⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Alex077]

I don't think Chelsea expected that result this afternoon, and with Garnancho scoring only for the team to go on and lose that game, ouch!!! Boy can't make a winning headline!!

All things considered, Sunderland are a @&#$€ good team, you need to watch their games to see all this unfold otherwise the boys were very efficient in their approach and the win is well deserved!

Up next United Vs Brighton.

uff! That Chelsea result was a big blow! Sunderland stunned them 1-2 at home, it was a stoppage time winner! You are absolutely right, Chelsea looked very relaxed after scoring, and Sunderland's discipline gave them a big win.

And Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion, I can see a bloody battle going on here. Brighton were supposed to play against United at Old Trafford with some advantage, because if i recall correctly, the Seagulls have now won three straight times at United's home ground. So United quickly set their mindset and are leading 3-1 so far. So Man U were able to show their real home toughness in this match.

[sokani]

3-0 to Manchester United

Man United won, and that's the most important thing among the many statements made by many analysts.
While previously many focused their analysis of Man United's performance on Amorim and others, now they're starting to make up stories to focus on other things.

It would have been four if Antony Tailor had awarded United a penalty for the foul on Amad. I can't believe VAR didn't call him to recheck the incident. There was contact and that was a clear penalty. Looking away from the penalty, I'm happy with the performance. It's not just three points for United, but revenge. United has suffered many defeats in the hands of Brighton, so it's good they won and I hope they do it at the Falmer stadium too.

[B-BossMan]

Damn Garnancho gets to open Chelsea's account.. the internet will have some explaining to do for the Argentine.. but without any jealousy that was a great goal, unfortunately Sunderland being that team that goes toe to toe with any team, you won't write them off easily this afternoon!

Sunderland got an equaliser current score Chelsea 1-1 Sunderland.

Inplay prediction Chelsea 3-2 Sunderland.

When Garnacho gave Chelsea the lead in the 4th minute, I was looking forward for Chelsea scoring another goal before the break and control the match, but stubborn Sunderland didn't give Chelsea a chance to score a second goal. Sunderland got an equaliser in the 22nd minute for the first half to end in a 1-1 score. I don't think there will be goals in the second half because Chelsea isn't pressing Sunderland hard, so your 3-2 prediction will not work.

Chelsea just lost at bridge against Sunderland with a 1-2 loss this is actually a big win for Sunderland, i never expected Chelsea to loss but they lost this is also to say that football is unpredictable though Chelsea has more scoring opportunity but couldn't convert them to goal. Sunderland win has took them up to second place in the English Premier league table, Chelsea will eventually drop to 10th position if both Crystal Palace and Manchester United wins their games today.

Exactly my thoughts. I never expected this could happen to Chelsea against Sunderland. Well, Chelsea have actually tried in this game, because the efforts were there since the first half and they actually pressured Sunderland. Well, Sunderland has managed to win against Chelsea in this match. It seemed surprising to me, especially due to their talent and their performances in their previous chelsea's matches

However, historically in football, whenever you are playing against your opponents at your home, you have a huge advantage over your opponent, so in essence, Chelsea would have used the home advantage to lead the victory because they would have felt more comfortable than Sunderland in this match. Nevertheless, the home advantage doesn't seem to help Chelsea as much as we expected, truthfully Sunderland played very well, and their winning actually surprises many Chelsea fans, including myself. So congratulations to Sunderland for this great win against Chelsea.
Chelsea-1
Sunderland-2.

[Onyeeze]

Chelsea is losing to the Sunderland at hom. They play so badly in this game. It's hard to understand what their coach's tactic. They always being so clueless when it comes to the game against a low block team. They get outclassed in almost everything by Sunderland. What i see the whole game is just backpass here and there.

No creativity, no fast counter attack or whatsoever. It should be a winning match for them, but it becomes another disaster.

I strongly critize how garbage their rotation. Especially subbing off Acheampong for Tosin is one of their biggest blunder in this game. It cost them three points.

Mark out Xhaka, and Sunderland will be rendered useless because most of their play leading to goal starts with him. Enzo Maresca should have at least watched the United vs Sunderland clip to get some hints

I'm not saying this because I underestimated Sunderland, but this is a game I expected Chelsea to win, and I'm very disappointed by the result.

Yeah, Maresca should have learned it. I meant always take it positive to always learn how to play with faster tempo when they fight a low block team. The thing that i saw it from them is Maresca ball ain't even working. They played possession ball, but it should be balanced with counter attack.

I saw they always backpass the ball to the back and goalie when they have no clue what to do. It should give them important lesson about how to overcome the low block club.

