Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[rezakurnia66]

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.

Smart business from Chelsea indeed sack Enzo Maresca as manager last several months ago but can get benefit from fees transfer 20 million euro and Manchester City reach deal to pay transfer fees. I don't know Chelsea and Enzo Maresca still under contract after last several months his position replacing by Liam Rosenior, I think bigger compensation earned by Chelsea with fees transfer 20 million euro and could be capital for signing new players for next season competition.

City keep paying compensation fees for Chelsea up to 20 million euro and they don't care about huge amount spent out for signing new manager Enzo Maresca.

[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.

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.

First Barcelona can never afford Julian Alvarez so they should come off it, and second Manchester United can't let Benjamin Sesko leave, even if it's for 150m no I don't think so, so they should also forget about it, yes it's summer transfer window and they are free to make approach to any player of their choice but the real deal is if the player will be willing to leave or the club will be willing to let go of the player, note if Manchester United decide to sell Benjamin Sesko today it will be nothing less than 80m plus, so I don't still think they can afford Benjamin Sesko.

[skarais]

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First Barcelona can never afford Julian Alvarez so they should come off it,

What makes you so sure about that? Do you really know the ins and outs of Barcelona's financial strength and their plans?
It seems unfair to judge Barcelona in that way. After all, Barcelona is a major club that likely has a larger budget than some observers realize. Barcelona's transfer plans essentially depend not only on financial strength, but are also influenced by the coach's decisions and his plans for the upcoming season. There are many ways for a club of Barcelona's stature to acquire their target players, even if the cost is high that does not mean they lack the means to sign them.

[Showlove01]

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.

First Barcelona can never afford Julian Alvarez so they should come off it, and second Manchester United can't let Benjamin Sesko leave, even if it's for 150m no I don't think so, so they should also forget about it, yes it's summer transfer window and they are free to make approach to any player of their choice but the real deal is if the player will be willing to leave or the club will be willing to let go of the player, note if Manchester United decide to sell Benjamin Sesko today it will be nothing less than 80m plus, so I don't still think they can afford Benjamin Sesko.

I don't even buy the idea of Barcelona going for Julian Alvarez because where is he going to play in Barcelona. Barcelona has a good squad even the ones in bench if not for injury I don't think Alvarez can start match in Barcelona. And as for Benjamin Sesko I will suggest Manchester united to sell him out because he is not forceful in that front line, he is too casual to be Manchester united finisher though I'm judging based on what I watched and observed last season but his performance was incredible in his previous team don't know what he's playing in united.

[SmartCharpa]

First Barcelona can never afford Julian Alvarez so they should come off it, and second Manchester United can't let Benjamin Sesko leave, even if it's for 150m no I don't think so, so they should also forget about it, yes it's summer transfer window and they are free to make approach to any player of their choice but the real deal is if the player will be willing to leave or the club will be willing to let go of the player, note if Manchester United decide to sell Benjamin Sesko today it will be nothing less than 80m plus, so I don't still think they can afford Benjamin Sesko.

Barcelona have won the league title for the last two seasons, I don’t know if they are still under financial problems, because they find it difficult to register any players they signed. Last two seasons, when they signed Dani Olmo from Leipzig it took them several weeks before they could register him at the club, so other players are still doubting if the same thing is going to happen again if they agreed to join Barcelona.

However, Barcelona bid to sign Alvarez was €100m, if they can’t afford to sign him, I don’t think they can offer such amount of money to sign him from Atletico Madrid. However, Sesko is one of the best striker at Manchester United last season, so I don’t think Manchester United will ever consider to sell him for any club this summer. Manchester United need a striker like him in the Champions League next season.

[tygeade]

Too much expectations are put on United after finishing third place. In a year where Carrick managed to beat City and Arsenal and then be third place after he took over, there are way too many people who are looking at this like they are seeing something of a magical level.

It is not going to eb that great, they are not going to win that much, we should realize it is going to be tough and not great at all. I get that it may not be all that easy to focus on the losses, but they will not beat everyone that easily, they are not that much better suddenly. I would say they should aim at UCL one more time before they aim for anything higher, fifth or fourth place is good enough and as long as they are at least there, I would say that's success.

