Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Oluwa-btc]

James Madison could do some of them creation, creativity and assisting done by Kevin De Bruyne, but it's disrespectful to talk about players under contract for another club.
The sad truth was is that, Pep Guardiola was greedy, he shouldn't have brought in a player like Kalvin Philips if he wasn't gonna use him , then why buy him? So he could prevent him from being signed by his rivals? Anyways, Kalvin Philips has the treble attached to his name without much stress he was more like a ball boy for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City.

During the transfer window, it should have been a chase for James Madison who also had a lesser fee.

There'll only be issues when Kevin De Bruyne gets Injured, he has so much influence off and in the pitch as we've seen for the past few months.

When a player gets signed by Manchester City, automatically he's entitled to winning significant titles and adding crucial numerous titles to his archives. Manchester City have awakened for the EPL title race and I just hope Liverpool gives them hard-time as they should because the EPL long race is definitely not easy. Why will you be tagging the Manchester City headcoach, Pep Guardiola as a greedy coach? He just wants the very best for the team and we shouldn't dare to criticized him rather points fingers to the player signed, Kelvin Philips who failed to develop and improve his stats in matches.

Is that too difficult for you to see? That was pure greed. You won't see people and the media talking about it and how they be misbehaving because they have trophies to backup whatever negative criticisms anyone has against them.
I never said that he wants what's bad for Manchester City. Till date, Pep Guardiola remains the best manager in the world like it or not.

Really?
I hope Kalvin Philips finally leaves completely, the game against Aston Villa was a chance to play him as Rodri was absent but Pep Guardiola came up with so much to say during the press!!
He's been getting results so who am I to criticize him? I don't think I want to see City winning the league though.

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It is not only because of the return of KDB, City usually get stronger when the season is approaching the run-in period and that's what is happening now and it is scary for the rest of the league. With Haaland, Stones and Akanji all set to return soon, City would soon be able to boast of a complete squad and they'll be ready to defend their crown.

Having said that, let us not forget about Liverpool who are going about their business without any noise or fuss, too many people didn't consider Liverpool at the start of the season, but now they are taking them serious and IMO if City don't win the league, Liverpool will.

This is true sometimes but not applicable in all situations, they win that match because Newcastle was weak and they are also trying to trying to save their home from Manchester City humiliation. Newcastle was even the first team to retaliate with a goal after Manchester city gave lead them with one and then added another goal to lead with 2 goals but Rodri balance the game when they are just about to go for 15 minutes break.

Manchester city is clearly trying to get ahead of other teams just like they did last season. If Liverpool loss any match from henceforth, they will become even with point and I don't think Liverpool is ready for such humiliation, they are going to fight because even Manchester City squad are not that completed to achieve that on their own. It might took Haaland another 3 weeks before he return fully for the club and matches would have been played before then.

I don't think its because Newcastle appears weak, but because Manchester City performance has started to improve. You can see when Newcastle took the lead in the first half with 2 goals, this is enough to proved that Newcastle is not a weak club and Kevin De Bruyne made his contribution by contributing 1 goal for Manchester City. So Manchester City are still quite confident with their current performance when playing away games, Manchester City is starting to become the strongest again and is more ready to fight for the title this season and defend the title over the last few seasons.

Yes, the competition between Liverpool and Manchester City is getting hotter because Liverpool also want to break Manchester City dominance in the last few seasons and they are also ready to compete for the title with their performance being quite consistent to date. Liverpool will take advantage of the situation when Manchester City is still lacking stable with Haaland not yet at the club.

[PokerBetting]

James Madison could do some of them creation, creativity and assisting done by Kevin De Bruyne, but it's disrespectful to talk about players under contract for another club.
The sad truth was is that, Pep Guardiola was greedy, he shouldn't have brought in a player like Kalvin Philips if he wasn't gonna use him , then why buy him? So he could prevent him from being signed by his rivals? Anyways, Kalvin Philips has the treble attached to his name without much stress he was more like a ball boy for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City.

During the transfer window, it should have been a chase for James Madison who also had a lesser fee.

There'll only be issues when Kevin De Bruyne gets Injured, he has so much influence off and in the pitch as we've seen for the past few months.

