Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[WatChe]

If you predict football like this, you will not get it right, this is just three games, out of 38 games. You don't expect Manchester city to win the whole 38 games. It's better you have a slow start of the season than to have a slow end when it matters most. Other team will still lose more than them. But I truly understand your point, it will reduce the confidence of the player, when you lose like this, but the good news is that the players are all playing in their various nations at the intentional break. They will come back with more energy and confidence to face Manchester United.  It will be a difficult game for both team, because they are both struggling in the league.

Manchester city, struggle at end of last season, yet they were able to finish  3rd, they start to struggle last season because of the coach pep Guardiola divorce, it affected the team performance , because the coach wasn't mentality strong. The club has to give Pep Guardiola some break, to fix himself. Manchester city game plan is not improving at tall, and if nothing is done about it, they will end badly this season.  Pep Guardiola has done his as best for the Club, but right now they need a new coach to put the team together.

It's important to win at crucial stages of any league rather then winning only opening games. We are seeing Gunners finishing as runner up in last three seasons also they were eliminated in Champions league semi finals despite beating Real Madrid in quarter final. That's mainly because they are not able to perform when it's required. It's just the start of EPL and we can't draw a conclusion right now that which teams will lead point table this time because every team still has to play 35 more matches.   

[Dunamisx]

after all, liverpool appears to be the team with the highest expectations for the championship. i think they have the most complete starting 11 because, aside from any positional weaknesses, all of their players are of the highest quality.

when you factor in their full squad, the difference between them and other teams becomes even clearer. here are two completely different starting lineups composed of liverpool's current players:



this means that even if all the players in liverpool's current starting 11 were suddenly injured, they could still field a complete squad of top quality. that's incredible.

It is obvious as you have said that they've got the best squad for their matches and are ready to face the challenge for the struggles for the champions league, however, we have seen everything being in place for them right from our own personal view, they are fine and ok and good for a start without anything affecting them to deliver base on all these players they have on ground, but another thing is for them to ensure for a maximum delivery, whereby things begin to go higher and better for them to have upper edge in every of their matches

[hyudien]

I really don't understand Manchester City, five years ago they looked like the Manchester United of Sir Ferguson's era but currently I really don't understand what's wrong, it seems that Pep Guardiola is gradually losing his quality as a tactical coach as he gets older, the team looks very weak even as they've massively upgraded it this summer or is it that they couldn't get the right replacement for the previous players?. I've thought about that too, I mean Pep Guardiola re-signing since it's obvious that his strategy is becoming outdated, well let's see if there would be improvement if he's given more time.

This is a battle for the top spot in the league. After all, every season every team is competing to improve their strength and the arrival and departure of players will affect the team strength. So it's natural that Man City isn't where they were five years ago. And remember the Premier League is a tough league with six or more strong teams competing for the title. It's too competitive. I just feel like this season isn't Man City season.

[Mayor of ogba]

I saw this, and I couldn't stop laughing. Raheem Sterling is Chelsea's top earner, and he's been milking the club without even kicking the ball. During the transfer window, there was interest from the premier league and other foreign clubs, but I don't know why he didn't leave. Bro still has two years left on his contract and I guess he's okay with sitting on the bench and smiling to the bank every weekend.

I didn't know that Raheem Sterling was Chelsea's top earner, but I am not even surprised knowing that now because when Chelsea was buying Raheem Sterling from Manchester City, Raheem Sterling was at his best and I believe that was the reason why Chelsea and Raheem Sterling agreed on £325,000 as Raheem Sterling weekly wages. Raheem Sterling is willing to play for Chelsea, but since Chelsea head coach doesn't want to play Raheem Sterling, Raheem Sterling will continue staying on the bench and earn his cool £325,000 every week without doing anything.

