⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[AGogi2003]

Arsenal didn't exactly gave anything away this title race isn't only for Arsenal, the race has been tough all season City's are just doing what they always do to Arsenal at this stage going on that relentless run when it matters most. Yes winning Burnley was expected but 1:0 won also show that man City can still loose or draw point. Arsenal still have a real chance but they need to stay consistent and stop dripping more points to any of the reaming games.

Burnley was playing well because they're trying to win do that they can sty in the Epl next season but unfortunately they have been relegated from the Premier League. Arsenal can still top the competition if they can continue wining there League matches because anything can be possible and Manchester City can still lose a point and Arteta glances get the opportunity to top the league again.

Guadiola is not playing any competition currently so they will focused better in the league and continue competing with Arsenal till end of the season. Arsenal have two competition that they can probably win, league and the Champions League, let see what they can do if they can get the opportunity to win it.

[AprilioMP]

Hoping that Manchester City would lose yesterday was nothing more than wishful thinking, because in many respects, the team they faced had no real chance of winning. Hoping for a Manchester City loss was unrealistic.
Now that Manchester City has won, Arsenal must accept that they have taken the top spot, but we remain steadfast and believe in the process until the end of the season that “it’s not over yet.” We will strive to make sure that statement in quotes proves true, as there are still five matches left. Anything can happen.

Now, a draw would be a favorable outcome for Manchester City. Arsenal have dropped to second place, and Manchester City have taken the lead. Manchester City's success can be sustained until the end of the season because Pep Guardiola's greatest skill is boosting team motivation towards the end of the league. They are perhaps the best team in the world at this.

Lol. It’s still possible, but to call them the best team in the world—there are plenty of teams outside of England that could be considered among the world’s best.

You’d hope Man City would draw by a wide margin if they were facing Burnley, but in reality it was just a 1-goal win—and that’s the Premier League for you. A team expected to win easily can turn into one that’s hard to beat.
Since they won by 1 goal, Man City moved up to 1st place and Arsenal dropped to 2nd.
This will keep going until the final match of the season. If Arsenal wins the Premier League, then Arteta is better than Pep.

[Barikui1]

. Arsenal can still top the competition if they can continue wining there League matches because anything can be possible and Manchester City can still lose a point and Arteta glances get the opportunity to top the league again.

Anything can still happen between now and the end of the season, so we can never be too sure, but the problem is that the form of arsenal is not encouraging right now, because if Manchester City were to slip up, I don't think they themselves can win their own game consistently to capitalize on it, so that is the reason they can't be trusted.

Guadiola is not playing any competition currently so they will focused better in the league and continue competing with Arsenal till end of the season. Arsenal have two competition that they can probably win, league and the Champions League, let see what they can do if they can get the opportunity to win it.

On the contrary, both teams have two competitive they are currently in, not as you are claiming. Manchester City can still win the English premier league and the English fa cup, while arsenal can still win the English premier league and the uefa champions league, but if they are going to stand a chance of winning any of them, they really needs to step up their game during this period of time in the season that they must be winning consistently.

[Zlantann]

You are not wrong. Arsenal fixture has more easy games and most games wil be played at home which leaves them with an advantage. Manchester City still has about 3 games away. However it is not a challenge for Manchester City. Pep knows how to win every opponents they face in the title race. The remaining games left for Manchester City he had all points from them in the first leg except for Aston Villa that won them.

So sad that Arsenal got ot this extent of relying on Manchester City blunder for them to win the League. You cannot determine which club has the easiest fixtures by looking at these clubs. Always, games don't matter for a club that has a strong side. Pep Guardiola's side are not cordinated and focused on the EPL since they have been knocked out of the UCL. For now, Arsenal would need a miracle to be able to claim the title because they have lost form. 

[Velvet78]

Think Chelsea is in a very position right now and the sacking of their manager is something I am.not surprised. Chelsea has been really poor in their performance lately,  imagine conceding 11 goals in 5 matches and not scoring a goal. I think Chelsea's problem is more than just sacking their manager,  because I think there problem is directly from the board. It 9kay that they sacked their manager,  but if the board did not do things right,  they will still continue to suffer next season.

I have said this who knows how many times... Chelsea's main problem is the way the whole team is managed. It is the president who is the problem. I don't find Boehly a good fit for them at all. 

Because he is looking at this more like a business rather than a football team which is aiming to achieve successes. They need a passionate person to manage the team instead of him. Otherwise I don't see them recovering much.

