Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[Xcode7]

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

There is no doubt that, Nottingham Forest is not a strong opponent for Arsenal so I also do not see any possibility of a surprise in this match, in fact I think Arsenal is very likely to be able to win the match easily this weekend especially Arsenal is currently in very high confidence which allows them to bring out their best performance and maintain their position at the top of the standings, of course, it is their motivation.

[Danica22]

There is no doubt that, Nottingham Forest is not a strong opponent for Arsenal so I also do not see any possibility of a surprise in this match, in fact I think Arsenal is very likely to be able to win the match easily this weekend especially Arsenal is currently in very high confidence which allows them to bring out their best performance and maintain their position at the top of the standings, of course, it is their motivation.

Arsenal failed to win a home match against nottingham forest in the previous season. Arsenal will certainly take revenge in this match. There is no doubt that nottingham forest are in a very bad shape. Breaking the relegation zone is their biggest challenge now. It would be  a shame for arsenal to drop points against a team like that. Arsenal will definitely  need to give a full effort to secure the win. Nottingham forest are weak opponents but cannot be underestimated.

[m4r1o]

Manchester City is definitelly a great team that can certainly do very well, I also think that sacrifices always pay off, and this is the result. Lately I've seen him very cynical and I think that's also right for excellent management of the team!

Manchester City can certainly do well but they must try to manage the situation well. Obviously they are a great team that can do very well. It is clear that they must try to push more on the attackers they have because they are the best in the world today.

[Oluwa-btc]

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.

Arsenal has always been the better side since last season. They have handled Chelsea like the real senior brothers in London should do. This most important thing after all these is to win a trophy or two this season. It is mandatory.
Every single fixture is mandatory for Arsenal if they're to win the Premier League Competition. Nottingham Forest will want to sit back at home to frustrate them, but Arsenal's victory at the end will be televised. Sean Dyche has work to do to keep Forest in the Premier League.

[verdinio]

The match between Manchester United and Manchester City is, i believe, taking a turn for the worse for United. City is clearly superior, both in terms of performance and mentality. Never say never, i want to be sure of this: Manchester United could surprise all the fans.

Yes, i also think that even though they are playing at home, these guys have a clear superiority and i think they are very lucky not to have many goals from City, clearly everyone knows that they are the favourites to win this match, we just have to wait for the match

[banana33]

I doubt Man United can beat Man City in their current form, but I'm more confident they can hold their opponents to a draw if they can perform better. Man City also has quite dangerous attacking qualities, so what the Man United coach needs to implement is how to limit these attacks so that the players don't have free rein.

yes it's true that a derby is always a separate game compared to the championship but let's say that these guys are much stronger this time than Manchester United and this thing makes the difference much more weighty, but i think they can be a bit of a surprise as always

[alankasman]

There is no doubt that, Nottingham Forest is not a strong opponent for Arsenal so I also do not see any possibility of a surprise in this match, in fact I think Arsenal is very likely to be able to win the match easily this weekend especially Arsenal is currently in very high confidence which allows them to bring out their best performance and maintain their position at the top of the standings, of course, it is their motivation.

Although they are currently in very stable motivation of course the team coached by Arteta will not underestimate their opponent in this match. It's true that the opposing team's performance this season has been slightly declining but this time they will be the hosts. Although many predict Arsenal will take all three points against Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest will not want to drop points easily considering they also want to improve their position which is currently 17th meaning they are one level above the relegation zone.

[Ahli38]

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.

Nottingham Forest is not a team that can pose a serious threat to Arsenal. Nottingham's performance is very poor compared to Arsenal, where they have struggled to win every game or even draw against some of the teams they have faced. And Nottingham's performance looked very poor when they played Wrexham in the FA Cup last week. However Arsenal has performed well so far and even they are currently at the top of the table far above Nottingham. The many victories Arsenal has achieved have earned them a significant number of points. So I personally predict that Arsenal will dominate Nottingham. I don't see any potential for a victory or even a draw for Nottingham. Betting on Arsenal as the winner will be very profitable and even has a high potential for winning.

[Solodoski]

Arsenal failed to win a home match against nottingham forest in the previous season. Arsenal will certainly take revenge in this match. There is no doubt that nottingham forest are in a very bad shape. Breaking the relegation zone is their biggest challenge now. It would be  a shame for arsenal to drop points against a team like that. Arsenal will definitely  need to give a full effort to secure the win. Nottingham forest are weak opponents but cannot be underestimated.

It's true that Arsenal has not won away at Nottingham forest, but I think this will be different,  because I think every game is very important for Arsenal right now and I also think they have a better squad compared to previous seasons, , so I think  it's going to be a straight win for Arsenal,  but I am very sure it's not going to be an easy ride, because Nottingham Forest is fighting to stay in the premier league.

