Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[DanWalker]

It is mostly that Gabriel Jesus will be leaving Arsenal this summer, so they definitely need another backup striker. I think Viktor Gyokeres was decent last season and I really expect him to improve in the next season.  I am expecting more from him next season and I am very sure that he would have understand the playing style of the team,  which is definitely going to improve how he plays next season. I strongly think that Gyokeres is a very good striker, because he does not miss a lot of chances, the only problem is that his team mates don't give him much service, which I believe it will be better next season, because they would have understood each other more.

Gyokeres scored 39 goals in the 2024-25 season with Sporting CP. But he has only managed 14 goals in the Premier League for Arsenal. Hopefully, we will see better performances from Gyokeres next season.
Arsenal should add more talented players to their attack. Although Arsenal won the Premier League title this season, we have seen Arsenal's weak attack in several important matches.

[hyudien]

I tend to agree with blue Snow's opinion. At the moment, Arteta doesn't really need another proven striker, especially when Gyokeres is already a reliable pure striker whose quality is becoming increasingly evident.

If Arteta brings in another striker, it would only force changes to the team's setup and could have a negative impact on the club's performances. Right now, he seems to have found the right tactics and strategy to make the squad more stable and balanced, so making changes may not be necessary.

I think bringing in a player with qualities like KDB or Modric makes much more sense than bringing in another striker, Arsenal need a figure like that more to help Odegaard and utilize the potential of Gyokeres, after all he is a good player, it's just that sometimes he has difficulty scoring goals because of the lack of supply of the ball for him, Arsenal more often take advantage of set pieces (which is good) but they also need to look for other schemes when they have difficulty scoring goals.

[cande86]

Still on the champions league finals definitely I thought as much because I was discussing with a friend and I told him Arsenal will play all defensive against PSG. Arteta fixed the match in this pattern, watch the players he used both in first and second half then you?ll observe Arsenal team wanted to use PSG most common weakness against them, that?s a very valid point and there?s absolutely nothing wrong about that but, the moment I knew Arsenal might not win although at that moment every prediction made was under probability. Arsenal didn?t make a second attempt to score after the first goal, then the club went ahead to finalize the strategy which is clearly a defense play, each attempt made failed and the moment PSG got a quick penalty Arteta game was scattered.

Arsenal, on the other hand, were the first to attack and score their first goal. i wouldn't say they only played in an offensive manner, on the contrary they always tried to do the best for themselves to take advantage of every possible mistake from Paris Saint-Germain but they didn't succeed and then when they conceded a goal they closed down and this is what happened.

[Stormisover]

Arsenal's defend technics saw too tough for PSG in the first half but it seems Enrique figured out that the best way they could equalize was to commit an Arsenal defender in their box and they did it perfectly through the weak angle of Arsenal's defence which was Mosquera's wing. Although Arsenal tried in holding the game to a full-time draw, it's something I never expected.

Arsenal's biggest mistake in that finals was going fully defensive after they got a goal because they would have gotten more goals if they had came out and played with gut, but they decided to play like a headless chicken's that is afraid, forgetting that they were also the champions of the English premier League.

I wasn't really happy with arsenal because I believe that they threw that victory away by playing too defensive when they have the weapons to hurt PSG if they had played their normal game. I just hope that Mikel arteta learns a big lesson from it because hoping to win on penalty is not the best way to be a European champion.

Still on the champions league finals definitely I thought as much because I was discussing with a friend and I told him Arsenal will play all defensive against PSG. Arteta fixed the match in this pattern, watch the players he used both in first and second half then you’ll observe Arsenal team wanted to use PSG most common weakness against them, that’s a very valid point and there’s absolutely nothing wrong about that but, the moment I knew Arsenal might not win although at that moment every prediction made was under probability. Arsenal didn’t make a second attempt to score after the first goal, then the club went ahead to finalize the strategy which is clearly a defense play, each attempt made failed and the moment PSG got a quick penalty Arteta game was scattered.

