⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Shineup]

Yea I will agree with you that arsenal may win their match but not an easy task the first half is really hard on both team to get a goal but arsenal may be opportune to take the wining by second half if they failed to score in the first half, man united having a goal at the 34th minutes of the first half could not see advantage of pushing for second goal at the first where Leeds equalize and ended the match draw since they can't secure the full points it's just a a shift of one point that have nothing much on the previous position Man united need work hard this season to move away from that very position on the  table.

As far as am concerned, this is just your own sentiment because this Nottingham Forest team I am watching now will not lose to this arsenal team that is very far from their best.

They are playing a very physical game that arsenal are struggling to cope with, and if things continues like this, I wouldn't be that surprised if they wins this arsenal team in this game, because they have shown that they are not an easy opponent to cope with.

Arsenal is playing nothing on this game, if care is not taken they might get lost in this forest, because those guys are really all out for business, I don't know if the Arsenal players over feed themselves before stepping into the pitch today, because they are playing absolutely nonsense, but nevertheless the game is still on and we will have to wait for the final whistle before we can conclude, because anything can still happen, Arsenal can still win with a fluke, as I'm quite certain the game will end in their favor.

[Rgram]

Arsenal is playing nothing on this game, if care is not taken they might get lost in this forest, because those guys are really all out for business, I don't know if the Arsenal players over feed themselves before stepping into the pitch today, because they are playing absolutely nonsense, but nevertheless the game is still on and we will have to wait for the final whistle before we can conclude, because anything can still happen, Arsenal can still win with a fluke, as I'm quite certain the game will end in their favor.

It’s not the case of them having to play nothing, it’s more of the fact that, Nottingham Forest has being able to hold them up real good. Arsenal is putting up all they’ve got and they know, this is one way for them to measure up with Manchester City over building up some strong point gaps but, they are still having a very difficult time.
Rice just missed what could have being a very good chance for Arsenal not so long ago, the press is still on and firm the look of things, Arsenal could still win this while, Nottingham Forest is looking to delay the game and get a draw if they could.

[SatoPrincess]

Its 70 minutes into the game and I believe Arsenal can still score a winner. My only concern is that I picked Saka to get a shot on target, and Arsenal to score at least two goals. It’s disappointing to see them struggling against Forest. The EPL is now prepared for Arteta’s set-piece games, we need to be more clinical upfront.

Edit: Madueke just scored. He’s one player that gets a lot of hate and today I have never been so happy that’s he is a gunner. COYG.

[Halifat]

As far as am concerned, this is just your own sentiment because this Nottingham Forest team I am watching now will not lose to this arsenal team that is very far from their best.

They are playing a very physical game that arsenal are struggling to cope with, and if things continues like this, I wouldn't be that surprised if they wins this arsenal team in this game, because they have shown that they are not an easy opponent to cope with.

I have to agree with you because arsenal dominated the entire game but they are find it very difficult to score, Nottingham Forest are we everything possible to either win or draw this match, the match is now less than 10 minutes for the final whistle and I will not conclude early because football is full of surprises. I always believe in the final whistle before I normally say things about football now, this is why I said let's wait for the final whistle now Arsenal has scored, few minutes to the end of the game let's see how is going to end. But to be honest Nottingham Forest have done their best in this match.

[Jostern]

Just few minutes left to play in the game, and Arsenal are winning, I expected Arsenal to win this game but I’ was completely sure that it’s going to be a difficult place for Arsenal to win, Nottingham Forest are struggling in the Relegation Zone, and I’m also expecting this Nottingham Forest to relegate if they don’t sack Oliver Glasner, he should’ve stayed with Crystal Palace, I’m just wondering if Nottingham Forest is better than Crystal Palace I don’t think so, why leaving Crystal Palace for Nottingham Forest.