[RockBell]

You are not wrong. Arsenal fixture has more easy games and most games wil be played at home which leaves them with an advantage. Manchester City still has about 3 games away. However it is not a challenge for Manchester City. Pep knows how to win every opponents they face in the title race. The remaining games left for Manchester City he had all points from them in the first leg except for Aston Villa that won them.

So sad that Arsenal got ot this extent of relying on Manchester City blunder for them to win the League. You cannot determine which club has the easiest fixtures by looking at these clubs. Always, games don't matter for a club that has a strong side. Pep Guardiola's side are not cordinated and focused on the EPL since they have been knocked out of the UCL. For now, Arsenal would need a miracle to be able to claim the title because they have lost form. 

Very sad even as an Arsenal fan but one of the most annoying thing now is that even with how bad Manchester City were performing they now have thr chance of winning the premier league they have almost the same point now and the injuries affects our performance and the players that were available are not even helping at all even in our last games saka did not play and for some time now saka is not even in form, Arsenal have a lot of problems they are suffering from and even the players are the problem not just Arteta we need more competent people.

[Hardyrobust]

You are not wrong. Arsenal fixture has more easy games and most games wil be played at home which leaves them with an advantage. Manchester City still has about 3 games away. However it is not a challenge for Manchester City. Pep knows how to win every opponents they face in the title race. The remaining games left for Manchester City he had all points from them in the first leg except for Aston Villa that won them.

So sad that Arsenal got ot this extent of relying on Manchester City blunder for them to win the League. You cannot determine which club has the easiest fixtures by looking at these clubs. Always, games don't matter for a club that has a strong side. Pep Guardiola's side are not cordinated and focused on the EPL since they have been knocked out of the UCL. For now, Arsenal would need a miracle to be able to claim the title because they have lost form. 

Very sad even as an Arsenal fan but one of the most annoying thing now is that even with how bad Manchester City were performing they now have thr chance of winning the premier league they have almost the same point now and the injuries affects our performance and the players that were available are not even helping at all even in our last games saka did not play and for some time now saka is not even in form, Arsenal have a lot of problems they are suffering from and even the players are the problem not just Arteta we need more competent people.

Manchester city now have the same points as Arsenal and not almost as you said. The chances of Arsenal winning the premier League trophy now lies on probability. So the two team , that Arsenal and Manchester city now has equal chance of winning the premier League. Any of team that will be consistent in winning the remaining matches will end up losing the premier League trophy to the other team. Although, from the starting of the season arsenal has the golden opportunity of topping Manchester city with a reasonable point but they fail to utilise it. Now everything now lies on chances and faith.

[Not your key not your BTC]

Arsenal didn't exactly gave anything away this title race isn't only for Arsenal, the race has been tough all season City's are just doing what they always do to Arsenal at this stage going on that relentless run when it matters most. Yes winning Burnley was expected but 1:0 won also show that man City can still loose or draw point. Arsenal still have a real chance but they need to stay consistent and stop dripping more points to any of the reaming games.

This season's Premier League title race is incredibly tight, potentially being decided by goal difference. Now, Manchester City and Arsenal are not just looking to win their remaining matches; they must also score as many goals as possible in every match.

[satscraper]

Arsenal didn't exactly gave anything away this title race isn't only for Arsenal, the race has been tough all season City's are just doing what they always do to Arsenal at this stage going on that relentless run when it matters most. Yes winning Burnley was expected but 1:0 won also show that man City can still loose or draw point. Arsenal still have a real chance but they need to stay consistent and stop dripping more points to any of the reaming games.

This season's Premier League title race is incredibly tight, potentially being decided by goal difference. Now, Manchester City and Arsenal are not just looking to win their remaining matches; they must also score as many goals as possible in every match.

Judging by statistics from the matches both teams have played Manchester City have slightly better numbers in terms of goals per game. So if both teams take all 15 points from the matches they have left, City may end up with the better goal difference. But if they want to rely on that they need to make their attacks more efficient. Look at their last match against Burnley, they scored only once even though they had plenty of chances to do more.

Still, I believe in Arsenal.

[alankasman]

Lol. It’s still possible, but to call them the best team in the world—there are plenty of teams outside of England that could be considered among the world’s best.

This might be a very accurate answer to clarify what someone said stating that Man City is one of the best teams. Perhaps for those who have recently delved into the EPL and perhaps even a Man City supporter it's reasonable to say that Man City is one of the best teams in their opinion.

