Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

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I don't know what Chelsea aim to achieve with all these players they are signing but I don't think it will make any changes. For the past few months, Chelsea have signed more than enough players as if they are attempting to change the entire squad. I don't know whether they have no intention of using the old players. I just hope the expenses will not be in vain.

Chelsea isn't just moving chairs around; they're flipping the whole ship over. Chalobah, winner of the Champions League, was thrown out like old news? Terrible, man. It's a cold warning of how competitive this game is

Is that when they get a new goalkeeper from Villarreal? It's not like a planned game of chess; it's more like they're blinded darts. It's possible that this chaos is part of the plan to change the team's path. But giving up on chemistry and comfort is a huge risk

But hey, maybe all of this is for a reason. Putting together old guard and new blood? A team like this might not only be good today, but also able to change for tomorrow

[Issa56]

It's ridiculous to keep adding 1 more goalkeeper, why have more than 2? I am surprised by Chelsea transfer pursuit which can be said to be a waste of time and money.

Maybe Chelsea don’t really know what their problem is, because I am just kind of surprised that adding a goalkeeper is the only thing they could even think about. Goalkeeper isn’t even part of the problem Chelsea is having currently. I don’t know what Chelsea will be doing with so many goalkeepers that they are having, their defense is just kind of poor in all their pre season matches, they are not talking about how they will improve their defense or other positions. I am not just impressed with Chelsea's performance in all the pre season matches, and I have the feeling that their performance won't change even when the season starts.

[Cookdata]

From the 2 upcoming pre-season matches, everyone will definitely be looking forward to the Manchester City match that will face a popular club from LaLiga.
I have a thought that if the upcoming match Pep Guardiola uses the main players, I am sure Manchester City will win by scoring over 2.
If Manchester City uses reserve players, it is likely that City will lose by a scoring over 2.

It is difficult to predict pre-season matches but for me this is very profitable and I hope Pep Guardiola uses the main players and includes new players who are recruited to see how strong Manchester City is.

Betting who is coming out between Manchester City and Barcelona is like putting hands on high voltage will low insulation but you made the right decision by going over. Hopefully they used the main squad by the two teams, you should have more than that but even if they don't use the main squad, just a couple mixed midfielders and Forward, total goal should be above 2 or if the match is not boring, there will be more goals.

Pep has been silent all while and enjoying his break but I'm sure he still got some nerves strong in him. The only person I'm waiting to see is Flick, I want to see how he is going to push Barcelona ahead of this season and if sacking Xavi is worth it because I'm even thinking this Barcelona and Manchester City looks like a set up, first match to test one of the best team in Premier League is crazy.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Manchester City hasn't recruited much players this transfer window apart from Savinho, I don't think they have brought in any player to the main team. But judging by how Guardiola usually do his things, I think he is more likely to use more of academy players and mix it up with some players from the main team. Guardiola always like giving young players opportunities to show themselves up in preseason matches, because that's one way to discover new talents. But irrespective of how the team line up to play against Barcelona, one thing I'm sure is that Manchester City will definitely score a goal if not goals because Haaland will definitely feature in the match. You know preseason matches like this goals are easily scored, so both teams are definitely going to be on the score sheet.

Pep Guardiola will bring in players based on the team's needs like last season Manchester City spent 260 Million for 5 players or in the 2022/23 season they spend 155 million for 5 players so we can assume Manchester City spends more than 100 million in each transfer window meanwhile, for this transfer window they only spent 25 million well, I'm not sure Manchester City will stop here I'm sure they're still looking for some players and we just wait until the last week.

We know the competition for next season will be even tighter so they need to prepare a more complete team, while Arsenal and Chelsea are so far ambitious to win the title meaning Manchester City must take the same steps. I predict Manchester City will look for a goalkeeper because of the 3 goalkeepers one will move while the other 2 goalkeepers are old players so a replacement must be prepared.

[X-ray]

I don't know what Chelsea aim to achieve with all these players they are signing but I don't think it will make any changes. For the past few months, Chelsea have signed more than enough players as if they are attempting to change the entire squad. I don't know whether they have no intention of using the old players. I just hope the expenses will not be in vain.

