⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[MK-74]

Manchester United came out as the winner against Chelsea.

The referee managed the game well, and in my opinion, the red cards were the right decisions.
Robert Sánchez should never have made that challenge, leaving his team with 10 men in the 5th minute is a huge blow. The game had just started, and conceding a goal would have been a better outcome for Chelsea.

Carlos Casemiro’s second yellow card was entirely his fault. When you’re already on a yellow, you simply can’t make a challenge that’s certain to get you booked again.
Had M.United kept 11 players on the pitch, they probably could have scored more goals.

[IjawMan]

Manchester United 2 x 0 Chelsea

United that were struggling in other matches are simply having a laudable moment with Chelsea, not feeling threatened at all in this outing. This result ending in United favour will give a bit of a relief to R. Amorim who have been under pressure receiving much criticisms from United fans over this season. The Chelsea x Manchester United match was a decider of his fate in the club as manager.

Casimero after scoring to give United a 2 goals clear over Chelsea is sent off the field on receiving a two yellow cards and this can be a positive incident for Chelsea to desperately take advantage of  in the second 45 minutes. Quite another poor game for Chelsea prior to Bayern Munich defeat.

We also saw a rare 10 minute double substitution for Chelsea, maybe to balance the 10 men team..

Enzo Maresca made a big mistake with the type of substitution he made due to panicking. Some of the players he took off the field on account of the red card was not the right substituted with the right players, on substituting Palmer, Estevao,and Nero, I expected the coach to bring in Garnacho amongst the players he was bringing in. Plenty of errors choked Chelsea in this match and United took the day.

Manchester United 2 x 0 Chelsea

United that were struggling in other matches are simply having a laudable moment with Chelsea, not feeling threatened at all in this outing. This result ending in United favour will give a bit of a relief to R. Amorim who have been under pressure receiving much criticisms from United fans over this season. The Chelsea x Manchester United match was a decider of his fate in the club as manager.

Casimero after scoring to give United a 2 goals clear over Chelsea is sent off the field on receiving a two yellow cards and this can be a positive incident for Chelsea to desperately take advantage of  in the second 45 minutes. Quite another poor game for Chelsea prior to Bayern Munich defeat.

I don't how this game will play out now since the team are all even in terms of the red card but I doubt Chelsea can over turn the scores now because Manchester United will be cautious enough to hold that two goal lead. The game would have had a different toll who knows only if maybe that Chelsea red card didn't come so early.

The red card for Chelsea came too early and was the beginning of a setback for the whole players. The foul play by Sanchez was not called for cause it was a match Chelsea would not have lost assuming Sanchez let the player and ball passed to give Manchester United that goal. United capitalized on the one man shortage to get 2 goals fastly.

Manchester United on getting a red too making the numbers of players equal Chelsea took back the midfield had the ball more and got a goal from T. Chalobah header and there was no much time left to get an equaliser.

[Stable090]

Manchester United truly had the advantage in this match. Just five minutes into the match, a Chelsea player received a red card. This situation greatly benefited United, allowing them to easily take a 2-0 lead at halftime. Although Casemiro was sent off at the end of the first half, leaving each team with ten men in the second half.

Chelsea managed to narrow the deficit to 1-2. The match was already in its final minutes, so anything was possible.

The red card which Chelsea received in the early minutes of the match was one of the things that destabilized Chelsea in the match, and Manchester United took advantage of that and scored two goals before they also received a red card also. How I wish their was no red card in the match, then it will have been interesting, because if Chelsea didn’t receive red card, I don’t think Manchester United will be able to get a win with the way they played today.

After Manchester United also received their red card, then things balanced, and Chelsea were in control of the match in the second half of the match, and they were able to score a goal in the second half, actually they canceled chelsea goal also, and Manchester United were able to get a win in the match.

[slapper]

Today's match between Liverpool and Everton was great, Liverpool was playing at their home ground, and Liverpool is a much stronger team than Everton, although I expected a slightly bigger score from Liverpool, but they scored a goal in the 10th minute of the first half and the second goal in the 29th minute and after that Liverpool could not score any more goals, Everton had no goals in the first half, so in the second half Everton tried to play as strong as possible, but they could not attack enough in front of Liverpool's great performance, in the second half they scored a goal in the 58th minute, and after that they tried a lot, but not effective, and in the end they could not score any more goals, and Liverpool won the match 2-1 with a great performance again, Liverpool are currently in first place with15 points, I am very optimistic that Liverpool will win the title.

