⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[aylabadia05]

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Chelsea and Arsenal have the opportunity to go above Manchester City this week if Liverpool either play draw against City or if Liverpool win the game which is all possible and Manchester City can also win as well to end their deadlock this time.
Arsenal is playing a tough London derby currently, they are leading by 1-0 in the first half, if they end up winning the game, they will go above Chelsea with goal difference , and it Arsenal win the game, Chelsea will play under pressure and since they will be playing against Aston Villa, they might draw or even lose because Uni Emrey’s team played two draws in their last two matches, and they will try their best to get a point against Chelsea.

The opportunity for Arsenal and Chelsea to surpass Manchester City in the standings is certainly there, but this also depends on their respective performances and also on Manchester City's performance. Arsenal seemed to easily win their away match today where when I wrote the score was 0-2. West Ham haven't fought back so far and I think there will be several follow-up goals to come throughout the game.

Let's say Arsenal won this match, while Chelsea is still in doubt because Aston Villa looks strong. Chelsea has certainly improved compared to last season, but Aston Villa should not be underestimated at all. Moreover, Liverpool will not provide any guarantees in their home matches, even if they are in their best form.

[Tmoonz]

I couldn't even hold until the end of the first half, Arsenal and West Ham match is ongoing and it is more like a competitive match, even though Arsenal is dominating with an impressive performance, doing what they know best, the team work are quite commendable, west Ham has so much to hope for in this game maybe possibly fighting for draw game and it already 2 : 4 at the time am making this post, indeed the game is pretty hot at this time and am wondering what wil becomes of it in the second half of the game although Arsenal stands a better chance of winning the game.

[Josefjix]

I couldn't even hold until the end of the first half, Arsenal and West Ham match is ongoing and it is more like a competitive match, even though Arsenal is dominating with an impressive performance, doing what they know best, the team work are quite commendable, west Ham has so much to hope for in this game maybe possibly fighting for draw game and it already 2 : 4 at the time am making this post, indeed the game is pretty hot at this time and am wondering what wil becomes of it in the second half of the game although Arsenal stands a better chance of winning the game.

It's been a shit defending from Westham conceding two avoidable penalities in just 45mins just when I thought they were coming into the game after scoring two goals in 5 mins, they conceeded another one. It's been a goal galore weekend and exciting games so far, still more exciting games tomorrow.

Thought it was going to be a close game after I watch Westham play Newcastle last weekend, they've been awful today..

[Oluwa-btc]

Compared with the beginning of the season ,at this time their performance is starting to decline drastically, even in the match we can see how Southampton was actually able to keep up with their game in the match although in terms of player quality Brighton is still better, the goal scored by Mitoma should have aroused Brighton motivation in the match but they actually looked like they were starting to play their carefull after win with score 1-0, but Southampton showed their fighting spirit by scoring a goal to equalize the score to 1-1, Although their winning goal was disallowed, but I think they have played with high determination and luck for Brighton if VAR has saved them from defeat in that match.

Saw this same Southampton against and they impressed me, same goes with their performance last night as they did well tactically. Brighton played beautifully but I was more interested with Southampton. The above image should have been a goal for them if not for the official handling the game and Var. I saw the game and saw how they changed decisions from onside to offside. Won't be boggled when th3y escape relegation this season.

[Velvet78]

The first half of the West Ham - Arsenal game was wonderful. We watched 7 goals... The second half was the opposite but I really enjoyed it anyway. 

Recently Arsenal are back in shape. Not only in the Premier League but also the Champions League. They scored 13 goals in their last 3 official games. Incredible job!

Can they go back in the title race in the Premier League? I say why not as there is still a long time for the end of the season. Liverpool are going so fast and I wonder where they will stumble.

[Agbamoni]

I couldn't even hold until the end of the first half, Arsenal and West Ham match is ongoing and it is more like a competitive match, even though Arsenal is dominating with an impressive performance, doing what they know best, the team work are quite commendable, west Ham has so much to hope for in this game maybe possibly fighting for draw game and it already 2 : 4 at the time am making this post, indeed the game is pretty hot at this time and am wondering what wil becomes of it in the second half of the game although Arsenal stands a better chance of winning the game.

I am not sure you watched the match because you won't say it is a competitive game. Arsenal was in total control of the game in the first half. They scored four goals straight. Westham had two good opportunities, and they made good use of them. It wasn't competitive to me because Arsenal made it obvious that they would win the game. Not forgetting this is a huge win for Arsenal, since they are in a better position to top Chelsea and Manchester City in the league table. I have doubts that Chelsea will be able to win Aston Villa comfortably. While for Manchester City, they are weak now, which is a good advantage for Liverpool to win and maintain their position in the league. Hopefully, I want City vs Liverpool and Chelsea Liverpool to end in a draw game tomorrow.

