Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[SquallLeonhart]

Arsenal must play seriously against Ipswich, indeed above all The Gunner is superior but that does not mean they can underestimate Ipswich who are in the relegation position. Even Ipswich can play very hard and recklessly if necessary because that is the only option to find an advantage. I often see Arsenal play badly when their players are pulled to play rough by the opponent and the result is where Arsenal players are lured out of their game plan.

The Gunners might misuse this opportunity of winning the game and changing their position to second on the log, Chelsea failed to continue putting pressure on Liverpool and now we have the Gunners to try their best to be number that's if Liverpool starts dropping points. Arteta is the one holding these guys from becoming champions, said this because he hasn't been looking forward to get a proper number 9 but he chose to play every game with a false 9 and I don't know if he wants to try all the styles he saw Pep Guardiola used when he was assisting him. Now that the Gunners are without Saka I feel this is going to be another hard game for Arsenal and there won't be much goals and the pressing also won't be their for the Gunners.

We have Arsenal not good as we have them in last two seasons they are facing troubling time now with the absence of Saka things could be more problematic as they were held by Everton at home now they are going to revive their performance in this game and have good chance of jumping at the second spot which they deserved, but it's needed more effort from them with better dedication because now situation is going to be not easy for them if they fail to give their best then surely consequences could be not good for them.

Chelsea drop 5 points in last two games, so this is good chance for Gunners to have brought themselves near leaders Liverpool and bring some tough competition for title race which is surely going to be good in next few rounds through all are doing good for keeping into good spots.

[dezoel]

It's just one loss and the way I see Enzo Maresca, I doubt he would want to permit another loss but the question is can they be able to avoid it?. He may not be interested in winning the league or any title as he says but that top position he won't want to jeopardize it. Chelsea play their next game to Ipswich and one will say it would be an easy encounter but if there is one thing I know, it will be the fact that small clubs have got the penchant to always be a stumbling block in the plans of the big boys so let's just sit and watch how the whole thing goes from here for Chelsea.

not being in the title race doesn't mean that you should be giving out points. you want to build the winning mentality in the mind of your players that gives them the understanding that losing games is an abomination in the team and so they are able to fight back or push to defend the lead they already have till he game comes to a close. have you observed that in the recent game of the Chelsea team, they had to struggle when it approaches the end of the game and that is basically because they are yet to play like the kind of team that will force the attack till almost the last minutes of the game. until they are able to fix things up that way, then the team still have a long way to go.

if a player like Reece James was in the team, i doubt that they would have lost this game this way. they just need a matured defender at the defense line that will show complete leadership role at that spot so attackers don't always assume that the defense can always be penetrated at ease anytime they want to do so. if after all the good result they have had since the start of the season till now they use the excuse that they are not in the title race to push themselves down past the 3rd position on the table, it will only show how much of an average team chelsea is.

Obviously that wasn't really good for the team, Chelsea is now 7 points behind right? And Liverpool has one less game, so that could really be ten points difference. Chelsea looked like they had a small chance if they could win that game, but now they are looking like that's over too. While we are talking about how that's bad for Chelsea, we could also talk about how this is great for Liverpool as well, because they are really looking like the eventual champions by now. I know that's hard and difficult and I can see why people would think that won't be easy, but at the same time I believe that we are going to end up with a good result one way or another, that's more important part.

Liverpool winning the title on the very first season of Arne Slot is a huge deal. City being terrible played a big role there of course, normally City is much better than what they have bene recently, they had 1 win in last 13 games, which is seriously unexpected and disappointing, but that helped Liverpool be all alone at the top as well because they didn't had who normally dominates the league. Lets see how the season will go but I am pretty sure that we are close to calling it already, looks like this won't change.

[bastisisca]

I'm starting to consider, after joining La Liga to bet, also betting in the Premier League and i m evaluating some statistics sites.
What sites do you use?
I like to know the history of the team if i can so i can bet better knowing how they have played in the past. Of course is my method.

