⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Comeacross]

What really make think that Manchester United will defeat Aston Villa this weekend, oh you thought Manchester United comeback against Roma will work in Premier for them right? If that's what you have in mind then you have to delete such thought from your mind okay. Because with recent performance from Manchester United I'm not  sureif they're ready to win a premier league match for now, for us to believe they're ready let them win up to 3 matches then we'll believe them but for now no football lovers will put their hope on Manchester United again.

So you think that's how Manchester united will continue losing games until the end of the season? Even the worst team in the league some time manage to win a game once in a while. At some point, there will be definitely a time they'll turn things around for good. Manchester United is going through a difficult time but it's still unfair to assume they are going to lose every game regardless of the opponent. I won't be saying this if they're playing against Manchester city or Arsenal but Aston villa should not be hard for Manchester United to handle even at their current form. If they can't turn up now, when are they planning to do it? Common!

[Yabani]

The players don't usually play to expectation in most of their match and when they lose, people switch the blame to coach. I'm not saying the coach is fault free, he has his own flaws too but most defeat is as a result of the players failing to live up to expectation.

Nonsense! There's a coaching and tactical flaw, but pretend like you don't see it.

Did you even read my post to the end before writing this? Were you that eager to respond to anything about Manchester united? I clearly said that I'm not saying the coach is free from blame, he has his own flaws too. So how can you say I'm pretending like I didn't see that? I'm not supporting the coach or praising him, all I'm saying is that it's unfair to keep putting all the blames on coach and the tactics when we all know that players also have a role to play and make big difference too. If you watch some of this players playing, you'll wonder how they reach that stage with the level of unseriousness they're exhibiting.

I absolutely agree with you, my friend. Because when Carrick leaves the team and a new manager arrives, they will still be fielding the same group of players. A new manager doesn't have a magic wand. It’s not as if they can instantly overhaul the style of play; however, if Man Utd starts playing better football, it would imply that the players themselves share some of the blame for the current poor situation. I personally believe Bruno Fernandes should leave the team—I’m convinced he has a negative impact on the squad. He also doesn't seem to get along well with Carrick. Just as Man Utd played great football when Carrick joined the coaching staff last year, I believe the players are the primary reason for the team's poor performance this season.
They managed to beat Roma 3-2; we’ll see what happens in tomorrow’s match against Aston Villa.

[Gentle_Soul]

Why did Chelsea sell Kovacic to their rival?

 The EPL is just a league where clubs do the unthinkable as the case of Chelsea selling Kovacic to City they're not even showing how it will affect them (like delaying the process to think about it) in the future and I can't say I know the reason why Chelsea sold one of their consistent midfielder to one of their threat in the EPL.
 What about Havartz who was sold to Arsenal, this transfer window is still in a blur state where we can't see what happens next. I don't even see any replacement coming in the squad after Kovacic left and they're still acting comfortable, I hope it won't back fire, Chelsea are just selling anything they get their hands on.

When a club shows interest on a particular player and it becomes obviously clear that such player also wants to move to that club, it is best to allow the player leave.
If Chelsea decides not to let Kovacic leave the club now that he's very interested in going to Manchester City, the player would be very unhappy with the decision and would not passionately play for Chelsea again. So I think the club management was right to let him leave

You  are is correct on this I mean it usually happens most of the times where you can just be wondering what is happening to a player but you wouldn't know that the player is just simply playing because he has to play and not knowing that his mind has already left the team so I agree with you if a play declares interest in another team while playing for the other, he should be given that opportunity to go to the other team where he declared interest.
I understand  that it would be difficult for the club management to just release the player to start playing for another team just like that but then it is also for the best interest of the team especially when the the player starts losing interest in the team he is playing.

[Xackie]

Saw this loss happening since first the half. Leeds really deserved  the win, they were the only team dropping a good performance. Leeds were just unlucky not to have scored more than 1 goals., they missed some  big chances.  Tottenham performance was bad, i still don't understand der zerbi tactics. Coming from getting 3 wins in a row only to lose against Leeds. These are the kind of games you are supposed to win in order to gather more points. If you can't play well against mid these teams, how would they perform when they are facing a big teams (still surprised they were able to beat Chelsea). They play Ipswich at home after the international break, I hope they don't repeat this same performance that day.

