Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Popkon6]

Manchester City is off to another fast start. Foden and Haaland put them ahead early on. There's nothing Nottingham Forest can do now. They will defend whenever possible and try not to concede more goals. But as long as Manchester City play like this, more goals are likely. Nottingham Forest started with a fairly defensive line-up but they didn't show any resistance as they conceded early goals.
Now things may be different as Rodri was shown a red card just the start of the second half. I still don't think Nottingham Forest to try to score but Manchester City may be more defensive now. If you bet on over 4-5 goals it might be difficult to reach.

Manchester City were very aggressive from the start and Forest resisted heavily. Manchester City scored two goals before halftime and did not score any more goals. Meanwhile, after half time, Rodri got a red card and left the field. His foul was horrible to say the least. Forest could not use the opportunity of Rodri going out of the field, but there were many attacks in this opportunity, but no goal was seen. The game after half time was very competitive as Manchester City were a player down so this was Forest's biggest chance of the game.

[Razmirraz]

The first half has finished and Manchester City is two goals ahead of Nottingham Forest, meaning that in this match it is very clear who will win even though Nottingham Forest still has time to equalize. But I'm not sure about Nottingham Forest's abilities and I even think there will be another goal for Manchester City in the second half. Because so far Manchester City is still quite good and consistent in winning matches in the Premier League.

The start of the second half was a bit of a disaster because 1 minute into the second half Rodri got a red card and of course this slightly reduced the intensity for sure for Manchester City.
But on the other hand with a 2-goal advantage at the moment I am not too doubtful about them and surely 3 points they will still get in this match even if they play with 10 players, it's just that surely in this case Pep will try to change some schemes and will slightly hold back the intensity of the attack unlike in the first half because still losing Rodri this will be a little disturbing if they try to go all out in the attack carried out.

Manchester City managed to secure victory even though they had to play with 10 players at the start of the second half. Manchester City attack was not like the first half after Rodri left the field, but Manchester City was still too strong for Nottingham Forest. Pep Guardiola did not make many substitutions in the second half, Pep only made three substitutions throughout the second half.
This victory makes Manchester City the only team that has managed to achieve perfect points in the 6 games they have played, the first position is still theirs because the points they have collected have not been able to be caught up by their rivals.

[baeva]

Maybe there's no shortage of that, but there are other teams who's line-ups may not be quite perfect, but they're just very strong, also as a team. I'm referring to Manchester City. They may have some problems in their squad, but they don't stop them from winning. Besides, if you look at the situation now, Tottenham are joining this race, who have had a great start to the season and also have a good squad.

For Manchester City, I don't see any gaps in their players. Their starters and reserves are at the same level and even if the starters can't play due to some problems like KDB's at the moment the reserves can still be a good option because their quality is not too different considering Manchester City players are really very good in their individual skills.
On the other hand Pep is also quite smart in terms of rotation and organising schemes that want to be done in every match they run so that makes Manchester City always one level above their opponents.

Even if there is a player in Manchester City's line-up who is not playing his position in the best way he will not drag his team to the bottom, moreover, playing with professionals (I mean the rest of the team) he will play like he has never played before, I have not seen moments when Manchester City's line-up was weak....

[BITCOIN4X]

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Manchester city could score more than it if rodri was not getting a red card. It's bad to see him made unnecessary foul. My perspective on the matter is that he needs to tone down his aggressiveness in the upcoming game. It's pure his mistake to get a red card.

Even though city was playing only with 10 players but the quality said the truth here. Manchester city is still having a very solid defensive line at this moment. It's very hard for forest to use counter attack against manchester city.

Some backs like walker was always securing the sideline. The quality was never a lie. There is a reason why manchester city being called as best club in the world right now.

City can still keep the cleansheet even with 10 players against 11 players of nottingham forest.

Manchester City basically had great difficulty maintaining their defense because they played with 10 people. Pep Guardiola is aware of that and doesn't take too many risks by continuing to play lots of attacking players. Pep replaced Doku and Alvarez by playing Kalvin Phillips and Nathan Ake, this was done because Pep Guardiola knew his team would not play better with 10 players when Nottingham managed to find good form.

In the end Manchester City still managed to seal the win despite a tiring second half. City have collected 18 points from 6 consecutive matches and they are still too difficult to stop so far. Rodri will certainly be absent against Wolves, but the match against Arsenal will make things difficult for Manchester City.

[Blitzboy]

In as much as I've always been an advocate of not underrating small teams, I still can't help but agree with you, Manchester city's performance in all their games this season have made them almost unbeatable by any team in this current season in the EPL, though being an Arsenal fan and my happiness is seeing Arsenal win all their games, but when it comes to beating Manchester city, it's almost impossible..

