⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Nightwatchmare]

Maresca was not sacked by Chelsea. Maresca was the person that decided to leave Chelsea after Chelsea played 1:1 with Manchester City. And if Maresca was not the one that left Chelsea, Maresca would have remained Chelsea manager and managed Chelsea in their next game. But Maresca alone knows the reason he quit Chelsea when he was not sacked. Chelsea are used to sacking managers, so i do not think even if Chelsea's next manager get a proper number 9 and a number 10, Chelsea will not stop sacking their managers.

Was he not happy of playing 1:1 to Manchester City, he must have already wanted to leave and not because of Manchester City draw because no coach in premier League will draw city and feel angry about it. The matches today are playing the way I don't even understand, Fulham win Chelsea 2:1, Manchester City 1:1 against Brighton, Burnley was wining Manchester United but is been equalised and Manchester United has started wining, City has giving another way for Arsenal as they have been giving for the last three match and if Arsenal beat the next match it will be 8 point.

I do not know if Maresca was not happy playing 1:1 with Manchester City because i am not Maresca, and i am not sure if all the coaches in the premier league this season will be happy drawing with Manchester City since Manchester City is not playing like the Manchester City that won the premier league title 3 times with Pep Guardiola. The result of the matches that were played in the premier league yesterday was okay for me; the only match i was not happy with the way it ended was the match between Burnley and Manchester United.

[Iroh]

Indeed!! This is a big game for Arsenal and that is why they are finding it difficult to score and lately I think Arsenal is good at scoring in the second half because that was what they did to Aston villa but today's game is a different one and I doubt if they will be lucky tonight, I know they are the favorite because of Liverpool performance but that doesn't mean anything to me and before the game started I told my guys that Liverpool might likely win the game and they have played 30 minutes draw and I'm still having the feeling Liverpool will win or draw.

So far, we are yet to see a goal from either side and here I thought Arsenal would have pushed harder for an early goal. I had also thought the game would end 3:1 in favor Arsenal. It's looking like this too might end up in a draw as the game is almost over without any goals yet.  But then, this is football where anything can happen and even in the very last minute, you might see a goal.
As the game draws to a close, both sides are scrambling and being more motivated to put in more effort to score a late goal. They've now added 7 minutes to the game as an extra time.  Liverpool did surprise me as they held their ground despite Arsenal having most of the ball and some good attempts.

[Frankolala]

Beating Liverpool became even bigger deal for Arsenal than it ever was. City got a tie again, three draws in a row and that is a shame, they are going to finish second if they are lucky.

Arsenal can "guarantee" the league title by getting a win today. Not saying it is mathematically there yet, but with 21 games done, they would have 8 point gap if I calculated right. That is very difficult for City or any other team to cover, Arsenal would have to lose 3 games rest of the season just for City to win every single game, and we all know losing three games is already hard for Arsenal, let alone City not losing points at all. We are going to see Arsenal lift the trophy at the end of the season if they manage to get a win here.

From the look of things, it seems that Liverpool will not accept defeat today because they're so mean to share point in Emirate. Liverpool played better in the second half as they came out to attack but they couldn't break the deadlock till this very moment. The match has come to an additional time, if Arsenal can prove to us that they deserve the trophy by scoring a dying minute goal and win this match.

[Just Say]

It's matchday! Who's going to win?

Arsenal are running to their next PL championship after 22 years. Their recent form is great with a 5-win streak! Even though they sometimes struggle to get easy scores they still manage to win.

Liverpool are still losing points despite not losing a game for many weeks. First Leeds and then Fulham... They don't look credible on paper but I wouldn't like to assess this big games in the same way. I think Arsenal will win by a difference of 1 goal.

This was a very close-fought match and I was completely shocked that Arsenal didn't come away with a win.We all know how Liverpool have performed this season but this team has only managed three point from three matches, Because we noticed that they drew goalless against Leeds United, against Fulham and they also drew 0-0 against the mighty Arsenal in today's match. However, it is largely true that it is unfortunate for table toppers Arsenal not to get full point from this game but I would say that Liverpool are completely lucky, because they managed to prevent the loss of a match.