[junder]

Fulham is a good team, a solid mid-table team, but Chelsea were obliged to beat them at home. Maybe the quick goal that Chelsea scored at the very beginning of this match played a role, they decided that the victory was in their pocket, and when they conceded at the end of the match, there was simply no time to fix anything. I was almost sure that Chelsea would not lose at home, they gained very good form and beat everyone, but as we can see, both teams from the bottom of the table and from the middle can take points.

My bets were disappointing this week, Chelsea, Man Utd ruined my holiday. The only one that worked was the Liverpool match, probably most bettors had the same fate.

In that match I didn't expect what Fulham showed, as a mid-table team their performance was extraordinary so they were able to beat Chelsea with a score of 2-1 as the away team.
There were many surprises this week, the top teams had bad luck.

[Akbarkoe]

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This is one of the reasons we see the English Premier League as one of the most interesting league in the world, any team is a big team even though they are not sitting in a good position in the league table but they are as good as defeating the elite clubs that's exactly what we saw in the game between Chelsea and Fulham were Fulham defeated Chelsea from away 1:2 I their last encounter. Liverpool is the only team that is still trying to keep their boat floating as they remained the best team this season unlike Manchester City that has dropped from totally as they continue to struggle to pick points after so many games, Arsenal remain inconsistent in their performance and Manchester United is getting worse as they have recorded only one win in their last 4 games, Tottenham is also not having a good season as they continue to struggle to get back to form, I think the whole thing is about how the league has become difficult and Liverpool happens to be the team that is getting better this season, they are the favourite so far to win the league.

In every English league match there are always unexpected surprises, this makes every match in the English league interesting to watch. We have seen several times, where the lower teams are able to match the game of the top teams, and they even managed to win the match. Especially for this season where we see several top teams starting to lose their consistency, such as Manchester City and Manchester United, where Manchester City's position continues to decline, even Manchester United who until now have not been able to rise to the top ten of the standings, Man United is only a filler in the middle of the standings.

Man City, which was previously considered to be competing closely with Liverpool to top the standings, their position is actually getting worse, and so is Chelsea who have not been able to maintain their consistency. And one team that is quite interesting to watch this season is the performance of Nottingham Forest, where after poor results last season and almost being eliminated from the English Premier League, this season they have transformed into a very strong team, and continue to compete in the top three positions in the standings.

[tygeade]

Man United played badly at the start of the match and the worst thing is Bruno Fernandes shouldn't have made such a stupid mistake and a direct goal from a corner kick, is also a fatal mistake. I think their performance was arguably better when they played with 10 men.

Meanwhile, for Liverpool I never doubted them. Somehow, they can always get out of a difficult position, and they often close it with a great comeback. This season they are truly consistent and they have a winning mentality, and that's why they will be the EPL champion this season.

To be fair, United has been terrible all season long, like not just right now but for a while, the shocking thing is that Wolves are doing quite badly recently, well all season long to be fair, and losing to Wolves wasn't really on the cards.

At this point, the results under Amorim is making people question if they were doing alright with Erik Ten Hag, and that's a very big deal because with Erik, United did terrible, nobody would agree that he was a good coach, he was terrible, but they are feeling like they did not get anyone better, Amorim sucks so far as well, so that means either they got tow bad managers, or the players are so bad that even if the managers are good, they are not going up because players are bad.

[salad daging]

My bets were disappointing this week, Chelsea, Man Utd ruined my holiday. The only one that worked was the Liverpool match, probably most bettors had the same fate.

In that match I didn't expect what Fulham showed, as a mid-table team their performance was extraordinary so they were able to beat Chelsea with a score of 2-1 as the away team.
There were many surprises this week, the top teams had bad luck.

Boxing Day matches cannot be predicted some favorite teams must fall, and I think there will be a lot of disappointment, especially those bettors, so naturally sometimes I also feel upset with this result because the bet must lose.

Maybe what disappoints Chelsea a lot is that they are in good form must lose to Fulham in a dramatic way at the last minute, actually this is unacceptable but what can make sometimes the underdog team always surprises the elite team.

[Jaycoinz]

Man United played badly at the start of the match and the worst thing is Bruno Fernandes shouldn't have made such a stupid mistake and a direct goal from a corner kick, is also a fatal mistake. I think their performance was arguably better when they played with 10 men.