They have so many players, right now Chelsea have 3 good goalkeepers: Sanchez, Kepa and Petrovic, now they want to add one more which is Filip Jørgensen.

Chelsea wants to be a goalkeepers collector. I was OK if the new recruitment was in the same level as Raya or Allison, but Filip Jørgensen is a meh. I wonder why Chelsea bought this average goalkeeper for a very expensive price. Nothing special about Filip Jørgensen.
Also, Petrovic is the only good GK among all the GKs available in Chelsea. Sanchez and Kepa were bad, then they added another bad goalkeeper to the lineup. A nonsense decision by Chelsea.

Most of top teams only have 2 goalkeepers, only few teams have 3 goalkeepers, having 4 goalkeepers when all of them are available is really wasting time and money.

So true, but hard to guess what plan owned by Chelsea for all of these GKs.

If they plan to sell or loan their players, it doesn't that easy except they don't mind to trade in loss.

It's hard to loan GKs to another club. Chelsea's GKs have terrible stats, except Petrovic. But I'd prefer Chelsea to trade in some GKs at a loss instead of overpaying them.

[hahay]

It's ridiculous to keep adding 1 more goalkeeper, why have more than 2? I am surprised by Chelsea transfer pursuit which can be said to be a waste of time and money.

Maybe Chelsea don’t really know what their problem is, because I am just kind of surprised that adding a goalkeeper is the only thing they could even think about. Goalkeeper isn’t even part of the problem Chelsea is having currently. I don’t know what Chelsea will be doing with so many goalkeepers that they are having, their defense is just kind of poor in all their pre season matches, they are not talking about how they will improve their defense or other positions. I am not just impressed with Chelsea's performance in all the pre season matches, and I have the feeling that their performance won't change even when the season starts.

After all, Kepa Arrizabalaga has also returned from loan and thus, the Chelsea defense or goalkeeper next season should be fine. But indeed,about the transfers made by Chelsea at least there is still no guarantee that it will be able to provide good results for Chelsea next season. But maybe,  because Chelsea has a wealthy owner and makes Chelsea's finances also remain good despite buying players, thus they are likely to continue to make player transactions.

But with this, then of course Chelsea fans also really expect good results for Chelsea next season. But, because Chelsea had poor results in these pre-season matches, it is likely that Chelsea fans will also doubt Enzo Maresca.  Although indeed, pre-season matches do not guarantee the same results for next season later, but at least Enzo Maresca is able to make Chelsea get good  results at this moment, at least to look good and promising before entering the new season.

[Docnaster]

Manchester City hasn't recruited much players this transfer window apart from Savinho, I don't think they have brought in any player to the main team. But judging by how Guardiola usually do his things, I think he is more likely to use more of academy players and mix it up with some players from the main team. Guardiola always like giving young players opportunities to show themselves up in preseason matches, because that's one way to discover new talents. But irrespective of how the team line up to play against Barcelona, one thing I'm sure is that Manchester City will definitely score a goal if not goals because Haaland will definitely feature in the match. You know preseason matches like this goals are easily scored, so both teams are definitely going to be on the score sheet.

Looking at the Manchester City squad and the available players at the club manager's disposal, I don't think they need to sign many players this summer transfer window. Savinho that recently joined the club is a very good addition since he can play in the attacking midfield position as well as from the flank. In all the positions that's required for a team to start a football game, Manchester City does have two or three quality players in each position which are all world class players so signing more players this summer will be an unnecessary waste of fund if you ask me.

[Spaceman1000$]

Man city 3 - 4 Celtic

We saw match between Celtic football team and Man City football team in the Kenan Memorial Stadium . That match was  not one sided and every person enjoyed this match . The shots of Man City team were more in number and shots on target were also more in number  but Man  City team could win this match because they did only 3 goals in this match and opponent team did 4 four goals in this match. Kühn was the person who played excellent role to win this match because he did 2 goals in this match and that is not easy to do 2 goals against Man City. Both team were of same capacity but onlyone teams wins the  match. Palma did excellent goal and after that no team did any goal and according to my point of view Palma is match winner and he did goal at best time and he did at 68 minutes of  match.

