Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[OcTradism]

Why was the EPL postponed? I've also seen the postponement on the schedule written now, but haven't explored why the EPL postponement can happen now, even though now it's fun to enjoy every match. And I see that other leagues besides the EPL don't have any written delays so I need to know why only the EPL has been postponed and other leagues have not been postponed.

Because of the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday and the postpone is only this week match according to Premier League's announcement

This weekend's match round to be postponed as a mark of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

From previous events, I don't think Premier League will be postponed longer because this year, there will be World Cup in December. Matches must happen to avoid breaking schedule too seriously and affecting the England national team.

Players will have one week to rest and they can have good fitness later. It's good, not bad and one week postpone is not too serious.

Anyway, RIP the Queen. 

[Oluwa-btc]

With this postponement of EPL this week and couple with the already stipulated two weeks international break coming on. I think we might not watch the EPL games again this September. EPL games might resume October

Why was the EPL postponed? I've also seen the postponement on the schedule written now, but haven't explored why the EPL postponement can happen now, even though now it's fun to enjoy every match. And I see that other leagues besides the EPL don't have any written delays so I need to know why only the EPL has been postponed and other leagues have not been postponed.

This postponement will give Graham Potter to get use to his player's and also train better against Fulham game. I was about staking or should I say placing a betbon Chelsea to loss or draw but the fixtures has been moved.
Still no dates announced already for the next meeting or when they will reschedule. But, good also for most teams to train especially Bedran Rodgers of Leicester City. It's gon be a boring weekend, I don't really watch boxing so I'll spend my time playing soccer on the street. ( Lol )

[Sirait]

With this postponement of EPL this week and couple with the already stipulated two weeks international break coming on. I think we might not watch the EPL games again this September. EPL games might resume October

Why was the EPL postponed? I've also seen the postponement on the schedule written now, but haven't explored why the EPL postponement can happen now, even though now it's fun to enjoy every match. And I see that other leagues besides the EPL don't have any written delays so I need to know why only the EPL has been postponed and other leagues have not been postponed.

The death of Queen Elizabeth II brought great sorrow to many people.  Reportedly, the EPL has only been postponed for a short time (only a few matches), besides that it is not only football events that have been postponed, cricket events, golf and several others have also been postponed to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

[Coyster]

This postponement will give Graham Potter to get use to his player's and also train better against Fulham game. I was about staking or should I say placing a betbon Chelsea to loss or draw but the fixtures has been moved.
Still no dates announced already for the next meeting or when they will reschedule. But, good also for most teams to train especially Bedran Rodgers of Leicester City. It's gon be a boring weekend, I don't really watch boxing so I'll spend my time playing soccer on the street. ( Lol )

Yes, there are quite a few teams that will benefit from this postponement, the teams in blistering form wouldn't be happy, they'd have loved to play and continue performing at their highest level, but for the clubs that are struggling, this prolly gives them more time to analyse what's gone wrong for them and try to rediscover their form; like you said, one of such teams is Chelsea, and of course they now have a new manager, he'd (Graham Potter) be happy he's not been thrown right into action as he should have against Fulham in the Lunch time kickoff tomorrow, but he now has more days and even weeks (as there is no official statement as to when the EPL will return) to get to know his team more and pick his best players.

Having said that, i second what you said that it's going to be a boring weekend, i already had my plans on the games i was going to watch in the EPL this weekend, i'll prolly just focus on other leagues till we are free to resume once more.

[Bobrox]

Why was the EPL postponed? I've also seen the postponement on the schedule written now, but haven't explored why the EPL postponement can happen now, even though now it's fun to enjoy every match. And I see that other leagues besides the EPL don't have any written delays so I need to know why only the EPL has been postponed and other leagues have not been postponed.

It is likely that the Primer League will be postponed  as a sign of mourning for Queen Elizabeth's passing. United Kingdom government's decision to announce a 12-day mourning week has put the Premier League on hold for this week and it is possible that next week will also be postponed. Actually matchday 7th and 8th will postponed depending with United Kingdom not allowed all bigger activities include with sport event and Primer League include it.

Miss Primer League until at the end this month because after 8th matchday on 17th September have FIFA matchday and Primer League will continue on early October. I think give opportunity for all Primer League team get rest and have many days recovering exactly for team participant on UEFA Champion League and Europe League for recovering after busy week.

[Marykeller]

Tuchel did not initiate a single conversation with one first team player at Chelsea for more than a year, offering him no guidance on how they could get back into his team. Boehly described Tuchel as a nightmare to work with to a league executive and more.

That is crazy that the manager wasn't even conversing with his team one on one for pretty much the whole season. It is understandable that Tuchel is struggling in his personal life as he recently went through a divorce, which can be very tough but you've got to keep professional and personal life separately and not let one effect the other.

