Premier League Prediction Thread 2026/2027

[knowngunman]

Goalkeepers are not mostly blamed like that, but they also contribute to losses sometimes. When you have a poor defense, no matter how good your goalkeeper is, he’s going to concede many goals which he can’t protect them all from not going into the net.

Having a good goal keeper is very important, a good goalkeeper can save a team from many conceding goals, even the defense are shaky. Often times we have seen how goal keepers step up and save their teams. For me they complement each others. A good defense can make a bad goalkeeper look very good at his job. Likewise a good goalkeeper can make a bad defense look very good.

Yes, they complement each other but defenders play a more vital role than the goalkeeper. A goalkeeper can save you in a match but that's not guarantee when every ball is going to him directly due to defensive errors. If defenders allow every shot going to him directly, there is a chance he'll concede like 7 out 10 and save just 3. No matter how good the goalkeeper is, he can not survive the pressure if defenders are not helpful. During a penalty shootout, it's the goalkeeper duty to save his team but during regular play, defenders should protect their goalkeeper by preventing ball from reaching him.

[Umulala-alala]

Goalkeepers are not mostly blamed like that, but they also contribute to losses sometimes. When you have a poor defense, no matter how good your goalkeeper is, he’s going to concede many goals which he can’t protect them all from not going into the net.

Having a good goal keeper is very important, a good goalkeeper can save a team from many conceding goals, even the defense are shaky. Often times we have seen how goal keepers step up and save their teams. For me they complement each others. A good defense can make a bad goalkeeper look very good at his job. Likewise a good goalkeeper can make a bad defense look very good.

I understand your point here, i have watch many matches that Man united goalkeeper then David De Gea has save Man united not to concede many goals in most of their matches when he was still at the club, he has even won many matches for Man united due to his great saves because Man united defense was too bad, so i agreed with you that having a good goalkeeper is very important but also sometimes what makes a goalkeeper to be excellently good is a solid and good defenders.

[Oshosondy]

If Liverpool end up loosing against Manchester United I will be very disappointed, I can’t confidently predict that Liverpool is going to beat Manchester United, because Liverpool have been terrible at home, a team that is ready to fight for the Premier League title shouldn’t be having a very poor home record like they’re having this season, loosing to Manchester City and Arsenal at home was very disappointing,

Arsenal and Manchester City have stronger players than Liverpool right now. Liverpool is having just 1 home win in 5 matches. The club lost 2 matches and draw two. That is not good at all about Liverpool. I go through the both club head to head, they are winning each other, but Manchester United is very worse right now. I will prefer to choose Liverpool to win the match, but Manchester United will not relegate this season. There will be a comeback.

[Freeveto]

Arsenal and Manchester City have stronger players than Liverpool right now. Liverpool is having just 1 home win in 5 matches. The club lost 2 matches and draw two. That is not good at all about Liverpool. I go through the both club head to head, they are winning each other, but Manchester United is very worse right now. I will prefer to choose Liverpool to win the match, but Manchester United will not relegate this season. There will be a comeback.

Liverpool actually have players, I don’t know what exactly is wrong with the team, they have the most expensive attack in the premier league right now, they have experienced Isak, and have Barcola and Florian Writz. They have solid attack than Manchester City and Arsenal in my opinion because their attack is very good and are expensive.

They also have good midfield, just that these two teams have good and most recognized and valued midfielders more than Liverpool even though that of Manchester City is not as solid as it used to be because Rodri left. I think coach is one of the reason Liverpool is not performing well, he needs to do better to help Liverpool.

For Manchester United I am also expecting the team to bounce back strong if they sack Carrick and employed a good manager that can manage these players before signing more players.

[Arenga pinnata]

Goalkeepers are not mostly blamed like that, but they also contribute to losses sometimes. When you have a poor defense, no matter how good your goalkeeper is, he’s going to concede many goals which he can’t protect them all from not going into the net.

