Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Swordsoffreedom]

Manchester United's performance was so bad last night and they had to admit Newcastle's might at home with a score of 1-0. It can be seen that apart from being completely pressured by Newcastle, the Manchester United players seemed too lazy to win the ball and it gave the impression that they were not serious at all in this match. The comparison of attempts and shoots on target up to the 58th minute is also very different and Manchester United is like a promotional team in the EPL. Antony Gordon was the only goal scorer in this match and also brought Newcastle to 3 points at home.

On the other hand, all Manchester United players scored points below 7 and that is a very bad performance. I think Manchester United will always be able to celebrate a victory against a team that is quite weak and when they face a team that is quite strong or equal they can't do anything.

@rendravolt after seeing this performance I hope the new owner will sack Ten Hag right away and sell majority of the player’s and rebuild the squad because majority of the player’s including Rashford and Fernandes deserve to be sold asap. Lastly Ten Hag ego is driving the club into dark ages because he’s continuing playing his selected player’s and that’s not helpful at all hence I hope that we get a new coach asap now.

That is quite difficult to do considering that management seems to still believe in Erik ten Hag and maybe if Manchester United fails to finish in the top 4 this season then the dismissal can be carried out. Now let's think about it, why does Erik ten Hag prefer to have Luke Shaw as CB when there is Raphael Varane on the bench? isn't that a stupid decision? Moreover, if Luke Shaw is placed as a left fullback, it will make the ball flow smoother for attacks. Placing Diogo Dalot in the left fullback position is also quite chaotic and for CB he should be able to partner Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire, instead of Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire.

I am quite annoyed with the choice of players he makes in big matches like this and it seems as if he doesn't trust his players to do their job properly. So it is very natural that in the end Raphael Varane will leave Manchester United considering Erik ten Hag's controversial decision and is reluctant to give him a chance.

I don't know why people expect so much from Manchester United. They are not a team that is performing well. And because of the consistency that was lacking from their performance, I did say that even though they were able to win three matches back to lack, they are not a team that should be trusted upon. A lot of people did not agree with me, but now see what is happening. The performance from Manchester United was really bad in this match. And I don't see them actually improving with the current coach that they have. Only if they realized this earlier, probably Cristiano Ronaldo still would be playing for Manchester United. I literally did not understand how you can blame the single person who is carrying your team. But anyway, I think it is time for them to get a new coach.

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[rahmad2nd]

Chelsea vs Brighton

Chelsea was attempts to bounce back after humiliated by Newcastle last week but Brighton is not easy opponent for them because from their 3 latest meeting in Premier league Brighton is still unbeatable from Chelsea but actually Brighton also not in the good shape because in Premier league too Brighton only able to gets 1 win from 7 matches so this is interesting because i want to know which team who can be the winner of this match

This is actually hard match for Chelsea because during this season this team have failed to showing their consistency although Brighton condition also doesn't really good but i was very doubt Chelsea will be able to beat Brighton today even i think draw result might be reasonable for both teams considering the conditions between these teams is not so different and draw has high odds @3.75

After going through two tough matches before against Spurs and City without defeat, Chelsea fell again at St James' Park, Newcastle's headquarters. Now, Chelsea will host the match against Brighton at Stamford Bridge, the home of the Blues. Remembering that this match is not easy, like it or not, Poche has to bring his team to victory in order to increase its ranking in the Premier League standings. Plus, Poche must improve his system and strategy to win this match. The reason is, even though they play at their own headquarters, Brighton is not a team that is easy to beat.

Talking about Brighton, De Zerbi's squad actually often provides exciting matches for the strong teams above them. However, it seems that Brighton also does not benefit from injured players as well as Chelsea. Moreover, I really doubt the pure striker that Chelsea has. For me, Chelsea's only advantage is playing as the home team, while Brighton is disadvantaged by the absence of several players due to injuries and suspended players. If not, this match will be exciting, especially for De Zerbi's squad.

Now we refer to the betting options, Chelsea with odds @1.73 and while Brighton @4.30. which means, the bookies favor Chelsea more in this match. It's just that I have doubts about their stickers, especially Nicolas Jackson. Actually, I suspect this match will not produce many goals. So, the Under option could be an option. Well, under with 3.25 goals could be an option odds @1.70. or, handicap + 0.75 Brighton @1.88. there are no other words, other than we wait for the final results.

