⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[shinratensei_]

Even though Liverpool has a great chance to win both the EPL and UCL this season, I’m not convinced they can make it happen. I don’t think Liverpool has what it takes to make it through the season without dropping form. Arne Slot has proven himself to be a very efficient manager and a worthy replacement for Klopp but I wouldn’t compare him to Klopp. Unlike Klopp who had to build the team from scratch, Arne Slot was handed a top quality squad who are not new to success so it is easier for Arne Slot to build on the strengths of the team and continue from where Klopp left off.

Yep, Liverpool is a team that strong in the beginning and middle season, but they're become poor in the late season. It's different to Manchester City which always consistent, I still think Manchester City has better chance to become a champion in this season.

Pep still have a lot time to figure out his team, they won't continue their lose streak.

The outright odds still favors City to win the competition. They always struggled early in the season. But, they always made a comeback at the end of season. They even backstabbed Arsenal twice. 

About Liverpool, they're topping the league. But, you can't generalize that they would have the same mentality as last season when Klopp was there. In my belief, different coach, different mentality. I don't have reason to underestimate them on the first season of their new coach, Arne Slot.

[adultcrypto]

So far the match has been very impressive and both teams have exchanged goals in pursuit of victory, both teams have shown a very high fighting spirit with the ability to score goals quite effectively, Brentford have taken advantage of playing at home well at this time, while Bournemouth has shown that they can compete with strong teams and when their beat manchester city and arsenal and hold a draw with aston villa has shown their ability to overcome pressure in every match,
Currently the score is 3-2 in favour of Brentford, but before the final whistle is blown by the referee of course I think the result of this match can still change, because Bournemouth have the ability to equalise or even turn things around towards the end of the match later, especially if they can take advantage of opportunities better.

What a quite tense match. Even though they both were only fighting for 10th place but they really showed how fun football can be, and 5 goals in this match really make for an interesting spectacle. I thought Brentford played better in the second half, and their build up has improved, therefore they can get more chances than their opponents. Even though they were trailing 1-2 but they were able to turn things around quickly and they only needed 10 minutes to make the score 3-2 for their victory.

I knew it will be a very tough match and they never disappointed. Brentford at home is not a team to joke with, they have shown it today by coning from losing the first half to winning the match against Bournemouth,  a team that defeated Manchester City recently. Those who thought that Bournemouth would win have not been proven wrong because the match was a natural game of many goals. I love the play style and the number of goals scored just add more color to the game.

[7juju]

Brighton are not playing with the kind of intensity I thought they would play against Manchester City. With the way they played against Liverpool, and the current form that Manchester City found themselves right now, I was thinking Broughton would be leading Manchester City by half time, but so far Manchester City has been the better side against them. Manchester City has been dominant for the entire first half. I'm even more surprised that Pep Guardiola dropped Akanji and Ake on the bench and and opted for Pussey. I was hoping that Brighton would have exploited the inexperienced of Pussey and inflict damage on Manchester City. Anyway let's see how the second half will turn out.

[Juse14]

Brighton are not playing with the kind of intensity I thought they would play against Manchester City. With the way they played against Liverpool, and the current form that Manchester City found themselves right now, I was thinking Broughton would be leading Manchester City by half time, but so far Manchester City has been the better side against them. Manchester City has been dominant for the entire first half. I'm even more surprised that Pep Guardiola dropped Akanji and Ake on the bench and and opted for Pussey. I was hoping that Brighton would have exploited the inexperienced of Pussey and inflict damage on Manchester City. Anyway let's see how the second half will turn out.

Manchester City was in control of the game for the first forty-five minutes, but Brighton showed great character in dealing with pressure when they fell behind. Though City had been ahead for a long time, Brighton did not make it smooth for them and slowly started imposing themselves. In the 78th minute, they gave parity, just speaking so much about their mentality even against a team like City.

That did not stop there. With great gusto, Brighton managed to score to take the lead, in the 83rd minute— a big surprise. Though City were given an additional eleven minutes to try to reply, Brighton stood strong and were able to maintain their lead. This was a very impressive victory for Brighton, and proof that they are able to match City's dominance.

[Cityhunter34]

Full time in the Amex Stadium Brighton 2-1 Manchester city. What a big win for Brighton after one goal down by Erling Haaland in the first half I thought it will going to be a most win for Manchester city due to the early goal but Brighton comeback in the second half was indeed a massive one as they were able to take 5 minutes and score 2 goals against Manchester city and hold till final whistle. However, if Liverpool win Aston villa tonight I think they stand in a better chance for the premier league title this season.

