⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Hewlet]

Both of teams are equal condition. They're all in the bad state. However, after i saw Chelsea's lineup, so i decide to pick them. It's risky bet, yeah for sure, but since they will have Fofana x Chalobah to play. I'm getting optimistic they can seal three points at bridge.
However, the bad news is that they will miss Neto and Cucurella in this game due to minor injury(most probably). The defense may still a bit shaky. nevertheless, hope they will get mentality since they will host the game.

Chelsea started poorly which made them concede early goal. They quickly corrected themselves and were on the lead by 2-1 before Bournemouth made it even before the half time whistle. Chelsea is not playing too great tonight because the match was not supposed to be open or negotiation, it was supposed to be a straight win for Chelsea without any serious resistance. That is not what I'm seeing and it will be terrible for Chelsea to draw the match.

Chelsea's play in terms of scoring goals and Bournemouth that have been good at scoring goals is certain to have resulted in several goals from both ends because as much as Chelsea scores, Bournemouth will score much also. The only effect of this is that losing point to Bournemouth after drawing this game will drag Chelsea further down the table and with the way the fight at the top of the table is like, it will take a lot of work for Chelsea to return back to the top of the table if they fail to remain consistent with Thier wins which is the only way they can get back into the top of the table.

[aylabadia05]

Manchester united against wolves is about to start and with the change in Manchester uniteds formation i think the game will end in favour of Manchester united. Previously in there games they where having deficiency in the defence due the three man defensive technique but since the coach made this tactical change in the defence line and also the introduction of ugarte for all dirty job, i am sure it must definitely end in favour of Manchester united at last.

Zirkzee makes a difference. As Amorim said about him, Zirkzee just needs to do something less than that to show his talent. His weakness, according to Amorim, is his ability in duels, and that's all he said. In this match, he still hasn't done that even though he scored.

It doesn't matter how other teams get their results. What matters is that Manchester United wins, and the three points will make a difference.
On the other hand, if Manchester United manages to maintain their lead, then Amorim will be even better at crafting his narrative during the press conference. The stubborn one who changed the formation from his trusted formation.

Damn, Wolverhampton equalized the score.

[Franctoshi]

Both of teams are equal condition. They're all in the bad state. However, after i saw Chelsea's lineup, so i decide to pick them. It's risky bet, yeah for sure, but since they will have Fofana x Chalobah to play. I'm getting optimistic they can seal three points at bridge.
However, the bad news is that they will miss Neto and Cucurella in this game due to minor injury(most probably). The defense may still a bit shaky. nevertheless, hope they will get mentality since they will host the game.

Chelsea started poorly which made them concede early goal. They quickly corrected themselves and were on the lead by 2-1 before Bournemouth made it even before the half time whistle. Chelsea is not playing too great tonight because the match was not supposed to be open or negotiation, it was supposed to be a straight win for Chelsea without any serious resistance. That is not what I'm seeing and it will be terrible for Chelsea to draw the match.

The score is 2-2 and the second half has started. Right now, Chelsea seems to have recovered somewhat in the second half. Of course, it's too early to comment definitively, as it's only been five minutes, but Chelsea appears to be gradually turning the game in their favor. They've already scored two goals and could score another. The opposing team's defense is prone to making mistakes. If they can capitalize on this, they could score a third. The important thing is to avoid conceding any more goals after scoring the third.

Even Chelsea can't give their fans an end of the year victory, also struggling in this particular match, since the start of December their records performance slip down to zero and they haven't had a smooth run. I can't say how may of their games I have been able to watch completely to end lately because of the annoying result that Chelsea football team gives, moving from second now down to 5th and if not gonna still drop points after their tonight's match.

[Justbillywitt]

There's a very important game tonight between Arsenal Vs Aston Villa, it's an anticipated game and we are hoping to see it happen. To inform teams on their rights of some records, Arsenal is on 11 match winning streak at the Emirates stadium and Aston Villa are on the same 11 straight winning streak in all competitions. Either ways one or both records will be shattered today if they happen to play out and all draw but only one will go down if any side wins. Arsenal will want to win as they are at home and also they wouldn't want to lose all 6 points to Aston Villa this season as they earlier won 2 - 1 just few weeks ago. Arsenal fans will be hoping their team returns the favour as it will still keep them at the summit of the league if they get all 3 points irrespective of whatever is the outcome of Manchester City match. Aston Villa on the other hand will want to win again to maintain their 11 matches clean records.

