Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[CryptoBuds]

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There's more players interested in EPL title this season. We know the essential teams that would make it up for top four, the ones that would settle for other positions and the worst ones that would become relegated from the league due to the act of incapable strength to match up. Arsenal failed last season, they really got motivated by their extreme results by ending second and qualifying for UEFA Champions League. The gunners have keep up with the outstanding performance this new season, alot of mistakes will go on if what happen last time repeat itself, simply referring to injuries that affected them during the end period of EPL.

This season Arteta has the opportunity to stop Manchester City's title dominance, as well as what Liverpool and Tottenham can do. I know Arteta is very hungry and ready to conquer tough challenges this season, but the defending champions should not be underestimated.

Manchester City experienced a slight change in their form of play which caused them to lose 6 points in 2 consecutive matches. But that is not the reason why Manchester City will completely fail if Pep Guardiola and his team recover and improve their performance. Manchester City have proven that even though they haven't led the standings for longer.

From the stats I gathered, I think Manchester city are still well in check in the title race and the reason for this set back they are currently experiencing is just because of the absence of the main backbone of this Manchester city side which is the present of Kevin de byrune. His absence has been really felt by this team and I think the faster he recovers the better for the team.

It wouldn't be wrong to call de Byrune Manchester City's most important player. He is a great player. And because of de Byrune, Manchester City's overall performance remains stable. De Byrune's main responsibility is to link the midfield with the forwards. And he is capable of scoring as well as assisting. However, de Byrune's absence from the squad is quite visible. With de Byrune back in the squad we will see a better performance from Manchester City. City's midfield will become stronger. Manchester City will once again dominate the Premier League if de Byrune returns to the squad.

[Furious 7]

Now Arsenal's players are good, their rhythm is also good and Havertz can still develop. Seeing that all the players are still young, they can still develop rapidly and become top players. Arsenal's problem is just a storm of injuries and the consistency of this game is what Arsenal are afraid of. Last season, Arsenal's performance from the start of the season was also very convincing, even Man City was far behind Arsenal in terms of points, but in the last few matches at the end of the season, Arsenal's spirit seemed to be broken and it was true that at that time several of Arsenal's main players were injured.

This season there is no reason to repeat the same mistakes as last season, Arsenal's players this season can be said to be almost complete, from the core players to the reserve players. Moreover, they have beaten Man City, maybe this will be a big motivation for Arsenal to win the EPL this season.

Actually for Arsenal I still believe that they still have problems in performance. Not that their performance is bad now but sometimes their consistency is not maintained and precisely when one defeat is obtained they have difficulty getting out of the slump which makes their performance can immediately climb and positive but when one defeat is obtained this makes them immediately down and makes the rhythm they build during the positive trend meaningless. This has happened in the last few seasons when the rise and fall of their performance has always occurred suddenly and indeed last season was the biggest in terms of impact.

Right now if Arteta can't finally solve that apart from the hurricane of injuries received then Arsenal will still be Arsenal as before where they will only be a team with tremendous improvement but on the other hand they are also difficult to be able to compete in the race for the championship even though they can do it but it will only be a spice that makes them only be below the number 1 position.

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Bournemouth and Sheffield are two teams that have never won so far and I think the chances of these two teams getting closer to the relegation zone this season. Even so, Bournemouth probably have a better record with 3 draws which saw them collect 3 points and Sheffield is so bad with only collecting 1 point from one draw and the rest they lost. In the next match, maybe Bournemouth will have the opportunity to add 3 points against Wolves next week, especially this time they are the hosts and for Sheffield, maybe this will be a match that can do wonders for them because it is against Manchester United.

These two teams are currently the bottom two teams in the Premier League after eight matches; Bournemouth already had three points from three draw matches; they are one point behind Burnley, who have just won one match, lost six, and drawn one so far this season, while Sheffield United have so far had just one point out of all the eight games they played; therefore, I expect Bournemouth to win the match because they have had a good performance compared to Sheffield United.

