Premier League Prediction Thread 2026/2027

[koang]

This is just a club friendly, so it is nothing to be too serious about, you said Arsenal was on  the game yet they did not win meaning that having all the possession without winning is waste. you also said you expected Arsenal to win because Dortmund is not a strong team which is not true and i do not agree with that. Dortmund is a strong team though arsenal maybe stronger now but that does not mean they are not strong, few seasons ago they played champions league finals i think with Real Madrid.

For sure, Dortmund is a strong team. You know sometimes I wonder how most people make Thier judgement especially this aspect of deciding the team that is strong and the weak one. If we are to list The players that is weak I'm sure that Dortmund will not be mentioned because they are strong. But even at that we can't compare them to arsenal, obviously arsenal is far more better than them but that doesn't mean they can't win arsenal in a serous competition because this is football we are talking about so anything can happen, we should not be surprised to see Dortmund wining arsenal even though it is friendly but I believe that it can still happen in serous competition like champions league.

Agree. Pre-season isn’t always a fair reflection, but back-to-back losses at home are humiliations and supposed to expose problems before the real pressure starts. So the questions over balance, personnel and intensity are loud ahead of the real kick‑off. If Arteta doesn't fix defensive problems (their defence has looked far from convincing) and improve the attack, the fight for the title in serious competition like the EPL or the Champions League will be much harder.

[Charcol]

This is just a club friendly, so it is nothing to be too serious about, you said Arsenal was on  the game yet they did not win meaning that having all the possession without winning is waste. you also said you expected Arsenal to win because Dortmund is not a strong team which is not true and i do not agree with that. Dortmund is a strong team though arsenal maybe stronger now but that does not mean they are not strong, few seasons ago they played champions league finals i think with Real Madrid.

For sure, Dortmund is a strong team. You know sometimes I wonder how most people make Thier judgement especially this aspect of deciding the team that is strong and the weak one. If we are to list The players that is weak I'm sure that Dortmund will not be mentioned because they are strong. But even at that we can't compare them to arsenal, obviously arsenal is far more better than them but that doesn't mean they can't win arsenal in a serous competition because this is football we are talking about so anything can happen, we should not be surprised to see Dortmund wining arsenal even though it is friendly but I believe that it can still happen in serous competition like champions league.

Agree. Pre-season isn’t always a fair reflection, but back-to-back losses at home are humiliations and supposed to expose problems before the real pressure starts. So the questions over balance, personnel and intensity are loud ahead of the real kick‑off. If Arteta doesn't fix defensive problems (their defence has looked far from convincing) and improve the attack, the fight for the title in serious competition like the EPL or the Champions League will be much harder.

@koang Arsenal lost two matches, but only one of them was a home match. The other match was held at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. However, I agree with the weakness of the defense that you mentioned. If Arteta does not pay attention to Arsenal's defense and does not take any measures to strengthen the attack, it will be even worse. Because for a team that has conceded 6 goals in two matches, I find this unusual. It is not only us fans who are saying these things, but Arteta himself has admitted that the team has really conceded bad goals in two matches.

[Sexylizzy2813]

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I have that feeling that it will affect them when they start playing the league games and other competitions, this should have been something or a game to keep pushing them to win win win, now see how some fans would say it's a friendly when they lost to Betis and today is Dortmund which made me believe if care is not taken the Gunners might start poor this season.

Though I'm not wishing them bad, rather I hope is what we are thinking. Not when it gets to their main competition we start seeing similar thing. However, I can make a guess of the teams that is more likely to perform well this season. The first team is manchester city, forget the fact that pep is no longer coaching manchester city. i think they still remains the manchester city we used to know, another team that is likely to do well this season is manchester united. I know many people will doubt it when I said that manchester united will perform well this season, but looking at thier performance in the pre-season matches you will see that they are very serous though I might be wrong but let's watch out.

I agree with you completely but I'd pick Manchester United ahead of the Citizens because I don't see Manchester City being the team we saw with Pep Guardiola, this is a new era and it will be hard to keep them to be that City that causes problems for oppositions even at the last minute they can still deliver as of then but this time I don't believe they can do those things.
Manchester United are not ready to lose any game as it stands, the Red Devils can't wait for the season to get started, who knows by now they'll be topping the league (hehe just saying), but still Manchester United will be hard to beat. When it comes to Arsenal I really don't want to see them struggle because it will be hard to get back on their feet, we know how they behave, the fans should be ready to embrace it when they're on a struggling level.

