⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[DubemIfedigbo001]

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.

The hull city defenders response on that rebound was very dissapointing, Odegaard was very smart to follow up on the keeper's punch. I pity the Hull City goalkeeper, he did everything humanly possible to deny Arsenal any scoring chance but its quite unfortunate he ended up conceeding, he's the real MVP of the match for me.  

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.

With the reinforced Lineup Maresca is introducing, I'm optimistic on the outcome of the match, Doku is a good introduction to the left wing. I would've preferred Semenyo to Ndiaye, but it's a pity he's on a knee injury, just as I prefer O'Riley on the left back but the coach knows better why he used Gvardiol instead.

[WatChe]

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.

I am very much impressed with the way Hull City is playing in this season because they are the one who are playing EPL after nine years. Last time they played EPL was in 2016-17 but still they are giving tough time to top teams of this league. Arsenal was supposed to win today's game quite easily but they were able to score just one goal today and credit goes to Hull City for restricting Gunners to just one goal. It will be interesting to see how City and Brighton end this season because if City loses third time in a row then they might lose there second spot on the table.

[Hewlet]

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.

The hull city defenders response on that rebound was very dissapointing, Odegaard was very smart to follow up on the keeper's punch. I pity the Hull City goalkeeper, he did everything humanly possible to deny Arsenal any scoring chance but its quite unfortunate he ended up conceeding, he's the real MVP of the match for me.  

Don't blame it on the defenders. Hall city played really holding Arsenal that long before arsenal eventually penetrated their defense through an outside shot. if the defenders were that bad, arsenal would have worked them into their box and score. a rebounce is not something to blame the defenders about because the didn't anticipate it coming to start with.

It was indeed a difficult game for arsenal but they have always found a way. 6 points already ahead of Manchester city and all city has to do is win this game that already running or else things with slowly sleep off them from this moment upwards.

[Shineup]

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!

I'm not really boredered about this Manchester United current form because I definitely trust on their judgement, don't be surprise Manchester United will later end ahead of some of these top teams, it has happened not once not twice, well everyone thinks the season will end so bad for them, but at last they turned things around, good example last season, so everyone should enjoy they mockery while it last, because I really believe Manchester united are ending in a very good position this season trust me.

[Jewan420]

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.

Despite dominating the entire match, Arsenal won by only 1-0. I don't know why Arsenal are so poor at scoring goals, why Arteta is so negligent in focusing on attack? I have no problem with their defense, Arsenal's defense is the best defense in the Premier League, I have to admit. But I don't like their excessive defensive strategy at all. Even against small teams, they can't score more than 1-2 or try to score goals. I blame Arteta's defensive strategy for the defeat in the Champions League final. After getting a one-goal lead at the beginning of the match, there was no attempt to score another goal from him, he planned to finish the match with a one-goal lead

[Out of mind]

Arsenal secured their three points and strengthened their position by winning against Hull today. Although today's match was a very competitive game between the two teams, Arsenal could have won by a very large margin, but they won by only 1 goal. Arsenal attacked enough but their opponent Hull goalkeeper made 9 excellent saves, as a result they secured their three points by winning by only one goal.

The match between Manchester City and Forest is going to be very exciting as Manchester City conceded a goal in the first 6 minutes of the game. Forest is a much more normal team in that regard, Manchester City is in second place in the points table while the opposing team Forest is in 16th place in the points table. Forest player Jair has been able to score a great goal, although we still believe that Manchester City will definitely respond and come back. And if their unexpected result against Forest happens and Man City loses three points, it will become even more challenging for them in the title race.

[Pablo-wood]

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.

Hull city tried to have held Arsenal down in half time draw. Arsenal dominated but Hull City made sure Arsenal's 3 point was well earned. I hope Arsenal are not planning to run their usual 1 goal campaign which they have been on for the past two seasons. As for Man City they are current losing to Forest, if they match ends in a defeat then Arsenal will strengthen their stand on the table with 6 point difference.

[EL MOHA]

Hull city tried to have held Arsenal down in half time draw. Arsenal dominated but Hull City made sure Arsenal's 3 point was well earned. I hope Arsenal are not planning to run their usual 1 goal campaign which they have been on for the past two seasons. As for Man City they are current losing to Forest, if they match ends in a defeat then Arsenal will strengthen their stand on the table with 6 point difference.

Seriously Hull city have been impressive against big clubs this season they defeated Manchester United in the opening fixture, drew with Chelsea and now almost took a point from Arsenal while this was a loss it shows how stubborn this Hull city team are and if they could keep up with performances like this against their likes they could well be positioned to stay in the league next season against many odds of them dropping to the championship.

