Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[DireWolfM14]

Is there anything better than City splashing millions in the transfer market and then losing in the 1st game of the season?

I was thinking the same thing.  Watching City lose is almost as good as seeing Arsenal win most of the time, but after blowing a fortune on a striker who doesn't strike...  Priceless.

Tottenham Hotspurs did look good in the second half, though.  They flipped the script on City, which isn't easy to do.  The whole team looked good, and that goal by Son was flawless.  It must have felt extra good for that kid after all the press had written of Tottenham without Kane.  And to do it against the reigning champs must have his spirits up tonight. 

[judas]

We have left the first week of the new season behind. Except one of them, all of the favorite teams for the title started the season with very good results. But City didn't have a good start as they were defeated by Tottenham 1-0. But I believe that they will gather themselves up quickly. Manchester City started badly in the last season but became the champions very easily. Let's see what's going to happen this time.

[nelson4lov]

Man city was shit. Tottenham looked the best we have seen them for a couple of years if they can keep us that form I do not see any reason why they would not finish in the top 4.

Tottenham usually starts that way at the beginning of each season and then they begin to backslide with each passing matchday. Let's just watch, their stunning performance will start deteriorating in the coming games. However, if they can maintain this form and continue maintaining the consistency, they might compete for at least one trophy this season - maybe enough to convince Kane to sign a new contract but that's if he doesn't make a move before the transfer window closes.

Overall, it was good to see Tottenham smashed everyone's expectations by thumping on the reigning champions.

[FlamingFingers]

Tottenham and Manchester City match will be a very tricky and interesting match to watch, I think this match might end in a draw, Tottenham are at home and there is a high chance of them scoring, one the other hand with the line up that Manchester City has its very likely they score too, both teams to score or Manchester City win or draw will be a good bet for this match

Eagerly waiting to watch this match. And the match will start only after 1 hour. But Harry Kane may not play today. We may not see De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, and Gabriel Jesus today. Yet this match is very important for both teams. Their first match of the season. Both teams will want to score 3 points.

Suprise to see that both teams did not score, city had more shots on target than Tottenham, and they ought to have put at least one at the back of the net, lots of gamblers will loose due to this match no one see it coming, just one goal and Tottenham won, wow that's astonishing

I was also expecting goals galore from both sides but luckily it was Tottenham that scored the only goal of the encounter, the match was quite entertaining and competitive from the start to finish, the spotlight was majorly on Grealish who was expected to make an impact on his debut, unfortunately was just average in his performance, kudos to Tottenham against all odds without Harry Kane proved soccer analyst and pundits wrong performed excellently well, all the 11 players were outstanding throughout the duration of the match.

I think that Tottenham players got their confidence that without Harry kane they can win big teams, had it been kane played there is a chance that they might lose or draw, because psychologically kane mind will be diversified and might not focus very well on the pitch, I can see that he's keen to leave Tottenham, In my opinion I don't think kane will be much needed in City squad, he might not be having a regular play time as he does in Tottenham if he eventually moved to City

[ziyaaa]

It's not surprising to see Aston Villa struggling after selling Jack Grealish to Manchester City. He was their most critical player and had a big role on their successes. Today, they couldn't resist Watford. Watford made the score 3-0. Aston Villa managed to decrease the goal difference to 1 but they couldn't prevent themselves from losing 3-2. It must be good for Watford to start with a victory in the EPL.

Well, I partially agree with your view with regards to Aston Villa performance against Watford, however this is just a start of the season majority of the clubs in EPL had not pick form except the top teams, the fact that Villa sold Grealish shouldn't be used as the yardstick that the club will struggle this season, football is a team work not based on individual, there are other players who might perform well and put the team in a better position on the table, the fact that Arsenal lost their match yesterday shouldn't be also used to judge them, I still believe that the losing clubs will go back to drawing board and make amendments.

You are right. Maybe it is too early to say that Aston Villa will go on like this for the rest of the season. Grealish was their most important player and they lost him. But if they maintain the team work, they can still have a good season. They just need to focus on every single match in the EPL.

[Furious 7]

Man city was shit. Tottenham looked the best we have seen them for a couple of years if they can keep us that form I do not see any reason why they would not finish in the top 4.

