⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Fulham and Aston villa game just ended with a home victory for Aston villa against Fulham. As usual, Fulham always fall short when they face a mid difficult club and was the worst among the two poor teams today. The performance from the players was very poor and the substitution from the coach was very terrible too. They lost the game just after 20 minutes into the game. Aston villa now sit on sixteen position and two points away from relegation zone.

Aston Villa finally wins a Premier League game, they had been struggling in the league, but they were able to gain a three points today. However, I was worried that if the club had failed to win against Fulham today; Unai Emery would be fired, but they won by three goals. In six games this season, Aston Villa has only scored four goals and conceded six. I hope they return to winning ways in the remaining games.

However, I do not believe Fulham is a worse team than Aston Villa this season, Fulham looks to be better than Aston Villa this season, and this is their second defeat in the Premier League, after a loss to Chelsea. I expected Fulham to win the match because Aston Villa has struggled with goals this season, but they finally got a home win in front of their fans.

You are right, I agree with you on your take, taking a look at the last five games, it clearly shows that Fullham FC are better club and team than Aston Villa is this season, Fullham have won 2 matches, lost 2 matches and got 1 draw, while Aston Villa on the other hand have lost 2 matches, got 2 draws and just managed to get 1 win which is the win they got today for beating Fullham.

Talking about positions, Aston Villa is currently in the 16th place on the premier league table, while Fullham is sitting right on the 10th spot in the Premier league table.
This simple stats shows clearly who are the better club this season, and unless Aston Villa improves in their performance, Fullham is better.

[Stable090]

Liverpool is barely scraping by all their games but they are still winning and if they keep winning this week as well, it's going to be pretty hard to stop their momentum because this run of games at the very start allows them to be ahead of everyone else early on, and even if they have some mishaps along the way, they will keep their top position.

Liverpool performance has been so good this season, but they lost their last match which was against crystal palace, seriously I never believed they going to lose the match, but Liverpool ended up losing. Seriously Liverpool messed up by losing the match, Arsenal which is in second position is already closing up the points difference which is between for them, and any slight mistake from Liverpool, then Arsenal will be taking the first position from them.

Liverpool overall performance is good, they have a strong attack, but I will keep on saying it that Liverpool will have to work on their defense, they will have to improve their defense, because Liverpool defense is so weak, and they are always conceding easily in matches, if Liverpool doesn’t work on that, then it’s really going to affect them.

[len01]

You are right, I agree with you on your take, taking a look at the last five games, it clearly shows that Fullham FC are better club and team than Aston Villa is this season, Fullham have won 2 matches, lost 2 matches and got 1 draw, while Aston Villa on the other hand have lost 2 matches, got 2 draws and just managed to get 1 win which is the win they got today for beating Fullham.

Overall, Fulham have looked better at the start of this season, but if we’re talking about the H2H history between Fulham and Aston Villa, Villa have always had the upper hand at home.

That’s a solid reason for me to back Villa here H2H history can really give a team the confidence to repeat past wins. We all know that when 2 teams have faced each other multiple times, they learn each other’s weaknesses, and Villa have always known how to exploit Fulham’s.

So today’s win for Villa isn’t exactly a surprise, it felt like that win was on the cards even before the match kicked off.

[Abbatty]

What an End to the game at St. James park, no one would have believed arsenal would have travelled back to Emirates with all 3 points. This was a match maybe only the players and the manager believed that winning will be possible at that time. It a good game honestly and sometimes in football all you need is to believe. It a good one to watch, the intensity and tempo in this game was absolutely top notch.

The gunners need a win to close in with Liverpool after their loss at crystal palace and they did exactly that. 2 good goals from set piece works it out for them again. Moreno again proven to why he is a vital player for gunners especially in games like this, Gabriel got the winner in stoppage time. Arsenal looking like a serious contender for This title again.

[Sims25]

What an End to the game at St. James park, no one would have believed arsenal would have travelled back to Emirates with all 3 points. This was a match maybe only the players and the manager believed that winning will be possible at that time. It a good game honestly and sometimes in football all you need is to believe. It a good one to watch, the intensity and tempo in this game was absolutely top notch.

The gunners need a win to close in with Liverpool after their loss at crystal palace and they did exactly that. 2 good goals from set piece works it out for them again. Moreno again proven to why he is a vital player for gunners especially in games like this, Gabriel got the winner in stoppage time. Arsenal looking like a serious contender for This title again.