[ivankoh]

I don't know how long I will have to see Man United like this and I think if there is no change then this season will be a nightmare for Man United. Sometimes I hope that Man United will suffer consecutive defeats so that Ten Hag will be kicked out of his position because I think Ten Hag is incompetent in handling Man United. He had spent a lot of funds, some of them even turned out to be wasted purchases but until now there are no signs that Man United will get better.

It was a big disappointment. Personally, I cannot understand MU's spending money. Statistics: 8/11 players - contracts purchased on the market under Ten Hag were overpriced and caused great disappointment. Honestly, I don't understand Ten Hag's weakness, last season was probably his luck. The chance in the C1 Cup is probably only 10% - the upcoming match with Bayern could be the last straw to end the era of Ten Hag.

[Essential10]

Today's match between Bournemouth and Aston Villa at the Vitality Stadium is crucial for both teams. Aston Villa have been in great form this season, currently sitting in 4th place in the Premier League standings and coming off a great win over Tottenham Hotspur. Bournemouth, on the other hand, have struggled and are currently 16th in the league, although they secured a win against Sheffield United in their last game. Despite Bournemouth's recent win, Aston Villa are considered the stronger team and are favored to win. However, Bournemouth will likely put up a strong fight at their home ground. Aston Villa will be aiming for three points to continue their bid for a top four finish in the league. I think Aston Villa can beat Bournemouth 2-1.

[RockBell]

Manchester United played much worse than I thought. They couldn't do much against Newcastle. They found the target even only once. On the other hand Newcastle played very dominantly. They just couldn't find the target even in the half of their shots but this was still enough to win the game by 1-0.

Manchester United have already been unreliable with their performance though. They had a winning streak in the league but the defensive problems were hard to unsee. We saw it clearly against Newcastle in this game.

what is now the excuse that Manchester United wants to give for their disappointment it is becoming too much look at Rashford he was even looking invisible to me on the pitch, and Manchester United is defenseless and easily penetrated and the goal that Newcastle scored was a super finish from  Gordon, after the game I have watched the replay multi times and manchester is shit because even their fans are scared of even watching their own game because of the disappointment and they are gradually coming down from the table after every game they lost trying to remember when manchester united won any game what is happening to Manchester United can happen to any club they only need to seriously work on the United and Ten is getting more confused in controlling the club because the way they are playing is not how they chase trophies.

It feels like this year Manchester United can't be relied on, their performance is unstable from match to match, they also haven't found a strong defensive formation, it's very easy to concede goals. Moreover, when they meet a team that is equal to them or stronger than them, they always lose.

In this match, Newcastle's level of play also increased. Their game is fast. They also have genius players like Trippier. If he has ever taken a free kick or shot, there is no need to doubt his ability.

last year Chelsea was the one doing their disappointment and now they are still trying to improve Manchester United there is nothing that can be done this season because Manchester United this season are just something else and their defense is poor and always penetrable and their keeper is bad and even if they score their opponents eventually will equalize manchester united just need to serious improve their game.

[borovichok]

I don't know how long I will have to see Man United like this and I think if there is no change then this season will be a nightmare for Man United. Sometimes I hope that Man United will suffer consecutive defeats so that Ten Hag will be kicked out of his position because I think Ten Hag is incompetent in handling Man United. He had spent a lot of funds, some of them even turned out to be wasted purchases but until now there are no signs that Man United will get better.

If United doesn't buckle up, they might well fall from the top this season. Erik Ten Hag have succeeded in making Manchester United to become an average club in areas of performance and major tournaments. The supporters are tired of the present state of Manchester United this season, they keep on repeating their poor performance over and over again in matches. Watching them lose yesterday was pure humiliation and this is probably not what everyone thought could happen because Manchester United are on the elite side and losing horribly to Newcastle was not in the expectation.

[naira]

Today's match between Bournemouth and Aston Villa at the Vitality Stadium is crucial for both teams. Aston Villa have been in great form this season, currently sitting in 4th place in the Premier League standings and coming off a great win over Tottenham Hotspur. Bournemouth, on the other hand, have struggled and are currently 16th in the league, although they secured a win against Sheffield United in their last game. Despite Bournemouth's recent win, Aston Villa are considered the stronger team and are favored to win. However, Bournemouth will likely put up a strong fight at their home ground. Aston Villa will be aiming for three points to continue their bid for a top four finish in the league. I think Aston Villa can beat Bournemouth 2-1.

