Premier League Prediction Thread 2026/2027

[Zackz5000]

Brentford vs Chelsea will be an interesting game tonight. On paper Chelsea have the better team, they have lots of top players but Brentford are a really strong team at home. I have a feeling Chelsea won’t win this one.

The bees hosts the blues tonight at Gtech ground. Alot of expectations from Chelsea because they're favorite and having a clinical Frontline, we should be seeing good decisive actions. The game about to kickoff and we're seeing Chelsea new player, Jordan Henderson in the starting lineup. What is Xabi Alonso cooking for Chelsea? He's making quite a rotation here and I do believe it will all worked out for the better of the visitors.

A very bad night for the Blues as they suffered three goals defeat in the hand of Brentford. Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fábio Carvalho got the three second half goals to seal the fate of Chelsea in what can be regarded as an emotional encounter tonight. This is a huge disgrace for the Xabi Alonso side because there was huge expectations from them tonight despite playing away. Brentford is proving to be a stubborn team this season and I hope they keep up this energy.

I thought Manchester United was the only bad and horrible team in the English Premier League i never knew that Chelsea was also this bad, where did Brentford know how to play such a good football. I wasn't expecting a loss from Chelsea but they didn't just loss but got humiliated, 3-0 was much from a team like Brentford, this means that Xabi Alonso need to sit up to avoid creating a bad record for him self by getting sacked after experiencing it before at Real Madrid because Chelsea doesn't get patience with coaches when they are not giving what the team expected.

[Btcdeybodi]

A very bad night for the Blues as they suffered three goals defeat in the hand of Brentford. Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fábio Carvalho got the three second half goals to seal the fate of Chelsea in what can be regarded as an emotional encounter tonight. This is a huge disgrace for the Xabi Alonso side because there was huge expectations from them tonight despite playing away. Brentford is proving to be a stubborn team this season and I hope they keep up this energy.

I don't know if there were really those who believed that Chelsea will win Brentford. It was already clear that Chelsea will lose this match because of their poor defense mechanism coupled with the fact that Brentford hasn't lost any match so far. From Chelsea's match against Hull last weekend you will know that this lose against Brentford is not surprising. Xabi Alonso left the positions he should have tackled and gave more attention to the attacking position. Chelsea do not have a solid midfield and their defensive is just pure trash. I like the way Brentford humbled Chelsea so that Alonso will realize that he may be coming closer to a sack if he doesn't improve the team to a favourable standard. Brentford attacks were too dangerous and they delivered 100%.

[Joca97]

I really don’t know what is wrong with the big English sides this season, one minute it looks like they have picked form the next minute they are completely flopping. Chelsea started well in their opening match against Fulham winning 3:2 and later won again 4:3 against Brighton but currently i am wondering what is happening to them, as we speak they are yet to have a goal against Brentford and if care is not taken the match will end 2:0 in favor of Brentford.

Same issue Man U too is having they started well but can’t maintain their winning form, Chelsea new coach Xabi really has a lot of work to do, with the way it is going if nothing is done fast i don’t see Chelsea finishing top 4 this season in the EPL.

I expected a lot more from Chelsea and to lose to Brentford so heavily is really shamefull. I didnt expect them to lose so easily against Brentford. Was expecting this was an easy win for chelsea but that didnt happen in the end. Chelsea is still a little better then Man Utd in terms this season so i still expect Chelsea to be much better then Man Utd.

[Livingleged]

Before this match, I would never have imagined that Chelsea will play full minutes without scoring a single goals. I don’t know what’s wrong with Chelsea. Injuries is a big player in messing around with the team performance, just when you think the team is taking a balance, another player get injured to make another position weak. We all could tell how the Chelsea’s attack was so weak today. Joa pedro absence was greatly felt and I believe if he was in the squad today, Chelsea would have probably gotten a different result in this game.

Morgan Roger is over hyped, he performed poorly today and it was evident that he was just enjoying joa perdro’s glory, at this point it’s safe to say check are not ready to contend for the title. This mistake are still yet to be fix at match week 5 then you’re not ready to win a title, if that can make the top five point, then it’s might just be the best re they can get out of this season based on their performance.

