Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[judas]

Yes maybe the FA Cup isn't the main focal point for Manchester City and Arsenal both. However this doesn't mean that they don't care about the match.

I'm pretty sure about one thing that we will see the usual starting elevens in this match. Because the FA Cup is the second prestigious tournament in England after the Premier League in my opinion. As you can see nearly all the time big teams have won the FA Cup title so far. This isn't a cup that Manchester City dominate though. Because of that I will also be giving Arsenal a chance to eliminate them. Even the match is going to be played in Etihad we never know what will happen.

[indah rezqi]

You're saying a different thing entirely from what she meant, then at the same time, you're contradicting yourself ...
Man city's head to head stats this season can't be compared to arsenal's... That'll be a big flattery, I believe that's what you wanted to say?
I think arsenal still stands a chance to win this match and claim 'em 3 points that'll be added to their grade-point average. But you know, in turns, since arsenal is already giving in much effort to maintain their position in the premiership, they might as well perform less tonight.

I hope both teams play to their best regardless of whatever makes them compete in the Premier League.
Manchester City must be ahead of Arsenal because this match is played at the Etihad Stadium. They need to take advantage of this opportunity to win, it will change their bad record against Arsenal in the FA Cup.

I'm really expecting serious match from both teams, no one is taking each other for granted and it will be reat encounter when Arsenal are in top form. At the same time I want to get proof that Arteta and his team are better than Manchester City, this is an opportunity - but it will be difficult.

[RockBell]

I am wondering, if we look back at the point difference in the standings, is it still easy enough for Man City to defend the EPL title?
Considering that the Premier League has only 16 matches left, not to mention Arsenal's consistency is a barrier for Man City to defend the title

I have little doubt that the EPL title will still belong to Man City this season

It is difficult for Manchester City to be able to win the Premier League title again this season, because Manchester City's performance has not been very good this season and even that happened before the World Cup break. Even though Manchester City has a good squad like Haaland but still, Manchester City still cannot guarantee to consistently achieve good results in every match they play.
The only way for Manchester City to win the Premier League title this season is to expect Arsenal's performance to decline.

This season is not for Manchester City; instead, they should concentrate on the Champions League, where I believe they have a better chance of success. This season is for Arsenal, and after watching how they played Manchester United, I am confident that my team will prevail. Saka is currently the star player for Arsenal, but his performance cannot be compared to Gabriel Jesus presently, so how they perform in the FA Cup tonight will determine how their matchup in the Premier League will go.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

You're saying a different thing entirely from what she meant, then at the same time, you're contradicting yourself ...
Man city's head to head stats this season can't be compared to arsenal's... That'll be a big flattery, I believe that's what you wanted to say?
I think arsenal still stands a chance to win this match and claim 'em 3 points that'll be added to their grade-point average. But you know, in turns, since arsenal is already giving in much effort to maintain their position in the premiership, they might as well perform less tonight.

I hope both teams play to their best regardless of whatever makes them compete in the Premier League.
Manchester City must be ahead of Arsenal because this match is played at the Etihad Stadium. They need to take advantage of this opportunity to win, it will change their bad record against Arsenal in the FA Cup.

I'm really expecting serious match from both teams, no one is taking each other for granted and it will be reat encounter when Arsenal are in top form. At the same time I want to get proof that Arteta and his team are better than Manchester City, this is an opportunity - but it will be difficult.

Like I said previously, it will be difficult for Arsenal to beat Manchester city even though they(Arsenal) seems to be on top of their game this season.
I was searching some old time records on Google some hours ago, to see the result of all the matches where Manchester city have played against Arsenal in the previous years, I discovered that Arsenal have never won or beat Manchester city on any of their previous matches in the last 2 to 3 years.
So if they(Arsenal) manage to beat Manchester city on this game coming up, it will really be a big achievement for them and their fans..
All the same, I wish them the best of luck..

[bitzizzix]

despite the head to head history of the two teams, man city is superior but arsenal this season looks very extraordinary, i agree with you, surely arsenal will give a big surprise in the FA cup match against man city later.

You're saying a different thing entirely from what she meant, then at the same time, you're contradicting yourself ...
Man city's head to head stats this season can't be compared to arsenal's... That'll be a big flattery, I believe that's what you wanted to say?
I think arsenal still stands a chance to win this match and claim 'em 3 points that'll be added to their grade-point average. But you know, in turns, since arsenal is already giving in much effort to maintain their position in the premiership, they might as well perform less tonight.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

The head to head of the two teams is not a benchmark because overall the current situation is different, and at the moment Arsenal are much better and always produce perfect match results.
will perform better than Arsenal and Manchester Ciry in its last 5 matches, and Arsenal in the last five matches only drew against Newcastle in the EPL and 4 wins in all competitions.
while Manchester City in the last 5 matches won 3 and lost 2 times with Manchester United 2-1 in the EPL and 2-0 to Southampton in the League Cup.
In my opinion, from this result Arsenal is better than Manchester City, but in this match it looks like it will be a match of strength and also a battle of prestige which is very interesting to watch.