At least this season Aston Villa can be better than the previous season which only finished in 7th position. So it is not surprising that Aston Villa current target is to move up one level or more  but because  the journey is still quite far I am worried that at the end of the season they will experience serious player injury problems and lead to defeat stable performance.

It feels like this year Manchester United can't be relied on, their performance is unstable from match to match, they also haven't found a strong defensive formation, it's very easy to concede goals. Moreover, when they meet a team that is equal to them or stronger than them, they always lose.

In this match, Newcastle's level of play also increased. Their game is fast. They also have genius players like Trippier. If he has ever taken a free kick or shot, there is no need to doubt his ability.

last year Chelsea was the one doing their disappointment and now they are still trying to improve Manchester United there is nothing that can be done this season because Manchester United this season are just something else and their defense is poor and always penetrable and their keeper is bad and even if they score their opponents eventually will equalize manchester united just need to serious improve their game.

We all know that Manchester United experienced bad things in the front line, but that has almost been fixed because it is not as difficult as improving the back line. Of course the problem of defenders and goalkeepers is a serious matter that until now Manchester United has not been able to fix it. The reason is that goalkeepers are difficult to replace, Erik Ten Hag biggest mistake was throwing away De Gea. For the defender he can actually still improve by rotating several players, but for the goalkeeper I think that is a risk that Ten Hag must accept until the end of the season.

[Docnaster]

Today's match between Bournemouth and Aston Villa at the Vitality Stadium is crucial for both teams. Aston Villa have been in great form this season, currently sitting in 4th place in the Premier League standings and coming off a great win over Tottenham Hotspur. Bournemouth, on the other hand, have struggled and are currently 16th in the league, although they secured a win against Sheffield United in their last game. Despite Bournemouth's recent win, Aston Villa are considered the stronger team and are favored to win. However, Bournemouth will likely put up a strong fight at their home ground. Aston Villa will be aiming for three points to continue their bid for a top four finish in the league. I think Aston Villa can beat Bournemouth 2-1.

Playing against Bournemouth at the Vitality stadium is one of the difficult tasks in the English Premier League because the club have a good record playing at home more than they do when they're playing away from home and that's why I think their game against Aston Villa which will kickoff in less than 15 minutes later is definitely gonna be an interesting game to watch. The away team Aston Villa has been in on an impressive form since the start of the season and are surprisingly occupying the fourth position in the English Premier League table. Aston Villa I think will win the game and the fact that Ollie Watkins whose fitness before the game was still in check has been selected to start the game gives Aston Villa more chances of grabbing all three points from the game

I don't know how long I will have to see Man United like this and I think if there is no change then this season will be a nightmare for Man United. Sometimes I hope that Man United will suffer consecutive defeats so that Ten Hag will be kicked out of his position because I think Ten Hag is incompetent in handling Man United. He had spent a lot of funds, some of them even turned out to be wasted purchases but until now there are no signs that Man United will get better.

If United doesn't buckle up, they might well fall from the top this season. Erik Ten Hag have succeeded in making Manchester United to become an average club in areas of performance and major tournaments. The supporters are tired of the present state of Manchester United this season, they keep on repeating their poor performance over and over again in matches. Watching them lose yesterday was pure humiliation and this is probably not what everyone thought could happen because Manchester United are on the elite side and losing horribly to Newcastle was not in the expectation.

There's no doubt to the fact that Manchester United is currently not one of the strongest teams in England again and from every visible evidence, they've lost the fear factor that comes with the name of the club when Sir Alex Ferguson was the manager of the the club. Erik Ten Hag's tactical approach isn't what the club needs right to overturn their their current poor performance and that's why I think the club needs to sack him. They need a manager that's good in man management of the team players and that I think will significantly improve the team's performance

[abhiseshakana]

Today's match between Bournemouth and Aston Villa at the Vitality Stadium is crucial for both teams. Aston Villa have been in great form this season, currently sitting in 4th place in the Premier League standings and coming off a great win over Tottenham Hotspur. Bournemouth, on the other hand, have struggled and are currently 16th in the league, although they secured a win against Sheffield United in their last game. Despite Bournemouth's recent win, Aston Villa are considered the stronger team and are favored to win. However, Bournemouth will likely put up a strong fight at their home ground. Aston Villa will be aiming for three points to continue their bid for a top four finish in the league. I think Aston Villa can beat Bournemouth 2-1.

