Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Coyster]

Dean is a good goal keeper but not a great one. He should have stopped Tielemans shot.

I don't think Dean Henderson can take too much of the blame for Manchester United's loss today, goalkeepers can't keep every shot out, and once in a while they can make a mistake, even David De Gea has made his own fair share of mistakes down the years, Henderson will gradually outgrow little errors and become a great goalkeeper, I'm pretty sure of that as his talent is evident.

...Ole is to blame for Manchester United's loss. His poor management and tactical skill was evident in today's game. I can't see this coach winning us a trophy. Ole Gunnar should have started Bruno Fernades. PERIOD!!!

I don't know if OGS is solely to blame for today's loss, but one thing I'm sure of, and I've said times without number is that I don't fancy United's chances of winning trophies or being successful under OGS tutelage, It looks like the United board are ready to give him another year in charge, imo, they'll still end up pretty much the same way.

[Pokapoka124]

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I like Kelechi Iheanacho's current playing form, i think there is a really bright future ahead for him. What do you think?

Kelechi Iheanacho is a different player now. I hope this is not one time fluke and he keeps this form in coming games. Iheanacho molested Maguire today. He kept bringing him out of position.
Well, given the quality that Jamie Vardy has shown over the past 5 seasons, it would be very difficult for Iheanacho to displace him as the top striker in the Leicester squad. Vardy is having a torrid time in front of goal, he probably has forgotten how to score lol and Iheanacho is having a purple patch but we mustn't get carried away. As they say, "form is temporary but class is permanent" and Iheanacho has been too inconsistent over the years. Brendan Rogers would be a better judge of the two players

[Pokapoka124]

I don't think Dean Henderson can take too much of the blame for Manchester United's loss today, goalkeepers can't keep every shot out, and once in a while they can make a mistake, even David De Gea has made his own fair share of mistakes down the years, Henderson will gradually outgrow little errors and become a great goalkeeper, I'm pretty sure of that as his talent is evident.

De Gea wouldn't have conceded that goal no matter what. I agree that Henderson is a good goal keeper as I stated earlier but he has to work hard. He has got big shoes to fill. De Gea was a legend for the red devils and his legacy will live on. Now is Henderson chance to make his mark.

I don't know if OGS is solely to blame for today's loss, but one thing I'm sure of, and I've said times without number is that I don't fancy United's chances of winning trophies or being successful under OGS tutelage, It looks like the United board are ready to give him another year in charge, imo, they'll still end up pretty much the same way.

OGS is tactically naive. This is a match against a top team, not a lower league team. The international break starts immediately, so why rest players? He had no reason to drop Fernandes. He stubbornly kept Pogba on the left wing which invariably led to Pogba drifting inside leaving the left side open. Why overload the midfield when Leicester can easily bypass it with a long ball to Vardy? He played 4 slow CMs and they failed in protecting the back line. Leicester should have had more goals.

[buwaytress]

^I'm pleased to see the Red Devils crash out, but I'm pretty disappointed that the fans are calling for his head now. You guys are challenging for Europa honours and are the favourites after kicking out AC Milan. You did rest some players but still had a strong enough team and hey, you lost to a good side today. You're favs for 2nd place and mathematically could pip City... why kick OGS out now? Who do you think is good enough to replace him?

Anyway, very good outing for me tonight in EPL and all around. VERY pleased.

[Pokapoka124]

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Fans all over the world are in tears. Losing to Leicester City is a heart breaker. Ole should be made to pay for this. He has to go. No good manager would bench his best players for such an important game.
What was he thinking? why on earth did Ole rest players, when international break is just around the corner.
He is a weak manager and needs to go!! Ole won’t bring Man Utd any trophy. He will never learn, how can he just have a starting line up of weak players hopping that they’ll prove themselves. I knew we lost this game when I saw the line up team. It was over before it even started. Ole should have brought in Bruno and Pogba from the start. Bringing them in late in the game couldn't help. Marc is done and VDB is not starter. He needs to come in as a sub. I repeat Ole needs to go!!!