Sheffield must be able to take advantage of the poor results achieved by Manchester United so far and even though in the previous match Manchester United won dramatically, in fact they still had a very difficult time scoring first. Sheffield must force Manchester United to lose points and they must take advantage of the opportunities that exist to take the lead first and then defend fully. I know it's a bit difficult but Sheffield will have to try because they haven't had one so far.

I don't think Manchester United can lose their match against Sheffield United because they really need consistency in their games in order to keep fighting for the title or top four. Therefore, for them to have consistency, they need to win their next match before facing Manchester City.

[Josefjix]

Now Arsenal's players are good, their rhythm is also good and Havertz can still develop. Seeing that all the players are still young, they can still develop rapidly and become top players. Arsenal's problem is just a storm of injuries and the consistency of this game is what Arsenal are afraid of. Last season, Arsenal's performance from the start of the season was also very convincing, even Man City was far behind Arsenal in terms of points, but in the last few matches at the end of the season, Arsenal's spirit seemed to be broken and it was true that at that time several of Arsenal's main players were injured.

This season there is no reason to repeat the same mistakes as last season, Arsenal's players this season can be said to be almost complete, from the core players to the reserve players. Moreover, they have beaten Man City, maybe this will be a big motivation for Arsenal to win the EPL this season.

Last season happens to be the awake call for Gunners, they were very competitive and led their preeminent opponents till the very last games, when they started declining in performance due to absence of the key players, inconsistent performance became the orders of the day for Gunners. However they're all in the past, forward to the present. Arsenal are on fire this season with spectacular performance in league games. Mikel Arteta and his men have learnt their mistakes, they look forward to correct then this season. This is a new different EPL campaign, numerous teams are in the race for the EPL trophy but it's crystal clear the teams that would earn important spots and the ones that would be relegated this season.

[Coyster]

Manchester City will once again dominate the Premier League if de Byrune returns to the squad.

But Kevin De Bruyne is out until early next year, thus if your logic is right, City will struggle until early next year, hell, if that happens they'll be out of the title race by then. Pep and City can cope without any player, but it's not possible to deny the fact that some players make them play a whole lot better, like KDB.

City have also missed Rodri greatly for the last three games, they lost all of them without him, he is back for the next game against Brighton, and that should give City a lift. Pep is a genius, thus i trust him to find a solution to their current problems. If the rest of the league is celebrating City's dip in form, they should know better because City come alive when it matters the most and they can go on long winning runs, they remain favorites to win the title for the fourth time in a row.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Now Arsenal's players are good, their rhythm is also good and Havertz can still develop. Seeing that all the players are still young, they can still develop rapidly and become top players. Arsenal's problem is just a storm of injuries and the consistency of this game is what Arsenal are afraid of. Last season, Arsenal's performance from the start of the season was also very convincing, even Man City was far behind Arsenal in terms of points, but in the last few matches at the end of the season, Arsenal's spirit seemed to be broken and it was true that at that time several of Arsenal's main players were injured.

This season there is no reason to repeat the same mistakes as last season, Arsenal's players this season can be said to be almost complete, from the core players to the reserve players. Moreover, they have beaten Man City, maybe this will be a big motivation for Arsenal to win the EPL this season.

Last season happens to be the awake call for Gunners, they were very competitive and led their preeminent opponents till the very last games, when they started declining in performance due to absence of the key players, inconsistent performance became the orders of the day for Gunners. However they're all in the past, forward to the present. Arsenal are on fire this season with spectacular performance in league games. Mikel Arteta and his men have learnt their mistakes, they look forward to correct then this season. This is a new different EPL campaign, numerous teams are in the race for the EPL trophy but it's crystal clear the teams that would earn important spots and the ones that would be relegated this season.

Well, Arsenal indeed had a spectacular performance last season until they started disappointing as you said, I personally believe that the EPL trophy was theirs to carry home last season, but unfortunately, they lost their first position in the EPL table to Manchester city after either losing or drawing some crucial games which lead to them losing some really important points.

Here we are in this season now and the same Arsenal is on fire again just as they were last season until they began to mess up, i really hope they did learnt their lessons through their experience last season just as you have said.

