Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[Arenga pinnata]

All the teams currently in the top 5 rankings look very strong. And they are by far the most consistent of any team. And yes, there is no doubt that they will be the ones fighting for the title this season. But for me, the ones with the best chance of fighting for the title will still be the same as the previous season, namely Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal. Because in the end these 3 teams managed to become the most competitive teams until the end of last season. Man City became champions again last season. but I'm not sure about this season even though Haaland looks to be more productive at the moment. But Chelsea and Aston Villa are also fighting well and it is possible that these two teams will surprise everyone by continuing to get positive results throughout this season.

There is no doubt that Chelsea and Aston Villa, who are fourth and fifth in the points table, are doing well. However, these two teams will not compete for the title. I would say that these two teams do not have the ability to become Premier League champions yet. The overall performance of these two teams is still erratic.

However, Arsenal, City and Liverpool will continue to fight for the title at the end of the season. These three teams have great chances to win the title. And they each have strong squads and experienced coaches. So it is not possible to predict which team will be the Premier League champions this year. Liverpool are top of the table. However, Liverpool is ahead of Arsenal and City by only 1 point.

The strength of Aston Villa and Chelsea is still not comparable to the strength of the current top three teams, namely Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool. And yes, the strongest candidate in the race for the title looks like it will still be the same as the previous season. But it is quite difficult to choose which team among the three teams will become champions this season. We have to look at this season until more than the middle of the season or even have to look at the end of the season like last season. Where we saw that Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City had the same opportunities last season before 2 weeks at the end of last season. Something similar could happen, namely intense competition could occur again until the end of the season. And regarding Chelsea and Aston Villa we cannot underestimate them. because surprises could happen this season. Considering that it has been a long time since there have been any surprising results this season. The last time there was a surprising result in the Premier League was when Leicester City became champions in the 2015-16 season. And that was quite a long time ago.

[aylabadia05]

Guys, have you got Manchester United at standings?
We've heard quite a few negative comments about Ten Hag's performance so far, so how confident are you about the possibility of his contract being maintained until the end of the season?

If Manchester United's performance doesn't improve in the next game, I don't think he will spend the first half of the season as coach. Dismissals may need to be taken and management must be firm, it will help the team not collapse.

[Tony116]

The strength of Aston Villa and Chelsea is still not comparable to the strength of the current top three teams, namely Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool. And yes, the strongest candidate in the race for the title looks like it will still be the same as the previous season. But it is quite difficult to choose which team among the three teams will become champions this season. We have to look at this season until more than the middle of the season or even have to look at the end of the season like last season. Where we saw that Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City had the same opportunities last season before 2 weeks at the end of last season. Something similar could happen, namely intense competition could occur again until the end of the season. And regarding Chelsea and Aston Villa we cannot underestimate them. because surprises could happen this season. Considering that it has been a long time since there have been any surprising results this season. The last time there was a surprising result in the Premier League was when Leicester City became champions in the 2015-16 season. And that was quite a long time ago.

You are right that while Aston Villa and Chelsea can be in the top 5 of the table, they are not as strong as Liverpool or City. The performance of both these teams is relatively erratic. So these two teams are not favorites to win the title. The battle for the title will essentially be between City, Liverpool and Arsenal.

Last season we saw Arsenal and City battle it out for the title. The two teams continued to fight for the title till the last match of the season. The season was also quite competitive. However, the Liverpool team was a bit behind in the previous season. However, Liverpool are in a very good position this season. The team is strong both in attack and defense. So far, the Liverpool team has managed to occupy the top spot in the table.

[Juse14]

Indeed the English Premier League is very competitive unlike some leagues that are farmers leagues. On several occasions we have seen more than two teams competing for the EPL trophy. If you look at the league table this now you will see the tight spacing between the first 5 clubs. Chelsea and Aston Villa had the chance to close up the gap between 4th position and the top three but drew taking home one point each. It looks like Liverpool and Chelsea are joining the title race this season, this should be very interesting.

All the teams currently in the top 5 rankings look very strong. And they are by far the most consistent of any team. And yes, there is no doubt that they will be the ones fighting for the title this season. But for me, the ones with the best chance of fighting for the title will still be the same as the previous season, namely Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal. Because in the end these 3 teams managed to become the most competitive teams until the end of last season. Man City became champions again last season. but I'm not sure about this season even though Haaland looks to be more productive at the moment. But Chelsea and Aston Villa are also fighting well and it is possible that these two teams will surprise everyone by continuing to get positive results throughout this season.

