Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[wakier]

Manchester City are actually not weak. And the premier league competition is very difficult to predict they need to put in more effort they have new coach and the new coach will make sure things go well for them by next season. I think we should stop any prediction right now lets wait and see hoe it goes.

We all belive the new coach is a experience one and that's many of the fans are already believing that by next season City will get rrophy.

I hope that's the case for Manchester City with the change of coach, of course there is always progress to be achieved and the advantages that he has, even though the coach is new, the players are still the spearheads to determine everything, even though the training style continues to change, if the players are not qualified, they need to be replaced, but the coach is still the guide to be able to achieve the desired abilities.

We don't know what will happen to Man City next season with the new coach, but we certainly hope for the best for the club with the coach, we also know that the coach was once an Assistant Pep, so he must have understood a little about the character of Man City players if there are some players who are not suitable of course he changes his team formation so he can recruit the players he wants, players are always the main thing in the game running well but the right coach guidance also has a big influence on the game strategy.

[Pandu Geddon]

So you think because Pep Guadiola has gone arsenal manager and his team will now step on other teams head, how does this make sense, you mean the only team that have plans next season is arsenal right? No other team can withstand them, so you don't think that as they are cooking something, other teams like, Manchester United, City, Liverpool and even Chelsea are also preparing for next season clashes right? arsenal really tried very well last season,  there hard work and a bit consistency paid off and gave them the English premier legend title last season, why are we in too much haste to conclude what will happen in a season that's yet to start, I don't agree that arsenal will win the league again next season.

All the clubs are preparing their best teams for the new season. Arsenal could stay strong with consistent performance and solid players. But other teams are also improving and boosting their performance. Changing coaches and bringing in new players is part of the strategy for next season's competition.
I hope Arsenal isn’t too comfortable with their current achievements. They also need to step up their game for the new season, which could surprise them.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Arsenal dominance last season in the league should be a threat to the rest of the teams cause Pep Guardiola is out it's going to be another opportunity for Arteta to become the new king in the league if they do not lose form that could see them retaining the league for the second time. Teams like Manchester United and Chelsea will be big contenders for the league too but if Arsenal remains undefeated they can achieve that record of winning the league ahead of the rest of the teams but it's not going to be easy especially if Micheal Carrick team continues the way they play last season.

So you think because Pep Guadiola has gone arsenal manager and his team will now step on other teams head, how does this make sense, you mean the only team that have plans next season is arsenal right? No other team can withstand them, so you don't think that as they are cooking something, other teams like, Manchester United, City, Liverpool and even Chelsea are also preparing for next season clashes right? arsenal really tried very well last season,  there hard work and a bit consistency paid off and gave them the English premier legend title last season, why are we in too much haste to conclude what will happen in a season that's yet to start, I don't agree that arsenal will win the league again next season

Yes, I also believe that as Pep Guardiola has gone, Arteta should be the new king of the Premier League. The reason I see it that way is because Arteta has been consistent for the past five seasons. He has not performed below the level of his previous seasons performance, and Arsenal have continued to improve.Arsenal came close to winning the Premier League several times before eventually challenging strongly again last season. Also, for most of these seasons, Pep Guardiola has been the main manager standing in Arsenal way. Now that Guardiola has left and with many of the other big clubs having new managers, it shows that Arsenal may have a greater chance of dominating the Premier League for sometime.

For me, Arteta is currently the best manager in the Premier League. The other managers will need to be observed next season before making a final judgment. However, this is not a conclusion; it is only a prediction based on comparing the managers who are currently in charge.Of course, the season can begin and everything may change that is normal in football. But many people are making their judgments based on what is happening right now and the evidence currently on the ground.

[$weetne$$]

You know I'm equally curious to see how Manchester City will cope without Pep Guardiola, like it's definitely gonna be a drama trust me, despite the fact Enzo Maresca is quite an experience coach but trust me their pattern of play is definitely gonna look different, but let's just wait till then as we are indeed still on the world cup things, but deep down I don't really believe Manchester City is still going to be the same, because a lot of things will change, players that are coming in and the ones that are going out, so it will definitely gonna be one heck of a season for a start.

We are quite a number of persons who got this same curiosity,  in a decade now we have been used to the Pep Manchester City squad and can not wait to see the Manchester City without Pep. It is also interesting how most people believe Enzo will do well but they still have the curiosity of seeing how that will happen and cannot wait for the new season already to see this happening. From my point of view I will not be expecting to see the title contender Manchester City I used to see with Pep but I believe he is not going to do any less than expectation.

[GiftedMAN]

For me, Arteta is currently the best manager in the Premier League. The other managers will need to be observed next season before making a final judgment. However, this is not a conclusion; it is only a prediction based on comparing the managers who are currently in charge.Of course, the season can begin and everything may change that is normal in football. But many people are making their judgments based on what is happening right now and the evidence currently on the ground.