I don't think it will be easy for Aston Villa to beat Bournemouth in this match but they still have a greater chance of winning than Bournemouth because Aston Villa does have a better performance than its opponent. Playing at home will be an advantage for Bournemouth and most likely they will play aggressively, so I think the game will be just as close and intense because Aston Villa is definitely targeting a win.

[Asiska02]

Chelsea vs Brighton

Chelsea was attempts to bounce back after humiliated by Newcastle last week but Brighton is not easy opponent for them because from their 3 latest meeting in Premier league Brighton is still unbeatable from Chelsea but actually Brighton also not in the good shape because in Premier league too Brighton only able to gets 1 win from 7 matches so this is interesting because i want to know which team who can be the winner of this match

This is actually hard match for Chelsea because during this season this team have failed to showing their consistency although Brighton condition also doesn't really good but i was very doubt Chelsea will be able to beat Brighton today even i think draw result might be reasonable for both teams considering the conditions between these teams is not so different and draw has high odds @3.75

This match is a very important match for both teams and they will both be looking to score the match with three points. Chelsea performance have not been consistent and Brighton also started the league well but at some point they began to fumble too. In there last five meetings, Chelsea have only scored two, Brighton also secured two wins and they drew one of the matches. With this statistics, you’ll see that they are still on even ground and the match winner cannot be easily decided.

The match is being played from Stanford Bridge Stadium, maybe this will give Chelsea a higher possibility of winning the match than Brighton but they are not really a weak team that can easily be beaten by Chelsea, so they need to show more strength and high quality football to win this match. If I would rate the game, a win for Chelsea or a draw for the team is likely to happen, but Chelsea are full of disappointment when you least expected them. Let’s see how the match goes.

[JeffBrad12]

Chelsea vs Brighton

Chelsea was attempts to bounce back after humiliated by Newcastle last week but Brighton is not easy opponent for them because from their 3 latest meeting in Premier league Brighton is still unbeatable from Chelsea but actually Brighton also not in the good shape because in Premier league too Brighton only able to gets 1 win from 7 matches so this is interesting because i want to know which team who can be the winner of this match

This is actually hard match for Chelsea because during this season this team have failed to showing their consistency although Brighton condition also doesn't really good but i was very doubt Chelsea will be able to beat Brighton today even i think draw result might be reasonable for both teams considering the conditions between these teams is not so different and draw has high odds @3.75

Im watching the match right now. It seems like that brighton and chelsea were equal but i don't really expect chelsea to beat brighton with big margin. Chelsea is not having good ball possessions and jackson once again become so selfish.

Glad to see enzo was scoring first against brighton. Chelsea needs only to keep its defensively become very consistent to block any attack that may come from brighton.
Badiashille was amazing, levy was also adding the second goal for chelsea. I hope chelsea will able to keep this tempo. The consistentcy of club is a key to determine the result from the game.

All of chelsea players were trying to intercept the ball. Brighton was implementing the back pass. Chelsea is always pressuring the defenders of brighton to make them feel panic.
There may be more than 4 goals to be made if i will not wrong.

[adultcrypto]

Chelsea vs Brighton

Chelsea start with a very high spirit, dominating the match and leading two goals to nil. If they continue in this direction, then we can say they are back to winning ways. It is expected even though Brighton has maintained an impressive record lately, defeating Dutch side Ajax and Greek side Athens in their Europa matches.

Brighton have scored in their last six matches, going by that record, they are expected to score today. So the only assurance the Blues will have today for winning the match is to make it three goals before resorting to defending. So far, they are not showing any sign of defence as they kept pushing for more goals.

[rendravolt]

Chelsea are like a different team this time and they are already 2 goals ahead at this point. It seems that Pochettino has been quite successful in organizing the Blues squad and even against Brighton they could look that good. I didn't expect this team to develop faster and usually we know they will have a very difficult time winning. Two goals from Chelsea were scored by Enzo Fernandez and Colwill in the 17th and 21st minutes.

