⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Felicity_Tide]

Arsenal is playing very well; they beat Arsenal-Westham 2-0 today. Westham hasn't been very good this season, and they haven't had many wins.
Arsenal has been playing excellently in most matches, and with their new signings, Arsenal has taken things to the next level this year.
The first question that immediately comes to mind is whether Arsenal will win the title this year. It's still too early. Arsenal may be closer to the title than ever before.

It was a brilliant win from the gunners today.
Westham were no match for them. They knew how important the game was, so they had to do the needful. Westham couldn't get a single shot on target, which is a reminder that they've still got the best defense in the league and across Europe. I'm not sure of the current injury trends in the Arsenal team. Odegaard was forced out in the first half. Same thing for Rice in the second half. But the good thing is, they've got a quality squad depth that has truly proved to be very helpful, and luckily for them, the international break is here again.

There's also a Chelsea-Liverpool match today, and a win for Chelsea would be a tremendous gift for Arsenal.

Chelsea is currently leading. I think Liverpool might eventually score, but Chelsea might just take all three points. They look a lot stronger so far.

[Iranus]

Chelsea on the other hand has started the first half well and very confident and they're having a goal advantage, however I maintain my lack of faith in Badshille. If Liverpool can press attack more in the second half, it wouldn't take time for him to make a costly error. Garnacho almost doubled the advantage but was denied by the wood work.

I don't know why Liverpool played so slowly in the first half. Moises Caicedo scored in the 14th minute of the match. Chelsea were able to take the lead quite quickly. Liverpool should have increased the pace of their counterattacks. But Liverpool were not able to make a single on target shot in the first half. I would definitely like to see Liverpool's aggressive gameplay in the second half. If Liverpool performs like this in the second half, they will not be able to get 3 points in this match. Chelsea's team is quite experienced and strong. It will be challenging for Liverpool to score two goals in the second half against Chelsea's defense.

[Zoomic]

Caicedo's strike has temporarily sent Arsenal to the top of the English Premier League table and if the match eventually ends in the favour of Chelsea, it means that Arsenal will have to enjoy the top of the table for atleast one week. I actually didn't expect such a powerful strike from Caicedo.

The intensity of the match is still high and it seems that Liverpool will likely equalize this match before the end of the 1st half. Chelsea seems more sharp and determined in today's match.

Atleast Arsenal would leave the 2nd position and enjoy being at the top for a while but they have to hope that Chelsea wins cause the match is still on and there's enough time for Liverpool to try turn the game in their favour. Although I love the confidence of Chelsea players, they're very eager to win and they don't look frightened by Liverpool's squad I don't know if the confidence is because they're playing at home but I hope they maintain it till the full 90mins cause Liverpool could come back strong in the 2nd half and win the game, they know they've messed up in the 1st half so they'll try to correct it in the next half.

I also noticed Chelsea's confidence level. They have no fear for Liverpool unlike before. Assuming Chelsea was playing with fear, they would have conceded by now. It is because their confidence is unshaking, that is why they were able to stand Liverpool.
Liverpool has made a good attempt to score at the start of the second half but it didn't happen. I am not sure they will give up. They will continue stretching Chelsea till the end of the match.
But if Chelsea manages to score again, it is over for Liverpool because in this very match, Chelsea is equal to the task.

[Cossyblack]

Arsenal is playing very well; they beat Arsenal-Westham 2-0 today. Westham hasn't been very good this season, and they haven't had many wins.
Arsenal has been playing excellently in most matches, and with their new signings, Arsenal has taken things to the next level this year.
The first question that immediately comes to mind is whether Arsenal will win the title this year. It's still too early. Arsenal may be closer to the title than ever before.
There's also a Chelsea-Liverpool match today, and a win for Chelsea would be a tremendous gift for Arsenal.

Arsenal is having a good start to the season. They have won a good number of matches in the premier league. Arsenal have been playing unbeaten for the records. They haven't loss a single game in their last seven encounters against opponent clubs. In my opinion,i think Arsenal is a making a fine progress ahead of winning the league. With the way there are defeating clubs now,i think the players are currently in their best forms. I cannot give guarantee words about Arsenal winning the league title because the season is only getting started. Arsenal still have a lot of games to win to climb & remain at the top of the ladder,it isn't going to be an easy journey but With the level of Arsenal strengths this season,i think Arsenal can make it but not certainly.

[Tungbulu]

Some of the players you mentioned are not longer playing with Manchester United'a squad currently, Garnacho is currently a Chelsea plater and Hodjlund is on loan at Napoli and could be bought after the season since he's doing well over there. Well, Manchester United players should try to maintain the leaf and make their fans happy this week.