[free-bit.co.in]

I doubt Man United can beat Man City in their current form, but I'm more confident they can hold their opponents to a draw if they can perform better. Man City also has quite dangerous attacking qualities, so what the Man United coach needs to implement is how to limit these attacks so that the players don't have free rein.

yes it's true that a derby is always a separate game compared to the championship but let's say that these guys are much stronger this time than Manchester United and this thing makes the difference much more weighty, but i think they can be a bit of a surprise as always

Agree.. It is very difficult to make predictions about this match. Manchester United was in the worst form  last season. They were very  close to the relegation zone. Even then, manchester united managed to get 1 point in the home match against manchester city. This result was completely unexpected. Manchester united is definitely far behind City this season. We can consider manchester city as the favorite. Even then, it is impossible to give a definite prediction about this match. Even though manchester united is a bit off form, they also have  a chance to win.

[MArsland]

Manchester City is definitelly a great team that can certainly do very well, I also think that sacrifices always pay off, and this is the result. Lately I've seen him very cynical and I think that's also right for excellent management of the team!

Manchester City can certainly do well but they must try to manage the situation well. Obviously they are a great team that can do very well. It is clear that they must try to push more on the attackers they have because they are the best in the world today.

Best in the world today? I disagree. If you look closely, there's more competition for goals up front, making Haaland presence, which could contribute goals, less productive. Now attackers and midfielders are competing for goals, and this affects the stability of each match. In other words there's a lot of ego in the current Manchester City squad.

[SirLancelot]

This isn't some sort of a "derby" at all, while it's true that in most cases same city teams do that, it is not that much of a rivalry between them, not from a foreign stand point at least. City was bad for many years, like literally for hundred years, and during that time, specially with Sir Alex Ferguson, United has beaten them every single season and either won the title or at worst was top three. Then, when SAF left, and City was bought by some rich dude, City became better and they have been champions ever since.

So they were never good at the same time, it was always one of them good and one of them bad. No matter what happens in this game, we all know that City will finish higher than United, it's very clear.

A cycle of nature always works and have own way of doing things 2, decades ago all talks were about Manchester United and their success but in last 2 decades it's almost changed, now everyone talking about Manchester City and its success with their quality, consistency and stability, they changed everything in the Premier league.

8 Premier League titles from 2011 till now and 3 FA Cup and 1 Champions league title are already showing how strong they are, and now they can do anything which was they being not able to do few years back UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club world cup, all they have under their pocket, Pepe Guardiola is also doing impressive job in this season. Currently, they are at second spot with good chance of achieving good success in this derby, they have good chance of destroying Red Devil's at their home.

[m4r1o]

Arsenal has always been the better side since last season. They have handled Chelsea like the real senior brothers in London should do. This most important thing after all these is to win a trophy or two this season. It is mandatory.
Every single fixture is mandatory for Arsenal if they're to win the Premier League Competition. Nottingham Forest will want to sit back at home to frustrate them, but Arsenal's victory at the end will be televised. Sean Dyche has work to do to keep Forest in the Premier League.

Arsenal are one of the best squares there are and it is Noramel that everyone supports the team i am happy for them, it must not be easy to lose the championship as they did, they certainly have a great desire for revenge and i think the desire is Tamlenten so great that they will make it

[cande86]

Manchester City is far far better than wolves, and Manchester United could not be able to defeat wolves, at that time they were playing very well compared to what they are doing now. If I'm asked to choose among these two teams honestly I will Manchester City because even though they lose, it will not be a surprise to me.

Manchester United, even if they play at home, is certainly a team that is much inferior to Manchester City, who are having an excellent championship despite being behind Arsenal, who are doing well but are certainly not one of the best, so anything can happen.

[MinMan]

English Premier League is always entertaining and interesting to watch with Manchester derby is going to be the biggest event of Saturday with 7 games on cards but most exciting is, Manchester United hosting Manchester City at Old Trafford where they failed to have win against Wolves, Bournemouth and West ham, but they defeated Newcastle United.

Mostly of their performance against weaker sides has never been good, but they always created problems for big teams, this is interesting part of their campaign in this season, but now they are without Ruben Amorim and have Michal Carrick, this is interesting how he will be starting his challenge to keep them at good level.

[Gallar]

There is no doubt that, Nottingham Forest is not a strong opponent for Arsenal so I also do not see any possibility of a surprise in this match, in fact I think Arsenal is very likely to be able to win the match easily this weekend especially Arsenal is currently in very high confidence which allows them to bring out their best performance and maintain their position at the top of the standings, of course, it is their motivation.

I think if We look at the performance of these two teams, it is clear that Arsenal will be the winner in this match. But I don't think it is impossible that Nottingham will put up a very tough fight against Arsenal in this match. Because I think Nottingham's motivation is currently much stronger, because this season they have to avoid the relegation zone and because of that, Nottingham will definitely try to win points in every match, even if it is only one point.

