⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[KTChampions]

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I personally see something interesting in Round 27 of the Premier League. In this round I predict Chelsea will overtake Man United in the standings. I'm confident Chelsea will easily beat Burnley considering that Chelsea previously defeated Burnley at Turf Moor. And now Chelsea will host Burnley, where they will compete at Stamford Bridge. So I personally see no reason for Chelsea to lose in this upcoming match. And they have the potential to overtake Man United if they manage to defeat Burnley because they have many advantages as the host. As for Man United they will face Everton who are strong rivals for them. And in their last meeting Manchester United lost to Everton at Old Trafford. In the upcoming match Man United will visit Everton's headquarters at Hill Dickinson Stadium. So I personally predict that Man United will find it very difficult to win against Everton as they may be under a lot of pressure as the away team. I believe this round is a great opportunity for Chelsea to secure a top 4 position or even a top 3 position if they play well and consistently win the next few rounds.

I still don't understand what exactly intresting you saw in the Chelsea and United games against the underdogs. Yes, an upset is possible, but the whole point of these clubs' competition is the top five (a Champions League ticket, all the rest is irrelevant).
In my opinion, City vs. Newcastle and Tottenham vs. Arsenal will be much more competitive and interesting in terms of tournament play. City's odds are rated at 1.52 and Arsenal's at 1.60, but the idea of ​​placing a multiple bet on these two outcomes seems like a failure to me.

[rachael9385]

Arteta is not good for Arsenal, as a player he didn't win many trophies and coaching a club that has not good trophy history is not a good match. Arsenal needs a coach that has winning mentality and can coach under pressure.

After this season Arsenal has to show Arteta the way out, he's not fit to coach Arsenal he has tried for five to win the league and he keeps bottling it at the end.

Arteta has really spent enough years at arsenal without winning trophy but if arsenal should sack him now or wait after the season end before sacking him it would difficult to secure his replacement. Well that's not going to a reality, arteta won't leave arsenal without winning a trophy for the club. Arsenal is a position to win the english premier league, i'm confident that arteta would win the trophy this season.

it's been years since arsenal won a trophy and this is the closest to winning they have ever been but it seems like they are starting to relent. Arteta is really putting in his best this season but if the team fails to win the premier title then there is a high chance that he is going to be sacked. He might be the problem or he might not, if he eventually gets fired we are going to find out if there would be a change.

[Showlove01]

Arteta is not good for Arsenal, as a player he didn't win many trophies and coaching a club that has not good trophy history is not a good match. Arsenal needs a coach that has winning mentality and can coach under pressure.

After this season Arsenal has to show Arteta the way out, he's not fit to coach Arsenal he has tried for five to win the league and he keeps bottling it at the end.

Arteta has really spent enough years at arsenal without winning trophy but if arsenal should sack him now or wait after the season end before sacking him it would difficult to secure his replacement. Well that's not going to a reality, arteta won't leave arsenal without winning a trophy for the club. Arsenal is a position to win the english premier league, i'm confident that arteta would win the trophy this season.

You are absolutely right, sending Artete off now won't be a nice idea and eve if they send him off by the end of season it will still take Arsenal a lot of time to understand themselves ( players and Coach). One thing I so much like and appreciate about Artete is how strong he has build his team "Arsenal" but it's really awful to see that even with his great players he can not win premier league which he has been topping for over seasons now and this season his at the verge of stepping down to Manchester city. I will suggest he leave the team after the season because it is not working out well in terms of winning trophy.

[Wakate]

Entering its 6 year and still trophyless, Arsenal would surely have sacked their manager if that had happened at any other club. Regardless of their consistent runner-up performances, a lack of silverware is often considered a failure. However I don't see Arteta receiving any warning from Arsenal hierarchy. It's unclear what they're trying to do, as Arteta has wasted so much time and opportunities over the past five years, so this should be his last season.