I feel maybe it's because the match was a pre-season match that was why Manchester City had to allow those number of goals, because I believe if it was a competition, I trust Manchester city would have done better, al lest not concede those number of goals. Though CITY tried to play to take the lead, but it was just an unfortunate day for the citizens.

Celtic on the other hand came out in full force with the mindset that they are playing against the premier League champions, so there is need to pull out all our arsenals against them, which they eventually did. Winning Manchester City 4-3 will certainly boost the moral of those Celtic players.

[baeva]

From the 2 upcoming pre-season matches, everyone will definitely be looking forward to the Manchester City match that will face a popular club from LaLiga.
I have a thought that if the upcoming match Pep Guardiola uses the main players, I am sure Manchester City will win by scoring over 2.
If Manchester City uses reserve players, it is likely that City will lose by a scoring over 2.

It is difficult to predict pre-season matches but for me this is very profitable and I hope Pep Guardiola uses the main players and includes new players who are recruited to see how strong Manchester City is.

Pep has already complained about the schedule and said that players don't have time to rest properly, so I think the main squad won't be at this match, or at least the key players that can make MC win. So it's a great opportunity to put the newcomers on the pitch and see how they perform, hopefully it will be like that

[Chilwell]

Arsenal complete £42m signing of Riccardo Calafiori as Mikel Arteta welcomes 'big personality and character' in Gunners' push to challenge Manchester City

The Gunners announced the arrival of the defender on a long-term contract on Monday. The Premier League side were convinced to snap up the Italian after an impressive season in Serie A with Bologna and his starting role in the Azzurri's Euro 2024 campaign.

Calafiori's move to north London ended weeks of speculation as the Gunners saw off competition from Juventus and Chelsea to agree terms with the Italy international. The 22-year-old is capable of playing at both left-back and centre-half.

WHAT MIKEL ARTETA SAID
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hopes that the new signing will boost his team's defence and increase their chances of challenging for the Premier League title after missing out again last season.

He told the club's website: "We welcome Riccardo and his family to Arsenal. He is a great signing and gives us huge strength to reinforce our defence.

"Riccardo is a big personality and character, with specific skills which will make us stronger as we push to win major trophies. He has already shown great development in recent seasons with his performances for both Bologna and Italy, with his progression and development in the past year being really impressive."

Source link: https://www.goal.com/en-ng/lists/arsenal-complete-gbp42m-signing-riccardo-calafiori-mikel-arteta-challenge-manchester-city/blt4139f8e3ccee97db#csb031410d66da44a6

[Justbillywitt]

Manchester City hasn't recruited much players this transfer window apart from Savinho, I don't think they have brought in any player to the main team. But judging by how Guardiola usually do his things, I think he is more likely to use more of academy players and mix it up with some players from the main team. Guardiola always like giving young players opportunities to show themselves up in preseason matches, because that's one way to discover new talents. But irrespective of how the team line up to play against Barcelona, one thing I'm sure is that Manchester City will definitely score a goal if not goals because Haaland will definitely feature in the match. You know preseason matches like this goals are easily scored, so both teams are definitely going to be on the score sheet.

Looking at the Manchester City squad and the available players at the club manager's disposal, I don't think they need to sign many players this summer transfer window. Savinho that recently joined the club is a very good addition since he can play in the attacking midfield position as well as from the flank. In all the positions that's required for a team to start a football game, Manchester City does have two or three quality players in each position which are all world class players so signing more players this summer will be an unnecessary waste of fund if you ask me.

You are right about this, you know that's exactly what Pep Guardiola said, that he doesn't think that the club need new addition unless someone leaves before the transfer window. That he is hoping no player leaves, but nobody knows what will happen from now and the end of the transfer window. And so far no Manchester City player has left and the rumors about Ederson leaving has not yield any positive result. Ederson has said he is happy at the Club and he is happy to hear the manager say that he is needed in the club. So I don't think it will be a busy transfer window for Manchester City, unless for few academy players that will need to go out on loans.

