⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Barikui1]

Nottingham Forest's performance this season was completely unexpected. They were in third place in the table for a long time. Nottingham Forest's performance was very stable. However, they have lost points in several matches recently. And are now outside the Champions League zone.

I would be happy if the team could qualify for the Champions League. It would be a great achievement for them. Because Nottingham Forest's squad is not that strong. Especially Nottingham Forest's attack is quite weak. Even then, the team has been able to maintain a stable performance for a long time because of its strong defense. If they can win against Chelsea, Nottingham Forest still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Nottingham got a shock therapy after they performed well in the early season, but bad at the end of season. It's a common problem that faced by a mid tier team who become overachieved. It's nothing surprise me at all.
Their game against Chelsea is gonna be the most important game for sure. It's pretty much the same as a final game to get a UCL spot as the prize.

I think Nottingham forest won't make it, and Chelsea will get UCL.
As for the bet, i obviously pick Chelsea, though the odds gap is not that big, but i believe they will make it happen to beat Forest, then goes to the UCL.

I think I share the same sentiment as you bro, Nottingham Forest will find it extremely difficult to beat Chelsea in this game because I am confident that the both teams will be treating this game as a final just as you have rightfully said, and looking at both teams, Chelsea have more big players that can decide this game single handedly, or it's best to say that Chelsea players are made for the bigger occasions like this, than this Nottingham forest side, because they are used to playing under constant pressure, unlike this Nottingham forest team, but let's be expecting a very interesting encounter between these two teams, so a 1-1 draw is my likely prediction for this game, but nothing should be ruled out completely, because anything can happen in games like this.

[Raflesia]

Nottingham Forest's performance this season was completely unexpected. They were in third place in the table for a long time. Nottingham Forest's performance was very stable. However, they have lost points in several matches recently. And are now outside the Champions League zone.

Although indeed for the end of the season it seems that it is not very favorable for them because in some matches they cannot focus and now they are eliminated from the Champions League zone where previously at the beginning and middle of the season they were always there but of course it is still very good for Nottingham at this time because with a club whose budget is mediocre even terksean minimal is in the top standings and troublesome some big clubs of course it becomes a very good thing to watch.

This last match they will again try to trouble Chelsea because after all Nottingham Forrest's chance to finish in the Champions League or Europa League zone is still very much there but in the end this must certainly be answered with a victory but Chelsea also does not want this to happen.
I want to see if the City Ground ultimately gives them more strength because of the support of fanatical fans or instead they will only finish and get nothing this season even though their early season and mid-season were quite good.

[GIF-JOBS]

Even if Forest don't beat Chelsea this Sunday, this is still going to be a successful season for them.    Because I mean they finished the previous season at the 17th position. Now they are about to qualify for a European tournament...

This is a big progress big thanks to Nuno Espírito Santo. His current contract is until the summer of 2026. I wonder whether they will extend with him by another year. He didn't make it at Tottenham but it seems like Forest is fitting him just great.

We are super excited to see match between Nottingham Forest football team and Chelsea football team. Both teams are on same level because one team has 66 points and other team has 65 points. Chelsea football team has upper position on the table which is at 5th position and Nottingham Forest position is at 7th . But recent performance of Chelsea team is going towards best because they are winning most of the matches against good teams and I think we will see Chelsea team as a dominant team in this match.  That match will be organize in the City Ground and both teams have many injured players who will impact on the performance of team members.Murillo is not part of team who is defender of team and he was important part of team.

This match tomorrow is going to be a really great match, because according to the position of the two teams it is going to be a match of equal strength opponents, so this match is going to be a very great and unpredictable match, there is no guarantee which team will win and which team will lose, anything can happen. Let's see which team can win in the end between two equally strong opponents.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Honestly I don't think Forest will even be able to steal a point from Chelsea tomorrow.    They aren't reliable lately as you know. Their current form is really bad and they are prone to losing more points.

