⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[MArsland]

Unai Emery truly deserves some accolades with what he is doing so far with Aston Villa, for real. The work he has done is really impressive. Aston Villa are currently third on the table, and that alone speaks volume.
Not just that, they have gone ahead to beat top teams like Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal, and recently Manchester United. These are big teams in the league, and Aston Villa did not just beat them by mistake.
What makes it even more interesting is that they are just 3 points behind the league leaders. That shows they are really competing at the top. Honestly, what unai Emery is doing with this team is something special, and he truly deserves the credit for real..

Aston Villa progress over the past few seasons is truly commendable. Unay understands his players aspirations, and this season's record alone demonstrates Aston Villa seriousness in their pursuit of a Champions League spot next season. A 7 point lead over Chelsea will be difficult to overtake, so Aston Villa can focus on securing second place, as they are only one point behind the Citizens. Even 3 points to catch Arsenal is a challenge in itself for Unay.

[Berry2d]

Unai Emery truly deserves some accolades with what he is doing so far with Aston Villa, for real. The work he has done is really impressive. Aston Villa are currently third on the table, and that alone speaks volume.
Not just that, they have gone ahead to beat top teams like Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal, and recently Manchester United. These are big teams in the league, and Aston Villa did not just beat them by mistake.
What makes it even more interesting is that they are just 3 points behind the league leaders. That shows they are really competing at the top. Honestly, what unai Emery is doing with this team is something special, and he truly deserves the credit for real..

Aston Villa progress over the past few seasons is truly commendable. Unay understands his players aspirations, and this season's record alone demonstrates Aston Villa seriousness in their pursuit of a Champions League spot next season. A 7 point lead over Chelsea will be difficult to overtake, so Aston Villa can focus on securing second place, as they are only one point behind the Citizens. Even 3 points to catch Arsenal is a challenge in itself for Unay.

Good result for Aston villa A team know one expected will be this dominating this season, even if not for any reason but just for there relentless effort in stealing victory away for Manchester united in there game yesterday is a result that deserves praises know matter what. As for them securing a spot in the champions league this season, I strongly believe its possible because the probability of losing form is not certain except they are affected by injuries at the long run

[Akbarkoe]

Unai Emery truly deserves some accolades with what he is doing so far with Aston Villa, for real. The work he has done is really impressive. Aston Villa are currently third on the table, and that alone speaks volume.
Not just that, they have gone ahead to beat top teams like Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal, and recently Manchester United. These are big teams in the league, and Aston Villa did not just beat them by mistake.
What makes it even more interesting is that they are just 3 points behind the league leaders. That shows they are really competing at the top. Honestly, what unai Emery is doing with this team is something special, and he truly deserves the credit for real..

It is clear that Aston Villa this season has performed extraordinary everywhere, they can get a chance to be at the top of the standings with abilities like that, he really deserves to be praised for his achievements, beating a big team is not easy, but what is interesting this week in my opinion is that Liverpool has improved themselves again, they have carried out evaluations and direct pressure from management to make the team return to having a winning record, even though in this match against Tottenham because Spurs got a red card, it made things easier for Liverpool, but it can still be said that Arne Slot managed to correct the previous mistake, now they have the same points as Chelsea even though Chelsea's match yesterday only ended with a draw.

I don't think it will be easy to reach the top of the table. Aston Villa have indeed had impressive performances this season, even beating first-place Arsenal and second-place Manchester City. However, that doesn't prove anything if Aston Villa can't maintain consistent performance. I think realistically, even if they can, Aston Villa will probably only compete fiercely for the title, and their chances of winning the title aren't much higher than those of Manchester City and Arsenal.

I think Aston Villa's victory over Manchester United is understandable, as Manchester United hasn't been a strong team this season.
And Unai Emery's performance deserves praise; he has truly strengthened the team since his arrival as Aston Villa manager.

It's difficult, but not impossible, for Aston Villa and Emery if they continue like this. They also have a target in the Europa League, which is currently in good form, and they seem consistent in every league. Only the EFL is unattainable, and they lost before entering a more competitive space.
From what they have today: Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Martinez, and others, it's clear they're quite strong in their upfield. Their strong playing style and ability to support each other will be a major asset for winning every match. Man City and Arsenal are certainly fierce contenders for the top spot.