[Olatundespo]

This is just a club friendly, so it is nothing to be too serious about, you said Arsenal was on  the game yet they did not win meaning that having all the possession without winning is waste. you also said you expected Arsenal to win because Dortmund is not a strong team which is not true and i do not agree with that. Dortmund is a strong team though arsenal maybe stronger now but that does not mean they are not strong, few seasons ago they played champions league finals i think with Real Madrid.

For sure, Dortmund is a strong team. You know sometimes I wonder how most people make Thier judgement especially this aspect of deciding the team that is strong and the weak one. If we are to list The players that is weak I'm sure that Dortmund will not be mentioned because they are strong. But even at that we can't compare them to arsenal, obviously arsenal is far more better than them but that doesn't mean they can't win arsenal in a serous competition because this is football we are talking about so anything can happen, we should not be surprised to see Dortmund wining arsenal even though it is friendly but I believe that it can still happen in serous competition like champions league.

Agree. Pre-season isn’t always a fair reflection, but back-to-back losses at home are humiliations and supposed to expose problems before the real pressure starts. So the questions over balance, personnel and intensity are loud ahead of the real kick‑off. If Arteta doesn't fix defensive problems (their defence has looked far from convincing) and improve the attack, the fight for the title in serious competition like the EPL or the Champions League will be much harder.

If Arsenal had played friendlies with the main team, they might not have faced this problem. Losing a match with a weak team is humiliating. Arteta needs to understand this and make rational decisions. These matches are important as a preparation for the upcoming season because a team's capabilities are revealed through the preparation matches. Arsenal's defense weakness was very clear in the match with Dortmund, as they conceded 3 goals.

Losing this match has created a favorable position for Arteta because the players have joined training after a long time and there may have been some weakness in determining the match strategy. He will be able to implement those preparations properly in the next match. He can try to perfect these strategic issues. Like the previous season, they will be able to maintain the continuity of winning the EPL trophy this season as well.

[paco92x]

I saw a statement from Bruno Guimaraes saying he wants to win trophies and that he has joined the best club. I don't know if this is the temporary dopamine that comes with becoming an Arsenal player or if somewhere along the line he genuinely thought he had signed for Real Madrid.

If by trophies he means the Community Shield, then fair enough, congratulations in advance to him. But if he is talking about the serious trophies, I think someone needs to gently remind our brother where he has arrived.  In all fairness Arsenal did become English champions again after 22 years, so maybe the excitement is understandable. But Bruno my brother, welcome to Arsenal. Enjoy the new club, settle down first and make sure to count how many serious trophies are in the trophy cabinet before you give yourself high blood pressure.

Don't know why there is so much hatred against Arsenal and mentioning that they were somehow lucky to win the Premier League. They are continuously throughout the year getting better, and they managed to win the league and almost the UCL. And I simply don't think that anyone this season is close to Arsenal in the Premier League. With that, better and better players are coming and getting linked with Arsenal. So again, I don't know where these claims that Arsenal cannot win anything are coming from—they surely will.

[Cossyblack]

I saw a statement from Bruno Guimaraes saying he wants to win trophies and that he has joined the best club. I don't know if this is the temporary dopamine that comes with becoming an Arsenal player or if somewhere along the line he genuinely thought he had signed for Real Madrid.

If by trophies he means the Community Shield, then fair enough, congratulations in advance to him. But if he is talking about the serious trophies, I think someone needs to gently remind our brother where he has arrived.  In all fairness Arsenal did become English champions again after 22 years, so maybe the excitement is understandable. But Bruno my brother, welcome to Arsenal. Enjoy the new club, settle down first and make sure to count how many serious trophies are in the trophy cabinet before you give yourself high blood pressure.

This is exactly what any player would've have said when they are been signed by a big team. I wonder,what were you expecting him to say other than to win major trophies for arsenal. It's every player dream to win big trophies for their clubs. so Bruno Guimaraes just said what any players that was in his shoes will say. So if you start by rating arsenal performance in the previous seasons then you will agree with me that arsenal performance has been satisfactory maybe that's what is giving Bruno Guimaraes some hope that arsenal can win more trophies now that he has join the club.

[sotelorene]

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I have that feeling that it will affect them when they start playing the league games and other competitions, this should have been something or a game to keep pushing them to win win win, now see how some fans would say it's a friendly when they lost to Betis and today is Dortmund which made me believe if care is not taken the Gunners might start poor this season.

