Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[Tmoonz]

What is really wrong with Barcelona, like what is the color of their problem, they are prioritizing Manchester United Benjamin Sesko if they fail to land Julian Alvarez, like what really make them believe Manchester United are going to let go of Benjamin Sesko to them, it seems their level of brokeness is now affecting their thinking, Manchester United was ready to give them Marcus Rashford for as low as £30m+, but instead they ignore the deal and went for Anthony Gordon for €80m now they want to come back with the intention of buying Benjamin Sesko, fine if they are really interested on him they should come with at least £500m then Manchester United can open talk with them.

[$weetne$$]

Alonso knows his stuff and i don't think there is anyone who knows how to manage a team that is considered weak better than him, there's no doubt about this, we just need to understand how he will behave in a championship like the English one which is very difficult, especially in recent years, but the desire to make up for it is great.

If his Bayern Leverkusen performance back in the Bundesliga is your basis for this statement,  then you may need to reconsider,   a weak team in the premier league could be a strong team in the Bundesliga so you may not be really correct making such comparisons. The Bundesliga and the premier league are two different leagues and mind you, Xabi is not a very experienced coach, so we cannot be expecting so much from him already. I will just give the benefits of doubt,  but I am not expecting much from him in his first season in the Premier league, maybe subsequently.

[Mayor of ogba]

What is really wrong with Barcelona, like what is the color of their problem, they are prioritizing Manchester United Benjamin Sesko if they fail to land Julian Alvarez, like what really make them believe Manchester United are going to let go of Benjamin Sesko to them, it seems their level of brokeness is now affecting their thinking, Manchester United was ready to give them Marcus Rashford for as low as £30m+, but instead they ignore the deal and went for Anthony Gordon for €80m now they want to come back with the intention of buying Benjamin Sesko, fine if they are really interested on him they should come with at least £500m then Manchester United can open talk with them.

I saw the news of Barcelona being interested in Manchester United Benjamin Šeško a few days ago but I don't take it seriously because I thought it was the hand work of social media influencers who are looking for what will give them traffic on their pages, but seeing you bringing the same news here means that there could be an atom of true in the news. Well if Barcelona really want to sign Benjamin Šeško, it won't work out for them because Manchester United is in the rebuilding stage, and Benjamin Šeško is an important player to Manchester United long term plan, Manchester United won't be willing to sell him to Barcelona, so Barcelona will be wasting their time and energy if they pursue to sign Benjamin Šeško.

[Bobrox]

Coventry City guys! What are your genuine thoughts about them back in the Premier League Competition?!

I do think that Frank Lampard would want to keep them in tue Premier League Competition for yet another season. He will love that and will attempt to make it happen.
Personally  I would wait to see what significant signatures thry bring and Lampards philosophy and if he can withstand the intensity or break down big sides. I do think they're going to try and be ambitious next season. They travel to the Champions of England though,  I say they'll be punished for the opening game.

I don't know more with the promotion team Coventry City who promote to Premier League next season.

Just know their manager Frank Lampard is former of Chelsea's players legend and success bring Coventry City finish at 1st standings in Championship this season by winning 28 of 46 matches have 11 points left with 2nd standings team Ipswich Town. Actually Frank Lampard reputation not really well when becoming the Premier League manager because he was not success when appointing as Chelsea's manager last several season ago, next season seems difference because he manage the team without huge pressure and this season achievement finish at 1st place in Championship look more confidence playing well in Premier League.

[Agbamoni]

What is really wrong with Barcelona, like what is the color of their problem, they are prioritizing Manchester United Benjamin Sesko if they fail to land Julian Alvarez, like what really make them believe Manchester United are going to let go of Benjamin Sesko to them, it seems their level of brokeness is now affecting their thinking, Manchester United was ready to give them Marcus Rashford for as low as £30m+, but instead they ignore the deal and went for Anthony Gordon for €80m now they want to come back with the intention of buying Benjamin Sesko, fine if they are really interested on him they should come with at least £500m then Manchester United can open talk with them.

Barcelona love strikers with height. I am not surprised Sesko may become their main target.
For me Alvarez is a better player to Sesko. Barcelona is also looking for a cheaper deal because Alvarez is expensive in the market. While Sesko might be cheap for Barcelona to get.

[GiftedMAN]

What is really wrong with Barcelona, like what is the color of their problem, they are prioritizing Manchester United Benjamin Sesko if they fail to land Julian Alvarez, like what really make them believe Manchester United are going to let go of Benjamin Sesko to them, it seems their level of brokeness is now affecting their thinking, Manchester United was ready to give them Marcus Rashford for as low as £30m+, but instead they ignore the deal and went for Anthony Gordon for €80m now they want to come back with the intention of buying Benjamin Sesko, fine if they are really interested on him they should come with at least £500m then Manchester United can open talk with them.

