⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[ITExpert]

This may apply to all parties where they have energy, they also have weaknesses. We forgot about the Premier League when Arsenal were on the rampage in Europe, their attacking department was very efficient then and still is. However the way they played in the two Champions League matches against PSG, there are major problems in their defense. Perhaps the failure to resolve this issue has not had a positive impact on Arsenal as a result, they are now a much larger point gap behind Liverpool.

Despite being such a top local team, many teams in the points table are close to them, perhaps it was their own failure because they could not reach the heights of those teams.

We cannot say in any one respect that on a particular way,wherever there are good points, there are also bad points to reach because wherever we look at any team in the league, it is the scenario of every team that where you have bad points, you also have good points, so you have to try to improve things and understand them. The same thing is with the team Arsenal that they are carrying good and bad points together, although they need to learn from their failures and raise themselves with positivity, but still they have stopped behind the Liverpool team to a large extent and have created a place for themselves because when you give competition to someone, you have to think more about yourself than about beating them. Only then can you be successful.

[Amphenomenon]

I cant believe how Manchester City can lose this match against this team, Crystal Palace a team who NEVER win anything and now they grab a F.A.

This year has ironic as it seems has been the best for over a decade for the mid teams. Crystal Palace and Newcastle United has been able to get a trophy that we can say a deserving one especially for Newcastle.

Anyway, Crystal Palace has been doing well to make it to the final and now were able to lift the trophy and this might just be a catalyst for mid teams to challenge top teams for local trophies of such.

This year is gonna be remembered as the worst season for a Guardiola team ever.

Are they gonna be in the next UCL?...

I think they are still going to qualify for Champions League football next season. While this season has been really poor and disappointing for City, they can still get both wins remaining against Bournemouth and Fulham.

[DaNNy001]

Manchester City are out of the FA Cup officially. Now they have only one job to do:

• To finish the PL in top 5

But at the moment they are out of the area.    Because of the wins Chelsea and Aston Villa got of course. But I'd have a really good laugh if Manchester City fail to finish in top 5.

Bournemouth (H) and Fulham (A) are their remaining games. Let's see...

Crystal palace won Manchester city In the FA cup and it's something that's throwing me off, is Manchester city that bad now? They couldn't score a single goal, this isn't what Manchester city used to be. They were the best in a lot of football seasons and have dominated a lot of clubs in the EPL but right now I don't know what their problem is currently...I hope that they get better next football seasons

[Coyster]

Bournemouth (H) and Fulham (A) are their remaining games. Let's see...

Very tough games, and they will be tougher now that City lost the FA Cup final, i am sure the players will be dispirited and Pep would have to choose the right words to lift them again for the remaining two games. If City fail to qualify for the CL, it will cap off their terrible season and it could prolly affect their transfer business in the summer, every great player wants to play in the CL and they would want to move to a team that can offer that.

[HajiBagi]

Manchester City are out of the FA Cup officially. Now they have only one job to do:

• To finish the PL in top 5

But at the moment they are out of the area.    Because of the wins Chelsea and Aston Villa got of course. But I'd have a really good laugh if Manchester City fail to finish in top 5.

Bournemouth (H) and Fulham (A) are their remaining games. Let's see...

With what Manchester City played today in the final of the FA Cup against Crystal Palace I don’t think Manchester City will make it to the top 5 because the team performance is very bad, Crystal Palace defeated Manchester City and Manchester City could not score any goals even when they had a penalty, what a disgraceful performance from all Manchester City players, I think this is one of the worse performances of the season from Manchester City because I was thinking Crystal Palace is playing against Manchester United.

Manchester City ended a season trophyless and with all the signings Pep Guardiola made in the January transfer window, I think Pep is out of energy to coach a team like Manchester City because, with all the players he has he can defeat Crystal Palace, no one will tell me that injury affected Manchester City because all the players in the lineup today were all players Manchester City is using to win matches last season.

[Accardo]

I don’t know what exactly they’re lacking. Obviously, Arteta will now demand new transfers and will try to replace some players in certain positions, but I would first pay attention to their stability, to avoid their main mistake, these slumps during the season.

What I have thought is that Arsenal's problem is psychological, they should not lose matches that are so important, there is no point in winning many matches if in the end everything goes down the drain losing key matches.

On the previous interview with Keown on talksport he rejected the notion that Arsenal's problem has to do with psychology or mentality issues, they lacked creativity, he said, after losing four key players - Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli, and Havertz to injury. Also during the transfer window they weren't able to procure a strong striker, the gunners need the specie of Theirry Henry back to strengthen their striking force. Arsenal players are good but the staminate rate amongst key players isn't strong, it's a loophole they must have to fix.

[BITCOIN4X]

This year, City have been enchanted. They have not been successful in any area. Today, they lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final and have not won the cup.

City were 1-0 down but won a penalty. Marmoush took the penalty but missed the goal.

City have finished the year without a trophy.
There is still the Fifa Club World Cup in June but I don't think they can do anything in that either.