Statistically, ball possession is almost equal and so far Chelsea still has the most opportunities. Roberto De Zerbi's magic is starting to erode and together with his squad he has to catch up from the 2 goal deficit and it looks like this will be a fierce match between the two teams. The first half definitely belonged to Chelsea and it was just a matter of how they defended it so they didn't concede in the second half.

[hd49728]

There's no doubt to the fact that Manchester United is currently not one of the strongest teams in England again and from every visible evidence, they've lost the fear factor that comes with the name of the club when Sir Alex Ferguson was the manager of the the club. Erik Ten Hag's tactical approach isn't what the club needs right to overturn their their current poor performance and that's why I think the club needs to sack him. They need a manager that's good in man management of the team players and that I think will significantly improve the team's performance

They have more problems than just tactics or players or coaches and it has been proven with many seasons, failed with many coaches and players. It's easily for them to say problems are from incapable coaches but with many coaches came and went away, nothing changed. Same with many money spent for player transfers as well high salary paid for those players.

They will have to sacrifice two or three seasons and build up their team with young players. They must accept to end one or two seasons without Champions League ticket but actually build up a young and ambitious squad for next 5 years or longer. If they continue to stuck with wanting to play in Champions League, win titles while their squad is not ready for it, they will face with similar problems again.

I don't know why people expect so much from Manchester United. They are not a team that is performing well. And because of the consistency that was lacking from their performance, I did say that even though they were able to win three matches back to lack, they are not a team that should be trusted upon. A lot of people did not agree with me, but now see what is happening.

They have fluctuations between bad and good performances and they don't have too good or too bad performances consistently. Generally, they create both high hope and deep disappointment for their fans that mean their squad is not neither too good nor too bad. With this squad, they will not get too bad result to force themselves to do some serious changes and not enough to help them winning titles.

[Minor Miner]

Manchester united got defeated in there match against Newcastle which the red devils fan didn't find pleasing. Ten Hag will hope that things will improve in the new year when Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez and others return from injury, but his team could fall behind in the race for the top five by then. December fixtures against Chelsea and Liverpool could heap further pressure on a manager who is losing goodwill among his fanbase.

This was my expected result. And I bet Newcastle to win. But I suspected that the match might be a draw again. But Newcastle won narrowly 1-0 and I won the bet.

Manchester United won the last three matches. And so Manchester United fans thought that Manchester United will probably continue the winning streak in today's match. But this is not the case. Manchester United lost against Newcastle. United won their last three matches but their performance was not good enough. United played very badly in the away match against Newcastle. But I will say United's defense played well in this match. Otherwise, the team would have lost by more goals.

[kro55]

Chelsea are like a different team this time and they are already 2 goals ahead at this point. It seems that Pochettino has been quite successful in organizing the Blues squad and even against Brighton they could look that good. I didn't expect this team to develop faster and usually we know they will have a very difficult time winning. Two goals from Chelsea were scored by Enzo Fernandez and Colwill in the 17th and 21st minutes.

Statistically, ball possession is almost equal and so far Chelsea still has the most opportunities. Roberto De Zerbi's magic is starting to erode and together with his squad he has to catch up from the 2 goal deficit and it looks like this will be a fierce match between the two teams. The first half definitely belonged to Chelsea and it was just a matter of how they defended it so they didn't concede in the second half.

Chelsea players are performing well today. After excellent performances against Manchester City and Tottenham I thought Chelsea were back on track. But in the last match, Chelsea lost by a big margin of 4-1 against Newcastle. Chesley players are playing well against Brighton in today's match. Although Brighton is a strong team, Chelsea players are showing dominance in home matches.

Neither team attacked much in the first half. Both teams are trying to attack after keeping their defense strong. Chelsea and Brighton both had 4 shots each in the first half. However, at the end of the first half, the Chelsea team led by 2-1. However, Chelsea are now playing with 10 men after Conor Gallagher's red card in the 45th minute. It will be difficult for Chelsea to dominate in the second half with 10 players.

[poodle63]

Chelsea are like a different team this time and they are already 2 goals ahead at this point. It seems that Pochettino has been quite successful in organizing the Blues squad and even against Brighton they could look that good. I didn't expect this team to develop faster and usually we know they will have a very difficult time winning. Two goals from Chelsea were scored by Enzo Fernandez and Colwill in the 17th and 21st minutes.

