⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Palakka]

Of the 5 matches that will take place simultaneously today I only choose these two matches.

      #Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest (Arsenal wins)
      #Aston villa vs Crystal Palace (Villa wins)

It's quite risky to bet on Arsenal because Nottingham Forest has performed well this season besides the points obtained by both teams in the standings are the same, but Arsenal is playing at home and that's my strong reason, but I also don't regret it if there is a surprise that happens.

If you look at the condition and performance of the two teams before, of course the choice you made is actually very appropriate, but the result of the match is very determined on the field and not just an advantage on paper, your choice to bet on Arsenal victory over Nottingham is very good, because Arsenal managed to win the match with a score of 3-0 through a goal scored by Saka,  Partey and also Nwaneri.

But you fail in another match between aston villa vs crystal palace, it was a surprising result we got today, aston villa who were the favourites in the match actually fell behind to crystal palace after Sarr scored a quick goal in the 4th minute, watkins was able to equalise the score to 1-1, but instead their were conceded again after crystal palace managed to take advantage of opportunities through  by devenny in the end of the first half to make the score 2-1, before aston villa were able to equalise the score 2-2 through barkley in the 77th minute which lasted until the end of the match.

[Woodie]

There goes goal number 3, and now City is likely to be served with the most humiliating result if they are not careful with the way this game is going!!!

Am hoping Tottenham can get atleast 7 goals in just to awaken the beast in the next coming games , otherwise nothing salvageable today against high flying Spurs...

Madison has to be taking matchball today, played quite well despite thinking he wouldn't feature  

[DaNNy001]

There goes goal number 3, and now City is likely to be served with the most humiliating result if they are not careful with the way this game is going!!!

Am hoping Tottenham can get atleast 7 goals in just to awaken the beast in the next coming games , otherwise nothing salvageable today against high flying Spurs...

Madison has to be taking matchball today, played quite well despite thinking he wouldn't feature  

This particular situation Manchester city are facing now is something we haven't witness for a very long period of time, I mean this would be the 5th or 6th on a row without a win if am not mistaken although it's includes all competition as they have really showed that the likes of rodri and Kevin missing in that midfield is something that is really hurting the team.

[Franctoshi]

Manchester City - Tottenham is the biggest event of the week. The game has just started.

Honestly I'm all in Manchester City in this one. I'm saying it confidently even though I know how bad their recent form is. We are talking about losing 4 official games in a row.

However Tottenham are deprived of important names in centre-back position. I think Manchester City will benefit from it well and get a convincing win to end this poor series.  

I'm seriously watching how Manchester city would get out of this mess, should Liverpool win their game tomorrow , because this will make them stand 9 points clear on top of the premier league table. Manchester City, you gave me most shocking result I have never expected of you guys,  Four neal at home ground is quite humiliating, is this the beginning of Guardiola down fall?, I doubt. I wasn't expecting another lose after the recent draws and losses.

[ajanwalker]

Many players of Manchester City need psychological support. The quality of the football players is obvious. There are no missing players except Rodri, who is a starting 11 player. Three weeks ago, they lost 2-1 away to Tottenham in the league cup match, and today they lost 0-4 at home, their fifth defeat in the last five official matches.
If Liverpool beat Southampton tomorrow, the point difference will be 8 points and if City's poor form continues, they may say goodbye to the league championship very early.
When Liverpool lost away on December 1, the point difference suddenly became 11 and the championship became a dream.
I wonder how Pep will stop this bad trend.

[GbitG]

Manchester City - Tottenham is the biggest event of the week. The game has just started.

Honestly I'm all in Manchester City in this one. I'm saying it confidently even though I know how bad their recent form is. We are talking about losing 4 official games in a row.

However Tottenham are deprived of important names in centre-back position. I think Manchester City will benefit from it well and get a convincing win to end this poor series.  

I'm seriously watching how Manchester city would get out of this mess, should Liverpool win their game tomorrow , because this will make them stand 9 points clear on top of the premier league table. Manchester City, you gave me most shocking result I have never expected of you guys,  Four neal at home ground is quite humiliating, is this the beginning of Guardiola down fall?, I doubt. I wasn't expecting another lose after the recent draws and losses.

