⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Jostern]

Arsenal not winning Liverpool is a good sign of weakness form their end they should take every advantage they have to double their points because when Manchester City gets a single opportunity to top the league Arsenal will be made to suffer because coming down again will be impossible.

I don't see Liverpool has a good contender to Arsenal because they have been drawing and losing several matches that was projected for them to win that could have helped them to reach some certain points to help them get closer to the top of the league.
Arsenal is becoming the possible club that could win the league.

Obviously Liverpool have been a very awful team this season, they have been playing terrible draws, there performances haven’t been very good, I think they’re in a good run of results or a bad run of results I don’t know what to actually call it right now, because they seems to be unbeaten 10 matches in the Premier League, but the ugly part is that it’s not a winning streak, there are so many draws involved games they could’ve won and taken all three points are just getting to be a draw game for them, but unfortunately have no chance of winning the Premier League title or even challenging Arsenal for the Premier League Tittle, I think Manchester City would be more Closer to to Arsenal when it comes to the Title Race and I’m not expecting so many twists and turns right now, because the Manchester City are also playing very terrible in performance wise, So I would be surprised if they actually win the Premier League title.

[barisbilgili]

Only three teams are actually title contenders they are Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa apart from these three teams I don't personally see any other team as going for the league title. We can see this in the way that these three teams have been able to maintain a steady form especially Arsenal and Aston Villa.

Even though there are 3 teams that could realistically win the league, I honestly think Arsenal look like they have the biggest chance this season compared to Man City and Aston Villa. In every match, Arsenal seem more focused on not dropping points than playing reckless, and taking a draw is clearly the smart move when a win isn’t possible. This kind of no drama, just points mentality is why I believe it’s finally Arsenal’s turn to lift the trophy.

That is very likely true, Arsenal has shown very good performance since the beginning of the season and on the other hand we can see that Man City is not like that; even now we can see that Man City is once again experiencing performance consistency issues. However, it should be remembered that the season's journey is still very long and I still believe that fierce competition will continue. 

However, it seems I am overlooking Aston Villa here, I think only Arsenal and Man City are competing fiercely to win this season's Premier League title.

[Issa56]

Yes, you're right arsenal must win consistently to maintain top position in table and that is what they have been doing. They have been consistent this season, I don't think their position on the table is threatened due to the draw against Liverpool. Arsenal is six points ahead Manchester city whose form has declined recently. Arsenal don't repeat same mistakes, Liverpool played better in that match it is better arsenal didn't lost all three points.  

If Arsenal wants to win the premier league title this season, they still have to keep on winning all their matches, they are already ahead of Manchester city with 6 points, but I will say their position is still threatened because they are ahead of the team in second position with just 6 points, and we still have so many matches to play,  the points difference isn’t something that’s much that Manchester city won’t be able to cover up. If Arsenal wants to win the league, then they don’t have to relax, they have to utilize any opportunity which they have right now, they shouldn’t think they are already ahead of Manchester city, and they can’t meet up with them again.

[Black Mbaye]

Yes, you're right arsenal must win consistently to maintain top position in table and that is what they have been doing. They have been consistent this season, I don't think their position on the table is threatened due to the draw against Liverpool. Arsenal is six points ahead Manchester city whose form has declined recently. Arsenal don't repeat same mistakes, Liverpool played better in that match it is better arsenal didn't lost all three points.  

If Arsenal wants to win the premier league title this season, they still have to keep on winning all their matches, they are already ahead of Manchester city with 6 points, but I will say their position is still threatened because they are ahead of the team in second position with just 6 points, and we still have so many matches to play,  the points difference isn’t something that’s much that Manchester city won’t be able to cover up. If Arsenal wants to win the league, then they don’t have to relax, they have to utilize any opportunity which they have right now, they shouldn’t think they are already ahead of Manchester city, and they can’t meet up with them again.

Yes, when it comes to the Premier League, the points difference doesn't matter. A team like Manchester City can perform well enough to make up for any dropped points. I always think they are the favorites for the championship. Arsenal are having a very good season so far, but they shouldn't forget that Manchester City are a very dangerous opponent. They absolutely had to beat Liverpool last week, but they missed the opportunity. Hopefully, they won't have a similar problem this week.

