⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Youngrebel]

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.

There are lot of factors causing the poor performance of Manchester United in this season. They are not consistency both in formation and the performance and their defence. Foe Manchester United to do well in the remaining matches, they will  need a strong defence. Manchester does well when the fans are not expecting anything from them. Just like last season, Manchester United is gone again and they have to prepare themselves for another season.

[RockBell]

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.

When Manchester United played they were even lucky to have scored one goal on a normal day they won't even score a single goal and I was having a discussion about, and he made statements about Manchester United that coaching is not the only problem of Manchester United because most players that they sell out are performing perfectly so this are most of the things we should look into look at Rashford at Barcelona the boy is playing beautiful well, so the players are one of the biggest problem of Barcelona because they are not cooperative at all.

And the problem of Manchester United is even beyond them. It as gotten to the stage that they have to pray for them and they knows how to give false hope but I don't even fall for it any more, and since am not there fan I don't even care again. The situation have made there fans worried. But from the look of thing, it won't be getting any better soon so at this point, they should accept there faith.

[Stable090]

There are lot of factors causing the poor performance of Manchester United in this season. They are not consistency both in formation and the performance and their defence. Foe Manchester United to do well in the remaining matches, they will  need a strong defence. Manchester does well when the fans are not expecting anything from them. Just like last season, Manchester United is gone again and they have to prepare themselves for another season.

Manchester United performance have been poor even before this season, they have changed different coaches, but there is no changes in Manchester United performance, their performance remains the same. Since Amorim joined Manchester United, there hasn’t been any improvement in Manchester United performance, they are inconsistent. Sometimes they do perform well, and sometimes they perform poorly, but from look of things, I don’t really think Amorim is the best manager for Manchester United.

Manchester United doesn’t even know where there problem is coming from, I think they leaving Amorim because they don’t have any replacement for him, maybe they thing coach is not really the problem, that’s why they giving Amorim more time.

[Miles2006]

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.

Arsenal winning the title this season is not yet 100% sure, the pressure used in playing against Brentford was very low probably due to the first set of players. Arsenal will defeat Aston Villa tomorrow and I expect a very competitive match unlike Chelsea against Arsenal, the possibilities of Arsenal winning tomorrow is so high just hope they don’t fail. Arsenal are striving hard to win a title especially the premier league title and viewing every effort put to win every match shows they’re really ready for any team, for a fact Aston villa did great last season wondering what’s happening now? Let’s all consider this match as a tough one because I don’t expect Aston villa to back down at home.

[GiftedMAN]

Arsenal winning the title this season is not yet 100% sure, the pressure used in playing against Brentford was very low probably due to the first set of players. Arsenal will defeat Aston Villa tomorrow and I expect a very competitive match unlike Chelsea against Arsenal, the possibilities of Arsenal winning tomorrow is so high just hope they don’t fail. Arsenal are striving hard to win a title especially the premier league title and viewing every effort put to win every match shows they’re really ready for any team, for a fact Aston villa did great last season wondering what’s happening now? Let’s all consider this match as a tough one because I don’t expect Aston villa to back down at home.

You sound like one of the optimistic Arsenal supporters who are always believing that Arsenal will win the League because of their impressive starts to the season but gets disappointed when they fall short of expectations towards the end of the season. The truth is Arsenal is a very good team and have been the most consistent team in Europe this season, they've been exceptionally brilliant both in the league and UEFA Champions League competition so it's absolutely fine for their fans to dream but when you also consider how Arsenal does underperform towards the end of the season, you'll agree with me that it's too early to say they're "100% gonna win the league this season". It's my wish that Mikel Arteta finally wins the league but I'll not be concluding now because of how inconsistent Arsenal can be

[Asiska02]

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.

I will go with Arsenal on this one because they look much more better on paper to win the game. Being on first position on the league standings and maintaining a solid performance in all competition is a very big one. They are going to dominate the game more and will take the lead in this game. Arsenal have been playing well much more better than Aston Villa in the league competition, so they’re already the ones on an edge over Aston Villa as it stands now. This is not a match I will contend much about as Arsenal stands the major chance for a win here. They need this victory to maintain their solid lead on the league title race.

[bangjoe]

Arsenal winning the title this season is not yet 100% sure, the pressure used in playing against Brentford was very low probably due to the first set of players. Arsenal will defeat Aston Villa tomorrow and I expect a very competitive match unlike Chelsea against Arsenal, the possibilities of Arsenal winning tomorrow is so high just hope they don’t fail. Arsenal are striving hard to win a title especially the premier league title and viewing every effort put to win every match shows they’re really ready for any team, for a fact Aston villa did great last season wondering what’s happening now? Let’s all consider this match as a tough one because I don’t expect Aston villa to back down at home.