When a player gets signed by Manchester City, automatically he's entitled to winning significant titles and adding crucial numerous titles to his archives. Manchester City have awakened for the EPL title race and I just hope Liverpool gives them hard-time as they should because the EPL long race is definitely not easy. Why will you be tagging the Manchester City headcoach, Pep Guardiola as a greedy coach? He just wants the very best for the team and we shouldn't dare to criticized him rather points fingers to the player signed, Kelvin Philips who failed to develop and improve his stats in matches.

KeLVIN PHILIPS failed to develop and improve because he was rarely given the trust to play. a player if he rarely plays his performance will tend to decline and play worse. that's why even star class players if they are rarely played at the club and their national team will not be called up to strengthen their country's national team by their coach. so the developing player is given confidence by the coach to play even as a substitute. but regularly must continue to play to hone his skills.

[Hirose UK]

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I think it is a move in a wrong direction for the FA to deduct 10 points from Everton at this point in time when the club is facing relegation battles, this will only dampen their confidence and also jeopardize everything they have worked for so far. Everton still has the right to an appeal though but if they lose the appeal then it would be very disastrous for them and may cost them their chances of escaping relegation so let's hope that everything goes in Everton's favour when the hearing for their appeal comes up.

But if judged based on mistakes in violating the Premier League fair play financial rules, Everton deserves this punishment and not only did they experience reduction of up to 10 points, but Everton also suffered loss of up to £105 million.
This is that will really be burdensome for Everton, regarding their problem of being on the verge of relegation, it is not matter for the FA because anyone who makes mistake will definitely receive the same punishment.
Don't we remember when Ronaldo made mistake against Everton fans and he was declared guilty by the FA and was banned from playing in two Premier League matches and given fine, this was truly measured FA decision.
The FA will not give too much punishment if there is no fatal mistake, I think Everton must be able to accept everything and they must be able to get up and fight in order to escape the relegation zone this season.

Everton is fairly strong team and they have in players they can really rely on so there is an opportunity for Everton to rise to the top so they can remain in the Premier League competition next season.

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Seeing Aston Villa unable to maintain their position in the top four is very possible because their current position is quite helped by Tottenham experiencing a decline due to their players being injured, but I think Arsenal will stay in the top four and if they fail Arteta's position may be threatened, and Tottenham to be in the top four is very possible but West Ham doesn't seem like it, they can sometimes appear surprising but also disappointing afterwards.

Aston Villa only suddenly rise in this season and join top four and it will be very challenging for them to maintain good performances and defend their position in top four. Arsenal, Tottenham are two biggest competitors with Aston Villa with current table because Aston Villa have only 3 points more than Arsenal and Tottenham. They have same total matches like Tottenham but already played one match more than Arsenal. This means if Arsenal win their match, they will have same total points as Aston Villa.

Other clubs behind those three clubs will have many works to do to reach to these three clubs and I honestly don't consider they are big threats for Aston Villa.

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Seeing Aston Villa unable to maintain their position in the top four is very possible because their current position is quite helped by Tottenham experiencing a decline due to their players being injured, but I think Arsenal will stay in the top four and if they fail Arteta's position may be threatened, and Tottenham to be in the top four is very possible but West Ham doesn't seem like it, they can sometimes appear surprising but also disappointing afterwards.

Only some time ago they were praised for being able to provide a very competitive difference in the EPL, but it seems that Aston Villa is starting to lose control and they don't seem to be consistent in the last 5 matches. The previous draw against Everton was also one of the things that made them fail to get closer to Liverpool and now their position has been shifted by Manchester City.

Talking about Aston Villa's current opportunities is true because the role of Spurs and Arsenal has decreased quite significantly and if these two teams from North London remain consistent then it is unlikely that Aston Villa will easily be above them both at this time.

Now Aston Villa, Arsenal and Spurs have points that are not much different and even though Aston Villa is still ahead with a difference of 3 points, I'm sure they can't last much longer if they lose or even draw in the next few matches. Unai Emery must be able to lift the team's performance and if the results remain the same then in the near future Aston Villa will return to their original place. For West Ham, this team is actually quite similar to Aston Villa and I don't have any more hopes for this team.

