⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

I already have concluded that it's a draw game until osula score with the assist of trippier. It was a late time goal that is why manchester united lost. Manchester united was unable to equalized the goal because the game was almost concluded. Newcastle  play well because despite the red card,they defended well against manchester united. Michael Carrick would be furious with his squad because they couldn't beat newcastle who had a red card.

Newcastle's defense was very solid making it difficult for Manchester United to score, even though Newcastle were reduced to 10 men after Ramsey's red card. Manchester United's front line struggled a bit against Newcastle's excellent defense and I also saw several chances that were created that Manchester United players were unable to convert effectively. This is Michael Carrick's first defeat, even though Manchester United is still in third place, Michael Carrick needs to make some changes to his squad because we see that when the opposing team plays defensively, they have difficulty scoring goals, making Manchester United unable to achieve victory.

[Gost ms]

Man city has given Arsenal more hope of winning the league as they played draw with Nottingham sitting at number 17 on the league table. Arsenal is now leading Man city with 7 point although Man city had an outstanding match. Arsenal is really trying to remain at that top, I see their match more difficult than that of Man city's match today but they still won. There one goal scored by Saka B. at 9 minutes secured them the 3 points.

I'm not in doubt if Arsenal will win the league this season, I'm still of the opinion that Manchester city will lift the league on very Arsenal, it's 7 points at the moment and Manchester city has a game at hand, but Manchester city is not playing like a team that will do the needful but I believe Arsenal will still bottle the league.

My pain tonight that my beloved Manchester United lost to 10 men Newcastle United at the stoppage time, Micheal Carrick made a mistake by those poor changes I believe he will learn from that and improve in his next game against Aston Villa.

If Manchester City had been able to win this match then we might have seen a very great fight on the field. Because then Manchester City would have had a good chance to leave Arsenal behind. But they drew this match. Arsenal's current situation does not look so good, Arsenal did very well at one time and they lost points in a match where they had a chance to make a big difference. If Arsenal loses the next match and Manchester City is able to win then there will still be a chance for Manchester City.

Manchester United has a very high chance of winning this match. This match will be held at their home ground and Aston Villa is currently not in a consistent position and is not able to perform well so we think Manchester United can win this match

[tygeade]

Manchester United’s unbeaten run under Michael Carrick came to an end last night against Newcastle United.
Newcastle United played with 10 men starting from the 45th minute, but still managed to score two goals against their strong opponent and win the match.
Manchester United conceded a late goal against the 10 man opponent and returned home without any points.
The match ended 2–1 in favor of Newcastle United.

I won't say it was unlucky for Manchester United honestly. Because I didn't find their pressure over Newcastle good enough in the second half while their opponent was playing with 10 players... 

You just need to win that game man. Or at least make a bigger effort in that part... At least Aston Villa also lost points but the bad news for them is that Chelsea are 3 points behind now. The race for top 4 is still on.

Despite having 10 players, Newcastle United displayed a good performance as they did a good job in 45 minutes of the second half with play on level and scored the match winner as well, which gave themselves the win and confidence .

With this defeat of Manchester United, the fight for the third and fourth spots is wide open because in the upcoming match, Manchester United is hosting Aston Villa at Old Trafford, and Chelsea is going to host Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge, while inconsistent Liverpool is also having Tottenham, who is fighting hard for survival, which is looking not easy due to their worst performance. Here I also agreed this was a big opportunity for Manchester United to win and have a strong grip on third spot, still they have enough time to stay on a good level to have a Champions league spot for next season.

[rezakurnia66]

I didn't think for a second that Man City would draw with Nottingham and drop crucial points in the title race. Guardiola's side was just a tiny bit away from a win. There was a moment in the game when Forest player Murillo cleared the ball off the line in the very last second of the match, preventing City from taking all three points. City was just unlucky in that moment. I hope they have better luck in the match against Real Madrid.