[Agbe]

I really don't understand Manchester City, five years ago they looked like the Manchester United of Sir Ferguson's era but currently I really don't understand what's wrong, it seems that Pep Guardiola is gradually losing his quality as a tactical coach as he gets older, the team looks very weak even as they've massively upgraded it this summer or is it that they couldn't get the right replacement for the previous players?. I've thought about that too, I mean Pep Guardiola re-signing since it's obvious that his strategy is becoming outdated, well let's see if there would be improvement if he's given more time.

This is a battle for the top spot in the league. After all, every season every team is competing to improve their strength and the arrival and departure of players will affect the team strength. So it's natural that Man City isn't where they were five years ago. And remember the Premier League is a tough league with six or more strong teams competing for the title. It's too competitive. I just feel like this season isn't Man City season.

That true you don't expect that Manchester City should continue to win and have total dominance in the premier League other teams too are preparing and strengthening their squad, so what is happening to Manchester City is not strange to me because over time other teams have improved on their squad and has started competing with Manchester City.

[Rockson1]

This is a battle for the top spot in the league. After all, every season every team is competing to improve their strength and the arrival and departure of players will affect the team strength. So it's natural that Man City isn't where they were five years ago. And remember the Premier League is a tough league with six or more strong teams competing for the title. It's too competitive. I just feel like this season isn't Man City season.

You.made an interesting point, may be the reason they are not the team we use to know is because some players has left but we not all then, I will be relying on the fact there are many factors that could lead to the poor performance Manchester city is experiencing now, I think those factors could be that other EPL teams has come to master there pattern of play which might be the reason for their defeat by Brighton don't you think so, if you say this season is not for them, was last season for them? We have seen the part of premier league being competitive but the league has not stop being competitive right from day one and this same team shined few seasons ago, does it mean that the have faded or is there any other thing that we don't know because their performance has become a thing of great concern.

[rachael9385]

I really don't understand Manchester City, five years ago they looked like the Manchester United of Sir Ferguson's era but currently I really don't understand what's wrong, it seems that Pep Guardiola is gradually losing his quality as a tactical coach as he gets older, the team looks very weak even as they've massively upgraded it this summer or is it that they couldn't get the right replacement for the previous players?. I've thought about that too, I mean Pep Guardiola re-signing since it's obvious that his strategy is becoming outdated, well let's see if there would be improvement if he's given more time.

This is a battle for the top spot in the league. After all, every season every team is competing to improve their strength and the arrival and departure of players will affect the team strength. So it's natural that Man City isn't where they were five years ago. And remember the Premier League is a tough league with six or more strong teams competing for the title. It's too competitive. I just feel like this season isn't Man City season.

That true you don't expect that Manchester City should continue to win and have total dominance in the premier League other teams too are preparing and strengthening their squad, so what is happening to Manchester City is not strange to me because over time other teams have improved on their squad and has started competing with Manchester City.

Overtime there's going to be a decline in performance of even the teams that are very dominant. No team team can always stay at the top and that's a fact but as for a club like Manchester city it's very disappointing because they  have always been a formidable force in the premier league. They haven't always won that title but city has always been a tough team but since the league started it's been hard for them to win a match

[Stable090]

That true you don't expect that Manchester City should continue to win and have total dominance in the premier League other teams too are preparing and strengthening their squad, so what is happening to Manchester City is not strange to me because over time other teams have improved on their squad and has started competing with Manchester City.

What people don’t understand is that you can continue to be at the top forever, we don’t expect Manchester city to keep on winning the premier league title continuously, definitely time will come when there performance is going to drop, and that’s just what’s happening currently. I will say the era of Manchester city winning the premier league continuously has ended, and they are also struggling right now. With the way each clubs are playing, Manchester city won’t be winning the premier league title this season, and they will have to struggle before they will be able to secure the Champions league spots, right now I will say Guardiola doesn’t even know how he will fix current Manchester city problem.

[M47AK16]

I have to crown Sterling as the smartest player to be the club’s highest earning and still dodging this summer’s transfer window lol. However I came across a post few days ago that Chelsea are in talks and negotiations with Sterling to terminate his contract I don’t know how true that is though.

