Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[temple]

Pochettino is making good progress these days. Who would have thought they would collect 4 points in the Tottenham and Manchester City games recently? I would never expect such thing honestly but it happened. Besides Chelsea scored 4 goals in each one of these games which was even more surprising to see. 

Chelsea weren't this much productive at scoring goals before but now they are one of such teams. I hope it isn't a temporary process. I expect some consistency from them to recover from their bad situation in the league. There is another tough away game against Newcastle so they had better prepare well for it.

These two games against Tottenham and Manchester City probably saved his ass  These games in particular were the right results at the right time for him. If those were two more of those array of disappointments against some teams from the bottom table, I think Pochettino could have been fired by now. But with those two games he created a lot of hope for the team and also for the Chelsea owners. He now has the chance to take this streak against the top teams to the next stage with a win against Newcastle. That would be weird, beating the best teams and losing to the weakest teams.

[Roseline492]

Chelsea go in to play Newcastle at St James Park and Newcastle is a team that has improved over the past two seasons and could hit on Chelsea with a good counter, I think Pochettino should try to hit those final nails on that defense building and then the attack and midfield will be able to steal all three points

Of course that's exactly what could happen because the match is going to look like Manchester City and Chelsea match that almost everyone was expecting Manchester City to win Chelsea but they ended up playing draw, so however these match Chelsea and Newcastle United will surprise everyone with the outcome of it because the two teams are in the same form, and however Chelsea are mostly good whenever they meet the bigger teams but when it comes to the club that are of the same performance with them they always finds it difficult to win.

So perhaps in as much as most persons are thinking Chelsea will win Newcastle United we should also consider that Newcastle United has made more winings than Chelsea and even on the premier League table they are far better than Chelsea.

[rendravolt]

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Erik Ten Hag and Raphael Varane's relationship has been damaged

It all started at the Manchester derby last month when the two had a difference of opinion and ended in a rift between the two. Reportedly, Raphael Varane is not happy that Erik ten Hag prefers Johny Evans over him and I am also a bit surprised why Raphael Varane is not starting again after recovering from injury. I think competition between players is quite natural, but throwing away Raphael Varane for Johny Evans or Harry Maguire in Manchester United's defense is a bit selfish. After Ronaldo, De Gea, Sancho, and now it's Raphael Varane's turn to be the target of this Dutch coach. Do you think Erik ten Hag's actions were correct? Or is he actually the source of chaos in the Red Devils squad?

[poodle63]

Everton knew how hard to achieve 10 points when we are entering at the middle of season. The chance for everton to be relegated became even bigger. this makes the club will be trying to defend its points.

Everton are prepared to fight the Premier League over their recently imposed ten-point penalty and are confident that it will be drastically reduced or even rescinded, 90min understands.

https://www.90min.com/posts/everton-fight-points-deduction-confident-overturning-ruling

That has reminded me with what juventus did when it was receiving the first sanction. Juventus was also defending it then the club was able getting the points back again. Will it happen to the everton? We know that if everton has the right to defend itself but it has small chance for the club to rollback again its points. I hope everton will get back its points even thought the chance is quite small.

Let's see how it will be going on with everton.

[skarais]

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These two games against Tottenham and Manchester City probably saved his ass  These games in particular were the right results at the right time for him. If those were two more of those array of disappointments against some teams from the bottom table, I think Pochettino could have been fired by now. But with those two games he created a lot of hope for the team and also for the Chelsea owners. He now has the chance to take this streak against the top teams to the next stage with a win against Newcastle. That would be weird, beating the best teams and losing to the weakest teams.

I don't think Chelsea management will lose much faith in Pochettino before he finishes the season. Pochettino is starting to find a good formula for Chelsea's game and so far they are starting to get into good form. Everything seems to be starting to do as expected although I'm sure Pochettino really wants more, but at least Chelsea's game is starting to get better now.