[Pandu Geddon]

I won't be saying this if they're playing against Manchester city or Arsenal but Aston villa should not be hard for Manchester United to handle even at their current form. If they can't turn up now, when are they planning to do it? Common!

Of course United could win occasionally, but it will not show a revival for them this season. I am confident that United still has a chance to win against Aston Villa, but it will not be easy. If you compare with Man City and Arsenal, you might also see Aston Villa defeating Man City 2-1. We know United's performance at the moment is inconsistent. If I had to bet, I might not bet on all the games of United.

[GIF-JOBS]

We are on the same page here. That all-of-a-sudden equalizer and late winner is no match for what Manchester United will face in the Premier League. If it were in the Premier League, Manchester United are down by 2 goals it would be almost impossible for them to get back. The best that could happen is a draw if it was in the Premier League.

I'm not convinced Manchester United will beat Aston Villa. Aston Villa is one of the best team in the Premier League this season, Manchester United are argualbly the worst team.

I also think that, no matter what Manchester United does in that match, but this is not a proof from which we can consider Manchester United to be much stronger now than in the previous matches, their current situation, if they want to improve themselves from this situation, they still have to work hard, and if we talk about the next match, then I expect Aston Villa to win or draw, but even though it is Manchester United's home ground, I cannot expect Manchester United to win. Manchester United is not strong enough to win the next match, at least based on the current form, I will say this with great confidence.

The Arsenal vs Hull City match is going on now, Arsenal is maintaining the attack, but Hull City is seen to counterattack very well, Hull City can score a goal, but Arsenal will win the match.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

I won't be saying this if they're playing against Manchester city or Arsenal but Aston villa should not be hard for Manchester United to handle even at their current form. If they can't turn up now, when are they planning to do it? Common!

Of course United could win occasionally, but it will not show a revival for them this season. I am confident that United still has a chance to win against Aston Villa, but it will not be easy. If you compare with Man City and Arsenal, you might also see Aston Villa defeating Man City 2-1. We know United's performance at the moment is inconsistent. If I had to bet, I might not bet on all the games of United.

Let's see if just one good win against Roma in the Champions League would improve their performance, as far as Maguire, Dalot would be in the lineup i don't think I'll be confident that they'll win Aston Villa I'll rather prefer Carrick introduce players from the youth team, who are hungry to showcase their talent, as for those lads i mentioned they're lazy ahd mostly the reason United concede goals.
 Well the atmosphere in United's dressing room would be good lately, they have to prove that they're back, it would be tough cause Aston Villa would also try to recover from their last defeat with them but United's players has to give their all, they owe a lot to the badge.

[LUCKMCFLY]

For now everyone already know that Everton will win conventry, even with their last performance against Newcastle United last week shows how serious they're.  For me im not surprised by this result from Everton.

Well, he's right, hardly anyone has talked much about Everton, but I like that they're coming on strong. Here in the Premier League, you can't afford to have a weak team, and any team with more than four consecutive losses is hardly taken into consideration anymore. So the focus is on the race for first place: Arsenal, City, and Liverpool's surprising Champions League defeat. All of this leads to some important teams being overlooked.

For example, right now I'm really interested in Manchester United's results because I have a soft spot for that team, and also for Carrick, who's being heavily criticized. So, you see, attention goes in other directions, but the other teams are never forgotten.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

It's a boring first half display by Arsenal and Hull City. This is what you get from 2 clubs who play a high defensive line. Hull literally blocked off every Arsenal advances and are not troubled by Havertz at all. The Hull city goalkeeper is reading the game properly, he's not moving too much and is available to make saves when it matters.

The referee made a good call on Havertz shirt pull, and Hull city were very lucky he was offside, they would've just handed Arsenal one goal lead just before halftime.

Halftime score 0:0

[ASloveapg]

A team like Hull City is performing very well against a strong team like Arsenal, they are playing very well defensively against Arsenal, in the first half Arsenal tried to attack a lot, but Hull City's defense was very strong and they did not allow Arsenal to score any goals, and the first half has now ended 0-0. But I am not worried, because Arsenal is a team who can score goals even in the last minute and they can win the match with a last minute goal. And that is also possible in this match, now in this match we may see a goal at the very last minute and we will see Arsenal win 1-0. And at the same time the match between Fulham and Newcastle is also going like this, it also ended 0-0 in the first half, it is uncertain how the result of this match will be, but I expect and confident that Arsenal will win.