I think something must be hidden for a manager fail to win the premier league title for several years and he's still been tolerated after he had several changes to win the league. Arsenal don't need to miss their opportunity to strive for the title or else Manchester City would be the one to take the trophy this year again. Not going to bet on this game for my own bankroll reservation.

[KingsDen]

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I personally see something interesting in Round 27 of the Premier League. In this round I predict Chelsea will overtake Man United in the standings. I'm confident Chelsea will easily beat Burnley considering that Chelsea previously defeated Burnley at Turf Moor. And now Chelsea will host Burnley, where they will compete at Stamford Bridge. So I personally see no reason for Chelsea to lose in this upcoming match. And they have the potential to overtake Man United if they manage to defeat Burnley because they have many advantages as the host. As for Man United they will face Everton who are strong rivals for them. And in their last meeting Manchester United lost to Everton at Old Trafford. In the upcoming match Man United will visit Everton's headquarters at Hill Dickinson Stadium. So I personally predict that Man United will find it very difficult to win against Everton as they may be under a lot of pressure as the away team. I believe this round is a great opportunity for Chelsea to secure a top 4 position or even a top 3 position if they play well and consistently win the next few rounds.

Something is gradually playing at and I believe that before the end of this season, there will be gradual rearrangement of the top four. It is possible that the only people that are safe in the top four is Arsenal and Manchester City. To me Aston Villa is still not sure of the top first Lord likewise Chelsea and Manchester United. However two among three of them would occupy their because Liverpool seems to be a bit far from the competition.

I will rather Trust Manchester United to be in that of for that Chelsea and Aston Villa. Meanwhile, as you predicted, Chelsea is currently leading Burnley, which means Chelsea might lastly go home with their complete three points today. The irony of the other match is that Aston Villa is currently losing to Leeds, if they are unable to make a crucial comeback, this will surely impact their race to occupy the top four of the English Premier League.

The top four slot is still open as I said earlier but what seems to have been concluded is winning the English Premier League. It is currently only available to either Arsenal or Manchester City.

[Adbitco]

Despite what you have just listed here i still can't find anything special about Wenger the worst manage of all time in the history of the English premier league, how do you explain a man that spent his entire life in one club but failed to win a single European trophy and you have the gout to compare him to Mikel Arteta, i know Mikel is not really giving what is required of him which is an European trophy but let admit the fact that dude has real help the team to get back to spotlight like we all knew Arsenal was a dying team before his arrival and he has brought the team back to title contendance, because he's yet to win the English premier league title, something even your so called Wenger don't have you want to kill Mikel Arteta for it.

Seriously, Wenger has 3 Premier League titles to his name. Even though I hold no love for the man Wenger you still can't take away what his done as an Arsenal manager, the only thing an Arsenal fan can sit and brag about today they have that no other EPL team has was brought about by Wenger, which is the INVISIBLE. Arsenal in their entire history has only played one Champions League final which was still brought about by Wenger's team even though they didn't win it. The only problem Wenger had then was his inability to buy already made players to push his course, rather he buys them cheap and sells them high which is business and that's how he managed to build the current stadium Arsenal is using now. Arteta in 6 years has spent over £1 Billion with what record to show for this massive amount spent, 1 FA cup.

[rachael9385]

Entering its 6 year and still trophyless, Arsenal would surely have sacked their manager if that had happened at any other club. Regardless of their consistent runner-up performances, a lack of silverware is often considered a failure. However I don't see Arteta receiving any warning from Arsenal hierarchy. It's unclear what they're trying to do, as Arteta has wasted so much time and opportunities over the past five years, so this should be his last season.

I think something must be hidden for a manager fail to win the premier league title for several years and he's still been tolerated after he had several changes to win the league. Arsenal don't need to miss their opportunity to strive for the title or else Manchester City would be the one to take the trophy this year again. Not going to bet on this game for my own bankroll reservation.