[Versatile_choice]

You know, as of last season chelsea was very porous to an extent where almost all the premier league teams got them defeated, yes I also looked at their history and I figured out the same thing. Just similar thing to manchester united and Chelsea whether manchester united is form or not they don't easily get defeated more especially when it has to do with Chelsea, that is when you would see the best side of them and of which they have been maintaining this record for some seasons now which I was expecting chelsea to do the same against arsenal but they couldn't. Last season is one of the bad season ever for chelsea and all this started happening right after they got their first Coach sacked.

Chelsea is a great team with great players but they don't invest in a very international players in centre defense, there are more player that chelsea pay they salary but this is out of the roaster. In the other hand, first of all they must sell the amount of players that never play, in second hand they must buy one or two international players in defensive line, decide if play whit three or four defensor, decide how many playmaker the team want and buy a serious player as forward because who is now in the roaster is not a player for chelsea.

Of course I'm not disputing on the fact that chelsea is a great team, but their performance in last season doesn't show any sign of superiority. If I hadn't know the team from onset and how they use to perform, seeing them last season I would have considered them as one of those underdogs because they didn't perform well.

Sorry to say that the players is not the problem they are having, I think they need a good coach the players are ok even though they are going to sign new players just for replacement incase there is injury but I would suggest they give more priority in getting a good coach that will cheer the players up.

[Qhunman]

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

Xabi Alonso will definitely bring in fresh players to help strengthen the team. Chelsea team is weak,for xabi to succeed next season, it is necessary for him to sign players because if he doesn't that will be his downfall at Chelsea. Xabi Alonso will fail if he doesn't sign players, Chelsea didn't finish well on the table last season because they don't have quality players on their team..xabi Alonso first and foremost priority should be to sign players because if he doesn't add more quality players to the team they might not perform well next season. Chelsea fans are looking forward to see if xabi Alonso can manage the team to win trophies next season,I think he will do very well at Chelsea.

[Dzwaafu11]

Too much expectations are put on United after finishing third place. In a year where Carrick managed to beat City and Arsenal and then be third place after he took over, there are way too many people who are looking at this like they are seeing something of a magical level.

It is not going to eb that great, they are not going to win that much, we should realize it is going to be tough and not great at all. I get that it may not be all that easy to focus on the losses, but they will not beat everyone that easily, they are not that much better suddenly. I would say they should aim at UCL one more time before they aim for anything higher, fifth or fourth place is good enough and as long as they are at least there, I would say that's success.

You aee right. To me I even think its better to wait till the seasom start before predicting how manchester united performance will be, because Carrick still tough obstacle to over come and we can't know if he will be able to fully manage this club from the beginning of the season till ending, till next season.

Some people are already expecting a trophy from manchester united, which is not bad but let's see what he will do.

[Achalugo BTC]

Yes, currently, all the teams in the Premier League are certainly striving to perform even better next season, especially those currently in the top five. Teams like Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Liverpool certainly won't be sitting idle. They haven't been able to perform at their best this season, so next season will be when they'll all be giving their all. Therefore, I think your advice is correct: we need to be careful when betting on Premier League matches next season.

With teams all performing well, it will certainly be very difficult to predict accurately. But even so, I don't think that's a problem,, as I personally find it more challenging when a match is difficult to predict. When my predictions are correct, I feel incredibly happy. Furthermore,, the intense competition makes everything even more exciting. So with that in mind I really can't wait to see the next season start.

People are just so eager for it to start and have already be preparing the teams they would bet on. However, its still important for one to always keep their emotions in check because as they are predicting, they should also be ready that anything can take place, one can be have constant disappointment in their predictions, so they should bet at their own costs, withdraw any win immediately and for me, I will advise gamblers not to bet live, as it will be more dangerous and stop themselves when they can and enjoy the season as they never before, remember its gonna be a tough and interesting one.

[Albarq]

Too much expectations are put on United after finishing third place. In a year where Carrick managed to beat City and Arsenal and then be third place after he took over, there are way too many people who are looking at this like they are seeing something of a magical level.

It is not going to eb that great, they are not going to win that much, we should realize it is going to be tough and not great at all. I get that it may not be all that easy to focus on the losses, but they will not beat everyone that easily, they are not that much better suddenly. I would say they should aim at UCL one more time before they aim for anything higher, fifth or fourth place is good enough and as long as they are at least there, I would say that's success.