Also, As a mark of respect to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, this weekend’s Premier League match round will be postponed.

Irrespective of that, Tuchel is a very good coach that understands Chelsea players very well. He wasn't like this last season. I don't know what made him cold this season. He would have been given a second chance to make it right.

I believe the new Chelsea coach would use this 2weeks break as an opportunity to train, motivate, and get acquainted with all the Chelsea players, at least to get them prepared against Fulham

[KTChampions]

Yes, there are quite a few teams that will benefit from this postponement, the teams in blistering form wouldn't be happy, they'd have loved to play and continue performing at their highest level, but for the clubs that are struggling, this prolly gives them more time to analyse what's gone wrong for them and try to rediscover their form; like you said, one of such teams is Chelsea, and of course they now have a new manager, he'd (Graham Potter) be happy he's not been thrown right into action as he should have against Fulham in the Lunch time kickoff tomorrow, but he now has more days and even weeks (as there is no official statement as to when the EPL will return) to get to know his team more and pick his best players.
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Theoretically, now all English teams playing in European competition will benefit from being able to concentrate on them. But then the postponed games will have to be played, and given the fact that the calendar is already very tight due to the World Cup, this will be a disaster for some teams (those with not very deep lineups and those with injured players).

[Velvet78]

There has been a huge decrease in Salah's performance since Mane left the team. This is one of the important factors for Liverpool to perform much better than now. When he plays as always the team also get more positive results. But now things are more difficult for Liverpool to be very productive in scoring goals regularly. They can't defend their opponents well at the same time. Under these conditions it is too difficult for them to have a proper season. Klopp must find a way to make the players happy again.

Liverpool are still mentally good. But we see their game performance dropped drastically. the physical appearance of the players does not seem to be in maximum performance. even in the Champions League Liverpool lost to Napoli. and in the premier league this season Liverpool didn't start well. In contrast to other teams, it is clear where the fault lies. but Liverpool is very difficult to analyze the cause of the decline in performance. But I'm sure it's not about mentality. because so far the Liverpool players have enough experience to maintain the mentality of the team.

How come Liverpool are mentally good now? The mental condition of a team is very crucial for winning games and maintaining a good form. Considering the results Liverpool have got in the recent times it is obvious that they need to improve their morale a lot. Now they will have a good amount of time to focus on having a better mental. Because all games this week have been postponed to an unknown date. Klopp must organize a team meeting and talk about this situation seriously before their Ajax game next week.

[BuNga_cute]

With this postponement of EPL this week and couple with the already stipulated two weeks international break coming on. I think we might not watch the EPL games again this September. EPL games might resume October

Why was the EPL postponed? I've also seen the postponement on the schedule written now, but haven't explored why the EPL postponement can happen now, even though now it's fun to enjoy every match. And I see that other leagues besides the EPL don't have any written delays so I need to know why only the EPL has been postponed and other leagues have not been postponed.

The death of Queen Elizabeth II brought great sorrow to many people.  Reportedly, the EPL has only been postponed for a short time (only a few matches), besides that it is not only football events that have been postponed, cricket events, golf and several others have also been postponed to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

In honor of Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96, almost all sporting events in England have been postponed. Even the Premier League
changed their official logo to a black background, it shows condolences for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II, who has been
the head of the kingdom for 70 years, is a highly respected figure in Britain. So indeed in memory of Queen Elizabeth II's contribution to England,
all Premier League matches this week will be postponed. As you said the possibility of a delay is only a short time, considering the schedule of
matches is very busy. It is likely that next week we will be able to see the Premier League restart. Actually this delay is good enough for all Premier
League teams, especially for teams playing in European competitions, the postponement of the match did give all Premier League players a rest.
So next week the players will be physically fitter and can play more optimally.

[xzone]

Why was the EPL postponed? I've also seen the postponement on the schedule written now, but haven't explored why the EPL postponement can happen now, even though now it's fun to enjoy every match. And I see that other leagues besides the EPL don't have any written delays so I need to know why only the EPL has been postponed and other leagues have not been postponed.

There were many who loved Queen Elizabeth in the country. There is a state of mourning across the UK right now and people do not want to do it with the fun event. They prefer to grieve out of respect, and that's why most concerts, matches, and the like have been postponed.
I don't think it will take long, in a few days life will return to its normal flow

[Yurkov]

Why was the EPL postponed? I've also seen the postponement on the schedule written now, but haven't explored why the EPL postponement can happen now, even though now it's fun to enjoy every match. And I see that other leagues besides the EPL don't have any written delays so I need to know why only the EPL has been postponed and other leagues have not been postponed.

