⚽ English Premier League Season: 2024/2025

[Igebotz]

The ref and VAR officials have been barred from refereeing Liverpool games this season, and VAR has already admitted that the call was incorrect. Klopp's request for a replay is ridiculous, and it doesn't sound fair to Tottenham. The fact that Kovasic committed the exact identical offence against Arsenal and received only a yellow card makes the red card for Gusto all the more puzzling.

Do you recall the Arsenal vs Sheffield United FA Cup game that was replayed after Arsenal players were involved in unsporting conduct? Both teams asked for the game to be replayed therefore the FA sanctioned it.

It is not impossible for the Tottenham vs Liverpool game to be replayed but both teams would have to ask for it. At the moment, Liverpool want it but Tottenham are not interested. Also, if it is replayed it will set a precedent for all VAR errors to result in all games being replayed and that is something they will never allow to happen.

Both parties will never request it, and the winning team will never consent to a rematch, so it is up to the losing team to persuade the FA to allow one, even though the last incident occurred a long time ago and the FA does not want to set up a precedent whereby other teams will start asking for replays whenever a decision does not go their way.

However, there was a rematch between South Africa and Senegal last year after the referee received a lifetime suspension for awarding South Africa a winning penalty in extra time for a ghost handball incident.

The Senegalese FA took the Ref and the South Africa FA to CAS and the game was replayed

[JollyGood]

Both parties will never request it, and the winning team will never consent to a rematch, so it is up to the losing team to persuade the FA to allow one, even though the last incident occurred a long time ago and the FA does not want to set up a precedent whereby other teams will start asking for replays whenever a decision does not go their way.

The Arsenal vs Sheffield United game took place years ago but if gamesmanship was something important, I am sure games can be replayed. Personally, I am not in favour of Tottenham playing Liverpool again because that system is not going sustainable for long term across the Premier League. It would add to the fixture list congestion and it adds to creating more problems when teams want to complain about which decisions were correct and which were not.

However, there was a rematch between South Africa and Senegal last year after the referee received a lifetime suspension for awarding South Africa a winning penalty in extra time for a ghost handball incident.

The Senegalese FA took the Ref and the South Africa FA to CAS and the game was replayed

I did not know about this game but if a corrupt official has been exposed in a game already played, would it be necessary to play the game again?

[Igebotz]

However, there was a rematch between South Africa and Senegal last year after the referee received a lifetime suspension for awarding South Africa a winning penalty in extra time for a ghost handball incident.

The Senegalese FA took the Ref and the South Africa FA to CAS and the game was replayed

I did not know about this game but if a corrupt official has been exposed in a game already played, would it be necessary to play the game again?

The likelihood of getting a match replayed is an uncommon circumstance; in the majority of situations, the official is banned, fined, and an apology to the offected team.

It was the final and most crucial game to qualify for the World Cup. The Senegalese FA successfully sued FIFA. Following the referee's conviction for match rigging, CAS approved a rematch.

[JollyGood]

It has to be that way, after the game has ended it cannot be replayed but officials should be held to account for any errors they make especially if the result in problems from either team dropping crucial points.

The likelihood of getting a match replayed is an uncommon circumstance; in the majority of situations, the official is banned, fined, and an apology to the offected team.

These are the next set of games taking place in the Premier League on Saturday 21st October and I would not be surprised if Everton, Brighton, Chelsea and Sheffield United win their games against Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United:

Liverpool vs Everton
Bournemouth vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford vs Burnley
Manchester City vs Brighton and Hove Albion
Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest vs Luton Town
Chelsea vs Arsenal  
Sheffield United vs Manchester United

[Igebotz]

These are the next set of games taking place in the Premier League on Saturday 21st October and I would not be surprised if Everton, Brighton, Chelsea and Sheffield United win their games against Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United:

I'm going against your picks because Everton hasn't defeated Liverpool in a very long time, and the Everton I've seen this year will need a miracle to get away with a point. Brighton hasn't kept a clean sheet in their last four games and with a couple of their key players are injured, Manchester City will win comfortably and by a wide margin. Chelsea and Sheffield United will be easily defeated by Manchester United and Arsenal

Arsenal is currently a more complete team than Chelsea and hasn't Lost  to Chelsea since Arteta took over..

