⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Ruttoshi]

Looking at how City played last night, I really don't think we can put all the blame on Pep which is so unfair right now especially after speculation of his marital status surfaced online...
And analyzing the game well the Citizens could have never thrown away a 2 goal lead with 10 minutes to go, but whatever happened last night is on the players..though credit should go to Brentford for their belief to get something out of the game because they never gave up and really put pressure on City and got 2 goals back to steal a point.

Well played Brentford.

I think it is the responsibility of the team to produce a good result at all times despite what is happening in the team, Manchester City find the match a bit difficult right from the beginning because seeing how they went from 0:0 in the first half until P. Foden saw the back of the net twice in the 66 minutes and 78 minutes shows that they struggled in the game. Concerning how they couldn't defend the two goals, I think the problem is not really about what is happening to their coach Pep Guardiola and his personal issues but to the team who has been struggling lately in their performance. I blame Pep Guardiola for not making the right changes when they were leading 0:2 because losing 2 goals for them means losing the game because they had just 10 minutes to defend and the 3 points would be their own but they let it go just like that. Kudos to the Brentford team for being relentless in their performance they deserved the goals and the come back shows how much effort they put into the game, all the blame should goal to the players for not saving Pep Guardiola in this difficult time because a win for the team would have calmed him a little bit.

I have always said that City hasn't found their bearing yet, because this is how the game has always been apart from their two previous matches that they managed to win, and that was because they played with weak teams. City will take the lead but will not be able to defend the goals.

A lot needs to be done on the players, I think it's time for reshuffling. The earlier Pep understands this, the better for him. The players performance is declining.

[SmartCharpa]

Looking at how City played last night, I really don't think we can put all the blame on Pep which is so unfair right now especially after speculation of his marital status surfaced online...
And analyzing the game well the Citizens could have never thrown away a 2 goal lead with 10 minutes to go, but whatever happened last night is on the players..though credit should go to Brentford for their belief to get something out of the game because they never gave up and really put pressure on City and got 2 goals back to steal a point.

Well played Brentford.

Brentford performed well, they did not take Manchester City easily after conceding two goals, and they pressured the visitors till they scored two goals in the space of ten minutes. Brentford deserved to win the game, but they were saved by Aké, a Manchester City defender, who stopped a chance in the final minute. Manchester City's defensive line remains an issue; if the City defense was good, they would not have let the first goal to Yoane Wissa in the 82 minute when they were already leading.

Many people believe that Manchester City has returned to winning ways after two straight Premier League victories. Of course, we can't blame Guardiola for their failure to gain all three points, but the players are bad, they might have played well defensively when they were ahead by two goals, but they may have underestimated Brentford's players and conceded two goals to level the game. However, the City's defense will be stronger soon since they have signed more players.

[Velvet78]

Manchester City balanced. Chelsea draw. Liverpool draw. Incredible Premier League. Surely many have lost money. LOL

Now we review. Manchester City has 70% win because the score is 0-2. In fact Brentford equated a score of two goals in 10 minutes.
Chelsea won but Bournemouth was able to turn things around to 1-2. Finally the final minute drama made a draw.
How about Liverpool? Describe yourself. Crazy.

Manchester City lost a 2-0 lead advantage... They were so close to making the winning streak 3 games but Brentford made a huge comeback in the last 10 minutes. The defensive vulnerabilities still persist for Guardiola's students. 

I got disappointed with Chelsea once again. They could have even lost if it weren't for Reece James' late goal. They are also unreliable to bet on just like Manchester City these days.

And lastly Liverpool... They were terrible in the first half but they got better later on. They could have won actually but they wasted unbelievable amount of big goal opportunities. A bad day it was for them.

[Justbillywitt]

I think that, right now, Liverpool is the strongest team in England and yet they still have difficulties at winning against a team like Nottingham Forest. Liverpool had 70% ball possession and lots of missed goal opportunities, while Nottingham had a great goalkeeper.
Nottingham Forest is the big surprise of the Premier League and I really want them to finish at Top 3, but it would really difficult for them to compete against Arsenal and Chelsea. Manchester City failed to keep two goals in advance against Brentford. Maybe Guardiola's divorce is one of the reason why Manchester City is so inconsistent and weal. There's no doubt that Liverpool will become champions.

