Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[rendravolt]

It seems that Liverpool do not need to do any transfer activity this summer, because even against Arsenal in the pre-season match is not a problem for them with the current squad.

Even though Arsenal almost used 80% of their main players, they were unable to beat Liverpool which only had 50% of their main players. The difference is quite clear and Arsenal should have been able to beat Liverpool here but instead they were the ones who suffered a 2-1 defeat.

Arne Slot really changed Liverpool's style of play and it was quite clear to see how Mohamed Salah moved before scoring the first goal in the 13th minute who ran from the right side without the knowledge of the Arsenal defender and finally he was able to escape before scoring a goal. Well, a very good game was shown by Liverpool and I want this performance to not only be good in the pre-season match but also in the real competition either in the EPL or UCL.

[Jatiluhung]

It seems that Liverpool do not need to do any transfer activity this summer, because even against Arsenal in the pre-season match is not a problem for them with the current squad.

Even though Arsenal almost used 80% of their main players, they were unable to beat Liverpool which only had 50% of their main players. The difference is quite clear and Arsenal should have been able to beat Liverpool here but instead they were the ones who suffered a 2-1 defeat.

Arne Slot really changed Liverpool's style of play and it was quite clear to see how Mohamed Salah moved before scoring the first goal in the 13th minute who ran from the right side without the knowledge of the Arsenal defender and finally he was able to escape before scoring a goal. Well, a very good game was shown by Liverpool and I want this performance to not only be good in the pre-season match but also in the real competition either in the EPL or UCL.

Arne Slot seems like the right choice for Liverpool to replace Jurgen Klopp. Because he immediately amazed us with the game presented by the Liverpool squad in the pre-season match. But actually I don't see any big differences in Liverpool's style of play. But yes, I think Arne Slot will indeed be able to make Liverpool fight for the title again and compete with Arsenal and Man City.

So far Liverpool have not brought in any new players from other clubs. But they have only just brought in or promoted their young players from their youth clubs. Examples include young goalkeepers Vitezslav and Bobby Clark who play as central midfielders. And I think Liverpool have had a strong squad so far. So they probably won't move much in the transfer market this time.

[Uruhara]

Today several clubs from the Premier League succeeded in winning pre-season matches. They are Man United who managed to beat Real Betis and Chelsea managed to beat Club America. Meanwhile, in the pre-season match between Premier League clubs, Arsenal lost to Liverpool and Crystal Palace managed to win the match against Wolves. And tomorrow there are 3 matches, namely

- Borussia Monchengladbach vs Ipswich,
- Fulham vs Benfica,
- Nott'm Forest vs Villarreal.

[Mr.right85]

I don’t know is Arteta's plans going into the season but I hope he’s not planning on winning the EPL without a proven striker. I have noticed a similar pattern with this Arsenal football club. From the time of Arsene Wenger, they will have a squad short of one important position. Instead of going big for that position, they end up signing players in positions they are not lacking.

If we don't get a proper 9, we have repeated the same mistake for 3 seasons. Out of the last 10 seasons: Premier League winners had a top 3 scorer in 4 out of 10 seasons. 40% Out of the 31 PL seasons, 18 seasons saw the Premier League winner having a top 3 scorer. 58%. When they needed a striker the most, they got Havertz that wasn’t needed. Sometimes When I say the acquisition of Havertz is some kinda error, people will be up in arms.
How exactly do you spend a whopping £65m on a player and you don’t even know the position to play him, a season on and you are still not sure of which position fits him most.

[Sebas.tian]

It seems that Liverpool do not need to do any transfer activity this summer, because even against Arsenal in the pre-season match is not a problem for them with the current squad.
Arne Slot really changed Liverpool's style of play and it was quite clear to see how Mohamed Salah moved before scoring the first goal in the 13th minute who ran from the right side without the knowledge of the Arsenal defender and finally he was able to escape before scoring a goal. Well, a very good game was shown by Liverpool and I want this performance to not only be good in the pre-season match but also in the real competition either in the EPL or UCL.

