⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Judith87403]

Nottingham Forest still has a chance to finish in the top 5, as long as they can beat Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Westham with a landslide score, because currently Nottingham Forest is still behind Chelsea in goal difference, so even though Nottingham Forest has the same points as Chelsea, currently Nottingham Forest's position is below Chelsea.

No matter how, Nottingham Forest must win over Palace, Leicester and Westham. And in the last week, week 38 will be a crucial week for Nottingham Forest and Chelsea, because in that week they will face each other.

Nottingham forest has performed so well in this season but right at the end of the season when they need points they start losing games. The club has lost 3 of there last 5 games and that's why they are now at 6th position on points table. Despite loss against Bournemouth, Arsenal still is very much safe to qualify for next round and that means there are 3 slots left for rest of the clubs to qualify for UCL. For Nottingham Forest to qualify for UCL, they must win all of there remaining games.

And the possibility for them to win this 3 matches is not certain due to their poor performance lately, though i think it depends on the team they're to play with. Honestly if I'm told that nottingham forest will be at 6th position, I will find it very hard to believe due to how consistent they're back then, but is quite unfortunate that they couldn't maintain their consistency till this time. And with the look of things I don't think if they can qualify for champions league next season, and any team that is hoping to make it up to 5th position is not safe due to the Europa which we know that manchester united or tottenham may likely win the title.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Seriuosly? Really? I mean how and why Arsenal can play this bad and wasting his best players.... why dont give rest in the Premier League since is nothing to fight for, why risk players when you are gonna need them for the Champions League semifinals?

Arsenal's loss to Bournemouth in their today's encounter is very shameful to say the least or use the least word rather, I didn't expect this game to end like it did to be honest.

Many people are saying they (Arsenal) didn't put enough effort in their today's game so they could possibly win because they are more interested and focused on winning the champions league, and my question is, what then happens to their second position in the premier league, what happens to them defending that position, they are only 3 points ahead of Manchester city and if Manchester city will win their next game, they both will be sitting at equal points, and Manchester city may end up taking the second position while they (Arsenal) slide below..

Arsenal really should wake up from this slumber, in the last 5 games, only 1 game won, this is very poor for a club of their status.

[pawel7777]

Not the best day for Arsenal. After taking a 1-0 lead against Bournemouth in the 34th minute, it looked like everything was going according to plan, but Bournemouth decided not to go easy and they stunned Arsenal with two goals of their own in the late 2nd half, returning home victorious with 3 more points to their record.
Not that long ago, Arsenal's 2nd place seemed unthreatened, but it seems like Arsenal might be in a little bit of a crisis. In their last 5 league games, they've won only once, and today's loss at home doesn't spark much optimism.
Currently, they are only 3 points ahead of the 3rd Man City, but if Newcastle wins tomorrow, the gap between Newcastle and Arsenal would be only 2 points.
If Arteta doesn't put his team right for the remaining 3 games, I wouldn't be surprised if they drop down to the 3rd or even 4th place at the very end of the season.

[eightdots]

Not the best day for Arsenal. After taking a 1-0 lead against Bournemouth in the 34th minute, it looked like everything was going according to plan, but Bournemouth decided not to go easy and they stunned Arsenal with two goals of their own in the late 2nd half, returning home victorious with 3 more points to their record.
Not that long ago, Arsenal's 2nd place seemed unthreatened, but it seems like Arsenal might be in a little bit of a crisis. In their last 5 league games, they've won only once, and today's loss at home doesn't spark much optimism.
Currently, they are only 3 points ahead of the 3rd Man City, but if Newcastle wins tomorrow, the gap between Newcastle and Arsenal would be only 2 points.
If Arteta doesn't put his team right for the remaining 3 games, I wouldn't be surprised if they drop down to the 3rd or even 4th place at the very end of the season.

I didn't think Arsenal would lose at home, I even thought they would win comfortably, but that wasn't the case. Arsenal managed to take a 1-0 lead but then couldn't defend the lead. Bournemouth's brave away game played a role in this. I didn't think they would turn the game around from that score, but they did. So I congratulate Bournemouth for their brave play.

Arsenal's second place is at risk and they need to stop losing points. I think they will play more carefully in their upcoming matches.

[Stable090]

Seriuosly? Really? I mean how and why Arsenal can play this bad and wasting his best players.... why dont give rest in the Premier League since is nothing to fight for, why risk players when you are gonna need them for the Champions League semifinals?