Who told you that Manchester United will have to accept selling Benjamin Sesko for the Slovenian striker to move to Barcelona? Sesko only needs to accept a move to Barcelona and table his transfer request for Barcelona to activate a move away from.Old Trafford.
Reading from your opinion, you sound like a passionate Manchester United fan who doesn't want to see a player that was very instrumental to the club's incredible performance in the second half of the season that helped the club finish in the top 3. Sesko doesn't worth the amount you actually want Barcelona to offer it let's just hope that he'll not want a move away from the club.

[ITExpert]

Then it'll be a terrible thing to see all the underlying structures he laid in collapse in a season after he's left. It's possible what you said could occur, that would be so unwelcoming to set in this new season, City wont contend for the title, but have a high chance of finishing top 4 in the league.

Enzo Maresca is a young and talented coach who is now ready to bring more improvements in the team Manchester City as their new coach. And the Manchester City fans are expecting very good results from him because Enzo has been already worked in the team under the Pep Guardiola as his assistant so by this reference it is also the fact that their tactics and coaching style are almost same and Maresca is very reliable in this regard. Because the style of coaching and the policies to make the team better and make them able to perform better are quite impressive. And I think the confidence Maresca is received from his fans or the supporters of the team will definitely force him to give his best and to make Manchester City achieve the specific goal. Because the team City has also very strong players and they can work brilliantly under his supervision as a great coach

[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. 

We don't know that yet and we can not say that already. The Premier League comes with its own surprises. And also, no fixture in the Premier League Competition is easy. They should quit talking about Manchester United already and allow them take things step by step.

Bournemouth finished with European qualifications, too many games will see them fatigued and most possibly relegated if a good coach is not appointed.  I don't always follow their predictions. Let's not forget they predicted Manchester United to finish below top six last season. Thanks to Carrick anyways. With Amorim  I wouldn't say the same.

I think any fixtures can be much easier as long as there is still Carrick there. MU was also the one who able to beat EPL champion last season. So theorically, their first five fixtures are also easy to beat, except City. However, i agree EPL competition is not easy, but i believe they have capabilities to win their first two games against two promoted clubs.

[Accardo]

Barcelona love strikers with height. I am not surprised Sesko may become their main target.
For me Alvarez is a better player to Sesko. Barcelona is also looking for a cheaper deal because Alvarez is expensive in the market. While Sesko might be cheap for Barcelona to get.

Atletico will not dare sell Alvarez to a direct La Liga rival, they'll want him around, even Carrick is not in support of selling Sesko to Barca, he has the striking strength he needs for the champions league. Though Barca is pressing hard to get Sesko to work alongside Yamal as a direct replacement for Lewandowski, the deal could be aborted, because he is beginning to shine under Carrick, since he signed for the club, playing for Man U, he'd likely prefer staying for one more season to prove his worth.

[rachael9385]

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Enzo Maresca and Pep Guardiola are two different people so it isn't possible for Enzo Maresca to do anything Pep Guardiola was capable of doing. However, Enzo Maresca will be great for Manchester City in his first season, and even though he didn't win the Premier League title for Manchester City next season that doesn't mean he can't win it in the future because even Pep Guardiola didn't win any trophy for Manchester City in his first season.

Enzo maresca has a good track record and let's not forget that he has worked with guardiola In the past, he is a perfect replacement that the team needs but we cannot really be certain if they are going to perform well or not. Pep has done a lot in Manchester city and that's why they are a very formidable force in the premier league.

[Dreadboost]

What is really wrong with Barcelona, like what is the color of their problem, they are prioritizing Manchester United Benjamin Sesko if they fail to land Julian Alvarez, like what really make them believe Manchester United are going to let go of Benjamin Sesko to them, it seems their level of brokeness is now affecting their thinking, Manchester United was ready to give them Marcus Rashford for as low as £30m+, but instead they ignore the deal and went for Anthony Gordon for €80m now they want to come back with the intention of buying Benjamin Sesko, fine if they are really interested on him they should come with at least £500m then Manchester United can open talk with them.

I think this is just another rumor,  because I don't think that Barcelona are really interested in Benjamin Sesko. I am not saying that he is not a good player,  but I see him more as a player with potential,  so I don't think Barcelona will want to spend that big on him and I don't see Manchester united also sanctioning the sale of Benjamin Sesko. Let just regard it as one of the rumors for the transfer window.

