⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[JiiBs]

MU is favored at this time, but a draw is very likely happen if we look at how fulham can hold a strong team to a draw at their home.

I wonder where you saw this, because even from your picture it is clear that United are not the favorites. Unfortunately, United are currently showing such results that in the Fulham - United pair, Fulham is the favorite. I noticed this when I was looking at the odds for this round and I can't say it seems fair to me. I think the United Double Chance bet at 1.57 makes sense.

That’s a high odd for a Manchester United double chance. The bookies must have done that to divert attention from people having to bet on Manchester United. I get it that they are not good at the moment and are not that bad either. They do come up with the unexpected wins when they mean it. We saw how Amad have rescued them a couple of times and even Fernandes haven’t been shot on goal scoring too.
Somehow, Martinez happened to be the man for the team today.

[Furious 7]

Pep Guardiola included Khusanov in the starting XI for the Manchester City-Chelsea game. Khusanov is only 19 years old and coming straight from Ligue 1 to the EPL is of course huge for him, but it's also prone to mistakes. He was on the pitch with very little training with his new team and mistakes were inevitable. Of course, playing in the EPL, especially against Chelsea, makes young players shake in their boots. But some things get better on the road, it will happen, that's my confidence. I believe Pep will make one of the best stopper in the world out of him.

Yep, and in the end when the nervous situation that he had when he entered the core line-up squad made him seem like he had to be more mentally awake because his mistake for 1 goal Madueke could have been a fatal thing when the final result did not belong to Manchester City in this match.

But even so he was quite good despite the mistakes he got for his debut match I think this can still be considered a liability because he is still not used to the big tension coupled with his very young age so he still needs to learn a lot with the differences in the current game.

But this should also not be used as a playground for Khusanov because regardless of whether this is his debut match or indeed still nervous mistakes are still mistakes and he must do better when given another chance because when his performance continues like that it could be that in the end he will end up on the bench.

[KTChampions]

I wonder where you saw this, because even from your picture it is clear that United are not the favorites. Unfortunately, United are currently showing such results that in the Fulham - United pair, Fulham is the favorite. I noticed this when I was looking at the odds for this round and I can't say it seems fair to me. I think the United Double Chance bet at 1.57 makes sense.

I would not consider Manchester United as the favorite in this match. Fulham's performance this season is undoubtedly stronger than Manchester United. Also, as a home team, Fulham will definitely get some extra advantage. I would like to put Fulham ahead in this match.

Manchester United has disappointed me many times this season. Manchester United failed to win even against smaller teams. As a result, I lost my bet money. So I did not bet on this match. However, I think today's match will be a 1-1 draw. Manchester United will probably be happy with this match by sharing the points.

The irony is that United actually played worse than Fulham, but thanks to a single shot on target (due to a deflection) they were able to win the game. If you take statistics, expected goals, of course Fulham should have won today, then everything turned out as it did. After all, United should be lucky sometimes?

[aylabadia05]

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If you look at Man United's performance lately, it seems that it will be quite difficult to win. Man United also has not found consistency in the game in the EPL League this season. Actually, Amorim has made a number of changes, both in terms of player composition, game scheme, but Amorim has not had a significant impact. So I think this match will also be won by Fulham, or maybe a draw.
Let's see until the end of the game which has 15 minutes left in normal time, will there be any surprises from both teams.

When Manchester United is made the favorite team, then what looks strange. Yes, we can see that they managed to win the match against Fulham with a narrow victory. Manchester United's consistency does not need to be brought up anymore because they have not been very good in terms of consistency, but at certain times they can also make gamblers jump for joy because their choice to bet on Manchester United to win comes true.
You need to know that Manchester United is a big club in the world even though their consistency continues to decline. LOL

[OcTradism]

When Manchester United is made the favorite team, then what looks strange. Yes, we can see that they managed to win the match against Fulham with a narrow victory. Manchester United's consistency does not need to be brought up anymore because they have not been very good in terms of consistency, but at certain times they can also make gamblers jump for joy because their choice to bet on Manchester United to win comes true.
You need to know that Manchester United is a big club in the world even though their consistency continues to decline. LOL

A goal from Lisandro Martinez helped Manchester United having three points and they are still at a 12th position with 11 points less than Bournemouth. It's unbelievable that it's big difference between Manchester United and Bournemouth. Bournemouth played well but Manchester United performed terribly too, and this temporary position as well as difference like this, show many things about Manchester United in this season.

They are weak with many issues, and performances are similar to a small club, not like one of giants in Premier League. Amorim has many things to do in last 15 matches in Premier League this season as well as in the summer transfer and training, to improve Manchester United. Next season, they will have to compete for at least top 6 if not top 4 of Premier League.

