⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Wake Up]

By the way, regarding Liverpool's new signings, I found a post with both pros and cons regarding new signings who have been deemed failures at the club this season, including Liverpool players.

While I agree with most of the names listed in this list, I also have some reservations with some of the names mentioned here. I don't agree that Nick Woltemade should be regarded among the worse signings of the summer. Let's be realistic this guy has scored some goals for Newcastle, he adapted to the premier league perfectly so it's not true that this guy is a flop for his team. As for Wissa you have to judge him by the numbers of games he has played for his new team. So far the player has spent more time injured he's not playing regularly unlike players like Xavi Simons, Florian Wirtz, Isak and others.

To be honest, we agree with most of the names on this list because these players came to the clubs for a lot of money but their performance was very atrocious, especially Liverpool has proven that they have bought some bad players this new season. But here is the name of a German player who plays for Newcastle Football Club, Nick Woltemadeis trying to do better because he was able to score a goal against Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Carabao Cup, and when this player last played against Luxembourg in the Club World Cup qualifiers, he was able to score two goals. However, it may be appropriate to include Alexander Isak's name on this list, because he becomes extremely fragile when faced with top opponents.

Woltemade scored 6 goals in 14 appearances. This isn't a bad average performance for his first year. However, expectations are certainly high for him. The German is slowly coming into his own, and if he continues like this, he'll become a key player for Newcastle this year. Newcastle know they didn't sign him for nothing, and the German wants to show everyone that.

[Nheer]

Chelsea might capture the 2nd place by the end of this week's matches maybe.

- Burnley v Chelsea
- Newcastle v Manchester City

This is why I think so. Chelsea can get a win by landslide if they manage to open the lock early. The only issue is that Burnley have a better defending at home.    Arsenal beat them by 2-0 away earlier. Not a huge goal gap despite a one sided match...

I'm not sure about Manchester City here. Newcastle were quite bad in their last 2 matches in the league. But they might still not lose easily in a big home match. If Haaland keeps going the same Newcastle's job would be much harder though.

Arsenal is not a team that scores many goals no matter the team they face but one thing they are very good at is defending their goals so if they are 1 goal ahead it's difficult for teams to equalize. Burnley concedes goals to even weaker teams so I don't think Chelsea will have problems facing them at all. Arsenal scoring only two against them doesn't mean other teams won't score more, Chelsea have one of the best attack in the league so they can definitely do more.

Seems like Newcastle is the home team so they are at advantage here but that's not a guarantee that they will win. Newcastle always seem to be good when they face strong teams, they always give it their all against big teams but Manchester City are also doing well now so they can also win the match.
Manchester City losing 2nd place is in their hands because their is high possibility that Chelsea will win Burnley so they have to have in mind that Chelsea already won and now it's left to them to win their own match if they want to retain the second place.

[DiMarxist]

For the Gunners, this season presents a great opportunity to win the Premier League title, so Arteta must be able to maintain that opportunity effectively.

I agree, this season really feels like one of Arsenal best chances to finally take the Premier League title. The squad is more mature, the depth is better, and most of the players understand Arteta system perfectly now. The real challenge is not just about playing well, but staying consistent and avoiding the late season drop off that has cost them in previous years.

[Ryu_Ar1]

For the Gunners, this season presents a great opportunity to win the Premier League title, so Arteta must be able to maintain that opportunity effectively.

I agree, this season really feels like one of Arsenal best chances to finally take the Premier League title. The squad is more mature, the depth is better, and most of the players understand Arteta system perfectly now. The real challenge is not just about playing well, but staying consistent and avoiding the late season drop off that has cost them in previous years.

Hasn't it always been like that for the past few seasons? In some previous seasons Arsenal even managed to open a gap of more than 10 points when they were at the top of the table but their problems always persisted, causing a slow decline in performance.

This season, they are still very good but if Arsenal still can't shake off the shadow of decline where their end to the season has always been chaotic for various reasons, the situation could remain the same as before, where they are unable to give their best causing Arsenal's position in the standings to falter and ultimately unable to maintain their early-season lead.

