⚽ Premier League 2024/2025 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Pandu Geddon]

the interim results of the first half of how many Premier League matches have taken place.

The Chelsea vs Brighton match surprised me. Both teams played very openly, Palmer scored 4 goals in the first half. We were 1 goal behind early on, but Chelsea responded very well.

In the Arsenal vs Leicester match, as predicted, Arsenal will dominate the match and they are indeed more favored. I think on paper they can win the match and the 3 important points they get will continue the competition with Man City who in the previous match had to be satisfied with a draw.

[MainIbem]

The both teams performed very well though Manchester City indeed is a  credible team much to always rely on but however it was not easy for them to completely ride over Newcastle at their home ground, the both teams had opportunities of scoring more than one goals but chances where missed Erling haaland did he could but all to no avail it is another draw game for Manchester City after there draw game with Arsenal last week, it is going to be a bad one on Manchester City if other games that are yet to Play like that of Liverpool goes against them

Already before the kickoff I no that it is going to be a though match for Man City because for quite a while now they are not too consistent in they playing after there draw against Inter Milan in the UEFA champions league they were not able to maintain there winning ways and just last weekend Arsenal was able to use 10 men and draw with them in there home ground, and today again Newcastle united was able to hold them 1-1 draw Full time. However I think if am not mistaking this is making it their third consecutive draw. if Liverpool won there game against wolves I think they are going be ahead of them in the league table which is a very big opportunity for them to take over premier league title this season.

It seems I knew this Rodri's injury situation was going to be an issue for Manchester City so I played City to win or draw the game, something like this happened last season when Rodri was not available in their match and it affected them in several games, Manchester City really need to start looking for a good replacement for Rodri cause from his injury report he's going to be away for a very long time and if a replacement is not found by the January window then it could cost them the league, it's obvious that they can survive without Kelvin Debruyne since Gundogan and Bernardo are still available to give good passes to Haaland but anytime Rodri is not available they do suffer defensively and I believe that's why they couldn't win today's game cause there was no defensive midfielder to help them defend their goal. This is a chance for Liverpool and Arsenal to steal the top of the table from Manchester City and boost their chances of winning the league.

[pawel7777]

Newcastle was doing pretty good in the first 5 rounds, but I still expected Man City to get their 3 points. Oh well, you can't win all of them.
Meanwhile, Leicester just scored a goal against Arsenal, reducing the Gunners' lead to 2-1. They will have to do much more than what they did in the 1st half to equalise. They only made 2 shots on goal and their possession is only 24%, they should press much harder than that.

[Issa56]

Already before the kickoff I no that it is going to be a though match for Man City because for quite a while now they are not too consistent in they playing after their draw against Inter Milan in the UEFA champions league they were not able to maintain there winning ways and just last weekend Arsenal was able to use 10 men and draw with them in their home ground, and today again Newcastle united was able to hold them 1-1 draw Full time.

They both played well in the match, and I will say Newcastle played a brilliant game against Manchester City, they were able to hold Manchester City to a draw. I knew the match wasn’t going to be so easy for Manchester City, but I was still expecting Manchester City to win the match, but they weren’t lucky in the match, and it ended in a draw. Absence of two players in the match really affected Manchester City. I heard Rodri will be out for the season. I just hope De Bruyne will be back soon so that he will be able to feed Haaland with passes. Haaland’s performance is always poor whenever De Bruyne is on injury.

if Liverpool won their game against wolves I think they are going be ahead of them in the league table which is a very big opportunity for them to take over premier league title this season.

The season is just starting, and even if Liverpool can win their game against Wolves, they will be ahead of Manchester City, but that doesn’t mean they will win the Premier League title, just six matches have been played, so even if a club is in first position currently doesn’t mean they will win the league title.

[emrecemsan]

Are you watching the Chelsea v Brighton match? I hope you did so far and if not, I would recommend it now.    Because there is everything in it. It is so much fun and Chelsea lead by 4-2.

