Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[D-law]

The most important game of the week will be the Manchester United - Manchester City derby in Old Trafford this time as it seems. Three days to go for this big game and I'm already quite excited about the performances and the result. This is one of the games that Manchester United must win. Because they are thriving for gathering themselves up. And this is one of the best ways to do. Winning a big game helps a team get better a lot. But I still am favoring Manchester City in this game. I think that both teams will score but City will be the victorious side at the end. My score prediction is 1-2.

Thank you, without been biased here, this is all I want no doubts about it.
I just want Ole Gunner Solskjaer to be handed the sack letter, the fans are really mad at him.
Lossing at home to Liverpool, repeating such a result will be bad news for him, so I feel he will sit up...and Ole Gunner Solskjaer tactics works very well against Pep Guardiola,I hope for the best for Manchester United but I just don't want ole Gunner Solskjaer anymore as the Coach,but what can I do ?

[kawetsriyanto]

You probably missed the rumor that he said about core Man City players not playing on the Manchester derby. I would also favor United if that turned out to be true. No team is that good if they are missing some key pieces.

I also didn't hear that rumor yet. Can you tell me why the core Man City players to be absent on the crucial match? How many key players of Man City not play? Sure, it will be a big advantage for Man United if many City's core players to be absent. Moreover, Man United is struggling to come back at UCL zone (top 4) on the table. I think they will play all out to win against Man City because it can improve all players' motivation to keep dreaming of winning the title this season.

[AndySt]

The most important game of the week will be the Manchester United - Manchester City derby in Old Trafford this time as it seems. Three days to go for this big game and I'm already quite excited about the performances and the result. This is one of the games that Manchester United must win. Because they are thriving for gathering themselves up. And this is one of the best ways to do. Winning a big game helps a team get better a lot. But I still am favoring Manchester City in this game. I think that both teams will score but City will be the victorious side at the end. My score prediction is 1-2.

Thank you, without been biased here, this is all I want no doubts about it.
I just want Ole Gunner Solskjaer to be handed the sack letter, the fans are really mad at him.
Lossing at home to Liverpool, repeating such a result will be bad news for him, so I feel he will sit up...and Ole Gunner Solskjaer tactics works very well against Pep Guardiola,I hope for the best for Manchester United but I just don't want ole Gunner Solskjaer anymore as the Coach,but what can I do ?

Ole Gunnar is not losing yet and his fate and the fate of Manchester United are still moving together. Manchester United this season is proving to be a team that is able to surprise everyone both on the positive side and on the negative side. Moreover, Cristiano Ronaldo has now appeared in the team, who by his actions is able to help the team achieve a positive result. I'm also not sure about the unambiguous result of the upcoming match with Manchester City and I wouldn't be too surprised if the meeting ends in a draw. Moreover, a completely different logic operates in the derby, which at times has nothing to do with either tournament layouts or problems that may be within a particular team.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

I think Manchester City didn't take their match against Crystal Palace serious, because they had a tough Champion League match ahead of them. Which they however won today. Them losing their last Premier League match, will surely boost their morale about winning their next EPL match which is against Manchester United.

Did you mean Manchester City have better form in Premier League than Manchester United? If you meant it, Manchester City have more advantage in the coming clash with Manchester United. It seems you mis-typed the name of club.

Talking about Manchester United having more advantage against Man City. Remember, that out of their last 5 Premier League matches, Manchester United was only capable of winning only one, which was against Tottenham, so we can't just conclude that Manchester United is now in their best form. Their performance in their next matches will determine that.

Manchester United are not in their best form because justs a week ago, Ole was under very last call, last chance to save his coach position. 3 good results with extreme efforts from his players and himself saved him so far.

Although, honestly, I don't know who will definitely win the match, but I think both team will probably score.

If Manchester City can do better than Atalanta, Manchester United will lose this clash. I believe that they can do better than Atalanta. Better attacking players and better defenders. They won't give Ronaldo too much space and chance to score goals. They can destroy Manchester United like Liverpool did.

