⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Franctoshi]

 Manchester United were very impressive yesterday. Infact it’s been a long time since we witnessed Manchester United play so well in the Premier League. Yesterday’s game was a long fight  and luckily for Arsenal they were able to share points thanks to David Raya’s heroic save that secured a point for the team at stoppage time.

Yes Manchester united did very well yesterday but they need to improve on their pattern of play imagine the free kick Bruno Fernandes scored was there first shot on target which is very poor and I believe that if it was arsenal that scored them first, Manchester united would have lose the match because the pressure was much so the only luck they had yesterday was to score arsenal first and I think Amorim should be benching some player such as zirkzee, Hujlud so that they will learn and do better anytime they entered the pitch.

They did. And I fully agree with you that Manchester United must improve their pattern of play. Their attacking line has been very poor, they need a proven striker with a strong track record who can constantly score goals and contribute to the team's success. There are rumours that Manchester United may be signing Victor Osimhen in the summer. Strengthening the midfield and defense will also be essential for overall team balance and long term progress.

Manchester united has a very good record when it comes to playing with fellow big teams even when they're in their very poor performance state in a season and such like Arsenal football club, Chelsea FC , Manchester City and only Liverpool that sometimes used to become bit challenge for Man United. So, this tells you the angel from which their astonishing performance in that game actually comes from , however there game with Real Sociedad at the Europa League would prove to us if their form has indeed improved.

[HajiBagi]

Congratulations to Liverpool on being the league champions of the season. The race is officially over, good fight Arsenal, Mikel Arteta will try again next season lol. I’m waiting to hear Arsenal fans sing this phrase “we go again next season and lift the title” and I keep wondering when is the time.

With the way Arsenal is struggling to win the League title every season, I don't think we should expect anything good or winning a trophy from Arsenal, instead of believing in Arsenal to win the league it will be better to trust any small team to qualify to champion league every season Arsenal used to make excuse for but this season there is no any excuse for Arteta because he has all that it takes to win Premier League, Arteta don't have any excuse or complaining that the team is having an injury is the problem there are many teams that have injury problem are there still contending for the league title.

When Arsenal played 1-1 against Manchester United some people were surprised that Manchester United played well and not because of Arsenal's goalkeeper Manchester United would win the match, Manchester United played the match with full confidence and Arsenal thought that they could defeat Manchester United Easily, Liverpool have already won the league title and nothing remain, the title race is over because they are at the top of the league with points that no any team can get close to them.

[Litzki1990]

City players are experiencing a psychological problem that players playing in big teams experience.
They have no championship goal. They were eliminated from the Champions League. They do not have any goals this year. Nottingham players have a goal of participating in the Champions League next year.
Nottingham stopped the bad trend with the victory they got today.
From now on, I am thinking of betting on City's opponent, especially if they play away.

Yeah, Guardiola also said that he understood how hard it was for Mourinho when he made Manchester United finish the PL in 2nd place in the past. 

Manchester City has had a wonderful squad for years. There won't be anyone objecting to that. However it's like in theory as of now. Because some of the players don't seem to be interested in playing football anymore. 

For example De Bruyne. He hasn't been himself for a long time, have you noticed it? I don't think they should keep players like him in the squad anymore this summer.

Until last season, Manchester City was a strong team in Premier League and other tournaments, but this season, Manchester City could not maintain their good performance and this season they are underperforming. It is normal for a club to have a bad season, but when a season is bad, if you forget everything from the past and find the negative aspects of that club, then the matter becomes different. 
Pep Guardiola has been successful at all the clubs he has taken charge of before, and he has left each club successful. He was also successful for Manchester City until last season, but he has not been able to do much for the club after signing a contract extension with Manchester City last season, which has led to criticism from many Manchester City fans. I think we should trust this manager without criticizing him and hope for better things to come.