Even though this is the reality, in my opinion, so far the only clubs in the Premier League that still have potential and can provide a tight game can be said to be Arsenal and Liverpool. As far as I know, these two clubs are quite stable and at certain times Manchester City is not always in favorable conditions. So, if you look at Arsenal's growth in a more positive direction, it doesn't rule out the possibility that the meeting between Manchester City and Arsenal will be a match worth paying attention to for all Gunner fans.

Last season, Manchester City and Arsenal were pretty much the only teams that could win. Liverpool added some spice, but they didnt show up often enough. Its interesting how you've brought up Arsenal's promise this season, especially when you think about the problems Manchester City could have. Im not sure that Nottingham Forest is going to be a big problem for City this weekend. But what makes me both happy and worried is how City has changed. They dont depend on KDB as much as they used to, which shows how flexible they are. Arsenal has to do better. Also, I have to laugh a little bit. Some deals, like Havertz, are questionable, but I wouldnt be too harsh.

[Avirunes]

[...] Manchester City continued its record of never losing or drawing in 6 matches and remaining at the top of the standings.

 
Yeah a strong star fom City so far in the PL but they also haven't been properly challenged as well. City have game against Arsenal in October and that's the game where there is possible of a break in City's consistent form. Brighton in the next game after Arsenal will also be a tough fixture and possible drop of points for City. So some tough fixtures are getting lined up and busy schedule with CL games too. It would be interesting to see how City handles their games ahead.

[bangjoe]

[...] Manchester City continued its record of never losing or drawing in 6 matches and remaining at the top of the standings.

 
Yeah a strong star fom City so far in the PL but they also haven't been properly challenged as well. City have game against Arsenal in October and that's the game where there is possible of a break in City's consistent form. Brighton in the next game after Arsenal will also be a tough fixture and possible drop of points for City. So some tough fixtures are getting lined up and busy schedule with CL games too. It would be interesting to see how City handles their games ahead.

His busy schedule in two leagues will make the energy of Manchester City players drained continuously they are most likely in several matches will play all their reserves in EPL to maintain the performance of the Manchester City core players, but against the top team in the EPL, Pep Guardiola will exert the player in essence , that strategy might be done to fight Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Brentford in subsequent forms.
It's quite interesting indeed, they get Wins Streak in EPL, and it might make a new history, if they cannot be defeated at EPL.

[Falconer]

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Yeah a strong star fom City so far in the PL but they also haven't been properly challenged as well. City have game against Arsenal in October and that's the game where there is possible of a break in City's consistent form. Brighton in the next game after Arsenal will also be a tough fixture and possible drop of points for City. So some tough fixtures are getting lined up and busy schedule with CL games too. It would be interesting to see how City handles their games ahead.

Nottingham basically didn't threaten Manchester City that much in that match, but Manchester City still came under a lot of pressure because they were short of 1 player. As a result Ederson had to make several important saves in the second half, while Nottingham barely got to the Manchester City goal in the first half. Luckily Manchester City didn't concede in that match, but they almost scored the third goal if Haaland hadn't failed to take advantage of his good opportunity.

I'm sure Manchester City will play better against Arsenal, it will definitely be a tough game for both of them. But no matter how difficult it is, I think Manchester City will still be the favorite considering its consistent performance.

[Oluwa-btc]

First goal for Foden from Walker cut back was a really good team worked goal. There will be more players in Manchester City that will score in the second half. Doku, Alvarez are yet to score, and if they are not replaced in the second half they will score or create another chance for goal. If Nottingham forest manages to score one, maybe they will be able to score another to draw this game. It is very far from happening, but it can happen now especially with Rodri now sent off from the game with a red card due to violent conduct.

Manchester City 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest. Not bad since Manchester City was able to maintain the two goals advantage although playing a whole half with only 10 players. Both Foden and Haaland were able to score early goals. Haaland scored his 8th goal in 6 games, not bad
On the other two games, Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Fulham and Luton Town 1 - 1 Wolves. Normal results since teams in both matches were close to each others.

Manchester city could score more than it if rodri was not getting a red card. It's bad to see him made unnecessary foul. My perspective on the matter is that he needs to tone down his aggressiveness in the upcoming game. It's pure his mistake to get a red card.

Even though city was playing only with 10 players but the quality said the truth here. Manchester city is still having a very solid defensive line at this moment. It's very hard for forest to use counter attack against manchester city.

