Premier League Prediction Thread 2026/2027

[Accardo]

Chelsea only has two more substitutes to make and that is what will determine the direction of the game in the second half because United is already on two goals lead. Will Chelsea be able to walk home with any point in this match, the second half will tell.

Chelsea will make a thing out of this game in the second half, Amorim had his chances in the first half, but he never made any serious changes to trash Chelsea, the moment they were 10 against 11 is of no essence playing 5 defenders, he would have brought in Zirkzee into the game to assist Sesko dissolve the defensive wall of Chelsea and score more goals. With 2:0 and 10 against 10, Man u has a huge challenge to face. The only trouble with the blues is that they substituted their top wingers already.

[Amphenomenon]

So much drama at Old Trafford both teams are playing with 10 players but Chelsea had their own red too quick and Manchester United took it as an advantage leading Chelsea by 2 goals before casemiro was sent off after giving Manchester United the second goal, second half will be a different game since they are now level in players Chelsea early red card affected Manchester United will defend so hard to get this win to keep the job of Amorim safe. Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea still HT.

I knew this game won't be easy for Chelsea but I never anticipated things to be this worse. Now both teams are down to ten men but I still think it will be difficult for us to comeback here especially with the changes made after our early red card.

Another game to remember why Manchester united game against us is always difficult.

[X-ray]

Rather than Sanchez, the red card and first goal was Chalobah's fault.

Rather than Sanchez and Chalobah. The goal stems from the poor decision of the coach on substitute to bring on. The team is made up of only defenders now. Like who plays football with 8 defenders, 1 attacker and 1 goalkeeper. There was clearly no one from the Chelsea wing to push attacks which gave Manchester United the opportunity to press very hard and get a goal.

Yeah, it's hard to deny how poor Maresca's subs. Replacing all of his wingers with their defenders are just giving his opponent a way to pressure them even harder. I know he wanted his team to get draw, but it's not worked. Even with so many defenders, his team still conceded two, which is showing how his team's backline is the problem.

[Franctoshi]

What a mess. Chelsea goalkeeper just gave himself a red card on the 5th minutes for an unnecessary tackle on Mbeumo. Chelsea ia playing the game with one man down and this is a good advantage to United in order for them to take the lead. A lot of pressure from United on Chelsea defense but will they be able to find the back of the net soon.

If you have watched Manchester United vs Chelsea weather United are hosting Chelsea at home or Chelsea are at home, the safest side to be is to stake on the side of Manchester united, go and check their previous meeting records, it has become a tradition for Manchester United to beat Chelsea regardless of their form or the ground which they're playing the match, so I already knew Chelsea vs man utd games usually goes this way, so I'm not surprised that Chelsea is losing 2:0 to the Red devils, and what a shady performance from 2 straight draws and now to a lost.

[Emjay24]

The early red card to Sanchez greatly changed the dynamics of the game and handed the greater advantage to Manchester United. They were smart too to leverage on that and score two goals ASAP further increasing the disadvantage on Chelsea. Though Casemiro's red card might look as the game has come to a balance, Chelsea still had two goals to respond in order to get back into this match. I feel Manchester United midfield has been hurt with casemiro's exit. Can B. Fernandez hold it alone? We'll find out in the second half.

[GiftedMAN]

What kind of a foul was that from Sanchez, since he knew Mbeumo was the last man he would have left him instead of fouling very early in the man to put all pressure on his side. Now Chelsea are one man down and all advantage is to Manchester United as they are a man up. Just that red card has changed the whole game plain for Chelsea as some players were removed in the process. If Manchester makes good use of this opportunity, it should be a win for them against Chelsea.

I don't blame him, although he wasn't professional but there was much pressure on him he would've allowed the goal and still maintain 11 men then trust his players to equalize the goal anyways the deed has been done so Chelsea would just have to park the box so Manchester United don't score more goals.

[Justbillywitt]

So much drama at Old Trafford both teams are playing with 10 players but Chelsea had their own red too quick and Manchester United took it as an advantage leading Chelsea by 2 goals before casemiro was sent off after giving Manchester United the second goal, second half will be a different game since they are now level in players Chelsea early red card affected them, Manchester United will defend so hard to get this win to keep the job of Amorim safe. Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea still HT.