Arteta was the best manager for last season the new season is almost here we can't judge the performance of Arsenal for the new season because of last season that's why we can't project him as the best manager now until we see what's going to happen with his team and other managers. Micheal Carrick is another which we should watch it for the man was hot with United last season he may not have won the league but his achievements were incredible cause he pushed United to a very good position also taking them to the champions League.

[Agbamoni]

What I want to see this season is the rivalry between Chelsea and Arsenal. For the past 3 to 5 years Arsenal has been the most dominating team in all of England. Chelsea can't remember the last time they defeated Arseal. Well this year lets us see if it will be different. With Xabi Alonso Chelsea may be a better team.

[Alex077]

I think the team already has an established structure, and that's something difficult to build. The next coach can't change things overnight, and if he wants to, it would be like changing the team from scratch with the project he wants to implement. And that usually requires new players, which is a big expense for a club. That's just how things are.

I am certain that Manchester City level will not drop from the level they are now because Enzo maresca knows the team in and out, since he has spent some years there. And we should not forget that pep guardiola specifically recommended him to the board of Manchester City, that he is the best coach to carry on his legacy at the club, so I expect Manchester City to still be competitive as they have been, even before pep guardiola came in as manager of the team ten years back.

But City cannot be called a week team at all. Yeah Maresca already knows the club but I think it will not be so easy to replace Pep. Another thing is new coaches will need a lot of time to apply their ideas on the field. In fact they have the squad to fight. But expecting the trophy back at the very beginning becomes a bit too optimistic

Manchester City is the clear favorite for the 2026–2027 Premier League season. Even in a season when the team was undergoing a rebuilding process, they kept the title race alive until the final weeks. When you look at it, setting aside the 100-point season, very few players remain from the team that won the treble. Despite all these new players, simply competing for the title was a major achievement. Now, with the change in head coach, I think they’ll pick up right where they left off. Maresca is someone closely aligned with Pep Guardiola’s philosophy, and I’m confident he’ll lead Manchester City from one success to the next.

Hmm I also agree that a strong structure was actually built by Pep. But we have to understand that every new era bring some changes. And Maresca was selected by sight. So it would help to have the continuity of the previous style. However the Premier League is very cruel indeed

[rachael9385]

What I want to see this season is the rivalry between Chelsea and Arsenal. For the past 3 to 5 years Arsenal has been the most dominating team in all of England. Chelsea can't remember the last time they defeated Arseal. Well this year lets us see if it will be different. With Xabi Alonso Chelsea may be a better team.

Even with Xabi Chelsea might not even improve, Chelsea just has an unstable form, they can be in a good form for a few months and after a while they start going backwards. I don't think they can be on the same level as arsenal this season. The only team that might give arsenal a tough time might be Manchester city.

[KTChampions]

We are quite a number of persons who got this same curiosity,  in a decade now we have been used to the Pep Manchester City squad and can not wait to see the Manchester City without Pep. It is also interesting how most people believe Enzo will do well but they still have the curiosity of seeing how that will happen and cannot wait for the new season already to see this happening. From my point of view I will not be expecting to see the title contender Manchester City I used to see with Pep but I believe he is not going to do any less than expectation.

It seems to me that the main curiosity regarding City among all independent fans is in the area of ​​that League vs City case regarding 115 (130) violations. The investigation is officially finished, and has been for quite some time, but the verdict is constantly delayed and postponed. In fact, this verdict is much more important for City than the manager's question, since firstly, Pep has already been bad in recent seasons at City, and secondly, this verdict could send City to the lower divisions or simply deprive them of any chance of survival if it means deducting a huge number of points.

[Emitdama]

What I want to see this season is the rivalry between Chelsea and Arsenal. For the past 3 to 5 years Arsenal has been the most dominating team in all of England. Chelsea can't remember the last time they defeated Arseal. Well this year lets us see if it will be different. With Xabi Alonso Chelsea may be a better team.

In coming season of 2026/27 this rivalry is going to be have still favourable for Arsenal because they are having good squad with good coordination between players while Chelsea is still needs to done work for having better things into their performance because they are inconsistent and their players are also have no good depth.

While coming season will be first for new coach and he needs time have better results Arsenal will be definitely on good with experience and being defending champions of last season but one thing is sure now it is going to be interesting season for Chelsea because they will go with solid strategy and better vision which will help them.

[Tonimez]

What I want to see this season is the rivalry between Chelsea and Arsenal. For the past 3 to 5 years Arsenal has been the most dominating team in all of England. Chelsea can't remember the last time they defeated Arseal. Well this year lets us see if it will be different. With Xabi Alonso Chelsea may be a better team.

