⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[JoyMarsha]

It's official that Manchester United doesn't care about what happens to them anymore in the league as they have pushed all concentration and focus in the Europa League, because the last time Manchester United won any Premier League game was against Leicester City and elwe all know the position of this team on the log. Before that was, Ipswich Town, lol. I just hope they really perform continuously in the Europa so they can win it, if not, it's really going to be a disastrous season for them.

I know that Manchester United are not currently fighting for anything in the premier league this season, they have no position to fight for, and they can’t be relegated this season, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t play well, are they not ashamed that they are currently in the position which they are, Manchester United are currently in 14th position which is really a bad one for them, and they keep on losing matches that they are suppose to win,  but they are giving excuses for their poor performance. Manchester United is suppose to be among the teams fighting for the top position, but they are currently at the bottom of the table, and they are not still ashamed.

They are "ashamed"; what will they do when their current performance can't give them a win in Premier League matches. Manchester City is just lucky that no matter how worse their performance continues to be this season, they can't fall into the relegation zone. If they really can, they would sit up by force to win their remaining matches to step above the current spot they are in. However, the Europa League trophy is mainly their target to prove that they have achieved something great this season. Next season, they will perform better

[Franctoshi]

They are "ashamed"; what will they do when their current performance can't give them a win in Premier League matches. Manchester City is just lucky that no matter how worse their performance continues to be this season, they can't fall into the relegation zone. If they really can, they would sit up by force to win their remaining matches to step above the current spot they are in. However, the Europa League trophy is mainly their target to prove that they have achieved something great this season. Next season, they will perform better

Manchester City started off their season so badly but what brought them up to the position they're currently sitting isn't just that they're lucky, but after they crashed out of the champions league competition they step up their games knowing fully well that if they don't do well to qualify there is no hope for them qualifying for the EUFA champions league next seasin so they began to take up necessary points and have been wining their Premier League games since unlike Chelsea.

[Adbitco]

Manchester City started off their season so badly but what brought them up to the position they're currently sitting isn't just that they're lucky, but after they crashed out of the champions league competition they step up their games knowing fully well that if they don't do well to qualify there is no hope for them qualifying for the EUFA champions league next seasin so they began to take up necessary points and have been wining their Premier League games since unlike Chelsea.

I'm not even sure you know exactly what you're typing or you think most people here don't actually follow the games across the leagues? I wonder how exactly you came up with the notion that Manchester City started off this season so badly or you think we don't check records?
Manchester City started off this season by winning the Community shield against Manchester United and started the League with a win over Chelsea, Ipswich, West Ham, Brentford, a draw against Arsenal and Newcastle . Won Fulham, Wolves and Southampton before they had the first league loss of the season. How can a team that secured 23 points out of 27 points in 9 games have a bad start to the season?

[bitgolden]

Liverpool didn't take their foot of the gas all season long to win this early and they are going to be crowned champions as early as April, which goes to show how dominant they were all year long. Normally you do not see this many changes this quickly but this time we have seen them do very well. If Liverpool ends up being champions this early, then the question remains, how are they going to be next season?

We all know Trent Alexander Arnold is gone, VVD and Salah signed a new contract but that doesn't mean we are going to see them play as good, why? Because they are given a new contract and it took a while for them to get it so they may not have the motivation to be as good. If we are going to see them play well, then maybe they can win again? Depends on how other teams play of course, so it's a very important deal.

[tygeade]

It's official that Manchester United doesn't care about what happens to them anymore in the league as they have pushed all concentration and focus in the Europa League, because the last time Manchester United won any Premier League game was against Leicester City and elwe all know the position of this team on the log. Before that was, Ipswich Town, lol. I just hope they really perform continuously in the Europa so they can win it, if not, it's really going to be a disastrous season for them.

It’s crazy how Manchester United always find the perfect excuses to their failures but it’s okay and understandable. Let’s just be hopeful that Manchester United will win the Europa League if not it will be very shameful not to qualify for any European competition for the coming season. We shall see when they face Atletico Bilbao, how well they will fare and if they can beat Bilbao.

They won't, they are going to end up losing Europa league too because there is no way that they can beat both Bilbao and then win the finals to me, while there is a theorical possibility but that doesn't mean they are going to win, it just means they have a "chance" but it is a very tiny chance and it is not going to be a win at all if you ask me since they are so terrible.

Just because they managed to reach semi-finals and have a wonderful second game against Lyon at overtime, doesn't mean they are any good. Hence, they are going to end up losing and there will be zero wins this season. Europa league win would definitely remove all the trouble of the season there is no doubt about that, if they win Europa league then I won't care about the premier league results, but they won't win Europa league neither.

