⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Franctoshi]

The most Interesting game lost over the weekend, finally City dropped off some points, I don't see anything home advantage when it comes to this game, Aston villa did a good display of by leading the game in the first half, Manchester city wouldn't care where they're playing you when they wants to win a game. Aston villa came with a better game plan than their opponent,  That's indeed a good job.

Many Arsenal fans will be happy about this Manchester City loss to Aston Villa. Manchester City couldn't believe their eyes that they would lose again, three straight to Aston Villa.

Aston Villa will face off against Manchester City next year. Let it be Manchester City will break the yoke of losing to Aston Villa this time because it won't be nice that Emery will beat Manchester City under Pep Guardiola and Enzo Maresca, home and away

And so the winning streak of Aston Villa over Manchester City continues they will try again next time to stop Villa side, it’s a good news to Arsenal and all their fans, now they’re level on point with City. Aston Villa has a habit of ruining things for top teams in the Premier League.

Today Tottenham Hotspur shocked us and Chelsea fans by defeating Chelsea 2:0 away from home. It was a closely contested game for me and the unlucky red card for Cole Palmer reduced the effort of Chelsea to mount a comeback. Tottenham now have two wins.

It was a clear thrashing because from the start Chelsea started showing signs of weakness until they conceded 1 goal, Cole is gradually becoming a wasteful player for the as he's lacking contribution, got a first yellow card for a bad tackle and still went on to getting another bad tackle that result in the red card that the refree hard sent him off the pitch.

[BIT-BENDER]

It was a clear thrashing because from the start Chelsea started showing signs of weakness until they conceded 1 goal, Cole is gradually becoming a wasteful player for the as he's lacking contribution, got a first yellow card for a bad tackle and still went on to getting another bad tackle that result in the red card that the refree hard sent him off the pitch.

Two goals deep into the second half is not a clear thrashing, and the second goal came after the red card shown to Cole Palmer.
I think Chelsea were weak today and Tottenham Hotspurs has the moment coming from a much needed victory in their last match so I never thought that Chelsea was ever going to beat.
Manchester City and Chelsea dropped maximum points and Arsenal picked up maximum points, I believe they are still favorite to win the English premier League.

[Amphenomenon]

My team lost to Tottenham tonight in the EPL after a long while. Xabi Alonso has now lost twice to Tottenham since he became our manager, the same team we usually find ways to dominate and get the win.
Regardless, I won't use this to judge his overall performance but still we could have done better. This is one of those games we shouldn't be losing,  sigh, Palmer got  a red card.

I don't expect more from Alonso. This is how he will continue at Chelsea. He will win some matches and lose some. There will be no consistency. They haven't had any point where they had five straight wins in all competitions. The best they can do is make it to the top four. Chelsea will make it to the Champions League next season because it's just between Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool. With time, Brighton will drop. So if Chelsea maintains a certain level, they will qualify for the UCL, but they won't compete for the league. They can try to compete for the Carabao and FA cup though.

We need to be consistent even for top four and while you  might not see the need to add more to the list for me there are still more team who makes the top four race difficult and even if they might not be doing well now, they can very well bounce back and become a greater threats, don't forget the league is still overall fresh.

My team consistency needs to improve seriously because the level of success you can get in the league is proportional to how well you perform as a team, a lost to lower tier teams and a win to a top team doesn't really change anything.

[Oshosondy]

Manchester City unbeaten and no draw has been cancelled by Aston Villa. Erling Haaland was able to equalize for Manchester City, but Aston Villa scored another goal at 60 minutes and no goal again in the match. I just like how English Premier League has been very competitive now. Arsenal and Manchester City have the same point now with MC only leading with goals.

Surprisingly Tottenham won Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

[Adiljutt156]

My team lost to Tottenham tonight in the EPL after a long while. Xabi Alonso has now lost twice to Tottenham since he became our manager, the same team we usually find ways to dominate and get the win.

Regardless, I won't use this to judge his overall performance but still we could have done better. This is one of those games we shouldn't be losing,  sigh, Palmer got  a red card.

The Premier League always has surprising results, which increase competitiveness at the top of the league table because things have never been easy to stay consistent with today. 2 big games with both favorite teams lost, and now it's going to be interesting because Arsenal won the game. Now they are also on level in points with Manchester City, and Chelsea can face an exit from the top 4; it's going to be increased challenges for top teams to increase their depth and have better results.

The league is now entering into a new level, with the coming rounds going to be more interesting. Manchester City is going to host Brighton, and Arsenal is having a challenge from Liverpool. These games are going to have enough entertainment. Aston Villa is also picking momentum; this will increase the fight at the top for staying in a good position.

[LGD2Business]

No team is undefeated. Aston Villa had a rough start to the season, but they handed Manchester City their first loss. Meanwhile Arsenal beat Everton without Saka. Now points are tied at the top. We already knew these 2 teams would be locked in a tight race in the league. They are by far the best teams in the league. Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are clearly struggling. There's no third team capable of challenging Arsenal and City.

[Cyber_warrior]

It was a clear thrashing because from the start Chelsea started showing signs of weakness until they conceded 1 goal, Cole is gradually becoming a wasteful player for the as he's lacking contribution, got a first yellow card for a bad tackle and still went on to getting another bad tackle that result in the red card that the refree hard sent him off the pitch.

Two goals deep into the second half is not a clear thrashing, and the second goal came after the red card shown to Cole Palmer.
I think Chelsea were weak today and Tottenham Hotspurs has the moment coming from a much needed victory in their last match so I never thought that Chelsea was ever going to beat.
Manchester City and Chelsea dropped maximum points and Arsenal picked up maximum points, I believe they are still favorite to win the English premier League.

Chelsea had it coming, the approach from the beginning of the shows Tottenham really wanted this points than chelsea. The game was at Stamford bridge and we expected Chelsea to win but instead they were beaten by their neighbors at their home ground. Today we saw Tel having the best game of his life, he was the man of the match for me, he was causing Chelsea problems all evening.

I think that error from Penders really had a huge effect on that game, chelsea could maybe have get a win if that first goal didn’t go in. I think these games Chelsea will play without Martinez will be a tough one for them, they really need to be worried about penders especially in Arial balls.

[pawel7777]

The perfect run of 7 wins in a row has ended today for Man City, but, to be fair, they were clearly a better team. The luck was on Villa's side. They had two good chances and converted them both. The first goal was handed to them on a silver platter after City's Guehi lost control of the ball near the penalty area.
Arsenal delivered as expected against Everton (2-0 home win), so they now caught up with the City, and both clubs have 21 points. The City is still in the lead due to a better goal difference.

Chelsea unexpectedly suffered a defeat to Tottenham, which means Brighton's 3rd place is not under threat, irrespective of the result of their game against Liverpool tomorrow, which should be interesting.

[EL MOHA]

No team is undefeated. Aston Villa had a rough start to the season, but they handed Manchester City their first loss. Meanwhile Arsenal beat Everton without Saka. Now points are tied at the top. We already knew these 2 teams would be locked in a tight race in the league. They are by far the best teams in the league. Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are clearly struggling. There's no third team capable of challenging Arsenal and City.

Can we now start saying that this is now Aston Villa play book because they seriously are looking like the team that bounce back just like last season in which they started the season without even scoring in the first five matches and then they started winning and to be fair they have started again. Even though we do not want to call them title challengers they one team that when they are in form are currently right there at the top with the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City in place of the other four traditional top six clubs.