There were many who loved Queen Elizabeth in the country. There is a state of mourning across the UK right now and people do not want to do it with the fun event. They prefer to grieve out of respect, and that's why most concerts, matches, and the like have been postponed.
I don't think it will take long, in a few days life will return to its normal flow

Indeed, Queen Elizabeth was a respected person all over the world. His death is expected to be mourned, with many leagues on hold. Hopefully everything will be fine in a few days and the players will be back in shape.

[Yurkov]

There has been a huge decrease in Salah's performance since Mane left the team. This is one of the important factors for Liverpool to perform much better than now. When he plays as always the team also get more positive results. But now things are more difficult for Liverpool to be very productive in scoring goals regularly. They can't defend their opponents well at the same time. Under these conditions it is too difficult for them to have a proper season. Klopp must find a way to make the players happy again.

Liverpool are still mentally good. But we see their game performance dropped drastically. the physical appearance of the players does not seem to be in maximum performance. even in the Champions League Liverpool lost to Napoli. and in the premier league this season Liverpool didn't start well. In contrast to other teams, it is clear where the fault lies. but Liverpool is very difficult to analyze the cause of the decline in performance. But I'm sure it's not about mentality. because so far the Liverpool players have enough experience to maintain the mentality of the team.

How come Liverpool are mentally good now? The mental condition of a team is very crucial for winning games and maintaining a good form. Considering the results Liverpool have got in the recent times it is obvious that they need to improve their morale a lot. Now they will have a good amount of time to focus on having a better mental. Because all games this week have been postponed to an unknown date. Klopp must organize a team meeting and talk about this situation seriously before their Ajax game next week.

Liverpool need to build more resilience. They are now depressed. They are not playing very well. They need to find their mistakes together and fix them. I believe they will be back to playing well very soon.

[X-ray]

Why was the EPL postponed? I've also seen the postponement on the schedule written now, but haven't explored why the EPL postponement can happen now, even though now it's fun to enjoy every match. And I see that other leagues besides the EPL don't have any written delays so I need to know why only the EPL has been postponed and other leagues have not been postponed.

There were many who loved Queen Elizabeth in the country. There is a state of mourning across the UK right now and people do not want to do it with the fun event. They prefer to grieve out of respect, and that's why most concerts, matches, and the like have been postponed.
I don't think it will take long, in a few days life will return to its normal flow

Indeed, Queen Elizabeth was a respected person all over the world. His death is expected to be mourned, with many leagues on hold. Hopefully everything will be fine in a few days and the players will be back in shape.

I hope so but giving a few days was a good decision to give a deep respect to the queen elizabeth that already passed away. All of things will be coming back accordingly. What we can do is only waiting for that to come again. EPL will be going on again. It's a short time to be waited.
All of parties are patience waiting for the next match for EPL to begin.

[herurist]

If you look at the quality of the players and the opponents they will face, it shouldn't be that hard, but if you look at it from the other side, like the current performance, it seems like it's still a bit difficult for them.
Their possession of the ball is very good but the problem is that when they receive counter-attacks often their defenders cannot return to their original place and since losing to Manchester United at that time T.Alexander Arnold often cannot return to their original place which makes the opposing team very easy. score goals.
Klopp must anticipate something like this from happening in their match against Wolves.

I agree with you on this, cause we're all aware of Liverpool recent form. Despite their victorious win against Bournemouth this season, it's well cleared that the team performance this season is very poor, they haven't been outstanding since the start of the season. Jurgen klopp really needs to work on some errors, especially on the defense line they hardly return and that's one of the problem the team is facing. To bring back the team to it's normal shape, he needs to correct some errors and be more cautious on his defense line.

The match which was scheduled to take place is now officially postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
But there are some people who think this is too much because they still think this match can still be carried out because respect for the dead can be done during the match.
but even so it's now officially on hold and we probably won't be watching this just yet for a few days.

[terrorJR]

Liverpool need to build more resilience. They are now depressed. They are not playing very well. They need to find their mistakes together and fix them. I believe they will be back to playing well very soon.

The problem in this case is they still have defenders who can't be said to learn from their mistakes I think.
Look in the last few games how many mistakes Trent Alexander Arnold has. Klopp must be able to make him more disciplined because if it is not like that then forever their defender position will always be empty and will not be ready when receiving a counter-attack.

[blackened515]

The news of Thomas Tuchel's dismissal after a short term with the club was a shock to me. Tuchel has done very well with the club, we don't see many managers winning five trophies in two seasons these days, I think he deserves a little more time to get the club to top form but he was dismissed so quickly. Todd Boehly decision doesn't sit well with me.

