⚽ English Premier League Season: 2024/2025

[JollyGood]

Defence aside, you would expect Chelsea to score almost every time they are playing with Palmer on the pitch. If Palmer is out of the team then it seems as though Chelsea could be looking at defeat. I will be surprised if Liverpool managed to get a 3-1 or 5-2 win but in a game where both teams are attacking, it is possible. I still think Chelsea will take one or all three points 

How's Chelsea's defense tho..?  Out of 7 fixtures, Chelsea conceded 8 goals.  That's not a good look against a club like Liverpool and as you said, they won't go down that easy at Anfield.  I'm thinking it's gonna be something like 3 - 1 for Liverpool or something crazy like 5 - 2?  Dunno...

But as far as bets go, I think taking the 1.70 for BTTS and over 2.5 goals combo is the safer way to go for those guys thinking of betting Liverpool straight up at the same line.

[tokeweed]

^  If Chelsea could walk away with a point out of Anfield, it'll prolly end in something like 2 - 2 or something.  And it's not that I'm not overall convinced with Chelsea...  I'm just unconvinced with their defense which has been looking decent as of late but I wanna see it vs Liverpool at Anfield.  

Anyway, have you guys been playing the Majestic 7 over at FJ?  It's potentially a free 10k USD for the guy who could guess 7 goal scorers. 

https://fortunejack.com/promotions/majestic7

[JollyGood]

Now that Tuchel has been appointed as the new England manager, that puts all the rumours about him replacing Ten Hag to rest for good. I think he would have made a good manager at Manchester United but he was never going to allow them to buy and sell players without his consent. As for Tuchel, I am sure we all wish him success as England manager (the first German to hold that role) and as for Ten Hag, he might be more relieved after he heard the news 

[Igebotz]

Now that Tuchel has been appointed as the new England manager, that puts all the rumours about him replacing Ten Hag to rest for good. I think he would have made a good manager at Manchester United but he was never going to allow them to buy and sell players without his consent. As for Tuchel, I am sure we all wish him success as England manager (the first German to hold that role) and as for Ten Hag, he might be more relieved after he heard the news 

Another 6 months for ETH  It was a surprise to me; I did not see the deal coming, and neither did some of the English pundits, who are already disappointed. They don't care if the national team wins a trophy as long as the manager is English and not a foreigner; I've never seen such biassed assessment before. Shouldn't team success take precedence over personal interests?

There is no single English manager qualified for the role at the moment; both past and current English managers are terrible.

Finally done with the boring international break for good. Looking forward to games this weekend.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

How's Chelsea's defense tho..?  Out of 7 fixtures, Chelsea conceded 8 goals.  That's not a good look against a club like Liverpool and as you said, they won't go down that easy at Anfield.  I'm thinking it's gonna be something like 3 - 1 for Liverpool or something crazy like 5 - 2?  Dunno...

3 -1, 5 - 2 ? I doubt is going to be this bad, yes our defense is bad but not as bad as conceding that much against you guys. This games is going to be a game or goals, who scores the highest wins and not about the defending.

Liverpool aren't going to seatback and neither will Chelsea. You guys score, we score too. We got the front 3/4 that can deliver. Salah loves scoring against Chelsea so I should be expecting him to get one against us but we got Palmer too and he doesn't shy against the big boys. He's going to be our determining factor of how the games ends. Pray he doesn't get a good game because when Palmer is balling, we winning.

[JollyGood]

Another 6 months for ETH  

Another win or defeat for Manchester United could change the equation again. The drama surrounding Ten Hag getting sacked does not end.

It was a surprise to me; I did not see the deal coming, and neither did some of the English pundits, who are already disappointed. They don't care if the national team wins a trophy as long as the manager is English and not a foreigner; I've never seen such biassed assessment before. Shouldn't team success take precedence over personal interests?

I did not know Tuchel and FA were in negotiations. The first I knew about it was when it was announced.

There is no single English manager qualified for the role at the moment; both past and current English managers are terrible.