This is the risk teams take when they offer long term high paying salaries to players when they get them. Sterling is earning a lot that is true, but he didn't force Chelsea to pay that, same happened when Chelsea sold Hazard, were they complaining about it?

I mean they sold Hazard for such a huge amount of money to Real Madrid, and Hazard made a ton of money and did not play at all, even retired early. So as you can clearly see, what goes around comes around and in this case they are facing the same thing. This is a famous "a great player you pay a lot to get, turns out bad and injured and all goes to waste" situation and it happens all the time. I am sure they are going to be fine, his contract is ending soon.

[Abdulzuruku01]

I agree with you, and I think if they knew Arsenal before Arteta became manager, Arteta has slowly made many improvements and progress for Arsenal since his arrival in 2019.
And although their performance in the Premier League has been inconsistent, Arsenal's results over the past two seasons have consistently finished in second place in the table, which means Arsenal are in a better position compared to the big teams below them.

In my opinion, Mikel Arteta has been doing a great job since his arrival in Arsenal. He contributed significantly to the team in various ways and has transformed Arsenal for the better. It's been observed that over the past three seasons, Arsenal always started strong, winning around 80% of their early matches, but ended up fallen short of expectations. I believe it wasn't the right time for Mikel Arteta to lift the trophy in previous seasons, but with the new signings they've made this season, I'm hopeful Arsenal might finally win the Premier League title this season. I know the season will be more challenging for Arteta than previous ones, because other competing clubs have high expectations of winning the Premier League title too, and I'm not surprised, given the quality of players these teams have, making it difficult to predict the title winner.

[BITCOIN4X]

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I didn't know that Raheem Sterling was Chelsea's top earner, but I am not even surprised knowing that now because when Chelsea was buying Raheem Sterling from Manchester City, Raheem Sterling was at his best and I believe that was the reason why Chelsea and Raheem Sterling agreed on £325,000 as Raheem Sterling weekly wages. Raheem Sterling is willing to play for Chelsea, but since Chelsea head coach doesn't want to play Raheem Sterling, Raheem Sterling will continue staying on the bench and earn his cool £325,000 every week without doing anything.

Raheem Sterling is the consequence of poor club transfer policy, and Chelsea will have to bear it for the next two seasons. In my opinion, Raheem Sterling chose to stay because of his salary, something he might not have gotten if he had made a permanent move in yesterday transfer market. Whether Enzo Maresca gives him playing time or not, Chelsea is still obligated to pay him every week.

Chelsea current player transfer business appears profitable on one hand, but upon closer inspection, Raheem Sterling is one of the players causing Chelsea losses. Arsenal are reluctant to sign him permanently, and several other clubs like Leverkusen and Juventus who were interested in signing him, also failed to reach an agreement. I think the main obstacle lies in his excessively high salary agreement. Perhaps in the January transfer window Chelsea will try to push Raheem Sterling away, whose market value has clearly dropped drastically at this time.

[moneystery]

Manchester City have lost momentum from the early starts of the English Premier League this season. There's absolutely everything wrong with the club, from been unable to perform and skyrocketing their performance to the moon. For the records, the Citizens are not favorite to win the EPL this season, we only have competent teams like Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea all arrange for the leading seats this season.
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City's performance has been terrible at the start of the season, even compared to their rivals, Manchester United, who have played better than them.
There have been many mistakes in this team, such as players who seem to have forgotten how to play properly, poor rotation, and the terrible performance of James Trafford.
Pep Guardiola hasn't made things better for City either, appearing slow to address the situation, preferring to experiment with various formations, which has made City's situation unstable.
And this situation doesn’t seem to be improving either, as several of their players are reportedly not in good condition due to their demanding match schedule.

[Frankolala]

I agree with you, and I think if they knew Arsenal before Arteta became manager, Arteta has slowly made many improvements and progress for Arsenal since his arrival in 2019.
And although their performance in the Premier League has been inconsistent, Arsenal's results over the past two seasons have consistently finished in second place in the table, which means Arsenal are in a better position compared to the big teams below them.

