but it is the same for Chelsea in away games too. I think Chelsea will leave by at least one point here.

Newcastle have faced too many Injury crises lately and they stand no chance of getting three points against Chelsea. They may likely see a draw if they fight hard but not so sure for the win. Newcastle may go ahead to still lose the next match they'll be playing against League One Giants PSG too when they face them in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Chelsea will continue improving, they may not get to win all of the games but I'm sure they'll go higher henceforth. They've failed too much to see them going down, even with the way they played against Manchester City,I knew they wanted the push for the top so much.
City though lacked some players in that game, they're now so much of a different team I watched last season.

[marcous]

Chelsea have such a challenging fixture these days. They are going to play away against Newcastle next time after leaving other big games behind consecutively. However Chelsea seemed really promising in those games. I'm not sure about whether they would have beaten Tottenham anyway if Tottenham didn't get any red card though. But especially that effort against Manchester City under bad weather conditions was marvelous!

Can they maintain this effort against Newcastle as well? I say why not. Because Newcastle are quite unbalanced recently. They are still one of the best home teams in the league though but it is the same for Chelsea in away games too. I think Chelsea will leave by at least one point here.

Indeed, they have a difficult match ahead of them. But something tells me that the match will end in Chelsea's favor. It's time to show the blue ones who's boss. Plus a couple of points wouldn't hurt them now. In turn, Newcastle was well prepared for this battle.

It is very likely that Chelsea will secure full points in the match against Newcastle, even though Pochettino squad will act as the visiting team. I think it's very reasonable, because the Blues have experienced an improvement in performance by successfully beating Tottenham and forcing Man City to share points in the previous match. Actually, Eddie Howe's squad also has a chance to make a surprise, but currently many Newcastle players are injured.

Eddie Howe is missing 13 players, some of whom are injured and some of whom are suspended, so I think it's very reasonable that Chesela will take advantage of their weaknesses to secure full points. You could say Newcastle was just lucky because they played in front of their own supporters, otherwise their situation was very complicated.

[twiki]

Eddie Howe is missing 13 players, some of whom are injured and some of whom are suspended, so I think it's very reasonable that Chesela will take advantage of their weaknesses to secure full points. You could say Newcastle was just lucky because they played in front of their own supporters, otherwise their situation was very complicated.

Knowing all this, Mauricio Pochettino will not miss the chance to earn a couple more points for the team. Most likely, Chelsea will press with attacks. Such a chance does not come along often without taking advantage of it.

[sana54210]

Some football observers might say the same thing or even have a different assessment of how we see a goalkeeper in this modern era of football. Yes, we can't force our views to be the same as others, especialy since this is just an assessment from different perspectives but with the same goal in my opinion.
Yes I also said it requires support from other plyers, especially with players who have close proximity to them, yes in this case we will certainly talk about defensive players. We can't just look at one player, we have to look at all the players who move to create a good pass.

Modern goalkeepers will still need to have excellent saving skills because clubs need saving skills most from a goalkeeper. It's hard to find goalkeepers like Ederson (Manchester City) or Becker (Liverpool) who can make key passes for attacking players. Requiring and letting goalkeepers use their legs too much will create more chances for mistakes. Manuel Neur is a pioneer for modern goalkeeper but if we notice, he made some terrible mistakes because he was over confident and overused his legs.

Making a good save is not different than scoring a goal for a team and goalkeeper rather than trying to make too many passes, can contribute to the club by making as many saves as possible to block opponent attacks and shots.

I would say that there is a good amount of doing that, but if you do it way too much then you become like Neuer, if you do not do it at all then you are not going to be good at all. Most goalkeepers even today do not look for passing skills, they tend to be focusing way too much on just the saving bit of the goalkeeper but that is no longer enough, much more is expected of the goalkeeper but that is for the higher level of teams.

No team that is going for relegation requires a goalkeeper that is good at passing, they are already playing from behind and almost all the time trying not to get scored on too much and most their players are at defense, so goalkeeper doesn't require that. When you think about it, this will be different situation.

[twiki]

Have you heard that the Blues are going to submit a transfer request for the Brentford goalscorer?
Chelsea want Ivon Tawney in their squad, and they also see an alternative to Osimhem.
What do you think about it?
I think such a transfer will benefit Chelsea!

[swogerino]

Eddie Howe is missing 13 players, some of whom are injured and some of whom are suspended, so I think it's very reasonable that Chesela will take advantage of their weaknesses to secure full points. You could say Newcastle was just lucky because they played in front of their own supporters, otherwise their situation was very complicated.

Knowing all this, Mauricio Pochettino will not miss the chance to earn a couple more points for the team. Most likely, Chelsea will press with attacks. Such a chance does not come along often without taking advantage of it.