[gabbie2010]

I don't know what Chelsea aim to achieve with all these players they are signing but I don't think it will make any changes. For the past few months, Chelsea have signed more than enough players as if they are attempting to change the entire squad. I don't know whether they have no intention of using the old players. I just hope the expenses will not be in vain.

They have so many players, right now Chelsea have 3 good goalkeepers: Sanchez, Kepa and Petrovic, now they want to add one more which is Filip Jørgensen.

Most of top teams only have 2 goalkeepers, only few teams have 3 goalkeepers, having 4 goalkeepers when all of them are available is really wasting time and money.

If they plan to sell or loan their players, it doesn't that easy except they don't mind to trade in loss.

Definitely Chelsea surplus goalkeepers would be sold or loaned out especially Kepa or Petrovic because Enzo Maresca knew the reason why he signed Filip Jørgensen probably as playing goalkeeper who can start or launch attack from the defence just like what Onana  and Ederson had been doing in Man Utd and Man City respectively, I knew each manager has there own style of play and would always work and play with their trusted players to suit his tactics, meanwhile  Chelsea are known for their wastefulness in term of signing players recall their previous players signed with huge sign-on fees yet later sold to Saudi Arabia clubs, players like Koulibaly, Mendy etc

[jaberwock]

Mason Mount has been one of Chelsea's bright stars back when he was playing for the Blues but they went their separate ways as of last season where he joined Manchester United, a move no one saw coming and ever since then we haven't seen that bright star of Chelsea doing his best for the Red Devils, it was even bad to the point that he couldn't play due to injury and it some how looks like this player went over for the money, I think is just assumption but it seems true.
Since the big move Mount have been on the lips of fans especially Chelsea fans that criticize the player and I think is only one season to say he isn't going to excel at UTD, 11 games 1 goal no assist, to me this is the worse of the man Mount. How is he going to be in great form next campaign because we know last season injury got a better part of him, can he come back better this coming season? Has he been over criticize since the big move to Man UTD? What do you make of this.

I mean he doesn't look like he is getting a second look, which means that I am sure the yare going to let him go, not something impossible to do and I guess that we are going to probably end up seeing him change teams soon. I was shocked to learn that they did not sell him this year, I was thinking that he would be one of the first to go, but United is not just letting players go for nothing anymore, they are trying to get whatever they can get, to make that money back.

I mean look at Antony, he still looks like someone they should get rid of very quickly, one more season of him being terrible could mean that they may not get even 30 million for him, at least this year they could try to get something like 30+10 type of deal or something. In the end, Chelsea still looks quite lost, they are looking like they would be barely in top 10, the team doesn't look like they fit together. If United could stop having these awful injuries they look like they might be a good team.

[Hvdv]

From the 2 upcoming pre-season matches, everyone will definitely be looking forward to the Manchester City match that will face a popular club from LaLiga.
I have a thought that if the upcoming match Pep Guardiola uses the main players, I am sure Manchester City will win by scoring over 2.
If Manchester City uses reserve players, it is likely that City will lose by a scoring over 2.

It is difficult to predict pre-season matches but for me this is very profitable and I hope Pep Guardiola uses the main players and includes new players who are recruited to see how strong Manchester City is.

Manchester City hasn't recruited much players this transfer window apart from Savinho, I don't think they have brought in any player to the main team. But judging by how Guardiola usually do his things, I think he is more likely to use more of academy players and mix it up with some players from the main team. Guardiola always like giving young players opportunities to show themselves up in preseason matches, because that's one way to discover new talents. But irrespective of how the team line up to play against Barcelona, one thing I'm sure is that Manchester City will definitely score a goal if not goals because Haaland will definitely feature in the match. You know preseason matches like this goals are easily scored, so both teams are definitely going to be on the score sheet.

It will be a difficult match for both teams, but I think facing such opponents in pre-season friendlies is a better way to get to know the team. Guardiola has not stopped contacting the Spanish and has made them agree to a friendly match with Barcelona. This will also be a very serious test for Barcelona. Flick will see the level of his players in 2 days. I hope it will be an enjoyable match.