The match is really living up to expectations, so far they are playing goaless in the first 45 minutes. Watching the match I will say Aston Villa is the team that's showing more threat than Arsenal, although both teams are really intensifying their efforts to make sure they don't lose the match. I don't know how the second half will look like, but from what I am seeing after this first 45 minutes played, Aston Villa are looking like the side that will take the lead in the second half, Although I am a neutral in this match, any team that win will be fine for me, but I would prefer if they will play draw and share the points.

[MorganaX]

There's a very important game tonight between Arsenal Vs Aston Villa, it's an anticipated game and we are hoping to see it happen. To inform teams on their rights of some records, Arsenal is on 11 match winning streak at the Emirates stadium and Aston Villa are on the same 11 straight winning streak in all competitions. Either ways one or both records will be shattered today if they happen to play out and all draw but only one will go down if any side wins. Arsenal will want to win as they are at home and also they wouldn't want to lose all 6 points to Aston Villa this season as they earlier won 2 - 1 just few weeks ago. Arsenal fans will be hoping their team returns the favour as it will still keep them at the summit of the league if they get all 3 points irrespective of whatever is the outcome of Manchester City match. Aston Villa on the other hand will want to win again to maintain their 11 matches clean records.

The match is really living up to expectations, so far they are playing goaless in the first 45 minutes. Watching the match I will say Aston Villa is the team that's showing more threat than Arsenal, although both teams are really intensifying their efforts to make sure they don't lose the match. I don't know how the second half will look like, but from what I am seeing after this first 45 minutes played, Aston Villa are looking like the side that will take the lead in the second half, Although I am a neutral in this match, any team that win will be fine for me, but I would prefer if they will play draw and share the points.

If Arsenal fails to get a point in this game then I will say their reign of toping the table as come to an end, and we can see other team top. For now we should not conclude of them not to have a point in this game. Let's wait for the second half to see what will really happen and how it will end. Now they are playing goalless. Aston Villa is fighting so hard not to concede any goal and on the other hand, Arsenal is also fight to get a win in this game. A game that will be interesting and very difficult as well for the both teams. For me I'm routine for Arsenal to get the win.

[marcous]

In the first half Arsenal struggled to put pressure on Villa, as did Aston Villa themselves, the first half was tight, but now the second half has begun and I'm pleased Arsenal immediately launched an offensive attack, they only needed a few minutes to score two goals, great work by Gabriel and Zubimendi, I think the final result might have been quite clear because with a 2 goal lead Arsenal would likely win, I'm not underestimating Aston Villa, I know they still have plenty of time to turn things around. Let's see if I'm wrong.

[pawel7777]

The Arsenal Vs Aston Villa is still going, with almost half an hour to go, but it looks like Arsenal will be successful in taking a revenge for an early December loss. They are leading 2-0 after goals scored early in the 2nd half and I don't think Villa will be able to recover from this.
This marks the end of Villa's amazing straight wins run. Nothing lasts forever, I guess. This won't have much impact on their current 3rd place in the table, as they will still have at least 4 points advantage over 4th Liverpool, but the gap between them and Man City is likely to increase if City beats Sunderland on Thursday.

In another game, Chelsea had yet another game without a win, as they failed to beat Bournemouth at home, and the game ended with a 2-2 draw.

[odunybiz]

In the first half Arsenal struggled to put pressure on Villa, as did Aston Villa themselves, the first half was tight, but now the second half has begun and I'm pleased Arsenal immediately launched an offensive attack, they only needed a few minutes to score two goals, great work by Gabriel and Zubimendi, I think the final result might have been quite clear because with a 2 goal lead Arsenal would likely win, I'm not underestimating Aston Villa, I know they still have plenty of time to turn things around. Let's see if I'm wrong.

Arsenal are really performing to the best of their actions. They are already ahead of Aston Villa with three goals. If they ended up like this with this match, it will made them end the first leg of the league on top. Arsenal are really playing well this season. Man united to win their today's match against wolves easily but to my surprise they are still playing draw at 70 minutes. I just hope they had a win today's.

[MorganaX]

The Arsenal Vs Aston Villa is still going, with almost half an hour to go, but it looks like Arsenal will be successful in taking a revenge for an early December loss. They are leading 2-0 after goals scored early in the 2nd half and I don't think Villa will be able to recover from this.
This marks the end of Villa's amazing straight wins run. Nothing lasts forever, I guess. This won't have much impact on their current 3rd place in the table, as they will still have at least 4 points advantage over 4th Liverpool, but the gap between them and Man City is likely to increase if City beats Sunderland on Thursday.