This match would have ended 1:1 but the problem is that Chelsea is did not what people expected, and Chelsea players were reluctant to play, I feel that what makes Chelsea to play Sunderland that they feel they will defeat them easily and that's why the defensive were not strong and middle field, wasn't active, losing of Chelsea today is a lesson to all this big team that feels that they can play match to low clubs reluctantly without being serious for the match, For me, it's Chelsea players that we shall blame for not defeating Sunderland.

[AGogi2003]

3-0 to Manchester United

Man United won, and that's the most important thing among the many statements made by many analysts.
While previously many focused their analysis of Man United's performance on Amorim and others, now they're starting to make up stories to focus on other things.

The game continued to be close and pressured every time Manchester United lost possession, and that was crucial from the start.
I hope Sesko can develop more quickly at Old Trafford. Casemiro is the best midfielder.
Amad and Mbeumo are increasingly cohesive.

I see Manchester united have started to gain there strength and wining they matches in the Premier League competition, this is what I expect from Manchester united since the season started because they are not playing any other competitions currently apart from the premier league, they should alwasy get more confident to win any match they played. Am impress with Amorim he as started showing is talent and if they can continue like this they will go top of the league this season.

Amorim have getting back to back wining this season and wining the best club that own the league last season. Let see if Amorim will continue doing great in the league this season. Chelsea as lost to Sunderland at home what a shameful wining I didn't expect Chelsea will lose this match but that is football. currently Sunderland are in number 2nd in the league table what a good season for them.

[Nightwatchmare]

Damn Garnancho gets to open Chelsea's account.. the internet will have some explaining to do for the Argentine.. but without any jealousy that was a great goal, unfortunately Sunderland being that team that goes toe to toe with any team, you won't write them off easily this afternoon!
Sunderland got an equaliser current score Chelsea 1-1 Sunderland.

Inplay prediction Chelsea 3-2 Sunderland.

It might be a bit difficult because 70 minutes of running time the score is still balanced for now.
I still have confidence in 3 points for Chelsea in this match but it looks like Sunderland is still quite focused in their defense.

Chelsea's dominance is very good in this match and we can't deny that it's just that they still haven't been able to penetrate the defense especially Robin Roefs is also still quite alert under the bar from Sunderland.

If in the end this lasts until the end then this will clearly be a loss for Chelsea because after all with their current condition even though they are still in the top 4 but still 3 points must be obtained so that they can compete at least for first place in the standings in the EPL this season.

Watching Chelsea matches this season is something I watch with holding my hands on the chest beacuse of unexpected results that comes after their games, now a game that would have ended in draw has turned out to be a lost game for Chelsea towards full time.
This season has been full of ups and downs for Chelsea with inconsistency in ther performance, I don't know how possible it will be for them to compete in this season title race.

I saw Chelsea as one of the clubs that can actually win the Premier League title this season because of how Chelsea performed in the Club World Cup and the number of players Chelsea signed this season. But Chelsea's current performance shows that Chelsea isn't in this season title race. For the sake of your health, since you always hold your hands on your chest when watching Chelsea matches this season, i would advise you to stop watching Chelsea matches in the meantime so that you will not develop high BP. Chelsea didn't try against Sunderland because they let their fans down by conceding a last minute goal to Sunderland, which caused them to lose to Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

[ITExpert]

The Liverpool manager mistake was a blunder in the transfer market. He has tarnished his reputation with Liverpool's poor performances of late...

I don't know why coaches always receive the blame whenever the team underperforms, I don't really believe the coach is the problem here, maybe he hasn't been able to challenge the players to step up their game and that is another aspect altogether and it has nothing to do with the technical aspect of the game. Liverpool are yet to record a win since they conceded their first defeat of the season against Crystal palace, ever since they haven't being able to record any win yet.

The Role of a manager in the well being and the destruction of any team is a thing nobody can ignore this fact. It's a coach who is responsible for the team's good and bad performances. And there are many examples that existed in the field from which we can easily understand the influence of a good and the bad coach on a team. So it is also reality that people blame the coach for the good and the bad. Where the coaches are doing great they are really receiving a great appreciation from the fans of the concerned team and the viewers. And I also think it's not a blame game it's the reality that a coach is the person who can set things for the team if he needs the new talented players or he needs to recruit all the team or weather set the policy or terms to explore the talent of the team.

[JiiBs]

I saw Chelsea as one of the clubs that can actually win the Premier League title this season because of how Chelsea performed in the Club World Cup and the number of players Chelsea signed this season. But Chelsea's current performance shows that Chelsea isn't in this season title race.