Palmer is killing it! He scored 4 goals so far and it must be some kind of a record as he did it in the 1st half.    Palmer is really not from our world. Chelsea had better hold onto him tightly. Because I have no doubt there would be powerful teams going after him next summer. I can't imagine how sad Guardiola would be while watching his enormous effort at Chelsea now. I think Palmer did the right thing too otherwise we were never going to see this.

[Awaklara]

Newcastle was doing pretty good in the first 5 rounds, but I still expected Man City to get their 3 points. Oh well, you can't win all of them.
Meanwhile, Leicester just scored a goal against Arsenal, reducing the Gunners' lead to 2-1. They will have to do much more than what they did in the 1st half to equalise. They only made 2 shots on goal and their possession is only 24%, they should press much harder than that.

Leicester surprised Arsenal's defense at the start of the second half. They took the lead first with 1 goal they scored. With Arsenal's extraordinary game, Leicester had difficulty developing the game. They only relied on counterattacks even though they managed to create several opportunities. I was very impressed with Saka's game, his movement was very fast as well as his ball control. He has not scored a goal in this match, but his role is extraordinary for every attack scheme developed by Arsenal players. On Leicester's side, the player who is struggling hard at the moment is  Hermansen, the goalkeeper who managed to make several saves.

[Pokapoka124]

Tough fixture for Erik Ten Hag and his team tomorrow. The question on every fan and pundit’s mind this weekend remains can Manchester United stand Tottenham? Will they be able to get a point from this fixture? We saw We saw Brighton beat Manchester United. The same Brighton is getting trashed by Chelsea. Personally, I have huge doubt Manchester United will be able to win Spurs, however I think a draw is a realistic result knowing how Manchester United manage to play better against big teams in the league. A safe bet would be both teams to score.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

the interim results of the first half of how many Premier League matches have taken place.

The Chelsea vs Brighton match surprised me. Both teams played very openly, Palmer scored 4 goals in the first half. We were 1 goal behind early on, but Chelsea responded very well.

In the Arsenal vs Leicester match, as predicted, Arsenal will dominate the match and they are indeed more favored. I think on paper they can win the match and the 3 important points they get will continue the competition with Man City who in the previous match had to be satisfied with a draw.

Chelsea is really playing a more strategic and intelligent football recently. It all boils down to the manager's ability to improve the creativity and quick response of his team.

Today is for Cole Palmer, the match is his own. Four precise finishes in the first half is not a joke, the team played with much coordination in their attacking and they've been rewarded handsomely. The match ball is surely his if Chelsea wins the match.

Chelsea playing pattern is really improving everyday and I'm glad they're coming back to what we used to know. Arsenal injury blows it's affecting them seriously. As at now Leicester city has come in level terms with them, neutralizing their earlier two goals advantage. Arterta needs to do more than the regular now. Manchester city is not also left out in the bad performance, getting a draw today might see Liverpool to the top of the table when they win.

[yudi09]

Man City scored first but could not win away from home. On the day Erling Haaland was silent, Man City let the home team Newcastle hold them to a 1-1 draw at St James Park. The away trip to Newcastle is very difficult for Man City as this team will not have the services of both Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne. Indeed, the defending champions struggled in both attack and defense, although statistically they still had superior ball possession and more shots. Man City had dangerous chances from Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva, while Newcastle also created notable situations. However, both goalkeepers Nick Pope and Ederson played excellently, continuously making important saves.

Before the Newcastle vs Manchester City match started or to be precise yesterday, I had thought that Manchester City's efforts to target full points were not easy because Manchester City were experiencing unusual conditions. One of them is because of Rodri's injury.
Manchester City's game can be balanced well by Newcastle even though Manchester City has possession of the ball.

With a draw, Man City remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season. However, the defending champions are at risk of losing the top spot. Liverpool and Aston Villa have a chance to take the top spot if they win in round 6.

Yes. They are undefeated. Based on the previous results, Liverpool has the opportunity to occupy the standings if Liverpool can secure full points at Wolverhampton's home.