As far as this season is concerned, Nottingham forest is not a small team. If you check very well Nottingham forest has been in the top 4 for a long time now they have been maintaining their consistency. Liverpool has a hard time to break them because they are very strong in defence. Liverpool are even lucky to have rescued a point against Nottingham forest. Just to let you know that Nottingham forest are going to finish in the top 4 this season. Because with the kind of performance they put up yesterday, if a team that's as good as Liverpool couldn't defeat them, which other team will be able to stop them? Unless injuries sets in and disrupt the team, that's only when will see them suffering and dropping points. It looks like it's now becoming a norm in the premier League, that every new season, a new team that's outside the traditional 6 will rise up and take a position in the top 4.

[ajanwalker]

If Arsenal wins the London derby tonight, they will be the team that will close the week with the most profit.

Yesterday, Liverpool narrowly escaped a draw and earned 1 point in a difficult away match against Nottingham.
Chelsea saved a draw at the last minute on their home field but lost 2 points because they were at home.
City won 1 point in a match they had been leading for a long time.
All eyes are on Arsenal in the match to be played tonight. If Arsenal defeats in-form Tottenham, they will have closed the week with a lot of profit and will move into second place.

[SmartCharpa]

I got disappointed with Chelsea once again. They could have even lost if it weren't for Reece James' late goal. They are also unreliable to bet on just like Manchester City these days.

It will be hard to rely on Chelsea at this stage, it was their home game, but I was not confident in how they might win. Who could have predicted that Chelsea would perform poorly in their previous four games before facing Bournemouth? I took a risk and bet on the away team to beat Chelsea because their performance was unpredictable at this moment. I even thought I had won my bet when Bournemouth took the lead in 68 minutes, but sadly, James scored an equalizer from a free kick in the final minute of the game and drew the match.

Many gamblers will be disappointed with Chelsea's result, they had expected the match to favor the home team. Chelsea had a lot of opportunities and attempts, but wasn't enough to win. Chelsea, on the other hand, puts at risk their chances of finishing in the top four this season, they are two points ahead of Newcastle, and if Newcastle beats Wolves in today's game, they will take over fourth place from Chelsea, while I believe they are saying goodbye to the next Champions League.

[Odohu]

If Arsenal wins the London derby tonight, they will be the team that will close the week with the most profit.

Yesterday, Liverpool narrowly escaped a draw and earned 1 point in a difficult away match against Nottingham.
Chelsea saved a draw at the last minute on their home field but lost 2 points because they were at home.
City won 1 point in a match they had been leading for a long time.
All eyes are on Arsenal in the match to be played tonight. If Arsenal defeats in-form Tottenham, they will have closed the week with a lot of profit and will move into second place.

Tottenham is one team that is highly unpredictable especially when they play big teams. Remember they humiliated Manchester City in a week I expected a draw for them as the best they can get in that match. I will not be surprise tonight if they beat Arsenal without mercy but that will not come easy. To make things easy for me, I will bet both teams to score in one ticket and in other tickets I will have to bet over 3.5 because there will likely be many goals in the match.

The reason for my stand in this match is the fact that Tottenham matches against the big teams have been producing loads of goals and tonight will not be any exception. There were a total of 4 goals against Manchester City,  7 goals against Chelsea, 7 goals against Manchester United and 9 goals against Liverpool, so base on this trend, they will not produce less than 4 goals against Arsenal.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Manchester City balanced. Chelsea draw. Liverpool draw. Incredible Premier League. Surely many have lost money. LOL

Now we review. Manchester City has 70% win because the score is 0-2. In fact Brentford equated a score of two goals in 10 minutes.
Chelsea won but Bournemouth was able to turn things around to 1-2. Finally the final minute drama made a draw.
How about Liverpool? Describe yourself. Crazy.

Manchester City lost a 2-0 lead advantage... They were so close to making the winning streak 3 games but Brentford made a huge comeback in the last 10 minutes. The defensive vulnerabilities still persist for Guardiola's students. 

