⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Cossyblack]

All fixtures for this weekend's games together with odds (BC.Game):

Ipswich Town x5.6 Vs Brentford FC x1.53; Draw x4.5
Fulham FC x1.91 Vs Everton FC x4.2; Draw x3.4
Wolverhampton Wanderers x2.82 Vs Brighton & Hove Albion x2.52; Draw x3.35
Southampton FC x12.0 Vs Manchester City x1.21; Draw x6.8
AFC Bournemouth x2.5 Vs Aston Villa x2.7; Draw x3.55
Newcastle United x2.18 Vs Chelsea FC x3.05; Draw x3.75
Manchester United x1.91 Vs West Ham United x3.9; Draw x3.65
Nottingham Forest x1.36 Vs Leicester City x8.2; Draw x5.0
Tottenham Hotspur x2.66 Vs Crystal Palace x2.48; Draw x3.65
Liverpool FC x1.97 Vs Arsenal FC x3.75; Draw x3.55

If anyone has any betting tips to share, speak up.
I think Man City is a sure bet with City being in a good shape recently + having a lot to play for, while Southampton is already certain of getting relegated.
I wouldn't put my money on Nottm Forest, despite them being a clear favourite. That's because of their recent poor performance, i.e. only one win in the last 5 games.

Manchester city's game is going to be a straight win for them because they need today's game to get to the second position, so I don't think they will play with the chance they have. Southampton can't stand a chance against Manchester city today. Nottingham forest on the other hand are no longer reliable, I wouldn't advice anyone to bet on them, my suggestion is just to go with an over 1.5 option, they have more chances of scoring than winning.

I agree with you,it's gonna be an easy win for Manchester City to earn a 3 points and maintain their position in the table. Southampton doesn't have anything to play again in the premier League,they have already been marked for relegation and might not want to take this game very serious. If you look at Southampton records,you will see that, they haven't won a single matches in the last 10 games which is more than enough reason why Manchester City will defeat them to day, although small odds can be deceiving but not definitely on the match.

I'm addition to today fixtures, Man United vs West Ham is a dead trap,better avoid this particular match than regretting later. Manchester United won their last match with an incredible goals points against Athletic club recently but that doesn't mean they will definitely win in today match against West Ham. It's very hard to predict Manchester United games especially if they are going to win.

[Adbitco]

Manchester city's game is going to be a straight win for them because they need today's game to get to the second position, so I don't think they will play with the chance they have. Southampton can't stand a chance against Manchester city today. Nottingham forest on the other hand are no longer reliable, I wouldn't advice anyone to bet on them, my suggestion is just to go with an over 1.5 option, they have more chances of scoring than winning.

I totally agree with you, Manchester City will blow Southampton away in today's game, it's a big chance for them to get into the second position. Who would have believed that in their worst season and considering the position they were, they would be above Arsenal this season that a point in time. I don't think anyone would have even believed it, if Liverpool happens to play their A game tomorrow and defeat Arsenal that means Arsenal will be sent to 3rd position throughout this week. Oh poor Arsenal, despite all the noise they made this season, they are still trophyless again this season.

[AirtelBuzz]

Today the City giants are planning a defensive formation against a relegated Southampton team and they may even be looking to secure a good place in the Champions League. To say the least this expedition was truly disappointing for last year's champions. It seems this match is likely to further enhance Manchester City's strength as their striker is now fully fit from his ankle injury. Moreover more Manchester City players have returned, which they have already announced on their official accounts. The City giants currently have to play a few games and with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden back in their squad they can be confident.

[shinratensei_]

Today the City giants are planning a defensive formation against a relegated Southampton team and they may even be looking to secure a good place in the Champions League. To say the least this expedition was truly disappointing for last year's champions. It seems this match is likely to further enhance Manchester City's strength as their striker is now fully fit from his ankle injury. Moreover more Manchester City players have returned, which they have already announced on their official accounts. The City giants currently have to play a few games and with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden back in their squad they can be confident.