[liuka]

Liverpool didn't take their foot of the gas all season long to win this early and they are going to be crowned champions as early as April, which goes to show how dominant they were all year long. Normally you do not see this many changes this quickly but this time we have seen them do very well. If Liverpool ends up being champions this early, then the question remains, how are they going to be next season?

We all know Trent Alexander Arnold is gone, VVD and Salah signed a new contract but that doesn't mean we are going to see them play as good, why? Because they are given a new contract and it took a while for them to get it so they may not have the motivation to be as good. If we are going to see them play well, then maybe they can win again? Depends on how other teams play of course, so it's a very important deal.

I think all the players will be professional and will still try hard to maintain the performance of this team in the next season and maintain what they got this season. What I am asking is whether they will make a move in the transfer market or not.

Since the new coach took over this team, they have not made many moves and they are still playing very well and they will win the title this season. but of course they also cannot continue to rely on the existing players, not because they will not be good but the opponent must also start to realize their strength and regeneration must also be done.

[WatChe]

Nottingham have performed very well this season. But they are not doing well at the end, now when it is very important for them to keep their place in the top 5, they started to lose and have already allowed Newcastle and City to overtake them. But already in the first minutes of this match they score against Tottenham and if they manage to win this match, they will be able to return to third place, which will allow them to feel more comfortable. For Tottenham, this match does not decide anything, so I fully allow Nottingham to win.

Nottingham Forest managed to win crucial game against Tottenham today. With this win Nottingham is back at number 3rd position but the points gap between teams from number 3rd to 7th position is very narrow. Every loss at this stage will minimise the chance of qualifying for UCL. Top 5 teams will qualify for UCL this time but it's still not clear which team apart from Liverpool and Arsenal will finish in top 5. Liverpool has secured it's position at number one, the only interest left in EPL is that which teams apart from Liverpool and Arsenal will qualify for Champions league.     

Tottenham is now at 16 position but they are still safe from getting into relegation zone even if Ipswich Town won all it's remaining 5 matches and Tottenham lose all of it's remaining 5 games. 
 

[yudi09]

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Forest team was doing great in current season but two consecutive loses in their last two games have dropped them to number 6 on points table. Tomorrow is an important game for Forest, if they want to qualify for next UCL then they need to win upcoming game against Tottenham Hotspur. The performance of Nottingham forest is exceptional in this season after they finished 17th last season. It will be a big success for Nottingham forest if they qualify for next UCL and for that they need to perform well in upcoming games because competition is getting tough.

Nottingham Forest managed to beat Tottenham in front of their own public with a score of 1-2. If only Richarlison had not helped reduce the score, then Nottingham Forest would have won by 2 goals.
Nottingham Forest immediately shifted Newcastle's position to third place after Nottingham was able to get 3 points. The situation would not be as complicated and tight in the top competition if Nottingham had not lost twice in a row against Aston Villa (away) and lost against Everton (home).

Then in the 34rd match, Manchester City will face Aston Villa. If Villa win, Nottingham's position will temporarily belong to Aston Villa at least before Nottingham play Brentford.

[MinMan]

Leicester City lost 1-0 at home to Liverpool and are certain of relegation.
Liverpool will be Premier League champions if they win next week.

M.United lost 1-0 at home to Wolverhampton.
Wolverhampton have won their last 5 games. Vitor Pereira has really changed this team and saved them from relegation.
They are playing really well and winning.

At the end of 33 rounds in Premier League, many things are settled but official statement still is not set because on papers few things are needed to be settled Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town all relegated.

Liverpool is now champions of this season while 4 teams are fighting hard for their spots Arsenal is at good even not all set with Newcastle Untied and Manchester City are also looking favourite to stay in top 5 teams but 1 spot with 3 teams in competition are not finalized because Nottingham today visiting Tottenham which is important for them. Chelsea and Aston Villa are also having challenges ahead of them which can make their journey hard before end of this season it's going to be interested in coming last rounds.

[Luzin]

Leeds United
Burnly

Congratulations to them for making sure to return to the EPL.  After only 2 matches left, these 2 teams were sure to be unstoppable, so they were guaranteed promotion to the EPL. Meanwhile, 1 other team is still waiting for the paly off match. This match will be played by the teams in third to sixth place in the Championship. Who will qualify with the two of them? Currently there are Sheffild United, Sunderland,
Bristol, and Coventry.

Source: https://www.premierleague.com/news/4292600

[Dzwaafu11]

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I know that Manchester United are not currently fighting for anything in the premier league this season, they have no position to fight for, and they can’t be relegated this season, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t play well, are they not ashamed that they are currently in the position which they are, Manchester United are currently in 14th position which is really a bad one for them, and they keep on losing matches that they are suppose to win,  but they are giving excuses for their poor performance. Manchester United is suppose to be among the teams fighting for the top position, but they are currently at the bottom of the table, and they are not still ashamed.

