⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Velvet78]

Turning out to be right makes one really satisfied.    Manchester City drew with West Ham by 1-1 and the gap with Arsenal is 9 points now! Still with a missing game of course...

My parlay could have won if Chelsea managed to beat Newcastle home. 1.84 given to their win was already giving bad signals but I wanted to take the risk. Not even scoring a goal was a big surprise though.

Arsenal barely scored those goals in the last moments despite the dominance. But these results helped them get closer to the title.

[KTChampions]

Turning out to be right makes one really satisfied.    Manchester City drew with West Ham by 1-1 and the gap with Arsenal is 9 points now! Still with a missing game of course...

My parlay could have won if Chelsea managed to beat Newcastle home. 1.84 given to their win was already giving bad signals but I wanted to take the risk. Not even scoring a goal was a big surprise though.

Arsenal barely scored those goals in the last moments despite the dominance. But these results helped them get closer to the title.

Theoretically, City could also benefit from the fact that they will face Arsenal at home in the 33rd round, but even if everything goes perfectly, Arsenal will be ahead by 3 points.
Yesterday was a very bad day for multiple bets. City, Inter, Lens and Bayern all failed. Even with single bets, I barely managed to finish the day in the black. I don't even know if it's worth the risk today, there are many teams playing that I don't trust - Liverpool, Barcelona, ​​etc.

[jostorres]

It's not as difficult as you think, Tudor is not just capable of Managing the club else he would've won atleast one game but he's yet to and could even lose against Liverpool.

 You could see how bad they played in the Champions League, it's different from when the previous coach was managing them, even though they would've lost if Thomas Frank is still managing, it won't have been as bad as this.

How good a manager is, does not depend on him exactly but depends on how someone did before him and after him. So for example if the manager before you did alright, and the one after you did alright but you did badly, then you are a bad coach. But if they did bad, and you also did bad, then it is not your fault. Igor Tudor is not like that, he had many situations where he took over a bad team that's true, but people after him averaged more points than him. This shows that they are not doing that great and should not be considered that great for the long term neither.

[BitBakerr1]

The surprise here wasn't that Chelsea was won but that they can't even avoid to score a goal. Both team have Champions league during the week and they need to play hard to qualify for the next round. Since they face same challenges then I don't see why Chelsea should lose to Newcastle. Yet it will be so disappointing if Chelsea can play to qualify this mod week. Although, the chance is slim but it's possible.

Newcastle seems to be on top of their game lately. They go into every game with a lot of confidence knowing that they could win and they do very often. Chelsea today just proved to be other pathetic team, loosed defense line and worst still, they couldn’t get a goal even while playing from a home game. Gordon only just returned from injury and his being quite exceptional since he got back.

I knew Chelsea will not be able to win Newcastle United because Newcastle United are now inform and they are doing very well after watching them in the match between them and Barcelona I knew that if they can put up the performance with Chelsea, they will surely win Chelsea, Newcastle United are performing very well and in the second leg between them and Barcelona, I also expect them to perform very well also and they can end up winning Barcelona if they are not careful, Chelsea should work on their self. I really don’t know why they even sack their former coach. Chelsea is always known for sacking coach even though the coach do not deserve to be sacked and it’s very bad. This is always affecting them.

[Abbatty]

After that draw between westham and Manchester city I think it is now very safe to say Arsenal will be lifting the league trophy this season. At this point it has now shown that Manchester city is inconsistent and cannot competite with Arsenal for the premier league trophy this season, I said it since last week when they dropped point to Nottingham forest at home that the title race is over, you can’t be in a title race and drop point at home to such team.

It been a good one for Arsenal, they have been the best team all season and honestly they deserve it more than any other team, they have been very good tactically and very disciplined at defense, they barely concede when they play and that has helped them so much this season.

A lot of premier league actions coming up today and we have a lot to gamble on, so after the games today we will come back and discuss more premier league games.