[Umulala-alala]

Unai Emery truly deserves some accolades with what he is doing so far with Aston Villa, for real. The work he has done is really impressive. Aston Villa are currently third on the table, and that alone speaks volume.
Not just that, they have gone ahead to beat top teams like Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal, and recently Manchester United. These are big teams in the league, and Aston Villa did not just beat them by mistake.
What makes it even more interesting is that they are just 3 points behind the league leaders. That shows they are really competing at the top. Honestly, what unai Emery is doing with this team is something special, and he truly deserves the credit for real..

Aston Villa progress over the past few seasons is truly commendable. Unay understands his players aspirations, and this season's record alone demonstrates Aston Villa seriousness in their pursuit of a Champions League spot next season. A 7 point lead over Chelsea will be difficult to overtake, so Aston Villa can focus on securing second place, as they are only one point behind the Citizens. Even 3 points to catch Arsenal is a challenge in itself for Unay.

Unai Emery is doing a great in Aston villa with the way Aston villa is getting consistent they might make the top 4 Man united doesn't have slot in the top 4 some Man united fans that is because some Man united players has traveled home for Africa cup of nation thats players that are from Africa countries.
This season premier league is between Man city and Arsenal with how strong the city team is now they can overtake Arsenal before the end of next month, Arsenal need to be winning each of their match if the the league title is important for them.

[BlackBaron]

Unai Emery truly deserves some accolades with what he is doing so far with Aston Villa, for real. The work he has done is really impressive. Aston Villa are currently third on the table, and that alone speaks volume.
Not just that, they have gone ahead to beat top teams like Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal, and recently Manchester United. These are big teams in the league, and Aston Villa did not just beat them by mistake.
What makes it even more interesting is that they are just 3 points behind the league leaders. That shows they are really competing at the top. Honestly, what unai Emery is doing with this team is something special, and he truly deserves the credit for real..

Aston Villa progress over the past few seasons is truly commendable. Unay understands his players aspirations, and this season's record alone demonstrates Aston Villa seriousness in their pursuit of a Champions League spot next season. A 7 point lead over Chelsea will be difficult to overtake, so Aston Villa can focus on securing second place, as they are only one point behind the Citizens. Even 3 points to catch Arsenal is a challenge in itself for Unay.

Aston Villa have been a team that cannot be underestimated in recent seasons, and this season they have continued to do so. They are really a team that can provide difficulties for teams that already have big names and they can also provide fierce competition in the positions that are contested.

And what is more remarkable in my opinion is that they can also be consistent in the last few seasons. Because there are also teams that can provide competition and only last one or two seasons. Like Newcaste for example, I'm not saying they are bad, but so far their consistency is still very lacking, even though they were widely talked about to be a new competing team a few seasons ago.

[Smack That Ace]

Aston Villa progress over the past few seasons is truly commendable. Unay understands his players aspirations, and this season's record alone demonstrates Aston Villa seriousness in their pursuit of a Champions League spot next season. A 7 point lead over Chelsea will be difficult to overtake, so Aston Villa can focus on securing second place, as they are only one point behind the Citizens. Even 3 points to catch Arsenal is a challenge in itself for Unay.

Aston Villa are stronger this season than in the past seasons. Their performance was erratic at the  beginning of the season. But now the team is in a very good position. I forget the last time they lost points in a Premier League match. The team is able to perform well  consistently. They are in third place in the table, only 1 point behind manchester city.

I thought the Manchester united vs Villa match would be a draw. But Villa was able to get 3 points in this match too. Manchester United's performance was not weak. But Aston villa was very tactical. After securing the lead at the beginning of the second half, they kept  their defense strong. Despite United's players attacking a lot , Aston villa's defense could not be  broken.

[Lida93]

Unai Emery truly deserves some accolades with what he is doing so far with Aston Villa, for real. The work he has done is really impressive. Aston Villa are currently third on the table, and that alone speaks volume.
Not just that, they have gone ahead to beat top teams like Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal, and recently Manchester United. These are big teams in the league, and Aston Villa did not just beat them by mistake.
What makes it even more interesting is that they are just 3 points behind the league leaders. That shows they are really competing at the top. Honestly, what unai Emery is doing with this team is something special, and he truly deserves the credit for real..

