⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Finebone]

In the Manchester City vs Fulham match, I am in favor of City because they have been in top form recently, although Fulham is no less strong. On the other hand, if Fulham can resist the attacks of their opponent, Fulham has a chance to win. Because I have seen their excellent performance in the last matches and they can become very aggressive towards the end of the game.

Meanwhile, nothing can be said until the end of the Arsenal vs Brentford match. Because in all these matches, both sides have a great chance of winning the match. And we all know that football is the most unpredictable game in the world and anything can happen at any time.

Both of these games are really going to be fascinating and it's a game I will be looking forward to, though am expecting Manchester City to win Fulham because they are in a much more better form presently than Fulham, and if you look at their head to head record in their last five games between them, Manchester City have won them all 5/5, so they are the clear favourite here, especially now that they will be playing from home.

Then as for the arsenal vs Brentford game, it's a derby game so nothing should be ruled out. Yes it's true that arsenal are the favorite, but I don't expect them to make such a mistakes to look down on a city rival that can do anything just to win that bragging rights.

[1kodumtek7]

Both of these games are really going to be fascinating and it's a game I will be looking forward to, though am expecting Manchester City to win Fulham because they are in a much more better form presently than Fulham, and if you look at their head to head record in their last five games between them, Manchester City have won them all 5/5, so they are the clear favourite here, especially now that they will be playing from home.

Then as for the arsenal vs Brentford game, it's a derby game so nothing should be ruled out. Yes it's true that arsenal are the favorite, but I don't expect them to make such a mistakes to look down on a city rival that can do anything just to win that bragging rights.

In the previous matchup between Fulham and Manchester City really interesting things happened. Fulham fought hard and Manchester City barely won by 5-4. There was nearly going to be a comeback. 

But this time I'm not expecting Guardiola have that big trouble. For the other match I believe in Arsenal to win. I know their opponent is also in form but I don't expect a point loss. They had just better watch out for Thiago who is chasing Haaland in top scorers table.

[justinlamode]

A midweek round is always good for us the fans instead of a boring week. The only bad thing is we are not gonna have Premier League on the weekend this time, i know we have cup games but is not same, at least for me.

About today games despite the best games i think we are all seeing the Manchester United game to know if the fan has to cut his hair finally. 

Today focus will be on Chelsea vs Leeds as people are interested in seeing what Chelsea will do to Leeds who humiliated them in their first leg. Will Leeds be so bold to prove that the first leg was not a mistake or they will bow to the Blues at Stamford bridge? We will find out tonight what is the true position of things between the two clubs. I'm inclined to betting over 2.5 on the match because of both sides scoring abilities. Chelsea direct win looks too risky for me which is why I'm going for goals.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Today focus will be on Chelsea vs Leeds as people are interested in seeing what Chelsea will do to Leeds who humiliated them in their first leg. Will Leeds be so bold to prove that the first leg was not a mistake or they will bow to the Blues at Stamford bridge? We will find out tonight what is the true position of things between the two clubs. I'm inclined to betting over 2.5 on the match because of both sides scoring abilities. Chelsea direct win looks too risky for me which is why I'm going for goals.

It's totally wrong. Today's focus will be on Newcastle vs Tottenham. You know how this match is so crucial to the Tottenham as they're at 15th. Losing three points will put them into the relegation zone asap. So i think it's the most important game for today.

As for Chelsea. their current performance and tactical gameplay totally different compared to when Maresca was there. Considering they have always been winning in the previous games. I don't think they will miss this caused by it's a must win game.
I know they got absolutely out ran by leeds in the last meet up, but it won't happen again soon. The only problem is three days of rest don't seem ideal, but they're ready to do revenge against Leeds.

So i guess they're gonna win it. Especially how all of their main components in the main squad are ready. My prediction they're gonna win it with 2 - 3 goals at least. Enzo, Palmer, Pedro scored.

[Umulala-alala]

We are once again in a week with full of matches during weekdays! 



There might be a chance for Manchester City to get closer to the top... Firstly, I don't expect them to lose points against Fulham. Their previous H2H (4-5) was amazing by the way.

Arsenal can also beat Brentford of course. In their last 5 H2H at their opponent's home Arsenal won 4 times. However Brentford have a good form with a win streak of 2 matches now. Maybe there might be a slight chance for them to resist Arsenal better this time.

