⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Marykeller]

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace will be an interesting game to watch. Palace are not far from relegation which means it is compulsory that they win their last two game against Manchester City and against Arsenal to avoid relegation entirely. Any club close to West Ham and Tottenham in point can easily be relegated if they do not win their last two game and if eventually West Ham and Tottenham win the next game, it will be a thing of goal difference to spot out the relegated club who will join Burnley and Wolves.

Crystal Palace winning its last two matches or not, they won't be relegated out the Premier League this season,  So, get that. The team that most likely to relegated if no winning match comes from their end is Tottenham, and West Ham by mistake win one of their match, they will themselves ahead of Tottenham, pushing Tottenham to the relegation zone.

Currently, the only Premier League game of today, Manchester City leads by 2 goals against Crystal Palace. The Manchester will then indirectly wait for Arsenal to host Burnley at home, in a week today(a win match for Arsenal anyway)

[Fiatless]

Manchester City is using their best players and no one is on the bench apart from Haaland because they need to keep the struggle going till it has been confirmed that Arsenal has won the title. Foden ia on his best performance tonight because he gave those two goal assists which led to the two goals scored in the first half by Semenyo and Marmosh.

Crystal Palace looks weak and frustrated in this game because they're finding it difficult to hold the ball for long as City dominates the second half.

Arsenal is under serious pressure now because Manchester City is not relenting. It is a concern to the Gunners because City are not just winning games, they are scoring more goals. As it stands now both Arsenal and City have the same goal difference. Arsenal's only remedy is that they should never drop points.

Since they have already escaped relegation, maybe Crystal Palace is more focused on the Conference League finals with Rayo Vallecano. Winning the Conference League would give them an automatic ticket to the Europa League.

[Victorybit1]

Manchester City is using their best players and no one is on the bench apart from Haaland because they need to keep the struggle going till it has been confirmed that Arsenal has won the title. Foden ia on his best performance tonight because he gave those two goal assists which led to the two goals scored in the first half by Semenyo and Marmosh.

Crystal Palace looks weak and frustrated in this game because they're finding it difficult to hold the ball for long as City dominates the second half.

Arsenal is under serious pressure now because Manchester City is not relenting. It is a concern to the Gunners because City are not just winning games, they are scoring more goals. As it stands now both Arsenal and City have the same goal difference. Arsenal's only remedy is that they should never drop points.

Since they have already escaped relegation, maybe Crystal Palace is more focused on the Conference League finals with Rayo Vallecano. Winning the Conference League would give them an automatic ticket to the Europa League.

Well no much pressure for them, what they just need to do is just to win all their remaining games to avoid any hope of Manchester City getting close to them or winning the league again. This time around they have gone so close to the title and now everything lies in their hands because they are the ones to do any rubbish that will get the trophy away from them because as it stands the title is already their if only they will win their games, so no pressure GUNNERS .

[Ruttoshi]

Arsenal is under serious pressure now because Manchester City is not relenting. It is a concern to the Gunners because City are not just winning games, they are scoring more goals. As it stands now both Arsenal and City have the same goal difference. Arsenal's only remedy is that they should never drop points.

Since they have already escaped relegation, maybe Crystal Palace is more focused on the Conference League finals with Rayo Vallecano. Winning the Conference League would give them an automatic ticket to the Europa League.

Arsenal should only focus on winning their last two matches and seal up their championship without thinking about the outcome of Manchester City games so that they don't lose focus. Manchester City is two points down two games to go, their opportunity will only come if Arsenal drop any point.

Savino has netted the post to make it 3-0 for the host. A brilliant performance from Manchester City tonight in their title race with Arsenal.

[Amphenomenon]

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace will be an interesting game to watch. Palace are not far from relegation which means it is compulsory that they win their last two game against Manchester City and against Arsenal to avoid relegation entirely. Any club close to West Ham and Tottenham in point can easily be relegated if they do not win their last two game and if eventually West Ham and Tottenham win the next game, it will be a thing of goal difference to spot out the relegated club who will join Burnley and Wolves.

Crystal Palace winning its last two matches or not, they won't be relegated out the Premier League this season,  So, get that. The team that most likely to relegated if no winning match comes from their end is Tottenham, and West Ham by mistake win one of their match, they will themselves ahead of Tottenham, pushing Tottenham to the relegation zone.

