⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[IceLincoln]

I think they didn’t rest most of their key players even when they have a crucial game against Atletico de Madrid on Tuesday.

Maybe Arteta will want to focus more on the premier league this season, how will Arteta manage those players to play both the champions league and the premier league, I was thinking maybe he will bench some players today, since Fulham isn’t really a strong team that they will find so difficult to win, he should have just reserved some players, or maybe Arteta didn’t just underestimate Fulham, and right now he doesn’t want to lose any match since Manchester city is so close behind him, any lose from Arsenal now, they won’t be able to win the premier league again.

Arsenal next match against Atletico Madrid isn’t going to be a easy one for them, Arteta just have to manage his players properly now to avoid injury or fatigue.

All Arsenal has to pray for now is for Manchester City to lose or draw any of their outstanding games.

Manchester City is having tight fixtures right now, there won’t be so much rest for the players, but even as at that, I don’t expect Manchester city to lose or draw any match now. I will say Arsenal put their self in a condition where they have to pray for Manchester city to lose before they will be able to win the trophy.

I think maybe Mikel Arteta is taking priority with the premier league over the champions league as it’ll be better he wins the premier league now than lose it and win the champions league (though still a great feat) but it’ll be highly laughable that he’s lost the league like 3 times now from a winning position.
I feel for them they have four more crucial games to play and hope Manchester City fumbles in theirs (this feeling is mutual between them).
The ball is still in their court, if they do all that is required and do it well they just might win it.

[bitLeap]

Tottenham have been in the relegation zone for a while and winning Aston villa is a big one for them because they escaped but like you said it is not really time for them to feel safe because if they don't end up winning their next game they might fall back if care is not taken. they need to keep up the same energy if they are hoping to survive and remain in the Premier league. Aston villa on the other hand have really fell off and it is quite disappointing because they were doing well at a particular period but now they are almost as bad as Tottenham.

Tottenham must continue this victory in the next match if they want to be completely safe and still want to play in the Premier League next season. There are 3 matches left they will play Leeds, Chelsea and Everton. I think with Chelsea condition now Tottenham can still provide resistance.

I almost forgot to congratulate Man United who have locked 3rd place and qualified for the Champions League next season. Almost shared points with Liverpool but unexpectedly Kobbie unnoticed movement became the winner.

[abhiseshakana]

I must say that Liverpool put up a fight and that's probably unexpected by a lot of people based on how poor their current form is. it was an impressive win for Manchester united, they have secured a top spot for themselves and also qualifying for the champions league next season, that's quite an achievement for them.

Liverpool form isn't that bad recently, but I didn't expect them with the good fight they pulled off in the second half after conceding two goals in the first half, after they equalized against Manchester United they dominated the match and almost took the lead, and had the been Kobbie Mainoo didn't score for Manchester United in the 77th minute and break Liverpool who knows Liverpool would have won Manchester United. Manchester United victory over Liverpool has sealed Manchester United Champions League qualification and they can also finish in their third position.

I agree with you... Liverpool didn’t play badly, but they didn’t play impressively either , as the two goals they scored didn’t come from a build up, instead, it was due to mistakes that were made by the Man United players. If only Amad Diallo and Senne Lammens hadn’t made that blunder, Liverpool might not have scored at all. Man United played well in the first half, and after they scored two goals, their lowblock strategy was absolutely rock solid, leaving Liverpool struggling to break through. Unfortunately, they became nervous in the second half and made a mistake that Liverpool capitalised on to score a goal

To be honest, I’m curious to see what will become of Arne Slots  at the end of this season. He might just manage to keep Liverpool in the Champions League next season , but with all the money that’s been spent, shouldn’t he be aiming for something higher than just securing a Champions League spot ?

[Localhostspeed]

Tottenham must continue this victory in the next match if they want to be completely safe and still want to play in the Premier League next season. There are 3 matches left they will play Leeds, Chelsea and Everton. I think with Chelsea condition now Tottenham can still provide resistance.

I almost forgot to congratulate Man United who have locked 3rd place and qualified for the Champions League next season. Almost shared points with Liverpool but unexpectedly Kobbie unnoticed movement became the winner.