Perhaps there is nothing mysterious or hidden, his strategies might have not really been effective or maybe the players are just frustrating his efforts. after all these years of not winning the trophy I think a change wouldn't be a bad idea. The same way Manchester United had issues for a long time until Micheal carrick was made the coach the same thing can be possible for Arsenal as well.

[Danica22]

Chelsea failed to win against Burnley. Shall we call it chelsea's misfortune or their poor performance ?
Chelsea scored only  4 minutes into the match. Joao pedro scored the goal from a pass from pedro neto. After taking the lead in the fourth minute, they could  not score another goal in the entire match. This is certainly chelsea's attacking weakness. They needed to  play more aggressively in the home match and should  have secured the win by a big margin. on the other hand, burnley are a bit lucky so there's no denying it . They scored the only goal of the match after 90  minutes of the match. Zian flemming scored the goal in injury time.

[Velvet78]

Chelsea failed to win against Burnley. Shall we call it chelsea's misfortune or their poor performance ?
Chelsea scored only  4 minutes into the match. Joao pedro scored the goal from a pass from pedro neto. After taking the lead in the fourth minute, they could  not score another goal in the entire match. This is certainly chelsea's attacking weakness. They needed to  play more aggressively in the home match and should  have secured the win by a big margin. on the other hand, burnley are a bit lucky so there's no denying it . They scored the only goal of the match after 90  minutes of the match. Zian flemming scored the goal in injury time.

I would call it a not good enough performance by Chelsea. They had so much trouble with finding the target. Only 2 out of 12 shots were on target... Besides they actually got ahead very early in the game.

I thought there would be more to come but they just got stuck with it. Now there is a good chance for Manchester United to open the gap with them in the standings. If they manage to beat Everton away of course...

[Wakate]

Chelsea failed to win against Burnley. Shall we call it chelsea's misfortune or their poor performance ?
Chelsea scored only  4 minutes into the match. Joao pedro scored the goal from a pass from pedro neto. After taking the lead in the fourth minute, they could  not score another goal in the entire match. This is certainly chelsea's attacking weakness. They needed to  play more aggressively in the home match and should  have secured the win by a big margin. on the other hand, burnley are a bit lucky so there's no denying it . They scored the only goal of the match after 90  minutes of the match. Zian flemming scored the goal in injury time.

I would call it a not good enough performance by Chelsea. They had so much trouble with finding the target. Only 2 out of 12 shots were on target... Besides they actually got ahead very early in the game.

Honestly I thought Chelsea is going to win the match until I left for something important to later find out that the game was not too favorable for Chelsea. They players don't even have to bother themselves of either winning because they are not even close to winning anything this season. I like Chelsea but the way the team has been delivery nonsense games this season is unbelievable.

[Princess Leah]

Chelsea failed to win against Burnley. Shall we call it chelsea's misfortune or their poor performance ?
Chelsea scored only  4 minutes into the match. Joao pedro scored the goal from a pass from pedro neto. After taking the lead in the fourth minute, they could  not score another goal in the entire match. This is certainly chelsea's attacking weakness. They needed to  play more aggressively in the home match and should  have secured the win by a big margin. on the other hand, burnley are a bit lucky so there's no denying it . They scored the only goal of the match after 90  minutes of the match. Zian flemming scored the goal in injury time.

I really don't understand why Chelsea wasted the opportunities they had, winning that match would've currently kept them two points ahead of Manchester United which is a big opportunity to maintain that position if Manchester United lose to Everton. That late minute goal really ruined Chelsea's progress.

 I'm pretty sure that Manchester United would seize this opportunity and try to win so they'll gradually wide the gap. What an unlucky day for Chelsea though, they deserved to win but missed many good chances.

[jakdanyel]

Another loss of points by Chelsea in another easy match... First the 2-2 draw against Leeds and now this. Both matches were at Stamford Bridge too.