I'm still in doubt about Gyokeres adaptability to the premier league. Arsenal had to go back to their set pieces again to get their goals. Huge win for them though.

[sotelorene]

Seriously, I don't understand this, did Amorim really say this about Bruno? And again what exactly did Bruno do for Amorim to say this? I didn't watch the Brentford Vs Manchester United game yesterday, I only saw the score line online. So I'm just wondering what he would have done to Amorim for him to say this. About him not taking responsibility, yes that's true, because I have heard him in some few occasions blaming one person or the other after a defeat.

Bruno missed the penalty, but Amorim didn't say anything like that. I read his post-match press conference and he said, as always, that he would cherish every minute at the club, try to rectify the situation, that they need to play their own football and not the opponent's football, etc. I don't think Amorim would have said that even if he thought so. Fernandes is perhaps the only one at United who cannot be faulted for anything.

Yea, I think this is just want people I mean social media came up with but even if Amorim said something like that I would not blame him because that was  a great opportunity for Manchester united to equalize the goal and who knows what would have happened if they equalized the goal, maybe the pressure and force of Brentford would have reduced and Manchester united would have taken charge but instead he missed the penalty. I don't really know what is wrong with Bruno Fernandes with this act of missing penalty kick this period, if it is pressure then he should stay off from playing let others play.

[SatoPrincess]

I would respond with an image to buttress the points I'll give you now.  

Amorim might be a good coach but not a good leader, he always avoids blame and lays them on his players and trust me that's the least way to keep your players motivated. A good leader should take responsibility for the errors of his team and not criticize them publicly. Even if they made mistakes, you allow them save face in public and call them to order privately. I have the impression that he's more like a boss to his players and not a leader. For me even if he's sacked like he said in the morning, his sack is even long overdue.

You can say that because it is one thing to lose a game and take responsibility as the manager and another to be quick to point fingers and criticize your players but I get it. The job is too much for him and he is getting frustrated already. I also think it is about time United start sorting for a replacement.

[Proty]

I would respond with an image to buttress the points I'll give you now.  

Amorim might be a good coach but not a good leader, he always avoids blame and lays them on his players and trust me that's the least way to keep your players motivated. A good leader should take responsibility for the errors of his team and not criticize them publicly. Even if they made mistakes, you allow them save face in public and call them to order privately. I have the impression that he's more like a boss to his players and not a leader. For me even if he's sacked like he said in the morning, his sack is even long overdue.

You can say that because it is one thing to lose a game and take responsibility as the manager and another to be quick to point fingers and criticize your players but I get it. The job is too much for him and he is getting frustrated already. I also think it is about time United start sorting for a replacement.

The issue with Manchester United I don't think is actually from the manager or even players. For some season now they have been changing coaches and even players yet the expected result is far fetched . So until they identify the root of there problem and then tackle it from there thats the only time they can arrive at lasten solution to there problem. Replacement will never be a nice idea, what they need do is to do a thorough scrutiny to be able to know the policies that they have to key in to since it is obvious that non of there policies is working.

[Futurexxx]

The issue with Manchester United I don't think is actually from the manager or even players. For some season now they have been changing coaches and even players yet the expected result is far fetched . So until they identify the root of there problem and then tackle it from there thats the only time they can arrive at lasten solution to there problem. Replacement will never be a nice idea, what they need do is to do a thorough scrutiny to be able to know the policies that they have to key in to since it is obvious that non of there policies is working.

Yes I agree to what you are trying to say here, the problem of Manchester united is not the manager if you ask me because so many good and top class managers has been hired but they all failed which led to their sacking at some point in time, so sacking Amorin wouldn't solve the problem of Manchester united on the longer run.
If we look at the crop of players at Manchester united presently, they aren't that good enough to compete against the bigger teams and they succumbs to pressure easily, so what the hierarchy of Manchester united should do is to revamp the team by selling like 95% of this their current players, and sign in new set of younger and more quality players that have the heart to fight for the badge of Manchester united, not this players that are playing nonsense since they are not the one's that will be held accountable if things are going wrong as it is now.

[SatoPrincess]

I think Chalobah won't be keeping his place on the team, I won't be surprised if he will be forced out next season and we the fans won't really show much support because he has been disappointing and I'm not even considering the red card  today which wasn't his fault but looking at his performance in recent games it's disappointing for me expect he improves.