The match against Newcastle will be good for Chelsea. Of course they hope to win at their opponent's home ground even though I'm sure Chelsea won't get it easily from Newcastle. I know Newcastle is still better than Chelsea, but Chelsea showed something great in the last two matches. They can handle the pressure against big teams like Liverpool and Manchester City, which means there is hope about a win against Newcastle.

[Helena Yu]

It all started at the Manchester derby last month when the two had a difference of opinion and ended in a rift between the two. Reportedly, Raphael Varane is not happy that Erik ten Hag prefers Johny Evans over him and I am also a bit surprised why Raphael Varane is not starting again after recovering from injury. I think competition between players is quite natural, but throwing away Raphael Varane for Johny Evans or Harry Maguire in Manchester United's defense is a bit selfish. After Ronaldo, De Gea, Sancho, and now it's Raphael Varane's turn to be the target of this Dutch coach. Do you think Erik ten Hag's actions were correct? Or is he actually the source of chaos in the Red Devils squad?

You missed two players e.g. Sancho and Maguire.

I start to think these problems might be caused by Ten Hag's egoism, not always the players are wrong. Sooner or later it might be Bruno or Rashford because they're senior in this team or maybe every people in Manchester United is selfish.

Manchester United is like when Chelsea was still managed by Potter.

[hahay]

I agree with you that Newcastle United is not stable this season unlike the way they were last season, this is because they are playing in the Uefa Champions League,  and they are not used to such a situation. I think if they don't qualify for the last 16 of the Uefa Champions League they will be consistent in winning matches in the Premier League. Liverpool might be able to get a point from Manchester City at Etihad Stadium because Manchester City is not at their best form this season.

I believed the Magpies will not make it to the next phase in UCL this season. With their previous performance, they don't stand a chance. The UEFA Champions League competition is one of the major tournament that's drawing the living strength from Newcastle, featuring against elite teams and having absolutely nothing to bother about. Newcastle United will not meet up the standards required of them this season. Eddie Howe and his players are currently struggling, and this might turn out to be a negative decline in the team's performance.

Yes indeed, Newcastle still does not have the same good squad depth and thus, then at least it will still be difficult for Newcastle to get a stable performance with a schedule like this. Therefore, maybe if for example Newcastle only finishes in fourth place in the Champion League later, then Newcastle will get a good focus in the Premier League again. But ya, for the next match against Chelsea, at least I will also still doubt about Newcastle at this moment. But even so, ofcourse the match will still be interesting to watch and about Liverpool, I personally might be a little more confident to choose Liverpool to win.

[knowngunman]

I don't know about other users here, or what they think, but for me personally, I think and feel that for Chelsea, their good performances of late have gone past the stage we can simply attribute their success to luck alone, no no.
I think they have naturally improved in their game play overall, this is why they seem to be performing incredibly well even against top clubs that primarily, were suppose to easily beat them(Chelsea).

I am personally looking forward to seeing them climb to the top five or seven atleast, by the end of this season, but this is if they continue with their current good performance of course.

Honestly, we can not deny that Chelsea's performance has increasingly improved in their last matches but the problem with Chelsea now is lack of consistency. I know it's not possible to win every match but the level of inconsistent Chelsea is displaying is second to none when it comes to maintaining the team form. The players are not been over used because they are only playing EPL and EFL this season and they have every reason to be fit and should give out their best to the team and the fans. Sadly, the way you see Chelsea perform in one match will be very far different from what they'll perform in another and you'll wonder if it is the same Chelsea that play the last match.

Normally, Newcastle are not supposed to outplay Chelsea but don't be surprised if you see Chelsea giving in and make Newcastle feel like a top team. At this point, it's not advisable for one to place bet on this game with direct win but you can risk it with goals ov/un because hardly to end that game with goalless draw.