Chelsea will have to labour very hard if they are to get anything from this match. But I don't see them winning this match. I don't know why Chelsea let their guard down so early in this match. Manchester United will definitely fight with whatever they have to make sure they secure the 3 points that they have laboured so hard for. But if by any chance Chelsea come from behind and win this match, Amorim is getting sacked tonight.

[Mayor of ogba]

Half Time: Man United 2-0 Chelsea

Despite Sanchez's early red card, as a Manchester United fan, taking Palmer off wasn't a good option.
That would have made it difficult for Chelsea's attack, especially since Palmer is a creative player who creates chances.

The match was fair because, just before the halftime whistle, our team (Manchester United) was also reduced to 10 men due to Casemiro receiving his second yellow card.

Casimero is not serious because I don't know why he will make such a tackle that deserves a yellow card when he knows that he is already on a yellow card. Maybe, the goal that he scored intoxicated him. United was able to take full control of the first half till the last minutes that Casimero was sent out of the field.

Chelsea only has two more substitutes to make and that is what will determine the direction of the game in the second half because United is already on two goals lead. Will Chelsea be able to walk home with any point in this match, the second half will tell.

I will not blame Casemiro for his red card against Chelsea because the foul he committed that led to him being red carded isn't a card offense, but I don't know why the referee chose to give Casemiro a second yellow card. Casemiro's red card has given Chelsea a chance to fight for a point in the second half. Since Manchester United capitalized on Chelsea's early red card and scored two goals against Chelsea in the first half, they shouldn't bother themselves about scoring another goal in the second half; they should just defend their two goal lead against Chelsea in the second half so that they can beat Chelsea.

[shinratensei_]

The early red card to Sanchez greatly changed the dynamics of the game and handed the greater advantage to Manchester United. They were smart too to leverage on that and score two goals ASAP further increasing the disadvantage on Chelsea. Though Casemiro's red card might look as the game has come to a balance, Chelsea still had two goals to respond in order to get back into this match. I feel Manchester United midfield has been hurt with casemiro's exit. Can B. Fernandez hold it alone? We'll find out in the second half.

The red card in the early game really give pressure to the Chelsea. The problem is that it's their goalie is who get a red card. It forces the coach to do a lot of adjustment in the squad. He's playing 8 defenders. It makes them being so toothless as there's no forwards in their squad.
As for Case's red card, it's making the game become more balanced, but conceded two goals ain't easy to equalize.

[Btcdeybodi]

Casimero is not serious because I don't know why he will make such a tackle that deserves a yellow card when he knows that he is already on a yellow card. Maybe, the goal that he scored intoxicated him. United was able to take full control of the first half till the last minutes that Casimero was sent out of the field.

Chelsea only has two more substitutes to make and that is what will determine the direction of the game in the second half because United is already on two goals lead. Will Chelsea be able to walk home with any point in this match, the second half will tell.

I will not blame Casimero for his red card against Chelsea because the foul he committed that led to he been red carded isn't a card offence, but I don't know why the referee choose to give Casimero a second yellow card. Casimero red card has given Chelsea a chance to fight for a point in the second half. Since Manchester United capitalized on Chelsea early frist half and scored Chelsea two goals in the first half, they shouldn't bother themselves about scoring another goal in the second half; they should just defend their two goal lead against Chelsea in the second half so that they can beat Chelsea.

Despite Casemiro getting a red card to make the game balanced but i think the 'deed has already been done' because Chelsea has already lost focus from the 2 goals they have conceded and leveling the score will be very difficult for Chelsea because some of the players are already feeling fatigue resulting from their match against Bayern Munich. The only thing Chelsea can achieve now is a BTTS but i don't think they can get a point in this match. Chelsea is just being too aggressive in this game, they have gotten 4 yellow card alongside the red card and if care is not taken they might get another red card. I think the second yellow card of Casemiro was just given by the referee in order to create a balance in the game but it's late already.

[sotelorene]

So much drama at Old Trafford both teams are playing with 10 players but Chelsea had their own red too quick and Manchester United took it as an advantage leading Chelsea by 2 goals before casemiro was sent off after giving Manchester United the second goal, second half will be a different game since they are now level in players Chelsea early red card affected them, Manchester United will defend so hard to get this win to keep the job of Amorim safe. Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea still HT.

I don't know why casemiro is always in fund of taking red card and becoming a usual and a routine for him and I don't think he can abstain from it until he will retire from playing football. Manchester united performance while Chelsea was on red card was really incredible but now they both have a red card it is going to be very tough and immediately Manchester united had a red card, Chelsea started attacking them and I believe second half Chelsea will score if not equalize because Manchester united played with there chances and advantage first half. If it was Chelsea that had the opportunity Manchester united had they would have ended this first with 3-4 zero.

