Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[Marvelockg]

Arsenal managed to hold Manchester City to a draw even though they lost 1 player in at the end of the first half and they started the second half with only 10 players I think this is a fair result for both of them because they are equally strong this season but I have to admit Arsenal's defense is quite strong even though they don't dominate the ball much compared to Manchester City but the Man City players looked very frustrated because the match was very fierce even Arsenal had a 2 goal lead in the first half but in the end Manchester City scored the final goal created by John Stones and finally managed to get 1 point.

Source: Man City and Arsenal Statistics

like arteta said, it's a miracle that arsenal defended up untill the last minute that Manchester City scored that goal. let's forget about the statistics and the possession of the ball and even the numerous corners that man city had. The resilience and the discipline of the arsenal team is what needs to be applauded. If they allowed the pressure on them to force them into launching an attack against man city, it would have been easy to break that defense wall and hit them quite early into the second half.

Observe that because of the structure of the defense, halland was just standing and had less touch on the ball cause they out marked him full time. Can you even imagine that an 11 squared man city team will celebrate for drawing against a 10 man arsenal team when city is the home team in this instance? This is just like an emotional final you would expect to see assuming the structure of the EPL permit it to be so. With this shared point, it has opened up opportunity for all the teams in the current top 5 to believe that they can win the league which will go on to make the coming games more competitive for these teams. I give complete respect to arsenal regardless of the fact that they could have won this game if they were able to hold on till the next 1 minutes.

[CryptoBuds]

At least Arsenal got a point even though only 1 point was achieved, and it is not easy to match Man City at home because we know that Man City is too strong to play at home, so it is natural that in this match Arsenal expects a draw because it will make it easier for Arsenal in the next match to find full points in the next matches, if they lose then it will be difficult for Arsenal in the future and Arsenal's position will be further away from the top of the Premier League standings.

Arsenal's 1 point at home to Manchester City is enough for them. Arsenal only managed to get points in this match because of their match strategy. There is no doubt that Arsenal's match strategy was very good. Arteta was well aware that Guardiola's Manchester City would play an all-attacking strategy at home. And with this aspect in mind, Arteta has developed his match strategy.

Manchester City played attacking from the start of the match. Manchester City made 33 shots in the entire match. City players have 78% ball possession. and made 11 on target shots. The match was largely dominated by the City players. On the other hand, the target of Arsenal players was to score from the counter attack. And they succeeded. Arsenal players made only 4 shots in the entire match. And they succeeded in scoring two goals. City players dominated the whole match but they did not get the expected result.

[Cryptmuster]

Arsenal's 1 point at home to Manchester City is enough for them. Arsenal only managed to get points in this match because of their match strategy. There is no doubt that Arsenal's match strategy was very good. Arteta was well aware that Guardiola's Manchester City would play an all-attacking strategy at home. And with this aspect in mind, Arteta has developed his match strategy.

Manchester City played attacking from the start of the match. Manchester City made 33 shots in the entire match. City players have 78% ball possession. and made 11 on target shots. The match was largely dominated by the City players. On the other hand, the target of Arsenal players was to score from the counter attack. And they succeeded. Arsenal players made only 4 shots in the entire match. And they succeeded in scoring two goals. City players dominated the whole match but they did not get the expected result.

It seems to me that City should have taken advantage of the fact that they were attacking non-stop throughout the second half, but the problem was that they were doing it in a very straightforward manner, I think they should have tried not only to shoot from afar but also to combine attacks with crosses or runs deep into the penalty area. But that's easy to say, but to do it against such a dense defense was apparently very difficult, and although Arteta's idea almost worked, it looked terrible, Arsenal stood at the goal with the whole team, such a sight...

[Zackz5000]

Arsenal managed to hold Manchester City to a draw even though they lost 1 player in at the end of the first half and they started the second half with only 10 players I think this is a fair result for both of them because they are equally strong this season but I have to admit Arsenal's defense is quite strong even though they don't dominate the ball much compared to Manchester City but the Man City players looked very frustrated because the match was very fierce even Arsenal had a 2 goal lead in the first half but in the end Manchester City scored the final goal created by John Stones and finally managed to get 1 point.