Manchester City's failure in the FA Cup final clearly emphasized that they were really bad this season. The FA Cup title should have been a consolation title for everyone who hoped they would win at least one title this season, but Crystal Palace were ultimately able to maintain their lead until the end of the match. Embarrassing, of course it was a very embarrassing defeat for them and I think this was unexpected.

Manchester City dominated the game and had a series of attacks, but the goal they were looking for didn't really come. Even though they made more than 20 shots, all their efforts failed and of course this has ended one of the fans' big hopes for them this season. Pep Guardiola clearly regrets it and the players will mourn it, this has clearly been a season full of drama for them.

[Ryu_Ar1]

They came out with a squad that might even be the best they have but they were unable to create a single chance on target which is a bit too much.

Manchester United were quite good in terms of possession at least in this match that is all they can be proud of but otherwise they were completely outclassed by Chelsea because in terms of mentality, attacking scheme and overall performance on the pitch they were completely outclassed.
Luckily there is no reason for them to prepare for the Europa League final because if there was a reason like this then I would probably laugh at it lol

Manchester United had a bad end to the season even if you look at their statistics now, their last 8 matches in the EPL continuation they have not even tasted victory and brought 3 points from what they played.

You're right, United didn’t look hopeless — they created some chances and kept the tension alive, but in the end, Chelsea’s win felt fair. They even got lucky with that handball from Højlund — on another day that’s a clear penalty. But what worries me more is the communication between the players. When Bruno and Højlund start going at each other like that, it doesn’t exactly scream “team ready for a European final.”

Chelsea, on the other hand, are starting to come together. Funny how it's the full-backs scoring instead of the forwards, but results are what matter now. And honestly, their most important game isn't the cup final — it's the one against Forest. That match could decide a Champions League spot, and they can’t afford to let it slip.

Even Manchester United only created 4 shots and 1 on target in this match.



On the other hand, for problems such as those that occur for some players on the field, it is a little worrying but in the end it is a frustration that they experience because they are not playing well in this match.

For Chelsea I don't really care who scores because even though it's not a striker but in the end we must realize that for now Chelsea's problem has always been in that position even since the last few seasons where they don't get a striker who is really qualified even though a lot of players come and go. But in this case it cannot be denied that in the end we can see how their speed and how their attacking lines on the wings are really very troublesome and for me it deserves appreciation, it's just that sometimes poor finishing is always a problem that they cannot solve.

[Velvet78]

I don't think Manchester City will fail in qualifying for the Champions League at least.

Their remaining games:

- Bournemouth (H)
- Fulham (A)

Both of those teams are aimless now. I expect Guardiola's students to finish the season at the 3rd or 4th position. There is a slight chance for the 2nd position as well depending on Arsenal's results in their remaining games. 

[Hanadawa]

I don't think Manchester City will fail in qualifying for the Champions League at least.

Their remaining games:

- Bournemouth (H)
- Fulham (A)

Both of those teams are aimless now. I expect Guardiola's students to finish the season at the 3rd or 4th position. There is a slight chance for the 2nd position as well depending on Arsenal's results in their remaining games. 

Those two games are not difficult games for City. Fulham and Bournemouth have also finished in the middle of the table. They have no motivation to win those games. They are already safe from relegation and they also have no chance of playing in the Europa League by winning their remaining two games. This should be an easy game for City. If City win they will get 68 points and overtake Newcastle in third place. Chelsea and Aston Villa have played their 37th game so City will definitely secure third or fourth place. If we talk about the teams that are fighting to qualify for the UCL they are Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nott Forest. I am still waiting for the result of the Newcastle vs Arsenal match. The point is I don't see any chance of City failing to play in the UCL next season.

[shinratensei_]

Manchester United never stop to give me surprise. They break the all time record by finished last season with. 58 points. The lowest one in their history, and yet again, they're now breaking their last season record to finish with far less points compared to the last season's record.
They will finish this season with only 42 points!!  It's so crazy from 58 to the 42 points. This must be their bad achievement ever in their history.

Damn!!!They never tired to create more and more bad record. The strong foundation built by Fergie is failling in matter of years.
All of their huge records are just nothing more than their history.

[Accardo]

Damn!!!They never tired to create more and more bad record. The strong foundation built by Fergie is failling in matter of years.
All of their huge records are just nothing more than their history.

They have lost 18 premier league matches - the worst outcome recorded by the red devils since 1973/74 season.
Amorim has confirmed that much work is to been done next season. The club is probably the talk of the league, as a result of poor performance which wasn't expected by both fans and opposing clubs.

[X-ray]

I don't think Manchester City will fail in qualifying for the Champions League at least.

Their remaining games:

- Bournemouth (H)
- Fulham (A)

Both of those teams are aimless now. I expect Guardiola's students to finish the season at the 3rd or 4th position. There is a slight chance for the 2nd position as well depending on Arsenal's results in their remaining games. 

Agree. I'd not use table as parameter, but those teams are low block defensive teams, which is City's main weakness.

It will be so hard for City against them. Their upcoming fixtures are against teams who often put 10 teams in front of goalie. It's gonna be so hard for them to score just like when they failed against Palace in the FA cup.