Chelsea are the opposite. They must win here also to secure top 5 for the CL. I think Enzo Maresca won't mess this up. Yeah, there is a Conference League finale in a couple of days. But there is no way it's more important than this game.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Well it seems Manchester City have Alvarez in the making here with Marmoush, despite him playing a totally different game in their last match, he has finally redeemed himself in the eyes of fans and critics alike; also, after the huge disappointment of missing that crucial chance in the FA Cup final. His recent performance shows resilience and determination, proving that one moment doesn't define a great player -- every come back counts!

I really hope Pep does manage to get the best out of this amazing players whom from what I've seen, are willing to improve -- all they need to do is receive the ball outside the box and shot with full authority to dictate play rather than just being a part of it. Marmoush could become a serious weapon if groomed properly into the system!
And also Rodri is back, I have been waiting for him for 9 months. Finally he is back on the pitch. I hope he can play without Kelvin de Bruyne for the next season in premier league.

[ITExpert]

Nottingham Forest's performance this season was completely unexpected. They were in third place in the table for a long time. Nottingham Forest's performance was very stable. However, they have lost points in several matches recently. And are now outside the Champions League zone.

I would be happy if the team could qualify for the Champions League. It would be a great achievement for them. Because Nottingham Forest's squad is not that strong. Especially Nottingham Forest's attack is quite weak. Even then, the team has been able to maintain a stable performance for a long time because of its strong defense. If they can win against Chelsea, Nottingham Forest still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Nottingham Forest is undoubtedly a very good team, but they were eliminated from the Championship because of this. I personally think that their performance throughout the league was very disappointing. We can also say that they were stable somehow, but there are many points where they should try to improve themselves. Nottingham Forest, if we look at their defense system, they are very good defenders, but their attack system is a little weak because they can never take as good a tackle as they defend, so I think they should learn from their mistakes and all these things should be done by the Nottingham Forest team. They should raise the positive points where they have been eliminated this season because of their weaknesses, because if they raise their weaknesses and their weak points, they will definitely emerge as a great performer next season.

[Pandu Geddon]

Honestly I don't think Forest will even be able to steal a point from Chelsea tomorrow.    They aren't reliable lately as you know. Their current form is really bad and they are prone to losing more points.

Chelsea are the opposite. They must win here also to secure top 5 for the CL. I think Enzo Maresca won't mess this up. Yeah, there is a Conference League finale in a couple of days. But there is no way it's more important than this game.

Both will be important for Chelsea, they will try not to lose in both matches. The Champions League ticket next season will be important for Chelsea, that will also be their focus in the next match.
On the other hand, Nottingham has experienced a decline in performance after appearing surprising since the beginning of the season. But in the end they could not maintain the consistency of the competition until nearing the end of the season.
It may not be easy for Chelsea to get a win, but hopefully they can.

[Woodie]

We are super excited to see match between Nottingham Forest football team and Chelsea football team. Both teams are on same level because one team has 66 points and other team has 65 points. Chelsea football team has upper position on the table which is at 5th position and Nottingham Forest position is at 7th .

Easier said than done, and if am not mistaken Jackson will be serving his red card which means no reliable striker for the Blues upfront...then Nottingham Forest can be a menace when they choose to and tomorrow being the last day of the 2024/2025 season..am expecting fireworks from them.

But recent performance of Chelsea team is going towards best because they are winning most of the matches against good teams and I think we will see Chelsea team as a dominant team in this match.

The real test is coming tomorrow.

I think a draw will be the best result for both teams.

 That match will be organize in the City Ground and both teams have many injured players who will impact on the performance of team members.Murillo is not part of team who is defender of team and he was important part of team.

Murillo is injured, oh boy hope forest won't be in trouble...but wait a second both teams are missing key players which means boring game coming tomorrow.

[Akbarkoe]

Nottingham Forest already done things far better than all expectations including theirs. Playing well throughout the season and nearly achieving a happy ending, they only need to finish their last match with a winning, and make this season ending as a perfect achievement which they never thought of at the season beginning months ago.