Though I'm not wishing them bad, rather I hope is what we are thinking. Not when it gets to their main competition we start seeing similar thing. However, I can make a guess of the teams that is more likely to perform well this season. The first team is manchester city, forget the fact that pep is no longer coaching manchester city. i think they still remains the manchester city we used to know, another team that is likely to do well this season is manchester united. I know many people will doubt it when I said that manchester united will perform well this season, but looking at thier performance in the pre-season matches you will see that they are very serous though I might be wrong but let's watch out.

Manchester city is going to do well, we share same sentiment in this particular team but that of Manchester united i can not tell for sure because they can be very inconsistent that is one problem about them but i hope they will be this time around. The fact that Manchester united did well at some point in the premier league does not mean they are good to go though their performance in the club friendly is not bad. Arsenal is going to do well for sure but i do not know if they can be able to replicate what they did last season.

[Tamaperdana]

The Premier League will restart in about a week. I can't wait to watch the matches. The Premier League is always incredibly exciting,, especially this season. I'm sure the competition will be fierce. The big teams in the Premier League are all going to be putting on excellent performances. As we've all discussed, Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City,, and Chelsea are likely to be competing for the top spot. So, with that in mind, it's sure to be very exciting.

Furthermore,, the teams currently promoted to the Premier League are

Coventry City
Ipswich Town
Hull City

I don't know if those teams will survive this season. Hopefully, they can spring an unexpected surprise. Because,, basically, in the English Premier League, there's always a team that surprises with its performance. So, hopefully, one of these three teams can play really well.

[KTChampions]

I saw a statement from Bruno Guimaraes saying he wants to win trophies and that he has joined the best club. I don't know if this is the temporary dopamine that comes with becoming an Arsenal player or if somewhere along the line he genuinely thought he had signed for Real Madrid.
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Brutal 
But in fact, it is quite possible that he originally made this statement as a joke/prank. Footballers these days are just as active on social media as the average person and are up to date with memes. Plus, everyone (especially footballers) knows Arsenal's image, so he certainly wasn't entirely serious when he said that. And to be objective, he has a much better chance with Arsenal than with Newcastle, unfortunately Newcastle has turned into a farm club for top clubs, their prospects are now worse than they were a few years ago.

[pewboy]

Dortmund were a little more convincing in that match because it had only been 7 minutes they managed to break into Arsenal's goal so the game shown by Dortmund was much more effective. Havertz's placement in midfield did not work effectively because Arsenal lost control in playing the tempo of the game.

Dortmund were more convincing because they fielded starting players and young prospects with a lot of talent, such as the young Italian who also managed to find his way to the goal and i am very happy for him, a young man who deserves the call up to the national team. i think it can be a good year for Dortmund.

[Lannakosa]

I saw a statement from Bruno Guimaraes saying he wants to win trophies and that he has joined the best club. I don't know if this is the temporary dopamine that comes with becoming an Arsenal player or if somewhere along the line he genuinely thought he had signed for Real Madrid.

If by trophies he means the Community Shield, then fair enough, congratulations in advance to him. But if he is talking about the serious trophies, I think someone needs to gently remind our brother where he has arrived.  In all fairness Arsenal did become English champions again after 22 years, so maybe the excitement is understandable. But Bruno my brother, welcome to Arsenal. Enjoy the new club, settle down first and make sure to count how many serious trophies are in the trophy cabinet before you give yourself high blood pressure.

I think everything starts with ambition, if you don’t believe you can win, then there’s no point in even starting. And if he has a winning mentality, and Arteta and the whole team are just as determined, then I think they’ll have a much better chance of winning. They could win the Premier League again, I think that’s definitely possible. As for the Champions League, I’m not so sure, but in England, they have a chance to dominate.

[martinom]

I think it could be yes and it could be no. Because even though Arsenal lost to Dortmund in this match, it was only a narrow defeat. Furthermore,, Arsenal had more chances than Dortmund in this match, and that's clearly a good sign for Arsenal. So, it can be said that Arsenal actually has enormous potential to win this match. But perhaps because Dortmund's defense is quite solid,, Arsenal was ultimately unable to win this match. But overall, I think Arsenal played quite well in this match.

However,, I saw that their defense was slightly weaker compared to the previous season. So that's why Arsenal conceded three goals in this match. So, Arteta clearly needs to fix this as soon as possible. Because if Arsenal's defense remains like this in the coming season, it's clearly not a good thing. Because basically, even though they have good attack intensity, it still won't be optimal if their defense is bad. So it is clear that this must be fixed immediately so that Arsenal's performance remains good.