But for those who have been immersed in the EPL for a long time of course Man City isn't the best team in the world there are many other teams that are better. Obviously I'm saying this not to dislike Man City but teams like Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal dominated the EPL earlier making it the most popular among players and producing many star players from the four teams I mentioned earlier. Therefore this doesn't mean disliking Man City but saying Man City is one of the best teams in the world today is what makes me and many people dislike this statement.

[BitBakerr1]

You are not wrong. Arsenal fixture has more easy games and most games wil be played at home which leaves them with an advantage. Manchester City still has about 3 games away. However it is not a challenge for Manchester City. Pep knows how to win every opponents they face in the title race. The remaining games left for Manchester City he had all points from them in the first leg except for Aston Villa that won them.

So sad that Arsenal got ot this extent of relying on Manchester City blunder for them to win the League. You cannot determine which club has the easiest fixtures by looking at these clubs. Always, games don't matter for a club that has a strong side. Pep Guardiola's side are not cordinated and focused on the EPL since they have been knocked out of the UCL. For now, Arsenal would need a miracle to be able to claim the title because they have lost form. 

If Arsenal cannot lift this Premier league title this season then they have huge problem that they need to solve because this thing of bottling the league is always happening and my question is what is actually the problem. They have good players and they usually play very well in the beginning of the season so what usually happen towards the end of the season that they usually lost form and start performing poorly, I don’t even see the coach as the problem anymore because watching the matches, you see that the players are not even putting their best to make sure that they lift a trophy from the last match, their defense was totally off.
They have a chance if only Manchester City makes a mistake.

[Issa56]

So sad that Arsenal got ot this extent of relying on Manchester City blunder for them to win the League. You cannot determine which club has the easiest fixtures by looking at these clubs.

Few months ago Arsenal were ahead of Manchester city with about 9 points, which everyone were predicting Arsenal to win the premier league title this season, because people never believed Manchester city will be able to meet up with Arsenal this season anymore, but today both Manchester city and Arsenal are currently having the same points, and everyone has lost hope  in Arsenal to win the premier league title.

I won’t say any of them is having easy fixtures, because even teams you think are weak do end up surprising us when the season is about to end, or when playing against strong teams in periods like this. We saw how Burnley played against Manchester city in their last match, Burnley that have been relegated already gave Manchester city difficult time in the match, and city were able to score just 1 goal in the match.

[Nightwatchmare]

Manchester City it now at the top of the league and Arsenal is at the second position with the same points as Manchester City, let be honest Arsenal can not win the league, for Arsenal to be at the top of the league for several months and in just one month they drop points and they are now at the second position in the league means that the club will not win the league and with the way things are going Arsenal might go trophiless this season.

I know that Manchester City is going to beat Burnley because Burnley did not stand a chance of beating Manchester City, i said before the game that it is going to be a tough game for Manchester City because Burnley will not want to relegate easily but unfortunately that have already happened after Manchester City beat them with a goal in the match and all thanks to Donnaruma for his incredible performance if not Manchester City will concede goal in the game.

Everyone knew that Manchester City was going to beat Burnley in that match, knowing that Burnley is an average team that will not escape the relegation zone this season. To be honest, it wasn’t the result I expected from Manchester City, Burnley is one of the stubborn teams that make it difficult for their opponents in the Premier League, even with that I expected Manchester City to win the match with a lot of goals, since they need the goals difference to take over the league table.

However, Manchester City is nack to the top of the Premier League for the first time this season, Arsenal have been at the top of the table for 7 months now, yet they can’t maintain it at the end of the season. Arsenal have to improve their performance in the remaining games and also score a lot of goals, because they will need the goal difference to win the league.

I knew Manchester City was going to beat Burnley because that is their best chance of becoming the league standings leaders and if they fail to beat Burnley they do not know when they will have another chance of leading the league standings. All i wanted Manchester City to do against Burnley was just a win and take 3 points, so am satisfied with the results Manchester City got against Burnley and i am not worried with Manchester City winning Burnley with just a single goal because i know goal difference will not determine the team that will become the premier league champions this year. I wish Arsenal could win their last 5 games and score plenty of goals to boost their chance to still become the premier league champions but since they are still in the champions league and the pressure on them right i do not think they can improve their performance and score plenty of goals.