Wow wow wow !   Today is humiliation day. Tottenham Hotspur just put Manchester city into pocket with pretty numerous goals. To be honest I wasn't expecting that Tottenham will humiliat them with 4-0. But honestly they made a history. The match was quite surprising all the time Tottenham players are just dominated the matches with numbers of shots. Victory credit just goes to J. Maddison. He scored twice goals in Tomendas style thus far P. Porro and Johnson also put his name on the scoring sheet and made it 4-0. Pep has just need to envisage about the team. He lost five consecutive matches he needs to think about it to see what's wrong with them. As far now Tottenham Hotspur just smashed the Pep boys with a big margin and made it easy for Liverpool to get the more-gap first place.
 
In addition, Manchester City's next match will be on 1 December, and they will be facing the leader of the league table, Liverpool. I am pretty sure Liverpool will also beat them.

[Velvet78]

I really want to pick my words carefully for what happened in that game there... Manchester City, just what was that?    While I was also waiting for them to win and start a recovery phase they messed up even bigger.

I couldn't count how many goal opportunities Haaland wasted. Was it 5, 6 maybe? Especially while the score was 0-0, he wasted a couple of serious opportunities. Maybe it could have turned things around who knows. But it is a little optimistic though. Because that defending by Manchester City was very poor. Guardiola says it wasn't due to tactics, there is something else behind this poor effort. I wonder how long it will take him to find out.

[Cityhunter34]

Many players of Manchester City need psychological support. The quality of the football players is obvious. There are no missing players except Rodri, who is a starting 11 player. Three weeks ago, they lost 2-1 away to Tottenham in the league cup match, and today they lost 0-4 at home, their fifth defeat in the last five official matches.
If Liverpool beat Southampton tomorrow, the point difference will be 8 points and if City's poor form continues, they may say goodbye to the league championship very early.
When Liverpool lost away on December 1, the point difference suddenly became 11 and the championship became a dream.
I wonder how Pep will stop this bad trend.

Actually Manchester city poor performance is getting worster, I think if am not mistaking this is making it four consecutive losses in a row. Honestly speaking I was very surprised about their result against Tottenham Hotspur, the most annoing part of it was on their home ground.

Of course, Liverpool we going to beat Southampton tomorrow because looking at their present performance now in premier league I don't really think they will give any single chance for any club to even get a draw with them.

[Slow death]

Manchester City - Tottenham is the biggest event of the week. The game has just started.

Honestly I'm all in Manchester City in this one. I'm saying it confidently even though I know how bad their recent form is. We are talking about losing 4 official games in a row.

However Tottenham are deprived of important names in centre-back position. I think Manchester City will benefit from it well and get a convincing win to end this poor series. 

Manchester City was very humiliated



At the end of the game, Guardiola's face was clearly irritated. Having suffered 3 consecutive defeats in the Premier League and having conceded 4 goals in today's game, and to make matters worse, they were unable to score at least one goal. It seemed that the entire Manchester City squad had been replaced by a B squad. The guys were making mistakes in defense that were strange mistakes. I say strange because Manchester City is a great team, but it seems to me that this season the squad does not have great motivation because they have won the Premier League many times and consecutively. If you bet on Manchester City to win, then you lost money.

[Pokapoka124]

Manchester United is already late in being the English Premier League contenders, what Amorim can comfortably achieve is top 4, unless Liverpool begins to misbehave just as Manchester city is doing. But the possibility of this happening is so low.

Agreed!!
Lets set the record straight...Top 6 is not happening for Manchester United, the board chose to keep Erik Ten Hag after beating City and thinking things will improve but instead it was their worst decision as the man was on his way out but they entertained him and has left the team 6 feet under now...but with the coming of Amorim, anything below 10 should be a win for the club and that should be what to aim for as the team is undergoing surgery.

Erik Ten Hag won the FA Cup and that trophy secured his place as United’s manager last season. It was not until the management got fed up of the constant losses and poor performances that they finally sacked Ten Hag. I think Ten Hag’s replacement, Ruben Amorim will have a better career in Manchester United. His achievement with Sporting, including their domestic success and the the remarkable win over Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League, highlights his great potential and exceptional coaching ability. Even though the Premier League is far more competitive than the Portugal league, I think Amorim will have a better spell in Manchester United than Erik Ten Hag.

[blue Snow]

Manchester City was very humiliated



At the end of the game, Guardiola's face was clearly irritated. Having suffered 3 consecutive defeats in the Premier League and having conceded 4 goals in today's game, and to make matters worse, they were unable to score at least one goal. It seemed that the entire Manchester City squad had been replaced by a B squad. The guys were making mistakes in defense that were strange mistakes. I say strange because Manchester City is a great team, but it seems to me that this season the squad does not have great motivation because they have won the Premier League many times and consecutively. If you bet on Manchester City to win, then you lost money.