[S A KHAIR]

Solskjaer is given so many chances because he has a very good relationship with the management, he communicates with Fergewson and everyone probably hoped that Solskjaer would become the next Ferguson, but how infinitely patient are the owners of Manchester United? There is a very good example here, for Orteta in Arsenal they gave a chance and he managed to establish a game in Arsenal, perhaps the same hopes are pinned on Solskjaer, they are waiting for a miracle to happen.

It will be a win - win situation for Manchester United if the miracle miraculously happens
But remember that the expectations of Arsenal and Manchester United is not same in Epl;
The players in Arsenal and Manchester United not same;
The investment of Arsenal and Manchester United in players is not same.
Hence they are not expecting similar results.
I fear, if the Manchester United inconsistency persists, the pressure from fans will be more higher and may lead the management to make some hasty decisions against Ole.

I think that Ole should have been sacked 3 or 4 games earlier. It is clear on the pitch that United is struggling. There is hardly any structure in the team, both in offense and defense. The management giving Ole chance after chance will come back to bite them for sure. I have to say that after Ferguson, Ole is better than the previous coaches we had, but that doesn't mean that we can opt for a better one? All I can say is that this United squad has the potential to win many trophies, but it's not being possible just because the management thinks that Ole can change stuff overnight.

[BuNga_cute]

Solskjaer is given so many chances because he has a very good relationship with the management, he communicates with Fergewson and everyone probably hoped that Solskjaer would become the next Ferguson, but how infinitely patient are the owners of Manchester United? There is a very good example here, for Orteta in Arsenal they gave a chance and he managed to establish a game in Arsenal, perhaps the same hopes are pinned on Solskjaer, they are waiting for a miracle to happen.

It will be a win - win situation for Manchester United if the miracle miraculously happens
But remember that the expectations of Arsenal and Manchester United is not same in Epl;
The players in Arsenal and Manchester United not same;
The investment of Arsenal and Manchester United in players is not same.
Hence they are not expecting similar results.
I fear, if the Manchester United inconsistency persists, the pressure from fans will be more higher and may lead the management to make some hasty decisions against Ole.

I think that Ole should have been sacked 3 or 4 games earlier. It is clear on the pitch that United is struggling. There is hardly any structure in the team, both in offense and defense. The management giving Ole chance after chance will come back to bite them for sure. I have to say that after Ferguson, Ole is better than the previous coaches we had, but that doesn't mean that we can opt for a better one? All I can say is that this United squad has the potential to win many trophies, but it's not being possible just because the management thinks that Ole can change stuff overnight.

Ole already looks unworthy of being maintained, because Manchester United's game has been very bad this season. Even Man United was
almost defeated by Atalanta in the Champions League, lucky Man United have experienced players like Ronaldo, so Man United avoid defeat.
Even I think Atalanta deserved to win in that match, with a Man United game like that next will face Man City. I predict Man United will be
defeated by Man City with a big score, if that happens, it looks like Ole will be sacked by the management of Manchester United. It should be
with the quality of players that Man United has at the moment, Man United can play much better, Ole can't take advantage of the star players
at Man United. We'll see what strategy Ole will use when facing Man City, therefore it is very interesting to wait for the Man United vs Man City match.

[rozak]

Ole already looks unworthy of being maintained, because Manchester United's game has been very bad this season. Even Man United was
almost defeated by Atalanta in the Champions League, lucky Man United have experienced players like Ronaldo, so Man United avoid defeat.
Even I think Atalanta deserved to win in that match, with a Man United game like that next will face Man City. I predict Man United will be
defeated by Man City with a big score, if that happens, it looks like Ole will be sacked by the management of Manchester United. It should be
with the quality of players that Man United has at the moment, Man United can play much better, Ole can't take advantage of the star players
at Man United. We'll see what strategy Ole will use when facing Man City, therefore it is very interesting to wait for the Man United vs Man City match.

if you look at several sportsbooks, many of them put Man United odds which are bigger than Man City.
like on the Bedja.com site, 4.8 - 1.75, I see it as a match between the top class and the middle team.
the ones we are following at the moment are Man United and Man City. in the standings are also not far adrift. but seeing the performance of Man United, of course, affects the existing bets.
I will still put up for City. but hope Man United doesn't give up easily. A tight game must be presented for the Manchester derby.