[Robinrex77]

By the way, regarding Liverpool's new signings, I found a post with both pros and cons regarding new signings who have been deemed failures at the club this season, including Liverpool players.
https://www.talkimg.com/images/2025/11/17/UPIdR1.png
Source: ESPN have named the worst deals of the summer transfer window for Premier League clubs

While I agree with most of the names listed in this list, I also have some reservations with some of the names mentioned here. I don't agree that Nick Woltemade should be regarded among the worse signings of the summer. Let's be realistic this guy has scored some goals for Newcastle, he adapted to the premier league perfectly so it's not true that this guy is a flop for his team. As for Wissa you have to judge him by the numbers of games he has played for his new team. So far the player has spent more time injured he's not playing regularly unlike players like Xavi Simons, Florian Wirtz, Isak and others.

Definitely Alexander Isak should be rated the number one of them all, they are absolutely right in this Alexander Isak like he's the worst signing of this year 2025/2026 English premier League campaign and across Europe like I'm very disappointed on this guy I was actually thinking with this guy on that Liverpool squad maybe Liverpool will likely go unbeaten this year but it seems I was all wrong of that impression, and one thing that baffles me more is no Manchester United players is listed here that means all Manchester United new signings are all doing just fine kudos to Ruben Amorim.

Alexander isak should not be rated that bad, we know alot is expected from him base on the form he was in his formal club Newcastle, the environment is different so is the training facilities, he has only played seven matches in all competition and score one goal this season which means he lack game time and understanding from the team, he can improve and will improve if he has more game time, let note the season is not half way yet.

[DYOR+BTC]

What an impressive season for Arsenal, for ths past few days all discussions is all about arsenal's consistency, possessiveness, dominance, wonderful performance and probability of becoming the champions of England at the end of the season, Any team with same performance as Arsenal deserves such. Indeed Arsenal is really doing a great job, before it was a clean shit and unbeaten runs  while now is there ability of becoming the champions, throughly there performance deserves to be honoured by becoming the king of England premier league at the end of the season which i see as an easy task for a team as Arsenal,, i know many are still in doubt that Arsenal can never win the EPL but time shall tell

[SmartCharpa]

I think it will be an easy ride for Chelsea, currently Burnley is not in the same form that earn them promotion to the top division since 2008  Burnley one win against 12win for Chelsea and 6draw during that period

Despite the fact that this team is playing a five man defence, Chelsea will not have a difficult time to win the match, Chelsea is not like Manchester United, who cannot easily defeat a team that is struggling to win games. The last time Chelsea visited Burnley, they won 1-4, I think they can do the same this season since Chelsea squad is far better than the players Burnley have gathered since they get promoted.

You are saying this because Manchester City once stopped Arsenal from winning the premier league title in the past, but even if Manchester City stopped Arsenal from winning the premier league title before, there is no problem if Manchester City is the one behind Arsenal on the point table because Arsenal and Manchester City will never go the whole season without dropping form and points. It will only be worse for Arsenal if they drop the points that will allow Manchester City to enter the point table and win the premier league title from them again this season.

It is not because Manchester City has prevented Arsenal from winning the league for the last two seasons, but Arsenal is not a team that we can rely on to win the league title. If mistakenly Arsenal drops a point in any match right now, you will be surprised to see Manchester City overtake them for first position. We can only hope Arsenal doesn't lose form before the season ends.

[Stable090]

I agree, this season really feels like one of Arsenal best chances to finally take the Premier League title.

Let’s see how Arsenal will perform this season, let’s see if they will be able to continue with their good performance till the season end. But we all know how Arsenal have been performing in Previous seasons, and I just think the same thing is about to repeat itself this season. Arsenal started the season well, but Manchester city are already behind Arsenal with just 4 points difference, Arsenal will have to be winning all their matches for now, if they make any slight mistake, Manchester city will take over Arsenal current position.

[blue Snow]

Despite the fact that this team is playing a five man defence, Chelsea will not have a difficult time to win the match, Chelsea is not like Manchester United, who cannot easily defeat a team that is struggling to win games. The last time Chelsea visited Burnley, they won 1-4, I think they can do the same this season since Chelsea squad is far better than the players Burnley have gathered since they get promoted.