Man city getting closer to the top is if they win Fulham and Arsenal also loss or draw Brentford, it's possible that both club can still win their matches, Arsenal is consistent they can win Brentford to keep going, if Man city failed to win Fulham its left for them because they don't have any excuse to give if Fulham wins them, they won Liverpool to keep hope for the title race they also need to win Fulham to get close to the top.

[Taricoins]

Today focus will be on Chelsea vs Leeds as people are interested in seeing what Chelsea will do to Leeds who humiliated them in their first leg. Will Leeds be so bold to prove that the first leg was not a mistake or they will bow to the Blues at Stamford bridge? We will find out tonight what is the true position of things between the two clubs. I'm inclined to betting over 2.5 on the match because of both sides scoring abilities. Chelsea direct win looks too risky for me which is why I'm going for goals.

It's totally wrong. Today's focus will be on Newcastle vs Tottenham. You know how this match is so crucial to the Tottenham as they're at 15th. Losing three points will put them into the relegation zone asap. So i think it's the most important game for today.

As for Chelsea. their current performance and tactical gameplay totally different compared to when Maresca was there. Considering they have always been winning in the previous games. I don't think they will miss this caused by it's a must win game.
I know they got absolutely out ran by leeds in the last meet up, but it won't happen again soon. The only problem is three days of rest don't seem ideal, but they're ready to do revenge against Leeds.

So i guess they're gonna win it. Especially how all of their main components in the main squad are ready. My prediction they're gonna win it with 2 - 3 goals at least. Enzo, Palmer, Pedro scored.

That match up between Newcastle and Tottenham cannot be understated and am sure it's going to be hard to predict as Tottenham is involved, which for me is one of the most unpredictable teams in the EPL.

But talking about the focus for today, if it's in great importance i will pick the Newcastle fixture but for the media hype, it's definitely looking like Man United are the favourite for today because of that huge hair guy. Carrick should just win it because I gave them to win.

[aylabadia05]

We are once again in a week with full of matches during weekdays! 



There might be a chance for Manchester City to get closer to the top... Firstly, I don't expect them to lose points against Fulham. Their previous H2H (4-5) was amazing by the way.

Arsenal can also beat Brentford of course. In their last 5 H2H at their opponent's home Arsenal won 4 times. However Brentford have a good form with a win streak of 2 matches now. Maybe there might be a slight chance for them to resist Arsenal better this time.

With four matches taking place in the next few hours, and several tomorrow, based on my time zone, there's a chance of unexpected surprises.
Manchester City can hope for full points, as that's not a bad thing, considering they want to avoid letting the gap with Arsenal grow any further. Pep Guardiola is also bored at Man City, and I think there will be a shocking surprise from Pep next season. Just my personal opinion.

Brentford is tough for Arsenal to beat. This is like Manchester United going to West Ham United's stadium. There's a chance to win, but it will be difficult to achieve victory.

[rachael9385]

In the Manchester City vs Fulham match, I am in favor of City because they have been in top form recently, although Fulham is no less strong. On the other hand, if Fulham can resist the attacks of their opponent, Fulham has a chance to win. Because I have seen their excellent performance in the last matches and they can become very aggressive towards the end of the game.

Meanwhile, nothing can be said until the end of the Arsenal vs Brentford match. Because in all these matches, both sides have a great chance of winning the match. And we all know that football is the most unpredictable game in the world and anything can happen at any time.

Both of these games are really going to be fascinating and it's a game I will be looking forward to, though am expecting Manchester City to win Fulham because they are in a much more better form presently than Fulham, and if you look at their head to head record in their last five games between them, Manchester City have won them all 5/5, so they are the clear favourite here, especially now that they will be playing from home.

Then as for the arsenal vs Brentford game, it's a derby game so nothing should be ruled out. Yes it's true that arsenal are the favorite, but I don't expect them to make such a mistakes to look down on a city rival that can do anything just to win that bragging rights.

Brentford can be very unpredictable, that game might not really be a win for Arsenal, perhaps the game might end up as a draw. The reason why I'm saying that is because Brentford can be very stubborn, winning Arsenal might not be possible for them but they can play defensively leading to a draw in full time. Manchester City would certainly beat Fulham because they need to get more points.

[KingsDen]

Yeah, Manchester united has to win and take the 3 points in the gane against West ham. Yeah, a one point lead isn't much and Man united's current 4th spot can easily be taken. They've just got to win this game if they want to retain that spot. Asides retaining that spot, if they can manage to win this game, it would be the 5th consecutive game that is a victory. They just need to win this game. There's a lot of hope from supporters on this.
Football can really be unpredictable. Despite having a good run at the moment and being the obvious stronger side, I do hope Man united can go on to win the game. They need this win.