Manchester City loss crucial points when holding draw by Nottingham Forest and make gap 7 points from Arsenal after winning from Brighton Albion, entering the crucial matchday Manchester City loss points from not strong team such as Nottingham Forest and giving an opportunity for Arsenal not get huge pressure yet has 7 points remaining with 8 matches left this season.
This week, Manchester City will enter the crucial schedule have to play Champion League match against Madrid, in other side must playing well in domestic league and next games will face Newcastle United in FA Cup match. Second opportunity left for Man City to defeat Arsenal at games week 33 but at game week 32 have to face Chelsea firstly.

[Merit.s]

If Manchester City had been able to win this match then we might have seen a very great fight on the field. Because then Manchester City would have had a good chance to leave Arsenal behind. But they drew this match. Arsenal's current situation does not look so good, Arsenal did very well at one time and they lost points in a match where they had a chance to make a big difference. If Arsenal loses the next match and Manchester City is able to win then there will still be a chance for Manchester City.

Manchester United has a very high chance of winning this match. This match will be held at their home ground and Aston Villa is currently not in a consistent position and is not able to perform well so we think Manchester United can win this match

I don't think that Manchester City is strong enough to overtake Arsenal this season because they ain't looking that good on the field. They were unable to end the game in their favor despite taking the lead twice.

Arsenal is lucky and happy that City dropped points yesterday because it will lessen the pressure on them since they're seven points on clear stand from Manchester City. I will love to see the Gunners lift up the trophy after a very long time. At least, Arteta 3ill have some fresh air.

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Manchester United’s unbeaten run under Michael Carrick came to an end last night against Newcastle United.
Newcastle United played with 10 men starting from the 45th minute, but still managed to score two goals against their strong opponent and win the match.
Manchester United conceded a late goal against the 10 man opponent and returned home without any points.
The match ended 2–1 in favor of Newcastle United.

In the second half, Man United should have won because the ratio of 10/11 players can only be said to be unlucky at the end to concede a goal and finally lose.
Although this loss is not too bad for Carrick's leadership where they have lost for the first time since he took over, in the future it may not lose and I have more confidence that Man United will not repeat the same mistakes.

[Akbarkoe]

The first half was indeed a drama between the two teams, and Manchester United really benefited by scoring a goal back four minutes after Newcastle's goal through Casemiro.
Newcastle had to accept this red card gracefully. Jascob Ramsey received two yellow cards, which led to his dismissal. Now they were short of a player in the second half. However, if we look at Newcastle with 10 men, they changed their strategy and implemented a more defensive strategy. They didn't spread their players too much because they realized they were short of a player at one point. And yes, the game was still tied. Manchester United should have taken advantage of this by luring Newcastle players out of their tight positions behind.

Manchester United might experience their first defeat against 10 men Newcastle United tonight. 96 minutes, Newcastle 2 Manchester United 1. Thanks to a 90 minutes goal by Osula. This is an exciting game for every Chelsea fan, now our top four hope is still alive, let's see if we can get all points in our remaining games but I highly doubt especially against Manchester City. Sigh we are still in a tight spot.

It's been a long time since Manchester United were finally defeated, and ridiculously, by ten Newcastle players. This was Manchester United's first defeat. I'm also a little confused as to why this could happen. Manchester United had previously beaten Manchester City, Arsenal, and Aston Villa, teams at the top of the table, but against Newcastle, they felt like they were facing a tough opponent, like a strong wall. The match was tough.

Chelsea is still playing well, so you don't need to doubt it. City are very difficult now, even though they are a great team, but as we saw yesterday, it was a match that cost them points.

[ILuckyGuyI]

In the second half, Man United should have won because the ratio of 10/11 players can only be said to be unlucky at the end to concede a goal and finally lose.
Although this loss is not too bad for Carrick's leadership where they have lost for the first time since he took over, in the future it may not lose and I have more confidence that Man United will not repeat the same mistakes.