[Zackgeno96]

Today the game for the FA cup. I think both teams will be very motivated to win this match. If you lose, you are immediately eliminated from this tournament. I suspect that both teams will also play with the strongest possible line-up. Arsenal have not won any titles in terms of the championship for a few years. In the last 10 years, however, Arsenal has won the FA cup 4 times, which is also worth mentioning. Not many other teams have done that. But Man City are a tough opponent, and it's only the 4th round, not even the final. Nice draw for both clubs.

[Issa56]

It is difficult for Manchester City to be able to win the Premier League title again this season, because Manchester City's performance has not been very good this season and even that happened before the World Cup break. Even though Manchester City has a good squad like Haaland but still, Manchester City still cannot guarantee to consistently achieve good results in every match they play.
The only way for Manchester City to win the Premier League title this season is to expect Arsenal's performance to decline.

Arsenal is already taking lead on the table, and the way arsenal is preforming currently, I don't think Arsenal is ready to drop points anyhow, Arsenal performance this season have been completely different from previous seasons. The chances of Manchester City winning the Premier League this season is very slim, it will be kind of difficult for them to overtake Arsenal, Manchester City had some opportunities but they didn't utilize it well. The only thing that can make them win the Premier League is when Arsenal start misbehaving, which I don't think it will happen this season, Arsenal players are dedicated this season.

[YuginKadoya]

They have different priorities in this season and FA Cup is not at top of their priorities especially Manchester City. I believe Arsenal don't put FA Cup at top of their priority list too because Premier League is bigger and they must assign best resources for it. It is especially important for Arsenal to focus on it and protect the 5 points difference they have against Manchester City.

I really think they are trying to focus more on the Premier League for now and because FA Cup is just there around the corner right now they are focusing on what is in front of them and I think they have a great job with Manchester United and they already know that the Manchester United is not a push over the team so Arsenal would need to push through and be wise with their movement because anything can happen in every game,

Of course, they are both big clubs and are competing each other directly so they won't give up the match in FA Cup easily. So I am sure they will contribute an exciting match for us to watch on televisions or on field. However, I don't expect to see their best players to play because they need best players for Premier League and Champions League.

I think every team is doing just that, FA Cup is not that big but when it comes to Championship League every team is open to that I think and if Premier League Arsenal will perform like this until the last match day then a likely we see new Champion for the Premier League, last season was the Manchester City but for this season Arsenal is the favorite right now and could get the Reigning champion a run for their championship trophy,  

[Queentoshi]

this is the match I'm waiting for as a Manchester City supporter of course I want Arsenal to play with a full squad so that this match will be great to watch later, of course I bet on Manchester City hoping Arsenal will play well against Manchester City later  

Today game is a big game, but not as big when they play against each other in the Premier League, Arsenal will be focusing more on how to Win the Premier League Title this season, but is not going to be easy for them, because Manchester City will try every possible to hunt them down, they still have Manchester city to play twice in the Premier League and some other good teams as well, Manchester city will try to win the game today, because is going to take them a step closer in winning the Emirate FA cup, since the Premier League is not sure for them for the now with the kind of form Arsenal are so far this season.

[un_rank]

Starting 11 for Arsenal and Manchester City are in for the big FA Cup tie;

And both teams have named very strong sides for tonight's match up. It is definitely not as important as an EPL clash between the two teams, but it is still a very important fixture. Hopefully Zinchenko would get some minutes in against his former side and we the fans would get an amazing game of football on our hands,

- Jay -

[Google+]

I think that either teams will be playing with the full squads. The result from this match is really important for any of them. Manchester city wants trophy and arsenal too. my focus was on the match between city against arsenal. if city can win the match against arsenal and city will get easy way to win FA cup. Arsenal must be careful with city in EPL. This is the hottest match this week. I can't wait to see that how both will be attacking each other. that will become a beautiful match for sure.

In the 4th round meeting of the FA Cup, Manchester City vs Arsenal was a big match which presented quite a fierce game from the top two teams in the EPL. I am more interested in seeing Arteta vs Guardiola because these two coaches are friends or have worked with one team in previous years. And this is a rival match that gives a more interesting feel to the game considering that Arteta has been able to make Arsenal very strong this season.

The line-up for both teams are available for us to see. Erling Haaland became Pep Guardiola' choice in the match against Arsenal. I think erling Haaland will be able to score goals in this match. he is the monster that the opposing team is very afraid of this season.

