Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[asriloni]

Just hours before the game between Chelsea vs Westham to start. We get Chelsea for 1.75 against Westham 4.60. The odds in in favor Chelsea to win. I hope they will learn from their mistake from the previous game. I hope they won't play a hexagon of defender that may be clogging their build-up. It's because they unable to win against palace caused by that

Only hope Maresca figured out how to handle it towards in this game. James, Tosin and Cucurella must start at the back. Estevao and Gitten must be paired, and Delap at the upfront. I hope they will win it because i will bet on them to win this game.

[$weetne$$]

Manchester United will win the game because, even though Fulham were more competitive last season, United have overhauled their team and will put their best players up front, such as Mbeumo, Cunha, and possibly Sekso. If Ruben can learn from yesterday’s match against Arsenal and apply the right strategy, they should be able to win this game, even when playing away at Fulham, where the home crowd can put pressure on them, but it should not weaken their mentality, and perhaps they will be able to play better with the confidence they had before.

Confidence do not seem like the problem with Manchester United, they play their games without fear but they issues with their mentality even now that they have some good quality players, I will not be quick to express certainty with the chances Manchester United have against Fulham because currently Manchester United has not attained enough stability with the new set of players they got even in the last game, sesko did not do much so I am struggling with my confidence on them.

[BlackBoss_]

This is last seasons final six of the player's player award as announced by PFA for it's award. These players are the final standout for last season and only one out of these six players will win this award, now the question is, who's more deserving from this list? Bruno Fernandez, Alexander Isak, Mac Alister, Declan Rice, Cole Palmer and Mohamed Salah. I wonder who will finally win it!

They are all star players and had amazing performances and contributions for their clubs but the winner must be from the champion team, Liverpool. Between MacAlister and Salah, I believe that Mohamed Salah has better chance to win this award as he is an attacking player, a main goal scorer of Liverpool and this helps him more easily to get votes.

It is not easy for defensive players or midfielders like MacAlister wins such award if they don't have outstanding performances and in the last season, it's clearly that he did not have such outperformances compares to what Salah shown.

Just hours before the game between Chelsea vs Westham to start. We get Chelsea for 1.75 against Westham 4.60. The odds in in favor Chelsea to win. I hope they will learn from their mistake from the previous game. I hope they won't play a hexagon of defender that may be clogging their build-up. It's because they unable to win against palace caused by that

Chelsea got a shock in the first match of season but they still ambitiously aim at Premeir League title so it's nearly a mandatory task for them to wake up, beat West Ham and return to winning. They must avoid to be fall too far behind other competitors for the league title too soon by a series of bad early matches. Chelsea have good resources enough to beat West Ham and it seems they have yet warmed up enough for the season beginning.

[Just Say]

Manchester United game against Arsenal shows that United is improving in their performance though they lost to Arsenal at home but their coming game against Fulham should be another opportunity for them to correct their mistakes and take their chances to score goals. Ruben Amorim strategy looks good in the first game but playing from away we expect to see United coming in full force to attack and score goals, the players are feet and ready to play no pressure from the fans or opposition team should make them not to get 3 points from the game.

Manchester United have improved their performance, it is eye-catching but in this match Arsenal's goalkeeper was able to block the attempts of Manchester United's best players, because we saw that in this match, the Gunners goalkeeper blocked three shots from Matheus Cunha, who made his debut for Man United. So it can be said that if Matheus Cunha's efforts had been successful, the match might have remained undecided. Even so my eyes were on Arsenal in this PL match because their £64 million signing Victor Gyokeres was involved in this match, maybe this team has brought a new direct style this season so I think it will make the difference in Arsenal winning trophies. It is true that the reliable Arsenal defense could not settle in this match, which resulted in everyone seeing that Manchester United were able to create opportunities through direct passes in this match.

[Cossyblack]

Manchester United's defense is quite weak. And this is their biggest weakness this season. Manchester United management should have taken the necessary measures to strengthen the defense. But Manchester United has not bought any experienced defender.

I don't think Manchester United need to sign a new defender this summer. They've got quite a good number of defenders. The defenders just need to stay fit and be injury-free. What they do need is a goalkeeper and a midfielder to make the team solid. However, with the transfer window coming to an end in less than two weeks, I'm not sure they can make it happen. It's most likely they would make do with what they've got and continue reinforcement in the next window.