We saw premier league match in which Liverpool football team played very excellent against Everton football team and that was one sided match and we saw 3 goals in this match and 2 goals from one team And 1 goal from opponent team.  Gravenberch was a person who did first goal of the match And he did this goal at 10 minutes and we saw this goal when opponent team score was zero in this match. The shots of Liverpool football team were excellent in this match which were 11 and only 3  shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was also brilliant in this match  which was 58 percent and passes were also more in this match which were 466 .The pass accuracy of that team was good in this match which was 84 percent and opponent team pass accuracy was very low in this match.

It was not one-sided at all, mate. Liverpool got the 2-0 cushion early with Gravenberch and Ekitike, but it was 7 shots to 3 of Everton, possession of about 60 percent, pass accuracy of 88 percent... then the game reversed. Second half, Everton 6 shots vs Liverpool' 4, xG changed in their favor, passing of Liverpool fell by almost 8% and they lost 23 final-third passes in the second half, compared to the first half. The fact that it only takes 3 shots on target to finish 2 goals is what makes it feel "comfortable". That is a spike they will not hit every week. Honestly, I would call it more of a tale of two halves than a walkover

[Showlove01]

I was expecting Amorim to do good at manchester United, but somehow he is trash right now, nobody can predict this, i mean maybe they cant fight against the teams from the big six, but this actual form is pathetic for a team like Manchester United, and the crisis is only deepening, on how much time they are gonna ask Sir Alex to comeback at 100 years old?

After the great failure of Manchester United by Eric ten hag. It was expected from Amorim that he would grab the team from their worst time and make them able to gain a significant position on the point table. And if this happened in the same way it will also be written as a great milestone for Amorim in his profile. But, Unfortunately Amorim failed to do so as his coaching badly failed and the team is unable to chase any remarkable success. Because the time Amorim is performed is the part and the supervisor of the team is more than enough. In this time if the grand success is not possible then at least the performance of the team should give the fans and viewers at least the positive vibes of the success of the team. I think now the management should try to go with a new coach who really played his positive role in the well being of the team.

Let pardon Ruben Amorin if not for anything but for today result, like I'm just so excited today because of this win against Chelsea, I don't really know where I should be hiding right now had it been Chelsea won this game today, like Chelsea fans would have been coming on me like a rain fall, I just thank God for today.

Lol, it is more like a normal or usual thing for Manchester united anytime they are playing against Chelsea and the shocking part is that whether Manchester united is performing well In that season or not they will always play or perform well anytime they jam Chelsea because they are rivals  and today they were giving a big advantage to win Chelsea because of the red card. I'm very sure Manchester united would not have won Chelsea if not for the red card but something will always happen just for Manchester united to have victory and to be honest it was unbelievable considering what Manchester united have been playing recently.

[GiftedMAN]

Manchester United are completely dominating the game now. I'm really shocked to see it. Chelsea are very disappointing. Even after the number of players got equalized, they continued to play poorly...

Before anything else, what the hell was that Sanchez? What an unnecessary tackle... That early red card must have demoralized the whole team. A shameful performance and a deserved loss it will be.

Manchester United's dominance on the game was a weak one, if not for the red card it won't have been easy for them to lead or even find Chelsea's net with equal players.  With Manchester United's performance on today's game I see know zeal or even quest for supremacy in them they just want to remain in there current position till the end of the tournament. are lot of work need to be done on that team if they really want to contest for any trophy this season

Enzo Maresca decision making was very poor he was too quick to make the wrong choice and weaken his team i don't know why he'll remove almost all his attack for defense maybe he didn't believe they were capable of pressuring Manchester United even with one man down. Well his poor decision and that of the keeper has caused his team to lose.

[Africolo]

Manchester United came out as the winner against Chelsea.

The referee managed the game well, and in my opinion, the red cards were the right decisions.
Robert Sánchez should never have made that challenge, leaving his team with 10 men in the 5th minute is a huge blow. The game had just started, and conceding a goal would have been a better outcome for Chelsea.

Carlos Casemiro’s second yellow card was entirely his fault. When you’re already on a yellow, you simply can’t make a challenge that’s certain to get you booked again.
Had M.United kept 11 players on the pitch, they probably could have scored more goals.

The Chelsea manager was signaling him ( Sanchez) not to make that tackle but he was already out too wide, it was very unnecessary and reckless move that ruined everything for them.

The Casemiro booking was on Amorim, he should have known that Casemiro is not the type of player that play safe while on yellow card, he's always that reckless. Amorim could've subbed him off after the first booking. Lucky for them the second booking came late into the game..

[JeromeTash]

I had high hopes for Chelsea at the beginning of the season, but it looks like it's going to be that kind of team that is going to be very unpredictable throughout the season (win matches they are not expected to win, lose matches they are expected to win)
Tonight against United was the type of Match Chelsea would win given the issues Manchester United is going through but guess what… They got an early red card and that was it.