In my opinion, Mikel Arteta has been doing a great job since his arrival in Arsenal. He contributed significantly to the team in various ways and has transformed Arsenal for the better. It's been observed that over the past three seasons, Arsenal always started strong, winning around 80% of their early matches, but ended up fallen short of expectations. I believe it wasn't the right time for Mikel Arteta to lift the trophy in previous seasons, but with the new signings they've made this season, I'm hopeful Arsenal might finally win the Premier League title this season. I know the season will be more challenging for Arteta than previous ones, because other competing clubs have high expectations of winning the Premier League title too, and I'm not surprised, given the quality of players these teams have, making it difficult to predict the title winner.

This is what Arsenal fans keep on saying from season to season. In the beginning of every new season, it's always Arsenal turn to win the league but how does it end up. Don't forget that Liverpool bought few quality players than Arsenal, I wonder what will be the fate of Arsenal this season because history might repeat itself again. I will be disappointed if Arsenal ends up as a runner up again.

[Egii Nna]

I really don't understand Manchester City, five years ago they looked like the Manchester United of Sir Ferguson's era but currently I really don't understand what's wrong, it seems that Pep Guardiola is gradually losing his quality as a tactical coach as he gets older, the team looks very weak even as they've massively upgraded it this summer or is it that they couldn't get the right replacement for the previous players?. I've thought about that too, I mean Pep Guardiola re-signing since it's obvious that his strategy is becoming outdated, well let's see if there would be improvement if he's given more time.

This is a battle for the top spot in the league. After all, every season every team is competing to improve their strength and the arrival and departure of players will affect the team strength. So it's natural that Man City isn't where they were five years ago. And remember the Premier League is a tough league with six or more strong teams competing for the title. It's too competitive. I just feel like this season isn't Man City season.

Manchester City are not that strong for this season’s competition, because if we are to compare the squad of Manchester City and other rivals in the top spot competition, we will find out that Manchester City’s squad is a bit weak compared to others. But still, that doesn’t mean they won’t do better this season. However, it will not be as easy as it has usually been for them in previous seasons, and if care is not taken, they might find it hard to be among the top three teams in the table at the end of the season.

[Adams0001]

I agree with you, and I think if they knew Arsenal before Arteta became manager, Arteta has slowly made many improvements and progress for Arsenal since his arrival in 2019.
And although their performance in the Premier League has been inconsistent, Arsenal's results over the past two seasons have consistently finished in second place in the table, which means Arsenal are in a better position compared to the big teams below them.

In my opinion, Mikel Arteta has been doing a great job since his arrival in Arsenal. He contributed significantly to the team in various ways and has transformed Arsenal for the better. It's been observed that over the past three seasons, Arsenal always started strong, winning around 80% of their early matches, but ended up fallen short of expectations. I believe it wasn't the right time for Mikel Arteta to lift the trophy in previous seasons, but with the new signings they've made this season, I'm hopeful Arsenal might finally win the Premier League title this season. I know the season will be more challenging for Arteta than previous ones, because other competing clubs have high expectations of winning the Premier League title too, and I'm not surprised, given the quality of players these teams have, making it difficult to predict the title winner.

Arteta is definitely helping Arsenal to perform well in the many competitions but usually failed to achieve title in every season. Arteta need to change is strategy to make the players perform better to win the league trophy. That is only the thing Arteta can do to make the fans happy, because you can't be wining matches and later in the middle of the season you will perform weak and make other big club overtake and achieve the league title, that you are chasing for our may years.

I just always think Arteta is not a right manager to win trophies for Arsenal. This season as started and they start with good form if the season comes to the middle you will see there performance will definitely reduce but let see how the season own will be since they have key players in the club currently and can help them perform better in the league competition. Let see if Arsenal can get the chance this time and win the league title.

