⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[MainIbem]

It is wrong for you to say wolves performed more better than Arsenal yesterday the reason why I'm saying so is because if you really watch the match you will discover that Arsenal was more in ball position Than Wolves, Arsenal was just touching the ball from one base to another around the field, Arsenal really performed well yesterday but their problem was they could not use the chances they got very well, it will interest you to know that Arsenal had more goal chances Than Wolves and Arsenal also had more short and target than wolves so why will you say wolves performed more better than Arsenal yesterday.
As for the match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace it won't be easy for Manchester City and any little mistake from them they will lose the match and drop point and I know that is what Arsenal is praying for to happen in that match but i doubt because Manchester City we make sure that they win the match by performing very well.

Playing style doesn't make one team better than the other. While Mourinho sucks and terrible today, he is the one that showed the whole world that "ugly" style of playing still can lift titles, that dudes Chelsea was the worst team I have ever seen and in every single game they played they looked like they were about to lose and get humiliated and instead they won so many trophies.

Arsenal didn't "look" good if you watched the game but if you check the stats suddenly you see that they are doing wonderful which is why I think it's the most important part and will be doing a lot better.

It's not about the tactics but how well your players can adapt to it. Let me use Manchester United for instance, Amorim's tactics is great he's used it to win trophies with his former club made up of players that weren't known but they easily adapted to it and became great player cause of how successful they were with it, now at Manchester United the players haven't really clicked with same tactics and when they do the team would get better. Anyways Arsenal's tactics is great Arteta has made them fearless and strong but against Wolves they had it tough and were so lucky to win.

[xLays]

Good thing the Leeds vs Brentford match ended 1–1 otherwise, my pick would have lost again.
Tomorrow, I just need either zero or one goal in the Manchester United vs Bournemouth match. Of course, Manchester United must win or it ends in 0–0 draw. The reason I want this outcome is that the current matchday total goals are already at 26. Two of my predictions in the contest in games and rounds total goals 26 and 27.. So if the match ends with zero or one goal, I will win one of those contests / 1win-Rainvet.
What do you think, how many goals will there be in Manchester United vs Bournemouth? Over 1.5 or under?

[PremiumcryptoHub]

I didn't watching the game between Arsenal vs Wolves but some fans are making a joke that Wolves is very unlucky because they have scores 3 goals but still lost and i think this is a satire for Arsenal and Arteta because in this game basically Arsenal has helped by Wolves to gets 3 points and before the game some fans were predicted this is easy game because Arsenal opponent is only Wolves because as we all know that Wolves is relegation candidate and there were no hope for them to bounce back which i am sure Wolves will being an the first team who relegate this season but unfortunately Arsenal cannot beat this team easily

Arsenal watch your back we are coming for that premier league title. I expected the crystal palace game to give us some headaches but the team was very  composed and won 3--0. Halaand with a brace, also  foden on the score sheet.  Our last season run was very bad, but this season there is hope again. Now the gap is 2 points and the season is still long, alot of things can still happen. Arsenal need to keep up with their winning consistency in other to win this title because Pep  will looking  to  take any opportunities he sees from any mistakes Arsenal makes.

The reasons I think Manchester city will defeat Crystal palace today was because crystal palace defeated them last season or earlier this year and secondly they are very close to Arsenal and so it won't make sense if they jeopardize it by losing or drawing against crystal palace. I believe it was going to be strong but I have a feeling Manchester city will win despite anything and I think it is about the time or the period of the season Arsenal use to fumble and they have started showing some signs already who knows what will happen henceforth.

Yes, Manchester City beat Crystal Palace today, even though the score line was 3-0 at the end of the match, I haven't forgotten that Crystal Palace can perform well because they were able to beat Liverpool in the fourth round of the EFL Cup before.It has to be accepted that this team was inconsistent today and they were unable to attack consistently.
 
Manchester City have made a terrible comeback recently we see them winning against most teams now, they also have a commendable win against Madrid. Moreover this match may have been relatively easy for Manchester United because Erling Haaland scored a brace against Crystal Palace, with his extraordinary skills I think it was his extraordinary performance that helped the City Giants win the match.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Wolves had a team last year that was feared by opponents playing away. Where is that team now? They owners and Co managements of the team sold all their best players for financial gain, shame! I watched first 20 mins and as a neutral person, i felt too sorry for Wolves. It was like watching Professionals against amateurs.

 The score should have been much higher in their last match if it was against a team like Bayern Munich-- maybe the result would have been 10-0 or more, because Wolves' defense is worse than that of clubs in the B division.
How can you play such a high line and you don't close down in your own half? This team a disaster. I don't think they winning another game for the rest of their play until Relegation.

[püsür]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

Man City is slowly evolving into the world's most in-form team. Once they hit that form, I don't think anyone will be surprised if they go unbeaten for the rest of the season. They won't let Arsenal get away. This league is very interesting; whether you're first or last doesn't matter, as everyone plays above a certain standard and is in good form this season. Let's see what happens in the Champions League. In the Champions League, they'll likely face Paris in the final if they don't meet before. Watching a PSG vs. City final would be legendary. Arsenal are also probably their toughest rivals. They won't forgive Arsenal's slightest mistake; they've shown that.