Source: Man City and Arsenal Statistics

like arteta said, it's a miracle that arsenal defended up untill the last minute that Manchester City scored that goal. let's forget about the statistics and the possession of the ball and even the numerous corners that man city had. The resilience and the discipline of the arsenal team is what needs to be applauded. If they allowed the pressure on them to force them into launching an attack against man city, it would have been easy to break that defense wall and hit them quite early into the second half.

Observe that because of the structure of the defense, halland was just standing and had less touch on the ball cause they out marked him full time. Can you even imagine that an 11 squared man city team will celebrate for drawing against a 10 man arsenal team when city is the home team in this instance? This is just like an emotional final you would expect to see assuming the structure of the EPL permit it to be so. With this shared point, it has opened up opportunity for all the teams in the current top 5 to believe that they can win the league which will go on to make the coming games more competitive for these teams. I give complete respect to arsenal regardless of the fact that they could have won this game if they were able to hold on till the next 1 minutes.

I applaud Arsenal in there game against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium yesterday I never believe Arsenal will play such a tactical football despite playing with 10 men against 11, a late goal from John stone gave Manchester City a draw though Manchester City never believe they will later get goal to make it 2-2 draw because they have played all 45minuts in the second half no goal the added time has almost gone before John stone came through for the citizens I believe that was the most reason Manchester City celebrated as if they have won the English premier league despite even playing at home and against 10 men Arsenal. Arsenal defense and there goalkeeper David Raya really did well in that game I really applaud Arsenal performance yesterday.

[Sebas.tian]

Arsenal managed to hold Manchester City to a draw even though they lost 1 player in at the end of the first half and they started the second half with only 10 players I think this is a fair result for both of them because they are equally strong this season but I have to admit Arsenal's defense is quite strong even though they don't dominate the ball much compared to Manchester City but the Man City players looked very frustrated because the match was very fierce even Arsenal had a 2 goal lead in the first half but in the end Manchester City scored the final goal created by John Stones and finally managed to get 1 point.

Source: Man City and Arsenal Statistics

I don't think you really focus on that match till the end, because Arsenal players came to that match with bold mind to prove to people that they are well organized to defeat Manchester city in their home which they succeeded in scoring two goals in the first half to lead the match 1-2 in the home of Manchester city. For you to know that Arsenal didn't managed to achieved the two goals from the first half, Manchester city would have use that one player that was lost in the Arsenal to defeat them but they managed to use extra time to equalized the goals 2-2 to share points with Arsenal. I'm a fan of Manchester city but we need to say the truth, I think Manchester city head coach use the wrong players to start the match, because he benched some players that know how to score early goal in any match they find themselves.

[EarnOnVictor]

Arsenal's 1 point at home to Manchester City is enough for them. Arsenal only managed to get points in this match because of their match strategy. There is no doubt that Arsenal's match strategy was very good. Arteta was well aware that Guardiola's Manchester City would play an all-attacking strategy at home. And with this aspect in mind, Arteta has developed his match strategy.

Manchester City played attacking from the start of the match. Manchester City made 33 shots in the entire match. City players have 78% ball possession. and made 11 on target shots. The match was largely dominated by the City players. On the other hand, the target of Arsenal players was to score from the counter attack. And they succeeded. Arsenal players made only 4 shots in the entire match. And they succeeded in scoring two goals. City players dominated the whole match but they did not get the expected result.

It seems to me that City should have taken advantage of the fact that they were attacking non-stop throughout the second half, but the problem was that they were doing it in a very straightforward manner, I think they should have tried not only to shoot from afar but also to combine attacks with crosses or runs deep into the penalty area. But that's easy to say, but to do it against such a dense defense was apparently very difficult, and although Arteta's idea almost worked, it looked terrible, Arsenal stood at the goal with the whole team, such a sight...

Your post contains enough disappointment and blame but don't forget that these guys are professionals too, they did what seemed best for them in that situation. I won't understand the fact that Man City might have undermined the 10-man Arsenal in the second half after Leandro Trossard was sent off earlier and they must have thought it was an easy win for them in the second half until they found it difficult with the Arteta's tactic which you underrated.

Arsenal's defence was reasonably good despite the 10-man squad and it later dawned on Man City which resulted in the number of shots which did not yield any result. Man City played Arsenal like a baby and I never expected differently but what I didn't expect was that the second goal of Man City would be so delayed till the extra time. So as helpless as Arsenal was, I still respect the heroic defence that held the match 1-2 until the last part of the game despite playing away at the home of the EPL's strongest stronghold.

