⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Iroh]

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.

The game is almost over as 8 extra minutes has been added to the time. Casemiero did help score a goal but later got purnished eith a yellow card as he fouled a guy to prevent a goal scoring opportunity and ended up conceding a free kick. A free kick that the opponents used in their advantage and scored a goal.
The score now lies at 4:4. It's crazy and a bit infuriating that Man united let Bournemouth score more goals and equalize. They had been leading at the end of the first half and should have added to the tally while strongly defending. Can Man united manage to scire a late goal that would put them in the lead? Or go on to draw the game. I had really expected more from Man united.

[Adbitco]

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.

It's just unbelievable, it's been long I saw this kind of score line involving Manchester United. The goals kept pouring in from both sides, goal after goals. This is the kind of game that if someone picked over market, the person would have been smiling by when the goals were just pouring in.

[LGD2Business]

Bournemouth almost won, both teams came close to victory but failed to score the fifth goal. I arrived at the end of the match but saw a lot of goals. Bournemouth scored 10 goals in their last 3 matches at Old Trafford. They set a record in this area, no other team has managed to score 3 goals in 3 consecutive matches. The funny thing is, they won the matches where they scored 3 goals, but the match where they scored 4 goals ended in a draw.
Manchester United haven't been able to beat Bournemouth in 5 matches. This is something they need to think about. After all, Bournemouth isn't one of the teams competing for the championship. They are just a mid table team.

[Abbatty]

Take a Bow, and now this is entertainment. it ended in a 4-4 draw at old trafford, it the highest goal scoring record in this fixture, what a game. Manchester United inconsistency continues as they drop 2 good points to the cherrys, and now their dream of playing in an European competition next season seems to be fading away. Like I said I would consider it a very bad season if Manchester United failed to qualify for any European competition next season because they had time to rest and reset for every premier league game.

You can’t be playing every 7 days and be dropping points like this, it not acceptable by any big side. Now Manchester United will lose Diallo, Mbuemo and maxzzarui to the coming African cup of nations tournament. I’m still yet to be impressed by Amorim but I would still give him till the end of season if he can prove me wrong.

[SuperBitMan]

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?

The match has already ended 4:4 I'm very disappointed at Manchester united, I was thinking they will win the match because they are at home but dey didn't win, I'm sure those that predicted or bet on them to win will be so disappointed right now I was not even expecting Manchester United to draw this match, they don't have good defense at all they really need to work on their Defense because they have no Defense how can they score them four goals it is surprising to me, I never expected this match to end with so many goals like this, if the coach continue with this kind of results I don't think he will continue with Manchester United next season because he will be sacked.

[programmer3666]

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.

Cole Palmer's return should be used as a positive spark to get Chelsea back into the title race, at the moment it is just 5 point gap so if they stay consistent and don't drop any points, they will surely catch up because i know 5 point to catch up with Aston Villa will not be an impossible task for them to handle, they need to snatch back that 3rd position and i am certain Aston Villa will drop points soon enough so they should be ready to capitalize on that. Palmer's presence should lift and boost the attack and Maresca needs to also concentrate on tightening the defense too.

[Qhunman]

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.

Manchester United defense is weak and there should work on it. The goals were entering so quick, assuming,there is still time, Manchester United would still concede more goals against bournemouth.  Manchester United equalizing the game from behind was impressive but then, they ruined the game by allowing bournemouth to equalize the game to a 4-4 draw. Manchester United had the lead,there should have tighten their defense so that no goals can come in.

[logfiles]

Take a Bow, and now this is entertainment. it ended in a 4-4 draw at old trafford, it the highest goal scoring record in this fixture, what a game. Manchester United inconsistency continues as they drop 2 good points to the cherrys, and now their dream of playing in an European competition next season seems to be fading away. Like I said I would consider it a very bad season if Manchester United failed to qualify for any European competition next season because they had time to rest and reset for every premier league game.

The game was very entertaining thanks to the goal fest. As a neutral fan, I enjoyed every bit of it better still, seeing Bournemouth mounting up a big challenge against Manchester United.

The Red Devils need to work on their defense if they are to improve on their performance and position in the league table. Let's also see what will happen when some of the players leave for African cup of Nations.

[Rengga Jati]

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?

The final score was 4-4.

In this match, Manchester United's attack was indeed very good, but in terms of effectiveness, it was quite equal to Bournemouth's, with the same number of shots on target.

Man United did score four goals, but on the other hand, they also conceded four. Yes, this means their defense was that bad this time. Even though the front line played very well, their defense was so poor that they conceded four goals to Bournemouth. This is another homework for Amorim.


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[pawel7777]

I don't think many have expected to see 8 goals in Manchester today. United dominated the game with twice as many shots as Bournemouth, but that wasn't enough to win. Bournemouth fought bravely and. whenever Man United took a lead, they bagged one in too. This is not the result Ruben Amorim will be proud of, but they're still not too far behind the top 4, so it's not a tragedy.