[Solodoski]

Arsenal has been the most dominant team in the Premier League so far by having earned 12 points from four wins. They’ve scored eight goals and conceded just one. As for Manchester City they’ve performed similarly to Arsenal. But Arsenal holds the edge over Man City in goal difference because City has conceded two goals. These factors make me even more convinced that these two teams will continue to compete for the top spot in the standings. I’m also confident that both teams are in top form with solid tactics and strategies in place to secure victories in their upcoming matches. Next Arsenal will face Brighton tomorrow night. And I don’t see Brighton as a team that can easily beat Arsenal considering that last season they even lost when hosting Arsenal at their own stadium. As for Manchester City they’ll face Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium. We can clearly predict that Man City will dominate in that upcoming match. And we can see that Sunderland is still facing some challenges whether against Arsenal or even against Ipswich earlier this season. And that makes me even more certain that Man City will definitely defeat Sunderland in the match the day after tomorrow.

Arsenal and Manchester city are definitely the most dominant team in the league right now, although Arsenal is edging with goal difference. I also agree that they will be the two team competing for the title this season. Concerning their upcoming matches against Brighton and Sunderland,  I am expecting them both to win, but this is football and we can just conclude that way, because everything is possible,  but concernig the league, i think it's definitely among this two teams, because they are the best right now.

[RaltcoinsB]

I really don’t know what is wrong with the big English sides this season, one minute it looks like they have picked form the next minute they are completely flopping. Chelsea started well in their opening match against Fulham winning 3:2 and later won again 4:3 against Brighton but currently i am wondering what is happening to them, as we speak they are yet to have a goal against Brentford and if care is not taken the match will end 2:0 in favor of Brentford.

Same issue Man U too is having they started well but can’t maintain their winning form, Chelsea new coach Xabi really has a lot of work to do, with the way it is going if nothing is done fast i don’t see Chelsea finishing top 4 this season in the EPL.

I expected a lot more from Chelsea and to lose to Brentford so heavily is really shamefull. I didnt expect them to lose so easily against Brentford. Was expecting this was an easy win for chelsea but that didnt happen in the end. Chelsea is still a little better then Man Utd in terms this season so i still expect Chelsea to be much better then Man Utd.

Brentford put in a fantastic performance against Chelsea and secured three points at home. There are many lessons to be learned from this defeat for Xabi. The new manager will undoubtedly see similar results in matches like this. The important thing is to achieve long-term success with him. After all, Chelsea underwent a restructuring this year and the team is trying to get back on track. Even if not this year, Chelsea could perform better next year.

[Justbillywitt]

Xabi Alonso has started feeling the heat of the premier league. Xabi Alonso might have been a great premier league player, but that’s not a guarantee that he will succeed as a manager in this league. I don’t know what Chelsea told him before he joined them, but unfortunately I don’t think he is going to succeed with this Chelsea squad. I’m glad the Brentford team has given him reality check. I hope those that blamed Sanchez for Chelsea woes are enjoying what is happening with Emi Martinez.

[Agathamay]

Xabi Alonso has started feeling the heat of the premier league. Xabi Alonso might have been a great premier league player, but that’s not a guarantee that he will succeed as a manager in this league. I don’t know what Chelsea told him before he joined them, but unfortunately I don’t think he is going to succeed with this Chelsea squad. I’m glad the Brentford team has given him reality check. I hope those that blamed Sanchez for Chelsea woes are enjoying what is happening with Emi Martinez.

Sometimes it beats my imagination to see Chelsea losing to a team like Brentford in the English premier League. What's actually happening with the Chelsea team? Why are they not scoring goals and beating oppositions? What's really going on with Chelsea this season despite not been in the elite tournaments this season? Chelsea lost to Brentford 3-0 and who are we going to blame?

