Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Oluwa-btc]

What a SIIIIIIIIIIIIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU by Garnacho.

Garnacho was certainly very inspired by what Ronaldo did and this was expressed by his captain Bruno Fernandes after the match. Ronado has been his role model while at Manchester United and I hope Erik Ten Hag can give Garnacho more time to fill in as a left winger.

I feel like the bicycle kick is pretty close with Wayne Rooney, but using the Ronaldo's iconic celebration make him like a Ronaldo. I feel like it's weird for Argentinian idolizing Ronaldo instead of Messi

What is surprising the goal was scored in minute 3' usually an early goal is something stupid, not the fantastic one.

Cristiano Ronaldo remains his goat and this could be the reason they don't want the youngin innit tur Argentina National Team. I've read some articles saying Kun Aguero mad at him for also being a big fan of Ronaldo. So many people are not being themselves completely because they play with Lionel Messi. Glad to see the young man standing strong with his opinions.

Arsenal comes back to top of the table after securing a win over Brentford with 1-0 scoreline. Not a convincing one but at the end the 3 points is what counts eventually. What made it perfect is that draw between Liverpool and City which made both clubs drop the points and gave Arsenal chance to lead the table. Still there are lot of rounds to be played and I hope that Arsenal maintains the consistency from here on and not make further mistakes in easy matches further.

The Elephant's returning to the top was expected against Brentford, thru didn't get the win easily bit gakd they earned it now with the help of Kai Havertz he nod that one pass the goalkeeper into the back of the net. They'll host Wolverampton at home next, I expect some positive results too.

[legendbtc]

What a SIIIIIIIIIIIIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU by Garnacho.

Garnacho was certainly very inspired by what Ronaldo did and this was expressed by his captain Bruno Fernandes after the match. Ronado has been his role model while at Manchester United and I hope Erik Ten Hag can give Garnacho more time to fill in as a left winger.

I feel like the bicycle kick is pretty close with Wayne Rooney, but using the Ronaldo's iconic celebration make him like a Ronaldo. I feel like it's weird for Argentinian idolizing Ronaldo instead of Messi

What is surprising the goal was scored in minute 3' usually an early goal is something stupid, not the fantastic one.

Hats off to Garnarcho's goal, I think it deserves to be nominated for the Puskas Award. Yes, it was similar to Rooney's goal and he celebrated with Ronaldo's celebration. This young player has idolized Cristiano Ronaldo and he also often celebrates in the style of Ronaldo.
Erik Ten Hag needs to add to his young players, as we see Garnarcho is one of the young players who get enough minutes to play. And who knows when ETH uses more young players in its starting line-up it can make Manchester United's performance better and more stable again. I think it's worth a try.

In the 3rd minute, from Diogo Dalot's cross into the penalty area, Garnacho turned around and hooked the ball high into the far corner to beat goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. After scoring a super goal, he danced to the familiar dance of his idol, Cristiano Ronaldo. Garnacho's purpose is probably the best of the season, but don't compare it to Rooney or Ronaldo. Garnacho has the potential to do many amazing things, but if he wants to become a player like Rooney or Ronaldo, he has to score 20-25 goals in the Premier League every season. Garnacho is not yet a great player, but he has a whole future ahead of him. I expect a lot from him. I will always ask for more from Garnacho.

But Garnacho's first goal in the Premier League this season is considered a strong candidate for the title of Best Goal of the season. It's been a long time since MU fans have seen their team score a goal like this.

[Raflesia]

Garnacho was certainly very inspired by what Ronaldo did and this was expressed by his captain Bruno Fernandes after the match. Ronado has been his role model while at Manchester United and I hope Erik Ten Hag can give Garnacho more time to fill in as a left winger.

It would be great if he was given a lot of time to play because after all he is sometimes always one of the players who can bring Manchester United to a good situation in several matches that occur as well as in this match because with a very beautiful fast goal that he created this is more confidence for the Manchester United players.
In addition, he is also still very young and needs to be given a lot of time for him to continue playing and improve his performance.
As for the bicycle kick goal in this match and Ronaldo's iconic celebration, this is really very good from this Argentine boy But when talking about the goals and angles that occurred in this match, I honestly remember Waaza's moment during the Manchester derby in 2011 because the angles and goals created were almost similar.

But regardless of anyone's moment of remembrance in the end the goal scored by Garnacho in this match was really very beautiful and deserves to be appreciated.

