Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[Humblevirus]

One thing I've understood with football is that, each game comes with it's own dynamics, Manchester united could come up straight and win that game, that how unpredictable football can be. Despite how it's looking like clear road for Manchester City, this same City team too has it's own inconsistency, that's why i wouldn't want to go all in for them. I don't mind giving it a draw, this is a big game, but teams will likely keep their guard's high.

For Manchester United to win is the least likely outcome, considering City's achievements so far. Even though City have been held to draws in the last few matches, this still allows them to win this match. Especially when Manchester United is not in their best condition, City will make the best use of this to be able to win the Manchester derby again.

No argument about Manchester City being the favorite team to win the match but what is there is that sometimes football is unpredictable, especially when two big teams meet. Each team becomes strong just to keep good records over each other, so it is also possible that Manchester United will win the game despite the fact that they are not in that great form.When Chelsea drew with Manchester City, how many people expected that? Almost everyone predicted that Manchester City would be the winner of the match because it was their home game, and still they were stronger than Chelsea, but the match ended in a draw. So there is no full assurance that Manchester City will win the game.

Even in the last two seasons, when Manchester United defeated Manchester City in the FA Cup, almost everyone said that Manchester City would win the game, but what later ended the match was different. So I will not be surprised if Manchester United are able to defeat Manchester City, because even they are not in as great form as before. But let us just see what will happen at the end of the day.

[red4slash]

For Manchester United to win is the least likely outcome, considering City's achievements so far. Even though City have been held to draws in the last few matches, this still allows them to win this match. Especially when Manchester United is not in their best condition, City will make the best use of this to be able to win the Manchester derby again.

Manchester United's condition is still disturbed by the transfer of power in coaching so I dare not expect much from them in this match.
But on the one hand Manchester City also in the last few matches in the EPL is not very good. Although they managed to slaughter Exeter in the FA cup and won against Newcastel in the first leg but for their performance in the EPL for the last 3 weeks is not very good even only 2 goals they managed to record and 2 goals they also managed to concede.

I think this performance also needs to be considered even though in terms of probability, Manchester City are still very superior but it does not rule out the possibility that Manchester United can also withstand the onslaught and make this a draw even though this needs extra good defense from Manchester United but this scenario can still happen.

[Miles2006]

Arsenal have a target and that's to win at least 3 of the competitions they are fighting for and with the recent rotation of players I think they're ready only if they keep taking the opportunities given to them, go out there beat any team that shows weakness. Now Arsenal have one of the best midfielder in the squad with some additional like Eze to help strengthen the squad and with the way things have been with Odegaard, he hasn't been that sharp compared to last season, taking shots from unexpected positions and feeding the forwards to get goals...I think he should be coming from the bench while Eze start ahead of him, not all the games but some...what do you think about this because I agree to that pic above, dropping him but not leaving him off the squad.

I remember stating same point, Odegaard is actually a strong player with speed yet Odegaard hardly create more chance instead he’s used to getting own goal which is very difficult in such position. Arteta hardly use Eze and this is a huge mistake benching Eze for so long after proving to be of good use, I observed how Arsenal lineups seem so boring and hard for team players to flow obviously this is affecting the defense team while it’s not too late I prefer Eze starting although as a captain we don’t expect Odegaard to always stay benched.

[Issa56]

Manchester United winning?! Can never happen against Manchester City. Even the arrival of Micheal Carrick will not help them win that game. The best result that can come out of that game will be both sides sharing points. Did you not see how Manchester City played against Newcastle United even at home?! There's no way Manchester United wins the game. I would love to see improved degebxset up for Manchester United against this city side.

I don’t even expect anything from Manchester United, because I don’t know how Manchester United will be able to win the match. Manchester United performance has been poor, and they just sacked their coach which is going to destabilize them.  Micheal Carrick  which is their new coach can’t make them get a win against Manchester city, even if he will be stabilizing the team, then it’s going to take some time first, so am not really expecting anything special from Manchester United in the match.

Manchester city will do everything possible to get a win in the match, because they will want to reduce the points difference between them and Arsenal which is in first position, so Manchester city won’t want to lose any point in a match like this.

[Dzwaafu11]

A win for Arsenal is much more realistic than a win for Nottingham Forest. They may be struggling for survival but I know that they?re going to show a great performance in this game also. Arsenal have been performing so well and I know that they can also show a greater quality play in this match to prevail in this game. Just like others have seen them as the best team to win this game, I know they will but Nottingham Forest will give them some tough challenge and won?t get to win it that easily. This is a very important match for Arsenal and losing it will really affect their position and what they?ve struggled so far and to how far they?ve come.