Manchester United are not in good form this season, and that is too bad for them. I think it’s high time they should be able to recover from their bad performance, but they are still continuing to lose their confidence in the Premier League. As you said, Manchester United is supposed to be one of the top clubs in the Premier League by now, but they keep performing badly, which is very bad for them.

Their current position in the table is not supposed to be like that, but due to their performance, they don’t have any other option than to stay. They should be happy that they will not be relegated, but they will get nothing this season. They should try another season; I hope they get better next season.

[Juse14]

Nottingham have performed very well this season. But they are not doing well at the end, now when it is very important for them to keep their place in the top 5, they started to lose and have already allowed Newcastle and City to overtake them. But already in the first minutes of this match they score against Tottenham and if they manage to win this match, they will be able to return to third place, which will allow them to feel more comfortable. For Tottenham, this match does not decide anything, so I fully allow Nottingham to win.

Nottingham Forest managed to win crucial game against Tottenham today. With this win Nottingham is back at number 3rd position but the points gap between teams from number 3rd to 7th position is very narrow. Every loss at this stage will minimise the chance of qualifying for UCL. Top 5 teams will qualify for UCL this time but it's still not clear which team apart from Liverpool and Arsenal will finish in top 5. Liverpool has secured it's position at number one, the only interest left in EPL is that which teams apart from Liverpool and Arsenal will qualify for Champions league.     

Tottenham is now at 16 position but they are still safe from getting into relegation zone even if Ipswich Town won all it's remaining 5 matches and Tottenham lose all of it's remaining 5 games. 
 

After losing 2 times in a row, Nottingham Forest finally returned to winning ways by beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. There are only a few matches left, so I hope Nottingham Forest can maintain their position in third place until the season really ends. And besides, Nottingham Forest still has a match schedule in the FA Cup, they managed to reach the semifinals and their opponent is Manchester City, hopefully Nottingham Forest gets the best results.

And regarding Tottenham Hotspur, they have really performed badly this season. And seeing how Spurs are currently performing, in their last 5 matches they have only been able to win one match, it is likely that in the following week their position will drop again because apart from the point difference with West Ham being quite thin, only one point, but in the following week Tottenham Hotspur will face a fairly tough opponent, Liverpool, so there is a possibility that Tottenham Hotspur will lose points again in that match.

[reefsea]

Manchester City started off their season so badly but what brought them up to the position they're currently sitting isn't just that they're lucky, but after they crashed out of the champions league competition they step up their games knowing fully well that if they don't do well to qualify there is no hope for them qualifying for the EUFA champions league next seasin so they began to take up necessary points and have been wining their Premier League games since unlike Chelsea.

I'm not even sure you know exactly what you're typing or you think most people here don't actually follow the games across the leagues? I wonder how exactly you came up with the notion that Manchester City started off this season so badly or you think we don't check records?
Manchester City started off this season by winning the Community shield against Manchester United and started the League with a win over Chelsea, Ipswich, West Ham, Brentford, a draw against Arsenal and Newcastle . Won Fulham, Wolves and Southampton before they had the first league loss of the season. How can a team that secured 23 points out of 27 points in 9 games have a bad start to the season?

In fact, Manchester City started the season with their good performance and even looked like they were ready to defend the title. But the problem occurred after several matches, yes they had problems with key player injuries so that affected them.

And the impact is quite long because they have not been able to return to their best game, one of which is they lost their touch in the midfield and also the front line, not to mention the back line which they did not experience in the previous season. If we look at their goal record and compare it to the previous season, we will see a significant difference.

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Leeds United
Burnly

Congratulations to them for making sure to return to the EPL.  After only 2 matches left, these 2 teams were sure to be unstoppable, so they were guaranteed promotion to the EPL. Meanwhile, 1 other team is still waiting for the paly off match. This match will be played by the teams in third to sixth place in the Championship. Who will qualify with the two of them? Currently there are Sheffild United, Sunderland,
Bristol, and Coventry.

Source: https://www.premierleague.com/news/4292600

Congratulations to Leeds United and Burnley for their promotion to the Premier League next season, they have been incredible in the Championship with 94 points each, we never know which of them will end up winning the Championship this season because they are both sowing class and interest in winning the Championship, only the last matches will determine who will win the Championship.

Sheffield United is the third team we are expecting to see comeback to the Premier League, they currently stand the highest chance of qualifying to the Premier League because they already have 86 points with almost 10 points above Sunderland, they should also be added to these two teams because they will surely play in the Premier League next season.