You sound like one of the optimistic Arsenal supporters who are always believing that Arsenal will win the League because of their impressive starts to the season but gets disappointed when they fall short of expectations towards the end of the season. The truth is Arsenal is a very good team and have been the most consistent team in Europe this season, they've been exceptionally brilliant both in the league and UEFA Champions League competition so it's absolutely fine for their fans to dream but when you also consider how Arsenal does underperform towards the end of the season, you'll agree with me that it's too early to say they're "100% gonna win the league this season". It's my wish that Mikel Arteta finally wins the league but I'll not be concluding now because of how inconsistent Arsenal can be

I am one of those who supported Arsenal this season from the start, because I saw the structure of the players and also Arteta's consistency in the previous season that needed to be improved, so this season is a big hope for them, of course the concern about how their league journey always loses consistency towards the end cannot be denied is that I feel it too, moreover Arsenal have started to falter in their last few matches, the victory was blocked by a draw, so there are starting to be doubts that they will experience the same thing again and again.

The match against Aston Villa is the same, because yesterday was held to a draw by Chelsea and also Sunderland makes me think against Aston Villa who is in good shape is certainly a serious threat this time, but the optimism of winning is very high than losing.

[Obari]

Arsenal winning the title this season is not yet 100% sure, the pressure used in playing against Brentford was very low probably due to the first set of players. Arsenal will defeat Aston Villa tomorrow and I expect a very competitive match unlike Chelsea against Arsenal, the possibilities of Arsenal winning tomorrow is so high just hope they don’t fail. Arsenal are striving hard to win a title especially the premier league title and viewing every effort put to win every match shows they’re really ready for any team, for a fact Aston villa did great last season wondering what’s happening now? Let’s all consider this match as a tough one because I don’t expect Aston villa to back down at home.

Mikel have already done the best for the club and leading them to pathway to trophies would be the dreams of these clubs. Gunners will become an elite stabled recognized team when they finally lift major trophies. Time to rewrite history. I don't see any oppositions stopping Arsenal this season atleast not any time soon. Gunners are capitalizing their efforts to win the English Premier League title and wouldn't settle for defeats.

[Odohu]

I watched the Chelsea match and the truth is it felt like Chelsea were a club from second division. Defenders that started were amateurs at best let's not even talk about midfield or that creature Chelsea call an attacker. Leeds were confident in how they play and the result showed this. They played and felt like they were the bigger team and Chelsea was different from the team that played Arsenal to a draw.

There is no exaggeration in your description of Chelsea's performance when they visited Leeds. They disappointed everyone including their fans and there is no justification for such terrible performance. I had expected Chelsea to win the match to bring their point closer to the league leaders Arsenal but they could not win the match. I know Leeds can be stubborn sometimes but that is not enough reason for Chelsea not to win the match. Since that is in the past already, I just hope they would learn their lesson and never allow something like that repeat itself.

[Nightwatchmare]

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.

I do not know if Manchester United fans have high expectations for Manchester United because Manchester United are still trying to get back on track, but i am sure Manchester United fans are hoping they finish in the position where they will be able to play in the next champions league. After Chelsea and Liverpool could not win their match in the midweek, i was hoping Manchester United would beat West Ham UTD and enter 4th position, but Manchester United disappointed their fans by allowing West Ham UTD to hold them to a draw. Bruno Fernandes has done everything in his power to make sure Manchester United rise back, but Bruno Fernandes alone cannot lift Manchester United.

[Mr Reporter]

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.

I feel you  Arsenal look like the runaway train on paper, but Villa have been on fire, only dropping that 2‑0 to Liverpool in November and then stringing wins ever since.

Odds are tight, but the smart money’s on BTTS – both teams have been scoring freely and the stats back that up.

[Gentle_Soul]

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.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa tomorrow is really a big match, Aston vila happen third on the table with 27 points while Arsenal on the other hand happen to be first on the table with 33 points. Currently Aston Villa is really in form and ready for arsenal they have been able to win 6 straight games of they should take on arsenal then they should be looking at closing in the difference between them. But arsenal will want to maintain there records against Aston vila where where they have won 15 matches in villa pack..
The time is near let's watch and see what will become of this game tomorrow but my bet I think will be against Aston vila.

[Lida93]

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Most new players don't immediately shine, especially in the competitive Premier League. Wirtz did need time to develop his best form, but fans were disappointed with his performance, as he was bought for a high price. It's understandable that expectations were high for him to perform exceptionally well.