So because of that, I think even though Arsenal is likely to win in this match, they still need to be careful, because I think Nottingham must have prepared a pretty good strategy for this match. Because in any case, in the previous season, Nottingham's performance was very good, so if for example, in this match, Nottingham's coach can formulate a good strategy, I am sure that Nottingham will put up a very difficult fight against Arsenal. So, therefore, we will just see in the coming week.

[Emitdama]

]It's just Rumors now maybe it happens or maybe not but the thing is if there were something only in this situation a rumor takes place. Because Xabi Alonso is no longer a coach of the Real Madrid and the Liverpool performance is also not something which is hidden. So there are chances of this happening and maybe Liverpool looking for more options. And this is also true that Xabi Alonso will also join somewhere else because it's just not the end of his career. And he is a good and skilled coach and definitely finds a better place for himself to serve another team. And if Xabi Alonso got appointed as a new coach of Liverpool I think this will be a good decision for the Liverpool team. Because Liverpool is a good team and under the supervision of the Xabi Alonso the team will manage to have a better place.

After long poor spell now Liverpool doing much better just because of this, I am also not expecting any mistake from Liverpool management because with their current level of performance and consistency, they have good chance of ending their season into top four then maybe they may plan for any change.

But like Chelsea or few other clubs, they will make any change, this can hurt them badly with their players can also feel not good because now Arne Slot is having good depth, and he is managing things with better control which will keep them good in all competitions, their chances are also high for having good end of their season in Champions league  still nothing would be easily predictable.

[Catenaccio]

After long poor spell now Liverpool doing much better just because of this, I am also not expecting any mistake from Liverpool management because with their current level of performance and consistency, they have good chance of ending their season into top four then maybe they may plan for any change.

But like Chelsea or few other clubs, they will make any change, this can hurt them badly with their players can also feel not good because now Arne Slot is having good depth, and he is managing things with better control which will keep them good in all competitions, their chances are also high for having good end of their season in Champions league  still nothing would be easily predictable.

Liverpool will continue losing points as they only recovered from their crisis and have performance quality improvements but they are far from domination in the league. Slot will have to maintain his management for Liverpool and finish this season in top four because without a finish in top four, he will be sacked. After spending too much money in the latest summer transfer season and get a burden of play salary, Liverpool need money from UEFA Champions League. Without that income resource, their club finance in a next season will be affected very negatively. Liverpool boss will not accept such terrible finish and a next season's bad income.

Mohamed Salah already finished his journey with Egypt in AFCON 2026 and will return to Liverpool. I wonder that how Slot will handle his conflict with Mohamed Salah in remaining months of season if this player won't leave Liverpool in January transfer market.

[Princess Leah]

After long poor spell now Liverpool doing much better just because of this, I am also not expecting any mistake from Liverpool management because with their current level of performance and consistency, they have good chance of ending their season into top four then maybe they may plan for any change.

But like Chelsea or few other clubs, they will make any change, this can hurt them badly with their players can also feel not good because now Arne Slot is having good depth, and he is managing things with better control which will keep them good in all competitions, their chances are also high for having good end of their season in Champions league  still nothing would be easily predictable.

Liverpool will continue losing points as they only recovered from their crisis and have performance quality improvements but they are far from domination in the league. Slot will have to maintain his management for Liverpool and finish this season in top four because without a finish in top four, he will be sacked. After spending too much money in the latest summer transfer season and get a burden of play salary, Liverpool need money from UEFA Champions League. Without that income resource, their club finance in a next season will be affected very negatively. Liverpool boss will not accept such terrible finish and a next season's bad income.

Mohamed Salah already finished his journey with Egypt in AFCON 2026 and will return to Liverpool. I wonder that how Slot will handle his conflict with Mohamed Salah in remaining months of season if this player won't leave Liverpool in January transfer market.

Regardless of whether their form is bad or not, I don't expect Liverpool to lose their next match, especially now that they've improved to playing better than before. The money they spent wss enough to put in a better position but it's unfortunate that some players couldn't adapt to their strategy faster, I just like that slot is doing his best to put them back in shape and they're really improving.

 It would be nice to see Salah introduced to the starting line-up again, i think his performance in the AFCON tournament could help make that possible but he won't go back to England anytime soon, since they still have the third place to play with Nigeria before their players leave to their respective clubs.

[bastisisca]

I saw a strong rumor, I don't know if it's just speculation, but apparently they're talking to Xabi Alonso about taking charge of this team. It wouldn't be a bad idea , I think Xabi's profile could adapt very well to this team Where there are few stars, and I think with a little more discipline, he could do a great job.

Have they already found a way to use him? Crazy. Xabi Alonso is a good coach in my opinion, but it's often like puzzle pieces: they don't fit well with a specific team and a specific coach.
In this case, it's not Real Madrid's fault, nor Xabi Alonso's. Let's see if the relationship works better with this new team.