[ITExpert]

Yes Manchester united did very well yesterday but they need to improve on their pattern of play imagine the free kick Bruno Fernandes scored was there first shot on target which is very poor and I believe that if it was arsenal that scored them first, Manchester united would have lose the match because the pressure was much so the only luck they had yesterday was to score arsenal first and I think Amorim should be benching some player such as zirkzee, Hujlud so that they will learn and do better anytime they entered the pitch.

They did. And I fully agree with you that Manchester United must improve their pattern of play. Their attacking line has been very poor, they need a proven striker with a strong track record who can constantly score goals and contribute to the team's success. There are rumours that Manchester United may be signing Victor Osimhen in the summer. Strengthening the midfield and defense will also be essential for overall team balance and long term progress.

Manchester United is weak, so they have to improve themselves and their record, if they don't work hard and not play well, it may cost them a lot because Manchester United is not that strong at the moment and their upcoming matches can be dangerous, so they have to work hard and win more matches to avoid being weak and bad. I think pressure on them and tough and strong teams due to which they are not able to strengthen themselves in any way and lose the matches and because of that their everything is weakened. If that happens then Manchester United can improve because this player is hardworking and good enough to make Manchester United better.There is a lot of expectation from Manchester United and there is not, because they have disappointed people with their poor performance.

[pawel7777]

The most exciting match of the next weekend round surely has to be the London Derby, Arsenal Vs Chelsea.
Arsenal is the favourite, the odds for them are x1.80, as compared to Chelsea's x4.33.
In their last game, Arsenal split points with Man United, which was a bit weird game where Arsenal controlled the game with almost 70% possession and had many more shots on goal but, I think United had much better chances and should've probably won that one.
Chelsea won their last two games and have much more at stake here. If they lose, they could move from their current 4th place to even 6th place. But if they win, they could advance to the 3rd place should Nottm Forest lose points against Ipswich. Arsenal has no realistic chances to catch up with Liverpool, as they're 15 points behind (with one less game played).
Maybe a double-chance bet on Chelsea (at x1.88) is not a bad idea.

[Spack17]

I'm also looking forward to the London derby at the weekend. 

Arsenal are the favourite side here above all else... Not surprising of course. Chelsea weren't in a good shape for many weeks earlier. They finally started to show some signs of life recently - 2 wins in a row.

On the other hand Arsenal can't get a win in the league for 3 weeks. They are completely out of the title race. You have seen Arteta's face during the interview after the Manchester United match.

The last league H2H between the London teams ended 1-1. Even though Arsenal are quite favoured by bookmakers I'm not that sure. Another draw maybe? Let's see. 

[Ludmilla_rose1995]

Manchester United are a sleeping lion, their performance is really inconsistent.

it is really heartbreaking to see a team as big as Manchester United struggling in 14th place, the thing that really worries me is that Manchester United will fall so far that they will be relegated from the Premier League.

Their performance in the European league is also not that good, in the second leg it looks like they will lose, I am very skeptical about Manchester United's current performance.

[Rampagoe004]

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Manchester United is weak, so they have to improve themselves and their record, if they don't work hard and not play well, it may cost them a lot because Manchester United is not that strong at the moment and their upcoming matches can be dangerous, so they have to work hard and win more matches to avoid being weak and bad. I think pressure on them and tough and strong teams due to which they are not able to strengthen themselves in any way and lose the matches and because of that their everything is weakened. If that happens then Manchester United can improve because this player is hardworking and good enough to make Manchester United better.There is a lot of expectation from Manchester United and there is not, because they have disappointed people with their poor performance.

I have never seen Manchester United perform well this season they started the season very badly compared to last season with Ten Hag. Manchester United became weak because they did not want to fix the real mistakes that many saw as if the key to Manchester United's victory was in the coach, Silly things are often done to replace the coach in the near future even though they are re-selecting the player's performance so that Manchester United is better than now. The match that should have been won ended in defeat if that continues to happen then Manchester United will have a bad record every season.

[CroverNo01]

Manchester United are a sleeping lion, their performance is really inconsistent.

it is really heartbreaking to see a team as big as Manchester United struggling in 14th place, the thing that really worries me is that Manchester United will fall so far that they will be relegated from the Premier League.

