Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[CryptocurencyKing]

Yes we admit that guardiola so far have had good performances in manchester city, but I don't think it's entirely from guardiola greatness so far, we know that manchester city is a rich team and it's easy for them to sign any player that Guardiola likes, according to To me, it is actually the power of Manchester City money that is able to make Guardiola successful in forming a good team, if Guardianola is still coaching Barcelona who is currently experiencing financial problems, I think of course Guardiola will not be able to revive Barcelona.

I do not agree with you. Manchester City. Definitely a rich club. But spending money alone does not make you strong. Examples include PSG and Manchester United. PSG have spent a lot of money to build the team, but despite having a lot of star players in the team, their performance is not as good as expected. Manchester United's performance in the Premier League is very poor. So I think Guardiola's contribution is a lot behind Manchester City's good performance.

I also would not deny Guardiola's coaching talent and his opinion to build a team, but still the finances of the Arab sheikhs thanks to which this happens is a decisive factor. Also, I would not compare the costs at Manchester United and Manchester City, yet the costs at City are clearly higher.

Unlike Manchester united, Manchester didn't just get the players alone but, they also got the coach that could manage them and gave him full control of his team, whom and not yo future on a match and even got to decide players to buy I  the transfer window. Of course the money played a key role but, only with a coach that knows how to coordinate it all to happen.

Mean while, the postponed games has been a bit more frequent, which is no one's fault but then, the Covid-19 is causing a lot of havoc right now. It really need ssome looking into before it comes to a point where we've got pause the game like during the first wave of the pandemic.

[rahmad2nd]

This week there are five Premier League matches that will be postponed due to the soaring number of COVID-19 cases and many players, staff and coaches who have tested positive for COVID-19. Apart from the Manchester United vs Brighton Albion match which had to be postponed, there were remaining matches that experienced the same thing and had to be postponed. including Southampton vs Brentford, Watford vs Crystal Palace, West Ham United vs Norwich City and Everton v Leicester City. Of course the weekend is not good, especially for fans who want to watch their favorite club on the weekend.

The impact of these postponed fixture would really be fatal for big teams that are likely to still be playing in four or three different competitions, the schedule is already so tight enough, and having to reschedule multiple matches to fit in would be really demanding of the clubs.

Tottenham Hotspur get bigger impact because until so far they only play 14 game except all team have played more than 17 match, Burnley become second team playing less than 15 match right now and make table fixture not completed and have the same match for all team. The FA need to make new schedule but depend how team condition because covid 19 impact need more than two week for club and player take recovery, still not any new schedule when all postponed match begin and I think need one months later to make primer league standing position have the same match game for all team.

[blackened515]

Manchester City under Guardiola's coaching is fantastic in terms of scoring goals. During the period of Guardiola being their coach, it has been 500 goals. This is a positive result for Guardiola, and City deserves to keep for more season. Guardiola very amazing to made his team so productive to score in every matches.

Guardiola is a great coach. He wanted to form a stable team. And he got it. Manchester City are a stable enough team. All the players on the team can perform tremendously in their place. Guardiola has an extraordinary squad, as well as his match strategy is too much good. Manchester City can perform well against a strong team due to good match strategy.

Yes we admit that guardiola so far have had good performances in manchester city, but I don't think it's entirely from guardiola greatness so far, we know that manchester city is a rich team and it's easy for them to sign any player that Guardiola likes, according to To me, it is actually the power of Manchester City money that is able to make Guardiola successful in forming a good team, if Guardianola is still coaching Barcelona who is currently experiencing financial problems, I think of course Guardiola will not be able to revive Barcelona.

I do not agree with you. Manchester City. Definitely a rich club. But spending money alone does not make you strong. Examples include PSG and Manchester United. PSG have spent a lot of money to build the team, but despite having a lot of star players in the team, their performance is not as good as expected. Manchester United's performance in the Premier League is very poor. So I think Guardiola's contribution is a lot behind Manchester City's good performance.

I agree with you @kro55. In a football team, one thing is having star players, another important thing is having a good Coach. PSG, have strong players, but their performance are not that stable. Also, Manchester United had talented players, but I think you can remember when they were finding it difficult to win their matches. Guardiola have been an amazing Coach in Manchester City, and I think he will spend more time in the club.

[gabbie2010]

This week there are five Premier League matches that will be postponed due to the soaring number of COVID-19 cases and many players, staff and coaches who have tested positive for COVID-19. Apart from the Manchester United vs Brighton Albion match which had to be postponed, there were remaining matches that experienced the same thing and had to be postponed. including Southampton vs Brentford, Watford vs Crystal Palace, West Ham United vs Norwich City and Everton v Leicester City. Of course the weekend is not good, especially for fans who want to watch their favorite club on the weekend.

The impact of these postponed fixture would really be fatal for big teams that are likely to still be playing in four or three different competitions, the schedule is already so tight enough, and having to reschedule multiple matches to fit in would be really demanding of the clubs.