[SensitiveEyes]

So sad that Arsenal got ot this extent of relying on Manchester City blunder for them to win the League. You cannot determine which club has the easiest fixtures by looking at these clubs.

Few months ago Arsenal were ahead of Manchester city with about 9 points, which everyone were predicting Arsenal to win the premier league title this season, because people never believed Manchester city will be able to meet up with Arsenal this season anymore, but today both Manchester city and Arsenal are currently having the same points, and everyone has lost hope  in Arsenal to win the premier league title.

I won’t say any of them is having easy fixtures, because even teams you think are weak do end up surprising us when the season is about to end, or when playing against strong teams in periods like this. We saw how Burnley played against Manchester city in their last match, Burnley that have been relegated already gave Manchester city difficult time in the match, and city were able to score just 1 goal in the match.

Arsenal fans must be crying because they could lose the PL to Mn City. Gunners fans thought they would win the PL this year. They got close last year but Liverpool become PL champions. Man City won the PL the years before. Everyone has lost hope in the Gunners winning the PL this year.  

[HajiBagi]

So sad that Arsenal got ot this extent of relying on Manchester City blunder for them to win the League. You cannot determine which club has the easiest fixtures by looking at these clubs.

Few months ago Arsenal were ahead of Manchester city with about 9 points, which everyone were predicting Arsenal to win the premier league title this season, because people never believed Manchester city will be able to meet up with Arsenal this season anymore, but today both Manchester city and Arsenal are currently having the same points, and everyone has lost hope  in Arsenal to win the premier league title.

I won’t say any of them is having easy fixtures, because even teams you think are weak do end up surprising us when the season is about to end, or when playing against strong teams in periods like this. We saw how Burnley played against Manchester city in their last match, Burnley that have been relegated already gave Manchester city difficult time in the match, and city were able to score just 1 goal in the match.

The reason why everyone believes that Arsenal will win the league is because of their performance from the beginning of the season, Arsenal is the best team in Europe in the beginning of the season with the way they play and scored many goals, Arsenal pattern of play makes everyone believe that can win treble this season and now they are about to go trophiless because it looks like Premier League is gone and they are not the favourite to win Champions League this season.

Arteta is using injuries as an excuse for Arsenal downfall and i don’t think Injury is the reason why Arsenal is about to go trophiless, we have seen a season where Arsenal is having a good performance and they did the same thing they did now, the way Arteta is doing every season and allow Manchester City to take every opportunity they have to win the league is surprising because some people will think that Arteta is working for Pep Guardiola because no any coach will be having the same mistake every season.

[SensitiveEyes]

The reason why everyone believes that Arsenal will win the league is because of their performance from the beginning of the season, Arsenal is the best team in Europe in the beginning of the season with the way they play and scored many goals, Arsenal pattern of play makes everyone believe that can win treble this season and now they are about to go trophiless because it looks like Premier League is gone and they are not the favourite to win Champions League this season.

Arteta is using injuries as an excuse for Arsenal downfall and i don’t think Injury is the reason why Arsenal is about to go trophiless, we have seen a season where Arsenal is having a good performance and they did the same thing they did now, the way Arteta is doing every season and allow Manchester City to take every opportunity they have to win the league is surprising because some people will think that Arteta is working for Pep Guardiola because no any coach will be having the same mistake every season.

Pep did not complain when Man City players were injured. Arne did not complain after Alexander Isak was injured for Liverpool. Mikel Arteta is not using injuries to hide losing the PL lead to Man City. Players in every team have injuries because they play in hard games in a long season.

[dezoel]

The moment they showed Chelsea owners yesterday when Chelsea were losing to Brighton, the look on their faces show that they aren't happy with Rosenior performance so far, and I was suspecting they would sack Rosenior soon. When I heard the news of Chelsea sacking Rosenior I wasn't surprised because it was obvious Chelsea will sack him. You shouldn't be surprised that Chelsea have sacked two coaches this season because it's their way of life.

Yes it's true, at that moment, non of the Chelsea’s fans were happy with how things were going or moving backwards under this new coach Rosenior, the Chelsea’s performance were very poor, it has getting to an extent that Chelsea seems losing a direction while thoer result were just keep getting worsen day by day. After or during thier matvh against Brighton it was obvious that Chelsea fans at the field loses patience. Well I wonder what the Chelsea changes manager without any improvements on thier players, most expecially this particular season, in my own opinions changing Coach frequently in never absolution,beside even the players are also contributing to their poor performances to some extent. However, I just hope any new Coach they sign now should be beneficial and helpful to them. The club now need to work harder again when coming back next season, we are now after the Arsenal and Manchester city.