It does show the state of the situation when it comes to all the English ex-players that played under great Premier League managers yet none of them went on to be successful managers or be good enough to manage the English team. Wenger had many English players at Arsenal, as did Mourinho at Chelsea. When you add Ferguson to the list, it begins to look bad because his teams dominated the Premier League.

No foreign manager brought success to the England national team. Over the years, two foreign managers came with hype but left with no success. The same could happen to Tuchel but I think his style of play will get fans happy and maybe take England from being losing finalists twice to actual champions.

Finally done with the boring international break for good. Looking forward to games this weekend.

Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United
Fulham vs Aston Villa
Ipswich Town vs Everton
Manchester United vs Brentford
Newcastle United vs Brighton and Hove Albion
Southampton vs Leicester City
Bournemouth vs Arsenal

[nelson4lov]

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Arsenal is a definite win. But I won't touch Man Utd even with a 10th foot pole. I can definitely see both Tottenham and Aston villa win their games but there's plenty of uncertainty because Tottenham is one team that can really fumble their wins even if they're in a better position to win it. Happened in their last game vs Brighton.

For Sunday, I'm looking forward to going head to head with @CryptopreneurBrainboss and @Igebotz and get their arses handed to them by Liverpool  

[Igebotz]

It does show the state of the situation when it comes to all the English ex-players that played under great Premier League managers yet none of them went on to be successful managers or be good enough to manage the English team. Wenger had many English players at Arsenal, as did Mourinho at Chelsea. When you Ferguson to the list, it begins to look bad because his teams dominated the Premier League.

Great players, but they all ended up on the same path: retired, ate a lot of burgers, got out of shape, and became pundits, criticising players and coaches. Those who made it into management were hyped and didn't last a season. They're awful coaches; all they want to do is sit behind the TV or yell on social media.

No foreign manager brought success to the England national team. Over the years, two foreign managers came with hype but left with no success. The same could happen to Tuchel but I think his style of play will get fans happy and maybe take England from being losing finalists twice to actual champions.

They're not far from it; back-to-back finals - Tuchel might be the final piece to the puzzle that leads to the team's triumph; they have some of the best players; all they need is someone to put them to good use, which Tuchel is good at.

For Sunday, I'm looking forward to going head to head with @CryptopreneurBrainboss and @Igebotz and get their arses handed to them by Liverpool 

I will be there....

[tokeweed]

Now that Tuchel has been appointed as the new England manager, that puts all the rumours about him replacing Ten Hag to rest for good. I think he would have made a good manager at Manchester United but he was never going to allow them to buy and sell players without his consent. As for Tuchel, I am sure we all wish him success as England manager (the first German to hold that role) and as for Ten Hag, he might be more relieved after he heard the news 

Really..?  Noice!  When is the next World Cup and Euros again?  I'm not really into FIFA and international football stuff but I def wanna see England's development under Tuchel.  They'd prolly make a good bet for the outright to win the World Cup.    The line would prolly be around 7 but hoping for it to be over 10. 

And yeah, he actually could be decent manager for United.  I remember that he did well at Chelsea and won them the UCL but the club gave him the sack anyway.  Lol. 

[JollyGood]

Arsenal is a definite win. But I won't touch Man Utd even with a 10th foot pole. I can definitely see both Tottenham and Aston villa win their games

Maybe this is the week when the smaller teams take points away from the bigger teams. Bournemouth could get a draw against Arsenal and in the other game Fulham could also get a point against Aston Villa, if that were to happen the Sunday games would become very interesting.

Here was my original post:

Win: West Ham United, Aston Villa, Ipswich Town, Brighton, Arsenal
Draw: Manchester United, Southampton

Now I am changing my mind. Overall, I think West Ham will beat Tottenham. Bournemouth will get a draw against Arsenal. Fulham will beat Aston Villa. 

They're not far from it; back-to-back finals - Tuchel might be the final piece to the puzzle that leads to the team's triumph; they have some of the best players; all they need is someone to put them to good use, which Tuchel is good at.