[7juju]

Pep Guardiola included Khusanov in the starting XI for the Manchester City-Chelsea game. Khusanov is only 19 years old and coming straight from Ligue 1 to the EPL is of course huge for him, but it's also prone to mistakes. He was on the pitch with very little training with his new team and mistakes were inevitable. Of course, playing in the EPL, especially against Chelsea, makes young players shake in their boots. But some things get better on the road, it will happen, that's my confidence. I believe Pep will make one of the best stopper in the world out of him.

Pep Guardiola somehow made a good decision and choice by starting Khusanov. Recently Man City have been very poor defensively and Pep needs players that he can trust and he feels Khusanov could have something to prove in the game, he made some mistakes by gifting a goal to Chelsea, the players was disappointed, and he had to endure a tough evening making his debut just after some training session, he believe he will learn a lot from the game and that is why Pep had to send him in immediately to play the game. Making mistakes and learning from it will help him to grow. EPL is tough place and sometimes he will definitely find it hard and difficult when he meets a high pressing and attacking style of play. With a very strong strikers to come up agains. It will help his development.

[Docnaster]

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If you look at Man United's performance lately, it seems that it will be quite difficult to win. Man United also has not found consistency in the game in the EPL League this season. Actually, Amorim has made a number of changes, both in terms of player composition, game scheme, but Amorim has not had a significant impact. So I think this match will also be won by Fulham, or maybe a draw.
Let's see until the end of the game which has 15 minutes left in normal time, will there be any surprises from both teams.

When Manchester United is made the favorite team, then what looks strange. Yes, we can see that they managed to win the match against Fulham with a narrow victory. Manchester United's consistency does not need to be brought up anymore because they have not been very good in terms of consistency, but at certain times they can also make gamblers jump for joy because their choice to bet on Manchester United to win comes true.
You need to know that Manchester United is a big club in the world even though their consistency continues to decline. LOL

Manchester United for a fact have been inconsistent this season but against Fulham in their English Premier League game over the weekend, I expected them to at least get a draw in that match which was I staked on an X2 option in that game. Ruben Amorim is doing his best to return the club to their best and because the club have struggled to have a particular playing pattern over the last decade, you should expect the Portuguese manager to not have it easy establishing one.
It was a slim victory for the Old Trafford club but considering the recent form of Fulham in the league, I think the result will go a long way in improving the club players mentality and confidence going forward.

[Velvet78]

Phew! Manchester United barely won against Fulham there.    Because Fulham had a one-sided game if you watched it. They found insane amount of goal opportunities but wasted all of them horribly.

If they had more capable finishers I can't imagine what the score would be. They could have won by a gap of a few goals, trust me. This also shows the struggle Amorim is having because of not having a solid squad.

He is only trying to keep the team alive as much as possible for now. In the summer, he would be given lots of money to spend for sure. Then we will find out how good manager he is. 

[Oluwa-btc]

I wonder where you saw this, because even from your picture it is clear that United are not the favorites. Unfortunately, United are currently showing such results that in the Fulham - United pair, Fulham is the favorite. I noticed this when I was looking at the odds for this round and I can't say it seems fair to me. I think the United Double Chance bet at 1.57 makes sense.

I would not consider Manchester United as the favorite in this match. Fulham's performance this season is undoubtedly stronger than Manchester United. Also, as a home team, Fulham will definitely get some extra advantage. I would like to put Fulham ahead in this match.

Manchester United has disappointed me many times this season. Manchester United failed to win even against smaller teams. As a result, I lost my bet money. So I did not bet on this match. However, I think today's match will be a 1-1 draw. Manchester United will probably be happy with this match by sharing the points.

The irony is that United actually played worse than Fulham, but thanks to a single shot on target (due to a deflection) they were able to win the game. If you take statistics, expected goals, of course Fulham should have won today, then everything turned out as it did. After all, United should be lucky sometimes?

They will get better,  they just need some special players going forward who's creative as Bruno Fernandez,  playing him in deeper roles is so tiring to see and the new bodies in charge of football. They're not ready to back and support the manager,  sometimes I wonder what's the difference between them and the glazers? Absolutely fvckers. Well, during some games you don't have to be the best, you just have to look for a way to win. The win do not change the fact that Manchester United played completely bad.

[shinratensei_]

Phew! Manchester United barely won against Fulham there.    Because Fulham had a one-sided game if you watched it. They found insane amount of goal opportunities but wasted all of them horribly.

If they had more capable finishers I can't imagine what the score would be. They could have won by a gap of a few goals, trust me. This also shows the struggle Amorim is having because of not having a solid squad.

He is only trying to keep the team alive as much as possible for now. In the summer, he would be given lots of money to spend for sure. Then we will find out how good manager he is.  

