⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[jakdanyel]

Chelsea are trailing behind the front trio in the table now. Even with the 3rd team which is Aston Villa the gap is 5 points. Maresca really needs to do something not to get away more from a potential title race.

Their job hasn't been easy about that of course. First of all, they didn't have Palmer for many weeks. Without him it is hard to be consistent for a long time. But now he is back!

He has even made a good return by scoring a goal. From now on, I expect a team producing more dangerous attacks in Palmer's lead.

[Tmoonz]

That's the real City when they perform with the full squad. They're good in attack and defense. It's not even Palace could beat them at Selhust. It raises my expectation to see them lift EPL again after their terrible season. They will be back again as a super team. They only need time to build deeper chemistry and composure.
So far i really like their composition.

Manchester City are playing a very great football at the moment and with the way they perform on the field, they’re going to most likely win the premier league this season and fight to overtake Arsenal at the top. The English Premier League is a very competitive league and no team can be looked down on as it is now. You have to be at your very best and perform optimally in order to stay at the top of the table. Manchester City is a very top team that when they roar, you’ll be trembled as their opponent because defeat is most likely certain for you.

Sorry for your loss and that of your friends but as a gambler there a game I mean team you should avoid to play or add in your ticket because of their underperformance. Tottenham Hotspur is among the teams that are not consistent in their game but sometimes they form so serious especially when they are playing with bigger teams. There are team I have decided not to be adding in my ticket even though they are playing against the smallest team because I don't trust them.

Tottenham Hotspur happens to be one of the most unserious team in the premier league and have not being really consistent in their game. Even games they’re suppose to win, they’re most likely going to lose the game or even end up in a draw. I don’t have much hope in them, no wonder they almost ended last season in the relegation zone. It is better to stay away from Tottenham Hotspur for now.

Not caping, I really sense a great danger for Arsenal for this Manchester City new form and the point difference is not that convincing, I care is not taken Arsenal might lose the English premier League title to Manchester City again this season, Because with the way Manchester City is playing I don't really see them to be dropping points anytime soon, and Arsenal on the other hand has got enough injury players which is not really good for the team as it stands now, oh God should just help Mikel Arteta to win this league this season like dude has really tried and needs to be compensated.

[Abdulzuruku01]

There's something about Manchester city when they decide to lock in and step up their game,  they have been losing this season but now they have finally worked their way to the top. city are now aiming for the title and from the looks of it they might actually be a threat to arsenal. Their win against real Madrid was also impressive, I honestly didn't expect them to win that match but they did

With these two points left for them to catch up with Arsenal, I believe Manchester City is already a threat to Arsenal. I don't know if you have observed how Arsenal is playing now, but to me their performance doesn't seem as good as before. I know they're still winning as usual, but their performance on the pitch isn't as strong as it was, Look at how they struggled before they defeated Wolverhampton. Currently manchester City performance is more impressive than Arsenal, which is why I have started losing hope for Arsenal to win this trophy.

[mv1986]

Boosting performance is an additional effect, but Slot simply realized that Salah can't really help the team, hence he has to make a decision that team performance improves. People often think sending players on the bench is a kind of strategic penalty, but in the case of Salah it was the logical consequence. Take a bad player out and bring a new player with higher potential in. This can be temporary and Salah gives this some thought, but if his competitors on that position outperform him, Salah will spend much more time on the bench. That is how it should be regardless of the player's name.

That is a very big mistake the coach has made to bench Salah because that would not solve the problem on ground.
Manchester United did the same thing to Ronaldo that made the coach to branch him for several matches until he left before they started regretting that Ronaldo was never the problem. Liverpool will experience that soon.

That is why you will never become a coach because you clearly have no clue. When a player who is supposed to score simply does not score, you will still let him play because he is called Ronaldo or Salah. A good coach tries to find the best solution for the team, and if the best solution is to let the team play without old players with a big name, then so be it. How do you think these young talents like Yamal made their way already? Or Lennart Karl from Bayern Munich? It is because an old big name had to sit down on the bench to make space for younger, better players. It can be temporary as I said and Salah will get his chances, but if he doesn't use them, just rule him out. Same for everyone in every job in life.

[Distraction]

Maybe Arsenal are still keeping their lead in the standings. But truthfully they are just giving away their advantage in time. 

They had a serious point advantage before. But now Manchester City are only 2 points behind them. I remember this scenario from somewhere. Their coming back from behind and becoming the champions...

Arsenal played badly again and barely defeated Wolves. Their competitor was literally the worst team in the league. This effort needs to be improved immediately.