Tuchel is a determined coach, he will try his best with England but there have been criticisms in some corners about hiring another foreign coach. I suppose the best way to silence them would be to make a winning start.

And yeah, he actually could be decent manager for United.  I remember that he did well at Chelsea and won them the UCL but the club gave him the sack anyway.  Lol. 

He was successful in that first season at Chelsea, they did win the Champions League but in the end the club pushed him out. Any decent manager would want control over which players are brought and sold but the club made it clear the sporting directors would be controlling that. In the end, Tuchel was going to get sacked eventually and he did.

That was the same reason he refused to take the Manchester United job at the end of last season and he made the right choice, how can a manager manage when he does not know when any of his squad will be sold without his permission and when any player could forced in to the squad without his permission.

[nelson4lov]

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Maybe this is the week when the smaller teams take points away from the bigger teams. Bournemouth could get a draw against Arsenal and in the other game Fulham could also get a point against Aston Villa, if that were to happen the Sunday games would become very interesting.

Here was my original post:

Win: West Ham United, Aston Villa, Ipswich Town, Brighton, Arsenal
Draw: Manchester United, Southampton

Now I am changing my mind. Overall, I think West Ham will beat Tottenham. Bournemouth will get a draw against Arsenal. Fulham will beat Aston Villa. 

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Arsenal knows that there's a possibility of Liverpool dropping points against Chelsea so they'd want to win Bournemouth. I know there are no 100% certainty in football but I just don't see a situation where Arsenal draws tomorrow — still an easy win in my books. Can't argue about Tottenham vs West ham game because the winning is still in the air and anybody can win it.

Tottenham - shitty team.
West ham - even shitter.

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I will be there....

Fingers crossed for Sunday 

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

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Again, glad the international breaks is over

Win: Tottenham, Aston villa, Brentford, Ipswich & Arsenal
Draws: Newcastle/Brighton, Southampton/Leicester,

For Sunday, I'm looking forward to going head to head with @CryptopreneurBrainboss and @Igebotz and get their arses handed to them by Liverpool 

We beating you guys or we both share the point period, I don't see us losing to Liverpool. We coming with the attacks while Liverpool comes with the defense. The players are coming from the international break so we shouldn't expect the same energy as they were performing before the break. Things might be different and it makes the game not to live up to expectations as we're all expecting a blockbuster on Sunday.

[JollyGood]

Arsenal knows that there's a possibility of Liverpool dropping points against Chelsea so they'd want to win Bournemouth. I know there are no 100% certainty in football but I just don't see a situation where Arsenal draws tomorrow — still an easy win in my books. Can't argue about Tottenham vs West ham game because the winning is still in the air and anybody can win it.

This is true. Playing football is in some cases similar to playing chess because you want to gain an advantage whenever possible and you also want to make sacrifices by resting players in some games during some competitions. If Arsenal field their best eleven and take all three points against Bournemouth they will go two points clear at the top of the Premier League as least until tomorrow. It is a big game for them but Bournemouth will not make it easy for them.

Again, glad the international breaks is over

Win: Tottenham, Aston villa, Brentford, Ipswich & Arsenal
Draws: Newcastle/Brighton, Southampton/Leicester,

We can compare notes after the results 

[Luzin]

Liverpool vs Chelsea
This week I've been waiting for this match. Maybe Liverpool will be favored because of the better ranking. But remember Chelsea's current condition is starting to improve. Enzo Maresca has made quite a difference since he arrived. If Liverpool underestimated Chelsea it would be wrong.  Liverpool must be vigilant, even though they play at Anfield chelsea can make a surprise.  Chelsea's record is also good, in the EPL in 7 matches they only lost 1 time, this is the same as Liverpool. Enzo Maresca managed to make the outcasts of the big teams into good players.

[JollyGood]

How do you expect the game will finish tomorrow? As already discussed, if Arsenal win today they will go to the top of the Premier League table therefore it will add pressure on Liverpool to try to get all three points. Chelsea are sitting in 4th place above Aston Villa on goal difference therefore they would want to get at least a point at Anfield and hope Fulham beat Aston Villa. Both Liverpool and Chelsea will be desperate to get all three points but might settle for a draw instead as neither team wants to add another loss to their record.

