⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[xeqoRameshAxueamExaqana]

I just read about the Man City case in 2023. The case involved violations related to failing to provide accurate financial information and inaccurate reporting of player and manager remuneration. It might be a long time ago, but I just found out that the commission reviewed more than 250,000 documents. It seems the court's decision will be released at the end of this year. Is Man City guilty and will they be heavily punished? Here are the charges brought against Man City.

54x Failure to provide accurate financial information from 2009/10 to 2017/18.
35x Failure to co-operate with Premier League investigations from December 2018 to February 2023.
14x Failure to provide accurate details for player and manager payments from 2009/10 to 2017/18.
7x Breaches of the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) 2015/16 to 2017/18.
5x Failure to comply with UEFA's rules, including club licensing and financial fair play (FFP) regulations from 2013/14 to 2017/18.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-city-charges-premier-league-36233344

Many people are demanding Manchester City, especially its competitors in the English Premier League, to comply with financial fair play and financial transparency regulations. This is due to the crazy transfers and budgets in the transfer market.
Liverpool's transfers this season have also been crazy, but unfortunately, Liverpool's performance this season has not been good; in fact, it can be said to be poor. That is why no one is complaining about financial fair play to Liverpool.

[KingsDen]

Arsenal is starting again with her reconoisable pattern? I mean every time they seem super strong and finally decided to fight for the title they start to lose points, the other da against Sunderland was one of that kind of games, afer 8 consevutives games in a row with cleasheets they allow two goals and lose the win in the very last moment.

Arsenal played Sunderland and we can all witness how the match was so tough, at first the match seems so poor during first half both teams didn’t put any effort not after D. Ballard scored the first goal. Arsenal really tried their best, aside going back to performing poorly whenever they’re many step ahead seems strange I mean people now generally classify this whenever the gunners play a draw due to previous seasons, I’m certain this time around things will definitely change but, still unpredictable who’s winning the title now not because Arsenal could not maintain 3 points rather every team is striving hard to win the title.

This is never the time that Arsenal used to disappoint everyone. This is just the beginning of the season so Arsenal will still be super strong till the 11th hour. But I keep saying it that something in me is telling me that Arsenal will be different this season. I am strongly rooting for them this time around. Their strong competitors will be Manchester city. Although I am not counting Liverpool out of the race, but presently they are bad but I don't know if Arne Slot is going to change anything this season. Meanwhile, for the mean time, Arsenal is still the favourites.

[Zaguru12]

Liverpool decline in performance has been quite highlighted, given their active transfer market activity, but their early season slump was due to the players they brought in not adapting to Arne Slot strategy. In the Premier League, when a team experiences a decline in performance, of course they need time to recover.

One of the biggest challenges of Liverpool this season is actually the ability to adapt, and this adaptation isn’t on the players alone but definitely on the manager himself, if you look at this Liverpool squad and base on how much they have spent in the transfer window this season already you will most certainly see that this is star studded squad that isn’t acquired at once but gradually. Arne slot to me was definitely setting himself up when over or close to 500 million was spend on a single transfer window for him, this is heavily not the same thing we know of Liverpool.

Immediately this thing happened I was actually looking forward to see Slot trying to make tough decisions regarding the club structure most especially in the attack as for who to start and who to stay on the bench, best thing he could have done was to actually leave this to be base on the performance of the players not base on the players name or amount spent on them which he actually went for when he dropped Ekitike who was flying then for Isak who was just returning.

[blue Snow]

Yeah… I also see Arsenal's performance at a different level this season; there is no sign of repeating the same mistakes as in past seasons. They try to keep their consistency from the start of the season till now, and with the way it is now, they will keep going because there is no sign of weakness in their performance.

However, as you said, there are backupplayers this season, so in case of any injury, they will be able to continue their performance in a good way. However, the game against Sunderland should not be a problem; there is still time, so let’s see.

I am not sure about their performance next, because I often saw them like this before. They are strong at the beginning, stable, and at be top of the standings but when the end of the season arrives, their performance declines, many mistake they make that lead to concessions, and hard to get a win. I don't know if Arteta has overcome this because the opponent knows how to beat them when they lose of spirit, and confident at the end of the session. Manchester City is a club that understands how they work, so in that situation, they will shift Arsenal's position immediately.

[rojan]

I will enjoy the match by betting on the Chelsea team in the Burnley vs Chelsea team match. The match between the two teams is going to start in a few days. And in this match, the Chelsea team is leading the points table. So I will bet on the Chelsea team. I don't know how well the Chelsea team will be able to do in this match.