[Mayor of ogba]

Arsenal comes back to top of the table after securing a win over Brentford with 1-0 scoreline. Not a convincing one but at the end the 3 points is what counts eventually. What made it perfect is that draw between Liverpool and City which made both clubs drop the points and gave Arsenal chance to lead the table. Still there are lot of rounds to be played and I hope that Arsenal maintains the consistency from here on and not make further mistakes in easy matches further.

Arsenal capitalized on the draw between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium to top the Premier League table. Will Arsenal use this opportunity to win the Premier League or they will do their usual thing by allowing Manchester City to top the Premier League at the end of the season?

[Marvell1]

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However, what makes Man United superior is their mental condition because they don't have a bigger burden than Everton. Everton's demands are currently out of the relegation zone so at least that will affect concentration on the pitch.

I can agree that MU players are better equipped mentally but not because of your reasoning that they have less burden to carry. Do not forget that they are one of the biggest club in the world and majority of their huge fan base probably expect them to finish in the top 4 at least. That alone is a bigger pressure to win most games specially against smaller clubs like Everton.

Renowned Premier League team Manchester United and this team has a huge fan base all over the world. And fans want to see the team in the top four of the table. But Manchester United's performance is still very unstable. Maybe the team has won in the last three matches, even then the performance of this team cannot be said to be good. They don't play well against big teams.

United's performance against Everton was mixed. Although they attacked less, each of their attacks was very organized. However, the team still needs improvement. Despite having a lot of talented players in the squad, Ten hag is unable to bring consistency in performance.

[rendravolt]

Actually, nothing has changed much in the top 10 standings this week apart from Arsenal who managed to top the standings and also Spurs who had to be knocked out of the top 4. The two teams that lost last week were Chelsea and Spurs, the rest all won and drew. I feel that the team competition in the EPL will become more exciting every week, especially with the point difference being so small, the results will be very influential.

Moreover, Aston Villa has the opportunity to top the standings if the 3 strong teams above them get bad results. Even though last week just finished, I can't wait for the EPL matches to return this week. It would be very nice for some of these teams to continue to compete, especially for Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool who are only 1 point behind.

[marcous]

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Man United victory over Everton with a score of 3-0 in Week 13 of the Premier League was a breath of fresh air for the Red Devils. This victory reduced the criticism that had been aimed at them, and also became proof that Ten Hag was starting to find the right formula for his team. One of the things that stood out the most in the match was Onana appearance. The goalkeeper from Cameroon managed to record several important saves, I think Onana showed that he can be a worthy replacement for David de Gea.

Overall, United performance in this match deserves thumbs up. They appeared aggressive, showed a strong mentality and played solidly. This is an important asset for United to face another tough match against Galatasaray in the future in the UCL group stage, they need to prove once again that they have changed to the real path.

By the way, Onana has his fifth match since the start of the season in the EPL in which he didn't miss a single one goal. Even Ederson, Alyson and Vicario have fewer such matches, no one has that many in the EPL. That said, Onana hasn't become a top 1 goalkeeper and he will have mistakes in future games most likely. I just think Onana was criticized too much but he didn't deserve to be treated that way.

It's true that it's very possible to happen, Onana can make a mistake at any time, and no one can guarantee that it won't happen. But for now, I see that he is very integrated with United and especially with the defense, which is why he deserves to be said to be a replacement for De Gea, as I said. This needs to be proven in the match against Galatasaray later. Apart from that, to become top 1 I think it requires other support for Onana to reach that level, I mean without United wins and consistency this cannot be achieved by individual performance alone. Because his position really depends on whether the team performance, is good or not, especially the back line they.

[SmartCharpa]

Arsenal comes back to top of the table after securing a win over Brentford with 1-0 scoreline. Not a convincing one but at the end the 3 points is what counts eventually. What made it perfect is that draw between Liverpool and City which made both clubs drop the points and gave Arsenal chance to lead the table. Still there are lot of rounds to be played and I hope that Arsenal maintains the consistency from here on and not make further mistakes in easy matches further.

Despite the odds that Arsenal was given, I still picked them to win against Brentford because I am confident that they will defeated Brentford. Manchester City and Liverpool, who should be leading the league. If the game didn't end in a draw, but they ended up draw and shared the points, then I think Arsenal will do everything in their power to win the match and move up to the top of the league. I wasn't sure Arsenal would win the game again after Leandro Trossard's first goal was canceled for var checking, but Kai Havertz's amazing performance scoring in the 89th minute of play made sure Arsenal won the three points. Havertz performed exactly what he was bought to contribute for the team.