[ArabBTC]

It's a boring first half display by Arsenal and Hull City. This is what you get from 2 clubs who play a high defensive line. Hull literally blocked off every Arsenal advances and are not troubled by Havertz at all. The Hull city goalkeeper is reading the game properly, he's not moving too much and is available to make saves when it matters.

The referee made a good call on Havertz shirt pull, and Hull city were very lucky he was offside, they would've just handed Arsenal one goal lead just before halftime.

Halftime score 0:0

Am not surprised with the score line, in my previous post i even predicted it, the thing is that this season Arsenal haven’t been too exceptional, they have just been struggling to win, Hull city on the other hand would want to give their best in the game just because they are playing against Arsenal, a draw would be a thing of pride to Hull city, even those that predicted this game to be over 2.5goals won’t get it easy, though i see a late 1:0 win by Arsenal in the second half if they keep on pressing.

[Pi-network314159]

Why did Chelsea sell Kovacic to their rival?

 The EPL is just a league where clubs do the unthinkable as the case of Chelsea selling Kovacic to City they're not even showing how it will affect them (like delaying the process to think about it) in the future and I can't say I know the reason why Chelsea sold one of their consistent midfielder to one of their threat in the EPL.
 What about Havartz who was sold to Arsenal, this transfer window is still in a blur state where we can't see what happens next. I don't even see any replacement coming in the squad after Kovacic left and they're still acting comfortable, I hope it won't back fire, Chelsea are just selling anything they get their hands on.

With how Chelsea has been selling to other teams in the league it look as if they don't have a rival but they do. I think I like how Chelsea does business, football these days is all about business and they are applying it. If Chelsea wants to sell, it doesn't matter team who wants the player, they will sell if you come with the right price. As you stated, Chelsea has sold to Arsenal, they have sold to Manchester City among these big teams in EPL, it's only Liverpool and Manchester United I haven't seen selling players to each other directly, maybe Chelsea is a club that all about business transactions, they don't have any enemy.

[AYOBA]

Am not surprised with the score line, in my previous post i even predicted it, the thing is that this season Arsenal haven’t been too exceptional, they have just been struggling to win, Hull city on the other hand would want to give their best in the game just because they are playing against Arsenal, a draw would be a thing of pride to Hull city, even those that predicted this game to be over 2.5goals won’t get it easy, though i see a late 1:0 win by Arsenal in the second half if they keep on pressing.

I didn’t expect this kind performance from Arsenal, imagine the all Arsenal struggling against Hull City. Now their in second half we hope Arsenal improve their pattern of playing so that they can able to score goals, because it will be a embarrassing if Arsenal allow the Hull city to lead this match to a draw. Arsenal as a strong team they need to prove that to them, since the match is still ongoing lest see what will happen before the game ends.

[Sammye3]

A team like Hull City is performing very well against a strong team like Arsenal, they are playing very well defensively against Arsenal, in the first half Arsenal tried to attack a lot, but Hull City's defense was very strong and they did not allow Arsenal to score any goals, and the first half has now ended 0-0. But I am not worried, because Arsenal is a team who can score goals even in the last minute and they can win the match with a last minute goal. And that is also possible in this match, now in this match we may see a goal at the very last minute and we will see Arsenal win 1-0. And at the same time the match between Fulham and Newcastle is also going like this, it also ended 0-0 in the first half, it is uncertain how the result of this match will be, but I expect and confident that Arsenal will win.

I don't think I've mentioned this in my previous post but I had a feeling that these game against Hull City would not be an easy game, especially after looking at the odd for Arsenal to win which was almost negligible. Hull City has proven to be really good against stronger teams this season and they have held up their defence so well, I could easily say that they have the best defense after Arsenal in the Premier league.

At 65' minutes, Arsenal is still held at 0-0 against Hill City. This match could possibly end in a draw match and it would not be a surprise.

[Agbe]

Am not perticularly surprised about this result, the reason is that for now we should not be expecting too much from Tottenham as a club. The reason is simply, this is a club that is trying to get back to wining ways and play completive football as they where use to in the past. That Tottenham has won back to back games doesn't mean that they are back to wining ways and we saw it play out today in this slime lose to Leeds. Nice one from Leeds as they were able to hold their own and maintain this scoreline right from the first half till the end of this game.

But , there has not been alot of goals in the few matches that are going go currently. Last week we saw a goal Rush but that is not the type of results that we are seeing because, the two games that is currently going on is barren.