[bitgolden]

Arsenal have to perform well to even claim that top because Brentford that they are face are not easy to score, they are very strong and confident when playing, this match is going to be tough, as  for my own view I can't predict this match, even though I see that Manchester United win Brentford and Arsenal are far better than Manchester United now, it doesn't give me any hope, but I know Arsenal are very stronger than Brentford. As for Manchester City vs Liverpool there is going to be war, I want them to draw and gunners to win, so they will take the lead.

Arsenal does have the opportunity to take first place from Man City, assuming the match between Man City vs Liverpool ends in a draw. But, Brentford is an opponent that is not easy to beat, moreover, in this match, Brentford will be playing at home. For this reason, Arsenal must play with all their might because once they are careless, Brentford could become their nightmare.

Apart from Arsenal, Liverpool also has a chance to take first place from Man City but this chance is not that big considering that the opponent they will face is Man City who is playing as the host. What is clear is that this match will be a tough battle for both of them.

Most of the premier league teams are not that easy to be fair, that doesn't matter to me at all because I like to bet on the favorite most of the time, but that doesn't make the other teams easy. I mean Liverpool, city, arsenal, they are all great teams and I understand the situation, but even sheffield is not that easy to beat, looks like they are easy to beat, but if they are on their day, the squad is not actually all that bad, you should realize that they are quite good in the end.

I believe that we need to see the situation change a bit in order to move further with it. I think it's quite important to make sure that everyone is doing the best they could possibly do and they should be trying to win no matter how easy the opponent looks.

[indah rezqi]

Chelsea go in to play Newcastle at St James Park and Newcastle is a team that has improved over the past two seasons and could hit on Chelsea with a good counter, I think Pochettino should try to hit those final nails on that defense building and then the attack and midfield will be able to steal all three points

Of course that's exactly what could happen because the match is going to look like Manchester City and Chelsea match that almost everyone was expecting Manchester City to win Chelsea but they ended up playing draw, so however these match Chelsea and Newcastle United will surprise everyone with the outcome of it because the two teams are in the same form, and however Chelsea are mostly good whenever they meet the bigger teams but when it comes to the club that are of the same performance with them they always finds it difficult to win.

So perhaps in as much as most persons are thinking Chelsea will win Newcastle United we should also consider that Newcastle United has made more winings than Chelsea and even on the premier League table they are far better than Chelsea.

Chelsea will play a match that will test the turning point in performance. If you look at the previous match history of Pochettino squad, the Blues should be able to secure full points when they visit St James Park. In terms of strength, both clubs currently do not have a full complement of players, several players are still undergoing treatment for injuries, in this case Eddie Howe has a more serious situation than Pochettino. Based on this fact, I think Chelsea can continue their positive trend, even though Newcastle acts as host.

Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City couldn't beat Chelsea, so I don't think Newcastle will be able to either. I see that there is prestige at stake when meeting other big clubs, the Blues only want to lose to a mediocre club like Brentford. Furthermore, I really understand that Newcastle is a club that is quite capable of causing surprises, but due to the large number of player injuries, it will be difficult for them to beat Chelsea.

[Mr.right85]

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Erik Ten Hag and Raphael Varane's relationship has been damaged

It all started at the Manchester derby last month when the two had a difference of opinion and ended in a rift between the two. Reportedly, Raphael Varane is not happy that Erik ten Hag prefers Johny Evans over him and I am also a bit surprised why Raphael Varane is not starting again after recovering from injury. I think competition between players is quite natural, but throwing away Raphael Varane for Johny Evans or Harry Maguire in Manchester United's defense is a bit selfish. After Ronaldo, De Gea, Sancho, and now it's Raphael Varane's turn to be the target of this Dutch coach. Do you think Erik ten Hag's actions were correct? Or is he actually the source of chaos in the Red Devils squad?

I think the Athletic released an article about Raphael Varane that he didn't feel upset about being dropped for the Manchester Derby. But many English media outlets are running reports of a fall out. I don’t know which is true.

