⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[BitTraderCute]

Im really happy to see this fight on Premier League, a lot of teams in just a few points, and fighting against each others to be in europe top competition like Champions League. A few rounds back seems like Forest was much more confident about being in top 4, but now..... is not so clearly.

Aston Villa now can just focus again in Premier LEague, this implies one thing and is , rested players, lets see how good they can be with proper rest.

Condition is still the same as some time ago after Liverpool really positioned themselves as the superior team in the standings, there is no change and the competition is only about the position between each team for the runner-up to the top 5 and the most interesting competition is about the title race but the Premier League no longer has competition in the title race.

Aston Villa after being eliminated from the UCL can focus and compete again to get UCL ticket next season but the key now is how Chelsea and Manchester City finish the season which only has few more match left, when Chelsea and Manchester City can maintain their positions then Aston Villa will not be able to do anything.

[Adiljutt156]

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It's surprising to see Arsenal who managed to best Real Madrid 3-0 recently, played a draw against BRE in EPL. If Arsenal keep playing like that in rest of there 6 matches then they might not able to finish in top 4 teams of EPL. Nottingham forest also lost the moment, as they lost two of there last games played. Newcastle united with one more game to go has great chance of getting the third position. Nottingham Forest third position is under threat as City, Chelsea and Villa are just one win away from making it to third position also. 

The match against Brentford is just a formality for Arsenal because they have a much more important schedule in the second leg of the UCL. In my opinion, Arteta chose to play it safe in that match by rotating several positions and making important changes in the second half.
The fitness of the players to face Real Madrid is far more important than taking risks against Brentford.

Arsenal football team played Brentford football team and that was match which was ended with result of 1-1 . Both teams tried well in this match and both teams did 1,1 goal. The shots of Arsenal  football team were more in this match which were 14 and 3 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was good in this match which was 64 percent and possession percentage Brentford team was less in this match which was 36 percent. The passes of Arsenal team were more in this match which were  480 and that of Brentford team were only 280.The pass accuracy of Arsenal team was 87 percent which was excellent in this match and that of opponent team was less which were 78 percent.

[Pandorak]

Manchester United definitely need a replacement for Onana. But they need to find a more experienced goalkeeper. But I would say that Manchester United's defense is weak, what is the point of blaming Onana alone?

Manchester United needs to make big changes to the entire squad. This requires big funds. That is why Manchester United management is not able to make big changes to the squad. However, looking at the overall situation of Manchester United, it can be said for sure that if the overall squad is not changed, it is not possible for Manchester United to play well consistently.

Exactly, putting the blame only on one party is not the right decision, i mean we know Manchester United defense has always been a major problem until now that has not been able to be addressed, the strategy played by Ruben Amorim as a coach still cannot bring Manchester United into the circle of victory, so it is very unfair if only blaming the goalkeeper for this defeat, all players are to blame, teamwork, good coordination between defenders can minimize the risk of conceding to the goalkeeper.

[Adbitco]

Don't forget about City who has experienced the excitement in UCL times without number. Their last match was impressive, and from what I understand is like they're improving their performance gradually. Villa is behind behind City with one point but they are on the 7th position and City 5th position.

The competition for the 3rd-5th positions are still open to any of the clubs on 3rd-7th positions. Only the clubs that are currently in form might make it to the Champions League next season. The league is ending in an interesting fight for UCL spot.

Exactly, the position for the teams to be in 3rd to 5th is very much open to the teams in 3rd position to 7th position. No team within this region is yet qualified for the Champions League for next season. Maybe the 3rd spot will be known maybe when it remaining two games to go and the last two will likely be on that very day the league will end. For now, it's still open to the teams that will win the most matches from this weekend amongst them.

[kawetsriyanto]

I don't think it will be possible for Aston villa to qualify for champions league next season because there is a great competition in that place and the way it appears now Newcastle will be among in fact they are among the team that will qualify for champions league next season and they have qualified already just remaining the fourth position now which Nothingham forest is occupying now and the way the premier league is going I feel Manchester city will displace Nothingham forest from that position and if this happens I will have no choice than to call Nothingham forest a stupid team because they have the opportunity to qualify and it will be very hard for them to see this kind of opportunity again.