[naira]

That's right and we can see that currently Manchester City is getting closer to the top of the standings, only needing 3 more points to overtake Liverpool, now Manchester City is just waiting for Liverpool to make a mistake or Manchester City can wait until next March when the two clubs fight each other. In the Premier League there are still 2 places left for Champions League tickets I know Arsenal and Aston Villa are up there but somehow I think in the near future both clubs will be out of the top 4 so who is more worthy to be there, Tottenham or West Ham?

In the end, only Man City and Liverpool competed for the EPL title. Man City's points tally is getting closer to just two points, De Bruyne's return has a big impact on Man City's game and Liverpool lost Moh Salah who played in the Africa Cup of Nations. Looking at Liverpool's current condition, it is not impossible that they will lose points, because Moh Salah is Liverpool's mainstay player on the front line. To stay in the top four until the end of the season I think Arsenal and Tottenham.

ManCity know that facing the end of the season they must immediately appear aggressive when Kevin de Bruyne is a big advantage and are also required not to relax. While ManCity has recently experienced a decline in performance, the top clubs are not maximizing opportunities to gain further points, so it is not surprising that these opportunities are now starting to disappear after ManCity entered the hunt. Liverpool need to be careful because this could endanger them at the top of the standings. I will not underestimate ManCity if with the solid composition of Haaland return at the end of January they can be hungry for goals plus he is no longer alone because Kevin de Bruyne is ready to make it happen.

Meanwhile, the top 3-5 in the standings can still compete with each other be it Aston Villa, Arsenal or Tottenham, even Manchester United if they are a little lucky can enter the group. There is still potential to continue to improve performance because standings 1 and 2 belong to those who still cannot achieve stability. Arsenal may eventually be able to occupy 3rd place. It is a shame that Newcastle had to be a little late in the hunt  because the mistake is that this season it is too difficult to maintain performance like last season.

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I don't think its because Newcastle appears weak, but because Manchester City performance has started to improve. You can see when Newcastle took the lead in the first half with 2 goals, this is enough to proved that Newcastle is not a weak club and Kevin De Bruyne made his contribution by contributing 1 goal for Manchester City. So Manchester City are still quite confident with their current performance when playing away games, Manchester City is starting to become the strongest again and is more ready to fight for the title this season and defend the title over the last few seasons.

Yes, the competition between Liverpool and Manchester City is getting hotter because Liverpool also want to break Manchester City dominance in the last few seasons and they are also ready to compete for the title with their performance being quite consistent to date. Liverpool will take advantage of the situation when Manchester City is still lacking stable with Haaland not yet at the club.

Kevin De Bruyne's entry in the second half really had a big impact on the Manchester City team so they managed to turn things around and win. Kevin De Bruyne is truly an extraordinary player and with his recovery from injury, Mancheter City's performance is much better with a big contribution. which was given by Kevin De Bruyne.

And for Newcastle, I think there is also an improvement in quality compared to some of their previous matches, but Manchester City is a strong opponent for them and overall Man City's quality is much better than Newcatle's, so this defeat is quite natural.
However, if you look at it as a whole since the start of the season, with Newcastle's decline compared to last season, I think there are quite a lot of things they need to improve if they want to compete again at the top like they did last season.

[tusandii]

So true, de bruyne has magic to make city played very well even in only a half of game. We have seen that how big his contribution even when he was playing from the bench. Manchester city is just getting better and better. There are so many people are aware about this too.
Manchester city is always cooking it. I can expect city to be as good as last season once haaland and stones will be there. We are only waiting the recovery of haaland which is not time consuming like de bruyne.

Pep has been also telling us if haaland is likely to comback again next month. The hype for manchester city will be much bigger if haaland will rejoin in the club again. The chance to win the UCL in a row becomes even bigger too.
Liverpool needs to lost some points to make city to go up again. It's cuased by manchester city will never able to surpass liverpool if klopp's squad keeps get good result in EPL. The club needs to miss some matches.