[Cossyblack]

Arsenal has proven that they want to become champions this season and they are really working towards making it a reality, Everton gave them a very good fight but Arsenal still managed to defeat them and pocket the 3 point, their rivals Manchester City dropped 2 point in their own match which has favourd Arsenal and increased their point difference to 9 points with 7 matches left to play. The league has gradually be decided and there is no way Arsenal will lose it again.

Arsenal have always been destined to win the premier league this season and I saw that coming a long time ago. Many people doubted arsenal because they failed to win the premier league title in previous seasons that's why they thought arsenal won't win it the season. It seem it has become clear to people that arsenal are going to win the title after securing three points against everton and moving 10 Points above manchester city at the top of the table.

[Tmoonz]

Arsenal really gave me a shocker in that yesterday game, i actually thought the game would end in a draw but to my best of surprise they made their way to the back of the Everton's net twice at such critical time, i was really amazed by that winning like it was absolutely out of the picture and that alone shows how serious Mikel Arteta and his boys are in this season and without delay i will say they are the 2025/2026 English premier league champions and no one can dispute that fact because Manchester city has lost it for that drew with Westham.

[knowngunman]

The surprise here wasn't that Chelsea was won but that they can't even avoid to score a goal. Both team have Champions league during the week and they need to play hard to qualify for the next round. Since they face same challenges then I don't see why Chelsea should lose to Newcastle. Yet it will be so disappointing if Chelsea can play to qualify this mod week. Although, the chance is slim but it's possible.

No, Chelsea and Newcastle are not facing the same challenges in the champions league. Newcastle draw with Barcelona while Chelsea lost woefully to PSG. Newcastle still stands a chance against Barcelona in the second leg but Chelsea has no single chance against PSG considering the goals margin. Whenever I say Chelsea is one overrated team in England, some people will want to argue this but that's just the fact. Their champions league journey has come to end (just a matter of time) and now they can not even maintain to remain in the top four to make a spot for the champions league next season. As it stand now, nothing is sure for them this season as it is also a matter of time before they exit the FA Cup because I'm sure they won't make it when they face any of the big teams remaining in that competition. It's a shame seriously!

[Bigjoe33]

The surprise here wasn't that Chelsea was won but that they can't even avoid to score a goal. Both team have Champions league during the week and they need to play hard to qualify for the next round. Since they face same challenges then I don't see why Chelsea should lose to Newcastle. Yet it will be so disappointing if Chelsea can play to qualify this mod week. Although, the chance is slim but it's possible.

No, Chelsea and Newcastle are not facing the same challenges in the champions league. Newcastle draw with Barcelona while Chelsea lost woefully to PSG. Newcastle still stands a chance against Barcelona in the second leg but Chelsea has no single chance against PSG considering the goals margin. Whenever I say Chelsea is one overrated team in England, some people will want to argue this but that's just the fact. Their champions league journey has come to end (just a matter of time) and now they can not even maintain to remain in the top four to make a spot for the champions league next season. As it stand now, nothing is sure for them this season as it is also a matter of time before they exit the FA Cup because I'm sure they won't make it when they face any of the big teams remaining in that competition. It's a shame seriously!

Chelsea is out of the champions league, yea, I agree to that point, but to say that Chelsea is an overrated team on England, I wouldn't agree with that. The truth is, every team have there bad times and good times. Just like city, even though they are not so strong this season, would you say they are overrated? We can still speak of there good qualities, and we can't talk down on then whatsoever. So for Chelsea, let's not speak down on them. They are only playing bad now, but they are Chelsea, the world champions, always remember that. They went on last year to beat the European champions, PSG in the FIFA world championship, it isn't easy at all. With there new coach, they were doing well, if not Arsenal that won them lately, they climbed up the table, doing so well. So let's not write them off, they are still a force to reckon on

[Out of mind]

Aston Villa face Manchester United and we can see a very exciting match between these two teams. Manchester United have already conceded 2 goals to their opponents, although the game is already coming to an end, if Aston Villa cannot come back, then they will definitely lose the match. If Manchester United can collect their full points in today's match, then they will occupy the third position in the points table and they will become more confident. Looking at the performance of Man United, it seems that they will resist the attacks of the opposing team quite strongly in today's match and secure their position. Aston Villa and Manchester United are the two teams in the third and fourth positions of the points table, then Man United will definitely achieve their goal.