[Accardo]

I just always think Arteta is not a right manager to win trophies for Arsenal. This season as started and they start with good form if the season comes to the middle you will see there performance will definitely reduce but let see how the season own will be since they have key players in the club currently and can help them perform better in the league competition. Let see if Arsenal can get the chance this time and win the league title.

Last week, I heard a Chelsea fan rooting for Arteta to win this year's league title, but was met with similar response as you stated. The team is strong and effective, and could win tough matches, yet can't withstand the pressure of multiple leagues. If Arsenal is met with the champions league, and premier league combined the players begin to gas out and face injuries. That is where Arteta must look into for his boys to be strong enough to play multiple leagues without much casualties. If that is fixed, Arsenal will most definitely be a strong match against competent teams like Liverpool.

[SUPERSAIAN]

Manchester City have lost momentum from the early starts of the English Premier League this season. There's absolutely everything wrong with the club, from been unable to perform and skyrocketing their performance to the moon. For the records, the Citizens are not favorite to win the EPL this season, we only have competent teams like Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea all arrange for the leading seats this season.

I'd rather stick with the winning teams than follow route of clubs struggling currently, this is winning season for the very best teams and no flimsy excuses should be given. I will tell Pep Guardiola and Manchester City for free, it's high time for Pep to step down just like Jurgen Klopp did at Anfield, atleast there's still significant dignity for Jurgen Klopp, I think it's best for Pep Guardiola.

I really don't understand Manchester City, five years ago they looked like the Manchester United of Sir Ferguson's era but currently I really don't understand what's wrong, it seems that Pep Guardiola is gradually losing his quality as a tactical coach as he gets older, the team looks very weak even as they've massively upgraded it this summer or is it that they couldn't get the right replacement for the previous players?. I've thought about that too, I mean Pep Guardiola re-signing since it's obvious that his strategy is becoming outdated, well let's see if there would be improvement if he's given more time.

Can anyone even understand Manchester City? They've gone from winning the Champions League and the Premier League to being mediocre, and winning the league has become incredibly difficult. Pep Guardiola was once considered one of the best tactical managers, but now he's someone who can't find solutions for his team. If he keeps this up, he won't be at Manchester City much longer. I feel like this won't ever improve again.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Arsenal had an excellent performance in the first half better than Liverpool.The players were quite confident in the match, but in the second half they went back to their old strategy of playing a defensive game. From my review, there were no serious attacks made against Liverpool.

 It was an interesting match to see how Liverpool took the lead in the 83rd minute of the match, with Dominik Szoboszlai's goal. Arsenal were so helpless after conceding the goal. No doubt Liverpool is a very good team with a complete squad, which is why they are currently topping the league with the available points.

[Sims25]

Arsenal had an excellent performance in the first half better than Liverpool.The players were quite confident in the match, but in the second half they went back to their old strategy of playing a defensive game. From my review, there were no serious attacks made against Liverpool.

 It was an interesting match to see how Liverpool took the lead in the 83rd minute of the match, with Dominik Szoboszlai's goal. Arsenal were so helpless after conceding the goal. No doubt Liverpool is a very good team with a complete squad, which is why they are currently topping the league with the available points.

Arsenal needs to add some major upgrades to their attack asides Gyokeres.
Unless they want to start regressing in their targets. Madueke and Martinelli are not just those upgrades and they can't keep relying on set-pieces to score goals.

[Agbamoni]

That true you don't expect that Manchester City should continue to win and have total dominance in the premier League other teams too are preparing and strengthening their squad, so what is happening to Manchester City is not strange to me because over time other teams have improved on their squad and has started competing with Manchester City.

Manchester city should really improved on their squad just the way other teams are doing, you can see Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have signed some new and capable players to strengthen their squad so that they can dominate or compete for the title this season and you can see is working on them especially Liverpool, Manchester city did not make any incredible signings this season which is now affecting the team and also due to Savinho injury you can see clearly that there is no much effect on their on their LW and RW which have also affect them a lot so I think they should mostly improve or buy more players to their squad when the transfer windows open.