Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[Spaceman1000$]

Manchester United will host Nottingham Forest at home. Had they beaten Sunderland last week, this match would have carried greater significance, but for Manchester United, there is little at stake in either winning or losing this fixture. Nottingham Forest have secured their place in the league and, as they are set to play a relaxed match in the league for the first time in a long while, I expect both sides to play an open game. It could be a match where we see plenty of goals.

Even Manchester United has been able  to secure  a champions league spot for the next  season so both team has got little to no pressure for this game, they may even choose to share points and still be fine without having much to loose on both sides, but Manchester United may want to take home three points since  they will be hosting, they will not want to do less at home.

I wouldn't want to blink an eye, I will give Manchester united a straight win in that encounter between them and Nottingham Forest, giving that game a double chance is waste of time, it's a straight win for me. Am confident of this Michael Carrick Manchester united team, they've secured their champions league place, but yet they are still hungry for more wins, this is the Manchester United that we use to know, i wish they keep this same momentum in champions league next season, because one thing is qualifying, another thing is to be impactful in the competition, I believe they would buy new players to strengthen their squad.

[el kaka22]

Liverpool has to think about what they are going to do with this Arne Slot situation. He has done very bad this season and I think it's clear that he is not suppose to be still managing this club. But at the same time he has won the title last year and he has caused this club to spend 400+ million for this year, and while this year it did not work, they need to wait some more to see if it will work next year or not.

After all most players were injured and if they give him one more year then there is a chance he could do better. Remember, this is the same guy who won the premier league for them on his first ever year, if they give him one more year, they can at least be sure about him being good or not and then can fire him with ease.

[Abdulzuruku01]

To be honest, we have noticed that Chelsea and Manchester City are going to face each other in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Manchester City got a great win against Crystal Palace so it seems to us that this team might still be in the running for the PL title so this team will go into the FA Cup final today as favourites against Chelsea. Another thing I think is that Manchester City might be going to set a record as they have reached the FA Cup final round four times in a row. Also another statistic of this team is that they crushed Chelsea last April 12 so it is undoubtedly assumed that by winning this competition today they will create a chance to win a possible domestic treble.

This is final, i don't expect Chelsea performance should be the same as they are playing in the premier league. I know Manchester City have a good records over Chelsea for the past few years but Chelsea cannot be underestimate because last season they had poor performance in the premier league and they still defeated Paris Saint Germain in the club world cup final.
It's going to be an interesting match, I feel both teams have equal chance to win this game. Chelsea will be a strong opponent for Manchester City today because this is their only chance to not end the season trophyless.

[Mayor of ogba]

Even Manchester United has been able  to secure  a champions league spot for the next  season so both team has got little to no pressure for this game, they may even choose to share points and still be fine without having much to loose on both sides, but Manchester United may want to take home three points since  they will be hosting, they will not want to do less at home.

It is true that Manchester United has qualified to play in the next season Champions League and they have nothing to play for, but I believe since Bruno Fernandes is aiming to break the number of assists in a single Premier League season, Manchester United will be serious against Nottingham Forest in order for Bruno Fernandes' dream to come through, so I think Manchester United would beat Nottingham Forest.

[Pandu Geddon]

This is final, i don't expect Chelsea performance should be the same as they are playing in the premier league. I know Manchester City have a good records over Chelsea for the past few years but Chelsea cannot be underestimate because last season they had poor performance in the premier league and they still defeated Paris Saint Germain in the club world cup final.
It's going to be an interesting match, I feel both teams have equal chance to win this game. Chelsea will be a strong opponent for Manchester City today because this is their only chance to not end the season trophyless.

Yes, this is the final and both teams certainly do not want to be losers in the decisive match. Chelsea has no hope in the Premier League, and the FA Cup might be an opportunity for them to achieve something this season. The match will start soon, I hope we see it like a final match. We might also see an early goal.

[Juicyhome]

Aston Villa has qualified for the champions league next season after the win against Liverpool yesterday.  I watched the match and I must say that I was really impressed with the way Aston Villa played and they also deserve to win thie game. Liverpool is really in a big mess and I am very sure they will be praying for the season to end, so they can try and rectify things before the start of next season.  
 

Liverpool are making mistake by given Arne Slot a contract to continue with Liverpool after this poor performance this season after spending so much money in the summer. He doesn't deserve to continue with Liverpool next season he lacks the strategy to continue.

Last night was another prove that the Liverpool management are making a big mistake on this alot contract, what happened to Tottenham this season will happen to Liverpool next season, they will be struggling for relegation if things remain the same. If you watched the match last night you will agree with me that Liverpool was even lucky to conceded 4 goals , Aston Villa was a better side, they missed chances in the game. The good news is that they qualify for next year champions League.liver has to win their remaining games to qualify as top five.