[Lannakosa]

Aston Villa face Manchester United and we can see a very exciting match between these two teams. Manchester United have already conceded 2 goals to their opponents, although the game is already coming to an end, if Aston Villa cannot come back, then they will definitely lose the match. If Manchester United can collect their full points in today's match, then they will occupy the third position in the points table and they will become more confident. Looking at the performance of Man United, it seems that they will resist the attacks of the opposing team quite strongly in today's match and secure their position. Aston Villa and Manchester United are the two teams in the third and fourth positions of the points table, then Man United will definitely achieve their goal.

In the 82nd minute of the match, Manchester United are already winning 3–1. So it looks like Manchester United move up to third place and overtake Aston Villa in the table. A good match and a good performance from Manchester United, I think Aston Villa won’t be able to overtake Manchester United, but now their main task will be to stay in the top 4. Although with the kind of form they are showing now, I think Chelsea and Liverpool will also try to push them out.

[Woodie]

Analysing all games played by Sesko, clearly the lad plays better off the bench when he finds defender's tired and all that than playing the full 90minutes.. and another observation is that he performs better if he is not passing the ball to others as he has a bad touch unlike him head on for the goal..

Otherwise great performance from United against a team that looked like they will give them hell .

[Stavri]

Arsenal really gave me a shocker in that yesterday game, i actually thought the game would end in a draw but to my best of surprise they made their way to the back of the Everton's net twice at such critical time, i was really amazed by that winning like it was absolutely out of the picture and that alone shows how serious Mikel Arteta and his boys are in this season and without delay i will say they are the 2025/2026 English premier league champions and no one can dispute that fact because Manchester city has lost it for that drew with Westham.

The football gods have spoken it's Arsenal’s year  . With City dropping points in a draw, Gunners are closing in on the trophy. That last gasp winner today feels like a sign from above. We’ll see if this 22 year drought is finally over.

[AprilioMP]

In the 82nd minute of the match, Manchester United are already winning 3–1. So it looks like Manchester United move up to third place and overtake Aston Villa in the table. A good match and a good performance from Manchester United, I think Aston Villa won’t be able to overtake Manchester United, but now their main task will be to stay in the top 4. Although with the kind of form they are showing now, I think Chelsea and Liverpool will also try to push them out.

I was wrong in my prediction that the Manchester United vs. Aston Villa match wouldn’t go over 2 goals. The final score was 3-1 in favor of Manchester United.
Manchester United’s third-place position in the standings will be secure if Liverpool fails to earn 3 points shortly when they face Tottenham Hotspur. With this victory, Manchester United sits in third place with 54 points. Meanwhile, Liverpool still has 48 points ahead of their upcoming match.
It’s now very difficult for Chelsea to overtake Manchester United because Chelsea lost yesterday.

[silpersurfer]

Arsenal really gave me a shocker in that yesterday game, i actually thought the game would end in a draw but to my best of surprise they made their way to the back of the Everton's net twice at such critical time, i was really amazed by that winning like it was absolutely out of the picture and that alone shows how serious Mikel Arteta and his boys are in this season and without delay i will say they are the 2025/2026 English premier league champions and no one can dispute that fact because Manchester city has lost it for that drew with Westham.

The football gods have spoken it's Arsenal’s year  . With City dropping points in a draw, Gunners are closing in on the trophy. That last gasp winner today feels like a sign from above. We’ll see if this 22 year drought is finally over.

It looks like we just have to wait for the time to see Arteta lift the trophy this season and it's not long just a few weeks away for them to celebrate, the Gunners finally got what they wanted all along, they have been patient for too long at least the last 2 seasons which makes them feel like holding the trophy very strong but have not been able to achieve it.