Having a good goal keeper is very important, a good goalkeeper can save a team from many conceding goals, even the defense are shaky. Often times we have seen how goal keepers step up and save their teams. For me they complement each others. A good defense can make a bad goalkeeper look very good at his job. Likewise a good goalkeeper can make a bad defense look very good.

Yes, they complement each other but defenders play a more vital role than the goalkeeper. A goalkeeper can save you in a match but that's not guarantee when every ball is going to him directly due to defensive errors. If defenders allow every shot going to him directly, there is a chance he'll concede like 7 out 10 and save just 3. No matter how good the goalkeeper is, he can not survive the pressure if defenders are not helpful. During a penalty shootout, it's the goalkeeper duty to save his team but during regular play, defenders should protect their goalkeeper by preventing ball from reaching him.

I strongly agree with this, basically everything does complement each other and if one part isn’t performing well then a team’s defense will truly fall apart. however the most common mistakes usually come from defenders who are slow to drop back after joining the attack or defensive midfielders who fail to fulfill their duties properly. thiss is why chemistry is crucial not just up front but also in the back. we often see players who are slow to drop back putting the goalkeeper in a constant bind or we frequently see defenders failing to cover areas that opponents can exploit to take shots, but the fact is sometimes when a team concedes a lot of goals, the goalkeeper is always the one who gets the most blame, i even remember when one of manchester Utd’s veteran goalkeepers didn’t have his contract renewed because his performance was deemed to have declined. later, that goalkeeper played for another team and it turned out his skills as a goalkeeper were still truly exceptional.

[Mehmet69]

Arsenal and Manchester City have stronger players than Liverpool right now. Liverpool is having just 1 home win in 5 matches. The club lost 2 matches and draw two. That is not good at all about Liverpool. I go through the both club head to head, they are winning each other, but Manchester United is very worse right now. I will prefer to choose Liverpool to win the match, but Manchester United will not relegate this season. There will be a comeback.

Liverpool actually have players, I don’t know what exactly is wrong with the team, they have the most expensive attack in the premier league right now, they have experienced Isak, and have Barcola and Florian Writz. They have solid attack than Manchester City and Arsenal in my opinion because their attack is very good and are expensive.

They also have good midfield, just that these two teams have good and most recognized and valued midfielders more than Liverpool even though that of Manchester City is not as solid as it used to be because Rodri left. I think coach is one of the reason Liverpool is not performing well, he needs to do better to help Liverpool.

For Manchester United I am also expecting the team to bounce back strong if they sack Carrick and employed a good manager that can manage these players before signing more players.

Liverpool's poor performance has been going on for a long time, this is not a new thing. They have been performing the same way for almost 3 seasons. I can't see any improvement in them. Liverpool's players still don't have the right team spirit. Because of this, despite having such a valuable attacking unit, they cannot bring a sure win in any match. Every time I bet on Liverpool, they disappoint me. They have lost matches at home. They have also won strongly against many big opponents. Their game is never predictable. So I think they need a big change like Real Madrid. A good change will encourage them to play matches consistently. Even if you are angry with Liverpool sometimes, there is nothing you can do. Because they work very hard in every match. We can also call them unlucky.

[Sticky Bomb]

A good defense can make a bad goalkeeper look very good at his job. Likewise a good goalkeeper can make a bad defense look very good.

I agree to the first statement and not the second one, a bad defense can actually make a good goalkeeper look very stupid in the front of goal because their errors can constitute more confusion for the goal keeper and even overstress him trying to cover up for their defensive loopholes. If a defense is bad, it is easy to spot and most times the keeper only tries as much as they can to stop the hits until it starts going in.

[Tungbulu]

If Liverpool end up loosing against Manchester United I will be very disappointed, I can’t confidently predict that Liverpool is going to beat Manchester United, because Liverpool have been terrible at home, a team that is ready to fight for the Premier League title shouldn’t be having a very poor home record like they’re having this season, loosing to Manchester City and Arsenal at home was very disappointing,

Arsenal and Manchester City have stronger players than Liverpool right now. Liverpool is having just 1 home win in 5 matches. The club lost 2 matches and draw two. That is not good at all about Liverpool. I go through the both club head to head, they are winning each other, but Manchester United is very worse right now. I will prefer to choose Liverpool to win the match, but Manchester United will not relegate this season. There will be a comeback.