Yes, De Bruyne is like the most important part of Manchester City because he has almost the same intelligence as Haaland and even though De Bruyne is only a midfielder, his talent for finishing is always precise and on the one hand De Bruyne is one of the players who has strong chemistry with Haaland So the last few matches without the presence of these two players made Manchester City look bad.
After De Bruyne returned everything got better and we are just waiting for the happy news after Haaland arrives and we will look again at the competition for first place and I am sure that the return of Haaland and De Bruyne can get rid of Liverpool and can even have a big chance again to get the title in the champions league .

[Uruhara]

Seeing Aston Villa unable to maintain their position in the top four is very possible because their current position is quite helped by Tottenham experiencing a decline due to their players being injured, but I think Arsenal will stay in the top four and if they fail Arteta's position may be threatened, and Tottenham to be in the top four is very possible but West Ham doesn't seem like it, they can sometimes appear surprising but also disappointing afterwards.

Aston Villa only suddenly rise in this season and join top four and it will be very challenging for them to maintain good performances and defend their position in top four. Arsenal, Tottenham are two biggest competitors with Aston Villa with current table because Aston Villa have only 3 points more than Arsenal and Tottenham. They have same total matches like Tottenham but already played one match more than Arsenal. This means if Arsenal win their match, they will have same total points as Aston Villa.

Other clubs behind those three clubs will have many works to do to reach to these three clubs and I honestly don't consider they are big threats for Aston Villa.

The threat to Aston Villa will only come from Arsenal and Tottenham. And the closest is Arsenal. Because only Arsenal have not competed on Matchday 21. Meanwhile, Tottenham has done so and Tottenham can only get 1 point due to being held to a draw by Man United.

Actually, Aston Villa suddenly being in the top 4 competition was enough to surprise me this season. And I even thought that Aston Villa might continue to maintain its position in the top 4 until the end of the season. But after seeing Aston Villa being held to a draw by Everton, I started to doubt Aston Villa would continue to stay in the top 4 until the season ends. Because I think Tottenham and Arsenal will eventually fill that place.

But surprises are still possible in the remainder of this season. Because there are still many games left this season. around 17 matches are still open this season. And in 17 matches that is actually enough to make a big change in the standings.

[makishart]

True and people were forgetting it caused by it will be useless to talk about that since manchester city was the richest one after newcastle. EPL will never consider it as violations to the rules. EPL may be defending manchester city coz it has one of biggest fans in the world. Oil's money can protect you easily from any accusations. It has been several years since the initiation of the investigation into Manchester City, and to this day, no conclusive evidence has been discovered, indicating that there may be no grounds for imposing sanctions on the club.
The small club who didn't have money lack of good strategy to avoid FFP. This is also the main problem owned by EPL. People were also calling it corrupt.

I have no wordh to say but it seems like that there will be more clubs to be targeted by EPL to receive the sanction. Chelsea may also become the one of them who will be receiving its sanction soon.
Im not really happy with this but since it was final decision from EPL and we can do nothing to save it. Everton and nottingham forest need to push its performance to leave from the relegation zone. Im not doubting everton but i doubt about nottingham forest.
These clubs need to work even harder to make sure it will able to leave from relegation zone asap after those will receive their sanctions.

EPL being called corrupt is one trend that’s been on for years and year after year evidences of corruption still shows up. Manchester City have been on investigation for a while and yet no judgement been made to that effect. Yet small clubs who just got under investigation are lashed severe punishments that are quite hurtful and  could mess with the club’s stability. Chelsea could probably be the next to be axed.

 Now for clubs punished and have landed in the relegation zone, they’ll need to push so hard, Forest will find it difficult because I haven’t seen them as potential winners of any match yet but Everton could put up a fight for that effect yet again and I’m confident on them. Well I saw in a news that Everton could be facing another point deduction, I don't know how true the rumour is, but if it's true, I think that's the end of the road for Everton cause they won't miss relegation.

