⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Jegileman]

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

Chelsea’s red card reduced their pressure on Arsenal because they were not able to take advantage of their one man down to take a comfortable victory in this game. Arsenal have started to fumble again which we shouldn’t be expecting from them now after coming this far in the premier league title race. This was suppose to have been an easy win for them because they got the advantage from the first half. Chelsea is now a small team and naturally, they’re suppose to give them a tough time before they can get a win, but the red card already made things easier for them to just cling the win easily in this game. Opportunities like this don’t come often, so they should try and be utilizing the ones they have now.

[Silikiem]

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.

Chelsea recently have been producing some stellar performances especially in big games, they turned up when no one expected them to, they turned up when they are regarded as underdogs. With the way this Chelsea team is playing football currently It’s going to be very difficult for any team to beat them. I think they’re beginning to show why they were crowned the world champions. I think there’s a lot of improvement in this Chelsea team because if you look at their previous matches this season in the league where they happened to be with a man down, they usually ended up losing the game, but today they showed class against a very good Arsenal team, I believe the coach have learnt his lessons from previous red card experiences and now Chelsea is even playing more better and with confidence despite being short of one of their most important player Caicedo in the midfield.

[Iroh]

Manchester United surprised all of us today because if it were the previous Manchestwr United, there was no way they would have turned around a game they were losing in half time. I don't want to praise them much before they start disappointing us again but we must give credit to them today for a strong fighting spirit and for the fact that they defeated a big team like Crystal Palace in their home. If United continues with this winning mentality, they will surely qualify for champions league next season which may be a turning point for them.

They did put up a really good performance surprising everyone as I certainly didn't envisage the performance they did put up. I couldn't predict final score for this game but I thought it was going to be a tight one. I'm glad Man United managed to bag up the 3 points in this game recovering from their first half defeat and going on to ultimately win. Nice turnaround.. I had thought the penalty crystal palace got and scored would demoralize United players and I feared palace would build on it scoring more in the second half.
Man united are certainly playing more in sync as a team and I wish they could continue like this going forward.

[Versatile_choice]

They did put up a really good performance surprising everyone as I certainly didn't envisage the performance they did put up. I couldn't predict final score for this game but I thought it was going to be a tight one. I'm glad Man United managed to bag up the 3 points in this game recovering from their first half defeat and going on to ultimately win. Nice turnaround.. I had thought the penalty crystal palace got and scored would demoralize United players and I feared palace would build on it scoring more in the second half.
Man united are certainly playing more in sync as a team and I wish they could continue like this going forward.

It was indeed a nice come back from United, I was actually watching with few of my friends and they happened to be a fan of united you know, when crystal palace first scored the penalty all hope was Lost because they felt that's the end because everyone believed that crystal palace would win manchester united straight up but funny enough to see manchester united making a comeback in the second half. and I must say that the goal scored by joshua zirkzee really put in more strength in the team because I noticed some changes immediately after the goal, I must say that manchester united did absolutely well in today's match. and yeah, I hope they could maintain this same performance because it was quite impressive.

[mvdheuvel1983]

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.

The game was not an easy game for Arsenal because they couldn't defeat Chelsea even when Chelsea was one man down it shows that
Chelsea would have won the game if Chelsea played with a complete team so it wasn't Chelsea that escaped defeat it was Arsenal that was begging for draw because they were lucky to get the come back goal if not Chelsea would have won the game. Chelsea style of tackle is something they really need to stop because it is making them to lose games and it's no longer funny, Chelsea is supposed to have won the game if not the red card they were given but they are lucky to still get a point in their home.

[Orpichukwu]

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

Chelsea’s red card reduced their pressure on Arsenal because they were not able to take advantage of their one man down to take a comfortable victory in this game. Arsenal have started to fumble again which we shouldn’t be expecting from them now after coming this far in the premier league title race. This was suppose to have been an easy win for them because they got the advantage from the first half. Chelsea is now a small team and naturally, they’re suppose to give them a tough time before they can get a win, but the red card already made things easier for them to just cling the win easily in this game. Opportunities like this don’t come often, so they should try and be utilizing the ones they have now.