If faced with a choice I think Manchester United need a defender, I'm not saying the current players are bad but it's not a bad idea to prepare a better squad. Last season's experience should be an example of the failure of the defensive line even though there are many reasons there. Based on Man United transfer records this season, they are prioritizing the attack line by spending 150 million while for their defense line they only spent 4 million + new players from the academy. I don't understand why the coach is so confident in the current defense line or maybe he has other plans?

You are right what they need now is a good defender that will serve as a backup in case something went wrong and even if something didn't went wrong they can still use them to start up. Manchester united really suffered a lot last season because of defenders injury especially Martinez injury so the best preventive measure now is to get new defender(s) because I believe the front line is okay as it stands but they need to work on how create good and big chances and also how to convert those big chances to goal because playing well without a win is useless, imagine after Manchester united dominated is Arsenal's match and later lose I mean this doesn't make sense.

Of a truth, Manchester United needs to sign 1-2 defenders before the transfer window closes, but even though Manchester United doesn't sign new defenders this summer, I think the defenders Manchester United has now are okay; they just need good orientation from Ruben Amorim, and I believe they will perform well and help Manchester United win matches this season. What Manchester United needs now is a goalkeeper and a defensive midfielder, and if Manchester United doesn't bring in new players this summer in these positions, Manchester United will likely find it difficult to win this season.

You're right Manchester United will have to sign more extra defenders before the transfer windows closes, they will need additional defenders left to substitute any fellow injured defenders. I also agree that Reuben Amorim still has to orientate his players to motivate them and to also increased their team spirits. Yeah Arsenal were able to defeat the Manchester United with just a goal by penetrating United defense doesn't also implies that Manchester United defense is so weak. I think Manchester United defense is still strong but definitely they should try and sign additional defenders.

[Tonimez]

Manchester United game against Arsenal shows that United is improving in their performance though they lost to Arsenal at home but their coming game against Fulham should be another opportunity for them to correct their mistakes and take their chances to score goals. Ruben Amorim strategy looks good in the first game but playing from away we expect to see United coming in full force to attack and score goals, the players are feet and ready to play no pressure from the fans or opposition team should make them not to get 3 points from the game.

Manchester United have improved their performance, it is eye-catching but in this match Arsenal's goalkeeper was able to block the attempts of Manchester United's best players, because we saw that in this match, the Gunners goalkeeper blocked three shots from Matheus Cunha, who made his debut for Man United. So it can be said that if Matheus Cunha's efforts had been successful, the match might have remained undecided. Even so my eyes were on Arsenal in this PL match because their £64 million signing Victor Gyokeres was involved in this match, maybe this team has brought a new direct style this season so I think it will make the difference in Arsenal winning trophies. It is true that the reliable Arsenal defense could not settle in this match, which resulted in everyone seeing that Manchester United were able to create opportunities through direct passes in this match.

The game between Manchester United and Arsenal was a thrilling one and also portrays how a single mistake could ruin an entire effort. Manchester United dominated every minute of the game  registering a total of 20 shots which is the highest number of shots since 2011 against arsenal. But the Bayindir's error sold the game. The arrival of Gyokeres is yet to manifest and I won't see him as an anchor to arsenal title this season. Gyokeres is a good player but it's like there's something more to Arsenal team maybe the players need a total mind overhaul in order to have that winning mentality. League title is not something that ends in one game. If Manchester United continue other games with the pace of their game against arsenal, they may have a seat at the top 4 this season. With Cunha and Mbuemo together with sesco, the team has really revamped into something scaring.

[Stable090]

Manchester United have improved their performance, it is eye-catching but in this match Arsenal's goalkeeper was able to block the attempts of Manchester United's best players, because we saw that in this match, the Gunners goalkeeper blocked three shots from Matheus Cunha, who made his debut for Man United.

Manchester United performance wasn’t bad against Arsenal, I was even surprised with the way they played in the match, the dominated the match, and they gave Arsenal a thorough time in the match. It was Raya that saved Arsenal in the match, they wouldn’t have been able to win the match, because he made some saves in the match.