[CryptocurencyKing]

Chelsea is doing really good to keep up with this winning trick. They have a very string future in the FA Cup this season. From the way I see it, its going to be Manchester City vs Chelsea at the finals and Chelsea isn't going to let Manchester City have this one. Manchester is going to win the EPL for sure but, the FA Cup is going to be the first trophy of Thomas Tuchel with Chelsea for Chelsea.

Manchester United played a very bad game today to have lost to Leicester City, not like Leicester isn't a good team but, I was expecting more form Manchester United. My excitement in the game lies with Iheanacho to have scored 2 goals and provided an assist. Our very own Nigerian Kelechi Iheanacho, he wrecked Manchester United, lol.

[Pokapoka124]

Arsenal did a great job coming back from a deficit. It was second time they avoided a loss coming back from deficit. In previous round it was Spurs who lost and now they totally nullified the 3 goal advantage Hammers were enjoying at a point. Arsenal are attacking great and they have been pushing their opponents deep. It is a great sign and would have turned out great if they avoided those early goals today. Nothing can be changed now but Gunners did a great job today.

Well, two own goals isn't necessarily a great job. Arsenal are generally slow starters but today's performance was appalling. However, we must give them credit for showing character and resilience but why dig a hole for yourself in the first place. Bottom line is that Arsenal is a highly inconsistent team and I won't be surprise if they go and keep a clean sheet with the same defense against Liverpool in the next match day. West Ham should be done better securing their lead...what happened today was a shocker. But hey this is football...worse still the EPL anything can happen.

[nelson4lov]

I think Arsenal were very resolute in their today match against west ham all that and more can be said how the odegard, Saka and lacazet show changed the game for arsenal but westham coach should have made necessary changes to frustrate out Arsenal but no he didn't and arsenal kept on pressing especially down the wing where Chambers was, I think it was poor from westham tonight.

Yes. I think they were at the top of their game. I haven't watched any Arsenal match in recent weeks but I was opportuned to watch this one and believe me, I was impressed with both team's performance. Arsenal did good, so did West Ham. West ham should have been 5-2 up but they kept throwing off their chances especially that Antonio woodwork attempt.

Overall, it was an entertaining game. Arsenal worked 2x harder to fix the issues they created for themselves earlier in the first half.

[acquafredda]

Mourinho did it again this time, conquered a great victory against Aston Villa. Tottenham is now only 3 points behind Chelsea, which means the Champions League. On a different note and for what is worth, Manchester City is sailing to the title with so many points ahead of their cousins.

[AndySt]

Mourinho did it again this time, conquered a great victory against Aston Villa. Tottenham is now only 3 points behind Chelsea, which means the Champions League. On a different note and for what is worth, Manchester City is sailing to the title with so many points ahead of their cousins.

Of course, you should not discount Tottenham and for sure Mourinho's team will definitely fight for a place in the Champions League. By the way, there was a rumor that Harry Kane wants to leave Tottenham because he wants to fight for trophies and is not sure that he will be able to do it at the current club. Another question is that such a question is unlikely because of the position of the club, which is not ready to sell a player for less than 120 million pounds. In any case, the loss of such a player would be a big minus for Tottenham.

[arallmuus]

Mourinho did it again this time, conquered a great victory against Aston Villa. Tottenham is now only 3 points behind Chelsea, which means the Champions League.

The only reason that Chelsea gets the 4th spot was because West Ham didnt get 3 points . Also Liverpool and Everton are on 46 points, 2 points below Tottenham so you can expect this to be interesting. Chelsea wouldnt give up their spot for sure and I dont think West Ham are done, it would be great to another underdog taking the top 4 spot this season ( West Ham was 16th last season )

On a different note and for what is worth, Manchester City is sailing to the title with so many points ahead of their cousins.