There is no doubt that Chelsea and Aston Villa, who are fourth and fifth in the points table, are doing well. However, these two teams will not compete for the title. I would say that these two teams do not have the ability to become Premier League champions yet. The overall performance of these two teams is still erratic.

However, Arsenal, City and Liverpool will continue to fight for the title at the end of the season. These three teams have great chances to win the title. And they each have strong squads and experienced coaches. So it is not possible to predict which team will be the Premier League champions this year. Liverpool are top of the table. However, Liverpool is ahead of Arsenal and City by only 1 point.

Chelsea and Aston Villa may be in good form and improving their standings positions, but it feels as if they are not ready to compete for the title. Reason being, consistency is still the main problem for these two teams, and without stability, how can they compete with the other big teams?

On the other hand, Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool are some teams that continue to prove to us that they deserve the title. With solid squads, experienced coaches, and most of all, a winning mentality. Always competing at the top. It’s very tight between the three of them since the difference in points is very minimal. Now even rising to the top Liverpool, with Arsenal and City always looming; this season is very difficult who will emerge as champions.

[Ayers]

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Chelsea and Aston Villa may be in good form and improving their standings positions, but it feels as if they are not ready to compete for the title. Reason being, consistency is still the main problem for these two teams, and without stability, how can they compete with the other big teams?

On the other hand, Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool are some teams that continue to prove to us that they deserve the title. With solid squads, experienced coaches, and most of all, a winning mentality. Always competing at the top. It’s very tight between the three of them since the difference in points is very minimal. Now even rising to the top Liverpool, with Arsenal and City always looming; this season is very difficult who will emerge as champions.

Chelsea drew their last match. Aston Villa, on the other hand, have drawn their last two matches. And that's why these two teams are lagging behind. Personally I think these two teams will not be able to compete for the title. But even then, if Chelsea and Aston Villa can strengthen their defense, then maybe these two teams can compete for the title. But it is less likely.

I consider Liverpool as the favorite to win the title so far. Because Liverpool's defense is very strong this season. Liverpool conceded only 2 goals in 7 matches. Even a strong team like Manchester City conceded 8 goals in 7 matches.

[skarais]

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Chelsea drew their last match. Aston Villa, on the other hand, have drawn their last two matches. And that's why these two teams are lagging behind. Personally I think these two teams will not be able to compete for the title. But even then, if Chelsea and Aston Villa can strengthen their defense, then maybe these two teams can compete for the title. But it is less likely.

I consider Liverpool as the favorite to win the title so far. Because Liverpool's defense is very strong this season. Liverpool conceded only 2 goals in 7 matches. Even a strong team like Manchester City conceded 8 goals in 7 matches.

I agree with your first point, Chelsea and Aston Villa cannot compete for the title this season, but maybe they can increase the competition and become title contenders with their performance starting to improve.

Chelsea is starting to aim for more wins in each match, while they are still not stable. Chelsea's goal productivity is starting to improve although I would prefer to see them play stronger on all linea. The defense is not too bad, but if Chelsea can strengthen the defense, then the chances of losing are somewhat reduced. Being in 4th place in the standings is certainly good for Chelsea, but they are prone to slipping because of their unstable performance. Aston Villa threatens because they have the same points, but Aston Villa is also not too different from Chelsea.

[Nanga Parbat]

That's right, the draw achieved by Manchester United last night was a satisfying result at least they did not get a defeat sharing the results is good for both of them, because it is equally beneficial for both of them but not for Ten Hag who actually failed to bring Manchester United back to its glory, but all of that was far from the expectations that Ten Hag hoped for, several ranks of Manchester United owners were present to watch the match and at the same time monitor Ten Hag so that the management could possibly make a decision for Ten Hag's future in handling Manchester United.

Yes but the way they are losing matches and drawing matches is not correct. If you look at some of their match records, they have 3 wins, 3 losses and 4 draws. If we look at Aston Villa's record, they have only drawn 2 matches And the rest won. A team's failure happens when they don't work hard and play well. If any team failed in this match they would have lost the match, with Ten Hague pinning their hopes on Manchester United but their record is very poor.  Because of which I think their position is getting worse. But , if they work hard and win a few matches, they can be a good team.

