Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Trofo]

Both Aston Villa and Everton have a good chance to win the league if they could keep on running this hot. On Premier League 2014/2015 , Leicester City ended up on 14th and they won it the next year. It would be great if same thing could happen to either Everton or Aston Villa ( Everton was 12th and Aston Villa was 17th last season )

No chance Aston Villa is winning the league. Let's be realistic, they have nowhere near enough quality and especially squad depth. I am also quite sure they will not be in top 6 and maybe just maybe they can stay in the top half of the table.

Everton is different story though. They look great at the moment and they have underlying quality. Arguably they were underperforming last couple of seasons. This season they have top manager, they made a couple of great transfers and I saw them as legit top 6 team even before start of the season. If they get a bit of luck as well, maybe they can even challenge for the title.

[hd49728]

No chance Aston Villa is winning the league. Let's be realistic they have nowhere near enough quality and especially squad depth. I am also quite sure they will not be in top 6 and maybe just maybe they can stay in the top half of the table.

Aston Villa will be same as Swansea City and Michu years ago. They won't have enough strength from their substitutes and this season top 4 are not weak as in the season Leiceister City won the trophy.

Everton is different story though. They look great at the moment and they have underlying quality. Arguably they were underperforming last couple of seasons. This season they have top manager, they made a couple of great transfers and I saw them as legit top 6 team even before start of the season. If they get a bit of luck as well, maybe they can even challenge for the title.

Everton built up their squad last season and this one their squad become better with James and Carlo Ancelotti help the club and the squad play strong with his tactic. Everton can fight for a position in top 4 and might be fight for the trophy too. If Carlo can find solutions to protect James and have good alternative tactic for Everton when James is frozen by opponents.

[casperBGD]

Everton built up their squad last season and this one their squad become better with James and Carlo Ancelotti help the club and the squad play strong with his tactic. Everton can fight for a position in top 4 and might be fight for the trophy too. If Carlo can find solutions to protect James and have good alternative tactic for Everton when James is frozen by opponents.

as an Everton fan, it would be great to fight for the title this season, but i do not think that this is an option
nevertheless, it would be great to finish in top 4, and secure spot in Champions league next season, first after fifteen years, that were the years with Duncan in top form

[acquafredda]

think that this season could get a lot of happenings like this one, it is completely new to play without crowd

There are a few things to consider for matches played without crowds, and determining the answers to these questions might help when trying to predict results:

To what extent does it remove home advantage?
Does it affect bigger teams more than smaller teams?
Does it affect certain positions more than others (e.g. defenders not being warned that an attacker is closing on them)?
Does it mean that players lose concentration, so individual mistakes are more likely?
Does it remove the sense of urgency, so players take longer on the ball and get dispossessed more easily?
Does it affect certain types of player more than others - younger players? foreign players? seasoned veterans? more extroverted players?

I think the effects of crowds are overestimated. It really shouldn't matter whether there's fans cheering you on or not as chanting and clapping isn't a performance enhancing drug. I think the home advantage comes more from home players knowing the surface and pitch better, but the home advantage is only slight. I'm sure you could make an argument that crowds could even be a distraction.

I am sorry hilariousetc but it seems you have never played football in the real world. I had a futsal team some years ago and our supporters really made a difference.
It's important to feel that your supporters are pushing for you and are waiting for you to score a fantastic goal; not to mention they are good also if you lose because they won't let you down (unless your team is utter crap). Nope, I am sorry but I disagree completely with what you said.

[swogerino]

Yesterday after surprising results in Saturday and Sunday finally the games ended like most people had predicted with a draw for Burnley and a win for Wolves.Covid surely has changed the scorelines in the Premier League so far as the missing fans in the stadiums play a determining factor in this happening.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I am sorry hilariousetc but it seems you have never played football in the real world. I had a futsal team some years ago and our supporters really made a difference.
It's important to feel that your supporters are pushing for you and are waiting for you to score a fantastic goal; not to mention they are good also if you lose because they won't let you down (unless your team is utter crap). Nope, I am sorry but I disagree completely with what you said.

Agree with you there, think back to the CL semi final in 2019, Liverpool were 3-0 down from the 1st leg. Do you think it would have been possible to beat Barcelona 4-0 in the 2nd leg in an empty stadium with no Anfield atmosphere?