11 points exactly if Manchester United win the next match against Brighton which is likely to happen

[Wawa2013]

Mourinho did it again this time, conquered a great victory against Aston Villa. Tottenham is now only 3 points behind Chelsea, which means the Champions League. On a different note and for what is worth, Manchester City is sailing to the title with so many points ahead of their cousins.

Of course, you should not discount Tottenham and for sure Mourinho's team will definitely fight for a place in the Champions League. By the way, there was a rumor that Harry Kane wants to leave Tottenham because he wants to fight for trophies and is not sure that he will be able to do it at the current club. Another question is that such a question is unlikely because of the position of the club, which is not ready to sell a player for less than 120 million pounds. In any case, the loss of such a player would be a big minus for Tottenham.

After playing poorly against Arsenal and Dinamo Zagreb, Tottenham managed to get up and beat Aston Villa. This shows Tottenham want to chase
Chelsea to get a Champions League spot, especially if Tottenham fail next season to play in the Champions League. There is a possibility that
the rumors of Harry Kane's move might come true. Moreover, like you said Harry Kane wanted to move to a stronger team to be able to fight for
the trophy. Which is very difficult to achieve with Tottenham. But if Tottenham lose Harry Kane the effect will be very significant, because as we all
know Harry Kane contributed a lot to Tottenham.

[Pokapoka124]

Leaving all the "arsenal is a better team historically" things aside because we all know that history means nothing and west ham is 5th while arsenal is 10th in the league right now so that doesn't mean anything at all that Arsenal was more successful in the past.

Arsenal like the other big teams in the premier league do have a rich history. I can think back to the days of Thierry Henry and Nwankwo Kanu. It was a blast to watch the gunners play. Arsene Wenger was the best manager for the club. He understood what the club wanted and the business side of things. Right now the gunners are no where near what they used to be. But for the fans in times like this its no shame to pride in past glories

[Slow death]

Mourinho did it again this time, conquered a great victory against Aston Villa. Tottenham is now only 3 points behind Chelsea, which means the Champions League.

I do not see tottenham finishing in 4th position, for the following reasons:

1 - Liverpool have 46 points and even if they are bad this season, they can still finish in 4 position and for liverpool to get 4 position, they have to show determination and beat Arsenal in the next game

2 - West ham has 49 points and their next opponent will be the wolves who are not doing well, I believe West Ham will win the game against the wolves

3 - everton can also finish in 4 position, everton has had a very bad performance in the last games, but he can improve in the next 2 games and in the third game he will have to face tottenham

4 - chelsea will not drop the 4 position easily

lastly tottenham will have an easy game against newcastle where they can win easily, but then they will have a very difficult game against manchester united where they can lose, I see tottenham finishing in the 6 or 7 position

On a different note and for what is worth, Manchester City is sailing to the title with so many points ahead of their cousins.

who could have imagined that City could be so far away, when the season started City was not even above position 5, I would not even imagine that liverpool could be below position 4 and City surpass liverpool.

[TedMosby]

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De Gea wouldn't have conceded that goal no matter what. I agree that Henderson is a good goal keeper as I stated earlier but he has to work hard. He has got big shoes to fill. De Gea was a legend for the red devils and his legacy will live on. Now is Henderson chance to make his mark.
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De Gea is a great goalkeeper. But as a goalkeeper, you need to lead your defenders. maybe De Gea has a problem communicating with the guys in front of him.
take a look at Sergio Romero's clean sheets stats at united in the past.

^I'm pleased to see the Red Devils crash out, but I'm pretty disappointed that the fans are calling for his head now. You guys are challenging for Europa honours and are the favourites after kicking out AC Milan. You did rest some players but still had a strong enough team and hey, you lost to a good side today. You're favs for 2nd place and mathematically could pip City... why kick OGS out now? Who do you think is good enough to replace him?