I want to see what Nottingham Forest will play against Chelsea to see how better they have become because some days ago I was not having the way they were playing only to put back their effort on their Premier League games, they are quite doing well in the Europa league but not here and seeing how they are close to Tottenham, they must be frighten up to stay away from them, if Tottenham don't do well in the next match, West ham will make them.

If Tottenham could put Aston Villa in their place, they should be able to break out of this course they have remanded their self all this while. It's even going to be a shame for them if after changing the coach severally and there has not been any improvement. To say this team actually participated in the Champions League this season is a shame to see them dragging out from the relegation zone.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Tottenham have been in the relegation zone for a while and winning Aston villa is a big one for them because they escaped but like you said it is not really time for them to feel safe because if they don't end up winning their next game they might fall back if care is not taken. they need to keep up the same energy if they are hoping to survive and remain in the Premier league. Aston villa on the other hand have really fell off and it is quite disappointing because they were doing well at a particular period but now they are almost as bad as Tottenham.

Tottenham must continue this victory in the next match if they want to be completely safe and still want to play in the Premier League next season. There are 3 matches left they will play Leeds, Chelsea and Everton. I think with Chelsea condition now Tottenham can still provide resistance.

I almost forgot to congratulate Man United who have locked 3rd place and qualified for the Champions League next season. Almost shared points with Liverpool but unexpectedly Kobbie unnoticed movement became the winner.

Yeah, Tottenham have managed to win their previous two games in a row, the last one being against Aston villa who they managed to beat by two goals to one, and finally, they club have managed to climb up and get their self removed from the relagation zone finally, I think they deserve a bit of congratulations to commend their effort so far..

Now they are just one point ahead of westham who have now slided back to the relagation zone, so I completely agree with you, Tottenham have to make sure or ensure that they win all their remaining games to better their chances of not having to slide into the relagation zone again, though I am completely in doubt if they will be able to beat Chelsea, it's true that Chelsea is currently not in their best form but still, I think Tottenham isnt in form either and if we compare strength, then Chelsea definitely has the upper hand and does stand a better chance of beating Tottenham when they finally meet, but all the same, let's wait and see because it's only time that can really tell.

[Oluwa-btc]

Tottenham know well how to utilize the loses from West Ham that they can gets valuable winning from Aston Villa and their position currently at 17th places which potentially Tottenham will be out from relegation zone and on week 36 Tottenham has easy schedule compared to West Ham because Tottenham opponent is Leeds United

Leeds United actually don't have target anymore because they have been safe from relegation zone but Tottenham should beware of them because Leeds in the positive vibes after beat Burnley but if Tottenham have showed their performance such as against Aston Villa i think won from Leeds is not be hard for them

The next three games are game they can sure ace. Leeds United,  Chelsea and then Everton. The only difficult game has got to be against Chelsea for now who are not in a good place right. I'd say they do not get relegated and also win all the next three games to be played.
I love West Ham United, it is so disturbing seeing them leave the Premier League Competition. Espirito should have been brought in earlier than this. It's not over though, but I no longer see them escaping relegation.

[knowngunman]

I want to see what Nottingham Forest will play against Chelsea to see how better they have become because some days ago I was not having the way they were playing only to put back their effort on their Premier League games, they are quite doing well in the Europa league but not here and seeing how they are close to Tottenham, they must be frighten up to stay away from them, if Tottenham don't do well in the next match, West ham will make them.

Well, it's half time and Nottingham Forest has already put two goals pass Chelsea. Forest is leading by two goals at half time and considering the current form of Chelsea, I don't expect a come back from them. Chelsea is currently the most second useless team in England after Tottenham and from the look of things they might find themselves in Tottenham present condition (fighting relegation) next season if care is not taken.

Nottingham Forest is now the favourite team to win Europa league after beating Aston villa 1-0 at home in the first leg. Despite struggling in the Premier League, they now find comfort to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge at least in the first half. Tottenham on the other hand will probably make it out of relegation zone as they've shown signs of improvement in their recent games and should in case they continue that way in the few remaining games, they'll definitely stay in the Premier League next season.