[Adbitco]

Arsenal 0 Vs Liverpool 0 FT
Just imagine if Manchester City had won at least 2 of the last 3 games that they drew, the gap woul have closed drastically. I knew it that a big team that's not in form against another big team that's in form the score line will likely not go in favour of what majority thinks. I felt that Arsenal were not going to win Liverpool even though we all know they are in a bad form. Worse case scenario would have been a draw and it happened as I guessed it, but I wasn't expecting a goalless draw though. This was supposed to be a win for them to further increase their chances of winning the league but Liverpool didn't allow it and held them up to a draw. Arsenal were thinking what happened against Aston Villa should have happened as well against Liverpool.

[tbterryboy]

I really like Ferdi Kadıoğlu on the recent 2 weeks. He is making a significant defensive contribution to Brighton recently. He got 2 critical clearances just over the goal line.

That one against Manchester City was really important as they could have lost if it went in. By the way Haaland isn't in a good form these days. He scored a penalty and that's all.

I hope gets better because the team need him while the gap with Arsenal is likely to be even wider now...

Haaland's form is always important for success of Manchester City because when he fails to give his best, this always bring problems for the Citizens like they are facing right now just 2 goals from 3 games with loss of 6 points means now they are going to drop from second spot as well instead of challenging Arsenal for title race.

Manchester City is now heading for few easy games. The FA Cup against Exeter after this, EFL Cup semifinal against Newcastle United and Manchester derby, they have enough time to fix their problems and bring improvement because now premier league is heading for important part and any mistake can make big difference for them.

[MK-74]

I watched the Arsenal vs Liverpool match and it was really a dull game.
Despite Arsenal playing well in the first half, they were very poor in the second half and couldn’t create any chances.
Liverpool’s most dangerous opportunity was a shot that hit the post.

Arsenal missed an important opportunity, they could have increased the points gap with their rivals but failed to win.

For Liverpool, it looks like Arne Slot’s era will continue for a while longer.

[Bigjoe33]

Indeed!! This is a big game for Arsenal and that is why they are finding it difficult to score and lately I think Arsenal is good at scoring in the second half because that was what they did to Aston villa but today's game is a different one and I doubt if they will be lucky tonight, I know they are the favorite because of Liverpool performance but that doesn't mean anything to me and before the game started I told my guys that Liverpool might likely win the game and they have played 30 minutes draw and I'm still having the feeling Liverpool will win or draw.

Indeed, it was a different game. Against what we always saw about Arsenal I'm the second half of there matches, today they were about slowed up my Liverpool in the second half. We saw more of Liverpool in the second half, infact almost all through the second half, it was Liverpool's time and finding opportunity to score, but unfortunately for them, they couldn't find the back of the net. Arsenal were not impressive as they were in the first half. They easily gave out the ball to there opponents, and lacked quality play which was actually different from what we saw all through the beggining half of the game.

Anyways, it's a good thing that it all ended even, at least they still sit at the top with the same 6 points they led before starting the match.  They have to find a way of winning games like that so that they can remain top. If Manchester city or Aston Villa had won there match previously, by now, it would have been just 4 points gap. So they have to be very careful and more resilient in winning games so they don't give up there position anytime soon

[Abbatty]

Arsenal 0 Vs Liverpool 0 FT
Just imagine if Manchester City had won at least 2 of the last 3 games that they drew, the gap woul have closed drastically. I knew it that a big team that's not in form against another big team that's in form the score line will likely not go in favour of what majority thinks. I felt that Arsenal were not going to win Liverpool even though we all know they are in a bad form. Worse case scenario would have been a draw and it happened as I guessed it, but I wasn't expecting a goalless draw though. This was supposed to be a win for them to further increase their chances of winning the league but Liverpool didn't allow it and held them up to a draw. Arsenal were thinking what happened against Aston Villa should have happened as well against Liverpool.

That draw against both Chelsea and Brighton at home shows how incapable Manchester City are this season, in both games they conceded first and allow their opponent to come back in the game. When you really want to win the league you can’t be dropping pound at home like that in a back to back game. The game still remains 6 points which I feel Manchester city and close, not with the way they are playing.

Well yesterday I’m not really impressed by both teams, from the beginning you will know this is a match that has a draw written all over it, both teams barely created any chance. For Arsenal the goal was not to lose the match and they didn’t, so it a good one for them.