The first half of the West Ham - Arsenal game was wonderful. We watched 7 goals... The second half was the opposite but I really enjoyed it anyway. 

Recently Arsenal are back in shape. Not only in the Premier League but also the Champions League. They scored 13 goals in their last 3 official games. Incredible job!

Can they go back in the title race in the Premier League? I say why not as there is still a long time for the end of the season. Liverpool are going so fast and I wonder where they will stumble.

Just like you have said, the league has a long way to go before it ends this season. And it is possible for Liverpool to stumble. They lack depth once any first team player gets injured, they may start losing games. Arsenal suffered this last two season that is why they were unable to win the league, Manchester City is suffering it now who knows who is next? Liverpool needs to be watchful so they don't get any injured player.

[hahay]

Arsenal regained their best form and performance, because when Arteta managed to make Arsenal have a good performance from the last few seasons in fact, as far as I remember Arteta was able to make Arsenal make and have a quick goal in the first half. At the moment, Arsenal are back in great form like that again and of course, if Arteta manages to maintain this kind of performance, then of course Arsenal will be a team that is able to compete well in the race for trophies. But at least, I think there may also be some key players who have returned from injury or something else, to successfully make Arsenal rise.

[Obim34]

This week could be a nice chance for Chelsea to take 2nd place also.    Because Manchester City are still in trouble. Liverpool can turn this into an advantage to get closer to the PL title.

Let's go back to the Chelsea game... They are going to play a home game against Aston Villa. You know how fast Aston Villa have gone down in the PL this season. Emery can't find a solution for these bad results for a while. On the other hand Chelsea are on the rise. Even Jackson is scoring these days.    While Enzo Maresca is doing a good job I expect another win at Stamford Bridge. 1.73 is pretty nice odds for Chelsea win, what do you say?

You are right. This week could be a nice chance for Chelsea to move above Manchester City in the Premier League standing. Manchester will be playing Liverpool in Anfield and judging by their form, Manchester City have a lower chance of winning the match. And on the other hand Chelsea will face a test when they welcome Aston Villa to Stanford bridge. Aston villa has proven to be a tricky side and could potentially cause an upset for Chelsea. I think the match will tightly contested but Chelsea will be victorious.

The table is beginning to have unexpected turns, the minority of teams that we never expected to see up the table are truly having their way up there, for some time i wonder how did Brighton paved their way to the 3rd position, despite outstanding games for some of the teams, the table might look different in this week 13 of the Premier league.

Chelsea Vs Aston Villa, Liverpool Vs Manchester City are the both teams holding the table from shifting and finalising on the outcome is just another issue at hand, Chelsea and Liverpool looks promising to win their fixture but how unpredictable at times like this, the results we get can be different than what we expected. While Chelsea are home same with Liverpool, the result should favor them both, what the opponent will be hoping for is probably a shared points because of how difficult it will be to take full points from them, currently with Aston Villa and City not being in a good playing form.

[dezoel]

Also, we need to remember United did alright before ETH too, and did terrible after one season with him, he had one good season that's true, but look at what he has done this season, last season as well he was last in the UCL groups, and he finished the season 8th place at Premier league as well. He had just one good season, which was his first season, where he finished third place which is a great achievement I agree, but that's about it, nothing else to show for. FA cup? That's literally consolation prize for such a terrible season, doesn't erase anything at all, doesn't change the fact that he sucked everywhere else.

This is the same team that was second place in 20-21, they had one bad season at 21-22 and hired ETH because of that anyway, and suddenly we are expected to assume he was decent? Team was like 14th or something at premier league by the time he was fired, so obviously it is normal that we would consider him a bad coach anyways.

We still have time though, he could find some other job eventually, and when he does, we are going to see how that will end for ETH, if he gets sacked from his next job too, then we will know what kind of coach he is, probably will be sacked wherever next he goes.

[Docnaster]

Compared with the beginning of the season ,at this time their performance is starting to decline drastically, even in the match we can see how Southampton was actually able to keep up with their game in the match although in terms of player quality Brighton is still better, the goal scored by Mitoma should have aroused Brighton motivation in the match but they actually looked like they were starting to play their carefull after win with score 1-0, but Southampton showed their fighting spirit by scoring a goal to equalize the score to 1-1, Although their winning goal was disallowed, but I think they have played with high determination and luck for Brighton if VAR has saved them from defeat in that match.