It was a good performance seeing Liverpool displaying in this pre-season to battle with Arsenal, despite the new players other teams signed into their team in this summer season which Liverpool didn't sign any new players but they did well in this pre season match. Mohamed Salah has proven it again that he will going to make Liverpool happy when the main competition start because he was able to achieve the first goal from the pre season to make the fans and manager feel good and comfortable with what will going to happen at the end of the match. I don't think their performance will going to change negative when the premier league competition start because their manager has worked on their defenders which they have showcased solid defense in the pre-season to stop Arsenal strikers not to use them shine.

[Rampagoe004]

Imao it is not a matter of serious injury or not but a matter of physical condition where he only played 1 match in the pre-season but experienced fragile feet. How will it be after the League starts where the physical stamina of a defender is required to be maintained then there is a risk that Yoro will often experience the same thing. For that I hope the management of Manchester United physical trainer must be able to monitor and overcome the physical vulnerabilities of its players. Because if it is not handled properly then who will be willing to be a tough defender to guard United defense in the EPL and the European League. A busy schedule and health that should be prioritized need to be given special attention.

Either Manchester United are unlucky or Leny Yoro is physically weak like Dembele when he was at Barcelona. But I agree with you that fitness coaches should really monitor and maintain the fitness of each player. If a defender has fragile feet then it will be a big problem when the league competition starts. This season the matches are denser because of the new format in the champions league or the european league but the English league schedule is also busier than other leagues.

[Altryist]

Either Manchester United are unlucky or Leny Yoro is physically weak like Dembele when he was at Barcelona. But I agree with you that fitness coaches should really monitor and maintain the fitness of each player. If a defender has fragile feet then it will be a big problem when the league competition starts. This season the matches are denser because of the new format in the champions league or the european league but the English league schedule is also busier than other leagues.

In the match with Betis, another trouble awaited Manchester United, this time Antony was injured in the 24th minute, and Rashford in the 62nd minute, it is not known how serious their injuries are, but these are very unpleasant losses. Let me remind you that the day before Manchester United lost Joro, who is out of the game for 3 months, and Hojlund, who will be absent for 6 months, due to injuries. It is very unpleasant when the team loses 4 players of the main squad in friendly matches before the start of the season, difficulties for ten Hag begin too early.

[KTChampions]

I think for reference it is necessary to record the opinions of bookmakers before the start of the season:

Winner

Manchester City - 2.10

Arsenal - 2.88

Liverpool - 8.00

Chelsea - 21.00

Manchester United - 23.00

Newcastle United - 29.00

Tottenham Hotspur - 34.00

If I remember correctly, the picture is completely different from last season, where City were the undisputed favourites. Now we have two favourites and everyone else. I would like to believe that the bookmakers are wrong and the fight will be more intense.

I find it funnier that Chelsea and United are somehow placed at 4th and 5th, and it's hard for me to believe it. It will be so lunatic if there is a guy who puts money on Chelsea/United.

I can't also believe it how Villa wasn't ranked 6th or 7th. It's probably due to their overachievement last season when they finished 4th. though Villa did deserve the placement. I hope Villa will be overachieving again this season.

Lastly, Liverpool is unfavored here. But, I feel they can compete like last season against City and Arsenal. It's kinda weird to see 8.00 for Liverpool caused by i was expecting less than it.

Yes, the odds of 8.0 for Liverpool look extremely sad. After all, such quotes are associated with unlikely results, and we are used to seeing Liverpool as a serious contender.
As for Chelsea, United, Tottenham, etc., all of them have odds of 20++ and this cannot be considered a serious option. It seems to me that all these teams have equal chances (zero) and are simply ranked by brand.

[Agbe]

Osimhen has always longed to play for the English side long before his move to the Italian side, so it's just a matter of a team who can meet his buy out fee and wages and for the time being it's just Arsenal and Chelsea that are at the forefront.
 Honestly, I'm tired of the back and forth; whoever can take him should but the question will be, can he able to fit in at the club he finds himself?