You aee right. To me I even think its better to wait till the seasom start before predicting how manchester united performance will be, because Carrick still tough obstacle to over come and we can't know if he will be able to fully manage this club from the beginning of the season till ending, till next season.

Some people are already expecting a trophy from manchester united, which is not bad but let's see what he will do.

There are indeed changes for Manchester United players, at least they are preparing for next season. Several players will be reshuffled to replace positions that are considered less than optimal by adding quality in several positions, it is hoped that it will be better.

[Issa56]

Xabi Alonso will definitely bring in fresh players to help strengthen the team. Chelsea team is weak,for xabi to succeed next season, it is necessary for him to sign players because if he doesn't that will be his downfall at Chelsea.

Most of the players at Chelsea are just young player, and they lack experience, Alonso will have to sign some experience players to the team which are going to guide the young players in the team. If Chelsea decide to sign only young players, then I don’t really think they going to perform well even by next season, they need to sign young players and experienced players also.

Am sure Alonso will want to sign some players, I just hope Chelsea management are going to support him to do that, they should release some money to him, and they should allow him sign any player which Alonso feels will fit in the pattern of his play. Chelsea players are not so terrible, they just need a good coach which will be able to motivate them, and they need experience players which will be guiding the young ones.

[$weetne$$]

Xabi Alonso will definitely bring in fresh players to help strengthen the team. Chelsea team is weak,for xabi to succeed next season, it is necessary for him to sign players because if he doesn't that will be his downfall at Chelsea. Xabi Alonso will fail if he doesn't sign players, Chelsea didn't finish well on the table last season because they don't have quality players on their team..xabi Alonso first and foremost priority should be to sign players because if he doesn't add more quality players to the team they might not perform well next season. Chelsea fans are looking forward to see if xabi Alonso can manage the team to win trophies next season,I think he will do very well at Chelsea.

I agree with you on the need for new players in order to help the team achieve some more,  the players at Chelsea currently are not the ones that will all align on their coach playing style,  he will need to get some new players he belive can work with to help them get the kind of results they hope to achieve in the new season,  even as Chelsea ordinarily does have some great set of players,  he may still need the ones he can work with.

[Rashlyowl]

Too much expectations are put on United after finishing third place. In a year where Carrick managed to beat City and Arsenal and then be third place after he took over, there are way too many people who are looking at this like they are seeing something of a magical level.

It is not going to eb that great, they are not going to win that much, we should realize it is going to be tough and not great at all. I get that it may not be all that easy to focus on the losses, but they will not beat everyone that easily, they are not that much better suddenly. I would say they should aim at UCL one more time before they aim for anything higher, fifth or fourth place is good enough and as long as they are at least there, I would say that's success.

Before Carrick arrived, Manchester United had nothing to be proud of, especially under Ruben Amorim. Therefore, when Carrick managed to get the team back to where it deserved, expectations were high. I have no problem with that, Manchester United is a big team, they could be league champions next season, all we need to do is wait until it can happen.

[GbitG]

First Barcelona can never afford Julian Alvarez so they should come off it,

What makes you so sure about that? Do you really know the ins and outs of Barcelona's financial strength and their plans?
It seems unfair to judge Barcelona in that way. After all, Barcelona is a major club that likely has a larger budget than some observers realize. Barcelona's transfer plans essentially depend not only on financial strength, but are also influenced by the coach's decisions and his plans for the upcoming season. There are many ways for a club of Barcelona's stature to acquire their target players, even if the cost is high that does not mean they lack the means to sign them.

Well, Barcelona has already in financial crisis and that's why I think they will be not be able to buy Julain Alvarez because Atlatico Madrid is already demanding a high value despite Barcelona can't tolerate it more as well as they have wages problem like if they puy the value then how they will pay his wages. So maybe this deal could end up soon like it will end up unsuccessfully..... Let's see what happens next.

Besides that Fabrizio Romano also posted on X that the Atlatico Madrid is saying that no amount of money can buy Julain Alvarez like if Barcelona pay his release cause then still there is no deal..... What did you think Guys. This will be happen or not.