Sounds good to see Haaland is finally coming back from his injury. However, i'm doubting him to play full minutes against Soton. He's already in the line up, and playing now. Hopefully, he can back to his best performance. I often heard a player who came back from his injury were often regressed so hard, but he may be getting excepted.
He's playing against Soton, but looks not so aggressive when attacking. Seeing him doing jogging looking for a good posiiton to receive the ball, but find it so difficult.

He needs more support from his teammate as he rarely get the ball. Can't see him to play as good as last season when he rarely get the ball on the pitch. Hope him to be lucky enough to score in the second half.

[Volgastallion]

I cant believe how is this happening and i cant think on how many bets destroyed this result between Manchester City and the most weak team in the league Southampton who is already relegated into the championship, for sure and with the comeback of Haaland everybody was expecting to see a lot of goals but that is not happening at all.

[Adiljutt156]

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It might be possible because Chelsea's last three games are against strong teams, Newcastle, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest so these 3 games might see Chelsea drop points and it will be the perfect opportunity for them to overtake Chelsea. Even at that they will have to play well also if they face Chelsea on the final day because it will be the decider.

If Chelsea manage to win their games in week 36 and 37, then they only need a draw in the last game vs Nottingham to secure their position in the last ranking of the UCL zone, while Nottingham must be able to win their last three games to shift Chelsea position. The last three games are crucial for both of them because they will determine their fate for next season, but if you look at the three opponents that both of them will face in the last three games, Chelsea steps are more difficult than Nottingham.
Next they will visit Newcastle headquarters, Chelsea has the potential to lose points in this game because Newcastle is also struggling to secure a position in the top 4.

Chelsea football team will play next match against Newcastle United football team. That match will be exciting for the players of both teams because they have good track record and good performance of players. Chelsea team won 3 matches out of last 5 matches and that was excellent performance by players of that team. Chelsea team need to attack from the start of match to win this match because otherwise we could see two sided game in this match. Chelsea team last matches performance is very well because they won 5 last matches and Newcastle United team could win only 3 matches out of 5 matches. Nottingham Forest  is ready to fight against Leicester City and that will be one sided match.

[KingsDen]

Manchester city's game is going to be a straight win for them because they need today's game to get to the second position, so I don't think they will play with the chance they have. Southampton can't stand a chance against Manchester city today. Nottingham forest on the other hand are no longer reliable, I wouldn't advice anyone to bet on them, my suggestion is just to go with an over 1.5 option, they have more chances of scoring than winning.

I totally agree with you, Manchester City will blow Southampton away in today's game, it's a big chance for them to get into the second position. Who would have believed that in their worst season and considering the position they were, they would be above Arsenal this season that a point in time. I don't think anyone would have even believed it, if Liverpool happens to play their A game tomorrow and defeat Arsenal that means Arsenal will be sent to 3rd position throughout this week. Oh poor Arsenal, despite all the noise they made this season, they are still trophyless again this season.

We have gotten to that stage of the league where plenty of drama happens. Majority of such dramas come from the matches between the relegation zone teams and the top 4 teams. What this means is that the people at the relegation zone will be fighting to escape relegation while the top teams will fight to join European competition next season. The resultant effect is always that those fighting relegations will tend to win the top teams, we have seen it so many times.

But this issue of Southampton and Manchester city is something I do not understand. Southampton is already relegated and it is Manchester city that desperately needs a winning but things fell apart.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Today the City giants are planning a defensive formation against a relegated Southampton team and they may even be looking to secure a good place in the Champions League. To say the least this expedition was truly disappointing for last year's champions. It seems this match is likely to further enhance Manchester City's strength as their striker is now fully fit from his ankle injury. Moreover more Manchester City players have returned, which they have already announced on their official accounts. The City giants currently have to play a few games and with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden back in their squad they can be confident.

There wasn't any defensive formation today. Manchester City played in a 4-2-3-1 formation which is one of Guardiola's favourites. 

What happened later? They couldn't prevent a 0-0 draw... No matter how many times they tried to score there was no luck.

Forest have been out-of-form. But they have an easy game vs Leicester home also. If they win they can make things more heated again for the CL spots.

