⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[shinratensei_]

Nottingham Forest's performance this season was completely unexpected. They were in third place in the table for a long time. Nottingham Forest's performance was very stable. However, they have lost points in several matches recently. And are now outside the Champions League zone.

I would be happy if the team could qualify for the Champions League. It would be a great achievement for them. Because Nottingham Forest's squad is not that strong. Especially Nottingham Forest's attack is quite weak. Even then, the team has been able to maintain a stable performance for a long time because of its strong defense. If they can win against Chelsea, Nottingham Forest still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Nottingham got a shock therapy after they performed well in the early season, but bad at the end of season. It's a common problem that faced by a mid tier team who become overachieved. It's nothing surprise me at all.
Their game against Chelsea is gonna be the most important game for sure. It's pretty much the same as a final game to get a UCL spot as the prize.

I think Nottingham forest won't make it, and Chelsea will get UCL.
As for the bet, i obviously pick Chelsea, though the odds gap is not that big, but i believe they will make it happen to beat Forest, then goes to the UCL.

[Spaceman1000$]

Nottingham Forest already done things far better than all expectations including theirs. Playing well throughout the season and nearly achieving a happy ending, they only need to finish their last match with a winning, and make this season ending as a perfect achievement which they never thought of at the season beginning months ago.

Nottingham Forest's performance this season was completely unexpected. They were in third place in the table for a long time. Nottingham Forest's performance was very stable. However, they have lost points in several matches recently. And are now outside the Champions League zone.

I would be happy if the team could qualify for the Champions League. It would be a great achievement for them. Because Nottingham Forest's squad is not that strong. Especially Nottingham Forest's attack is quite weak. Even then, the team has been able to maintain a stable performance for a long time because of its strong defense. If they can win against Chelsea, Nottingham Forest still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Even though Nottingham Forest attack is weak, once they qualify for the champions league, they will become an attractive team for most players to come, with the champions league ticket, they can approach top strikers and easily convince them to join their team. If we wait till the end of the finals games of the season and they qualify, by next season you would see a complete different approach of Nottingham Forest in terms of attack, this inconsistency you see now will be reduced because of the squad they will attract.

[AYOBA]

Nottingham Forest already done things far better than all expectations including theirs. Playing well throughout the season and nearly achieving a happy ending, they only need to finish their last match with a winning, and make this season ending as a perfect achievement which they never thought of at the season beginning months ago.

This season is a great season for Nottingham Forest, as they put in much to make their performances better in the Premier League compared to their last season's performances. We all know that they've already done things far better than the fans' expectations. Nevertheless, let us wait and see how this, their last match, is going to be; either they will be able to achieve their happy ending against Chelsea.

Because their coming last match is against Chelsea, and we all know how their performance is going currently. as they had a bad time by performing poorly right at the beginning of the season, but they try to end the season with a great performance, and that's why they're trying to package their performances all this while; so in this case I'm expecting that Nottingham Forest can definitely find the match difficult to win.

[Pandorak]

I think city will be competing for the premier League trophy come next season because they are gradually getting back to form towards the tail end of the season so they will bring in one or two players to strengthen their squad especially in the midfield and defense where they are having problems this season pep is one coach that I respect so much because when it comes to building of a team he is an expert in it

I agree with you, if we look back, where Manchester City undergo every match, it is certain that most of the defeats are due to weak defence, this is a task for Pep Guardiola as a coach to fix, or at least the club must look for several defenders in the upcoming transfer market, this will be needed to strengthen the fortress of defence to prepare for next season's matches.

Pep Guardiola is an experienced coach and also the coach who brought Manchester City to the peak of glory, i am sure he will be able to fix his players to improve the team's performance.

[Baki202]

I agree with you, if we look back, where Manchester City undergo every match, it is certain that most of the defeats are due to weak defence, this is a task for Pep Guardiola as a coach to fix, or at least the club must look for several defenders in the upcoming transfer market, this will be needed to strengthen the fortress of defence to prepare for next season's matches.

and the challenge we faced this season did not really bother me because I know this is our time for fixing things, and even injury contributed to killing this season's ambition, and our defense is also very weak, and we need to learn that it is not as easy as we think. and a lot of people were angry that we did not do very well, and we needed to just give them the benefit of the doubt because no amount of ranting can change anything. and we can only hope for a better season.

Pep Guardiola is an experienced coach and also the coach who brought Manchester City to the peak of glory, i am sure he will be able to fix his players to improve the team's performance.

And we know that Pep is an experienced coach and the best for the city, but eventually, he had his own emotional breakdown this year, so a lot of factors have contributed to the city's downfall but a better next season.