I just hope Arsenal can hold onto this position until the end of the season in order to win the Premier League title, since Manchester City and Liverpool have lost to be at the top of the league. At the start of the season, Arsenal was leading the league, but after losing against Newcastle, they have fallen back.

[FanEagle]

The conditions experienced by Everton so far are almost the same as those experienced by juventus last season and for everton they still have many opportunities to improve their quality to be better. However, when the punishment comes suddenly and it is very surprising, it is quite appropriate that the players mentality experiences problems and that is very unfortunate. Maybe this season everton will fight again to get out of the relegation zone because currently they are the bottom team in the standing.

I'm sure Everton can bounce back and they just need support from the fans for now because in terms of their game they are still quite good like when they faced Manchester united. Burnley and everton currently collect the same points and they are 5 point adrift of Luton who is in 17th position as a team that is safe from relegation. That a pretty close point difference considering there are still a lot of games left in the season.

The difference is that Everton could just be an example, not the whole thing, and that's a bigger deal. Juventus got their punishment and that's it, it's the end, there is nothing else that follows that punishment afterwards. Whereas, Everton getting this means that City is in BIG trouble, if Everton got this punishment for this crime, imagine what would City get if they are found guilty as well, we are talking about literally at least couple leagues down punishment, and it's not like it would be unfair, if they are found guilty of what they are suspected of doing, then it would be fair to drop them a few leagues down.

Financial fair play is a big deal, and making wrong papers on what you really spent or earned, is a bigger deal then what they are claiming to be. I believe that Juventus and Everton are different because of that, one had nothing to do with other teams, whereas the other could be used as an example for other teams who committed a rule break.

[Ayers]

I just hope Arsenal can hold onto this position until the end of the season in order to win the Premier League title, since Manchester City and Liverpool have lost to be at the top of the league. At the start of the season, Arsenal was leading the league, but after losing against Newcastle, they have fallen back.

Arsenal team is ahead of Manchester City and Liverpool by 1 and 2 points respectively. Basically these three teams are fighting for the title. Squads like Tottenham and Manchester United have fallen far behind in the title race. Tottenham are slowly falling behind.

Whichever team tries to hold on to the top spot in the table, they must have consistency in their performances. If performances are not consistent, it is impossible to occupy the top spot in a competitive place like the Premier League. The Arsenal side fell far behind after losing against Newcastle and sharing points with Chelsea. As City and Liverpool dropped points, Arsenal regained the top spot in the table. Now, if Arsenal can keep up the winning streak, they will remain at the top of the table. However, Arsenal will also lose the top spot in the table if they lose a point in any match.

[Dewi Aries]

Arsenal comes back to top of the table after securing a win over Brentford with 1-0 scoreline. Not a convincing one but at the end the 3 points is what counts eventually. What made it perfect is that draw between Liverpool and City which made both clubs drop the points and gave Arsenal chance to lead the table. Still there are lot of rounds to be played and I hope that Arsenal maintains the consistency from here on and not make further mistakes in easy matches further.

Yes now Arsenal have managed to be at the top of the table from their victory against Brenford, I think this is a match that is not difficult enough for Arteta's squad, they are above Brenford and they managed to maximize this match with results that match expectations by managing to secure the full three points at the end of the match. On the other hand yes it is true that makes everything more perfect and favorable for Arsenal is that as you said Manchester City failed to secure full points in their last match against Liverpool, and I think this is fortunate for Arsenal because they are superior in terms of points from the results of their last match.

But even so as we see that the difference in points in the top five standings is very thin, Arsenal only have a difference or one point ahead of Manchester City and I say this is still not a safe zone even though they are in the top position. Next Arsenal will face Wolves, although Wolves are far below them but I wouldn't say it's an easy match because lately there have been many surprises from some weak teams, so however Arsenal must be able to maximize and maintain their sharp performance to get back three points to be further away from the pursuit of Manchester City.

[Kaliandra]

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Well, there must have been a lot of people here discussing Manchester United's performance last night against Everton and yes, it was all because of the quick opening goal scored by Garnacho with his bicycle kick. Who would have thought that Garnacho, who was about to go forward, noticed Diogo Dalot's pass, causing him to pull back a little so he scored this spectacular goal. The overhead kick goal is similar to Wayne Rooney's goal against Manchester City several years ago and is also similar to his idol Cristiano Ronaldo's goal against Juventus.