Some backs like walker was always securing the sideline. The quality was never a lie. There is a reason why manchester city being called as best club in the world right now.

City can still keep the cleansheet even with 10 players against 11 players of nottingham forest.

Rodri escapes lots of bookings last season, most at times, these are big games and the officials over looks it because he fouks his opponents professionally.
Today, he was not lucky enough to escape it. Glad to see the full-time results was in favor of the citizens still.
During the first half of the game some brilliant and football intelligence was seen between Foden and Julian Alvarez to link Erling Haaland for the second goal.

They have started well and they hope to stay lonely at the top. Arsenal are the only club worthy of challenging Manchester City. Not Manchester United, Liverpool, not even Tottenham Hotspur.

[hahay]

Manchester City is off to another fast start. Foden and Haaland put them ahead early on. There's nothing Nottingham Forest can do now. They will defend whenever possible and try not to concede more goals. But as long as Manchester City play like this, more goals are likely. Nottingham Forest started with a fairly defensive line-up but they didn't show any resistance as they conceded early goals.
Now things may be different as Rodri was shown a red card just the start of the second half. I still don't think Nottingham Forest to try to score but Manchester City may be more defensive now. If you bet on over 4-5 goals it might be difficult to reach.

Manchester City were very aggressive from the start and Forest resisted heavily. Manchester City scored two goals before halftime and did not score any more goals. Meanwhile, after half time, Rodri got a red card and left the field. His foul was horrible to say the least. Forest could not use the opportunity of Rodri going out of the field, but there were many attacks in this opportunity, but no goal was seen. The game after half time was very competitive as Manchester City were a player down so this was Forest's biggest chance of the game.

There were so many yellow cards in this match, and I think maybe that's too much. Because anyway, Pep Guardiola also got a yellow card in this match, and Pep Guardiola was not in the pitch from the 19th minute. But yes, because Manchester City managed to make quick goals in the 7th and 14th minutes in the first half then of course, Manchester City position was very comfortable because it had two quick goals. So, even though Pep Guardiola is no longer in the pitch and also, Rodri who got a red card, then of course Manchester City can still maintain the victory they already have. Although indeed, after Manchester City played with only 10 players, that Nottingham could control the match. But still, it is difficult for Nottingham to be able to turn things around, or just to make one goal it is also still difficult for Nottingham and the match ends with a score of 2-0.

[püsür]

Maybe there's no shortage of that, but there are other teams who's line-ups may not be quite perfect, but they're just very strong, also as a team. I'm referring to Manchester City. They may have some problems in their squad, but they don't stop them from winning. Besides, if you look at the situation now, Tottenham are joining this race, who have had a great start to the season and also have a good squad.

For Manchester City, I don't see any gaps in their players. Their starters and reserves are at the same level and even if the starters can't play due to some problems like KDB's at the moment the reserves can still be a good option because their quality is not too different considering Manchester City players are really very good in their individual skills.
On the other hand Pep is also quite smart in terms of rotation and organising schemes that want to be done in every match they run so that makes Manchester City always one level above their opponents.

Pep is really something else. In the new tactic he introduced to the world, he no longer uses offensive fullbacks like he used to, he uses more compact players at the back, sometimes he goes completely without fullbacks and piles players in the center of the midfield. He created a defensive midfielder out of stopper john stones, a left back out of another stopper like nathan ake- I find it very boring to write about tactics at length, but to summarize guardiola's aim in this change in an extremely superficial way, I would say that it is to 'ensure fluidity in the transition game to the offense' and 'defensively not to leave space for the opponent to counterattack'. With the new tactic, especially after the world cup that ended in December, they faltered a lot in terms of the quality of the game, but when 3-4 months passed after the big change and the players got used to the new system, they became a machine in March.

[Stepstowealth]

It would be interesting to see how City handles their games ahead.

Maybe City in this season will be able to do what the Arsenal invincible's did during their season where they went a whole season without loosing any game in the premier league. City play well and even with the ten men they were able to still not concede any goal, even with how Nottingham Forest tried. Pep is very good, his changes after the red card ensured that Forest will still not be able to do much. And I know City as a club that do not easily concede goals, so even if Nottingham forest had scored one, they would have struggled for the second goal.

Manchester United have their own game upcoming, another game that they must win. If they loose to Burnley or have a draw, that will be an unsatisfactory result.

[KTChampions]

It would be interesting to see how City handles their games ahead.