Even with Xabi Chelsea might not even improve, Chelsea just has an unstable form, they can be in a good form for a few months and after a while they start going backwards. I don't think they can be on the same level as arsenal this season. The only team that might give arsenal a tough time might be Manchester city.

Chelsea is not going to do anything much in the league this season because it's almost the same squad that's going into next season and it requires reinforcement even with the coming of Xabi Alonso. Chelsea can not compete with Arsenal this season because arsenal is a very strong team and also, I don't know how possible it would be for Enzo Maresca to push the threat that Pep Guardiola was posing in the league. Even if Enzo Maresca should pull such weights, it may just be like Arne Slot's coming to Liverpool. He may just use the form created by Pep Guardiola in his first season and in his second season, he may fall out of form.

The only two teams I can say that there will be a good improvement is Manchester United and Arsenal because Michael Carrick has proven himself already and could maintain such tempo in the coming season. The league looks like to be between Arsenal and Manchester United at the end of the season.

[puloweh555]

What I want to see this season is the rivalry between Chelsea and Arsenal. For the past 3 to 5 years Arsenal has been the most dominating team in all of England. Chelsea can't remember the last time they defeated Arseal. Well this year lets us see if it will be different. With Xabi Alonso Chelsea may be a better team.

Chelsea next season will be very interesting to follow because they surprisingly recruited a coach who was said to have failed at managing Madrid. However, Chelsea boldly and confidently recruited Xabi Alanso. My assumption is that Chelsea management might not use Xabi Alanso failures as a reference while coaching Madrid, but rather look to his time coaching Leverkusen where he was very successful in the Bundesliga with a limited squad that led Leverkusen to an unbeaten trophy. Moreover, Xabi Alanso philosophy might be a good fit for Chelsea, plus Chelsea current squad is relatively young and not too star studded, which will make it easier for Alanso to implement his system.

Next season EPL will certainly be even more intense, especially as you mentioned, the meeting between Arteta and Alanso. Both coaches are former students of Pep Guardiola, having both served as assistants to Pep Guardiola. I'm also looking forward to seeing the two coaches meet and see whether Alanso can make Chelsea a respected team and challenge for the Premier League trophy again or whether it's the other way around. But what's certain is that there will be many new faces among the coaches of the EPL teams next season.

[Accardo]

Haaland was never alone up front at City, they also had Savinho, Phil Foden, Marmoush, and Cherki often joined the attack as well. That is why City's attack always worked so well. If Maresca wants to bring in another striker, I do not think that would ever be unnecessary for them because some players leave and others arrive. I think people also expected Maresca to bring new players into the team, but right now he needs to think about how to replace Silva, who has left for Real Madrid.

Haaland is always isolated by Pep in the frontline to work faster than his opposition's defender whenever City wins back the ball, the work there is not easy, despite having enough time to revive his energy, he needs an assistant in that space to make his task much easier, probably Maresca reason for the Bournemouth striker, Kroupi, he's making deals on buying.

[tygeade]

I do not think Chelsea should be on this list and by the way are they in the champions league? I do not think Chelsea qualified for the champions league,  they did not finish top four in the premier league last season,  except if I am missing out on something.  If you are talking about the championship,  I can say they possibly have a chance but I do doubt.

Manchester United is more probable to finish top three again than winning  the title,  Arsenal looks more like they will be particular about defending that title and that may give Manchester United almost no chance at it.

It's never been easy to predict about top spots in Premier League still 2 months left for the start of next season with few teams are doing good job for having better results, many teams are already have enough potential to give their best and keep their spots at top in league table.

There is no doubt Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United are looking strong enough to stay at top spots still they need to give their best while Aston Villa, Liverpool and Chelsea surely not going to be easy teams to have their chances for top ranks, few surprises can happen with injuries are also top issue for many top clubs, they needed to be have enough space for fighting on and off the field issues.

[Lida93]

So you think because Pep Guadiola has gone arsenal manager and his team will now step on other teams head, how does this make sense, you mean the only team that have plans next season is arsenal right? No other team can withstand them, so you don't think that as they are cooking something, other teams like, Manchester United, City, Liverpool and even Chelsea are also preparing for next season clashes right? arsenal really tried very well last season,  there hard work and a bit consistency paid off and gave them the English premier legend title last season, why are we in too much haste to conclude what will happen in a season that's yet to start, I don't agree that arsenal will win the league again next season.

All the clubs are preparing their best teams for the new season. Arsenal could stay strong with consistent performance and solid players. But other teams are also improving and boosting their performance. Changing coaches and bringing in new players is part of the strategy for next season's competition.
I hope Arsenal isn’t too comfortable with their current achievements. They also need to step up their game for the new season, which could surprise them.

