Premier League Prediction Thread 2026/2027

[BIT-BENDER]

I honestly think Mauricio Pochettino is more of living the United States coaching job to a team currently in top flight football and even though Manchester United is not the best team in England right now he still decides to go there.
We have seen a coach rumoured to have rejected this Manchester United job because it is too tricky.
I think Mauricio Pochettino has consider this job as better than his current job so it is a win for him.
I don't also think he isn't capable but I don't see him changing much from where Manchester United are currently right now he may go on a win run but if they don't start managing the club we'll the team will fall back to default.

[uchegod-21]

Man U may not be in the best form and shape right now, that’s true, but Man U have undoubtedly been full of surprises lately, just when you expect a loss from them, they give you a surprise, so right now, I don’t think I’ll be able to confidently predict the outcome of that game. Liverpool on the other hand may also not be in their perfect shape, but at least they’ll be having the home advantage in this game so hopefully they may be able to use that advantage against Man U, but we still cannot accurately predict what is gonna happen next in that game, and that’s what makes it even more fun and intriguing.

You are right, Manchester United has been full of surprises lately, just like in the game against Roma, I thought they had lost already, but I checked the score line after the game and saw that United won. Same against Aston villa, they were already two goals down at halftime, but later drew the game in extra time. Now I know why Sir Bobby Charlton called Old Trafford "the theatre of dreams ". United have won 2 in 3 the last time they meet with Liverpool, so you can't write United off like that. Although United's performance has been very poor this season. Let's see what happens after the international break, with their new coach

[Stable090]

Carrick has never been a problem at United. If anyone can be blamed, it's their management and players.

I was surprised when I saw some Manchester United fans complaining about Carrick, lots of them really want Carrick to be sacked, but they don’t  know that sacking Carrick won’t really solve any problem, we should know by now that Carrick is not really the problem, we should blame the management for Manchester United current problem. Also the players are suppose to be blamed also, it’s just like they are no longer interested in playing for the club, or maybe they not cool with the current coach which is the reason why they are performing poorly.

So don't be surprised if Carrick leaves and they remain the same. What can you expect when the main problem remains? Even Pochettino (the new coach) can't be expected to improve United's condition; it could even get worse. So just expect United to be in the relegation zone for a long time.

I don’t really think pochettino is really going to change anything at Manchester United, there might be a little bit improvement, but we shouldn’t expect any serious changes in their performance. Current Manchester United problem is not from the coach.

[hmbdofficial]

Now let’s talk about Chelsea’s match against Sunderland last weekend, I would say I expected Chelsea to win that match but the result really surprised me as they lost the game 1-0 and what really surprised me me most was that Chelsea didn’t get to score a single goal from the match. What really went wrong from that game Sunderland was supposed to be an easy match for Chelsea that has been scoring goals this season. Could it be that the absence of joa pedro in the Chelsea’s attacking line has slowed down the force of the attacking? Because it’s looking like Chelsea don’t get to score the number of goals they were scoring when he was in the squad. I don’t know what really went wrong in that weekend game but that was really a disappointing result because Sunderland haven’t won any of their last 5 games before playing against Chelsea on that weekend. I did expected a different result and that’s why I’m really disappointed at the 1-0 lost result.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

I honestly think Mauricio Pochettino is more of living the United States coaching job to a team currently in top flight football and even though Manchester United is not the best team in England right now he still decides to go there.
We have seen a coach rumoured to have rejected this Manchester United job because it is too tricky.
I think Mauricio Pochettino has consider this job as better than his current job so it is a win for him.
I don't also think he isn't capable but I don't see him changing much from where Manchester United are currently right now he may go on a win run but if they don't start managing the club we'll the team will fall back to default.

He's a top coach but with little achievement, his greatest is reaching the Champions league wurh Liverpool which he lost to Liverpool, al not doubting but i don't think he can help Manchester United any much, maybe his objective currently would just be to help them escape relegation cause i don't feel they can do better in other competitions.
 Michael Carrick is a scapegoat of club owners nemesis, they caused everything but he's paying the price, those people are not serious and would poorly back Pochettino in the next transfer window, he should be very brutal with his demands for better players else he'll end up like Carrick sooner than expected.

[DYOR+BTC]

Man U may not be in the best form and shape right now, that’s true, but Man U have undoubtedly been full of surprises lately, just when you expect a loss from them, they give you a surprise, so right now, I don’t think I’ll be able to confidently predict the outcome of that game. Liverpool on the other hand may also not be in their perfect shape, but at least they’ll be having the home advantage in this game so hopefully they may be able to use that advantage against Man U, but we still cannot accurately predict what is gonna happen next in that game, and that’s what makes it even more fun and intriguing.