We always talk about pre-season friendlies, so it doesn't make any difference if you win or lose. There are teams who deserve much more, but who have achieved truly embarrassing results and this is not due to the team itself or the changes, but in fact because they are competitions aimed at testing the team even in the smallest gears.

[Achalugo BTC]

Though I'm not wishing them bad, rather I hope is what we are thinking. Not when it gets to their main competition we start seeing similar thing. However, I can make a guess of the teams that is more likely to perform well this season. The first team is manchester city, forget the fact that pep is no longer coaching manchester city. i think they still remains the manchester city we used to know, another team that is likely to do well this season is manchester united. I know many people will doubt it when I said that manchester united will perform well this season, but looking at thier performance in the pre-season matches you will see that they are very serous though I might be wrong but let's watch out.

You might be right about all these teams you mentioned but one thing I always say is that until the match is over, I don't predict or vouch for any team because anything can happen and this can affect me emotionally, just as it does to other people and if people are unable to control their emotions, it becomes a threat to them as they might go astray. Although, Man City and Manchester United are very consistent in their performances but they might be defeated by small teams no one see coming and this might affect their peace of mind while watching or betting on their matches.

[Renampun]

I saw a statement from Bruno Guimaraes saying he wants to win trophies and that he has joined the best club. I don't know if this is the temporary dopamine that comes with becoming an Arsenal player or if somewhere along the line he genuinely thought he had signed for Real Madrid.

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Given Arsenal's current situation, after winning the Premier League and reaching the Champions League final last season, it's only natural for Guimaraes to be so enthusiastic about his new team.. this is also his first experience playing for a club as big as Arsenal, so he's very optimistic about this team... and I don't see anything wrong with that because, from what I can tell, Arsenal is in pretty good shape right now. so let's just see whether Guimaraes can prove what he said or not.

[Gost ms]

I saw a statement from Bruno Guimaraes saying he wants to win trophies and that he has joined the best club. I don't know if this is the temporary dopamine that comes with becoming an Arsenal player or if somewhere along the line he genuinely thought he had signed for Real Madrid.

If by trophies he means the Community Shield, then fair enough, congratulations in advance to him. But if he is talking about the serious trophies, I think someone needs to gently remind our brother where he has arrived.  In all fairness Arsenal did become English champions again after 22 years, so maybe the excitement is understandable. But Bruno my brother, welcome to Arsenal. Enjoy the new club, settle down first and make sure to count how many serious trophies are in the trophy cabinet before you give yourself high blood pressure.

I think his dream can be happens soon like if he had intentions of English Primer League title or FA Cup or even UEFA champions league then I think it's still possible because right now Arsenal team is one of the best team in EPL as well as in UEFA champions league. Previously they recognize into the final and were too near to win the title but unfortunately at penalty shots they lose the tie. Even in UEFA champions league no team were better than them weather it's in performance wise or it's in defensive approach.....

So still they have the capacity to win the English Primer League or even UEFA champions league too. Bruno Guimaraes is great midfielder and his addition will definitely bring up some glory to the team. However let see what happens next.

Arsenal's goal is to win the UCL and that's why they are strengthening their midfield. Bruno is definitely a good player and his presence will be very good for the team, especially if he is used properly, Arsenal's midfield will be the strongest. Bruno is very good at all levels such as passing the ball, he can handle himself very well in high-pressure games and is able to keep the ball. So we can assume that this time Arsenal can be the biggest opponent for every team to win the UCL and PCL trophies.

[BIT-BENDER]

Arsenal's goal is to win the UCL and that's why they are strengthening their midfield. Bruno is definitely a good player and his presence will be very good for the team, especially if he is used properly, Arsenal's midfield will be the strongest. Bruno is very good at all levels such as passing the ball, he can handle himself very well in high-pressure games and is able to keep the ball. So we can assume that this time Arsenal can be the biggest opponent for every team to win the UCL and PCL trophies.

Winning the champions League is the goal of any decent team in Europe, like PSG, Barcelona, Manchester City, Madrid(both), Bayern Munich and Arsenal. But if we are talking about what has been said from people from Arsenal there official goal is to win the English premier League again, Arteta has said he wants his team to create a new era and not just a one season wonder.
The new rules means if Arsenal are to win the English premier League they have to not be rough during set pieces.