But one thing I personally think is that, this season's EPL looks like it's more competitive than the last one, teams like Tottenham and Manchester city are all gunning for the EPL title, Arsenal will have to play harder and smarter than ever if they must have the chance of going home with the trophy.

[CryptoBuds]

Manchester City will once again dominate the Premier League if de Byrune returns to the squad.

But Kevin De Bruyne is out until early next year, thus if your logic is right, City will struggle until early next year, hell, if that happens they'll be out of the title race by then. Pep and City can cope without any player, but it's not possible to deny the fact that some players make them play a whole lot better, like KDB.

City have also missed Rodri greatly for the last three games, they lost all of them without him, he is back for the next game against Brighton, and that should give City a lift. Pep is a genius, thus i trust him to find a solution to their current problems. If the rest of the league is celebrating City's dip in form, they should know better because City come alive when it matters the most and they can go on long winning runs, they remain favorites to win the title for the fourth time in a row.

Without Kevin De Bruyne, it is very difficult to keep the performance stable. But it is not impossible. Last season we saw consistent good performances from City. The team has consistently played well in the Champions League and Premier League and won the title. However, the City midfielder will not be with the best player squad this season. City's performance is likely to be erratic. But coach Guardiola is experienced. He may now employ a different match strategy to stabilize City's performance. But it will be very difficult for City. Kevin De Bruyne has been with City for a long time. Kevin De Bruyne has been with City since 2014 if I'm not mistaken. So it will be very difficult to fill the void of Kevin De Bruyne.

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These two teams are currently the bottom two teams in the Premier League after eight matches; Bournemouth already had three points from three draw matches; they are one point behind Burnley, who have just won one match, lost six, and drawn one so far this season, while Sheffield United have so far had just one point out of all the eight games they played; therefore, I expect Bournemouth to win the match because they have had a good performance compared to Sheffield United.

Burnley, Shefflefield, Luton town and Bournemouth suffered the same faith. Irrespective of the point differences, they are not better than each other. However I don't expect to see Bournemouth in that place because if it's experience, they escape relegation last year, at worst case they shouldn't be there right now, it's too early for a club that has experience 38 weeks of strong opposition and then slept there.

The three teams that left Championship and made it to Premier League but underperforming are understandable but it will be disappointing if they don't make it out, that's effort wasted after relagated for so many years only for them to back the prison they left just before they got promoted.

I don't think Manchester United can lose their match against Sheffield United because they really need consistency in their games in order to keep fighting for the title or top four. Therefore, for them to have consistency, they need to win their next match before facing Manchester City.

The worst team right now in Premier League is not Manchester United, Shefflefield has met with Everton and they drew, and Manchester United form is far ahead of Everton. If they should meet, they will not last 20 minutes before they concede the first goal, Manchester United will leverage them and get that point without stress. Even if you should carry straight win for Manchester United, you have nothing to worry about.

[tiCeR]

Manchester City will once again dominate the Premier League if de Byrune returns to the squad.

But Kevin De Bruyne is out until early next year, thus if your logic is right, City will struggle until early next year, hell, if that happens they'll be out of the title race by then. Pep and City can cope without any player, but it's not possible to deny the fact that some players make them play a whole lot better, like KDB.

City have also missed Rodri greatly for the last three games, they lost all of them without him, he is back for the next game against Brighton, and that should give City a lift. Pep is a genius, thus i trust him to find a solution to their current problems. If the rest of the league is celebrating City's dip in form, they should know better because City come alive when it matters the most and they can go on long winning runs, they remain favorites to win the title for the fourth time in a row.

Without Kevin De Bruyne, it is very difficult to keep the performance stable. But it is not impossible. Last season we saw consistent good performances from City. The team has consistently played well in the Champions League and Premier League and won the title. However, the City midfielder will not be with the best player squad this season. City's performance is likely to be erratic. But coach Guardiola is experienced. He may now employ a different match strategy to stabilize City's performance. But it will be very difficult for City. Kevin De Bruyne has been with City for a long time. Kevin De Bruyne has been with City since 2014 if I'm not mistaken. So it will be very difficult to fill the void of Kevin De Bruyne.