Speaking of Maresca he might not survive this season before being sacked as things are going now and our next game against Liverpool will more likely end in a lost looking at our backline and how he reacts in pressure.

For quite some time Chalobah has been on the bad side for the team constantly putting them in tough situations leading to them match loses to top it all his performance has really dropped recently. Chelsea needs to look into the market again for defenders but this time solid defenders.

[IvugeoEvolutionCoin]

In the Premier League match between Aston Villa vs Fulham, Fulham scored 1 goal, after which Fulham could not score any more goals in this match. Starting from the goalkeeper of Fulham team, all the other players performed badly in this match, due to which Fulham team lost this match. Aston Villa team scored 3 goals in this match, they performed well from the beginning to the end, due to which they were able to score 3 goals in this match.

[Velvet78]

I believe the referee and VAR made 2 huge mistakes. One was on Gyökeres' penalty incident and the other one was the handball by Gabriel.

Both of them should have been penalties...    Let's say I saw Gyökeres incident wrong. But I'm absolutely confident about the latter. How isn't it a handball? Gabriel literally saved the ball like a GK. His arm wasn't in natural position.

I'm still in doubt about Gyokeres adaptability to the premier league. Arsenal had to go back to their set pieces again to get their goals. Huge win for them though.

I agree. Especially in tough games he is much worse. He needs time for now clearly. Arsenal have a good fixture ahead. This is a good chance for him to prove his worth too.

[Volgastallion]

I have said this countless of times, but Rubem Amorim cicle on Manchester United is over he needs to resign he doesnt need to be sacked, you need to have some self critic to yourself and take charge of waht you do, and the team is a real piece of shit right now.

They can give him more matches, for what?

[Solodoski]

Liverpool is barely scraping by all their games but they are still winning and if they keep winning this week as well, it's going to be pretty hard to stop their momentum because this run of games at the very start allows them to be ahead of everyone else early on, and even if they have some mishaps along the way, they will keep their top position.

Liverpool finally lost their first game of the season, most people might be surprised they lost to Crystal Palace, but I am not surprised. Like you mentioned they have been scraping to win most of their matches this season and I have mentioned it on here that their issue is that they concede a lot of goal and win most of their matches in the dying minutes. They are still on top right now, but Arsenal has reduced the gap to 2 points after their win against Newcastle which put pressure on Liverpool. I will still bet on Arsenal to win the league,  because I feel they have a better team and also have team depth.

[SatoPrincess]

Liverpool is barely scraping by all their games but they are still winning and if they keep winning this week as well, it's going to be pretty hard to stop their momentum because this run of games at the very start allows them to be ahead of everyone else early on, and even if they have some mishaps along the way, they will keep their top position.

When you are ahead of everyone else so much that even a loss still doesn't lose your position, in that case there is a chance you could probably have the title much easier. Because in many cases, most teams do not start this well, and at the end when they lose, they lose their position as well, or get closer. But if you lead with a lot of points right away, then you are going to be luckier.

You talk about the points gap like it is 15 points gap, man it’s barely even 6 points and with them losing to Crystal Palace on Saturday and Arsenal winning against Newcastle United yesterday cuts that point gap to 2. They will have to do better going forward now to stay up there, this is the premier league and first position is not promised to anyone at this stage of the season.

[WatChe]

Liverpool finally lost their first game of the season, most people might be surprised they lost to Crystal Palace, but I am not surprised. Like you mentioned they have been scraping to win most of their matches this season and I have mentioned it on here that their issue is that they concede a lot of goal and win most of their matches in the dying minutes. They are still on top right now, but Arsenal has reduced the gap to 2 points after their win against Newcastle which put pressure on Liverpool. I will still bet on Arsenal to win the league,  because I feel they have a better team and also have team depth.

In last three seasons of EPL, Arsenal is runner up and there fans now want them to lift the trophy. The key difference between Arsenal and Liverpool in this season is that Arsenal defence looks more solid and it's evident from the number of goals they have conceded so far. Arsenal must try to take the points lead as quickly as possible because once the points gap widens it become difficult to move up on the points table. If you look at top 5 team on points table, then Liverpool has conceded the most goals and they must look at this area to improve it.

[Africolo]

I have said this countless of times, but Rubem Amorim cicle on Manchester United is over he needs to resign he doesnt need to be sacked, you need to have some self critic to yourself and take charge of waht you do, and the team is a real piece of shit right now.