[ajanwalker]

Manchester City's decline continues. They lost 2-1 away to Brighton, having conceded 2 goals in 5 minutes. City was the side that had the ball more in the match and dominated the match, but this did not bring the victory.
Players in the team may be declining psychologically.
They lost the last 4 matches they played. Even though they were ahead in the matches against Brighton and Lisbon, they were defeated.
Pep needs to find an urgent solution to this situation.
There will be a 2-week break in the leagues due to national matches, and perhaps a new concentration can be achieved during this period.
Currently, there is a City that cannot keep the score as a team.

[Egii Nna]

Full time in the Amex Stadium Brighton 2-1 Manchester city. What a big win for Brighton after one goal down by Erling Haaland in the first half I thought it will going to be a most win for Manchester city due to the early goal but Brighton comeback in the second half was indeed a massive one as they were able to take 5 minutes and score 2 goals against Manchester city and hold till final whistle. However, if Liverpool win Aston villa tonight I think they stand in a better chance for the premier league title this season.

Manchester City are facing challenges for now; if not, they are not supposed to lose this game. Although they lost their base in this second half, Brighton saw the opportunity and scored 2 goals within 5 minutes. Manchester City were not able to equalise in the game again.
 
Viewing the Liverpool game and Aston Villa from the start, I will say Liverpool will have the chance of winning because they are playing a very good performance in the game. Although anything is capable of happening, we will wait and see what the game will end up as. Hopefully to see Liverpool as the winner at the end. Because they just got their first goal in the game.

[iBaba]

Manchester City was in control of the game for the first forty-five minutes, but Brighton showed great character in dealing with pressure when they fell behind. Though City had been ahead for a long time, Brighton did not make it smooth for them and slowly started imposing themselves. In the 78th minute, they gave parity, just speaking so much about their mentality even against a team like City.

This is the first time since Pep Guardiola career as a manager that he has lost 4 times in a row with the Manchester City club. Same as the club. I don't think they've lost for the first time in a row too like this, at least not in the recent time. Brighton has beat them in this game with two goals scored by Joao Pedro and O'Riley in the second half. The first half saw a good performance with the goal Haaland scored. The team became relaxed and as a result defeated them.

[SatoPrincess]

It’s amazing how many people are happy about Manchester City’s downfall. It’s not abnormal for teams in the EPL to lose four-five matches in a row but I never would have guessed that Manchester City could lose four consecutive matches under Pep Guardiola. Could this really be the effect of missing Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne or is there more to it? I hate to see this side of Erling Haaland, he’s not very sportsmanlike when he is losing. His words to Mikel Arteta “Stay humble” is not aging well for him.

[SUPERSAIAN]

Manchester City has started a pause. He would never have guessed that they would experience such a pause with such a good squad and Pep, but it seems like it is happening. If Liverpool wins against Aston Villa today, they will benefit greatly from Manchester City's pause. Liverpool currently finished the first half 1-0 ahead, what will happen in the second half is very important for Liverpool.

[Odusko]

We can call Liverpool the best performing team in the Premier League so far and we can also call them the best performing team in the Champions League. Ever since Liverpool appointed a new manager, their team performance has improved greatly. The one who was in charge of Liverpool before came to the end of his career did not do well in the last few seasons for Liverpool due to which he resigned himself from the responsibility of Liverpool and Liverpool appointed another manager to their club. Although this manager was criticized at first, later this manager is proving that he is not a failure at all and the team under him can become the champion of the tournament one day. However, apart from Manchester City not being in a good position in the Premier League, they are also in a somewhat weak position in the Champions League.

You cannot entirely assess a coach only by his current performance, if you do then you might be shooting yourself on the foot because there are several criterias that should be considered before you can rate a coach, hence it would be very wrong for anybody to have made such a derogatory statement about Jurgen Klopp who transformed Liverpool into modern elite club during his era at Liverpool. It is quite commendable what the new coach is doing at Liverpool but nobody would ever remember all of these if he doesn't win trophies like Jürgen klopp did at Liverpool, perhaps it is better to wait and see what the new manager would achieve in terms of laurels before comparing him to his predecessor.

Why are we even comparing coaches when we know what they contributions have been on this club, both the current Liverpool coach and the previous coach all worked to get us where we are today, and the only thing that one can truly point to as a mark of success is the ability to lift a trophy's as a coach, so regardless of what the performance and statistics could be, what is more important is bringing the Trophies homes.

Liverpool shouldn't concentrate on premier leagues alone but also champion league and even the other local leagues, so for that putting their best foot forward in this season is not something to joke with at this point in time.

[Docnaster]

It’s amazing how many people are happy about Manchester City’s downfall. It’s not abnormal for teams in the EPL to lose four-five matches in a row but I never would have guessed that Manchester City could lose four consecutive matches under Pep Guardiola. Could this really be the effect of missing Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne or is there more to it? I hate to see this side of Erling Haaland, he’s not very sportsmanlike when he is losing. His words to Mikel Arteta “Stay humble” is not aging well for him.