[Sandra_hakeem]

I agree with you... Liverpool didn’t play badly, but they didn’t play impressively either , as the two goals they scored didn’t come from a build up, instead, it was due to mistakes that were made by the Man United players. If only Amad Diallo and Senne Lammens hadn’t made that blunder, Liverpool might not have scored at all.

Mistakes are part of the game and you can't give flimsy excuses like this one for it. That's why the game stays unpredictable! Haven't you seen cases where the players have those kind of mistakes as opportunities, but they can't convert any? But they made it count.

To be honest, I’m curious to see what will become of Arne Slots  at the end of this season. He might just manage to keep Liverpool in the Champions League next season , but with all the money that’s been spent, shouldn’t he be aiming for something higher than just securing a Champions League spot ?

Should he not have a place to land at least if he can't reach for the trophy? That's definitely not going to happen and you know it. Other club spent money too, but Liverpool is way better than Chelsea.

[dezoel]

Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur has played the first 45 minutes, and Tottenham Hotspur is currently leading Aston Villa 2-0 at Villa Park. If Tottenham Hotspur should defend their lead in the second half and win the match at fulltime they will flip West Ham United in the Premier League table and get off the relegation zone at the moment. I know some persons would be surprised that Tottenham Hotspur is winning Aston Villa 2-0 at halftime, but I am not surprised with the scoreline at halftime because I knew Aston Villa would rest some of the key players for their Match against Nottingham Forest in the Europa League on Thursday.

I am actually surprised that Tottenham Hotspur managed to win their match against Aston Villa,
This was match that I thought the winner was already obviously concluded, because with the present for of Tottenham you will think less of them going against any of the top 5 clubs

But surprisingly they managed to win the match, and they are no longer any religation zone, I am impressed
How sad is it that they are fighting to get out of a zone,. while others are fighting to get into a zone in the primer league table 

I am sure even they are shocked about it. And now, after a loooong time, they are finally out of the relegation zone. Now they just need to keep this going, or at least they need West Ham to lose their games.

Only three games left and the gap is still one point, which means while they are on the right track and de zerbi is doing a wonderful job, we are not entirely sure if they are going to stay or not. This will certainly go until the last game and we will have to wait and see what happens.

[Tmoonz]

What exactly is the color of Chelsea's problem, truth be told Chelsea is beyond repair for this season, no remedy for them this season, how can they be losing this game to make it straight 6 lost in a row in the English premier League, it's quite a pity no lies, like I'm curious what exactly could be the course of this problem they are into? Like they didn't start like this at the beginning of this season they actually started quite well that I was thinking they might be the title contenders, but with what I'm seeing now I keep wondering how it all started.

[Just Say]

What exactly is the color of Chelsea's problem, truth be told Chelsea is beyond repair for this season, no remedy for them this season, how can they be losing this game to make it straight 6 lost in a row in the English premier League, it's quite a pity no lies, like I'm curious what exactly could be the course of this problem they are into? Like they didn't start like this at the beginning of this season they actually started quite well that I was thinking they might be the title contenders, but with what I'm seeing now I keep wondering how it all started.

The root cause of Chelsea's problems is a lack of performance along with a lack of coordination and notice that they also lack confidence and consistency, to be honest this season I believed that Chelsea would qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season from fourth place. However, this team has lost five consecutive matches and is now in ninth place in the PL points table. Even today, I'm more surprised to see this team's performance because Chelsea is going to lose to Nottingham Forest in their 35th round. To my knowledge Nottingham Forest is in 16th place but their performance has made a comeback because they also won the Europa League semi-final and are 3-0 ahead against Chelsea today.

[Abbatty]

What exactly is the color of Chelsea's problem, truth be told Chelsea is beyond repair for this season, no remedy for them this season, how can they be losing this game to make it straight 6 lost in a row in the English premier League, it's quite a pity no lies, like I'm curious what exactly could be the course of this problem they are into? Like they didn't start like this at the beginning of this season they actually started quite well that I was thinking they might be the title contenders, but with what I'm seeing now I keep wondering how it all started.