As for Arsenal while this is a valuable three points I do think that this team needs to reinforce their attack in the January transfer window because they fail to do that in the summer transfer window and seriously it's affecting them at the moment. They are solid at the back but look miserable at the front and if they need to win titles they will need all three departments at their best

[RaltcoinsB]

Guys, did anyone watch the Manchester City match? Is this Forest 2-0 or am I seeing things wrong? How can Manchester City be like this? I think many bettors will tear up their betting slips after this match. Manchester City isn't even effective in the game. I think it will be like this until the first half. In the second half, we have to see a completely different Manchester City, otherwise Arsenal seems like they will win the championship very easily this year. If Manchester City loses this match and Brighton wins their match tomorrow, Manchester City will lose second place as well.

[Felicity_Tide]

Arsenal secured their three points and strengthened their position by winning against Hull today. Although today's match was a very competitive game between the two teams, Arsenal could have won by a very large margin, but they won by only 1 goal. Arsenal attacked enough but their opponent Hull goalkeeper made 9 excellent saves, as a result they secured their three points by winning by only one goal.

Turns out smaller teams are very fond of playing a very low-defensive block against Arsenal that likes dominating every game. Hull City were literally playing a back five with a very good structure, and It was obvious that they were willing to settle for a draw, but the gunners needed all 3 points. They really deserve the win even though it was a bit rough, but I'm pretty sure some football fans would have appreciated it if their club were to be in same position.

The match between Manchester City and Forest is going to be very exciting as Manchester City conceded a goal in the first 6 minutes of the game.

It's currently 2-0 in the 40th minute. Turns out a rough 1-0 isn't bad afterall especially if City fails to make a comeback.

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both of forest’s goals came after some ridiculous turnovers by city. we have to give credit to jair and delap too, they both took really clean shots. these are forest’s first home goals of the season. it came against city, that was unexpected for many of us.
i’m curious to see if city can turn the game around in the second half. what changes will maresca make? arsenal won, if city loses points here, the gap will widen more.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Guys, did anyone watch the Manchester City match? Is this Forest 2-0 or am I seeing things wrong? How can Manchester City be like this? I think many bettors will tear up their betting slips after this match. Manchester City isn't even effective in the game. I think it will be like this until the first half. In the second half, we have to see a completely different Manchester City, otherwise Arsenal seems like they will win the championship very easily this year. If Manchester City loses this match and Brighton wins their match tomorrow, Manchester City will lose second place as well.

I just returned home a couple of minutes ago and turned on my tv to watch the match and unfortunately, it was already half time, and i wanted to simply say that if you are surprised, then i am as surprised just as you, i mean, i saw Nottingham forest 2 and Manchester city 0 , i had to step a bit closer to my tv to ensure i am seeing clearly  
If Nottingham forest end up beating Manchester city in this match, this definitely will turn out to be one of those matches with surprising outcomes, I really do hope that Manchester city will do everything to ensure they at least equalize and let the match end in a draw if they cant win, because loosing to Nottingham forest at this stage is nothing short of humiliating.

And about Arsenal easily winning the league title season, i think its still to early to begin to reach such conclusion.

[Charcol]

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.

Despite dominating the entire match, Arsenal won by only 1-0. I don't know why Arsenal are so poor at scoring goals, why Arteta is so negligent in focusing on attack? I have no problem with their defense, Arsenal's defense is the best defense in the Premier League, I have to admit. But I don't like their excessive defensive strategy at all. Even against small teams, they can't score more than 1-2 or try to score goals. I blame Arteta's defensive strategy for the defeat in the Champions League final. After getting a one-goal lead at the beginning of the match, there was no attempt to score another goal from him, he planned to finish the match with a one-goal lead

I also expect better attacking football from them. Especially the 1-goal win against Hull City at home seems to have not satisfied the fans much. Firstly, Arsenal did not take the lead early in the match. Martin Odegaard scored a goal and that too in the 72nd minute. This means that it is clear that Arsenal tried to score for most of the match but could not succeed. Secondly, what came to my attention was that Arsenal took 21 shots in the match, of which 10 were on target. On the other hand, Hull City's goalkeeper made 9 excellent saves. So it is not that Arsenal did not try to attack, but rather they were not successful.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Guys, did anyone watch the Manchester City match? Is this Forest 2-0 or am I seeing things wrong? How can Manchester City be like this? I think many bettors will tear up their betting slips after this match. Manchester City isn't even effective in the game. I think it will be like this until the first half. In the second half, we have to see a completely different Manchester City, otherwise Arsenal seems like they will win the championship very easily this year. If Manchester City loses this match and Brighton wins their match tomorrow, Manchester City will lose second place as well.

It will be really bad if Manchester City end up losing this match today again, because how can a team like Manchester City lose three matches in a row? And these matches are not even against the big teams that we always see as their rivals. Even if they were against big teams, I wouldn't expect Manchester City to lose three matches in a row.

What is even surprising to me is that Nottingham Forest have not been in good form since the beginning of this season. To show how poorly Nottingham Forest have been performing, out of the nine matches they have played, they have only been able to win one, with five losses and three draws.So, seeing them beat Manchester City would be a big shame for City. The best thing for Manchester City now is to look for a way to equalise this match. This is not the kind of match they should be messing up.