[Adiljutt156]

Even if Forest don't beat Chelsea this Sunday, this is still going to be a successful season for them.    Because I mean they finished the previous season at the 17th position. Now they are about to qualify for a European tournament...

This is a big progress big thanks to Nuno Espírito Santo. His current contract is until the summer of 2026. I wonder whether they will extend with him by another year. He didn't make it at Tottenham but it seems like Forest is fitting him just great.

We are super excited to see match between Nottingham Forest football team and Chelsea football team. Both teams are on same level because one team has 66 points and other team has 65 points. Chelsea football team has upper position on the table which is at 5th position and Nottingham Forest position is at 7th . But recent performance of Chelsea team is going towards best because they are winning most of the matches against good teams and I think we will see Chelsea team as a dominant team in this match.  That match will be organize in the City Ground and both teams have many injured players who will impact on the performance of team members.Murillo is not part of team who is defender of team and he was important part of team.

[Barikui1]

Nottingham Forest's performance this season was completely unexpected. They were in third place in the table for a long time. Nottingham Forest's performance was very stable. However, they have lost points in several matches recently. And are now outside the Champions League zone.

I would be happy if the team could qualify for the Champions League. It would be a great achievement for them. Because Nottingham Forest's squad is not that strong. Especially Nottingham Forest's attack is quite weak. Even then, the team has been able to maintain a stable performance for a long time because of its strong defense. If they can win against Chelsea, Nottingham Forest still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Nottingham got a shock therapy after they performed well in the early season, but bad at the end of season. It's a common problem that faced by a mid tier team who become overachieved. It's nothing surprise me at all.
Their game against Chelsea is gonna be the most important game for sure. It's pretty much the same as a final game to get a UCL spot as the prize.

I think Nottingham forest won't make it, and Chelsea will get UCL.
As for the bet, i obviously pick Chelsea, though the odds gap is not that big, but i believe they will make it happen to beat Forest, then goes to the UCL.

I think I share the same sentiment as you bro, Nottingham Forest will find it extremely difficult to beat Chelsea in this game because I am confident that the both teams will be treating this game as a final just as you have rightfully said, and looking at both teams, Chelsea have more big players that can decide this game single handedly, or it's best to say that Chelsea players are made for the bigger occasions like this, than this Nottingham forest side, because they are used to playing under constant pressure, unlike this Nottingham forest team, but let's be expecting a very interesting encounter between these two teams, so a 1-1 draw is my likely prediction for this game, but nothing should be ruled out completely, because anything can happen in games like this.

[Raflesia]

Nottingham Forest's performance this season was completely unexpected. They were in third place in the table for a long time. Nottingham Forest's performance was very stable. However, they have lost points in several matches recently. And are now outside the Champions League zone.

Although indeed for the end of the season it seems that it is not very favorable for them because in some matches they cannot focus and now they are eliminated from the Champions League zone where previously at the beginning and middle of the season they were always there but of course it is still very good for Nottingham at this time because with a club whose budget is mediocre even terksean minimal is in the top standings and troublesome some big clubs of course it becomes a very good thing to watch.

This last match they will again try to trouble Chelsea because after all Nottingham Forrest's chance to finish in the Champions League or Europa League zone is still very much there but in the end this must certainly be answered with a victory but Chelsea also does not want this to happen.
I want to see if the City Ground ultimately gives them more strength because of the support of fanatical fans or instead they will only finish and get nothing this season even though their early season and mid-season were quite good.

[GIF-JOBS]

Even if Forest don't beat Chelsea this Sunday, this is still going to be a successful season for them.    Because I mean they finished the previous season at the 17th position. Now they are about to qualify for a European tournament...

This is a big progress big thanks to Nuno Espírito Santo. His current contract is until the summer of 2026. I wonder whether they will extend with him by another year. He didn't make it at Tottenham but it seems like Forest is fitting him just great.

We are super excited to see match between Nottingham Forest football team and Chelsea football team. Both teams are on same level because one team has 66 points and other team has 65 points. Chelsea football team has upper position on the table which is at 5th position and Nottingham Forest position is at 7th . But recent performance of Chelsea team is going towards best because they are winning most of the matches against good teams and I think we will see Chelsea team as a dominant team in this match.  That match will be organize in the City Ground and both teams have many injured players who will impact on the performance of team members.Murillo is not part of team who is defender of team and he was important part of team.