I’m pretty much aware of this, the only reason I mentioned them was because their performance in the previous seasons still have somewhat of an impact on how the current squad is being assessed. Again, to dispute the fact that United’s problem is due to bad players. Take Rashford for instance, he went to Barcelona is performing far better than he was in United.

[harapan]

Ahmad is back to face his former employers and looking at how this game is building up, am having both Mbeumo and Ahmad to be anytime goalscorers..

And finally United get to start their new goalkeeper and hope their first cleansheet happens today, let's go United **Finally Amorim isn't hiding like he usually does **  

Arsenal goal disallowed... Title contenders, let's get those goals  

Amad Diallo has been inconsistent this season and Mbeumo has not been sharp like he was with Brentford last season, with the sqaud winning games they will gradually get back all the confidence. The new goalkeeper was outstanding today as he was able to keep th clean sheet command his penalty box and help Manchester United achieved three points. The players have also shown they're behind the manager. Those goals from Sesko and Mount did us good.

[Onyeeze]

Arsenal is playing very well; they beat Arsenal-Westham 2-0 today. Westham hasn't been very good this season, and they haven't had many wins.
Arsenal has been playing excellently in most matches, and with their new signings, Arsenal has taken things to the next level this year.
The first question that immediately comes to mind is whether Arsenal will win the title this year. It's still too early. Arsenal may be closer to the title than ever before.

It was a brilliant win from the gunners today.
Westham were no match for them. They knew how important the game was, so they had to do the needful. Westham couldn't get a single shot on target, which is a reminder that they've still got the best defense in the league and across Europe. I'm not sure of the current injury trends in the Arsenal team. Odegaard was forced out in the first half. Same thing for Rice in the second half. But the good thing is, they've got a quality squad depth that has truly proved to be very helpful, and luckily for them, the international break is here again.

There's also a Chelsea-Liverpool match today, and a win for Chelsea would be a tremendous gift for Arsenal.

Chelsea is currently leading. I think Liverpool might eventually score, but Chelsea might just take all three points. They look a lot stronger so far.

I knew right from time that Chelsea is not going to win the match,  against Liverpool, Chelsea would have maintain the 1 goal the score early, but they still allow Liverpool to equalised at this minute, one of my friends that bet against Liverpool, immediately Chelsea goal their goal, he started celebrating, I told him that it's neither Liverpool win the match or it will end draw, and we bet, I'm happy as Liverpool equalised and if possible Liverpool will score again, or the match will end with draw.

[Sim_card]

I knew right from time that Chelsea is not going to win the match,  against Liverpool, Chelsea would have maintain the 1 goal the score early, but they still allow Liverpool to equalised at this minute, one of my friends that bet against Liverpool, immediately Chelsea goal their goal, he started celebrating, I told him that it's neither Liverpool win the match or it will end draw, and we bet, I'm happy as Liverpool equalised and if possible Liverpool will score again, or the match will end with draw.

Not true. Chelsea finally defeated Liverpool and got all three points. A beautiful strike from Estevao Willian sealed up the victory on the 90+5 minutes of additional time. This is a remarkable victory for Chelsea and a bad day for Liverpool because they have declined to the second possition on the table.

[Sticky Bomb]

Arsenal is playing very well; they beat Arsenal-Westham 2-0 today. Westham hasn't been very good this season, and they haven't had many wins.
Arsenal has been playing excellently in most matches, and with their new signings, Arsenal has taken things to the next level this year.
The first question that immediately comes to mind is whether Arsenal will win the title this year. It's still too early. Arsenal may be closer to the title than ever before.

It was a brilliant win from the gunners today.
Westham were no match for them. They knew how important the game was, so they had to do the needful. Westham couldn't get a single shot on target, which is a reminder that they've still got the best defense in the league and across Europe. I'm not sure of the current injury trends in the Arsenal team. Odegaard was forced out in the first half. Same thing for Rice in the second half. But the good thing is, they've got a quality squad depth that has truly proved to be very helpful, and luckily for them, the international break is here again.

There's also a Chelsea-Liverpool match today, and a win for Chelsea would be a tremendous gift for Arsenal.

Chelsea is currently leading. I think Liverpool might eventually score, but Chelsea might just take all three points. They look a lot stronger so far.

I knew right from time that Chelsea is not going to win the match,  against Liverpool, Chelsea would have maintain the 1 goal the score early, but they still allow Liverpool to equalised at this minute, one of my friends that bet against Liverpool, immediately Chelsea goal their goal, he started celebrating, I told him that it's neither Liverpool win the match or it will end draw, and we bet, I'm happy as Liverpool equalised and if possible Liverpool will score again, or the match will end with draw.