I got disappointed with Chelsea once again. They could have even lost if it weren't for Reece James' late goal. They are also unreliable to bet on just like Manchester City these days.

And lastly Liverpool... They were terrible in the first half but they got better later on. They could have won actually but they wasted unbelievable amount of big goal opportunities. A bad day it was for them.

City got disappointment result due doe the Pep's horrible sub. He should not sent off Kovacic for Gundogan. This subs made the team fall down during the last minutes. It's really unacceptable Gundo has been declining so hard. Pep must never put him on the pitch. He's a setback for his club.

Talking about Chelsea, their defense suck. A simple words explain what happened to them.

For the last, Liverpool is just losing how to defense, and it's such a disgrace to see how they also forgot how to scored lots of goal in the game.

In the end, so many bad results by the big club means they're regressing so hard.

[Oluwa-btc]

I think that, right now, Liverpool is the strongest team in England and yet they still have difficulties at winning against a team like Nottingham Forest. Liverpool had 70% ball possession and lots of missed goal opportunities, while Nottingham had a great goalkeeper.
Nottingham Forest is the big surprise of the Premier League and I really want them to finish at Top 3, but it would really difficult for them to compete against Arsenal and Chelsea. Manchester City failed to keep two goals in advance against Brentford. Maybe Guardiola's divorce is one of the reason why Manchester City is so inconsistent and weal. There's no doubt that Liverpool will become champions.

What do you mean a club like Nottingham Forest? And you're still expecting them to finish top four? Pick a side already with where
 you stand and stop sitting on the fence. I see a lot of people doubting the capabilities of Nuno Espirito and what he can do. Even during his time with Wolverhampton,  he made winning games difficult for clubs like Manchester United,  Manchester City and Liverpool. Mind you, he was also manager of the month for December. I think people do not give him enough flowers for what he has done with this Forest side.
I have less to say now, Arne Slot should  know that Luiz Diaz will struggle against a food defense playing a target man. Nothing to say about Pep, I choose not to say anything his marriage and coaching job. He's seen highs and lows in the EPL,  they're all part of it.

[tusandii]

This match will certainly be very crucial for Liverpool because Nottingham Forest might make it difficult for them, especially playing at home is an advantage for Nottingham Forest, but I don't think Liverpool will lose for the second time this season, I think it is likely that they will draw so that Liverpool can at least still get 1 point to continue to maintain their advantage, yes, even if they lose they will still be at the top of the standings but the worst possibility is that Nottingham Forest will try to catch up with Liverpool and try to put pressure on them.

Liverpool and Nottingham are the best teams in the Premier League this season, and also their coaches who have both received awards for best coaches so far this season. Thus, the match between Nottingham vs Liverpool is certainly an interesting match and a rare or different color or competition this season, because usually big matches occur for matches between top teams vs top teams, but at this moment the big match that occurs will  be a match between the dark horse team against the top team in the Premier League. Moreover, Nottingham managed to give Liverpool a defeat this season, which makes their second match or second meeting this season very interesting because they are still competing to get the best position and maintain the top position.

Well as I said before that this match is likely to end in a draw because Liverpool will not let Nottingham Forest beat them for the second time it will definitely hurt them, Nottingham Forest scored a quick goal in the 8th minute and made them more superior in the first half in the second half Liverpool tried to press and managed to equalize, this draw is a fair result for both teams who both do not want to lose points.

[mamesso]

Manchester City balanced. Chelsea draw. Liverpool draw. Incredible Premier League. Surely many have lost money. LOL

Now we review. Manchester City has 70% win because the score is 0-2. In fact Brentford equated a score of two goals in 10 minutes.
Chelsea won but Bournemouth was able to turn things around to 1-2. Finally the final minute drama made a draw.
How about Liverpool? Describe yourself. Crazy.

It was a result that was very unexpected for those who bet on the top team to win, but this is the EPL, there are always surprises throughout the season. Liverpool draw provides Arsenal with an opportunity to close the gap on the leaders, but the problem is that Arsenal will face Tottenham in a match dubbed the North London Derby.
This match is not just about prestige, but both teams really need three points for their own interests. Will a surprise happen again in this game?