[ruykeri]

I knew Manchester City could beat Liverpool because Liverpool has not been in their best these days but after Liverpool won Real Madrid in the champions league, i was hoping Liverpool could fight for a point against Manchester City, but it seems Liverpool's poor performances are not over. Arne Slot thought that him letting Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez leave Liverpool and him replacing them with Floriam Wirtz and Alexander Isak could do Liverpool good, but i think the upgrade is what is making Liverpool not to winning their matches the way they should have this season.

I was expecting a draw in that game, even though I know Manchester City are also trying, but their performance was almost the same as that of Liverpool, which ended in a loss for Liverpool. The game was such a sad one, and considering the game that Liverpool won against Real Madrid in the Champions League, I will say that game was just a lucky one for them. If not, Real Madrid was not that weak for Liverpool to win them. This season, Liverpool’s performance is getting out of the box. Even though they still have a chance to change their narrative for the season, I don’t see anything happening, which might make it hard for them to do anything tangible this season.

The performances of Manchester City and Liverpool in the past few days have not been that good. We, the spectators, always want each team to provide their best output, but despite having enough good players in these two teams, they are not able to play very well. Especially Liverpool's bad situation is obvious. They have signed many good players, but their performance is not stable. We would be wrong if we blame the matter only on the coach. The players are more responsible for the poor performance.

[Rampagoe004]

I will enjoy the match by betting on the Chelsea team in the Burnley vs Chelsea team match. The match between the two teams is going to start in a few days. And in this match, the Chelsea team is leading the points table. So I will bet on the Chelsea team. I don't know how well the Chelsea team will be able to do in this match.

You bet on the team that is at the top of the standings and should check the team's development and their performance in the previous matches. Chelsea is currently in the best form but in next week's match Burnley vs Chelsea will play away, I'm not sure Chelsea's performance is uncertain sometimes good and vice versa depending on the circumstances. In this match there will not be many goals scored the match will end in a draw.

[Pablo-wood]

I am not sure about their performance next, because I often saw them like this before. They are strong at the beginning, stable, and at be top of the standings but when the end of the season arrives, their performance declines, many mistake they make that lead to concessions, and hard to get a win. I don't know if Arteta has overcome this because the opponent knows how to beat them when they lose of spirit, and confident at the end of the session. Manchester City is a club that understands how they work, so in that situation, they will shift Arsenal's position immediately.

In the last two seasons they have always maintained second standing from the start of the season till the end but seeing their first eleven matches so far it seems they look more determined this season compared to previous ones. My concern is if Arteta has now figured out what his best substitutes will be when his key players starts having injuries because that has been his primary reasons for not winning the league's title in previous seasons.

We are still left with 27 more games to go and certainly injuries and worn out will set in  when the heat of the season begins in its fullest, I hope he too be prepared when the tense becomes high.

[jems]

I will enjoy the match by betting on the Chelsea team in the Burnley vs Chelsea team match. The match between the two teams is going to start in a few days. And in this match, the Chelsea team is leading the points table. So I will bet on the Chelsea team. I don't know how well the Chelsea team will be able to do in this match.

You bet on the team that is at the top of the standings and should check the team's development and their performance in the previous matches. Chelsea is currently in the best form but in next week's match Burnley vs Chelsea will play away, I'm not sure Chelsea's performance is uncertain sometimes good and vice versa depending on the circumstances. In this match there will not be many goals scored the match will end in a draw.

There should be no hesitation in betting on a Chelsea victory in this upcoming match, as this is a clash between two teams of vastly different quality.
Even though Burnley is playing at home, we must also be realistic in considering their strengths, Chelsea is clearly the heavy favorite, so I don't think there's any need to hesitate in betting on a Chelsea victory.

Chelsea currently sits in third place in the league table and is full of confidence in their title race, In this Premier League match, they will certainly be more motivated to win, especially against a team of lesser quality.

[Velvet78]

As long as there is no big injury problem, Chelsea should be able to win that Burnley game easily. If you check their head-to-head history between them at Burnley's home you can see a huge dominance by Chelsea. 

Maresca is doing a pretty good job for now. They are at the 3rd position now. For now there is technically progress in placement compared to last season. But will he keep this level in the long run? I think they need Palmer to do so...

[Nightwatchmare]

I will enjoy the match by betting on the Chelsea team in the Burnley vs Chelsea team match. The match between the two teams is going to start in a few days. And in this match, the Chelsea team is leading the points table. So I will bet on the Chelsea team. I don't know how well the Chelsea team will be able to do in this match.

