⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Spack17]

The only match tomorrow is between Manchester United and Newcastle which is the opening for the next round. As it's at Old Trafford this gives a significant advantage to Amorim's team. But their defense still makes me worried...

Newcastle are really bad in away matches though. Only 1 win in 8 matches this season. This encourages me to bet on Manchester United to win honestly. 2.51 odds look delicious. I think they will win by a gap of one goal.

[Localhostspeed]

Aston Villa is in great form and I think they are in the title race if they keep winning their matches, they have won arsenal the current title favorite and Manchester United they will face Chelsea next and if the manage to defeat Chelsea then it is obvious that their intentions is to win the English premier League.
I like how they play and they don't just score one goal they score more than one , they had problems scoring at the beginning of the season but now they are dangerous.

We have not given Aston Villa a very good attention for some time now but they have been doing an amazing work since 3 months. They have played without losing a single match in 3 months and no single, if they are the team that is at the top, then it's duly deserve because even Manchester City that I thought are the one likely to take over if Arsenal messed up, I'm with Arson Villa for real this time, you can't see team in third place on the table anywhere doing this well.

The last match they host against Manchester United, I actually thought they could break the record there which is going to give Manchester United some levels to climb to the top but rather they disgrace Manchester United. I should have seen that coming through, they have beat Arsenal this season in their first encounter, the same to Manchester City, these two teams are the ones leading then that means there is no team that can stop them right now.

[allfriends88]

Are you trying to say that Manchester United cannot be transformed to be better compared to Sir Alex Ferguson era. I doubt that, you will see that United will be back on their feet in future. There's time for every club to pass through difficulties. Changes are constant.

The future? Of course but when? That's why I'm talking about current facts and not wishful thinking. I'm talking about the current era where most fans always want ManUnited to return to the Sir Alex era. Wake up and open your eyes that the facts now must be faced with the real condition of the club. For now I just want to say that era will not happen again, and even if it does, it will not be the same.

[Razmirraz]

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Unai Emery is a good tactician and knows how to get the best from his players he might not be as proficient as the likes of pep Guardiola, Hansi Flick, Sir Alex etc but he surely knows his onion and I’m very sure if he coaches a big team he’ll surely do well, his time at Arsenal was short lived cos Arsenal wasn’t patient with him and you see how he revenges against Arsenal ever since coming back to the Premier League.
He has turned Villa to a regular top 4 contender and now it’s looking like they’re in the title race. Man U and Chelsea might be tough opponents but Villa can still get the better of them.

I see him always making detailed tactical preparations before the match starts, being able to identify and adapt to the opposing team and being able to motivate players to perform optimally at the right time. Although he is not as great as some of the other coaches you mentioned, he has achieved success with PSG as one of the big clubs he has managed (2016-2018) by winning several domestic trophies. then he spent a short time at Arsenal (2018-2019), he managed to bring Arsenal as Europa League Runner-up in 2019, after that he was fired due to poor results.

He also brought Sevilla to the pinnacle of success in the Europa League after winning three consecutive titles (2014, 2015, 2016). It is recorded that he is the most successful coach in the Europa League because he managed to win (3x Sevilla, 1x Villarreal), a series of successes achieved with different clubs, making Aston Villa not hesitate to offer him a long-term contract.

Now the results are starting to show, Aston Villa has managed to compete for a top-four position, its success in beating several big teams in the EPL also proves that its tactics cannot be underestimated. Perhaps it would be easier for him to manage a team like Aston Villa, Sevilla or Villarreal because he would not have the pressure or demands of winning titles from management compared to managing an elite team like Arsenal or others.

[ruykeri]

Chelsea and Liverpool have same number of points and they are still in contest because too many games still to be played. Liverpool need to perform exceptionally well in rest of the games if they want to retain there title.

For Arsenal, there is no excuse for not winning title this time. The Arsenal fans and management want the club to win this time because they are done with seeing their club finishing as runner up for three consecutive times. The points gap between Arsenal, Man City and Villa is narrow and all three are giving there best to make it to number one position.   

A few days ago, Liverpool fans were worried about the downfall. There was some combination problem to add some new players to the team. Now they have solved some problems. Now they are showing good performance. If they can maintain their current situation, they will still be able to survive in the title fight. Chelsea can make a comeback through good performance.

Arsenal will want to overcome the regret of being a runner-up and win the title this time. However, Manchester City is in a strong position to stand in their way. All in all, since there are still many matches left in the EPL, nothing can be said correctly.

[Berry2d]

The only match tomorrow is between Manchester United and Newcastle which is the opening for the next round. As it's at Old Trafford this gives a significant advantage to Amorim's team. But their defense still makes me worried...