Currently, the only Premier League game of today, Manchester City leads by 2 goals against Crystal Palace. The Manchester will then indirectly wait for Arsenal to host Burnley at home, in a week today(a win match for Arsenal anyway)

Crystal Palace current point can keep them away from relegation, the worst is that they can finish 17th and nothing less. I don't see them taking point(s) against Arsenal just like tonight that they are currently losing three goals to nil. Their next game is against Brentford, they can get something from that game or not. To be honest, not relegating is enough for Palace this season especially if they can lift the Conference League trophy.

They have sold key players and the manager will be the next to leave, and next season is for restructuring and building a better team again, hopefully.

[Oluwa-btc]

An impressive first half from the citizens, I was thinking they would struggled in this since most of their first team players have been benched against the FA Cup final against Chelsea, but so far they are doing very well and have been clinically good also in front of goal. It 2-0 so far but I believe more goals will come in the second half.

A win in this game have put them 2 point behind arsenal already, honestly we might get to the last day to see who wins the premier league this season. There is still a chance d or Manchester city to get all 3 domestic trophies but there is also a chance that they might just be winning the Corabao cup this season.

Let see what the second half brings.

Double brilliance from Phil Foden to set up both Semenyo and Marmoosh during the first half. I think they got the job done during the first half with those two goals.
Like I said earlier, Crystal Palace do not need this game,  they have to be ready for the conference cup finals. As for Manchester City, they mount more pressure on Arsenal who are currently two points ahead of them.

Second half was all to entertain! Cherki mann!! What a player! Great talent!

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Manchester City is using their best players and no one is on the bench apart from Haaland because they need to keep the struggle going till it has been confirmed that Arsenal has won the title. Foden ia on his best performance tonight because he gave those two goal assists which led to the two goals scored in the first half by Semenyo and Marmosh.

Crystal Palace looks weak and frustrated in this game because they're finding it difficult to hold the ball for long as City dominates the second half.

Arsenal is under serious pressure now because Manchester City is not relenting. It is a concern to the Gunners because City are not just winning games, they are scoring more goals. As it stands now both Arsenal and City have the same goal difference. Arsenal's only remedy is that they should never drop points.

Indeed, Manchester City is really cooking crystal palace in a manner I never expected, before the beginning of this match, I did a mind prediction and concluded it will likely be a draw or Manchester City will manage to win my not more than one goal, but seeing now, three goals already while the match isn't even over yet, kinda shows that crystal palace may not have prepared for this game the way they should.

Now the pressure is on Arsenal, Manchester winning this match will leave Arsenal with just 2 points ahead of Manchester City and this is something even me myself is not happy about.
I really do hope that Arsenal will not lose any point in their remaining games if they do, then it's over for them this season, they will have no choice but to wait for next season to try again at winning the  league title.

[Woodie]

Crystal Palace knocked off the bucket list and next assignment for Citeh will be Bournemouth which is not an easy task, but we all want this to count as a win to put pressure on current league leaders Arsenal who face a Burnley side that has been relegated & have nothing to play for besides pride. but don't count Burnley out, these are the kind of teams that would want to be in the history books for stopping Arsenal from getting their EPL title and they can do it..

Let the mind games begin 

[Issa56]

I am beginning to doubt that Arsenal will win all their matches but as for Manchester City, they will not lose any of their matches again and that is certainly that Manchester City is going to be the victor of the league.

Nobody is sure if Arsenal will be able to win their last two matches, lots of people are not so confident in Arsenal to win their last two matches, they are ahead of Manchester city with 2 points, but people still believe they going to fuck up before the season end. I don’t really think Manchester city will be losing any match right now, they won against crystal palace today, and they having just two premier league matches to play which I don’t think they going to be losing.

Arsenal could not win West Ham United with good scores. Manchester City might score more goals in the second half. Their performance on the pitch is great.

Arsenal struggled against West Ham, and they were just lucky to get a win in the match. If not for West Ham goal that was canceled towards the ending of the match, they would have played draw in the match.

Manchester city scored 3 goals today, they really needed the goals, because if Arsenal can play draw in at least a match, goal difference is what will be used, so Manchester city needs to be scoring many goals now.

[Muba20]

Arsenal should only focus on winning their last two matches and seal up their championship without thinking about the outcome of Manchester City games so that they don't lose focus. Manchester City is two points down two games to go, their opportunity will only come if Arsenal drop any point.

Yes, you are right. To ensure the championship, Arsenal should focus more on their own game instead of worrying about other teams' points. There is no doubt that both Arsenal and Manchester City are in good form at the moment. In this situation, Arsenal needs to be more focused.