[Tamaperdana]

Too much expectations are put on United after finishing third place. In a year where Carrick managed to beat City and Arsenal and then be third place after he took over, there are way too many people who are looking at this like they are seeing something of a magical level.

It is not going to eb that great, they are not going to win that much, we should realize it is going to be tough and not great at all. I get that it may not be all that easy to focus on the losses, but they will not beat everyone that easily, they are not that much better suddenly. I would say they should aim at UCL one more time before they aim for anything higher, fifth or fourth place is good enough and as long as they are at least there, I would say that's success.

You're absolutely right,, many people have really high hopes for Manchester United just because they managed to finish third this season in the Premier League. However, next season will certainly be even fiercer,, so even though Manchester United's performance has improved, it won't be a strong guarantee that they can win the trophy easily. Because basically, currently teams like Arsenal and Manchester City are also no less great than them, so that at this time we really have to lower our expectations for Manchester United a little.

This doesn't mean I'm underestimating them, but so that we won't be surprised if something bad happens to Manchester United. Because we don't know how next season will go. Because while it's not impossible for Manchester United's performance to improve, it's also possible that their performance will worsen again. Because basically, the good performance shown by Manchester United at the end of this season, clearly cannot be used as a strong benchmark that they will be able to perform like that again next season.

[Alex077]

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.

Maresca is Pep's genuine successor this is main reason for choosing him. He knows the club inside out as an assistant. At the same time he has also worked on Chelsea and gained experience with Leicester. This continuity with current squad will help the team adapt

However replacing a legend like Guardiola after so many year in charge will not be easy in any way. Arsenal have won the 2025/26 season title with great force. And the rest of the rival including Liverpool are also strengthening their team. If Maresca want to challenge from start then they will need to change tactic, manage the ego of big players and sign some key player this summer

[Derekfunds]

Too much expectations are put on United after finishing third place. In a year where Carrick managed to beat City and Arsenal and then be third place after he took over, there are way too many people who are looking at this like they are seeing something of a magical level.

It is not going to eb that great, they are not going to win that much, we should realize it is going to be tough and not great at all. I get that it may not be all that easy to focus on the losses, but they will not beat everyone that easily, they are not that much better suddenly. I would say they should aim at UCL one more time before they aim for anything higher, fifth or fourth place is good enough and as long as they are at least there, I would say that's success.

Before Carrick arrived, Manchester United had nothing to be proud of, especially under Ruben Amorim. Therefore, when Carrick managed to get the team back to where it deserved, expectations were high. I have no problem with that, Manchester United is a big team, they could be league champions next season, all we need to do is wait until it can happen.

Michael Carrick performance last season was not enough for Manchester united to  win the premier league trophy which means that they have to improve more in their game mxt season else they won't be able. It was obvious Ruben Amorim was not the man or person for the team because there loss was much .Though next season Manchester united will do better but talking about winning the trophy next season that Is somehow impossible.

[martinom]

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.

I don't even think Benjamin Sesko is a player who is important for this team, Barcelona currently has a very tough team that can expect to finish even first, but this year the difficulty will increase because Real Madrid won't just watch as they did last season.

[Achalugo BTC]

Perfectly said, next season its not gonna be a funny one, as ever team its really to take a shoot. That is why its going to be a tough and interesting one, as everyone will be ready to take a seat and watch how surprises will be unfolding itself, because every team has got their lesson last season and are ready to buckle up next season, which there will tensions in the air and every gambler has to also be careful, not to bet when they are not really sure of how the games will be.

The premier league has always been very hard to predict, every season gets very difficult and it's hard to place bets on these teams because you don't even know what to expect. These are out favorite leagues and we wait for months for the leagues to resume but I wonder why we  look forward to it when there is a high chance that these big leagues end up disappointing.

That's right but I think its upcoming season will more tougher, its been a while people are so eager for the next season to get started, but you are right, the league has already been very hard to predict no matter how prepared one is, that is why this upcoming season,  people should just be careful, thread with cautions because most team must have prepared themselves to ensure they don't lose as they did last season, and it will be hurtful for one to hope or put their trust in a particular, especially as they can be in control of it and this might ruined their lives if they are not careful enough.