In another game, Chelsea had yet another game without a win, as they failed to beat Bournemouth at home, and the game ended with a 2-2 draw.

I believe this game will be a successful one for Arsenal and I believe it will be good one for them as they are still retaining the top spot on the table. Aston Villa I know is a strong side, and for Arsenal to be beating them right now, I can felt it that, Arsenal really prepared for this game. Right now the game is thrilling with 3 goals from Arsenal and now I see no place for Villa to come back into this game. Arsenal will really be happy for this winning, at least it will be a perfect spot for them as a way to end there year with a beautiful win to Aston Villa. 3 goals from Arsenal.

[Wake Up]

In the first half Arsenal struggled to put pressure on Villa, as did Aston Villa themselves, the first half was tight, but now the second half has begun and I'm pleased Arsenal immediately launched an offensive attack, they only needed a few minutes to score two goals, great work by Gabriel and Zubimendi, I think the final result might have been quite clear because with a 2 goal lead Arsenal would likely win, I'm not underestimating Aston Villa, I know they still have plenty of time to turn things around. Let's see if I'm wrong.

Arsenal are really performing to the best of their actions. They are already ahead of Aston Villa with three goals. If they ended up like this with this match, it will made them end the first leg of the league on top. Arsenal are really playing well this season. Man united to win their today's match against wolves easily but to my surprise they are still playing draw at 70 minutes. I just hope they had a win today's.

It's 4-0 and we can already say Arsenal have achieved a magnificent victory against Aston Villa. Aston Villa have been very good lately, winning all 11 of their matches. However, in their 12th match, they were completely disappointed against Arsenal. I'm sure they didn't expect such a result. It was a terrible night for Aston Villa goalkeeper Martinez. I'm sure he's praying not to concede any more goals.

[Victorybit1]

There's a very important game tonight between Arsenal Vs Aston Villa, it's an anticipated game and we are hoping to see it happen. To inform teams on their rights of some records, Arsenal is on 11 match winning streak at the Emirates stadium and Aston Villa are on the same 11 straight winning streak in all competitions. Either ways one or both records will be shattered today if they happen to play out and all draw but only one will go down if any side wins. Arsenal will want to win as they are at home and also they wouldn't want to lose all 6 points to Aston Villa this season as they earlier won 2 - 1 just few weeks ago. Arsenal fans will be hoping their team returns the favour as it will still keep them at the summit of the league if they get all 3 points irrespective of whatever is the outcome of Manchester City match. Aston Villa on the other hand will want to win again to maintain their 11 matches clean records.

The match is really living up to expectations, so far they are playing goaless in the first 45 minutes. Watching the match I will say Aston Villa is the team that's showing more threat than Arsenal, although both teams are really intensifying their efforts to make sure they don't lose the match. I don't know how the second half will look like, but from what I am seeing after this first 45 minutes played, Aston Villa are looking like the side that will take the lead in the second half, Although I am a neutral in this match, any team that win will be fine for me, but I would prefer if they will play draw and share the points.

Honesty, I expected arsenal to win but I didn't really imagine it would be so easy, after the way Aston villa has been over hyped they can't even score a single goal and after their defense today is nothing to write home about.  arsenal are really impressive this season, I guess no one would gave any doubts about them winning the title again this season because they have been doing very well

[Cossyblack]

The Arsenal Vs Aston Villa is still going, with almost half an hour to go, but it looks like Arsenal will be successful in taking a revenge for an early December loss. They are leading 2-0 after goals scored early in the 2nd half and I don't think Villa will be able to recover from this.
This marks the end of Villa's amazing straight wins run. Nothing lasts forever, I guess. This won't have much impact on their current 3rd place in the table, as they will still have at least 4 points advantage over 4th Liverpool, but the gap between them and Man City is likely to increase if City beats Sunderland on Thursday.

In another game, Chelsea had yet another game without a win, as they failed to beat Bournemouth at home, and the game ended with a 2-2 draw.

Arsenal got another one which makes it 4- 0. Arsenal surely performed when fan expected them to do.  Aston Villa 11 games wining streaks has ended tonight.  Arsenal scored four goals against Aston Villa in the second half and Aston Villa chances of equalizing the scores from behind is impossible. Arsenal perform was real good,once more arsenal has secure their spot at the top of the table. This is a revenge and Arsenal would win with a large margin

[EL MOHA]

It's 4-0 and we can already say Arsenal have achieved a magnificent victory against Aston Villa. Aston Villa have been very good lately, winning all 11 of their matches. However, in their 12th match, they were completely disappointed against Arsenal. I'm sure they didn't expect such a result. It was a terrible night for Aston Villa goalkeeper Martinez. I'm sure he's praying not to concede any more goals.