However, I don’t know why most teams that get relegated from the Premier League in the previous seasons do always perform better than the teams that have been in the Championship, is it because of the Premier League mentality? Or is it because the teams have experienced Premier League style of play which is why they are doing better than the teams in the Championship?
Nevertheless, congratulations to them for a greater challenge in the Premier League, I will expect them to play like Nottingham Forest or this season.

[Agbe]

Burnley is back again to the premier League next season it was just last season that they where relegated to the championship coming back to the premier League is a nice one for the club in terms of generating revenues but the problem is can Burnley stay in the premier League with out going to relegation again because they are a good team when you see them play in the champions but the premier League is a different ball game all together, so to stay in the premier League they will have to strengthen their squad by bringing good and quality players especially in the attack so they can be scoring goals in the premier League

[Volgastallion]

Nice to see Burnely and Leeds come back to the PremierLeague they dont deserve to fall into relegation the last seasons, they try always to play a good football, and they were not in defensive mode all the games, is quite healthy for the league to replace teams like this Southampton and Leicester with this two.

In the other hand, what a disaster season for Spurs.

[DaNNy001]

They are "ashamed"; what will they do when their current performance can't give them a win in Premier League matches. Manchester City is just lucky that no matter how worse their performance continues to be this season, they can't fall into the relegation zone. If they really can, they would sit up by force to win their remaining matches to step above the current spot they are in. However, the Europa League trophy is mainly their target to prove that they have achieved something great this season. Next season, they will perform better

Manchester City started off their season so badly but what brought them up to the position they're currently sitting isn't just that they're lucky, but after they crashed out of the champions league competition they step up their games knowing fully well that if they don't do well to qualify there is no hope for them qualifying for the EUFA champions league next seasin so they began to take up necessary points and have been wining their Premier League games since unlike Chelsea.

This football season has not been favorable for Manchester city and this is probably the worst form that they have ever been in... Their match against Aston villa today seems hard to predict, villa don't really perform well in the EPL and Manchester City on the other hand are struggling but even though they can't win the EPL at this point I don't think they'd want to end the football season with a poor position, they are just one point away from Newcastle to take their position, I believe they would use today's match to step up..I'm going with city to win in full time

[Zackz5000]

Burnley is back again to the premier League next season it was just last season that they where relegated to the championship coming back to the premier League is a nice one for the club in terms of generating revenues but the problem is can Burnley stay in the premier League with out going to relegation again because they are a good team when you see them play in the champions but the premier League is a different ball game all together, so to stay in the premier League they will have to strengthen their squad by bringing good and quality players especially in the attack so they can be scoring goals in the premier League

The championship and the English premier league are not the same because they will be playing more stronger teams unlike in the championship so if they still want to remain consistent in the English premier league is to add some quality players to strengthen the team, but if they have a good team work i think they can survive in the league next season may be they can give us same surprised parkage just as Nottingham Forest, Nottingham Forest are not just in the league but among the top big boys in the English premier league which means they will be in next UEFA Champions league if still been consistent in the league.

[Adbitco]

This football season has not been favorable for Manchester city and this is probably the worst form that they have ever been in... Their match against Aston villa today seems hard to predict, villa don't really perform well in the EPL and Manchester City on the other hand are struggling but even though they can't win the EPL at this point I don't think they'd want to end the football season with a poor position, they are just one point away from Newcastle to take their position, I believe they would use today's match to step up..I'm going with city to win in full time

Yes, this season hasn't really been favourable to Manchester City considering the fact that they didn't even start the season on a wrong foot, I could still remember that Manchester City played their first nine matches of the season without a loss, they win 7 and drew two which is actually a very good start for any team at all. I bet to disagree with you on the aspect of you saying this is Manchester City worst form that they have ever been. Before the take over, Manchester City has been in even worse form than this, I think what you mean is, this is their worse form ever since the take over and in Pep's era.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Who is going to take the remaining CL spots after Liverpool and Arsenal? This is the question we are asking ourselves lately.

I see Newcastle as a clear favourite for one of those spots. No matter they lost to Aston Villa like that I don't think they will lose their focus. Manchester City would also squeeze through thanks to having a high quality squad. In this case there is only 1 spot left... For that place, I'm hesitant between Forest and Aston Villa. I mean Emery's team are in much better condition now. But will Nuno Espírito Santo just give up that easy? 

Yeah, I'm also ruling out Chelsea. 

It feels to me third spot is reserved for City, while 4th and 5th are the remaining spots available at this moment. There are a few teams competed for those two spots.  My prediction says Chelsea and Newcastle are gonna secure their spots for UCL.
Villa is good, but putting their chance to be a big lower than Chelsea and Newcastle.

I'm ruling out Nottingham from UCL spot competitions as they're running out of fuel now.