And it was too bad apart from the defensive tactics Mikel Arteta has no other plans in that game, and they almost succeeded after they've scored that early goal, and it was quite fierce letting Arsenal score before you in such a crucial game, Manny football fans believed Arsenal had won the game, but deep down I wasn't convinced about Arsenal winning the game judging from how Paris Saint Germain was pressing, all I believed was it's either it ends in penalty shootout or Paris Saint Germain is winning the game directly, and I was so sure of that, but had it been Mikel Arteta had a plan B after that goal they could have won it.

[Minor Miner]

And it was too bad apart from the defensive tactics Mikel Arteta has no other plans in that game, and they almost succeeded after they've scored that early goal, and it was quite fierce letting Arsenal score before you in such a crucial game, Manny football fans believed Arsenal had won the game, but deep down I wasn't convinced about Arsenal winning the game judging from how Paris Saint Germain was pressing, all I believed was it's either it ends in penalty shootout or Paris Saint Germain is winning the game directly, and I was so sure of that, but had it been Mikel Arteta had a plan B after that goal they could have won it.

You have raised a very important point. In such high voltage final matches, usually clever managers come up with new strategies to defeat the opponent. But Arteta did not change his strategy. Arsenal played with the same strategy in the Champions League matches. Arsenal managed to score very quickly. But even then they could not create any strong attacking opportunities.

PSG were desperate to score in this match. They were able to attack a lot. On the other hand, Arsenal played a completely defensive strategy in this match. Their target was to repel all PSG attacks and end the match 1-0

[Miles2006]

It is mostly that Gabriel Jesus will be leaving Arsenal this summer, so they definitely need another backup striker. I think Viktor Gyokeres was decent last season and I really expect him to improve in the next season.  I am expecting more from him next season and I am very sure that he would have understand the playing style of the team,  which is definitely going to improve how he plays next season. I strongly think that Gyokeres is a very good striker, because he does not miss a lot of chances, the only problem is that his team mates don't give him much service, which I believe it will be better next season, because they would have understood each other more.

Gyokeres scored 39 goals in the 2024-25 season with Sporting CP. But he has only managed 14 goals in the Premier League for Arsenal. Hopefully, we will see better performances from Gyokeres next season.
Arsenal should add more talented players to their attack. Although Arsenal won the Premier League title this season, we have seen Arsenal's weak attack in several important matches.

Football fans always expect more from players and it turns out Gyokeres is also part of the players who got fans a high level of expectation, this is just an honest opinion. Gyokeres just started playing for Arsenal and yet we think everything will have to work perfectly fine knowing fully well he’s strange and new definitely a different league and I don’t expect Gyokeres to perform all good at first viewing premiere league is tougher, I’m sure Arteta is working towards a better team probably we might see more from the team most especially Gyokeres next season.

[Webutxo]

And it was too bad apart from the defensive tactics Mikel Arteta has no other plans in that game, and they almost succeeded after they've scored that early goal, and it was quite fierce letting Arsenal score before you in such a crucial game, Manny football fans believed Arsenal had won the game, but deep down I wasn't convinced about Arsenal winning the game judging from how Paris Saint Germain was pressing, all I believed was it's either it ends in penalty shootout or Paris Saint Germain is winning the game directly, and I was so sure of that, but had it been Mikel Arteta had a plan B after that goal they could have won it.

Let's not make this looks like Arteta didn't try his best, man did what he could to set the team in the best place in the final but if you listen to his interview, he says he doesn't agree with that loss because there were many discrepancy and flaws the referee did in that match but there is nothing to do now because PSG has been declared as the winner, his plan is to return again next season and show the world that Arsenal didn't get their by luck but through hard luck.

There is nothing that is not possible for Arteta, I want to say Arsenal but they can't have it without Arteta. If they could do it without him all these years, they would have won the Premier League before now and then go for the Champions League but he almost had the two at once. The absence of Pep might even be a blessing to Arsenal, even if Manchester City should get a new coach that will performed wonders, they will have to double their work rate to win the Premier League next season.

[9ja Amaka]

Still on the champions league finals definitely I thought as much because I was discussing with a friend and I told him Arsenal will play all defensive against PSG. Arteta fixed the match in this pattern, watch the players he used both in first and second half then you?ll observe Arsenal team wanted to use PSG most common weakness against them, that?s a very valid point and there?s absolutely nothing wrong about that but, the moment I knew Arsenal might not win although at that moment every prediction made was under probability. Arsenal didn?t make a second attempt to score after the first goal, then the club went ahead to finalize the strategy which is clearly a defense play, each attempt made failed and the moment PSG got a quick penalty Arteta game was scattered.

