Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Doell]

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Yeah it's not a bad performance, they're gaining momentum and to be honest I didn't believe in them at all that they could come close to these results. I wonder where they will finish this season, I think the top 5 or even 6 is already closed for them a priori, there is too much competition and it is unlikely that they will be able to get there

I also don't believe Chelsea have good record in the last 8 matches, because at the start of this season some of their matches were quite disappointing, especially when they lost against a weak team I mean Nottingham. Chelsea played at home and had many golden opportunities, also dominating the match but they lost.
Actually I can't answer that either, because the Premier League very competitive, and the points currently Chelsea achieving are not very convincing. So yes the possibility is not too big for Chelsea to end this season in top 5th or 6th, but also there is still a chance for them because their performance is also getting better.

[JeffBrad12]

Yeah another day and another bad news. The bad news has come from manchester united since the club potentially to be banned from UCL if MU and Nice will be going to the UCL next season. It's caused by EUFA didn't allow a club with multiple owner to entry.
This is potentially to prevent manchester united to perform in UCL next season (Only if the club will finish at the top 4). Im still feeling doubt about that.

Manchester United are closing in on a massive takeover by INEOS chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe, but such a deal may raise even more questions from UEFA.

With multi-club ownership rules forbidding two connected teams from competing in a UEFA competition, United may be drawn into a debate with another INEOS-owned outfit, Ligue 1 side Nice, who are flying this season.

Amid speculation that United could face a ban from the Champions League if the INEOS takeover goes through, here's a closer look into the situation.

https://www.90min.com/posts/why-man-utd-could-be-banned-from-champions-league-after-takeover
This news sounds bad for united since sir jim is willing to acquired 25% of shares from the club, That means mu will be owned by multiple entities.

[samuraijin]

There might be a good opportunity for Arsenal this week to take advantage of. I mean while Manchester City and Liverpool are facing each other in Etihad a possible advantageous result would be helpful for Arsenal to take the lead directly. But on one hand Arsenal had better stay strong against Brentford in that away game of theirs.

This is technically a game that they should be able to win decently. But when it comes to the Premier League it is really difficult to be sure of even favourite teams. Liverpool ended their winning streak by hitting them hard like 3-0. Maybe Arsenal can take advantage of their weaknesses.

That's right, Arsenal only hopes that Man City and Liverpool end with a draw so Arsenal will most likely rise to the top of the standings, and even then, if Arsenal is able to win the match against Brentford, at least they can get full points in that match.

It was very difficult to win 3-0 while the opponent Liverpool faced was not a bottom team but last season's defending champion club, so it is very likely that Arsenal will get an advantage in the Liverpool and Man City match.

[Weawant]

Breaking News: Manchester United want to sign Thomas Müller in the January transfer window:
Erik ten Hag wants to sign Thomas Müller for Manchester United because he wants to make some new changes for the club. So I think it would be a good decision from Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag because Thomas Müller is a very appropriate and well-experienced player, and his way of playing is world-class, which might be very helpful for the Red Devils. Thomas Müller's contract will expire in 2024, and Bayern Munich wants to get some benefits from him to sell them to Manchester United.
Thomas Müller is a very creative and possessive attacker as well as a midfielder who would make some good passes or make some creative chances, despite the fact that Manchester United needs this type of player who contributes all of his best performances.

What did you guys think? Would it be good for Manchester United or not?

Actually this is what Manchester united needed, some good changes and help in their front lines rho help with creativity there because the likes of Fernandes has really declined in been creative well enough and make less from what is expected of his performance in the Frontline.

Ten hag should maximize the January transfer window to bring about some good changes and improvement in the team but then very importantly, in as much as getting good new players to help the team is important, its also important he works on his relationship with the players aswell because it has great impact on their psychology which in the later transmits to their performance and results they produce on the pitch.