[Sexylizzy2813]

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What I meant was he should play with players like Ronaldo, they both have almost the same thing in common like if things doesn't go their way they start playing selfish football. Everything should be about them, saying this not because of hate or whatever, don't get me wrong but that's how I picture Madueke and Ronaldo when they start playing selfish football.
I agree with you, Madueke won't last long as a Chelsea player, he'd like to be at a place where he can be seen as the key man, without him the team can't perform. For him to be a Chelsea legend, it won't happen even if he stays at Chelsea for a long period of time, the man lacks patience that's why he's always desperate to do something everyone would applaud him and it makes him miss simple chances he's suppose to convert.

I don't see any similarities between the two players and I think that's a bit of a stretch. Many players don't like being on the bench and they need more opportunities to prove their quality on the pitch, so the player you are referring to is also one of the players who hopes to appear regularly at Chelsea.

There are only a few players who are comfortable being in the same place even though they don't get many opportunities to appear, while others will complain and ask to move clubs. Noni Madueke has performed well so far in his 6 appearances, of course if his goal statistics are compared to last season. Noni Madueke is a player who has a great future, so I think he won't be at all comfortable not getting more opportunities.

Let's forget about the similarities that's if you feel they (Ronaldo and Madueke) don't have any, in terms of being selfish. Remember when Pochettino was in charge of Chelsea, Madueke was always on the bench, he sometimes doesn't start, like he's not a regular starter and we find it hard to see those selfish kind of play because he (Madueke) spends most of the time sitting on the bench. He cried out loud seeking for more playing time and now he has the opportunity to play till full time in some games and what is he now doing?  Playing for himself, the selfishness has grown to that level that when he scores you can see him being proud of himself like it will get into his head, to me he deserves to be on the bench.
Is like you're not getting the message, I know his performance has been brilliant to you but not all the fans or football lovers, what I'm saying is that this guys wants to be the headline of Chelsea and that's why he need to do something people will talk about, remember when he was dragging the penalty kick with Palmer last season? Use that to clear what I'm saying.
I said before that he's not a team player but a player who chooses to play for himself. If you're the coach would you like to accommodate that kind of player with such attitude? I guess your answer should be no, so that's what I'm saying about this guy, to me I feel Enzo Maresca need to talk some sense into him and start him from the bench for a start and see how the game flow without him.

[Chilwell]

Ratcliffe ‘wants’ Ten Hag sack at Man Utd as ex-caretaker boss tipped to return amid conflicting reports

There are conflicting reports surrounding the future of Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, with one journalist claiming Sir Jim Ratcliffe is pushing to swing the axe and suggesting Michael Carrick might return to Old Trafford.

Earlier on Monday, ESPN reporter Rob Dawson stated that ‘Man Utd don’t really want to sack Ten Hag’ as it would be ’embarrassing’ for them after deciding to stick with the Dutchman over the summer. But there will clearly be conversations going on at Man Utd during the international break as the team has suffered frustrating results against Liverpool, Crystal Palace, FC Twente, Tottenham Hotspur and Porto recently.

According to The United Stand journalist Sam C, who has been writing on X (formerly known as Twitter), Man Utd part-owner Ratcliffe ‘wants change’ at managerial level.

The British billionaire has apparently decided ‘enough is enough’, which suggests that Ten Hag is under immediate risk of being sacked, though ‘no final decision’ has been made yet.

In a separate post, the Man Utd reporter adds that legendary former midfielder Carrick is an option to return to the club in a coaching capacity.

Source link: https://www.teamtalk.com/manchester-united/ten-hag-sack-ratcliffe-wants-club-swing-axe-ex-caretaker-boss-tipped-return

[add1ct3dd]

Having a team at the top means nothing at this early stages of the season, usually teams that are at the top would be way too close to other teams on the points and that means with one lost game they could drop down. Which is the case here, Liverpool is at 18 points, but we have City and Arsenal at 17 points following them, so if Liverpool ever loses any games, or even get a draw, then the other two could win and get the top position.

The real question is, will Liverpool get this Slotball method going very easily like they have shown so far and will they be able to get a good points lead. If they are leading by 5 or more points eventually, that would be good enough, but if they can't get that then it will be a trouble and won't be easy situation at all. I believe the best thing to do would be just making sure that we are going to bet on Liverpool aside from big games, because they look like they beat smaller teams quite easily this season so far.

[Promocodeudo]

Lol this picture is really funny. Giving Ten Hag more time is just wasting the precious time of the club, is just like managing a bad situation. I saw the club management board in attendance during that Aston villa encounter, I know they won't be impressed with the performance but they should realise that Aston villa too are strong opponent, so the draw was a fair share. I feel the board is already chopping for Ten Hag's replacement, because I've been reading about speculations where Manchester United are approaching different coaches for the job, it won't be long before they will show Erik Ten Hag the exit door.

