⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Bigjoe33]

The match is pretty one sided currently. Man City is dominating and currently leads 1-0 at halftime and as it looks they will win easily. But still its really early to tell,i expect now for Chelsea to go all out and change their tactic im the second half.

Man city really didnt have much luck because Haaland could have scored easily and foden aswell but the ball just didnt want to go in but at least they scored one

Yes for this first half Man City won the game, quite understandable because Chelsea had this match with their interim coach which of course would not be easy for them. But I hope they can do interesting things in the second half, after all they are a big club, so it's very disappointing if they can't fight back, at least despite losing we are still given an interesting show from them today.

Following the poor okay from Chelsea recently, added to the fact that they just lost there coach, it wouldn't be out of place if Manchester city beat them at the Etihad stadium today. But as football may have it, Chelsea managed to pull the one goal back to level the game which ended in a 1:1 draw. Enzo fenerndes has gotten a yellow card due to his excessive celebration and couldn't hold his joy for restoring a point for his club. Pep Guardiola would be greatly angered for that equaliser, even the hike too. After all the fight, they couldn't hold till the end.

If there is anybody to celebrate this Manchester city draw, it's Arsenal FC and fans. They would be delighted that the draw has extended there points to 6 points gap clear at the top from second placed team, and they hope to increase there tally the more. To an extent, it seems that Arsenal are really gearing up to become champions since Manchester city is not consistent, but they have serious games at hand as they will be entertaining Liverpool at the Emirates stadium soonest. If they must become championship, they have to beat the defending champions

[Ruttoshi]

A wonderful display between both clubs today in Etihad. It was like a shock to City players and a disappointment to Pep when Chelsea got a late equalizer at the 90+3 minutes and walk home with a point. I have already given up on Chelsea before that goal came in.

I love the spirit in Chelsea today, they didn't give up till the game was over despite that they didn't perform well in the first half. City made a mistake to play a defensive game in the second half and gave Chelsea the chance to continue attacking.

[dezoel]

By the way it was really hilarious the way Adli tried to get a penalty in the last moments.    He just headbutted Gabriel's elbow and expected for a penalty. What a desperate move!

When it comes to the match Arsenal got a nice win but it wasn't too easy though. Rice played amazingly by scoring 2 goals. He was actually injured earlier but it turns out he recovered before this match.

Lol, that was  really funny. But the way Arsenal won is great, while it wasn't easy at all they still managed to do it and that is what matters the most. After Bournemouth found that second goal, they attacked so hard and I thought Arsenal may lose some points, because it looked like Bournemouth could have scored and even ending of the game was definitely not that easy because Bournemouth could had one more chance to cross when referee ended the game and pissed off the Bournemouth players.

[MK-74]

Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City all drew their matches today.

For Manchester United and Liverpool the draws were not very significant in my opinion, but for Manchester City the draw was very bad. They had also drawn their previous match, meaning they dropped 4 points in two games. As a result, the points gap with Arsenal, who are in the title race, has increased to 6.

Things have become easier for Arsenal, but I hope they don’t relax just because the gap has opened up and end up dropping points.

[SatoPrincess]

I lost my bet because Chelsea scored a late minute equalizer to finish the game 1-1. I was already celebrating my winnings but Enzo Fernandez had to ruin everything with that stupid goal. On the bright side, Arsenal keeps their lead on the top of the table with 6 points clear off Manchester City.

[programmer3666]

A wonderful display between both clubs today in Etihad. It was like a shock to City players and a disappointment to Pep when Chelsea got a late equalizer at the 90+3 minutes and walk home with a point. I have already given up on Chelsea before that goal came in.

I love the spirit in Chelsea today, they didn't give up till the game was over despite that they didn't perform well in the first half. City made a mistake to play a defensive game in the second half and gave Chelsea the chance to continue attacking.

Chelsea actually showed character and good team spirit, they dug deep and gave it all on the pitch until the very last minute! i believe is that mindset of not giving up! that resulted to the 90+3 minutes late equalizer. The first half was really very disappointing to be honest but I will still not blame them, I mean, they were playing against City so the cautious play was expected. City's second half tactics to just take their foot off the pedal gave that morale booster to Chelsea and at the end they reap the benefit.