[Bigjoe33]

I will not blame Casemiro for his red card against Chelsea because the foul he committed that led to him being red carded isn't a card offence, but I don't know why the referee chose to give Casemiro a second yellow card.

Sincerely, I disagree with you on this. Hell no! Casemiro is to be blamed full time for that second yellow card which led to him teen sent off. What could be his excuses for making such an unwanted tackle? Your team is leading 2 nil, your opponent in on res card, they are trying a counter attack, still at the  middle of the field, and you are on yellow card, then you go ahead to tackle and pull the player down with all arms wrapped all around him, hell no! Who does that? From my own point of view, it was a useless fight and an aimless tackle. Tracing him down the line while defensive players face him up front would have been an easy escape option for Manchester United other than that miscalculated defence he showed there. Am sure with the same team reduced to equal numbers, Chelsea has a new momentum to fight for at least a point. If United doesn't go home with all 3 points today, Casemiro would be blamed all day long, believe me.

[Frankolala]

So much drama at Old Trafford both teams are playing with 10 players but Chelsea had their own red too quick and Manchester United took it as an advantage leading Chelsea by 2 goals before casemiro was sent off after giving Manchester United the second goal, second half will be a different game since they are now level in players Chelsea early red card affected them, Manchester United will defend so hard to get this win to keep the job of Amorim safe. Manchester United 2-0 Chelsea still HT.

I don't know why casemiro is always in fund of taking red card and becoming a usual and a routine for him and I don't think he can abstain from it until he will retire from playing football. Manchester united performance while Chelsea was on red card was really incredible but now they both have a red card it is going to be very tough and immediately Manchester united had a red card, Chelsea started attacking them and I believe second half Chelsea will score if not equalize because Manchester united played with there chances and advantage first half. If it was Chelsea that had the opportunity Manchester united had they would have ended this first with 3-4 zero.

Casemiro is found of spoiling the fun in the middle of the game. This was how he was hw was always receiving red card in his early season with Manchester United. I thought that he has changed from such behavior but I was wrong because he did the same thing today in a serious match that United must win in order for Amorim to have a breathing space.

[slapper]

What a mess. Chelsea goalkeeper just gave himself a red card on the 5th minutes for an unnecessary tackle on Mbeumo. Chelsea ia playing the game with one man down and this is a good advantage to United in order for them to take the lead. A lot of pressure from United on Chelsea defense but will they be able to find the back of the net soon.

Very unprofessional display by Robert Sanchez, the pressure he has created after he was sent off has led to Chelsea conceded two goals which came from Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro. I know that Manchester United will utilize this opportunity very well because since both teams are rivals, any side that has advantage in their meetings always makes judicious use of it. Chelsea has given themselves freely to banter by Manchester United fans because they have been criticized in their loss against Bayern Munich during the Champions League group stage match and now, they are to face another humiliating defeat by their premier league rivals Manchester United. Manchester United fans will surely be very happy with this win. They will basically shade Chelsea fans after this game.

I do sympathize with Chelsea fans here to some extent. It is not only the Bayern game in the middle of the week and now this decisions of Maresca added to the disaster. By burning all three sub windows before 20 minutes and offloading Neto, Estevao and Palmer, you have left your team with no counterpunch. It became training ground siege: United had approximately 10+ shots in the first half and Chelsea made asingle touch to the box. It is suicide to play against either side, let alone a rival at Old Trafford where you have not won in over a decade

And United fans celebrating? Of course, they are starting their worst league season since the 90s, Amorim under pressure, so they will take any bounce. However, under the hood, this victory does not fix much. They remain the team that leads the league in xG and shots but cannot score, and the red to Casemiro merely highlighted the cracks in midfield. In reality, both clubs end up exposed. So, the point is that, yes, Chelsea gave United an easy win, with some memes, but do not be surprised that a week later both groups of fans will be shredding their teams

[Majestic-milf]

 This game today just exposed Chelsea. They lack creativity and once the only creative player is taken from the team, they become useless. Initially, I made the excuse for them that it was because they were down by a player that's why why they couldn't register a shot on target, but how about now that they have been balanced.
 Chelsea are only contenders when their key players are available but  become clueless when there's a slight shift to the plan.
 If the game ends like this, Ruben Amorim would have his first clean sheet at the Old Trafford and against a bitter rival at that.