Tottenham usually starts that way at the beginning of each season and then they begin to backslide with each passing matchday. Let's just watch, their stunning performance will start deteriorating in the coming games. However, if they can maintain this form and continue maintaining the consistency, they might compete for at least one trophy this season - maybe enough to convince Kane to sign a new contract but that's if he doesn't make a move before the transfer window closes.

Overall, it was good to see Tottenham smashed everyone's expectations by thumping on the reigning champions.

Sometimes I see a lot of other teams like that with good early wins but on the way to being shaky before also Liverpool, Mancity, ManUnited etc. they have started from bad to good and vice versa, so it's a new season if Spurs can keep up like certainly going to be a great team at the top.

Son's game was still brilliant with his single goal, this is a good honor because statistically it is very different from Mancity, while Pep is still relying on Jack Grealish, indeed many chances on finishing are still bad.

[Zedpastin]

Now the first round of games are finished what are your predictions for the rest of the seasons? Who has been the best signing that we have seen?

[nelson4lov]

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Sometimes I see a lot of other teams like that with good early wins but on the way to being shaky before also Liverpool, Mancity, ManUnited etc. they have started from bad to good and vice versa, so it's a new season if Spurs can keep up like certainly going to be a great team at the top.

Son's game was still brilliant with his single goal, this is a good honor because statistically it is very different from Mancity, while Pep is still relying on Jack Grealish, indeed many chances on finishing are still bad.

Definitely. At Liverpool, we've had our own fair share of bad turnouts after the first couple of games. I remember a couple of seasons ago when we were this close to winning the league but we backslided after the second half of the season started. Anyway, the season is just starting so a lot more would unfold in the next couple of matchdays. I'm just looking forward to how all the big teams would fare after the first 5 games. It would give an insight on who the title contenders are. Regardless of today's loss, my money is still City, United, Liverpool and Chelsea and not even Tottenham.

[snipie]

How do I change my vote on this topic? I voted for Man City but watching the game today I do not think they will win the league any more I think Chelsea or Manchester United will be favs.

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I started regretting my vote since Chelsea got Lukaku and ManU getting Varane while knocking Leeds with 5 goals, but today was fantastically awful to see City losing vs Spurs which played without Kane mind you
They didn't even score a goal. What a disappointing start of the season. I still think they might get a chance to get the title again although my confidence dropped from +90% to like 50%...

[blackened515]

We have left the first week of the new season behind. Except one of them, all of the favorite teams for the title started the season with very good results. But City didn't have a good start as they were defeated by Tottenham 1-0. But I believe that they will gather themselves up quickly. Manchester City started badly in the last season but became the champions very easily. Let's see what's going to happen this time.

All the big clubs In the Premier League won their first Premier League matches except Manchester City. Tottenham won them without Kane playing the match. Manchester City will possibly  belt up quickly and maybe win their next match which is against Norwich City, I think they are good and would have draw against Tottenham. They won the EPL season last season, but they don't have to start this season like they did last season.

[AndySt]

I think that Tottenham players got their confidence that without Harry kane they can win big teams, had it been kane played there is a chance that they might lose or draw, because psychologically kane mind will be diversified and might not focus very well on the pitch, I can see that he's keen to leave Tottenham, In my opinion I don't think kane will be much needed in City squad, he might not be having a regular play time as he does in Tottenham if he eventually moved to City

I also think that Tottenham should already start building their game regardless of Kane's participation. Of course, everything happens in this world and Tottenham can really hold the entire championship at a high level and win the title and Kane may regret very much that he left or tried very hard to leave the club, but let's be honest that the current Tottenham is inferior in the selection of players to its main competitors and will not be able to keep the advantage at a long distance. Therefore, Tottenham can certainly win some cup, as Leicester did, but I do not think that the title of winners of the Premier League can be submitted to the club, because the presence of one Kane is clearly not enough.

[BuNga_cute]

We have left the first week of the new season behind. Except one of them, all of the favorite teams for the title started the season with very good results. But City didn't have a good start as they were defeated by Tottenham 1-0. But I believe that they will gather themselves up quickly. Manchester City started badly in the last season but became the champions very easily. Let's see what's going to happen this time.

All the big clubs In the Premier League won their first Premier League matches except Manchester City. Tottenham won them without Kane playing the match. Manchester City will possibly  belt up quickly and maybe win their next match which is against Norwich City, I think they are good and would have draw against Tottenham. They won the EPL season last season, but they don't have to start this season like they did last season.