[Oluwa-btc]

Manchester United are completely dominating the game now. I'm really shocked to see it. Chelsea are very disappointing. Even after the number of players got equalized, they continued to play poorly...

Before anything else, what the hell was that Sanchez? What an unnecessary tackle... That early red card must have demoralized the whole team. A shameful performance and a deserved loss it will be.

Chelsea disappointing? Maybe you didn't see the game or something?! Even with one man down, Manchester United looked shaky and couldn't make complete 5 to 6 touches to hurt Chelsea going forward. I will agree we could escape with that but weren't all that. Casemiro should be amongst the list of players leaving the club during the January transfer window. He should be disappointed with himself whenever he get to see that review. Bruno Fernandez with 100 goals for Manchester United. A club legend?! Damn yes!!

[Stepstowealth]

Enzo Maresca decision making was very poor he was too quick to make the wrong choice and weaken his team i don't know why he'll remove almost all his attack for defense maybe he didn't believe they were capable of pressuring Manchester United even with one man down. Well his poor decision and that of the keeper has caused his team to lose.

A part of being a successful coach is your ability to make key decisions under pressure, and today in the Chelsea match against Manchester United, the Chelsea coach reacted too quickly under pressure and made poor decisions that affected the outcome of the game. If he had left Pedro Neto for instance who has been an important key player for the Chelsea attack all through the season, I believe Chelsea would have had a good chance to get a point from that game because Manchester United were not all that superb. It is a lesson for him, and I am sure he has learned.

Manchester United records their first back to back win after a very long time of inconsistent results, eyes on their next game to see if they can continue in this spirit.

[Iroh]

Chelsea disappointing? Maybe you didn't see the game or something?! Even with one man down, Manchester United looked shaky and couldn't make complete 5 to 6 touches to hurt Chelsea going forward. I will agree we could escape with that but weren't all that. Casemiro should be amongst the list of players leaving the club during the January transfer window. He should be disappointed with himself whenever he get to see that review. Bruno Fernandez with 100 goals for Manchester United. A club legend?! Damn yes!!

This game was quite unpredictable. I certainly didn't see Manchester united winning this game against Chelsea and this outcome probably may have ruined a lot of bets. I'm just happy with the win.
I also think Casemiro's time and usefulness at Manchester united has come to an end. Asides his performance in the game against Chelsea,  his overall performance hasn't been impressive as he seems to be slower in his responses.
Amorim would be surely be relieved with this win. Hopefully, we can build from this..

[Miles2006]

Let pardon Ruben Amorin if not for anything but for today result, like I'm just so excited today because of this win against Chelsea, I don't really know where I should be hiding right now had it been Chelsea won this game today, like Chelsea fans would have been coming on me like a rain fall, I just thank God for today.

The truth is that Man U were just lucky tonight. before you conclude I'm a chelsea fan, I'm not, and my review is coming from a very neutral perspective, if it wasn't for the red card that Sanchez bagged tonight, Chelsea would've been a difficult, or maybe an impossible nut to crack. Amorin wasn't strategic at all, Yes the players played well, but I don't think their performance was enough to beat Chelsea if it weren't for that red card.

The whole red card at first disqualified Chelsea match, during the start United fans already lost all hope winning firstly Manchester United had zero home benefit not minding the advantage that comes with home benefit but, this time around viewers never believed Manchester United wining against Chelsea yet it happened. Manchester United also played a good role by taking the opportunity given, winning 2 goals seems quite difficult I guess although Casimero got a red card afterwards making both teams equal, Chelsea had the chance to score one goal luckily the match didn’t end draw.

[Smartvirus]

I had high hopes for Chelsea at the beginning of the season, but it looks like it's going to be that kind of team that is going to be very unpredictable throughout the season (win matches they are not expected to win, lose matches they are expected to win)
Tonight against United was the type of Match Chelsea would win given the issues Manchester United is going through but guess what… They got an early red card and that was it.

Indeed, after they became club world Cup champions, they very much seemed like a team with much potentials. With the likes of Delap and Joao haven’t joined the team, Chelsea looked like a trophy team surely.
Suddenly, they started dropping points and when they played in the UCL against Bayern Munich, they were just a bunch of mistakes, same way they faired against Manchester United today and they lost, the early red card played a major role to that effect.

[TelolettOm]

I had high hopes for Chelsea at the beginning of the season, but it looks like it's going to be that kind of team that is going to be very unpredictable throughout the season (win matches they are not expected to win, lose matches they are expected to win)
Tonight against United was the type of Match Chelsea would win given the issues Manchester United is going through but guess what… They got an early red card and that was it.

Chelsea were unlucky in this match, even though they should have had a better chance than Manchester United, who were in dire straits. However, unfortunately, Robert Sanches received a red card within the first five minutes. This certainly shook their defense, as the goalkeeper was immediately sent off.

