⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[GiftedMAN]

Why are players always doing this, you fouled a player and you're the one acting as if you were the one fouled. That challenge from Caicedo was really dangerous on the Arsenal man. That was a reckless challenge. Chelsea has been playing well but what will happen now that they have been reduced to 10 men. The last time this happened to a fellow big team was against Manchester United and they lost. Arsenal has all the advantages now, they have an extra man to play against Chelsea for more than 45 minutes.

It still baffles me that some players still decide to play unnecessarily antics even when they're very much aware that there's a new VAR technology. When Caicedo launched that tackle on Arsenal's Zubimendi, there was certainly no touch from the opposing player that should warrant that rolling on the floor we saw from the Ecuadorian midfielder. Though I wanted Chelsea to win the game, I'm happy the referees decision was reviewed by the VAR and the subsequent sending off if Caicedo. That tackle was absolutely unnecessary and now, Chelsea will have to play the rest of the game with 10 men.

[Velvet78]

It was a really comforting day for Arne Slot.    If it weren't for this win he was really going to be under a bigger threat of sacking. Actually I know how much Liverpool tolerates their managers and gives them a lot of chances.

But you never know... Gakpo put on a show after weeks of unstable form. Isak finally scored but we will see whether this brings more confidence to him. Next time they host Sunderland. They must continue winning.

[Different patterns]

It was a really comforting day for Arne Slot.    If it weren't for this win he was really going to be under a bigger threat of sacking. Actually I know how much Liverpool tolerates their managers and gives them a lot of chances.

But you never know... Gakpo put on a show after weeks of unstable form. Isak finally scored but we will see whether this brings more confidence to him. Next time they host Sunderland. They must continue winning.

I will have to say a big congratulations to Arne Slot for winning this game,  I hope this brings boost the confidence of the players and hope he continues winning his remaining matches
Their next match is against Sunderland,I hope for the best in this match because Sunderland are also doing well recently too. And this win will make the management to at least give him some more chances.  I believe he can do it,he just needs time which we don't have.  Go Arne Slot

[Showlove01]

Why are players always doing this, you fouled a player and you're the one acting as if you were the one fouled. That challenge from Caicedo was really dangerous on the Arsenal man. That was a reckless challenge. Chelsea has been playing well but what will happen now that they have been reduced to 10 men. The last time this happened to a fellow big team was against Manchester United and they lost. Arsenal has all the advantages now, they have an extra man to play against Chelsea for more than 45 minutes.

You know when Caicedo was rolling on the ground as if something terrible happened to him I was wondering how come because he was the one that rough Merino and funny enough that is how players behave and there's nothing anyone can do about that. There something my friend use to say, he use to say that players lie more than any other person in the world and if you check, he is saying the truth because players can not say the truth simply because they want to win but thank God for VAR.

[Wake Up]

Arsenal lost a huge opportunity. Despite receiving a red card, Chelsea escaped defeat. Arsenal are currently leading, but they could have widened the gap. Chelsea, on the other hand, must be upset about the red card because they could have easily beaten Arsenal. They were very focused and could have won this match. Still, they shouldn't be too upset; they've earned at least a point.

[Sims25]

Arsenal lost a huge opportunity. Despite receiving a red card, Chelsea escaped defeat. Arsenal are currently leading, but they could have widened the gap. Chelsea, on the other hand, must be upset about the red card because they could have easily beaten Arsenal. They were very focused and could have won this match. Still, they shouldn't be too upset; they've earned at least a point.

Same thing that happened against Manchester United. Maresca must be gutted cos they were the better side for much of the game.

[Ruttoshi]

What a brilliant display from Chelsea considering the fact that they played with ten men from the 38th minutes of the match. Chaoloba saved Chelsea the day from an unnecessary red card. Arsenal wasn't happy with the results because they played with all efforts till the end of the game.

Arsenal keeps their unbeaten record in ten games. Their points difference remains the same. Manchester City maintains their second position. Chelsea deserves sharing point with Arsenal.

[SatoPrincess]

Arsenal lost a huge opportunity. Despite receiving a red card, Chelsea escaped defeat. Arsenal are currently leading, but they could have widened the gap. Chelsea, on the other hand, must be upset about the red card because they could have easily beaten Arsenal. They were very focused and could have won this match. Still, they shouldn't be too upset; they've earned at least a point.

Arsenal were off in this game maybe because they had little time to rest and the poor officiating didn’t help either.  This is not to take away anything from Chelsea, they have been fantastic all week, despite being a man down they were able to get a 1-1 draw.