I agree and Kevin De Bruyne is one of the most powerful midfielders in this game. I am a lucky person to see this guy play the game, he is like the Messi or Ronaldo of the midfield.

But at the same time you can see how Manchester City is suffering from the fact that a player like De Bruyne is missing. If you look at the midfield now and you know that last season they had Gundogan and De Bruyne at their best, I think every team in the world would have huge problems if a duo like them goes missing out of a sudden. There is no way to equally replace them.

[LGD2Business]

I agree and Kevin De Bruyne is one of the most powerful midfielders in this game. I am a lucky person to see this guy play the game, he is like the Messi or Ronaldo of the midfield.

I also think de Bruyne is a very special player. But even without him, Manchester City win their matches. Manchester City have a very large and very high quality squad. They brought the best players in the world to the team and the best manager in the world is coaching them. The absence of a player is not felt. However, if 5-6 players are missing at the same time, there may be a problem. Apart from that, they have very solid rotations. For a team that plays around 70 matches a year, it's important to have strong squad depth. Manchester City management does this planning very well.

[lalabotax]

Without Kevin De Bruyne, it is very difficult to keep the performance stable. But it is not impossible. Last season we saw consistent good performances from City. The team has consistently played well in the Champions League and Premier League and won the title. However, the City midfielder will not be with the best player squad this season. City's performance is likely to be erratic. But coach Guardiola is experienced. He may now employ a different match strategy to stabilize City's performance. But it will be very difficult for City. Kevin De Bruyne has been with City for a long time. Kevin De Bruyne has been with City since 2014 if I'm not mistaken. So it will be very difficult to fill the void of Kevin De Bruyne.

Exactly. Indeed, we cannot deny that de Bruyne's influence and contribution to Man City is huge. He is a player who can be said to be the brains of Man City's game. Indeed, his contribution is quite essential. So without his presence, i i would certainly have quite an influence on the Club. Moreover, the injury he suffered was serious enough that he had to be absent for quite a long time. Currently, Pep is certainly not giving up on making Man City stable again. However, de Bruyne's position and contribution cannot yet be optimally replaced.

[AakZaki]

If Chelsea faces a big club, maybe their performance will not be so bad and they will be able to provide resistance. Because this will be a prestigious match for both teams. Playing at home is Chelsea advantage so there is no reason not to take advantage of this moment. For Arsenal, they are ready to play at home and will not put pressure on Arteta squad. The mentality of Arsenal players who continue to improve and develop after beating Manchester City is certainly a motivation to continue to maintain their victory.

It is difficult to predict the outcome of this game. Chelsea are not stable, Arsenal are pretty good. Statistically it is possible that Arsenal are the underdog. But Chelsea can't be underestimated either. Chelsea in the last 3 games did not lose, it can be a good momentum to beat Arsenal. Performing at Stamford Bridge is also another advantage. Actually, Chelsea have high-priced players, but either they can't make good use of them. In addition, Chelsea seem to be losing because they sell some players at low prices.

[baeva]

I'm more than confident that a win over Arsenal alone won't get the team back on track, or as many believe - they can fight for any top again. Yes, beating a team like that is a morale booster, but it's not enough and Chelsea still have too much work to do, I  think top 5 is even close to happening this season

Winning Arsenal would be a very big boost to the confidence level of Chelsea players but i think they might begin to suffer again after playing the next two matches cause they'll face Tottenham then Manchester City then Newcastle and Manchester United before facing Everton,  amongst all the stated names the clubs I know they could survive against is Everton and maybe Manchester due to their poor performance.

 The schedule ahead is very tough and I wonder how they'll be able to get past those three teams before Manchester United, if they lose against all three it might even make them drop form when they face Manchester United cause their morale could become weak after suffering three loses, however there coach Pouchettino request that Chelsea fans trust the process, I hope he trust In his team to win all tough fixtures ahead.