They were, at the beginning of the season and with the introduction of Joao Pedro and Delap, how they performed against some of the top teams of Europe, there was no mistake on projecting them to not just be title contenders in the premier league but, they looked as though they could win the champions league even. Now, this current state of the team is way below expectation on Chelsea, they’ve dropped far below it and their loss at home to Sunderland today tells a lot about the state of the team.

[B-BossMan]

3-0 to Manchester United

Man United won, and that's the most important thing among the many statements made by many analysts.
While previously many focused their analysis of Man United's performance on Amorim and others, now they're starting to make up stories to focus on other things.

The game continued to be close and pressured every time Manchester United lost possession, and that was crucial from the start.
I hope Sesko can develop more quickly at Old Trafford. Casemiro is the best midfielder.
Amad and Mbeumo are increasingly cohesive.

It's better for Manchester United to improve on their games, and this match against Brighton & Hove Albion has actually shown that Manchester United has actually improved and has worked on their players. At first I was expecting Brighton & Hove Albion to not even have a goal against in this particular match, because I had actually lost hope and was confused, because Manchester United was leading by 3 consecutive goals. Not until after Manchester United's third goal, they start having opportunities to score 2 consecutive goals. Well, both teams actually tried, and the dying minute goal scored by Bryan Mbeumo actually impressed me. Well played, Manchester United.

Manchester United-4

Brighton-2

Let's see what's going to be the outcome of Liverpool playing. I can see that Brentford is leading by 1 goal already.

[Shineup]

 Manchester United did it once more could this be the return of Manchester United? Because it's really been a while since we witnessed this performance from Manchester United, like the reds were on fire from the goal keeper to the defense, mid field and the attack they were all on fire I was all shocked watching Manchester United match today I was like is this truly Manchester United? If not for the sub that lead to the two goals I think today game was almost unbeaten, but after the Sub Brighton took over the mid field and the defense was not that active again at last they won.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

Liverpool Football Club is still completely distraught after their move to Brentford, because we can already see that they are already one goal behind against the home team. This group has broken our hearts before, even today they are playing so badly to face the same situation. The The Reds' performance at the Getch Community Stadium has been very poor so far, the team also lost to bitter rivals Man United at Anfield last week, their inconsistent performance against Brentford proves they are not united. Brentford are just a few points above the relegation zone, yet they are the ones threatening the promising Reds today. I faith One of Liverpool's attractions was the German player, but this player has been constantly disappointing them, and may be useless against Brentford in this game.

[Juse14]

Manchester United did it once more could this be the return of Manchester United? Because it's really been a while since we witnessed this performance from Manchester United, like the reds were on fire from the goal keeper to the defense, mid field and the attack they were all on fire I was all shocked watching Manchester United match today I was like is this truly Manchester United? If not for the sub that lead to the two goals I think today game was almost unbeaten, but after the Sub Brighton took over the mid field and the defense was not that active again at last they won.

A very satisfying result. The Red Devils truly put on a fiery performance at Old Trafford, securing a convincing 4-2 victory over Brighton.
While Manchester United didn't dominate the match or lead the attack, they performed remarkably solidly. They not only displayed a strong defense but also capitalized on every opportunity they had and converted them into goals. United fought until the final minutes to score more goals. These three points now temporarily bolster Manchester United's top four finish. This was one of Manchester United's best performances yet, and I hope they can continue their consistent form and stay on the winning track. Glory, Glory, Manchester United.


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[Agbe]

From what am seeing in this Liverpool team, there problem is in the Frontline converting goals is the missing line am seeing. Because watching the game play this evening Liverpool is actually playing well and has a better control of the entire ball possession and has even created some decent chances. But has not been able to convert the opportunities that has come their way. Alot should come up with a way that will bring out the best in this players and enhance their go scoring abilities. The first half is almost over Liverpool should go into the dressing room and come out with a different mentality in the second half and turn things around in the second half.

[slapper]

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Yes, the internet is already buzzing about Garnacho after he scored his first goal for Chelsea, this player has great potential but we have seen that this Man United player has played in many matches for the Blues but scored his desired first goal today against Sunderland maybe he was able to make the dreamy moment come true by scoring a goal in the fourth minute of today's match. Although Chelsea took the lead thanks to Garnacho's memorable performance, they were unable to hold onto the lead for long in this match because Sutherland's Isidor scored in the 22nd minute to equalize the match.

I really liked the attacking play of this team in the first half but the Blues started to get lazy after scoring a goal and they started to lose the ball position, at this point Enzo Maresca's team should be remembered about their Champions League performance because in that match the team completely destroyed Ajax but they can't find that confidence against Sunderland.