[KingsDen]

Alonso knows his stuff and i don't think there is anyone who knows how to manage a team that is considered weak better than him, there's no doubt about this, we just need to understand how he will behave in a championship like the English one which is very difficult, especially in recent years, but the desire to make up for it is great.

If his Bayern Leverkusen performance back in the Bundesliga is your basis for this statement,  then you may need to reconsider,   a weak team in the premier league could be a strong team in the Bundesliga so you may not be really correct making such comparisons. The Bundesliga and the premier league are two different leagues and mind you, Xabi is not a very experienced coach, so we cannot be expecting so much from him already. I will just give the benefits of doubt,  but I am not expecting much from him in his first season in the Premier league, maybe subsequently.

Do you mean to say that a weak team in the English Premier League could end up dominating a league where you have clubs like Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart and RB Leipzig? We know that the English Premier League is arguably the most competitive league but that's not enough to say that an average EPL team will do well in the other top give leagues in Europe.
Xabi Alonso signed for Bayer Leverkusen when they were struggling and less than 2 full seasons, he helped them win the German Bundesliga without losing a single game in the entire campaign, that's enough to tell you that Xabi Alonso has all it takes to succeed I'm England.

[Frankolala]

What is really wrong with Barcelona, like what is the color of their problem, they are prioritizing Manchester United Benjamin Sesko if they fail to land Julian Alvarez, like what really make them believe Manchester United are going to let go of Benjamin Sesko to them, it seems their level of brokeness is now affecting their thinking, Manchester United was ready to give them Marcus Rashford for as low as £30m+, but instead they ignore the deal and went for Anthony Gordon for €80m now they want to come back with the intention of buying Benjamin Sesko, fine if they are really interested on him they should come with at least £500m then Manchester United can open talk with them.

Like you said, brokenness is affecting their thinking and they don't even know what they want. Sesko just came into the club last season and I don't think that Manchester United is ready to sell him yet and even if they're ready, I don't think that they'll sell him to Barcelona because they're noise makers that doesn't know what they want.

[JeffBrad12]

City agrees to pay 20m as a compensation to Chelsea because they are signing Maresca as Pep's replacement. It's a smart move by Chelsea to wait for City to pay a compensation instead of reporting them to EPL. As far as i remember Chelsea have all of proof if City was poaching Maresca when he's still undercontract.
So 20m sounds very good amount of money. City seems try to do everything in order to get Pep's regen.

[Slow death]

Enzo maresca has earn my trust with what he achieved at Chelsea, even upon how poor in quality the Chelsea squad was, but he uses them to dismantle PSG in the club world cup final, after he has already taken them to the uefa champions league and also trashing Barcelona in the process, so I believe that with superior quality of players at Manchester City, he will do a very nice job, and I believe that he can easily continue from where pep guardiola stopped, so their is no need to doubt his capabilities because the man is a top manager that has just found the perfect club that can bring out the best in him.

The serious problem he has is that when he chooses a winning starting eleven, in the next game he changes the players instead of always sticking with the same starting eleven. Look, you rightly said they beat PSG in the Club World Cup, but what went wrong afterwards? The reason is that afterwards he started constantly changing the starting eleven and making many new signings, some even senseless.

I believe he will lead Manchester City to the same abyss he led Chelsea to after the World Cup games. Even with this current good Manchester City squad, he won't be able to play with the same eleven; he'll make too many changes and the team will be a complete disaster.

[Floczy]

Every team is having this idea in mind for a long time. Hunting talents in the World Cup is something big teams is always doing but the price will be higher than usual because the competition is intense.
Chelsea has to restructure its team. That's sure. Building a good defence line is a must and their price is usually more affordable than a striker.
The problem with Chelsea is that the owners like to bring young players rather than old and more experienced ones. Xabi Alonso might count also on fresh players for his team. I am waiting to see their transfer plan this summer.

Yes Xabi Alonso will bring in new players,
But I don't see Chelsea defenders to be bad, they of good quality, the problem is from their mid field and having a good coach, that's honestly what I feel the problem of Chelsea is.
I see James Evey time going to support the attack still holding the midfield even as he is a defender, which will tend to cause disorganisation in their game play
So the club need overall balancing

[9ja Amaka]

Coventry City guys! What are your genuine thoughts about them back in the Premier League Competition?!