Meanwhile, for Liverpool I never doubted them. Somehow, they can always get out of a difficult position, and they often close it with a great comeback. This season they are truly consistent and they have a winning mentality, and that's why they will be the EPL champion this season.

To be fair, United has been terrible all season long, like not just right now but for a while, the shocking thing is that Wolves are doing quite badly recently, well all season long to be fair, and losing to Wolves wasn't really on the cards.

At this point, the results under Amorim is making people question if they were doing alright with Erik Ten Hag, and that's a very big deal because with Erik, United did terrible, nobody would agree that he was a good coach, he was terrible, but they are feeling like they did not get anyone better, Amorim sucks so far as well, so that means either they got tow bad managers, or the players are so bad that even if the managers are good, they are not going up because players are bad.

That's because the expectations with amorim was so much high seeing how he handled sporting cp so well and went so many game unbeaten and doing exactly the opposite now with Manchester united sometimes it just make me wonder if the coaches is actually not the problem but the club itself as a whole because Manchester united have worked with even the best of coaches and yet still no better performance and at the point anyone saying tem hag is better is free to because Manchester united is turning to something else.

[Crypto Library]

Yes that's right, Leicester City was able to take the lead early, Liverpool was off guard so Leicester could score the goal quickly. However, it must be admitted as the leader of the standings, they have a strong champion mentality, Liverpool managed to overcome the pressure, and Gakpo's goal became Liverpool's deadlock breaker, because they had several opportunities, they were unable to finish well, their kicks were too wide, there were several wrong kicks in the first half that only hit the goalpost. Meanwhile, for the second half, Liverpool continued to pressure Leicester City's defense, they continued to attack after attack and in the end Leicester's defense was shaken and their goal was conceded.

The match ended with a score of 3-1, and Moh Salah again recorded his name on the scoreboard. This goal adds to Salah's collection as the top scorer in the English league.

I actually didn't expect Liverpool to score  third goal after the second goal, I was confused at first after seeing their performance. Although Leicester City scored first, Liverpool put Leicester City under great pressure from the beginning and as a result, Liverpool scored before the second half of the match started and also scored their third goal at the end.
However, I expected more better performance from Mohamed Salah since Leicester City was a much weaker club than them, so I expected at least two goals from Mohamed Salah. However, that didn't happen but I am happy to see Liverpool's position at the top of the Premier League has become stronger and as well the position of Salah.

[Richbased]

In every English league match there are always unexpected surprises, this makes every match in the English league interesting to watch. We have seen several times, where the lower teams are able to match the game of the top teams, and they even managed to win the match. Especially for this season where we see several top teams starting to lose their consistency, such as Manchester City and Manchester United, where Manchester City's position continues to decline, even Manchester United who until now have not been able to rise to the top ten of the standings, Man United is only a filler in the middle of the standings.

Man City, which was previously considered to be competing closely with Liverpool to top the standings, their position is actually getting worse, and so is Chelsea who have not been able to maintain their consistency. And one team that is quite interesting to watch this season is the performance of Nottingham Forest, where after poor results last season and almost being eliminated from the English Premier League, this season they have transformed into a very strong team, and continue to compete in the top three positions in the standings.

The surprises we have been seeing in the Premier league is what makes the league unique and interesting because if the big teams continues in their winning streaks, it will look as though the league is one sided. A lot of surprises has occurred in the Premier league, from Manchester City's underperformance to Manchester United sudden drop in form after they showed a some consistency for a while when Amorin was newly appointed as the head coach and now, Chelsea might join the chorus because they have been unable to win their last two games which led them to giving the league leaders Liverpool more advantage of getting clear gaps but hopefully, they can return to form in their next game.
 
Nottingham Forest is one team that is doing perfectly well on a low key and people are not getting to see how strong they are becoming and we might see another new team in the Champions league next season. Just like Aston Villa surprised a lot of people last season, i see Nottingham Forest like they also want to pull similar surprise this season and that will be when they continue in this wonderful performance they are displaying now.