Everton and forest will be on a very difficult situation caused by they must be performing beyond their limit. The point deduction will be greatly impacting the performance from the club a lot. This is also making the situation even worst.
Let's wait how many points will be deducted from those clubs. With the placement of the hearing date, Manchester City is embarking on a new phase. We will be seeing this club to be punished too.
There are so many clubs were violating the rules and this is the main problem. There may probably a lot of cases to come soon. Manchester city and chelsea have been targeting by EPL

It is beyond my imagination to think that Manchester City might be stripped of its trophy because of their violation of the FFP regulations. There are so many possibilities to happen but im sure this is going to be a long term battle between EPL vs manchester city.
Everton may be so difficult to leave from the relegation zone. The club has very hard fixtures to come soon. Before Everton can confront all of them, it is necessary for the club to be thoroughly prepared.

[Amphenomenon]

So true, de bruyne has magic to make city played very well even in only a half of game. We have seen that how big his contribution even when he was playing from the bench. Manchester city is just getting better and better. There are so many people are aware about this too.
Manchester city is always cooking it. I can expect city to be as good as last season once haaland and stones will be there. We are only waiting the recovery of haaland which is not time consuming like de bruyne.

Pep has been also telling us if haaland is likely to comback again next month. The hype for manchester city will be much bigger if haaland will rejoin in the club again. The chance to win the UCL in a row becomes even bigger too.
Liverpool needs to lost some points to make city to go up again. It's cuased by manchester city will never able to surpass liverpool if klopp's squad keeps get good result in EPL. The club needs to miss some matches.

Yes, De Bruyne is like the most important part of Manchester City because he has almost the same intelligence as Haaland and even though De Bruyne is only a midfielder, his talent for finishing is always precise and on the one hand De Bruyne is one of the players who has strong chemistry with Haaland So the last few matches without the presence of these two players made Manchester City look bad.
After De Bruyne returned everything got better and we are just waiting for the happy news after Haaland arrives and we will look again at the competition for first place and I am sure that the return of Haaland and De Bruyne can get rid of Liverpool and can even have a big chance again to get the title in the champions league .

Let's be Frank, KDB look like Haaland missing rib at Man City 
I won't be surprised if Haaland bag an hat trick in the game both of them will play after his return since he is such an hungry player for goals and needs more for a player of his calibre.

After De Bruyne returned everything got better and we are just waiting for the happy news after Haaland arrives and we will look again at the competition for first place and I am sure that the return of Haaland and De Bruyne can get rid of Liverpool and can even have a big chance again to get the title in the champions league .

Liverpool will be having the hit now and of they can continue to be consistent and avoid losing or drawing matches then it's all good for them though this won't be easy but if they really want to win the league title, this is want they need because as it seems City are no longer sleeping or struggling while Arsenal has already lost the race to me

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Now Aston Villa, Arsenal and Spurs have points that are not much different and even though Aston Villa is still ahead with a difference of 3 points, I'm sure they can't last much longer if they lose or even draw in the next few matches. Unai Emery must be able to lift the team's performance and if the results remain the same then in the near future Aston Villa will return to their original place. For West Ham, this team is actually quite similar to Aston Villa and I don't have any more hopes for this team.

Unai Emery said he was very confident to Aston Villa current squad because without star players Aston Villa still able to compete from 3 different competitions because besides Premier League Aston Villa also still playing at Conference League and FA Cup because recently Aston Villa has able to advances to round of 16 for Conference League and on FA Cup too Aston Villa has successfully to beat Middlesbrough and advances to 4th round and they will fight against Chelsea on that competition this weekend and although Aston Villa owner wasn't targetting the trophies this season but Unai Emery says he will try his best for those competitions

Talking about Aston Villa indeed last week they had just slipped because Everton was successfully to stole 1 point from them but i think it is not a big deal because at least their position still at top 4 on league standings and for their next opponent on Premier League at the end of this month Aston Villa will playing against Newcastle at their home ground Villa Park and this is good opportunity for Aston Villa to bounce back because Newcastle was not in the good shape and they were suffering 4 losing streak at Premier League besides that  i am sure Aston Villa had ambition want to gets revenge from Newcastle because in the first meeting they lost with big scores

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So true, de bruyne has magic to make city played very well even in only a half of game. We have seen that how big his contribution even when he was playing from the bench. Manchester city is just getting better and better. There are so many people are aware about this too.
Manchester city is always cooking it. I can expect city to be as good as last season once haaland and stones will be there. We are only waiting the recovery of haaland which is not time consuming like de bruyne.
Pep has been also telling us if haaland is likely to comback again next month. The hype for manchester city will be much bigger if haaland will rejoin in the club again. The chance to win the UCL in a row becomes even bigger too.
Liverpool needs to lost some points to make city to go up again. It's cuased by manchester city will never able to surpass liverpool if klopp's squad keeps get good result in EPL. The club needs to miss some matches.