Newcastle recently is on a very bad bad form having lost 3 consecutive matches in all tournaments but I think this International break has been of some sort of benefit for them as they have had enough time to fix things even with missing players.The fact that they play in front of their fans is another fact which play in advantage of Newcastle where their best performances have usually happened in this field.

Chelsea is on a great run their own but I think this will be a very difficult game for both teams and I don't know about any result,any result is acceptable in such games.

[Leviathan.007]

I was quite surprised because Everton were also considered guilty of financial matters. They seem to be about to get a 10-point deduction. Even Leeds and Leicester City, who were relegated last year, are demanding compensation. They have a one-month gap with the case. Besides, this point deduction will make Everton relegated?
I think this only happens to Man City and Chelsea who are in the process of being investigated. But it turns out that there are clubs that have already been punished and this looks like it will extend beyond Chelsea and Man City.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67459084

was surprised when I saw the news about Everton too because 10 points is a lot and for any team, it's not easy to get this huge amount of points to save themselves from getting relegated during this season and that's why Everton is not in the good situation at all.
However, the fans of Everton are trying to make a change and so far the fans donated 33 thousand pounds to Everton.

[Chilwell]

How you start the season is important, but how you continue is more important. This is the biggest problem small teams, they start very well but cannot continue consistently. Brighton have not been able to win points for weeks, I think they will continue like this. Actually, there is no significant point difference between them and their rivals, but the gap seems to be widening.
I hope they win the next match and the team starts to recover

I fill so disappointed with the way they are going right now and must annoying part is they haven't even reach the middle of the season and have started show their wickness, while other are battling on how to bounce back, even Sheffield United of all people that other add 3 points to their points even before starting the game and during Brighton they even assisted the Sheffield United to score and the funny part is even in Brighton home, home where even the wick are very hard to break.

Nottingham Forest  are hosting Brighton this weekend, I don't think it will be funny for Brighton because if we are to look into their last match I will say Nottingham Forest performance is more powerful than Brighton performance due to their opponents, for Nottingham Forest to end match with West Ham with 3-2 in West Ham home definitely they are uncompare with Brighton but still anything can happen, I still have hope for Nottingham Forest than Brighton.

[Belarge]

Eddie Howe is missing 13 players, some of whom are injured and some of whom are suspended, so I think it's very reasonable that Chesela will take advantage of their weaknesses to secure full points. You could say Newcastle was just lucky because they played in front of their own supporters, otherwise their situation was very complicated.

Newcastle supporters knows everything about the present condition of the club, they're also taking things easy and everything will retest back to smooth path. 13 players are absent in the team, bad news and a tremendous information for the club. Eddie Howe struggles more than he has ever been this season, watching his key players injured is definitely one of the most unfortunate events for the club. Another three points to be bagged for Chelsea. Winning deformed Newcastle will be easy performance for the Blues except the Magpies struggles for a draw point with defensive strategy.

[Amphenomenon]

Things like this are still possible but if this speculation continues to grow then indeed I think it doesn't really matter because last season Ten Hag was also initially considered a failure especially when he had problems with Ronaldo and Greenwood's problems at that time worsened the atmosphere of the attacking line from Manchester United but in the end he was still able to bring Manchester United to the Champions League zone and now the situation is not much different so indeed the management of Manchester United will definitely make the same gamble by continuing to entrust Manchester United to Ten Hag so that he continues to prove himself.
Even though things like this are sometimes not too liked even by Manchester United fans themselves but when the club management has made a decision then they only have to see how Ten Hag performs until the end of this season.

Ten Hag will continue the season till the end but there is no hope for Trophy this season for them even if they are sent to Europa league but they are likely gonna finish well in the Epl table just like previous seasons but more likely Ten Hag might be fired the coming season especially if he has another argument with another player because last time was Cr7, this season Sancho next season  
All the players he has signed are under performing or inconsistent and I don't really think he he is love by the players or maybe there is no love among the players.

Whether there is a trophy or not at the moment is not the initial goal because I still think that the initial goal at the moment is to regain performance and confidence in order to continue to be and coach very comfortably because the problem of trophies for United is very difficult for them to get after the SAF era ended and from a decade from SAF's retirement to the present it has been very difficult for Manchester United to get their trophies.
But trust for Ten Hag will also be a reasonable thing because in the first season he gave the trophy even though it was not too prestigious because it was only the Carabaou Cup that they got but at least it could be a consolation that gave a little something different so naturally he was still trusted to train because in the end if there was a change of coach the trophy was not necessarily Manchester United could get.