[KTChampions]

Liverpool spent the highest money to buy buyers during after last season ended just to finish on 5th position. They couldn't even make it to the Champions League spot on top four. Aston Villa showed them that they're better than them in their current form by kicking them behind and move to 4th position with a brilliant 4-2 defeat in Villa Park. Liverpool has all the quality than Villa to win the match yesterday but they gat no good game strategy.

Hey! Bournemouth still have a chance to finish fifth and send Liverpool to the Europa League, let's keep hoping  
The Premier League has 5 spots in the Champions League (unfortunately), so the fight for the top 4 is not as fierce as it could be (also unfortunately). Honestly, it's exhausting – a lackluster fight here, then no fight at all in the group stage, all for the sake of a few playoff games. The Champions League has lost its status, in my opinion. This no longer looks like an elite tournament where the strongest survive.

[Bitcoin_people]

Even Manchester United has been able  to secure  a champions league spot for the next  season so both team has got little to no pressure for this game, they may even choose to share points and still be fine without having much to loose on both sides, but Manchester United may want to take home three points since  they will be hosting, they will not want to do less at home.

It is true that Manchester United has qualified to play in the next season Champions League and they have nothing to play for, but I believe since Bruno Fernandes is aiming to break the number of assists in a single Premier League season, Manchester United will be serious against Nottingham Forest in order for Bruno Fernandes' dream to come through, so I think Manchester United would beat Nottingham Forest.

Manchester United have already achieved their goal and have secured a place in the Champions League for the next season. Bruno Fernandes has been in great form this season and he will definitely try his best against Forest to achieve his goal. According to the betting odds of the two teams, we can definitely assume that Manchester United will easily defeat Nottingham Forest as they currently have that ability. Since the manager of Manchester United has already put the team in a good position with his best strategy, they will be sure to win this match as well.

[Fakhrulenclix]

This is final, i don't expect Chelsea performance should be the same as they are playing in the premier league. I know Manchester City have a good records over Chelsea for the past few years but Chelsea cannot be underestimate because last season they had poor performance in the premier league and they still defeated Paris Saint Germain in the club world cup final.
It's going to be an interesting match, I feel both teams have equal chance to win this game. Chelsea will be a strong opponent for Manchester City today because this is their only chance to not end the season trophyless.

Yes, this is the final and both teams certainly do not want to be losers in the decisive match. Chelsea has no hope in the Premier League, and the FA Cup might be an opportunity for them to achieve something this season. The match will start soon, I hope we see it like a final match. We might also see an early goal.

The match has already started and it is true, as you said, that Chelsea is putting up a very fierce fight, and if they can maintain their current performance, there is a possibility for them to win the title, especially since this is the only trophy they can realistically achieve, which gives great motivation to the Chelsea players. And I clearly remember that final matches are always different, and that is what the Chelsea players have shown.

[Odohu]

I don't know if Chelsea actually prepared to win Manchester City today and lift the FA Cup title to avoid ending this season with nothing, if they did, I'm not seeing any sign of it. Pedro and the other forwards are simply playing like women, no strength and no real pressure on City defense. I don't know how the plan to win with such tiring attacking. The only thing helping Chelsea now is the midfield that seems solid as they are very aggressive and physical thereby preventing Semenyo and the others from holding the ball with comfort. It will be a miracle for Chelsea to win this match.

[Mayor of ogba]

Hey! Bournemouth still have a chance to finish fifth and send Liverpool to the Europa League, let's keep hoping  
The Premier League has 5 spots in the Champions League (unfortunately), so the fight for the top 4 is not as fierce as it could be (also unfortunately). Honestly, it's exhausting – a lackluster fight here, then no fight at all in the group stage, all for the sake of a few playoff games. The Champions League has lost its status, in my opinion. This no longer looks like an elite tournament where the strongest survive.

Had the been Manchester City wasn't among Bournemouth last two opponents in the Premier League season I would have agree with you that Bournemouth still have a chance to finish fifth position and send Liverpool to the Europa league but since Bournemouth will play against Manchester City in their next Premier League match they don't have a chance to finish fifth as they can't beat Manchester City, especially now that Manchester City wants to win all their three remaining matches, should in case Arsenal miraculously drop points they will win the Premier League title, so Bournemouth will never have a chance to surpass Liverpool in point and send them to the Europa League.

[IjawMan]

I don't know if Chelsea actually prepared to win Manchester City today and lift the FA Cup title to avoid ending this season with nothing, if they did, I'm not seeing any sign of it. Pedro and the other forwards are simply playing like women, no strength and no real pressure on City defense. I don't know how the plan to win with such tiring attacking. The only thing helping Chelsea now is the midfield that seems solid as they are very aggressive and physical thereby preventing Semenyo and the others from holding the ball with comfort. It will be a miracle for Chelsea to win this match.