Their performance in the European league is also not that good, in the second leg it looks like they will lose, I am very skeptical about Manchester United's current performance.

Manchester United are eliminated from all pressing tournaments, the players are happy with this new development? Ofourse not because they've failed to meet up standards and pressing their way through becoming more important, now they're consider vulnerable and less important to anyone. Manchester United belongs to 14th position on the EPL table this season. They've done absolutely nothing to make the difference when it comes to winning matches. They've been poor in performance, having nothing to depend on and you do think it's funny? As it stands, Ruben Amorim managerial duty is at risk because he's been assigned to do what a manager impacts on a team and there's zero evidence about Ruben Amorim doing even though a little.

[Litzki1990]

Manchester United are a sleeping lion, their performance is really inconsistent.

it is really heartbreaking to see a team as big as Manchester United struggling in 14th place, the thing that really worries me is that Manchester United will fall so far that they will be relegated from the Premier League.

Their performance in the European league is also not that good, in the second leg it looks like they will lose, I am very skeptical about Manchester United's current performance.

There was a time when Manchester United was a better performing team than Manchester City and at that time when Manchester United came on the field any other team would plan hard on them but still Manchester United won that match. But for the past few seasons, Manchester United have become known as an easy opponent for any team. Premier League or European League or Champions League, whichever league Manchester United are in, they have not been able to do well against their opponents recently. Without performing well, they went to the list of weak teams, so when they suddenly drew against a team like Arsenal in the Premier League, that's why there is so much talk about their performance. I see Manchester United spending a lot of money every season but the problem is that their team fails to perform well for that money. 

As you said Manchester United is a sleeping lion but this sleeping lion needs to wake up and rule the Premier League again.

[emrecemsan]

Stay tuned for a London derby this Sunday! 



The time is according to my timezone by the way. It is GMT+3.

Arsenal are kinda aimless now. The gap is 15 points with Liverpool so there is no title race for them from now on... They would only try to finish at the maximum position they can which is the 2nd place.

For Chelsea I can say they are fighting hard for top 4. They had serious struggles earlier but the results are getting better lately. There are a couple of teams chasing them for the same goal, Manchester City being in the first place.

While there is no Saka and Gabriel Jesus I'm not sure about Arsenal. They are really unpredictable. If I make a bet my first option would be BTTS: Yes.    Hard to predict the outcome here.

[Adbitco]

Stay tuned for a London derby this Sunday! 



The time is according to my timezone by the way. It is GMT+3.

Arsenal are kinda aimless now. The gap is 15 points with Liverpool so there is no title race for them from now on... They would only try to finish at the maximum position they can which is the 2nd place.

For Chelsea I can say they are fighting hard for top 4. They had serious struggles earlier but the results are getting better lately. There are a couple of teams chasing them for the same goal, Manchester City being in the first place.

While there is no Saka and Gabriel Jesus I'm not sure about Arsenal. They are really unpredictable. If I make a bet my first option would be BTTS: Yes.    Hard to predict the outcome here.

Tough fixture though but like you said, Arsenal is fighting for absolutely nothing in the league except for staying in second position and I think that's the only thing they deserve. Arsenal is not a trophy material club and they have proven it over and over and over again. In this very fixture, Chelsea is fighting for a spot in the top 4 and thus will need the win way more than Arsenal. This is a game I will likely pick Both teams score and ov 2.5 because I see a winner in the tie despite both of them scoring.

[lixer]

The most exciting match of the next weekend round surely has to be the London Derby, Arsenal Vs Chelsea.
Arsenal is the favourite, the odds for them are x1.80, as compared to Chelsea's x4.33.
In their last game, Arsenal split points with Man United, which was a bit weird game where Arsenal controlled the game with almost 70% possession and had many more shots on goal but, I think United had much better chances and should've probably won that one.
Chelsea won their last two games and have much more at stake here. If they lose, they could move from their current 4th place to even 6th place. But if they win, they could advance to the 3rd place should Nottm Forest lose points against Ipswich. Arsenal has no realistic chances to catch up with Liverpool, as they're 15 points behind (with one less game played).
Maybe a double-chance bet on Chelsea (at x1.88) is not a bad idea.