Liverpool vs Chelsea
This week I've been waiting for this match. Maybe Liverpool will be favored because of the better ranking. But remember Chelsea's current condition is starting to improve. Enzo Maresca has made quite a difference since he arrived. If Liverpool underestimated Chelsea it would be wrong.  Liverpool must be vigilant, even though they play at Anfield chelsea can make a surprise.  Chelsea's record is also good, in the EPL in 7 matches they only lost 1 time, this is the same as Liverpool. Enzo Maresca managed to make the outcasts of the big teams into good players.

[JollyGood]

RESULT:

Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 West Ham United

West Ham United took the lead but Tottenham hot back with four goals. It was an important win for Tottenham because their manager was facing a lot of pressure because they did not make a fantastic start to the season. Tottenham manager Postecoglou can enjoy the rest of the weekend now but what is going wrong at West Ham since Moyes left to be replaced by Lopetegui.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

RESULT:

Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 West Ham United

What a performance from Tottenham and I was right picking them over westham. Man united has just given Erik another banter free weak with this victory. ETH will also be enjoying the weekend as Postecoglou too. I had believe that they'll somehow get the victory but wasn't certain.

Tottenham coming back from behind to end the game with 4 goals after first conceding from Kudus early goal says alot about the mentality of the team. Not many teams can comeback after going down but Tottenham being at home would had contributed to them having the strength to fight back. 

Westham season keep getting worse and now they'll be without Kudus after his red card incident. Arsenal game ongoing, let see how that ends.

[nelson4lov]

@JollyGood So I was wrong about that Bournemouth vs Arsenal game. After seeing their lineup, I knew nothing good will come from their attack. Sterling + Havertz without the creative mastery of Odegaard and Saka meant little to nothing going forward.  Arsenal really gunning for top spot for amount of red cards this season.

Tottenham won because West ham is an even shittier team.

[Igebotz]

What a performance from Tottenham and I was right picking them over westham. Man united has just given Erik another banter free weak with this victory. ETH will also be enjoying the weekend as Postecoglou too. I had believe that they'll somehow get the victory but wasn't certain.

Something to keep the supporters and owners busy for another 6 months, I knew he was going to buy himself more time and there was no perfect time to do it. The new £200k wall at the training ground must be working.

@JollyGood So I was wrong about that Bournemouth vs Arsenal game. After seeing their lineup, I knew nothing good will come from their attack. Sterling + Havertz without the creative mastery of Odegaard and Saka meant little to nothing going forward.  Arsenal really gunning for top spot for amount of red cards this season.

Tottenham won because West ham is an even shittier team.

Saka does everything; he has been the team's engine since last season, and his absence always has an impact on team performance, which I expected Arteta to address this season with a strong backup... the only thing he thought of was stealing. I lost a lot of money on that game.

[Egii Nna]

Liverpool vs Chelsea
This week I've been waiting for this match. Maybe Liverpool will be favored because of the better ranking. But remember Chelsea's current condition is starting to improve. Enzo Maresca has made quite a difference since he arrived. If Liverpool underestimated Chelsea it would be wrong.  Liverpool must be vigilant, even though they play at Anfield chelsea can make a surprise.  Chelsea's record is also good, in the EPL in 7 matches they only lost 1 time, this is the same as Liverpool. Enzo Maresca managed to make the outcasts of the big teams into good players.

Even though it a home game for Liverpool anything can happen, and am glad you also know that. So it will definitely not going to be a simple prediction, because Liverpool been top on the table doesn’t means that there are more than everyone in the league. Moreover we all know that Chelsea mostly tend to play a very good performance when there are playing against a stronger team than them.

So all I will say is, we should get ready to see what so ever will happen tomorrow in their game. But I have a feeling that the game might end up on a draw or a win for Chelsea. But let see what will happen tomorrow in the pitch.