Edit; oops! It seems there's not going to be an all round joy for the Red Devils just yet as Trevor Chalobah netted a beautiful goal for the Blues. Now United not just have the task of holding their slim win intact, but also try not to lose their focus because I think a little slip and it's over.

[Solosanz]

I don't know why casemiro is always in fund of taking red card and becoming a usual and a routine for him and I don't think he can abstain from it until he will retire from playing football. Manchester united performance while Chelsea was on red card was really incredible but now they both have a red card it is going to be very tough and immediately Manchester united had a red card, Chelsea started attacking them and I believe second half Chelsea will score if not equalize because Manchester united played with there chances and advantage first half. If it was Chelsea that had the opportunity Manchester united had they would have ended this first with 3-4 zero.

It's a good thing, so the match will be fair.

Look how Chelsea score one goal, they only need one more goal to equalize the point. It was too early to replace Estevao and Palmer, they don't have a good strength because they replace with young players.

Again, Sesko give no contribution to Manchester United, Amorim even choose Ugarte to replace Sesko over Zirkzee, they really have no reliable striker.

[Sims25]

This game today just exposed Chelsea. They lack creativity and once the only creative player is taken from the team, they become useless. Initially, I made the excuse for them that it was because they were down by a player that's why why they couldn't register a shot on target, but how about now that they have been balanced.
 Chelsea are only contenders when their key players are available but  become clueless when there's a slight shift to the plan.
 If the game ends like this, Ruben Amorim would have his first clean sheet at the Old Trafford and against a bitter rival at that.

Naaaa you're clearly watching another game lol. Substituted Neto within 15 mins, Palmer within 21 mins, didn't bring in another attacker early in the second half.
What creativity do you speak of  without these players? Cleansheet ripped off anyways

[Abdulzuruku01]

What a spectacular finish from Liverpool this afternoon against Everton. I didn't expect it be a 2:1 win, but you never know -- this is football and the fact that you don't have to expect a certain outcome is what inspires the thrill.

Gravenberch did that little tip that put Liverpool on the scoreboard barely 10 minutes into the game today... Salah was able to find him early enough, making his runs into the box where he executed just in time. Hugu Ekitike scored his 4th goal for the team as well.. congratulations to the defending champions of the league.

It became an easy win form Liverpool since scored two goals early goals before 30 minutes into the game, but the nature of the match was what made their fans not to settle down until the final whistle because the match between Liverpool and Everton is usually a derby match, and Liverpool always finds it difficult to defeat Everton easily, so this 2:1 win is a very good win for the reds.

Liverpool extend their lead in the Premier League table with100% performance so far even though most of their games were narrow escape on the late minutes of all the matches, but this match showed that they have improved really well and can go again to face their toughest oppositions after successfully defeating Arsenal last week. They now have the chance to give more points gap this week since almost all the big teams are having difficult matches.

[shinratensei_]

This game today just exposed Chelsea. They lack creativity and once the only creative player is taken from the team, they become useless. Initially, I made the excuse for them that it was because they were down by a player that's why why they couldn't register a shot on target, but how about now that they have been balanced.
 Chelsea are only contenders when their key players are available but  become clueless when there's a slight shift to the plan.
 If the game ends like this, Ruben Amorim would have his first clean sheet at the Old Trafford and against a bitter rival at that.

I'm sorry, how can you expect creativity when there's no forwards in their squad? Just look at the composition after Sanchez got a red card. Playing with so many defenders and midfielders without forwarders in their squad. However, i can only agree they're too often doin backpass, which is not good.
I also fully criticized about how Enzo is often being useless for the club. He often created nothing, and jogging all time.

[BIT-BENDER]

Naaaa you're clearly watching another game lol. Substituted Neto within 15 mins, Palmer within 21 mins, didn't bring in another attacker early in the second half.
What creativity do you speak of  without these players? Cleansheet ripped off anyways

The red card came very early and I expected for a very big match like this it can throw any coach of balance, the tactics they used to enter the game has to change quickly and changing tactics when the game has barely started has its pressure.
The mistake I felt the Chelsea boss made was removing Cole Palmer. Cole is a player that can help his defensive midfielders and also connect with the attackers, he would have been a link that would have giving Chelsea a hope.