[Oluwa-btc]

There might be a good opportunity for Arsenal this week to take advantage of. I mean while Manchester City and Liverpool are facing each other in Etihad a possible advantageous result would be helpful for Arsenal to take the lead directly. But on one hand Arsenal had better stay strong against Brentford in that away game of theirs.

This is technically a game that they should be able to win decently. But when it comes to the Premier League it is really difficult to be sure of even favourite teams. Liverpool ended their winning streak by hitting them hard like 3-0. Maybe Arsenal can take advantage of their weaknesses.

There is every chance they would win this game though they have some poor away records this season. Since Manchester City will be facing Liverpool it's a game that would be tough and they may both share points if one of them fail to get all three points home. Personally, I feel like its a game that points will be shared, I don't see anyone winning this game.

Gunners should taje good use of them chances and make sure they win this game. Brentford have been a stubborn side even I can recall the season they returned to the Premier League, ( Firsts game of the season, Friday night ) they won against Arsenal. But Arsenal had their own impressive run last season beating all the clubs from London ( Both home and away games )

[TelolettOm]

Breaking News: Manchester United want to sign Thomas Müller in the January transfer window:
Erik ten Hag wants to sign Thomas Müller for Manchester United because he wants to make some new changes for the club. So I think it would be a good decision from Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag because Thomas Müller is a very appropriate and well-experienced player, and his way of playing is world-class, which might be very helpful for the Red Devils. Thomas Müller's contract will expire in 2024, and Bayern Munich wants to get some benefits from him to sell them to Manchester United.
Thomas Müller is a very creative and possessive attacker as well as a midfielder who would make some good passes or make some creative chances, despite the fact that Manchester United needs this type of player who contributes all of his best performances.

What did you guys think? Would it be good for Manchester United or not?

I don't know why Erik Ten Hag thinks it is necessary to sign Thomas Müller. For the striker position, they already have 3 players. I think there is no need for a new striker because there are Rasmus Højlund, Marcus Rashford, and Anthony Martial. These strikers are skillful and have good experience, they are also young players who have a long career. Meanwhile Thomas Müller is an old striker, he seems not in his prime era anymore. So, having Thomas Müller on Man United squad probably won't bring significant impact. If Erik Ten Hag really wants to make Man United be stronger, he needs to rebuild its defense line. They need more stable defenders, especially for left and right backs.

If Man United signs Thomas Müller, it will be only good for Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich will get some money, meanwhile Man United won't get a significant impact from the transfer decision.

[makishart]

Man United recruited Rasmus Hojlund for a transfer fee of 72 million pounds. However, the Danish player's performance is extremely unstable. He started struggling in the Premier League and still needs goals for MU in this arena. I wonder why Hojlund hasn't been able to score in the Premier League yet. I liked Hojlund's performance. He is a speedy striker, ready to outrun the opponent's 4 or 3 defenders. However, it will take some time before he stabilizes. Rasmus is new to the club and is slowly getting used to the rhythm of the other players. Hopefully, he will become a good striker in the future.

It's funny to say how hojlund was nothing compared to another striker that play for the different club at this moment. Over priced guy, his price is not even worth with his performance at this moment. I would like to see manchester united to get another expensive player to see whether the main problem was on the player or coach itself. This is really important to identify that caused by the future of club will be determined by the player and coach. Haaland's performance was so amazing unlike rasmus which is a flop in EPL.
This is the fact.

[Ayers]

Chelsea performance is not stable enough because in the 5 matches they have played, Chelsea won 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, which means they have not shown their consistency so far. I see many people saying that with Chelsea success in holding Manchester City to a draw, they have performed better and that could be true, but if you only measure 1 match to say that they have recovered, of course that is not an impressive achievement. But if they can maintain their best form by winning consecutive matches in the last 5 matches then they have found their true strength.