I like the fact that Arsenal are winning in this game, and I wish they get the victory in this game so they can keep up with Manchester City who are currently unbeaten in the Premier League, and they look like a team who wants to run away with the Premier League Title, when there guilty verdict still lies on their end.

[puloweh555]

Everton is a difficult team to break down. How Chelsea was able to beat them easily was a mystery to him. I bet this is not the result he was expecting from Everton.

At Everton home last season, Everton defeated Chelsea by 3 goals. Chelsea couldn't score a single goal. His stance is not coming from a place of hate. It is coming from a place of not accepting the fact that Chelsea has improved under Xabi Alonso.

Alonso has managed to fix the problem in Chelsea's defense. It was their first clean sheet of the season against Everton. Still surprising, though.

So far, Everton has been a tough team to beat and even before losing 2-0 to Chelsea they had conceded very little in their last 6 matches. But in this match Chelsea delivered a heavy blow to Everton and they also looked increasingly solid under Xabi Alonso.  

Now, after 273 days and 22 matches Chelsea finally experienced a clean sheet again in the EPL. They were even able to win at Everton home ground after 4 years. Chelsea's defense is slowly becoming solid, their style of play is getting clearer, and of course, the connection between players is becoming more visible. You could say Chelsea is slowly starting to show its direction. The impact of Xabi Alonso is starting to become real.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Its 70 minutes into the game and I believe Arsenal can still score a winner. My only concern is that I picked Saka to get a shot on target, and Arsenal to score at least two goals. It’s disappointing to see them struggling against Forest. The EPL is now prepared for Arteta’s set-piece games, we need to be more clinical upfront.

Edit: Madueke just scored. He’s one player that gets a lot of hate and today I have never been so happy that’s he is a gunner. COYG.

I know that Arsenal will likely struggle in this match, and that is what they have been going through because whenever Nottingham Forest play at home, Arsenal always find it hard to beat them. Even if Arsenal win the match, there will not be much of a goal difference.So, I am not surprised to see Arsenal finding it hard to score, but now that they have been able to score, I believe they will likely end the match with that one goal. I can't say Arsenal can add any more goals.The reason why many people always talk negatively about Madueke is because of the chances he has wasted. Despite the fact that he has put a smile on my face and the faces of other Arsenal fans, I can't stop criticising him for the mistakes he has made in the past and less it seriously improve.

[Frankolala]

Just few minutes left to play in the game, and Arsenal are winning, I expected Arsenal to win this game but I’ was completely sure that it’s going to be a difficult place for Arsenal to win, Nottingham Forest are struggling in the Relegation Zone, and I’m also expecting this Nottingham Forest to relegate if they don’t sack Oliver Glasner, he should’ve stayed with Crystal Palace, I’m just wondering if Nottingham Forest is better than Crystal Palace I don’t think so, why leaving Crystal Palace for Nottingham Forest.

It was a tough game for Arsenal as Forest held them down till the last ten minutes of the game before Madueke scored the only goal in the match on the 80th minutes. This season, we have seen a lot of goals coming from deflection and it's always difficult for goalies to stop a deflection ball. Forest was a pain in the Ass but Arsenal was able to overcome them.

[Just Say]

Yea I will agree with you that arsenal may win their match but not an easy task the first half is really hard on both team to get a goal but arsenal may be opportune to take the wining by second half if they failed to score in the first half, man united having a goal at the 34th minutes of the first half could not see advantage of pushing for second goal at the first where Leeds equalize and ended the match draw since they can't secure the full points it's just a a shift of one point that have nothing much on the previous position Man united need work hard this season to move away from that very position on the  table.

As far as am concerned, this is just your own sentiment because this Nottingham Forest team I am watching now will not lose to this arsenal team that is very far from their best.

They are playing a very physical game that arsenal are struggling to cope with, and if things continues like this, I wouldn't be that surprised if they wins this arsenal team in this game, because they have shown that they are not an easy opponent to cope with.