We know that football can be very much unpredictable but why looking at the English Premier League table at the moment, you will understand that Manchester United is not at risk of losing top four. Manchester United with the current form they have found themselves and the crop of players they have, they will comfortably sit at the top for in fact they could end the season being at the third position if not second.

The people that are at risk of losing the top four position is Liverpool football Club. Liverpool is becoming extremely inconsistent and I foresee that the solution to this level of inconsistency is dismissal of Arne Slot. Manchester United in the other hand is very stable, but that does not mean that they will not lose matches. Of course in football most lose a match no matter how good you are, but at this point Manchester United win rate will be much higher than their lose rate which is what makes a good team.

[Taricoins]

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Manchester United with the current form they have found themselves and the crop of players they have, they will comfortably sit at the top for in fact they could end the season being at the third position if not second.

This statement made me realize and affirm that most of the times it's a coach that makes a player looks good, I remember not so long ago when Man United supporters where saying that apart from Bruno and some selected few, the whole team was trash, now they are looking good ? Especially Dorgu, they were saying he wasn't worth the Man United jersey but now they are weeping his absence. Carrick is really doing wonders.

[Velvet78]

This statement made me realize and affirm that most of the times it's a coach that makes a player looks good, I remember not so long ago when Man United supporters where saying that apart from Bruno and some selected few, the whole team was trash, now they are looking good ? Especially Dorgu, they were saying he wasn't worth the Man United jersey but now they are weeping his absence. Carrick is really doing wonders.

Carrick has put Fernandes in a different role. He is now playing as an AM which is a more offensive position. Amorim wasn't doing that as he was using him as CM the most this season.

This has directly affected his game really positively. Fernandes was of course already performing well but now he is even more effective! So indeed the manager can make a big impact on a player to do much better. 

[Out of mind]

MU team is surprising everyone with its performance, the team has come from a bad position in the point table to a very good position. Currently MU is so excited in every game that they are beating strong teams and they are at the top of the point table. In the next match, they will face West Ham. If they can win this match and collect full points, then they will occupy the third position in the point table. However, if MU team can compete strongly by the end of the season and can bring good results to them in every match, then they will definitely have the possibility to compete against Man City and Arsenal.

[Charles-Tim]

MU team is surprising everyone with its performance, the team has come from a bad position in the point table to a very good position. Currently MU is so excited in every game that they are beating strong teams and they are at the top of the point table. In the next match, they will face West Ham. If they can win this match and collect full points, then they will occupy the third position in the point table. However, if MU team can compete strongly by the end of the season and can bring good results to them in every match, then they will definitely have the possibility to compete against Man City and Arsenal.

Manchester United looks like it is competing with Arsenal and Manchester City already, but is this going to last? We can not just use three matches to make conclusion. In EPL, no club can compete with Arsenal and Manchester City this season anymore. Only the clubs that I think are competing now are just two and maybe Newcastle also. Only what I can think about Manchester United is that it can the club will qualify for Champions League. On other leagues like FA cup, anything is possible there.

[IjawMan]

A midweek round is always good for us the fans instead of a boring week. The only bad thing is we are not gonna have Premier League on the weekend this time, i know we have cup games but is not same, at least for me.

About today games despite the best games i think we are all seeing the Manchester United game to know if the fan has to cut his hair finally. 

Today focus will be on Chelsea vs Leeds as people are interested in seeing what Chelsea will do to Leeds who humiliated them in their first leg. Will Leeds be so bold to prove that the first leg was not a mistake or they will bow to the Blues at Stamford bridge? We will find out tonight what is the true position of things between the two clubs. I'm inclined to betting over 2.5 on the match because of both sides scoring abilities. Chelsea direct win looks too risky for me which is why I'm going for goals.

This time in the second leg of this match the result will fall in favour of Chelsea. Do not forget that when Leeds United won Chelsea in the first leg match it was Enzo Maresca that was the head coach of the team, now it is a different coach with different tactics and Chelsea under Liam Rosenior has been in awaken form with consistent runs in all games since Liam Rosenior assumption of office.

Is a home match for the London blues and they will not disappoint the fans. Another important thing about this match is how Chelsea desperately need this three points to displace Manchester united in the 4th place should Manchester united bow to the Hammer boys tonight and not make their 5th win with M. Carrick.