You are right, Manchester United has been full of surprises lately, just like in the game against Roma, I thought they had lost already, but I checked the score line after the game and saw that United won. Same against Aston villa, they were already two goals down at halftime, but later drew the game in extra time. Now I know why Sir Bobby Charlton called Old Trafford "the theatre of dreams ". United have won 2 in 3 the last time they meet with Liverpool, so you can't write United off like that. Although United's performance has been very poor this season. Let's see what happens after the international break, with their new coach

From that Roma game till now i will accept what you said about Manchester United is behaving strange lately. Till now Am still confused seeing Manchester United coming very strong from behind to secure a dramatic victory at last and plead with them to maintain such consistency especially now they are left behind in all tournament they found themselves in.
Its completely obvious Manchester United have done alot to fans over the years because of their inconsistent performance but I will say they are here to correct all which was why they surprised us the same way they did in their previous games.

[Alex077]

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.

Hmm talking about defenders, that reminds me of David De Gea of Manchester United, that dude was a beast, how Manchester United managed to lose him is still a surprise to me, I could remember a match against Tottenham Hotspur, David De Gea made some saves that will be forever remembered by many true Manchester United fans, like that match was certainly Tottenham Hotspur vs David De Gea, and at the end of the game Manchester United emerge victorious, so having a good goal keeper is most important in a team.

It is true that De Gea was experienced goalkeeper. He spent long time with Manchester United. Maybe 12 year! I would not rate current goalkeeper Senne Lammens any lower than De Gea. Lammens is also quite talented.

There is no scope to blame goalkeeper for Red Devils poor performance. Their defenders make lot of mistakes. I haven't seen defenders of any other squad in Premier League make so many mistake. When defense is this weak and makes so many mistake, naturally much more pressure fall on goalkeeper. so, it is not always possible for Lammens to give his best effort. If United's defense improves, I am certain that overall performance of both team's attack and goalkeeper will become even stronger.

[Versatile_choice]

I honestly think Mauricio Pochettino is more of living the United States coaching job to a team currently in top flight football and even though Manchester United is not the best team in England right now he still decides to go there.
We have seen a coach rumoured to have rejected this Manchester United job because it is too tricky.
I think Mauricio Pochettino has consider this job as better than his current job so it is a win for him.
I don't also think he isn't capable but I don't see him changing much from where Manchester United are currently right now he may go on a win run but if they don't start managing the club we'll the team will fall back to default.

With this available players i don't think if mauricio pochettino would get a good result, although I won't be surprise to see them coming back to their best form now that they have make move in bringing new coach Because that's what they do whenever they have a new coach. But the question is can mauricio pochettino change manchester united from this state they are currently in?

Well let's keep fingers crossed, mauricio pochettino is not a bad coach anyways. I was actually anticipating manchester united to go for conte Maybe they didn't agree to his terms and condition.

[Plutomanian]

I honestly think Mauricio Pochettino is more of living the United States coaching job to a team currently in top flight football and even though Manchester United is not the best team in England right now he still decides to go there.
We have seen a coach rumoured to have rejected this Manchester United job because it is too tricky.
I think Mauricio Pochettino has consider this job as better than his current job so it is a win for him.
I don't also think he isn't capable but I don't see him changing much from where Manchester United are currently right now he may go on a win run but if they don't start managing the club we'll the team will fall back to default.

Mauricio Pochettino can not change the whole situation going on at Old Trafford because the pressure on him is going to be much much tense if you ask me. He's a new manager that's going to come in after the international break, do you think coach is the current problem of Manchester United? I don't think because the fans explicitly put out a banner about Glazers out during one of their matches this season. Manchester United problem have grown beyond coach and this time, it's time to focus on the board because tell me what type of scouting players are they doing?

The owners, the board and the sporting directors all have questions to answer because they're too acquiescing in terms of their various duties in the club. Manchester United need new players and new sporting director that will scout effective players that will be able to change games and not the ones that are feeling too entitled.

[Pablo-wood]

I honestly think Mauricio Pochettino is more of living the United States coaching job to a team currently in top flight football and even though Manchester United is not the best team in England right now he still decides to go there.
We have seen a coach rumoured to have rejected this Manchester United job because it is too tricky.
I think Mauricio Pochettino has consider this job as better than his current job so it is a win for him.
I don't also think he isn't capable but I don't see him changing much from where Manchester United are currently right now he may go on a win run but if they don't start managing the club we'll the team will fall back to default.