There are still 5 remaining matches in EPL. In theory, Aston Villa still have a chance but Aston Villa will have some difficult matches. If they win those matches, no doubt they will finish in the top 5.
- Aston Villa vs Newcastle (matchday 33)
- Man City vs Aston Villa (matchday 34)
- Aston Villa vs Tottenham (matchday 37)
- Man United vs Aston Villa (matchday 38)

I know you claim Aston Villa won't be qualified for UCL because it is very possible that Aston Villa will miss points on those remaining matches. However, we can't underestimate them, it is not impossible to win all the matches if they can play with their best form. As long as it is not a zero chance, I think we can't too early to judge they will fail to finish in UCL zone. Nottm Forest, Man City, and Chelsea are also unstable in their performances.

[Volgastallion]

Well, after this mega game and comeback amde by the Manchester United, they are gonna fail in the next league match against Wolves? We already see this behave made by this team before, every time they seem to start rising fail at the very netx game.

Is this time diferent?

[mamesso]

Im really happy to see this fight on Premier League, a lot of teams in just a few points, and fighting against each others to be in europe top competition like Champions League. A few rounds back seems like Forest was much more confident about being in top 4, but now..... is not so clearly.

Aston Villa now can just focus again in Premier LEague, this implies one thing and is , rested players, lets see how good they can be with proper rest.

A change of position is still possible in the UCL zone because the teams that are fighting to secure tickets to the UCL next season are still very thin, Newcastle has just managed to shift Nottingham in third place, their position is also threatened to be taken over by Man City if they are unable to win the next match.
Chelsea and Aston Villa are also working hard to get into the elite positions in the standings, they are only one point behind Man City. The remaining 6 games are very decisive for these teams, losing points will be a big loss for them.

[len01]

Chelsea and Aston Villa are also working hard to get into the elite positions in the standings, they are only one point behind Man City. The remaining 6 games are very decisive for these teams, losing points will be a big loss for them.

I have a feeling that Aston Villa will most likely fail to compete with Chelsea and Chelsea who can get the best position in the standings. I am not underestimating Aston Villa but this season Villa will not be easy to compete with experienced teams like Chelsea and Man City.
I'm just saying speculation and we'll see how the season ends.

[Issa56]

Well, after this mega game and comeback amde by the Manchester United, they are gonna fail in the next league match against Wolves? We already see this behave made by this team before, every time they seem to start rising fail at the very netx game.

Is this time diferent?

I don’t really know if Manchester United performance is going to drop in their next game against wolves, but all I know about Manchester United is that they have nothing to achieve in the premier league this season, all they should do is just to focus on the Europa league, because even if Manchester United win all their matches left, they won’t even be in top 7, so they have nothing to fight for right now.

Manchester united played well in their last Europa match, I was really surprised by the comeback which they did, but as we can see, Manchester United are unpredictable right now, we should just expect anything from Manchester United, so I won’t even be surprise if they perform poorly against wolves in their next match, but all I know is that they should just focus on Europa league.

[Velvet78]

Im really happy to see this fight on Premier League, a lot of teams in just a few points, and fighting against each others to be in europe top competition like Champions League. A few rounds back seems like Forest was much more confident about being in top 4, but now..... is not so clearly.

Aston Villa now can just focus again in Premier LEague, this implies one thing and is , rested players, lets see how good they can be with proper rest.

Now Manchester City and Chelsea both had better be ready for another fierce opponent in the Champions League competition. 

Aston Villa are just as good as Newcastle regarding recent form in the league. Now they are able to focus completely on the league, I think Emery can really carry the team to the Champions League again.

Forest are also losing points though but I think they will manage to keep the 4th position anyway.

[Just Say]

I don't think it will be possible for Aston villa to qualify for champions league next season because there is a great competition in that place and the way it appears now Newcastle will be among in fact they are among the team that will qualify for champions league next season and they have qualified already just remaining the fourth position now which Nothingham forest is occupying now and the way the premier league is going I feel Manchester city will displace Nothingham forest from that position and if this happens I will have no choice than to call Nothingham forest a stupid team because they have the opportunity to qualify and it will be very hard for them to see this kind of opportunity again.

Maybe Aston Villa's qualification would be very possible and easy because looking at the Premier League points table there is only a one-point gap between the teams. So in this context, it must be acknowledged that it is not possible to prevent Aston Villa from going to the Champions League later. I personally want Villa to qualify for the Champions League next season as well because they had such a thrilling success in the last leg of this season.