In the current situation I wouldn't even call Manchester United's form bad, they are even higher in the standings. In addition, given the form of Tottenham who have not lost a single match and Manchester City, I think Chelsea still have a high chance of losing these matches. Patience with them, I don't know what needs to be changed in their team

[ginsan]

Actually for Arsenal I still believe that they still have problems in performance. Not that their performance is bad now but sometimes their consistency is not maintained and precisely when one defeat is obtained they have difficulty getting out of the slump which makes their performance can immediately climb and positive but when one defeat is obtained this makes them immediately down and makes the rhythm they build during the positive trend meaningless. This has happened in the last few seasons when the rise and fall of their performance has always occurred suddenly and indeed last season was the biggest in terms of impact.

Right now if Arteta can't finally solve that apart from the hurricane of injuries received then Arsenal will still be Arsenal as before where they will only be a team with tremendous improvement but on the other hand they are also difficult to be able to compete in the race for the championship even though they can do it but it will only be a spice that makes them only be below the number 1 position.

It is likely that Arsenal have learned a lot from last season's failures so that this season they will try hard to maintain their consistency so as not to lose points in vain. Indeed, last season, if we look at Arsenal's performance, of course if they lose, it will be difficult for them to come back to winning ways. Perhaps their gaps and weak points last season have been corrected by Arteta by pressing his players to perform optimally and fighting to continue to win in every match.

The victory against Manchester City made Arsenal improve their performance this season. The players will continue to maintain opportunities in every match to look for 3 points. Arsenal players' enthusiasm grew quite high after they managed to beat Manchester City. Maybe next week we will see Arsenal leading the standings if they are able to maintain the winning trend they have recorded.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

It is likely that Arsenal have learned a lot from last season's failures so that this season they will try hard to maintain their consistency so as not to lose points in vain. Indeed, last season, if we look at Arsenal's performance, of course if they lose, it will be difficult for them to come back to winning ways. Perhaps their gaps and weak points last season have been corrected by Arteta by pressing his players to perform optimally and fighting to continue to win in every match.

The victory against Manchester City made Arsenal improve their performance this season. The players will continue to maintain opportunities in every match to look for 3 points. Arsenal players' enthusiasm grew quite high after they managed to beat Manchester City. Maybe next week we will see Arsenal leading the standings if they are able to maintain the winning trend they have recorded.

Yeah Arsenal have to fight until the end of the season and don't let competitors take the opportunity. Next week Arsenal will play away against Chelsea, based on the quality of Arsenal should be much better but on the other hand Chelsea are also on fire after winning 2 times in their last match so it means it is certainly not easy for Arsenal to secure 3 points. To be honest this season we want to see the new champion, maybe Arsenal, Tottenham or other teams what is clear is not Manchester City.

[coinlocket$]

Saturday 21st October
Liverpool 12:30 Everton
Bournemouth 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford 15:00 Burnley
Manchester City 15:00 Brighton and Hove Albion
Newcastle United 15:00 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 15:00 Luton Town
Chelsea 17:30 Arsenal On Sky
Sheffield United 20:00 Manchester United

Sunday 22nd October
Aston Villa 16:30 West Ham United

Monday 23rd October
Tottenham Hotspur 20:00 Fulham

Source: https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-fixtures


Match of the day, City - Brighton, it can end with loads of goals.

[tiCeR]

Actually for Arsenal I still believe that they still have problems in performance. Not that their performance is bad now but sometimes their consistency is not maintained and precisely when one defeat is obtained they have difficulty getting out of the slump which makes their performance can immediately climb and positive but when one defeat is obtained this makes them immediately down and makes the rhythm they build during the positive trend meaningless. This has happened in the last few seasons when the rise and fall of their performance has always occurred suddenly and indeed last season was the biggest in terms of impact.

Right now if Arteta can't finally solve that apart from the hurricane of injuries received then Arsenal will still be Arsenal as before where they will only be a team with tremendous improvement but on the other hand they are also difficult to be able to compete in the race for the championship even though they can do it but it will only be a spice that makes them only be below the number 1 position.