So next week match will be very crucial for Chelsea because Newcastle United is very strong when playing at home. However, in this match, Chelsea is very favored to win this match because Newcastle united lost many of their core players due to injury. Wilson absence will make them lose their best strength on the front lines. We will see how Newcastle United can play as a strong team without being supported by their core players. Whether Eddie Howe rotation will work when he doesn't have many players to cover the gaps in the team.

Actually, Chelsea performance still not stable yet but in last two matches they are stronger team after beating top standings team Tottenham Hotspur and last week before international break out success make favorite team Manchester City get draw. Chelsea on difficult opponent teams for several matches later but they have good started beat Tottenham Hotspur and one points against Manchester City. Net match Newcastle United I don't think difficult opponent team for Chelsea because The Magpies have focus on other important Champion League match few days later after facing Chelsea.

Newcastle United won't loss their opportunity in Champion League and seems they will make rotation against Chelsea to make their effective performance on Champion League match against PSG.

Newcastle shouldnt be underestimated. Their team and defence are formidable. Additionally, Nick Pope is a formidable custodian. Chelsea has momentum, but this match wont be easy. We've done well versus top clubs but poorly against defensive opponents. Newcastle's plan at St. James' Park may make it difficult to break through. A close, strategic game is expected, and it will be interesting to watch how we handle it, especially given our previous scoring struggles versus defensive formations.

Chelsea has definitely been more inconsistent compared to Newcastle United. But to be honest both of the teams have been inconsistent in recent times. But I still do not think that Chelsea will even be able to get one point from this match. Newcastle United is going to be very determined to win this one. They started the season in a really good form but they are kind of falling off right now. So they would try to make things right.

Even if I have to say something positive about Chelsea, I will say that they will get only one point max from this match.

[klidex]

I think the confidence that Chelsea have when playing big team right is a big win for them, from the previous games the confidence of Chelsea have been everything. Newcastle is a strong team I so much believe in but I don't think playing with Chelsea will be an easy game for Newcastle. The last game Chelsea played with Manchester City has really proved Chelsea is good enough to face any Premier league team, even the game Chelsea played with arsenal is another game to see how Chelsea have improve in their performance this season,  I think Newcastle and Chelsea meeting will be another interesting game to watch Chelsea how good they have become.

No one should underestimate Mauricio Pochettino who's currently the headcoach of Chelsea, he was appointed because the owner, Todd Boehly believes he's a prominent coach and stands in the position to deliver the team at this crucial moment. Chelsea is a top club in EPL, that we shouldn't forget in a hurry. Simply because the Blues experience a bad season the previous EPL campaign, they can still bounce back to form this season because mere watching their games, there performance have increase and there's evidence of growth.  

Initially, many people underestimated Mauricio Pochettino from the start of coaching at the Chelsea club. Many thought that Pochettino did not have a good strategy in improving Chelsea performance. Indeed, at first Chelsea start the season badly, but slowly Pochettino has begun to know what strategies he should apply to current Chelsea player. This is so that there are no more insults that put too much pressure on the Chelsea coach, at least Pochettino also has to implement good strategies such as when facing the last 2 match of the clubs he brought so that Chelsea can performed better in the remaining matches in the EPL.

When facing big clubs in the EPL, Chelsea also has to prepare their defense when facing Newcastle. Indeed, Newcastle is not an easy opponent, but among the clubs that Chelsea just beat, Newcastle is still not thats tough when compared to the last 2 club (Tottenham and Manchester City)

[Zoomic]

Man United recruited Rasmus Hojlund for a transfer fee of 72 million pounds. However, the Danish player's performance is extremely unstable. He started struggling in the Premier League and still needs goals for MU in this arena. I wonder why Hojlund hasn't been able to score in the Premier League yet. I liked Hojlund's performance. He is a speedy striker, ready to outrun the opponent's 4 or 3 defenders. However, it will take some time before he stabilizes. Rasmus is new to the club and is slowly getting used to the rhythm of the other players. Hopefully, he will become a good striker in the future.