I'm glad to inform you that the match didn't end in a draw. For the first time this season I can agree that E. Maresca knew what he was doing although he ended up with a red card. I complained in my earlier comment about the weakness of Badshille and it looked like he was listening and removed him immediately second half started. That is what a thinking manager should do. Chelsea played defense, midfield and counter for the remaining part of second half which was a better pattern as against their normal defense and counter attack which always cost them in other matches, the substitutions were smart and calculative although I still have a problem with Gittens but they performed well and maintained the pressure on Liverpool who had nothing else to do but kept defending until they were finally defeated in the 95th minute by the goal from the wonder boy Estevao.

Congratulations to Chelsea as they climb top 6 in the table and t to Arsenal for making it to the top of the table

[AYOBA]

Arsenal is having a good start to the season. They have won a good number of matches in the premier league. Arsenal have been playing unbeaten for the records. They haven't loss a single game in their last seven encounters against opponent clubs. In my opinion,i think Arsenal is a making a fine progress ahead of winning the league. With the way there are defeating clubs now,i think the players are currently in their best forms. I cannot give guarantee words about Arsenal winning the league title because the season is only getting started. Arsenal still have a lot of games to win to climb & remain at the top of the ladder,it isn't going to be an easy journey but With the level of Arsenal strengths this season,i think Arsenal can make it but not certainly.

This is a sign that Arsenal are going to achieve their goals this season, and that’s why we can see that their performances have different rights from the start of this season. Because if we observe all the matches they’ve been playing so far, their performances have been very incredible, and they’ve always given out positive results against their opponents.

The only match that Arsenal had a little challenge with was their match against Liverpool, but they still played their best in the match. Because if Arteta did the right things for them right from the first half of that game, I don’t think they would have lost to Liverpool that day, but all is well; we can leave that in the past tense since their performances are moving forward with good strengths. We should all be expecting good news with Arsenal this season.

[skarais]

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Not true. Chelsea finally defeated Liverpool and got all three points. A beautiful strike from Estevao Willian sealed up the victory on the 90+5 minutes of additional time. This is a remarkable victory for Chelsea and a bad day for Liverpool because they have declined to the second possition on the table.

Poor finishing and a lack of defensive organization cost Liverpool a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea. This season hasn't been Liverpool's best in any competition, as some teams have identified their weaknesses and exploited them. Crystal Palace, Galatasaray, and Chelsea have all exploited Liverpool's defensive weaknesses, so Arne Slot has no choice but to accept defeat and try to improve in the upcoming matches.

Liverpool's two consecutive defeats have seen them drop 6 points, dropping them to second place. Arsenal lead the table by 1 point, but the gap is so narrow that it could change if Arsenal don't perform well in their next match. Crystal Palace could overtake Liverpool into second place if they win against Everton, but both teams are same on points.

[Moreno233]

I knew right from time that Chelsea is not going to win the match,  against Liverpool, Chelsea would have maintain the 1 goal the score early, but they still allow Liverpool to equalised at this minute, one of my friends that bet against Liverpool, immediately Chelsea goal their goal, he started celebrating, I told him that it's neither Liverpool win the match or it will end draw, and we bet, I'm happy as Liverpool equalised and if possible Liverpool will score again, or the match will end with draw.

Not true. Chelsea finally defeated Liverpool and got all three points. A beautiful strike from Estevao Willian sealed up the victory on the 90+5 minutes of additional time. This is a remarkable victory for Chelsea and a bad day for Liverpool because they have declined to the second possition on the table.

Today Chelsea played their best today and their hard work was indeed rewarded with three points. They even faced some hard luck else they would have converted some of their chances like the header from Enzo that braced the bar to goal kick. There were many other goal scoring chances that were missed to confirm that Chelsea were indeed the better side today. Now its obvious that Liverpool are not through with their hard times, losing three consecutive matches is not a mere coincidence, something is fundamentally wrong with the team. Maybe the have inherited the problems of Manchester United.

[ITExpert]

I enjoyed the first 45 minutes of Leeds vs Tottenham Hotspur game. Both teams are dedicated to winning this match, which made the first 45 minutes end in the way they started it. The next 45 minutes will be more interesting to watch because Leeds and Tottenham Hotspur will go extra mile to win this game, but I won't be surprised if nothing separates the two sides in the second half. It seems it's only you and I that are watching the Leeds vs Tottenham Hotspur game because there are not many comments about this game after the first 45 minutes being played.