[un_rank]

...I would not be surprised if Everton, Brighton, Chelsea and Sheffield United win their games against Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United:

You seem to just be picking the underdogs to win which while being attractive is a risky bet to make.

- Everton and Liverpool is a local derby and is always very heated and passionate making it very difficult to predict.
- Brighton have been a difficult team for Manchester City to beat over the past few seasons and City are in a bad spell of form and still missing Rodri in the heart of their midfield, but I do not see them losing three games in a row.
- Chelsea vs Arsenal is also a derby and very difficult to predict. I will pick Arsenal even though they are playing away.
- Lastly, Sheffield have been just too inconsistent to pick up something against United.

Arsenal is currently a more complete team than Chelsea and hasn't Lost  to Chelsea since Arteta took over..

I expected you would stake on Chelsea regardless.

- Jay -

[Igebotz]

Arsenal is currently a more complete team than Chelsea and hasn't Lost  to Chelsea since Arteta took over..

I expected you would stake on Chelsea regardless.

Although I anticipated Chelsea to pull a fast one, I'm being realistic in my analysis and am conscious that there are a lot of things that might go wrong. I'm also aware that we are currently not on the same level as the Arsenal team. I never thought I would say this, but it's the truth. No Chilwell, James is just returning, Palmer is the only creative player in the team got a knock few days ago, and things don't seem good for us. The best result we might hope for is a draw.

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Although I anticipated Chelsea to pull a fast one, I'm being realistic in my analysis and am conscious that there are a lot of things that might go wrong. I'm also aware that we are currently not on the same level as the Arsenal team...

I agree with you. It is a London derby and any team can deliver a masterclass on the day especially if they are playing at home, but the odds favor Arsenal to take all three points and the best result Chelsea can hope for to be a draw.

I just hope Poch gets enough time to work with the Chelsea team like he got with Totenham, I think he can raise the standard of the club with time and the right players.

- Jay -

[Igebotz]

Although I anticipated Chelsea to pull a fast one, I'm being realistic in my analysis and am conscious that there are a lot of things that might go wrong. I'm also aware that we are currently not on the same level as the Arsenal team...

I agree with you. It is a London derby and any team can deliver a masterclass on the day especially if they are playing at home, but the odds favor Arsenal to take all three points and the best result Chelsea can hope for to be a draw.

I just hope Poch gets enough time to work with the Chelsea team like he got with Totenham, I think he can raise the standard of the club with time and the right players.

He can only try, but if his team's quality isn't high enough, he won't be able to compete. His project at Tottenham was different from the one Chelsea is currently working on, and he's already hinted that he'll be adding some players in January. I'm hoping we'll see some experienced players instead of another batch of youngsters.

But if the team give a good performance and compete well defensively without injuries I will take whatever outcome happily.

[JollyGood]

I'm going against your picks because Everton hasn't defeated Liverpool in a very long time, and the Everton I've seen this year will need a miracle to get away with a point. Brighton hasn't kept a clean sheet in their last four games and with a couple of their key players are injured, Manchester City will win comfortably and by a wide margin. Chelsea and Sheffield United will be easily defeated by Manchester United and Arsenal

Arsenal is currently a more complete team than Chelsea and hasn't Lost  to Chelsea since Arteta took over..

I think the race at the moment if far open therefore I have still got the same opinion, if they win I will not be surprised 

You seem to just be picking the underdogs to win which while being attractive is a risky bet to make.

They just happen to be the underdogs on paper but in reality this season is throwing a lot of surprises. I do not know what the outcomes will be but after the games end it would be interesting to see how the Premier League table is affected with the results.

[Majestic-milf]

Although I anticipated Chelsea to pull a fast one, I'm being realistic in my analysis and am conscious that there are a lot of things that might go wrong. I'm also aware that we are currently not on the same level as the Arsenal team...