It is likely that Arsenal have learned a lot from last season's failures so that this season they will try hard to maintain their consistency so as not to lose points in vain. Indeed, last season, if we look at Arsenal's performance, of course if they lose, it will be difficult for them to come back to winning ways. Perhaps their gaps and weak points last season have been corrected by Arteta by pressing his players to perform optimally and fighting to continue to win in every match.

The victory against Manchester City made Arsenal improve their performance this season. The players will continue to maintain opportunities in every match to look for 3 points. Arsenal players' enthusiasm grew quite high after they managed to beat Manchester City. Maybe next week we will see Arsenal leading the standings if they are able to maintain the winning trend they have recorded.

Maybe they have, but Arteta also knows that this competition won't be decided between Arsenal and Manchester City, but between the long fight between the clubs with the other amazing opponents. The aftermath has to wait.

But there is still a gigantic chance for Arsenal now to take revenge for the last season and also ensure that Manchester City knows this season will be a difficult one for them.

[Salahmu]

Without Kevin De Bruyne, it is very difficult to keep the performance stable. But it is not impossible. Last season we saw consistent good performances from City.

That's true without Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City will find it very difficult to perform very well although not because the Kevin De Bruyne is the most skillful player in Manchester City but however the role he plays on Manchester city is so important that the team can easily get affected by his absent.

Although I heard his injury may last for three months, who knows if he will be able to recover before there next two to three matches, but however irrespective of the absent of Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester city remains a serious rival to all clubs, and also with the kind of coach they have in the person of Pep Guardiola after seeing what happened on there last match against Arsenal he will never allow such mistake again, by making sure the team remains inform.

[QueenVera]

Saturday 21st October
Liverpool 12:30 Everton
Bournemouth 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford 15:00 Burnley
Manchester City 15:00 Brighton and Hove Albion
Newcastle United 15:00 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 15:00 Luton Town
Chelsea 17:30 Arsenal On Sky
Sheffield United 20:00 Manchester United

Sunday 22nd October
Aston Villa 16:30 West Ham United

Monday 23rd October
Tottenham Hotspur 20:00 Fulham 


Match of the day, City - Brighton, it can end with loads of goals.

Week 9 matches would commence this weekend after the playes return from the international break, and i can't wait cause I've really missed the EPL, the week 8 was very interesting and Arsenal was the talk of the week for beating the league champions Manchester City,  and Tottenham are suprisenly rocking the top of the league, there new manager even won the Motm award, it was well deserving, well let's see what this week unfolds.

 Liverpool are favorites to win against Everton and i don't think Everton would stand a chance at annfield, Manchester have lost enough and can't afford to drop more points, i think they'll defeat Brighton they're still without Debruyne but Rodri has finished serving his punished and would be back to the starting 11,Chelsea Arsenal derby is the match of the week and would be very tough for both teams, it might end up draw, Manchester United are not consistent but i expect a win against Sheffield,however the current league winners would win Fulham.

[Docnaster]

I agree and Kevin De Bruyne is one of the most powerful midfielders in this game. I am a lucky person to see this guy play the game, he is like the Messi or Ronaldo of the midfield.

I also think de Bruyne is a very special player. But even without him, Manchester City win their matches. Manchester City have a very large and very high quality squad. They brought the best players in the world to the team and the best manager in the world is coaching them. The absence of a player is not felt. However, if 5-6 players are missing at the same time, there may be a problem. Apart from that, they have very solid rotations. For a team that plays around 70 matches a year, it's important to have strong squad depth. Manchester City management does this planning very well.

KDB is a silent achiever and because he doesn't glory going to media to make some noise some people tends to underrate his abilities in the field of play. Every good player and football lovers know the worth of KDB in every midfield. Guardiola himself understands this very well, that is why he doesn't joke with Kelvin.
Even anytime Haaland is interviewed, he doesn't stop emphasizing the abilities of Kelvin in the midfield. It is clear even to the blind the space Kelvin has left in the midfield of Manchester city. Should Kelvin be around, I do not think that Arsenal would be able to win Manchester city last week.
I wish KDB fast recovery so that he can rejoin his team for a greater performance.