⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[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.

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.

I wouldn’t keep my hopes up if I were you. Few months ago, we thought Arsenal was winning a quadruple and look what happened. At this point, winning one trophy is enough for me. The team has been one of the best this season, and they deserve to win a trophy to show for all their hard work. Would I rather see Arsenal win the UCL or premier league, of course I will choose the Champions League.

[pawel7777]

Arsenal faced a lot of criticism before their win against Fulham, as it looked like they were having some problems with performance not being at the expected level. At first glance, it can look like they're in a very tight race with Man City, with Arsenal being up by 6 points while Man City have two more games to play, but Arsenal's chances of winning the league are far greater than the City's. Arsenal only have 3 more games to play, all against teams from the bottom of the table, and they are likely to win all of them. This means Man City have to win all of their remaining games as well, but it will be much harder, as 3 of those games are against clubs from the top 7: Brentford, Aston Villa and Bournemouth. I don't think people understand how slim the chances of winning all those 5 games are.

In about 1.5h Man City is taking on Everton in an away game. I expect Man City to win, as statistically, Everton doesn't tend to utilise their home advantage too well, as they earn more points (on average) in away games. I don't expect it to be an easy win. When Everton loses, it's usually by 1 goal difference.

[Accardo]

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

Chelsea lost all factors that builds up management, every part of the club outside the pitch is broken, no way, the team can't do well in games when bigger factors eat up the purpose of every executive meeting in the club, talks on taxes, managers, high spending on signings that didn't pay off, suppresses the tactical growth of the players while in the pitch. It's like when a good student begin to notice that the sponsors are struggling financially, and experiences it in real time, because he/she gets denied of what they once enjoyed, including good grades, the itching managerial problems of Chelsea club has just taken away winning from their players. Pathetic!

[ILuckyGuyI]

Now the pressure is on Man City! They need to win vs Everton away tonight. Arsenal must have got their easiest win on the recent days.

Not joking here. Because you know how much difficulty they've had with scoring goals lately. Maybe this could help them get more effective in offense in the remaining time of the season.


I'm mad at Tottenham due to scoring only 1 goal vs Wolves because of my FPL preferences. But anyway... They showed their best performance ever in a long time vs Aston Villa. Now I think they won't relegate.  

[SquallLeonhart]

Beating Villa was a crucial win for them because the rest of the season is very different and difficult for them, it's not really clear if they are going to stay in the league but rest of the games are easier. They have a game against Chelsea, which should be a loss for sure, but we still do not know how Chelsea is doing so it could be anything, but aside from that they are going to play against Leeds and Everton which should be wins and if they have beaten Villa then I am sure they could beat Leeds and Everton too.

You never know with these relegation zone level teams, they could win all three, could lose all three, anything could happen. So it's true that we need to wait, but at least they are out for now.

[Hazink]

I wouldn’t keep my hopes up if I were you. Few months ago, we thought Arsenal was winning a quadruple and look what happened. At this point, winning one trophy is enough for me. The team has been one of the best this season, and they deserve to win a trophy to show for all their hard work. Would I rather see Arsenal win the UCL or premier league, of course I will choose the Champions League.

Well, let's see how the whole thing will play out because Arsenal might still win this season, debating about this won't make any difference because they have already done the mistake and there is nothing wrong with that, which they have learnt their lessons and I believe next season, they won't have to do the mistakes they have done in the past. Also, understand that football is a game. So breathe mate, you don’t have to stress yourself and keep the same energy, knowing that they’ll most likely come back much more stronger

[Agbam]

Nottingham Forest are actually on a roll here, they are unbeaten in about 10 games now. Since the draw against Manchester City they have become transformed. I’m beginning to strongly believe in them.

Chelsea problems continues from bad to worse and how will they expect to fare against Manchester City at the finals. Sad thing Cole Palmer missed a penalty that could have brought them back into the game and maybe changed the game.

A deserved victory for Nottingham Forest, they were the better team and Taiwo Awoniyi with a brace!!

[Achalugo BTC]

Chelsea lost all factors that builds up management, every part of the club outside the pitch is broken, no way, the team can't do well in games when bigger factors eat up the purpose of every executive meeting in the club, talks on taxes, managers, high spending on signings that didn't pay off, suppresses the tactical growth of the players while in the pitch. It's like when a good student begin to notice that the sponsors are struggling financially, and experiences it in real time, because he/she gets denied of what they once enjoyed, including good grades, the itching managerial problems of Chelsea club has just taken away winning from their players. Pathetic!

Just give them some time, they will reinforce themselves again and regain all they have lost. Though, it might take some time but they will surely retain their name, but let me say truth, if they work on themselves and amend some errors in their lives and in their teams, they will play a good team together, which they have to let go pride in order cure their problems and be free from constantly failures because all these while they are planting on the wrong soil, which is not bring forth good fruits.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Now the pressure is on Man City! They need to win vs Everton away tonight. Arsenal must have got their easiest win on the recent days.

Not joking here. Because you know how much difficulty they've had with scoring goals lately. Maybe this could help them get more effective in offense in the remaining time of the season.