Playing with 10 men is no easy feat, especially against a relatively small club. Chelsea had to at least lose a midfielder to bring in a second goalkeeper. Luckily, Casemiro was also red-carded, so Chelsea had a chance to score. But only once, while Manchester United had previously scored twice through Fernandez and Casemiro before being sent off. So, a loss is a loss—a bad unlucky day for Chelsea.

[shinratensei_]

I'm wondering whether you guys have the same thought as me about Wirtz. Liverpool bought him for 115 million, yet he's getting benched so fast. I see from the Liverpool side they stated it's for the rotation purpose, but getting benched just after 7 games and with only two midfielders owned by them, it makes no sense to me.
I think Slot was sending a message for him to find his feet at Liverpool asap. I don't think that's a rotation, but Slot was dropped him from the main squad.

Logically, a fresh player like him would always play when he's good as he needs time to get his feet on his current team.

[Jostern]

World Champion of What ? I will continue saying that this Chelsea team isn’t good enough, Manchester United deserves to win this game because they were the better team at the end of the day, how can a team want to possibly compete in the Premier League and the Champions League when they keep making so many changes in the squad, Checking by the statistics of their performances, with the way Chelsea is playing they could finish at the bottom half of the Premier League Table, and they might even not qualify for the Champions League knockout stage, Manchester United saw an opportunity of winning the game and they took it and that is what bigger opponents does in football in general.

The Chelsea defense is a shambles and horrific to watch right now considering how bad this defense are right now, especially the Goalkeeper, you can’t win a Champions League or the Premier League with an Sanchez in your Goal post because that player isn’t good enough, and he deserves to be out of the team and sold to one of the teams in the La Liga.

[Velvet78]

Chelsea disappointing? Maybe you didn't see the game or something?! Even with one man down, Manchester United looked shaky and couldn't make complete 5 to 6 touches to hurt Chelsea going forward. I will agree we could escape with that but weren't all that. Casemiro should be amongst the list of players leaving the club during the January transfer window. He should be disappointed with himself whenever he get to see that review. Bruno Fernandez with 100 goals for Manchester United. A club legend?! Damn yes!!

Of course they were disappointing. I guess we watched different games haha.

I'm not even talking about the first half. That stupid red card by Sanchez killed their game. Casemiro brought the game to equal terms again in the stoppage time.

But did this change things much? Not at all! Only one shot on target for Chelsea. That was like a miracle goal by them while playing horrible.

[sotelorene]

I had high hopes for Chelsea at the beginning of the season, but it looks like it's going to be that kind of team that is going to be very unpredictable throughout the season (win matches they are not expected to win, lose matches they are expected to win)
Tonight against United was the type of Match Chelsea would win given the issues Manchester United is going through but guess what… They got an early red card and that was it.

You having high hopes in Chelsea was not wrong because they would have win the match yesterday if not for the early red card and with what I saw even if Sanchez didn't stop Mbuemo he would not have scored the goal because Chelsea player was almost ahead of him in the direction he kick the ball to but it was so unfortunate for Sanchez and Chelsea team as a whole and I blame Chelsea Coach for the kind of sub he was doing yesterday immediately after the red card. Because even with the red card Manchester united was still unable for break the defense and score and even when they had opportunity they don't know how to convert so I blame Chelsea Coach for the changes.

[Cryptmuster]

Of course they were disappointing. I guess we watched different games haha.

I'm not even talking about the first half. That stupid red card by Sanchez killed their game. Casemiro brought the game to equal terms again in the stoppage time.

But did this change things much? Not at all! Only one shot on target for Chelsea. That was like a miracle goal by them while playing horrible.

Everything became clear after Sanchez's red card in the fifth minute. After that, Manchester United were obliged to win this match on their home turf. But when Casemiro also received a red card late in the first half, it evened the scores, and Chelsea should have played better in the second half. But you're right, just one shot on target is too little to avoid losing this match. I don't think this match should be considered a success for Manchester United, as they dominated the entire first half.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Of course they were disappointing. I guess we watched different games haha.

I'm not even talking about the first half. That stupid red card by Sanchez killed their game. Casemiro brought the game to equal terms again in the stoppage time.

That was one of the wildest moments to have received a red card in a game; of all games, it had to happen against two rival premier League teams. That red card ended the game even before it started.

But did this change things much? Not at all! Only one shot on target for Chelsea. That was like a miracle goal by them while playing horrible.

I can't believe Chelsea only had one shot on target.. I haven't really checked their stats for that match, but that's a sign that Chelsea fumbled the whole match. Pedro Neto was man-marked and the rest of the flanks didn't even have a chance to beat the keeper. Casimero did a trick header, but also got a red card -- it was a tough game altogether!