It's high time Xabi Alonso put strict observation and instructions toward his players because this Chelsea game i watched tonight was thrash, they didn't even deserve to draw this game because they weren't the better team. Brentford was the better team and came out with full confidence and they collected 3 solid winning points.

[NewRevelation]

and brentford scored. chelsea remained so passive for so long that i never expected brentford wouldn’t eventually score. they’ve stepped up the pressure a bit in the last few minutes, and the play is mostly taking place in chelsea’s half and moving forward, but it’ll be tough for them to score with so little time left. if the match ends this way, brentford will be in the top three of the standings, even if only temporarily.

Finally they scored and it ended 3:0 in favour of the home team. What a poor perf from Chelsea. Too bad for them.. only able to pick just 1 point in the EPL matches.

I don't even know who to rate good in the whole team. Like a player one can say that the person stood out amongst the whole team and played nice, no not one. The match further reveals how weak Chelsea is. Though they missed few players, but that doesn't change the fact that they had a poor performance.  They have to step up, because this was not the Chelsea team that we saw at the beginning of the season. This one looked a showdow of things past.

Brentford was busy moving to and fro, without pressure and disturbance. Anyhow, they did well, taking whole 3 points. There coach need to build his forward better and stronger so that they can take opportunities created without delay. While Brentford will be celebrating there win today, the visiting team will be feeling very dad. 1 point in 3 matches is a bad record.

[Judith87403]

I expected a lot more from Chelsea and to lose to Brentford so heavily is really shamefull. I didnt expect them to lose so easily against Brentford. Was expecting this was an easy win for chelsea but that didnt happen in the end. Chelsea is still a little better then Man Utd in terms this season so i still expect Chelsea to be much better then Man Utd.

How is it that you never thought of Chelsea losing to Brentford when it was very obvious by their performance that they can't win Brentford. Chelsea is known for conceding many goals since the EPL started, they haven't gone any match without conceding goals so that should have giving you an insight when they met Brentford. Chelsea and Manchester United are just playing same pattern of football and the outcome of their matches are nearly the same so I don't think that one of them can outperform the other. Have you forgotten how Manchester United played against Brighton, their's was even more shameful because Brighton came from behind 2 goals to win them.

[Zoomic]

and brentford scored. chelsea remained so passive for so long that i never expected brentford wouldn’t eventually score. they’ve stepped up the pressure a bit in the last few minutes, and the play is mostly taking place in chelsea’s half and moving forward, but it’ll be tough for them to score with so little time left. if the match ends this way, brentford will be in the top three of the standings, even if only temporarily.

They added a third to win by a 3:0 scoreline against their West London neighbors. Chelsea has been very awful in the second half, I'm not even surprised that they lost the game.

Brentford cane into the second half asking questions and deservedly got what they wanted when they opened the scoring. I was expecting Chelsea manager to introduce Estavao who I think would've brought significant change in their attack but he didn't and had to pay for it. Poor performance from Chelsea.

[Crypto_Timothy]

Xabi Alonso has started feeling the heat of the premier league. Xabi Alonso might have been a great premier league player, but that’s not a guarantee that he will succeed as a manager in this league. I don’t know what Chelsea told him before he joined them, but unfortunately I don’t think he is going to succeed with this Chelsea squad. I’m glad the Brentford team has given him reality check. I hope those that blamed Sanchez for Chelsea woes are enjoying what is happening with Emi Martinez.

I feel for Martinez and also for Xabi because I wasn't expecting this king of performance from this Chelsea squad and here I was thinking that they were alot better compared to last season. Losing 3- 0 to Brentford is so crazy to think of or is it just becytge season is starting or what?  In thier last 5 matches, Chelsea has won 2, lost 2 and drawn 1, that is absolutely no way to start the premier league. It is too comfortable and quite poor for the qualify of football that the squad is meant to be playing. Xabi needs to restrategize or else he might not finish the league as coach.

[hmbdofficial]

The match has ended 3-0, Chelsea lost to Brighton; what a shame after all signings, after claiming yo have the best attackers in the premier league this season, they could not score a single goal today.