Though I expected Brighton to easily get all three points against a struggling Southampton last night while they failed to do so, I still do not think they're now struggling or declining in form. Despite the result, Brighton were able to move to second position in the league table after the game against Southampton last night. It was after Arsenal won today that Brighton moved to third.
At the start of the season, I don't think there's anyone who would've predicted that Brighton will be in the top four at this time of the season so let's celebrate their achievements so far instead of allowing our expectations becloud our judgements of Fabian Hurzeler at the club this season

[Pokapoka124]

Also, we need to remember United did alright before ETH too, and did terrible after one season with him, he had one good season that's true, but look at what he has done this season, last season as well he was last in the UCL groups, and he finished the season 8th place at Premier league as well. He had just one good season, which was his first season, where he finished third place which is a great achievement I agree, but that's about it, nothing else to show for. FA cup? That's literally consolation prize for such a terrible season, doesn't erase anything at all, doesn't change the fact that he sucked everywhere else.

This is the same team that was second place in 20-21, they had one bad season at 21-22 and hired ETH because of that anyway, and suddenly we are expected to assume he was decent? Team was like 14th or something at premier league by the time he was fired, so obviously it is normal that we would consider him a bad coach anyways.

We still have time though, he could find some other job eventually, and when he does, we are going to see how that will end for ETH, if he gets sacked from his next job too, then we will know what kind of coach he is, probably will be sacked wherever next he goes.

Erik ten Hag did not make any good plans for the club as he constantly had a mixed performance before they sacked him. He lacked the vision, the strategy and the technical ability to be able to instill a winning mentality in his players and was unable to produce good result when it matters most for the club, most of his signing didn't align well with the standard of the club. With Ruben Amorim as the new head coach of Manchester United, I think the club to bring back the winning culture of the team.

[RockBell]

I'm seriously watching to see how Manchester United will cope in the match against Everton even though the later is not a major team that can be used to test a serious team because they are struggling to remain at the EPL this season unlike previous seasons that they are always at the middle of the table. However, if Manchester United are able to win the match, it will be a pretty good start for Ruben Amorim who is seriously under scrutiny.  I actually expect Manchester United to win the match to put them on the right track because winning have its way of motivating the players.

And Manchester United will cope anyhow they want to do it, because Everton should be a club they can win because at least they are a little better than Everton so there is no difference but at least I have a little assurance for Manchester United to win and if am to bet on this game I will go for a straight win for Manchester United. And this is the worst have see Manchester United, the struggle is crazy even after sacking ten Ai it shows that Manchester United needs a miracle.

And they they are not even among the top ten and the situation is getting worst and I end up they don't get regulated and what more can we do, when they can not even fix there own problem so it is left to them to provide solution for them self. And are we sure that Manchester United can be on track this season, it is different things and I just hope they dont cross the line for relegation.

[SatoPrincess]

Liverpool may be the favorites to win the match against Manchester City but it is important to note that Manchester City has won the Premier League title four times in a row, City are no small fish to fry even if they seem to be lacking in form. Manchester City can pose a significant challenge to Liverpool and can potentially win the match. Arsenal whom we thought were out of the title race won their match today with a convincing victory over West Ham. With this victory, Arsenal has moved up the league table to 2nd position.

[Zackz5000]

I couldn't even hold until the end of the first half, Arsenal and West Ham match is ongoing and it is more like a competitive match, even though Arsenal is dominating with an impressive performance, doing what they know best, the team work are quite commendable, west Ham has so much to hope for in this game maybe possibly fighting for draw game and it already 2 : 4 at the time am making this post, indeed the game is pretty hot at this time and am wondering what wil becomes of it in the second half of the game although Arsenal stands a better chance of winning the game.

It's been a shit defending from Westham conceding two avoidable penalities in just 45mins just when I thought they were coming into the game after scoring two goals in 5 mins, they conceeded another one. It's been a goal galore weekend and exciting games so far, still more exciting games tomorrow.

Thought it was going to be a close game after I watch Westham play Newcastle last weekend, they've been awful today..

It's not every time a team will perform well that's the nature of football unlike today in the Spanish laliga Las Palmas won Barcelona 2-1 the result actually surprise people because Barcelona was in a good form this season but they lost though their performance was good in that game.

Arsenal has been performing well this season so I wasn't surprised with their winning against westham as Arsenal were favorite to win I wouldn't still be surprised if westham won that's football for is not all matches a team will do well Arsenal were the better team today against westham and they won plenty of goals to watch in the first half as all 7 goals from both team came in first half 5 goals from Arsenal and 2 goals from westham.

With this 3 points from Arsenal currently arsenal are in second position in the English premier league table.