Nottingham Forest's performance this season was completely unexpected. They were in third place in the table for a long time. Nottingham Forest's performance was very stable. However, they have lost points in several matches recently. And are now outside the Champions League zone.

I would be happy if the team could qualify for the Champions League. It would be a great achievement for them. Because Nottingham Forest's squad is not that strong. Especially Nottingham Forest's attack is quite weak. Even then, the team has been able to maintain a stable performance for a long time because of its strong defense. If they can win against Chelsea, Nottingham Forest still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Nottingham Forest has indeed performed very well this season, especially when they managed to beat Liverpool on their journey this season, so it is only natural that many fans have quite high expectations for Nottingham Forest, and hope that the team can go straight into the Champions League next season.

However, it is quite unfortunate that the good performance could not last until the season really ended, they lost their consistency which made their position continue to shift and were thrown to 7th position in the standings. and although Nottingham Forest still has one more match left against Chelsea, and of course we expect the best results in the match because if Forest fails in their last match against Chelsea then they will not get the right in any European competition.

[JeffBrad12]

Honestly I don't think Forest will even be able to steal a point from Chelsea tomorrow.    They aren't reliable lately as you know. Their current form is really bad and they are prone to losing more points.

Chelsea are the opposite. They must win here also to secure top 5 for the CL. I think Enzo Maresca won't mess this up. Yeah, there is a Conference League finale in a couple of days. But there is no way it's more important than this game.

An away game for Chelsea is always so hard to beat. However, i'm still favoring them to win the game. They made some improvements and showed in the previous games. They more solid in defense and attack. I think they can steal three points from Nottingham Forest. Their odds gap is not that big too.
Even though they must be going through a hard game, but this is a must win game for them. If they can't take three points they won't qualify for UCL.

[Stable090]

Honestly I don't think Forest will even be able to steal a point from Chelsea tomorrow.    They aren't reliable lately as you know. Their current form is really bad and they are prone to losing more points.

We can’t conclude yet, currently the two teams are not reliable, Nottingham forest performance has dropped, but will also struggle to qualify for the champions league also, and the match will be played at their home, so they are having higher chances of winning than Chelsea. As we can see Chelsea performance isn’t so good also, they are not consistent so am not always confident in Chelsea whenever they are playing.

I just hope Chelsea will be able to win against Nottingham forest, they have been struggling to qualify for the champions league, and Seriously I prefer Chelsea qualifying for the champions league, am sure they will perform better in the champions league than Nottingham forest, let’s see if Chelsea will be able to win their next match.

[Amphenomenon]

This match tomorrow is going to be a really great match, because according to the position of the two teams it is going to be a match of equal strength opponents, so this match is going to be a very great and unpredictable match, there is no guarantee which team will win and which team will lose, anything can happen. Let's see which team can win in the end between two equally strong opponents.

A friend of mine said that the game tomorrow against Nothingham Forest is like a final and to ne honest I quite accept that and I hope we can win and get Champions League football at least for the money EPL are going to reward Champions league teams for.

The game would be a difficult and an exciting one that will prove if we're ready at least to male it pass the group stage of the Champions League.

[SatoPrincess]

While "not winning" is okay, but at the very least they should look like they should be trying to look like they are going to win something, or barely missed theri chance, or at least look like they were candidates. When they look like how they look like, specially during that November and December period, we are talking about a team that looks terrible, and that is not alright with the fans.

Pep is not the issue, never was, he would adapt to whatever world is adapting, he was great 15 years ago, he is great now. The issue was that the players won 4+ premier league titles, and treble, and whatever else they could, so they just grew old and didn't had any reason to keep trying and that caused them to end up with not playing with their %100 anymore. So they went and got some other players instead.

It’s good to see the former champions returning back to top form again, the return of their key players from injury has been a good boost and the new recruitment made in January has been key to their recent improved performances lately. They are now back at the top level of the league table and fighting for Champions League qualification.