Another chance in the champions league, Arsenal will have to fight for it too considering the gap is now safe enough for them to start taking a position in the champions league, Leverkusen should not be left there, a decisive round in the second leg to advance to a more serious level.

[7juju]

Analysing all games played by Sesko, clearly the lad plays better off the bench when he finds defender's tired and all that than playing the full 90minutes.. and another observation is that he performs better if he is not passing the ball to others as he has a bad touch unlike him head on for the goal..

Otherwise great performance from United against a team that looked like they will give them hell .

All thanks to Bruno Fernandez who has been providing the assists for Manchester United players to score. Benjamin Sesco would have scored a second goal if he had not decided to pass to Amad and the pass wasn't perfectly delivered. The match against Aston Villa looked tough on papers but watching the match, Manchester United really controlled their game very well. Manchester United strength suppressed Aston Villa even when they tried to equalised but no way for them. And one thing l like about the match was that the referee did a very good job by making sure he allowed the game to flow freely. It was very entertaining match to watch.

[GiftedMAN]

All thanks to Bruno Fernandez who has been providing the assists for Manchester United players to score. Benjamin Sesco would have scored a second goal if he had not decided to pass to Amad and the pass wasn't perfectly delivered. The match against Aston Villa looked tough on papers but watching the match, Manchester United really controlled their game very well. Manchester United strength suppressed Aston Villa even when they tried to equalised but no way for them. And one thing l like about the match was that the referee did a very good job by making sure he allowed the game to flow freely. It was very entertaining match to watch.

Also praise the players who was able to convert the chances through the assistance of the captain
Bruno Fernandes because they all did well today not just the goal scorers but all the players including the manager. One thing I have noticed in the team is that Manchester United players are playing more of team football instead of being selfish I believe that was the reason why B. Šeško made the pass instead of playing striking directly to the post.United dominated the game the odd you see on paper is just speculation because they were unsure of the outcome of the game that's why the odd of United was high.

[Akbarkoe]

A big win for Manchester United who beat English Premier League rivals Aston Villa 3-1, Benjamin Sesko played very well and contributed 1 goal to this win, he has a potential move ahead of him.

I don't understand Aston Villa's recent deterioration, two defeats in a row in the English league? Is there something wrong with Aston Villa? How is Unai Emery doing why are they not as enthusiastic as mid-league?
Or have they lost motivation?

[IceLincoln]

A big win for Manchester United who beat English Premier League rivals Aston Villa 3-1, Benjamin Sesko played very well and contributed 1 goal to this win, he has a potential move ahead of him.

I don't understand Aston Villa's recent deterioration, two defeats in a row in the English league? Is there something wrong with Aston Villa? How is Unai Emery doing why are they not as enthusiastic as mid-league?
Or have they lost motivation?

There’s something wrong with the current tempo of things at Aston Villa, they’ve dropped form drastically in a bad way while we might Commend Manchester United for their incredible performances under Michael Carrick, Aston Villa have declined in a bad way. The way they attack the way they play has not been the same since they did the streak that won them their place in the league but right now it’s looking like even the top four might not be possible for them if they continue on this path. Unai Emery has to do something about it immediately.

[Ale88]

You got to love this Arsenal team, they never give up and prepared to do what it takes to win. Two goals in extra time is incredible plus making history at the same time….Max Dowman breaking record as one of the youngest players to score in the premier league. What more do haters need before they start giving Arsenal the respect they deserve??

I just saw Dowman's goal, and it was quite impressive! Sure, there was no goalkeeper in the goal, but the way he controlled the ball and went past a defender using his head, and then he went past another one (both were, of course, physically bigger than him since he's a kid), it was great, he really showed a great technique. He is also way younger than all the other young goalscorers because they were almost 17 years old, he is clearly 16. Very impressive, and kudos to Arteta too for believing in this young lad.