Everyone expected Arsenal to play better in the match, but everything changed when the match started, Manchester United dominated the match, and they played better in the match, but unfortunately they couldn’t get a win in the match which is the  most important thing. Arsenal overall performance was poor in the match, I just hope their performance is going to improve, if Arsenal doesn’t improve their performance, then they won’t really be going far this season.

[abhiseshakana]

Manchester United game against Arsenal shows that United is improving in their performance though they lost to Arsenal at home but their coming game against Fulham should be another opportunity for them to correct their mistakes and take their chances to score goals. Ruben Amorim strategy looks good in the first game but playing from away we expect to see United coming in full force to attack and score goals, the players are feet and ready to play no pressure from the fans or opposition team should make them not to get 3 points from the game.

Manchester United have improved their performance, it is eye-catching but in this match Arsenal's goalkeeper was able to block the attempts of Manchester United's best players, because we saw that in this match, the Gunners goalkeeper blocked three shots from Matheus Cunha, who made his debut for Man United. So it can be said that if Matheus Cunha's efforts had been successful, the match might have remained undecided. Even so my eyes were on Arsenal in this PL match because their £64 million signing Victor Gyokeres was involved in this match, maybe this team has brought a new direct style this season so I think it will make the difference in Arsenal winning trophies. It is true that the reliable Arsenal defense could not settle in this match, which resulted in everyone seeing that Manchester United were able to create opportunities through direct passes in this match.

Manchester United played quite well against Arsenal. Despite losing, they played a better game than Arsenal. The most obvious difference is the goalkeeper, where Man United still has problems in this position (sloppy and less decisive in making decisions), while Arsenal has a very tough goalkeeper, and because of this, Man United lost this match.

Man United will travel to face Fulham in the next match, and I think this will be a tough fight because Fulham is not an easy opponent, especially since Fulham has the advantage of playing at home. Frankly, I'm curious whether Amorim will change their starting lineup or stick with the same formation as against Arsenal.

[Mayor of ogba]

What can we expect from this journey?

I don't see any match in this week is interesting to watch, it's all big teams vs small teams, few of them are equal, but they're not popular teams.

So it's easy to predict: Chelsea, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Arsenal, Nottingham, Brighton, Manchester United and Liverpool will win the match.

I know you aren't new to watching Premier League matches, but you are sounding like someone who is new to watching Premier League matches because out of all the 10 matches in Premier League matchday 2, no match is interesting for you to watch. Yes, the Premier League matchday 2 fixtures are majorly against big teams and small teams, but that shouldn't discourage you from watching any of the big teams because the Premier League is full of surprises.

[hyudien]

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You're right Manchester United will have to sign more extra defenders before the transfer windows closes, they will need additional defenders left to substitute any fellow injured defenders. I also agree that Reuben Amorim still has to orientate his players to motivate them and to also increased their team spirits. Yeah Arsenal were able to defeat the Manchester United with just a goal by penetrating United defense doesn't also implies that Manchester United defense is so weak. I think Manchester United defense is still strong but definitely they should try and sign additional defenders.

No, Man Utd don't really need an additional defender, as they already have enough players in that area. The only player they need to add to their squad is a goalkeeper and that what they should be thinking about now and starting to accelerate their goalkeeping signings before the transfer window closes.
However, the good news is that they've shown significant progress in attack, which has been very useful this season. Amorim just needs to motivate and instill in the players the mentality to bounce back when they fall behind, which they didn't show against Arsenal last week.

[m4r1o]

MATCH DAY 2:
^{22.08 19:00} West Ham United FC vs Chelsea FC
^{23.08 11:30} Manchester City FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC
^{23.08 14:00} AFC Bournemouth vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
^{23.08 14:00} Burnley FC vs Sunderland AFC
^{23.08 14:00} Brentford FC vs Aston Villa FC
^{23.08 16:30} Arsenal FC vs Leeds United FC
^{24.08 13:00} Crystal Palace FC vs Nottingham Forest FC
^{24.08 13:00} Everton FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC
^{24.08 15:30} Fulham FC vs Manchester United FC
^{25.08 19:00} Newcastle United FC vs Liverpool FC
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What can we expect from this journey?

I think the Manchester vs Tottenham game will be interesting to watch.
But the question is: can Man United pull off a win? Fulham is usually competitive, but Man United really needs a win to change course.

