⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Spaceman1000$]

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.

Sincerely I was thinking this game would end in a tie, Aston villa have been so impressive that you might like be tempted to give them a straight win if your not careful as a punter, but this 4-0 win Arsenal has given them has demystified them to extent, it shows that the Gunners are still the Big boys in the game. However I sincerely believe Arsenal needed this victory because they need to extend their leading gap as Manchester City is extremely closing in on them, but even with this victory Aston Villa is not a team we can easily write off, they might come back stronger.

[Alphie12]

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.

Sincerely I was thinking this game would end in a tie, Aston villa have been so impressive that you might like be tempted to give them a straight win if your not careful as a punter, but this 4-0 win Arsenal has given them has demystified them to extent, it shows that the Gunners are still the Big boys in the game. However I sincerely believe Arsenal needed this victory because they need to extend their leading gap as Manchester City is extremely closing in on them, but even with this victory Aston Villa is not a team we can easily write off, they might come back stronger.

Fair take, and I think this is the right way to frame it.

That 4–0 doesn’t suddenly make Aston Villa a bad side — it just reminds everyone that Arsenal can still flip the switch and dominate when it matters. Villa came in flying, but Arsenal completely demystified them once the first goal went in. From that point, it was control, composure, and ruthless finishing.

You’re also spot on about the bigger picture. This felt like a statement win for Arsenal more than anything — psychologically important, especially with Manchester City breathing down their necks. These are the games title challengers have to win emphatically, not just scrape through.

Villa will take the hit, regroup, and probably come back stronger — they’re too well-coached not to. But on the night, Arsenal reminded everyone why they’re still the team setting the pace at the top.

[Derekfunds]

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.

I know when Chelsea started this season they were doing great and I almost thought they will do better since they started well this seson but their performance currently is nothing to write home about but regardless I believe they will not finish below top 6 after all the end of the season is still far and they will surely come up later. The game they lost against Aston villa was really a big mess because that was a game that was suppose to boost them in the premier league table and the winning still make Aston Villa feel they are undefeatable.

[JiiBs]

I know when Chelsea started this season they were doing great and I almost thought they will do better since they started well this seson but their performance currently is nothing to write home about but regardless I believe they will not finish below top 6 after all the end of the season is still far and they will surely come up later. The game they lost against Aston villa was really a big mess because that was a game that was suppose to boost them in the premier league table and the winning still make Aston Villa feel they are undefeatable.

They looked like title contenders, not just in the premier league but, in the champions league as well. Then they had a fixture against Bayern Munich and it started becoming a lot more clear in our eyes. The one best transfer that we found Chelsea to have made in Joao Pedro, he dropped form and wasn’t scoring goals as expected of him. That’s how Chelsea started dropping points across all the leagues and have only fairly managed to maintain a good position on the league table as it is.

Arsenal on the other hand seems to have picked the pace and aren’t giving any chances to share points.

[Adams0001]

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.

Manchester united have get back to there poor performance for this season they have been drawing many games in the league competition and if they continue like this I don't think they can even get the opportunity to finish in top four anymore this season, Amorim need to figure what is exactly happening to the club that they are performing this way this season, Arsenal have show Aston Villa that they are the favorites of wining the league trophy and nothing will stop them from wining the league this season.

I didn't expect Arsenal will dominate Aston Villa very well in the second half like that, anyone Arsenal are playing at home they always try there best to get the chance to get complete three point. They have get the victory they are safe currently in the first position even Manchester City win there next game they will still be leading the table, Arteta is doing incredible this time around

[Adbitco]

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.

Just one win in their last 5 games, it's now a difficult period for both the coach and his boys these past few weeks. Results that should have gone their way has been overturned to with loss or draw. Chelsea as a mater of fact has conceded more same amount of goals in their last 3 matches as they have got points in their last 5 matches. Meaning, they have conceded 6 goals in their last matches and earned same 6 points in their last 5 matches. Poor statistics for Chelsea. Last season they suffered this same kind of fate during this period of the season and same is happening this year.

[Wake Up]

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.

Just one win in their last 5 games, it's now a difficult period for both the coach and his boys these past few weeks. Results that should have gone their way has been overturned to with loss or draw. Chelsea as a mater of fact has conceded more same amount of goals in their last 3 matches as they have got points in their last 5 matches. Meaning, they have conceded 6 goals in their last matches and earned same 6 points in their last 5 matches. Poor statistics for Chelsea. Last season they suffered this same kind of fate during this period of the season and same is happening this year.

Chelsea haven't been able to find lasting consistency. They had a great start to the season but couldn't maintain it. This has made their Champions League qualification a risky prospect. Luckily, Aston Villa lost to Arsenal, as they are a natural rival to Chelsea in the Champions League standings.