All the big teams played superbly in the first week, but only Man City surprisingly lost against Tottenham. This is an embarrassing result for
Man City, especially when Tottenham did not play Harry Kane in that match. Even though Man City dominated the match, unfortunately some
Man City players still failed to convert the opportunities they got into goals. I believe the bad results experienced by Man City will not continue
in the next game, Man City will definitely rise by beating Norwich. Man City played extraordinary the previous season by winning the Premier League,
then Man City will soon rise from the defeat they experienced.

[ingiltere]

So Tottenham can win even without Harry Kane huh? Nuno Espírito Santo said "Kane is our player" then why did you leave him out of the match squad? Heung-Min Son carried Spurs again. By the way did you see the news about Pau Torres? Spurs were ready to pay his release clause which is 65 million Euro but Torres rejected Tottenham because he will only leave Villarreal for a "big club". I read the news in Marca, I don't know if that's true but rumors are he wants to play in Real Madrid. Spurs is not in Champions League so he doesn't want to play for them.

[blue Snow]

All the big teams played superbly in the first week, but only Man City surprisingly lost against Tottenham. This is an embarrassing result for
Man City, especially when Tottenham did not play Harry Kane in that match. Even though Man City dominated the match, unfortunately some
Man City players still failed to convert the opportunities they got into goals. I believe the bad results experienced by Man City will not continue
in the next game, Man City will definitely rise by beating Norwich. Man City played extraordinary the previous season by winning the Premier League,
then Man City will soon rise from the defeat they experienced.

This is a bad step for Manchester city, If I remembered in premier league fitology, when the champions didn't get a winner in the opening session will not be champions in the next. The city doesn't have a best forward to execute a chance, I also can't see a new strategy, they use old formations. Pep didn't create a big change, I don't know what is a big plan for this session, In my opinion, he doesn't chase the premier league.

[FlamingFingers]

All the big teams played superbly in the first week, but only Man City surprisingly lost against Tottenham. This is an embarrassing result for
Man City, especially when Tottenham did not play Harry Kane in that match. Even though Man City dominated the match, unfortunately some
Man City players still failed to convert the opportunities they got into goals. I believe the bad results experienced by Man City will not continue
in the next game, Man City will definitely rise by beating Norwich. Man City played extraordinary the previous season by winning the Premier League,
then Man City will soon rise from the defeat they experienced.

This is a bad step for Manchester city, If I remembered in premier league fitology, when the champions didn't get a winner in the opening session will not be champions in the next. The city doesn't have a best forward to execute a chance, I also can't see a new strategy, they use old formations. Pep didn't create a big change, I don't know what is a big plan for this session, In my opinion, he doesn't chase the premier league.

Man city need to understand that this season is already becoming very hot and do better, Pep needs to change the needless passes and possession football. Sometimes I just feel like These games are scripted , take a look at city's substitutes, why is Pep keeping them, Man City just wasted £100 million on Grealish. They can't even score 1 goal against Tottenham

[Swordsoffreedom]

All the big teams played superbly in the first week, but only Man City surprisingly lost against Tottenham. This is an embarrassing result for
Man City, especially when Tottenham did not play Harry Kane in that match. Even though Man City dominated the match, unfortunately some
Man City players still failed to convert the opportunities they got into goals. I believe the bad results experienced by Man City will not continue
in the next game, Man City will definitely rise by beating Norwich. Man City played extraordinary the previous season by winning the Premier League,
then Man City will soon rise from the defeat they experienced.

This is a bad step for Manchester city, If I remembered in premier league fitology, when the champions didn't get a winner in the opening session will not be champions in the next. The city doesn't have a best forward to execute a chance, I also can't see a new strategy, they use old formations. Pep didn't create a big change, I don't know what is a big plan for this session, In my opinion, he doesn't chase the premier league.

Don't forget the previous season. Manchester City started the previous season in the same way. When they are in the 19th position of the points table, everyone has ignored them and trolled them. But gradually they have stabilized themselves. And at the end of the season, they formed a kind of irresistible team, and at the end they won the title.

[leea-1334]

Man city was shit. Tottenham looked the best we have seen them for a couple of years if they can keep us that form I do not see any reason why they would not finish in the top 4.

