⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Velvet78]

The classic Manchester United from the recent years.    They didn't let their fans witness a comfortable win in a game that should go easier for them normally.

The score came to 2-2 from 2-0 in only 7 minutes in the last moments. But Sesko was there to save the day for his team in the stoppage time...

As a result I can't say we have a different team under Carrick yet. But as long as he continues to get 3 points somehow it will be enough for them to finish in top 4.

[Bigjoe33]

The classic Manchester United from the recent years.    They didn't let their fans witness a comfortable win in a game that should go easier for them normally.

The score came to 2-2 from 2-0 in only 7 minutes in the last moments. But Sesko was there to save the day for his team in the stoppage time...

As a result I can't say we have a different team under Carrick yet. But as long as he continues to get 3 points somehow it will be enough for them to finish in top 4.

Smiles, what else does a team need if not the 3 points. It's a good thing they are getting the points. When I checked and saw there 2:0 lead, I was nothing but happy for them as they are growing gradually. This is what I keep saying about football, you can't be so sure about the results and how it will end after months. Look at Manchester United who was always loosing and falling prey to little clubs are now back to the top 4. They have won there last 3 legs against tough teams, especially there last two, and it is surprising and everyone is happy.

Now look at Aston Villa, loosing 1:0 at home to Brentford from the first half with a man down, what do we call that? Aren't you surprised? I was surprised at that result, but what can you say, it's football and we can expect anything at the end of the day.  Am happy for United, because they has really suffered this season.

[l99l]

The Manchester United we've been missing is back! With Michael Carrick, the winning streak continues.
Matheus Cunha scored against Arsenal and then scored another incredible goal against Fulham, continuing his scoring form.
This was his sixth Premier League goal of the season. Fulham equalized in injury time with a spectacular goal from Kevin. The extra time was +9 minutes, enough for Manchester United to score another goal.

[Oluwa-btc]

The classic Manchester United from the recent years.    They didn't let their fans witness a comfortable win in a game that should go easier for them normally.

The score came to 2-2 from 2-0 in only 7 minutes in the last moments. But Sesko was there to save the day for his team in the stoppage time...

As a result I can't say we have a different team under Carrick yet. But as long as he continues to get 3 points somehow it will be enough for them to finish in top 4.

I was not excited they conceded those two goals, that's by the way, I honestly think that penalty shouldn't have been awarded because it was Raul Jiminez who fouled Harry Maguire. Yeah, that was a lousy and clumsy reaction from Harry Maguire but still on, it shouldn't have been awarded. After Casemiro got substituted, the midfield was just left porous. We'd struggle hugely of Casemiro gets injured in the next few weeks, because no body anchors the defenders better than him. Glad we got the necessary 3 points.

[WatChe]

I definitely agree with you because take a look at Aston Villa, which I thought they will destroy any opponent when they play at villa Park, but take a look at how Brentford hold them up to the end of the match, the surprising thing here is Brentford was given the red card before the second half. Honestly they did a very good job, should I say Aston Villa have lost the good performance at Villa Park, they did their best but Brentford are able to resist their pressure, honestly I was not expecting this match to end like this, but this is football it is always full of surprises.

Brentford is one of top team of this season and they have the capability to beat teams like Aston Villa. Even with 10 players Brentford was able to score a goal and then defended it in second half. Due to this loss Villa is now seven points behind Arsenal. Meanwhile Man City will likely win there game against Tottenham as at half time City is leading by two goals. Gunners are leading on points table but they are just 4 points ahead of Man city, which means that any City also have chances of winning the title.

[DanWalker]

The Manchester United we've been missing is back! With Michael Carrick, the winning streak continues.
Matheus Cunha scored against Arsenal and then scored another incredible goal against Fulham, continuing his scoring form.
This was his sixth Premier League goal of the season. Fulham equalized in injury time with a spectacular goal from Kevin. The extra time was +9 minutes, enough for Manchester United to score another goal.

Aston villa badly lost the truck. They were able to  continue the winning streak for a long time. But  now they are not in good rhythm. We can see a very irregular performance of this team in the last few matches. They have lost two  and won two of their last 5  matches.

Aston villa failed to win the home match against Brentford. It is sad. Because aston villa tried a lot to score. They were also able to make many attacks. But brentford played full defensive. After taking the lead in the first half, brentford did not attempt to score in the second half. If Aston Villa's performance is  not stable, the road to champions league qualification will become more difficult for them.

[jakdanyel]

A really thrilling start by Carrick! It's not an easy work to do you know when you start your job with really difficult 2 matches in a row. But Manchester United beat both top 2 teams!