I was also shocked when I read the news. He have done pretty well in the club, he basically led the team into winning the 2020/2021 Champion League trophy, 2021/2022 UEFA Supercup, and Club World Cup. Thomas Tuchel is really having a bad time after losing both his wife and his job within a month. Although his dismissal was a great shock to him and the fans, because it's soon for that drastic decision. However, I think Todd Boehly don't have room for poor results as he's determined to lift trophies for his club, Chelsea is now an investment to him and he wouldn't want to jeopardize anything having to do with losing stipends and trophies all in the name of favorism. Todd is strict interms of decision making and he only wants the best for the club.

[Avirunes]

The news of Thomas Tuchel's dismissal after a short term with the club was a shock to me. Tuchel has done very well with the club, we don't see many managers winning five trophies in two seasons these days, I think he deserves a little more time to get the club to top form but he was dismissed so quickly. Todd Boehly decision doesn't sit well with me.

I was also shocked when I read the news. He have done pretty well in the club, he basically led the team into winning the 2020/2021 Champion League trophy, 2021/2022 UEFA Supercup, and Club World Cup. Thomas Tuchel is really having a bad time after losing both his wife and his job within a month. Although his dismissal was a great shock to him and the fans, because it's soon for that drastic decision. However, I think Todd Boehly don't have room for poor results as he's determined to lift trophies for his club, Chelsea is now an investment to him and he wouldn't want to jeopardize anything having to do with losing stipends and trophies all in the name of favorism. Todd is strict interms of decision making and he only wants the best for the club.

Reports coming from strong suggests said that pressure has been building ever since their trip to US and after that lot of disagreements regarding transfers such as Ronaldo and more and after that poor performance of Chelsea led to Tuchel sack. With owner change it was complete new slate for Tuchel and he didn't made an impression it seems. His earlier contributions and achievements were all blank in front of the new owners.

I hope Tuchel still someday find his way back into PL.

[bekti3]

The possibility is definitely there and indeed I still feel it will be more difficult if there is a storm of injuries.
Their front line is still not tidy at the moment and Jota is also still in the healing phase so it is still difficult for them now.
But on the other hand this should not be an excuse for them now because their players are still mostly the same there are only a few changes and additions.

I guess that they are playing worse than they really are, that is the problem. People are finding the trouble with Liverpools roster, but the problem is not the roster but how they play. Look at Van Dijk, that dude was the best defender in the world for a while and now he plays like he doesn't even want to defend, and look at Salah, at a tiny moment in history, he was the best player in the world, he was overrated if you ask me but he played amazingly, now he does nothing. Just losing Mane can't make them this bad, he wasn't the real reason why they were good, of course he was great but not this much. They will recover and be better again if you ask me.

In this case, I think Klopp should give more direction to T. Alexander Arnold and Andrew Robertson who work at left and right back.
They help attack which is very good but on the other hand they also have to pay attention not to be too focused there because indeed if they are too focused on attack it is clear that this is something that happens over and over again because Van Dijk, Gomez and Fabinho clearly will not be able to provide the best defense when they play. Liverpool's left and right backs are up front.
Some Liverpool goals occurred because the defenders were in front and were late to return to position so that the opposing players were free to make goals.

[Coyster]

Liverpool need to build more resilience. They are now depressed. They are not playing very well. They need to find their mistakes together and fix them. I believe they will be back to playing well very soon.

Whilst i believe Liverpool will come good in the Premier League, the thing is that, i hope by the time they start playing good it wouldn't be too late, you know how strong City is, and how many titles they have won in the last decade, Liverpool know it, when you have a team as strong as City also competing for a title you are in, you have to be at your absolute best, continuous slip ups will ensure they go far ahead of you, and by the time you rediscover yourself, it becomes impossible to chase them, and then this season Arsenal is looking like a contender, thus the time for Liverpool to start playing well is now, or else they can only make do with a top four finish.

[Avirunes]

[...] one of such teams is Chelsea, and of course they now have a new manager, he'd (Graham Potter) be happy he's not been thrown right into action as he should have against Fulham in the Lunch time kickoff tomorrow, but he now has more days and even weeks (as there is no official statement as to when the EPL will return) to get to know his team more and pick his best players.

Having said that, i second what you said that it's going to be a boring weekend, i already had my plans on the games i was going to watch in the EPL this weekend, i'll prolly just focus on other leagues till we are free to resume once more.

Chelsea will have to face their next opponents eventually but yeah Potter will have good amount of time to know his team better and his options better before the game. I still think he will make decisions better after making decisions in real game. Training and real game decisions are very much different. I am however interested in how will Potter handle his new team. Its a new challenge for him and quite a difficult one as he has to manage a team in CL as well.