Arsenal always play strategically. Those who try to play with fewer mistakes. This habit will help them to keep them ahead in winning the title. Arsenal need to win the remaining 2 matches to win the title. At this moment, if they make a small mistake, they will lose their position. Now the more Arsenal can focus on themselves, the more they will be of winning the title.

[Berry2d]

Arsenal is under serious pressure now because Manchester City is not relenting. It is a concern to the Gunners because City are not just winning games, they are scoring more goals. As it stands now both Arsenal and City have the same goal difference. Arsenal's only remedy is that they should never drop points.

Since they have already escaped relegation, maybe Crystal Palace is more focused on the Conference League finals with Rayo Vallecano. Winning the Conference League would give them an automatic ticket to the Europa League.

Arsenal should only focus on winning their last two matches and seal up their championship without thinking about the outcome of Manchester City games so that they don't lose focus. Manchester City is two points down two games to go, their opportunity will only come if Arsenal drop any point.

Savino has netted the post to make it 3-0 for the host. A brilliant performance from Manchester City tonight in their title race with Arsenal.

Arsenal winning there last few games is the easiest thing for Arsenal especially now they know there chances of winning the premier League is slim if they loss any of there remaining games in the Premier League.  
Among all the teams in the Premier League now, I will say Arsenal is the only team facing much pressure as they have some major games ahead of them left to be played. Although I cannot predict what the outcome of arsenal's last game will be because in the Premier league everything is possible because all teams in the Premier League are relentlessly looking forth to prove there worth and show what they are made off.

[Supreme Donvic]

I expected Manchester City to win their match today and that is what happened I predicted in my bet for Manchester city to win and they have succeeded in winning with three goals wonderful performance from Manchester City they are fighting so well to make sure that they have the chance of lifting the premier League trophy and if Arsenal should make any mistake by losing any match or drawing any match Manchester City will end up lifting the premier League trophy Arsenal should not make any mistake but from what I'm saying I believe arsenal may end up making a mistake of drawing their match or losing if that happens then Manchester City will be the champions of England this season.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is the defending champions of the championship and it will not be wise to say Arsenal will beat the defending champions. But it is good that Arsenal is going to play the two major leagues final in the season and they have to win at least one league title. Paris Saint-Germain will not allow Arsenal to win the match and that will be an intense game. Manchester City in turn will not do their best to win the Premier League so Arsenal is at the middle of brainstorming. Today's matches will determine again the fate of Manchester City.

I agree with you, although I can be prudent because it's something that already applies to many of us, especially in football They are the defending champions, but it's better to defend them by simply letting them know that they have demonstrated a far superior style of football in the championship Of course, they had a slow start, but they improved as the tournament progressed, and that's something that was very pleasing This is what makes the difference. I would say that Arsenal's only way to win is by running a lot from beginning to end and playing vertically, breaking through all of PSG's lines, just as Chelsea did in the Club World Cup.

[GiftedMAN]

Crystal Palace knocked off the bucket list and next assignment for Citeh will be Bournemouth which is not an easy task, but we all want this to count as a win to put pressure on current league leaders Arsenal who face a Burnley side that has been relegated & have nothing to play for besides pride. but don't count Burnley out, these are the kind of teams that would want to be in the history books for stopping Arsenal from getting their EPL title and they can do it..

Let the mind games begin 

Crystal Palace was seen before the start of the game as a difficult game for Pep Guardiola's side and his idea of resting his best players was almost scary but he got a win and a clean sheet to put more pressure on the league leaders who are still ahead of them with 2 point. City next game against Bournemouth will still be a strong game because they will try to avoid a draw and defeat same way Arsenal will avoid draw but they all need to be very careful especially Arsenal that will be away against Crystal Palace on the last match.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Crystal Palace knocked off the bucket list and next assignment for Citeh will be Bournemouth which is not an easy task, but we all want this to count as a win to put pressure on current league leaders Arsenal who face a Burnley side that has been relegated & have nothing to play for besides pride. but don't count Burnley out, these are the kind of teams that would want to be in the history books for stopping Arsenal from getting their EPL title and they can do it..

Let the mind games begin 

When you say "we all", yourself and who and who are you referring to? Cus I am very sure you don't wanna count me in among those who wanted Manchester City to win todays match against Crystal Palace, you should never generalize your personal opinion and make it seem or look like it's the opinion of everyone else or the general public.