Their odds against Bournemouth is small enough, which tells us they're favorite. However, i take Bournemouth seriously considering they always put big wall at the pen box. We know how low block defensive often struggled them.

They're in trouble.

[virasog]

Arsenal team is a very good team and this time there is no doubt that they have scored very good points and goals and they are also they have a good striker rate but where there are strengths in any team there are also weaknesses so Same is the case with the Arsenal team because they also have some points where they need to improve themselves if they improve themselves then they can prove to be a better team. It is not necessary that if someone is playing very well then they are perfect we cannot find perfection in anything well if they want to improve their performence they should improve their weaknesses. So that they will set an example of weak to strong ones.

Arsenal is taking on Newcastle United and are leading 1-0 in the 60th minute of the play. No team was able to score in the first half but still it was Arsenal who dominated throughout the game. They got 65% of the possession and I thought they should have scored at least a goal before halftime. However in the 55th minute, Declan Rice gave them the lead. Both these teams stand at 2nd and 3rd position at the Premier League but i am not much impressed by the Newcastle play today. They had a few shots on target but missed all of them. Arsenal is clearly the favorite today.

[Sandra_hakeem]

At this point, it's laughable that either Tottenham or United will get champions league next season. When teams like Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Chelsea and other teams have been working their absolute seat off, and deserve it more this season. Neither Spurs or United deserve champions league football, both are crap teams and have been an absolute disgrace this season.

I can say this is their worst seasons ever. It's not pleasing at all for the fans, because how could a team be leaving the box and giving their opponents the best comfort to shoot from the box instead of doing a man to man marking outside the box and pressure them hard?
That final is going to be the most high-pressure final in history, and there's at least a 50% chance that Tottenham will lose the Europa final.

[el kaka22]

City will definitely be in the top five to be in UCL next season, that's not an issue. I am pretty sure that we are going to end up making a ton of money with what we are dealing with here, because City will turn the ship around and be MUCH better next season, but people will not bet accordingly, they will bet like this season City is the same as next season, but the problem is the odds will show them not be that dominant and yet they will be dominant.

So for a while (specially at the start), City will get odds like 1.70 or whatever, when they could win 4-0 and that is why betting on them could make us a lot of profit and should be amazing for us. Could be a trouble for all of us if they are once again not good at the start though.

[pawel7777]

Yet another game by Man City when they couldn't convert their dominance in the field into a win.
Despite having possession of 79% and more than three times as many shots on goal as Crystal Palace, they lost 1-0 in the FA cup final after an early goal by Eze.
But they will have a chance to redeem themselves on Tue, when they are playing an outstanding home game of the round 37 against Bournemouth. If Man City wins, they would make a jump from their current 6th place, right into the 3rd place. And if they manage to defend that 3rd place in the final game of the season (they play away against Fulham), that could be viewed as a success given the big crisis they faced earlier in the season, when fans were told to accept the possibility of the club not making it to the final 4.

Arsenal finally broke their bad spell and defeated Newcastle 1-0, meaning they are guaranteed to finish 2nd.

[Zaguru12]

At this point, it's laughable that either Tottenham or United will get champions league next season. When teams like Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Chelsea and other teams have been working their absolute seat off, and deserve it more this season. Neither Spurs or United deserve champions league football, both are crap teams and have been an absolute disgrace this season.

For me I think there is nothing special about this, as the other clubs mentioned were off their seats fighting to get the champions league spot through the top five spot both Europa league finalists too were off their seats too trying to get same thing through a channel that they feel it is easier for them, both Manchester United and Tottenham have worked their asses off to get into the Europa League final, even if I do not like the way they were poor in the league with one of them definitely going to have his worst season after losing the final I think we shouldn’t discredit their performance in the competition.

Manchester United is also 50% away from losing the final too because apart from history of final wins there is absolutely nothing that Manchester United has over Tottenham, In fact Manchester United should be worried with the European football seeing first timers winning its local or domestic cups.

[SatoPrincess]

What Arsenal really needs is not just a striker, I mean sure they need a proper striker, someone who is amazing at scoring goals, not just like a "forward" but like a goal scoring machine. But they are not enough with just that, they do have a great defense, Saliba is insane, but they need everything in between those.

I would get a whole new midfield if it was me, they need a very quick, Kante type defensive midfield who would be not only running around, but covering a lot of ground and have high stamina too, and when people see KDB, they think of attacking midfield, but they do not need a cheap version of that with Odegaard, I would get someone who is more towards attacking, instead of just playmaking, an overall better attacker.

When you look at Arsenal’s squad you can boldly say they have good defense, good midfield combination even though not 100% efficient but more than average level but attacking wise they are weak especially after losing Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus so they need a striker desperately not even a choice.

[Distraction]

Crystal Palace are in the 12th place in the league but they are still going to join the Europa League. But they really deserved it by making a high effort in the FA Cup.    This is their biggest success in who knows how many years...

There is more to that. Manchester United or Tottenham are also going to be even in the Champions League next season. Although they are both about to finish the PL near the relegation area... This is really unbelievable.