Now Liverpool clearly at the top while Arsenal case is strong for staying at the second spot even they are on bad run in Premier League with no win for last three games but still fight is going on for Champions League spots.

Chelsea having challenge at the Emirates Stadium London where they never won into last few games their away form is also not good in Premier League things are getting interesting because Manchester City is also hosting Brighton which is having four matches winning streak these two games are going to have good impact on league table with now we are entering into last 10 games of this season.

This last round before international break is going to be important for few clubs which are looking for staying into top spots after these nine rounds will have every day new challenges for all teams things could be toughest and players could be in huge pressure for giving their best.

[pawel7777]

This is a game I will likely pick Both teams score and ov 2.5 because I see a winner in the tie despite both of them scoring.

Over 2.5 could be a good pick, as both teams have decent offence, but Arsenal has the best defence in the league, with only 24 goals conceded in 28 games, so I don't imagine Chelsea will score more than one goal and it would be down to Arsenal to do most of the scoring.

After winning 3-0 with Club Brugge (aggregate 6-1) Aston Villa is the 2nd club (after Arsenal) to advance to the quarterfinals stage of the Champions League. And I would risk saying they have better chances of winning the trophy than Arsenal do, as they are playing against PSG, while Arsenal have a tougher rival, Real Madrid, who defeated Atletico in penalties just now.

[blue Snow]

Manchester United are a sleeping lion, their performance is really inconsistent.

it is really heartbreaking to see a team as big as Manchester United struggling in 14th place, the thing that really worries me is that Manchester United will fall so far that they will be relegated from the Premier League.

Their performance in the European league is also not that good, in the second leg it looks like they will lose, I am very skeptical about Manchester United's current performance.

There was a time when Manchester United was a better performing team than Manchester City and at that time when Manchester United came on the field any other team would plan hard on them but still Manchester United won that match. But for the past few seasons, Manchester United have become known as an easy opponent for any team. Premier League or European League or Champions League, whichever league Manchester United are in, they have not been able to do well against their opponents recently. Without performing well, they went to the list of weak teams, so when they suddenly drew against a team like Arsenal in the Premier League, that's why there is so much talk about their performance. I see Manchester United spending a lot of money every season but the problem is that their team fails to perform well for that money. 

As you said Manchester United is a sleeping lion but this sleeping lion needs to wake up and rule the Premier League again.

Now, they are spending a lot of money to build the stadium which I think will cause many ridicule between fans and observer admist the bad their performance. I don't know why they are blowing up the issue which I think it is better to officially talk about how to improve the team than build the stadium. MU face many problem with squad, they must start looking for a new coach, and bring a new player to reform the squad total. If they focus on stadium it will affect with the budget, and most likely they will they'll do some economizing to buy a new coach and player on future, and that will affect also on performance club on next 5 years.

[asriloni]

Stay tuned for a London derby this Sunday! 



The time is according to my timezone by the way. It is GMT+3.

Arsenal are kinda aimless now. The gap is 15 points with Liverpool so there is no title race for them from now on... They would only try to finish at the maximum position they can which is the 2nd place.

For Chelsea I can say they are fighting hard for top 4. They had serious struggles earlier but the results are getting better lately. There are a couple of teams chasing them for the same goal, Manchester City being in the first place.

While there is no Saka and Gabriel Jesus I'm not sure about Arsenal. They are really unpredictable. If I make a bet my first option would be BTTS: Yes.    Hard to predict the outcome here.

I'm confident Chelsea to lose in this game. I'm feeling it after i saw their odds, which is bigger than 4.53. It's clearly said almost no chance for them to win against their london rival, but draw is still possibly to happen.

I also concerning about how weak Chelsea's defense, though Fofana back into the squad. Things worsen when Palmer is fucking underrated now, and can't carry his club like what he used to.

It most probably they lose 1-2 / 3-1.