So because Arsenal doesn’t have anything to fight for in the premier league, they are suppose to be losing their premier league matches? I know Arsenal are focused on the Champions league, but Bournemouth is not a team that Arsenal are suppose to find so difficult to me, even if they are focused on the champions league, they were suppose to win the match, it’s really annoying.

So Arsenal can’t participate in more than 1 competition, they will have to focus on only 1, and give the rest less attention, so Arsenal can’t win both champions league, and premier league in a season? Then why calling them a big team if they can’t do something like that, it’s annoy’s me when I see people making use of Arsenal fighting for the champions league tittle covering up for their current poor performance in premier league.

[baeva]

Nottingham Forest still has a chance to finish in the top 5, as long as they can beat Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Westham with a landslide score, because currently Nottingham Forest is still behind Chelsea in goal difference, so even though Nottingham Forest has the same points as Chelsea, currently Nottingham Forest's position is below Chelsea.

No matter how, Nottingham Forest must win over Palace, Leicester and Westham. And in the last week, week 38 will be a crucial week for Nottingham Forest and Chelsea, because in that week they will face each other.

Nottingham forest has performed so well in this season but right at the end of the season when they need points they start losing games. The club has lost 3 of there last 5 games and that's why they are now at 6th position on points table. Despite loss against Bournemouth, Arsenal still is very much safe to qualify for next round and that means there are 3 slots left for rest of the clubs to qualify for UCL. For Nottingham Forest to qualify for UCL, they must win all of there remaining games.

Not just win the remaining matches, with the others having to also lose points in one at least match. This is where one thing overlaps the other and the probability becomes lower, so it's entirely their fault and not a coincidence, I personally don't believe they can get into that zone because teams in the current top 5 of the table have seriously picked up momentum towards the end of the season and aren't losing

[ajanwalker]

Seriuosly? Really? I mean how and why Arsenal can play this bad and wasting his best players.... why dont give rest in the Premier League since is nothing to fight for, why risk players when you are gonna need them for the Champions League semifinals?

Dude, the champion is clear. Why would Arsenal bother? If they had beaten Bournemouth, they would have only gotten 3 points. Other than that, it would have been useless. I found it strange that Arteta would have taken the field with his regular players.

The players who played in the PSG match were supposed to be rested for this match, but Arteta took the field with his regular team.

The PSG match on Wednesday is probably on the minds of many players. Arsenal absolutely must beat PSG in Paris. They lost the first match 0-1.

[Victorybit1]

Seriuosly? Really? I mean how and why Arsenal can play this bad and wasting his best players.... why dont give rest in the Premier League since is nothing to fight for, why risk players when you are gonna need them for the Champions League semifinals?

So because Arsenal doesn’t have anything to fight for in the premier league, they are suppose to be losing their premier league matches? I know Arsenal are focused on the Champions league, but Bournemouth is not a team that Arsenal are suppose to find so difficult to me, even if they are focused on the champions league, they were suppose to win the match, it’s really annoying.

So Arsenal can’t participate in more than 1 competition, they will have to focus on only 1, and give the rest less attention, so Arsenal can’t win both champions league, and premier league in a season? Then why calling them a big team if they can’t do something like that, it’s annoy’s me when I see people making use of Arsenal fighting for the champions league tittle covering up for their current poor performance in premier league.

That's a good point, arsenal don't have anything to fight for again at this point.  Even after losing to Bournemouth they are still at the second position, it's too late to win EPL so they are not really motivated to win but for the fact that they lost tells you how exhausted they are. Or perhaps they got tired from the strain they endured at the champions league, this loss was really unexpected, are Arsenal's problem has always been inconsistency.

[Adbitco]

That's a good point, arsenal don't have anything to fight for again at this point.  Even after losing to Bournemouth they are still at the second position, it's too late to win EPL so they are not really motivated to win but for the fact that they lost tells you how exhausted they are. Or perhaps they got tired from the strain they endured at the champions league, this loss was really unexpected, are Arsenal's problem has always been inconsistency.

For me in this case it's not about winning the league anymore but as it stands now, Arsenal is only 3 points ahead of Manchester City. I hope we still remember that this is Manchester City's worst season ever since the Arab takeover! Now just imagine in Manchester City's worst season in over a decade, Arsenal as a team still struggled to be ahead of such a team, isn't that shameful? Again, Manchester City is a step closer to win a trophy in their worst season since this period and Arsenal are going trophyless again especially after all the noise from their fans.