Yes, De Bruyne is like the most important part of Manchester City because he has almost the same intelligence as Haaland and even though De Bruyne is only a midfielder, his talent for finishing is always precise and on the one hand De Bruyne is one of the players who has strong chemistry with Haaland So the last few matches without the presence of these two players made Manchester City look bad.
After De Bruyne returned everything got better and we are just waiting for the happy news after Haaland arrives and we will look again at the competition for first place and I am sure that the return of Haaland and De Bruyne can get rid of Liverpool and can even have a big chance again to get the title in the champions league .

Let's be Frank, KDB look like Haaland missing rib at Man City 
I won't be surprised if Haaland bag an hat trick in the game both of them will play after his return since he is such an hungry player for goals and needs more for a player of his calibre.

Haaland is a fantastic player. He has a lot of scoring ability. Last season we saw great performances from the Haaland-De Bruyne duo. The consistent good performances of these two players led Manchester City to dominate the Champions League and Premier League last season to win the title. However, due to the injury of these two players this season, City's performance is a bit slow. With De Bruyne back from injury, Haaland now faces injury. Again, we don't know when we will see the performance of the Haaland-De Bruyne pair.

After De Bruyne returned everything got better and we are just waiting for the happy news after Haaland arrives and we will look again at the competition for first place and I am sure that the return of Haaland and De Bruyne can get rid of Liverpool and can even have a big chance again to get the title in the champions league .

Liverpool will be having the hit now and of they can continue to be consistent and avoid losing or drawing matches then it's all good for them though this won't be easy but if they really want to win the league title, this is want they need because as it seems City are no longer sleeping or struggling while Arsenal has already lost the race to me

If Liverpool want to win the title, they must win consistently. Liverpool is now only 2 points ahead of Manchester City. Losing a point in a match would also see Liverpool lose top spot in the table. This is why every match now is very important for Liverpool.

[reagansimms]

If Liverpool want to win the title, they must win consistently. Liverpool is now only 2 points ahead of Manchester City. Losing a point in a match would also see Liverpool lose top spot in the table. This is why every match now is very important for Liverpool.

Changes in position from first to fifth can still occur because the difference in points is very small. Liverpool is under pressure from Manchester City with a difference of two points, a defeat suffered by Liverpool in the next match makes it lose first position if Manchester City manages to win the match in the same week. This season's EPL competition is more competitive than last season, Tottenham, who is in fifth place, has the same points as Arsenal, who is in fourth place. Arsenal must win the match in Week 21 to stay away from Tottenham and catch up with the points collected by Aston Villa.
Manchester City which is starting to find its best playing form, is trying to reach the top of the standings from Liverpool. The difference of two points with Liverpool makes the competition at the top of the standings even more exciting.

[swogerino]

Yesterday West Ham lost in the FA cup against a team playing in a much lower division than the Premier League and that for me was a really big surprise result.A team from the Premier League who happen to have won not long ago the Europa Conference League to lose to a team playing in a lower division.That shows that West Ham is truly in a volatile performance in the Premier League.

[gabbie2010]

If Liverpool want to win the title, they must win consistently. Liverpool is now only 2 points ahead of Manchester City. Losing a point in a match would also see Liverpool lose top spot in the table. This is why every match now is very important for Liverpool.

Changes in position from first to fifth can still occur because the difference in points is very small. Liverpool is under pressure from Manchester City with a difference of two points, a defeat suffered by Liverpool in the next match makes it lose first position if Manchester City manages to win the match in the same week. This season's EPL competition is more competitive than last season, Tottenham, who is in fifth place, has the same points as Arsenal, who is in fourth place. Arsenal must win the match in Week 21 to stay away from Tottenham and catch up with the points collected by Aston Villa.
Manchester City which is starting to find its best playing form, is trying to reach the top of the standings from Liverpool. The difference of two points with Liverpool makes the competition at the top of the standings even more exciting.