That's true, the red card given to them really reduced their pressure or their chance in winning the game but it's still good that they maintain their goal, even though they didn't entirely win the race, they better end it in draw.
Though it was a very tough game but holding that 1-1 draw is better than losing the game, but next time Chelsea might win.

[GiftedMAN]

Manchester United surprised all of us today because if it were the previous Manchestwr United, there was no way they would have turned around a game they were losing in half time. I don't want to praise them much before they start disappointing us again but we must give credit to them today for a strong fighting spirit and for the fact that they defeated a big team like Crystal Palace in their home. If United continues with this winning mentality, they will surely qualify for champions league next season which may be a turning point for them.

They did put up a really good performance surprising everyone as I certainly didn't envisage the performance they did put up. I couldn't predict final score for this game but I thought it was going to be a tight one. I'm glad Man United managed to bag up the 3 points in this game recovering from their first half defeat and going on to ultimately win. Nice turnaround.. I had thought the penalty crystal palace got and scored would demoralize United players and I feared palace would build on it scoring more in the second half.
Man united are certainly playing more in sync as a team and I wish they could continue like this going forward.

When Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the retaken penalty to give Crystal Palace the lead, I told the person I was watching the game with that Crystal Palace were definitely going to win the game and that's because before the goal, the home team were visibly the better team so even when the second half kicked off, I thought the Eagles were going to add more goals to what they had already but no, Manchester United came into the second with a different mentality. I don't know what Ruben Amorim told his men at halftime but I believe it was what helped change their mentality and at the end, they were able to score 2 second half goals to claim victory at Selhurst Park.

[yixichloro2xx]

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.

The game was not an easy game for Arsenal because they couldn't defeat Chelsea even when Chelsea was one man down it shows that
Chelsea would have won the game if Chelsea played with a complete team so it wasn't Chelsea that escaped defeat it was Arsenal that was begging for draw because they were lucky to get the come back goal if not Chelsea would have won the game. Chelsea style of tackle is something they really need to stop because it is making them to lose games and it's no longer funny, Chelsea is supposed to have won the game if not the red card they were given but they are lucky to still get a point in their home.

Arsenal blew their chances to win this game, now they are just 5 points above Manchester City which am proud off because am a City fan, and this is what I have been praying for. Arsenal better buckle up so that they won't bottle this Epl to us again like they did the last time. I know arsenal fans are more concerned about Manchester City  than any other team in the top 4.

[Rengga Jati]

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

In this match, to be honest, I was very impressed with Chelsea's performance. We know how prepared and strong Arsenal are, so I think Arteta can win this match. Moreover, in the 38th minute, Caicedo received a red card after a VAR review for a foul on Eze, which greatly frustrated the Chelsea players, having to face Arsenal with only 10 minutes left.

However, what was unexpected was that they actually scored first in the 48th minute after Chalobah scored the goal, assisted by James. And this is what really happened, because Arsenal were behind and only equalized until the final whistle with a lone goal by Merino. Had it not been for this goal, Arsenal would have been truly humiliated by Chelsea's 10-men.


GOAL)

[IceLincoln]

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.

The game was not an easy game for Arsenal because they couldn't defeat Chelsea even when Chelsea was one man down it shows that
Chelsea would have won the game if Chelsea played with a complete team so it wasn't Chelsea that escaped defeat it was Arsenal that was begging for draw because they were lucky to get the come back goal if not Chelsea would have won the game. Chelsea style of tackle is something they really need to stop because it is making them to lose games and it's no longer funny, Chelsea is supposed to have won the game if not the red card they were given but they are lucky to still get a point in their home.

I don’t it’s right to judge Arsenal by not winning even with the opponent down to ten men. Chelsea was defensively strong and after the red they knew what was at stake and increase their momentum and energy. Sometimes Red card isn’t always an advantage. I think Man United lost to a team that was down to ten men some few weeks back.
Red card sometimes fuels the energy of the receiving team, if you’re not performing well already and you receive a red card then your case goes to worse. Sometimes if you’re performing well and you get a red card it can make the team want to do better, such is the case with Chelsea.
It was a good game though I expected Arsenal to win but it wasn’t to be, not for their lack of trying.