When Manchester United signed the young striker I was not that comfortable with the signing not because the striker is not good enough, it is because he is young compared to the amount of money that he was signed with. Those kind of big signing is best for strikers that have played in the English Premier League.

Why who Hojlund is yet to adapt to the English Premier League pattern is because some players like Rashford has refused to help him get a goal, even Bruno Fernandes was supposed to have given him an assist to get a goal in the English Premier League. The young striker is not bad he has the champions league by scoring goals. Yet he is yet to replicate same in the English Premier League. He need the help of the squad as they do to Halland inManchester City

[Oluwa-btc]

Man United recruited Rasmus Hojlund for a transfer fee of 72 million pounds. However, the Danish player's performance is extremely unstable. He started struggling in the Premier League and still needs goals for MU in this arena. I wonder why Hojlund hasn't been able to score in the Premier League yet. I liked Hojlund's performance. He is a speedy striker, ready to outrun the opponent's 4 or 3 defenders. However, it will take some time before he stabilizes. Rasmus is new to the club and is slowly getting used to the rhythm of the other players. Hopefully, he will become a good striker in the future.

I Personally do not fall for left footed strikers though Rasmus Hojlund makes the right movement and finds himself in the right spot but Manchester United wingers have failed to play around him. I've complained too much about Marcus Rashford failing to work something out for his number nine. Take a look at Manchester City, they all played to see Erling Haaland scoring goals last season and it resulted to him scoring the highest goals and helping Manchester City winning the treble.

Manchester United should create more chances for him and play to his strength. it's has got to be the reason why Erik Ten Hag and Manchester United wants a second striker. Most definitely, Antonio Martial will be sold or loaned he has been doing poorly due to consistent Injury.

[borovichok]

When Manchester United signed the young striker I was not that comfortable with the signing not because the striker is not good enough, it is because he is young compared to the amount of money that he was signed with. Those kind of big signing is best for strikers that have played in the English Premier League.

Why who Hojlund is yet to adapt to the English Premier League pattern is because some players like Rashford has refused to help him get a goal, even Bruno Fernandes was supposed to have given him an assist to get a goal in the English Premier League. The young striker is not bad he has the champions league by scoring goals. Yet he is yet to replicate same in the English Premier League. He need the help of the squad as they do to Halland inManchester City

Manchester united is in poor form, it's quite understandable. Why are you pointing fingers at Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandez for refusing to create key passes to the new striker, Rasmus Højlund. Ofcourse the new striker you claim to be having difficulty in adapting to the style of his new club, is topping the ranking when it comes to goals scored in the UEFA Champions League tournament this season. Is he still the striker that claims to be experiencing hard-time in Manchester United? Fine, he's struggling to hustle out a goal in EPL though he has scored but his goals tends to be ruled out by VAR for upside or foul.

[Helena Yu]

I Personally do not fall for left footed strikers though Rasmus Hojlund makes the right movement and finds himself in the right spot but Manchester United wingers have failed to play around him. I've complained too much about Marcus Rashford failing to work something out for his number nine. Take a look at Manchester City, they all played to see Erling Haaland scoring goals last season and it resulted to him scoring the highest goals and helping Manchester City winning the treble.

Manchester United should create more chances for him and play to his strength. it's has got to be the reason why Erik Ten Hag and Manchester United wants a second striker. Most definitely, Antonio Martial will be sold or loaned he has been doing poorly due to consistent Injury.

Their culture are different, Manchester City's culture is play for team regardless there's a star player or not. But Manchester United's culture is play with ego and seniority, since both Bruno and Rashford are old players, they deserved to get ball than the striker.

Hojlund is just a junior player, maybe Bruno is working together with Rashford in order to destroy Hojlund and Rashford will back as a pure striker.