[Princess Leah]

This match will definitely be an exciting one honestly
Today we will see the both teams putting in their efforts just to have a win.
Chelsea is the favored side as we all know but anything can happen because in games like this anything can happen. We definitely hope for the best,  and I believe in Chelsea, they can win this match, they just need the right mindset and determination and also pray that luck is on their side, then they can win. Arsenal also is a not a team you should play with, they have been incredibly good recently but my prayers are with Chelsea 😀

Arsenal sit at the top of the English Premier League table, with clearly 6 points above. At Standford Bridge, Chelsea wouldn't not be intimidated by the Might of Arsenal. Both fans will turn up in their thousands,in readiness to support their Clubs. Chelsea have the home advantage since the game is being played at Stamford but that wouldn't  be enough to scare Arsenal from aiming for the three points at Stamford bridge. Arsenal have won against Big clubs away,so I don't think Chelsea is the favorite to win.

When I saw James in the Midfield I was very confident that confident that we won't lose this match and what makes me happy about this match despite the draw is that he didn’t disappoint, Reece James is a strong leader and his effort really helped Chelse not to be defeated today. Chelsea showed Arsenal that they're also a tough team to play against.

 When Caicedo conceded the Red card I thought it's finish and we'll be humiliated like Bayern Munich but the players didn't all the misfortune to ruin their agenda they kept pushing an even scored before Arsenal, Chalobah's performance today was top class infact the whole team impressed me today, thanks to Timber the ruined Arsenal opportunity to be ahead cause if Gyökeres had scored it would've destabilise our team and they would've scored more.

[Taricoins]

The highly anticipated Chelsea vs Arsenal has come and gone with both teams sharing a point, and i can say it was highly interesting, Arsenal had a golden chance with the red card given to Caicedo, at that point i thought Chelsea will feel the pain they dished out to Barcelona but to my surprise Chelsea held there ground.

After the red card, i thought Maresca will panic and fumble like the way he did in the Man U match, expected a lot of defensive changes to maintain the 0-0 game point but Maresca wanted more and i was highly impressed with there pressing. They pressed Arsenal even though they were 1 man down, plus Accolades should be given to Reece James as he really stepped up, he was a tyrant at the midfield in a match were Arsenal planned on exploiting the midfield after the Caicedo dilemma.

[Abbatty]

Arsenal lost a huge opportunity. Despite receiving a red card, Chelsea escaped defeat. Arsenal are currently leading, but they could have widened the gap. Chelsea, on the other hand, must be upset about the red card because they could have easily beaten Arsenal. They were very focused and could have won this match. Still, they shouldn't be too upset; they've earned at least a point.

What do you mean chelsea escape defeat? Even going down to 10 men I would say chelsea created more chances and if they had converted any of those chances they could have won with 10 men. I know Arsenal are top of the league and are doing incredibly well but I’m not a fan of Arteta kind of football, today it has clearly show that without set pieces Arsenal would probably be battling to get top 4. Even against chelsea 10 men they barely created any chance.

To me a lot of creativity needs to come in for arsenal, they need to start creating chances from open play. Well it a points apiece but this is a match that could have gone either way. The red card also had a huge effect on the game and maybe with caicedo being on the field chelsea could have done more.

[Oluwa-btc]

It was a really comforting day for Arne Slot.    If it weren't for this win he was really going to be under a bigger threat of sacking. Actually I know how much Liverpool tolerates their managers and gives them a lot of chances.

But you never know... Gakpo put on a show after weeks of unstable form. Isak finally scored but we will see whether this brings more confidence to him. Next time they host Sunderland. They must continue winning.

They want to beat Sunderland who drew against Arsenal and won Chelsea?! Must be ment or something trust me. We should be talking about Florian Wirtz for his great performance today. He might have not registered an assist or goal bit those who saw the game could tell he performed greatly.

First Liverpool goal for Alexander Isak, will he score back to back goals against Sunderland?! Like you said, this win calms the air but they better build positively from this win.

[Bigjoe33]

Arsenal lost a huge opportunity. Despite receiving a red card, Chelsea escaped defeat. Arsenal are currently leading, but they could have widened the gap. Chelsea, on the other hand, must be upset about the red card because they could have easily beaten Arsenal. They were very focused and could have won this match. Still, they shouldn't be too upset; they've earned at least a point.

Arsenal were off in this game maybe because they had little time to rest and the poor officiating didn’t help either.  This is not to take away anything from Chelsea, they have been fantastic all week, despite being a man down they were able to get a 1-1 draw.

That's one thing about Chelsea that should be respected about them. When they face a big team, they will play good and show there character and strength plus determined mindset to win. They have done it several times. Against big clubs, they have proven this and they have done it again today. Even with a red card, the proven there resistance and power, it's just nice.

I'm the part of Arsenal, should we say they are Lucky, that if Chelsea were complete, then they would have lost against Chelsea? Not able to win Chelsea with a man down right from the first half, and even conceding first, I think it's a poor performance from Arsenal. But at the end, they shared the points. It's a fair game

[FunshareNesialMLMPenipu]

The highly anticipated Chelsea vs Arsenal has come and gone with both teams sharing a point, and i can say it was highly interesting, Arsenal had a golden chance with the red card given to Caicedo, at that point i thought Chelsea will feel the pain they dished out to Barcelona but to my surprise Chelsea held there ground.