[Hanadawa]

The season is just starting, and even if Liverpool can win their game against Wolves, they will be ahead of Manchester City, but that doesn’t mean they will win the Premier League title, just six matches have been played, so even if a club is in first position currently doesn’t mean they will win the league title.

I agree with you. The season has just started so there is nothing special about being first in the standings. It would be great if Liverpool could win the match against Wolves and play consistently until the end of the season. City really can't play effectively when they don't have Rodri and KDB in their squad. Haaland is struggling to get chances because he doesn't get much ball from midfield.
Chelsea are currently leading 4-2. I think it's hard for Brighton to score. On the other hand, Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw and this makes them unable to match points with City. The match is still on but I think Leicester played very well in this match.

[hahay]

Are you watching the Chelsea v Brighton match? I hope you did so far and if not, I would recommend it now.    Because there is everything in it. It is so much fun and Chelsea lead by 4-2.

Palmer is killing it! He scored 4 goals so far and it must be some kind of a record as he did it in the 1st half.    Palmer is really not from our world. Chelsea had better hold onto him tightly. Because I have no doubt there would be powerful teams going after him next summer. I can't imagine how sad Guardiola would be while watching his enormous effort at Chelsea now. I think Palmer did the right thing too otherwise we were never going to see this.

I didn't watch the match because I also just got off work but basically, I also don't watch matches too often because of time constraints and I still have a lot of work to do. But about the match between Chelsea v Brighton it was great, because Palmer made four goals and it was very extraordinary as a player who only plays in midfield. But even so,  I'm sure it's difficult for Palmer to consistently score goals in every match,  considering his position in midfield.

Maybe, at Chelsea Palmer became very fertile in making goals, but maybe that's one of the reasons Manchester City sold Palmer. Because anyway, at Manchester City there are pure attacking players who can make a lot  of goals like Haaland and also, the midfield players owned by Manchester City are also very good and experienced  so Palmer is difficult to get many minutes to play at Manchester City. But yes, Chelsea under Enzo Maresca  has really improved and that's good of course, because Chelsea will be able to compete in the  top zone and not just in the middle of the table as happened in the last few seasons.

[Zackz5000]

I thought about this Manchester City vs Newcastle United match yesterday Newcastle has been given Manchester City some slide headache in the past season and also with there current form this season added with home advantage I really know it was going to be a tough game for Manchester City  with the absent of Rodri and Kelvin De bruyne.
After Manchester City scored in the first have and with the performance of Newcastle United in the first half I knew that it is not going to be easy for Manchester City in the second half so i wasn't much surprise with the score line nice performance from both sides. Newcastle United 1-1 Manchester City.

[HajiBagi]

Are you watching the Chelsea v Brighton match? I hope you did so far and if not, I would recommend it now.    Because there is everything in it. It is so much fun and Chelsea lead by 4-2.

Palmer is killing it! He scored 4 goals so far and it must be some kind of a record as he did it in the 1st half.    Palmer is really not from our world. Chelsea had better hold onto him tightly. Because I have no doubt there would be powerful teams going after him next summer. I can't imagine how sad Guardiola would be while watching his enormous effort at Chelsea now. I think Palmer did the right thing too otherwise we were never going to see this.

What a good performance from Chelsea today, from im observing from this season I think Chelsea is coming back to the Chelsea team we all used to know in the premier league, I love the energy Chelsea put in the match today and I can say that the Chelsea coach deserves more respect for what he is doing now because we have seeing many coaches who have come to Chelsea and they can't start a season like this, Chelsea is going to be a tough team next season if the coach keeps this player improve their performance, But let be honest Manchester city made a mistake by selling cole palmer for Chelsea and the price did not worth 100m, Chelsea is making their fans happy, unlike another team that is making the fans angry whenever they play the match.