[Dzwaafu11]

I think that, right now, Liverpool is the strongest team in England and yet they still have difficulties at winning against a team like Nottingham Forest. Liverpool had 70% ball possession and lots of missed goal opportunities, while Nottingham had a great goalkeeper.
Nottingham Forest is the big surprise of the Premier League and I really want them to finish at Top 3, but it would really difficult for them to compete against Arsenal and Chelsea. Manchester City failed to keep two goals in advance against Brentford. Maybe Guardiola's divorce is one of the reason why Manchester City is so inconsistent and weal. There's no doubt that Liverpool will become champions.

Sure. Liverpool is the strongest team in Premier competition this season, but you should not criticise them because they experienced a draw against them, although it is a bad result for Liverpool, but still they are doing great in the competition, no doubt. And obviously they will do more in the coming matches, so to me the goal was not by their side in this game; if not, obviously they dominated the match with full force, and anybody who said from the beginning of the match he knew they wouldn’t win, I must say that person is lying because everybody thought this would be an easy win for them.

[SmartCharpa]

If Arsenal wins the London derby tonight, they will be the team that will close the week with the most profit.

Yesterday, Liverpool narrowly escaped a draw and earned 1 point in a difficult away match against Nottingham.
Chelsea saved a draw at the last minute on their home field but lost 2 points because they were at home.
City won 1 point in a match they had been leading for a long time.
All eyes are on Arsenal in the match to be played tonight. If Arsenal defeats in-form Tottenham, they will have closed the week with a lot of profit and will move into second place.

In the match between Tottenham and Arsenal, Arsenal will have a difficult time defeating Spurs because the home team isn't the same one we can trust to defeat every opponent as they have been doing since the start of the season. I wonder how Arsenal might defeat Tottenham tonight after losing their last two games in all competitions. But if we consider the players available, Arsenal should be able to win the game because the away team has more injured players than Arsenal, they have about nine to ten compared to Arsenal with six.

However, both teams need the three points to improve their league standing. Arsenal needs the three points to move into second place and close the gap with Liverpool to four points, while Tottenham must put up a strong fight and earn three points at Emirates to avoid falling back to the bottom of the league. I don't think Arsenal can win today's game that easily, if they do, they're lucky. If not, I expect a draw due to the way they played against Manchester United.

[sokani]

Manchester City lost a 2-0 lead advantage... They were so close to making the winning streak 3 games but Brentford made a huge comeback in the last 10 minutes. The defensive vulnerabilities still persist for Guardiola's students.  

After City's back to back winning in the EPL and their 8 nil demolition of Salford in the FA cup at the weekend, many thought they're back to old self but yesterday's draw with Brentford shows otherwise. It was another awful display and was almost the same with their match against Feyenoord and Manchester United. When at a point you thought the game was over and before you knew it, they allowed 3 points slipped through their fingers.

I'm not expecting much from them but based on the standard they've kept in recent years, they need to up their game, they need to do better. If not, they may just find themselves in the conference league next season.

[AprilioMP]

Manchester City balanced. Chelsea draw. Liverpool draw. Incredible Premier League. Surely many have lost money. LOL

Now we review. Manchester City has 70% win because the score is 0-2. In fact Brentford equated a score of two goals in 10 minutes.
Chelsea won but Bournemouth was able to turn things around to 1-2. Finally the final minute drama made a draw.
How about Liverpool? Describe yourself. Crazy.

It was actually a coincidence yesterday seeing the big teams played draw. Chelsea amongst others played the most dissatisfying game and were very lucky get away with a point. As for Liverpool, they obviously can't win all the games. Nothingham Forest is a very good team and probably the most informed team in the league right now.

If it was a coincidence, it could be assumed that it was planned before the game was played. Is that possible?
If Chelsea drew thanks to James' goal in the 90+5 minute even though they were ahead before Bournemouth turned the score around, I don't see that as something planned because Chelsea have been playing well this season. Unlike Manchester City who have experienced a decline in performance which has made social media homepages busy talking about them and Pep Guardiola.