Mauricio Pochettino can not change the whole situation going on at Old Trafford because the pressure on him is going to be much much tense if you ask me. He's a new manager that's going to come in after the international break, do you think coach is the current problem of Manchester United? I don't think because the fans explicitly put out a banner about Glazers out during one of their matches this season. Manchester United problem have grown beyond coach and this time, it's time to focus on the board because tell me what type of scouting players are they doing?

The owners, the board and the sporting directors all have questions to answer because they're too acquiescing in terms of their various duties in the club. Manchester United need new players and new sporting director that will scout effective players that will be able to change games and not the ones that are feeling too entitled.

I don't think we can say much about Mauricio Pochettino abilities yet until we have seen what tactics he comes up with and how well he manages United to a consistent victory. United might not need new players it could be something about the team management needs to be set right. Mauricio Pochettino needs to start first face his first debut then we will know if he blends well with the team

[Justbillywitt]

Now let’s talk about Chelsea’s match against Sunderland last weekend, I would say I expected Chelsea to win that match but the result really surprised me as they lost the game 1-0 and what really surprised me me most was that Chelsea didn’t get to score a single goal from the match. What really went wrong from that game Sunderland was supposed to be an easy match for Chelsea that has been scoring goals this season. Could it be that the absence of joa pedro in the Chelsea’s attacking line has slowed down the force of the attacking? Because it’s looking like Chelsea don’t get to score the number of goals they were scoring when he was in the squad. I don’t know what really went wrong in that weekend game but that was really a disappointing result because Sunderland haven’t won any of their last 5 games before playing against Chelsea on that weekend. I did expected a different result and that’s why I’m really disappointed at the 1-0 lost result.

The most dangerous teams to play are teams that are in winless run. They are the most dangerous to play as they are under pressure to end the winning run. In the premier league there’s no more small teams that is one thing you have to realize. If your team play at away, if they are not careful they won’t come back with any points. On the issue of Joao Pedro they are surely missing him. He has been the one that has been scoring most of their goals this season. He pushes their attack, we can all see that his impact is missing in this Chelsea team.

[Nwadiche]

I honestly think Mauricio Pochettino is more of living the United States coaching job to a team currently in top flight football and even though Manchester United is not the best team in England right now he still decides to go there.
We have seen a coach rumoured to have rejected this Manchester United job because it is too tricky.
I think Mauricio Pochettino has consider this job as better than his current job so it is a win for him.
I don't also think he isn't capable but I don't see him changing much from where Manchester United are currently right now he may go on a win run but if they don't start managing the club we'll the team will fall back to default.

Mauricio Pochettino can not change the whole situation going on at Old Trafford because the pressure on him is going to be much much tense if you ask me. He's a new manager that's going to come in after the international break, do you think coach is the current problem of Manchester United? I don't think because the fans explicitly put out a banner about Glazers out during one of their matches this season. Manchester United problem have grown beyond coach and this time, it's time to focus on the board because tell me what type of scouting players are they doing?

The owners, the board and the sporting directors all have questions to answer because they're too acquiescing in terms of their various duties in the club. Manchester United need new players and new sporting director that will scout effective players that will be able to change games and not the ones that are feeling too entitled.

I don't think we can say much about Mauricio Pochettino abilities yet until we have seen what tactics he comes up with and how well he manages United to a consistent victory. United might not need new players it could be something about the team management needs to be set right. Mauricio Pochettino needs to start first face his first debut then we will know if he blends well with the team

As for me i don't really have much to say about pochettino coaching Manchester United right now, and before he's willing to quit his job i believe he has plan and for man utd. Other coaches saw man utd job to be a risky one, and from the look of things is only Pochettino that's ready to do job, who knows he might deliver man utd if only coach is their problem. But to me I'm not sure if coach is the problem of Manchester United.

[Asiska02]

You are right, Manchester United has been full of surprises lately, just like in the game against Roma, I thought they had lost already, but I checked the score line after the game and saw that United won. Same against Aston villa, they were already two goals down at halftime, but later drew the game in extra time. Now I know why Sir Bobby Charlton called Old Trafford "the theatre of dreams ". United have won 2 in 3 the last time they meet with Liverpool, so you can't write United off like that. Although United's performance has been very poor this season. Let's see what happens after the international break, with their new coach

With their new coach you just said? Well if they think that coach is their problem, then they would have been better off now since they started changing coaches season after season. They should know that by now coach is not their issue and they should face the reality of it by now already. Manchester United have the players they need to turn things around in the club, but they’re still lagging behind which is not something good for them. They ought to have really noticed where the problem is by now and effected the change. But I don’t think coach is their problem and we will see again if they bring in new manager and he still doesn’t perform well for the team.