[Agbe]

This match tomorrow is going to be a really great match, because according to the position of the two teams it is going to be a match of equal strength opponents, so this match is going to be a very great and unpredictable match, there is no guarantee which team will win and which team will lose, anything can happen. Let's see which team can win in the end between two equally strong opponents.

A friend of mine said that the game tomorrow against Nothingham Forest is like a final and to ne honest I quite accept that and I hope we can win and get Champions League football at least for the money EPL are going to reward Champions league teams for.

The game would be a difficult and an exciting one that will prove if we're ready at least to male it pass the group stage of the Champions League.

I don't see Chelsea winning against forest tomorrow because both teams needs a win to qualify for the champions League so it will be very difficult for Chelsea to get all three points going away to forest because forest too are in  good position to qualifying for the champions League next season if they can get a win tomorrow against Chelsea because the point gap is not much

[pawel7777]

For the last time this season, here are the full fixtures and odds (by BC.Game) for the very last round (round 38) of the Premier League:

AFC Bournemouth x1.32 Vs Leicester City x8.6; Draw x5.6
Tottenham Hotspur x4.5 Vs Brighton & Hove Albion x1.64; Draw x4.5
Wolverhampton Wanderers x2.9 Vs Brentford FC x2.26; Draw x3.75
Manchester United x4.3 Vs Aston Villa x1.73; Draw x4.1
Ipswich Town x3.0 Vs West Ham United x2.18; Draw x3.85
Nottingham Forest x3.1 Vs Chelsea FC x2.16; Draw x3.7
Newcastle United x1.31 Vs Everton FC x8.8; Draw x5.6
Liverpool FC x1.38 Vs Crystal Palace x6.2; Draw x5.8
Fulham FC x5.0 Vs Manchester City x1.62; Draw x4.2
Southampton FC x11.0 Vs Arsenal FC x1.25; Draw x6.0

We already know the champions and the runner-up, but a lot can change in places from 3 to 7, where all the teams are within 3 points, or less, of each other.
The most interesting should be Nottm Forest Vs Chelsea. Chelsea is the x2.16 favourite, but Forest, with the support of their home fans, should not be underestimated.

Villa is also a favourite in their game against Man United, but I think anything can happen there.

It should be a fun day tomorrow.

[Stablexcoin]

This match tomorrow is going to be a really great match, because according to the position of the two teams it is going to be a match of equal strength opponents, so this match is going to be a very great and unpredictable match, there is no guarantee which team will win and which team will lose, anything can happen. Let's see which team can win in the end between two equally strong opponents.

A friend of mine said that the game tomorrow against Nothingham Forest is like a final and to ne honest I quite accept that and I hope we can win and get Champions League football at least for the money EPL are going to reward Champions league teams for.

The game would be a difficult and an exciting one that will prove if we're ready at least to male it pass the group stage of the Champions League.

I don't see Chelsea winning against forest tomorrow because both teams needs a win to qualify for the champions League so it will be very difficult for Chelsea to get all three points going away to forest because forest too are in  good position to qualifying for the champions League next season if they can get a win tomorrow against Chelsea because the point gap is not much

Anything can happen there, we might end up seeing some unthought of outcome, as all the competing teams will be putting in their very best. Chelsea and Nottingham Forest should be the most viewed match, Newcastle and Manchester City will be winning their opponents not a strong game to put all interest. Chelsea will play the hardest fixture as this holds their fate of playing in the Champions League, Nottingham the home team are also competing and will refuse Chelsea dominance over them.

Chelsea only have this solution if unluckily they draw Nottingham, the only remedy to play Champions League is for Manchester United to defeat Aston Villa, that will be their only savior.

[Sandra_hakeem]

I think arteta got it spot on. It would have been easy for arsenal to use injuries as an excuse for losing Champions League semi final and dropping down the table, but the guys who have come in have been brilliant.
i really like how white played. Saliba should also train to be an attacking defender, because he is so good in carrying the ball. next season, i need to see players trying to take risk too.