[Issa56]

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

Immediately Chelsea received red card in the match, I lost hope in the match, I was expecting multiple goals from Arsenal immediately Chelsea received red card. It’s surprising that Arsenal couldn’t get a win today even after Caicedo received red card in the match. The player holding Chelsea midfield received red card and all what Arsenal could get is just a goal.

How I wish there was no red card in the match, it will have been more interesting, at least everything will have been balanced, the red card which Chelsea received really destabilized things in the match, if Chelsea didn’t receive red card, they would have won the match.

[Alpha Marine]

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

I still can't understand how Arsenal couldn't win that game. Once Chelsea got the red card, I thought to myself that it would be a very easy second half for Arsenal. It is embarrassing that they couldn't even control the game with an advantage. Chelsea were the better team in the first half. I expected Arsenal to take control after the red card, but I was wrong.
I played both teams to score, so when Chelsea got a red card, I wrote the game off, thinking Chelsea would not be able to score.
Man City are just 5 points away from Arsenal now. 5 points in not much if Man City were in form, but they too are very inconsistent.

[AGogi2003]

They did put up a really good performance surprising everyone as I certainly didn't envisage the performance they did put up. I couldn't predict final score for this game but I thought it was going to be a tight one. I'm glad Man United managed to bag up the 3 points in this game recovering from their first half defeat and going on to ultimately win. Nice turnaround.. I had thought the penalty crystal palace got and scored would demoralize United players and I feared palace would build on it scoring more in the second half.
Man united are certainly playing more in sync as a team and I wish they could continue like this going forward.

It was indeed a nice come back from United, I was actually watching with few of my friends and they happened to be a fan of united you know, when crystal palace first scored the penalty all hope was Lost because they felt that's the end because everyone believed that crystal palace would win manchester united straight up but funny enough to see manchester united making a comeback in the second half. and I must say that the goal scored by joshua zirkzee really put in more strength in the team because I noticed some changes immediately after the goal, I must say that manchester united did absolutely well in today's match. and yeah, I hope they could maintain this same performance because it was quite impressive.

Manchester United press well in the match and they deserve the achieve the three point what a very good game from Manchester United they need to improve in there game because if not from the free kick the match should have end in a draw, Crystal Palace is defending when they they start leading. Am still worrying about Manchester united because to go top 4th still difficult for them this season if they can continue doing well they can finish in top 4th so that they can get the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League next season. If not they lost against Tottenham in the Europa League final they should be in the stage to compete with other but with the way they are playing in the league I don't think they will even do well in the competition. Let see if they can get the chance this season to qualify for the Champions League and compete with other big clubs in the competition.

[Zoomic]

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

It's not weird. That's the nature of the English Premier League. Have you forgotten that similar situation happened to Manchester United and they lost the match. The Everton that won them was trashed this weekend by 4 goals. So, English Premier league is somewhat unpredictable.

It is true that Arsenal draw has given hope to the so called contenders.

[Dreadboost]

I still can't understand how Arsenal couldn't win that game. Once Chelsea got the red card, I thought to myself that it would be a very easy second half for Arsenal. It is embarrassing that they couldn't even control the game with an advantage. Chelsea were the better team in the first half. I expected Arsenal to take control after the red card, but I was wrong.
I played both teams to score, so when Chelsea got a red card, I wrote the game off, thinking Chelsea would not be able to score.
Man City are just 5 points away from Arsenal now. 5 points in not much if Man City were in form, but they too are very inconsistent.

Chelsea has the habit of putting all their efforts to win a match against big clubs, it's something that has been happening through out this year, but when it comes to smaller clubs they somehow just find it hard.
I feel that they prepare more intensively for bigger clubs more than smaller onec that is why I knew thet even with the red card they wouldn't go without a fight.

[harapan]

Manchester United surprised all of us today because if it were the previous Manchestwr United, there was no way they would have turned around a game they were losing in half time. I don't want to praise them much before they start disappointing us again but we must give credit to them today for a strong fighting spirit and for the fact that they defeated a big team like Crystal Palace in their home. If United continues with this winning mentality, they will surely qualify for champions league next season which may be a turning point for them.