At the stage of the league there is no room for complacency among the top 4 teams any flop or drop in point would result to runner-up team taking over top position, though currently Liverpool is trying to consolidate their top position even in the absence of Mo.Salah, however Man City seem to be more formidable now with the return of star player and midfield maestro Kevin DeBruyne they team would be difficult to be defeated, even Arsenal though had dropped in form yet they shouldn't be completely written off thus would fight til finish, personally I can't predict the likely winner of the league because there are many more matches to be played.

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Yesterday West Ham lost in the FA cup against a team playing in a much lower division than the Premier League and that for me was a really big surprise result.A team from the Premier League who happen to have won not long ago the Europa Conference League to lose to a team playing in a lower division.That shows that West Ham is truly in a volatile performance in the Premier League.

West Ham lost against Championship team Bristol City, after playing a draw when playing at home to West Ham but West Ham had to admit defeat when they were guests at home to Bristol City, this is a little surprising but we also have to see overall that the West Ham team did not play at full strength in the FA Cup match.

And overall we can't say that West Ham have declined in performance, they are currently still in 6th position in the Premier League standings and the last 5 Premier League matches they have played have still had satisfactory results with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, so The FA Cup match cannot be a benchmark because West Ham was not focused so they did not field all their best players.

[Docnaster]

So true, de bruyne has magic to make city played very well even in only a half of game. We have seen that how big his contribution even when he was playing from the bench. Manchester city is just getting better and better. There are so many people are aware about this too.
Manchester city is always cooking it. I can expect city to be as good as last season once haaland and stones will be there. We are only waiting the recovery of haaland which is not time consuming like de bruyne.

Pep has been also telling us if haaland is likely to comback again next month. The hype for manchester city will be much bigger if haaland will rejoin in the club again. The chance to win the UCL in a row becomes even bigger too.
Liverpool needs to lost some points to make city to go up again. It's cuased by manchester city will never able to surpass liverpool if klopp's squad keeps get good result in EPL. The club needs to miss some matches.

Yes, De Bruyne is like the most important part of Manchester City because he has almost the same intelligence as Haaland and even though De Bruyne is only a midfielder, his talent for finishing is always precise and on the one hand De Bruyne is one of the players who has strong chemistry with Haaland So the last few matches without the presence of these two players made Manchester City look bad.
After De Bruyne returned everything got better and we are just waiting for the happy news after Haaland arrives and we will look again at the competition for first place and I am sure that the return of Haaland and De Bruyne can get rid of Liverpool and can even have a big chance again to get the title in the champions league .

Kelvin De Bruyne without doubt is a very important member of the Manchester City team and he really proved his worth when he featured for the club for the first time in over four months after picking up injury in August last year. His performance in that game was simply breathtaking as he came from the bench to score a goal and provide an assist for another to help Manchester City come from behind to take all three points against Newcastle United during the weekend.

But I don't think he's the most important member of the Manchester City squad. Personally, I feel Erling Haaland is the most important member of the team and his impressive number of goals in the last two seasons for the club further proves my point about his contributions to the success of the team.  That being said, the both players compliment each other as Haaland most times needs the creativity of Kelvin De Bruyne to score those intimidating number of goals while De Bruyne needs a sharp striker like Haaland who can always turn his efforts to goals

[Despairo]

Yesterday West Ham lost in the FA cup against a team playing in a much lower division than the Premier League and that for me was a really big surprise result.A team from the Premier League who happen to have won not long ago the Europa Conference League to lose to a team playing in a lower division.That shows that West Ham is truly in a volatile performance in the Premier League.

Amazed, but not surprised.

West Ham wasn't really looking to win in FA cup because as you can see they change the goalkeeper, Bowen wasn't playing, and Kudus was out to play for AFCON. Or maybe they're underestimating Bristol? so they try to use new strategy and lineup even though it may not works for them.