Tottenham usually starts that way at the beginning of each season and then they begin to backslide with each passing matchday. Let's just watch, their stunning performance will start deteriorating in the coming games. However, if they can maintain this form and continue maintaining the consistency, they might compete for at least one trophy this season - maybe enough to convince Kane to sign a new contract but that's if he doesn't make a move before the transfer window closes.

Overall, it was good to see Tottenham smashed everyone's expectations by thumping on the reigning champions.

As much as I hate to admit it,,, but you are right, this has been our curse for a few seasons no matter our manager but actually it is because we have not really had a change of people on the grass.

Kane and Son are getting tired by mid season (or Kane injury like every season) and you always have hot/cold Dele Alli or Moura either playing their best or not. Bergwijn is still finding his space.

[Maidak]

All the big teams played superbly in the first week, but only Man City surprisingly lost against Tottenham. This is an embarrassing result for
Man City, especially when Tottenham did not play Harry Kane in that match. Even though Man City dominated the match, unfortunately some
Man City players still failed to convert the opportunities they got into goals. I believe the bad results experienced by Man City will not continue
in the next game, Man City will definitely rise by beating Norwich. Man City played extraordinary the previous season by winning the Premier League,
then Man City will soon rise from the defeat they experienced.

This is a bad step for Manchester city, If I remembered in premier league fitology, when the champions didn't get a winner in the opening session will not be champions in the next. The city doesn't have a best forward to execute a chance, I also can't see a new strategy, they use old formations. Pep didn't create a big change, I don't know what is a big plan for this session, In my opinion, he doesn't chase the premier league.

Don't forget the previous season. Manchester City started the previous season in the same way. When they are in the 19th position of the points table, everyone has ignored them and trolled them. But gradually they have stabilized themselves. And at the end of the season, they formed a kind of irresistible team, and at the end they won the title.

You are right. Manchester City's performance in the first few matches of the previous season was very poor. . Even then, many said there was no chance of Manchester City winning the title. Yet Manchester City came back on the winning track very well. And has won many matches in a row. I have confidence in Guardiola. He will try his best for the betterment of the team.

[kassex]

All the big teams played superbly in the first week, but only Man City surprisingly lost against Tottenham. This is an embarrassing result for
Man City, especially when Tottenham did not play Harry Kane in that match. Even though Man City dominated the match, unfortunately some
Man City players still failed to convert the opportunities they got into goals. I believe the bad results experienced by Man City will not continue
in the next game, Man City will definitely rise by beating Norwich. Man City played extraordinary the previous season by winning the Premier League,
then Man City will soon rise from the defeat they experienced.

This is a bad step for Manchester city, If I remembered in premier league fitology, when the champions didn't get a winner in the opening session will not be champions in the next. The city doesn't have a best forward to execute a chance, I also can't see a new strategy, they use old formations. Pep didn't create a big change, I don't know what is a big plan for this session, In my opinion, he doesn't chase the premier league.

Don't forget the previous season. Manchester City started the previous season in the same way. When they are in the 19th position of the points table, everyone has ignored them and trolled them. But gradually they have stabilized themselves. And at the end of the season, they formed a kind of irresistible team, and at the end they won the title.

You are right. Manchester City's performance in the first few matches of the previous season was very poor. . Even then, many said there was no chance of Manchester City winning the title. Yet Manchester City came back on the winning track very well. And has won many matches in a row. I have confidence in Guardiola. He will try his best for the betterment of the team.

It's not worth getting in shape quickly; Manchester City will get in shape over time and will win as usual. Last year it was the same and as a result, Manchester City became champions. I would call the loss of the final to Leicester a failure. I think Guardiola will focus on the Champions League this year and it's time for the team to win this tournament.

[Altryist]

It's not worth getting in shape quickly; Manchester City will get in shape over time and will win as usual. Last year it was the same and as a result, Manchester City became champions. I would call the loss of the final to Leicester a failure. I think Guardiola will focus on the Champions League this year and it's time for the team to win this tournament.

The defeat of Manchester City was unexpected, I thought that Tottenham with the new coach would take some time to get the game right. You correctly noted that at the beginning of the season, Guardiola's team is not in optimal shape, to reach the peak, just at the end of the season. One defeat is not critical, the main thing is that it does not repeat itself further.