Surely the fact that they have to save themselves and do everything to score is a somewhat dangerous situation for Arsenal, but let's say that Arsenal is very strong and i think they are capable of sweeping away Nottingham Forest, but you always have to play the games.

Arsenal is actually doing great. However for them to win against Chelsea in their home, gives me more confidence in Arsenal that even against Nottingham forest they will do everything possible to see that they win the match, winning against Nottingham forest will increase their chance of getting the premier league title this season because they’ve been the favorite from the start of the season.

so I believe even as the season reach this stage right now, Arsenal will not loose that match bcuz it’s very important for them.

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Manchester United winning?! Can never happen against Manchester City. Even the arrival of Micheal Carrick will not help them win that game. The best result that can come out of that game will be both sides sharing points. Did you not see how Manchester City played against Newcastle United even at home?! There's no way Manchester United wins the game. I would love to see improved degebxset up for Manchester United against this city side.

Actually sharing a point by both sides is the best Manchester United can get from this fixture, Carrick is by the way not so exceptional going by his records so far so expecting much from him will just be a set up for disappointment, his arrival will not automatically do the magic because he is going to still need some time if he must eventually be able to get anything done.

[Stablexcoin]

Manchester United winning?! Can never happen against Manchester City. Even the arrival of Micheal Carrick will not help them win that game. The best result that can come out of that game will be both sides sharing points. Did you not see how Manchester City played against Newcastle United even at home?! There's no way Manchester United wins the game. I would love to see improved degebxset up for Manchester United against this city side.

Football is filled with unpleasant surprises, anything can happen in the match, Manchester United might prepare well to defend losing at their own home, while Manchester City is the favorite, it doesn't stop them from having a bad game on that day. We can't say yet, there is always a possibility for the underdogs to have their moment, Manchester United can work under the new coach to tie the outcome.

[Webetcoins]

Considering United already lost to Brighton as well and only thing left for them is league, beating City would be the top priority for them. Yes, it is not that easy to handle any of this, but they are going to be able to do that, and it is a very important part. I know it is not an easy task but it can be done and we can see them win, City isn't some unstoppable team, they have lost games before and this could be one of those, they failed to win for so long now so it wouldn't be a shocking result.

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arsenal's dominance over chelsea is on a whole different level. across all competitions, chelsea hasn't won a single one of the last 10 matches between the two teams. arsenal is almost always the clear favorite against any opponent, but their supremacy over chelsea in recent seasons is something else.

they are performing exceptionally well in the league, the champions league, and other competitions in england, and they are managing to hold their own in all of them. i wonder how they will finish this season.

[Mate2237]

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Football is filled with unpleasant surprises, anything can happen in the match, Manchester United might prepare well to defend losing at their own home, while Manchester City is the favorite, it doesn't stop them from having a bad game on that day. We can't say yet, there is always a possibility for the underdogs to have their moment, Manchester United can work under the new coach to tie the outcome.

The factor of surprise is what you can't remove from football so we should not be surprised if Manchester United wins this game.We have seen this types of games over and over again Manchester United can spring up surprises because they have been struggling lately in their game and who knows if they can pick up their form starting with this game.


One thing about the premier League is that, no team is too big to lose a game even the least team can  pull out a good result against the big teams this is why the premier League is the best league in the world.

[Odusko]

It's everyone's belief that Arsenal should win the match against Nottingham Forest,  judging on present form and Arsenal's ambition, but in the Premier League I don't think any match is a walkover,  because the league tends to spring surprises, although I also agree that Arsenal is going to win the match, but I don't think it's going to be an easy ride, because Nottingham Forest is also fighting for survival.

A win for Arsenal is much more realistic than a win for Nottingham Forest. They may be struggling for survival but I know that they’re going to show a great performance in this game also. Arsenal have been performing so well and I know that they can also show a greater quality play in this match to prevail in this game. Just like others have seen them as the best team to win this game, I know they will but Nottingham Forest will give them some tough challenge and won’t get to win it that easily. This is a very important match for Arsenal and losing it will really affect their position and what they’ve struggled so far and to how far they’ve come.

Regardless of the Nottingham Forest being home, that advantage can not make Asernal to lose the game this Saturday is going to be a lot surprising for Nottingham Forest fans that have speculated in favor of their fav club, and being very sentimental about their judgement to the point of saying that Nottingham Forest will use home advantage to beat Asernal in the Saturday game.

[pawel7777]

Chelsea Vs Arsenal EFL semi-final was a really good, high-paced game. Arsenal ended up victorious and the 3-2 win placed them in a good position before the 2nd leg, which is to be played in 3 weeks.
Chelsea didn't play badly. They had their chances and managed to penetrate Arsenal's solid defence quite a few times. It could be said that scoring two goals against Arsenal is a victory on its own.