Aston Villa progress over the past few seasons is truly commendable. Unay understands his players aspirations, and this season's record alone demonstrates Aston Villa seriousness in their pursuit of a Champions League spot next season. A 7 point lead over Chelsea will be difficult to overtake, so Aston Villa can focus on securing second place, as they are only one point behind the Citizens. Even 3 points to catch Arsenal is a challenge in itself for Unay.

Indeed Unai Emery deserves more than just accolades considering what he has done with Aston villa shortly after taking over as manager, in the UCL last season Aston villa were one of the best performing sides from England and in this current season they are still making waves, Unai Emery's team has successfully won two derby matches within the space of two weeks beating Arsenal and Manchester United respectively in what seemed like an impossible mission, yet Unai Emery's tactics has helped paved the way for Aston villa to excel and just maybe they could land at least one trophy if they remain consistent.

[Odohu]

Aston Villa progress over the past few seasons is truly commendable. Unay understands his players aspirations, and this season's record alone demonstrates Aston Villa seriousness in their pursuit of a Champions League spot next season. A 7 point lead over Chelsea will be difficult to overtake, so Aston Villa can focus on securing second place, as they are only one point behind the Citizens. Even 3 points to catch Arsenal is a challenge in itself for Unay.

I'm really surprised at how Aston Villa have become the nightmare of Premier League clubs. They have gotten seven consecutive wins of their league match fixtures, a record no other team have at this moment. The ease with which they defeated Manchester United makes me wonder if they are aiming to win the Premier League this season, something that is possible given that they are just three points behind Arsenal who occupy the top position now. I'm curious to see how they will navigate through the match between them and Chelsea coming up Saturday.

[TelolettOm]

Unai Emery is doing a great in Aston villa with the way Aston villa is getting consistent they might make the top 4 Man united doesn't have slot in the top 4 some Man united fans that is because some Man united players has traveled home for Africa cup of nation thats players that are from Africa countries.

Unay Emery has done incredible things to bring Aston Villa this far, not just in their last match against Manchester United, but also in ensuring Aston Villa's winning streak in the last 10 matches. It's impressive.

And after the last big match against Manchester United, Unay Emery himself reacted by saying he was very satisfied and that the result was fantastic. In fact, the result far exceeded their expectations, significantly better than Manchester United. Moreover, this match result keeps them in third place, but with a very satisfying result, they are also getting closer to the top clubs, Manchester City and Arsenal.


Source: Unai Emery said Friday that greater expectations

[Promocodeudo]

I'm really surprised at how Aston Villa have become the nightmare of Premier League clubs. They have gotten seven consecutive wins of their league match fixtures, a record no other team have at this moment. The ease with which they defeated Manchester United makes me wonder if they are aiming to win the Premier League this season, something that is possible given that they are just three points behind Arsenal who occupy the top position now. I'm curious to see how they will navigate through the match between them and Chelsea coming up Saturday.

Austin Villa is not that cool headed club, they didn't start this today, is just that it has now been taken to another level and to me I think they get more impressive as days goes by.
Mate I don't think they won Manchester United easily as you said but of course we know that Manchester United is in confused state already, I personally had a bet on that match, immediately they both teams scored, I was very happy because my bet has already played, but I followed up on the match till the end, Aston Villa played a fantastic football that got them the second goal but who knows if the goal would have been equalized if their was more time for Manchester United, who's thinking what am thinking, is arsenal going to win the English premier League title again, can the withstand the completeness at this time, pressure coming from Manchester city and Aston Villa is too much.

[Rockstarguy]

I'm really surprised at how Aston Villa have become the nightmare of Premier League clubs. They have gotten seven consecutive wins of their league match fixtures, a record no other team have at this moment. The ease with which they defeated Manchester United makes me wonder if they are aiming to win the Premier League this season, something that is possible given that they are just three points behind Arsenal who occupy the top position now. I'm curious to see how they will navigate through the match between them and Chelsea coming up Saturday.