Maguire and Evans is not a pairing many would have seen coming in the summer, when Maguire was being linked with a move away and Evans was a free agent after leaving relegated Leicester. But with the injuries at the back, the availabilities are now the desirables. I think Ten Hag sees Maguire and Varane as being in direct competition for the right side of central defense. I know Maguire have also played on the left but for the sake of balance, the manager prefers him at RCB and the crux is that.. Varane can't play ahead of Maguire at the moment and Maguire can't play at LCB because he struggles at that position. Hence Varane is being dropped.

[borovichok]

Erik ten Hag has repeatedly had problems with his players, in fact this is very detrimental for the Manchester United team when the team's condition is in a slump like now, we should not only look at the problems in this case but in several previous players, maybe Erik ten Hag is a typical person which is very selfish and it is quite detrimental for the Manchester United team.
Moreover, Varane is a player who is quite high quality and is quite helpful for Man United's bottom line, which is a shame and that is quite a big loss for the team.

Manchester united lack cooperation, that's one of the major reasons they're not upgrading in game standards, instead they remained dormant in one structure. Raphael Varane is one of the important player in the backlines of Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag falling out with the defender recently have possibly ruined the good things going on, I've observed the coach, he usually makes such crucial relationships with his players. We know he doesn't or refrain from actions that involves spoiling relationships with his players, he always embrace them as if he will be awarded.

[Spaceman1000$]

There is enthusiasm burning in the Chelsea squad after they had the best momentum to beat Tottenham and force Manchester City to a draw. Pochettino managed to get points in these two matches even though it was actually luck. It doesn't matter about that because there is still hard work that deserves appreciation, but Pochettino should not be satisfied with what they have got in the last few matches.

Chelsea's defense has not been good and they are still very fragile. Confidence and good organization of play have helped them get into the shape they were expected to be in, but Newcastle have once again not been a weak team in the last two seasons. Newcastle are playing at home and they can take advantage of that to gain an advantage, while Chelsea will have to fight to stay in line with what has been planned. This match will be exciting and it would be great if both teams score, but the probabilities for both seem very even.

Chelsea has really showed improvement than their last season’s performance and you can see that in their matches with Top six clubs this season as amongst four they’ve managed to harness six points of possible twelve. Yes, we might say luck but we must commend their hardwork and Pochettino being able to build the confidence of these young players, that not withstanding, in all of these four fixtures, they’ve not kept a clean sheet yet, which means the team is still shaky.

I don't know about other users here, or what they think, but for me personally, I think and feel that for Chelsea, their good performances of late have gone past the stage we can simply attribute their success to luck alone, no no.
I think they have naturally improved in their game play overall, this is why they seem to be performing incredibly well even against top clubs that primarily, were suppose to easily beat them(Chelsea).

I am personally looking forward to seeing them climb to the top five or seven atleast, by the end of this season, but this is if they continue with their current good performance of course.

 Chelsea go in to play Newcastle at St James Park and Newcastle is a team that has improved over the past two seasons and could hit on Chelsea with a good counter, I think Pochettino should try to hit those final nails on that defense building and then the attack and midfield will be able to steal all three points

Well, you are completely right, and for me personally again, I believe that if they(Chelsea) could hold down Newcastle the same way they held down Manchester city In their last encounter, they(Chelsea) may likely walk away from that match celebrating as the winners, but again, I am not betting a dime on them, I am just gonna watch, Chelsea is still too frigile to trust with a bet.

I must commend both the coaching staff and the entire players for their astute performance against Tottenham and Manchester city before the international break but they shouldn't allow those results get into their heads to think that everything is now perfect rather this should be a time for them to work even harder and put the past games behind them because as it is right now even a team like Everton or Sheffield united can snatch a point from Chelsea if they are not cautious.