Now that Victor Osimhen has agreed to join Chelsea, Chelsea team will do well with some of the other good players. I only pray that they will do well in the next season. The present of Victor Osimhen will change many things in the team. Arsenal was a good team for the last season too and they will still do well in the coming season again.

Chelsea performance will be different next season; they now have Et Osimhen in their squad, which will make the squad stronger. I think it is left for the manager and the management to use their players in a way that will favor them because sometimes Chelsea management makes bad decisions towards their players and manager. I hope they will learn from their mistakes and build up this club again. I think other top clubs have been well prepared for the coming season; it will be good if they do that too. 
 
As for Arenal, they have been doing well, and for the fact that we are all saying next season will be very tough, I believe Arenal will come well prepared to get things right for us, the fans.

If Osimhen finally goes to Chelsea it will be a great move for him and Chelsea club because they need to number 9 striker who will easily finish the ball in the attack. That was Chelsea's big problem last season because if Palmer gets the ball and gives to Jackson he messes with the ball most times.

With Osimhen, the attack force will be very strong and whenever there is a chance od scoring Osimhen will always do what he loves doing best which is finding the back of the net. EPL will be very competitive next season.

I am also seeing some contradicting comments from those bloggers. And they is no official announcement on this issue except those bloggers and social media platforms. Some are saying that Osimhen is yet to accept the deal while some already confirmed that he has been transferred to Chelsea but the information is not really clear for public consumption yet until we got an official announcement on the transfer. This week and next week will be the last week for the transfer. So something or result must come out.

[Catenaccio]

I think for reference it is necessary to record the opinions of bookmakers before the start of the season:

Winner

Manchester City - 2.10

Arsenal - 2.88

Liverpool - 8.00

Chelsea - 21.00

Manchester United - 23.00

Newcastle United - 29.00

Tottenham Hotspur - 34.00

Arsenal after two successful seasons at a runner-up position and chased Premier League title with Manchester City, has a deserved odds that reflects that Arsenal are considered as a second best team, only after Manchester City.

I am only surprised with the odds for Chelsea, 21 that is not much better than Manchester United. I see Chelsea as a better team than Manchester United and they can have better odds, smaller than 20.

If I remember correctly, the picture is completely different from last season, where City were the undisputed favourites. Now we have two favourites and everyone else. I would like to believe that the bookmakers are wrong and the fight will be more intense.

If Arsenal can upgrade themselves and win Premier League title, it's good for them and for Premier League too. The domination of Manchester City last 7 seasons makes Premier League a little boring in the competition to a league title. They have weakness but in the past season, they came very nearly to a title and if they can improve their defense, sharpen their attacks, improve their squad depth, they will be able to beat Manchester City in this season.

[len01]

Imao it is not a matter of serious injury or not but a matter of physical condition where he only played 1 match in the pre-season but experienced fragile feet. How will it be after the League starts where the physical stamina of a defender is required to be maintained then there is a risk that Yoro will often experience the same thing. For that I hope the management of Manchester United physical trainer must be able to monitor and overcome the physical vulnerabilities of its players. Because if it is not handled properly then who will be willing to be a tough defender to guard United defense in the EPL and the European League. A busy schedule and health that should be prioritized need to be given special attention.

Either Manchester United are unlucky or Leny Yoro is physically weak like Dembele when he was at Barcelona. But I agree with you that fitness coaches should really monitor and maintain the fitness of each player. If a defender has fragile feet then it will be a big problem when the league competition starts. This season the matches are denser because of the new format in the champions league or the european league but the English league schedule is also busier than other leagues.

Although the coach has maintained the players' physical fitness, the injury cannot be predicted. On the one hand, any team coach and management will certainly analyze more deeply when targeting new players to be recruited and of course the physical aspect will also be very much considered.
IMO, Yoro is not a fragile player but his fate is just unlucky to have an injury before the new season starts. And this is the biggest challenge for Ten Hag who must again manage injured players like last season. Ten Hag must have an alternative solution for the future of Man United.