After that a Fulham win followed those ones. This didn't go easy at all of course. Defensive issues are still clearly seen. I don't think this will be solved until they bring some reinforcements this summer.

[Zackz5000]

Manchester City is leading Tothenham 2-0, this was a game that i thought it will be difficult for Manchester City to win but i shouldn't be surprised anyway Tothenham performance this season in the English Premier league is too poor, i wonder why they are performing better in the UEFA Champions league and not doing the same in the English Premier league. Manchester City will score more goals because they are really attacking well am expecting them to win like 4-0 before full time.

[hyudien]

The Manchester United we've been missing is back! With Michael Carrick, the winning streak continues.
Matheus Cunha scored against Arsenal and then scored another incredible goal against Fulham, continuing his scoring form.
This was his sixth Premier League goal of the season. Fulham equalized in injury time with a spectacular goal from Kevin. The extra time was +9 minutes, enough for Manchester United to score another goal.

Yah, at least Man Utd performances so far have not been disappointing, continuing a winning streak that was almost always difficult for them at times before, but they are now capable, and in Carrick hands they are improving, although there are still some gaps that can still be exploited by the opponent in defense, but their attack is much more effective. A top 4 place is very likely if they continue to be consistent. Let's hope so.

[MinMan]

This feels like a lucky win for Chelsea, whereas the opposite happened to West Ham. West Ham players lost focus towards the end of the match, allowing Chelsea to turn things around. Overall, Chelsea played quite poorly, and I see their problem this season is their inability to maintain consistent performance, so in every match we often see them make mistakes, and luckily in this game West Ham couldn't play well throughout the match.

Throughout match, Chelsea was doing good, but their attack was not effective which hurt them badly, in first half, West Ham done good job and scored two goals but sadly their defense lost its rhythm which allowed Chelsea to score 3 goals in second half.

Joao Pedro entry was also turning point in this game for Chelsea, he scored quickly after his arrival which increased the confidence of team, and they were able to have 2 more goals which gave them an important win. In this game, West Ham has been trying his best for avoiding relegation but it's looking not easy with their worst defense, they already conceded 48 goals which are most for any team in this season, second half was totally miserable in my view.

[Webetcoins]

I definitely agree with you because take a look at Aston Villa, which I thought they will destroy any opponent when they play at villa Park, but take a look at how Brentford hold them up to the end of the match, the surprising thing here is Brentford was given the red card before the second half. Honestly they did a very good job, should I say Aston Villa have lost the good performance at Villa Park, they did their best but Brentford are able to resist their pressure, honestly I was not expecting this match to end like this, but this is football it is always full of surprises.

Second defeat for Aston Villa at home, in last 2 games, Everton and Brentford have impressive wins which give big blow to their title race and also staying in hunt for top four, even still they have 7 points difference from 6th spotted Liverpool.

Sudden drop of their performance and having no goal at home in these games creating real problems if they keep falling down like this, things could not remain good for them to stay at this spot while now time to have good consistency. Chelsea and Manchester United now chasing them with good results and this is interesting time in league before the end.

[Taricoins]

The Manchester United we've been missing is back! With Michael Carrick, the winning streak continues.
Matheus Cunha scored against Arsenal and then scored another incredible goal against Fulham, continuing his scoring form.
This was his sixth Premier League goal of the season. Fulham equalized in injury time with a spectacular goal from Kevin. The extra time was +9 minutes, enough for Manchester United to score another goal.

That Sesko goal cannot be understated, that goal helped seal the win for Man United, I normally preach that Sesko is a lousy striker but he did something remarkable today, and plus Cunha has always been the better attacker for me, I like an attacker that takes chances and always listen to there instincts and Cunha always shows that.

I know this is normally seen as a mentality but I think this Carricks last minute win he(Carrick) always pulls up should be reduced because it's too risky I think for now that's the major problem I see.

[Agbe]

The Manchester United we've been missing is back! With Michael Carrick, the winning streak continues.
Matheus Cunha scored against Arsenal and then scored another incredible goal against Fulham, continuing his scoring form.
This was his sixth Premier League goal of the season. Fulham equalized in injury time with a spectacular goal from Kevin. The extra time was +9 minutes, enough for Manchester United to score another goal.

perhaps Carrick is what Manchester united has needed for a long time, since his arrival the team has made a lot of improvement in their gameplay and it's evident that he is doing a lot of work. The old Manchester united would have lost after winning two matches but their winning seems to be consistent recently. Carrick is doing a good job and he's going to lead Manchester United to lots of victories.