While I definitely think that Rosinier is not and was not at the level of Chelsea, and sacking him makes sense, it is not really smart to sack someone this close to end of the season, it just sends a message nothing else, it's not going to change Chelsea, they are not going to suddenly start winning with an interim manager.

It's clear that we are talking about a situation where Chelsea has a bigger problem, if two managers failed to do decently, maybe the problem is not with the managers but with the team?

[Crakryptvest]

If Arsenal cannot lift this Premier league title this season then they have huge problem that they need to solve because this thing of bottling the league is always happening and my question is what is actually the problem. They have good players and they usually play very well in the beginning of the season so what usually happen towards the end of the season that they usually lost form and start performing poorly, I don’t even see the coach as the problem anymore because watching the matches, you see that the players are not even putting their best to make sure that they lift a trophy from the last match, their defense was totally off.
They have a chance if only Manchester City makes a mistake.

If you don't see the manager as the problem then who is the problem, when things are not going in the right direction in a club, the person to hold responsible is the Manager especially when he have the players that's needed to get the job done, although arsenal was also affected by injuries but that is not the only problem, this is becoming a culture for arsenal performance to get worse when the league is about to finish I don't know if i will say that they are not ready to win the trophy but anyhow we want to look at it, the manager has his own blame, if there is or if there has been anything he noticed from the players, he is supposed to say it out or even make some changes, the club is about to make the same mistake they make all the time which is bad, all I know is that Manchester city will not stop until the trophy come to their home.

[Mustang Shelby]

The reason why everyone believes that Arsenal will win the league is because of their performance from the beginning of the season, Arsenal is the best team in Europe in the beginning of the season with the way they play and scored many goals, Arsenal pattern of play makes everyone believe that can win treble this season and now they are about to go trophiless because it looks like Premier League is gone and they are not the favourite to win Champions League this season.

Arteta is using injuries as an excuse for Arsenal downfall and i don’t think Injury is the reason why Arsenal is about to go trophiless, we have seen a season where Arsenal is having a good performance and they did the same thing they did now, the way Arteta is doing every season and allow Manchester City to take every opportunity they have to win the league is surprising because some people will think that Arteta is working for Pep Guardiola because no any coach will be having the same mistake every season.

Pep did not complain when Man City players were injured. Arne did not complain after Alexander Isak was injured for Liverpool. Mikel Arteta is not using injuries to hide losing the PL lead to Man City. Players in every team have injuries because they play in hard games in a long season.

Every team has injured players. This can change the team's dynamics. That's why it's important to keep fighting despite injuries. What I love most about the Premier League is the competition. No matter who the player is, I go out there and fight for the best. It's a very tough game, but it's also very enjoyable. Arsenal may have injured players, and so may Manchester City; the important thing is that they provide us with enjoyable matches, and I think they do that exceptionally well.

[aylabadia05]

With the Champions League now virtually out of reach, Chelsea will have to settle for a Europa League spot under their interim manager.
The decision by Chelsea’s management to sack Liam Rosenior is a serious move aimed at managing the club to prevent fans from being disappointed. However, when Chelsea’s management initially appointed Liam Rosenior, I was curious about the reasoning behind their decision, as he had no notable achievements while managing Strasbourg in France prior to joining Chelsea.

Who is to blame, Chelsea management or Rosenior himself as a coach who cannot bring his club to win?
The problem is too complicated, the possibility of internal problems could be the trigger, with the decision to sack Rosenior could be a solution but at the end of a season that will no longer help Chelsea get a place to the Champion League they must accept competing in the lower caste of the UCL.

This isn’t about assigning blame. I think the question worth asking is how to find the right formula for Chelsea again.
Liam Rosenior serves as the strategist and tactician who guides the players both on and off the field, as well as at the training center. Whatever style of play he envisions, his assistants will help implement it, and the players will put it into practice.

Management has granted Liam Rosenior’s requests for the team’s progress. Liam asks for players who meet the team’s needs, and management allocates funds to fulfill his requests within the constraints of the club’s financial situation.
Can he be blamed? Perhaps.

The only thing still possible for Chelsea is to find a way to avoid missing out on European competition, even though their chances of qualifying for the Champions League are virtually gone.