[koang]

It seems that Liverpool do not need to do any transfer activity this summer, because even against Arsenal in the pre-season match is not a problem for them with the current squad.

Even though Arsenal almost used 80% of their main players, they were unable to beat Liverpool which only had 50% of their main players. The difference is quite clear and Arsenal should have been able to beat Liverpool here but instead they were the ones who suffered a 2-1 defeat.

Arne Slot really changed Liverpool's style of play and it was quite clear to see how Mohamed Salah moved before scoring the first goal in the 13th minute who ran from the right side without the knowledge of the Arsenal defender and finally he was able to escape before scoring a goal. Well, a very good game was shown by Liverpool and I want this performance to not only be good in the pre-season match but also in the real competition either in the EPL or UCL.

The first half was dominance, the second half was structure.
The passes are delicious, Arne Slot ball is in motion. Beautiful stuff...
Liverpool So far is good under Arne Slot, The players are getting used to Arne Slot's style,
and Liverpool is going to be a real force when the other Players come back
But we know this is a friendly match, Move on, and let’s see how it goes when the season starts

[rendravolt]

It seems that Liverpool do not need to do any transfer activity this summer, because even against Arsenal in the pre-season match is not a problem for them with the current squad.

Even though Arsenal almost used 80% of their main players, they were unable to beat Liverpool which only had 50% of their main players. The difference is quite clear and Arsenal should have been able to beat Liverpool here but instead they were the ones who suffered a 2-1 defeat.

Arne Slot really changed Liverpool's style of play and it was quite clear to see how Mohamed Salah moved before scoring the first goal in the 13th minute who ran from the right side without the knowledge of the Arsenal defender and finally he was able to escape before scoring a goal. Well, a very good game was shown by Liverpool and I want this performance to not only be good in the pre-season match but also in the real competition either in the EPL or UCL.

Arne Slot seems like the right choice for Liverpool to replace Jurgen Klopp. Because he immediately amazed us with the game presented by the Liverpool squad in the pre-season match. But actually I don't see any big differences in Liverpool's style of play. But yes, I think Arne Slot will indeed be able to make Liverpool fight for the title again and compete with Arsenal and Man City.

So far Liverpool have not brought in any new players from other clubs. But they have only just brought in or promoted their young players from their youth clubs. Examples include young goalkeepers Vitezslav and Bobby Clark who play as central midfielders. And I think Liverpool have had a strong squad so far. So they probably won't move much in the transfer market this time.

The steps taken by Liverpool are not new and all teams participating in the pre-season match also brought many of their academy players to participate. But indeed here if it were not for Arne Slot maybe Liverpool would be in trouble because they have not been able to bring in new players but this was successfully covered by Arne Slot's brilliant strategy.





There was something interesting in the match where one of Arne Slot's strategies when Liverpool got a corner kick and we could see the players were not under the guard of Arsenal's defenders and Liverpool players preferred to line up close to the penalty box line before finally scattering when the corner kick started. Here it would clearly be very troublesome if no one could read other strategies like this and I think Liverpool next season will present something different with Arne Slot.

[Agbe]

In the Club Friendlies, Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1. Though people were saying that friendly Matches are not used to do anything or score the performance of a club but I believe it is also to know the strength of the club on the forthcoming Premier League Tournament or season. So through the Friendlies, coaches would know the good players to select and those ones that can be substituted in the second half. So club Friendlies is also an important Match for the clubs.
M. Salah and F. Carvalho scored for Liverpool and K. Havertz scored for Arsenal.

Chelsea won Club América with 3-0 and the players who scored the goals were:
1. C. Nkunku
2. M. Guiu
3. N. Madueke
These players will be the focus in the forthcoming Premier League Tournament in the season.