The match between the Tottenham Hotspur and the Leeds United was very interesting. In Fact the match was worth watching. Because both the teams are strong and hold the super potential. The response of the people towards this match was less expressive due to the multiple reasons. Maybe they were busy enjoying some other activities or matches of the other teams. Because both of the teams are more willing than each other to win this match. Their dedication and their determination was very clear to watch. This is what makes any match more interesting or makes it a source of joy when the competition is based on equality. The second half of the match was really unbreathable. But Tottenham was my most favourite in this match. Their performance is really appreciated in all scenarios.

[Alpha Marine]

Today Chelsea played their best today and their hard work was indeed rewarded with three points. They even faced some hard luck else they would have converted some of their chances like the header from Enzo that braced the bar to goal kick. There were many other goal scoring chances that were missed to confirm that Chelsea were indeed the better side today. Now its obvious that Liverpool are not through with their hard times, losing three consecutive matches is not a mere coincidence, something is fundamentally wrong with the team. Maybe the have inherited the problems of Manchester United.

Chelsea really deserved to win. I didn't expect them to be this good against Liverpool. It wouldn't have been fair if they had gotten only a point from the game. When you have a performance like this and don't get all three points, it can be very disappointing. If they hadn't won that match,, they would have been behind Manchester United, and that is not a good sign considering the poor form that United are in.

The inconsistency of Chelsea have always been their biggest problem. don't be surprised for that they will not win their match against Nottingham Forest or perform very badly. They need to stay consistent if they want to compete and win trophies.

[JiiBs]

Some of the players you mentioned are not longer playing with Manchester United'a squad currently, Garnacho is currently a Chelsea plater and Hodjlund is on loan at Napoli and could be bought after the season since he's doing well over there. Well, Manchester United players should try to maintain the leaf and make their fans happy this week.

I’m pretty much aware of this, the only reason I mentioned them was because their performance in the previous seasons still have somewhat of an impact on how the current squad is being assessed. Again, to dispute the fact that United’s problem is due to bad players. Take Rashford for instance, he went to Barcelona is performing far better than he was in United.

Many at times it comes to usage and the mindset of these players pending the team they are playing in. Manchester United is a struggling team as we have it and the players seem to subscribe to that idea which could obviously affect their play. Rashford like you said is doing so well in Barcelona and we have the likes of Anthony who joined Real Betis in the Laliga and have been such a force behind the success of the team. It all comes down to how the players think and the right combinations on the pitch.

[Franctoshi]

I knew right from time that Chelsea is not going to win the match,  against Liverpool, Chelsea would have maintain the 1 goal the score early, but they still allow Liverpool to equalised at this minute, one of my friends that bet against Liverpool, immediately Chelsea goal their goal, he started celebrating, I told him that it's neither Liverpool win the match or it will end draw, and we bet, I'm happy as Liverpool equalised and if possible Liverpool will score again, or the match will end with draw.

Not true. Chelsea finally defeated Liverpool and got all three points. A beautiful strike from Estevao Willian sealed up the victory on the 90+5 minutes of additional time. This is a remarkable victory for Chelsea and a bad day for Liverpool because they have declined to the second possition on the table.

Today Chelsea played their best today and their hard work was indeed rewarded with three points. They even faced some hard luck else they would have converted some of their chances like the header from Enzo that braced the bar to goal kick. There were many other goal scoring chances that were missed to confirm that Chelsea were indeed the better side today. Now its obvious that Liverpool are not through with their hard times, losing three consecutive matches is not a mere coincidence, something is fundamentally wrong with the team. Maybe the have inherited the problems of Manchester United.

Chelsea vs Liverpool used to be something like this, very suprising results sometimes when Chelsea is meeting with Liverpool, now Liverpool have lost twice since the beginning of the season, with the performances of Chelsea football club lately both on the league side and in the European competition, you wouldn't have imagined Chelsea would have beaten Liverpool in this their encounter today.
This victory has helped Chelsea come up the table.

[Silikiem]

Today Chelsea played their best today and their hard work was indeed rewarded with three points. They even faced some hard luck else they would have converted some of their chances like the header from Enzo that braced the bar to goal kick. There were many other goal scoring chances that were missed to confirm that Chelsea were indeed the better side today. Now its obvious that Liverpool are not through with their hard times, losing three consecutive matches is not a mere coincidence, something is fundamentally wrong with the team. Maybe the have inherited the problems of Manchester United.

Chelsea really deserved to win. I didn't expect them to be this good against Liverpool. It wouldn't have been fair if they had gotten only a point from the game. When you have a performance like this and don't get all three points, it can be very disappointing. If they hadn't won that match,, they would have been behind Manchester United, and that is not a good sign considering the poor form that United are in.