After the red card, i thought Maresca will panic and fumble like the way he did in the Man U match, expected a lot of defensive changes to maintain the 0-0 game point but Maresca wanted more and i was highly impressed with there pressing. They pressed Arsenal even though they were 1 man down, plus Accolades should be given to Reece James as he really stepped up, he was a tyrant at the midfield in a match were Arsenal planned on exploiting the midfield after the Caicedo dilemma.

Unfortunately, a Chelsea player received a red card, namely Caicede, which made the strength of the two teams uneven. Although the final result ended in a 1-1 draw. Chelsea's goal was scored by their center back Chalobah, while the equalizing goal from Arsenal was scored by Merino. Perhaps if no one had received a red card, or if the match had continued with 11 vs 11 players, the game would have been more exciting and interesting. Chelsea's chances of winning the match would also have been greater.

[X-ray]

The highly anticipated Chelsea vs Arsenal has come and gone with both teams sharing a point, and i can say it was highly interesting, Arsenal had a golden chance with the red card given to Caicedo, at that point i thought Chelsea will feel the pain they dished out to Barcelona but to my surprise Chelsea held there ground.

After the red card, i thought Maresca will panic and fumble like the way he did in the Man U match, expected a lot of defensive changes to maintain the 0-0 game point but Maresca wanted more and i was highly impressed with there pressing. They pressed Arsenal even though they were 1 man down, plus Accolades should be given to Reece James as he really stepped up, he was a tyrant at the midfield in a match were Arsenal planned on exploiting the midfield after the Caicedo dilemma.

It seems Maresca learned a lot from his past games especially against Manchester United. He keeps order his lads to keep playing normally. Honestly, i do like how fast Chelsea's transition like they're always running without even feeling tired. Reece is most probably MOTM here. He's not scoring, but he's always perfectly defending.

I thought that they were finished after Caicedo left the game, and happy i was wrong. Caicedo gets 3 games suspension, and it's time for Essugo/Santos to fulfill his position during his absence.

So far so good. They played excellently even with only 10 men against Arsenal. They deserve appreciation.

[Silence Scream]

The highly anticipated Chelsea vs Arsenal has come and gone with both teams sharing a point, and i can say it was highly interesting, Arsenal had a golden chance with the red card given to Caicedo, at that point i thought Chelsea will feel the pain they dished out to Barcelona but to my surprise Chelsea held there ground.

After the red card, i thought Maresca will panic and fumble like the way he did in the Man U match, expected a lot of defensive changes to maintain the 0-0 game point but Maresca wanted more and i was highly impressed with there pressing. They pressed Arsenal even though they were 1 man down, plus Accolades should be given to Reece James as he really stepped up, he was a tyrant at the midfield in a match were Arsenal planned on exploiting the midfield after the Caicedo dilemma.

Unfortunately, a Chelsea player received a red card, namely Caicede, which made the strength of the two teams uneven. Although the final result ended in a 1-1 draw. Chelsea's goal was scored by their center back Chalobah, while the equalizing goal from Arsenal was scored by Merino. Perhaps if no one had received a red card, or if the match had continued with 11 vs 11 players, the game would have been more exciting and interesting. Chelsea's chances of winning the match would also have been greater.

Of course, if it hadn't been for the red card, I think Chelsea would have won this match. We saw that they prepared well for this match. Despite the red card, they remained unbeaten and, despite being at a disadvantage in a crucial match, they came away with a point. Arsenal, on the other hand, failed to capitalize on their advantage and were disappointed to leave the field with a draw.

[Jostern]

Arsenal lost a huge opportunity. Despite receiving a red card, Chelsea escaped defeat. Arsenal are currently leading, but they could have widened the gap. Chelsea, on the other hand, must be upset about the red card because they could have easily beaten Arsenal. They were very focused and could have won this match. Still, they shouldn't be too upset; they've earned at least a point.

Arsenal were off in this game maybe because they had little time to rest and the poor officiating didn’t help either.  This is not to take away anything from Chelsea, they have been fantastic all week, despite being a man down they were able to get a 1-1 draw.

That's one thing about Chelsea that should be respected about them. When they face a big team, they will play good and show there character and strength plus determined mindset to win. They have done it several times. Against big clubs, they have proven this and they have done it again today. Even with a red card, the proven there resistance and power, it's just nice.