According to some reports premier league clubs will meet on Monday to take a decisive action and discuss issues bordering the impact of the increasing covid-19 cases and how is affecting matches would be discussed, some of the managers wants the continuation of the league amidst the escalating cases of the virus, probably playing matches in empty stadium while some managers wants postponement of all matches so as to bridge the gap and play some the reschedule matches.
Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59698662

[Strongkored]

It is unfortunate that some matches will be postponed due to Covid-19, hopefully league will not temporarily stop like the start of the pandemic, because the number of people exposed to covid is quite high per day.
So far Tottenham have been the team that has had the most matches postponed this is not too good for them because when things get back to normal they will have a busy schedule because of the few postponed matches.

[Rruchi man]

some of the managers wants the continuation of the league amidst the escalating cases of the virus, probably playing matches in empty stadium while some managers wants postponement of all matches so as to bridge the gap and play some the reschedule matches.

Waiting for the virus to pass seems pointless, I support managers that want the league to continue inside close doors and a controlled environment, it is better they try to finish off the season rather than wait for the virus that is mutating into new variants. I know it's dangerous, but i think to avoid jam packed schedule of matches to play by clubs and worst case stopping the season, it is best to try finish off quickly.

[Juggy777]

some of the managers wants the continuation of the league amidst the escalating cases of the virus, probably playing matches in empty stadium while some managers wants postponement of all matches so as to bridge the gap and play some the reschedule matches.

Waiting for the virus to pass seems pointless, I support managers that want the league to continue inside close doors and a controlled environment, it is better they try to finish off the season rather than wait for the virus that is mutating into new variants. I know it's dangerous, but i think to avoid jam packed schedule of matches to play by clubs and worst case stopping the season, it is best to try finish off quickly.

I feel this is a difficult question for all, because if you continue the games and player’s get covid then they’ll cry we don’t have any first team player’s and we want postponed games too then it won’t be possible. Furthermore on the other hand if you postpone the games then the question is how to finish the league in time or postpone it and cause further strain to player’s, so in all it’s a nightmare situation which I hope is resolved soon.

[abhiseshakana]

some of the managers wants the continuation of the league amidst the escalating cases of the virus, probably playing matches in empty stadium while some managers wants postponement of all matches so as to bridge the gap and play some the reschedule matches.

Waiting for the virus to pass seems pointless, I support managers that want the league to continue inside close doors and a controlled environment, it is better they try to finish off the season rather than wait for the virus that is mutating into new variants. I know it's dangerous, but i think to avoid jam packed schedule of matches to play by clubs and worst case stopping the season, it is best to try finish off quickly.

The problem is not only the potential for the spread of Covid but the condition of the player that does not allow to play. Even though the number of supporters is limited, or the match is held without fans, but according to the Premier League rules where the match can be run if both teams have 14 players available including the goalkeeper. Meanwhile, many EPL players and their staff are currently infected with Covid and must undergo isolation.

[Oshosondy]

Waiting for the virus to pass seems pointless, I support managers that want the league to continue inside close doors and a controlled environment, it is better they try to finish off the season rather than wait for the virus that is mutating into new variants. I know it's dangerous, but i think to avoid jam packed schedule of matches to play by clubs and worst case stopping the season, it is best to try finish off quickly.

I wanted to again check EPL match fixture today because it has been long that I checked it, I  saw that most of today's matches have been postponed. Even aside Covid 19, there are other good reasons matches can be postponed, I see this as a good reason if it is because of Covid 19, rescheduling it will be better. I do not support the manager that want the matches to continue without postponing it, not that it won't be played but just this time is not the right time due to good reasons.

[swogerino]

This week so far only 5 games will be played but at least we have three strong teams playing like Liverpool,Manchester City and Arsenal.Hopefully these games will be beautiful and with lots of goals in order to make it up for the other 5 missing games due to Covid 19.I agree with match postponement because this way they are conserving the other players from being infected with Covid 19,it is a messy situation but hopefully it will pass soon.

The problem is when these postponed games will be played because we have tight schedules right now,so most probably these will be played during March/April.

[D-law]

All of this games can be played behind closed doors rather than the putting the premier league to a stop.
Although the Covid cases are just too much, are there not enough safety meàsure ?
Weekends will remain nothing but boring if the premier league comes to agreement to pause for a while.

[alpamar99]

In today's matches I do not expect any surprises and I bet on the victories of the hosts. I believe that both Liverpool and Chelsea will clearly beat their rivals, so in both games I bet on wins with a handicap (-1.5).

Well Chelsea might struggle a little with Everton,they arent a bad team only cannot win many games in row.So it might be problem if Chelsea dosent score early.Newcastle will probobly defend hard against Liverpool and try and attack from counter-attack.

The problem is that currently Chelsea are faced with a storm of player injuries that make Tuchel have to think seriously here.
although this is now gradually passing because some players have started to return to training but it is not certain whether they will play in this match or not.
Kante is now fit and can be on the bench but it must be monitored because he is one of the most important assets for Chelsea.