Chelsea have the best record in the last 5 matches, they only lost versus Sunderland, and drew versus Qarabag FC, while Burnley have 3 losses, which I think, when we I look at the statistics, Chelsea won't have any problems beating Burnley away. Maybe if Burney is able to take advantage of Chelsea's situation, they can make it a draw, because some main Chelsea players got injured, Palmer, Enzo, Dario, Levi, and etc unable to play this week. Burnley may exploit that vulnerable position, and attack in all directions, but Burnley has also injured players, which I think was not very aggressive in attack.

[Sir_Garry55]

I agree, this season really feels like one of Arsenal best chances to finally take the Premier League title.

Let’s see how Arsenal will perform this season, let’s see if they will be able to continue with their good performance till the season end. But we all know how Arsenal have been performing in Previous seasons, and I just think the same thing is about to repeat itself this season. Arsenal started the season well, but Manchester city are already behind Arsenal with just 4 points difference, Arsenal will have to be winning all their matches for now, if they make any slight mistake, Manchester city will take over Arsenal current position.

Definitely they have gone far now, and we can't say that Arsenal performance is still like that of the previous season, we know how they tend to perform at early of most previous season and tend to keep that record as the season proceed. I believe we should not use that as a criteria to analyze how their performance will definitely be. The season is still far and trust me anything can happen.
But for the fact that Arsenal has been given this performance for previous season now, most person and fans don't give that eligible trust in them as they might give the title away, well let's see what will really happen, if they can continue with the tempo they are on right now as the season proceed.

[obuoma]

Chelsea might capture the 2nd place by the end of this week's matches maybe.

- Burnley v Chelsea
- Newcastle v Manchester City

This is why I think so. Chelsea can get a win by landslide if they manage to open the lock early. The only issue is that Burnley have a better defending at home.    Arsenal beat them by 2-0 away earlier. Not a huge goal gap despite a one sided match...

I'm not sure about Manchester City here. Newcastle were quite bad in their last 2 matches in the league. But they might still not lose easily in a big home match. If Haaland keeps going the same Newcastle's job would be much harder though.

Newcastle is always very stubborn when they play at home but Manchester City, through the firepower of Erling Haaland, will likely win them just like bith Arsenal and Liverpool defeated them at St James' Park. That means your idea of Chelsea climbing to 2nd place this week may not happen even if they defeat Burnley, which they will. The interesting thing this season is that the league is still open, little gaps between the teams with fresh blood like Sunderland daring the big guys. We shall see how Arsenal will be able to navigate Tottenham, another team that always disgrace big teams.

[ancafe]

Let’s see how Arsenal will perform this season, let’s see if they will be able to continue with their good performance till the season end. But we all know how Arsenal have been performing in Previous seasons, and I just think the same thing is about to repeat itself this season. Arsenal started the season well, but Manchester city are already behind Arsenal with just 4 points difference, Arsenal will have to be winning all their matches for now, if they make any slight mistake, Manchester city will take over Arsenal current position.

Arsenal's performance so far has been quite consistent, as they are unbeaten. What's worrying isn't the current situation, but how Arsenal can maintain their positive trend in the second half of the season, considering that Arsenal have failed to maintain this consistency in the last three seasons. Being four points behind in the Premier League isn't a big deal, as it's much easier for a challenger to catch up, so Arsenal need to be wary of this happening, as otherwise, Man City will overtake them in the standings. In your opinion, which position should Arsenal strengthen in the upcoming transfer window so that the arrival of the player can be much more solid for the Arsenal squad.

[reagansimms]

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Arsenal's performance so far has been quite consistent, as they are unbeaten. What's worrying isn't the current situation, but how Arsenal can maintain their positive trend in the second half of the season, considering that Arsenal have failed to maintain this consistency in the last three seasons. Being four points behind in the Premier League isn't a big deal, as it's much easier for a challenger to catch up, so Arsenal need to be wary of this happening, as otherwise, Man City will overtake them in the standings. In your opinion, which position should Arsenal strengthen in the upcoming transfer window so that the arrival of the player can be much more solid for the Arsenal squad.