The injured player problem must be fixed immediately if Manchester City still wants to continue to compete in the premier league. This is a crucial thing that is not only fixed by one person (Pep), but all official clubs. As we can see, they play like a club that just learned how to play. Pep really messed up how to fix it and try to replace already time with B squad. Seems like a blunder, James Maddison is look happy to destroy the city defense, The city defender like a kid who just learned how to dampen attackers who enter the penalty are.

Damn, this has never happened before, 5 consecutive lost is the first experience Pep in his coaching the club. This might drive him crazy.

[ginsan]

The injured player problem must be fixed immediately if Manchester City still wants to continue to compete in the premier league. This is a crucial thing that is not only fixed by one person (Pep), but all official clubs. As we can see, they play like a club that just learned how to play. Pep really messed up how to fix it and try to replace already time with B squad. Seems like a blunder, James Maddison is look happy to destroy the city defense, The city defender like a kid who just learned how to dampen attackers who enter the penalty are.

Damn, this has never happened before, 5 consecutive lost is the first experience Pep in his coaching the club. This might drive him crazy.

Yes, some main players are absent, making Manchester City's playing style increasingly unstable, some gaps must be fixed immediately by Pep because they are in big trouble due to consecutive defeats. I think whether the era of Manchester City's dominance will end soon this season or they will return to progress better in the future, considering that there are still quite a lot of matches left this season.

Bournemouth has become a scary specter for Manchester City because since Manchester City suffered their first defeat from the match against Bournemouth where Manchester City has struggled to win. In the upcoming match, Pep Guardiola's squad will face Feyenoord in the Champions League, and after that they will face Liverpool which is a big match that we will be waiting for.

[Oluwa-btc]

Manchester United is already late in being the English Premier League contenders, what Amorim can comfortably achieve is top 4, unless Liverpool begins to misbehave just as Manchester city is doing. But the possibility of this happening is so low. So, it is fine that we all agree that Manchester United is not contenders for the English Premier League title. That is the side effect of Erik Ten Hang.

In the other hand, there's still a good chance for Manchester United and Amorim in the Europa league. Plenty of good legs are not there. The squad is there for Amorim, what he needs is to motivate the players to give their best.

Finishing amongst the first four clubs in the Premier League standing was all I wanted all along at the start of the season,  yes they should be ambitious but top four would be peng finish at the end of the season.
Just Erik ten Hag? How about the lazy players in the squad most of you Manchester United fans are scared of calling out? How about the players who failed to convert chances? Players also should own up in such situations.

[shinratensei_]

Unbelievable to see Manchester City's destroyed by Totenham. Such result has broken pep's 54 home games unbeaten record. he also got first five consecutive lose in his career as a football manager.

I can believe if it's Totenham, a trophyless club who did it to him. It's a shameful day for Pep. He got a contract extension from Manchester City then Spurs then bantered him. It likes a fictional story.

I'm still hoping pep can bounce back again very soon, though, his injured players prevented him to do that. There are still moer than 25 games left to turn things around.

[mamesso]

Manchester City - Tottenham is the biggest event of the week. The game has just started.

Honestly I'm all in Manchester City in this one. I'm saying it confidently even though I know how bad their recent form is. We are talking about losing 4 official games in a row.

However Tottenham are deprived of important names in centre-back position. I think Manchester City will benefit from it well and get a convincing win to end this poor series. 

Before the match started, the Etihad stadium cheered to celebrate the spectacular Tribute Moment for Rodri after winning the Ballon d'Or, Pedri is also the first Man City player in the club's history to win the individual award. The excitement that occurred before the match started was very much in contrast to the result achieved after the match, the defeat to Tottenham recorded a record of five consecutive defeats in all competitions for the first time in history since Guardiola was taken over.
The defeat further complicates Man City position in the title race this season, Liverpool have the opportunity to widen the gap to 11 points if they win at Southampton.

[Barikui1]

Manchester City - Tottenham is the biggest event of the week. The game has just started.

Honestly I'm all in Manchester City in this one. I'm saying it confidently even though I know how bad their recent form is. We are talking about losing 4 official games in a row.