This time I don't call it a good game for Man Utd honestly. Even after the red card they couldn't capture full control of the game. They started doing it only when we started getting close to final whistle.

Even then they couldn't score and conceded a shocking goal... Carrick's unbeaten streak shouldn't have ended in this way. This was so Amorim kind of a loss. But anyway... They are still 3rd in the standings.

[Derekfunds]

In the second half, Man United should have won because the ratio of 10/11 players can only be said to be unlucky at the end to concede a goal and finally lose.
Although this loss is not too bad for Carrick's leadership where they have lost for the first time since he took over, in the future it may not lose and I have more confidence that Man United will not repeat the same mistakes.

This time I don't call it a good game for Man Utd honestly. Even after the red card they couldn't capture full control of the game. They started doing it only when we started getting close to final whistle.

Even then they couldn't score and conceded a shocking goal... Carrick's unbeaten streak shouldn't have ended in this way. This was so Amorim kind of a loss. But anyway... They are still 3rd in the standings.

It appears to me that Manchester united is now under performing yes, because when they defeated Arsenal, Manchester city and some others this was not how they played, they played very well like people who want to win match but you will agree with me that currently that is not how they are playing now, it has really changed and if they don't improve on this they might go down in the table again. The annoying part yesterday was that they lost to their opponent who has a red card (shot one), honestly with the record Carrick has created it is embarrassing.

[Minor Miner]

Newcastle's defense was very solid making it difficult for Manchester United to score, even though Newcastle were reduced to 10 men after Ramsey's red card. Manchester United's front line struggled a bit against Newcastle's excellent defense and I also saw several chances that were created that Manchester United players were unable to convert effectively. This is Michael Carrick's first defeat, even though Manchester United is still in third place, Michael Carrick needs to make some changes to his squad because we see that when the opposing team plays defensively, they have difficulty scoring goals, making Manchester United unable to achieve victory.

Agree. Newcastle's defenders played very  well. And that's why it was very difficult for manchester united to score. Manchester united were able to make some strong attacks in the  second  half. But they were not able to score any goals in the  second half. They could not find the  weakness in newcastle's defense.

There is no way to deny that both manchester united and Newcastle played very  well. I would  especially praise newcastle's performance. The way they performed in the second half with 10 men  was really commendable. And luck also helped  them a bit. As a result, they were able to score in the last minute of the match and secure the victory.

[Agbe]

Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace. This match will start by 21:00 which 9:00 pm in West Africa Time. Those who are betting on this game should take Tottenham Hotspur or Crystal Palace to win or preferably predict draw, because if you select any of them to win as Crystal Palace, the chances of you win the bet is slim, Crystal Palace has more chances. But go with your analysis to predict the game.

[Humblevirus]

I didn't think for a second that Man City would draw with Nottingham and drop crucial points in the title race. Guardiola's side was just a tiny bit away from a win. There was a moment in the game when Forest player Murillo cleared the ball off the line in the very last second of the match, preventing City from taking all three points. City was just unlucky in that moment. I hope they have better luck in the match against Real Madrid.

I don't think anyone will never think that Manchester city can drop points again Nottingham forest at that yesterday game, especially the moment they are now,it was very surprising to almost everyone that Manchester city draw the game against Nottingham forest, because they are some game that they supposed to drop points but they did not drop points against those game which make almost everyone believe that Manchester city will hardly draw points now especially against team like Nottingham forest they drop points against yesterday, because it was even Manchester City home games so I build confidence on them that yesterday that they will win the match.

Manchester City match against Real Madrid,if Manchester City did not mess up they are the favorite team to win the game because at the point Real Madrid is performing poorly,they are not in form like Manchester City,I know that even Manchester City is not in that great form but they are better than Real Madrid at this point,but don't let me talk much about they match,when are going to see how their performances will look like in the first leg.