[Princess Leah]

Yes, you're right arsenal must win consistently to maintain top position in table and that is what they have been doing. They have been consistent this season, I don't think their position on the table is threatened due to the draw against Liverpool. Arsenal is six points ahead Manchester city whose form has declined recently. Arsenal don't repeat same mistakes, Liverpool played better in that match it is better arsenal didn't lost all three points.  

If Arsenal wants to win the premier league title this season, they still have to keep on winning all their matches, they are already ahead of Manchester city with 6 points, but I will say their position is still threatened because they are ahead of the team in second position with just 6 points, and we still have so many matches to play,  the points difference isn’t something that’s much that Manchester city won’t be able to cover up. If Arsenal wants to win the league, then they don’t have to relax, they have to utilize any opportunity which they have right now, they shouldn’t think they are already ahead of Manchester city, and they can’t meet up with them again.

That's the best they can do to secure the trophy, it's going to be tough but it's very possible that they maintain consistency for a long while till it's almost the end of the season where it would be save to calm the pressure of winning, I also hope that they don't get carried away by the six points gap cause it's not enough to guarantee that they'll maintain the lead.

 I really want Arsenal to win the lead this season, they've worked hard enough and put so much effort to get this far and it would be so unfair that after giving fans hope then they'll end up bottling it like other seasons, if Arsenal doesn't win the league then Arteta's role as the head coach should be questioned.

[sotelorene]

Yes, you're right arsenal must win consistently to maintain top position in table and that is what they have been doing. They have been consistent this season, I don't think their position on the table is threatened due to the draw against Liverpool. Arsenal is six points ahead Manchester city whose form has declined recently. Arsenal don't repeat same mistakes, Liverpool played better in that match it is better arsenal didn't lost all three points.  

If Arsenal wants to win the premier league title this season, they still have to keep on winning all their matches, they are already ahead of Manchester city with 6 points, but I will say their position is still threatened because they are ahead of the team in second position with just 6 points, and we still have so many matches to play,  the points difference isn’t something that’s much that Manchester city won’t be able to cover up. If Arsenal wants to win the league, then they don’t have to relax, they have to utilize any opportunity which they have right now, they shouldn’t think they are already ahead of Manchester city, and they can’t meet up with them again.

Yes, when it comes to the Premier League, the points difference doesn't matter. A team like Manchester City can perform well enough to make up for any dropped points. I always think they are the favorites for the championship. Arsenal are having a very good season so far, but they shouldn't forget that Manchester City are a very dangerous opponent. They absolutely had to beat Liverpool last week, but they missed the opportunity. Hopefully, they won't have a similar problem this week.

The way Arsenal started this season was very cool and convincing that they will win the league because of how other big teams like Manchester city, Liverpool, Chelsea and some others were misbehaving but right now they are all serious especially Manchester city but they made a very big mistake by drawing twice in a row and that has really affect them so bad but they can still work out something because Arsenal next game is Chelsea and I don't believe Arsenal will be able to win Chelsea considering what they played last.

[Cookdata]

That's the best they can do to secure the trophy, it's going to be tough but it's very possible that they maintain consistency for a long while till it's almost the end of the season where it would be save to calm the pressure of winning, I also hope that they don't get carried away by the six points gap cause it's not enough to guarantee that they'll maintain the lead.

 I really want Arsenal to win the lead this season, they've worked hard enough and put so much effort to get this far and it would be so unfair that after giving fans hope then they'll end up bottling it like other seasons, if Arsenal doesn't win the league then Arteta's role as the head coach should be questioned.

They had Liverpool on the throat to hold them down and be there for serious business but they couldn't make a single goal. If Liverpool can draw with Leed United that is not doing well, still went ahead and draw with Fullham, i expect Arsenal ball performances be better than what Liverpool has to offer. The more they make more point gap for the season, the better their chance of making it out before the end of the season.

How many times have they had this opportunity, this is the 4th time, just because they had it now doesn't mean it can slip out of their hands. This is very possible and they can still lose the chance of making it out of they continue the way they had their last match with Liverpool, one good opportunity for Manchester City and then you see them at the top again.