Unfortunately for United, their next league game is against Aston Villa, who are on 9 win streak across all competitions, and 6 straight wins for the Premier League only, including win over Arsenal and, earlier in the season, they also defeated Man City.
Needless to say, Man United won't be the favourite, but they should have a fair chance of winning. Despite great results, Villa's recent victories were not very convincing, they often times struggled against weaker opponents, but were lucky when it came to converting chances into goals.

[Kuingsudaqila]

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?

A fantastic match that brought together the host Manchester United vs Bournemouth, resulting in a flood of goals with a final score of 4-4. Bruno Fernandes scored a beautiful goal from a free kick in the 77th minute, which at that time in the match became the equalizer, making the score 3-3.
but the result was disappointing for Manchester United fans. because playing at their home ground Old Trafford and in the pursuit of full points to move up to the top 4 positions, they only managed to draw 4-4 with great difficulty

[Iamgoat]

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.

Chelsea is truly at the fourth position in the table standing right now as we speak and I just have this feeling about Maresca, he needs to find ways to win more games soon if he wants to get the team closer to the title or possibly to even take the title or else his team could just fall further away from the title race. I equally believed in Cole Palmers injury which was called groin problem and also the broken toe had created a hard time for the team playing without him especially when it came to creating and scoring goals opportunities. What is making me happy for Chelsea now is the guy is back and he didn't just come back but ensured he equally scored a nice goal in a 2 goals to zero win. These are the kind of supports Chelsea has been lacking which can now helps them to win back their positions better.

[slapper]

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.  

This is a sign that Manchester City has gain back their beautiful moment, honestly last season was so tough for them which I was saying that that pep Guardiola will leave because the team just changed suddenly to a negative Direction. Indeed this Is a great come back for them because it lead them to have two points interval between Arsenal who are currently at the top of the table. With this massive comeback, Arsenal is really in big trouble because with the way arsenal is performing now they are seriously in danger, but let's see, since the season has not ended we shouldn't conclude early. because they normally perform very well up to the end of this season but for a very few matches they lose form and that is how they lost their trophy.

It feels so  good to see my club back in form, we really suffered last season that we had to fight for the top 4 spot in the Epl. We where getting beaten home and away last season. Everything that happened last season was because of  Rodris injury which destabilized the team. But the team has a good squad depth after an incredible signing was made this season. Arsenal needs to be careful and make sure they don't lose important matches, they need to keep up with their winning consistency, if not 22/23 season might repeat itself again.

last season without Rodri, I swear that every transition was a fire drill. You'd watch us holding the ball and still be nervous which is the worst kind of "control." This season already feels different as there are more ways to win for this squad and the spine looks tougher.

That said, Palace was the perfect example as to why I'm not quite relaxing yet. The score says "easy", but the match felt like we got away with one early on, and punished them when they had to open up. They actually made more chances than us (their xG was higher) and without a top keeper performance this could've been a totally different thread right now. But that's also the point: Champions don't always look pretty, they just make it through the sketchy parts and then Haaland does Haaland things.

If Rodri gets back to proper fitness, I'll start talking "we're back" with my chest. Until then, I'm enjoying the results... but I'm still looking at the middle of the pitch like a hawk.

[Razmirraz]

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A fantastic match that brought together the host Manchester United vs Bournemouth, resulting in a flood of goals with a final score of 4-4. Bruno Fernandes scored a beautiful goal from a free kick in the 77th minute, which at that time in the match became the equalizer, making the score 3-3.
but the result was disappointing for Manchester United fans. because playing at their home ground Old Trafford and in the pursuit of full points to move up to the top 4 positions, they only managed to draw 4-4 with great difficulty

Man United and Bournemouth both refused to lose, so the match ended with a score of 4-4. Bournemouth were very satisfied with this result because in terms of quality they were weaker than Man United and this match was also played at Old Trafford. Meanwhile, for Man United, this was a particularly painful result considering they were ahead in every way against Bournemouth and the referee did not award a penalty when the ball hit a Bournemouth player's hand in the penalty area. The decision immediately changed the course of the match and Man United had to accept the bitter reality of being held to a draw at Old Trafford by the club in 13th place.

[Zackz5000]

Arsenal just dodged a bullet !!

Can't imagine what the headlines would have be should the Gunner's have dropped points today... Saka with two assists thanks to those 2 own goals.. and what a hard fought battle after looking like this was heading to a boredraw, and with this result it's back to City to put in the work to get a win over Palace.

Arsenal performance shows that they can't win the league tittle, Arsenal almost drew the game if not for the own goal that came at the extra time of the game i will say that Wolves scored all 3 goals in that game for me Wolves did better yesterday despite they lost 2-1 against league leaders Arsenal. Manchester City game against Crystal palace today will also be a tough game for City to win since the game will be played at Palace home ground Manchester City will only try all they could to still maintain the two points gap between them and Arsenal by winning Crystal palace today.