Arsenal need to remain vigilant as the Premier League remains highly competitive. Their current form needs to be maintained as the points gap with Man City remains very close. Arteta needs to strengthen his squad in the January transfer window to avoid a repeat of the failures of the last three seasons. There needs to be an improvement in performance by bringing in some new players to keep his position safe, a defensive midfielder may need to be brought in to maintain balance in the midfield.
A typical winger like Nico William is really needed to help improve and add variety to the attack. The arrival of several quality players will help Arsenal appear more solid in the second half, besides Arteta also has plenty of options if several key players suffer injuries.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Arsenal's performance so far has been quite consistent, as they are unbeaten. What's worrying isn't the current situation, but how Arsenal can maintain their positive trend in the second half of the season, considering that Arsenal have failed to maintain this consistency in the last three seasons. Being four points behind in the Premier League isn't a big deal, as it's much easier for a challenger to catch up, so Arsenal need to be wary of this happening, as otherwise, Man City will overtake them in the standings. In your opinion, which position should Arsenal strengthen in the upcoming transfer window so that the arrival of the player can be much more solid for the Arsenal squad.

Arsenal must control their mentality as calmest as possible because Manchester City are strong and very experienced in title competition while they have better player resource than Arsenal. Therefore, Manchester City are able to deal with one or some player injuries better than Arsenal and this ability is important in a long season. The current point difference against Manchester City is only four points, that is not too big gap for Arsenal to feel safe or for Manchester City to feel hopelesslly.

The title competition is opened for both Arsenal and Manchester City, and both main competitors for the title have to try a lot in coming months to lift the trophy. It's boring to see Manchester City dominating Premier League and I wish Arsenal the best to succeed in this season.

A typical winger like Nico William is really needed to help improve and add variety to the attack. The arrival of several quality players will help Arsenal appear more solid in the second half, besides Arteta also has plenty of options if several key players suffer injuries.

Nico Williams is a very good player but it's better if he stays in La Liga rather than moving to a new league like Premier League. He will have to adapt to a new league that is not easy and with risk of failure while in La Liga, if he want, there is opportunity for him to join Real Madrid. He will get better salary in Real Madrid while does not have to move to a new nation and new league.

Does Arsenal need to buy Nico Williams?
I don't think they need him as the transfer cost is very expensive while Arsenal does not lack of good wingers.

[silpersurfer]

For the Gunners, this season presents a great opportunity to win the Premier League title, so Arteta must be able to maintain that opportunity effectively.

I agree, this season really feels like one of Arsenal best chances to finally take the Premier League title. The squad is more mature, the depth is better, and most of the players understand Arteta system perfectly now. The real challenge is not just about playing well, but staying consistent and avoiding the late season drop off that has cost them in previous years.

But look at how Manchester City has returned to normal and regained its strength. I seriously doubt that Arsenal will end up as expected. The Gunners are only a few points ahead of Arsenal, which is a threat. If Arsenal fails to earn points just twice, they will easily be overtaken by Manchester City. After all, Manchester City will not give up. Guardiola is still very hungry. Last season was bad for them, and this season they will take back what they have lost. 

Although we currently have confidence that Arsenal has a great chance, that's today. We don't know about tomorrow or next month.

[Luzin]

Liverpool, who spent a lot of money in the last hot transfer window, still seem to be looking for new players. I just read that they are ready to support Slot to thwart Arsenal from becoming champions. Of course, they will be buying new players. I just read that Semenyo and Wharton have become Liverpool's targets for the new winter season. It seems that the unsatisfactory results this season have led Liverpool to actively seek and continue adding new players for the second half of the season.

Source: https://www.goal.com/id/daftar/liverpool-siap-belanja-besar-januari-incar-dua-bintang-liga-inggris-demi-jegal-arsenal/blt83aed3ace7d183e4

[SmartCharpa]

Let’s see how Arsenal will perform this season, let’s see if they will be able to continue with their good performance till the season end. But we all know how Arsenal have been performing in Previous seasons, and I just think the same thing is about to repeat itself this season. Arsenal started the season well, but Manchester city are already behind Arsenal with just 4 points difference, Arsenal will have to be winning all their matches for now, if they make any slight mistake, Manchester city will take over Arsenal current position.