[Furious 7]

From the 2 upcoming pre-season matches, everyone will definitely be looking forward to the Manchester City match that will face a popular club from LaLiga.
I have a thought that if the upcoming match Pep Guardiola uses the main players, I am sure Manchester City will win by scoring over 2.
If Manchester City uses reserve players, it is likely that City will lose by a scoring over 2.

It is difficult to predict pre-season matches but for me this is very profitable and I hope Pep Guardiola uses the main players and includes new players who are recruited to see how strong Manchester City is.

It will indeed be a pretty good match where matches like this are definitely awaited especially Barcelona and Mancehster City are 2 big clubs. It's just that for betting in a friendly match I'm still not so sure this will be profitable.

We know that in the end friendly matches are sometimes only used as an option to test players and formations which sometimes in this case victory is not something that really has to be obtained because the goal is not victory.
But even if that's the case there are some possibilities for big club matches such as victory will also be sought despite friendly matches because after all sometimes when big matches like this there is a situation where the club wants to show the best so that victory can be sought. But I personally prefer to watch rather than bet on matches like this.

[Jegileman]

It's ridiculous to keep adding 1 more goalkeeper, why have more than 2? I am surprised by Chelsea transfer pursuit which can be said to be a waste of time and money.

Maybe Chelsea don’t really know what their problem is, because I am just kind of surprised that adding a goalkeeper is the only thing they could even think about. Goalkeeper isn’t even part of the problem Chelsea is having currently. I don’t know what Chelsea will be doing with so many goalkeepers that they are having, their defense is just kind of poor in all their pre season matches, they are not talking about how they will improve their defense or other positions. I am not just impressed with Chelsea's performance in all the pre season matches, and I have the feeling that their performance won't change even when the season starts.

I am of the opinion that preseason games shouldnt be compared so much with real season games. It’s just not relatable to some extent because players tends to be at their best and coach be at their best strategy when they are playing games during the season. Chelsea have a very big season ahead of them after signing a new coach, he has to be in his best form and give Chelsea the best chance possible to finish in at least the top four positions on the premier league table. They’ve now missed the champions league competition for about two seasons now which is not a good one for them as a top team in English league. Signing of goalkeeper and having more goalkeepers added to their squad is not something that’s bad, they can have them all but at least try to be in their best form when the season begins fully.

[Roseline492]

From the 2 upcoming pre-season matches, everyone will definitely be looking forward to the Manchester City match that will face a popular club from LaLiga.
I have a thought that if the upcoming match Pep Guardiola uses the main players, I am sure Manchester City will win by scoring over 2.
If Manchester City uses reserve players, it is likely that City will lose by a scoring over 2.

It is difficult to predict pre-season matches but for me this is very profitable and I hope Pep Guardiola uses the main players and includes new players who are recruited to see how strong Manchester City is.

One thing about Pep Guardiola is that since he understand the performance and the strength of his main players he may not really put all of them on that match because there is nothing to evaluate from the old players again and also considering the fact that the new season is by the corner he will try to avoid stressing those players too much, though the only reason why he would want to use the main players is actually because of the new players he signed so that they will get use to the team pattern of playing, so actually I agree with you that the match may likely be very unpredictable irrespective of Manchester City being more superior than them because I think Pep Guardiola aim on that match is identifying the best strategy or pattern to use.

[KingsDen]

From the 2 upcoming pre-season matches, everyone will definitely be looking forward to the Manchester City match that will face a popular club from LaLiga.
I have a thought that if the upcoming match Pep Guardiola uses the main players, I am sure Manchester City will win by scoring over 2.
If Manchester City uses reserve players, it is likely that City will lose by a scoring over 2.

It is difficult to predict pre-season matches but for me this is very profitable and I hope Pep Guardiola uses the main players and includes new players who are recruited to see how strong Manchester City is.

It will indeed be a pretty good match where matches like this are definitely awaited especially Barcelona and Mancehster City are 2 big clubs. It's just that for betting in a friendly match I'm still not so sure this will be profitable.