[IjawMan]

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.

The hull city defenders response on that rebound was very dissapointing, Odegaard was very smart to follow up on the keeper's punch. I pity the Hull City goalkeeper, he did everything humanly possible to deny Arsenal any scoring chance but its quite unfortunate he ended up conceeding, he's the real MVP of the match for me.  

What you've to know in what happened in that rebound with Hull city goalkeeper is what the defenders did not anticipated and do not have to anticipate cause that is their goalkeeper and it only an opponent that will be contemplating a rebound to happen when a shot is taken.

The Hull city players made their one of their biggest confrontation on Arsenal and it was only after several waves and waves of attacks from the gunners which finally paid off for them after over 72 minutes of having being denied of earning a goal to a 3 points that have increased their top position gap on the table.

[yudi09]

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.

Arsenal’s 3-point lead over Hull could allow them to relax a bit, as they’re still able to hold onto their top spot ahead of their closest rival, Manchester City, who are currently playing against Nottingham Forest.
Manchester City is currently trailing 3-1. Delap, a former Manchester City player who was let go, is now at risk of losing to Nottingham Forest.
If the gap remains at just 3 points after Round 9—assuming Manchester City suffers a loss—the gap will widen to 6 points, with goal differentials of +10 and +8, respectively.

[Pandorak]

both of forest’s goals came after some ridiculous turnovers by city. we have to give credit to jair and delap too, they both took really clean shots. these are forest’s first home goals of the season. it came against city, that was unexpected for many of us.
i’m curious to see if city can turn the game around in the second half. what changes will maresca make? arsenal won, if city loses points here, the gap will widen more.

I can’t wrap my head around how this could have happened, Manchester City had possession, but in reality, they struggled to score in the first half and crazy as it sounds, City actually conceded two goals. Early in the second half, City fans could breathe a slight sigh of relief because they finally managed to score, but once again, Liam Delap added to his goal tally, with his powerful shot in the 73rd minute.

Right now the score is 3-1, the match is still underway and has reached the 88st minute. I can imagine the tense expressions on the faces of those who bet on Manchester City, they must be really frustrated and angry seeing City defense play so poorly, especially since Forest’s first goal was a truly fatal mistake. With only a few minutes left, but it’s hard to imagine them scoring two goals in the final minutes.

[Tmoonz]

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.

The hull city defenders response on that rebound was very dissapointing, Odegaard was very smart to follow up on the keeper's punch. I pity the Hull City goalkeeper, he did everything humanly possible to deny Arsenal any scoring chance but its quite unfortunate he ended up conceeding, he's the real MVP of the match for me.  

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.

With the reinforced Lineup Maresca is introducing, I'm optimistic on the outcome of the match, Doku is a good introduction to the left wing. I would've preferred Semenyo to Ndiaye, but it's a pity he's on a knee injury, just as I prefer O'Riley on the left back but the coach knows better why he used Gvardiol instead.

With this same reinforcement they are losing, to tell you with this analysis you've got it all wrong because it didn't work, the fact is the earlier we realize that Manchester city has dropped form the better for us, because this should be three good lost on a row for a team like Manchester city, and because it's Manchester city everyone sees it as a normal thing, but in actual facts, they are going down gradually, maybe this is the time English premier league is telling Enzo Maresca that it's not really possible to have come to a club and win the league, he will have to work for it.

[Yabani]

Manchester City has lost three consecutive matches. It is highly likely that the potential sanctions they face in the Premier League have had a negative impact on the players; there is no other explanation for this.
Today, they were defeated by Forest as well. I believe this decline at City will continue.
There is simply no other way to explain a loss to a weak side like Nottingham. Their next match is against Fulham in Manchester—I’ve become quite curious about the outcome of that one.

[Abbatty]

Manchester City has lost three consecutive matches. It is highly likely that the potential sanctions they face in the Premier League have had a negative impact on the players; there is no other explanation for this.
Today, they were defeated by Forest as well. I believe this decline at City will continue.
There is simply no other way to explain a loss to a weak side like Nottingham. Their next match is against Fulham in Manchester—I’ve become quite curious about the outcome of that one.

It 3 consecutive premier league defeat, Their performances today is just simply unacceptable. Just look at the goals they conceded, especially that first one, they could have easily prevented it. It now 6 points gap between them and arsenal and it Brighton wins tomorrow they will move to second place. You can see Manchester city players screaming at each other in the field, we saw it in their last premier league game between Enzo and Haaland and today again between Ruben Diaz and Cherki.

Well it a good win for Nothingham forest, a very deserving one, they fought for every ball, they wanted this 3 points more. This win have now lifted them out of the relegation zone with Manchester United now in the bottom 3. Delap really took this game personal against his former club and manager as he scored a brace.