⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[tiCeR]

After a 4-3 defeat to Brentford, Man United are now on 6 6-game no-win streak. I don't think the current expectation for the club is anything more than to avoid relegation, but this might pose a question about whether Amorim was the right replacement for Ten-Hag.
At least they still have a real chance to win the Europa League cup, which would grant them the right to play in the Champions League next season and would be a success United's fans are starving for.

Newcastle leaves Brighton with only one point, which means Man City stays in third place for now, with a one-point gap between them.

Liverpool seemed to have taken a relaxed approach when playing Chelsea and didn't try to do much to prevent the hosts from earning 3 points. I can't say I'm very surprised.
Now Newcastle and Chelsea each have the same number of points (63) and identical goal difference.

Relegation was never a serious topic for them as their advantage was too big although this has nothing to do with them playing well, but with the last three in the league to underperform all season long.

Manchester United is putting all eggs in one basket and they aren't left with any other choice anyway. The match against Bilbao couldn't have gone any better for them with that red card and three goals. The are probably like a 9:1 favorite in the second game.

If they win the Europa League, qualify for the CL that way, then nobody will discuss about Amorim. But to be fair, Amorim took over a team that was devastated already because ten Hag made so many mistakes on a weekly basis. He was never able to sustainably solve problems. One week they played ok, next week was a disaster. This has to stop next season of course as this is not Ipswich Town, but Manchester United.

[Alphie12]

Ahead of the game, this img displays Jacksons stats, I'm certain he will sure find the back of the net against Liverpool come weekend

I listened to a podcast a few days ago, and one of the pundits (a Chelsea fan btw) claims that Jackson isn't that good. I guess he has a point, considering how many big chances he missed this season[1]. His goal conversion ratio is quite bad relative to other goal scorers in the league. Not to mention, some of the misses are hilariously terrible. I'm not sure he will score against Liverpool, but he will give them trouble with his pace.

[1] https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/big_chance_missed

Nicolas Jackson has been struggling recently with his form which in my opinion I don’t blame him entirely because the team is also having an impact on his performance lately but overall I think he improved in his finishing before now. Hopefully next season things will get better with Chelsea.

his numbers arent even bad i believe he will really good numbers next season

[Pokapoka124]

Such a decline for Nottingham is unfortunate. Although it was expected. Because we could see Nottingham Forest's weak attack from the beginning of the season. I was just waiting for their performance to start declining. However, despite the weak attack, Nottingham Forest was able to keep their overall performance stable for a long time.

However, Nottingham United has played quite well this season. I hope that this team will take the necessary measures to strengthen their squad next season. If Nottingham management takes steps to strengthen their attack more, this team will fight to stay in the top 5 of the table next season.

It was expected that the decline will happen because it would not be easy to continue in that form until the end of the season. For teams like Liverpool and Manchester City it would have been possible but for Nottingham Forest it is difficult. Nottingham Forest are still trying and I hope they get rewarded with either champions league or Europa league next season.

[Salahmu]

All arsenal fans are claiming they are focusing on the Champions league, I just hope they will be able to win the second leg which is against PSG, but it doesn’t make sense to lose focus in one competition just because of another one, if Arsenal is not careful, they might not be ending the season in second position.

Arsenal was not focusing on champions League that made them to look like this on the premier League, they were only privileged to pass those stages, so as they gone through all and came out they started playing well since it was there last hope of fighting for trophy and they fought very obedient but they had a disorganizing meeting with PSG, so there diversification of strength might result differently if the tune changes again like it did, i like Arsenal but Bournemouth has putting fear in me after how they push it back to Arsenal with the wining, how would they win PSG with that.

[coinlocket$]

Arsenal is losing points, imagine if they will fail to qualify in the top 4 while they were the only contender few months ago.
Mission very hard now for Nottm Forest, I guess they will be in Europa League next year

City if not penalty and Newcastle will be in CL.

[baeva]

After facing PSG in the second leg of the Champions League which will be played in a few days, Liverpool and Newcastle are very tough opponents for Arsenal and Southampton may be an easy opponent for Arsenal, but if you look at the results of the two teams' matches, Southampton still has several draws with Arsenal which could potentially make Arsenal unable to finish in second, third, or even fourth place. However, that is not necessarily the case because anything can still happen in a football match, because Chelsea was also able to beat Liverpool who already had the status of Premier League champions.

Yes, anything can actually happen in football, although we can only speculate. Liverpool lost today and I knew that because since they are already champions they have nothing to prove again. But on the other hand, since they have already lost this week to Chelsea, I don't think they would also want to lose again to another big team next week, that's where the problem comes in now. Even with being the champions, losing series of games wouldn't sit well with the fans especially when they are aware that they are not longer in any other competition.