The talk about Garnacho is funny man. He has one early goal and the next thing the internet is erecting a statue. Don't get me wrong,. The kid is good. You can see the raw spark. But this is not the first time we have watched this movie. He must continue to do the small things like that run and finish, not the hero-ball stuff he had attempted at United.

What really impressed me was the fact that Sunderland never flinched when they were 1-0 down. As though they were still the masters of their speed. They did not over press, did not flatter themselves, simply awaited till Chelsea should play into their trap. You could sense it, particularly when Chelsea began to play coy, with those short thrusts in the middle. The next thing you know, they lose it and bang, same story.

Chelsea were not lazy, it is just that they forgot what to do after scoring. No killer instinct, just drifting along till they get punched back. They sound fantastic when things are going their way, but the minute somebody pushes them, they begin to play out of emotion rather than rhythm. That is the difference between a team that is fun to watch and a team that actually wins titles. They are still in their early stage, but they should learn to play games rather than vibes.

[silpersurfer]

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What's wrong with Liverpool? They're struggling in every Premier League match. When they secured a convincing 5-1 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League, everyone believed Liverpool would return to their best form. However, that proved to be a mistake.

The Liverpool vs. Brentford match is currently underway, with the score at 2-1 at halftime, with Brentford leading. Liverpool were truly disappointing in the first half, even conceding a goal in the opening minutes. Liverpool dominated the match, but unfortunately, they couldn't capitalize on that dominance by launching more attacks. Fortunately, before halftime, through Kerkez's goal, Liverpool managed to reduce the score, making it easy for Liverpool to overturn the deficit. However, if Liverpool don't increase their intensity and attack effectively, they will likely suffer another bitter defeat.

[Adams0001]

Liverpool Football Club is still completely distraught after their move to Brentford, because we can already see that they are already one goal behind against the home team. This group has broken our hearts before, even today they are playing so badly to face the same situation. The The Reds' performance at the Getch Community Stadium has been very poor so far, the team also lost to bitter rivals Man United at Anfield last week, their inconsistent performance against Brentford proves they are not united. Brentford are just a few points above the relegation zone, yet they are the ones threatening the promising Reds today. I faith One of Liverpool's attractions was the German player, but this player has been constantly disappointing them, and may be useless against Brentford in this game.

Liverpool are doing more better but Brentford are getting more opportunities against Liverpool in this first half and conceded 2 goals, they need to perform better in the second half if they really what to achieve the three point against Brentford tonight. If Liverpool lost today match i think he will be 5 losses in a role in the Premier League matches and that will be a shameful to slot, how can a big club like Liverpool losing alot of games in a role if they change there tactics in the second half they can get the chance to win the match. I still get the believe that Brentford still have more goals to score against Liverpool but if Liverpool do better they will get the wining match. The fans are really motivating Brentford in the pitch and making them perform well and get confident to mark well and control the ball. Let see how the second half will end but I get believe that Liverpool will do everything possible to win the match because they won't try to lose tonight.

[harapan]

I saw Chelsea as one of the clubs that can actually win the Premier League title this season because of how Chelsea performed in the Club World Cup and the number of players Chelsea signed this season. But Chelsea's current performance shows that Chelsea isn't in this season title race.

They were, at the beginning of the season and with the introduction of Joao Pedro and Delap, how they performed against some of the top teams of Europe, there was no mistake on projecting them to not just be title contenders in the premier league but, they looked as though they could win the champions league even. Now, this current state of the team is way below expectation on Chelsea, they’ve dropped far below it and their loss at home to Sunderland today tells a lot about the state of the team.

Is it not a big shame how Chelsea have lost to a newly promoted championship side, they are a billion dollar club but look at how they've done lately. The blame will not be directed to the players but to the manager. Some of his players like Pedro have flopped marvellously,  this is not the time to defend them, if they can not get points against Tottenham next week, they will be forced considering his position as the manager 9f that club. That winner for Sunderland was a spectacular one which I did not expect to be scored. Manchester United have just won three successful wins under Amorim.

[Silikiem]

Damn Garnancho gets to open Chelsea's account.. the internet will have some explaining to do for the Argentine.. but without any jealousy that was a great goal, unfortunately Sunderland being that team that goes toe to toe with any team, you won't write them off easily this afternoon!
Sunderland got an equaliser current score Chelsea 1-1 Sunderland.

Inplay prediction Chelsea 3-2 Sunderland.

It might be a bit difficult because 70 minutes of running time the score is still balanced for now.
I still have confidence in 3 points for Chelsea in this match but it looks like Sunderland is still quite focused in their defense.