Newcastle are really bad in away matches though. Only 1 win in 8 matches this season. This encourages me to bet on Manchester United to win honestly. 2.51 odds look delicious. I think they will win by a gap of one goal.

I see no big deal in giving Manchester united straight win on that game know matter the 2.51 odd given to Manchester united, i see it as a free odd to all gamblers and lovers of Manchester united. Manchester united may have suffered a terrible defeat against Aston villa in there last premier league game but a lost to Newcastle united at old Trafford is what i can't see coming on that game so soon. Newcastle uniteds performance this season can never be compared to that of Manchester united in all ramifications, so a win to Manchester united is the outcome to expect on the game

[Mihaylovic]

The only match tomorrow is between Manchester United and Newcastle which is the opening for the next round. As it's at Old Trafford this gives a significant advantage to Amorim's team. But their defense still makes me worried...

Newcastle are really bad in away matches though. Only 1 win in 8 matches this season. This encourages me to bet on Manchester United to win honestly. 2.51 odds look delicious. I think they will win by a gap of one goal.

I see no big deal in giving Manchester united straight win on that game know matter the 2.51 odd given to Manchester united, i see it as a free odd to all gamblers and lovers of Manchester united. Manchester united may have suffered a terrible defeat against Aston villa in there last premier league game but a lost to Newcastle united at old Trafford is what i can't see coming on that game so soon. Newcastle uniteds performance this season can never be compared to that of Manchester united in all ramifications, so a win to Manchester united is the outcome to expect on the game

I think Newcastle United also have a shot. According to transfermarkt data they are currently one of the top 10 most valuable squads in the world. If they’ve reached this level without even having any proper Champions League success yet it's not hard to imagine where they'll be later. They have massive potential and it definitely wouldn't surprise me if they beat Manchester United.

[SatoPrincess]

I wonder what Manchester United lineup will be tomorrow. According to Fabrizio Romano, Ruben Amorim will not be fielding Bruno Fernandes, Maguire, De Ligt, Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo against Newcastle tomorrow. Amad and Mbuemo are also absent due to the AFCON so I’m wondering how they are going to hold their own against Bruno Guimarães and Joelinton tomorrow.

[Cossyblack]

The only match tomorrow is between Manchester United and Newcastle which is the opening for the next round. As it's at Old Trafford this gives a significant advantage to Amorim's team. But their defense still makes me worried...

Newcastle are really bad in away matches though. Only 1 win in 8 matches this season. This encourages me to bet on Manchester United to win honestly. 2.51 odds look delicious. I think they will win by a gap of one goal.

2.51 odds is a big risk for Manchester United to win considering how weak United defense is, both team to score is relialistc. Manchester United 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa and 4-4 draw against Bournemouth is something to consider as Manchester United to win might not be a good pick. Manchester United isn't at their brightest form and there are not reliable so this match, odds wouldn't matter as Manchester United performance is inconsistent, underestimating Newcastle United because they're away is risky. The best possible outcome is Draw and both team to score

[sana54210]

Chelsea and Liverpool have same number of points and they are still in contest because too many games still to be played. Liverpool need to perform exceptionally well in rest of the games if they want to retain there title.

For Arsenal, there is no excuse for not winning title this time. The Arsenal fans and management want the club to win this time because they are done with seeing their club finishing as runner up for three consecutive times. The points gap between Arsenal, Man City and Villa is narrow and all three are giving there best to make it to number one position.   

Situation is currently very interesting in Premier league as top three spots are already having strong teams but for the fourth spot things are looking not easy to predict. Chelsea and Liverpool are 29 points while 10th spot Everton is having 24 points, this making this race more entertaining to follow.

At the top, Arsenal is now facing strong challenge from Manchester City and Aston Villa this is also going to be interesting because Arsenal always have chokes near the end of season, if this time they fail again surely this could be big setback for them and things will be never again on this level for them to win title even it is still a long way to go.

[aylabadia05]

I wonder what Manchester United lineup will be tomorrow. According to Fabrizio Romano, Ruben Amorim will not be fielding Bruno Fernandes, Maguire, De Ligt, Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo against Newcastle tomorrow. Amad and Mbuemo are also absent due to the AFCON so I’m wondering how they are going to hold their own against Bruno Guimarães and Joelinton tomorrow.

A situation that is too complicated for Amorim to face The Magpies. Manchester United seem to be starting from scratch, given the lineup without a number of absent players. From which angle should we look to be convinced that betting on a Manchester United victory is possible, while Newcastle United will be filled with sharp strikers Woltemade and Gordon?

The most likely outcome is not to lose, as a defeat would complicate matters further for Manchester United in the standings, given that the teams below United are not far behind in terms of points.

[Tmoonz]

Aston Villa has now won ten games in row. Villa started the season with bad results and i thought maybe this time would be emery last season in the club, but suddenly the string of winnings has made an unbelievable turning, and they're comfortably sitting 3rd in the table.