[X-ray]

There wasn't any defensive formation today. Manchester City played in a 4-2-3-1 formation which is one of Guardiola's favourites. 

What happened later? They couldn't prevent a 0-0 draw... No matter how many times they tried to score there was no luck.

Forest have been out-of-form. But they have an easy game vs Leicester home also. If they win they can make things more heated again for the CL spots.

City was not playing defensively, but still disappoint with how they always missed big chances being created. It's also getting awful when i'm watching Pep playing Bernardo as RB.

They were underestimating their opponent with their line up, and made them lost two points. They deserves no place in the top 5 if they still play like that in the coming weeks. I have seen enough about how they have no proper finishings in front of goalie.

Their line up totally showed how Pep did comical selection to his line up.

[koang]

Manchester city's game is going to be a straight win for them because they need today's game to get to the second position, so I don't think they will play with the chance they have. Southampton can't stand a chance against Manchester city today. Nottingham forest on the other hand are no longer reliable, I wouldn't advice anyone to bet on them.

I agree about City but not for Nottingham Forest
I think this week Forest will come good, Forest is fighting for Champions League football and is up against a regulated deplorable Leicester side. Not to mention, strikers always feast against Leicester.
Strikers are absolutely the ones who benefit most vs Leicester, serious damage will be done and I’m backing Chris Wood with captain.

[Jossque]

Manchester City were strangely unable to score against Southampton.They dominated the game and didn't show the ball to their opponents, but they couldn't find a goal in this match.I find it very interesting that City, who had 5 shots on target despite having 26 shots throughout the match, couldn't score in this match.I think it's more than unlucky to create so many positions and not score against a relegated team.
Everton managed to be the winners against Fulham.Fulham took the lead with Raul Jimenez's goal and ended the first half with a 1-1 draw.Although they had more possession than their opponents and created more positions, we can say that Everton came and scored.I did not expect Everton to win in this match.

[Woodie]

Southampton holding City to a goalless game,wtf happened here! I know last time out these two teams met and the fixture was a tough one such that it only only produced one goal, and today the same approach was exhibited as Southampton refused to go down to City which leaves there Champions league place still up for grabs...

And with Aston Villa winning, this will be fun to watch go makes it for European football and who will be the biggest loser .

[Velvet78]

I think this week Forest will come good, Forest is fighting for Champions League football and is up against a regulated deplorable Leicester side. Not to mention, strikers always feast against Leicester.
Strikers are absolutely the ones who benefit most vs Leicester, serious damage will be done and I’m backing Chris Wood with captain.

Forest were able to win only once in their last 5 games. Therefore I understand people who are nervous about making a bet on their win these days.

However I still think the same as you on this game. Leicester are completely aimless. It is even a home game for Forest at the same time. Why not give it a try? 

Their winning odds are too low though. Only 1.36... But still could be used to increase the potential winnings.

[WatChe]

Forest were able to win only once in their last 5 games. Therefore I understand people who are nervous about making a bet on their win these days.

However I still think the same as you on this game. Leicester are completely aimless. It is even a home game for Forest at the same time. Why not give it a try? 

Their winning odds are too low though. Only 1.36... But still could be used to increase the potential winnings.

Forest has lessened it's chances of making it to UCL by giving away key points in it's last 5 games. Still points gap is close between teams that are looking to qualify for UCL and if Forest wants to play next UCL then they must not lose any of it's next three games. Lecister City is at 19th position on points table and Forest should not have any issue in winning tomorrow game against them. We have seen teams sitting at bottom of points table beating top teams, Forest must keep this point in their mind too.

[ITExpert]

If they go down they only have themselves to blame. Poss point deduction = Forest fault

Forest seems like the equivalent of what Palace was at the end of last season.
A strong foundation with good options for goals. Hard to break down with pace and power. Not an easy game for anyone right now in the league but you are right..Nuno Magic is over. They are running out of games to do so now.