I do think that Frank Lampard would want to keep them in tue Premier League Competition for yet another season. He will love that and will attempt to make it happen.
Personally  I would wait to see what significant signatures thry bring and Lampards philosophy and if he can withstand the intensity or break down big sides. I do think they're going to try and be ambitious next season. They travel to the Champions of England though,  I say they'll be punished for the opening game.

I think Coventry played very well in the championship last season and they were able to win it and also gain promotion to the premier league. We all know that it's never easy in the Premier league,, so I think it will not be east for them, but I will not want to write them off that they will not be able to survive the premier league. On their first match against the champions of England,  I really don't see them serving that one, because I believe that Arsenal will want to start the season on a front foot. I will just wait and see how they will cope in the Premier league,, but I think everything is possible if they get things right from the beginning of the season.

[Webutxo]

City agrees to pay 20m as a compensation to Chelsea because they are signing Maresca as Pep's replacement. It's a smart move by Chelsea to wait for City to pay a compensation instead of reporting them to EPL. As far as i remember Chelsea have all of proof if City was poaching Maresca when he's still undercontract.
So 20m sounds very good amount of money. City seems try to do everything in order to get Pep's regen.

Wait those that mean they were the reason why Maresca wasn't doing well in Chelsea? Come to think of it for a minute, Maresca was really good with Chelsea in his first year, man did well and even in his second season the team was doing well but gradually it fell off like Maresca wasn't in the club again and that was because Manchester City wanted him to come be Guardiola replacement. This is insane and funny at the same time, there are plenty alternatives they can select from the market.

Somehow, I think this money is too much, how much are they going to pay Maresca in his contract and then settle Chelsea for $20m. That money sound unrealistic, they will rather settle in court and pay some fine than handle $20m to Chelsea, that's like extortion trying to milk Manchester City unless this story is false, it's not complete. This could also be another speculation since it's not discussed by top channels, mostly Manchester City is non for many case and this has not been discussed.

[Nightwalker(NW)]

What is really wrong with Barcelona, like what is the color of their problem, they are prioritizing Manchester United Benjamin Sesko if they fail to land Julian Alvarez, like what really make them believe Manchester United are going to let go of Benjamin Sesko to them, it seems their level of brokeness is now affecting their thinking, Manchester United was ready to give them Marcus Rashford for as low as £30m+, but instead they ignore the deal and went for Anthony Gordon for €80m now they want to come back with the intention of buying Benjamin Sesko, fine if they are really interested on him they should come with at least £500m then Manchester United can open talk with them.

Rashford that they refused to sign for the fee Manchester united charged them but insisted on a reduction. 30 million Euros was like a fortune for them to pay but they signed Gordons for 80 million Euros. As Barcelona is coming for Sesko now, if Manchester united puts a price tag on him will they be able to pay for him without asking for reductions. I feel like Barcelona didn't want to sign Rashford, even now they are saying they can only accommodate him for another loan deal. For them Rashford is only good as a loan player and not as their permanent player.

[puloweh555]

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Enzo Maresca and Pep Guardiola are two different people so it isn't possible for Enzo Maresca to do anything Pep Guardiola was capable of doing. However, Enzo Maresca will be great for Manchester City in his first season, and even though he didn't win the Premier League title for Manchester City next season that doesn't mean he can't win it in the future because even Pep Guardiola didn't win any trophy for Manchester City in his first season.

Enzo maresca has a good track record and let's not forget that he has worked with guardiola In the past, he is a perfect replacement that the team needs but we cannot really be certain if they are going to perform well or not. Pep has done a lot in Manchester city and that's why they are a very formidable force in the premier league.

Before leaving Manchester City, Pep Guardiola recommended a replacement coach, and his choice was Enzo Maresca. So, it seems Pep knows which coach he should continue the foundation of a team like Manchester City. Furthermore, Enzo Maresca has been his long-time assistant coach, so adapting to the foundation he's built will likely be easier.

However, every coach has their own strategy or philosophy, and Enzo Maresca will need to bring a slightly different touch to Manchester City to improve. At Manchester City, Enzo Maresca will certainly face pressure. Perhaps a second or third-place finish in the first season is still good, but if two consecutive seasons without a trophy are successful, I think he will be fired as Manchester City fans believe they weren't built for trophy droughts.

Now let's look at the new era of Manchester City after Guardiola departure. We'll see next season in the Premier League whether City can remain at the top of the Premier League table and compete for the league title, or whether they'll be as poor as Manchester United were when Sir Alex Ferguson left. I hope he doesn't experiment too much with formations in crucial matches and ensures Haaland continues to be supplied with the ball. If Enzo Maresca system doesn't produce 20+ goals for Haaland then it's his fault, not Haaland.