[Razmirraz]

I saw a statement from Bruno Guimaraes saying he wants to win trophies and that he has joined the best club. I don't know if this is the temporary dopamine that comes with becoming an Arsenal player or if somewhere along the line he genuinely thought he had signed for Real Madrid.

That shows how happy Bruno was after officially joining Arsenal. That’s completely understandable. He’s just moved to a club operating at a level far above Newcastle’s. The squad is complete, the mentality is that of champions, and the objectives are crystal clear. This is clearly a massive career upgrade for him. Especially since Arteta is building a team to win back-to-back Premier League titles and chase Champions League glory, a far cry from Newcastle, where the ceiling is just fighting for a top-four finish. Basically, he just wants to show his enthusiasm. He's joining a team that just won the EPL, a side with a genuine chance of lifting trophies and taking his game to the next level. From my perspective, moving to Arsenal is the best choice for him.

[Rashlyowl]

The Premier League will restart in about a week. I can't wait to watch the matches. The Premier League is always incredibly exciting,, especially this season. I'm sure the competition will be fierce. The big teams in the Premier League are all going to be putting on excellent performances. As we've all discussed, Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City,, and Chelsea are likely to be competing for the top spot. So, with that in mind, it's sure to be very exciting.

Furthermore,, the teams currently promoted to the Premier League are

Coventry City
Ipswich Town
Hull City

I don't know if those teams will survive this season. Hopefully, they can spring an unexpected surprise. Because,, basically, in the English Premier League, there's always a team that surprises with its performance. So, hopefully, one of these three teams can play really well.

This is the most anticipated league to kick off, I can't wait to see how the big teams begin their league journey. By the way, you mentioned Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City & Chelsea. What about Liverpool?

Are you not convinced that Liverpool will be one of the strong contenders in this season's Premier League title race? I think they remain a big team in the league, the one that broke Manchester City's dominance a few seasons ago.

[Showlove01]

Arsenal's goal is to win the UCL and that's why they are strengthening their midfield. Bruno is definitely a good player and his presence will be very good for the team, especially if he is used properly, Arsenal's midfield will be the strongest. Bruno is very good at all levels such as passing the ball, he can handle himself very well in high-pressure games and is able to keep the ball. So we can assume that this time Arsenal can be the biggest opponent for every team to win the UCL and PCL trophies.

Winning the champions League is the goal of any decent team in Europe, like PSG, Barcelona, Manchester City, Madrid(both), Bayern Munich and Arsenal. But if we are talking about what has been said from people from Arsenal there official goal is to win the English premier League again, Arteta has said he wants his team to create a new era and not just a one season wonder.
The new rules means if Arsenal are to win the English premier League they have to not be rough during set pieces.

One thing is to have a dream and vision of winning a major trophy and the other thing is to have it actualize which is where most team get challenge, sometimes they lost control, sometimes they won't be competent with the way they play and sometimes they won't be coordinated these are factors that makes some team not to actualize their dream. Arsenal winning the English premier league again won't be easy or it may not be possible this coming season even though they have what it takes but I will love to see how it goes this coming season.

[Proty]

The Premier League will restart in about a week. I can't wait to watch the matches. The Premier League is always incredibly exciting,, especially this season. I'm sure the competition will be fierce. The big teams in the Premier League are all going to be putting on excellent performances. As we've all discussed, Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City,, and Chelsea are likely to be competing for the top spot. So, with that in mind, it's sure to be very exciting.

Furthermore,, the teams currently promoted to the Premier League are

Coventry City
Ipswich Town
Hull City

I don't know if those teams will survive this season. Hopefully, they can spring an unexpected surprise. Because,, basically, in the English Premier League, there's always a team that surprises with its performance. So, hopefully, one of these three teams can play really well.

This is the most anticipated league to kick off, I can't wait to see how the big teams begin their league journey. By the way, you mentioned Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City & Chelsea. What about Liverpool?

Are you not convinced that Liverpool will be one of the strong contenders in this season's Premier League title race? I think they remain a big team in the league, the one that broke Manchester City's dominance a few seasons ago.

Liverpool and Chelsea are in position to compete for the top position in the premier League. Chelsea and Liverpool has a terrible performance last season and expecting them to be competing for the top position this coming season is going to be a miracle. The three club that is going to compete for the top position is Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester city. As for Liverpool, I don't see them finishing top 4 this coming season talkless of competing for the top position.