Everyone had formed an opinion about the Nottingham Forest team. Almost many people were expecting that the Nottingham Forest team would be among the top four, but this did not happen because the Nottingham Forest match they had with the Chelsea team, due to which their points dropped significantly and what was expected of them could not be achieved. They have many weak points where the Nottingham Forest team has to raise its position positively so that they can make a place for themselves in a standard and make it possible. The Nottingham Forest team is a good team and they can do it.If Nottingham Forest's team pays a little attention to its policy terms and conditions, their coach should adopt a little strategy that will raise the expectations of the players and enable them to play with dedication and devotion.

[Agbe]

Disappointing result for city as they failed to get all three points against bottom placed Southampton city attack was poor in front of goal because I expected that city should have a good show against Southampton because they are the wiping boys of the league but despite this draw city is still occupying the third position on the league pending Newcastle game because Newcastle can over take city on the third position with a win this weekend with this draw that city has

[Cossyblack]

Manchester City were strangely unable to score against Southampton.They dominated the game and didn't show the ball to their opponents, but they couldn't find a goal in this match.I find it very interesting that City, who had 5 shots on target despite having 26 shots throughout the match, couldn't score in this match.I think it's more than unlucky to create so many positions and not score against a relegated team.
Everton managed to be the winners against Fulham.Fulham took the lead with Raul Jimenez's goal and ended the first half with a 1-1 draw.Although they had more possession than their opponents and created more positions, we can say that Everton came and scored.I did not expect Everton to win in this match.

Like I said in my previous post about this match between Southampton vs Manchester City, that sometimes small odds can be very deceiving and it turns out to be true. I applauded Manchester City for their incredible performance in this match,they did everything humane possible to produce a goal but to no avail, looks like the odd were not in their favor. Manchester City earning one points today is better than having none, at least they were able to avoid loosing which I believe is the most important thing to avoid at this moments.

However, Southampton on the other side, didn't play anything useful today to deserve a draw,they were just lucky to go home with one points,There overall  performance in this match in unsatisfactory as expected from them.  They couldn't maintain a better ball possession throughout the match, even as they were playing in their Home ground. Maybe they should have just allow Manchester City to get a goal since it is certain that  they're going to get relegated at the end of the season.

[Ndabagi01]

Disappointing result for city as they failed to get all three points against bottom placed Southampton city attack was poor in front of goal because I expected that city should have a good show against Southampton because they are the wiping boys of the league but despite this draw city is still occupying the third position on the league pending Newcastle game because Newcastle can over take city on the third position with a win this weekend with this draw that city has

The fight for the champions League spot in the English Premier league is just getting tougher more and more. All the teams involved are given in their best performance and still those at the top are still falling in traps of other small teams they  ought to have beat in their matches. Manchester City seems to not surprise so many teams again when they lose or draw, they’re even better off now unlike they were some times back. They have given some hope to those teams below them and not only Newcastle will their hope rise but even Chelsea will be happy about that and will want to get a chance for the champions league trophy.

[WatChe]

Disappointing result for city as they failed to get all three points against bottom placed Southampton city attack was poor in front of goal because I expected that city should have a good show against Southampton because they are the wiping boys of the league but despite this draw city is still occupying the third position on the league pending Newcastle game because Newcastle can over take city on the third position with a win this weekend with this draw that city has

This is exactly what I said in my previous post that in EPL teams sitting at bottom of points table have the capability to surprise top teams and that's what Southampton has done with Man City today. Everyone choice for today's game was Man City but Southampton played a draw aginst number 3 team. From UCL point of view, Man City position is still strong enough to finish among top 5 teams of EPL. Villa just got 3 key points by winning it's game against Bournemouth and the club is very much in race to qualify for the UCL.

[ajanwalker]

This is why the Premier League is so high quality. Southampton, who were relegated to the lower league weeks ago, are drawing with Manchester City today.

City made a lot of attacks and missed a lot of goals but couldn't find the goal they were looking for and the match ended 0-0.
If City had won the match, their scores would have been the same as Arsenal, but they didn't.
City's four-week winning streak has ended.
Southampton also drew their 6th match with this draw.