[Tmoonz]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

Hmm this is not really a good news to the Arsenal football club and her fans as the Gap in points is just to small I really sense danger here Mikel Arteta and his boys should try to step up their games because this is not the time to lose or draw any game because anything that made Manchester City to move to the top of that league table then Mikel Arteta and his boys should just forget about the trophy this season because pep won't step down till the end of the season, and if Arsenal should miss the title this season then they should just forget about the tile for a very very long long time.

[Issa56]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

Manchester city played well in the match, I was impressed with how they performed in the match, Manchester city will be maintaining their second position for another week, with Manchester city current performance, they are really in for the league title this season, and if Arsenal are not careful, Manchester city might end up winning the premier league.

I don’t really have confidence in Arsenal to win the tittle, and as we can see their is already a decline in Arsenal performance already, we all saw how they struggled against wolves in their last match, a team that we know they can’t avoid relegation this season, a team that hasn’t been able to win any match gave Arsenal difficult time yesterday.

[SatoPrincess]

It's really beautiful to see City back again to the what they used. This is the City that i know. They scored three goals against Palace at Selhurst Park with cleansheet. Pep is truly building a new legacy by having Foden - Haaland - Cherki as his new trio.
They played so calmly, though a bit struggle during the first 35 minutes, but can break it down in the end. All of them are balling in this game. Importantly, they finally revenged all of team that gave them lost last season. It should be marked as a Champion performance.  

Cherki is the next best thing to KDB. Pep will be patting himself on the back for that signing. What a player! Manchester City wasn’t that great in the first half, and Crystal Palace missed a lot of chances to score but City in the second half was electric. I must confess that after watching this Manchester City, I’m kinda worried for Arsenal. They always seem to slip during Christmas while City get mojo in January. If Arsenal drop points, City will close on the opportunity for sure.

[Miles2006]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

Hmm this is not really a good news to the Arsenal football club and her fans as the Gap in points is just to small I really sense danger here Mikel Arteta and his boys should try to step up their games because this is not the time to lose or draw any game because anything that made Manchester City to move to the top of that league table then Mikel Arteta and his boys should just forget about the trophy this season because pep won't step down till the end of the season, and if Arsenal should miss the title this season then they should just forget about the tile for a very very long long time.

For some certain reason I feel Arsenal is not ready enough compared to the previous time when the season started earlier, this time around the gunners played with less concern just imagine wolves giving the gunners a tough time to score, the match was about to end draw before Gabriel scored luckily. If Arsenal didn’t get to win the match yesterday definitely Manchester City will be at the top of the table again, history repeating itself once more when City hijack the title from Arsenal, this is the time Arsenal should take every match serious else the competition is a tough one and I don’t mind when other little club try to fight for the title too currently Manchester City and Arsenal are leading probably other teams will start winning consistently.

[Donneski]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

I expected Manchester City to beat Crystal Palace but I never thought it'll be this easy. I was expecting a tightly contested game but Pep Guardiola who's currently doing everything at his disposal to catch up with league leaders Arsenal, came with a game tactics that was too strong for Crystal Palace.
For the Nottingham Forest game, Tottenham really fumbled. Losing 3:0 to a team that's been struggling to avoid the relegation zone. Tottenham doesn't seem to be a team that'll be competing to finish the season in the top four.

[marcous]

Good thing the Leeds vs Brentford match ended 1–1 otherwise, my pick would have lost again.
Tomorrow, I just need either zero or one goal in the Manchester United vs Bournemouth match. Of course, Manchester United must win or it ends in 0–0 draw. The reason I want this outcome is that the current matchday total goals are already at 26. Two of my predictions in the contest in games and rounds total goals 26 and 27.. So if the match ends with zero or one goal, I will win one of those contests / 1win-Rainvet.
What do you think, how many goals will there be in Manchester United vs Bournemouth? Over 1.5 or under?

There's only one more step for you to win the contest, but my prediction for the match will be 3 goals because considering the fact that both Man Utd and Bournemouth have currently conceded more than 22 goals in 15 matches, besides, their goal scoring statistics are also quite good, this means the chances of a goalless draw or a win by a narrow margin are quite low. But yeah, good luck with your prediction, because after all, anything can happen.

[Zoomic]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

The most difficult thing for any team at the top of the table is to have Guardiola's Manchester City to be behind you. Guardiola will pursue you as if you are a thief. Now Arsenal is in trouble because Manchester city is behind them and the competition is severe now.

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

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Well, there is no HARM. Just that things seem to be falling apart.

[Makus]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

City are not joking around, if arsenal doesn't do their best to win all their matches they should kiss the trophy goodbye because city are only few points behind them. their sudden improvement is quite surprising and I hope that they can keep up this performance. it is nice to see them at the top again but I really want arsenal to win the title because they have worked really hard for it this season and they deserve it. if Manchester City keeps putting in constant effort then it is going to be a difficult one for arsenal to come out of

[irhact]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

City were going to have a smooth game, when you look at their current form, even away from home. they tend to dominate teams that sit back and crystal palace were always going to struggle to contain their attack, and as expected, City scored three goals and controlled the match from start to finish, completing the week without dropping points which keeps them firmly in the title race. Nottingham Forest really impressed at home today against Tottenham. After the managerial change, their performances really have picked up significantly and winning 3-0 shows that the team is now finding confidence and if they continue like this, yea, they have a good chance of moving further away from the relegation zone and staying competitive in the league.