It was an awful result for the Chelsea fans. However, the match was not between Chelsea and Brighton, but rather between Chelsea and Brentford. As expected the match should be tough because it’s a London derby match, and Brentford have been good at home against Chelsea in the last 5 matches, I don’t think Chelsea have won them at home lately, it usually ends in a draw.

I think it’s high time for Alonso to stop thinking like Amorim, all his tactics are not working and we know that Chelsea management are not patient like that if Arsenal that will allow him stay for long to build a team because this seems like he is not ready despite all the money spent to get him almost all the players he demanded for and yet the team is not balance just because one player is injured.
With the only Chelsea not in the Champions league among the big six teams, I don’t expect such premier league performance from them, they should be a top contenders for the title this season, but they are not good to be in that position.

Exactly, the back 3 defence is really terrible for this club. It not working isn’t the result evident that the back three will not work for the team? I think it will even be better if Alonso uses the normal 4-3-3 formation. It will strengthen the midfield and the defence that is the major problem at the Chelsea right now.

Even though the introduction of Henderson and Barco in the midfield was a positive development, I still think there is more to that. switching to a better formation will maybe help the team to get back into winning ways again.

[Queentoshi]

I expected a lot more from Chelsea and to lose to Brentford so heavily is really shamefull. I didnt expect them to lose so easily against Brentford. Was expecting this was an easy win for chelsea but that didnt happen in the end. Chelsea is still a little better then Man Utd in terms this season so i still expect Chelsea to be much better then Man Utd.

How is it that you never thought of Chelsea losing to Brentford when it was very obvious by their performance that they can't win Brentford.

I personally am not shocked that Chelsea lost the game because they have already lost a game this season, that is the game against Arsenal, but what I am shocked about is that they were unable to score a goal even though the boast of the best attack in the Premier League. They had only J Pedro missing and that changed the entire dynamics of their game, they did not look complete in attack. This loss will bring Chelsea supporters and the team to the reality that the Premier League season has started, and they need to start navigating each game not underrating any team because of how the media hyped you. Chelsea are slowly losing their opportunity to be title contenders, Arsenal and Manchester City are taking the lead and giving teams behind space. I'm very sure that Chelsea supporters would not just want their season to be a season where they hope to qualify for the Champions League and not compete for the Premier League title.

[Oluwa-btc]

Travlleing fans of Hull City to the stadium of St. James' Park would surely hope that their team could continue their magnificent start in the English Premier League as Newcastle United suffered a huge defeat against Leeds United in their previous game. With Anthony Elanga sitting out in this upcoming match with an injury, Newcastle United might struggle with their offensive against Hull City tomorrow, but I have an intuition that Newcastle United might just be the team which could end Hull City unbeatable streak with other Newcastle United players filling up the offensive gap for Anthony Elanga.

I do not see the ending the unbeaten run of Hull City. Like you stated above, no Anthony Elanga, who do you think will spur Newcastle United to victory over Hull City? Sit yet to even decide that up in my head.

The best result will be for both sides to share the spoils definitely and leave with a single point. Hull City are amongst the best side who have seen lesser goals conceded this season in Premier League Competition. And considering what they did against Manchester United and Chelsea last weekend, this shouldn't be the game to bank on their downfall.

I just voted on the poll above! Arsenal should emerge as Champions again.

[Agbamoni]

The bees sting Chelsea 3 times at the Gtech stadium. It was no surprise at all. I knew Brentford would either win or get a draw against Chelsea. I don't know between Xabi Alonso's ball and Michael Carrick's ball which one is worse.

At the end of the day, it’s a team sport. Individual brilliance comes in handy at times. But Chelsea want to use individual brilliance to win the league. What excuse will they give this time? A sense of Pedro and Caceido might be the excuse this time around

[Richbased]

Xabi Alonso has started feeling the heat of the premier league. Xabi Alonso might have been a great premier league player, but that’s not a guarantee that he will succeed as a manager in this league. I don’t know what Chelsea told him before he joined them, but unfortunately I don’t think he is going to succeed with this Chelsea squad. I’m glad the Brentford team has given him reality check. I hope those that blamed Sanchez for Chelsea woes are enjoying what is happening with Emi Martinez.