Arsenal is playing nothing on this game, if care is not taken they might get lost in this forest, because those guys are really all out for business, I don't know if the Arsenal players over feed themselves before stepping into the pitch today, because they are playing absolutely nonsense, but nevertheless the game is still on and we will have to wait for the final whistle before we can conclude, because anything can still happen, Arsenal can still win with a fluke, as I'm quite certain the game will end in their favor.

Arsenal are playing their best in this match but you should notice that Nottingham Forest are playing very defensively today. None of us expected this team to perform at such a high level as they are 18th in the points table this season and have won just one match but this team was very aggressive against Arsenal in today's match.

Anyway as far as we have observed in this match the Arsenal player managed to score in the 80th minute, as a result of which they were already 1-0 ahead, to be fair the reigning Premier League champions took full points from this match to overtake Brighton in second place because this team has managed to win six matches.

[Juicyhome]

I like the fact that Arsenal are winning in this game, and I wish they get the victory in this game so they can keep up with Manchester City who are currently unbeaten in the Premier League, and they look like a team who wants to run away with the Premier League Title, when there guilty verdict still lies on their end.

It's obvious Arsenal and Manchester City are the only team thats are serious for the title,  when you see their team, and how they play you will just agree with me that they are good to compete for the title this season again.  Arsenal fought till this end,  it was easy as you predicted,  Nottingham forest were so solid at  the back, they frustrated Arsenal attackers and they couldn't not penastrate their defense  Noni Madukee came in and scored the winning goal at the 70 minutes . Arsenal are closing the gap to catch up Manchester city , they have to keep wining because I don't see any team stopping Manchester city this season.

To my Manchester United fans mate, we should lower our expectations this club is in wrong hands and until the right thing is done we keep losing,  I thought would be fighting for the title this season but to finish top 4 will be an achievement again if we don't go to relegation,  Michael Carrick should just resign,  he's confused ans doesn't know what to do again. I'm sick of this team, 7 points in 7 games that's very poor and unacceptable.

[Showlove01]

It was a tough game for Arsenal as Forest held them down till the last ten minutes of the game before Madueke scored the only goal in the match on the 80th minutes. This season, we have seen a lot of goals coming from deflection and it's always difficult for goalies to stop a deflection ball. Forest was a pain in the Ass but Arsenal was able to overcome them.

Indeed it was a tough one for Arsenal and Nothingham forest though Arsenal dominated the game and with some attempts but they could not score and it seems Nothingham forest defense was very strong that was why Arsenal could not penetrate and score goals but they managed to utilize their only shot on target which is to tell how tough the game was and a big kudos to Arsenal because it is not all big team in the premier league that can manage to win Nothingham forest with that kind of situation. Arsenal is chasing Manchester city seriously.

[Zackz5000]

Arsenal is playing nothing on this game, if care is not taken they might get lost in this forest, because those guys are really all out for business, I don't know if the Arsenal players over feed themselves before stepping into the pitch today, because they are playing absolutely nonsense, but nevertheless the game is still on and we will have to wait for the final whistle before we can conclude, because anything can still happen, Arsenal can still win with a fluke, as I'm quite certain the game will end in their favor.

It’s not the case of them having to play nothing, it’s more of the fact that, Nottingham Forest has being able to hold them up real good. Arsenal is putting up all they’ve got and they know, this is one way for them to measure up with Manchester City over building up some strong point gaps but, they are still having a very difficult time.
Rice just missed what could have being a very good chance for Arsenal not so long ago, the press is still on and firm the look of things, Arsenal could still win this while, Nottingham Forest is looking to delay the game and get a draw if they could.

It's was a lucky day for the Gunners and an important 0-1 win also, at least they have close up the game to 3 points. Nottingham Forest actually wanted a draw at some certain point they manage to held Arsenal draw till 79th minutes before Madueke scored 80th minutes to give Arsenal an important win.