[Justbillywitt]

Arsenal managed to hold Manchester City to a draw even though they lost 1 player in at the end of the first half and they started the second half with only 10 players I think this is a fair result for both of them because they are equally strong this season but I have to admit Arsenal's defense is quite strong even though they don't dominate the ball much compared to Manchester City but the Man City players looked very frustrated because the match was very fierce even Arsenal had a 2 goal lead in the first half but in the end Manchester City scored the final goal created by John Stones and finally managed to get 1 point.

Source: Man City and Arsenal Statistics

like arteta said, it's a miracle that arsenal defended up untill the last minute that Manchester City scored that goal. let's forget about the statistics and the possession of the ball and even the numerous corners that man city had. The resilience and the discipline of the arsenal team is what needs to be applauded. If they allowed the pressure on them to force them into launching an attack against man city, it would have been easy to break that defense wall and hit them quite early into the second half.

Observe that because of the structure of the defense, halland was just standing and had less touch on the ball cause they out marked him full time. Can you even imagine that an 11 squared man city team will celebrate for drawing against a 10 man arsenal team when city is the home team in this instance? This is just like an emotional final you would expect to see assuming the structure of the EPL permit it to be so. With this shared point, it has opened up opportunity for all the teams in the current top 5 to believe that they can win the league which will go on to make the coming games more competitive for these teams. I give complete respect to arsenal regardless of the fact that they could have won this game if they were able to hold on till the next 1 minutes.

With the way Arsenal played the match yesterday, it will be difficult for any team to penetrate their defence. When you have the whole team playing in the box without having any intention of lunching an attack it will be difficult to score them. I question the Mentality of Arsenal and with this mentality that they have, it will be difficult for them to win the premier league or even the champions league. There are many big teams out there that still play good football even with red card. I have watched several games were big teams get a red card and still play and win the match. This is not how Liverpool use to behave when playing with Manchester city. With the way Arsenal played I think Manchester city deserved to celebrate the draw. You could see the disappointments on the faces of Arsenal players when Stones scored the last goal. Manchester city have every reason to celebrate.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I don't think you really focus on that match till the end, because Arsenal players came to that match with bold mind to prove to people that they are well organized to defeat Manchester city in their home which they succeeded in scoring two goals in the first half to lead the match 1-2 in the home of Manchester city. For you to know that Arsenal didn't managed to achieved the two goals from the first half, Manchester city would have use that one player that was lost in the Arsenal to defeat them but they managed to use extra time to equalized the goals 2-2 to share points with Arsenal. I'm a fan of Manchester city but we need to say the truth, I think Manchester city head coach use the wrong players to start the match, because he benched some players that know how to score early goal in any match they find themselves.

I agree with you. In this match Arsenal players were very confident from the beginning of the match. Arteta made major changes to his match strategy in this match. He knew very well that against Guardiola he would not be able to score points unless he changed his match strategy. And as we have seen Arsenal's match strategy in previous matches, in this match Arsenal's match strategy was completely different.

Arsenal's players were confident. And every player tried his best to perform well in his position. And they succeeded. Arsenal's overall gameplay was composed. Arsenal players were able to successfully counter the attacks made by Manchester City players.

Arsenal were leading 2-1 at the end of the first half. But in the last minute of the first half, the referee showed Arsenal's striker Leandro Trossard a red card. With 10 players, it was very difficult to resist the City players. So Arsenal played completely defensively in the second half.

[Republikcoin.com]

This result has made a statement to all premier league team,that Arsenal can be very strong when they want to be defensive,infact the hold the best defensive record in the premier league,and I would have been more delighted if they had hold on to those three points and not allow Mancity score in the last minute,but I won't blame them because they were tired,since they were short of one player,it makes the work load to increase and especially when city were all out to score them.
By now,City will be more scared of Arsenal because they are more dangerous than they thought.

That's exactly what everyone said about Arsenal because Arsenal were able to make a more solid defense even though they were only ten men since entering the second half of the match. I was also quite impressed with Arsenal because their players were not nervous at all when Manchester City had quite a lot of the ball and if only one of Arsenal's players had not been sent off, I don't think the match would have been a draw. But for now everyone has also seen that Arsenal are starting to be much better than they did last season.