[Derekfunds]

We're three hours away from the last game of the match week 16 in the English Premier League. Manchester United host Bournemouth and the above is the match preview if both teams. In their last five games Manchester United have drawn two games, lost one and won two while for Bournemouth, they've lost three and drawn two. Looking at the statistics, Manchester United stands in a better position to win the game and considering that they're the host team tonight, losing the game or dropping points I think will be a very surprising result. What's your takes on the game? I want to read from you

Apart from Manchester united been the host of the game I think with their history or record it is obvious that Manchester united is suppose to win the game so easily and cheaply it may not be what we are expecting because Manchester united can be so funny at times but tonight game I think it is going to be a sure winning but the problem they will have is Bournemouth players has physical strength like nothingham forest so it is going to be a disadvantage to Manchester as they don't too have physical strength and winning the game will help them go up in the table.

[barbara44]

There are less than 3 hours left for the match. It could be an interesting one. Because Manchester United couldn't beat them in the Premier League since May 2023. That's too much for me.

But the positive side for Amorim is that his opponent isn't having a good season. Actually Bournemouth looked decent at the beginning but the point losses started to come like raining. I think Manchester United will by a close score such as 1-0, 2-1 or so.

Positive signals are coming out of Red Devils just because of these now they are at 8th spot with the chance of going at 5th in case of win against Bournemouth in few minutes they have good improvement this is giving them confidence while Bournemouth is having terrible season because they are without any win in last 6 games.

In this season, many teams are facing problems Bournemouth is also one of them because they are currently at 15th most chances they could be gone down because their defense and attack both are not working with good depth this could be hurt them in coming matches as well if they are not going to bring good things January is going to be no favourable because they can go in more trouble.

[Donneski]

Maybe Arsenal are still keeping their lead in the standings. But truthfully they are just giving away their advantage in time. 

They had a serious point advantage before. But now Manchester City are only 2 points behind them. I remember this scenario from somewhere. Their coming back from behind and becoming the champions...

Arsenal played badly again and barely defeated Wolves. Their competitor was literally the worst team in the league. This effort needs to be improved immediately.

They're familiar with starting very good, giving their fans hopes and allowing them dream big only to end up dashing their hopes against the wall. This isn't the first time nor is it the second time so I'm not surprised that they're now under pressure as Manchester City behind with just two points and waiting for a slip from Mikel Arteta's men so they can overtake them. Against Wolves over the weekend, I saw an Arsenal team that lacked everything the same mentality we've seen from the since the start of the season. They played like had doubts in their mind, that's why no goal in that match came from an Arsenal player but somehow, they managed to win. Will they be that fortunate in games to come? I strongly doubt

[marcous]

Maybe Arsenal are still keeping their lead in the standings. But truthfully they are just giving away their advantage in time. 

They had a serious point advantage before. But now Manchester City are only 2 points behind them. I remember this scenario from somewhere. Their coming back from behind and becoming the champions...

Arsenal played badly again and barely defeated Wolves. Their competitor was literally the worst team in the league. This effort needs to be improved immediately.

In the last eight weeks, they've lost once and drawn twice. Meanwhile, Manchester City has been on a winning streak, especially in the last four weeks. Arsenal are clearly having some issues, and that was evident in their last match.
Perhaps the assumption that they'll be close to winning again, like they did in three consecutive seasons, is still valid, but I hope that doesn't happen, considering how badly they want this title.

[W Jr.]

Maybe Arsenal are still keeping their lead in the standings. But truthfully they are just giving away their advantage in time. 

They had a serious point advantage before. But now Manchester City are only 2 points behind them. I remember this scenario from somewhere. Their coming back from behind and becoming the champions...

Arsenal played badly again and barely defeated Wolves. Their competitor was literally the worst team in the league. This effort needs to be improved immediately.

In the last eight weeks, they've lost once and drawn twice. Meanwhile, Manchester City has been on a winning streak, especially in the last four weeks. Arsenal are clearly having some issues, and that was evident in their last match.
Perhaps the assumption that they'll be close to winning again, like they did in three consecutive seasons, is still valid, but I hope that doesn't happen, considering how badly they want this title.

It's clear that Arsenal are in the title race because they've allowed Manchester City to drop points. Manchester City usually win the championship at the end of the season when they're in contention. Arsenal, who have been stuck in second place in recent years, need to win the cup this year, but it's important to say that the team that shows consistency will win the championship. Right now, Manchester City seems to be showing consistency, having won their last four matches in a row. Arsenal, on the other hand, continues with its risky style of play. Honestly, I don't know who will be champion at the end of the season, but I don't want Arsenal to finish second again this year.