It’s true that Liverpool may not actually be in their best form right now, but that doesn’t automatically mean that they should be completely written off. Man U also have their own problems to deal with you know, but one thing I know is that any club still have the ability to still turn things around this season. Having a poor run doesn’t totally imply that the team have actually lost their ability to still compete; sometimes it only requires just a few good games/results to rebuild a team’s confidence.

[abaeze]

If Liverpool end up loosing against Manchester United I will be very disappointed, I can’t confidently predict that Liverpool is going to beat Manchester United, because Liverpool have been terrible at home, a team that is ready to fight for the Premier League title shouldn’t be having a very poor home record like they’re having this season, loosing to Manchester City and Arsenal at home was very disappointing,

Arsenal and Manchester City have stronger players than Liverpool right now. Liverpool is having just 1 home win in 5 matches. The club lost 2 matches and draw two. That is not good at all about Liverpool. I go through the both club head to head, they are winning each other, but Manchester United is very worse right now. I will prefer to choose Liverpool to win the match, but Manchester United will not relegate this season. There will be a comeback.

It’s true that Liverpool may not actually be in their best form right now, but that doesn’t automatically mean that they should be completely written off. Man U also have their own problems to deal with you know, but one thing I know is that any club still have the ability to still turn things around this season. Having a poor run doesn’t totally imply that the team have actually lost their ability to still compete; sometimes it only requires just a few good games/results to rebuild a team’s confidence.

Any team can bounce back at any time in the Premier League competition, that's right, but if we calculate the previous matches, goals and their performance, then no matter what the result is, I think Liverpool will win on Sunday night, November 22, 2026, because the game is being played at their home ground. Although Liverpool will not win just because it is at home, but they will still play well against Manchester United. In the last 4-5 matches, Liverpool has not drawn a single one, but has won 3 and scored 10 goals. So the chance of them bouncing back at home is 90%, now let's see how they do.

[Davidloki]

Goalkeepers are not mostly blamed like that, but they also contribute to losses sometimes. When you have a poor defense, no matter how good your goalkeeper is, he’s going to concede many goals which he can’t protect them all from not going into the net.

Having a good goal keeper is very important, a good goalkeeper can save a team from many conceding goals, even the defense are shaky. Often times we have seen how goal keepers step up and save their teams. For me they complement each others. A good defense can make a bad goalkeeper look very good at his job. Likewise a good goalkeeper can make a bad defense look very good.

This reminds me of David De Gea during his time at Manchester United amd how he saved them in multiple situations. You could imagine having a goalkeeper as your best player in the team, and how that explains his performance that season. So I would agree that having a goalkeeper is the first step to having a complete team, because you would not want to have a good attack that scores and a goalie that concedes silly goals.

A good defense is also important to a good goalie, I would always use the Arsenal defense as an example of what a good defense amd a good goalie can produce.

[paco92x]

Arsenal and Manchester City have stronger players than Liverpool right now. Liverpool is having just 1 home win in 5 matches. The club lost 2 matches and draw two. That is not good at all about Liverpool. I go through the both club head to head, they are winning each other, but Manchester United is very worse right now. I will prefer to choose Liverpool to win the match, but Manchester United will not relegate this season. There will be a comeback.

Liverpool has some qualities to be compared with Arsenal and Man City, but they just lack consistency. From Arsenal and Man City, you expect that they win every game without a doubt, but when it comes to Liverpool, they can have a great game against City and Arsenal but struggle heavily against Fulham, Newcastle—Fener not to mention. In the EPL, consistency is the key to winning, and they don't have it this season.

[Tungbulu]

Any team can bounce back at any time in the Premier League competition, that's right, but if we calculate the previous matches, goals and their performance, then no matter what the result is, I think Liverpool will win on Sunday night, November 22, 2026, because the game is being played at their home ground. Although Liverpool will not win just because it is at home, but they will still play well against Manchester United. In the last 4-5 matches, Liverpool has not drawn a single one, but has won 3 and scored 10 goals. So the chance of them bouncing back at home is 90%, now let's see how they do.