[3meek]

Erik ten Hag has repeatedly had problems with his players, in fact this is very detrimental for the Manchester United team when the team's condition is in a slump like now, we should not only look at the problems in this case but in several previous players, maybe Erik ten Hag is a typical person which is very selfish and it is quite detrimental for the Manchester United team.
Moreover, Varane is a player who is quite high quality and is quite helpful for Man United's bottom line, which is a shame and that is quite a big loss for the team.

Manchester united lack cooperation, that's one of the major reasons they're not upgrading in game standards, instead they remained dormant in one structure. Raphael Varane is one of the important player in the backlines of Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag falling out with the defender recently have possibly ruined the good things going on, I've observed the coach, he usually makes such crucial relationships with his players. We know he doesn't or refrain from actions that involves spoiling relationships with his players, he always embrace them as if he will be awarded.

Manchester United are in crisis at the moment... If the club's management doesn't do something, Man U could repeat Chelsea's fate... To be honest they haven't been able to get good results in the League for a long time, but now the interactions at the club really look like a disaster...

[lizarder]

When all players prioritize team achievements rather than personal achievements, unity and good performance can be expected. I saw that from Newcastle last season in the Premier League, while Girona was the La Liga team that was in the spotlight because of that. If all Manchester United players have this mindset, then I'm sure the team will get better from game to game.

Manchester City has made Haaland their mainstay center forward. He gets a lot of assists from his teammates and that has made Haaland and Manchester City win many titles last season. Ten Hag must imitate how Pep Guardiola manages the team and handles problems between players and controls the dressing room, if that is achieved then I believe Manchester United will be very competitive.

This did not happen at the start of the season at Man United because several players tried to show their personal abilities to be safe playing as starters, but after experiencing several defeats. Erik Ten Hak tried to evaluate his players who were too selfish so that the team became more solid even though it was not running normally because several players at the bottom/defenders were injured. The Man United players must be formed collectively because they have lost unity when playing and even the Hojlund has not shown the quality he has when playing in the Premier League.

There are times when Erik Ten Hak has to learn a lot from Pep Guardiola and not try to put players in other positions that are not his playing position. So far Erik Ten Hak has not been able to give his best for Man United and both of them season at Old Trafford has been very different. Hojlund needs a lot of support from the midfielder so that this young player can show the quality of a world striker and he needs to adapt to the style of play in the English league so he can quickly become one of the best strikers.

[Roseline492]

Chelsea go in to play Newcastle at St James Park and Newcastle is a team that has improved over the past two seasons and could hit on Chelsea with a good counter, I think Pochettino should try to hit those final nails on that defense building and then the attack and midfield will be able to steal all three points

Of course that's exactly what could happen because the match is going to look like Manchester City and Chelsea match that almost everyone was expecting Manchester City to win Chelsea but they ended up playing draw, so however these match Chelsea and Newcastle United will surprise everyone with the outcome of it because the two teams are in the same form, and however Chelsea are mostly good whenever they meet the bigger teams but when it comes to the club that are of the same performance with them they always finds it difficult to win.

So perhaps in as much as most persons are thinking Chelsea will win Newcastle United we should also consider that Newcastle United has made more winings than Chelsea and even on the premier League table they are far better than Chelsea.

Chelsea will play a match that will test the turning point in performance. If you look at the previous match history of Pochettino squad, the Blues should be able to secure full points when they visit St James Park. In terms of strength, both clubs currently do not have a full complement of players, several players are still undergoing treatment for injuries, in this case Eddie Howe has a more serious situation than Pochettino. Based on this fact, I think Chelsea can continue their positive trend, even though Newcastle acts as host.

Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City couldn't beat Chelsea, so I don't think Newcastle will be able to either. I see that there is prestige at stake when meeting other big clubs, the Blues only want to lose to a mediocre club like Brentford. Furthermore, I really understand that Newcastle is a club that is quite capable of causing surprises, but due to the large number of player injuries, it will be difficult for them to beat Chelsea.