[Zaguru12]

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

There is no two club currently in the premier league or even outside the league that is unpredictable and has mixed results like this two, Nottingham Forest I wound day since the arrival of Sean Dyche have been getting more points than they were getting under both Nuno Espirito and Ange Postecoglou, I personally believe they will not be relegated and will most certainly fight out of it, because the manager Sean Dyche is actually an experienced manager in relegation battle. Although they still have lots of mixed results which needs to be adjusted for the team to start this relegation battle very early.

As for Tottenham it’s seem this Thomas Frank is a downgrade do Ange because they are playing similar patter of football but it looks like Ange squad was winning more games than him. For me with this result I think Thomas Frank might be sacked very soon except a change though

[mv1986]

I don't know what that really means for Salah. He is going to turn 34 years old in the upcoming summer and that could finally be the time when he will leave and go to Saudi Arabia. I doubt that any of the two sides would accept special treatment. Salah won't be fine with sitting on the bench and Liverpool won't be fine with giving him outstanding contracts when in fact he isn't scoring anymore.

I think you have already said it without saying it...Salah at the moment isn't in the best spot to rally support from the fans and it's not working out for him...His age , non performer for the team,pssh the manager is going to be backing him on this one.

Just a side note, but he isn't even among the top 20 goal scorers right now and that says it all. 4 goals in 14 games, including a penalty. That is not what they want from him and he played almost full-time all games. It's only now that they let him sit on the bench. He has been a rising for star for many years, but like with everyone else, bad times had to come for him.

Salah not on anybodys books this season that's for sure!!

Ekitike is certainly stealing the show at the moment which puts more pressure on golden boy Salah, but sooner or later he will find his form and all this will be behind us   but that top 20 list of Salah not being anywhere hits different  

Good points yes, but as for Salah not being on anybody's books, I think he will have lots option at the end of the season even if he performs like this. His price tag might fall a little, but the Saudis would still be willing to pay fortune for him. He is an attractive player for the Saudi Professional League for various reasons, he would bring in popularity as an Egyptian. But let's see, his days are not numbered yet and there is still a long time to go this season. He could turn it around any time and they are still playing in all competitions.

[Wakate]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

I was expecting Tottenham to at least score a goal in that match but everything turned out to be unexpected victory for Nottingham Forest. That match was a big defeat without even conceding a goal. There are some matches that do remind us that no matter how good you are at predicting sport bets, you will always get it wrong. Also Manchester City perform extraordinary well beating Crystal Palace.

[MorganaX]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

City were going to have a smooth game, when you look at their current form, even away from home. they tend to dominate teams that sit back and crystal palace were always going to struggle to contain their attack, and as expected, City scored three goals and controlled the match from start to finish, completing the week without dropping points which keeps them firmly in the title race. Nottingham Forest really impressed at home today against Tottenham. After the managerial change, their performances really have picked up significantly and winning 3-0 shows that the team is now finding confidence and if they continue like this, yea, they have a good chance of moving further away from the relegation zone and staying competitive in the league.

I think I can comfortably say that, Manchester City are fully prepared to compete for the title this season, and this is something I was expecting from them, at least they have already showed it up. Right now Arsenal should look out, because they may not having that risk to lose a games, as it will basically give City the opportunity and fight harder to get to the top. And to me, I strongly believe that, anything that will let City get to the top, then it will be very difficult for another team to bring them down. City game against Crystal Palace, to me was very surprising as I was not expecting a 3 goals lead.

[SatoPrincess]

Ekitike was a joy to watch yesterday. I don’t know why Arteta didn’t sign him last season. I have said a lot of times that Viktor Gyökeres was Arteta’s missing piece but that was before I saw Ekitike’s magic. Arsenal really missed out on that one.

[rachael9385]

Man City beat Crystal Palace 3–0 away and took all 3 points. It was a very comfortable win for City, they dominated the match and completed the week without dropping points.

Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3–0 at home. The managerial change at Nottingham Forest seems to have paid off—they are showing improved form and look likely to move away from the relegation zone.

I was expecting Tottenham to at least score a goal in that match but everything turned out to be unexpected victory for Nottingham Forest. That match was a big defeat without even conceding a goal. There are some matches that do remind us that no matter how good you are at predicting sport bets, you will always get it wrong. Also Manchester City perform extraordinary well beating Crystal Palace.

I still can't believe that Tottenham couldn't win the game, they are one of the teams that made.me lose my bet today.  for Nottingham Forest to win so easily. means they sre now in form than Tottenham, that's unbelievable. lots of people also expected Tottenham to be able to score multiple goals or even win the game, this is why no one can predict football accurately in any form ot betting