Arsenal will host Tottenham, their next opponent after the international break, and everyone expects Arsenal to maintain their current form for the rest of the season, as this team has the squad needs to win the Premier League. Arteta does not need to even think about a draw or making mistakes in any match, Manchester City is already behind, and if they fail to beat Tottenham in the next game while Manchester City wins against Newcastle, they might be two points behind.

When Manchester City struggled last season, I thought Pep Guardiola tactics to improve his team were finished, perhaps City should hire another manager to take over the job. But it is clear that the manager is not the problem, and the club trusted him because he has won many trophies with the team. It would be disappointing if Guardiola did the same thing with Arsenal again this season.

[irhact]

Hasn't it always been like that for the past few seasons? In some previous seasons Arsenal even managed to open a gap of more than 10 points when they were at the top of the table but their problems always persisted, causing a slow decline in performance.

This season, they are still very good but if Arsenal still can't shake off the shadow of decline where their end to the season has always been chaotic for various reasons, the situation could remain the same as before, where they are unable to give their best causing Arsenal's position in the standings to falter and ultimately unable to maintain their early-season lead.

I was just saying this, the problem with arsenal is consistency. A team like arsenal, the best bet for them is to double down on attack. I will always argue that their defense is doing pretty good for them, they won their last 4 matches and drew 1. A team like this need to double down on attack, especially when they lead the table with just 4 points clear of Manchester city and just 6 points clear of Chelsea. Chelsea is in good form and will cease any opportunities they see not to talk of Manchester city that is hungry for a better season. Anyways I can see them (Arsenal) lifting a trophy this season, fingers crossed.

[AprilioMP]

Wirtz previously played in the Bundesliga and only this season he played in the English Premier League. Considered a bad buy, I think it's too early to make that judgment. Not a defense, but basically a benchmark for players who have only experienced the atmosphere of the Premier League in their first season. I'm sure he will improve
Isak, maybe because Isak previously appeared with Newcastle United as a deadly striker in the Premier League, which made Liverpool very determined to get Isak and bring him to Anfield for a fantastic transfer fee, but the result was that Isak only became a foil.
Even so, I'm trying to see that there is still an opportunity for Isak to return to his best playing form next season.

The Bundesliga and the EPL have very different atmospheres and styles of play. Some people think that players from other leagues will struggle to adapt to the EPL. I disagree with that statement. However, in many cases, players from the Bundesliga, like Wirtz or Gyokeres from the Portuguese league, still struggle to adapt to the EPL. But I think it's only a matter of time before they find their rhythm. As for Isak, I'm actually quite disappointed with his performance with Liverpool so far. He was a good striker with Newcastle last season, but his form has dipped at Liverpool.

The fastest time needed is one season. This can be seen from several players, even though they only need 10 to 11 matches, then they start to become players who can tune in directly to the game.
Haaland is one of the players I mean since he joined Manchester City from Dortmund (Bundesliga).
Gyokeres also not yet even though the Swedish player already looks good in the Arsenal squad.

Wirtz, I think it's a different thing with Haaland. And I myself still believe that Wirtz will become an important player at Liverpool.
So, what about Isak? He's from Newcastle, but still not at his best.
Sesko, who strengthens Manchester United, is also far from being good at Old Trafford.

[Velvet78]

Gyokeres also not yet even though the Swedish player already looks good in the Arsenal squad.

Does he though? I don't think he looks good at Arsenal yet.    He still couldn't get used to Premier League football. He needs to be quicker than this with the ball. Otherwise he wouldn't fit Arteta's system very well.

Wirtz, I think it's a different thing with Haaland. And I myself still believe that Wirtz will become an important player at Liverpool.

Wirtz is an interesting personality. He shows his best game only in national games. In the Premier League he still doesn't make any goal contribution...

So, what about Isak? He's from Newcastle, but still not at his best.

Isak is normally an amazing striker. But missing many games from the beginning of the season because of the crisis he had at Newcastle has caused him to be out of form. He still can't live up to expectations.

Sesko, who strengthens Manchester United, is also far from being good at Old Trafford.

Sesko has had some score contribution. However he has consistency problems. In this way he will also be a disappointing signing for the fans.