It must be Manchester United's luck. If they were not lucky enough, they should have lost in this game. Fulham owns the game, and they are having possessions, attacks, but an unlucky moment was just destroying their hope to get three points.

The bad result against Manchester United should be a wake up call for Fulham's coach. He has to sign a new capable striker who can make proper finishing. It's enough to see them bottled three points due to the small mistake. It's really unacceptable.

[SmartCharpa]

Jackson used Maresca for beyond Palmer, but Palmer also played badly last night, so Chelsea made a complete mistake in the match. They have a lot of improvement to make, such as recruiting a new attacker to cover the hole in the front. Jackson frequently does not convert a goal when got good passing from the midfielder, so that situation Maresca urgently need a real striker to implement his strategy. I admit, The City is begin to increase their performance. chelsea was unlucky last night because the city heating up the engine to go back on track top premier league stand.

Chelsea's performance against Manchester City reminds me that they offered Jackson a new deal at the start of the season with higher earnings, but how could they extend such a striker who has barely scored a goal until 2033? Chelsea is not ready to improve in any of their positions, Jackson is not a top striker who can convert opportunities into goals, and Palmer has also played poorly recently; since scoring four goals against Brighton, we have yet to see the best of Palmer at Chelsea; he can only score one goal in some games, and his last goal was against Bournemouth.

However, I am not sure Chelsea will make any additional moves to bring in another player; Chelsea requires another attacker because I do not see Sancho as a player who can help Chelsea. Maresca couldn't have started Madueke against Manchester City since Neto had been in greater form than Madueke, and Maresca brought him on in the second half when they were losing, and they allowed another goal in 87 minutes because Neto did not play his position as a left winger.

[knowngunman]

Phew! Manchester United barely won against Fulham there.    Because Fulham had a one-sided game if you watched it. They found insane amount of goal opportunities but wasted all of them horribly.

If they had more capable finishers I can't imagine what the score would be. They could have won by a gap of a few goals, trust me. This also shows the struggle Amorim is having because of not having a solid squad.

He is only trying to keep the team alive as much as possible for now. In the summer, he would be given lots of money to spend for sure. Then we will find out how good manager he is. 

Sadly, I have to agree with your submission. Fulham were absolutely toothless that yesterday. That probably might be their worse game of the season so far. There was no any clue going forward and apparently, there's no way you win game if you don't strive forward and create chances. Fulham just can't score, they had at least four great chances right in front of the goal but fired it higher over the bar.

Lack of technicality in attack indeed. On a norms, Fulham can't stand Manchester United but definitely not the Manchester United of this season. That game was a clearly a game of draw or three points for them but they end up losing the entire points to underform United. They really need urgent and desperate striker upfront but I'm not sure if they are even making plans for that this January transfer.

[Akbarkoe]

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The irony is that United actually played worse than Fulham, but thanks to a single shot on target (due to a deflection) they were able to win the game. If you take statistics, expected goals, of course Fulham should have won today, then everything turned out as it did. After all, United should be lucky sometimes?

They only got a few chances in this match, in this match Man United was only able to launch at least 4 shots with 1 shot on target. But L. Martinez was able to convert it into a goal that brought Man United to victory. But is this a stroke of luck? Of course not, this is the result of hard work.

While on the other hand, Fulham with the many opportunities they got, they were unable to maximize every opportunity they got.

Luckily they were able to get 3 full points in this match, if they had failed, then their position would have been shifted again. And next they will face Crystal Palace, and this is a momentum for them to be able to secure 3 full points again.

[KTChampions]

The irony is that United actually played worse than Fulham, but thanks to a single shot on target (due to a deflection) they were able to win the game. If you take statistics, expected goals, of course Fulham should have won today, then everything turned out as it did. After all, United should be lucky sometimes?

They will get better,  they just need some special players going forward who's creative as Bruno Fernandez,  playing him in deeper roles is so tiring to see and the new bodies in charge of football. They're not ready to back and support the manager,  sometimes I wonder what's the difference between them and the glazers? Absolutely fvckers. Well, during some games you don't have to be the best, you just have to look for a way to win. The win do not change the fact that Manchester United played completely bad.

Yeah, it was a terrible game. I wonder what Amorim's game plan was? If I remember correctly, United had zero shots on target, zero corners, zero everything until the 75th minute! It scares me when I think about it. I hope that Amorim knows what he is doing and that next season when he fully prepares/assembles the team we will see meaningful football.

[Woodie]

Manchester United might have won the game against Fulham last night, but there performance wasn't convincing tbh ...and looking at this fixture and some of the teams Fulham has already beaten, it's clear that this was no easy task for United but a win is a win nomatter how ugly it's achieved.