[snipie]

I lost my bet because Chelsea scored a late minute equalizer to finish the game 1-1. I was already celebrating my winnings but Enzo Fernandez had to ruin everything with that stupid goal. On the bright side, Arsenal keeps their lead on the top of the table with 6 points clear off Manchester City.

I left the game with Manchester City almost winning then I heard that Chelsea surprised them with a late goal in the injury time. That will be a lesson for Manchester City to avoid missing points like that. They had many opportunities to score and they wasted it. Erling Haaland alone had like four or five chances. The problem of Manchester City in that match was to finish an attempt with a goal, they failed to do that so they waste the three points.
Arsenal indeed but also Aston Villa were the only top teams to profit from this round. Gunners extended their lead with six points and Villa is having the same number of points as Manchester City. There is also Brentford that jumped to the seventh spot after their victory against Everton.

[Zoomic]

I lost my bet because Chelsea scored a late minute equalizer to finish the game 1-1. I was already celebrating my winnings but Enzo Fernandez had to ruin everything with that stupid goal. On the bright side, Arsenal keeps their lead on the top of the table with 6 points clear off Manchester City.

Sometimes we celebrate the result of our bet than the result of our club. Betting has the tendency of making one to pray that his team should lose.
Satoprincess, sorry to ask, are you a Chelsea fan?
If yes, did you bet against the team you support?

[Iroh]

Chelsea actually showed character and good team spirit, they dug deep and gave it all on the pitch until the very last minute! i believe is that mindset of not giving up! that resulted to the 90+3 minutes late equalizer. The first half was really very disappointing to be honest but I will still not blame them, I mean, they were playing against City so the cautious play was expected. City's second half tactics to just take their foot off the pedal gave that morale booster to Chelsea and at the end they reap the benefit.

I could say the same. Chelsea showed team spirit and gave it their all to the very last minute. They actually had the mindset of not giving up till it's actually over and that paid off as they managed to score a goal during the extra time after the 90th minute that gave them a draw in that game. Always better than a loss, right?
I honestly did think Man city would win that game and they almost got away with it too, if not for Fernandez who scored the goal for Chelsea at the very last minute. I bet Man City was disappointed after holding on for long only to get a draw at the very end. Chelsea ought to be happy with the draw.

[_BlackStar]

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I left the game with Manchester City almost winning then I heard that Chelsea surprised them with a late goal in the injury time. That will be a lesson for Manchester City to avoid missing points like that.

It's difficult to explain why Manchester City conceded a goal when they were almost certain to win the match – Liverpool did the same, both teams ultimately disappointed. At a time when we should have been able to win the match with a goal advantage, the opponent then had a last-minute opportunity that they managed to capitalize on. It's a bit strange, but that's the reality. I don't know what to say about today's drama - but it's clearly very disappointing from my perspective.

Liverpool and Manchester City have both dropped maximum points in their last two matches – while Aston Villa and Arsenal are pulling further ahead. Arsenal currently leads the league table with a 6-point advantage over Manchester City, while Aston Villa sits comfortably in 3rd place with an 8-point lead over Liverpool. I know Arsenal aren't completely safe yet - but at least they're starting to look convincing while their closest rivals are losing their consistent good form.

[SatoPrincess]

I lost my bet because Chelsea scored a late minute equalizer to finish the game 1-1. I was already celebrating my winnings but Enzo Fernandez had to ruin everything with that stupid goal. On the bright side, Arsenal keeps their lead on the top of the table with 6 points clear off Manchester City.

Sometimes we celebrate the result of our bet than the result of our club. Betting has the tendency of making one to pray that his team should lose.
Satoprincess, sorry to ask, are you a Chelsea fan?
If yes, did you bet against the team you support?

You misunderstand my post. I’m not a Chelsea fan neither am I a Manchester City supporter. I placed a bet on two matches today. The first was a straight win in favor of Newcastle, and the last match was Manchester City vs Chelsea which I had bet Manchester City to win. That’s why I’m unhappy with the result.

[EL MOHA]

It's difficult to explain why Manchester City conceded a goal when they were almost certain to win the match – Liverpool did the same, both teams ultimately disappointed. At a time when we should have been able to win the match with a goal advantage, the opponent then had a last-minute opportunity that they managed to capitalize on. It's a bit strange, but that's the reality. I don't know what to say about today's drama - but it's clearly very disappointing from my perspective.