Those who blamed Sanchez for not being a good goalkeeper are people who practice misplaced priorities because the goalie is not supposed to be blamed when the defense is so faulty and porous. Xabi Alonso has been so unfortunate since he left Bayern Leverkusen where he had a good record as a manager. Maybe he should have continued with Bayern Leverkusen instead of these challenges he has been facing in his managerial career. When Xabi Alonso was hired to coach Real Madrid, the club was already in dismay which is the reason why he didn't make any much impact before he was fired. Now, he is coaching Chelsea who has been having a bad performance before his arrival. Is he destined to be moving from clubs that were not doing well before he came? If he eventually leaves Chelsea he should better find a team that has some stability in them.

[Dzwaafu11]

Xabi Alonso has started feeling the heat of the premier league. Xabi Alonso might have been a great premier league player, but that’s not a guarantee that he will succeed as a manager in this league. I don’t know what Chelsea told him before he joined them, but unfortunately I don’t think he is going to succeed with this Chelsea squad. I’m glad the Brentford team has given him reality check. I hope those that blamed Sanchez for Chelsea woes are enjoying what is happening with Emi Martinez.

It's really surpribg seeing that chelsea loose this match with big margin, Xabi Alonso should better wakeup and see do the needful before it will be too late for him. Chelsea team is not a team that their manager needs a very strong mentality and tactics to be able to maintain a good form.

Because honestly they are full of good players, but the main question is why are they performing this way, is there any problem from the manager or the players, some people will say Xabi Alonso need enough time to be able to transform the team to better version we all want to see them.

[Byebyebtc]

I hope those that blamed Sanchez for Chelsea woes are enjoying what is happening with Emi Martinez.

But what evidence do you have that fans blamed Sanchez for Chelsea's problems, from what I can remember I only heard of fans saying they need a better goalkeeper nobody said Sanchez was ever the problem of Chelsea.
Chelsea always had a bad defense right from the beginning of the season and fans complained about that, fans also complained about Sanchez not being able to make simple saves, so I don't know where you heard that from, but Sanchez was never the "cause" of Chelsea's problems, they just needed a better keeper

[B-BossMan]

Xabi Alonso has started feeling the heat of the premier league. Xabi Alonso might have been a great premier league player, but that’s not a guarantee that he will succeed as a manager in this league. I don’t know what Chelsea told him before he joined them, but unfortunately I don’t think he is going to succeed with this Chelsea squad. I’m glad the Brentford team has given him reality check. I hope those that blamed Sanchez for Chelsea woes are enjoying what is happening with Emi Martinez.

Sometimes it beats my imagination to see Chelsea losing to a team like Brentford in the English premier League. What's actually happening with the Chelsea team? Why are they not scoring goals and beating oppositions? What's really going on with Chelsea this season despite not been in the elite tournaments this season? Chelsea lost to Brentford 3-0 and who are we going to blame?

It's high time Xabi Alonso put strict observation and instructions toward his players because this Chelsea game i watched tonight was thrash, they didn't even deserve to draw this game because they weren't the better team. Brentford was the better team and came out with full confidence and they collected 3 solid winning points.

At times I do speechless on what to say after every of thier losses, I totally underestimated the Brentford of to degmfeat Chelsea on this match, but Chelsea just chooses to play nonsense game, how can we even Categorize this kind of poor performances, Chelsea are truly going down with thier performances, the  Manchester united and the Chelsea’s performances this season is somehow annoying or doesn't have any direction ms yet. Other teams are playing very fine and Chelsea is fumbling and wasting thier chances and opportunities.

Brentford has done a great job for achieving this great performances, the first half was quite okay from both teams, but Chelsea's losses effort at the second half and Brentford took the advantage and winter match easily. BRENTFORD-3 CHELSEA-0