[indah rezqi]

Like I said previously, it will be difficult for Arsenal to beat Manchester city even though they(Arsenal) seems to be on top of their game this season.
I was searching some old time records on Google some hours ago, to see the result of all the matches where Manchester city have played against Arsenal in the previous years, I discovered that Arsenal have never won or beat Manchester city on any of their previous matches in the last 2 to 3 years.
So if they(Arsenal) manage to beat Manchester city on this game coming up, it will really be a big achievement for them and their fans..
All the same, I wish them the best of luck..

Manchester City are not very good at the FA Cup, they tend to lose to other teams so I used to think that Pep Guardiola only focused on the Premier League and the Champions League in previous seasons.

Since being appointed July 1, 2016 as manager of Manchester City, Pep has only managed to win 1 FA Cup title in the 2018/2019 season. Meanwhile Pep has won 4x English League Cup, 2x English Super Cup and 4x Premier League. That is his achievement so far with Manchester City.

Arsenal are more proud of the FA Cup, they have won 14 titles and the last time was in the 2019/2020 season. This season they excel, I think they should.

[alpamar99]

this is the match I'm waiting for as a Manchester City supporter of course I want Arsenal to play with a full squad so that this match will be great to watch later, of course I bet on Manchester City hoping Arsenal will play well against Manchester City later  

I think that either teams will be playing with the full squads. The result from this match is really important for any of them. Manchester city wants trophy and arsenal too. my focus was on the match between city against arsenal. if city can win the match against arsenal and city will get easy way to win FA cup. Arsenal must be careful with city in EPL. This is the hottest match this week. I can't wait to see that how both will be attacking each other. that will become a beautiful match for sure.

Looking at the current line-up, they displayed some of their core players and the others were reserve players, like at Manchester City there were no Ederson, Cancelo and Alvarez names because they only kept Haaland as their only target with a 4-2-3-1 formation and for Arsenal at the moment there is no Odegaard as their captain. Martineli, Zinchenko and Ramsdale are also rested but we will see Trossard debut in this game.

[Rruchi man]

The line-up for both teams are available for us to see.

Our first test against Manchester City, I see a lot of team changes, with Trossard starting ahead of Martinelli, Ramsdale resting and Turner starting, Odegaard rested, Saliba rested. I like what Arteta has done starting with a line up that is not our usual starting eleven, but I hope that it doesn't limit our chances. Pep starting with a very good team as well.

Arsenal has already made a very good attempt with a very solid and direct shot from Tomiyasu after good work done from Trossard. A win in this game for Arsenal will give us confidence when we play them again in the premier league in a few weeks.

[hahay]

this is the match I'm waiting for as a Manchester City supporter of course I want Arsenal to play with a full squad so that this match will be great to watch later, of course I bet on Manchester City hoping Arsenal will play well against Manchester City later  

I think that either teams will be playing with the full squads. The result from this match is really important for any of them. Manchester city wants trophy and arsenal too. my focus was on the match between city against arsenal. if city can win the match against arsenal and city will get easy way to win FA cup. Arsenal must be careful with city in EPL. This is the hottest match this week. I can't wait to see that how both will be attacking each other. that will become a beautiful match for sure.

Looking at the current line-up, they displayed some of their core players and the others were reserve players, like at Manchester City there were no Ederson, Cancelo and Alvarez names because they only kept Haaland as their only target with a 4-2-3-1 formation and for Arsenal at the moment there is no Odegaard as their captain. Martineli, Zinchenko and Ramsdale are also rested but we will see Trossard debut in this game.

If Arsenal can win in this match then obviously it is a very perfect result and also, Arsenal will be a team that has a big chance to win the title. Because in the previous two matches Arsenal managed to beat Tottenham and also Manchester United, it was clear that these were not easy matches.
What's more, Arsenal are currently playing against Manchester City, of course Manchester City is a great team, so if Arsenal can get rid of Manchester City in this match then Arsenal will be the best team this season, of course.

[ILuckyGuyI]

If you're a Tottenham supporter then just pray that Haaland and the others don't score, but I don't think you're either one of those two. Expecting Tottenham to beat Manchester City is possible, but the probability is low. I'm not sure if Tottenham can be stronger at home, but I don't think Manchester City will be that weak.

Manchester City are determined to keep their distance from Arsenal who have led the standings so far for so long. Arsenal has 1 other match that has not been played so the points will probably be 8 points different from Manchester City. So winning is mandatory for Pep Guardiola and his team, there are no excuses.

I have sympathy for Chelsea in the Premier League in fact and I'm kind of a supporter as a result. But they are having a really poor season and this is sad for me.