[CryptocurencyKing]

English Premier League derby matches are always very interesting to watch, especially now the Manchester United duo will face each other to prove who is the real ruler of Manchester, but I see that the advantage is on Manchester United's side later, because apart from playing at home, Manchester United is now starting to show again positive results in the match against tottenham last week

There is no advantage at all because Pogba is not going to be playing in this match and Varane is currently injured (again). Some minor reason on why Manchester United won the last match against Tottenham was because Varane was playing a good part defending the goal line so yeah its going to be another struggle against Manchester City

Aside from that, some fans are still mad with Ole so the atmosphere in Old Trafford would be intimidating even for Ole so that would really put some pressure on him. If Manchester United somehow win this one then Ole can still breathe for few more upcoming matches though

Ole is not going to start Paul Pogba anyways. Besides he has been off form recently and Ole will always play his pivots against any attacking side. Couple with the 3-5-2 formation he has decided to be playing I dont see where Pogba comes in here. Rapheal Varane is the only player they will miss in the set up. And he is out for a month. But Lindelof is set to return for the game, so they can play well together in the absence of Varane. I don't see Man united going away with this one.  It might be another embarrassing match for Man Utd. Ole doesn't know what is he doing.

[Strongkored]

Thank you, without been biased here, this is all I want no doubts about it.
I just want Ole Gunner Solskjaer to be handed the sack letter, the fans are really mad at him.
Lossing at home to Liverpool, repeating such a result will be bad news for him, so I feel he will sit up...and Ole Gunner Solskjaer tactics works very well against Pep Guardiola,I hope for the best for Manchester United but I just don't want ole Gunner Solskjaer anymore as the Coach,but what can I do ?

Manchester united fans do not have to be afraid, you guys have Ronaldo. With him on the team, there is always hope of getting something from the game. If not points then goals for sure. I do not think Manchester united would be losing to Manchester City. Manchester City are very unstable in the premier league this season and I would not be surprised seeing a draw in this game.

Besides it favours us rival fans having Ole in charge, with him managing Manchester United, there no threat of them winning the premier league. Best they can do is secure slots for champion league games by finishing too 4.

I understand that this optimism resurfaced when they could beat Tottenham in away game, but actually it's not only City that is unstable United are in a similarly positions which is unstable, the defeat to Crystal Palace at the Etihad wasn't what City expected but they are more favorited because having a coach who smarter in setting strategy then United coach.

[Apes]

I understand that this optimism resurfaced when they could beat Tottenham in away game, but actually it's not only City that is unstable United are in a similarly positions which is unstable, the defeat to Crystal Palace at the Etihad wasn't what City expected but they are more favorited because having a coach who smarter in setting strategy then United coach.

yes that's true mate, I haven't heard rumors about Pep for a long time, maybe Pep is fairly stable in leading a team because of his undoubted ability as a top manager. A defeat for Pep has never been a massive issue that led to his dismissal, This is a trust  from fans and the club have in him.
vice versa if ole or conte makes a blunder.