I thought about this Manchester City vs Newcastle United match yesterday Newcastle has been given Manchester City some slide headache in the past season and also with there current form this season added with home advantage I really know it was going to be a tough game for Manchester City  with the absent of Rodri and Kelvin De bruyne.
After Manchester City scored in the first have and with the performance of Newcastle United in the first half I knew that it is not going to be easy for Manchester City in the second half so i wasn't much surprise with the score line nice performance from both sides. Newcastle United 1-1 Manchester City.

Manchester City have shown us that Rodri and Kevin DE Bruyne are the players who can make the team strong and also they are the players that are very important in all the games they are playing, I said it before they should start that Manchester City is going to find it difficult to defeat Newcastle because the team two best players are injured and they are not going to be in the game and that is exactly what happens, Manchester city score opening goal in the match but after Newcastle equalize Manchester city find it difficult to score another goal again, are having to win their game and they also get luck if not they will end up the way Manchester city end draw today, if Liverpool win their match Liverpool will be the one leading the table of the league.

[aylabadia05]

Newcastle was doing pretty good in the first 5 rounds, but I still expected Man City to get their 3 points. Oh well, you can't win all of them.
Meanwhile, Leicester just scored a goal against Arsenal, reducing the Gunners' lead to 2-1. They will have to do much more than what they did in the 1st half to equalise. They only made 2 shots on goal and their possession is only 24%, they should press much harder than that.

Many users and observers seem to have the same expectations about Manchester City in the away match against Newcastle, I mean they think Manchester City can win 3 points in that match. However, in fact, Manchester City was forced to draw by Newcastle 1-1 until the end of the match. Haaland and all the players seemed very disappointed about today, Pep Guardiola ran out of ammunition to use in this match.

Anthony Gordon was Newcastle's savior in their plans to avoid defeat, but throughout the second half Manchester City basically had several good chances to win. Haaland's header could still be saved, as could Bernardo Silva's volley. But this is good for other competitors including Arsenal and Liverpool, even Chelsea is starting to show its existence.

[Nanga Parbat]

The both teams performed very well though Manchester City indeed is a  credible team much to always rely on but however it was not easy for them to completely ride over Newcastle at their home ground, the both teams had opportunities of scoring more than one goals but chances where missed Erling haaland did he could but all to no avail it is another draw game for Manchester City after their draw game with Arsenal last week, it is going to be a bad one on Manchester City if result of other games that are yet to Play like that of Liverpool goes against them

I was kind of surprised by the result of the match. I expected a win from Manchester City in the match, but unfortunately they couldn’t win, which is really a bad one for Manchester City. Seriously Manchester City injured players is really affecting the clubs performance. If Arsenal can win their match against Leicester, which is currently going on, and Liverpool can win their match against Wolves, then Manchester City might be dropping to third position. Manchester City is really having things to fix in the club, but the season is just starting, and it’s even getting interesting already.

If you write a win in Manchester favour, you are mostly wrong.  Because either they lose the match or the match is drawn.  Yes, but they are said to be a strong team and this defeat has cost Manchester points and also those who like them.  Obviously, the player who is injured is most of the life of the team and that gives them more chance to win.  That is why they will be weak in the match as their players play for their team's victory.  Yes, Manchester will have to come to this position because Arsenal, who have the same performance as Manchester, and Liverpool will also win this match against Wolves, then Manchester itself will deteriorate its position.  Now Manchester has only one situation to hope that if Liverpool and Arsenal lose the match, he will keep his position or Manchester will fall.

[SOKO-DEKE]

The both teams performed very well though Manchester City indeed is a  credible team much to always rely on but however it was not easy for them to completely ride over Newcastle at their home ground, the both teams had opportunities of scoring more than one goals but chances where missed Erling haaland did he could but all to no avail it is another draw game for Manchester City after their draw game with Arsenal last week, it is going to be a bad one on Manchester City if result of other games that are yet to Play like that of Liverpool goes against them

I was kind of surprised by the result of the match. I expected a win from Manchester City in the match, but unfortunately they couldn’t win, which is really a bad one for Manchester City. Seriously Manchester City injured players is really affecting the clubs performance. If Arsenal can win their match against Leicester, which is currently going on, and Liverpool can win their match against Wolves, then Manchester City might be dropping to third position. Manchester City is really having things to fix in the club, but the season is just starting, and it’s even getting interesting already.