[Pandu Geddon]

The way Arsenal started this season was very cool and convincing that they will win the league because of how other big teams like Manchester city, Liverpool, Chelsea and some others were misbehaving but right now they are all serious especially Manchester city but they made a very big mistake by drawing twice in a row and that has really affect them so bad but they can still work out something because Arsenal next game is Chelsea and I don't believe Arsenal will be able to win Chelsea considering what they played last.

Arsenal will face Chelsea in the EFL Cup, not in the Premier League. The result will not affect the Premier League standings. Chelsea's performance in the Premier League is also not good. Gradually, they are experiencing poor results that have dropped Chelsea to 8th place in the standings. But in other competitions, Chelsea may achieve different results.

[W Jr.]

The way Arsenal started this season was very cool and convincing that they will win the league because of how other big teams like Manchester city, Liverpool, Chelsea and some others were misbehaving but right now they are all serious especially Manchester city but they made a very big mistake by drawing twice in a row and that has really affect them so bad but they can still work out something because Arsenal next game is Chelsea and I don't believe Arsenal will be able to win Chelsea considering what they played last.

Arsenal will face Chelsea in the EFL Cup, not in the Premier League. The result will not affect the Premier League standings. Chelsea's performance in the Premier League is also not good. Gradually, they are experiencing poor results that have dropped Chelsea to 8th place in the standings. But in other competitions, Chelsea may achieve different results.

Chelsea started the season in great shape, and everyone expected a much different performance from them. However, considering their current situation in the Premier League, Chelsea have fallen far short of expectations and, in my opinion, are having an unsuccessful season so far. They've changed managers, and once again, they'll have to wait for the new manager to adapt to the team and the players. Changing managers in the middle of the season is always risky, but this change shows just how much Chelsea wants success.

[Sarah Azhari]

Yes, you're right arsenal must win consistently to maintain top position in table and that is what they have been doing. They have been consistent this season, I don't think their position on the table is threatened due to the draw against Liverpool. Arsenal is six points ahead Manchester city whose form has declined recently. Arsenal don't repeat same mistakes, Liverpool played better in that match it is better arsenal didn't lost all three points.  

If Arsenal wants to win the premier league title this season, they still have to keep on winning all their matches, they are already ahead of Manchester city with 6 points, but I will say their position is still threatened because they are ahead of the team in second position with just 6 points, and we still have so many matches to play,  the points difference isn’t something that’s much that Manchester city won’t be able to cover up. If Arsenal wants to win the league, then they don’t have to relax, they have to utilize any opportunity which they have right now, they shouldn’t think they are already ahead of Manchester city, and they can’t meet up with them again.

Indeed, Arsenal cannot afford to drop any more points in any match. If they're careless, Manchester City could overtake them at the top of the table, especially since their six-point lead isn't that far off. Furthermore, they face relatively tough opponents in the coming matches, including Arsenal's clash with Manchester City. Amidst a tight schedule, Arsenal must concentrate on performing consistently in every match to ensure they don't lose the title they already have within reach.

[1kodumtek7]

There are still FA Cup and EFL Cup matches to be played on the upcoming days. This is why there is kind of a long break in the Premier League now.

By the way when it comes to the cup matches there have been some interesting results. Such as an amateur team like Macclesfield eliminating Crystal Palace by 2-1 in regular time. That was historical! 

Of course I should mention Manchester City's getting a huge 10-1 win over Exeter as well. Semenyo started well.

[SatoPrincess]

When does he think about being any use for the team you think? This is just ridiculous statistic. 0 shots in whole 7 matches??? Man your job is to score goals. You had one job but you couldn't even shoot once...

His number of touches with the ball was less than 10 against Liverpool. I don't want to blame it all on him for this draw. But he surely deserves to be criticized harshly because of making not much progress.

I had high expectations for Gyokeres especially since Arsenal picked him over Sesko. They will kicking themselves now for spending a fortune to sign Gyokeres since he’s not been able to prove he’s a better striker than Havertz. What’s even worse is that the players have lost trust in him and aren’t looking to pass the ball to him. IMO, if he fails to improve  in this second half of the season, Arsenal might start considering a replacement.