They will want to show an even more astounding effort today as they face Newcastle. We can see that at the moment New Castle is moving step by step even in any circumstance they may be able to properly attack the Aston Villa.

[yudi09]

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I have a feeling that Aston Villa will most likely fail to compete with Chelsea and Chelsea who can get the best position in the standings. I am not underestimating Aston Villa but this season Villa will not be easy to compete with experienced teams like Chelsea and Man City.
I'm just saying speculation and we'll see how the season ends.

It is possible for Aston Villa to compete for a position in the standings that will make them appear in the Europa League this season. Aston Villa have 6 matches left this season and Aston Villa's remaining matches are the same as Chelsea. From the remaining matches, both also get fairly tough opponents. But my feeling says it is possible for Aston Villa because Aston Villa can focus more on the Premier League without having to think about other competitions like Chelsea who are still in the Europa Conference League. I forgot, Aston Villa are still in the FA Cup.

If Aston Villa's performance remains consistent as they have been lately, perhaps they can surpass Manchester City and successfully appear in the UCL next season.

[Jaycoinz]

Im really happy to see this fight on Premier League, a lot of teams in just a few points, and fighting against each others to be in europe top competition like Champions League. A few rounds back seems like Forest was much more confident about being in top 4, but now..... is not so clearly.

Aston Villa now can just focus again in Premier LEague, this implies one thing and is , rested players, lets see how good they can be with proper rest.

This is the time you get to see crazy results because of the fight for survival and that includes even the one of the bottom half because there would be crazy results from teams that are currently struggling to leave the relegation zone also and that's why even the bookie themselves know this and gave Everton such an odd when playing against Manchester city because they too believe that an upset can be stirred on tomorrow fixture.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Manchester United needs to make big changes to the entire squad. This requires big funds. That is why Manchester United management is not able to make big changes to the squad. However, looking at the overall situation of Manchester United, it can be said for sure that if the overall squad is not changed, it is not possible for Manchester United to play well consistently.

Well it's not for nothing, but until now the Europa League game that Onana has done wow has saved the MU a lot, Lyon should have already scored up to 3 goals and Onana has thrown himself at everything, his physique doesn't matter to him, he's saving his life now, I think that with what he's done he's vindicating himself, good for me there's no doubt, he's playing with everything he's got, now in the PL they're doing badly, the MU should not be so far behind, they have everything to be good and earn a good position, but they haven't shown it in the PL.

[sana54210]

Newcastle, Nottingham, City, Chelsea all are still having a big fifth on those UCL places and only one of them will be out this season. Newcastle managed to get to third place after Nottingham had two weeks in a row losing, but Nottingham is still close.

Right now Newcastle has 59 points, Nottingham has 57 points, Manchester City has 55 points, and Chelsea has 54 points. It would be very difficult for Newcastle to get out at this point, there are five points gap between them and the one below it, but after that it is not going to be something bigger. City and Chelsea, those two has the biggest chance to not be in the top five this season, Chelsea already is at sixth, and unless they change something, they will finish there.

[qurbanshah02]

Newcastle, Nottingham, City, Chelsea all are still having a big fifth on those UCL places and only one of them will be out this season. Newcastle managed to get to third place after Nottingham had two weeks in a row losing, but Nottingham is still close.

Right now Newcastle has 59 points, Nottingham has 57 points, Manchester City has 55 points, and Chelsea has 54 points. It would be very difficult for Newcastle to get out at this point, there are five points gap between them and the one below it, but after that it is not going to be something bigger. City and Chelsea, those two has the biggest chance to not be in the top five this season, Chelsea already is at sixth, and unless they change something, they will finish there.

These are very strong and good teams and they are succeeding in this league because of hard work and struggle and that is why they are playing in such a big part. If they played well and did not lose hard work, they would not have had to get this bad position. But now it is a very good opportunity for Newcastle to play better and get the second position as well.

Chelsea and Manchester City were once on more points than these teams but now they have improved themselves by working hard and playing well and are working hard to win the title. This is a big thing for them but they will still have to work hard and improve themselves because it will give them a good advantage in the final. Manchester City will improve in this because they have not been working hard and playing well for a long time but now they will work hard to make their success and position in this place.