No chance!

[Cnut237]

I am sorry hilariousetc but it seems you have never played football in the real world. I had a futsal team some years ago and our supporters really made a difference.
It's important to feel that your supporters are pushing for you and are waiting for you to score a fantastic goal; not to mention they are good also if you lose because they won't let you down (unless your team is utter crap). Nope, I am sorry but I disagree completely with what you said.

Agree with you there, think back to the CL semi final in 2019, Liverpool were 3-0 down from the 1st leg. Do you think it would have been possible to beat Barcelona 4-0 in the 2nd leg in an empty stadium with no Anfield atmosphere?

No chance!

It certainly makes a difference. Not just psychologically, but also physically. There is a huge adrenaline surge from having tens of thousands of people roaring you on, which translates to differences in speed, anticipation and concentration.
A 'no fans' atmosphere can't compare... and indeed may put players into a 'training ground' mentality, where they always play with no fans, and there is just not the same urgency.

[Globb0]

Soooooooooooooooooooooooo

Over to the table, still some shocks but things are stabilising.

Still an intact 100% win record amoung other things.


Lets see.....

 

[Cnut237]

Over to the table

One surprise actually is that Villa have only conceded 2 - both in that ridiculous Liverpool game. Their other three wins have all been clean sheets. Quite impressive given they had the worst defence in the league for most of last season. Looks like last season's signings have finally gelled, and this season's new defensive players (Cash and Martinez) have hit the ground running. I do think Europe would be a stretch, but on this early showing a top half finish looks achievable.

[daarul50]

Over to the table

One surprise actually is that Villa have only conceded 2 - both in that ridiculous Liverpool game. Their other three wins have all been clean sheets. Quite impressive given they had the worst defence in the league for most of last season. Looks like last season's signings have finally gelled, and this season's new defensive players (Cash and Martinez) have hit the ground running. I do think Europe would be a stretch, but on this early showing a top half finish looks achievable.

Calm down
Yo know it is only five games , this hype maybe will be oover in next five games .
Astonvilla is indeed doing impressive job with barkley loan from chelsea it looks like the game so live in the middle along with grealish connection.
I predict aston villa will go down soon but wont be in relegation battle anymore , mid table like 7th or 8th is far more than better for them if they look back at the last season.

[nelson4lov]

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Calm down
Yo know it is only five games , this hype maybe will be oover in next five games .
Astonvilla is indeed doing impressive job with barkley loan from chelsea it looks like the game so live in the middle along with grealish connection.
I predict aston villa will go down soon but wont be in relegation battle anymore , mid table like 7th or 8th is far more than better for them if they look back at the last season.

You just said what I had in mind to say. Like everyone else, I'm impressed with Aston Villa's current season performance after the lacklustre performance last season. They even embarrassed my team with our biggest defeat since klopp took the reigns at Liverpool, so yeah. They've been good so far.  However, this isn't the first time an underdog have performed this good in the first set of matches. Let's see till the mid-season if they'd keep up with their consistent performance. Until then, my money is still on the big boys despite terrible performances so far from Liverpool (especially) and Manchester city. I don't even want to mention Chelsea.

[Cnut237]

Calm down
Yo know it is only five games , this hype maybe will be oover in next five games .

Yes, that's what I said There's no way they'll hold on to second or a champions league qualification place, Europa league place seems unlikely too. But they were solid after the lockdown restart, and look more solid now. I'm not saying they're an outsider for the title, more that they look like a decent mid-table team now rather than relegation scrappers.

I do think Europe would be a stretch, but on this early showing a top half finish looks achievable.

Similarly with Everton, they look better than last season, but there's no chance they'll remain top of the table. There's a huge gulf between the top few teams and everyone else. I expect to see Liverpool and Man City top two, followed by the usual Arsenal/Chelsea/Spurs/Man U.

[cryptofrka]

Aston Villa started really good, but they have much less quality than Everton. I see both teams dropping by a lot, Villa to 10th or lower and Everton out of the CL places by the end of the season. This season will be a lot different due to no fans allowed and constant coronavirus suspensions so it is impossible to predict, but based on team quality alone both teams are drastically overachieving.

On a side note, Mesut Ozil will be left out in league registrations - meaning he won't be able to play for Arsenal at all this season. He was previously left out for Europa league as well.
Fair play to Arteta, now it's finally over. I wonder who will take him.