Austin Villa is not that cool headed club, they didn't start this today, is just that it has now been taken to another level and to me I think they get more impressive as days goes by.
Mate I don't think they won Manchester United easily as you said but of course we know that Manchester United is in confused state already, I personally had a bet on that match, immediately they both teams scored, I was very happy because my bet has already played, but I followed up on the match till the end, Aston Villa played a fantastic football that got them the second goal but who knows if the goal would have been equalized if their was more time for Manchester United, who's thinking what am thinking, is arsenal going to win the English premier League title again, can the withstand the completeness at this time, pressure coming from Manchester city and Aston Villa is too much.

It was a home game for Aston villa which I expected them to win the game because on a normal Aston villa us tough, especially this season which they have performed so well in their games so far for the season.

I didn't really watch the game but already know how the outcome of the game will be like because I already state of the both teams and Aston villa is not a team that can be easily defeat even by strong teams in the Premier League. Any top team that is aiming to win premier league trophy should ready for Aston villa and not to look the less because it is very difficult to defeat them.

[Iranus]

Unai Emery is doing a great in Aston villa with the way Aston villa is getting consistent they might make the top 4 Man united doesn't have slot in the top 4 some Man united fans that is because some Man united players has traveled home for Africa cup of nation thats players that are from Africa countries.
This season premier league is between Man city and Arsenal with how strong the city team is now they can overtake Arsenal before the end of next month, Arsenal need to be winning each of their match if the the league title is important for them.

With the help of manager Unai Emery, Aston uilla's performance has been very stable this season. The team is in excellent form. Their  performance was very weak at the beginning of the season. If they had performed a little better at the beginning of the season , maybe Aston Villa would have been at the top of  the table now. They have kept their performance stable for a long time and have continued their winning streak. They have also achieved full points against teams like Manchester United. All this has been  possible because of manager Unai emery. His match strategy is excellent. And this is why Villa is able to perform well  against big teams.

[Razmirraz]

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Aston Villa progress over the past few seasons is truly commendable. Unay understands his players aspirations, and this season's record alone demonstrates Aston Villa seriousness in their pursuit of a Champions League spot next season. A 7 point lead over Chelsea will be difficult to overtake, so Aston Villa can focus on securing second place, as they are only one point behind the Citizens. Even 3 points to catch Arsenal is a challenge in itself for Unay.

Unay Emery has managed to make Aston Villa perform extraordinarily, a 2-1 victory over Man United made them achieve 10 consecutive wins in all competitions. Currently they are in the right momentum to achieve better targets because they are only 3 points behind league leaders Arsenal. Unay Emery quality is unquestionable, he has the qualities to manage a big club. Perhaps due to the greater pressure, he feels more comfortable managing a club like Aston Villa, which doesn't have as much pressure and is free to be creative with the squad he has. Aston Villa still has a chance to compete with Man City and Arsenal for the title, they must be able to maintain this kind of performance until the end of the season to keep their chances alive.

[Promocodeudo]

It was a home game for Aston villa which I expected them to win the game because on a normal Aston villa us tough, especially this season which they have performed so well in their games so far for the season.

I didn't really watch the game but already know how the outcome of the game will be like because I already state of the both teams and Aston villa is not a team that can be easily defeat even by strong teams in the Premier League. Any top team that is aiming to win premier league trophy should ready for Aston villa and not to look the less because it is very difficult to defeat them.

If you went through the stats carefully well,  you'll agree with me that Aston Villa wining has nothing to do with home advantage, they go the opportunity to find the net the second time in the second half which they didn't miss, the scored which give them a good advantage until the match ended, Manchester United possessed the ball more than they did, the stats is there, they also had about 6shots on of which non was converted as goal, I will say Aston was luck, the made good use of their chances and defended the second goal which was scored in the 57th minutes of the second half, congratulations to them, perhaps Manchester United was unlucky.

[DanWalker]

If you went through the stats carefully well,  you'll agree with me that Aston Villa wining has nothing to do with home advantage, they go the opportunity to find the net the second time in the second half which they didn't miss, the scored which give them a good advantage until the match ended, Manchester United possessed the ball more than they did, the stats is there, they also had about 6shots on of which non was converted as goal, I will say Aston was luck, the made good use of their chances and defended the second goal which was scored in the 57th minutes of the second half, congratulations to them, perhaps Manchester United was unlucky.