I knew it was always going to be a tough game, but thought arsenal gave it all they had, and I'm very proud of their performance. On another day, we could say they deserved something but, they weren't prepared to lose their last match. All eyes them against Southampton tomorrow, which is a must win for them too.

[BITCOIN4X]

Fulham FC x5.0 Vs Manchester City x1.62; Draw x4.2

It should be a fun day tomorrow.

Manchester City appear to be absolute favorites in the final game of the season, the odds on offer prove that. However, there are always risks that need to be considered because so far Manchester City's performance has not been consistent. Manchester City plans to secure Champions League tickets next season, but Fulham cannot be underestimated at all. I don't think these two will draw based on the odds, meaning I agree that Manchester City are favorites to win 3 points to end the season.

Aston Villa and Nottingham will definitely be a big threat to Manchester City in the away match. Fulham certainly won't change anything even if they win at home, but I think they will just fight not to be embarrassed in front of their own fans. Aston Villa are favorites instead of Manchester United, but it doesn't feel entirely fair considering that Manchester United will be playing at home. But let's look forward to the final week for the Premier League and we will see who will qualify for the Champions League and Europa League next season after the matches end.

[Zaguru12]

I think arteta got it spot on. It would have been easy for arsenal to use injuries as an excuse for losing Champions League semi final and dropping down the table, but the guys who have come in have been brilliant.
i really like how white played. Saliba should also train to be an attacking defender, because he is so good in carrying the ball. next season, i need to see players trying to take risk too.

I knew it was always going to be a tough game, but thought arsenal gave it all they had, and I'm very proud of their performance. On another day, we could say they deserved something but, they weren't prepared to lose their last match. All eyes them against Southampton tomorrow, which is a must win for them too.

All this praises on Arsenal going trophyless this season seems absurd for me because to be frank with you Arsenal had a poor season base on their standard in my opinion. Over the past two seasons they have came really second best to Manchester City and the two times they lost the league it was to some little mistakes mostly by the manager decisions and personal I was thinking for the third time they will correct the mistakes this season and here we are this season much worse than last season in terms of progress so seriously I don’t see where the praises arise from.

Arsenal really need to be winners next season and not just be contenders, that’s one way I will say Arteta shouldn’t be trusted if not anything short of that

[Juse14]

I think arteta got it spot on. It would have been easy for arsenal to use injuries as an excuse for losing Champions League semi final and dropping down the table, but the guys who have come in have been brilliant.
i really like how white played. Saliba should also train to be an attacking defender, because he is so good in carrying the ball. next season, i need to see players trying to take risk too.

I knew it was always going to be a tough game, but thought arsenal gave it all they had, and I'm very proud of their performance. On another day, we could say they deserved something but, they weren't prepared to lose their last match. All eyes them against Southampton tomorrow, which is a must win for them too.

All this praises on Arsenal going trophyless this season seems absurd for me because to be frank with you Arsenal had a poor season base on their standard in my opinion. Over the past two seasons they have came really second best to Manchester City and the two times they lost the league it was to some little mistakes mostly by the manager decisions and personal I was thinking for the third time they will correct the mistakes this season and here we are this season much worse than last season in terms of progress so seriously I don’t see where the praises arise from.

Arsenal really need to be winners next season and not just be contenders, that’s one way I will say Arteta shouldn’t be trusted if not anything short of that

Let's see what changes Arteta will make to really win the Premier League trophy next season. They have a pretty solid back line and a pretty good midfield, while their front line really needs changes and the addition of new players to sharpen their attacks, especially pure strikers. Indeed, under Arteta's direction, they were able to answer the problem of overcoming the deadlock to be able to score goals in the match, but for the next season they really need a promising player who is able to score a goal consistently in every match.

And back to their midfield, I think Arsenal still needs new ammunition to strengthen their midfield, because in several matches I saw when Odegard was absent from the match due to injury, his absence on the field was really felt, and quite [affected the team's performance on the field.