The inconsistency of Chelsea have always been their biggest problem. don't be surprised for that they will not win their match against Nottingham Forest or perform very badly. They need to stay consistent if they want to compete and win trophies.

I think this Chelsea team really have so much potentials in them and it’s only but a matter of time they will start dominating the premier league and even across Europe. What a brilliant display and composure from them today, even after Liverpool managed to equalize Chelsea in the second half, Chelsea didn’t stop pushing, they keep mounting the pressure on Liverpool till the last minute of the game and they got rewarded by a goal from their teenage winger Estevao Willian, for me I think the introduction of Estevao and Gittens really changed the game for Chelsea as they keep terrorizing the Liverpools defense, Chelsea could have scored more but they were denied severely by the woodwork and also by the Liverpools goalkeeper, but at last, Chelsea managed to get a goal through to finally win the game 2:1 against Liverpool in the last minute of the game. Congratulations to Estevao who got his first premier league goal today.

[Abu-Naim]

Arsenal is having a good start to the season. They have won a good number of matches in the premier league. Arsenal have been playing unbeaten for the records. They haven't loss a single game in their last seven encounters against opponent clubs. In my opinion,i think Arsenal is a making a fine progress ahead of winning the league. With the way there are defeating clubs now,i think the players are currently in their best forms. I cannot give guarantee words about Arsenal winning the league title because the season is only getting started. Arsenal still have a lot of games to win to climb & remain at the top of the ladder,it isn't going to be an easy journey but With the level of Arsenal strengths this season,i think Arsenal can make it but not certainly.

Point of correction, Arsenal were defeated by Liverpool in the Premier League this season, and they have also dropped two points against Manchester City when they held them to a 1-1 draw at the emirate stadium.

There is no doubt that Arsenal is having a wonderful season so far, but only Crystal Palace is undefeated in this current Premier League campaign. Liverpool were unbeaten before their last two matches and they now lost two games in a row which is not good for them as the defending Champions, and they will now face a lot of big teams after the International break, and they are not sure if getting the maximum points out of the matches since they couldn’t defeat Chelsea with a lot of injured players and Crystal Palace without Eze.

Liverpool remain one of the top teams to win the EPL this season, but Arsenal’s squad depth is now speaking for the gunners, they are now winning the matches they lost last season which were among the reasons they didn’t won the league.

[MArsland]

I think this Chelsea team really have so much potentials in them and it’s only but a matter of time they will start dominating the premier league and even across Europe. What a brilliant display and composure from them today, even after Liverpool managed to equalize Chelsea in the second half, Chelsea didn’t stop pushing, they keep mounting the pressure on Liverpool till the last minute of the game and they got rewarded by a goal from their teenage winger Estevao Willian, for me I think the introduction of Estevao and Gittens really changed the game for Chelsea as they keep terrorizing the Liverpools defense, Chelsea could have scored more but they were denied severely by the woodwork and also by the Liverpools goalkeeper, but at last, Chelsea managed to get a goal through to finally win the game 2:1 against Liverpool in the last minute of the game. Congratulations to Estevao who got his first premier league goal today.

As Chelsea has done from the start by recruiting a large number of players, Enzo Maresca has a wealth of options. So, when one player gets injured, Maresca can easily replace them with another. Competition for playing time at Chelsea is fierce.

This result shows that Liverpool is slowly starting to weaken, with expensive players contributing little to creating chances. Isak, Wirtz, and Ekitike have not lived up to expectations. Mo Salah performance has declined drastically, and we can clearly see it. Liverpool defeat in the final minutes was well deserved, and it serves as a warning to Arne Slot.

[Amphenomenon]

Today Chelsea played their best today and their hard work was indeed rewarded with three points. They even faced some hard luck else they would have converted some of their chances like the header from Enzo that braced the bar to goal kick. There were many other goal scoring chances that were missed to confirm that Chelsea were indeed the better side today. Now its obvious that Liverpool are not through with their hard times, losing three consecutive matches is not a mere coincidence, something is fundamentally wrong with the team. Maybe the have inherited the problems of Manchester United.

My team got all three points and to be honest I never knew we could put on a good display against Liverpool especially after they have lost twice in a roll i was expecting us to be the  lower here, after all we haven't been able to get the better of Liverpool in past seasons now but thankfully we did thistle and I'm glad.

Liverpool hasn't been really superb but often get the win with their attacking prowess but the Arne Slot tactics has been criticised in recent games which i think are among the issue here.