For a final round in the cup competition I do not see reasons why Chelsea should be giving this poor energy to the match to the length that they only had one shot in the whole first 45 minutes of play and Manch city with 7 shots.

Is going to be a loss for Chelsea if they come back to the second 45 minutes and repeating this poor performance cause Peo Guardiola having lost the premiership to Arsenal he will want to console himself with this cup by winning it, and this is just what going to happen. Chelsea will not be finishing this season with a trophy and it's clear by their form.

[wakier]

What Liverpool is going through right now is quite unfortunate and I don't really know if the fault is From the manager or the players but one thing is certain and that's the fact that they are struggling. Next season should be better for them if they work on their lapses. I wasn't really expecting them to lose today but unfortunately to they did. Aston villa have been able to secure their spot In the champions league next season so hopefully they would be able to perform well. Let's see what strategy Liverpool with come up with next season.

If the problem lies with the coach, it should have been since last season that Liverpool performance has worsened under manager Arne Slot but in fact during 1 season Arne Slot was able to make Liverpool performance impressive and able to win the EPL title, maybe in this second season Arne Slot tactics have begun to be read by other teams so they can beat Liverpool easily, Arne Slot must have new ideas and recruit the players needed to improve Liverpool performance next season and test it in pre season, if it doesn't get better maybe next season we won't see Arne Slot in the Liverpool team anymore.

[rachael9385]

I don't know if Chelsea actually prepared to win Manchester City today and lift the FA Cup title to avoid ending this season with nothing, if they did, I'm not seeing any sign of it. Pedro and the other forwards are simply playing like women, no strength and no real pressure on City defense. I don't know how the plan to win with such tiring attacking. The only thing helping Chelsea now is the midfield that seems solid as they are very aggressive and physical thereby preventing Semenyo and the others from holding the ball with comfort. It will be a miracle for Chelsea to win this match.

There are no obvious signs that Chelsea are prepared but remember that there were no obvious signs that they could win psg and win the world cup. What I'm trying to say in essence is that Chelsea are known for winning when you least expect them to. Now that we have all written them off and think that they are not capable of winning any team because they are in a bad form anything can still happen.

[Different patterns]

To be honest, we have noticed that Chelsea and Manchester City are going to face each other in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Manchester City got a great win against Crystal Palace so it seems to us that this team might still be in the running for the PL title so this team will go into the FA Cup final today as favourites against Chelsea. Another thing I think is that Manchester City might be going to set a record as they have reached the FA Cup final round four times in a row. Also another statistic of this team is that they crushed Chelsea last April 12 so it is undoubtedly assumed that by winning this competition today they will create a chance to win a possible domestic treble.

Though Manchester City are the favourite to win this title in today's final in the FA CUP but I must tell you do not underestimate Chelsea too, they can shock you in some times and you will not believe what you are seeing them play in the final and I know Chelsea will want to at least win this final so as to compensate themselves that they are able to win a title despite having a poor season as and inconsistent season a d also what will make the final interesting is the fact that Manchester City are also trying to win a treble this season and they will not really make it easy for Chelsea bit at the end one team will have to solve another so that we will have a winner. I really want Chelsea to win this title because it will serve as a compensation for us as a team and will really boost the team spirit ahead of the world cup and also the coming season, the game has started and they are still playing 0-0 let's see how the second half will unfold, because it's looking like Chelsea are just going down the table in the premier league, we had an impressive record from the beginning but the management made some mistakes which has cost us a spot at the champions league and also in other competitions as well but regardless I will see this as an opportunity for Chelsea to have enough time to come back stronger and better next season.

[Just Say]

I don't know if Chelsea actually prepared to win Manchester City today and lift the FA Cup title to avoid ending this season with nothing, if they did, I'm not seeing any sign of it. Pedro and the other forwards are simply playing like women, no strength and no real pressure on City defense. I don't know how the plan to win with such tiring attacking. The only thing helping Chelsea now is the midfield that seems solid as they are very aggressive and physical thereby preventing Semenyo and the others from holding the ball with comfort. It will be a miracle for Chelsea to win this match.

For a final round in the cup competition I do not see reasons why Chelsea should be giving this poor energy to the match to the length that they only had one shot in the whole first 45 minutes of play and Manch city with 7 shots.

Is going to be a loss for Chelsea if they come back to the second 45 minutes and repeating this poor performance cause Peo Guardiola having lost the premiership to Arsenal he will want to console himself with this cup by winning it, and this is just what going to happen. Chelsea will not be finishing this season with a trophy and it's clear by their form.