They can give him more matches, for what?

Why would him resign when it's better to be sacked; this way he goes home with all his contract salaries for the rest of his contract paid, resigning means he's forfeiting all that. It's a simple situation if the INEOS don't find him worth anymore they should simply sack him and pay his contract in full.

I honestly expected more from him when he got here but he hasn't leave up to that expected yet.

[Nightwatchmare]

I would respond with an image to buttress the points I'll give you now.  

Amorim might be a good coach but not a good leader, he always avoids blame and lays them on his players and trust me that's the least way to keep your players motivated. A good leader should take responsibility for the errors of his team and not criticize them publicly. Even if they made mistakes, you allow them save face in public and call them to order privately. I have the impression that he's more like a boss to his players and not a leader. For me even if he's sacked like he said in the morning, his sack is even long overdue.

This blame Ruben Amorim throw to Bruno Fernandez is not proper, he should have just manage and take the defeat like that because he is the coach and most players are making mistakes like this one. He is not the first player to miss a penalty in Manchester United, and just because he missed today when the team needed that goal is not a reason to attack the player because he wasn’t happy too. The manager have every right to drop the player before the match or change him along the line not to be blaming him for why he should have controlled by given another player a chance to take that penalty.

However, Bruno also have fault because this is the second time he missed penalty, even though I know that there is a lot of pressure when playing such penalty, but he should have given it to another player if he isn’t confidence on himself when he is about to play the penalty.

You are saying this because you aren't in Ruben Amorim's shoes, but if you were among Manchester United coaching staff, you would have known the pressure on Ruben Amorim and why he blamed Bruno Fernandes for Manchester United's defeat against Brentford. This is not the first time Bruno Fernandes has missed an important penalty for Manchester United this season. I support Ruben Amorim for the call out on Bruno Fernandes so that Bruno Fernandes can improve his performance for Manchester United. Ruben Amorim dropping Bruno Fernandes from Manchester United squad isn't the right thing to do because Bruno Fernandes is one of the best players in Manchester United; Ruben Amorim should just give Sesko the duty to take Manchester United penalties since Bruno Fernandes isn't fit for the duty.

[Umulala-alala]

The issue with Manchester United I don't think is actually from the manager or even players. For some season now they have been changing coaches and even players yet the expected result is far fetched . So until they identify the root of there problem and then tackle it from there thats the only time they can arrive at lasten solution to there problem. Replacement will never be a nice idea, what they need do is to do a thorough scrutiny to be able to know the policies that they have to key in to since it is obvious that non of there policies is working.

Yes I agree to what you are trying to say here, the problem of Manchester united is not the manager if you ask me because so many good and top class managers has been hired but they all failed which led to their sacking at some point in time, so sacking Amorin wouldn't solve the problem of Manchester united on the longer run.
If we look at the crop of players at Manchester united presently, they aren't that good enough to compete against the bigger teams and they succumbs to pressure easily, so what the hierarchy of Manchester united should do is to revamp the team by selling like 95% of this their current players, and sign in new set of younger and more quality players that have the heart to fight for the badge of Manchester united, not this players that are playing nonsense since they are not the one's that will be held accountable if things are going wrong as it is now.

To be more precise no body can tell what's the issue with the Red Devils over the years they have brought in several coaches and have also change some players thinking that's where all the problem is coming from yet nothing seems to have change the mater is even getting worse.

Man united don't know how to sign a players I don't even know who buy players for them 90% of their problem is from the players they buy, i always feel bad watching Man united match that is not Man united of old. If they can make it this way that when ever a club didn't play well no payment for that week believe me those boys will be serious.

[Abbatty]

I have said this countless of times, but Rubem Amorim cicle on Manchester United is over he needs to resign he doesnt need to be sacked, you need to have some self critic to yourself and take charge of waht you do, and the team is a real piece of shit right now.

They can give him more matches, for what?

I don’t think Manchester United will part ways with Ruben Amorim this season, they can’t just afford that right now, if they consider sacking him this seasons they would have to pay him $12million, then after that they will still bring in a new coach and also start paying him, that too much of expenses.

And for Amorim to consider resigning I still don’t think that will happen too, he will look like a coward, like a man that can’t get Manchester United in order. I think he needs someone that will talk to him so he can consider using a different philosophy maybe they will work out for him and the team as a whole.

Maybe after the end of this season and he doesn’t improve them they will take a drastic decision about him.