Statistically, ball possession is almost equal and so far Chelsea still has the most opportunities. Roberto De Zerbi's magic is starting to erode and together with his squad he has to catch up from the 2 goal deficit and it looks like this will be a fierce match between the two teams. The first half definitely belonged to Chelsea and it was just a matter of how they defended it so they didn't concede in the second half.

It's not. Gallagher has made another mistake again. He was doing tackle from behind which has been awared a red card caused by gallagher has been getting the first yellow card. This guy looks so stupid as fuck.
It seems like that draw can also happen. Chelsea was not even trying to learn from the previous mistake, some stupid players keep used tackle as a way to get the ball instead of doing soft touch.
Gallgher shall be red flagged. This shall be evaluated. Two yellow cards being awared to the two different captains. Pochettino shall pick someone who can play without following his emotion.

Gallagher was totally making stupid mistake. It may cost chelsea three points. Chelsea needs to play low block counter attack to prevent brighton to make score another goal.
It's very disappointed to see him did stupid mistake. Unbelievable.

[onecall123]

Manchester united got defeated in there match against Newcastle which the red devils fan didn't find pleasing. Ten Hag will hope that things will improve in the new year when Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez and others return from injury, but his team could fall behind in the race for the top five by then. December fixtures against Chelsea and Liverpool could heap further pressure on a manager who is losing goodwill among his fanbase.

Newcastle United was way better in every part of the game. The 1-0 score doesn't really capture how dominant they were. Man United was just completely overwhelmed! Newcastle played really well, and if they keep this up, they could have a fantastic season. On the other hand, Man United seems pretty average, and I wouldn't be surprised if they finish around 7th or 8th in the Premier League. I'm curious to see their next Champions League match, especially since they still have to face Bayern Munich.

[bering]

Today's match between Bournemouth and Aston Villa at the Vitality Stadium is crucial for both teams. Aston Villa have been in great form this season, currently sitting in 4th place in the Premier League standings and coming off a great win over Tottenham Hotspur. Bournemouth, on the other hand, have struggled and are currently 16th in the league, although they secured a win against Sheffield United in their last game. Despite Bournemouth's recent win, Aston Villa are considered the stronger team and are favored to win. However, Bournemouth will likely put up a strong fight at their home ground. Aston Villa will be aiming for three points to continue their bid for a top four finish in the league. I think Aston Villa can beat Bournemouth 2-1.

I don't think it will be easy for Aston Villa to beat Bournemouth in this match but they still have a greater chance of winning than Bournemouth because Aston Villa does have a better performance than its opponent. Playing at home will be an advantage for Bournemouth and most likely they will play aggressively, so I think the game will be just as close and intense because Aston Villa is definitely targeting a win.

The match is still ongoing currently in the first half with the current scores 1-1 and apparently you said seems it's true because although Aston Villa was slightly dominate the match but Bournemouth can threaten Aston Villa defensive lines several times even they can leading the game when the match entering 10 minutes but luckily Aston Villa can equalized the scores and both teams actually in the good shape because Bournemouth last week can beat Newcastle at their home ground even so with Aston Villa because they can able to beat Totteham and apparently this match won't be easy to Aston Villa because Bournemouth was displayed good performance and in the second half later lets see which team who can able to win the match and collect 3 points

[nara1892]

Chelsea started the game very well in the ongoing match with Brighton, they were able to excel by scoring two goals first through Enzo Fernandez in the 17th minute and not long from that followed by a goal through Levi Colwill in the 21nd minute, while on the other hand Brighton also managed to score one goal through Facundo Buonanotte before the first half ended, which is quite unfortunate here is Chelsea must experience a red card on one of their players, Connor Gallagher in the final minute of the first half.

Although the current condition of Chelsea is still superior with a score of 2 - 1 over Brighton but on the other hand I am not sure they will be able to maintain their advantage, because it is very clear that I do not really believe if they can balance the game by only relying on 10 people until the second half ends. This situation reminds me of Tottenham's condition in the previous few matches which also experienced the same thing by having to get a red card against Chelsea which made them end up with a crushing defeat, is this like karma for Chelsea? we'll see.