Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

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Manchester United didn't dominate the game yesterday. It was Manchester City, and thanks to Rodri who was elite with his ball distribution. All Manchester United did was sit back and hit Manchester City with counter attacking football. Those offside ruled out where correct decisions, the only one I didn't expect will be cancelled should be the goal from Mason Mount.  There's no way that goal should have been axed. Thanks to everyone likewise the fans who supported the players.

Possession without scoring goals won’t get you the three points, talk less of winning you trophies. Manchester City dominated the game in terms of control, but in the end it counted for nothing. Absolute Nothing! They had the ball, but they couldn’t finish the job by at least getting one goal.
I’ll say City dominated the game only to get disgraced by  Manchester United. That’s football for you. You can keep all the possession you want, but if you don’t score, it means nothing. What matters is the result, and that’s where Manchester City faild woefully.

[Cryptmuster]

It is not too bad for Arsenal as they still have 7 points more than Manchester City even just by luckly maintaining it. They should not repeat it by wasting similar opportunity in the future as competing against a very experienced and dangerous competitor like Manchester City, every chance need to be taken and converted to point difference. If they can do that, they will increase their advantage against Manchester City and chance of getting Premier League title.

If you consider only the rivalry between City and Arsenal, then yes it is not bad. City lost their match and Arsenal managed to draw and earn one point, so now they are seven points ahead of City. But do not forget that Aston Villa have a game at home against Everton today, and Aston Villa play very well at home. I assume they could beat Everton, reach 46 points and move to within four points of Arsenal. And if you look at Arsenal’s draw yesterday from this perspective, it does not seem so good.

[UVUcoinBull]

In my coupon bet only bad decisions yesterday   crazy round.  Arsenal game was crazy ! Same Tottenham ( Spurs they are so weak omg).

[landheer]

Nottingham Forest was extraordinary in holding off Arsenal's relentless attacks, which made for a very exciting match as Arsenal continued to attack but unfortunately failed to score against Nottingham Forest. Although Nottingham Forest is ranked far below Arsenal, it has players that cannot be underestimated, which is why Nottingham Forest was able to keep up with Arsenal despite holding off many of its attacks. Now Arsenal is forced to share points because they couldn't defeat Nottingham Forest, while Nottingham Forest has secured 1 point and will likely be even more motivated for their upcoming matches. If Nottingham Forest can continue playing like this, I believe there is a high chance they will avoid relegation. It seems like I've been unlucky with my bets lately, as many matches have had surprising outcomes, and I'm sure many others are in the same boat as me, right?

[barbara44]

It would've been nice to win while Manchester City lost, but a draw isn't a bad result either. Nottingham Forest may look low in the standings, but they are a solid team. Arsenal couldn't find a goal today, just like they couldn't in the last Liverpool match.
This team's biggest problem is the lack of a finisher striker, I keep saying this. If Arsenal are leading the league by 4 points despite Gyökeres having that goal number, it's down to the outstanding performance of the other players. Arsenal's striker should've scored 10 goals already in the league by now. Gyökeres has only 5 goals.

2026 is not ideal year for the Citizens, they are having 4 games in premier league with 3 draws and 1 loss, things are getting worse because their attack is vulnerable just 2 goals from last 4 games even Haaland is still at top, but his performance is problematic which is concern for them.

In game against Manchester United, they lost by big margin, but these results are always part of game with Arsenal also have no ideal end of their game against Nottingham Forest, they failed to score while now two games without any goal from Arsenal mean that they are also losing their momentum which is not ideal even their lead is still healthy, but they need to be keep things on good level.

[Sexylizzy2813]

With the level of sluggishness I saw yesterday I don't think Arteta is going to win all the titles they're competing for, it could happen but I feel the Gunners are just going to panic and yesterday they did panic against Nottingham. The energy they came with was filled with desperation to get a goal and that start making them rush the game, I don't know about you guys but Arsenal are not getting all 4 trophies this season but my major fear is them losing the EPL title to either City or Villa.

[MinMan]

Arsenal are really messing up now, i don't think if Arsenal wins the league it has anything to do with luck, aside from the fact that they miss chances they have put in a lot of work this past few months, winning the title is something they deserve because they have won over 80 percent of their matches. it is just so disappointing that they didn't take advantage of today's game against Nottingham forest, if they had won this game then they would have enough gap between the teams in the second and third position

Here we can't blame Arsenal alone because at top all teams are messing and losing points like Manchester City lost 9 in last 4 games Liverpool lost 8 and Aston Villa lost 5, things are getting challenging for keeping players on same level till end of season, workload always dragging back as they are also humans.