Rosenior is new around here of course. But he needs to get better in such matches to be able to finish in top 4. By the way is it true that he has a contract until 2032? I didn't know that.

The one thing I have learned about the Manchester United squad under Michael Carrick is that they have got the confidence. The most important factor for any team to continue to win matches is if they have their confidence intact. If you ask how this confidence comes, it is by winning matches. The more matches a team wins, the greater their confidence. So, Manchester United players have that winning aura, so I am confident they are coming out strong Monday night.

The worse thing that could happen to Manchester United is not to lose matches, it is to lose matches consecutively. But to me, I don't see that happening any moment because the Manchester United team is somehow stable for now. Let's not expect the worse from them. Even if they ends up losing points to Everton, they will still finish in top 4.

They have a real chance for finishing in top 4 honestly. Especially while Chelsea are losing points in easy matches such as the one happened today. 

[IjawMan]

Arteta has really spent enough years at arsenal without winning trophy but if arsenal should sack him now or wait after the season end before sacking him it would difficult to secure his replacement. Well that's not going to a reality, arteta won't leave arsenal without winning a trophy for the club. Arsenal is a position to win the english premier league, i'm confident that arteta would win the trophy this season.

You are absolutely right, sending Artete off now won't be a nice idea and eve if they send him off by the end of season it will still take Arsenal a lot of time to understand themselves ( players and Coach). One thing I so much like and appreciate about Artete is how strong he has build his team "Arsenal" but it's really awful to see that even with his great players he can not win premier league which he has been topping for over seasons now and this season his at the verge of stepping down to Manchester city. I will suggest he leave the team after the season because it is not working out well in terms of winning trophy.

Mikel Arteta is failing from delivery on the very mandate he was employed for and it been given years yet he keep repeating the same  pattern of topping the league and falling off the top before the season gets closer to mark and end.

I respect the man for the transformation he has done with Arsenal but what is the use of that transformation and with all the money dumped into the team in record breaking signings with no premier league trophy to go with.

May be the change of a new proficient coach with a different mentality for the players in replacing M. Arteta is what Arsenal requires for this present team to win a significant trophy, to continue to retain M. Arteta will not make a difference next season.

[Amphenomenon]

Honestly I thought Chelsea is going to win the match until I left for something important to later find out that the game was not too favorable for Chelsea. They players don't even have to bother themselves of either winning because they are not even close to winning anything this season. I like Chelsea but the way the team has been delivery nonsense games this season is unbelievable.

We were still having a better chance of winning even getting a red card in the 72 minutes of the game, given to Fofana but still we messed  up especially the manager trying to play safe and keep a goal. One thing I know about my team in it current state, the best defense we can give is continuous attack and not filling ourselves with do many defenders where many are still inconsistent and then definitely conceding after much penetration. When I saw the one goal lead at thd 82 minutes and the changes made, I just knew we are ending with a draw but just hoping I was wronged which wasn't the case sadly. A disappointing performance just like our game against Leeds.

[DiMarxist]

Chelsea keep on showing results that are not good for the status of their team. Drawing again this weekend against Burnley is a result that is not a too welcome for me.  But this is a new manager he is only trying to get the team back to winning ways, but this can't be made possible if the defense is not formidable Chelsea looks weak in the back and that has been the problem of Chelsea. Once again dropping points against opponents that ordinarily should not be a problem to Chelsea is not good especially now that the fight for champions League place in the premier League is getting even more tougher as teams in that bracket is beginning to get back to form and is getting results.

[Jaycoinz]

Chelsea keep on showing results that are not good for the status of their team. Drawing again this weekend against Burnley is a result that is not a too welcome for me.  But this is a new manager he is only trying to get the team back to winning ways, but this can't be made possible if the defense is not formidable Chelsea looks weak in the back and that has been the problem of Chelsea. Once again dropping points against opponents that ordinarily should not be a problem to Chelsea is not good especially now that the fight for champions League place in the premier League is getting even more tougher as teams in that bracket is beginning to get back to form and is getting results.