The butcher delivered another winning goal which is good to his confidence and CV , but Uniteds Front line still requires some work because if we seeing more of these guys scoring then strikers aren't doing their work!

Otherwise great to see these guys getting back to winning  now they need a good run of results to chase a top 4 finish.

[aylabadia05]

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They are weak with many issues, and performances are similar to a small club, not like one of giants in Premier League.

For those who follow the Premier League, this is already known how Manchester United plays. Amazingly, the percentage of fans does not decrease from season to season like me who still continue to support even though there are sentences that say their performance is similar to a small club.

Amorim has many things to do in last 15 matches in Premier League this season as well as in the summer transfer and training, to improve Manchester United. Next season, they will have to compete for at least top 6 if not top 4 of Premier League.

We consider this to be just a continuation of the task that is being carried out by Amorim. We will wait for next season if the object is Amorim.
Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Everton that Manchester United will face and this is not only Amorim's task, but all.

[Lannakosa]

Sadly, I have to agree with your submission. Fulham were absolutely toothless that yesterday. That probably might be their worse game of the season so far. There was no any clue going forward and apparently, there's no way you win game if you don't strive forward and create chances. Fulham just can't score, they had at least four great chances right in front of the goal but fired it higher over the bar.

Lack of technicality in attack indeed. On a norms, Fulham can't stand Manchester United but definitely not the Manchester United of this season. That game was a clearly a game of draw or three points for them but they end up losing the entire points to underform United. They really need urgent and desperate striker upfront but I'm not sure if they are even making plans for that this January transfer.

Manchester United played worse than Fulham, that's obvious, but this is a case where the only thing that matters is that the team got 3 points, and for Amorim it was very important, because they expect him to improve the game. But if Manchester United continue to play like this, then in the next matches their luck may not be as high as it was yesterday with Fulham. Fulham often plays better in attack, and I thought they would score.

[SatoPrincess]

The owed game to Liverpool gives them a game advantage in hand in the title race but it can still come as pressure to them if Arsenal get to close the gap between them because Arsenal will now be ahead and playing first but I don’t see that happening soon because Liverpool seemed ready and more determined to be in the leading position so far meanwhile Arsenal have not been consistent in the race, more reason Liverpool have a better advantage with a game in hand.

[abhiseshakana]

Sadly, I have to agree with your submission. Fulham were absolutely toothless that yesterday. That probably might be their worse game of the season so far. There was no any clue going forward and apparently, there's no way you win game if you don't strive forward and create chances. Fulham just can't score, they had at least four great chances right in front of the goal but fired it higher over the bar.

Lack of technicality in attack indeed. On a norms, Fulham can't stand Manchester United but definitely not the Manchester United of this season. That game was a clearly a game of draw or three points for them but they end up losing the entire points to underform United. They really need urgent and desperate striker upfront but I'm not sure if they are even making plans for that this January transfer.

Manchester United played worse than Fulham, that's obvious, but this is a case where the only thing that matters is that the team got 3 points, and for Amorim it was very important, because they expect him to improve the game. But if Manchester United continue to play like this, then in the next matches their luck may not be as high as it was yesterday with Fulham. Fulham often plays better in attack, and I thought they would score.

Man United didn't play better than Fulham but they got the win because they had better effectiveness and Fulham lost their clinical finishing. It's a bit suffocating indeed as Fulham squandered several good chances that could have resulted in goals, but that's football, surprises can happen anytime and to anyone. On the one hand, this is good progress for Man United, and I think it is time for Man United to be serious about making improvements (too much time has been wasted and until now not a single new player has joined Old Trafford).

[Issa56]

Manchester United played worse than Fulham, that's obvious, but this is a case where the only thing that matters is that the team got 3 points, and for Amorim it was very important, because they expect him to improve the game.

Manchester United were able to get 3 points, which is the most important thing. Manchester United's performance was not really good yesterday, they were just lucky to get 3 points in the match. I know Manchester United needed a win in the match, but Amorim should try and improve Manchester United's performance, he can’t be lucky always, he should find a solution to Manchester United's problem, no one is always confident that Manchester United will be winning their game even when playing against a weaker team.

Manchester United which we used to know is different. Manchester United is always struggling in most of their matches, even when playing against weaker teams, they are always struggling, and they do end up losing some and playing draws in some, which is really bad for Manchester United. Let’s just see if Amorim will be able to stabilize Manchester United performance.

I predicted a draw or a win for Fulham in the match, but I was wrong. Manchester United was so lucky to get a goal towards the ending of the match, which gave them a win in the match. Let’s see how Manchester United will perform in their coming matches, but there is no improvement in Manchester United’s performance even as they were able to win against Fulham.