[Adams0001]

For the Premier League, I personally am very sure that Liverpool will succeed in getting the trophy this season. Of course it will be a great success for Arne Slot in his first season, with the achievement of the Premier League trophy which is certainly proof that Liverpool is really above average team this season. But even though Liverpool is still very good in the Champions League,  I personally am still not completely sure that Liverpool  can guarantee the achievement of the Champions League trophy this season.

Because at least, I will still believe in the surprise that will occur in the knockout rounds later in the Champions League. Thus, the team that dominates the standings cannot be said to be completely going to get the trophy, because in the Champions League there are great teams from different leagues so surprises can happen. But indeed, at least Liverpool has a chance to get many trophies this season although of course, to get  a trophy in the Champions League will not be easy at all.

The game shown by Liverpool in the EPL is indeed very stable and if they can maintain it until the end of the season, there is no doubt that the EPL trophy this season will be theirs. But in the UCL, we can see how the situation is not that easy. Although Liverpool currently dominates the standings, when entering the knockout stages, everything will be different. The 8-match system currently implemented seems to benefit Liverpool who appear strong and consistent. Of course, it would be nice to see Liverpool combine 2 prestigious trophies this season.

Liverpool's outstanding performance this season demonstrates that they are the best in the Premier League this season. And Chelsea's loss against Fulham has given Liverpool more confidence that they will win the Premier League this season since they have given Chelsea a lot of room, even if they lose any games, they will still be at the top of the league table. I am astonished by Chelsea's game against Fulham because they have been dominating the game from the first half and have missed some opportunities.

And Liverpool must lose two games in a row before Chelsea can overtake them in the league, which will be difficult because Liverpool are currently the best in the Champions League and the league. They have not lost a single game in the UCL this season, and I believe they will win their remaining two games in the UCL. Because the clubs they will play against are not in the same good shape as them this season, many believe Liverpool are the favorites to win the Premier League this season.

[Docnaster]

My bets were disappointing this week, Chelsea, Man Utd ruined my holiday. The only one that worked was the Liverpool match, probably most bettors had the same fate.

In that match I didn't expect what Fulham showed, as a mid-table team their performance was extraordinary so they were able to beat Chelsea with a score of 2-1 as the away team.
There were many surprises this week, the top teams had bad luck.

Boxing Day matches cannot be predicted some favorite teams must fall, and I think there will be a lot of disappointment, especially those bettors, so naturally sometimes I also feel upset with this result because the bet must lose.

Maybe what disappoints Chelsea a lot is that they are in good form must lose to Fulham in a dramatic way at the last minute, actually this is unacceptable but what can make sometimes the underdog team always surprises the elite team.

If there's one thing that's constant with boxing day games in the English Premier League, I think it has to be the surprising results. Results of boxing day matches will always leave you with a shocker so that's why I most times prefer going for multiple goals options. The Chelsea and Manchester United games were in my ticket and if I had gone with the winning predictions, I would've lost because I would've definitely gone for a Chelsea and Manchester United wins but because I went for the option of both games to produce 2+ goals each, I won my bet.

[Stablexcoin]

Fulham is a good team, a solid mid-table team, but Chelsea were obliged to beat them at home. Maybe the quick goal that Chelsea scored at the very beginning of this match played a role, they decided that the victory was in their pocket, and when they conceded at the end of the match, there was simply no time to fix anything. I was almost sure that Chelsea would not lose at home, they gained very good form and beat everyone, but as we can see, both teams from the bottom of the table and from the middle can take points.

My bets were disappointing this week, Chelsea, Man Utd ruined my holiday. The only one that worked was the Liverpool match, probably most bettors had the same fate.

In that match I didn't expect what Fulham showed, as a mid-table team their performance was extraordinary so they were able to beat Chelsea with a score of 2-1 as the away team.
There were many surprises this week, the top teams had bad luck.

You will keep getting disappointed if you still regard some teams to be weaker opponents. The EPL currently is one of the most feared leagues because you never can predict what is going to happen perfectly. Your favorite team will lose when you least expect them, a team that where previously regarded as a small team has improved in ways we cannot imagine. Just because they are answering Fulham don't ever underate them. Young and talented stars are everywhere.