Its not ideal to give more time to someone who has not shown readiness to improve his patern of play, Eric Ten Hag is not ready to make some correction, so I think allowing him to continue managing the team will portrays more danger to the club, if really they are shopping for his replacement as you said, they should be fast about it before is too late, he seems like someone who doesn't want to change, he is making everything look like Manchester United is not contending for the English premier League and it's bad for a reputable club like Manchester United, they got history to protect but if they continue with the kind of manager it wouldn't be possible for them to recover from where they are currently sitting in the league table, its really necessary for Erik Ten Hag to go, though am not judging him with the recent match they played with Aston Villa because Aston Villa is not an easy crack but with other matches he has lead his team to play, i am waiting for Manchester united to return to the competitive football of the English premiership in other to brighten the faces of the fans and return the glory of club as it was earlier.

[Obari]

I agree with your first point, Chelsea and Aston Villa cannot compete for the title this season, but maybe they can increase the competition and become title contenders with their performance starting to improve.

Chelsea is starting to aim for more wins in each match, while they are still not stable. Chelsea's goal productivity is starting to improve although I would prefer to see them play stronger on all linea. The defense is not too bad, but if Chelsea can strengthen the defense, then the chances of losing are somewhat reduced. Being in 4th place in the standings is certainly good for Chelsea, but they are prone to slipping because of their unstable performance. Aston Villa threatens because they have the same points, but Aston Villa is also not too different from Chelsea.

There's nothing concerning this season, we know how the English Premier League end. Last season, watching Arsenal bottling the league for the second time for Manchester City was outrageous and this season, there's whole entirely new pressing pattern for Gunners. Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola will eventually dominate the current league as they've started ruling their lane. The EPL is very fierce with competitive clubs seeking for major titles. Our concerns about Chelsea and Aston Villa this season, they will contend for the top four this season but I don't see them winning the league because they're not yet in that prime form. The Blues headcoach, Enzo Maresca working on his tactics to work for the club. Chelsea failed to win Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge, what's it cause? Aston Villa headcoach, Unai Emery knows his spot and weakness, he will work on fixing that and he's trembling for bigger chances.

[KingsDen]

Aston Villa vs Manchester United 0-0

The umpteenth draw for Man United, although a draw still gets at least 1 point, but in my opinion it is not the expected result for a club that has experienced 3 defeats from 7 matches, as a result Man United has only collected 8 points and is quite far behind the clubs in the top 5. If they continue to perform like this, how can this club compete with the top clubs in the EPL?

Troll football posted this image on their X page and I think it’s a very funny way to illustrate how bad this United manager has been for the club. Anyone saying Erik Ten Hag should be given more time because he got a point is not a fan of Manchester United. The fact Manchester United fans are happy to take a draw against Aston Villa tells you how bad this team has become.

Lol this picture is really funny. Giving Ten Hag more time is just wasting the precious time of the club, is just like managing a bad situation. I saw the club management board in attendance during that Aston villa encounter, I know they won't be impressed with the performance but they should realise that Aston villa too are strong opponent, so the draw was a fair share. I feel the board is already chopping for Ten Hag's replacement, because I've been reading about speculations where Manchester United are approaching different coaches for the job, it won't be long before they will show Erik Ten Hag the exit door.

I am a Manchester United fan, but I had no option than to laugh out after seeing this picture. I mean other clubs in England are guarding Manchester United coach so that he would not be sacked by the management. If he is sacked, they might find it difficult getting a win against Manchester United. So, it is obvious that Erik10 is doing bonanza with Manchester United and I am even more surprised that Manchester United management is not surprised by the position they currently occupy in the table.

Manchester United next fixture is Brentford. Now, with the state of the club, it is difficult to predict who they can win or who they cannot win. Every team in EPL is a threat to Manchester United.

[Falconer]

Chelsea drew their last match. Aston Villa, on the other hand, have drawn their last two matches. And that's why these two teams are lagging behind. Personally I think these two teams will not be able to compete for the title. But even then, if Chelsea and Aston Villa can strengthen their defense, then maybe these two teams can compete for the title. But it is less likely.

I consider Liverpool as the favorite to win the title so far. Because Liverpool's defense is very strong this season. Liverpool conceded only 2 goals in 7 matches. Even a strong team like Manchester City conceded 8 goals in 7 matches.

Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal deserve to be called the favorites this season, Chelsea and Aston Villa seem to only be able to enliven the top four, not become title contenders. However, with the number of matches still ahead, the chances of each contestant can still change, it is difficult to predict the increase and decrease in a team performance. Player injury factors and a tight match schedule will usually affect the consistency of each team. Liverpool, coached by Arne Slot, has so far been the team that has conceded the fewest goals, their front line is also quite productive. Liverpool needs to maintain this level so that they can stay on the right track, Manchester City and Arsenal now have serious competitors.

[Lida93]

Guys, have you got Manchester United at standings?
We've heard quite a few negative comments about Ten Hag's performance so far, so how confident are you about the possibility of his contract being maintained until the end of the season?

If Manchester United's performance doesn't improve in the next game, I don't think he will spend the first half of the season as coach. Dismissals may need to be taken and management must be firm, it will help the team not collapse.

Source has it that the Manchester united board will be sitting this Tuesday for a meeting and Erik Ten Hag's future does also top the agenda for that meeting. Maybe after that meeting his future with the club will be determined, but am guessing he might  still be giving sometime more base on his performance during the weekend against Aston villa which shows some lanky improvement of light at the end of the tunnel kind of.

Can't really get my hands on the link to that story right now but surely when I do I'll make it available here ASAP.

[Leviathan.007]

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Chelsea and Aston Villa may be in good form and improving their standings positions, but it feels as if they are not ready to compete for the title. Reason being, consistency is still the main problem for these two teams, and without stability, how can they compete with the other big teams?

On the other hand, Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool are some teams that continue to prove to us that they deserve the title. With solid squads, experienced coaches, and most of all, a winning mentality. Always competing at the top. It’s very tight between the three of them since the difference in points is very minimal. Now even rising to the top Liverpool, with Arsenal and City always looming; this season is very difficult who will emerge as champions.

Chelsea drew their last match. Aston Villa, on the other hand, have drawn their last two matches. And that's why these two teams are lagging behind. Personally I think these two teams will not be able to compete for the title. But even then, if Chelsea and Aston Villa can strengthen their defense, then maybe these two teams can compete for the title. But it is less likely.

I consider Liverpool as the favorite to win the title so far. Because Liverpool's defense is very strong this season. Liverpool conceded only 2 goals in 7 matches. Even a strong team like Manchester City conceded 8 goals in 7 matches.

I still see people complain about Chelsea and their performance during this season. While I think we have seen a much better performer from Chelsea so far, don't forget they were in the worst situation they could have before but now Chelsea is in the 4th place in the league while they lost in just one game so far which is amazing and that's why I think they should thank their coach Maresca for it. Now the only thing they need is more stability.

[uchegod-21]

Guys, have you got Manchester United at standings?
We've heard quite a few negative comments about Ten Hag's performance so far, so how confident are you about the possibility of his contract being maintained until the end of the season?

If Manchester United's performance doesn't improve in the next game, I don't think he will spend the first half of the season as coach. Dismissals may need to be taken and management must be firm, it will help the team not collapse.

Manchester United and Erik Ten Hang doesn't need next match to make decisions. Whether the team performance improves next match or not does not really matter. Do you know what matters? What matters is Manchester United being able to win 4 out of their next 5 meetings, do you think this is possible?

Can't really get my hands on the link to that story right now but surely when I do I'll make it available here ASAP.

Fabrizio published the news in his handle. Erik Ten Hang is lucky and has the backing of Manchester United big names, but this meeting will not go in his favour. I strongly believe this...

[Moreno233]

Ratcliffe ‘wants’ Ten Hag sack at Man Utd as ex-caretaker boss tipped to return amid conflicting reports

There are conflicting reports surrounding the future of Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, with one journalist claiming Sir Jim Ratcliffe is pushing to swing the axe and suggesting Michael Carrick might return to Old Trafford.

Earlier on Monday, ESPN reporter Rob Dawson stated that ‘Man Utd don’t really want to sack Ten Hag’ as it would be ’embarrassing’ for them after deciding to stick with the Dutchman over the summer. But there will clearly be conversations going on at Man Utd during the international break as the team has suffered frustrating results against Liverpool, Crystal Palace, FC Twente, Tottenham Hotspur and Porto recently.

According to The United Stand journalist Sam C, who has been writing on X (formerly known as Twitter), Man Utd part-owner Ratcliffe ‘wants change’ at managerial level.

The British billionaire has apparently decided ‘enough is enough’, which suggests that Ten Hag is under immediate risk of being sacked, though ‘no final decision’ has been made yet.