[SuperBitMan]

Newcastle, Nottingham, City, Chelsea all are still having a big fifth on those UCL places and only one of them will be out this season. Newcastle managed to get to third place after Nottingham had two weeks in a row losing, but Nottingham is still close.

Right now Newcastle has 59 points, Nottingham has 57 points, Manchester City has 55 points, and Chelsea has 54 points. It would be very difficult for Newcastle to get out at this point, there are five points gap between them and the one below it, but after that it is not going to be something bigger. City and Chelsea, those two has the biggest chance to not be in the top five this season, Chelsea already is at sixth, and unless they change something, they will finish there.

This teams you mentioned which is Newcastle united, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City and Chelsea are seriously strongly to make sure they get a ticket to the champions League next season and I still can't predict the teams that will get it and the once that won't because there's still serious competition no team is ready to give up and right now they are playing very well, there was no serious competition for the lifting of the premier league title this season but next season won't be so because there will be a lot of competition.

Yeah you are right it will be very difficult for Newcastle united to make a mistake that will make them drop in the table they are taking this very serious and will keep form, I don't think Nottingham Forest will have a chance of topping Newcastle united till the end of this season however anything can still happen because I never believed Newcastle united will top Nottingham Forest close to the end of the premier league, the end of the premier league will be interesting because of the fight for the champions League ticket.

[Zackz5000]

Newcastle, Nottingham, City, Chelsea all are still having a big fifth on those UCL places and only one of them will be out this season. Newcastle managed to get to third place after Nottingham had two weeks in a row losing, but Nottingham is still close.

Right now Newcastle has 59 points, Nottingham has 57 points, Manchester City has 55 points, and Chelsea has 54 points. It would be very difficult for Newcastle to get out at this point, there are five points gap between them and the one below it, but after that it is not going to be something bigger. City and Chelsea, those two has the biggest chance to not be in the top five this season, Chelsea already is at sixth, and unless they change something, they will finish there.

This teams you mentioned which is Newcastle united, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City and Chelsea are seriously strongly to make sure they get a ticket to the champions League next season and I still can't predict the teams that will get it and the once that won't because there's still serious competition no team is ready to give up and right now they are playing very well, there was no serious competition for the lifting of the premier league title this season but next season won't be so because there will be a lot of competition.

Yeah you are right it will be very difficult for Newcastle united to make a mistake that will make them drop in the table they are taking this very serious and will keep form, I don't think Nottingham Forest will have a chance of topping Newcastle united till the end of this season however anything can still happen because I never believed Newcastle united will top Nottingham Forest close to the end of the premier league, the end of the premier league will be interesting because of the fight for the champions League ticket.

I believe Nottingham Forest and Newcastle will pick the 3rd and 4th position respectively, no body would have believe that Nottingham Forest will maintain their good form till this time and they are improving all day, same thing to Newcastle this team is filled with young talented players, Manchester City and Chelsea has not been consistent this season so finishing the top will be difficult for them considering the form Nottingham Forest and Newcastle possess.

I will like to watch Nottingham Forest play in the UEFA Champions league next season.

[Amphenomenon]

City and Chelsea, those two has the biggest chance to not be in the top five this season, Chelsea already is at sixth, and unless they change something, they will finish there.

I think one of them might actually make it top to five and as much as I hate to admit it, that might be City. Chelsea has so much disappointedly suffered their chances of making top 5 with their current performance. Top four seems more like a consolation for us, after falling off frim the league title race, but  not that seems like something too far for us to achieve.

[uchegod-21]

City and Chelsea, those two has the biggest chance to not be in the top five this season, Chelsea already is at sixth, and unless they change something, they will finish there.

I think one of them might actually make it top to five and as much as I hate to admit it, that might be City. Chelsea has so much disappointedly suffered their chances of making top 5 with their current performance. Top four seems more like a consolation for us, after falling off frim the league title race, but  not that seems like something too far for us to achieve.

Since this season started, Chelsea has been like a chameleon and I cannot actually say when they are inform and when they are not. Unlike Manchester City when they totally lost form, everyone saw it and they gradually they came back to their good form even if not as good as last season but we saw the clear difference. But Chelsea will claim to be in good form and yet they will be so inconsistent and disappointing in their performance. I do not think they have a chance. I will always predict City ahead of Chelsea this season.
Don't forget,
Nottingham Forest,
Newcastle United and
Aston Villa.