I perfectly understand that Arsenal hasn't been actually doing that which is expected of them to prove their seriousness and readiness to win the league title this season, but maybe now that Manchester City has managed to beat Crystal Palace and are currently behind Arsenal with just two points, the pleasure on Arsenal and how they play their next match will determine if they ready to be crowned or not, unfortunately for arsenal, things have become very tight now that there is absolutely no more room for correcting mistakes, any mistake made now is their good bye kiss to the premier league title this season.

[SquallLeonhart]

What we are seeing right now is all depending on Arsenal and not City, doubt that City would end up losing, but the reality is that Arsenal may not end up losing neither. We should wait and see of course, we could see two more games where Arsenal potentially could lose points, we are not guaranteed on anything and it could go bad, but at the current stage I would say that it would be difficult for them to lose, they are going to face two simple teams and they should easily get wins there.

Palace should give a very good account of themselves because they risk the chance of going down to the championship. So picking up points against City will be a good one but the problem is that, City too has to win this game to stand the chance of winning the league. City will hope that Arsenal should drop points and they get maximum points against Palace so this game is a tricky one for Palace and even for city too because there is no guarantee for victory in this game for City.

There is no reason why Palace should go down, there are only 2 games left, doubt that we are going to see other teams win both games, and all at the same time. Palace is staying this year, and they basically guaranteed it, sure mathematically it may not be, but in theory it is already done. So losing this game will not matter, they do not care, plus it's City so losing to them is not a big deal at all and everyone would understand the situation without a doubt, losing to City is understandable.

[Smartvirus]

Arsenal always play strategically. Those who try to play with fewer mistakes. This habit will help them to keep them ahead in winning the title. Arsenal need to win the remaining 2 matches to win the title. At this moment, if they make a small mistake, they will lose their position. Now the more Arsenal can focus on themselves, the more they will be of winning the title.

That strategy almost gave them a draw against West Ham United. The VAR did come to their rescue and it has being a controversial decision that is being talked about a lot on social media. A lot of persons have questioned the many activities that preceded the foul on Raya but, I still maintain that it was a good decision.
I however would like to see Arsenal scoring more goals in their fixtures to have some sense of security about the game. Winning by a single goal margin doesn’t help and at any time, the opposition can get a goal to make them drop points.

Manchester City have inched a little closer to Arsenal now, they don’t have the luxury of making any mistakes now.

[satscraper]

I expected Manchester City to win their match today and that is what happened I predicted in my bet for Manchester city to win and they have succeeded in winning with three goals wonderful performance from Manchester City they are fighting so well to make sure that they have the chance of lifting the premier League trophy and if Arsenal should make any mistake by losing any match or drawing any match Manchester City will end up lifting the premier League trophy Arsenal should not make any mistake but from what I'm saying I believe arsenal may end up making a mistake of drawing their match or losing if that happens then Manchester City will be the champions of England this season.

My congratulations on your winning bet. I restrained myself from betting this time because I thought the match could end in a draw, but I was wrong with that prediction. Manchester City proved once again that they are very serious in this race for the title, so now Arsenal should take the floor. I hope they win both remaining matches because I’m supporting them.

[Velvet78]

There is no reason why Palace should go down, there are only 2 games left, doubt that we are going to see other teams win both games, and all at the same time. Palace is staying this year, and they basically guaranteed it, sure mathematically it may not be, but in theory it is already done. So losing this game will not matter, they do not care, plus it's City so losing to them is not a big deal at all and everyone would understand the situation without a doubt, losing to City is understandable.

Indeed! Probably they didn't have any idea about Crystal Palace's situation in the standings. They are already 8 points ahead of relegation zone. So they are guaranteed in the Premier League for next season. 

They would just focus on the Conference League from now on. They have no reason to risk their most important players too much in the remaining Premier League matches instead.

This is why I think Arsenal will also beat them on the final week of the season...

[JeffBrad12]

Crystal Palace knocked off the bucket list and next assignment for Citeh will be Bournemouth which is not an easy task, but we all want this to count as a win to put pressure on current league leaders Arsenal who face a Burnley side that has been relegated & have nothing to play for besides pride. but don't count Burnley out, these are the kind of teams that would want to be in the history books for stopping Arsenal from getting their EPL title and they can do it..

Let the mind games begin 

Mind games won't work again because logically Arsenal is gonna win the rest of games. No more strong opponents, and they can win both of games. Burnley is so damn shite as well as Palace. I think they already secured their crown, though they have not yet played the two games remaining.
Even almost all of football fans are skeptical about Burnley and Palace will give a fight to Arsenal.

I think the winner is already decided. So congrats for Arsenal winning EPL again after more than 20 years of playing football in modern years.