This match tomorrow is going to be a really great match, because according to the position of the two teams it is going to be a match of equal strength opponents, so this match is going to be a very great and unpredictable match, there is no guarantee which team will win and which team will lose, anything can happen. Let's see which team can win in the end between two equally strong opponents.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Honestly I don't think Forest will even be able to steal a point from Chelsea tomorrow.    They aren't reliable lately as you know. Their current form is really bad and they are prone to losing more points.

Chelsea are the opposite. They must win here also to secure top 5 for the CL. I think Enzo Maresca won't mess this up. Yeah, there is a Conference League finale in a couple of days. But there is no way it's more important than this game.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Well it seems Manchester City have Alvarez in the making here with Marmoush, despite him playing a totally different game in their last match, he has finally redeemed himself in the eyes of fans and critics alike; also, after the huge disappointment of missing that crucial chance in the FA Cup final. His recent performance shows resilience and determination, proving that one moment doesn't define a great player -- every come back counts!

I really hope Pep does manage to get the best out of this amazing players whom from what I've seen, are willing to improve -- all they need to do is receive the ball outside the box and shot with full authority to dictate play rather than just being a part of it. Marmoush could become a serious weapon if groomed properly into the system!
And also Rodri is back, I have been waiting for him for 9 months. Finally he is back on the pitch. I hope he can play without Kelvin de Bruyne for the next season in premier league.

[ITExpert]

Nottingham Forest's performance this season was completely unexpected. They were in third place in the table for a long time. Nottingham Forest's performance was very stable. However, they have lost points in several matches recently. And are now outside the Champions League zone.

I would be happy if the team could qualify for the Champions League. It would be a great achievement for them. Because Nottingham Forest's squad is not that strong. Especially Nottingham Forest's attack is quite weak. Even then, the team has been able to maintain a stable performance for a long time because of its strong defense. If they can win against Chelsea, Nottingham Forest still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Nottingham Forest is undoubtedly a very good team, but they were eliminated from the Championship because of this. I personally think that their performance throughout the league was very disappointing. We can also say that they were stable somehow, but there are many points where they should try to improve themselves. Nottingham Forest, if we look at their defense system, they are very good defenders, but their attack system is a little weak because they can never take as good a tackle as they defend, so I think they should learn from their mistakes and all these things should be done by the Nottingham Forest team. They should raise the positive points where they have been eliminated this season because of their weaknesses, because if they raise their weaknesses and their weak points, they will definitely emerge as a great performer next season.

[Pandu Geddon]

Honestly I don't think Forest will even be able to steal a point from Chelsea tomorrow.    They aren't reliable lately as you know. Their current form is really bad and they are prone to losing more points.

Chelsea are the opposite. They must win here also to secure top 5 for the CL. I think Enzo Maresca won't mess this up. Yeah, there is a Conference League finale in a couple of days. But there is no way it's more important than this game.

Both will be important for Chelsea, they will try not to lose in both matches. The Champions League ticket next season will be important for Chelsea, that will also be their focus in the next match.
On the other hand, Nottingham has experienced a decline in performance after appearing surprising since the beginning of the season. But in the end they could not maintain the consistency of the competition until nearing the end of the season.
It may not be easy for Chelsea to get a win, but hopefully they can.

[Woodie]

We are super excited to see match between Nottingham Forest football team and Chelsea football team. Both teams are on same level because one team has 66 points and other team has 65 points. Chelsea football team has upper position on the table which is at 5th position and Nottingham Forest position is at 7th .

Easier said than done, and if am not mistaken Jackson will be serving his red card which means no reliable striker for the Blues upfront...then Nottingham Forest can be a menace when they choose to and tomorrow being the last day of the 2024/2025 season..am expecting fireworks from them.

But recent performance of Chelsea team is going towards best because they are winning most of the matches against good teams and I think we will see Chelsea team as a dominant team in this match.

The real test is coming tomorrow.

I think a draw will be the best result for both teams.

 That match will be organize in the City Ground and both teams have many injured players who will impact on the performance of team members.Murillo is not part of team who is defender of team and he was important part of team.

Murillo is injured, oh boy hope forest won't be in trouble...but wait a second both teams are missing key players which means boring game coming tomorrow.

[Akbarkoe]

Nottingham Forest already done things far better than all expectations including theirs. Playing well throughout the season and nearly achieving a happy ending, they only need to finish their last match with a winning, and make this season ending as a perfect achievement which they never thought of at the season beginning months ago.

Nottingham Forest's performance this season was completely unexpected. They were in third place in the table for a long time. Nottingham Forest's performance was very stable. However, they have lost points in several matches recently. And are now outside the Champions League zone.