Yoro has a problem... I watched him playing in France, and he's miles off it... Doesn't smell danger, weak in challenges, slow over 5yards.
Young heaven is so much more polished as a defender, Cunha should have had a hatrick and sesko missed a sitter. The best they have played all season, but still gave away 3points. They have a bright future ahead of them, as long as they can stick to the plan and the project and ignore all the criticism online who can't accept anything other than instant and immediate change which is just completely unrealistic.

Truly they did surprised all in there level of consistency lately, exactly as you said after there terrible start in the begging of the league making all loss trust in them without knowing they will come back in flying colours suddenly. Although even with there inconsistent performance, some still believed they are better side since they have been doing it for the past few seasons so doing so this season was part of the drawing. 

Am not of the opinion that yoro is better than heaven but both are two promising young talent capable of doing the unthinkable but the only challenge associate with yoro's poor performance is the role assigned to him. Looking at both game pattern, you will see that yoro is more concentrated at a standing role making it easy for him to recover easily when there is danger in the defense line while heaven is more of attacking minded in all games

The most daring part of it is they are three points behind the league number one which is Arsenal, like I still say it again Unai Emery is not to be underestimated this season, because with the kind of speed he comes with I'm afraid something might happen is cares are not taken, with the way they started and where they are at the moment is really alarming, but one thing I'm quite certain about is even if they can't lift the English premier League trophy this season I'm very much sure they are making the top four, now it is left for Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspurs, to decide who will be the fourth place lucky team.

[Nheer]

The only match tomorrow is between Manchester United and Newcastle which is the opening for the next round. As it's at Old Trafford this gives a significant advantage to Amorim's team. But their defense still makes me worried...

Newcastle are really bad in away matches though. Only 1 win in 8 matches this season. This encourages me to bet on Manchester United to win honestly. 2.51 odds look delicious. I think they will win by a gap of one goal.

Being the home team is supposed to give Manchester United the advantage but I don't think that's the case with United, they have had series of bad luck at home so I don't think being the home team gives them advantage anymore as they have lost many games at home in the past few years. Newcastle has won them couple of time at Old Trafford so it's not impossible to win them again. Newcastle United won their last two encounters one at St James park and the other at Old Trafford.

They are already without couple of players so I don't really think they can hold Newcastle tomorrow. Amad Diallo and Mbuemo are off to the AFCON and am reading news that they will be without Maguire,  Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Maino and De Light. They will be playing without 5 starters. This doesn't look good for United, they already have an unstable defense and now they Maguire and De Ligt is absent.

If Newcastle should be at their best I don't think Manchester United can hold Newcastle tomorrow. Bet is unpredictable but for me I will go for a draw or rather over 2.5 goals.

[rojan]

Are you trying to say that Manchester United cannot be transformed to be better compared to Sir Alex Ferguson era. I doubt that, you will see that United will be back on their feet in future. There's time for every club to pass through difficulties. Changes are constant.

The future? Of course but when? That's why I'm talking about current facts and not wishful thinking. I'm talking about the current era where most fans always want ManUnited to return to the Sir Alex era. Wake up and open your eyes that the facts now must be faced with the real condition of the club. For now I just want to say that era will not happen again, and even if it does, it will not be the same.

Manchester United still has room to improve in the future, yet it will not be feasible to expect that the team returns to the era of Sir Alex Ferguson. Football is also different, the competition is stronger and dominance of this sort is not very common these days. The club is presently obviously in a reconstruction stage, and that fact needs to be accepted. There is nothing wrong with hope, but it should not be used in place of facts. The success that will come to United in the future will be distinct and cannot be determined by the achievements of the past.

[Lannakosa]

The most daring part of it is they are three points behind the league number one which is Arsenal, like I still say it again Unai Emery is not to be underestimated this season, because with the kind of speed he comes with I'm afraid something might happen is cares are not taken, with the way they started and where they are at the moment is really alarming, but one thing I'm quite certain about is even if they can't lift the English premier League trophy this season I'm very much sure they are making the top four, now it is left for Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspurs, to decide who will be the fourth place lucky team.

Aston Villa also played very well last season, and if I remember correctly, they were also fighting for a place in the Champions League. But at the very end of the season they had a downturn and missed out on the Champions League. Honestly, I do not really believe that Aston Villa can fight for the title yet. Although it would be much more interesting if the title race was not only between Arsenal and City, but if Aston Villa also joined them, and the three of them decided who would become champions. As for the top 4, I think the main battle will be between Chelsea and Liverpool. I do not really believe in Manchester United and Tottenham for now.