Now their gap of points is not enough from their opponents but as things are going, they will be able to have their best in few weeks, this second half of the season could be more tough because Champions league will start and players will face more pressure while weather could be also have impact, hoping for all to be settled, and they will be able to give their best.

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With the level of sluggishness I saw yesterday I don't think Arteta is going to win all the titles they're competing for, it could happen but I feel the Gunners are just going to panic and yesterday they did panic against Nottingham. The energy they came with was filled with desperation to get a goal and that start making them rush the game, I don't know about you guys but Arsenal are not getting all 4 trophies this season but my major fear is them losing the EPL title to either City or Villa.

I thought Arsenal would win Nottingham Forest but I was very wrong, I was so disappointed in Arsenal because the opponent is not having a good time like before but they decided to draw the match. A lot of people will lose bet yesterday because they will think that no matter what will happen, that Arsenal would win but no goal in the match. I wish the margin between Arsenal and Manchester United would have been wider than this.

[Oshio-man]

Nottingham Forest was extraordinary in holding off Arsenal's relentless attacks, which made for a very exciting match as Arsenal continued to attack but unfortunately failed to score against Nottingham Forest. Although Nottingham Forest is ranked far below Arsenal, it has players that cannot be underestimated, which is why Nottingham Forest was able to keep up with Arsenal despite holding off many of its attacks. Now Arsenal is forced to share points because they couldn't defeat Nottingham Forest, while Nottingham Forest has secured 1 point and will likely be even more motivated for their upcoming matches.

If Arsenal is not careful with the remaining matches before the end of this tournament, it will surprise them what will happen because they had many opportunities to defeat Nottingham forest yesterday, but they miss used their opportunity to draw the match 0-0, I agree with you that Nottingham forest have talented squads which is the reason Arsenal couldn't defeat them at home because they know how to use home advantage to develop positive results which is what they did to Arsenal to share point with them, do you know that Arsenal did not regret with the draw match yesterday 1-1 because they were able to share point with Nottingham forest to remain in the first position in the premier League table.

[Cossyblack]

With the level of sluggishness I saw yesterday I don't think Arteta is going to win all the titles they're competing for, it could happen but I feel the Gunners are just going to panic and yesterday they did panic against Nottingham. The energy they came with was filled with desperation to get a goal and that start making them rush the game, I don't know about you guys but Arsenal are not getting all 4 trophies this season but my major fear is them losing the EPL title to either City or Villa.

Arsenal were indeed very sluggish and relaxed when facing Nottingham forest yesterday. They were lots of goals opportunities for Arsenal but they weren't smart to convert it to goals. Arsenal may have loss securing three points against Nottingham forest,they wouldn't lose the premier League title to Manchester city or Aston villa. Arsenal is ahead of both city and villa in terms of points and goals differences. They may not win all four trophies definitely they won't fail becoming  premier league champions.

[SatoPrincess]

Manchester United didn't dominate the game yesterday. It was Manchester City, and thanks to Rodri who was elite with his ball distribution. All Manchester United did was sit back and hit Manchester City with counter attacking football. Those offside ruled out where correct decisions, the only one I didn't expect will be cancelled should be the goal from Mason Mount.  There's no way that goal should have been axed. Thanks to everyone likewise the fans who supported the players.

Possession without scoring goals won’t get you the three points, talk less of winning you trophies. Manchester City dominated the game in terms of control, but in the end it counted for nothing. Absolute Nothing! They had the ball, but they couldn’t finish the job by at least getting one goal.
I’ll say City dominated the game only to get disgraced by  Manchester United. That’s football for you. You can keep all the possession you want, but if you don’t score, it means nothing. What matters is the result, and that’s where Manchester City faild woefully.

You’re right. For someone like me who didn’t watch the game, all they see is the result, not the brilliant passes or ball possession. At the end of the day, getting all three points is all that matters. I think City like many of us underestimated Manchester United, and paid dearly for it.

[bitLeap]

This match is a statement match for Michel Carick, so many people are doubting his ability to be able to coach Manchester United because he doesn’t have any big team coaching experience, but he delivered his first job perfectly with a 2-0 win at Old Traffird against their biggest rival Manchester City. This win is encouraging, it has lifted Manchester United’s position in the premier league standings to the fourth position; this means they now have the hope to challenge for Champions League spot since they are now above Chelsea and can maintain this with Liverpool because even Liverpool is not in good form.

