⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[yslyv]

The least Manchester United would have done today was to win this game, i wonder why they always disappoint football fans..After all the money spent on the club they are still a complete mess, at this point the whole team needs to be dissolved cause the players are doing nothing..it is a shame that they used to be one of the biggest in the past but now they play every game like they are the underdogs

It's a shame that fans had high expectations for Manchester United, but their continued poor form has left them deeply frustrated. Last night was a crucial match. If Manchester United had beaten West Ham United, they would have finished in the big four this week. However, the 1-1 draw leaves them in eighth place in the table, which is very frustrating indeed. I really hope for a miracle for Manchester United. This great club needs to get back on track as one of Europe's top clubs. Bruno Fernandes must contribute something to this club this season. Even if they can't win the Premier League title again, they need to win other trophies.

Manchester United is actually doing there best this season because if we are to compare there performance this season and last season the difference is very clear. Even if they didn't make it to the top 4 at least there is not of progress in there performance and I believe by next season there performance will definitely improve. However, as for other league they may be able to win a trophy this season. I believe the 8th place in the league table isn't that bad.

Manchester United haven’t won any of their last five matches. The Premier League is a competition where even the biggest clubs need time to recover form. it looks like it’s going to take a while for Manchester United to get back on track as well.

[reagansimms]

The least Manchester United would have done today was to win this game, i wonder why they always disappoint football fans..After all the money spent on the club they are still a complete mess, at this point the whole team needs to be dissolved cause the players are doing nothing..it is a shame that they used to be one of the biggest in the past but now they play every game like they are the underdogs

It's a shame that fans had high expectations for Manchester United, but their continued poor form has left them deeply frustrated. Last night was a crucial match. If Manchester United had beaten West Ham United, they would have finished in the big four this week. However, the 1-1 draw leaves them in eighth place in the table, which is very frustrating indeed. I really hope for a miracle for Manchester United. This great club needs to get back on track as one of Europe's top clubs. Bruno Fernandes must contribute something to this club this season. Even if they can't win the Premier League title again, they need to win other trophies.

In fact, Man United had the opportunity to climb to the top 5 or equal Chelsea points tally, but their performance actually made fans very disappointed, even though this game was also played at Old Trafford, they actually conceded a goal in the last 10 minutes and a draw was inevitable. Man United should have taken advantage of the home game to secure three points and boost the players' confidence. They have wasted a real opportunity to build momentum and improve their position, now Man United is still stuck in 8th place with the same number of points as Brighton and Liverpool.
Bruno Fernandes can't do it alone without the support of other players. Currently, I see Man United's performance is still very inconsistent. It will be very difficult for them to win trophies if their performance continues like this.

[Wakate]

I didn't really expect this from him because Chelsea used to play with a good performance and the weakness from Leeds was very strong from Chelsea in this match. The strength in the match between Chelsea and Leeds was quite interesting and surprising. It was a good effort from Arsenal, I wouldn't call them weak because their players were injured due to which one of their good players came to play at the last minute. Although this defeat for Chelsea was their weakness, so we have to see if such a performance by Chelsea in the next matches will make them even weaker. This effort from Leeds was quite good for them and they should continue to play well with this kind of form now, if they are successful.

This is how a club can start the league with a good performances and end up in severe loses because of their playing patterns and unseriousness to play with their strengths without allowing any weaknesses. Chelsea started with a good play but now, it is looking like they are getting tired of the system and they don't know how to match up their strengths and agility to keep up with the momentum.

[knowngunman]

Manchester United haven’t won any of their last five matches. The Premier League is a competition where even the biggest clubs need time to recover form. it looks like it’s going to take a while for Manchester United to get back on track as well.

They actually have one win in their last five matches. They won against Crystal Palace, lost to Everton and draw against Nottingham Forest, Tottenham and the latest West Ham yesterday. The earlier they lower their expectations, the better for them. Manchester United is not yet where they assume and even next season is not certain yet. Amorin is trying to improve the team gradually and the board seems to be on the same page with him ignoring the fans calling for his resignation.

[Pulsar77]

I really enjoyed the week with lots of goals in especially a few matches.

Manchester City have been winning with quite interesting scores for 2 weeks. First a 3-2 win against Leeds and after a 5-4 win over Fulham. Getting 3 points is the most important thing of course. But their defending is very alarming.  