Liverpool and Manchester City have both dropped maximum points in their last two matches – while Aston Villa and Arsenal are pulling further ahead. Arsenal currently leads the league table with a 6-point advantage over Manchester City, while Aston Villa sits comfortably in 3rd place with an 8-point lead over Liverpool. I know Arsenal aren't completely safe yet - but at least they're starting to look convincing while their closest rivals are losing their consistent good form.

I think if not because of crisis that Chelsea are in which is without any manager now I think we wouldn’t be actually expecting them to not even have a chance against Manchester City, if we look really well the head to head between this two although we would see that Manchester City have triumph in most games you would see Chelsea been stubborn and causing them problems in many occasions. This season I haven’t seen Manchester City at a level where I would rule out any Chelsea opportunity. Manchester city have been a club who dominate their opponents more but hardly pose real threat to actual kill off the game early and that’s exactly what happened to them today again.

As for Liverpool they were actually fighting back against a Fulham team who for me have been a real threat to many clubs this season, Liverpool going behind so early was what affected them most in this game. And after fighting back and on the verge of snatching a win a worldie by Harrison Reed secured a point for Fulham. I think this draw mounts more pressure on Arne Slot and with results like this we could see him possibly getting sacked before the end of the season

[harapan]

A wonderful display between both clubs today in Etihad. It was like a shock to City players and a disappointment to Pep when Chelsea got a late equalizer at the 90+3 minutes and walk home with a point. I have already given up on Chelsea before that goal came in.

I love the spirit in Chelsea today, they didn't give up till the game was over despite that they didn't perform well in the first half. City made a mistake to play a defensive game in the second half and gave Chelsea the chance to continue attacking.

There was no wonderful display between these sides, Manchester City played better during the both halves and should have won the game but they had injuries which affected them, I am not sure how long these players are absent, 24 hours and we will get the real details of the injury from Ruben Diaz and Gvardiol. During the second half,  Manchester City dominated,  having delap on the pitch brought a positive energy attacking forward. The most important substitute was that Santos introduction. He helped Chelsea and James in middle well enough

[Stable090]

A wonderful display between both clubs today in Etihad. It was like a shock to City players and a disappointment to Pep when Chelsea got a late equalizer at the 90+3 minutes and walk home with a point. I have already given up on Chelsea before that goal came in.

I was surprised that the match ended as draw also, I was thinking Manchester city will be winning the match easily because we all saw that Chelsea just fired their coach, which is really going to destabilize them right now, it’s not really easy for a team to lose a coach at the middle of the season. Chelsea got their coach sacked, and Chelsea still struggled to get a draw in the match.

Manchester city performance has dropped somehow, they should just try and figure things out, Arsenal is ahead of them with 6 points already, the points difference isn’t so much yet, Manchester city should just improve there performance, am not still confident in Arsenal winning the premier league title this season.

[Jessie2121]

Chelsea have given Arsenal another chance to take this title run to another level, 6pt extension and it seems like the gunners are having a free ride to stay at the top. Man City made a big mess of themselves today, leading since first half till the last minute, honestly this game is going to piss the citizens till they get it right. As it stands Arsenal have everything in their hands and they shouldn't mess this up like last season and the season before, now is go out there and win games, next stop is Liverpool, can they get a win and feel free from much pressure?

[Odusko]

I lost my bet because Chelsea scored a late minute equalizer to finish the game 1-1. I was already celebrating my winnings but Enzo Fernandez had to ruin everything with that stupid goal. On the bright side, Arsenal keeps their lead on the top of the table with 6 points clear off Manchester City.

Sometimes we celebrate the result of our bet than the result of our club. Betting has the tendency of making one to pray that his team should lose.
Satoprincess, sorry to ask, are you a Chelsea fan?
If yes, did you bet against the team you support?

You misunderstand my post. I’m not a Chelsea fan neither am I a Manchester City supporter. I placed a bet on two matches today. The first was a straight win in favor of Newcastle, and the last match was Manchester City vs Chelsea which I had bet Manchester City to win. That’s why I’m unhappy with the result.