Many people are happy that Manchester City are have been losing games in recent weeks because how they've succeeded in winning the league in the past four seasons as well as winning it 6 times in the last 7 seasons. Pep Guardiola's men are currently struggling and I don't think they'll return to top form early enough to win the league again this season.
Talking about Erling Haaland unsportsmanlike behaviors, I think the Norwegian finds it very difficult to control his emotions when things aren't going his way or his team's way and if he doesn't work on it as soon as possible, it might land him into problem in no distant time.

[Issa56]

Manchester City's decline continues. They lost 2-1 away to Brighton, having conceded 2 goals in 5 minutes. City was the side that had the ball more in the match and dominated the match, but this did not bring the victory.

Manchester City do dominate in most of their matches, but they do end up losing. No one cares about the club that dominates a match, what everyone cares about is who is getting the three points. Manchester City haven’t been able to win their last 4 matches that they have played. They lose to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, they lose against Bournemouth in the Premier League, they lose to Sporting CP in the Champions League, and another lose to Brighton in today’s match. Seriously, Pep Guardiola is really having a lot to work on. Manchester City, which everyone was expecting to win the league title this season, might end up ending the season in a position that we never expected.

[Troytech]

Brighton are not playing with the kind of intensity I thought they would play against Manchester City. With the way they played against Liverpool, and the current form that Manchester City found themselves right now, I was thinking Broughton would be leading Manchester City by half time, but so far Manchester City has been the better side against them. Manchester City has been dominant for the entire first half. I'm even more surprised that Pep Guardiola dropped Akanji and Ake on the bench and and opted for Pussey. I was hoping that Brighton would have exploited the inexperienced of Pussey and inflict damage on Manchester City. Anyway let's see how the second half will turn out.

Manchester City was in control of the game for the first forty-five minutes, but Brighton showed great character in dealing with pressure when they fell behind. Though City had been ahead for a long time, Brighton did not make it smooth for them and slowly started imposing themselves. In the 78th minute, they gave parity, just speaking so much about their mentality even against a team like City.

That did not stop there. With great gusto, Brighton managed to score to take the lead, in the 83rd minute— a big surprise. Though City were given an additional eleven minutes to try to reply, Brighton stood strong and were able to maintain their lead. This was a very impressive victory for Brighton, and proof that they are able to match City's dominance.

Manchester City were quick to show their weakness in the game. Their intention was to quickly score a goal in the first half before the second half would come when the Brighton coach would have access to them and know where they were weak. Losing 4 games in a row is something that has never happened to Pep Guardiola since he started coaching Manchester City. That man is not a God he has his own flaws too and we have seen it now. His mistake from the start was when he sold most of his players because his first team are unbeatable, not taking into consideration that injuries can come at any time. Now that Rodri is injured, Walker and De Bryune just came back from injury the team has not been performing well. The worst case is that he does not have quality players at the bench because he has sold all of them. Especially Alvares, I still wonder to date what came into Pep that he had to sell Alvares. Anyway, this is a good opportunity for Liverpool to Top the league with enough difference between them and City.

[blue Snow]

It’s amazing how many people are happy about Manchester City’s downfall. It’s not abnormal for teams in the EPL to lose four-five matches in a row but I never would have guessed that Manchester City could lose four consecutive matches under Pep Guardiola. Could this really be the effect of missing Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne or is there more to it? I hate to see this side of Erling Haaland, he’s not very sportsmanlike when he is losing. His words to Mikel Arteta “Stay humble” is not aging well for him.

Yes, Manchester City has faced many problems with an injured player. This is a natural thing if considering with their performance. Pep was told that if the problem they are currently facing are many injured players because due to the tight schedule of matches. They even deliberately to release carabao cup to avoid fatigue to facing tight champions league schedule, and premier league, but still they can't fix the problem, because currently substitution players are not enough to cover the main player.

So I think after the international break, Manchester City will be awakened soon, Pep must think to cover existing players until winter windows transfer open to buy another player.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Manchester City's decline continues. They lost 2-1 away to Brighton, having conceded 2 goals in 5 minutes. City was the side that had the ball more in the match and dominated the match, but this did not bring the victory.

Manchester City do dominate in most of their matches, but they do end up losing. No one cares about the club that dominates a match, what everyone cares about is who is getting the three points. Manchester City haven’t been able to win their last 4 matches that they have played. They lose to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, they lose against Bournemouth in the Premier League, they lose to Sporting CP in the Champions League, and another lose to Brighton in today’s match. Seriously, Pep Guardiola is really having a lot to work on. Manchester City, which everyone was expecting to win the league title this season, might end up ending the season in a position that we never expected.

How good does it feel to expect Manchester city to be winning the premier league title every season, isn't that boring to you? Or maybe you don't mind because you are a Manchester city fan?

Anyways, did you noticed that all the clubs that were in the top of the league table in the last two seasons are performing really badly this season, see how Arsenal is making a fool of themselves, Now Manchester city, look at Aston Villa, this clubs were major contenders for the title in the previous two season.