Some matches are really interesting, thanks for the recap, there are many matches that are worth following and betting Manchester vs Tottenham could be a very interesting match, my bet goes on Manchester United, at least I hope so for them,They're going through a bad time and they have to improve otherwise they risk ending up in a mess.

[SatoPrincess]

Everton coach still believe that wasn't suppose to be given as a penalty. At first I did not see why that should be a penalty well even not I believe it is worth debating. The Everton defender had his hand at the back but what I believe made the video assistant referee to stand on a penalty is that the player actually moved towards the ball. The initial shot from the Leeds United player that resulted into a penalty was a weak one and was even deflected, Pickford the Everton goal keeper would have made an easy task out of it, the defender would have tried to avoid the ball.

Going back to the replay of the handball incident I honestly feel it was a cheap penalty given in favor of Leeds United because same incidents have happened in the past and was ruled out for hands going behind and in natural position so I feel this was a similar situation and should have been chopped off but Leeds were lucky to get that one and to convert it.

[Despairo]

This is last seasons final six of the player's player award as announced by PFA for it's award. These players are the final standout for last season and only one out of these six players will win this award, now the question is, who's more deserving from this list? Bruno Fernandez, Alexander Isak, Mac Alister, Declan Rice, Cole Palmer and Mohamed Salah. I wonder who will finally win it!

There's no need to debate, Salah will win again.

Even though we see those players carry their own team, but statistically speaking, the gap between what Salah's gave to the team is way more than other players. He scored the most, assist the most, most MOTM, and create chances as high as Palmer.

[lizarder]

Even from the replays been shown, it wasn't even a mistake from the part of Manchester United, it wasn't a goalkeeper error. It's just that that Arsenal defender was smart enough to disrupt the goalkeeper, that would have been an infringement on the goalkeeper and I wonder why the ref didn't cancel the goal even after his seen the replay. Although, Manchester United players were not clinical enough if not, they would have drawn or even won the match.

Some people considered it a foul because an Arsenal player touched the goalkeeper, but the referee made the decision and the goal was allowed to stand. The defenders performed well in the match, with almost no major errors. Admittedly Arsenal were much luckier creating chances, though they didn't capitalize on many. The manager was satisfied with Manchester United's performance despite the defeat, and their play has improved slightly.

At least the performance of the Manchester United players has improved slightly, and we can see the changes being made. The next match is against Fulham, and I see this as an opportunity for Sekso to show his quality as a player with an instinct for scoring goals, and hopefully Amorim will give him a starting spot.

[Tmoonz]

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I don't think Manchester United need to sign a new defender this summer. They've got quite a good number of defenders. The defenders just need to stay fit and be injury-free. What they do need is a goalkeeper and a midfielder to make the team solid. However, with the transfer window coming to an end in less than two weeks, I'm not sure they can make it happen. It's most likely they would make do with what they've got and continue reinforcement in the next window.

Manchester United needs defenders more than they do for midfielders, last season their defence was a piece of shit and to crown it all they don't even have a quality goalkeeper that is dependable but erratic in the goalpost instead. A midfielder shouldn't be Manchester United priority if they wish to sign a new player, adding to the the defence and goalie would bring a more wholesome strong depth instead.

Manchester United needs defenders very seriously. I do not have believe in the defenders we have now. I think Manchester United defence is too weak or lazy to say to fit in Amorim style. The defender I think will fit well in Amorim's style is Martinez and funny enough he is barely available. So, if there is a way to offload some defenders like De ligt, Maguire, Evans, Malacia and more and get in serious minds, I will so much appreciate.
I am sorry if some people gets offended with me mentioning Maguire, but the truth be told, he is not that clever and has nothing close to the standard of United defence (Matic, Ferdinand, Evra, Neville and co).

Very good at least you're seeing it from my own angle, they don't really need defenders they actually need a good goalie, and a good midfielder, to assist Bruno Fernandez so he can be Free to do some of the things he's good at, I wish they will just seal Baleba's deal that will be a massive signing to them, if they can get him and a good good goal keeper then I assure you Manchester United is good to go for the season, they can't count on Onana after what he's done so far, a good coach can never entrust the faith of the team to his hands.