The problem have always been the management, since they took over the club has lost his class, it big name and also it value. For me I take pity on the players and the fans, how can be having just one season with 3 different coaches, that unacceptable. After this lose today their hopes of getting a champions league football for next season is now over and the only thing left to fight for This season is the Emirate FA Cup which I feel will be difficult for them.

Big win for forest and it also a deserving win, they came with a game plan and they executive perfectly. It couldn’t believe they also kept a clean sheet in this game Also. You can see it on the chelsea players faces that the season is over for them already.

[TastyChillySauce00]

What exactly is the color of Chelsea's problem, truth be told Chelsea is beyond repair for this season, no remedy for them this season, how can they be losing this game to make it straight 6 lost in a row in the English premier League, it's quite a pity no lies, like I'm curious what exactly could be the course of this problem they are into? Like they didn't start like this at the beginning of this season they actually started quite well that I was thinking they might be the title contenders, but with what I'm seeing now I keep wondering how it all started.

Chelsea's management and owner is the root of their problems! The most crucial time when their board doesn't let Maresca to handle his squad. So they're sacking Maresca, which was against all of players and Chelsea fans. The problem appeared when their board replace him with Rosenior, which is Championship level manager.
It's when Chelsea is starting to get their problems. It gets worsen with how Rosenior was losing the locker room. The management was also unable to reduce player disappointment over the sack of Maresca.

Their board is basically the main problem. If they retain Maresca. I think they can still perform like what they used. I don't see proper solution other than forcing their board to leave from the club. Changing their coach 1000x times will mean nothing when they still have the same board behind them.

[SatoPrincess]

I think maybe Mikel Arteta is taking priority with the premier league over the champions league as it’ll be better he wins the premier league now than lose it and win the champions league (though still a great feat) but it’ll be highly laughable that he’s lost the league like 3 times now from a winning position.
I feel for them they have four more crucial games to play and hope Manchester City fumbles in theirs (this feeling is mutual between them).
The ball is still in their court, if they do all that is required and do it well they just might win it.

Arteta is on so much pressure right now, the club is looking at him for a trophy and the two competitions they are in atm are not going to be a ride in the park. I wouldn’t blame him if he feels the need to prioritise the premier league over the champions league. They are past the stage where they can be confident about winning multiple trophies this season, it makes sense to pick your battles.

[rachael9385]

What exactly is the color of Chelsea's problem, truth be told Chelsea is beyond repair for this season, no remedy for them this season, how can they be losing this game to make it straight 6 lost in a row in the English premier League, it's quite a pity no lies, like I'm curious what exactly could be the course of this problem they are into? Like they didn't start like this at the beginning of this season they actually started quite well that I was thinking they might be the title contenders, but with what I'm seeing now I keep wondering how it all started.

One thing about Chelsea is that they rise and fall like crypto, a friend of mine said that and it was very funny to me but it is actually true. Chelsea has this habit of performing poorly for a period of time then unexpectedly they start doing well. That's the same thing they did before they won the fifa World Cup.

[Adiljutt156]

Congratulations to Tottenham on that crucial win! It meant them a lot honestly... Because thanks to this win they are out of relegation zone by only a 1-point gap to West Ham.

Nothing has ended yet of course. There are still 3 more games to play so let's see! Both of them have 2 really tough games and a more comfortable game against Leeds. I believe De Zerbi's students can make it.

Tottenham Hotspur football team played very well against Aston Villa team because their overall effort was more in this match and they won this match at the end. That match was organized in the Villa Park, Birmingham and both teams effort was great in this match. The shots of Tottenham Hotspur football team were good in this match which gave confident to the players to gave their full effort to win this match. Gallagher was a person who did goal in the first half of the match and he did this goal at 12 minutes of the match which was important to his team. And  Richarlison also did goal in the first half of the match and he did this goal at 25 minutes of the match and bent the match to their sides because opponent team was not in good position and all players could not do any goal in the first half of the match and they did one and only goal in the second half of the match.]