I know a lot of people may be surprised that Newcastle was able to draw against Manchester City, but as for me, I was not that surprised because I always see Newcastle as a strong team. Anytime two strong teams are playing against each other, it's possible that any result can come out from the match. I know that Manchester City was the favorite team to win the match, but seeing Newcastle playing at home gave me some confidence. Even if Manchester City were able to win, it wouldn't be easy, and truly, the match was not easy for Manchester City. That is the reason why Manchester City was not able to secure the one goal they were leading with. After Manchester City scored the goal, I was expecting them to be able to defend it.

It is not the first time at the beginning of the season that Manchester City has been either third or second on the table, but by the end of the season, they always have the opportunity to take back their first place. Since Arsenal have won their game, it's possible they will be the team leading the table, but it is also very possible that Manchester City will still be leading, as they have more goals than Arsenal and both are on the same points.

[Palakka]

I thought about this Manchester City vs Newcastle United match yesterday Newcastle has been given Manchester City some slide headache in the past season and also with there current form this season added with home advantage I really know it was going to be a tough game for Manchester City  with the absent of Rodri and Kelvin De bruyne.
After Manchester City scored in the first have and with the performance of Newcastle United in the first half I knew that it is not going to be easy for Manchester City in the second half so i wasn't much surprise with the score line nice performance from both sides. Newcastle United 1-1 Manchester City.

The Newcastle vs Manchester City match has ended quite disappointingly, the draw is definitely not something Guardiola expected in the match especially since they need a victory to restore the morale of their players after the draw from Arsenal in the previous match, although Newcastle has the advantage of playing at home but it is precisely throughout the match that it is seen that Manchester City managed to dominate the match, the goal created by Gvardiol in the 35th minute has increased the motivation of Guardiola squad in the match, but unfortunately the advantage did not last long after in the second half Newcastle managed to equalize the score to 1-1 through a penalty kick.

In the match actually Manchester played very well and was able to create many chances, but indeed the solidity of Newcastle defense made the Manchester City players quite frustrating, If you look at the dominance and many chances created by Manchester City in the match, I think the loss of De Bruyne has no effect at all on Manchester City game, as well as Rodri absence in the match, still makes their performance stable.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Watching Chelsea - Brighton was really fun. The first half I mean because the second half wasn't that good. We watched all of those 6 goals in one half. I missed watching Chelsea like this so much. 

They really look promising at the early stages of the season for the first time in a while. Palmer is such a game changer... It was like "Palmer 4 - 2 Brighton".    Scoring 4 goals in a half is insane!

Chelsea are currently the most productive team in the PL with 15 goals. I really hope to see them in a title race this time. Those nice days in the past don't look so far away from us now either.

[AprilioMP]

Chelsea are currently the most productive team in the PL with 15 goals. I really hope to see them in a title race this time. Those nice days in the past don't look so far away from us now either.

Is the most highlighted Palmer in the amount of Chelsea goal productivity. Jadon Sancho in two Chelsea matches also performed neatly in helping the team's victory. Not the same performance as in Manchester United. I think about Sancho only the trust of their internal.

Now Liverpool are about to finish the match. The winning score is led by Liverpool.
Liverpool seems sturdy at the top of the standings.

[Velvet78]

Palmer is just something else friends.    His high talent is a blessing for Chelsea. They really look solid in the championship race for now by the way. Do you think they would stay in it until the end?

Arsenal didn't look comfortable today. Don't just look at the final score. If you watched the game you would understand. Besides those last two goals came in the stoppage time. I wouldn't expect Leicester to make such difficulties for them. Liverpool also managed to get past Wolves and Salah continued to shine as always... Manchester City were like the only loser among them. But with that effort they deserved the draw.