[Wakate]

Indeed, Arsenal cannot afford to drop any more points in any match. If they're careless, Manchester City could overtake them at the top of the table, especially since their six-point lead isn't that far off. Furthermore, they face relatively tough opponents in the coming matches, including Arsenal's clash with Manchester City. Amidst a tight schedule, Arsenal must concentrate on performing consistently in every match to ensure they don't lose the title they already have within reach.

Arsenal need to be smart in the way they are playing so that they don't miss the opportunity to win this year premier league trophy. Manchester City is playing smart games these days and is because they are looking for opportunity to win overtake Arsenal so that they can go close to the top table since other rival clubs are not really serious.

[rachael9385]

Yes, you're right arsenal must win consistently to maintain top position in table and that is what they have been doing. They have been consistent this season, I don't think their position on the table is threatened due to the draw against Liverpool. Arsenal is six points ahead Manchester city whose form has declined recently. Arsenal don't repeat same mistakes, Liverpool played better in that match it is better arsenal didn't lost all three points.  

If Arsenal wants to win the premier league title this season, they still have to keep on winning all their matches, they are already ahead of Manchester city with 6 points, but I will say their position is still threatened because they are ahead of the team in second position with just 6 points, and we still have so many matches to play,  the points difference isn’t something that’s much that Manchester city won’t be able to cover up. If Arsenal wants to win the league, then they don’t have to relax, they have to utilize any opportunity which they have right now, they shouldn’t think they are already ahead of Manchester city, and they can’t meet up with them again.

That's the best they can do to secure the trophy, it's going to be tough but it's very possible that they maintain consistency for a long while till it's almost the end of the season where it would be save to calm the pressure of winning, I also hope that they don't get carried away by the six points gap cause it's not enough to guarantee that they'll maintain the lead.

 I really want Arsenal to win the lead this season, they've worked hard enough and put so much effort to get this far and it would be so unfair that after giving fans hope then they'll end up bottling it like other seasons, if Arsenal doesn't win the league then Arteta's role as the head coach should be questioned.

we all saw how easy it was for Mancester city to win their match yesterday in the FA Cup, scoring 10 goals effortlessly was indeed an impressive win. we expect nothing less from arsenal today, in the third minute Portsmouth was able to score and I was a bit disappointed that arsenal were able to let that happen so quick. Arsenal is winning currently but I hope they don't miss opportunities

[MiF]

The way Arsenal started this season was very cool and convincing that they will win the league because of how other big teams like Manchester city, Liverpool, Chelsea and some others were misbehaving but right now they are all serious especially Manchester city but they made a very big mistake by drawing twice in a row and that has really affect them so bad but they can still work out something because Arsenal next game is Chelsea and I don't believe Arsenal will be able to win Chelsea considering what they played last.

Arsenal will face Chelsea in the EFL Cup, not in the Premier League. The result will not affect the Premier League standings. Chelsea's performance in the Premier League is also not good. Gradually, they are experiencing poor results that have dropped Chelsea to 8th place in the standings. But in other competitions, Chelsea may achieve different results.

Chelsea started the season in great shape, and everyone expected a much different performance from them. However, considering their current situation in the Premier League, Chelsea have fallen far short of expectations and, in my opinion, are having an unsuccessful season so far. They've changed managers, and once again, they'll have to wait for the new manager to adapt to the team and the players. Changing managers in the middle of the season is always risky, but this change shows just how much Chelsea wants success.

In this discussion, two points can be mentioned. To start with, the EFL Cup game between Arsenal and Chelsea is not to be mistaken with a league game and, therefore, will not impact the league table in any way. Second, the league form of Chelsea has obviously declined following a good start and current position is the 8 th which is not good considering the expectations. A change of managers during a season is ambitious and unstable, and it may take time to achieve better results. In the meantime, it is painful that Arsenal has drawn so many matches lately, yet the championship is not over.

[mvdheuvel1983]

Indeed, Arsenal cannot afford to drop any more points in any match. If they're careless, Manchester City could overtake them at the top of the table, especially since their six-point lead isn't that far off. Furthermore, they face relatively tough opponents in the coming matches, including Arsenal's clash with Manchester City. Amidst a tight schedule, Arsenal must concentrate on performing consistently in every match to ensure they don't lose the title they already have within reach.