I think fans will understand why a team can lose, there are only a few games left in the season and it doesn't matter that apart from the EPL they aren't playing anywhere else at the moment. It's been a difficult season for them one way or another, so they have the right to rest and start that rest now. I think they realise that a winning streak means nothing globally and it's okay to not stick with it

[Judith87403]

Arsenal is losing points, imagine if they will fail to qualify in the top 4 while they were the only contender few months ago.
Mission very hard now for Nottm Forest, I guess they will be in Europa League next year

City if not penalty and Newcastle will be in CL.

I think arsenal is still very much concern on how they can be able to make a comeback in thier upcoming match against psg, which is why they weren't performing as they used to in their previous match against bournemouth. But even as that they're supposed to maintain their consistency at least drawing against bournemouth would have been a good one instead of losing entirely. Because they still have contenders who are also trying to make it up to the champions league next season, and of which the point differences isn't that much. And if they should continue dropping thier point, i won't be surprise to see them in the Europa league next season.

[Stable090]

On the other hand, Man United as usual is not interested in performing optimally in the League, they seem to have given up and want to stay focused on playing in the Europa League. Brentford is now leading 2-1 and in the second half will they add one more goal or Man United try a little seriously.

Let’s just assume Manchester United couldn’t win against Brentford just because they are focused on Europa league, thats where their attention is currently in, but if I will be honest with all Manchester United fans, then I will say even if Manchester United are having target in the premier league, with Manchester United current performance, they will find it difficult to win Brentford, they just should stop using Europa league as an excuse, and I just hope Manchester United will be able to win the Europa league.

[kawetsriyanto]

Arsenal is a team we all know their performance is always dropping towards the ending of the season, but Arsenal already knows that the only trophy which they can win this season is just the champions league, and they are not even sure about that, because their opponents is already ahead of them, so am expecting Arsenal to lose or draw most of the premier league matches which they are having left.

It is the problem of Arsenal in the last few seasons. They usually performed well in the first half of the season, but they started to decline their performance in the second half of the season. Even worse, they lose their focus when the end of the season is almost reached. The physical condition and the mentality of the players may be two of the reasons of the problem. Arsenal board may need to consider changing their physical trainers, they also need to have more quality players to change the main players if they are injured or not performing well. Nowadays, Arsenal also have many injured attackers. The problem looks quite complicated.

In UCL, I'm not sure Arsenal can reach the final. PSG is leading the aggregate with 1 goal now, Leg 2 will be held in PSG home. In this condition, PSG has a better chance to win the next match. With the injury of some key players, I think Arsenal will be difficult to beat PSG.

All arsenal fans are claiming they are focusing on the Champions league, I just hope they will be able to win the second leg which is against PSG, but it doesn’t make sense to lose focus in one competition just because of another one, if Arsenal is not careful, they might not be ending the season in second position.

It is nonsense if they focus on UCL match. The time gap between Leg 1 and Leg 2 is quite far, they have enough time to rest. It's just a fans' excuse made up to defend the lose of Arsenal. It is true that Man City has a chance to overtake Arsenal position if Arsenal gets a lose again in the next matches. Arsenal must keep winning the match if they want to finish as a runner up.

[JiiBs]

I think fans will understand why a team can lose, there are only a few games left in the season and it doesn't matter that apart from the EPL they aren't playing anywhere else at the moment. It's been a difficult season for them one way or another, so they have the right to rest and start that rest now. I think they realise that a winning streak means nothing globally and it's okay to not stick with it

They already had there title celebration match, ain’t nothing much in the games that is left so, they could as well play it just the way they like, for entertainment and be sure not to sustain any injuries because, it would have been for nothing. What they need now is a long big rest and to test out some of those academy guys along with their bench since, some of the teams are still battling for positions on the league table. So their wasn’t anything much in Chelsea’s win today except for Chelsea.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I think fans will understand why a team can lose, there are only a few games left in the season and it doesn't matter that apart from the EPL they aren't playing anywhere else at the moment. It's been a difficult season for them one way or another, so they have the right to rest and start that rest now. I think they realise that a winning streak means nothing globally and it's okay to not stick with it

They already had there title celebration match, ain’t nothing much in the games that is left so, they could as well play it just the way they like, for entertainment and be sure not to sustain any injuries because, it would have been for nothing. What they need now is a long big rest and to test out some of those academy guys along with their bench since, some of the teams are still battling for positions on the league table. So their wasn’t anything much in Chelsea’s win today except for Chelsea.