Yeah perhaps you might be right because one of the reason I considered Chelsea not to be much of a threat to Newcastle United was that they are very poor in times performance this season which we all know that they have been losing numerous of matches that they were even privilege of win but were unable to win them, even on there match against Aston Villa they could not perform well which led to there losing and the same thing happened to them with Nottingham Forest they also win Chelsea.

But however if it was Newcastle United against those clubs Newcastle United would have win them, because there performance this season is very impressive by also wining Arsenal on there match at least they have proven to be a strong team.

[Coyster]

Manchester United are in crisis at the moment... If the club's management doesn't do something, Man U could repeat Chelsea's fate... To be honest they haven't been able to get good results in the League for a long time, but now the interactions at the club really look like a disaster...

Manchester United's glory days are well behind them now and i know their fans definitely want more, but i wouldn't say they are in a "crisis" just yet. The fans want the Glazers out, but they aren't going anywhere for now, though they are about to sell 25% of the club to Jim Ratcliffe, i don't know if that would help the club move forward a little bit, but we'd have to wait and see.

It is hard for United fans to see their club so far from the top level of European football, but it is what it is, they have to keep on trying until they get it right, that's why so many managers have come and gone, and Erik Ten Hag might be the next manager to get fired, his team are on the verge of CL group stage elimination, and they do not have any chance of winning the EPL this season, the pressure is definitely mounting and prolly sooner or later he would be sacked.

[Rampagoe004]

But however if it was Newcastle United against those clubs Newcastle United would have win them, because there performance this season is very impressive by also wining Arsenal on there match at least they have proven to be a strong team.

I agree with you. At the moment I don't see any chance of Chelsea winning this game. Although the bookies predict this will be an even match but one important note here is that Chelsea are very inconsistent and they often lose against average teams. Newcastle are in their best form and of course they have good statistics in the league this season.

[dzungmobile]

Manchester United's glory days are well behind them now and i know their fans definitely want more, but i wouldn't say they are in a "crisis" just yet. The fans want the Glazers out, but they aren't going anywhere for now, though they are about to sell 25% of the club to Jim Ratcliffe, i don't know if that would help the club move forward a little bit, but we'd have to wait and see.

Manchester United have been struggling to achieve success like they used to have since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson. Many coaches came and left the club but failed to bring success back to Old Trafford. Glazers can be out or stay but if their club won't change strategies from player transfers, player salary to more things and won't have long term plan, they will continue to have many bad seasons.

They have to look at clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City that all gained success after sticking with their long term plan. Manchester United can do the same but they must start to change from their club board members who decide many big and decisive strategies for the club.

It is hard for United fans to see their club so far from the top level of European football, but it is what it is, they have to keep on trying until they get it right, that's why so many managers have come and gone, and Erik Ten Hag might be the next manager to get fired, his team are on the verge of CL group stage elimination, and they do not have any chance of winning the EPL this season, the pressure is definitely mounting and prolly sooner or later he would be sacked.

They are almost out of Champions League and if they will have to continue this season in Europa League, it's hard for them to play well in the second tier league in Europe. The last season is a bad one for them in Europa League and so far in this season, Manchester United did not show that they have big improvement in their squad quality as well as performances.

[AakZaki]

Manchester United's glory days are well behind them now and i know their fans definitely want more, but i wouldn't say they are in a "crisis" just yet. The fans want the Glazers out, but they aren't going anywhere for now, though they are about to sell 25% of the club to Jim Ratcliffe, i don't know if that would help the club move forward a little bit, but we'd have to wait and see.

~snip~

In many periods last season Man United had a hope of a great return. But looking at the current conditions, expecting them to have a trophy seems to be difficult. Ten Hag failed in building a team with his philosophy.  They failed to take advantage of the current great players.
I thought, maybe this is a failure of Ten Hag's coaching philosophy.  The strategy is not suitable for the EPL. Experiments with bringing in his former players while at Ajax failed miserably. So maybe Ten Hag is just waiting for the day to get out of Man United.