Maybe City in this season will be able to do what the Arsenal invincible's did during their season where they went a whole season without loosing any game in the premier league. City play well and even with the ten men they were able to still not concede any goal, even with how Nottingham Forest tried. Pep is very good, his changes after the red card ensured that Forest will still not be able to do much. And I know City as a club that do not easily concede goals, so even if Nottingham forest had scored one, they would have struggled for the second goal.
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You are jumping to conclusions too early. The only serious team City have played this season is Newcastle (which are clearly playing worse than last season). City have a super easy start of the season this year, but then there will be some tough games that will determine how strong they are. All the fun will start from the 8th round where they will meet Arsenal. Then they will have 5 more difficult games (with a break at Bournemouth), so we will very soon see how strong City is without KDB.

[3meek]

Nottingham Forest haven't had a chance to do something in the game with Man City yet, but maybe they will have a chance after the red card... Of course they can't win the game, but there is hope that they will score a goal...

The gap is too big. That match is finished for nottingham forest. The club must also admit that if manchester city is a very strong club in EPL. That's why it was always dominating the EPL since the previous seasons.
Nottingham should not even play the game if they could do that caused by the result was clear if manchester city is winning the game. It's hard to imagine city would be loosing against a weak club like nottingham forest.
The odds is very disappointed caused by it's very small for city due to the its superiority against nottingham forest.

City are very powerful this season... It just seemed to me that after the red card they could concede a goal, but even without one player they continued to play very well... Nottingham Forest couldn't do anything and City won this match easily... I think they will win again in EPL this season...

[imamusma]

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City are very powerful this season... It just seemed to me that after the red card they could concede a goal, but even without one player they continued to play very well... Nottingham Forest couldn't do anything and City won this match easily... I think they will win again in EPL this season...

It has always been difficult to determine who will win the title since the start of the season, but so far Manchester City are one of the strongest candidates to repeat it. Manchester City have won 6/6 of their matches so far, meaning they are the only team to have won 18 points to date. Many people are optimistic about the possibility of Manchester City retaining the title, but there are the next 32 matches that will determine it.

Meanwhile, today two teams that are doing poorly (Chelsea and Manchester United) will play matches against Burnley and Aston Villa respectively. I don't think these two top teams will drop points, but considering their form is not unstable then the possibility of a draw can always be considered.

[Polkeins]

Manchester City is off to another fast start. Foden and Haaland put them ahead early on. There's nothing Nottingham Forest can do now. They will defend whenever possible and try not to concede more goals. But as long as Manchester City play like this, more goals are likely. Nottingham Forest started with a fairly defensive line-up but they didn't show any resistance as they conceded early goals.
Now things may be different as Rodri was shown a red card just the start of the second half. I still don't think Nottingham Forest to try to score but Manchester City may be more defensive now. If you bet on over 4-5 goals it might be difficult to reach.

Manchester City were very aggressive from the start and Forest resisted heavily. Manchester City scored two goals before halftime and did not score any more goals. Meanwhile, after half time, Rodri got a red card and left the field. His foul was horrible to say the least. Forest could not use the opportunity of Rodri going out of the field, but there were many attacks in this opportunity, but no goal was seen. The game after half time was very competitive as Manchester City were a player down so this was Forest's biggest chance of the game.

It didn't seem like such a terrible foul on Rhodri's part. It's clear that he got nervous and grabbed Gibbs-White by the throat for some reason, but Gibbs-White fell like he was knocked down with two feet. Although again there are no questions about the red card, it is deserved, because you can not give the nerves and grab the opponent by the throat, this is still soccer and not ufc.

The main thing is that City kept the victory playing 50 minutes against a strong opponent and Manchester City got 3 points, but I agree that without Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri it will be much harder to fight for points with Arsenal, because both players were very important in terms of creation in the attack at other people's gates.

Nevertheless, Manchester City have a long bench, they should be able to hold out.

[RockBell]

Manchester City is off to another fast start. Foden and Haaland put them ahead early on. There's nothing Nottingham Forest can do now. They will defend whenever possible and try not to concede more goals. But as long as Manchester City play like this, more goals are likely. Nottingham Forest started with a fairly defensive line-up but they didn't show any resistance as they conceded early goals.
Now things may be different as Rodri was shown a red card just the start of the second half. I still don't think Nottingham Forest to try to score but Manchester City may be more defensive now. If you bet on over 4-5 goals it might be difficult to reach.

I believe the aggressive mentality was just wanting to win the game by any means possible, despite the fact that the total number of yellow cards distributed was nine. except for Rodri, who received a red card. Manchester City will constantly take advantage of any scoring opportunity their assault is always active, with two goals already scored in the first half. just seven minutes foden has already dropped a goal inside the net. and even with all the effort of playing the defensive game, it was of no use because the whole strategy was comprehended by Manchester City.