[Franctoshi]

We're three hours away from the last game of the match week 16 in the English Premier League. Manchester United host Bournemouth and the above is the match preview if both teams. In their last five games Manchester United have drawn two games, lost one and won two while for Bournemouth, they've lost three and drawn two. Looking at the statistics, Manchester United stands in a better position to win the game and considering that they're the host team tonight, losing the game or dropping points I think will be a very surprising result. What's your takes on the game? I want to read from you

Apart from Manchester united been the host of the game I think with their history or record it is obvious that Manchester united is suppose to win the game so easily and cheaply it may not be what we are expecting because Manchester united can be so funny at times but tonight game I think it is going to be a sure winning but the problem they will have is Bournemouth players has physical strength like nothingham forest so it is going to be a disadvantage to Manchester as they don't too have physical strength and winning the game will help them go up in the table.

Manchester United is currently on the rise in with performance in their last two- three games they have played so far, Bournemouth is occupying the 15th place in the league table, whereas Manchester United is in the 8 position, Like I said that Manchester United will be winning their games this December and even towards January, Boxing day included if they got any match to play on that day. They're currently winning the game and even have the ball possession.

[W Jr.]

We're three hours away from the last game of the match week 16 in the English Premier League. Manchester United host Bournemouth and the above is the match preview if both teams. In their last five games Manchester United have drawn two games, lost one and won two while for Bournemouth, they've lost three and drawn two. Looking at the statistics, Manchester United stands in a better position to win the game and considering that they're the host team tonight, losing the game or dropping points I think will be a very surprising result. What's your takes on the game? I want to read from you

Apart from Manchester united been the host of the game I think with their history or record it is obvious that Manchester united is suppose to win the game so easily and cheaply it may not be what we are expecting because Manchester united can be so funny at times but tonight game I think it is going to be a sure winning but the problem they will have is Bournemouth players has physical strength like nothingham forest so it is going to be a disadvantage to Manchester as they don't too have physical strength and winning the game will help them go up in the table.

Manchester United is currently on the rise in with performance in their last two- three games they have played so far, Bournemouth is occupying the 15th place in the league table, whereas Manchester United is in the 8 position, Like I said that Manchester United will be winning their games this December and even towards January, Boxing day included if they got any match to play on that day. They're currently winning the game and even have the ball possession.

They are currently leading thanks to Diallo's goal. Manchester United, who have been the subject of much discussion in the Premier League in recent years due to their poor results, will hopefully secure a place in the Europa League or Champions League this year. They are ahead in this match and are close to securing three points for now. Let's see if they can maintain their lead until the end of the match. They have taken 14 shots in 37 minutes, which is a fantastic statistic. It looks like Manchester United are playing alone on the field, while Bournemouth are defending.

[jostorres]

The Tottenham match for yesterday was not favourable at all because what we expected to see was not what we saw. Tottenham cut many people's bets due to their poor performances not being able to score a single goal. It was too bad for the team and next time, I will be careful when adding Tottenham to my bets so that don't have to see similar results again.

After watching this game, now I am expecting Tottenham is going to be having changes because they are badly down, and they are having no improvement into anything their attack is awful while their defense is worse because Nottingham Forest is not team which was doing good, but they scored 3 goals.

From last 10 games, they have only 11 points with their balance of performance and consistency is also not they are doing good in champions league, but their performance in premier league surely going to be having something which give them chance of having good end of their season but it is not on cards with this level.

[EL MOHA]

Maybe Arsenal are still keeping their lead in the standings. But truthfully they are just giving away their advantage in time. 

They had a serious point advantage before. But now Manchester City are only 2 points behind them. I remember this scenario from somewhere. Their coming back from behind and becoming the champions...

Arsenal played badly again and barely defeated Wolves. Their competitor was literally the worst team in the league. This effort needs to be improved immediately.

Wolverhampton as really performed better against Arsenal is just that they don't have luck to draw the game and Arteta's need to improve much better because the way am seeing things moving currently Manchester City can grab the first position in the league and get the opportunity to win the Premier League this season. Crystal Palace that I thought we give Manchester City a tough time but at ends I see Guadiola dominate the game since from the first and and second half and score three goal and three point what a victory for Guadiola, let see if Arteta will be much better in there next games because there gap with Manchester City is just one point and if Arsenal lose any game now Manchester City will be the next one to top the league table. Let see how this will goes after next matches in the competition.

[Ruttoshi]

They are currently leading thanks to Diallo's goal. Manchester United, who have been the subject of much discussion in the Premier League in recent years due to their poor results, will hopefully secure a place in the Europa League or Champions League this year. They are ahead in this match and are close to securing three points for now. Let's see if they can maintain their lead until the end of the match. They have taken 14 shots in 37 minutes, which is a fantastic statistic. It looks like Manchester United are playing alone on the field, while Bournemouth are defending.