I agree with the both of you though I made the mistake of betting on Liverpool to beat Chelsea which eventually did not happen and I've lost my money, I am really not surprised that Chelsea ended up winning the game, Liverpool lost but also at the same time did not loose looking at the number of points they have accumulated all through this season and their position in the league table, winning the premier league title this season is already a kind of guarantee for them since the season is also coming to an end with only a few games generally left to play..

I consider my betting on them as a mistake because 7 should have thought about what I am thinking now before putting that bet up, but all the same, I am happy for them though, atleast for giving Chelsea the chance to improve her point too, for I believe that if Liverpool were to take this yesterday match seriously, Chelsea wouldn't have beaten them.

[qurbanshah02]

On the other hand, Man United as usual is not interested in performing optimally in the League, they seem to have given up and want to stay focused on playing in the Europa League. Brentford is now leading 2-1 and in the second half will they add one more goal or Man United try a little seriously.

Let’s just assume Manchester United couldn’t win against Brentford just because they are focused on Europa league, thats where their attention is currently in, but if I will be honest with all Manchester United fans, then I will say even if Manchester United are having target in the premier league, with Manchester United current performance, they will find it difficult to win Brentford, they just should stop using Europa league as an excuse, and I just hope Manchester United will be able to win the Europa league.

Manchester United had tried hard, due to which they had scored 3 goals in this match which is very much preferred for winning but the opposing team has scored 4 goals and because of this Manchester United's 3 goals will be a defeat for winning. If they had scored one more goal, they could have drawn the match, due to which Manchester United could have got one point, due to which they would not have gone towards defeat. The reason for this is that they are working hard on their part and their players also play with their struggle but other teams do not think much about this which is why they have won the match. This win is also enough for Manchester United because they play well and play with heart, so if they get this league win, they will get the reward for their hard work.

[Pokapoka124]

It is unfortunate that Manchester United have to suffer and struggle so much this season, we hoped Amorim will bring the change immediately at arrival but we will have to wait a bit longer probably until next season to really evaluate his performance. This transfer window will help him rebuild and restructure the team to be better and stronger.

[aylabadia05]

I made the mistake of betting on Liverpool to beat Chelsea which eventually did not happen and I've lost my money, I am really not surprised that Chelsea ended up winning the game, Liverpool lost but also at the same time did not loose looking at the number of points they have accumulated all through this season and their position in the league table, winning the premier league title this season is already a kind of guarantee for them since the season is also coming to an end with only a few games generally left to play..

I don't want to say that the Chelsea vs Liverpool match yesterday was like a match that helped Chelsea to qualify for the Champion League because Chelsea played well, especially how Chelsea really wanted to get 3 points from Liverpool.
You made a mistake by betting on Liverpool, I bet on a draw because what I thought yesterday was that this match no longer had any effect on Liverpool and the match only meant for Chelsea who were struggling to fill 5th place in the standings.

[Velvet78]

It is unfortunate that Manchester United have to suffer and struggle so much this season, we hoped Amorim will bring the change immediately at arrival but we will have to wait a bit longer probably until next season to really evaluate his performance. This transfer window will help him rebuild and restructure the team to be better and stronger.

Patience is a virtue. He hasn't made any impact on the Premier League yeah. But he had to play with the squad in hand. He couldn't rebuild it according to his system yet. The current players are also not very comfortable with it.

But at least they are promising in the Europa League. It is their only chance to join the Champions League despite everything... If they make it then this would be a starting point. Amorim would also build his squad taking the Champions League into account too.    I'm just continuing to bet on their opponents in this league meanwhile.    Because they have given up on the league already. That Brentford loss or the ones earlier don't surprise me at all as a result.

[X-ray]

It is unfortunate that Manchester United have to suffer and struggle so much this season, we hoped Amorim will bring the change immediately at arrival but we will have to wait a bit longer probably until next season to really evaluate his performance. This transfer window will help him rebuild and restructure the team to be better and stronger.

I could not even feel disappointed with MU's result against Brentford. That's pretty obvious how they being prepared to face european final instead of keep seriously playing for EPL when they have done with it. They got nice result at the start of game, but got bullied for the most part.
The only positive is that Mount scored in this game. They result was not really surprising me when they got a lost. This is not something they must care when they have an important game to come.

[Distraction]

I don't want to say that the Chelsea vs Liverpool match yesterday was like a match that helped Chelsea to qualify for the Champion League because Chelsea played well, especially how Chelsea really wanted to get 3 points from Liverpool.
You made a mistake by betting on Liverpool, I bet on a draw because what I thought yesterday was that this match no longer had any effect on Liverpool and the match only meant for Chelsea who were struggling to fill 5th place in the standings.