Well if you ask me, I’ll say that Liverpool actually does have a good reason to feel confident about this game, especially with the fact that they actually does have the home advantage. But regardless of this fact, I still wouldn’t completely rule out Man United because this is a big rivalry game and such games can go either ways irrespective of the team’s current form. Well I guess we’ll just have to sit back and watch to see whether Liverpool would actually turn their current momentum into a win this time.

[Samlucky O]

Goalkeepers are not mostly blamed like that, but they also contribute to losses sometimes. When you have a poor defense, no matter how good your goalkeeper is, he’s going to concede many goals which he can’t protect them all from not going into the net.

Having a good goal keeper is very important, a good goalkeeper can save a team from many conceding goals, even the defense are shaky. Often times we have seen how goal keepers step up and save their teams. For me they complement each others. A good defense can make a bad goalkeeper look very good at his job. Likewise a good goalkeeper can make a bad defense look very good.

This reminds me of David De Gea during his time at Manchester United amd how he saved them in multiple situations. You could imagine having a goalkeeper as your best player in the team, and how that explains his performance that season. So I would agree that having a goalkeeper is the first step to having a complete team, because you would not want to have a good attack that scores and a goalie that concedes silly goals.

A good defense is also important to a good goalie, I would always use the Arsenal defense as an example of what a good defense amd a good goalie can produce.

When David De Gea was saving Manchester United almost every week, I remember those days as well, I think it's not a good goalkeeper that the most important in a team defence, I think its the defenders in my opinion. When you have a good defence it makes your goalkeeper get all the confidence he needs, he might not be the best but the defence will make him be the best. If a team manages to beat the defensive players, there's a higher chance the goalkeeper will be beaten because his the last man guarding a big post. The secret of clubs who has conceded less numbers of goals is their defenders. Let me use Arsenal for instance, the best part of Arsenal that has been working for them is their defence, if a team beats the defence, Raya will be scored depending on the numbers of chances they create out of the defence.

[Saltysugar99]

If Liverpool end up loosing against Manchester United I will be very disappointed, I can’t confidently predict that Liverpool is going to beat Manchester United, because Liverpool have been terrible at home, a team that is ready to fight for the Premier League title shouldn’t be having a very poor home record like they’re having this season, loosing to Manchester City and Arsenal at home was very disappointing,

Arsenal and Manchester City have stronger players than Liverpool right now. Liverpool is having just 1 home win in 5 matches. The club lost 2 matches and draw two. That is not good at all about Liverpool. I go through the both club head to head, they are winning each other, but Manchester United is very worse right now. I will prefer to choose Liverpool to win the match, but Manchester United will not relegate this season. There will be a comeback.

At the moment Liverpool is in the 4th position in the point table. On the other hand, Manchester United is in the 18th position. This is really very sad for Manchester United. Liverpool is now in a much better position than Manchester United. Their performance is also better than Manchester United. Now in the last match Manchester United drew by 4 goals. Many may think that with this performance they will be able to score multiple goals in the next match. But in reality it will not be that easy. Because Liverpool is now much ahead of Manchester United in terms of attacking and defensive. Now if Manchester United wins with them it will only be for good luck. But the reality is that our imaginary thoughts will not actually work here. If the performance is bad, the team is not in form and is losing repeatedly to a weak team then it is not right to think unrealistically about that team. So I am pretty sure that Liverpool will be able to win against Manchester United in the next match very easily. So Manchester United will not be able to win with them with their current performance. And the situation this team is so bad that will not be able to overcome from here immediately.

[Alvin_talk]

If Liverpool end up loosing against Manchester United I will be very disappointed, I can’t confidently predict that Liverpool is going to beat Manchester United, because Liverpool have been terrible at home

This is simply one of those matches that Liverpool would expect to win comfortably but they may end up losing or drawing the match. Their last five meetings have been interesting with 2 wins each and a draw, which shows you how competitive this match could be. I know Man United is currently in terrible form but going by historical rivalry between these teams, this match cannot be simply be predicted based on form alone. The only thing I can predict for sure is that this game is going for over 2.5 and I'm gonna place a bet on it.