[Sobz]

You are right, Manchester United has been full of surprises lately, just like in the game against Roma, I thought they had lost already, but I checked the score line after the game and saw that United won. Same against Aston villa, they were already two goals down at halftime, but later drew the game in extra time. Now I know why Sir Bobby Charlton called Old Trafford "the theatre of dreams ". United have won 2 in 3 the last time they meet with Liverpool, so you can't write United off like that. Although United's performance has been very poor this season. Let's see what happens after the international break, with their new coach

I just hope they get motivated to win the game because they are meeting with their rivals and i hope they get motivated because they are already in the relegation position.  Despite Manchester United challenge in the8r games this season i still dont see them as if they wont bebanle to win the game against Liverpool because Manchester United is a team that is unpredicted in their games mainly whenever rhey meet with their rivals.

[Tamaperdana]

For me the most surprising result was Sunderland winning against Chelsea 1-0. Alonso makes way too many experiments with the lineup and formation. This leads to unpredictable results. Chelsea has no style and no consistency. Losing a match against a team, that is sitting at the bottom of the ranking is embarrassing for Chelsea, but Alonso doesn't stop with the experiments. I didn't watch Man United-Aston Villa, but the game ending 4-4 is a proof that the match was crazy. Liverpool is the absolute favorite in the upcoming game against Man United, but there's 11 days until the match and United has lots of time to introduce Mauricio Pochettino as the new manager.

It's hard to believe chelsea lost to a team like sunderland in the previous game,because basically chelsea should be superior in this match. But yes,this is not a coincidence,and chelsea must be able to accept this defeat. Then macnehstre untied also did get a less good result in the previous game, which only got a draw. That leaves them now in the relegation zone. So it's very sad because I don't see this team as a great team anymore. Because where there are great teams into the degradation zone, it is obviously very unbelievable. So it does not rule out also mancehsetr unteid will be graded in this season, if it continues like this perfromanya. Then about the match mancghesetr unteid who will face liverpool, obviously it will be very difficult for mancehseter untied. Moreover,this fight will be held at liveprool headquarters, so it will increasingly make mancehste runtied not have the potential to win. So yes this team is really in big trouble.

[YUriy1991]

Now let’s talk about Chelsea’s match against Sunderland last weekend, I would say I expected Chelsea to win that match but the result really surprised me as they lost the game 1-0 and what really surprised me me most was that Chelsea didn’t get to score a single goal from the match. What really went wrong from that game Sunderland was supposed to be an easy match for Chelsea that has been scoring goals this season. Could it be that the absence of joa pedro in the Chelsea’s attacking line has slowed down the force of the attacking? Because it’s looking like Chelsea don’t get to score the number of goals they were scoring when he was in the squad. I don’t know what really went wrong in that weekend game but that was really a disappointing result because Sunderland haven’t won any of their last 5 games before playing against Chelsea on that weekend. I did expected a different result and that’s why I’m really disappointed at the 1-0 lost result.

The result came as a major surprise to many people,  many people had placed beting on a Chelsea victory, but the final score told a different story a 1-0 loss to Sunderland, courtesy of an Enzo Le Fee penalty. Naturally, many were left disappointed as their bets fell through. It has to be said that Chelsea players performed poorly that night. The injury to Joao Pedro was a significant factor, as it left them without a primary striker though, usually players from the second line like Morgan Rogers who has been a key contributor in terms of goals are able to step up. It was clear that their performance was well below their usual standard, leading to a defeat against a Sunderland side currently sitting at the bottom of the Premier League standing  19th place, just below Manchester United.

[W Jr.]

You are right, Manchester United has been full of surprises lately, just like in the game against Roma, I thought they had lost already, but I checked the score line after the game and saw that United won. Same against Aston villa, they were already two goals down at halftime, but later drew the game in extra time. Now I know why Sir Bobby Charlton called Old Trafford "the theatre of dreams ". United have won 2 in 3 the last time they meet with Liverpool, so you can't write United off like that. Although United's performance has been very poor this season. Let's see what happens after the international break, with their new coach

I just hope they get motivated to win the game because they are meeting with their rivals and i hope they get motivated because they are already in the relegation position.  Despite Manchester United challenge in the8r games this season i still dont see them as if they wont bebanle to win the game against Liverpool because Manchester United is a team that is unpredicted in their games mainly whenever rhey meet with their rivals.