That's quite where the problem comes on with players that were bought with high transfer fees, the fans would expect you to rep your hyped fees and it's gonna be a much pressure which sometimes the players don't adapt quickly to meet that expectations from fans. Floran Wirtz right now should only focus on his improvement and shouldn't be distracted by what the fans are saying, as the EPL is very known for it's high competitiveness and not every player does well in their first season.

[Nightwatchmare]

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.

Arsenal playing better than Aston Villa doesn't guarantee that Arsenal will win Aston Villa home from away because Aston Villa is at home, and home advantage can help Aston Villa make Arsenal drop points tomorrow if Arsenal are not careful when they will be playing against Aston Villa. But if Arsenal beat Aston Villa in the premier league, it will be good for Arsenal because Arsenal will maintain their 5 points lead over Manchester City at the league standings. This game is very difficult to predict, so i will not bet on this game if i am gambling tomorrow.

[Amphenomenon]

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.

I will go with Arsenal on this one because they look much more better on paper to win the game. Being on first position on the league standings and maintaining a solid performance in all competition is a very big one. They are going to dominate the game more and will take the lead in this game. Arsenal have been playing well much more better than Aston Villa in the league competition, so they’re already the ones on an edge over Aston Villa as it stands now. This is not a match I will contend much about as Arsenal stands the major chance for a win here. They need this victory to maintain their solid lead on the league title race.

Arsenal is expected to win the game but they will have a tough one against Aston Villa. In recent season's this meetings has been a strong one and this would even be more difficult for Arsenal looking at their injury struggles especially at the back but we still expect them to get all three points, which they must to show how serious  they are in the league title race this season.

[RockBell]

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.

And Aston villa and arsenal have funny kind of history and now they are meeting arsenal Aston Villa are the club that am actually scared of because we have faced the onces that are Topher than them, and if they can lose to a club like Liverpool then they don't have a chance against us,  and no matter how they have been managing to win I still do see how they are going to win against us. And any encounter with Aston Villa does not end well, but I belive that this time around things are going to be different and we have a record to keep and any club that is going to win, Arsenal will have a lot of work to actually.

[pawel7777]

The pressure keeps mounting on Arne Slot. Media are reporting that internal discussion has taken place in Liverpool and they decided on who the interim manager will be if Arne Slot is sacked. Allegedly it will be Steven Gerrard who would take the team over until new permanent manager is signed.

What is your opinion on Slot? He did lead the team to the Premier League title, but some could say it wasn’t much to his credit, as the team was built by Klopp and Slot just took it over. Then again, Klopp failed to reach the title in the few years prior to his departure, so Slot must have done something right.

[Sir_Garry55]

The pressure keeps mounting on Arne Slot. Media are reporting that internal discussion has taken place in Liverpool and they decided on who the interim manager will be if Arne Slot is sacked. Allegedly it will be Steven Gerrard who would take the team over until new permanent manager is signed.

What is your opinion on Slot? He did lead the team to the Premier League title, but some could say it wasn’t much to his credit, as the team was built by Klopp and Slot just took it over. Then again, Klopp failed to reach the title in the few years prior to his departure, so Slot must have done something right.

For me though I believe that if he did not change anything front the tactics that is not working for the team, he will likely to be sent out from the club, and you know how this season has not been favorable for Liverpool, and it is not that Liverpool is a small side, it is a team that more is needed to be fullfil. To me, there are many times I'm even surprised of that of last season, he came to the club and win the premier league with old players, and now the new season has been to the point where so many new signings was recruited, and they have been performing poorly.

[Sandra_hakeem]

It was absolutely a good match, but City took their foot off the gas at the end, that was too close for comfort. This is premier league, they never know what's gonna happen next  so they shouldn't have laid back because they were leading. Pep should always focus on the defense whenever they are leading till they past the finish line.

First half was Solid. After halftime? I don't know what divine prank happened in the locker room, but the team came out playing like they got hit with collective amnesia. Defenders can't decide if they're attacking midfielders at all, the midfield doesn't know whether to press or politely observe. it's like everyone forgot the core rule of football, they should remember their tactics and play.

[TelolettOm]

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.

In the next match, Man City shouldn't underestimate Sunderland. Even though they're newcomers to the Premier League this season, Sunderland impressive performance is remarkable. In the last match, Sunderland managed to hold Liverpool to a draw. Although Man City's H2H record is higher than Sunderland, this time Man City must remain at their best because Sunderland is different from previous seasons.

By the way, regarding this, Pep's comments regarding this match indicate that they are indeed ready for it. Their backline is also really good, perhaps they need to pay attention to their rhythm.

Source: Pep Guardiola