We know that in the end friendly matches are sometimes only used as an option to test players and formations which sometimes in this case victory is not something that really has to be obtained because the goal is not victory.
But even if that's the case there are some possibilities for big club matches such as victory will also be sought despite friendly matches because after all sometimes when big matches like this there is a situation where the club wants to show the best so that victory can be sought. But I personally prefer to watch rather than bet on matches like this.

There's something about preseason matches. Sometimes the coach will not care about winning or losing, but the most important thing will be if he has tried a particular formation and it is workable or not. This is why these matches does not in most times reflect the true status of the club.

It is likely that Pep will start his first team and in the second half he will make changes. Big matches as this also enters into record of h2h, ranking and the rest. That is why coaches will not easily allow defeat. So, the bet above is fair if Barcelona will also not take the match so seriously.

[Antotena]

There's something about preseason matches. Sometimes the coach will not care about winning or losing, but the most important thing will be if he has tried a particular formation and it is workable or not. This is why these matches does not in most times reflect the true status of the club.

It is likely that Pep will start his first team and in the second half he will make changes. Big matches as this also enters into record of h2h, ranking and the rest. That is why coaches will not easily allow defeat. So, the bet above is fair if Barcelona will also not take the match so seriously.

You have a point but I'm not sure if the new coach of Barcelona will be ready to follow this path of carelessness when he was just appointed for the new job. Xavi was sack despite coming second in their domestic league of Laliga and a new guy Flick to take over where he stopped, I'm not sure if he is going to lag behind on his first day, he will want to impress the team and the fans just feel home and not get unnecessary pressure as the season is about to start.

Pep on the other hand might want to test the Barcelona coach or perhaps they both would want to dominate each other and see who has more goodies for the season and since they both going to meet probably in the Champions League, a lot is going down on this match for sure, we might see the complete squad on this match form each of the team.

[Ryu_Ar1]

We still cannot assume this season will be difficult or not for Manchester United because after all for now we only need to see their performance at the beginning of the season later.
The hope is that some players who did not really show good performance due to injury last season can prove themselves this season because seeing from his condition like Mount, who was more on the bench last season due to injury, of course now he must be able to contribute more so that he does not become a failed purchase.

In addition, now it seems that we only need to hope that some new players can further support the performance of Manchester United because after all, some of them have quite good potential and only how Ten Hag's coaching works because this is the most important thing. If he still cannot maximize the players for a better performance this season then it is certain that he will not survive at Manchester United.

Well, the players who were previously injured have also recovered and can be expected to make a better contribution in the coming season. Currently, only one Man United player is still injured, namely Tyrell Malacia. He has had a knee injury since the end of last season. Well that's quite a long injury. And he has missed around 52 games. Tyrell Malacia is a defender. But currently Man United has also brought in a new young defender. And it seems that Ten Hag's current focus is more on improving their back line, which was the worst weak point last season.

One of the most important players in Manchester United's squad is Hojlund. And I would say Hojlund is Ten hag's favorite player. Last season Hojlund managed to score 10 goals. Perhaps we could see a better performance from Hojlund next season. But at the moment it is very sad that Hojlund is facing injuries. Hojlund would suffer an injury in a friendly match which was never desirable.

It is not yet known whether Hojlund's injury is serious. It's likely that today will reveal exactly how long Hojlund's recovery will take. However, if Hojlund is out of the squad for a long time, it will definitely affect Ten Hag's match strategy and planning. Ten Hag must now find a replacement for Hojlund.

Last season there was a pretty good improvement from Hojlund but it looks like luck is not on his side when he who was on fire immediately got an injury that made him return to his usual performance after injury recovery but it looks like for this season he will still be trusted for Manchester United's attack line.
It's just that by looking at the current conditions it seems that it is also a little complicated for Hojlund because indeed with Ten Hag's scheme which sometimes always keeps 1 striker in the formation used in matches, there could be a struggle for the main place with Zirkzee who was brought in this season.

Speaking of Malacia, it was recently reported that he had a car incident with Rashford although they were taken to hospital but they were fine without any serious injuries.

Man United forward Rashford, Malacia Involved In Car Accident