10 matches have been played in the Premier League and Manchester United have only managed 1 win. Therefore, we can say they are far from what they aimed for this year. Liverpool are in better form and are the better team. So Manchester United have a very slim chance of qualifying for the Champions League next year. They are simply unable to achieve their targets in the league.

[Saltysugar99]

You are right, Manchester United has been full of surprises lately, just like in the game against Roma, I thought they had lost already, but I checked the score line after the game and saw that United won. Same against Aston villa, they were already two goals down at halftime, but later drew the game in extra time. Now I know why Sir Bobby Charlton called Old Trafford "the theatre of dreams ". United have won 2 in 3 the last time they meet with Liverpool, so you can't write United off like that. Although United's performance has been very poor this season. Let's see what happens after the international break, with their new coach

With their new coach you just said? Well if they think that coach is their problem, then they would have been better off now since they started changing coaches season after season. They should know that by now coach is not their issue and they should face the reality of it by now already. Manchester United have the players they need to turn things around in the club, but they’re still lagging behind which is not something good for them. They ought to have really noticed where the problem is by now and effected the change. But I don’t think coach is their problem and we will see again if they bring in new manager and he still doesn’t perform well for the team.

You are right. And we have a wrong mentality, where if any team performs poorly, we blame the coach. But the reality is, a team does not always perform poorly because of the coach's mistakes. And if the coach is given enough time, he can make that team stronger. But in the case of Manchester United, they lost several matches. But if he could have corrected the mistakes that were there later, then improvement could have been seen in the next matches. But in reality, this did not happen. This is exactly why I think that the players have problems, as well as the coach. This is why the team combination is not becoming strong. Now it is not possible to change multiple players or change the coach in a short time. So the problem that Manchester United has created will take a long time to be completely fixed. Since they managed to score 4 goals in the previous match, they were able to draw the match that they almost lost, if some improvement can be seen in the next match due to its positive impact, it will act as an inspiration for the audience to some extent.

[Barikui1]

I just hope they get motivated to win the game because they are meeting with their rivals and i hope they get motivated because they are already in the relegation position.  Despite Manchester United challenge in the8r games this season i still dont see them as if they wont bebanle to win the game against Liverpool because Manchester United is a team that is unpredicted in their games mainly whenever rhey meet with their rivals.

It's true that the motivation will be there, since a new manager is coming in, because every player that is given an opportunity to play will want to do their absolute best to caught the attention of the manager, but I don't think that the motivation will be enough to beat Liverpool because Liverpool has improved from their early season bad form.

 Although nothing should be ruled out entirely because football can really be unpredictable sometimes, so I wouldn't be too surprised if Manchester United wins the game, but that doesn't necessarily mean that Mauricio Pochettino will do well at Manchester United because he is just an over hype manager that has not won anything tangible since he started coaching.

[Pablo-wood]

You are right, Manchester United has been full of surprises lately, just like in the game against Roma, I thought they had lost already, but I checked the score line after the game and saw that United won. Same against Aston villa, they were already two goals down at halftime, but later drew the game in extra time. Now I know why Sir Bobby Charlton called Old Trafford "the theatre of dreams ". United have won 2 in 3 the last time they meet with Liverpool, so you can't write United off like that. Although United's performance has been very poor this season. Let's see what happens after the international break, with their new coach

I just hope they get motivated to win the game because they are meeting with their rivals and i hope they get motivated because they are already in the relegation position.  Despite Manchester United challenge in the8r games this season i still dont see them as if they wont bebanle to win the game against Liverpool because Manchester United is a team that is unpredicted in their games mainly whenever rhey meet with their rivals.

10 matches have been played in the Premier League and Manchester United have only managed 1 win. Therefore, we can say they are far from what they aimed for this year. Liverpool are in better form and are the better team. So Manchester United have a very slim chance of qualifying for the Champions League next year. They are simply unable to achieve their targets in the league.

A friend said Man U's plan is to pick form when every other team have exhausted their option. Like last season i won't give up on Man U yet until it becomes very much impossible for them to catch up with the season again. Liverpool already have a tough game against United despite United's inconsistency. If Liverpool isn't creative enough to grab all three points then a possible draw is inevitable.