⚽ English Premier League Season: 2024/2025

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

I doubt ETH will be sacked anytime soon, and I am convinced he will be backed up regardless of whether the club performs well or not. I'd be happy to do a 1mbtc side bet on this with you or anyone else.

If ETH stays till the end of the season - I win.

I wanted to opposed and take your bet but not after that display last night with 7 goals. But lets see what the weeks ahead holds for the results he gets because I don't think the boards will want to back him that much if he isn't getting the results.

Having few bad games isn't a big deal if he's getting the team results in games that matters. We can't be expecting Man U to defeat teams in better form but some games that's meant to be won, need results and he'll keep his job.

If he gets sacked, who's favourite to replace him, Southgate, Tuchel or who?

[Distraction]

If he gets sacked, who's favourite to replace him, Southgate, Tuchel or who?

Roma has just sacked De Rossi after a short work relationship. Maybe to replace Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.    Joking aside, I guess he wouldn't come to the PL.

I'm also wondering who it would be to replace him in that case. I would never want to see Southgate being the one. He isn't a good manager. He still couldn't win a trophy with such an amazing squad of England and finally resigned before getting sacked.

Tuchel could be nice truthfully.    He had a great time at Chelsea by winning a Champions League trophy.

[tokeweed]

I doubt ETH will be sacked anytime soon, and I am convinced he will be backed up regardless of whether the club performs well or not. I'd be happy to do a 1mbtc side bet on this with you or anyone else.

If ETH stays till the end of the season - I win.

Not betting on it but I think Ten Hag is given the sack after Boxing Day fixtures if they're not in the running to get top 4 in the league.  And that would prolly be more likely to happen if suddenly a more decent manager becomes available...  Maybe somebody like Julian Nagelsmann?

But yeah, Man United is due for a come back but I don't think Ten Hag is the manager who's gonna do it for them.  The need a Klopp like character to turn things around.

[JollyGood]

I doubt ETH will be sacked anytime soon, and I am convinced he will be backed up regardless of whether the club performs well or not. I'd be happy to do a 1mbtc side bet on this with you or anyone else.

I am sure you would and I think your confidence in this matter is making me change my mind. No bet for you  

If he gets sacked, who's favourite to replace him, Southgate, Tuchel or who?

Tuchel probably has the experience to take on the Manchester United job but after he was told he would not have transfer control, he decided he did not want the job because that was one of the problems he had at Chelsea.

As for Southgate, he does not seem the appropriate fit for the that club. He was not successful with the England team in the sense he did not win anything with them but they were very close:

2018 World Cup (semi-final)
2020 Euro (lost the final)
2022 World Cup (quarter-final)
2024 Euro (losing finalist)

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These are the games taking place today Saturday 21st September:

West Ham United vs Chelsea
Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham vs Newcastle United
Leicester City vs Everton
Liverpool vs Bournemouth
Southampton vs Ipswich Town
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Crystal Palace vs Manchester United

West Ham United host Chelsea in the midday game. Crystal Palace host Manchester United in the late game. All the other games kick-off at 3pm.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Valid points but those were international duty, he might be lucky for club football and give them silverwares.

West Ham United host Chelsea in the midday game. Crystal Palace host Manchester United in the late game. All the other games kick-off at 3pm.

This game West Ham Vs Chelsea is looking like a game that Chelsea is going to find it difficult to win.

After struggling to win the last game, I'm not that confident on this game but I have no choice than to support my team for the win. Last time we played them we beat them 5-0 but the coach then isn't the same coach currently at the club and there's going to be a difference in the team that'll be playing today.

My prediction for the game, Chelsea is going to win, don't know the scoreline though but it's going to be an interesting match worth watching.

Arsenal Vs Manchester city is going to be a blockbuster.

[JollyGood]

This game West Ham Vs Chelsea is looking like a game that Chelsea is going to find it difficult to win.

After struggling to win the last game, I'm not that confident on this game but I have no choice than to support my team for the win. Last time we played them we beat them 5-0 but the coach then isn't the same coach currently at the club and there's going to be a difference in the team that'll be playing today.

My prediction for the game, Chelsea is going to win, don't know the scoreline though but it's going to be an interesting match worth watching.