I'm the part of Arsenal, should we say they are Lucky, that if Chelsea were complete, then they would have lost against Chelsea? Not able to win Chelsea with a man down right from the first half, and even conceding first, I think it's a poor performance from Arsenal. But at the end, they shared the points. It's a fair game

Arsenal’s performance today was absolutely a shambles and a mess, how does a team who wants to win the Premier League, show this kind of performance when your opposition is a man down, it should be an opportunity of winning a game, and extending their position in top of the table, Right from the start of the game I can say Arsenal was very sloppy and didn’t show any playing ability.

Chelsea on their own I must congratulate them for playing a very good game of football, they just showed while they are very good when it comes to big games, and I will have to fault Moises Caicedo for his reckless tackle that lead to him getting sent off, there was absolutely no reason for that tackle, and he messed up the game plans for Chelsea, Chelsea was supposed to win this game, but they had to suffer because of his reckless tackle, Arsenal was very lucky to come out with a draw in this game, a draw should feel like a win for them in this particular match.

[Akbarkoe]

Liverpool finally managed to get back to winning ways thanks to Gapko and suprise package 📦 Isak   if this result didn't happen, Slot was going to be on the chopping board first thing on Monday!!

Btw looking at how results have come, I think it's safe to say punters have won this weekend because most of the favourites did get a result in their favour and very few upsets happened.

Manu ✅
Aston Villa ✅
Manchester City ✅
Villa ✅

It should be like that if those who bet on the favorite team must have benefited this week, but if not? must have lost because I'm pretty sure some people are hesitant to bet on the favorite team, last week was quite a strong slap for them.

Maybe one that can't win is the Chelsea and Arsenal match because it ended in a draw in this match.

[Joca97]

Liverpool finally managed to get back to winning ways thanks to Gapko and suprise package 📦 Isak   if this result didn't happen, Slot was going to be on the chopping board first thing on Monday!!

Btw looking at how results have come, I think it's safe to say punters have won this weekend because most of the favourites did get a result in their favour and very few upsets happened.

Manu ✅
Aston Villa ✅
Manchester City ✅
Villa ✅

It should be like that if those who bet on the favorite team must have benefited this week, but if not? must have lost because I'm pretty sure some people are hesitant to bet on the favorite team, last week was quite a strong slap for them.

Maybe one that can't win is the Chelsea and Arsenal match because it ended in a draw in this match.

Most of the teams in the top got a big advantage with this draw from Arsenal. Its just wierd that Arsenal couldnt win this match with a player more. They had some good chances but just didnt take them. Its getting intrested at the very top with this draw. I just wonder what would have happened if Chelsea didnt receive that red card

[püsür]

Arsenal lost a huge opportunity. Despite receiving a red card, Chelsea escaped defeat. Arsenal are currently leading, but they could have widened the gap. Chelsea, on the other hand, must be upset about the red card because they could have easily beaten Arsenal. They were very focused and could have won this match. Still, they shouldn't be too upset; they've earned at least a point.

Arsenal were off in this game maybe because they had little time to rest and the poor officiating didn’t help either.  This is not to take away anything from Chelsea, they have been fantastic all week, despite being a man down they were able to get a 1-1 draw.

That's one thing about Chelsea that should be respected about them. When they face a big team, they will play good and show there character and strength plus determined mindset to win. They have done it several times. Against big clubs, they have proven this and they have done it again today. Even with a red card, the proven there resistance and power, it's just nice.

I'm the part of Arsenal, should we say they are Lucky, that if Chelsea were complete, then they would have lost against Chelsea? Not able to win Chelsea with a man down right from the first half, and even conceding first, I think it's a poor performance from Arsenal. But at the end, they shared the points. It's a fair game

Arsenal’s performance today was absolutely a shambles and a mess, how does a team who wants to win the Premier League, show this kind of performance when your opposition is a man down, it should be an opportunity of winning a game, and extending their position in top of the table, Right from the start of the game I can say Arsenal was very sloppy and didn’t show any playing ability.

Chelsea on their own I must congratulate them for playing a very good game of football, they just showed while they are very good when it comes to big games, and I will have to fault Moises Caicedo for his reckless tackle that lead to him getting sent off, there was absolutely no reason for that tackle, and he messed up the game plans for Chelsea, Chelsea was supposed to win this game, but they had to suffer because of his reckless tackle, Arsenal was very lucky to come out with a draw in this game, a draw should feel like a win for them in this particular match.

When your opponent is down to 10 men, you have the chance to take out one of your opponents, but you still can't do it. Arsenal have also been on a downward spiral for three weeks now. Let's see what happens in the coming weeks. We all know that even though Arsenal don't have a very strong opponent, if they can't pull away early in the league, they'll give up the title. If they end up neck and neck with City at the end of the league, it's very likely they'll lose it. They need a match-winner. They need someone to score the last-minute goal. They need someone for set pieces. The match is neck and neck, but if there were a game-changing player, the match would end with a winner. Palmer should keep watching the matches. What an injury, mate, feels like forever.