Garnacho is still 19 years old and this will increase his confidence in the future. Apart from that, additional goals were scored by Rashford and Martial which made the Red Devils win 0-3 at home to Everton. This result makes Manchester United return to 6th position in the standings and even though they lost several players due to injury, Erik ten Hag can still entrust the work in the middle of this season to the available squad.

I want to give my shout outs to Andrea Onana, Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire who all contributed to the solid defensive performance last night. They all helped Onana moved his clean sheet to five last night. And whoever handled the game did well tactically.
Manchester United should just try to keep good ball possession against Galatasaray, they did give a lot of balls away, Only Kobbie Mainoo gave lesser balls away.

Garnacho should work harder that's what Ronaldo did during his time for the club. That goal was more like Rooney to Ronaldo but we're not here for that discussion.

To be honest, I didn't watch this match in full time and could only enjoy the moment of the beautiful goal scored by Garnacho. But indeed I saw several comments that said the performance of the players you mentioned was very good in that match. Moreover, Andre Onana managed to make several saves in this match and of course this will also increase his confidence in the next match. I feel that although this is not a victory to be excited about, with the circumstances Manchester United have experienced so far they deserve it.



Garnacho was certainly very inspired by what Ronaldo did and this was expressed by his captain Bruno Fernandes after the match. Ronado has been his role model while at Manchester United and I hope Erik Ten Hag can give Garnacho more time to fill in as a left winger.

A.Martial m.Rashford's performance was very good and scored a goal but the best goal scorer with a cool style was of course A.Garnacho's appearance who was able to take advantage of Diogo Dalot's opportunity and somer soult the ball and finally the goal was scored. I didn't not expect it after 3 minutes. As the game progressed he scored goals in great style I think Manchester United now has a good player like Garnacho. I think Erik Ten Hag will definitely pay attention to Garnacho after seeing the skills that Garnacho has shown. But I am amazed by the Everton players because when conceded the first ball, the Everton players were not mentally affected and I saw that he wanted to avenge his goal but it was a shame for the hard work he had done. Everton failed. but after Manchester united scored their second goal I saw Everton's performance decrease and it was proven that in the end Everton had to admit that Manchester United was superior. and what I am waiting for is that New Castle will play against Manchester United. I think Manchester United has to be careful with New Castle because I think New Castle is a strong team and the standings are not far from Manchester United. So I think New Castle will be confident against Manchester United. After New Castle beat Chelsea 4-1, I think New Castle will definitely continue to improve its performance and want to add points. but I really like Garnacho's style of play I hope to see him again in future matches. in the match against Galatasaray in the Champions League and against Newcastle.

[Velvet78]

Arsenal had a really serious difficulty in beating Brentford indeed even though this win carried them to the top of the standings.    There was a goal of Trossard called offside by VAR. After that it felt like they were never going to score. Because in the second half the game was balanced compared to the first half.

I would have never expected Havertz to save the team honestly.    Because he has been quite inadequate in effort since he came here. It has been a long time since he scored his first goal at Arsenal as well. But he really became the savior here by scoring in the 89th minute.

[Wiwo]

I just hope Arsenal can hold onto this position until the end of the season in order to win the Premier League title, since Manchester City and Liverpool have lost to be at the top of the league. At the start of the season, Arsenal was leading the league, but after losing against Newcastle, they have fallen back.

Arsenal team is ahead of Manchester City and Liverpool by 1 and 2 points respectively. Basically these three teams are fighting for the title. Squads like Tottenham and Manchester United have fallen far behind in the title race. Tottenham are slowly falling behind.

Whichever team tries to hold on to the top spot in the table, they must have consistency in their performances. If performances are not consistent, it is impossible to occupy the top spot in a competitive place like the Premier League. The Arsenal side fell far behind after losing against Newcastle and sharing points with Chelsea. As City and Liverpool dropped points, Arsenal regained the top spot in the table. Now, if Arsenal can keep up the winning streak, they will remain at the top of the table. However, Arsenal will also lose the top spot in the table if they lose a point in any match.

Asernal is almost repeating what they did in the last season in the premiere league topping the league table at the early beginning of the league but along the line in the last season,  their missed out and we're overthrow by Manchester City who won the title at the end of the day,  much more is in this season because if you put man city and Asernals performance and compare it,  you will already know that man city is more stronger in team formation compared to Arsenal,  and the reason why Asernal is topping the league for now is because Asernal have not meet clubs like Manchester city or other stronger clubs in this season.