Chelsea's dominance is very good in this match and we can't deny that it's just that they still haven't been able to penetrate the defense especially Robin Roefs is also still quite alert under the bar from Sunderland.

If in the end this lasts until the end then this will clearly be a loss for Chelsea because after all with their current condition even though they are still in the top 4 but still 3 points must be obtained so that they can compete at least for first place in the standings in the EPL this season.

Watching Chelsea matches this season is something I watch with holding my hands on the chest beacuse of unexpected results that comes after their games, now a game that would have ended in draw has turned out to be a lost game for Chelsea towards full time.
This season has been full of ups and downs for Chelsea with inconsistency in ther performance, I don't know how possible it will be for them to compete in this season title race.

I saw Chelsea as one of the clubs that can actually win the Premier League title this season because of how Chelsea performed in the Club World Cup and the number of players Chelsea signed this season. But Chelsea's current performance shows that Chelsea isn't in this season title race. For the sake of your health, since you always hold your hands on your chest when watching Chelsea matches this season, i would advise you to stop watching Chelsea matches in the meantime so that you will not develop high BP. Chelsea didn't try against Sunderland because they let their fans down by conceding a last minute goal to Sunderland, which caused them to lose to Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

Well, the beauty of football sometimes is competition just like we can see how it’s going on in the English Premier league, the level of competitiveness is top notch as you can see clubs like Sunderland winning Chelsea in Stamford bridge. Although Sunderland before they were relegated some seasons ago, and gained promotion again this season in the English top flight division, they’ve always been a torn in the flesh when playing against top teams in the Premier league, they always find a way to stop the bigger teams. This result just shows the level of competition in the league and that’s what makes it even more stronger and more fun, It’s obviously a very disappointing result for Chelsea considering they’re at home playing Sunderland, the least they could have done is to at least get a draw in this game and share the points instead of losing totally, the Sunderlands winning goal I believe will hurt the Chelsea players and fans because it came at the last minute of the game when they thought they might just be going home sharing the points and all of a sudden Sunderland struck at the last minutes to take all three points. A big win for  Sunderland as it has elevated them even more further in the premier league table to 2nd position.

[IjawMan]

The internet buzzing about Garnacho goal for Chelsea for what essence when he is doing what he is paid to do. This is Sunderland that Chelsea should be scoring more goals and not giving them chance on the ball to have equalise 1-1 in the first half. After the Garnacho goal, Chelsea began to lose possession of the ball leading to Sunderland finding the back of their net. Chelsea have to restrategize on how to take back control of the game and win this match, playing at home and not taking all points in this match will be disappointing to their fans.

I really liked the attacking play of this team in the first half but the Blues started to get lazy after scoring a goal and they started to lose the ball position, at this point Enzo Maresca's team should be remembered about their Champions League performance because in that match the team completely destroyed Ajax but they can't find that confidence against Sunderland.

This the problem with Chelsea attacking play when Cole Palmer is not in the moment they struggle to keep a steady attacking pressure to press for more goals till the final whistle. Throughout the second half the midfield could not coordinate balls for strategic distribution and the defence was just too weak for Sunderland to have taken advantage of it to score two  goals in a row to win Chelsea in their home in their home in front of the fans

[MRY]

Well, the beauty of football sometimes is competition just like we can see how it’s going on in the English Premier league, the level of competitiveness is top notch as you can see clubs like Sunderland winning Chelsea in Stamford bridge. Although Sunderland before they were relegated some seasons ago, and gained promotion again this season in the English top flight division, they’ve always been a torn in the flesh when playing against top teams in the Premier league, they always find a way to stop the bigger teams. This result just shows the level of competition in the league and that’s what makes it even more stronger and more fun, It’s obviously a very disappointing result for Chelsea considering they’re at home playing Sunderland, the least they could have done is to at least get a draw in this game and share the points instead of losing totally, the Sunderlands winning goal I believe will hurt the Chelsea players and fans because it came at the last minute of the game when they thought they might just be going home sharing the points and all of a sudden Sunderland struck at the last minutes to take all three points. A big win for  Sunderland as it has elevated them even more further in the premier league table to 2nd position.

The victory of Sunderland over Chelsea indicates that the game of football is not primarily about the reputation and stars in the year. History could be made on the pitch by any group of people when the desire of passion and hard work reigns.

This was a disappointment considering that Chelsea had lost at their own home but instances like these are more than enough to show that consistency and mentality are the main factors in a league as competitive as the premier league. It was a just outcome to Sunderland who contested with a goal in mind and self-confidence.