With the Fulham was playing in that game i knew it was going to be a difficult one for Chelsea. Palmer was completely cut off in the second half. We hardly could see him play the way he do play but yet he still try to get the ball across to other players. These shows that Chelsea will still be a weaker team when players like Pamer and Neto are no where to be found.

[Chilwell]

Brighton vs Brentford

Brighton (confirmed lineup): Bart Verbruggen, Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupinan, Carlos Baleba, Matthew O'Riley, Brajan Gruda, Julio Enciso, Kaoru Mitoma, Joao Pedro.

Brentford (confirmed lineup): Mark Flekken, Mads Roerslev, Nathan Collins, Ben Mee, Keane Lewis-Potter, Vitaly Janelt, Christian Noergaard, Mikkel Damsgaard, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Kevin Schade.

Brentford are travelling to Amex Stadium to face Brighton for their 18th round Premier league, Brentford are not in good form this season but despite that they are able to hold a defeat until when the met Nottingham Forest that broke their home unbeaten with two goals. Brentford have an incredible performance while playing at home, which is very impressive. On the other hand Brighton are in tenth place and will not allow Brentford to take their advantage because they are just two points behind. Let's see how the game goes tonight.

[Stable090]

My bets were disappointing this week, Chelsea, Man Utd ruined my holiday. The only one that worked was the Liverpool match, probably most bettors had the same fate.

We just have to be careful now when placing bets; the season is becoming tough, and we can see how the weaker teams are performing currently. Chelsea, Manchester United, and Manchester City surprised lots of people in the match because even with Manchester City's poor performance, lots of people were expecting Manchester City to get a win in the match, and it ended as a draw, but I was also surprised that both Chelsea and Manchester United couldn’t get a win in their matches. Manchester United has moved from 13th position to 14th position, and their next few fixtures will be against strong clubs.

[Oluwa-btc]

My bets were disappointing this week, Chelsea, Man Utd ruined my holiday. The only one that worked was the Liverpool match, probably most bettors had the same fate.

In that match I didn't expect what Fulham showed, as a mid-table team their performance was extraordinary so they were able to beat Chelsea with a score of 2-1 as the away team.
There were many surprises this week, the top teams had bad luck.

I'd advise yall to stop betting on Manchester United. Maybe it'll be safe to see that you bet on them to lose or draw because these players are without zeal and determination. I expected more from Chelsea even though I was pleased to finally see them losing. I didn't see the game so I have less to say about their game. I'm hoping arsenal would utilise the opportunity they have tonight to go on top. The image below shows a similar corner pattern used yesterday by Liverpool. Ì see they learn and copy from arsenal after copying from them.

[Akbarkoe]

Yes that's right, Leicester City was able to take the lead early, Liverpool was off guard so Leicester could score the goal quickly. However, it must be admitted as the leader of the standings, they have a strong champion mentality, Liverpool managed to overcome the pressure, and Gakpo's goal became Liverpool's deadlock breaker, because they had several opportunities, they were unable to finish well, their kicks were too wide, there were several wrong kicks in the first half that only hit the goalpost. Meanwhile, for the second half, Liverpool continued to pressure Leicester City's defense, they continued to attack after attack and in the end Leicester's defense was shaken and their goal was conceded.

The match ended with a score of 3-1, and Moh Salah again recorded his name on the scoreboard. This goal adds to Salah's collection as the top scorer in the English league.

I actually didn't expect Liverpool to score  third goal after the second goal, I was confused at first after seeing their performance. Although Leicester City scored first, Liverpool put Leicester City under great pressure from the beginning and as a result, Liverpool scored before the second half of the match started and also scored their third goal at the end.
However, I expected more better performance from Mohamed Salah since Leicester City was a much weaker club than them, so I expected at least two goals from Mohamed Salah. However, that didn't happen but I am happy to see Liverpool's position at the top of the Premier League has become stronger and as well the position of Salah.