It's barely 30 minutes left to the the start of Chelsea vs Everton match. And 1 hour to Liverpool vs Newcastle both both Chelsea and Liverpool should be adding to their tally tonight not even their injured players should stand as excuse because this should be a free goal for both team as the maintain their place in the premier league table

a match that didn't live up to my expectations.
I expected something more that chelsea should be able to achieve, but the reality is different.
but indeed this cannot be separated from their players who are not in good condition due to the injury storm that Chelsea is currently facing. and actually this result is quite good for the players who are actually a layer of the main players

[tulusikhlas]

It is unfortunate that some matches will be postponed due to Covid-19, hopefully league will not temporarily stop like the start of the pandemic, because the number of people exposed to covid is quite high per day.
So far Tottenham have been the team that has had the most matches postponed this is not too good for them because when things get back to normal they will have a busy schedule because of the few postponed matches.

Yes, that's right, even though every EPL match has become one of the most sought after entertainment after the pandemic. The organizers' (FA) swift move to postpone a number of matches was appropriate enough to prevent the spread from getting more passive. In the future, maybe matches without spectators will be an option so that there will be no further delays in EPL matches

[ElmasKafa]

Four more games have been postponed which were decided to be played today normally. Covid-19 has started affecting the leagues very badly. And I wonder if the leagues will come to a halt some time later. Because things have started becoming really serious now. Until this big problem is solved, they might make a decision like this and the leagues would end later than it was decided.

[Avirunes]

Four more games have been postponed which were decided to be played today normally. Covid-19 has started affecting the leagues very badly. And I wonder if the leagues will come to a halt some time later. Because things have started becoming really serious now. Until this big problem is solved, they might make a decision like this and the leagues would end later than it was decided.

There isn't any major decision taken regarding postponement of the league but right now they are postponing games of affected teams only. For this game week we have only 5 games, 2 today and 3 tomorrow so still decent action to watch and better than watching no games at all. They might suspend the whole league but I hope it doesn't comes to that and Covid situation in UK resolve quickly.

[coderben]

Leeds v Arsenal is going to be the biggest match and four matches have been postponed this time too. When it comes to Arsenal, they are in a solid shape now and they seem very likely to win this match too after beating West Ham the last time. Their opponent, Leeds have been having big problems recently and their last match was a big disappointment also. And their job is really difficult here as they have important players injured. Arsenal can win this match if they make the same effort as in the West Ham match at least.

[Smartvirus]

Leeds v Arsenal is going to be the biggest match and four matches have been postponed this time too.

So far, only 2 fixtures are left to feature in today's match day live. Aston Villa vs Burnley and Arsenal vs Leed and this is bad for the EPL.  It's gradually driving back to the first wave where we had a total short down of the league. Sooner though not wished for, the cases and postponed match would count high than the EPL would like to manage and a boring week would abound us all.
I guess Arsenal vs Leeds is the game to watch for the weekend, I'm hoping Leeds would surprise me with some intense performance.

[KTChampions]

Looks like we will see the possibility of delaying some matches this week, after the tottenham and manchester united matches were postponed, now some other matches are also experiencing the same thing, maybe this is a natural thing for delays due to covid.
But I am a bit confused whether the new schedule Clubs that are currently postponed will get a tight match schedule as well, such as the current Boxing Day match where many clubs have to play 3 times in just 9 days, or will the team whose matches are postponed will get the usual schedule, which is playing once a week?

Wow  
What is happening in England with this virus? Why is nothing similar (at least on a similar scale) observed in other European championships? Or if we assume that the EPL entered the epidemic phase earlier than others, then we must prepare for the fact that similar events will take place in other championships. Disgusting.
By the way Aston Villa - Burnley also canceled.

[rahmad2nd]

Looks like we will see the possibility of delaying some matches this week, after the tottenham and manchester united matches were postponed, now some other matches are also experiencing the same thing, maybe this is a natural thing for delays due to covid.
But I am a bit confused whether the new schedule Clubs that are currently postponed will get a tight match schedule as well, such as the current Boxing Day match where many clubs have to play 3 times in just 9 days, or will the team whose matches are postponed will get the usual schedule, which is playing once a week?

Perhaps I don't see as many postponed matches in any championship as in the Premier League. It's very strange why this is happening, why in England there is such a high level of infected football players? I think that on the schedule of games this will have a very significant effect, especially for those teams that play in Eurocups. And I doubt that the championship will be extended, it will need to be completed within a certain time frame, which means that will be a very busy schedule, with a heavy workload for the players.

I think championship looks not any postponed match because they only have local competition and different with primer league exactly with champion league and europe league team, like Tottenham Hotspur have postponed match on europe league and they still have many postponed match on champion league, next week will be boxing day where all club have many match and become most busy week for primer league team, still do not know when FA reschedule for team have many postponed match.

[condoras]

Four more games have been postponed which were decided to be played today normally. Covid-19 has started affecting the leagues very badly. And I wonder if the leagues will come to a halt some time later. Because things have started becoming really serious now. Until this big problem is solved, they might make a decision like this and the leagues would end later than it was decided.

It's obvious that this coronacrap will eventually affect all the leagues. Some say that the best way is to stop the league, but for how long? And after that period, there is any guaranty that everything will be normal? Closing the No1 league wouldn't affect the European competitions? Too many questions arise and too many things are at stake for taking such a decision easily. Still, something has to be done and not only in EPL.