I agree with you. It is a London derby and any team can deliver a masterclass on the day especially if they are playing at home, but the odds favor Arsenal to take all three points and the best result Chelsea can hope for to be a draw.

I just hope Poch gets enough time to work with the Chelsea team like he got with Totenham, I think he can raise the standard of the club with time and the right players.

- Jay -

Arsenal can win the game only if they don't let over confidence get hold of them. Right now, they are the second club to beat Man City this season and this could make them regard Chelsea as a piece of cake and coupled with the fact that the Blues are still finding their feet, it might happen.
Marseille Desailly, a Chelsea legend believes Arsenal could be given a surprise thrashing by the Blues when they pay a visit to the Stamford Bridge in the weekend but I'm a bit doubtful about this, but football can be full of surprises and maybe they could use the fact that they've won two games straight to put up a fight?

[JollyGood]

Arsenal can win the game only if they don't let over confidence get hold of them. Right now, they are the second club to beat Man City this season and this could make them regard Chelsea as a piece of cake and coupled with the fact that the Blues are still finding their feet, it might happen.

In the Premier League it was Wolves that was the first team to beat Manchester City this season which inflicted their first Premier League loss. Arsenal were the second team to defeat Manchester City and that resulted in back-to-back Premier League defeats for them.

Marseille Desailly, a Chelsea legend believes Arsenal could be given a surprise thrashing by the Blues when they pay a visit to the Stamford Bridge in the weekend but I'm a bit doubtful about this, but football can be full of surprises and maybe they could use the fact that they've won two games straight to put up a fight?

Arsenal may have become complacent after their excellent start to the season therefore they could start thinking it will be an easy game and if that is the case it will be a mistake. Chelsea have now won their last two Premier League games therefore they are definitely improving. I did not read the interview by Desailly but I would agree Chelsea will win the game but it will be close.

[Juggy777]

In the Premier League it was Wolves that was the first team to beat Manchester City this season which inflicted their first Premier League loss. Arsenal were the second team to defeat Manchester City and that resulted in back-to-back Premier League defeats for them.

@JollyGood I doubt that Arteta will let overconfidence sink in his player’s now because last season when they became over confident they ended up losing the league title hence I’m sure that he’ll be telling them to focus hard and not take anything for granted. Furthermore Poch is getting better now and this could be an excellent opportunity for him to tell the world that Chelsea is ready to take on any team now hence I expect Chelsea to give Arsenal a pretty hard time and thus the game may just end up being a draw?

[JollyGood]

@JollyGood I doubt that Arteta will let overconfidence sink in his player’s now because last season when they became over confident they ended up losing the league title hence I’m sure that he’ll be telling them to focus hard and not take anything for granted.

I think they already are overconfident.

In my opinion there are more chances of Arsenal finishing outside the top two this season. I cannot see them continuing their brilliant form from last season. This season will be different because they will have Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City to contend with and if (as expected) Chelsea and Manchester United get their act together Arsenal will have a fight on their hands to finish in the top four.

Furthermore Poch is getting better now and this could be an excellent opportunity for him to tell the world that Chelsea is ready to take on any team now hence I expect Chelsea to give Arsenal a pretty hard time and thus the game may just end up being a draw?

Chelsea have won consecutive Premier League games for the first time this season and they will go all out for a hat-trick. Arsenal will be favourites to win but I am fully expecting Chelsea to take all three points.

[JollyGood]

After reading the available information about team selections and probable starting line-ups, I will give my opinions on how the games will play out tomorrow. Feel free to share you views.