[pawel7777]

Seven goals in the first half in West Ham Vs Arsenal was really something. I thought they might have broken a record but, apparently, in 2007 Tottenham and Reading went for the half-time break at 4-4, which is the highest-scoring first half in Premier League history. Shame we ddn't see any goals in the 2nd half today, but, nevertheless, it was a good show by Arsenal.

But the biggest game this round will be tomorrow. Liverpool who have been performing extremely well recently will host Man City, who are experiencing a slump in form and are desperate to turn things around. If the City fails to earn any points tomorrow, they'll drop to 4th place or even 5th, if Chelsea win or draw their game against Villa. The pressure is high.

[Mate2237]

Seven goals in the first half in West Ham Vs Arsenal was really something. I thought they might have broken a record but, apparently, in 2007 Tottenham and Reading went for the half-time break at 4-4, which is the highest-scoring first half in Premier League history. Shame we ddn't see any goals in the 2nd half today, but, nevertheless, it was a good show by Arsenal.

But the biggest game this round will be tomorrow. Liverpool who have been performing extremely well recently will host Man City, who are experiencing a slump in form and are desperate to turn things around. If the City fails to earn any points tomorrow, they'll drop to 4th place or even 5th, if Chelsea win or draw their game against Villa. The pressure is high.

I didn't watch the match because I was not at home but the performance of Arsenal today was encouraging. When I watch the replay of the game, men, Arsenal was over everything in the field. They dominated West Ham United in term of ball possession and controlled of the ball in the pitch. Arsenal fans today were like heaven has come down because they way they were shouting at all corners the street I was. But it is not only to watch n big but to take the cup is the final destination of all the struggle and if this their struggle ends half way then the fans will be disappointed.

West Ham United is also a good team and that was why they could scored two goals.

[Pokapoka124]

Sunday’s fixtures promises to be interesting. Liverpool and Manchester City will go head to head at Anfield. This match will be tightly contested. Liverpool currently are a more stronger team than Manchester City and will capitalize on the weakness of City’s defense to win the match. Manchester City on the other hand will want to prove a point in the match. Inasmuch as they are struggling, it will be unwise to underate them as they are more than capable to significantly cause an upset to Liverpool.
 

[Docnaster]

Sunday’s fixtures promises to be interesting. Liverpool and Manchester City will go head to head at Anfield. This match will be tightly contested. Liverpool currently are a more stronger team than Manchester City and will capitalize on the weakness of City’s defense to win the match. Manchester City on the other hand will want to prove a point in the match. Inasmuch as they are struggling, it will be unwise to underate them as they are more than capable to significantly cause an upset to Liverpool.
 

Arsenal's game at West Ham today I think was the only game in the English Premier League that I was interested to watch but tomorrow, almost all the English Premier League games will be worth watching for me. The biggest fixture tomorrow in the league will be Liverpool vs Manchester City as a lot of reactions have been pouring out because of that game and for me, I think the Merseyside club will get the better of the reigning champions.
Liverpool have unarguably been the best team in the league this season and playing at Anfield, I expect Arne Slot's men to defeat Manchester City

[blue Snow]

Arsenal regained their best form and performance, because when Arteta managed to make Arsenal have a good performance from the last few seasons in fact, as far as I remember Arteta was able to make Arsenal make and have a quick goal in the first half. At the moment, Arsenal are back in great form like that again and of course, if Arteta manages to maintain this kind of performance, then of course Arsenal will be a team that is able to compete well in the race for trophies. But at least, I think there may also be some key players who have returned from injury or something else, to successfully make Arsenal rise.

Arsenal knows well how West Ham played to take a 4-0 lead until minute 36. Maybe because of preoccupation with attacking so conceded afterwards.
the 1st half match was very interesting to watch because both playing opensive, and attacking each other, but because Arteta's strategy is better, and has stronger material squad, so that arsenal can overcome Westham easily.
if I look how they take a lead, Arsenal is seem become stronger competitor for Liverpool and Manchester City, but if they can continue to maintain it, if they still continues to be airy, and inconsistent they may passed easily by Brighton.

[joniboini]

the 1st half match was very interesting to watch because both playing opensive, and attacking each other, but because Arteta's strategy is better, and has stronger material squad, so that arsenal can overcome Westham easily.

If I remember correctly 2 of their goals come penalty, and one of the reasons for that is because the keeper punches someone in the face. I think West Ham scoring 2 goals in a short time can make them score more if not for the second penalty. The second half is a different game, maybe West Ham doesn't find the risk to chase 3 goals worth it to avoid injuries. But yeah, Arsenal was the better side.

Anyway, I think we had so many penalties yesterday, which is surprising and probably the first time I have seen this in the Premier League for as long as I can remember. Especially the three penalties in the Bournemouth vs. Wolves game.