[Xcode7]

This result has made a statement to all premier league team,that Arsenal can be very strong when they want to be defensive,infact the hold the best defensive record in the premier league,and I would have been more delighted if they had hold on to those three points and not allow Mancity score in the last minute,but I won't blame them because they were tired,since they were short of one player,it makes the work load to increase and especially when city were all out to score them.
By now,City will be more scared of Arsenal because they are more dangerous than they thought.

That's exactly what everyone said about Arsenal because Arsenal were able to make a more solid defense even though they were only ten men since entering the second half of the match. I was also quite impressed with Arsenal because their players were not nervous at all when Manchester City had quite a lot of the ball and if only one of Arsenal's players had not been sent off, I don't think the match would have been a draw. But for now everyone has also seen that Arsenal are starting to be much better than they did last season.

I agree if you say that Arsenal are better this season and I think it's not just because Arsenal's defense is playing well but overall Arsenal's team play is well organized in all lines and also they play much more disciplined now.
The draw in this match was a bit disappointing for Arsenal because Manchester City's reply goal was created at the end of the match but if we look at the overall result of a draw for Arsenal who played at Manchester City's home and played with 10 players since the beginning of the second half is already a pretty good result.

[mammusu]

Arsenal's 1 point at home to Manchester City is enough for them. Arsenal only managed to get points in this match because of their match strategy. There is no doubt that Arsenal's match strategy was very good. Arteta was well aware that Guardiola's Manchester City would play an all-attacking strategy at home. And with this aspect in mind, Arteta has developed his match strategy.

Manchester City played attacking from the start of the match. Manchester City made 33 shots in the entire match. City players have 78% ball possession. and made 11 on target shots. The match was largely dominated by the City players. On the other hand, the target of Arsenal players was to score from the counter attack. And they succeeded. Arsenal players made only 4 shots in the entire match. And they succeeded in scoring two goals. City players dominated the whole match but they did not get the expected result.

It seems to me that City should have taken advantage of the fact that they were attacking non-stop throughout the second half, but the problem was that they were doing it in a very straightforward manner, I think they should have tried not only to shoot from afar but also to combine attacks with crosses or runs deep into the penalty area. But that's easy to say, but to do it against such a dense defense was apparently very difficult, and although Arteta's idea almost worked, it looked terrible, Arsenal stood at the goal with the whole team, such a sight...

Arsenal who came to the Etihad Stadium in a limp team condition, are actually not favorites to be able to get a draw let alone win in the match, but what we see is that Manchester City has to struggle to get a draw let alone beat Arsenal in the match, to be honest, the match is actually very interesting with the two teams each other attack although Manchester City was able to dominate the match,  the ridiculous red card and also unfair in my opinion ruined the game, in second half Arsenal were no longer focused on scoring and they were just trying to maintain their win throughout the second half, losing 1 player made Arsenal defend completely with almost all their players in defence and obviously made the game very boring, I think in a big match like that the match, the referee should be fair to both teams and not even ruin the match, but even so, congralations for Arsenal who managed to win 1 point although they lost one the of players in the match.

[naira]

Arsenal managed to hold Manchester City to a draw even though they lost 1 player in at the end of the first half and they started the second half with only 10 players I think this is a fair result for both of them because they are equally strong this season but I have to admit Arsenal's defense is quite strong even though they don't dominate the ball much compared to Manchester City but the Man City players looked very frustrated because the match was very fierce even Arsenal had a 2 goal lead in the first half but in the end Manchester City scored the final goal created by John Stones and finally managed to get 1 point.

Source: Man City and Arsenal Statistics

like arteta said, it's a miracle that arsenal defended up untill the last minute that Manchester City scored that goal. let's forget about the statistics and the possession of the ball and even the numerous corners that man city had. The resilience and the discipline of the arsenal team is what needs to be applauded. If they allowed the pressure on them to force them into launching an attack against man city, it would have been easy to break that defense wall and hit them quite early into the second half.