What a game by Arsenal, I have actually been saying this that any day Arsenal and Arteta decides to turn up in games they can beat just any team in the league, this is the game many thought will take Arsenal off the top of the table because of how good Aston Villa have been playing of lately, I wouldn’t be sayin that they were bad tonight but rather Arsenal were exceptional in this game and it’s this kind of games that they should be making clear statement about going for the league.

Aston Villa drops point for the first since how many months while Emery and its boyz will be furious has a win today would have actually sent them to same point as the leaders Arsenal so it was a painful loss for them but they shouldn’t let that get into them

[el kaka22]

Semenyo to City is definitely looking like it's going to happen. There are way too many rumours for it to be not true, after this point only reason why it may not happen would be if City and Bournemouth do not agree on a price, and considering how rich City is, it would be very hard not to agree on it.

One downside however I can see here is that Semenyo is used to being the star of his team, and he hasn't played in Pep's system, so going to a new team, not being a star, and learn a new system will take some time.

[rachael9385]

The Arsenal Vs Aston Villa is still going, with almost half an hour to go, but it looks like Arsenal will be successful in taking a revenge for an early December loss. They are leading 2-0 after goals scored early in the 2nd half and I don't think Villa will be able to recover from this.
This marks the end of Villa's amazing straight wins run. Nothing lasts forever, I guess. This won't have much impact on their current 3rd place in the table, as they will still have at least 4 points advantage over 4th Liverpool, but the gap between them and Man City is likely to increase if City beats Sunderland on Thursday.

In another game, Chelsea had yet another game without a win, as they failed to beat Bournemouth at home, and the game ended with a 2-2 draw.

Arsenal got another one which makes it 4- 0. Arsenal surely performed when fan expected them to do.  Aston Villa 11 games wining streaks has ended tonight.  Arsenal scored four goals against Aston Villa in the second half and Aston Villa chances of equalizing the scores from behind is impossible. Arsenal perform was real good,once more arsenal has secure their spot at the top of the table. This is a revenge and Arsenal would win with a large margin

indeed theur winning streak has ended tonight and that's quite disappointing because a lot of football fans were having high hopes that they might be a challenge to arsenal and Manchester City. it is still surprising to me that they lost to arsenal with such a goal difference, they have been able to score only one goal which is very poor.  Arsena are really going to win the title this season, they just need to win City first

[Justbillywitt]

The match is really living up to expectations, so far they are playing goaless in the first 45 minutes. Watching the match I will say Aston Villa is the team that's showing more threat than Arsenal, although both teams are really intensifying their efforts to make sure they don't lose the match. I don't know how the second half will look like, but from what I am seeing after this first 45 minutes played, Aston Villa are looking like the side that will take the lead in the second half, Although I am a neutral in this match, any team that win will be fine for me, but I would prefer if they will play draw and share the points.

If Arsenal fails to get a point in this game then I will say their reign of toping the table as come to an end, and we can see other team top. For now we should not conclude of them not to have a point in this game. Let's wait for the second half to see what will really happen and how it will end. Now they are playing goalless. Aston Villa is fighting so hard not to concede any goal and on the other hand, Arsenal is also fight to get a win in this game. A game that will be interesting and very difficult as well for the both teams. For me I'm routine for Arsenal to get the win.

Arsenal ran riot in the second half, they became too hot for Aston Villa to handle, like this Arsenal have extended their lead at the top of the table to 5 points. Now they have gotten their revenge against Aston Villa who won them at Villa park few weeks ago. Now Arsenal will be hopeing that city drop points against Sunderland tomorrow. Sunderland have been very good at home this season. Will city drop points we will find out tomorrow. Arsenal shocked me tonight scoring all 4 goals in the second half is really surprising, against Villa side that has been red hot for the past 11 games.

[odunybiz]

In the first half Arsenal struggled to put pressure on Villa, as did Aston Villa themselves, the first half was tight, but now the second half has begun and I'm pleased Arsenal immediately launched an offensive attack, they only needed a few minutes to score two goals, great work by Gabriel and Zubimendi, I think the final result might have been quite clear because with a 2 goal lead Arsenal would likely win, I'm not underestimating Aston Villa, I know they still have plenty of time to turn things around. Let's see if I'm wrong.