I salute Nottingham Forest because they were able to surprise Liverpool in the 8th minute. The target of playing in the champions league next season can be maintained.

[hyudien]

Week 21 is an important week for Arsenal to shift Nottingham Forest in 2nd position who were held to a draw by Liverpool yesterday. Unfortunately, the 3 points are not easy to win from Tottenham, because every time they meet, not many goals are scored. Based on the chances, the home team seems to be favored with 1.36x, the temptation comes from Tottenham with 7.80 so do you dare to drop it to the away team?

[TastyChillySauce00]

Week 21 is an important week for Arsenal to shift Nottingham Forest in 2nd position who were held to a draw by Liverpool yesterday. Unfortunately, the 3 points are not easy to win from Tottenham, because every time they meet, not many goals are scored. Based on the chances, the home team seems to be favored with 1.36x, the temptation comes from Tottenham with 7.80 so do you dare to drop it to the away team?

Totenham is fuckin weak, and i have no faith for them to beat away game against Arsenal. 7.80 for totenham is enough to explaining how weak they are, they're poor at defense and attack, also terrible at mid. I still have some sense and i'll prefer to pick Arsenal win.

Although Arsenal missed Saka and Gabriel Jesus, they can still win even with narrow score. However, i must admit they're always relying upon Saka's contribution. They looked so clueless without him.

[Slow death]

Manchester City balanced. Chelsea draw. Liverpool draw. Incredible Premier League. Surely many have lost money. LOL

yesterday was a very bad day for me:





I bet on Liverpool to win, I bet on Manchester City to win and I also bet on Chelsea, but it's unbelievable that I lost all 3 games. It seems to me that all 3 teams are not at their best. Liverpool were doing very well, but since they played Manchester United it seems that they have declined a little or maybe they are having very bad luck every time they play Nottingham Forest. If Arsenal wins then they will be able to reduce the difference in points they have with Liverpool, I hope Liverpool wins in the next games.

[sotelorene]

Manchester City balanced. Chelsea draw. Liverpool draw. Incredible Premier League. Surely many have lost money. LOL

yesterday was a very bad day for me:





I bet on Liverpool to win, I bet on Manchester City to win and I also bet on Chelsea, but it's unbelievable that I lost all 3 games. It seems to me that all 3 teams are not at their best. Liverpool were doing very well, but since they played Manchester United it seems that they have declined a little or maybe they are having very bad luck every time they play Nottingham Forest. If Arsenal wins then they will be able to reduce the difference in points they have with Liverpool, I hope Liverpool wins in the next games.

I though it was only me that had a bad day yesterday I never knew you also did, and funny enough we played same thing apart that Liverpool that i played to win either half because I knew it was going to be a tough match considering Nothingham forest performance this season and secondly, if you check very well Liverpool has not lost any match for some weeks or months now in premier league so at some point I was thinking they were going to lose last night because of this reason. It was a surprising thing that Chelsea couldn't win Bournemouth even with their current form though Manchester city doesn't really surprised me because we all know they are facing a tough time but to sme point I thought they have win the match. I don't know if they fixed these three match yesterday because that's very strange and unbelievable.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I though it was only me that had a bad day yesterday I never knew you also did, and funny enough we played same thing apart that Liverpool that i played to win either half because I knew it was going to be a tough match considering Nothingham forest performance this season and secondly, if you check very well Liverpool has not lost any match for some weeks or months now in premier league so at some point I was thinking they were going to lose last night because of this reason. It was a surprising thing that Chelsea couldn't win Bournemouth even with their current form though Manchester city doesn't really surprised me because we all know they are facing a tough time but to sme point I thought they have win the match. I don't know if they fixed these three match yesterday because that's very strange and unbelievable.

It was a day of pure draws and this makes it look different, the one that surprised me the most was Liverpool, who I thought was going to win, I can't deny that they did everything to be able to go up, but the goalkeeper was very good , but City is one of the teams that has disappointed many the most, and this has unleashed a wide range of criticism, for that reason is that now City is not seen with the respect that before and this is affected, of all this I think that in the PL even though Liverpool has a great advantage, it will be difficult for them to be dethroned.