We're most likely to see the final between Man City and Arsenal, but nothing is yet decided. The odds for an outright cup (per 2up.io) are:



I'm tempted to place small bets on both Chelsea and Newcastle simply because of high odds and the fact that there's a lot of time before the 2nd leg round, so a lot can change in terms of teams' performances, season fatigue, injuries etc.

[DYOR+BTC]

Chelsea Vs Arsenal EFL semi-final was a really good, high-paced game. Arsenal ended up victorious and the 3-2 win placed them in a good position before the 2nd leg, which is to be played in 3 weeks.
Chelsea didn't play badly. They had their chances and managed to penetrate Arsenal's solid defence quite a few times. It could be said that scoring two goals against Arsenal is a victory on its own.

We're most likely to see the final between Man City and Arsenal, but nothing is yet decided. The odds for an outright cup (per 2up.io) are:



I'm tempted to place small bets on both Chelsea and Newcastle simply because of high odds and the fact that there's a lot of time before the 2nd leg round, so a lot can change in terms of teams' performances, season fatigue, injuries etc. 

Yes Chelsea had a good day even with that lost at last because for now in all competitions, arsenal is considered more consistent and promising to bag most trophies before the end of the season, so for Chelsea to succeed a 3:2 goal difference is a sign to prove there slight improvement in Chelsea's team that had an inconsistent for at the beginning of this season. Know doubt arsenal have proved there level of supremacy over Chelsea on that game but Chelsea on the other hand did brilliantly well by fighting never to go home empty handed yesterday that almost came to pass if not for little error

[EFS]

This week looks like it will be comfortable for Arsenal. Nottingham Forest away match shouldn't be too difficult. Before that, there is the Manchester derby. If City fail to win the derby, Arsenal will play with the comfort of the points gap. The gap could widen even more this week.

There were a few defensive mistakes in the Chelsea match, but that's normal against a big team. The fixture list is intense and Arsenal need to get through it in the best way possible. This will continue for a long time, they have the squad depth to handle playing every 3 days.

[Cossyblack]

Arsenal is actually doing great. However for them to win against Chelsea in their home, gives me more confidence in Arsenal that even against Nottingham forest they will do everything possible to see that they win the match, winning against Nottingham forest will increase their chance of getting the premier league title this season because they’ve been the favorite from the start of the season.

so I believe even as the season reach this stage right now, Arsenal will not loose that match bcuz it’s very important for them.

Arsenal has been very consistent this season,they performance has been great to an extent that I don't doubt them when there are facing other premier League teams. This another game for Arsenal to extend their lead at the top of the table. Arsenal would never lose to Nottingham forest as they would beat Nottingham and secure complete three points.  They are the favourite to win the title and they must continue winning matches to stay ahead

[Amphenomenon]

Chelsea Vs Arsenal EFL semi-final was a really good, high-paced game. Arsenal ended up victorious and the 3-2 win placed them in a good position before the 2nd leg, which is to be played in 3 weeks.
Chelsea didn't play badly. They had their chances and managed to penetrate Arsenal's solid defence quite a few times. It could be said that scoring two goals against Arsenal is a victory on its own.

The game wasn't really good for us, it just showed another game where our defense especially Cb's is far lacking. Every goal we conceded against Arsenal could have been avoided by a well structured or experience defenders, who doesn't give that space for opponents to pass them continually or easily.

We're most likely to see the final between Man City and Arsenal, but nothing is yet decided. The odds for an outright cup (per 2up.io) are:



I'm tempted to place small bets on both Chelsea and Newcastle simply because of high odds and the fact that there's a lot of time before the 2nd leg round, so a lot can change in terms of teams' performances, season fatigue, injuries etc.

The odds makes it a nice gamble since these team can still cost damage especially Newcastle when given opportunity, my team, Chelsea is often wasteful and our defense is poor, even if Arsenal are affected by fatigue they can still do something. Also, we can be affected by fatigue, mind you we are still in the Champions league.

[landheer]

This week looks like it will be comfortable for Arsenal. Nottingham Forest away match shouldn't be too difficult. Before that, there is the Manchester derby. If City fail to win the derby, Arsenal will play with the comfort of the points gap. The gap could widen even more this week.

There were a few defensive mistakes in the Chelsea match, but that's normal against a big team. The fixture list is intense and Arsenal need to get through it in the best way possible. This will continue for a long time, they have the squad depth to handle playing every 3 days.