Agree. Aston Villa won by performing well. It is not because of home advantage that they won. Aston villa's overall performance was stable and the players were  confident. Also, Emery's match strategy was very good. And this is why they  were able to win against united. The match was  fiercely contested. We saw good performances from the players of both teams. They tried their best to get points from the match. But they failed. After getting a 2-1 lead in the 57th minute of the second half, Aston Villa's main target was to keep the defense strong. Even then , they made several attacks. On the other hand, manchester united played very aggressively in the second half. They did not lack in trying to equalize the match. But breaking this strong defense of Aston villa was a very big challenge.

[1kodumtek7]

Agree. Aston Villa won by performing well. It is not because of home advantage that they won. Aston villa's overall performance was stable and the players were  confident. Also, Emery's match strategy was very good. And this is why they  were able to win against united. The match was  fiercely contested. We saw good performances from the players of both teams. They tried their best to get points from the match. But they failed. After getting a 2-1 lead in the 57th minute of the second half, Aston Villa's main target was to keep the defense strong. Even then , they made several attacks. On the other hand, manchester united played very aggressively in the second half. They did not lack in trying to equalize the match. But breaking this strong defense of Aston villa was a very big challenge.

Rogers' goals were quite hard to defend and save. He must have had his best performance in a long while.    But those ones were really lovely. Aston Villa need this while their forwards are showing horrible performances.

Neither Watkins nor Malen can contribute to a good number of goals. Seeing especially Watkins like this is hurting. You all know how great he was in the previous season. What happened to that clinical finisher?

[Volgastallion]

Love the way Unai Emery makes another comeback with 10 wins in a row, Aston Villa started this season really bad but after they found again the charm they are back and seems like they are like in the past season a super dangerous team, glad to see them fighting at top again i always love to watch the games of the against the big six.

[knowngunman]

This really doesn't look good for Manchester United. Fernandes has been the most important part of the team for a long time. Especially his recent performances have been superb. But now he might be out for at least a month according to various sources.

By the way I think he might leave the team next summer. You must have heard about his recent statement related to his being hurt with the team's actions against him last summer. Maybe we might see him in Saudi Arabia by the end of this season.

There's no single team in the Premier League that's scared to play against Manchester united anymore because they have become the amateur team in this league. Nothing is working right for this team at the moment and you can observe it from their playing. There's no possession any more, too much of blind passes and weak defenders that find it difficult to encounter the opponents. Even if they win their match, the performance is not convincing but pure luck on their side. Their next match is against Newcastle that play aggressively and with Yoro, Dorgu and Heaven at United back, I don't think they can get a point in that match too.

[WatChe]

I'm really surprised at how Aston Villa have become the nightmare of Premier League clubs. They have gotten seven consecutive wins of their league match fixtures, a record no other team have at this moment. The ease with which they defeated Manchester United makes me wonder if they are aiming to win the Premier League this season, something that is possible given that they are just three points behind Arsenal who occupy the top position now. I'm curious to see how they will navigate through the match between them and Chelsea coming up Saturday.

Aston Villa finished 6th last season and this team they are in full preparation of winning the title. Just 17 matches have been played so far and still every team has to play 21 more matches. That's why it's difficult to say which team will win title this time or which team has best chances of winning the title. The points gap between Arsenal, Man City and Aston Villa is very narrow and in upcoming matches we might see them swapping there places. One thing is very clear that this time also we will see a tight finish of EPL because three teams are competing for title race. 

[ILuckyGuyI]

What a lovely title race among 3 teams lately.

• Arsenal - 39
• Manchester City - 37
• Aston Villa - 36

Manchester City and Aston Villa are even the teams with the highest level of form in the PL. Streaks of 5 wins vs 7 wins. Wondering how much longer Aston Villa will stay in it. I'm looking forward to them facing my Chelsea this week. 

Today there is the last game of the current round by the way. There is Wilson at Fulham whose effort I really like lately. I think he'll contribute to the score again.