[KingsDen]

English Premier League derby matches are always very interesting to watch, especially now the Manchester United duo will face each other to prove who is the real ruler of Manchester, but I see that the advantage is on Manchester United's side later, because apart from playing at home, Manchester United is now starting to show again positive results in the match against tottenham last week

There is no advantage at all because Pogba is not going to be playing in this match and Varane is currently injured (again). Some minor reason on why Manchester United won the last match against Tottenham was because Varane was playing a good part defending the goal line so yeah its going to be another struggle against Manchester City

Aside from that, some fans are still mad with Ole so the atmosphere in Old Trafford would be intimidating even for Ole so that would really put some pressure on him. If Manchester United somehow win this one then Ole can still breathe for few more upcoming matches though

Ole is not going to start Paul Pogba anyways. Besides he has been off form recently and Ole will always play his pivots against any attacking side. Couple with the 3-5-2 formation he has decided to be playing I dont see where Pogba comes in here. Rapheal Varane is the only player they will miss in the set up. And he is out for a month. But Lindelof is set to return for the game, so they can play well together in the absence of Varane. I don't see Man united going away with this one.  It might be another embarrassing match for Man Utd. Ole doesn't know what is he doing.

If it I true that Varane will miss the match and Maguire will play the matche, no need watching the match. Just go and watch Liverpool vs Manchester United 5:0 replay. If Ole likes let him play 3-5-1-2-3-5-1 he cannot avoid it.
Unless he begins now to teach the guys how to cover their porosity, teach Rashford and his friends how to return if the ball is in their own half. Then, increase the overall tempo of our football, Manchester United is being so lazy this time around.

[tygeade]

English Premier League derby matches are always very interesting to watch, especially now the Manchester United duo will face each other to prove who is the real ruler of Manchester, but I see that the advantage is on Manchester United's side later, because apart from playing at home, Manchester United is now starting to show again positive results in the match against tottenham last week and compared to the case with manchester city which lost against crystal palace, besides that some core manchester city players are rumored to be absent from the match, I think they should be able to take advantage of this to be able to win and of course Ronaldo will again be the mainstay of Manchester United to be able to break into the Manchester City goal.

I didn't agree with you, you can't tell me that,just because Manchester United won Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester city lose to crystal palace that United we win the derby,city we put more misery in Ole head this weekend I know is a derby  and susprises always happens but city always have the advantage to win whenever they are playing any premier League games,they are this good.

Your case is very strong in favour of Manchester City, but we have to accept one reality in sports on his day any result can happen even top ranked teams can lose against 20th place team very easily as I have these results many times in recent times, so this is not case that Manchester City is strong, and they're surely going to win this match even I am in favour of Manchester City but still few possibilities can happen because it is sports.

Manchester United having very bad time mostly just because of Ole is unable to handle this team and his strategy is also not having good impact on them but still they have good results and possibility of good results is still on after Sir Alex Ferguson they have some very bad time because he was one of genius to handle this all.

[D-law]

English Premier League derby matches are always very interesting to watch, especially now the Manchester United duo will face each other to prove who is the real ruler of Manchester, but I see that the advantage is on Manchester United's side later, because apart from playing at home, Manchester United is now starting to show again positive results in the match against tottenham last week

There is no advantage at all because Pogba is not going to be playing in this match and Varane is currently injured (again). Some minor reason on why Manchester United won the last match against Tottenham was because Varane was playing a good part defending the goal line so yeah its going to be another struggle against Manchester City

Aside from that, some fans are still mad with Ole so the atmosphere in Old Trafford would be intimidating even for Ole so that would really put some pressure on him. If Manchester United somehow win this one then Ole can still breathe for few more upcoming matches though

Ole is not going to start Paul Pogba anyways. Besides he has been off form recently and Ole will always play his pivots against any attacking side. Couple with the 3-5-2 formation he has decided to be playing I dont see where Pogba comes in here. Rapheal Varane is the only player they will miss in the set up. And he is out for a month. But Lindelof is set to return for the game, so they can play well together in the absence of Varane. I don't see Man united going away with this one.  It might be another embarrassing match for Man Utd. Ole doesn't know what is he doing.

If it I true that Varane will miss the match and Maguire will play the matche, no need watching the match. Just go and watch Liverpool vs Manchester United 5:0 replay. If Ole likes let him play 3-5-1-2-3-5-1 he cannot avoid it.
Unless he begins now to teach the guys how to cover their porosity, teach Rashford and his friends how to return if the ball is in their own half. Then, increase the overall tempo of our football, Manchester United is being so lazy this time around.