When it comes to the team I want to see as champions this season, I can say that it's Arsenal. Because I completely believe that they deserve the title more than any other team in the league now. Even Manchester City are quite unpredictable recently. They don't play like they deserve the league title honestly. Arsenal are the opposite. They have been very amazing even in times Gabriel Jesus wasn't able to score goals. Now Nketiah is filling his place very well in his absence.

[ShowOff]

If Arsenal can win in this match then obviously it is a very perfect result and also, Arsenal will be a team that has a big chance to win the title. Because in the previous two matches Arsenal managed to beat Tottenham and also Manchester United, it was clear that these were not easy matches.
What's more, Arsenal are currently playing against Manchester City, of course Manchester City is a great team, so if Arsenal can get rid of Manchester City in this match then Arsenal will be the best team this season, of course.

Apart from Arsenal, I think Manchester City also has a chance to win this match. I know Arsenal have been better this season, but I expect Manchester City to prove themselves better than Arsenal. Obviously it's not about the Premier League, it's about the FA Cup which is probably less tense.

Arsenal did not play all their best players in this match since the first half, maybe because they have big plans in the second half. I don't see Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Ødegaard in the main line-up, so Arsenal's strength in this match should not be the same.

When it comes to the team I want to see as champions this season, I can say that it's Arsenal. Because I completely believe that they deserve the title more than any other team in the league now. Even Manchester City are quite unpredictable recently. They don't play like they deserve the league title honestly. Arsenal are the opposite. They have been very amazing even in times Gabriel Jesus wasn't able to score goals. Now Nketiah is filling his place very well in his absence.

Manchester City are playing as they should, but it's always difficult to win all the match where all the other teams expect points and are very competitive. This leaves Manchester City behind, maybe because Manchester City's strategy is easy to read or something while Arsenal is surprising.

[Josefjix]

I have sympathy for Chelsea in the Premier League in fact and I'm kind of a supporter as a result. But they are having a really poor season and this is sad for me.

When it comes to the team I want to see as champions this season, I can say that it's Arsenal. Because I completely believe that they deserve the title more than any other team in the league now. Even Manchester City are quite unpredictable recently. They don't play like they deserve the league title honestly. Arsenal are the opposite. They have been very amazing even in times Gabriel Jesus wasn't able to score goals. Now Nketiah is filling his place very well in his absence.

Chelsea passing through tough session this season but they will do better as time goes on. There is still enough time for Graham Potter to bring the best out of his players. Chelsea newly signed players are doing extremely good on their debuts for the team. Mudryk is a constant threat on debut and will do more in the clash against Fulham. Mudryk is definitely made of good footings on the ball and very fast with the ball. He will do well in the team despite other keyplayers and I believe he have earned his shirt under Graham Potter. The Ukrainian surprised everyone on his debut with more actions on the pitch. Fulham is a mediocre team and they won't be a big threat in the game..

[Smartvirus]

Arsenal did not play all their best players in this match since the first half, maybe because they have big plans in the second half. I don't see Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Ødegaard in the main line-up, so Arsenal's strength in this match should not be the same.

It's not obvious that they didn't as, you can't bring your A team to a game like this where you get to play your rival to a more important league and your sure to meet them again. Arsenal definitely wants to taste Manchester City to see what they are made of and how they could hanfle them and so far, they've been very good at it, both teams to be precise.
The level of coordination in both teams have been unmatched and you can tell the players are really watching it not to make sudden mistakes. Some mistakes to have presented itself in the match has come from Arsenal's goalkeeper Turner but, Manchester City haven been able to make good use of it.
Are for Manchester City have been very watchful and steady on B. Saka not to make certain runs, the play to formation has just been perfect.

[alpamar99]

Looking at the current line-up, they displayed some of their core players and the others were reserve players, like at Manchester City there were no Ederson, Cancelo and Alvarez names because they only kept Haaland as their only target with a 4-2-3-1 formation and for Arsenal at the moment there is no Odegaard as their captain. Martineli, Zinchenko and Ramsdale are also rested but we will see Trossard debut in this game.

If Arsenal can win in this match then obviously it is a very perfect result and also, Arsenal will be a team that has a big chance to win the title. Because in the previous two matches Arsenal managed to beat Tottenham and also Manchester United, it was clear that these were not easy matches.
What's more, Arsenal are currently playing against Manchester City, of course Manchester City is a great team, so if Arsenal can get rid of Manchester City in this match then Arsenal will be the best team this season, of course.

I think this doesn't really matter even though Arsenal can win because this match doesn't really mean much for the two clubs but the tension might be different when they meet in the EPL instead of the FA Cup as it is now.
So far the match is still a bit monotonous even though there have been several opportunities created there but the ball is mostly in the middle of the field for 35 minutes of running time.