In a separate post, the Man Utd reporter adds that legendary former midfielder Carrick is an option to return to the club in a coaching capacity.

Source link: https://www.teamtalk.com/manchester-united/ten-hag-sack-ratcliffe-wants-club-swing-axe-ex-caretaker-boss-tipped-return

I saw this news notification but I was not excited seeing such news because this is something they would have done a long time ago. So sacking Ten Hag now is more or less "medicine after death" because the damage have already been done by Ten Hag that have resulted to Manchester United standing very close to the relegation zone, something that have not happened in a long time. The only good thing I see about this delayed action is that it gives Manchester United another opportunity to fight to evade being relegation because that was where they were headed.

[Jody.Drummer]

The strength of Aston Villa and Chelsea is still not comparable to the strength of the current top three teams, namely Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool. And yes, the strongest candidate in the race for the title looks like it will still be the same as the previous season. But it is quite difficult to choose which team among the three teams will become champions this season. We have to look at this season until more than the middle of the season or even have to look at the end of the season like last season. Where we saw that Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City had the same opportunities last season before 2 weeks at the end of last season. Something similar could happen, namely intense competition could occur again until the end of the season. And regarding Chelsea and Aston Villa we cannot underestimate them. because surprises could happen this season. Considering that it has been a long time since there have been any surprising results this season. The last time there was a surprising result in the Premier League was when Leicester City became champions in the 2015-16 season. And that was quite a long time ago.

You are right that while Aston Villa and Chelsea can be in the top 5 of the table, they are not as strong as Liverpool or City. The performance of both these teams is relatively erratic. So these two teams are not favorites to win the title. The battle for the title will essentially be between City, Liverpool and Arsenal.

Last season we saw Arsenal and City battle it out for the title. The two teams continued to fight for the title till the last match of the season. The season was also quite competitive. However, the Liverpool team was a bit behind in the previous season. However, Liverpool are in a very good position this season. The team is strong both in attack and defense. So far, the Liverpool team has managed to occupy the top spot in the table.

There is little chance for Chelsea or Aston Villa to win the title because Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool are the biggest favorite teams until the tight competition from these three teams that have a big chance to win the title. With Chelsea in the top four, I think it is quite a good achievement because with their own performance improvement that can make them in a ranking that is at least quite profitable. Liverpool is the team that leads the standings and of course this is quite difficult for Arsenal and Man City to win the title, they have new rivals in fighting for the title because indeed with the previous season where Liverpool was quite far behind but now they are performing well to become the team that conceded the fewest goals. There is a chance for Liverpool to win the league title as long as they can maintain their performance well in terms of defense and attack.

[Hirose UK]

Chelsea drew their last match. Aston Villa, on the other hand, have drawn their last two matches. And that's why these two teams are lagging behind. Personally I think these two teams will not be able to compete for the title. But even then, if Chelsea and Aston Villa can strengthen their defense, then maybe these two teams can compete for the title. But it is less likely.

I consider Liverpool as the favorite to win the title so far. Because Liverpool's defense is very strong this season. Liverpool conceded only 2 goals in 7 matches. Even a strong team like Manchester City conceded 8 goals in 7 matches.

Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal deserve to be called the favorites this season, Chelsea and Aston Villa seem to only be able to enliven the top four, not become title contenders. However, with the number of matches still ahead, the chances of each contestant can still change, it is difficult to predict the increase and decrease in a team performance. Player injury factors and a tight match schedule will usually affect the consistency of each team. Liverpool, coached by Arne Slot, has so far been the team that has conceded the fewest goals, their front line is also quite productive. Liverpool needs to maintain this level so that they can stay on the right track, Manchester City and Arsenal now have serious competitors.

Of course because they are the top three team that have dominated the title race in recent season, but from previous seasons we all know that even though there are several team that are fighting fiercely for the title, it still shows that in the end Manchester City won the title and slowly penetrated to occupy the top of the standings, I think conditions like this will happen again this season.
Liverpool performance is the same as last season which can show very impressive quality of play and is able to achieve more win with points from each match, but it does not guarantee that they can continue like this consistently and stably, the same thing also happened with Arsenal so they are not really believed to be able to win the title this season.
At the beginning of the season, Manchester City experienced several unexpected things by getting defeats and draws, but they will rise when entering the middle of the season and so on playing more consistently in the time towards the end of the season as determinant of who is able to stay on top of the standings to bring home the Premier League trophy.
For Chelsea itself, if they can maintain more stable performance, there is chance for them to be able to occupy the top 3, we just see how the future develops.