Right now, the clubs that performed really poor in the previous seasons are beginning to pick up, like Chelsea and Manchester united - seems to me that the table has turned really.

[mamesso]

It’s amazing how many people are happy about Manchester City’s downfall. It’s not abnormal for teams in the EPL to lose four-five matches in a row but I never would have guessed that Manchester City could lose four consecutive matches under Pep Guardiola. Could this really be the effect of missing Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne or is there more to it? I hate to see this side of Erling Haaland, he’s not very sportsmanlike when he is losing. His words to Mikel Arteta “Stay humble” is not aging well for him.

Yes, Manchester City has faced many problems with an injured player. This is a natural thing if considering with their performance. Pep was told that if the problem they are currently facing are many injured players because due to the tight schedule of matches. They even deliberately to release carabao cup to avoid fatigue to facing tight champions league schedule, and premier league, but still they can't fix the problem, because currently substitution players are not enough to cover the main player.

A storm of injuries to several key players has caused Manchester City performance to decline further, Pep Guardiola tried to utilize the players still available in his squad, but the results were still not as desired. Defeat at Brighton meant Guardiola has lost four games in a row in his managerial career and Manchester City have lost four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time in 16 years. Liverpool benefited greatly from Manchester City's defeat, as they managed to secure a win over Aston Villa, and are now firmly at the top of the table.

[shinratensei_]

Manchester City has started a pause. He would never have guessed that they would experience such a pause with such a good squad and Pep, but it seems like it is happening. If Liverpool wins against Aston Villa today, they will benefit greatly from Manchester City's pause. Liverpool currently finished the first half 1-0 ahead, what will happen in the second half is very important for Liverpool.

Liverpool is topping the league. There are 5 points gap to second-place, Manchester City. It looks big and hard to overcome. But, nothing is impossible if Liverpool falling at the late season. However, if they keep snowballing, the title is theirs.

No one in the Premier League is able to get closer to Liverpool now. An unexpected result from a team that played under a new coach this season. They're just so clinical, high work rate, good chemistry, and proper finishing.

I think none can stop Liverpool's if they keep performing at the current rate.  Even Pep has showed his pessimism to defend his title this season. I dunno if it's a mind games from him, he often did this. 

[tusandii]

Matchweek 11 has some interesting matches that we shouldn't miss, such as the match between Chelsea vs Arsenal. I think among the others, this match is the one that looks so interesting to many people because both teams seem to have equal strength with each other and it seems quite difficult to determine who is the favorite in this match. Their odds are currently:
Chelsea @2.75
Arsenal @2.55
Draw @3.50
But I decided to bet BTTS with odds @1.58 and also added 2 other important matches to get a greater of profit.

You have a good choice in these 3 matches.
But related to the Chelsea vs Arsenal match I actually have the confidence that Chelsea can have a greater chance of winning because currently Chelsea looks more stable and competing at home giving greater confidence to Chelsea players.

The interim results in the 2 matches that I predicted were according to expectations, just waiting for the results of Chelsea vs Arsenal in tonight's match, in my first choice I predicted over 2.25 in the Man City vs Brighton match and there were 3 goals in this match but it was very unfortunate that Man City lost even though I previously thought Man City would win with a big score of more than 2 but it turned out they lost.
For the Chelsea vs Arsenal match, although Chelsea actually has a greater chance of winning, Arsenal is not a team that will accept defeat easily.

[SatoPrincess]

It’s amazing how many people are happy about Manchester City’s downfall. It’s not abnormal for teams in the EPL to lose four-five matches in a row but I never would have guessed that Manchester City could lose four consecutive matches under Pep Guardiola. Could this really be the effect of missing Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne or is there more to it? I hate to see this side of Erling Haaland, he’s not very sportsmanlike when he is losing. His words to Mikel Arteta “Stay humble” is not aging well for him.

Many people are happy that Manchester City are have been losing games in recent weeks because how they've succeeded in winning the league in the past four seasons as well as winning it 6 times in the last 7 seasons. Pep Guardiola's men are currently struggling and I don't think they'll return to top form early enough to win the league again this season.
Talking about Erling Haaland unsportsmanlike behaviors, I think the Norwegian finds it very difficult to control his emotions when things aren't going his way or his team's way and if he doesn't work on it as soon as possible, it might land him into problem in no distant time.

The whole league is celebrating the back to back losses of Manchester City. It is understandable why they would feel that way, because Manchester City were on the verge of turning the most competitive and unpredictable league in Europe into a farmers league. For a long time the only hope rival fans had of City failing to win the league was Pep’s retirement from coaching City or Manchester City's get punished for the 115 FFP charges. For now these losses and injuries will satisfy the hunger of fans who want to see Manchester City fall.