Liverpool 1-2 Everton
Bournemouth 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford 2-0 Burnley
Manchester City 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Newcastle United 3-1 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Luton Town
Chelsea 3-2 Arsenal  
Sheffield United 1-0 Manchester United

There will be a fierce match in the Merseyside derby but I eventually I think Everton will get a win. Brighton are going to cause problems for Manchester City and Newcastle United will get the win against Crystal Palace. As for Chelsea, this is where they win three consecutive games and expose weaknesses in the Arsenal defence. The pressure will mount on Ten Hag if Sheffield United win tomorrow. It will be another exciting football day tomorrow 

[JollyGood]

These are the results of the game that took place this weekend:

Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Bournemouth 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford 3-0 Burnley
Manchester City 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Newcastle United 4-0 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Luton Town
Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal  
Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester United
Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham United

The game played today was decisive, it ended with Aston Villa comprehensively defeating West Ham United. In other games, Newcastle United beat Crystal Palace to move up to 5th place in the table.

Liverpool won the Merseyside derby and Chelsea lost a 2-0 lead to end their game against Arsenal 2-2. The other notable game was Manchester United winning away at Sheffield United.

[JollyGood]

This was the final result of the games played (on Monday 23rd October): Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Fulham

Arsenal remain the only unbeaten team but Tottenham have been playing a new style of football, sure they have had good fortune when it came to the game against Liverpool with the VAR decisions but they are sitting on top of the Premier League table. Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Brighton are in the chasing pack therefore this season is already shaping up to be a classic:

[Mayor of ogba]

The Tottenham vs Liverpool game can be replayed but both teams would have to ask for it. At the moment, Liverpool want it but Tottenham are not interested. Also, if it is replayed it will set a precedent for all VAR errors to result in all games being replayed and that is something they will never allow to happen.

This is where the problem will be because Tottenham will never want a replay. And if Tottenham vs Liverpool is replayed it might trigger some premier league clubs that VAR made an error in their game to force a replay like Man United vs Wolves this season. Klopp and Liverpool should just forget about the replay and concentrate on winning their available games, even VAR favored Liverpool last season in the premier league. Klopp should know if Liverpool will win the Premier League trophy this season the 3 points they lost at the New White Heart Lane will not stop them from winning it.

[JollyGood]

Klopp will know the value of one point more than most involved in the Premier League and three points is simply too much to lose when they could have won that game. I think it is clear both teams have moved on from that VAR debacle and they probably do not want to revisit that episode. Liverpool played brilliant a few seasons ago but ended up being in 2nd place with record points for a runner-up in the Premier League as they lost out to Manchester City by just one point.

I cannot see Manchester City winning the title this season without a struggle involving Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool therefore it will not be given to them on a platter. Could it be Liverpool that end up winning, it is possible but things will become clear after the new year eve/day games are played as we will be able to see the teams in the chasing pack breaking away from the others.

The Tottenham vs Liverpool game can be replayed but both teams would have to ask for it. At the moment, Liverpool want it but Tottenham are not interested. Also, if it is replayed it will set a precedent for all VAR errors to result in all games being replayed and that is something they will never allow to happen.

This is where the problem will be because Tottenham will never want a replay. And if Tottenham vs Liverpool is replayed it might trigger some premier league clubs that VAR made an error in their game to force a replay like Man United vs Wolves this season. Klopp and Liverpool should just forget about the replay and concentrate on winning their available games, even VAR favored Liverpool last season in the premier league. Klopp should know if Liverpool will win the Premier League trophy this season the 3 points they lost at the New White Heart Lane will not stop them from winning it.

[JollyGood]

These were the games played yesterday:
West Ham United 0-1 Everton  
Aston Villa 3-1 Luton Town
Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham
Liverpool 3-0 Nottingham Forest
Manchester United 0-3 Manchester City

Everton managed a surprise win at West Ham United but  Aston Villa, Liverpool and Manchester City did not disappoint as they keep up their excellent form. I think Ten Hag should be sacked because he was never a big enough name to be the manager of Manchester United.

These were the games played on Saturday:
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford  
Arsenal 5-0 Sheffield United  
Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley  
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Newcastle United

Just when it looked as though Pochettino turned the corner with Chelsea they suffered a humiliating defeat at home to Brentford. As for Arsenal, they are playing excellent at the moment but will they be able to keep this pace until the end of the season?