I also believe United knows what is at stake at the moment considering their position in the league, so its gonna be a very interesting game indeed with no clear favourite.

[Nwadiche]

Goalkeepers are not mostly blamed like that, but they also contribute to losses sometimes. When you have a poor defense, no matter how good your goalkeeper is, he’s going to concede many goals which he can’t protect them all from not going into the net.

Having a good goal keeper is very important, a good goalkeeper can save a team from many conceding goals, even the defense are shaky. Often times we have seen how goal keepers step up and save their teams. For me they complement each others. A good defense can make a bad goalkeeper look very good at his job. Likewise a good goalkeeper can make a bad defense look very good.

This reminds me of David De Gea during his time at Manchester United amd how he saved them in multiple situations. You could imagine having a goalkeeper as your best player in the team, and how that explains his performance that season. So I would agree that having a goalkeeper is the first step to having a complete team, because you would not want to have a good attack that scores and a goalie that concedes silly goals.

A good defense is also important to a good goalie, I would always use the Arsenal defense as an example of what a good defense amd a good goalie can produce.

When David De Gea was saving Manchester United almost every week, I remember those days as well, I think it's not a good goalkeeper that the most important in a team defence, I think its the defenders in my opinion. When you have a good defence it makes your goalkeeper get all the confidence he needs, he might not be the best but the defence will make him be the best. If a team manages to beat the defensive players, there's a higher chance the goalkeeper will be beaten because his the last man guarding a big post. The secret of clubs who has conceded less numbers of goals is their defenders. Let me use Arsenal for instance, the best part of Arsenal that has been working for them is their defence, if a team beats the defence, Raya will be scored depending on the numbers of chances they create out of the defence.

A good goalkeeper is needed in a team and good defense is also needed. Goalkeeper and defenders work together in that back and they need to understand each other to avoid conceding much goals from their opponent. Just as you guys mentioned Arsenal having the best defence, raya and Arsenal defenders have been working together for some seasons now which they've all understand each other's and if we check very well Arsenal hardly concede goals than other premier clubs. For now I think this season both Europe competitions and domestic league Brighton is only club that have scored Arsenal 3 goals without them scoring which everyone was surprised about it, also Arsenal hardly score  more than 3 goals in a match, if they scored 1 goal they might decide to defend the 1 goal till the game end. So when their defenders are working well it's shows that raya is also doing his job properly, and we do see raya making some saves too.

[Rhow]

Arsenal and Manchester City have stronger players than Liverpool right now. Liverpool is having just 1 home win in 5 matches. The club lost 2 matches and draw two. That is not good at all about Liverpool. I go through the both club head to head, they are winning each other, but Manchester United is very worse right now. I will prefer to choose Liverpool to win the match, but Manchester United will not relegate this season. There will be a comeback.

Liverpool actually have players, I don’t know what exactly is wrong with the team, they have the most expensive attack in the premier league right now, they have experienced Isak, and have Barcola and Florian Writz. They have solid attack than Manchester City and Arsenal in my opinion because their attack is very good and are expensive.

They also have good midfield, just that these two teams have good and most recognized and valued midfielders more than Liverpool even though that of Manchester City is not as solid as it used to be because Rodri left. I think coach is one of the reason Liverpool is not performing well, he needs to do better to help Liverpool.

For Manchester United I am also expecting the team to bounce back strong if they sack Carrick and employed a good manager that can manage these players before signing more players.

Despite Liverpool's huge investment in attack, you can't say with certainty that their attack is stronger than Manchester City and Barcelona with 14 goals in 10 matches. Because if you look at Manchester United's statistics, they have scored 14 goals in the same number of matches. Liverpool have only scored 10 goals. Liverpool's attack has a mutual understanding. No matter how skilled a striker is, if he doesn't receive regular effective passes from the midfield, it is very difficult for him to create scoring chances. Similarly, if there is a lack of coordination among the players in the attack, the benefits of the huge investment are not achieved. However, Liverpool's positive side is that they have only conceded 10 goals in 10 matches, while Manchester United have conceded 19 goals.