I don't think there is a way he will be able to do that this season, for Manchester United to throwaway a 2 - 0 lead against Copenhagen and later end the game losing shows how far they have fallen, a big team should have been able  to hold up even if their player is sent off. In a nutshell Manchester United players even before the arrival of Ten Hag lacks confidence and their performance has not been consistent and even in these flaws they won the carabao Cup last season, which shows winning a trophy is actually easier than fixing their root problems, but winning a trophy  is among what is needed to build team performance and confidence

[Ryu_Ar1]

It is very likely that Chelsea will secure full points in the match against Newcastle, even though Pochettino squad will act as the visiting team. I think it's very reasonable, because the Blues have experienced an improvement in performance by successfully beating Tottenham and forcing Man City to share points in the previous match. Actually, Eddie Howe's squad also has a chance to make a surprise, but currently many Newcastle players are injured.

Eddie Howe is missing 13 players, some of whom are injured and some of whom are suspended, so I think it's very reasonable that Chesela will take advantage of their weaknesses to secure full points. You could say Newcastle was just lucky because they played in front of their own supporters, otherwise their situation was very complicated.

Even though in the previous 2 matches they did very well but facing Newcastle I don't think it will be easy because I still feel that it depends on Newcastle also providing resistance to Chelsea because usually with a fast tempo and high tension, Chelsea is always able to progress rapidly in 90 minutes of the match even there will be some surprises if the tempo is like this but when the tempo slows down and Newcastle can manage the rhythm well obviously this can be troublesome for Chelsea.
At the moment they (Chelsea) will be the favourites with quite good results in the previous 2 matches and with Newcastle's situation limping because some players, especially the striker, are injured, it is difficult for Newcastle to dismantle Chelsea's defence but I still feel that this match will be a draw.

[Sakanwa]

Have you heard that the Blues are going to submit a transfer request for the Brentford goalscorer?
Chelsea want Ivon Tawney in their squad, and they also see an alternative to Osimhem.
What do you think about it?
I think such a transfer will benefit Chelsea!

Chelsea is another team who loves paying huge amount of money on players who cannot perform well.I'm not saying that Toney cannot do well at Chelsea,but he has been out for so long now,and despite the reports linking him to different clubs,I think if he moves to Chelsea,it will definitely be a bad deal to make.Toney is a very good player who doesn't need any adaptation to be able to be able to get the goals needed,he can deliver at any level,he is a proven goal scorer at Brentford,and he will do well at any of the big teams,but it shouldn't be Chelsea because they are good at turning players into flopps.Lukaku was a good player when he left Milan,but he came to Chelsea,and wasn't able to do anything.

[laurenB7742]

It seems that the players recruited by Erik Ten Hag have not been able to contribute well to Manchester United so far and it seems that their new players and old players have experienced a decline in their performance so far. Hojlund, who is plotted as a striker, has not been able to provide a better performance this season by assisting and goal contributions in every match and he seems to need time to show his sharpness in scoring goals. I think the recruitment carried out by Erik Ten Hag is not too bad, but the new players need time to adapt to Erik Ten Hag game scheme.

Apart from that, I see that Manchester United have achieved 7 wins so far and they have to remain consistent to get into the top 4 before the first half of this season ends. Everton is the next opponent faced by Manchester United and looking at the quality of both teams, perhaps Manchester United will not have any difficulty beating Everton.

Hojlund is a well-intentioned player, but I don't think he is enough as a centre forward to take Manchester United to the next level. His stats in the Champions League may be good, but I think he is very inadequate in terms of his game, which we see in the Premier League. He was not good in the last game either. There are some moments when the team is not doing well, but the striker scores a goal and wins the match or becomes the fuse that ignites the team, although this boy has that energy, he is insufficient because of his technique. Maybe in the future he will improve his game and become better, but for now he is not a key player for ManU in my opinion. By the way, I have to say that Rashford's horrible form is getting annoying.

Manchester united should not rely on only one player alone for the success in this season and just like a tree can not make a forest,  there is a need for Manchester United to make sure they make adequate preparation for the after break and the last chance of transfers by January or February,  this is very important for the club,  unless their want to end the current season like how the ended the last season which is not good for the club.

Much more also,  we have to look further on what we tend to achieve in all of that,  which is similar to what other clubs want to achieve also and for that,  there will be a lot confrontationsnfornthem and in that way their tend to lose focus if Manchester United isn't sensitive enough to hold their positions.

Manchester United should be able to win against Everton. Because Everton is in the relegation zone right now. Compared to them Manchester United is doing far better, to be honest. But one thing I will say Manchester United could do is that they could bring in a few draws. That definitely would have made the situation of Manchester United a lot better. But not having a single point from five matches is definitely hurting them. And that's what made them more inconsistent, to be honest. I also think they could have easily avoided a few losses and gotten one point from those matches.