I think Arteta's tactics in the final is what's best for the team. We all know that Arsenal strength lies in there defense, so he had to use it to their advantage. I also think that the tactics really worked for him, because they were able to limit PSG chances that they needed a penalty to equalize. The only mistake I see was Arsenal not attacking more in the last 15 minutes of the extra time, because PSG has taking of most of their best attacker and Arsenal attack now looks better,  aside from that I think he did a good job and definitely deserves to be praised.

[Altryist]

And it was too bad apart from the defensive tactics Mikel Arteta has no other plans in that game, and they almost succeeded after they've scored that early goal, and it was quite fierce letting Arsenal score before you in such a crucial game, Manny football fans believed Arsenal had won the game, but deep down I wasn't convinced about Arsenal winning the game judging from how Paris Saint Germain was pressing, all I believed was it's either it ends in penalty shootout or Paris Saint Germain is winning the game directly, and I was so sure of that, but had it been Mikel Arteta had a plan B after that goal they could have won it.

The plan was not a bad one, and at first everything was going very well for Arsenal. They scored an early goal, and perhaps their mistake was that they completely dropped back into defense afterward instead of trying to score another. On the other hand, Arsenal were in a very good position to play on the counterattack, but PSG defended well, and Arteta was not willing to take the risk of playing more openly. Still, they managed to take the match to penalties, and at that point it was simply a matter of bad luck.

[Floczy]

I think Arteta's tactics in the final is what's best for the team. We all know that Arsenal strength lies in there defense, so he had to use it to their advantage. I also think that the tactics really worked for him, because they were able to limit PSG chances that they needed a penalty to equalize. The only mistake I see was Arsenal not attacking more in the last 15 minutes of the extra time, because PSG has taking of most of their best attacker and Arsenal attack now looks better,  aside from that I think he did a good job and definitely deserves to be praised.

The same thing I just spoke about in champions league thread,
To me it was the best approach, if only they where careful enough to not give PSG a penalty they would have probably won the champions league.
Nevertheless PSG is a very strong team and think to win a penalty was part of their to do list in that match since Arsenal's defence was So tough for them

[Out of mind]

Still on the champions league finals definitely I thought as much because I was discussing with a friend and I told him Arsenal will play all defensive against PSG. Arteta fixed the match in this pattern, watch the players he used both in first and second half then you?ll observe Arsenal team wanted to use PSG most common weakness against them, that?s a very valid point and there?s absolutely nothing wrong about that but, the moment I knew Arsenal might not win although at that moment every prediction made was under probability. Arsenal didn?t make a second attempt to score after the first goal, then the club went ahead to finalize the strategy which is clearly a defense play, each attempt made failed and the moment PSG got a quick penalty Arteta game was scattered.

Arsenal, on the other hand, were the first to attack and score their first goal. i wouldn't say they only played in an offensive manner, on the contrary they always tried to do the best for themselves to take advantage of every possible mistake from Paris Saint-Germain but they didn't succeed and then when they conceded a goal they closed down and this is what happened.

Arsenal's strong performance in the first half gave them a lot of confidence. But later, when PSG scored a goal and responded to Arsenal, Arsenal played a full defense. Although PSG was lucky in this match, as a result of which they were able to win through penalties. However, Arsenal performed quite well in this match, but they were not lucky, as a result of which they lost, which they deserved. However, we saw a lot of attacking play between the two teams in this match, both teams competed well in the end, PSG was lucky, due to which they were able to become champions again.

[jaberwock]

Football fans always expect more from players and it turns out Gyokeres is also part of the players who got fans a high level of expectation, this is just an honest opinion. Gyokeres just started playing for Arsenal and yet we think everything will have to work perfectly fine knowing fully well he’s strange and new definitely a different league and I don’t expect Gyokeres to perform all good at first viewing premiere league is tougher, I’m sure Arteta is working towards a better team probably we might see more from the team most especially Gyokeres next season.