What Arteta said was true, with 10 Arsenal players defending tirelessly, maintaining the compactness in the defense line so that I appreciate Arsenal for being able to survive throughout the second half even though in the final seconds they had to concede a goal, in fact we can see Manchester City dominating the match without giving Arsenal a chance to attack but the pressure after pressure was difficult to penetrate the defense indicating that Arsenal was extraordinary. Manchester City failed to get 3 points at home is still a loss. I mean little by little Arteta began to understand how to make Manchester City overwhelmed.

[Minecache]

What Arteta said was true, with 10 Arsenal players defending tirelessly, maintaining the compactness in the defense line so that I appreciate Arsenal for being able to survive throughout the second half even though in the final seconds they had to concede a goal, in fact we can see Manchester City dominating the match without giving Arsenal a chance to attack but the pressure after pressure was difficult to penetrate the defense indicating that Arsenal was extraordinary. Manchester City failed to get 3 points at home is still a loss. I mean little by little Arteta began to understand how to make Manchester City overwhelmed.

Both teams played very well in the first half. And the match was very competitive. Players from both teams have attempted to score. And at the end of the first half, Arsenal was leading 2-1, and Arsenal striker Trossad received a red card.

It was a big challenge for Arsenal to counter City's attack with 10 players. So in the second half Arsenal players did not make any attempt to attack or score. In the second half, Arsenal's players had only 12% of the ball possession and only one shot. Arsenal wanted to finish the match 2-1. But Manchester City scored in second half injury time to equalize the match. Otherwise the match would have ended 2-1.

[Obari]

I agree if you say that Arsenal are better this season and I think it's not just because Arsenal's defense is playing well but overall Arsenal's team play is well organized in all lines and also they play much more disciplined now.
The draw in this match was a bit disappointing for Arsenal because Manchester City's reply goal was created at the end of the match but if we look at the overall result of a draw for Arsenal who played at Manchester City's home and played with 10 players since the beginning of the second half is already a pretty good result.

Manchester City escaped losing when they struggled all through the second half to thrash Gunners in the second halve, equaling points was basic and important but on the other hand, it was really consider tough. Describing the performance of Arsenal in Etihad stadium yesterday, I would say they were magnificent, though the red card issued to Leandro Trossard weaken the attack line of Gunners and the defendlines was absolutely disrupt by the Citizens. Pep Guardiola planned his tactics and making it worked do require more efforts from the players. I'm proud of Gunners, it they continue their consistent streaks towards winning, they're already won the big odds of becoming competitive this season, it's just about time to watch Gunners lifting the English Premier League title in Emirate stadium under Mikel Arteta.

[Unsoldier]

I came across some amusing facts that surfaced after the end of the 5th round of the EPL. Here are the most interesting ones, in my opinion:

Brentford is the first team in Premier League history to score in the first minute of two consecutive matches and lose both games.
Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz are the first players in Premier League history to play more than 89 minutes in a match without completing a single accurate pass.

[Agbamoni]

The idea of Haaland becoming rude with pride is disgusting these days. First after they scored luckily in the last minute, he threw the ball on Gabriel's head, and I think that was an offensive thing to do. And after the game ended and everyone was saying goodbye, he told Mikel Arteta to stay humble. Sometimes I wonder if he thinks he is better than all the players that existed before him who had so many victories, yet they have not shown this type of arrogance. They celebrated like they won the league just because they luckily saw a draw game at the end.

The funny thing is that he has just one UCL trophy and a few Premier League trophies in his closet and he feels he has arrived. What of players like Messi and Ronaldo who have lots of trophies and have broken greater records than him, yet they stay humble? I think this should be addressed quickly because I was angry when I saw this. The lack of respect for Arsenal's coach is what annoys me the most.

[shinratensei_]

This result has made a statement to all premier league team,that Arsenal can be very strong when they want to be defensive,infact the hold the best defensive record in the premier league,and I would have been more delighted if they had hold on to those three points and not allow Mancity score in the last minute,but I won't blame them because they were tired,since they were short of one player,it makes the work load to increase and especially when city were all out to score them.
By now,City will be more scared of Arsenal because they are more dangerous than they thought.

That's exactly what everyone said about Arsenal because Arsenal were able to make a more solid defense even though they were only ten men since entering the second half of the match. I was also quite impressed with Arsenal because their players were not nervous at all when Manchester City had quite a lot of the ball and if only one of Arsenal's players had not been sent off, I don't think the match would have been a draw. But for now everyone has also seen that Arsenal are starting to be much better than they did last season.