[3meek]

From the next few will be interesting to watch the match West Ham and Mancity... And of course Manunited and Chelsea! In recent games with these clubs was scored a large number of goals!
Wow! At West Ham odd is 8.0...

[Avirunes]

From the next few will be interesting to watch the match West Ham and Mancity... And of course Manunited and Chelsea! In recent games with these clubs was scored a large number of goals!
Wow! At West Ham odd is 8.0...

And, Arsenal vs Leicester   . I would have gone for Chelsea against United but want to see how Ole handle his new signings and how good they are. They might feature in today's CL game. Regarding City, I would say things have gotten difficult for Guardiola with injuries and this time is a bit serious. West Ham might have a shot consiidering Man City have CL game in between as well.

[arallmuus]

This season will be a lot different due to no fans allowed and constant coronavirus suspensions so it is impossible to predict,

How is it going to be different from last season? Premier League was played without any supporter last season after the covid19 break

but based on team quality alone both teams are drastically overachieving.

This is what makes Premier League interesting, unlike all other league that keep on having pretty much the same favourites team that dominates top 3 every season. I would love to see either Leeds, Everton or Aston Villa actually dominates the league this season. I always love the underdog story especially after Leicester proved it by winning the league

And, Arsenal vs Leicester   . I would have gone for Chelsea against United but want to see how Ole handle his new signings and how good they are.

I totally hope that Manchester United win this one but to be honest its going to be hard . Chelsea will be aggresive on this match because they desperately need 3 points after the draw against Southampton

[skarais]

I totally hope that Manchester United win this one but to be honest its going to be hard . Chelsea will be aggresive on this match because they desperately need 3 points after the draw against Southampton

Both team need a win to widen the gap with their competitor in the standing. But it would be nice if Manchester United won the game because I saw them teetering in 15th place with 6 point from 4 game. It's sad, but I hope they have to get up and find their rhythm again. Playing 1 game more make Chelsea ranked 8th with a collection of 8 point and if Manchester United wins then I think Chelsea will definitely be willing to be under Manchester United. But to be honest, Chelsea won't just give up and I'm sure it will be an interesting match. Don't want any surprises in this match.

[CryptocurencyKing]

And, Arsenal vs Leicester   . I would have gone for Chelsea against United but want to see how Ole handle his new signings and how good they are. They might feature in today's CL game. Regarding City, I would say things have gotten difficult for Guardiola with injuries and this time is a bit serious. West Ham might have a shot consiidering Man City have CL game in between as well.

I doubt them featuring as, they might not have adjusted into the team properly due to little time for training though, I won't be surprised to see them on the pitch as the new normal comes with a lot of surprises. One thing I also hope to see is a some level of fans participation. I hope the UEFA Champions League follow up with what is going on in Seria A using what ever criteria available to allow some fans cheer their team and ads beauty to the sport.

In today's PSG Vs Manchester United I'll be expecting a both team score or PSG to win. This is the UCL and the big teams are always enthusiast about it plus, PSG has got the home advantage and now, what they need is the first matvh advantage as well which I believe, they will claim.

[onecall123]

It's official that Mesut Ozil is left out of Arsenal's Premier League squad. There's battle among Ozil and the Arsenal board, before getting it too serious better to move on another club. I believe leave the club may assist him to demonstrate his class, sometimes he might seem lazy but he is a great player indeed. Does anyone having feeling he gets bad treatment from the club?

[Avirunes]

I totally hope that Manchester United win this one but to be honest its going to be hard . Chelsea will be aggresive on this match because they desperately need 3 points after the draw against Southampton

Yeah, Lampard's side would be much more furious with how they gave away easy 3 points and settled for 1. Same goes for Spurs as well.

In today's PSG Vs Manchester United I'll be expecting a both team score or PSG to win. This is the UCL and the big teams are always enthusiast about it plus, PSG has got the home advantage and now, what they need is the first matvh advantage as well which I believe, they will claim.

Yeah PSG are also bad in defence but I wonder if United will find it easy going against them. Both sides have some injured players, so it would be interesting to look at the lineups of both the teams. Maguire, Cavani is out so I am expecting Telles to start today. Though it would be fun to watch Neymar and Mbappe toying up with defence of Utd. today so looking forward to that.