SatoPrincess I can feel your pain, and understand the point you are driving at, infact Chelsea equalization goal came at the dieing minute almost end of the game, no one expected that goals, but next time my advice is you make use of your cash out feature once the game have crossed the 80 minutes and you are on winning bet, at least you would have being celebrating already, and on matter of if you are a Chelsea fan or not, I think as a gambler what matter most is you winning your bet and not the club you fan, your fav club could be the weaker clubs in a match and you know they will lose, why then deceiving yourself by choosing them to win when you put your money at risk just because you are a fan of the club?

[KTChampions]

Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City all drew their matches today.

For Manchester United and Liverpool the draws were not very significant in my opinion, but for Manchester City the draw was very bad. They had also drawn their previous match, meaning they dropped 4 points in two games. As a result, the points gap with Arsenal, who are in the title race, has increased to 6.

Things have become easier for Arsenal, but I hope they don’t relax just because the gap has opened up and end up dropping points.

After this round, Arsenal's title chances have skyrocketed again, with bookmakers now pricing them as follows:

Arsenal - 1.29

City - 4.00

If I remember correctly this is ATH, Arsenal have never been better. And it all seems logical – a six-point lead and less than half the number of games left in the tournament. Now the value of each point will increase exponentially, and to improve their chances, Arsenal just needs to keep the gap from getting shorter.

[Silikiem]

A wonderful display between both clubs today in Etihad. It was like a shock to City players and a disappointment to Pep when Chelsea got a late equalizer at the 90+3 minutes and walk home with a point. I have already given up on Chelsea before that goal came in.

I love the spirit in Chelsea today, they didn't give up till the game was over despite that they didn't perform well in the first half. City made a mistake to play a defensive game in the second half and gave Chelsea the chance to continue attacking.

Honestly I saw the disappointment in pep Guardiola’s face tonight when Enzo fernandes scored the equalizing goal for Chelsea tonight, he was really in agony when the goal went in, not only him but also some of the city players especially Bernardo Silva, they thought they have ran away with all three points only for Chelsea to break their heart with that late minute goal. Actually it was really expected that man city should win this game considering the ongoing situation at Chelsea, they don’t even have a head coach at the moment, they played with their assistant. But generally Chelsea really need to improve, I’m not satisfied with their performance tonight even though they managed to get a draw. Man city dominated major part of the game and were really unlucky not to go home with all three points tonight.

[uchegod-21]

Chelsea have given Arsenal another chance to take this title run to another level, 6pt extension and it seems like the gunners are having a free ride to stay at the top. Man City made a big mess of themselves today, leading since first half till the last minute, honestly this game is going to piss the citizens till they get it right. As it stands Arsenal have everything in their hands and they shouldn't mess this up like last season and the season before, now is go out there and win games, next stop is Liverpool, can they get a win and feel free from much pressure?

When you noted that Arsenal is already cruising 6 points ahead of the other clubs, it sounded like a big deal. But in reality,  6 points is just 2 matches difference which can easily be covered.
Arsenal indeed is doing well this season,  but I will be among those that will hate them for real if they miss the opportunity to win the league or any other league this season.
Manchester City is right behind them and could overtake them anytime if care us not taken.  Mauve this is the time to pray for Arsenal than to praise them.

[MorganaX]

Chelsea have given Arsenal another chance to take this title run to another level, 6pt extension and it seems like the gunners are having a free ride to stay at the top. Man City made a big mess of themselves today, leading since first half till the last minute, honestly this game is going to piss the citizens till they get it right. As it stands Arsenal have everything in their hands and they shouldn't mess this up like last season and the season before, now is go out there and win games, next stop is Liverpool, can they get a win and feel free from much pressure?

When you noted that Arsenal is already cruising 6 points ahead of the other clubs, it sounded like a big deal. But in reality,  6 points is just 2 matches difference which can easily be covered.
Arsenal indeed is doing well this season,  but I will be among those that will hate them for real if they miss the opportunity to win the league or any other league this season.
Manchester City is right behind them and could overtake them anytime if care us not taken.  Mauve this is the time to pray for Arsenal than to praise them.

Definitely we can say six points is never a big deal as it is something that a team can be able to catch up. If Arsenal are not careful and think that they are in the top of the table, and maybe by any way they now lost either of their games and get a draw, I believe that six points has been shortened. We should not conclude that the league is now for Arsenal, as let's not forget that they still have some big matches to play. Well for now let's give them the accolades they need because we can say that it is not an easy task to get to this point.