They did put up a really good performance surprising everyone as I certainly didn't envisage the performance they did put up. I couldn't predict final score for this game but I thought it was going to be a tight one. I'm glad Man United managed to bag up the 3 points in this game recovering from their first half defeat and going on to ultimately win. Nice turnaround.. I had thought the penalty crystal palace got and scored would demoralize United players and I feared palace would build on it scoring more in the second half.
Man united are certainly playing more in sync as a team and I wish they could continue like this going forward.

Adding a new midfield younger and experienced in the Premier League who can replace Casemiro will do Manchester United a lot good. The combination of Bruno and Casemiro staggering but it was great to see them both fight for the three points. A player for the left wing back role will also be perfect during the transfer. These are the two most important positions which can help increase Manchester United to the top four. They fail to do that and they're not qualifying for thr champions league.

[Alpha Marine]

It's not weird. That's the nature of the English Premier League. Have you forgotten that similar situation happened to Manchester United and they lost the match. The Everton that won them was trashed this weekend by 4 goals. So, English Premier league is somewhat unpredictable.

I don't like it when something happens, and people make it look like that kind of thing is exclusive to just the EPL. This is not the first time a team with a red card has got a draw despite playing with 10 men for most of the game, and the EPL is certainly not the only league it has happened before. The fact remains that the team with the advantage messed up if they cannot win with that advantage.
If this had happened in another league, the narrative would have been "this cant happen in the EPL", when it happens in the EPL, it will be "this is why it is the EPL".  Just a few weeks ago, Bayern Munich won PSG despite having a red card in the first half.
Arsenal messed up by not winning against Chelsea despite playing over 50 minutes with an advantage, even they know this. This is not the behaviour of a team that is ready to win the league.

[Adiljutt156]

The big day has come. Chelsea host Arsenal today! 

Another London derby ahead for Arsenal in such a short time. They have technically had a tough schedule recently but so far so good... They destroyed Tottenham and Bayern Munich both home!

However... People should still be aware that this game is still a difficult one. Chelsea are having their best season in the recent years. I still think they won't lose to Arsenal. Double chance on Chelsea @1.64 seems nice to give it a chance.

Esporte Clube Vitória football team played very well against Mirassol Futebol Clube football team as they did excellent effort by doing 2 goals in this match. The stats of Mirassol Futebol Clube team was good in this match as their shots were more in number and these were 15 and 6 shots were on target And possession percentage of that team was brilliant and that was 74 percent and possession percentage of opponent team was only 26 percent and passes their passes were also low in this match and their shots were low . Halter was a person who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 25 minutes because that was need of team at that moment and we saw one more goal by that team.

[Berry2d]

It's not weird. That's the nature of the English Premier League. Have you forgotten that similar situation happened to Manchester United and they lost the match. The Everton that won them was trashed this weekend by 4 goals. So, English Premier league is somewhat unpredictable.

I don't like it when something happens, and people make it look like that kind of thing is exclusive to just the EPL. This is not the first time a team with a red card has got a draw despite playing with 10 men for most of the game, and the EPL is certainly not the only league it has happened before. The fact remains that the team with the advantage messed up if they cannot win with that advantage.
If this had happened in another league, the narrative would have been "this cant happen in the EPL", when it happens in the EPL, it will be "this is why it is the EPL".  Just a few weeks ago, Bayern Munich won PSG despite having a red card in the first half.
Arsenal messed up by not winning against Chelsea despite playing over 50 minutes with an advantage, even they know this. This is not the behaviour of a team that is ready to win the league.

Not that this is the first time a team with red card managed to draw or even win a game in the English premier league but arsenal's consistency level this season can never be compared to that of Chelsea in all ratifications, that is why the entire world was consigned
 About that draw. The game was Indeed an interesting one for both teams,  especially after the red card. Chelsea players never lost hope even after knowing there opponent was way beyond  there level yet never gave up on there dreams which was why they fought relentlessly just to make it work

[PokerDiceMan]

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

Certainly, with this draw result, other top table teams can close the gap and reduce the point deficit with Arsenal. Especially Manchester City, which has the biggest chance to overtake Arsenal. Of course, if no Chelsea player had received a red card, the match would have been more exciting and interesting; Chelsea could have won the match if they had a full 11 players without any red cards. Having a player sent off reduces the team's balance, and coach Enzo Maresca had to change his game system when one of his players received a red card.