However Tottenham are deprived of important names in centre-back position. I think Manchester City will benefit from it well and get a convincing win to end this poor series. 

Before the match started, the Etihad stadium cheered to celebrate the spectacular Tribute Moment for Rodri after winning the Ballon d'Or, Pedri is also the first Man City player in the club's history to win the individual award. The excitement that occurred before the match started was very much in contrast to the result achieved after the match, the defeat to Tottenham recorded a record of five consecutive defeats in all competitions for the first time in history since Guardiola was taken over.
The defeat further complicates Man City position in the title race this season, Liverpool have the opportunity to widen the gap to 11 points if they win at Southampton.

It was really a shocking result yesterday to me, because I know that Manchester city are out of form in the past couple of of games, but I didn't know that they were this bad, losing a whole four unreply goal to a Tottenham Hotspur side that isn't that exceptional this season, on a sincere note I was really disappointed by the performance of the Manchester city players, though they have so many of their first team players out injured, but that is actually not an excused to lose with such a margin.

So as it stands now, their premier league title ambition is seriously threaten because the they have  lost so many points that they shouldn't be losing, but I believe that their still hope in winning the league title only if they can start ranking up the winnings, and be hoping that Liverpool will drop some point  along the way, because right now their are more than 25 matches left to play, so nothing is won or lost now, they should just improve on their form first, and be hoping for the best.

[davis196]

I don't know what is going on in Manchester City. 5 loses in a row and this time 0-4 against Tottenham. Josko Gvardiol had a horrible game and can be blamed for at least two of Tottenham's goals. Manchester City is performing terrible at defense. Pep signed a new contract, but what the hell is he doing to get the team out of this crisis? Maybe Liverpool is about to win this season of the English Premier League and it's not because Liverpool is that good. It's because Manchester City and Arsenal are so inconsistent. Maybe Pep Guardiola is exhausted as a manager and his methods don't work anymore.

[pawel7777]

It was an absolute disaster for the City. They needed a win really badly to end the four-long losing streak. Instead, they got the worst beating in recent history and are now having five losses in a row, something that has never happened since 2006.
And to make things worse, their next league game is against Liverpool (away). If Liverpool wins today (vs weak Southampton) and if they beat Man City next week, they'll be 11 points ahead. At that point, the City could wave goodbye to their chances of defending the League championship.

[Hanadawa]

The problem faced by Manchester City this season is not just injuries to several key players, Liverpool increasing performance is also a factor that Manchester City is starting to have difficulty dominating the standings. If Liverpool had not performed as well as they have this season, Manchester City might still be at the top of the standings. Now Arne Slot is a big threat to Guardiola in dominating the EPL, Liverpool is still consistently maintaining its best performance and this is clearly not good news for Manchester City.

I agree that Man City is not really regressing, it's just that with Liverpool back on track and in their most consistent form, so Man City existence looks like it is regressing, when in fact it is not too significant. Regardless I'm quite happy with Liverpool's comeback as a reminder to Man City that they can't hold onto the Premier League forever.

I agree with you. But compared to last season City only got 3 defeats from 38 matches. But this season they have already got 3 defeats from 12 matches. This shows that they have experienced a decline in performance this season compared to last season. But on the other hand Liverpool's improved performance is also the reason why City potentially cannot defend their title this season. Liverpool is really consistent and has only got 1 defeat. I don't know if City has experienced a significant decline in performance or not. But as far as I remember in the last decade their worst result was getting 6 defeats at the end of the season. And if this season they get more than 6 defeats then we can conclude that City is currently having problems in their performance.

[hyudien]

I agree with you. But compared to last season City only got 3 defeats from 38 matches. But this season they have already got 3 defeats from 12 matches. This shows that they have experienced a decline in performance this season compared to last season. But on the other hand Liverpool's improved performance is also the reason why City potentially cannot defend their title this season. Liverpool is really consistent and has only got 1 defeat. I don't know if City has experienced a significant decline in performance or not. But as far as I remember in the last decade their worst result was getting 6 defeats at the end of the season. And if this season they get more than 6 defeats then we can conclude that City is currently having problems in their performance.

And how is the result now?  The first fact of Man City defeat must be acknowledged, second 5x is a big blow that Pep Guardiola is not always in a comfortable position as a great coach, third when there is a reason Man City lost because the player was injured is no longer reasonable. Tottenham counter attack is very cool, fast and effective so that Man City players are overwhelmed to deal with it.