[Gentle_Soul]

If Liverpool end up loosing against Manchester United I will be very disappointed, I can’t confidently predict that Liverpool is going to beat Manchester United, because Liverpool have been terrible at home, a team that is ready to fight for the Premier League title shouldn’t be having a very poor home record like they’re having this season, loosing to Manchester City and Arsenal at home was very disappointing,

Arsenal and Manchester City have stronger players than Liverpool right now. Liverpool is having just 1 home win in 5 matches. The club lost 2 matches and draw two. That is not good at all about Liverpool. I go through the both club head to head, they are winning each other, but Manchester United is very worse right now. I will prefer to choose Liverpool to win the match, but Manchester United will not relegate this season. There will be a comeback.

Liverpool really isn't doing well this season from the recent games they have been playing I think they really need to do better, there lost against Arsenal for me was expected I knew they wouldn't win in that game against Arsenal so I wasn't taken by surprise but I think the should do better, the lost against Man City was way too much I mean Liverpool couldn't get a single goal till the end of the game like it was a hard one for Liverpool.
It been a very long time since Liverpool went goaless against man City and for me that happening now only shows that the team is not well put together at the moment.

[Abbatty]

If Liverpool end up loosing against Manchester United I will be very disappointed, I can’t confidently predict that Liverpool is going to beat Manchester United, because Liverpool have been terrible at home

This is simply one of those matches that Liverpool would expect to win comfortably but they may end up losing or drawing the match. Their last five meetings have been interesting with 2 wins each and a draw, which shows you how competitive this match could be. I know Man United is currently in terrible form but going by historical rivalry between these teams, this match cannot be simply be predicted based on form alone. The only thing I can predict for sure is that this game is going for over 2.5 and I'm gonna place a bet on it.

I also believe United knows what is at stake at the moment considering their position in the league, so its gonna be a very interesting game indeed with no clear favourite.

One thing about this game aside the result is the entertainment it brings, you enjoy it best when you are not a fan of either team. I can’t say each of the team are in the best foam but currently Liverpool are in a better place in the league and we expected to win this game but as always Manchester United will not make it easy for them.

I think since Manchester United are in the hunt for a new coach, if eventually a new coach is employed before then  we will definitely see a different Manchester United. With or without a new coach this fixture normally comes with goals and I still think that won’t change, we will see plenty of goals in this game after the international break.

[Rockstarguy]

Any team can bounce back at any time in the Premier League competition, that's right, but if we calculate the previous matches, goals and their performance, then no matter what the result is, I think Liverpool will win on Sunday night, November 22, 2026, because the game is being played at their home ground. Although Liverpool will not win just because it is at home, but they will still play well against Manchester United. In the last 4-5 matches, Liverpool has not drawn a single one, but has won 3 and scored 10 goals. So the chance of them bouncing back at home is 90%, now let's see how they do.

Well if you ask me, I’ll say that Liverpool actually does have a good reason to feel confident about this game, especially with the fact that they actually does have the home advantage. But regardless of this fact, I still wouldn’t completely rule out Man United because this is a big rivalry game and such games can go either ways irrespective of the team’s current form. Well I guess we’ll just have to sit back and watch to see whether Liverpool would actually turn their current momentum into a win this time.

It is possible that in the past, Liverpool and Manchester United games have typically been tough contests, but looking at Manchester United's current state, I am not really convinced that they can withstand Liverpool. The current state of Manchester United doesn't seem as if they have the confidence to challenge especially big teams in the Premier League.

Liverpool has good chances of winning the game because they are more consistent in their performances than Manchester United. I think this is a terrible season for Manchester United, but it is possible anything can happen in this game. However, considering the achievements for the season, I think Liverpool has the advantage, which is why they are the favorites to win the game.