[SUPERSAIAN]

Not the best day for Arsenal. After taking a 1-0 lead against Bournemouth in the 34th minute, it looked like everything was going according to plan, but Bournemouth decided not to go easy and they stunned Arsenal with two goals of their own in the late 2nd half, returning home victorious with 3 more points to their record.
Not that long ago, Arsenal's 2nd place seemed unthreatened, but it seems like Arsenal might be in a little bit of a crisis. In their last 5 league games, they've won only once, and today's loss at home doesn't spark much optimism.
Currently, they are only 3 points ahead of the 3rd Man City, but if Newcastle wins tomorrow, the gap between Newcastle and Arsenal would be only 2 points.
If Arteta doesn't put his team right for the remaining 3 games, I wouldn't be surprised if they drop down to the 3rd or even 4th place at the very end of the season.

Arsenal have not won their last three games and with this defeat the gap between them and Manchester City has been reduced to three points. They started the game well and finished the first half ahead. Bournemouth The team's effectiveness in set pieces and high pressing game forced Arsenal to make mistakes.

Arsenal was already tired and they got results from their high pressing games because they knew this very well. While Arteta thought his team would finish in second place, it seems difficult for Arsenal to finish in second place with their recent defeats and if the team cannot solve its current problems.

[LGD2Business]

Rice scored on Ødegaard's great assist but Arsenal lost the game they were leading. Ødegaard needs to play more effectively in this team. Arsenal have lost points in many games this season when they were ahead, last season they were better at finishing games.
They conceded two goals from set-pieces. Both Huijsen and Evanilson's goals came after set-pieces. Which is actually Arsenal's strongest point. They were shot with their own weapons.
At this rate they might even lose second place. I don't know how important it is if you don't win the championship though.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Nottingham Forest really betrayed their supporters towards the end of the season and it is really difficult to know what the reason for such poor performance is.

The last few matches have been painful to watch. While they were taking it one game at a time. Forest  weren't putting themselves under pressure. For me, the match against Everton was where they started to manufacture a run-in to hold on to a Champions League spot and it all fell apart.
The defence needs to play just like how they've been playing this season for the rest of the coming games.

Palace is on a good side so forest will be lucky to salvage a draw there. If they face Leicester on the back of a defeat against Palace then the pressure at home will be immense. Earlier in the season, I'd say they would be capable of an easy 7 points from the remaining fixtures but, the way they are playing right now, I'd say they will be lucky to bag 4 points and I hope that the other teams around them drop more points than Forest do.

[Adbitco]

Rice scored on Ødegaard's great assist but Arsenal lost the game they were leading. Ødegaard needs to play more effectively in this team. Arsenal have lost points in many games this season when they were ahead, last season they were better at finishing games.
They conceded two goals from set-pieces. Both Huijsen and Evanilson's goals came after set-pieces. Which is actually Arsenal's strongest point. They were shot with their own weapons.
At this rate they might even lose second place. I don't know how important it is if you don't win the championship though.

Odegard has really lost form maybe it's because of the injury he came back from but as most people suggest, for you to be a big player you must surely show a good sign of better performance if you came back from injury if you're really a big player. Just few days ago, I saw a statistics that someone posted that Odegard is dragging statistics with Ederson of Manchester City, lol. You can imagine and seriously I kind of understand the banter but the truth is Odegard should have improved more than the way he is after the injury, his a big player and he should show that his one.

[MK-74]

Arsenal lost both in the league and the Champions League.
I don't think this point loss and defeat is good for Arsenal because they could have found morale in this match.

Aston Villa won today, if they continue like this they can participate in European cups if they rise to the upper ranks.

[Chikito]

Arsenal lost both in the league and the Champions League.
I don't think this point loss and defeat is good for Arsenal because they could have found morale in this match.

Aston Villa won today, if they continue like this they can participate in European cups if they rise to the upper ranks.

With 3 remaining matches and Arsenal wouldn't be able to win it that possible their 2nd position will shift to Manchester City and Newcastle. This is a pretty embarrassing thing, because Arsenal is always steady play previously, they seem lost control and can not adapt well at the end of season. The opponent already know well how Arteta strategy, and they know very well how to overcome defender, and how to dispel Saka. I don't know what wrong with this, The strategy is look recurrent weakness. This is why arsenal never won a trophy because their strategy can easily be read, and Arteta couldn't improve it on every match.