[mammusu]

Imao it is not a matter of serious injury or not but a matter of physical condition where he only played 1 match in the pre-season but experienced fragile feet. How will it be after the League starts where the physical stamina of a defender is required to be maintained then there is a risk that Yoro will often experience the same thing. For that I hope the management of Manchester United physical trainer must be able to monitor and overcome the physical vulnerabilities of its players. Because if it is not handled properly then who will be willing to be a tough defender to guard United defense in the EPL and the European League. A busy schedule and health that should be prioritized need to be given special attention.

Either Manchester United are unlucky or Leny Yoro is physically weak like Dembele when he was at Barcelona. But I agree with you that fitness coaches should really monitor and maintain the fitness of each player. If a defender has fragile feet then it will be a big problem when the league competition starts. This season the matches are denser because of the new format in the champions league or the european league but the English league schedule is also busier than other leagues.

It's quite unfortunate if you look at the injury that befell Leny Yoro at the moment, even though in his first match with Manchester United he appeared very impressive and was able to defend Manchester United defense very well, if I look at the injury that occurred in his debut match, I actually remember what happened to Timber last season when he was first brought in by Arsenal from Ajax, Timber at that time also suffered an injury in his first match with Arsenal and forced him to rest for almost a season, currently we don't know what injury Leny Yoro got and how serious his condition, but I hope he can recover quickly to be able to play and help Manchester United to compete next season in the European League and EPL, actually Leny Yoro has good condition and physical condition, but if we look at his movements which are often careless in guarding opposing players of course he could potentially suffer a lot of injuries this season future and Ten Hag must really be able to handle it well next season.

[Frankolala]

It's really unlucky for Man United, the injury crisis last season has not ended, now Manchester United must experience bad luck again, the player they recruited this summer have been injured before joining the 2024/25 Premier League competition. I think Erik Ten Hag is quite careless this time because he didn't think about the bad things that would happen if he insisted on using his mainstay players for this pre-season match just because they didn't want to lose even though they were still defeated by Arsenal because Arsenal's performance was still better than MU, I really feel sorry for MU right now even though they are just about to start the season with the hope of being better than before, but if their players are injured I think Man United will have a hard time competing in the EPL

Manchester United have confirmed that Leny Yoro will be out for 3 months while Rasmus Hojlund has a hamstring injury and will be out for more than a month. It has been confirmed that at the start of the season MU will not be able to use their mainstay this players.

Source : https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1818821487492555258?t=pywvdNBLdeGVlX4sG-eaRQ&s=19

I don't know how they (UTD) are going to do it but I can tell you for free that Manchester United are in for big trouble next season because I can't seem to wrap my head around this injuries coming up when they're very close to start up the season and the new defender Yoro just reminded me of Lisandro Martínez, he did well but later on injury started slowing him down and I don't want to say this but I have to, Yoro is going to be another version of Lisandro Martínez but let's hope he recovers fast to come help the team to avoid what happened last season from repeating it self.
This period ETH needs his full squad to be all active, with Rashford out due to injury the man Hojlund is also out for 3 months like what's up with this team? Nobody really knows where to say this is their main problem and I wonder how they're going to manage to play against Manchester City in the community shield.
If ETH is thinking of using some teenagers against the Citizens I don't think it will end well because I know for sure that Pep has a secret plan this coming season, not only for UTD but for all clubs who uses their poor performance in the friendlies to judge. And all I can say about UTD issue is they need a backup striker.

What a devastating news after all that was spent to keep the team balanced and injury wants to ruin everything for ETH and Manchester united next season because if the season begins in a poor form, it will after the overall performance of United throughout next season.

It means that City will automatically win community shield. Injury ruin everything for united last season will that also be possible next season. I just hope that these injuries don't last. This is why coaches don't take preseason matches serious and play their best squad because injury can come up from there and it becomes a problem for the club in real matches.

[Uruhara]

In the Club Friendlies, Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1. Though people were saying that friendly Matches are not used to do anything or score the performance of a club but I believe it is also to know the strength of the club on the forthcoming Premier League Tournament or season. So through the Friendlies, coaches would know the good players to select and those ones that can be substituted in the second half. So club Friendlies is also an important Match for the clubs.
M. Salah and F. Carvalho scored for Liverpool and K. Havertz scored for Arsenal.