I must admit Arsenal's defece was so amazing. Though their attackers were so garbage, this was because their two goals were coming from their defensive players. Their attackers were contributed nothing in this game. But i cant' really say they're much better than their form last season.

This is because they're yet winning the title. This means if they have not yet improved. Their offensive much more aggresive last season than this time.

For me, i would rate them have improved compared to the last season if they win a title.

[SmartCharpa]

A wonderful performance form the Jackson by secure two goals in the first half and even the entire player’s have show up good performances against west ham, this show that Chelsea want to embark their performances they don’t want what happened for them last season should repeat him self again this season; and that’s they try as much as possibly to put much efforts in every of their match to bring out a positive result.

As it stand now Chelsea are leading west ham by three goals after Jackson secured the first half with perfectly presented, it will good if the Chelsea can keep up this performances they will not have much challenge anymore, but their problems is lack of inconsistent: now that even Chelsea are make proud of them when the league gone far now they will begin performing poorly, but for now their performances is much better.

I agree with you, Jackson had an outstanding performance against West Ham, scored two goals and provided one assist. West Ham is a weak team this season, with defeats in three of their five games; I am only happy with Chelsea's victory against them, and I do not believe Chelsea will do better than that against any top team.

On the other hand, Jackson was quite good against West Ham, he didn't miss chances as usual, and some Chelsea fans are still not happy with Jackson's performance since they want their striker to be consistent in each game, and after their amazing performance against West Ham, some Chelsea fans think they were lucky not to sign Osimehn this season because Jackson scored two goals and one assist, and they believe he's on the same level as Osimehn.

In addition, Chelsea will host Brighton next weekend, Brighton is a team that hasn't lost a single game this season, they have drawn with Arsenal and defeated Manchester United, If Chelsea can defeat Brighton, which has been playing at its best for the past two seasons, I have no doubts about them finishing in the top four this season.

[hd49728]

The idea of Haaland becoming rude with pride is disgusting these days. First after they scored luckily in the last minute, he threw the ball on Gabriel's head, and I think that was an offensive thing to do. And after the game ended and everyone was saying goodbye, he told Mikel Arteta to stay humble. Sometimes I wonder if he thinks he is better than all the players that existed before him who had so many victories, yet they have not shown this type of arrogance. They celebrated like they won the league just because they luckily saw a draw game at the end.

His brain will be cooled down if he receives a strict punishment from referees and FA. It's surprise that with this situation, throwing a ball directly to Arsenal defender, Haaland did not get a single yellow card. He deserves to get at least a yellow card with that unnecessary stupid foul but maybe referee and VAR team did not want to do this because they wanted to protect Manchester City.

But I believe that soon, Haaland will learn a hard lesson with his rude because not only Arsenal but other teams and media will make noise, create pressure and referees, FA will no longer let such fouls go easily without any punishment on Haaland.

I agree with you, Jackson had an outstanding performance against West Ham, scored two goals and provided one assist. West Ham is a weak team this season, with defeats in three of their five games; I am only happy with Chelsea's victory against them, and I do not believe Chelsea will do better than that against any top team.

On the other hand, Jackson was quite good against West Ham, he didn't miss chances as usual

Chelsea decided to sign a new long contract with Jackson in surprise of all, because the player did not play too impressive for them in the past season. I was surprised too but latest performances of Jackson for Chelsea in this season shock me more. I did not expect him to play too well like this and Chelsea possibly are very happy with their decision with Jackson's contract.

[MAAManda]

I came across some amusing facts that surfaced after the end of the 5th round of the EPL. Here are the most interesting ones, in my opinion:

Brentford is the first team in Premier League history to score in the first minute of two consecutive matches and lose both games.
Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz are the first players in Premier League history to play more than 89 minutes in a match without completing a single accurate pass.

Interesting fact, Brentford couldn't do anything even though they created chances to win in the early stages of the match. That's because they played away + they played against strong teams (Manchester City & Tottenham Hostpur). I think with this fact we can make a reference in the future, when Brentford score again in the early minutes of another match, it's a sign that they will lose that match, LOL.

And about Jurrien Timber & Kai Havertz, I'm not really aware of what they're doing, where did you get this data from?