You can say that again, too lazy to track balls back.
Rashford wasn't playing very well and should have been substituted much earlier you know during Atlanta's game.
I'll go play soccer in the streets than to watch another humiliation at old Trafford again.
We have good midfielder's and our total ball loss and lack of keeping possession is just too much, I don't know if ole Gunner Solskjaer doesn't seem to see all of that.
Take the Captain armband off Maguire,that dude should be benched,how has he improved Manchester United ?

[KTChampions]

In my opinion, the prospects for getting into the top 4 are very illusory, even if Conte can radically improve the game of Spurs. It is very unlikely that any of the big four (Chelsea, United, Liverpool, City) will fail so deeply to give way. And besides these teams, there is Arsenal which is back in the game and some others that can improve their results.
As for Ole, as I read somewhere he plays 4d chess: Spurs were beaten 3-0, which led to a change of coach and now Conte does not threaten Ole's position  

About the threat of Ole's position being rumored to be replaced by Conte is just a joke, imo. So, Conte gets a contract or not with Tottenham, I think Ole's position can still be replaced by another coach if United really want to replace him, this proves United still hopes that Ole can give the best for United. Regarding the top four positions, maybe only one place will be contested by other teams because for the top three teams like Chelsea, Liverpool and City it seems certain. But for position 4, I believe it will still be a struggle until the end of the season, considering their gap is not too far like +10 points gap, because the current gap is only 5 points which of course any changes can still occur.

As for Conte's transfer to United, it is difficult to say how real it was, since we are very far from the club's management and cannot know the full range of ideas they are considering.
At the moment, I assess United's results as the worst that can be with such a squad, that is, United cannot fall below (this is optimistic, isn't it?  ). Therefore, I suppose that in the future, for one reason or another, United will start to play better and will rather be a competitor to the top three teams than allow someone to seriously compete for the 4th position.

[DU18]

You probably missed the rumor that he said about core Man City players not playing on the Manchester derby. I would also favor United if that turned out to be true. No team is that good if they are missing some key pieces.

I also haven't heard if any City players will miss the derby, but if what is meant is de bruyne and Gundogan maybe it can happen, because in the last few games they have not fully returned to their best form and of course guardiola will not take the risk to Playing these two players in such a big game, I think if Manchester United want to win that game, they have to be able to show a pretty solid defense later, because manchester city has a very dangerous attack line.

[ShowOff]

I also haven't heard if any City players will miss the derby, but if what is meant is de bruyne and Gundogan maybe it can happen, because in the last few games they have not fully returned to their best form and of course guardiola will not take the risk to Playing these two players in such a big game, I think if Manchester United want to win that game, they have to be able to show a pretty solid defense later, because manchester city has a very dangerous attack line.

The Manchester Derby will be eagerly awaited by fans of both the team and football fans in general. Manchester United desperately need a win because they really want to be in the top 4, while Manchester City will also fight hard to maintain its position and also want to win the match to make point more competitive in the top 4.

Several important players who are rumored to be sidelined through injury will be very detrimental to their respective team and hopefully not have much impact on the strategies used by the coach. I think Manchester City will be the favorite to win even though so far Manchester United have started to improve their strategy and formation. The home advantage may be good for Manchester United, but Manchester City have to do well anyway.

[gabbie2010]

You probably missed the rumor that he said about core Man City players not playing on the Manchester derby. I would also favor United if that turned out to be true. No team is that good if they are missing some key pieces.

I also haven't heard if any City players will miss the derby, but if what is meant is de bruyne and Gundogan maybe it can happen, because in the last few games they have not fully returned to their best form and of course guardiola will not take the risk to Playing these two players in such a big game, I think if Manchester United want to win that game, they have to be able to show a pretty solid defense later, because manchester city has a very dangerous attack line.