Moh Salah seems to want to continue to register his name on the scoreboard, so that he can collect more goals, so that his position as the top scorer in the Premier League 2024/2025 season remains intact. and yes, it should face Leicester City, then Liverpool can score more goals, but as we know, even though Leicester City has performed poorly this season, they are a team that likes to give surprises, and one of them was able to score one goal against Liverpool in the early minutes of the match.

and speaking further about Leicester, currently they have to go down to the relegation zone, the coach Ruud van Nistelrooy has not been able to completely change Leicester City so that they can appear more consistent. We see that after Ruud came to King Power, Ruud was able to bring new hope to Leicester, where the team was able to perform well in two consecutive matches, by being able to win over West Ham and draw when facing Brighton, but unfortunately after that, the team had to suffer consecutive defeats.

[gabbie2010]

Fulham is a good team, a solid mid-table team, but Chelsea were obliged to beat them at home. Maybe the quick goal that Chelsea scored at the very beginning of this match played a role, they decided that the victory was in their pocket, and when they conceded at the end of the match, there was simply no time to fix anything. I was almost sure that Chelsea would not lose at home, they gained very good form and beat everyone, but as we can see, both teams from the bottom of the table and from the middle can take points.

My bets were disappointing this week, Chelsea, Man Utd ruined my holiday. The only one that worked was the Liverpool match, probably most bettors had the same fate.

In that match I didn't expect what Fulham showed, as a mid-table team their performance was extraordinary so they were able to beat Chelsea with a score of 2-1 as the away team.
There were many surprises this week, the top teams had bad luck.

You guys forget that any London derby match is always very difficult and unpredictable that was exactly what played out between Chelsea vs Fulham, it's not a matter of mid table team or top team such encounter is usually very dicey thus I wasn't surprise with result of the match Fulham eventually won the match,  in such a match it's either side experience a defeat irrespective of the whether a team is in the top or mid table or bottom a derby is always difficult to predict recall underperforming Man Utd defeated Man City few weeks ago in a city derby likewise Liverpool vs Everton meyerside derby though postponed is usually a trickish match.

[Publictalk792]

Liverpool's outstanding performance this season demonstrates that they are the best in the Premier League this season. And Chelsea's loss against Fulham has given Liverpool more confidence that they will win the Premier League this season since they have given Chelsea a lot of room, even if they lose any games, they will still be at the top of the league table. I am astonished by Chelsea's game against Fulham because they have been dominating the game from the first half and have missed some opportunities.

And Liverpool must lose two games in a row before Chelsea can overtake them in the league, which will be difficult because Liverpool are currently the best in the Champions League and the league. They have not lost a single game in the UCL this season, and I believe they will win their remaining two games in the UCL. Because the clubs they will play against are not in the same good shape as them this season, many believe Liverpool are the favorites to win the Premier League this season.

Liverpool has played very well this season and looks like best team in Premier League. Chelsea surprise loss to Fulham has given Liverpool safe lead so even if they lose few games they will still be on top. It was surprising to see Chelsea play well against Fulham but not win. For Chelsea to catch up to Liverpool, Liverpool would have to lose two games in row which does not seem likely. Liverpool has done very well in Champions League too and they will probably win their last games because they are playing weaker teams. Many people think Liverpool will win Premier League this season and it is hard to disagree with that after seeing how well they have played.

[Chilwell]

Arsenal vs Ipswich Town

Arsenal (confirmed lineup): David Raya, Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Oedegaard, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard.

Ipswich (confirmed lineup): Arijanet Muric, Dara O'Shea, Luke Woolfenden, Jacob Greaves, Ben Johnson, Leif Davis, Omari Hutchinson, Kalvin Phillips, Jens-Lys Cajuste, Sammie Szmodics, Liam Delap.

Arsenal remain the only team in the Premier League that is still unbeaten at home, and this evening the will be facing Ipswich who are smaller team compared to Arsenal's performance this season but these days underperforming teams like to give us unexpected results. Yesterday Fulham surprised me by beating Chelsea and this is a lesson for me that why I really want arsenal should take the match very serious to take down Ipswich so that they can be able to move to the second place with one point ahead of Chelsea.