[Futurexxx]

That draw against both Chelsea and Brighton at home shows how incapable Manchester City are this season, in both games they conceded first and allow their opponent to come back in the game. When you really want to win the league you can’t be dropping pound at home like that in a back to back game. The game still remains 6 points which I feel Manchester city and close, not with the way they are playing.

If am not wrong, this is the weakest Manchester City team that is involved in a title race because pep guardiola is still trying to build a new team and they are seriously struggling with staying consistently, but I was more surprised by their inability to beat Chelsea than Brighton, because Chelsea at that particular day and time were without coach and are in a disarray, so I was really surprised by their inability to win the game.

Well yesterday I’m not really impressed by both teams, from the beginning you will know this is a match that has a draw written all over it, both teams barely created any chance.

It ended in a disappointing draw for both teams because they both needs the winning badly, and the draw by arsenal felt like an opportunity missed, because they would have top the chart by eight points, but they threw it away by their inability to claim all three point.

[Cossyblack]

That draw against both Chelsea and Brighton at home shows how incapable Manchester City are this season, in both games they conceded first and allow their opponent to come back in the game. When you really want to win the league you can’t be dropping pound at home like that in a back to back game. The game still remains 6 points which I feel Manchester city and close, not with the way they are playing.

Well yesterday I’m not really impressed by both teams, from the beginning you will know this is a match that has a draw written all over it, both teams barely created any chance. For Arsenal the goal was not to lose the match and they didn’t, so it a good one for them.

The biggest losers were Manchester city,they have slack a lot due to that Aston villa that was behind them has caught up, they both are having same points in the table. Manchester city would never catch up on Arsenal in this lax form if they continue with the draws. Manchester city were extra lucky that Arsenal draw against Liverpool 0-0 at Emirates, the fates of Manchester city could have been decided. Another draw and Manchester city would be out of the title race they better start winning to secure all three points to catch up now that they is still chances for them.

[beerlover]

It's a tough match for both teams, but Arsenal's odds of winning are very low. Bookmakers may have encouraged those wanting to bet to take a risk on a Liverpool win. Still, I don't think there will be too many bets placed on Liverpool. Arsenal will either win this match or at worst draw. With their rivals dropping points, Arsenal won't want to lose today. Plus they're playing at home. Looking at the squads Arsenal seem to have no absences. I think they'll win this match.

90 minutes of boredom soccer from two top ranked premier league teams, produced no action and gave shit to fans and bettors on these odds while still good end for Liverpool because they were looking for something positive from this match, and they have done something for frustrating the league leaders.

Now Liverpool is 8 points behind from Aston Villa and Arsenal is now 6 points ahead of Manchester City. It's surely not soccer which fans has been expecting to watch from these clubs, but they have done and now having two lowest ranked teams are now waiting for them in upcoming matches, these will give them good 3 points, and they are able to stay on their respective spots for another round as of now.

[SatoPrincess]

Fortunately I didn’t bet on Arsenal vs Liverpool match because I would have picked Arsenal to win. It’s disappointing that Arsenal could not bear Liverpool when they are down. The second half was just horrible to watch, Liverpool were pressing as if they were the home team. I hope this dreadful performance doesn’t repeat itself.

[AprilioMP]

Fortunately I didn’t bet on Arsenal vs Liverpool match because I would have picked Arsenal to win. It’s disappointing that Arsenal could not bear Liverpool when they are down. The second half was just horrible to watch, Liverpool were pressing as if they were the home team. I hope this dreadful performance doesn’t repeat itself.

We are not disappointed with the draw because Arsenal are still safe with a 6-point lead over Manchester City and Aston Villa. Saka, Gyokeres, and Trossard did not perform well in this match. Odegaard, who usually has magical abilities, did not know what to do in this match.

Arsenal should have won with the absence of several key Liverpool players. A draw is a fair result for us, even though Liverpool had full control in the second half. There were several good opportunities that could have resulted in goals, but they weren't maximized, so for me, a draw is a very fair result for both teams.
I won because I bet on a draw.

[VashaUdacha777]

I expected more goals in the Arsenal–Liverpool match. Both teams are great in attack and usually score a lot, but for some reason they ended up playing a 0–0 draw. The most interesting thing was that Arteta got a yellow card — I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw him booked. Now there’s a break in the Premier League because the cup matches are coming up.