[Abbatty]

In the second half, Man United should have won because the ratio of 10/11 players can only be said to be unlucky at the end to concede a goal and finally lose.
Although this loss is not too bad for Carrick's leadership where they have lost for the first time since he took over, in the future it may not lose and I have more confidence that Man United will not repeat the same mistakes.

This time I don't call it a good game for Man Utd honestly. Even after the red card they couldn't capture full control of the game. They started doing it only when we started getting close to final whistle.

Even then they couldn't score and conceded a shocking goal... Carrick's unbeaten streak shouldn't have ended in this way. This was so Amorim kind of a loss. But anyway... They are still 3rd in the standings.

This loss has been a long time coming and I said it even against crystal palace that it it wasn’t for the red card they would have dropped points. This is the premier league and you need to be versatile, you need to approach every match in different perspective. Yesterday Newcastle knee was game plan Manchester United was coming with and that was exactly what they came with, then even after that red card Manchester United should have try a different kind of approach but they still stick to the basic and they really cost them the game.

If Carrick decides that this is the same tactics that he would end the season with then I will say that they is still plenty of matches for them to lose. Next weekend they would be playing Aston Villa which is another big match for them, they need to win if they really want to keep their hopes for the next season champions league alive. For now the basics got Carrick Manchester United to this place they are now but they really need to change from that now.

[red4slash]

I don't think that Manchester City is strong enough to overtake Arsenal this season because they ain't looking that good on the field. They were unable to end the game in their favor despite taking the lead twice.

Arsenal is lucky and happy that City dropped points yesterday because it will lessen the pressure on them since they're seven points on clear stand from Manchester City. I will love to see the Gunners lift up the trophy after a very long time. At least, Arteta 3ill have some fresh air.

Now it all depends on the performance because I think when you look at the table and the performance of some clubs at the moment they are still quite shaky not because of the tough competition but because their own performance is still not improving.

Likewise for Manchester City, they now only hope Arsenal do not do the remaining 8 games well so they can minimize the lag with their record can get 3 points. They are still strong to be able to get 3 points in their remaining 9 games but it will be useless if Arsenal are also able to do it especially now their gap back to 7 points means they need to see Arsenal lose at least 3 games to win the current standings and it is not easy.


After a couple of months Carrick finally got the hang of it and this was a defeat after they had done an excellent job since January in the Premier League.

[Rockson1]

Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace. This match will start by 21:00 which 9:00 pm in West Africa Time. Those who are betting on this game should take Tottenham Hotspur or Crystal Palace to win or preferably predict draw, because if you select any of them to win as Crystal Palace, the chances of you win the bet is slim, Crystal Palace has more chances. But go with your analysis to predict the game.

Your advice is not bad but I prefer over1.5 goals as a whole in the match, this match is likely a BTTS match, Totenham has been so unserious especially in the English premier League either team to win is also not a bad prediction because anything might also be possible since we can not totally write Tottenham off, let's not forget that towards the end of the league title race, teams that has not been in their good performance tends to come up with surprising performance and we can not say if that will be the fate of Tottenham in today's match, although am not sure of Tottenham but home advantage may also speak loud for them here, the match is on now, let's see what both teams has to offer to their respective fans at the end of the match.

[Hvdv]

In the second half, Man United should have won because the ratio of 10/11 players can only be said to be unlucky at the end to concede a goal and finally lose.
Although this loss is not too bad for Carrick's leadership where they have lost for the first time since he took over, in the future it may not lose and I have more confidence that Man United will not repeat the same mistakes.

This time I don't call it a good game for Man Utd honestly. Even after the red card they couldn't capture full control of the game. They started doing it only when we started getting close to final whistle.

Even then they couldn't score and conceded a shocking goal... Carrick's unbeaten streak shouldn't have ended in this way. This was so Amorim kind of a loss. But anyway... They are still 3rd in the standings.