If you do not know how well the Chelsea team will be able to do in this match, why do you want to bet on Chelsea? I will never bet on Chelsea when they take on Burnley in a few days because Chelsea is not consistent, and considering Chelsea will play home from away, they will find it difficult to win Burnley. Betting on the Burnley vs Chelsea game draw or BTTS is the perfect option to go with. What do you mean by Chelsea leading the point table ? Because even if Chelsea win Burnley, they will not lead the point table.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

As long as there is no big injury problem, Chelsea should be able to win that Burnley game easily. If you check their head-to-head history between them at Burnley's home you can see a huge dominance by Chelsea.  

Maresca is doing a pretty good job for now. They are at the 3rd position now. For now there is technically progress in placement compared to last season. But will he keep this level in the long run? I think they need Palmer to do so...

I believe Chelsea would win that match, although I just checked the injury list of both teams and saw that Burnley has just 3 injured players while Chelsea has about 8 including key players like Palmer, Enzo, Cowill and Pedro Neto but I still support that Chelsea should win them easily.
 Well they're in a good position so you're right again, Maresca is trying his best but they can do better hopefully their injury list would reduce with time and his players would be back to increase the current depth, the squad is really missing Cole Palmer cause he's their star play and makes things easier.

[bitgolden]

I just read about the Man City case in 2023. The case involved violations related to failing to provide accurate financial information and inaccurate reporting of player and manager remuneration. It might be a long time ago, but I just found out that the commission reviewed more than 250,000 documents. It seems the court's decision will be released at the end of this year. Is Man City guilty and will they be heavily punished? Here are the charges brought against Man City.

This has been a topic for way more than just 2 years. It has been official for two years but we have known this for a long time. We haven't seen any big penalty potential so far because if it was something like that then they would have done it already.

They are looking into it for years now, which means that they haven't really found anything crazy yet, if they have, they would have prevented to go any further and would have done something about it. I am guessing, even in the worst possible case, they are going to get some points penalty, and some fines but that's about it, nothing more. If anything more does somehow happen, that will be a very big day in world of football and the results could be huge.

[Alonso_]

I just read about the Man City case in 2023. The case involved violations related to failing to provide accurate financial information and inaccurate reporting of player and manager remuneration. It might be a long time ago, but I just found out that the commission reviewed more than 250,000 documents. It seems the court's decision will be released at the end of this year. Is Man City guilty and will they be heavily punished? Here are the charges brought against Man City.

54x Failure to provide accurate financial information from 2009/10 to 2017/18.
35x Failure to co-operate with Premier League investigations from December 2018 to February 2023.
14x Failure to provide accurate details for player and manager payments from 2009/10 to 2017/18.
7x Breaches of the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) 2015/16 to 2017/18.
5x Failure to comply with UEFA's rules, including club licensing and financial fair play (FFP) regulations from 2013/14 to 2017/18.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-city-charges-premier-league-36233344

Many people are demanding Manchester City, especially its competitors in the English Premier League, to comply with financial fair play and financial transparency regulations. This is due to the crazy transfers and budgets in the transfer market.
Liverpool's transfers this season have also been crazy, but unfortunately, Liverpool's performance this season has not been good; in fact, it can be said to be poor. That is why no one is complaining about financial fair play to Liverpool.

The reason why Liverpool transfer business is not in question, is because Liverpool tried to balance the books and budget as much as they bought they sold players as well and made money from selling players, that is how it’s been operated, not because they’re not performing, and that is the first time in Liverpool transfer history they are spending such amount of money in a single window, and everyone was actually surprised about Liverpool spending, and the last two transfer windows they didn’t spend before everything changed last transfer, and I see them spending more in the next transfer winter and summer transfer window.
They have a lot of money in the bank they didn’t spend after winning some trophies, they look like a team that is building a new team, their are old players that will be leaving the club soon, they have to start building for the future.

[Taricoins]

As long as there is no big injury problem, Chelsea should be able to win that Burnley game easily. If you check their head-to-head history between them at Burnley's home you can see a huge dominance by Chelsea.  

Maresca is doing a pretty good job for now. They are at the 3rd position now. For now there is technically progress in placement compared to last season. But will he keep this level in the long run? I think they need Palmer to do so...

I believe Chelsea would win that match, although I just checked the injury list of both teams and saw that Burnley has just 3 injured players while Chelsea has about 8 including key players like Palmer, Enzo, Cowill and Pedro Neto but I still support that Chelsea should win them easily.
 Well they're in a good position so you're right again, Maresca is trying his best but they can do better hopefully their injury list would reduce with time and his players would be back to increase the current depth, the squad is really missing Cole Palmer cause he's their star play and makes things easier.