[indah rezqi]

Man United recruited Rasmus Hojlund for a transfer fee of 72 million pounds. However, the Danish player's performance is extremely unstable. He started struggling in the Premier League and still needs goals for MU in this arena. I wonder why Hojlund hasn't been able to score in the Premier League yet. I liked Hojlund's performance. He is a speedy striker, ready to outrun the opponent's 4 or 3 defenders. However, it will take some time before he stabilizes. Rasmus is new to the club and is slowly getting used to the rhythm of the other players. Hopefully, he will become a good striker in the future.

It's funny to say how hojlund was nothing compared to another striker that play for the different club at this moment. Over priced guy, his price is not even worth with his performance at this moment. I would like to see manchester united to get another expensive player to see whether the main problem was on the player or coach itself. This is really important to identify that caused by the future of club will be determined by the player and coach. Haaland's performance was so amazing unlike rasmus which is a flop in EPL.
This is the fact.

It seems there is something wrong with the tactics used by Ten Hag, because at national team level Hojlund is quite productive in terms of scoring goals. It could be that Hojlund is really trusted by his colleagues when it comes to final finishing matters in the Danish main squad, unlike at Man United. I think these two things are factors why Hojlund has not been able to meet expectations according to his price, maybe if Ten Hag is fired Hojlund will become a sharp striker.

Gradually, it is becoming difficult for all of us to understand what is wrong with Man United this season, it seems like a major overhaul is needed within the club. United players show different performances when playing with their respective countries, it's a little funny and even very strange. Despite all that, maybe United current situation is part of Ten Hag plan to surprise us all, who knows, this week United will go crazy and appear consistent in every competition they participate in.

[Bobrox]

This weekend Chelsea faces Newcastle, and they deserves a win. However, Newcastle has proven to be a strong team. In their last meeting in the league cup back in 2010, Newcastle won a seven-goal thriller 4-3 against Chelsea. So, who will come out on top this time? Stats tell a story, but I don't like to rely on that. Things won't be the same as before this time. Chelsea seems to have been steadily improving, while injuries to Newcastle players make the match challenging for them. This time, Chelsea is coming for revenge, so Newcastle should be prepared. I hope Chelsea's players continue to improve their gameplay against Newcastle, which making it an exciting match to watch.

Personally, Newcastle United is strong opponent team for Chelsea but they have focus on Champion League match and not sure will make rotation composition against Chelsea or not. They won't loss points against PSG and seems not have many choose except save their main player for Champion League match and make some rotation on Premier League match.

Chelsea have good performance last two matches before international break out but will have consistency performance for upcoming match after get break out almost two weeks? Excited if Chelsea can continue their good performance and three points will help them slowly raise to higher position standing and get possibility will move two position above until 8th place but have waiting above team match result West Ham United and Brighton Albion will loss points in this week?

[Avirunes]

I Personally do not fall for left footed strikers though Rasmus Hojlund makes the right movement and finds himself in the right spot but Manchester United wingers have failed to play around him. I've complained too much about Marcus Rashford failing to work something out for his number nine. Take a look at Manchester City, they all played to see Erling Haaland scoring goals last season and it resulted to him scoring the highest goals and helping Manchester City winning the treble.

Manchester United should create more chances for him and play to his strength. it's has got to be the reason why Erik Ten Hag and Manchester United wants a second striker. Most definitely, Antonio Martial will be sold or loaned he has been doing poorly due to consistent Injury.

They have some really good players but they always get themselves into controversies either outside the club or something happens inside the club. I agree they need some high class wingers in order to be a competitive squad back again. Rashford can play at wing too but his actual use can be utilised using in striker position only. Antony is a decent one but not at a level what Greenwood used to produce earlier. Sancho has also gotten himself into spat with coach .. so there are lot of things going inside United and ten Haag needs to resolve this otherwise he will be sacked soon also.