It was an important step towards a CL spot. If Liverpool didn't guarantee the PL title then probably the final score would be different though.    But I'm not underestimating Chelsea. Here in this match their effort was impressive.

It was nice to see Palmer's goal contribution. Chelsea need him for achieving their targets. If I'm not mistaken Forest won't be able to get past any of Newcastle - Chelsea in case of winning today. Because of goal difference in the event of same points by these 3 teams.

So Chelsea should be fine in the 5th place for now.

[Spaceman1000$]

I made the mistake of betting on Liverpool to beat Chelsea which eventually did not happen and I've lost my money, I am really not surprised that Chelsea ended up winning the game, Liverpool lost but also at the same time did not loose looking at the number of points they have accumulated all through this season and their position in the league table, winning the premier league title this season is already a kind of guarantee for them since the season is also coming to an end with only a few games generally left to play..

I don't want to say that the Chelsea vs Liverpool match yesterday was like a match that helped Chelsea to qualify for the Champion League because Chelsea played well, especially how Chelsea really wanted to get 3 points from Liverpool.
You made a mistake by betting on Liverpool, I bet on a draw because what I thought yesterday was that this match no longer had any effect on Liverpool and the match only meant for Chelsea who were struggling to fill 5th place in the standings.

The guard of honour Chelsea gave to Liverpool was disrespected, They just wanted to humiliated our current champion by winning them 3-1. There is no doubt that Chelsea are desperate to qualify for the champions league but the competitions on who will clinch that 5th position in the league table is not looking directly clear for Chelsea, we still have Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Aston villa still very much in the race to occupy that space. Of course Liverpool played that game without much seriousness in their psychology, maybe the thought of already winning the league title had occupy their minds, so I believe they didn't give in their all.

[Princess Leah]

I made the mistake of betting on Liverpool to beat Chelsea which eventually did not happen and I've lost my money, I am really not surprised that Chelsea ended up winning the game, Liverpool lost but also at the same time did not loose looking at the number of points they have accumulated all through this season and their position in the league table, winning the premier league title this season is already a kind of guarantee for them since the season is also coming to an end with only a few games generally left to play..

I don't want to say that the Chelsea vs Liverpool match yesterday was like a match that helped Chelsea to qualify for the Champion League because Chelsea played well, especially how Chelsea really wanted to get 3 points from Liverpool.
You made a mistake by betting on Liverpool, I bet on a draw because what I thought yesterday was that this match no longer had any effect on Liverpool and the match only meant for Chelsea who were struggling to fill 5th place in the standings.

The guard of honour Chelsea gave to Liverpool was disrespected, They just wanted to humiliated our current champion by winning them 3-1. There is no doubt that Chelsea are desperate to qualify for the champions league but the competitions on who will clinch that 5th position in the league table is not looking directly clear for Chelsea, we still have Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Aston villa still very much in the race to occupy that space. Of course Liverpool played that game without much seriousness in their psychology, maybe the thought of already winning the league title had occupy their minds, so I believe they didn't give in their all.

I don't see that as a humiliation, Chelsea really needed that win regardless of the scores it was very important cause winning the Conference League won't take us to the Champions League, so they had to do everything possible to atleast beat Liverpool since the next match is against Newcastle and at St. James' Park, it's another tough one cause Newcastle are also aiming at maintain a good position for the Champions League.

 Although I didn't expect Liverpool to be serious with the match but I'm impressed with my team they showed seriousness and seized their opportunities to score goal, Cole Palmer finally scored, he did well in the match, I just hope we qualify for the Champions League, win the Conference League Cup and sign better players for next season.

[AprilioMP]

The guard of honour Chelsea gave to Liverpool was disrespected, They just wanted to humiliated our current champion by winning them 3-1.

Different context bro. Chelsea applauded when Liverpool entered the field as an appreciation as a team that had confirmed themselves as the winner of the 2024/2025 Premier League season.
In giving applause to Liverpool, it turned out that the situation was actually reversed between May 2015 and May 2025.

There is no doubt that Chelsea are desperate to qualify for the champions league but the competitions on who will clinch that 5th position in the league table is not looking directly clear for Chelsea, we still have Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Aston villa still very much in the race to occupy that space. Of course Liverpool played that game without much seriousness in their psychology, maybe the thought of already winning the league title had occupy their minds, so I believe they didn't give in their all.

This is true bro. Later Nottingham will play against CP. If Nottingham wins, the competition for fifth place will be even more exciting. That's why yesterday Chelsea really wanted to win over Liverpool. Palmer and Enzo have already overcome one challenge, namely winning against Liverpool. The next challenge is Newcastle. This will be a serious challenge.