[Fuso.hp]

Now Liverpool clearly at the top while Arsenal case is strong for staying at the second spot even they are on bad run in Premier League with no win for last three games but still fight is going on for Champions League spots.

Since the beginning, Liverpool has performed well in the English Premier League, that's why they are able to stay at the top of the points table, but their current performance is not very good, because of this, if Arsenal can perform a little better now, then Arsenal may have a chance to occupy the number one position in the points table. In the last two seasons we have seen Arsenal finish second in the points table. 

In the previous season, Arsenal came very close to the points of Manchester City but in the end they could not occupy the top position of the points table. This season they are second in the points table and are steadily moving forward. With the way Liverpool have been performing for a while, I don't think Arsenal can top the points table this season, but now that their performance has been mixed up, Arsenal can take a chance.

[Minor Miner]

I'm confident Chelsea to lose in this game. I'm feeling it after i saw their odds, which is bigger than 4.53. It's clearly said almost no chance for them to win against their london rival, but draw is still possibly to happen.
I also concerning about how weak Chelsea's defense, though Fofana back into the squad. Things worsen when Palmer is fucking underrated now, and can't carry his club like what he used to.
It most probably they lose 1-2 / 3-1.

Chelsea's performance has been inconsistent. And we have seen in the last few matches that Chelsea's players are not able to play well against big teams. Chelsea have won against Leicester City and Southampton in the last two matches. However, Chelsea lost against Brighton and Aston Villa in the previous two matches. So it is naturally very difficult for Chelsea to win against a strong squad like Arsenal.

You are confident that Chelsea will lose this match. I would be as confident as you if Arsenal were in good form. Arsenal have failed to win in the last three matches. Arsenal lost against West Ham, and shared points with Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. Since Arsenal have not played well in the recent matches, don't you think that Arsenal vs Chelsea match is likely to be a draw?

[Obari]

Chelsea have been through alot lately, alot of drama to deal with at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea performance have been up and down this season. There's no room for reluctant performance as imposed by the Blues headcoach, Enzo Maresca. What are we seeing in current performance? We've watch Chelsea struggle to win games and this is totally not the results they wanted for themselves this season. It's been quite a free run for Chelsea following their intention to get locked in the top four race this season.

With the saga of flopping performance of their top players, talking about Ice cold Palmer, who no longer enter the trends and scoresheet in games, he's been criticized by the fans but I think they're just been unfair with the Englishman simply because he's no longer in the spotlight to net goals for the club. Chelsea performance have been fluctuating since Cole Palmer lose form, this it the time for the club to have his back because he has gotten the team's back since his arrival, now is their turn to carry out their own.

Chelsea facing Arsenal this season is tough, we're all aware about the formidable form of Gunners. They're nailing clubs up and down without a blink of weakness, they're second position on the EPL table. Mikel Arteta play a major role in enabling Arsenal to stay fit and comprehend the tasks that comes before them. Gunners will host Blues at Emirate stadium this weekend, we know what happen in previous meetings with Blues at Stamford Bridge, how everything ended in style, I know draw scores will be even for both parties.

[Velvet78]

Chelsea have been through alot lately, alot of drama to deal with at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea performance have been up and down this season. There's no room for reluctant performance as imposed by the Blues headcoach, Enzo Maresca. What are we seeing in current performance? We've watch Chelsea struggle to win games and this is totally not the results they wanted for themselves this season. It's been quite a free run for Chelsea following their intention to get locked in the top four race this season.

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Consistency isn't a thing Chelsea loves this season.    They did a quite good job for a long time but on the recent weeks they lost quite many points. Now they are trying to pull themselves together with a couple of wins so far.

Top 4 is an important target for Enzo Maresca. They are competing in the Conference League on one hand as well. If they achieve the trophy there and finish the season in top 4 here both then I would call this as progress. Compared to what they did in the previous season I mean. But still a long way to go... I have missed Palmer's productive days. Yeah of course even big talents have bad time periods. But I hope he can restart making score contribution soon. While he is in this condition, Chelsea have lost so many games...