Aston Villa are really striking in the recent times. A huge comeback from 0-2 and another win. Going up to 3rd place in such a short time is unbelievable work by Emery. This team couldn't even score a goal on the first 4 weeks of the season. What an improvement...

[harapan]

I really enjoyed the week with lots of goals in especially a few matches.

Manchester City have been winning with quite interesting scores for 2 weeks. First a 3-2 win against Leeds and after a 5-4 win over Fulham. Getting 3 points is the most important thing of course. But their defending is very alarming.  

Aston Villa are really striking in the recent times. A huge comeback from 0-2 and another win. Going up to 3rd place in such a short time is unbelievable work by Emery. This team couldn't even score a goal on the first 4 weeks of the season. What an improvement...

These points are true. The consistency for the past games have not gone unnoticed.
I think Manchester City, Chelsea and Aston Villa are been talked about too much thsn they should. Arsenal are without their first set of defenders Saliba and Gabriel and they are still winning matches with the second set of defenders. They have every reason to win the league.
Arsenal against Aston Villa has to be hell because that game can not see Arsenal fight since they have lost important game against them this season.

[Obari]

These points are true. The consistency for the past games have not gone unnoticed.
I think Manchester City, Chelsea and Aston Villa are been talked about too much thsn they should. Arsenal are without their first set of defenders Saliba and Gabriel and they are still winning matches with the second set of defenders. They have every reason to win the league.
Arsenal against Aston Villa has to be hell because that game can not see Arsenal fight since they have lost important game against them this season.

Arsenal having the best performance without the presence of their key defenders. This is something we should talk about because Gunners have been exceptionally wonderful in league games and we know how fierce they've been when it involves oppositions. Arsenal have gone really desperate for the league title and they wouldn't intend to blow coverages not now they're getting back on track.

Manchester City and Chelsea are having some inconsistent performance at the backlines and this is leading them to concede more goals as they shouldn't. But I do believe they will bounce back to winning ways, it's very important and we know the level of performance they can get.

[DanWalker]

It's a shame that fans had high expectations for Manchester United, but their continued poor form has left them deeply frustrated. Last night was a crucial match. If Manchester United had beaten West Ham United, they would have finished in the big four this week. However, the 1-1 draw leaves them in eighth place in the table, which is very frustrating indeed. I really hope for a miracle for Manchester United. This great club needs to get back on track as one of Europe's top clubs. Bruno Fernandes must contribute something to this club this season. Even if they can't win the Premier League title again, they need to win other trophies.

A few days ago, Manchester united won against Crystal palace. So naturally, everyone expected that the manchester  united would be able to continue this streak against West Ham. But United shared the points in this match. A few days ago , they also lost against a weak team like Everton. Manchester United's players have the ability to perform well. But their performance is very irregular. And this is why the team is lagging behind. Like in the previous seasons, betting on Manchester united's matches has become very risky this season too.

[Wildwest]

Manchester United haven’t won any of their last five matches. The Premier League is a competition where even the biggest clubs need time to recover form. it looks like it’s going to take a while for Manchester United to get back on track as well.

They actually have one win in their last five matches. They won against Crystal Palace, lost to Everton and draw against Nottingham Forest, Tottenham and the latest West Ham yesterday. The earlier they lower their expectations, the better for them. Manchester United is not yet where they assume and even next season is not certain yet. Amorin is trying to improve the team gradually and the board seems to be on the same page with him ignoring the fans calling for his resignation.

for this season Manchester united is indeed in their worst game and they play with a very chaotic game, so it is very difficult to win every match, if we look at the Manchester united squad there are indeed many changes that must be made starting from the players and coaches who must be replaced with more effective ones, and we can see their game is very difficult to create every opportunity so that playing at Old Trafford they feel foreign, so with a long time left they can still change their game for the better in the future.

[fuguebtc]

for this season Manchester united is indeed in their worst game and they play with a very chaotic game, so it is very difficult to win every match, if we look at the Manchester united squad there are indeed many changes that must be made starting from the players and coaches who must be replaced with more effective ones, and we can see their game is very difficult to create every opportunity so that playing at Old Trafford they feel foreign, so with a long time left they can still change their game for the better in the future.

Manchester United's erratic performance is not something we are seeing this season. Manchester United's performance has been erratic for the last few seasons. The team was in very bad form last season and they were at the bottom of the points table.