After this victory Carrick received full support from Man United management. It seems that the higher ups are very satisfied with what he showed on the pitch. Jason Wilcox gave Michael Carrick the option to buy players in the January transfer window. I still remember Amorim asking for the same thing and getting sacked, but Michael Carrick got the support. It would be a positive thing for Michael Carrick to be made permanent as Man United coach.

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This match is a statement match for Michel Carick, so many people are doubting his ability to be able to coach Manchester United because he doesn’t have any big team coaching experience, but he delivered his first job perfectly with a 2-0 win at Old Traffird against their biggest rival Manchester City. This win is encouraging, it has lifted Manchester United’s position in the premier league standings to the fourth position; this means they now have the hope to challenge for Champions League spot since they are now above Chelsea and can maintain this with Liverpool because even Liverpool is not in good form.

After this victory Carrick received full support from Man United management. It seems that the higher ups are very satisfied with what he showed on the pitch. Jason Wilcox gave Michael Carrick the option to buy players in the January transfer window. I still remember Amorim asking for the same thing and getting sacked, but Michael Carrick got the support. It would be a positive thing for Michael Carrick to be made permanent as Man United coach.

Even if you where in jason wilcox's position you will do same to Michael carrick because of that astonishing performance his boys pulled in that game against Manchester city yesterday. In that game all players did perfectly well which was why to find it easy creating much chances even after been dominated by Manchester city. After critically analysing the game you will see great changes starting from the defence where martinez was seen as the final bus stop to all nonsense, even kobi did exceptionally well up to the extent know one expected. As for the attack, they where a very big threat to city the only point they lack in that game was from the ball distribution, casemero is getting more older and doing what he is known for was not that easy for him as the ending part of the game.

[Mayor of ogba]

Arsenal fans are very much happy that Manchester United won Manchester City in their derby game this will give them more advantage of winning the English Premier league tittle, if Arsenal wins Forest today the point gap will be 9 points which will make them to stand top opportunity to win the tittle for the first time.

I wouldn't agree with you any less, from the centre were I watched the game, the voices of the people that were heard more were never that if Manchester United fans but Arsenal, the way they were in support of Manchester United today was something else. Manchester United had more fans overnight that were in support of them in this derby. They were even more happier than Manchester United fans themselves, I was just laughing at the tantrums on each. Some Manchester United fans were not happy that they won simply because it was favouring Arsenal and not them because they already know that they are not fighting for anything in the league this season. Yeah, a win against Nottingham Forest later tonight will further increase the gap at the top between them and Manchester City.

Since Arsenal and Manchester City are the two teams competing for the Premier League title, it's normal for you to hear the voices of the football fans that aren't Manchester United fans because Arsenal fans will be in support of Manchester United defeating Manchester City in the Manchester derby so that if Manchester United beats Manchester City and Arsenal beats Nottingham Forest, Arsenal will top Manchester City with a big point difference. Manchester United has the largest fan base as far as English football is concerned, so you insulted Manchester United football club by saying that "Manchester United had more fans overnight that were in support of them in the Manchester derby". Even though Arsenal fans didn't support Manchester United yesterday, Manchester United will always have more support than Manchester City in the Manchester derby.

[knowngunman]

With the level of sluggishness I saw yesterday I don't think Arteta is going to win all the titles they're competing for, it could happen but I feel the Gunners are just going to panic and yesterday they did panic against Nottingham. The energy they came with was filled with desperation to get a goal and that start making them rush the game, I don't know about you guys but Arsenal are not getting all 4 trophies this season but my major fear is them losing the EPL title to either City or Villa.

If anyone thinks Arsenal is going to win all these trophies this season, I'm sorry to say but the person is just dreaming. With confidence, I will rule them out on the champions league but will still be observing them on the Premier League until a few more games. Although they stand a chance to win other two trophies since it's knockout tournament and not point based tournament. I'm not surprised with the result yesterday against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, they're very unpredictable when playing at home and are very sturbon playing with top teams in this league. Moreover, we are heading to a critical stage of the Premier League that Arsenal usually starts losing points and then bottle the league eventually to Manchester city or Liverpool. Perhaps, Arsenal will still forfeit the league this season as usual despite Manchester city is not in serious contention.

[Tamaperdana]

I definitely don't mind if they lose with a fight. But oh no! They lost by not even landing a shot on target against Man Utd, which was beyond my expectations considering it was a derby, I was expecting a heated match full of drama.
Guess Pep got his tactics wrong in this match, it didn't work at all. Haaland, Silva, Rodri, very poor.