Without the duo of  Kevin bruyne and Gundogan playing against Man Utd, City has over quality players capable of beating Man Utd, of course its not going to be an easy game being a derby match it going be very tough match for both team, even with the recent lacklustre performance of Man Utd in their previous match wouldn't deter them from not putting up a good performance against their rival, though with head to head record Man Utd has an edge over City however I don't think that would be enough to defeat a star-studded club like City

[hd49728]

The Manchester Derby will be eagerly awaited by fans of both the team and football fans in general. Manchester United desperately need a win because they really want to be in the top 4, while Manchester City will also fight hard to maintain its position and also want to win the match to make point more competitive in the top 4.

So their target decreases from the title to top 4, after a transfer with some great players? It is a failure even it is just an adjusted target. Why do they have to adjust target and recall what happened with Lampard in Chelsea. Abramovich was impatient to give Lampard even one full season to show off after having some new star players.

Several important players who are rumored to be sidelined through injury will be very detrimental to their respective team and hopefully not have much impact on the strategies used by the coach.

It can be rumor, confusion by both teams. We can only know what players will be missed in this Super Sunday because of injuries.

I think Manchester City will be the favorite to win even though so far Manchester United have started to improve their strategy and formation. The home advantage may be good for Manchester United, but Manchester City have to do well anyway.

It is fair enough to say Manchester City are stronger and favorite to win but in football, there is surprise and Manchester United have enough strong player resources to flip prediction.

Pep and Manchester City should play carefully and make sure they won't suicide.

[judas]

The West Ham - Liverpool game can be another exciting and interesting game this weekend. Because West Ham are only 2 points behind Liverpool in the standings right now. They are having a really solid season considering their recent performance. They have a 3-win streak now and they just demolished Aston Villa by 4-1 in their last game. But Liverpool are still a much bigger team than them of course. And when I checked their last head-to-head game here in the EPL, I saw that Liverpool won by 3-1. And West Ham can't defeat them home in the EPL since Jan 2, 2016. We'll see if they will maintain this bad streak. I'll be favoring Liverpool again.

[hahay]

In my opinion, the prospects for getting into the top 4 are very illusory, even if Conte can radically improve the game of Spurs. It is very unlikely that any of the big four (Chelsea, United, Liverpool, City) will fail so deeply to give way. And besides these teams, there is Arsenal which is back in the game and some others that can improve their results.
As for Ole, as I read somewhere he plays 4d chess: Spurs were beaten 3-0, which led to a change of coach and now Conte does not threaten Ole's position  

About the threat of Ole's position being rumored to be replaced by Conte is just a joke, imo. So, Conte gets a contract or not with Tottenham, I think Ole's position can still be replaced by another coach if United really want to replace him, this proves United still hopes that Ole can give the best for United. Regarding the top four positions, maybe only one place will be contested by other teams because for the top three teams like Chelsea, Liverpool and City it seems certain. But for position 4, I believe it will still be a struggle until the end of the season, considering their gap is not too far like +10 points gap, because the current gap is only 5 points which of course any changes can still occur.

As for Conte's transfer to United, it is difficult to say how real it was, since we are very far from the club's management and cannot know the full range of ideas they are considering.
At the moment, I assess United's results as the worst that can be with such a squad, that is, United cannot fall below (this is optimistic, isn't it?  ). Therefore, I suppose that in the future, for one reason or another, United will start to play better and will rather be a competitor to the top three teams than allow someone to seriously compete for the 4th position.

If you realize that too, so far the problem is with the coach and not the squad, right?
So, as long as United is coached by Ole, is that enough for United to be able to compete in the top 4? I don't think that will happen even though their squad is good. Indeed, now it seems like United still have hope of finally getting into the top 4 in the near future, but I'm not sure Ole will be able to keep him until the end of the season. Considering many teams this season who are also in their best form, and of course Ole's position with United is still not completely safe there. Imo