It appears to me that Manchester united is now under performing yes, because when they defeated Arsenal, Manchester city and some others this was not how they played, they played very well like people who want to win match but you will agree with me that currently that is not how they are playing now, it has really changed and if they don't improve on this they might go down in the table again. The annoying part yesterday was that they lost to their opponent who has a red card (shot one), honestly with the record Carrick has created it is embarrassing.

I expected Manchester United to play better after their opponent received a red card, but that didn't happen. Manchester United couldn't score against their opponent who played with ten men for a long time. While searching for the winning goal to avoid a 1-1 draw, Manchester United conceded the losing goal. Luck was on Newcastle United's side in this match.

[Amphenomenon]

Manchester United might experience their first defeat against 10 men Newcastle United tonight. 96 minutes, Newcastle 2 Manchester United 1. Thanks to a 90 minutes goal by Osula. This is an exciting game for every Chelsea fan, now our top four hope is still alive, let's see if we can get all points in our remaining games but I highly doubt especially against Manchester City. Sigh we are still in a tight spot.

It's been a long time since Manchester United were finally defeated, and ridiculously, by ten Newcastle players. This was Manchester United's first defeat. I'm also a little confused as to why this could happen. Manchester United had previously beaten Manchester City, Arsenal, and Aston Villa, teams at the top of the table, but against Newcastle, they felt like they were facing a tough opponent, like a strong wall. The match was tough.

Football happens don't be too much surprised. To be honest, I have been waiting for Michael Carrick first lost and it came against 10 men Newcastle United, in just a single lost there have been criticisms. I thought they were screaming we are back, hahaha...

Anyway, they are going to bounce back but I still expect some  drop in points from United this season and also from Liverpool and Aston Villa while hoping my team, Chelsea won't  be more disappointing.

Chelsea is still playing well, so you don't need to doubt it. City are very difficult now, even though they are a great team, but as we saw yesterday, it was a match that cost them points.

I'm not kidding if I say Arsenal might drop points but that's the same with City and Chelsea might have it hot against City in the coming game, and they might vibe victor. We haven't defeated Arsenal for some years now and this season even after the number of times we played against each other the best we got is a tie whike losing the others so far.

We also have similar stat with City let's see what we can do.

[barbara44]

Sometimes you just have to accept the loss and move on and hope it works out. Aston Villa didn't get a win, they have not been that great either, so United loss didn't cause them too much trouble. United has been lucky during this time, like when they got a tie, Chelsea got a tie as well so United didn't lose positions, and now they lost and Villa failed to win as well.

So whenever United ends up failing to win, teams close to them also fails to win and take over. This is why this isn't the end of the days for them or anything, they are still at third place and that is good enough for them. They were much worse just recently, so they should be happy where they are, and not hope for any higher, and their only goal should be trying to stay at third place.

[Joy_learns_crypto]

This is why Tottenham are in the position they are in, their players makes the worse decisions and are very indisciplined especially from players that are with the captain arm band.
The penalty conceded by Mikky van Der ven was bad decision and indiscipline. With VAR holding a man in the box is bad decisions especially when he is clear ahead and going to goal, the he could either score or miss if he had left the players hand but now a penalty and one man down.

[Odohu]

This is why Tottenham are in the position they are in, their players makes the worse decisions and are very indisciplined especially from players that are with the captain arm band.
The penalty conceded by Mikky van Der ven was bad decision and indiscipline. With VAR holding a man in the box is bad decisions especially when he is clear ahead and going to goal, the he could either score or miss if he had left the players hand but now a penalty and one man down.

Crystal Palace has made it three goals to lead Tottenham wo scored first. Ismaila Sarr will be remembered tonight as the man who destroyed Tottenham as he has scored twice to make the match almost over. The funny part of it is that the fans of Tottenham are already leaving the stadium in anger because they did not expect what they are seeing tonight. Tottenham is totally unpredictable this season, when you expect them to be serious they end up disappointing and vice versa.