[tottong]

The biggest losers were Manchester city,they have slack a lot due to that Aston villa that was behind them has caught up, they both are having same points in the table. Manchester city would never catch up on Arsenal in this lax form if they continue with the draws. Manchester city were extra lucky that Arsenal draw against Liverpool 0-0 at Emirates, the fates of Manchester city could have been decided. Another draw and Manchester city would be out of the title race they better start winning to secure all three points to catch up now that they is still chances for them.

Arsenal's draw gives Manchester City a chance to catch up in their next match, although they also drew against Brighton.
Only Chelsea lost this week, so we fear it will be much more difficult for them to compete for a top-five finish. Liverpool have started to show some improvement, currently sitting in fourth place after holding Arsenal to a draw at the Emirates Stadium.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are still struggling to achieve better results after Amorim was sacked and they also drew in the same week.

[Sims25]

The biggest losers were Manchester city,they have slack a lot due to that Aston villa that was behind them has caught up, they both are having same points in the table. Manchester city would never catch up on Arsenal in this lax form if they continue with the draws. Manchester city were extra lucky that Arsenal draw against Liverpool 0-0 at Emirates, the fates of Manchester city could have been decided. Another draw and Manchester city would be out of the title race they better start winning to secure all three points to catch up now that they is still chances for them.

Arsenal's draw gives Manchester City a chance to catch up in their next match, although they also drew against Brighton.
Only Chelsea lost this week, so we fear it will be much more difficult for them to compete for a top-five finish. Liverpool have started to show some improvement, currently sitting in fourth place after holding Arsenal to a draw at the Emirates Stadium.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are still struggling to achieve better results after Amorim was sacked and they also drew in the same week.

Manchester United really needs a overhaul of the team. The coaches aren't really the problem. I just hope Amorim can calm down to be considerd for the City job after Pep leaves.

[dezoel]

Haaland has done so much for City, he has scored so many goals so far as well, but you have to let him be bad in some games because this dude can't be scoring hattricks every single game. He is "nearly" at one goal per game levels, could maybe even finish there, but you have to see that he can't score a lot in every game and save them. Sure he missed a bad chance, that was horrible, but after scoring so many "how did he managed to score that?" type of goals, let him have one bad miss too.

[satscraper]

Manchester City keep dropping points consecutively. They drew again last night and have lost 6 points in their last 3 matches.
They continue to take blows in the title race.

Manchester City have themselves to blame for dropping points at this point that they are suppose to make Arsenal be clouded with fear but tonight we have to see if Arsenal can extend the lead to 8 point difference,

Arsenal didn’t do this and ended up dropping two points in the clash with Liverpool, though I think they were mostly focused on not conceding rather than scoring. So the positions in the top four of the table remain the same. I lost my bet because I backed Arsenal, thinking Liverpool would sit deep due to the absence of Ekitike, but that hope didn’t materialize. Still, I think that Arsenal is in better position to win the trophy this season.

[Jostern]

Fortunately I didn’t bet on Arsenal vs Liverpool match because I would have picked Arsenal to win. It’s disappointing that Arsenal could not bear Liverpool when they are down. The second half was just horrible to watch, Liverpool were pressing as if they were the home team. I hope this dreadful performance doesn’t repeat itself.

Liverpool was unfortunate not to have beaten Arsenal, I was watching the game I was thinking in my head that this was a good chance for Liverpool to beat Arsenal again, I believe everyone thought Liverpool was going to be beaten by Arsenal, Unfortunately for Arsenal they saw a different game against Liverpool, they were not expecting Liverpool to turn up so much, but they should’ve know they are playing against the Premier League Champions, I was actually thinking is it the Arsenal people keep telling me are going to win the Premier League.

Liverpool played Arsenal at the Emirates with an inferior attacking set up, with absence of Salah in the AFCON, Isak and Ekitike Injured, with a Frimpong a defender playing in the right wing, and also couldn’t dominate Liverpool, and Liverpool dominated Arsenal in the game, Arsenal was playing a defense at home.

Liverpool should’ve won that game against Arsenal, I’m not satisfied with that horrible draw.

Next time Arsenal wouldn’t be very lucky against Liverpool to get a draw.