[JeffBrad12]

Aston Villa is in great form and I think they are in the title race if they keep winning their matches, they have won arsenal the current title favorite and Manchester United they will face Chelsea next and if the manage to defeat Chelsea then it is obvious that their intentions is to win the English premier League.
I like how they play and they don't just score one goal they score more than one , they had problems scoring at the beginning of the season but now they are dangerous.

The problem is much more complex than you said. Chelsea comes back with full of squad after Delap and Estevao are fully recovered. So it makes their line up is unpredictable. I know how good Villa is now, but Chelsea has always the history by beating any taem that is still on fire.
It seems to me betting on Chelsea much more preferable. The game is also gonna happen at the bridge, which is a hard place to bag three points.

So, Villa is good. I don't underestimate them, but when we put full team vs full team, i obviously rooting on Chelsea.

[Roseline492]

The only match tomorrow is between Manchester United and Newcastle which is the opening for the next round. As it's at Old Trafford this gives a significant advantage to Amorim's team. But their defense still makes me worried...

Newcastle are really bad in away matches though. Only 1 win in 8 matches this season. This encourages me to bet on Manchester United to win honestly. 2.51 odds look delicious. I think they will win by a gap of one goal.

Old Trafford is not a home of Manchester United favour lately so is not Newcastle United who has issues with away encounters, so if they are not strong away and Manchester United is also not strong if they have the home side then is definitely balance between them. If you feel encouraged on your victory believe in Manchester United then is alright with your prediction on them but I'm not too encourage to believe they would win Crystal Palace after they last draw to Chelsea 2:2 and when we mean performance Chelsea dominate Manchester United so draw should be there lowest odds because is were the bookies analysis will be pointing.

[barisbilgili]

I wonder what Manchester United lineup will be tomorrow. According to Fabrizio Romano, Ruben Amorim will not be fielding Bruno Fernandes, Maguire, De Ligt, Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo against Newcastle tomorrow. Amad and Mbuemo are also absent due to the AFCON so I’m wondering how they are going to hold their own against Bruno Guimarães and Joelinton tomorrow.

A situation that is too complicated for Amorim to face The Magpies. Manchester United seem to be starting from scratch, given the lineup without a number of absent players. From which angle should we look to be convinced that betting on a Manchester United victory is possible, while Newcastle United will be filled with sharp strikers Woltemade and Gordon?

The most likely outcome is not to lose, as a defeat would complicate matters further for Manchester United in the standings, given that the teams below United are not far behind in terms of points.

I think the loss of several key players will have a significant impact. I've noticed that Manchester United's performance at full strength is sometimes inconsistent, and with several key players missing, it will certainly be even more difficult, especially as Newcastle is no easy opponent. Newcastle's team strength has been quite strong in recent matches.

Manchester United will be playing at home, which may be a slight advantage, so I think there's a chance for Manchester United to not lose this weekend's match. Yes, I think a draw is quite possible.

[Nightwatchmare]

The only match tomorrow is between Manchester United and Newcastle which is the opening for the next round. As it's at Old Trafford this gives a significant advantage to Amorim's team. But their defense still makes me worried...

Newcastle are really bad in away matches though. Only 1 win in 8 matches this season. This encourages me to bet on Manchester United to win honestly. 2.51 odds look delicious. I think they will win by a gap of one goal.

Yes, Manchester United and Newcastle United game is the only match in the premier league on boxing day. Manchester United will have home advantage since they are playing at Old Trafford, but Manchester United cannot use the advantage to win Newcastle United because Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo will not be present for Manchester United against Newcastle United, and it will be a great setback for Manchester United. Even if Newcastle United are bad in away matches this season, it cannot make me bet on Manchester United because that can change tomorrow. I have already bet on Newcastle United, and i am waiting for the game to start tomorrow.

[SmartCharpa]

The only match tomorrow is between Manchester United and Newcastle which is the opening for the next round. As it's at Old Trafford this gives a significant advantage to Amorim's team. But their defense still makes me worried...

Newcastle are really bad in away matches though. Only 1 win in 8 matches this season. This encourages me to bet on Manchester United to win honestly. 2.51 odds look delicious. I think they will win by a gap of one goal.

There's nothing special about Manchester United playing at Old Trafford, if they had a good chance of winning at home, they could have won their last home game against Bournemouth. I have no confidence in Manchester United this season, whether at home or away, they can lose at any moment. I believe many people are not going to bet on Manchester United since Bruno will also miss the match due to injuries, and the midfield may not be as strong as they used to be.

I don't think I will bet on any side to win this game since Manchester United is unpredictable and Newcastle have not done well in away matches this season. This match will include a lot of goals, so I believe betting on over 2.5 goals will be a safe prediction for anyone. It may be a draw game, but nobody can predict that right now, so I will bet on over 2.5 goals or BTTS, which I think will be a good one for me.