The results are now starting to get interesting because I believe its that time of the year again when results from games that are pretty much expected as easy wins becomes so hard especially with those teams that are already relegated or the ones that are facing the battle of relegation. For me I think the draw was something that's off when you look at the current form of Chelsea but the issue is those bottom teams are way more difficult to win this particular time of the Seasom.

[ITExpert]

Who else was impressed with Nottingham Forest when they travelled to Istanbul to face Fenerbahçe

That win opened my eyes to another dimension because how can a club struggling in relegation go on to defeat another European side doing well in their domestic league games. I will not be surprised if they come out same way to fight against Liverpool tomorrow evening. I no longer see them as the club to get relegated

They actually played with a lot of better game and in this game their players scored 3 goals and from here their victory was enough easy. This weak team has also played this game with a lot of better game in them if they play better then they can overcome this problem and go up where they will get a lot of advantage. It was a better fight and they found a place and worked hard to score goals and they succeeded in it. Liverpool is a better and stronger team owing to which it is difficult to understand whether they can beat them or not. Although they will definitely fight which will make their victory easy and if that happens it will be enough interesting and it will be enough unfortunate for Liverpool. Their improvement will be enough solid for them and they should defend their best which will make them victory.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Chelsea keep on showing results that are not good for the status of their team. Drawing again this weekend against Burnley is a result that is not a too welcome for me.  But this is a new manager he is only trying to get the team back to winning ways, but this can't be made possible if the defense is not formidable Chelsea looks weak in the back and that has been the problem of Chelsea. Once again dropping points against opponents that ordinarily should not be a problem to Chelsea is not good especially now that the fight for champions League place in the premier League is getting even more tougher as teams in that bracket is beginning to get back to form and is getting results.

Chelsea so far have secured 45 points in total in the Premier league this season, this is exactly same points as Manchester United who are right behind Chelsea in the 5th place while Chelsea is in the 4th place.
Tomorrow, Manchester United will be playing against Everton and if Manchester United manage to beat Everton, then Chelsea will immediately drop to the 5th place in the league table while Manchester United will take the 4th position in the league table comfortably.

But if the match end up in a drawing which means sharing of points, Manchester united will still take the 4th place and Chelsea will drop to the 5th place in the league table, the only way for Chelsea to continue to maintain their current position is if Everton someone manage to beat Manchester United which I personally don't think will happen.
So assumably, we can say that Chelsea have lost their 4th place in the league table to Manchester United (potentially).

[Distraction]

Chelsea disappointed their fans once again. 2 easy matches in a row:

• Leeds (H)
• Burnley (H)

Both ended in draws... If they lose points in such comfortable matches then which ones will they win? They are risking their chance of qualifying for the CL a lot in this way.

I'm more curious about the Everton - Manchester United match now! Truthfully I don't trust Carrick a lot in this one either. It's a quite tough one as you know. Everton aren't playing like the last season.

[Tmoonz]

Chelsea keep on showing results that are not good for the status of their team. Drawing again this weekend against Burnley is a result that is not a too welcome for me.  But this is a new manager he is only trying to get the team back to winning ways, but this can't be made possible if the defense is not formidable Chelsea looks weak in the back and that has been the problem of Chelsea. Once again dropping points against opponents that ordinarily should not be a problem to Chelsea is not good especially now that the fight for champions League place in the premier League is getting even more tougher as teams in that bracket is beginning to get back to form and is getting results.

okay now his drawn straight two games the talk now is he's trying to bring back the team to winning way now the big question is when he will lose straight two games what then will be the excuse? Like he was wining games and every Chelsea fans was like he is the man for the job now that he has drawn two he's trying to bring them back to winning ways, the fact is Chelsea is back to auto reset and if care is not taken they might lose their next game trust me because i was very much sure they were just fortunate to have won those games and now they are back to reality.