In the EPL there's no room for being too comfortable in the upcoming season just because you had a good run in the previous season. You get go from being the defending champion to struggling for just a spot to Europe for next season. Next season is a different one and every club is preparing differently to see that they make improved performance even if it means winning the EPL title, so if Arsenal decides to feel comfortable not to sign a few players to strengthen their squad then more then we gonna wait for what next season would look like for them.

[X-ray]

As per opta, MU is gonna have the easiest fixtures in their first five games of EPL. This sounds good news because they're finally back to their top perform. So can we say they're gonna top the league when EPL is gonna start again?

On other hand Bournemouth is one who is gonna have the toughest fixtures. City, Liverpool and Newcastle in their first five games. It's gonna be a difficult moment for them.

Nevertheless, PL is getting more unpredictable since even a low table team can give a tough game against a top club team in the league.

It's interesting to see how accurate Octa's prediction. 

[Frankolala]

Haaland was never alone up front at City, they also had Savinho, Phil Foden, Marmoush, and Cherki often joined the attack as well. That is why City's attack always worked so well. If Maresca wants to bring in another striker, I do not think that would ever be unnecessary for them because some players leave and others arrive. I think people also expected Maresca to bring new players into the team, but right now he needs to think about how to replace Silva, who has left for Real Madrid.

Haaland is always isolated by Pep in the frontline to work faster than his opposition's defender whenever City wins back the ball, the work there is not easy, despite having enough time to revive his energy, he needs an assistant in that space to make his task much easier, probably Maresca reason for the Bournemouth striker, Kroupi, he's making deals on buying.

De Bruyne has been the one loading Haaland with enough balls in order for him to find the back of the net. De Bruyne left City and Haaland hasn't gotten much balls as usual from his teammates. Yea, it will be nice to get a player that they can both okay and in hand in other for Haaland to get more goal opportunities.

[MorganaX]

Haaland was never alone up front at City, they also had Savinho, Phil Foden, Marmoush, and Cherki often joined the attack as well. That is why City's attack always worked so well. If Maresca wants to bring in another striker, I do not think that would ever be unnecessary for them because some players leave and others arrive. I think people also expected Maresca to bring new players into the team, but right now he needs to think about how to replace Silva, who has left for Real Madrid.

Haaland is always isolated by Pep in the frontline to work faster than his opposition's defender whenever City wins back the ball, the work there is not easy, despite having enough time to revive his energy, he needs an assistant in that space to make his task much easier, probably Maresca reason for the Bournemouth striker, Kroupi, he's making deals on buying.

De Bruyne has been the one loading Haaland with enough balls in order for him to find the back of the net. De Bruyne left City and Haaland hasn't gotten much balls as usual from his teammates. Yea, it will be nice to get a player that they can both okay and in hand in other for Haaland to get more goal opportunities.

It's even going to be more complicated next season for erling since the club will be passing through a new managerial phase and so many things will be expected to also change because it's gonna be two possibilities which is either the new manager does perform well and make things easier by getting a suitable midfielder that can have such link up play and visions as KDB or it gets worse as he tries to balance his new tactics to the club.

[cakir1]

We don't know what will happen to Man City next season with the new coach, but we certainly hope for the best for the club with the coach, we also know that the coach was once an Assistant Pep, so he must have understood a little about the character of Man City players if there are some players who are not suitable of course he changes his team formation so he can recruit the players he wants, players are always the main thing in the game running well but the right coach guidance also has a big influence on the game strategy.

Despite having a good squad and good coach, now a big question is rising about their future because after a long time now they are having things on another level, and it's never been easy to have good results Enzo Maresca is having good experience but still having team like Manchester City with too many stars is not easy to manage.

I am expecting good results from them just like Arne Slot have after departure of Jurgen Klopp because players were on good and they done job which give them good results same can happen with Enzo Maresca because squad is set and he needs to keep going thing on level even change of coach is surely have big impact on team and players.

[Rockstarguy]

We don't know what will happen to Man City next season with the new coach, but we certainly hope for the best for the club with the coach, we also know that the coach was once an Assistant Pep, so he must have understood a little about the character of Man City players if there are some players who are not suitable of course he changes his team formation so he can recruit the players he wants, players are always the main thing in the game running well but the right coach guidance also has a big influence on the game strategy.

Many coaches who have come under Pep to learn all perform better, just like the Arsenal coach who was being tutored by Pep Guardiola, and there was a good outcome.

I believe if Pep's assistant is the one to coach Manchester City next season, it is possible he will use Pep's pattern to coach the team because Pep is a good coach, and every coach who doesn't have the experience would want to learn from him, as he is the kind of coach that understands how to manage a team.