I would be happy if the team could qualify for the Champions League. It would be a great achievement for them. Because Nottingham Forest's squad is not that strong. Especially Nottingham Forest's attack is quite weak. Even then, the team has been able to maintain a stable performance for a long time because of its strong defense. If they can win against Chelsea, Nottingham Forest still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Nottingham Forest has indeed performed very well this season, especially when they managed to beat Liverpool on their journey this season, so it is only natural that many fans have quite high expectations for Nottingham Forest, and hope that the team can go straight into the Champions League next season.

However, it is quite unfortunate that the good performance could not last until the season really ended, they lost their consistency which made their position continue to shift and were thrown to 7th position in the standings. and although Nottingham Forest still has one more match left against Chelsea, and of course we expect the best results in the match because if Forest fails in their last match against Chelsea then they will not get the right in any European competition.

[JeffBrad12]

Honestly I don't think Forest will even be able to steal a point from Chelsea tomorrow.    They aren't reliable lately as you know. Their current form is really bad and they are prone to losing more points.

Chelsea are the opposite. They must win here also to secure top 5 for the CL. I think Enzo Maresca won't mess this up. Yeah, there is a Conference League finale in a couple of days. But there is no way it's more important than this game.

An away game for Chelsea is always so hard to beat. However, i'm still favoring them to win the game. They made some improvements and showed in the previous games. They more solid in defense and attack. I think they can steal three points from Nottingham Forest. Their odds gap is not that big too.
Even though they must be going through a hard game, but this is a must win game for them. If they can't take three points they won't qualify for UCL.

[Stable090]

Honestly I don't think Forest will even be able to steal a point from Chelsea tomorrow.    They aren't reliable lately as you know. Their current form is really bad and they are prone to losing more points.

We can’t conclude yet, currently the two teams are not reliable, Nottingham forest performance has dropped, but will also struggle to qualify for the champions league also, and the match will be played at their home, so they are having higher chances of winning than Chelsea. As we can see Chelsea performance isn’t so good also, they are not consistent so am not always confident in Chelsea whenever they are playing.

I just hope Chelsea will be able to win against Nottingham forest, they have been struggling to qualify for the champions league, and Seriously I prefer Chelsea qualifying for the champions league, am sure they will perform better in the champions league than Nottingham forest, let’s see if Chelsea will be able to win their next match.

[Amphenomenon]

This match tomorrow is going to be a really great match, because according to the position of the two teams it is going to be a match of equal strength opponents, so this match is going to be a very great and unpredictable match, there is no guarantee which team will win and which team will lose, anything can happen. Let's see which team can win in the end between two equally strong opponents.

A friend of mine said that the game tomorrow against Nothingham Forest is like a final and to ne honest I quite accept that and I hope we can win and get Champions League football at least for the money EPL are going to reward Champions league teams for.

The game would be a difficult and an exciting one that will prove if we're ready at least to male it pass the group stage of the Champions League.

[SatoPrincess]

While "not winning" is okay, but at the very least they should look like they should be trying to look like they are going to win something, or barely missed theri chance, or at least look like they were candidates. When they look like how they look like, specially during that November and December period, we are talking about a team that looks terrible, and that is not alright with the fans.

Pep is not the issue, never was, he would adapt to whatever world is adapting, he was great 15 years ago, he is great now. The issue was that the players won 4+ premier league titles, and treble, and whatever else they could, so they just grew old and didn't had any reason to keep trying and that caused them to end up with not playing with their %100 anymore. So they went and got some other players instead.

It’s good to see the former champions returning back to top form again, the return of their key players from injury has been a good boost and the new recruitment made in January has been key to their recent improved performances lately. They are now back at the top level of the league table and fighting for Champions League qualification.

[Agbe]

This match tomorrow is going to be a really great match, because according to the position of the two teams it is going to be a match of equal strength opponents, so this match is going to be a very great and unpredictable match, there is no guarantee which team will win and which team will lose, anything can happen. Let's see which team can win in the end between two equally strong opponents.

A friend of mine said that the game tomorrow against Nothingham Forest is like a final and to ne honest I quite accept that and I hope we can win and get Champions League football at least for the money EPL are going to reward Champions league teams for.

The game would be a difficult and an exciting one that will prove if we're ready at least to male it pass the group stage of the Champions League.

I don't see Chelsea winning against forest tomorrow because both teams needs a win to qualify for the champions League so it will be very difficult for Chelsea to get all three points going away to forest because forest too are in  good position to qualifying for the champions League next season if they can get a win tomorrow against Chelsea because the point gap is not much