Anyway, very good outing for me tonight in EPL and all around. VERY pleased.

OGS already did it well. United can focus on UEL now. United under OG is still premature for multi-competition.
OGS still building the team. 2 days of rest is not good for players' fitness. however, it shouldn't be an excuse for a team like United.
OGS needs to equalize his first team and the backup team. the gap is too far by performance.

[hd49728]

I do not see tottenham finishing in 4th position, for the following reasons:

Why Tottenham can not? Liverpool is in worse position than Tottenham and Everton can have more points than Liverpool as they only played 28 matches.

1 - Liverpool have 46 points and even if they are bad this season, they can still finish in 4 position and for liverpool to get 4 position, they have to show determination and beat Arsenal in the next game

2 - West ham has 49 points and their next opponent will be the wolves who are not doing well, I believe West Ham will win the game against the wolves

3 - everton can also finish in 4 position, everton has had a very bad performance in the last games, but he can improve in the next 2 games and in the third game he will have to face tottenham

4 - chelsea will not drop the 4 position easily

Liverpool might spend more power to the Champions League with Real Madrid is waiting. I think the three clubs: Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool will have very close competition for the fourth position. I don't underestimate West Ham and Everton but in such competition, big clubs can have advantage from their experience. In many seasons, Everton and West Ham were not in such dramatic competition.

Surprise can come but let's see how Leicester City lost all to Manchester United in the past season.

I don't know but the honeymoon of Tuchel is long and will he keep it next 8 matches? It will be a big surprise and a big success for Abramovich.

[Ethan151]

I’m not surprised that Man U lost their quarter final match to Leicester, it only shows one thing that the coach is not experienced and capable of leading Man U to any glory.. think about it they can win man city and other big games but when it comes to a point when the supporters need them the most he find it difficult to deliver.. same incident happened in the champions league group stage when they needed a draw to qualify.. I think Man U should sack ole once the season is over.

[Bttzed03]

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It looks like they will easily beat the  Slavia Praha team in the quarter finals of the Europa League.

Not with that kind of first half defense.

Living up to the LFC name

^I'm pleased to see the Red Devils crash out, but I'm pretty disappointed that the fans are calling for his head now. You guys are challenging for Europa honours and are the favourites after kicking out AC Milan. You did rest some players but still had a strong enough team and hey, you lost to a good side today. You're favs for 2nd place and mathematically could pip City... why kick OGS out now? Who do you think is good enough to replace him?

Every team has their own emotional die hard fans that will axe any manager when they lose As far as I can tell, OGS has done well with Man United despite leaving CL and FA Cup earlier than what's expected of them this season.

[Pokapoka124]

Ndidi has to be one of the top 5 defensive midfielders in the world at the moment. He was everywhere. I have to say Brendan Rogers is highly underrated. He is one if the Best English managers in the EPL.  The man knows football unlike his counterpart Ole Gunnar who decided to be a complete disappointed yesterday. Ole showed poor tactical knowledge and knowledge about his players strength and weaknesses. Playing Pogba on that wing was a terrible idea. Ole could have done better. He should do better

[Spack17]

I’m not surprised that Man U lost their quarter final match to Leicester, it only shows one thing that the coach is not experienced and capable of leading Man U to any glory.. think about it they can win man city and other big games but when it comes to a point when the supporters need them the most he find it difficult to deliver.. same incident happened in the champions league group stage when they needed a draw to qualify.. I think Man U should sack ole once the season is over.

It was obvious that it was gonna be a very hard quarter final match for Manchester Utd. But I wasn't expecting them to be eliminated this easy with a 3-1 result. They are having one of their best season compared to last years in the EPL but City pulled away from them very early. When it comes to the CL, they could have done better things than ending the group as the 3rd. They have a stronger squad than Leipzig but they couldn't manage to do it too. I don't know whether they would think of sacking Ole. Maybe they could give him a second chance for the sake of EPL.