[asriloni]

Saw this loss happening since first the half. Leeds really deserved  the win, they were the only team dropping a good performance. Leeds were just unlucky not to have scored more than 1 goals., they missed some  big chances.  Tottenham performance was bad, i still don't understand der zerbi tactics. Coming from getting 3 wins in a row only to lose against Leeds. These are the kind of games you are supposed to win in order to gather more points. If you can't play well against mid these teams, how would they perform when they are facing a big teams (still surprised they were able to beat Chelsea). They play Ipswich at home after the international break, I hope they don't repeat this same performance that day.

I could not agree more. In this case, i put a potential red card aside. Spurs have been showing a very very poor performance today. It's weird they were able beating Chelsea and Crystal Palace but failed to do the same against Leeds, which obviously worsen than those clubs. I guess is it only their luck?

Beside that their attack was so bad, any of their forwards such as Solanke totally disappeared in this game. Marmoush is performing like he's not EPL player, Kudus is also totally locked. It's worsen with how their midfield can't also help in attack.

Their gameplay the whole game is not impressing me. No creativity showed entire game. Leeds deserve the win here. Their performance is up and down. Worthy enough to avoid betting on them.

[Taricoins]

Am not perticularly surprised about this result, the reason is that for now we should not be expecting too much from Tottenham as a club. The reason is simply, this is a club that is trying to get back to wining ways and play completive football as they where use to in the past. That Tottenham has won back to back games doesn't mean that they are back to wining ways and we saw it play out today in this slime lose to Leeds. Nice one from Leeds as they were able to hold their own and maintain this scoreline right from the first half till the end of this game.

But , there has not been alot of goals in the few matches that are going go currently. Last week we saw a goal Rush but that is not the type of results that we are seeing because, the two games that is currently going on is barren.

Yeah, I thought De Zerbi has finally put his act together and expected more from them but still its stupid of me when they are playing Leeds, I still feel the lineup they used today was the major setback for them not to even get a goal, I always like that Solanke at the front whilst Marmoush on the left, but may he knew what he was doing.


Arsenal match is over with a 1-0 win over Hull City, once again this people just can't get goal, I don't even bother watching their matches

[Hvdv]

Arsenal dominated the match from start to finish and managed to beat Hull City 1-0. This victory gives them some relaxed  as they can now watch Manchester City's game. If Manchester City loses any points in that game, Arsenal will increase their points difference. Manchester City have no choice but to win their away game against Nottingham Forest, as their strongest rival in the title race Arsenal finished their match without dropping any points.

[sotelorene]

Arsenal dominated the match from start to finish and managed to beat Hull City 1-0. This victory gives them some relaxed  as they can now watch Manchester City's game. If Manchester City loses any points in that game, Arsenal will increase their points difference. Manchester City have no choice but to win their away game against Nottingham Forest, as their strongest rival in the title race Arsenal finished their match without dropping any points.

It was indeed a narrow escape for Arsenal today against Hull city and even though it had ended a draw, Arsenal would have still be leading the table and again this result shows that Hull city is strong and I guess what will happen when Arsenal will go to their ground to play them. You are right, this result means a must win for Manchester city as a draw or lose will make Arsenal lead the table with 4 or 6 points and that point could be hard to meet up so I think by all means Manchester city will have to win.

[Silverstonez]

Saw this loss happening since first the half. Leeds really deserved  the win, they were the only team dropping a good performance. Leeds were just unlucky not to have scored more than 1 goals., they missed some  big chances.  Tottenham performance was bad, i still don't understand der zerbi tactics. Coming from getting 3 wins in a row only to lose against Leeds. These are the kind of games you are supposed to win in order to gather more points. If you can't play well against mid these teams, how would they perform when they are facing a big teams (still surprised they were able to beat Chelsea). They play Ipswich at home after the international break, I hope they don't repeat this same performance that day.

I was quite disappointed with Tottenham‘s performance in today’s match, I expected them to beat Leeds United because of their recent performances against Chelsea, crystal palace and Coventry city. But it was quite unfortunate that they lost to Leeds United a mid team for that matter. Assuming I never had them on my bet slip, their loss to Leeds United should have been a problem to me. I’m just mad at them because they were the team that cut my bet slip, otherwise I would be counting my money and celebrating a successful bet right now.