True, however there is a lot at stake for Chelsea. If they win the game by one goal they will automatically jump to 3rd place in the table. If they win by two goals they will be in joint 2nd place but if they win by three goals they will be in second place on goal difference. There is much more on the line for Chelsea than West Ham United.

One sign of a good team is that they find ways to win or have difficulty draws even when they are not playing well. If Chelsea win it will be sending out a big statement to the rest of the Premier League. Sancho has been named to start the game and that could make all the difference.

Arsenal Vs Manchester city is going to be a blockbuster.

Yes it will. I do not think the points part of the result will impact what happens at the end of the season but psychologically it will let the other teams know they both intend to win the Premier League.

[Distraction]

Chelsea are really making progress! It is halftime and they are 2-0 ahead already. More surprising thing is that Jackson scored both of these goals.    He is doing it even while Palmer hasn't shown much of his skills yet. Impressive work there...

Now it is his 4th goal in 5th PL match. Should we question ourselves as people who don't find Jackson good enough already?    Jokes aside I guess it is still early to talk about such thing. But it is good to see him scoring more goals finally.

Besides as far as I know they have been scouting Osimhen also. If Jackson continually meet the demands of the team then maybe they can think twice before signing another striker. But for now I believe Osimhen would be a better choice in the long run.

[tokeweed]

^  I quit watching at 3 - 0.  I was thinking that West Ham would put up a good match and make it hard for Chelsea but no...  They've gone worse after the genius Moyes left the club.  He may have been boring but he could outfox better manager and get decent results for a club their size.

And it's funny that West Ham's current manager was touted as one of the would be best before he made the move to leave the Spanish national team to take the Real Madrid job.  It was a bad move for him...  Even Zidane thought about it hard before going for it the second time.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

West Ham United 0-3 Chelsea  
Aston Villa 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham 3-1 Newcastle United
Leicester City 1-1 Everton
Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth  
Southampton 1-1 Ipswich Town  
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Brentford

Chelsea had a comprehensive win away at West Ham United. Aston Villa also had a big win in the West Midlands derby hosting Wolves but Fulham beating Newcastle United is probably result of the day.

Crystal Palace are hosting Manchester United in the late kick-off. The game is 10 minutes in to the second half but the game is goalless.

[nelson4lov]

RESULTS:
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Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth  
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This was pretty much the only game I saw today. My biggest highlight of the EPL weekend so far wasn't Luiz Diaz scoring a brace in 3 minutes but seeing my boy Nunez worked so hard to score — he even shared a tear because it was his first goal of the season and he hasn't scored in a long time. I'm impressed with how well Arne Slot has been filling Klopp shoes — a lot of people doubted him before the season start in this thread. I'm sure they'd be having a rethink now.

I have a weird feeling that Arsenal will upset Man city at home tomorrow but it's going to be a long shot.

[JollyGood]

The last game of the day ended with a goalless scoreline:

Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United

With the games ended for today, Liverpool are at the top of the table followed by Manchester City in second and Aston Villa in third. Surprisingly, Chelsea find themselves in 4th place occupying a Champions League place. Tomorrow, Arsenal travel to Manchester City therefore the table will change as second and fifth place teams will face each other in a big game that I expect Manchester City to win.

[JollyGood]

These are the games taking place today:

Brighton and Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest   
Manchester City vs Arsenal

We are all looking forward to Manchester City playing Arsenal but the game will kick-off at 4pm. Before that though Brighton host Nottingham Forest at 2pm in game that would see both teams stay as there are in the league table but a win and three points for either will see them jump to 4th place and occupy a Champions League place.

[Distraction]

What a match! 



I must say I enjoyed it a lot. Despite Arteta's "park the bus" strategy.    But even that is an art and he was very good at that once again. They were nearly winning the game if it weren't for that last minute goal.

But Arteta is really used to doing this anyway. He once again didn't let Manchester City win. But if only it didn't end in a draw... It could have been a valuable win on the road to the PL trophy. I hope they win at Emirates.

Seeing Haaland score a goal might also be an indicator that he will perform better in big matches this season.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Yes it will. I do not think the points part of the result will impact what happens at the end of the season but psychologically it will let the other teams know they both intend to win the Premier League.

It was indeed a blockbuster match that had everything, from the tensions to the controversy and everything that a supper Sunday game should have.

I didn't expect the Brighton game to end in a draw but I had my suspicions of the Man city Vs Arsenal game to be a draw. Arsenal fought with everything they had.