[Oluwa-btc]

Manchester United needs defenders more than they do for midfielders, last season their defence was a piece of shit and to crown it all they don't even have a quality goalkeeper that is dependable but erratic in the goalpost instead. A midfielder shouldn't be Manchester United priority if they wish to sign a new player, adding to the the defence and goalie would bring a more wholesome strong depth instead.

Shelve that shit! Bringing in a defender is no priority to the management and not to the manager. Those who have a deep understanding of build up will tell you from that game against Arsenal what we need most is the introduction of a young midfielder who can control the tempo of the game likewise a young goalkeeper. We don't need defenders as we have enough of that already. Saying and writing we don't need a midfielder is laughable and some pathetic take. Knock it off!!

[free-bit.co.in]

No, Man Utd don't really need an additional defender, as they already have enough players in that area. The only player they need to add to their squad is a goalkeeper and that what they should be thinking about now and starting to accelerate their goalkeeping signings before the transfer window closes.

I would say that Manchester united's defense lineup needs to change. Yes , you are right that Manchester united also needs an experienced goalkeeper. Anyway , we have not seen good performance from Manchester United's defenders in the last season. Luke shaw, Maguire, De ligt and  Yoro are all quite talented. Manchester United has spent a large amount of money to buy these defenders. Manchester United has spent around 200 million to buy these three defenders, Maguire, De Ligt and Yoro. But even then we are not seeing good performance from Manchester United's defense. However, this may also be due to tactical weaknesses.

[Roseline492]

This is last seasons final six of the player's player award as announced by PFA for it's award. These players are the final standout for last season and only one out of these six players will win this award, now the question is, who's more deserving from this list? Bruno Fernandez, Alexander Isak, Mac Alister, Declan Rice, Cole Palmer and Mohamed Salah. I wonder who will finally win it!

I like each and everyone of this players for what they do in there  individual clubs and a lot of people loves watching there clubs because of them so actually if it was possible for all of this players to take home this award they would have deserved it but since only one player will be given, there should be somethings to consider before peaking the player, although for me I would say Liverpool is the side that should considered the most for this award because Mohammed Salah clearly deserved it because it has always been the one in Liverpool but others has also been very important but not much of Mohammed Salah consistency, my data might also be wrong about this but that's my take on this.

[bangjoe]

If they continue to lose, there will be no change at all, even if they change their playing style. To be honest, we don't know whether Manchester United is improving or Arsenal is declining in yesterday's match, we simply don't know.

And it’s true that this is just the start of the season, so we don’t know how it will turn out. A team’s performance can change at any point during the season, either improving or worsening, depending on how they adapt and progress in securing victories in each match. Underestimating them at the start of the season is overly excessive, except for those who are disappointed.

I also think is very difficult to predict what will occur at beginning of new season. It is too early to draw any conclusions since  initial matches of team do not always reflect on how team will finish up. It is factual that we can not be too sure whether Manchester United is improving or whether Arsenal is just on temporary downfall. Both teams are yet to be in their stride. It is wise to be cautious when it comes to determination of fate of team so early. Key factors to successful season are to play consistently and learn to change and get better. Teams, who learn their mistakes, will be ones that do well in end.

Don't worry, we're not determining the fate of the team for the end of the season. We're trying to speculate on the games they'll play for our bets in the following week. Some people may think the same way.

Of course, if we’re thinking long-term, we can’t judge based on their first match. That’s someone without a long-term perspective. But for football bettors, we discuss it week by week. The matches serve as the basis for our evaluation and speculation for betting in the following week. so we’re not really discussing a team’s fate in the long term. If that’s the basis of the thinking, I believe that every team can change and become better or worse this season.

[DanWalker]

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I am looking forward to the West ham vs Chelsea match. We did not see Chelsea play well in their first match. Although we had high expectations from this  team, the team shared points against Crystal palace. Will the same thing happen again in today's match ?

West Ham cannot be considered a strong opponent. They  lost 3 -0 in the first match against a new team like Sunderland. This shows that West ham's defense is weak. If chelsea fails to win by a large margin in today's match, then I  would say that this team does not have the ability to fight for the Premier League title this time.

Chelsea's past record against West Ham is quite good. Chelsea has defeated West Ham in the last three matches. I have decided to bet on Chelsea to win. Bookies consider Chelsea as the favorite