[Alex077]

What exactly is the color of Chelsea's problem, truth be told Chelsea is beyond repair for this season, no remedy for them this season, how can they be losing this game to make it straight 6 lost in a row in the English premier League, it's quite a pity no lies, like I'm curious what exactly could be the course of this problem they are into? Like they didn't start like this at the beginning of this season they actually started quite well that I was thinking they might be the title contenders, but with what I'm seeing now I keep wondering how it all started.

At the beginning of the season we saw their brilliance and energy on field. Now everything has become a mess. In my eyes their main problem is that shaky state of their defense. I could see they are struggling to stop set pieces and counter attack. That is why they are conceding goal very easily

Look at the match against Forest they are losing their grip in the middle of the field at times. Their midfield no longer has the control it used to have. Due to this Forest could easily counter attack and destroy them

They also lack confidence. Once the losing streak started it has now snowballed and completely ruined their mental state. Every single player are now hesitant to make decision on field. It is not even conceivable that they will fall like this due to the loss of form of their main players and coach's inability to find out right move

[Franctoshi]

What exactly is the color of Chelsea's problem, truth be told Chelsea is beyond repair for this season, no remedy for them this season, how can they be losing this game to make it straight 6 lost in a row in the English premier League, it's quite a pity no lies, like I'm curious what exactly could be the course of this problem they are into? Like they didn't start like this at the beginning of this season they actually started quite well that I was thinking they might be the title contenders, but with what I'm seeing now I keep wondering how it all started.

Chelsea's management and owner is the root of their problems! The most crucial time when their board doesn't let Maresca to handle his squad. So they're sacking Maresca, which was against all of players and Chelsea fans. The problem appeared when their board replace him with Rosenior, which is Championship level manager.
It's when Chelsea is starting to get their problems. It gets worsen with how Rosenior was losing the locker room. The management was also unable to reduce player disappointment over the sack of Maresca.

Their board is basically the main problem. If they retain Maresca. I think they can still perform like what they used. I don't see proper solution other than forcing their board to leave from the club. Changing their coach 1000x times will mean nothing when they still have the same board behind them.

The club is at the brink of collapse, They're even getting worse the more, than expected, the problem with Chelsea football club has been their inpatient with some of their coaches, sometimes you don't sack coaches just simply because they didn't do well in one particular season, I have seen coaches that didn't do well for more than two seasons yet their management team was patiently waiting until there was a turn around regarding the coach/teams performance. There was a big mistake made by Chelsea in sacking Enzo Maresca, someone that brought trophies, you should have worked in giving more better players and not have sacked, now look at the resultant effect.

[9ja Amaka]

I think maybe Mikel Arteta is taking priority with the premier league over the champions league as it’ll be better he wins the premier league now than lose it and win the champions league (though still a great feat) but it’ll be highly laughable that he’s lost the league like 3 times now from a winning position.
I feel for them they have four more crucial games to play and hope Manchester City fumbles in theirs (this feeling is mutual between them).
The ball is still in their court, if they do all that is required and do it well they just might win it.

I think Arsenal is in a very good position to win both the premier league and the champions league,  so I don't see any reason why they will want to prioritizes one over the other. They are one match away to the final of the champions league and they are top of the league with 6 points gap and they just have 3 games to go, so I believe that he is definitely looking to see if he can win the two competition. I also strongly believe that Arsenal will win the premier league,  they just have to finish off atletico Madrid tomorrow and turn their focus to the last 3 premier league matches and maybe they might just win the 2 competitions.

[giammangiato]

I think Arsenal is in a very good position to win both the premier league and the champions league,  so I don't see any reason why they will want to prioritizes one over the other. They are one match away to the final of the champions league and they are top of the league with 6 points gap and they just have 3 games to go, so I believe that he is definitely looking to see if he can win the two competition. I also strongly believe that Arsenal will win the premier league,  they just have to finish off atletico Madrid tomorrow and turn their focus to the last 3 premier league matches and maybe they might just win the 2 competitions.

As for winning the Premiere nothing to say, as for winning the Champions League I wouldn't take it so much for granted.
He will certainly commit to both competitions, but the one where he is most certain is definitely the Championship, for the Champions League he has to face a not easy match, furthermore if he manages to get past the round and go to the final he will still have to compete with Bayer Monaco or PSG, does it seem that simple?