I'm sympathizing with them because they didn't deserve to draw this game.

They played like title contenders but I'm glad it ended as a draw as that was my predictions.

Kudos to Man city, they didn't give up hopes but keep pushing and they finally got the equaliser. Arsenal with 10 men playing a Man city full squad and still not losing is indeed impressive.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-2 Nottingham Forest   
Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal

How many people would have thought both games would end in a 2-2 draw? I think Nottingham Forest have had a brilliant start to the season in their first five games with a W2 D3 L0 record and they deserve to be higher than joint 7th position in the league table. It seems as though manager Nuno Espirito Santo is bringing his own style of play with Nottingham Forest.

As for Arsenal, when they were unfairly reduced to ten men they had to play the whole of the second half under pressure defending wave after wave of attack by Manchester City but in the end with already going to 90 + 8 minutes and seconds remaining, they allowed Stones enough space to score. Arsenal deserved to win the game and based on that performance alone they will end the season either as champions or runners-up.

[tiCeR]

What a crazy game!

I thought when Haaland scored that the game is over, but this guy is either in the game and scores three goals or he goes for a dive. Arsenal did well being only 10 players. I thought Man City would destroy them.

[boltz]

What a crazy game!

I thought when Haaland scored that the game is over, but this guy is either in the game and scores three goals or he goes for a dive. Arsenal did well being only 10 players. I thought Man City would destroy them.

Crazy game indeed! However, Arsenal should have take 3 points today that could have count a lot in the title battle but once again City found a way to score in last minute of the game and make a draw.

Haha, you're right with Haaland and I had the same feeling after seeing him scoring so early but then he faded away minute by minute and Arsenal started to play better and better even if statistics won't tell you that but that is only because of the red card from the end of first half.

[JollyGood]

This was a very entertaining game. Any team that has a player sent off against Manchester City will usually be suffering a defeat but Arsenal have become a formidable force under Arteta, they did not crumble. In fact, they almost won the game by playing virtually the whole of the second half defending. They only ventured in to the Manchester City half on a couple of occasions because they were determined to take all three points.

Manchester City equalised with seconds of the game remaining therefore Arsenal have shown they will show no respect to any team as they try to win the Premier League. As for Manchester City, they will have to contend battling Arsenal until the final day of the season and even then there is no guarantee they will win above them.

It does make you think about what would have happened if Arsenal had kept all eleven players on the pitch, I think they would have won the game.

What a crazy game!

I thought when Haaland scored that the game is over, but this guy is either in the game and scores three goals or he goes for a dive. Arsenal did well being only 10 players. I thought Man City would destroy them.

[nelson4lov]

What a match!  

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Seeing Haaland score a goal might also be an indicator that he will perform better in big matches this season.

Haaland would've probably scored more than once in that game if Arsenal hadn't got a red card. Immediately they came back from dressing room for second half, Arsenal fully packed the bus. Haaland didn't stand a chance because there were up to 3 people aggressively tackling him. But yes, Haaland can show up to big games but not all. He has scored against Arsenal a couple of times, Man Utd too. Not sure about Chelsea.

Arteta really needs to tell his boys to stop kicking the ball away and getting red card easily because he goes on go pack bus whenever they go a man down. It was the same against Brighton 2 weeks ago and today against City. The game stopped being competitive after that red card. No interesting plays, just 1-way traffic.

[Sandra_hakeem]

This was a very entertaining game. Any team that has a player sent off against Manchester City will usually be suffering a defeat but Arsenal have become a formidable force under Arteta, they did not crumble. In fact, they almost won the game by playing virtually the whole of the second half defending. They only ventured in to the Manchester City half on a couple of occasions because they were determined to take all three points.

Jolly, I held my breath althrough the game and yes, I watch football matches as well.
You see, what I realized was that they took to a formidable defensive game after the second goal, but unfortunately, they weren't able to hold it to the final moments... A team like atletico Madrid or aston villa would have made more defensive substitute and everyone will cluster around their goal yard to avoid any unusual penetration...
BTW, City always have a way to break in., and they did just at the right time. They couldn't afford to lose the 3 points.

I thought when Haaland scored that the game is over[...]

Hell no!! But, I wasn't confident on the initial gameplay that arsenal had; the gray- haired boy scores in fuckin 9 minutesss??? I was like damn!