Yes, I also did not expect Manchester City to lose in such a manner to Manchester United. Because I thought in this match Manchester City would score too, because I thought it was impossible for a team as great as Manchester City not to score in this match. But the reality turned out to be the opposite of my wish, because as we know in this match Manchester City players were unable to fire a single shot on target and I think it is truly embarrassingg.

Because a team of Mancester City's class should not be under pressure like this, especially now they are competing for the Premier League title with Arsenall. So if Manchester City's performance is like this, I think it is clear now that Arsenal will be the champion in the Premier League. Because currently Arsenal has advanced quite far above Manchester City by giving a difference of 7 points. i think the difference of 7 points will really feel very heavy for Manchester City, especially with their performance like this. So that's why I think Arsenal will really lift the Premier League trophy this season after a long trophy drought.

[KTChampions]

Arsenal really messed up.yesterday because Manchester city gave them the chance to increase their gap between them but yet they couldn't utilize that great opportunity and if someone would have told me that Arsenal will draw against Nothingham forest that is not inform yesterday, I would not have believed the person because it was pretty clear and obvious that Arsenal will definitely win to stay in a better advantage. People will be saying that Arsenal will win the league but is not certain yet because they will have to pay against Manchester united and Chelsea.

Three points would have been better, but Arsenal still earned a one-point lead over their competitors at the end of the round, reducing the number of games remaining in the tournament by one. Bookmakers' odds for Arsenal increased from 1.25 to 1.21 in this round alone. Arsenal continue to maintain a decent average points efficiency (75%) and remain the sole favourites for the title. All the competitors are too bad to intervene, they have too many defeats for this stage of the tournament, even Aston Villa.

[landheer]

We have to admit that Man United was better in this match. I watched the game and indeed Man United could play more effectively, whereas Man City seemed to have no space to create opportunities. I also didn't see Man City dominating the match; in fact, the attacks from Man United were very dangerous, and they even managed to score 5 goals, although 3 of those goals were own goals, which indicates that the attacks built by Man United were quite effective. 

And I admit that this was a big surprise, and unfortunately, I lost a lot of money on this bet.

In my previous post, I said that we had to be careful when predicting this match because Manchester United could surprise us all with their strong players. Unfortunately, I chose to favor Manchester City in my bet and ended up losing because I wasn't careful enough. It seems that next time I will be more careful when betting. Manchester United did play well in that match, even though Manchester City had more possession. In my opinion, Manchester United could improve their performance in the future because, typically, after defeating a strong team, a team's morale often remains high. Currently, Manchester United is in fifth place, and I predict they have the potential to compete in the Champions League next season if their performance doesn't decline.

[Bigjoe33]

With the level of sluggishness I saw yesterday I don't think Arteta is going to win all the titles they're competing for, it could happen but I feel the Gunners are just going to panic and yesterday they did panic against Nottingham. The energy they came with was filled with desperation to get a goal and that start making them rush the game, I don't know about you guys but Arsenal are not getting all 4 trophies this season but my major fear is them losing the EPL title to either City or Villa.

All four titles you say? Who said they will get all four I'm the first place? They should be thankful if they are able to lift any, because there performance is no longer encouraging at all. There past two games where just nothing to write about. Against Liverpool and Nottingham Forest yesterday, they were poor, and such performances can give you the league or champions league either. Am already feeling too bad for them because of they Trauma there fans will go through if they eventually not win anything at the end of the season.

They have to step up, they really have to l, or else, they might end up crying home again at the end. How can u loose two Golden opportunities to increase or expand your lead against your rivals, just too bad and unserious. Football isn't easy, we know, but they should be more stronger and we'll prepared

[snipie]

Three points would have been better, but Arsenal still earned a one-point lead over their competitors at the end of the round, reducing the number of games remaining in the tournament by one. Bookmakers' odds for Arsenal increased from 1.25 to 1.21 in this round alone. Arsenal continue to maintain a decent average points efficiency (75%) and remain the sole favourites for the title. All the competitors are too bad to intervene, they have too many defeats for this stage of the tournament, even Aston Villa.

If Arsenal wants to win the league title then they have to win every single games and not miss silly ones. In the last two rounds, Manchester City lost points but Arsenal missed the opportunity to extend the lead. I could understand losing points in the last round but in this round it is a waste. Nottingham Forest isn't a team that will make you suffer when you are the first in the ranking..