Gyökeres's first season is not bad at all with Arsenal he scored 14 goals, while his contribution to winning the title is impressive, but in the coming season he is going to be more effective because he adjusted to conditions and also has good experience. This is going to help him do better.

After having a few poor seasons, now things are changing, and Mikel Arteta is also having a good understanding this will bring good changes into their strategy because they have good defense, but they also needed good improvement in offense. This will give them good results.

Staying with a defensive strategy will not help them in the long run because having a good competitive attack will bring more success.

[Fakhrulenclix]

And it was too bad apart from the defensive tactics Mikel Arteta has no other plans in that game, and they almost succeeded after they've scored that early goal, and it was quite fierce letting Arsenal score before you in such a crucial game, Manny football fans believed Arsenal had won the game, but deep down I wasn't convinced about Arsenal winning the game judging from how Paris Saint Germain was pressing, all I believed was it's either it ends in penalty shootout or Paris Saint Germain is winning the game directly, and I was so sure of that, but had it been Mikel Arteta had a plan B after that goal they could have won it.

The plan was not a bad one, and at first everything was going very well for Arsenal. They scored an early goal, and perhaps their mistake was that they completely dropped back into defense afterward instead of trying to score another. On the other hand, Arsenal were in a very good position to play on the counterattack, but PSG defended well, and Arteta was not willing to take the risk of playing more openly. Still, they managed to take the match to penalties, and at that point it was simply a matter of bad luck.

Bad luck may be a little bit of a reason although behind all of that there are certainly other reasons but I will not say anything other than appreciating what Mikel Arteta has done because in my opinion he has worked very well and the results Arsenal got are quite satisfactory even though they failed to win the Champions League title but getting the Premier League title and being runner up in the Champions League is enough to prove that the progress of the Arsenal team continues to be in a better direction so for next season they have other positive possibilities.

[MorganaX]

Still on the champions league finals definitely I thought as much because I was discussing with a friend and I told him Arsenal will play all defensive against PSG. Arteta fixed the match in this pattern, watch the players he used both in first and second half then you?ll observe Arsenal team wanted to use PSG most common weakness against them, that?s a very valid point and there?s absolutely nothing wrong about that but, the moment I knew Arsenal might not win although at that moment every prediction made was under probability. Arsenal didn?t make a second attempt to score after the first goal, then the club went ahead to finalize the strategy which is clearly a defense play, each attempt made failed and the moment PSG got a quick penalty Arteta game was scattered.

I think Arteta's tactics in the final is what's best for the team. We all know that Arsenal strength lies in there defense, so he had to use it to their advantage. I also think that the tactics really worked for him, because they were able to limit PSG chances that they needed a penalty to equalize. The only mistake I see was Arsenal not attacking more in the last 15 minutes of the extra time, because PSG has taking of most of their best attacker and Arsenal attack now looks better,  aside from that I think he did a good job and definitely deserves to be praised.

That's something everyone taught they would have done since PSG were all out and they would have had so much to counter attack them since the defense too overlap because of that desperate need for another goal so they would seal the final but that's unfortunately that's not how it ended and they had to face the consequences of not taking the opportunity of the counter attack option because I know they would have some dangerous attacks that would by chance earn them another goal.

[Accardo]

Bad luck may be a little bit of a reason although behind all of that there are certainly other reasons but I will not say anything other than appreciating what Mikel Arteta has done because in my opinion he has worked very well and the results Arsenal got are quite satisfactory even though they failed to win the Champions League title but getting the Premier League title and being runner up in the Champions League is enough to prove that the progress of the Arsenal team continues to be in a better direction so for next season they have other positive possibilities.

Going through the champions league unbeaten is something commendable for Arsenal, and they're looking forward to doing that again in the next coming championship. It'll be a great thing for Arteta to finish what he started in the champions league, by finishing a winner, he's gotten the experience of playing in the finals, and would deliver much better than he did in the previous one with Enrique.

[barbara44]

You have raised a very important point. In such high voltage final matches, usually clever managers come up with new strategies to defeat the opponent. But Arteta did not change his strategy. Arsenal played with the same strategy in the Champions League matches. Arsenal managed to score very quickly. But even then they could not create any strong attacking opportunities.