Manchester United has strengthened the squad considerably this season. They even performed well in several matches. They were able to earn points against big teams. But even then, Manchester United's performance has not been consistent. Is this Amorim's failure?

Manchester United has been able to win against Crystal Palace, Brighton, Sunderland and Liverpool. But they have lost against weak teams like Everton. United have lost against teams in the relegation zone like West Ham. Amorim should prepare better and do his homework properly before performing against small teams.

[Volgastallion]

Manchester United's erratic performance is not something we are seeing this season. Manchester United's performance has been erratic for the last few seasons. The team was in very bad form last season and they were at the bottom of the points table.

Manchester United has strengthened the squad considerably this season. They even performed well in several matches. They were able to earn points against big teams. But even then, Manchester United's performance has not been consistent. Is this Amorim's failure?

Manchester United has been able to win against Crystal Palace, Brighton, Sunderland and Liverpool. But they have lost against weak teams like Everton. United have lost against teams in the relegation zone like West Ham. Amorim should prepare better and do his homework properly before performing against small teams.

Is incredible how they change coachs and players but they are still in the same shit pattern from a few seasons, they CANT beat shit teams, they always drop points against any of the teams who fight for relegation is incredible, and after it they make a good game against the big six, is a complete no sense.

[1kodumtek7]

I thought Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea all would win. But I'm afraid the last 2 teams failed.

Chelsea lost really hard against Leeds away. The score was quite surprising to me. Of course Palmer's absence has a negative affect on the team. But losing to Leeds by 3-1 is just too much. The defense was just horrible. 

Liverpool could have also lost. They are really a special team in a way recently. They have quite high xGs but still can't score multiple goals easily. If they didn't mess it up that much in the first half then the result could have been different.

[SuperBitMan]

Arsenal is in a very good form and they are more inform than Aston Villa so I believe that Arsenal will win the match, but it won't be easy for Arsenal  because is Aston Villa home and they will do everything possible to make sure that they depend or stop Arsenal from winning them but for the fact that Arsenal is desperate to win the champions League and if they should lose this match their chance of lifting the premier league title will become more little so they really need to win this match so they can continue topping with a very good point, I will bet on Arsenal to win the match I have stronger trust in them.

[Sarah Azhari]

Manchester City have been winning with quite interesting scores for 2 weeks. First a 3-2 win against Leeds and after a 5-4 win over Fulham. Getting 3 points is the most important thing of course. But their defending is very alarming.  

Looking at the last two matches, Guardiola's task is undoubtedly to improve Man City's back line. Their defense is extremely fragile, allowing opponents to easily score goals. If City doesn't improve their defense soon, and if their forward line struggles to score goals, it will be a disaster for them, and we can't even imagine a crushing defeat due to their fragile defense.

[Finebone]

Looking at the last two matches, Guardiola's task is undoubtedly to improve Man City's back line. Their defense is extremely fragile, allowing opponents to easily score goals. If City doesn't improve their defense soon, and if their forward line struggles to score goals, it will be a disaster for them, and we can't even imagine a crushing defeat due to their fragile defense.

If they can outscore their opponents, their wouldn't be much problems because the end goal is the three points, but fans will only start complaining once the goals dry up, and for the goals to keep on coming, erling haaland needs to continue in his rich vein of form, because I have come to understand that anytime he fails to score, Manchester City struggles, so he has to be at his very best if Manchester City will stand a chance to win any trophy this season.
Though their bad defense will come back to hunt them against stronger oppositions if they don't improve, but I trust pep guardiola to fix his team before it gets to the season defining moment.

[Velvet78]

Looking at the last two matches, Guardiola's task is undoubtedly to improve Man City's back line. Their defense is extremely fragile, allowing opponents to easily score goals. If City doesn't improve their defense soon, and if their forward line struggles to score goals, it will be a disaster for them, and we can't even imagine a crushing defeat due to their fragile defense.

16 goals conceded in 14 games by Manchester City so far. This number was 44 goals by the end of last season. After doing quick math, this number will nearly be equal to last season's by the end of this season. If they continue to concede the same way I mean.