Chelsea won Club América with 3-0 and the players who scored the goals were:
1. C. Nkunku
2. M. Guiu
3. N. Madueke
These players will be the focus in the forthcoming Premier League Tournament in the season.

Well, everything still has meaning. Likewise with friendly matches. Strategy trials and observations of new or second-tier players can be done by taking advantage of pre-season matches. But very often when a strong team plays against a strong team the match will become more serious. I mean they will play at almost maximum strength. Because they want to test their strength when facing a strong team. different from when playing against a team that is considered weaker. Like in the Liverpool vs Arsenal match, I think both teams showed their respective strengths from the start. Although as time goes by the rotation continues.

Chelsea looks like they will have a good season this season. And so does Liverpool. Arne slot shows a quite unique strategy. And maybe that's what Liverpool will use this season.

[hd49728]

What a devastating news after all that was spent to keep the team balanced and injury wants to ruin everything for ETH and Manchester united next season because if the season begins in a poor form, it will after the overall performance of United throughout next season.

It is bad news and change Manchester United's plans for pre-season and early weeks, matches of a new season but will an absence of a new player affects them too much. I don't know and they must prepare for scenario that a new player can not adapt well, without injuries, to their squad and can not contribute good performances for them too.

Injury ruin everything for united last season will that also be possible next season. I just hope that these injuries don't last. This is why coaches don't take preseason matches serious and play their best squad because injury can come up from there and it becomes a problem for the club in real matches.

In the past season, Manchester United had many problems and not only from injuries. They can blame their poor performances last season on injuries but if they have best players, no injury, they can have bad matches too. Because with best players, their squad is still not strong and competitive enough and they have weakness from defense to other areas on field too. If they can avoid injuries, they will have more player choices and potentially have better performances, but they are far to compete for the title with Manchester City and Arsenal.

[Stable090]

I think the competition will be more intense, it will not be just a championship fight between two teams. I also think that the betting odds may change after a few matches. Manchester City may not be the champion this year. I think Arsenal can achieve the championship they have been longing for for years this year.

Why do you think Manchester City won’t be the champions of next season, and why do you think Arsenal will be the one to win it? We know that Arsenal has competed with Manchester City for two consecutive seasons, and they ended the season in second place. I don’t really see why you think Arsenal will win it this time around. Arsenal's defense and midfielders are kind of strong, but Arsenal need more strikers if they really want to win the Premier League, and I see Arteta is not really working on that.

In fact, they have been competing very well for the last two years, but they lost the cup to City. I don't think they will make the same mistake this year.

The same mistake that Arsenal made in the few seasons ago repeated itself last season, and everyone was thinking something like that wouldn’t happen last season. Another season will soon be starting, and I won’t be surprised if the same thing happens.

[Zaguru12]

Either Manchester United are unlucky or Leny Yoro is physically weak like Dembele when he was at Barcelona. But I agree with you that fitness coaches should really monitor and maintain the fitness of each player. If a defender has fragile feet then it will be a big problem when the league competition starts. This season the matches are denser because of the new format in the champions league or the european league but the English league schedule is also busier than other leagues.

I will rather say it is the former, last season Manchester United were faced with the same injury problem with their star players and now they are sweating with four player’s potentially out, first I wouldn’t say Leny Yoro is weak because we all know how good he was at Lille, in fact according to Fabrizio Romano, he missed just six days last season which was due to fever and not injury so it is not that he is weak, but a matter of been unlucky. We have seen the likes of Hazard, Bale and many other players having their dream move shattered with injury, hopefully Yoro doesn’t fall in same category.

But one thing I will say is Manchester United really need to improve their medical system because it is getting worse day by day, I could recall Madrid facing same problem over the years and a change of medical staffs solved the problem for them. If it is about intense training then Erik Ten Hag needs to look at that too