But then also,  Asernal may also still have a good chance of winning the title in the season,  if they continue and luck be on their side.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I just hope Arsenal can hold onto this position until the end of the season in order to win the Premier League title, since Manchester City and Liverpool have lost to be at the top of the league. At the start of the season, Arsenal was leading the league, but after losing against Newcastle, they have fallen back.

Arsenal team is ahead of Manchester City and Liverpool by 1 and 2 points respectively. Basically these three teams are fighting for the title. Squads like Tottenham and Manchester United have fallen far behind in the title race. Tottenham are slowly falling behind.

Whichever team tries to hold on to the top spot in the table, they must have consistency in their performances. If performances are not consistent, it is impossible to occupy the top spot in a competitive place like the Premier League. The Arsenal side fell far behind after losing against Newcastle and sharing points with Chelsea. As City and Liverpool dropped points, Arsenal regained the top spot in the table. Now, if Arsenal can keep up the winning streak, they will remain at the top of the table. However, Arsenal will also lose the top spot in the table if they lose a point in any match.

You are completely right, maintaining that top spot is not easy at all, And I personally think that Arsenal are occupying the spot too early, I I would have been celebrating the achievement already but it's just too early, as we can't be very sure that Arsenal will play well enough in other not to lose any points going forward.

But then again, if Manchester city and Liverpool as well keep losing points themselves, then Arsenal have the opportunity of staying in the top possibly till the end of the season.

And it's actually baffling how Tottenham have fallen far behind, they played so well and actually maintained the top spot so long at a point, I began to think that they(Tottenham) may end up taking the title home, but it's quite unfortunate how far they have fallen behind, and  I do not think there is still any hope for them getting back to the top again.

[letteredhub]

Manchester United managed to get 3 points away from home with 3 goals. United managed to take the lead with Garnacho's great goal in the 3rd minute and managed to close the first half with this goal. In the second half they scored 2 more goals to make it 3-0 in total. Everton had plenty of chances but failed to convert. They had 24 shots, which was a disappointing result for Everton. It was the low point of the match for Everton that they couldn't score even though they had so many chances to score.

An impressive performance was put in by the red devils and they deserved this win. Maybe not many people expect that Manchester United can win easily in this match because we know that Everton sometimes makes things difficult when facing stronger teams. But Manchester United, which was not supported by many of its core players, actually played freely so that many goals were scored.

Garnacho scored the goal with an overhead kick and it should have been the Puskas goal of the year award. Everton failed to at least hold Manchester United to a draw and their defense was so chaotic that Manchester United could score goals from any side. Having lots of opportunities but not producing any goals at all, Everton is certainly very disappointed with their current performance.

For an inconsistent team as Manchester united that's currently struggling with form to win Everton in such a humiliating cleansheet win playing away it then mirrors how worsen Everton team is getting to even after returning from relegation we expected they should be putting up an impressive diehard performance but opposite is the case. Oh I loved that breathtaking goal scored by Garnacho, reminds of Wayne Rooney in those days of old glory Manchester united. Anyway, I won't take this upbeat performance by Manchester united so serious for they are also suffering the from inconsistent plague this season but I just wish they can keep this tempo for a long time

The results of this match had an inverse impact on both teams. This defeat is certainly very disappointing for Everton and most likely this will further worsen their morale. Everton actually had several good opportunities that could have turned into goals and they even seemed to dominate the game in the first half, it's just that Man United has a pretty solid defense and it cannot be denied that Onana played very impressively in this match.


Meanwhile, for Man United this victory is very meaningful, not only does it make their position in the standings better but this victory further boosts their confidence. I don't think this was Man United's best game yet but I've seen they have made good progress.

That is it, Everton failed to make use of the chances they had in first half which would have boost their moral in the second half had it been they scored a goal from those created chances they were sending off the goal post in the first half it would have been a tough one for United to secure the 3points in the way they did.  Manchester united has a lot of good players at the moment, the trouble in the club that's causing the inconsistency in the team performance to hold their position in the top four is due to communication gap between the coach and players. Ten hag is too authoritative and think that's part of the misunderstanding between him and his boys which has made him fall off with some players in the club recently invariably affecting the club's performance.

[LGD2Business]

You are completely right, maintaining that top spot is not easy at all, And I personally think that Arsenal are occupying the spot too early, I I would have been celebrating the achievement already but it's just too early, as we can't be very sure that Arsenal will play well enough in other not to lose any points going forward.

But then again, if Manchester city and Liverpool as well keep losing points themselves, then Arsenal have the opportunity of staying in the top possibly till the end of the season.