True, Manchester City are going to be under pressure especially if the first half end in favor of Everton at least 1nil, it will make them to be more desperate to get an equalizer and we know how Everton are, good at defending when it comes to the bigger teams. This is the moment Arsenal fans will be cheering for Everton to cause more damage against City. At this point we have to see how serious Arsenal and City will be since we are almost getting to the final day of the season and these two teams can't afford to drop point because if it happens that either of them drop point then the other team have more advantage of winning the league. I can't wait to see this game get started, the desperation and the hunger of shouting in front of the fans at full time.

[MArsland]

Now the pressure is on Man City! They need to win vs Everton away tonight. Arsenal must have got their easiest win on the recent days.

Not joking here. Because you know how much difficulty they've had with scoring goals lately. Maybe this could help them get more effective in offense in the remaining time of the season.


I'm mad at Tottenham due to scoring only 1 goal vs Wolves because of my FPL preferences. But anyway... They showed their best performance ever in a long time vs Aston Villa. Now I think they won't relegate.  

In less than an hour we will see how Manchester City cope with this pressure, a very important and crucial result, although 2 matches as capital but both need to win if you want to stay in competition with Arsenal.
 
I also honestly want to see Spurs relegated so that its officials realize and want to fix this club seriously. If at the end of this season they manage to qualify, it means they are still given the opportunity to appear in the EPL.

[jakdanyel]

Have you seen this?



This table includes the part Carrick's time at Manchester United only. They have collected the most amount of points with him in the PL. Even more than the current title contenders...

He is doing this even without a great squad. Bruno Fernandes is making a huge effort. He is a one-man army. He should stay no matter what. They need him for a potential title race next year.

[WatChe]

Well, let's see how the whole thing will play out because Arsenal might still win this season, debating about this won't make any difference because they have already done the mistake and there is nothing wrong with that, which they have learnt their lessons and I believe next season, they won't have to do the mistakes they have done in the past. Also, understand that football is a game. So breathe mate, you don’t have to stress yourself and keep the same energy, knowing that they’ll most likely come back much more stronger

Arsenal will win this season or not depends heavily on how Man City plays its next 2 matches. This is because Man City is still two matches away from Arsenal and City will have equal number of points if its wins both of its next games. If Arsenal had learned from its previous mistakes then they might not finished as runner up in last three consecutive seasons. Arsenal has habit of not performing well at crucial stages of the tournament and there fans won't settle for runner up slot this time.    

[Tmoonz]

Now the pressure is on Man City! They need to win vs Everton away tonight. Arsenal must have got their easiest win on the recent days.

Not joking here. Because you know how much difficulty they've had with scoring goals lately. Maybe this could help them get more effective in offense in the remaining time of the season.

True, Manchester City are going to be under pressure especially if the first half end in favor of Everton at least 1nil, it will make them to be more desperate to get an equalizer and we know how Everton are, good at defending when it comes to the bigger teams. This is the moment Arsenal fans will be cheering for Everton to cause more damage against City. At this point we have to see how serious Arsenal and City will be since we are almost getting to the final day of the season and these two teams can't afford to drop point because if it happens that either of them drop point then the other team have more advantage of winning the league. I can't wait to see this game get started, the desperation and the hunger of shouting in front of the fans at full time.

The fact is there's no way Everton is going to get even a draw in that game, it seems you guys are underestimating Pep Guardiola in time like this, Pep is going to play every single match as a final match in this remaining matches, and you know what that means, he's not going to keep any single key player on the bench, and now that Arsenal is topping with 4 goals and 6 points, do you really think he will be expecting just a goal from his players? And this Everton is a one game he can't play with, because any mistake from this game might cost them the league.

[MK-74]

Chelsea lost again. They played at home against Nottingham Forest and were beaten 1-3.
Their losing streak has now reached six matches and they are starting to drift away from 6th place. For Nottingham Forest, this was a very important win. They are moving further away from the relegation zone, although there is still a chance they could go down.

Manchester City are away to Everton tonight. City absolutely have to win because Arsenal have won all of their matches. If City lose, the title race could slip away from them.

[Felicity_Tide]

Chelsea problems continues from bad to worse and how will they expect to fare against Manchester City at the finals. Sad thing Cole Palmer missed a penalty that could have brought them back into the game and maybe changed the game.

It was a terrible game for Chelsea, especially in the first half. I couldn't even watch their nonsense performance in the second half because I wasn't expecting much from them. And what's even more surprising was the Nottm Forest starting 11 in today's game. Most of the players weren't even first team players. Palmer failing to take the lead from the penalty spot was almost as if things were never meant to work out for them in the game. As it stands, the dream for a champions league football for next season is gone. Even a Europa League spot is not guaranteed, except they defeat City in the FA cup finals. It's getting really bad for them.

[KingsDen]

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.

Chelsea is now feeling the pain of recruiting and firing coaches season by season. It all started as of May 2022, they signed Tuchel not long enough, they switched to Graham Potter, Chelsea continued changing managers like that for three seasons taking them roughly up to five to six managers/interim. This season just did  ot work out for them. Although, Chelsea is known for their constant habit of hiring and firing coaches at will.