Yes, it is obvious that Chelsea will not finish this season with any trophies as we have seen that they face Manchester City in the FA Cup final round today but they are giving a low quality performance in this very stressful match. Chelsea showed solid defense in the first half but Manchester City were unstoppable in attack, as a result we noticed that one of Pep Guardiola's team players scored in the 71st minute to give them the lead in this FA Cup final match. In fact we have to admit that Manchester City might have to settle for two trophies this season because they have already won the EFL Cup by beating Arsenal and with that, today they have a chance to win the FA Cup trophy against the Blues.

[Baki202]

This is final, i don't expect Chelsea performance should be the same as they are playing in the premier league. I know Manchester City have a good records over Chelsea for the past few years but Chelsea cannot be underestimate because last season they had poor performance in the premier league and they still defeated Paris Saint Germain in the club world cup final.
It's going to be an interesting match, I feel both teams have equal chance to win this game. Chelsea will be a strong opponent for Manchester City today because this is their only chance to not end the season trophyless.

And it is hard that they will be able to change anything, and I love the way the whole thing is ending, and may it be, Manchester City, as it may be, Chelsea has lost this game, and they will find it very hard to score the city, and I don't know what their fans were expecting to win, Manchester City, especially now that they have scored first and that is what everyone was thinking: that Chelsea cannot be underestimated and they are already one goal behind.

They both have equal chances, but one person is winning. Manchester City has already won the game. And people who have the idea that Chelsea was going to win this game are not just ready because I already see this coming, and with Chelsea being unstable, it is just what is affecting them the most they need to be more prepared than ever, and it is too late for anything else because even with the extra minute that is added, the city still won.

[bitgolden]

Unfortunately this is the worst finish for Liverpool in the past four to five years, in the premier League despite all the money that were spent during the transfer market.  This only goes to show that sometimes it's not actually about spending but making use of the available talents in the club matters a lot. Because I don't know how Arn Slot is going to explain this situation to the Liverpool hierarchy that a club that was one of the biggest spenders in Europe could only manage to finish in fifth position. Slot has failed to living up to expectations so he should be shown the exit door.

He's not the only manager in the competition, other teams came prepared for this season too, it's a game, winners also lose. Liverpool had no catch up with what other clubs came for this season, they did fine last season, but a lot has changed during that period of interval into this season. Slot's team could get to know themselves better in the next season, pulling good players all into a single club, would require time for the relationship to build up into playing as a team. Last night was a big disaster for the reds, but Aston Villa is a strong team, and did much better than Liverpool this season.

To be fair they spent half a billion dollars and they still failed, that should tell you that Liverpool did way worse than expected.

The point is that they spent just 150 million on Isak for example and even that wasn't enough, like that alone was a terrible idea and we have seen that wasn't helping them, not this season at least, but now look at them, you are seeing how terrible they are looking at the moment and should not be really considering how this could be anything good for them, it's really not a good situation to be in.

[rezakurnia66]

Finally based on my prediction before Manchester City is the winner of FA Cup season 2025/26, its second trophies for Manchester City in this season after winning EFL Cup and amazing season for Manchester City indeed dropped at 2nd place but already winning 2 trophies so far. Right now forgetting awhile the FA Cup trophy and Manchester City must focus for upcoming match when facing Bournemouth than Crystal Palace.
The FA Cup final match not really difficult match for Manchester City although scoring one goal only but success full dominance the match, made 4 shots on target of 10 shots and dominance ball possession more than 56% easily games for the Citizen. I hope City still has chance with Premier League tittle indeed Arsenal one step closer become the winner by leading 2 points awhile at current standings.

[Danica22]

Had the been Manchester City wasn't among Bournemouth last two opponents in the Premier League season I would have agree with you that Bournemouth still have a chance to finish fifth position and send Liverpool to the Europa league but since Bournemouth will play against Manchester City in their next Premier League match they don't have a chance to finish fifth as they can't beat Manchester City, especially now that Manchester City wants to win all their three remaining matches should case Arsenal miraculously drop points they will win the Premier League title, so Bournemouth will never have a chance to surpass Liverpool in point and send them to the Europa League.

It's true that Bournemouth's top 5 in the table would have been a bit easier if it weren't for manchester city. But it cannot be said  that it is absolutely impossible yet. A win against Manchester city is difficult but not impossible. A few days ago, manchester city lost points against Everton. Bournemouth cannot be  considered weak. The  team has been undefeated for a long time. They have won four and drawn one of their last five matches. So the City vs bournemouth match will undoubtedly be a competitive one. Also the  match is bournemouth's  home match.