So what, is it better to come from behind? What's so bad about being at the top? It's not like those at the top will always feel pressure. Teams can look at their own game and try to get 3 points. In the end, 4-5 teams compete, but only one team becomes champion. While their point difference is so small, none of them are under pressure to be at the top, they all have the same pressure. The team that loses points for a week immediately falls behind in the race. None of them want this.
There is a bit of saturation at Manchester City. They have won many championships in a row. I think their main goal is the Champions League cup. If they don't win the Premier League title one season, no one will say anything, as long as they win the CL. I think this is Arsenal's biggest advantage. It's enough for them to stay away from teams other than Manchester City. This time they can take last year's revenge against City at the end of the league.

[Antotena]

If Manchester City can win this match Manchester City will continue to be at the top of the standings and Liverpool will not succeed in taking over first place.

Man City appeared very dominating. but in the end, they also conceded even though Haaland scored a goal in the first half but Liverpool tried hard to equalize the score.
It has entered extra time, if the score is still tied it will not change the position of the standings. and this will be Man City's second draw in 13 matches this season.

I was reading somewhere where Guardiola said they don't train for matches anytime they have a match against Liverpool and I was surprised by such statements and he further said I'd because they don't have time, they have the Champions League, the Premier League and FA cup and that's why they give priorities and didn't concentrate on Liverpool but nothing spoil, they didn't lose but since last 23 home match they played in Etihad, this is the draw match they had in the last months.

I don't see any dominance, when you are dominating the league you don't leave no stone untouched and you make sure that you are ahead of every team with high space like maybe 5 points but right now, they are struggling and dominating anything, they are just like unstable Arsenal as they lead the table right now.

Today, the match that is of interest is also the Newcastle and Chelsea match. I think both have almost the same chance of winning. but Newcastle is playing at home, they have to do better. Likewise Pochettino, of course, doesn't want to receive harsh criticism from fans if he fails to provide a good performance in the Chelsea squad.

Newcastle will not allow Chelsea to use them shine the way they did to Tottenham and exactly what they did when the two met yesterday, they destroy Chelsea and gave them some great lesson that made Reece James to have a red card. Chelsea has now remain a captain without a ship but maybe they will fight back in their upcoming matches.

[TelolettOm]

Arsenal had a really serious difficulty in beating Brentford indeed even though this win carried them to the top of the standings.    There was a goal of Trossard called offside by VAR. After that it felt like they were never going to score. Because in the second half the game was balanced compared to the first half.

I would have never expected Havertz to save the team honestly.    Because he has been quite inadequate in effort since he came here. It has been a long time since he scored his first goal at Arsenal as well. But he really became the savior here by scoring in the 89th minute.

I think Arsenal played well against Brentford but they seem to miss too many chances for scoring. They are lucky that Kai Havertz could score a single goal in minute 89'. So, Arsenal can secure 3 points against Brentford. It is very important win because they becomes the leader of EPL standings after they got 3 points from the match. Man City and Liverpool get 1 point only because the match end up with a draw result. So, Arsenal gets the advantage to overtake the top position on the table.

Well, Kai Havertz becomes the hero in the match against Brentford. It proves that Arsenal did the right way to sign him in the previous transfer window. 

[skarais]

Actually, nothing has changed much in the top 10 standings this week apart from Arsenal who managed to top the standings and also Spurs who had to be knocked out of the top 4. The two teams that lost last week were Chelsea and Spurs, the rest all won and drew. I feel that the team competition in the EPL will become more exciting every week, especially with the point difference being so small, the results will be very influential.

Moreover, Aston Villa has the opportunity to top the standings if the 3 strong teams above them get bad results. Even though last week just finished, I can't wait for the EPL matches to return this week. It would be very nice for some of these teams to continue to compete, especially for Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool who are only 1 point behind.

You are right, the competition between the top 4 is getting more exciting from match to match because the points gap between them is not much. Every team that loses will lose its position and this will be exploited by other teams below it. I think Arsenal will not maintain first place in the standings for too long because there is so much pressure coming from other big teams such as Manchester City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Tottenham. This very low point distance is too risky for them, but of course all teams will try to maintain their path.

Nothing is impossible, even if the scenario you are thinking of is correct, then Aston Villa could lead the standings this season. But I don't expect that to happen because after all Aston Villa is not better than Liverpool, Manchester City or Arsenal. For next week's matches, Newcastle vs Manchester United and Manchester City vs Tottenham are the two most interesting matches, the rest is fine for all the favorite teams.