[Itz-prisigold]

This feels like a lucky win for Chelsea, whereas the opposite happened to West Ham. West Ham players lost focus towards the end of the match, allowing Chelsea to turn things around. Overall, Chelsea played quite poorly, and I see their problem this season is their inability to maintain consistent performance, so in every match we often see them make mistakes, and luckily in this game West Ham couldn't play well throughout the match.

Are you sure that you watched the game because Chelsea played one of the best football in the second half that frightened West Ham to the point that they ran into their shells and couldn't stop the blues from winning the game.

If you say that they won by luck, I will agree with you. However, they also deserve the victory because it's not easy to come back from two goals and win a match be it luck or not.

Agree with you on this one. Luck would diminish what Chelsea's actually accomplished in the second half,  the increased intensity, movement, the pressure and press is evident.  I know people are only saying it's luck just to make themselves feel good, west Ham’s loss of focus wasn't a coincidence;  it was because of Chelsea's ability to elevate its own level of play.

Coming back from being two goals down isn't something that chance will accomplish,  It takes mental fortitude,  adjustments based on tactics,  and a tremendous amount of pressure on your opponent. What won Chelsea that game was the  second half performance, not luck.

[Alpha Marine]

Everything is gearing towards Arsenal winning the league this season. They have to be extremely unlucky not to win the league this season. Manchester City just dropped two points again, and that should make Arsenal six points clear at the top of the table. I know there are still a lot of games to play, but Manchester City looks like a team that will still drop points even though Arsenal drops points.

As a result I can't say we have a different team under Carrick yet. But as long as he continues to get 3 points somehow it will be enough for them to finish in top 4.

This is already a different Manchester United. They are more confident, and they play better. Even if they lose the plot along the way and go back to shit, they have shown what the team is made of and shown that all that is needed is a good coach and proper management. A win against Tottenham and West Ham, and they would have won 5 games in a row. Something they haven't done in a very long while. For the sake of that dude that wants to cut his hair, I hope they do it.

[programmer3666]

The Manchester United we've been missing is back! With Michael Carrick, the winning streak continues.
Matheus Cunha scored against Arsenal and then scored another incredible goal against Fulham, continuing his scoring form.
This was his sixth Premier League goal of the season. Fulham equalized in injury time with a spectacular goal from Kevin. The extra time was +9 minutes, enough for Manchester United to score another goal.

Honestly it has really begin to feel like the Old and Undisputed Manchester United is back into the premier league, the club is somehow finding it’s identity again. The confidence and fight are back and Carrick deserves all credit for the level of early consistency the lads are showing. Cunha has been a huge plus, consistent goals and big moments when it matters the most. The equalizer was a shock, but the response in added time showed belief and mentality from the players. Scoring again after conceding so late says a lot about where this team is heading right now.

[Taricoins]

At this point, am tired of creating excuses for Pep, seems like he wants to hand over the trophy to Arteta, it is undisputed now, Arsenal will definitely win the EPL as both opposing contenders in Man City and Aston Villa dropped points today.

I thought Man City's problem was there defense but Guehi was there and then they decided to draw against Tottenham of all teams, team that has been performing terrible currently.

[Distraction]

What a throw by Manchester City... After seeing the way they played in the first half and got that 2-0 advantage I was like that must be it! But that wasn't in fact.  

2-2 score and they had to make do with only 1 point. They didn't even have a shot on target in the second half. I wonder how they got this complacent or whatever the reason behind is.

This helped Arsenal a lot though. 6 points is the new gap now.

[BALIK]

What a throw by Manchester City... After seeing the way they played in the first half and got that 2-0 advantage I was like that must be it! But that wasn't in fact.  

2-2 score and they had to make do with only 1 point. They didn't even have a shot on target in the second half. I wonder how they got this complacent or whatever the reason behind is.

This helped Arsenal a lot though. 6 points is the new gap now.

I never imagined city would fail to win this match  after leading 2-0 in the first half. It was a completely  unexpected result. Although I avoided betting on the match. And now I feel lucky.

Manchester City scored two  goals in the first half. The first goal was scored by cherki and the second goal was scored by semenyo. But manchester city could not gain any  advantage in the second half. Tottenham made a great  comeback. Solanke equalized the match with two goals in the 53rd and 70 th minutes.

[Issa56]

The Manchester United we've been missing is back! With Michael Carrick, the winning streak continues.

Manchester United have been playing well recently, am really impressed with the performance which they have put on recently, Michael Carrick is really playing well and he is changing the player’s mindset. Manchester United have been able to win their last 3 matches which is so nice, at least Manchester United are beginning to make their fans happy again.

I hope Michael Carrick is just going to keep on improving Manchester United performance, we still expecting more from him. It’s really a good start for him, and he is making us believe he is capable for the job.