The problem that Chelsea are facing right now is lack of key players as most of there key players are on injury. But we hope, that, they will definitely have a win against Burnley and I know Chelsea will have an upper hand in that game.

[Abbatty]

I will enjoy the match by betting on the Chelsea team in the Burnley vs Chelsea team match. The match between the two teams is going to start in a few days. And in this match, the Chelsea team is leading the points table. So I will bet on the Chelsea team. I don't know how well the Chelsea team will be able to do in this match.

If you do not know how well the Chelsea team will be able to do in this match, why do you want to bet on Chelsea? I will never bet on Chelsea when they take on Burnley in a few days because Chelsea is not consistent, and considering Chelsea will play home from away, they will find it difficult to win Burnley. Betting on the Burnley vs Chelsea game draw or BTTS is the perfect option to go with. What do you mean by Chelsea leading the point table ? Because even if Chelsea win Burnley, they will not lead the point table.

For sure it been a very inconvenient season for the world champions, it not as if they are doing bad, but In matches they have drop points this season are matches they could have easily won, well 2 of those loses where due to a red card and that is very much understandable.

Well when you look at how they finished before the international break you will see they finished in a very high spirit and I believe they would want to continue from there. I think it will be a win for Chelsea and easy win. Burnley is not that of a good team or a team they are tactically and technically sound, the only little advantage they will be having is that they Will be playing at home.

For me I would also bet on Chelsea to win and over 2.5, I think we would see goals in this match, Chelsea are a decent attacking side and I think that a good gamble.

[Inwestour]

I am not sure about their performance next, because I often saw them like this before. They are strong at the beginning, stable, and at be top of the standings but when the end of the season arrives, their performance declines, many mistake they make that lead to concessions, and hard to get a win. I don't know if Arteta has overcome this because the opponent knows how to beat them when they lose of spirit, and confident at the end of the session. Manchester City is a club that understands how they work, so in that situation, they will shift Arsenal's position immediately.

This is the problem Arsenal have, and if they face a run of several losses again, I think City will overtaking them. But even without that they may drop points in the upcoming rounds because they have two difficult derbies against Tottenham and Chelsea, and between them they will play Bayern in the Champions League. So I assume that even this could be something City can take advantage of if Arsenal allow them to do so.

[Adbitco]

Many people are demanding Manchester City, especially its competitors in the English Premier League, to comply with financial fair play and financial transparency regulations. This is due to the crazy transfers and budgets in the transfer market.
Liverpool's transfers this season have also been crazy, but unfortunately, Liverpool's performance this season has not been good; in fact, it can be said to be poor. That is why no one is complaining about financial fair play to Liverpool.

So long as the committee set aside to monitor clubs spending and they are not doing their jobs by ensuring that clubs follows the rules and if they don't, they melt a punishment that's suitable for them so don't do it again. But from what I'm seeing, we are tired of waiting for the punishment of City and it seems it's never going to come. City will keep on breaking the the FFP rules after all they have money to lobby.

[reagansimms]

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This is the problem Arsenal have, and if they face a run of several losses again, I think City will overtaking them. But even without that they may drop points in the upcoming rounds because they have two difficult derbies against Tottenham and Chelsea, and between them they will play Bayern in the Champions League. So I assume that even this could be something City can take advantage of if Arsenal allow them to do so.

Arsenal performance is currently on a positive track, but it is difficult to predict how they will perform after entering the second half of the season. Man City is still their closest competitor after successfully reducing the gap to 4 points, the threat from City is very real, Arsenal must realize it sooner before they lose their position as the leader of the standings.

Several big matches will still color Arsenal journey in the next few matches and it will be a tough challenge for Arsenal who are trying to win the EPL trophy. Next, depending on how Arteta hones his team's abilities, if he continues to drain his key players without rotating them in several matches, they may be at risk of injuries and that will make it difficult for them to maintain competition with Man City.

[JeffBrad12]

As long as there is no big injury problem, Chelsea should be able to win that Burnley game easily. If you check their head-to-head history between them at Burnley's home you can see a huge dominance by Chelsea. 

Maresca is doing a pretty good job for now. They are at the 3rd position now. For now there is technically progress in placement compared to last season. But will he keep this level in the long run? I think they need Palmer to do so...

So far so good. Almost all of players can play in the Burnley game except some like Palmer, Colwill, or Lavia. The good is that Maresca's squad is depth enough. His squad will be fine even if his squad is gonna miss some key players. It makes me think they can beat Burnley. However, they often so difficult to break Burnley's low block.
Hope they will be creative enough to score lots of goal. The odds is not that bad to bet on them too. 1.55 for 75% chance to win game is quite tempting.