[Fiatless]

Man city getting closer to the top is if they win Fulham and Arsenal also loss or draw Brentford, it's possible that both club can still win their matches, Arsenal is consistent they can win Brentford to keep going, if Man city failed to win Fulham its left for them because they don't have any excuse to give if Fulham wins them, they won Liverpool to keep hope for the title race they also need to win Fulham to get close to the top.

Currently Arsenall is topping the League with six points. A loss for the Gunners and if Manchester City wins against Fulham, the gap would be reduced to three points. But if City fails to beat their visitors in Etihad Stadium tomorrow, the Gunners will increase the gap to nine if they win Brentford on Thursday. I am not surprised that Liverpool lost to City since the former is struggling. 

[jakdanyel]

MU team is surprising everyone with its performance, the team has come from a bad position in the point table to a very good position. Currently MU is so excited in every game that they are beating strong teams and they are at the top of the point table. In the next match, they will face West Ham. If they can win this match and collect full points, then they will occupy the third position in the point table. However, if MU team can compete strongly by the end of the season and can bring good results to them in every match, then they will definitely have the possibility to compete against Man City and Arsenal.

If Manchester United qualify for the Champions League then Carrick would remain there. I'm confident on that. But in the other case I can't be sure about his future.

But if I were them I would decide to keep him longer unless he messes up a lot in the remaining part of this season. Because we have all seen what they are capable of.

There is no team they can't beat now after winning at Emirates and not letting Manchester City even play.

[Ale88]

What kind of experience has Carrick as a coach? He has done incredibly well for the moment but let's be serious, he managed the team only for a few matches. I don't understand why people jump to conclusions so quickly. It's like saying an unknown player who scored for 5 games in a row is already one of the best in the world... No, it doesn't work like that, you have to be consistent. We had Xabi Alonso who did an almost perfect season with Leverkusen and look what happened... I wish all the best to Carrick and to United but let's see, we can really judge him only at the end of the season.

People are judging Carrick based on his current situation and I’m doing the same. We will also evaluate him in the future.
For now, things are going well. Despite his lack of experience, he’s getting good results. If he gets bad results at the end of the season or later on, we’ll continue to criticize him accordingly.
We’re simply commenting on what we see at the moment.

Sure, and nobody is denying that winning 5 games in a row with this Manchester United is a great achievement. But, again, he managed the team for 5 games, how can someone say that he is already a "masterclass coach"? That means he is at the same level of Ancelotti, Guardiola, Klopp, Luis Enrique, just to name a few. Is there anybody in here who really thinks he is as good as the managers I mentioned?

[Abbatty]

Four premier league games coming today, it that time of the season already where every team in the league are desperately in need of point and these period you will definitely see some unbelievable results and upset in the league.

Chelsea will be hosting leeds United today, well in this game Chelsea look favorite to win, they hav been in a very good foam since the new boss took charge and a win today will be 5 straight win in the league for Chelsea. Leeds United caused Chelsea problems in the first leg, they even secured all 3 points in that game.

Manchester United are away to westham, they have also been in good foam too since Carrick took charge, they are in an unbelievable win run and if they can win today they would be on a five straight win.

Well as always Chelsea and Manchester United have been running a very similar result for a while now, so today let see if the evil twins will keep that run going.

[xzone]

MU team is surprising everyone with its performance, the team has come from a bad position in the point table to a very good position. Currently MU is so excited in every game that they are beating strong teams and they are at the top of the point table. In the next match, they will face West Ham. If they can win this match and collect full points, then they will occupy the third position in the point table. However, if MU team can compete strongly by the end of the season and can bring good results to them in every match, then they will definitely have the possibility to compete against Man City and Arsenal.

Their rivals have dropped points in consecutive weeks, while Manchester United continues to win. Their recent performances have been truly remarkable; it feels like we're watching the Manchester United of previous years. They will face West Ham tonight, and if they don't drop points in this match, their motivation will increase significantly. They have regained everyone's respect and are playing well; considering West Ham's terrible performance this season, they will win this match as well

[Docnaster]

A midweek round is always good for us the fans instead of a boring week. The only bad thing is we are not gonna have Premier League on the weekend this time, i know we have cup games but is not same, at least for me.

About today games despite the best games i think we are all seeing the Manchester United game to know if the fan has to cut his hair finally. 

Yes, a midweek round is good, I am also happy instead of having a boring week, Thou they are no Champions League,Europa League nor Conference league matches during the weekend

With the current form of the Manchester united interim coach, I think Manchester united are having a win against Westham and finally the fan is going to have his hair cut after a long time