The first half ended 2-1. Manchester United was lucky that Casemiro scored in the dying minute with a header to end the first half. Semenyo was able to cancel Amad goal on the 40th minutes of the game.

Manchester United performed brilliantly in the first half but they missed quite a few counters to double their goal earlier before the equalizer by Semenyo. They should have learned from their mistakes and score earlier in the second half to extend the goal gap. If not, Bournemouth might get an equalizer again.

[Stable090]

Not caping, I really sense a great danger for Arsenal for this Manchester City new form and the point difference is not that convincing, I care is not taken Arsenal might lose the English premier League title to Manchester City again this season,

Arsenal right now will be extra careful whenever they are playing, they won’t just want to make any mistake, because they know Manchester city is behind them, and if they can lose any match right now, Manchester city will be taking the first position from them. Arsenal are going to be playing under pressure now, and that’s when they going to make errors in matches.

From the way Manchester city are playing right now, it looks like they not really going to be losing any match now, they will do everything in their power to get 3 points in all their matches right now, and they going to be waiting for Arsenal to lose any match right now. Since when I noticed that Manchester city are back to form, then I knew Arsenal won’t be winning the league title this season.

[_BlackStar]

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Arsenal right now will be extra careful whenever they are playing, they won’t just want to make any mistake, because they know Manchester city is behind them, and if they can lose any match right now, Manchester city will be taking the first position from them. Arsenal are going to be playing under pressure now, and that’s when they going to make errors in matches.

From the way Manchester city are playing right now, it looks like they not really going to be losing any match now, they will do everything in their power to get 3 points in all their matches right now, and they going to be waiting for Arsenal to lose any match right now. Since when I noticed that Manchester city are back to form, then I knew Arsenal won’t be winning the league title this season.

The season is still too long to doubt anyone or believe anything – even Manchester City could still lose their consistency and Arsenal could improve. Anything is still very possible and nobody can say for sure right now - but it's hard not to consider Manchester City as the favorites to win the title when they are playing at their best. Pep Guardiola is in fact starting to be doubted by his own fans after his failures last season - but because the performance of competitors like Arsenal is also very inconsistent and Liverpool's performance has dropped significantly, Manchester City still has a chance to return to the top.

I'm really disappointed with Liverpool this season - but I still expect improvement. Arne Slot must take responsibility for the unsatisfactory performance this season – I know he's tried his best, but Liverpool could still do better with the squad depth they have. There's no reason for this team to fall apart after winning the title last season - so Slot needs to do better.

[Nheer]

Chelsea are trailing behind the front trio in the table now. Even with the 3rd team which is Aston Villa the gap is 5 points. Maresca really needs to do something not to get away more from a potential title race.

Their job hasn't been easy about that of course. First of all, they didn't have Palmer for many weeks. Without him it is hard to be consistent for a long time. But now he is back!

He has even made a good return by scoring a goal. From now on, I expect a team producing more dangerous attacks in Palmer's lead.

It's difficult to find a way back and compete in the title race now because all teams ahead of Chelsea are now in good form so closing the gap will be pretty difficult. Maresca has himself to blame, he caused it by himself with all the new strategies he always want to test.

I know how hard it is when you lose your best players but you just have to trust some other players when your best players are not available. It's better that way than to start playing players out of their positions.

Palmer effect already started showing and I believe his presence now will change a lot of things for them and I hope they can now build on this momentum to revive their title hopes.

Arsenal right now will be extra careful whenever they are playing, they won’t just want to make any mistake, because they know Manchester city is behind them, and if they can lose any match right now, Manchester city will be taking the first position from them. Arsenal are going to be playing under pressure now, and that’s when they going to make errors in matches.

I don't see Arsenal winning this league this season again because they have now let Manchester city get too close to them so they can't afford any mistakes now else they will lose the top spot to Man City again. Despite Arsenal form I haven't really seen them as a title winning team yet. Being a top of the league I expect them to have at a least a player competing for the highest goal scorer. I am surprised Arsenal top scorers are still at 4 or 5 goals by this time.

[MK-74]

Manchester United vs Bournemouth match is currently 4–4, with less than 5 minutes remaining. I’m genuinely very curious to see which team will win. It’s been an extremely exciting, high-scoring game.
We’ve watched some great goals and Bruno Fernandes scored a beautiful one.
Will the goal-scoring duel continue, or will the match end like this?

[Smartvirus]

What is going on with Manchester United and Bournemouth huh, they just wouldn’t stop scoring! Manchester United started the scoring and took the lead way later in the first half but, it wasn’t long for Bournemouth to find their way to an equalizer, Semenyo got the job done and before the stroke of half time, Manchester United took the lead yet again.

I expected the game to go at a slow pace after that but, both teams were in for a goal rush and just kept taking turns in scoring.