In the Premier League, the more consistent team wins. Manchester City have been the most consistent team in recent years, and perhaps they can win the league this year thanks to that consistency.

[TastyChillySauce00]

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.

Yeah, it's a lose. I move on. The gameplay is not that bad, but honestly, they're doing too many backpass. Even when Garnacho got the ball instead of moving upfront, he sent ball back to the defenders like what? Estevao was the only winger that worked in this game, and the gap between him and other wingers are just so big.
Delap was just so garbage, and no more comment about their defense as it's regressing so hard. Even i'd rather have 41 years old Thiago Silva in their backline instead of those defenders.

There are too many negative to take in this game and i feel very disappointed with the way they're playing.

[Woodie]

Last night's results were so unreal!

Aston Villa's 11+ winning streak just got reset thanks to some unforgiving performance from Arsenal who had no part in showing mercy to their visitors.. who gets 4goals over Aston looking  at their form not something that I saw coming.

Chelsea too were stopped in their tracks dropping more points at home..

Manchester United failed to beat Wolves after leading, again showing that the team lacks depth with the trio of Bruno, Ahmad and Mbeumo missing in action..

[Luzin]

Man United played poorly, this is stupid. Man United could only manage a draw against the worst EPL team with the current three points. A poor result that shows an underwhelming performance. Amorim still seems keen on trying different formations. Looking at it, Amorim went back to using a three-defender formation and, indeed, they had many chances, but they couldn't capitalize on them well. I noticed that the Man United players were moving backward; the good performance they had against Newcastle United disappeared. Amorim's decision to substitute Zirkzee was also strange; he was in a good moment but taken off. This shows us that Man United still cannot perform consistently over time.

[MK-74]

I watched the second half of the Arsenal vs Aston Villa match last night, and it was really an enjoyable and entertaining game.
There was almost nothing happening in the first half, but in the second half we saw a total of five goals.
Arsenal found goals very comfortably and won the match 4–1. I thought they would struggle, but they won the game very easily in the second half.
Arsenal’s first goal came from their very first corner, and I think Martínez made a mistake there.
Trossard played very well, scoring a goal and providing an assist. Gabriel Jesus scored as soon as he came on.
I really enjoyed watching this match.

[IceLincoln]

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.

Sincerely I was thinking this game would end in a tie, Aston villa have been so impressive that you might like be tempted to give them a straight win if your not careful as a punter, but this 4-0 win Arsenal has given them has demystified them to extent, it shows that the Gunners are still the Big boys in the game. However I sincerely believe Arsenal needed this victory because they need to extend their leading gap as Manchester City is extremely closing in on them, but even with this victory Aston Villa is not a team we can easily write off, they might come back stronger.

I think what Arsenal did yesterday was revenge for all that Aston Villa has caused them and they really needed to show them who’s boss and that they’re still in charge and gunning for the EPL title, this is like a show marking their territory. Villa had embarrassed them enough and they totally decimated Unai Emery’s boys and only allowed them a consolation goal.

Burnley is the team I pity most, sometimes they play very well but are unlucky or their attackers aren’t utilising their opportunities to the maximum.

[Taricoins]

I watched the second half of the Arsenal vs Aston Villa match last night, and it was really an enjoyable and entertaining game.
There was almost nothing happening in the first half, but in the second half we saw a total of five goals.
Arsenal found goals very comfortably and won the match 4–1. I thought they would struggle, but they won the game very easily in the second half.
Arsenal’s first goal came from their very first corner, and I think Martínez made a mistake there.
Trossard played very well, scoring a goal and providing an assist. Gabriel Jesus scored as soon as he came on.
I really enjoyed watching this match.

It was indeed an enjoyable match especially with the heap of goals accumulated in the second half,  looking from the first half I didn't think we will see such amount of goals and I thought surely Aston Villa might actually take draw at least but boy was I wrong.

The first half wasn't soo bad apart from the goal drought and Aston Villa did play ok, from the fast paced counter and there capitalization on Arsenal's mistake, it's just that Ollie Watkins couldn't convert especially those two chances he missed, although they were not that easy.

Arsenal fixed some of those mistakes and Arteta could have substituted Gyokeres faster because that guy was out of it.

[Mate2237]

Villa winning run came to an end yesterday as Arsenal as they lost 4:1, this was not a result that was expected from anyone considering the form that, Villa found themselves. But from the first half of the game Arsenal knew what they needed from this game and was more hungry knowing what is involved in the game. Arsenal really showed class and silence all their critics because it's on record that Arsenal don't hold on to the top of the league more than December.


No matter the results Villa should be praised because eleven straight win in the premier League is something that even the top sides don't do . Villa didn't played badly because some of their key players were not in the game and I think that it really affected them.