Nottingham Forest had several shot but they were all wasted, Arsenal too had no better goal target but were lucky to make 1 into the net.

[Adbitco]

At this rate, if Manchester United continue like this they will end up badly this season it might not be a relegation but will be below 15th position that's if they continue exactly like this. Last week Manchester United has 6 points after playing 6 matches and were in 12th position, this week after playing 7 matches they have 7 points and in 13th position, on average Manchester United is averaging just a point let game and if this pattern of getting a point per game continues, they will probably get 38 points after 38 matches, lol. Teams they were ahead of after playing the 3 matches are getting ahead of them, look at Aston Villa that started with series of losses are now a point above Manchester United.

[Stable090]

Everton is a difficult team to break down. How Chelsea was able to beat them easily was a mystery to him. I bet this is not the result he was expecting from Everton.

Honestly the result was surprising, we all know how good Everton have been performing this season, they have unbeaten record this season until they played against Chelsea, and we all those that Chelsea are always finding it so difficult to win Everton, and the match was played at Everton’s stadium, so I wasn’t just having much confidence in Chelsea to win the match, but they impressed me in the match. Chelsea performance wasn’t so good in the first half of the match, but they played better in the second half of the match, and they were able to get a win in the match, they even kept clean sheet in the match.

Alonso has managed to fix the problem in Chelsea's defense. It was their first clean sheet of the season against Everton. Still surprising, though.

Just because Chelsea didn’t concede any goal in their match against Everton doesn’t mean that Alonso has solved Chelsea defense problems already, let’s see how Chelsea will perform in subsequent matches, let’s see if they going to concede less.

[Versatile_choice]

Chelsea might not have won by luck but it was a tough game overall. Even though Chelsea won by clean sheet they were under high duress while playing. I won't call it luck but Everton made them play everything the know and it played out to their favor.  The stat was in favor of Chelsea but the margin wasn't that wide but I will say Chelsea played a nice game even as visitors to Hill Dickinson Stadium.

It is not about the team that has the highest possession, it is about who the winner was of course that's what matters the most. If manchester united have been wining under possession it would've been a different case but instead they lost most of their games with hard labour even the the ones they managed to draw they begged for it, I would used today's match as an example. Those that watched the match can testify how difficult it was for them, leeds really possessed them if not that they were having a hard time in scoring they would have won manchester united. So forget about the possession I think alonso is doing just fine.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Some were questioning the team's ability after a 3-0 defeat to Brentford last month, but wins over Bournemouth and Everton in the next two games were a fine achievement for Alonso. Everton had a chance to improve but Chelsea's players were comparatively impressive. The defeat was Everton's first Premier League defeat. The team had drawn four and won two of their previous matches. Chelsea have a chance to improve this season, but if they are to maintain this consistency, Alonso will need to be more tactical and focus on improving his players. The success against Everton was due to the emphasis on defence as well as the pace of attack.

Yes, I agree with you. I can't deny that I have a special affection for Everton, since the Stake name appears on their uniform and on the advertising boards during matches. Their style of play has improved a lot; I see them as much more competitive. But against Xabi's Chelsea, Chelsea looked far superior.

If Xabi continues to connect with that style of play, I can tell you that in future matches they will be an almost unstoppable team. Of course, they will be much better suited to strong teams like Arsenal, City, and Liverpool, who for me are still the biggest monsters in the Premier League, but only if Chelsea maintains that rhythm of play, which is no easy feat.

[WatChe]

In this season I'm seeing that Brighton is more inform than Chelsea because with the way and manner Brighton handle any teams that come across them is not something that Chelsea needs to put more effort , because as it stands now, Brighton is beating crystal palace with 4:0,and i believe that the reason why Chelsea was having the points with Brighton was because they have not played their 7th matches and now seen is believe that Brighton will still maintain the third position with three points ahead of Chelsea if Brighton definitely win crystal palace today.