PSG were desperate to score in this match. They were able to attack a lot. On the other hand, Arsenal played a completely defensive strategy in this match. Their target was to repel all PSG attacks and end the match 1-0

Coaches with creative minds who keep changing strategies always have better results, like Luis Enrique, and win trophies, while Mikel Arteta always has the same defensive strategy which keeps things on the back foot. He surely needs to have some good changes because if he fails to do this, things will never be favourable for them. In the final of the Champions League, they did a good job, but after having a lead, they were in defensive mode.

This hurt them badly and ended their chances of winning the trophy. PSG is famous for its counterattacking tactics, and they also have good defense, which is always helping them and sorting out their problems. Hopefully, they will be done better in the coming season.

[LUCKMCFLY]

This debate about the Champions League final is interesting, Arsenal couldn't stomach this penalty shootout defeat, next Champions League season looks really interesting, do you think they'll reach the final again? i have doubts about that, Real Madrid are going to make up for what they lost this season in both the UCL and La Liga, same thing for Bayer Monaco and Barcelona.

For me, it's difficult and hard to judge a team based on their performance. First, Arsenal didn't adjust the movements they had in dispute. In my opinion, Arsenal would have won if and only if they had gone all out on the attack. But for me, the blame lay solely with the coach. Many things can be said, but the reality is that we all must know that everyone was at fault. If Arsenal hadn't sat back, they would have won the game.

[RockBell]

And it was too bad apart from the defensive tactics Mikel Arteta has no other plans in that game, and they almost succeeded after they've scored that early goal, and it was quite fierce letting Arsenal score before you in such a crucial game, Manny football fans believed Arsenal had won the game, but deep down I wasn't convinced about Arsenal winning the game judging from how Paris Saint Germain was pressing, all I believed was it's either it ends in penalty shootout or Paris Saint Germain is winning the game directly, and I was so sure of that, but had it been Mikel Arteta had a plan B after that goal they could have won it.

And that is the only thing that Arteta knows how to do better, and he needs to balance the two. Defence does not work all the time. Has he ever seen Pep playing all defensive games, and he needs to do better because that is the only way things he does is to score one goal, and the next thing will be that is goal all defensive have seen people complaining about that, and the man needs to change his pattern of playing because, for us to go far next season a lot will have to change.

And even as a fan, I was already hoping that it would not only play better, but his going to change its pattern, but still went to the Champions League the same way and PSG took advantage of us, but the good thing is that experience is the best teacher.

[Oluwa-btc]

For me, it's difficult and hard to judge a team based on their performance. First, Arsenal didn't adjust the movements they had in dispute. In my opinion, Arsenal would have won if and only if they had gone all out on the attack. But for me, the blame lay solely with the coach. Many things can be said, but the reality is that we all must know that everyone was at fault. If Arsenal hadn't sat back, they would have won the game.

It is funny and not funny because you don't attack a team like PSG who has such a squad with players with high technical capabilities. Did you even watch the previous champions league finals against Inter Milan? Inter Milan attacked and got punished. If Arsenal had done the same, they'd have seen just the same.
When you play against such a great PSG side, you adopt such aa defensive strategy against them. People can only criticise Arsenal because they didn't end up winning that game. If they won, they'll be keep shut.

[RockBell]

And it was too bad apart from the defensive tactics Mikel Arteta has no other plans in that game, and they almost succeeded after they've scored that early goal, and it was quite fierce letting Arsenal score before you in such a crucial game, Manny football fans believed Arsenal had won the game, but deep down I wasn't convinced about Arsenal winning the game judging from how Paris Saint Germain was pressing, all I believed was it's either it ends in penalty shootout or Paris Saint Germain is winning the game directly, and I was so sure of that, but had it been Mikel Arteta had a plan B after that goal they could have won it.

And that is the only thing that Arteta knows how to do better, and he needs to balance the two. Defence does not work all the time. Has he ever seen Pep playing all defensive games, and he needs to do better because that is the only way things he does is to score one goal, and the next thing will be that is goal all defensive have seen people complaining about that, and the man needs to change his pattern of playing because, for us to go far next season a lot will have to change.

And even as a fan, I was already hoping that it would not only play better, but his going to change its pattern, but still went to the Champions League the same way and PSG took advantage of us, but the good thing is that experience is the best teacher.