[AakZaki]

The drama continues in the English Premier League after Everton's deduction of 10 points. Now, Tottenham is under scrutiny for the transfer of Jermain Defoe to Portsmouth in 2008 for around £7.5 million. They conducted the deal with a third-party without the proper FA license before the transfer took place. Recently, the FA stated they would review the case if there is new evidence indicating serious violations of principles. If found guilty, they could face a points deduction.
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Everton became a turning point regarding the FFP case. I think it will be even wider, initially Chelsea, Man City and this is Tottenham. I think there will be another drama made by FFP. In fact, this rule is very good, but it seems that a big club with a big transfer will have a lot of big turnover and needs investigation. If Everton get a 10-point deduction with one finding, it should be for a club that has many cases that the punishment will probably be more severe. Maybe it can be up to the taking of the title that has been obtained.

[Mr.right85]

When Manchester United signed the young striker I was not that comfortable with the signing not because the striker is not good enough, it is because he is young compared to the amount of money that he was signed with. Those kind of big signing is best for strikers that have played in the English Premier League.

Why who Hojlund is yet to adapt to the English Premier League pattern is because some players like Rashford has refused to help him get a goal, even Bruno Fernandes was supposed to have given him an assist to get a goal in the English Premier League. The young striker is not bad he has the champions league by scoring goals. Yet he is yet to replicate same in the English Premier League. He need the help of the squad as they do to Halland inManchester City

Manchester united is in poor form, it's quite understandable. Why are you pointing fingers at Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandez for refusing to create key passes to the new striker, Rasmus Højlund. Ofcourse the new striker you claim to be having difficulty in adapting to the style of his new club, is topping the ranking when it comes to goals scored in the UEFA Champions League tournament this season. Is he still the striker that claims to be experiencing hard-time in Manchester United? Fine, he's struggling to hustle out a goal in EPL though he has scored but his goals tends to be ruled out by VAR for upside or foul.

For Hojlund to have found it easy to score in the UCL and that fact that he hasn’t been able to replicate that goal scoring form in the EPL shows that the EPL defensive setup is a bit different. All three of his strikes for Manchester United have come in the UCL, while against English opposition he has struggled to make an impact. He’s played with both Rashford and Bruno Fernandes in both competitions and hasn’t found the net yet in the EPL. I think the Manager needs to unlock certain areas of his game. He’s a fine young striker.  But despite not scoring in the Premier League, Hojlund has made a positive impression.
 
Also, the bond between the wingers and Hojlund hasn’t been established yet, owing to the fact that Rashford has looked a shadow of the hitman who plundered 30 goals in all competitions last season. Antony remains without a goal or an assist in four starts. When these wingers gets into shape, I believe Hojlund will start to score.

[piebeyb]

When facing big clubs in the EPL, Chelsea also has to prepare their defense when facing Newcastle. Indeed, Newcastle is not an easy opponent, but among the clubs that Chelsea just beat, Newcastle is still not thats tough when compared to the last 2 club (Tottenham and Manchester City)

When Chelsea play against top clubs, they always have surprises and play better than when they play against bottom clubs, that's why this match against Newcastle will definitely be difficult to predict, looking at previous matches against Tottenham and Manchester City is enough to prove that they really play well. when facing a strong club that is at the top of the EPL standings.

Playing at home and as hosts, of course Newcastle also has high self-confidence playing in front of all their fans and winning is their goal against Chelsea to get full points so they can get a better position in the current standings, my prediction is that the result will probably be a draw because Chelsea will play optimally so as not to lose points because they will definitely have difficulty winning as a guest.

[poodle63]

There will be some sanctions will be given to the manchester city if the club will be proven with its guilty.

- 30 points deduction-
- Relegation to the championship division




There have been many rumors said that if manchester city will be relegated to the championship. We may able to see the result next year but city is still safe right now. It seems like FA is not considering chelsea to violate FFP rules.

It will be a disaster for city fans if they will be seeing their favorites club to compete in championship division. What about you guys?

Do you guys agree city to be sanctioned relegate to the championship? This is a very interesting question.