[satscraper]

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.

Just one win in their last 5 games, it's now a difficult period for both the coach and his boys these past few weeks. Results that should have gone their way has been overturned to with loss or draw. Chelsea as a mater of fact has conceded more same amount of goals in their last 3 matches as they have got points in their last 5 matches. Meaning, they have conceded 6 goals in their last matches and earned same 6 points in their last 5 matches. Poor statistics for Chelsea. Last season they suffered this same kind of fate during this period of the season and same is happening this year.

Chelsea haven't been able to find lasting consistency. They had a great start to the season but couldn't maintain it. This has made their Champions League qualification a risky prospect. Luckily, Aston Villa lost to Arsenal, as they are a natural rival to Chelsea in the Champions League standings.

In the Premier League, the more consistent team wins. Manchester City have been the most consistent team in recent years, and perhaps they can win the league this year thanks to that consistency.

Agreed regarding Manchester City. They will face Sunderland tomorrow, and betting on their win looks like the sure‑fire ticket. As for Chelsea, their draw was unexpected from my point of view, because Chelsea’s squad is traditionally much stronger than AFC Bournemouth’s. I think the frustrating substitution of Cole Palmer in the 63rd minute played the fatal role. Without that poor Maresca's decision, Chelsea might have ended up winning.

[Cossyblack]

I think what Arsenal did yesterday was revenge for all that Aston Villa has caused them and they really needed to show them who’s boss and that they’re still in charge and gunning for the EPL title, this is like a show marking their territory. Villa had embarrassed them enough and they totally decimated Unai Emery’s boys and only allowed them a consolation goal.

Burnley is the team I pity most, sometimes they play very well but are unlucky or their attackers aren’t utilising their opportunities to the maximum.

It was truly a revenge game for what Aston Villa did to them at Villa Park. It was a pay back game and Arsenal double the goals at their home. villa problem was over confident, there thoughts it would be easier for them to defeat Arsenal again. There were no goals in the first half. In the second half, Arsenal began proving their superiority with four goals. Aston villa stand no chance against Arsenal. Arsenal needed the win and the points difference with Manchester City has risen to five points
Sunderland vs Manchester City will determine whether City can get closer to arsenal in the race for premier League title.

[davis196]

Arsenal played like a champion against Aston Villa, which was quite unexpected to me. I had the feeling that Arsenal would show a mediocre performance and lose points. I'm glad that I didn't bet money on Arsenal-Aston Villa ending in a draw.
Chelsea failed to win yet again and made stupid mistakes in defense. Maresca should be blamed for the weak performance. Chelsea needs a new manager in the next year. There's no point even discussing Manchester United and Amorim. Why repeating the same stuff over and over again. Amorim should be sacked, but for some reason Jim Ratcliffe insists on keeping his as a manager. Maybe Ratcliffe is a secret Manchester City fan and wants to turn United into a mediocre team.

[execijutiere]

Chelsea drew at home against Bournemouth. It is unacceptable for Chelsea to drop points in this match. Dropping so many points at home would mean falling behind in the title race. Although Chelsea had most of the possession, we see that both teams had the same number of shots. Bournemouth have been on the up in recent weeks.
Nottingham Forest failed to beat Everton at home. The home side, who dominated the match and started eagerly from the first minute, lost 2-0 to Everton at home. Nottingham are not performing as expected this season and are close to the relegation zone.

[marcous]

Chelsea drew at home against Bournemouth. It is unacceptable for Chelsea to drop points in this match. Dropping so many points at home would mean falling behind in the title race. Although Chelsea had most of the possession, we see that both teams had the same number of shots. Bournemouth have been on the up in recent weeks.

Another poor result from Chelsea. Unfortunately, I still believed in them and placed a bet on them, tempted by Bournemouth equally poor performance and the fact that they were playing at home, but even Chelsea weren't motivated to win.
They really should be written off as a bet, as it looks like they'll be inconsistent like this for a long time.

[Berry2d]

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.

There aren't many chances in the match so far, but I see that Manchester United wants to win. They have 67% possession and aren't losing the ball to their opponents. This will be their biggest weapon in this match. The more they control the ball, the better they can play. I think Manchester United will get three points in this match. It probably won't be a very difficult game for them. Even if they haven't scored yet, they can expect a comfortable match in the later stages.

What is possession when you can not create chances to scores goals and win a game that is already considered a work over game for Manchester united.  There possessiveness and full dominance calls for celebration but there inability to create more chances in the game is what gave me consign and even doubt the consistency people believed they have built in the game.
Since the absence of bruno fernandes in the midfield of Manchester united, they have been facing difficulties creating much chances in games