Manchester City were very aggressive from the start and Forest resisted heavily. Manchester City scored two goals before halftime and did not score any more goals. Meanwhile, after half time, Rodri got a red card and left the field. His foul was horrible to say the least. Forest could not use the opportunity of Rodri going out of the field, but there were many attacks in this opportunity, but no goal was seen. The game after half time was very competitive as Manchester City were a player down so this was Forest's biggest chance of the game.

I believe the aggressive mentality was just wanting to win the game by any means possible, despite the fact that the total number of yellow cards distributed was nine. except for Rodri, who received a red card. Manchester City will constantly take advantage of any scoring opportunity their assault is always active, with two goals already scored in the first half. I don't see anyone who will not be impressed with the performance of Manchester City so I don't see any win again. even though their ball possession was well coordinated, even when Manchester City was one man down they still played a well-coordinated game.

[Webetcoins]

After few early bore matches now we are having one of the entertaining match which is playing between Brentford vs Everton with early goal from Everton create good interest in this game but Brentford able to give timely reply through Jensen and now match is on level with score of 1 - 1 this is going to be an interesting match after having few poor boring matches.

Everton which is having the worst time looking for the something positive because they are having just one point from five games and staying in danger zone but Brentford which is having impressive start are now in decline in performance, both will try their best for the best end of this match Dyche feeling pressure so can he change the fortune of Everton it's very interesting.

[FanEagle]

To be fair I believe that Arsenal still has a long way to go and doesn't feel like they are going to be doing fine. I get that it is not going to be easy to make them win or something like that right away, but just because they learned from last season doesn't mean they will be better this season.

By the looks of it they are decent, but not really amazing and they need to keep adjusting some stuff at the club at all times, Arteta is a great manager there is no argument there but he can't just make the team win by sheer force, he has to wait to see players show their talent and make any changes afterwards which may take some time. I still think City will win the league again, they are just way too good for not to win it.

[CryptoBuds]

Ten Hag understands that he needs to get out of this losing streak, he needs victories and 13th place is definitely not what they expected to see at the start. Manchester United concede too much, their defense is bad and to be honest I don’t like the way Onana plays. Burnley also do not have the best defense and they conceded even more than Manchester United, so I think that Manchester United will score today, despite the fact that this is an away match, I expect them to score two or more goals, most likely they will also concede.

In terms of building attacks from the back area, Onana was so good that Ten Hag recruited him this season because the game pattern implemented by Ten Hag was to build attacks from behind and look for a goalkeeper who could make good passes. But from his reflexes it is clear that Onana is not as good as De Gea. Burnley have conceded more goals and have not won so far, however, Manchester United should not underestimate Burnley, especially since the pattern of play exhibited by Burnley is almost similar to what Manchester City does when controlling the ball, especially Burnley coach Vincent Kompany, who is the former captain of Manchester City. and was once a pupil of Pep Guardiola.

No matter about Vincent Kompany because anyway, Burnley so far is also very bad and therefore, at least Manchester United will still be favored to win this match. Because yes, although Manchester United have conceded a lot of goals so far but at least, Manchester United still looks okay to score goals. So yes, playing away against Burnley I think will not make Manchester United lose the chance to win, because basically Manchester United still has good quality and of course, Manchester United will be able to maximize this match to win.

Manchester United's performance is impossible to predict. Their performance is very erratic. For this reason it is not possible to make any assumptions.
I would say Manchester United's main problem is their defence. And because of this weak defense, they are not able to win even against smaller teams. Manchester United have conceded 10 goals in their last three matches. Even weaker teams like Nottingham Forest scored 2 goals against United. Kompany is a good enough coach. He is aware of United's weakness. And so I think Burnley have the potential to pick up points today. I don't think Manchester United will win.

Because of the poor and inconsistent results we've seen from Manchester United since the start of the season, it's very hard to predict their games or probably bet on them to win games.
That being said, I think they have a better chance of winning this weekend's English Premier League game against Burnley than their opponents do and that's because if the fact that Burnley has only picked just one point from all the league games they've played this season.

Burnley are weak opponents. Manchester United will get an easy win if they are able to put up some consistent performance. But in the last few matches I have been very disappointed with Manchester United's performance. From the performance it seems that they have no definite plan. Bonding between players is weak. In addition, Manchester United's attacking performance is also quite weak. On the other hand, if Burnley plays a defensive strategy, it will be much more difficult for United's players to score. United's chances of winning are slim if the attacking players perform erratically.