Brighton have the winning momentum with them as win against Crystal Palace was their forth consecutive win. Palace is not an ordinary team and I was not expecting them to lose a match by such a huge margin. Just look at number of goals scored by Brighton in 7 games, they were able to find opponent net 23 times and only 5 goals they have conceded so far. Brighton finished 8th last season and if they keep playing like that then who knows they might become strong contender to lift the current season title.

[Nwadiche]

In this season I'm seeing that Brighton is more inform than Chelsea because with the way and manner Brighton handle any teams that come across them is not something that Chelsea needs to put more effort , because as it stands now, Brighton is beating crystal palace with 4:0,and i believe that the reason why Chelsea was having the points with Brighton was because they have not played their 7th matches and now seen is believe that Brighton will still maintain the third position with three points ahead of Chelsea if Brighton definitely win crystal palace today.

So is Chelsea that you saw in all premier league clubs to be compared with? If you're talking about their form last season finishing in 8th position still continue with such form this season is fine. Talking about form Chelsea is even more inform than Brighton, i believe you watched the match Chelsea against Brighton, when Brighton tried to show their strengths this season but Chelsea showed them how ready they're this season. Thy both teams won their matches which each of them get their three points.

[Tonimez]

At this rate, if Manchester United continue like this they will end up badly this season it might not be a relegation but will be below 15th position that's if they continue exactly like this. Last week Manchester United has 6 points after playing 6 matches and were in 12th position, this week after playing 7 matches they have 7 points and in 13th position, on average Manchester United is averaging just a point let game and if this pattern of getting a point per game continues, they will probably get 38 points after 38 matches, lol. Teams they were ahead of after playing the 3 matches are getting ahead of them, look at Aston Villa that started with series of losses are now a point above Manchester United.

It's not new to anyone that Manchester United is in a very bad form this season despite catching the headlines in the second half of last season. The good thing is that it will not get to the point of securing 38 points in 38 games because before then, Michael Carrick will get sacked except he changes his games. Having seven points in seven games is the height of it and the a very bad way of starting his permanent job at Manchester United. Rival fans must be having a good time this period as I have seen a lot of them already on the social media. If Manchester United should play Aston villa that you're comparing them with, they will still get beaten by Aston villa. It is what it is, many errors are happening but I think the management has a lot of drastic decisions to make to put things in order.

[Olatundespo]

At this rate, if Manchester United continue like this they will end up badly this season it might not be a relegation but will be below 15th position that's if they continue exactly like this. Last week Manchester United has 6 points after playing 6 matches and were in 12th position, this week after playing 7 matches they have 7 points and in 13th position, on average Manchester United is averaging just a point let game and if this pattern of getting a point per game continues, they will probably get 38 points after 38 matches, lol. Teams they were ahead of after playing the 3 matches are getting ahead of them, look at Aston Villa that started with series of losses are now a point above Manchester United.

It's not new to anyone that Manchester United is in a very bad form this season despite catching the headlines in the second half of last season. The good thing is that it will not get to the point of securing 38 points in 38 games because before then, Michael Carrick will get sacked except he changes his games. Having seven points in seven games is the height of it and the a very bad way of starting his permanent job at Manchester United. Rival fans must be having a good time this period as I have seen a lot of them already on the social media. If Manchester United should play Aston villa that you're comparing them with, they will still get beaten by Aston villa. It is what it is, many errors are happening but I think the management has a lot of drastic decisions to make to put things in order.

The team management needs to make a change before it is too late. One of Michael Carrick's good qualities is that he has not let the team lose many matches. He has got 7 points through 4 draws and 1 win. The team management may fire him, it may sound very bad but perhaps they have started looking for his replacement. Despite not having much experience, Michael Carrick is trying sincerely to take the team to a good position. I think he will be able to take the Manchester United team to a good position, although it will take some time. In the context of the current performance, critics will express their opinions in various ways but let Carrick do his job carefully and soon the team may start to succeed.