They have great defenders actually. It is all about system. Guardiola is trying some new strategies from now on. But just the team haven't adapted to it fully yet. Once it starts working smoother I hope their defending will also get better.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Manchester United is actually doing there best this season because if we are to compare there performance this season and last season the difference is very clear. Even if they didn't make it to the top 4 at least there is not of progress in there performance and I believe by next season there performance will definitely improve. However, as for other league they may be able to win a trophy this season. I believe the 8th place in the league table isn't that bad.

When compared to the chaos of Amorim's first season and the start of this season, the improvement is clearly felt especially when the benchmark is the current standings but of course with the performance still uncertain now I think we can still feel doubtful about Manchester United's performance now.

They have momentum but sometimes that momentum just slips away and yesterday's match should be a learning material where their momentum, which has been quite good since the beginning, was destroyed at a crucial time because of the loss of focus in guarding set pieces.
There are still some things that must be improved by Manchester United now even though in terms of position it has improved but that should still not be enough if they want maximum results.

[ITExpert]

Damn! How unfortunate Wirtz is. His goal against Sunderland being marked as OG by Sunderland player. So he's yet to scoring nor assisting since he joined Liverpool a few months ago. At this point it's really worth to send him back to the Bundesliga instead of keeping him in Liverpool much longer.
Even Premier League itself cruelly denied his goal against Sunderland.

He's so struggle to score. I won't be surprised if he will end this season with fewer goals only, but most likely achievable during the mid - late season. Any thought about him?

I think this situation is more worrying for the player itself. Because wirtz is the player who has failed to make any single thing which helps him to defend himself in such a sensitive time. Because the expectations from him and the goal to buy him was something else than he is now throughout the season. This is true that he has failed to prove himself as a good or capable player. But I think this will also not be right if the option is only to send him back. There should be some thing which really helps the players or the way which expose his talent . Or let him prove himself in the best way that he is a good player and he can do good. Because this is something that can happen as the things are collectively work in your favour or in your against. He is unluckily facing all what has happened.

[FiliOrangGila]

Arsenal is in a very good form and they are more inform than Aston Villa so I believe that Arsenal will win the match, but it won't be easy for Arsenal  because is Aston Villa home and they will do everything possible to make sure that they depend or stop Arsenal from winning them but for the fact that Arsenal is desperate to win the champions League and if they should lose this match their chance of lifting the premier league title will become more little so they really need to win this match so they can continue topping with a very good point, I will bet on Arsenal to win the match I have stronger trust in them.

This week's big match is certainly Aston Villa vs Arsenal. Aston Villa is on the rise after losing to the home team Liverpool, who played at their stadium. Aston Villa has been accelerating in the next 6 matches, including 1 in the Europa League, all of which they managed to win. When playing at home, Aston Villa certainly wants this trend to continue. Meanwhile, Arsenal, the Mr. Consistent, certainly wants to continue their good performance and also desires a win to distance themselves from their competitors. This will definitely be a very interesting match.
I hope Aston Villa can win this match so the competition remains exciting and open.

[Adbitco]

Arsenal is in a very good form and they are more inform than Aston Villa so I believe that Arsenal will win the match, but it won't be easy for Arsenal  because is Aston Villa home and they will do everything possible to make sure that they depend or stop Arsenal from winning them but for the fact that Arsenal is desperate to win the champions League and if they should lose this match their chance of lifting the premier league title will become more little so they really need to win this match so they can continue topping with a very good point, I will bet on Arsenal to win the match I have stronger trust in them.

This week's big match is certainly Aston Villa vs Arsenal. Aston Villa is on the rise after losing to the home team Liverpool, who played at their stadium. Aston Villa has been accelerating in the next 6 matches, including 1 in the Europa League, all of which they managed to win. When playing at home, Aston Villa certainly wants this trend to continue. Meanwhile, Arsenal, the Mr. Consistent, certainly wants to continue their good performance and also desires a win to distance themselves from their competitors. This will definitely be a very interesting match.
I hope Aston Villa can win this match so the competition remains exciting and open.

On paper Arsenal looks like they will run away with this one but the thing is, Aston Villa has been in form and throughout the month of November, they have lost once which was a 2 - 0 loss against Liverpool and since then, they have won all their matches in all competitions. It's going to be a rough one for both clubs as both will be looking for a win. Early kickoff it's going to be and I can't really predict who will come out top as both teams seems so serious about winning. I will just keep my fingers crossed here.