Arsenal need to be smart in the way they are playing so that they don't miss the opportunity to win this year premier league trophy. Manchester City is playing smart games these days and is because they are looking for opportunity to win overtake Arsenal so that they can go close to the top table since other rival clubs are not really serious.

So far Arsenal is doing well they have proven so many fans who couldn't believe that they will be at the top of the table to January wrong as they had continued to extend their point from two points to 5 points head of Manchester City, right now Arsenal coach is adding experience and mind game because using so much strength to chase the league without adding wisdom will make the players get injured and that has been the reason why Manchester City has always overtaken them in the past. So far this season Manchester City is not consistent with their performance like before all the Arsenal manager needs to do is to keep motivating his players to take every game like it's their last game to win the league by so doing they will always have the energy needed to win.

[Wakate]

Obviously Liverpool have been a very awful team this season, they have been playing terrible draws, there performances haven’t been very good, I think they’re in a good run of results or a bad run of results I don’t know what to actually call it right now, because they seems to be unbeaten 10 matches in the Premier League, but the ugly part is that it’s not a winning streak,

Liverpool has made bad choice this season and it will be very hard for this stigma to clear off.
It does not really create an alternative that this won't continue by next season.
They have to forget about winning a trophy either from the premier league or champions league because of their weak performances several weeks.

[Akbarkoe]

There are still FA Cup and EFL Cup matches to be played on the upcoming days. This is why there is kind of a long break in the Premier League now.

By the way when it comes to the cup matches there have been some interesting results. Such as an amateur team like Macclesfield eliminating Crystal Palace by 2-1 in regular time. That was historical! 

Of course I should mention Manchester City's getting a huge 10-1 win over Exeter as well. Semenyo started well.

There's the EFL cup and the FA cup to contend with too, but this break isn't that long as the Premier League was just pulled forward in time last round to allow the other cups to run smoothly on their schedules, it's not a break at all, the Premier League is still running every week.
It was a good experience for Macclesfield because they beat Crystal Palace and it could be history for them because they beat an English premier league team, but for others it might be normal and not strange.

I'm almost tired of hearing about Manchester City results it seems.

[Razmirraz]

Yes, you're right arsenal must win consistently to maintain top position in table and that is what they have been doing. They have been consistent this season, I don't think their position on the table is threatened due to the draw against Liverpool. Arsenal is six points ahead Manchester city whose form has declined recently. Arsenal don't repeat same mistakes, Liverpool played better in that match it is better arsenal didn't lost all three points.  

If Arsenal wants to win the premier league title this season, they still have to keep on winning all their matches, they are already ahead of Manchester city with 6 points, but I will say their position is still threatened because they are ahead of the team in second position with just 6 points, and we still have so many matches to play,  the points difference isn’t something that’s much that Manchester city won’t be able to cover up. If Arsenal wants to win the league, then they don’t have to relax, they have to utilize any opportunity which they have right now, they shouldn’t think they are already ahead of Manchester city, and they can’t meet up with them again.

Arsenal have been impressive since the start of the season, their improved form this season has made them a strong contender to win the trophy, especially given the inconsistent form of some of their rivals. A six point lead over Man City gives Arsenal some respite, at least if they lose one match it won't affect their position. However, they cannot be satisfied with their 6-point lead over their rivals. Arsenal must be even more motivated to widen the gap with Man City to make it easier for them to win the title. There is no guarantee that Arsenal will get 3 points in every match they play, but the setbacks experienced by their competitors give them an opportunity to continue maintaining their position at the top of the standings.

[Promocodeudo]

Liverpool has made bad choice this season and it will be very hard for this stigma to clear off.
It does not really create an alternative that this won't continue by next season.
They have to forget about winning a trophy either from the premier league or champions league because of their weak performances several weeks.

I don't think they are even in the contest, they already that, but the English premier League sometimes can be surprising though I doubt it Liverpool has anything to offer again in the remaining matches in the season, they have already mess up their chances, even though I believe that they can also play in the champions league very well reason being that they know how to scale through their, I still think that they won't be allowed to get to some stage because there are better teams in the UEFA champions league, it will be better if they try to plan better for next season, they could improve before the end of this season no doubt but as for the trophy, I dont see that being possible for them.