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.

I never said that wolves performance was better than Arsenal i was only saying that wolves was better against Arsenal compared to their other previous games against other teams in the league that's they fought well against Arsenal despite they lost 2-1. Arsenal is good this season but they struggle to win Wolves if not for wolves 2 own goals Arsenal would have either draw that game or loss it. If Arsenal will struggle to win Wolves that is seen as one of the not performing well team in the English premier League I doubt if they can win the League tittle.

[ancafe]

A fantastic match that brought together the host Manchester United vs Bournemouth, resulting in a flood of goals with a final score of 4-4. Bruno Fernandes scored a beautiful goal from a free kick in the 77th minute, which at that time in the match became the equalizer, making the score 3-3.
but the result was disappointing for Manchester United fans. because playing at their home ground Old Trafford and in the pursuit of full points to move up to the top 4 positions, they only managed to draw 4-4 with great difficulty

Manchester United once again failed to secure three points at home, a disappointing result, as they should have secured all three points. Their inability to quell counterattacks meant a victory that was within reach was quickly lost, as the defense was unable to effectively break down the attacking dominance. Manchester United consistently failed to maintain control of the game until the 80th minute, which was the reason why their play became increasingly erratic and ineffective towards the end of the match. Despite the lack of goals in those minutes, Manchester United's play seemed to lose its effectiveness.

[B-BossMan]

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?

A fantastic match that brought together the host Manchester United vs Bournemouth, resulting in a flood of goals with a final score of 4-4. Bruno Fernandes scored a beautiful goal from a free kick in the 77th minute, which at that time in the match became the equalizer, making the score 3-3.
but the result was disappointing for Manchester United fans. because playing at their home ground Old Trafford and in the pursuit of full points to move up to the top 4 positions, they only managed to draw 4-4 with great difficulty

 Manchester United actually tried thier best in this particular match against Bournemouth, I wasn't surprised with the scores results because Manchester United performance was unstable, so definitely even if it's ended in draw, it would be preferable than defeated, thier last match against wolves was actually intresting and they beated wolves woefully, Manchester United had a great chance in winning this match against Bournemouth as they had scored first,but Bournemouth was also prepared for them.

[Robinrex77]

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?

Manchester United Bournemouth game from a football fans point of view it was a good game, the game is being enjoyed more when there are more goals and when the game is played from edge to edge.
But from a football choach view the game was a disastrous one ,the defense of both team where sleeping on duty, petrovic was not mentally ready for the game while the Manchester United back line could not match the pace of the Bournemouth players.
A game is more balance when you defend as a team and also attack as a team, in such case you leave not room for your opponent to take advantage of. Manchester United need to improve on this same thing will keep repeating

[Abbatty]

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?

Manchester United Bournemouth game from a football fans point of view it was a good game, the game is being enjoyed more when there are more goals and when the game is played from edge to edge.
But from a football choach view the game was a disastrous one ,the defense of both team where sleeping on duty, petrovic was not mentally ready for the game while the Manchester United back line could not match the pace of the Bournemouth players.
A game is more balance when you defend as a team and also attack as a team, in such case you leave not room for your opponent to take advantage of. Manchester United need to improve on this same thing will keep repeating

Well it the premier league and matches like this always come by every season, I could remember in recent years chelsea was a culprit in giving us such matches, they played a 4-4 draw against Manchester city 2 seasons back and they played a 4-3 win against Tottenham last season. So it doesn’t really matter if you have a solid defense or not, matches like this are always guaranteed every season of the premier league.

It was an entertaining match and as a neutral fan I bet I enjoyed it the most. It was a match full of end to end attack and I know it right to condemn both teams defense but I would also give credit to both teams attacking players. What a game and I really hope we get to watch another one like this this season.

[Mandoy]

Manchester United Bournemouth game from a football fans point of view it was a good game, the game is being enjoyed more when there are more goals and when the game is played from edge to edge.
But from a football choach view the game was a disastrous one ,the defense of both team where sleeping on duty, petrovic was not mentally ready for the game while the Manchester United back line could not match the pace of the Bournemouth players.
A game is more balance when you defend as a team and also attack as a team, in such case you leave not room for your opponent to take advantage of. Manchester United need to improve on this same thing will keep repeating

On the part of a fan it was a great show, but the shortcomings of the tactics were obvious. The defense of Manchester United appeared to be without organisation and the inability of Petrovic to concentrate did not help either. Bournemouth also took advantage of all the loopholes, and United was unable to handle their speed. The balanced team must fight and counterattack as a whole, reducing the space of rivals, and at the moment that unity is lacking. It is not a one time issue and unless United corrects these defensive gaps and enhance team co-ordination, then such kind of struggles are bound to occur. It is pointed out in the game that fans may not always turn exciting football to effective football on the field.