Arsenal are really performing to the best of their actions. They are already ahead of Aston Villa with three goals. If they ended up like this with this match, it will made them end the first leg of the league on top. Arsenal are really playing well this season. Man united to win their today's match against wolves easily but to my surprise they are still playing draw at 70 minutes. I just hope they had a win today's.

It's 4-0 and we can already say Arsenal have achieved a magnificent victory against Aston Villa. Aston Villa have been very good lately, winning all 11 of their matches. However, in their 12th match, they were completely disappointed against Arsenal. I'm sure they didn't expect such a result. It was a terrible night for Aston Villa goalkeeper Martinez. I'm sure he's praying not to concede any more goals.

Match ended. Manchester Utd vs Wolves (1-1) while Arsenal vs Aston Villa (4-1). This two matches ended in surprise. No one expect Arsenal to beat Aston Villa like this. Manchester United also pull a surprise by playing draw again the weakest team who sit at 20th position on the league table. Wolves is presently in it's bad form losing all it's 10 consecutive matches played in the league. This should be an easy win for Manchester United even when they are playing at home.

[Odusko]

It's 4-0 and we can already say Arsenal have achieved a magnificent victory against Aston Villa. Aston Villa have been very good lately, winning all 11 of their matches. However, in their 12th match, they were completely disappointed against Arsenal. I'm sure they didn't expect such a result. It was a terrible night for Aston Villa goalkeeper Martinez. I'm sure he's praying not to concede any more goals.

What a game by Arsenal, I have actually been saying this that any day Arsenal and Arteta decides to turn up in games they can beat just any team in the league, this is the game many thought will take Arsenal off the top of the table because of how good Aston Villa have been playing of lately, I wouldn’t be sayin that they were bad tonight but rather Arsenal were exceptional in this game and it’s this kind of games that they should be making clear statement about going for the league.

Aston Villa drops point for the first since how many months while Emery and its boyz will be furious has a win today would have actually sent them to same point as the leaders Arsenal so it was a painful loss for them but they shouldn’t let that get into them

This is what I have always mentioned about Asernal capacity in this season, I can't remember but I know I mentioned earlier that Asernal is going to win this match which good goal merging, and as it is that is already the result of the match currently.

[Issa56]

Arsenal are really performing to the best of their actions. They are already ahead of Aston Villa with three goals. If they ended up like this with this match, it will made them end the first leg of the league on top. Arsenal are really playing well this season.

Arsenal played well today most especially during the second half of the match, we expected the match to be so difficult for the two teams, but the match was easy for Arsenal, they scored 4 goals in the match, who will even expect the match to be so easy for Arsenal. Right now Arsenal will be maintaining their first position on the table, let’s hope they going to continue with their good performance.

Man united to win their today's match against wolves easily but to my surprise they are still playing draw at 70 minutes. I just hope they had a win today's.

Maybe everyone expected a easy win from Manchester United, but the match ended as draw. Manchester United are wasting the opportunity which they have to climb to the top of the table. Manchester United played against wolves today, a team that is at the bottom of the table, wolves is the last team on premier league table which we know there is no way they will be avoiding relegation this season, but Manchester United cant win them.

Wolves lost their last 11 premier league matches, and they played against Manchester United today, but the match ended as draw, how did Manchester United even play draw in the match, a match which everyone expected to be a easy win for Manchester United due to wolves current performance, but it ended as draw.

[Alphie12]

The Arsenal Vs Aston Villa is still going, with almost half an hour to go, but it looks like Arsenal will be successful in taking a revenge for an early December loss. They are leading 2-0 after goals scored early in the 2nd half and I don't think Villa will be able to recover from this.
This marks the end of Villa's amazing straight wins run. Nothing lasts forever, I guess. This won't have much impact on their current 3rd place in the table, as they will still have at least 4 points advantage over 4th Liverpool, but the gap between them and Man City is likely to increase if City beats Sunderland on Thursday.

In another game, Chelsea had yet another game without a win, as they failed to beat Bournemouth at home, and the game ended with a 2-2 draw.

Arsenal getting revenge on Aston Villa always felt likely once they went ahead early in the second half. Villa’s run has been impressive, but as you said, nothing lasts forever — and this loss doesn’t really undo their strong league position. The bigger issue for them is the optics: if Manchester City do their job midweek, that gap is only going to grow.

The Chelsea situation is becoming more worrying by the week. Dropping points at home again — especially against Bournemouth — just reinforces how inconsistent they are. Plenty of talent, but no control in games they should be managing.

Overall, it feels like the table is slowly correcting itself: Arsenal stabilising, Villa human again, City lurking… and Chelsea still searching for answers.