Arsenal should be able to easily defeat Nottingham Forest even though they will be playing at City Ground, but Arsenal should not underestimate Nottingham Forest because they may use defensive tactics and then launch dangerous counterattacks against Arsenal's goal. In my opinion, Arsenal will win against Nottingham Forest because Arsenal is currently in good form. If Manchester City loses against Manchester United, it will certainly benefit Arsenal because Arsenal will be more comfortable sitting in first place, but I think Manchester City will win because Manchester City is currently in strong form. Yes, Arsenal has a packed schedule, and the players must take care of themselves to stay fit for matches. While Arsenal's current situation looks promising, I'm concerned they might experience a performance dip like in previous seasons.

[armanda90]

This week looks like it will be comfortable for Arsenal. Nottingham Forest away match shouldn't be too difficult. Before that, there is the Manchester derby. If City fail to win the derby, Arsenal will play with the comfort of the points gap. The gap could widen even more this week.

There were a few defensive mistakes in the Chelsea match, but that's normal against a big team. The fixture list is intense and Arsenal need to get through it in the best way possible. This will continue for a long time, they have the squad depth to handle playing every 3 days.

Manchester derby will be the opening premier league match games week 22 and I think its really interested match although current performance of Manchester United still not consistent. The Citizen on top confidence performance for the derby match after winning at EFL Cup semifinal and want to keep winning trend performance in Premier League and cut off gap points with Arsenal at top standings.

Arsenal seems have easily match for this week against Nottingham Forest, recently The Gunner winning the EFL Cup semifinal match from Chelsea and good moment keep the top performance by winning the premier league match. Arsenal failed get three points last week after holding draw by Liverpool and this week won't loss points any more behind has 6 points remaining with Manchester City. Arsenal only has few days recovering after playing at EFL Cup semifinal match and possibility for starting line up has huge rotation, will Arteta give opportunity for second composition teams for this match?

[Hardyrobust]

This week looks like it will be comfortable for Arsenal. Nottingham Forest away match shouldn't be too difficult. Before that, there is the Manchester derby. If City fail to win the derby, Arsenal will play with the comfort of the points gap. The gap could widen even more this week.

There were a few defensive mistakes in the Chelsea match, but that's normal against a big team. The fixture list is intense and Arsenal need to get through it in the best way possible. This will continue for a long time, they have the squad depth to handle playing every 3 days.

Arsenal should be able to easily defeat Nottingham Forest even though they will be playing at City Ground, but Arsenal should not underestimate Nottingham Forest because they may use defensive tactics and then launch dangerous counterattacks against Arsenal's goal. In my opinion, Arsenal will win against Nottingham Forest because Arsenal is currently in good form. If Manchester City loses against Manchester United, it will certainly benefit Arsenal because Arsenal will be more comfortable sitting in first place, but I think Manchester City will win because Manchester City is currently in strong form. Yes, Arsenal has a packed schedule, and the players must take care of themselves to stay fit for matches. While Arsenal's current situation looks promising, I'm concerned they might experience a performance dip like in previous seasons.

considering the current form of arsenal, I don't think if Nottingham forest will be a threat to then. However, they shouldn't underestimate Nottingham forest because as long as football is concerned nothing is impossible.
Manchester city will win Manchester United because they need to win that match in other to reduce the point difference between them and arsenal. Moreover Manchester United isn't in a good form so I don't think they will even stand a chance of playing draw with Manchester city.

[laijsica]

A win for Arsenal is much more realistic than a win for Nottingham Forest. They may be struggling for survival but I know that they?re going to show a great performance in this game also. Arsenal have been performing so well and I know that they can also show a greater quality play in this match to prevail in this game. Just like others have seen them as the best team to win this game, I know they will but Nottingham Forest will give them some tough challenge and won?t get to win it that easily. This is a very important match for Arsenal and losing it will really affect their position and what they?ve struggled so far and to how far they?ve come.

Surely the fact that they have to save themselves and do everything to score is a somewhat dangerous situation for Arsenal, but let's say that Arsenal is very strong and i think they are capable of sweeping away Nottingham Forest, but you always have to play the games.

Arsenal is actually doing great. However for them to win against Chelsea in their home, gives me more confidence in Arsenal that even against Nottingham forest they will do everything possible to see that they win the match, winning against Nottingham forest will increase their chance of getting the premier league title this season because they’ve been the favorite from the start of the season.

so I believe even as the season reach this stage right now, Arsenal will not loose that match bcuz it’s very important for them.

Arsenal have put most emphasis on strategy to win. Chelsea have worked hard to win and have kept possession throughout the match but have not been able to achieve their goal. The team has tried to prove their worth through discipline and Arsenal's performance in the match was impressive.

The match with forest is very important for Arsenal as it will increase the gap with the teams in second and third position and their continuous success will bring them closer to winning the trophy.

Arsenal have gained confidence by winning the match with Chelsea and this result will keep them mentally positive for the next match with Forest.