[DaNNy001]

Arsenal lost both in the league and the Champions League.
I don't think this point loss and defeat is good for Arsenal because they could have found morale in this match.

Aston Villa won today, if they continue like this they can participate in European cups if they rise to the upper ranks.

With 3 remaining matches and Arsenal wouldn't be able to win it that possible their 2nd position will shift to Manchester City and Newcastle. This is a pretty embarrassing thing, because Arsenal is always steady play previously, they seem lost control and can not adapt well at the end of season. The opponent already know well how Arteta strategy, and they know very well how to overcome defender, and how to dispel Saka. I don't know what wrong with this, The strategy is look recurrent weakness. This is why arsenal never won a trophy because their strategy can easily be read, and Arteta couldn't improve it on every match.

Aside from the fact their strategy can be easily read, Bournemouth isn't a small team in the premier league stands today and they have proven that countless times as they even won Manchester city in this season and many other big clubs like Manchester united so arsenal losing the game isn't anything different although the fact that they were already leading still counts though.

[mamesso]

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With 3 remaining matches and Arsenal wouldn't be able to win it that possible their 2nd position will shift to Manchester City and Newcastle. This is a pretty embarrassing thing, because Arsenal is always steady play previously, they seem lost control and can not adapt well at the end of season. The opponent already know well how Arteta strategy, and they know very well how to overcome defender, and how to dispel Saka. I don't know what wrong with this, The strategy is look recurrent weakness. This is why arsenal never won a trophy because their strategy can easily be read, and Arteta couldn't improve it on every match.

There are still bigger targets for Arsenal to prioritize than maintaining their position in second place. The defeat to Bournemouth only made the points gap with the team below them closer. Their current position is still safe, they can return to focus on the EPL after playing a life or death game in the second leg of the UCL.
Regardless of what happens on the pitch, I don't see it as a setback for Arsenal performance because 90 minutes against PSG is much more important than taking risks against Bournemouth.

[WatChe]

Arsenal lost both in the league and the Champions League.
I don't think this point loss and defeat is good for Arsenal because they could have found morale in this match.

Aston Villa won today, if they continue like this they can participate in European cups if they rise to the upper ranks.

Liverpool has already won the ongoing EPL season, so no one is contesting for a season title here. The only contest in EPL right now is to qualify for the next UCL and with three more games to go I think Arsenal is very much safe for finishing among top 5 of EPL.

The worrying point of Arsenal is that they have lost the first leg and must win the second leg to give themselves a chance to qualify for the finals. Arsenal has a history of losing crucial matches when they are very close to winning the title. 

[shinratensei_]

Arsenal lost both in the league and the Champions League.
I don't think this point loss and defeat is good for Arsenal because they could have found morale in this match.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cz01v8kee24o
Arsenal is not yet losing their chance in UCL. They're still having one more chance. Once they also fail in the second leg, they deserve the blame.  
Their morale got affected by their lost at UCL. They played with full squad, but always difficult to score against Bournemouth. They mentally destroyed, and no doubt Arteta says to the media his club is now full with anger to fight PSG.

This club is hilarious especially its coach. Always created shameful statement that putted his club like a clown. He's just so cringe, and always acted like a little angry kid.  

[Cossyblack]

Arsenal lost both in the league and the Champions League.
I don't think this point loss and defeat is good for Arsenal because they could have found morale in this match.

Aston Villa won today, if they continue like this they can participate in European cups if they rise to the upper ranks.

With 3 remaining matches and Arsenal wouldn't be able to win it that possible their 2nd position will shift to Manchester City and Newcastle. This is a pretty embarrassing thing, because Arsenal is always steady play previously, they seem lost control and can not adapt well at the end of season. The opponent already know well how Arteta strategy, and they know very well how to overcome defender, and how to dispel Saka. I don't know what wrong with this, The strategy is look recurrent weakness. This is why arsenal never won a trophy because their strategy can easily be read, and Arteta couldn't improve it on every match.

Please don't use that words embarrassing on Arsenal because they don't deserve it. The team are really trying their best and Arteta is also do a great managerial job as well. Arsenal strategy might look weak to you that's because players like k.Harverts,jorginho, G.Jesus, and Gabriel has been rule out due to injury. Arsenal was just doing fine because these players I just mentioned were active but currently, they're all on injury and that's why the current Arsenal teams are looking weak. if you can go through the records,you will that Arsenal were the most favorite to win the premier League but injury screwed up things for the Gunner's .