Chelsea made a mistake by not holding onto one manager and wait for positive results just as Arsenal did. But there was a rumour that  Maresca was interested in offers from other clubs (Manchester city) precisely. But that is not a reason enough to fire him. Now, Chelsea will continue in their search for a lasting coach, which might not be possible.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Now the pressure is on Man City! They need to win vs Everton away tonight. Arsenal must have got their easiest win on the recent days.

Not joking here. Because you know how much difficulty they've had with scoring goals lately. Maybe this could help them get more effective in offense in the remaining time of the season.

True, Manchester City are going to be under pressure especially if the first half end in favor of Everton at least 1nil, it will make them to be more desperate to get an equalizer and we know how Everton are, good at defending when it comes to the bigger teams. This is the moment Arsenal fans will be cheering for Everton to cause more damage against City. At this point we have to see how serious Arsenal and City will be since we are almost getting to the final day of the season and these two teams can't afford to drop point because if it happens that either of them drop point then the other team have more advantage of winning the league. I can't wait to see this game get started, the desperation and the hunger of shouting in front of the fans at full time.

The fact is there's no way Everton is going to get even a draw in that game, it seems you guys are underestimating Pep Guardiola in time like this, Pep is going to play every single match as a final match in this remaining matches, and you know what that means, he's not going to keep any single key player on the bench, and now that Arsenal is topping with 4 goals and 6 points, do you really think he will be expecting just a goal from his players? And this Everton is a one game he can't play with, because any mistake from this game might cost them the league.

Is not about we underestimating Pep is about how we see Everton as a side that can't do anything in this game but let's not forget that Everton are also hungry for Europe competition which I feel if they do well in the remaining games they are definitely going to get what they are fighting for. Manchester City still see themselves as the league leaders but it will only happen if they win Everton because as it stands Arsenal are hoping and waiting patiently for this game to either end in a draw or end as they started which is a draw, it will be hard but let's see how both sides handles their back lines.

[Pablo-wood]

Now the pressure is on Man City! They need to win vs Everton away tonight. Arsenal must have got their easiest win on the recent days.

Not joking here. Because you know how much difficulty they've had with scoring goals lately. Maybe this could help them get more effective in offense in the remaining time of the season.


I'm mad at Tottenham due to scoring only 1 goal vs Wolves because of my FPL preferences. But anyway... They showed their best performance ever in a long time vs Aston Villa. Now I think they won't relegate.  

Man City are dominating the game play with lots of good chances. I think this might be another game that will give Arsenal more work to do if they must increase their chances. Everton are trying hard to defend but it seems Manchester City attack is getting more tense making Everton make some silly mistakes.

Tottenham has left the relegation zone but the need to win their remaining games to avoid taking chances. Everton is slowly following them up and any mistakes might end in relegating.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Nottingham Forest are actually on a roll here, they are unbeaten in about 10 games now. Since the draw against Manchester City they have become transformed. I’m beginning to strongly believe in them.

Chelsea problems continues from bad to worse and how will they expect to fare against Manchester City at the finals. Sad thing Cole Palmer missed a penalty that could have brought them back into the game and maybe changed the game.

A deserved victory for Nottingham Forest, they were the better team and Taiwo Awoniyi with a brace!!

Honestly Chelsea performance is getting from bad to worse, six consecutive matches and Chelsea couldn't get a single point this is embarrassing. Look at the Nottingham forest position in the standing and Chelsea cannot still beat them, Nottingham forest played a very good game they really deserved this victory. Chelsea will face Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland in their remaining fixtures which is going to be a crucial match for Chelsea, I know Liverpool and Tottenham are also not in form but with the Chelsea conditions now I don't think they are capable to challenge them, honestly this is a terrible season for Chelsea.

[Chilwell]

Now the pressure is on Man City! They need to win vs Everton away tonight. Arsenal must have got their easiest win on the recent days.

Not joking here. Because you know how much difficulty they've had with scoring goals lately. Maybe this could help them get more effective in offense in the remaining time of the season.


I'm mad at Tottenham due to scoring only 1 goal vs Wolves because of my FPL preferences. But anyway... They showed their best performance ever in a long time vs Aston Villa. Now I think they won't relegate.  

Man City are dominating the game play with lots of good chances. I think this might be another game that will give Arsenal more work to do if they must increase their chances. Everton are trying hard to defend but it seems Manchester City attack is getting more tense making Everton make some silly mistakes.

Tottenham has left the relegation zone but the need to win their remaining games to avoid taking chances. Everton is slowly following them up and any mistakes might end in relegating.

I don't even know what to call it but right now Manchester City are trying to kill Everton by claiming almost 80% ball possession in the first half, Manchester City will be so surprised to see this kind of defense because I don't think they expected what they are seeing, Everton are  holding a very big pressure against Manchester City, my question is that can they hold it to the end because right now this match is very important for Manchester City and that is why they are seriously mounting prayer on them.

Just some minutes before the end of the first half Manchester City have taken a lead and with this, I am still expecting more because the gate has been open. Manchester City don't even need victory alone, they also need more goals so that they can be able to overtake Arsenal on the table.