⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[mamesso]

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).

Fulham was superior in Ball possession with a record of 50.9%, while Man United controlled 49.1%. Fulham also managed to release 9 shots, 3 of which were on target, but only one shot on target was owned by Man United. The victory achieved at Fulham headquarters does not mean that Man United played well, they did not show their best performance at all in the match, but the spirit possessed by Amorim team managed to bring them victory.
Another positive side is that they managed to record a clean sheet, this must be maintained when they play at Old Trafford because recently they have always had difficulties when playing at their home base.

[SatoPrincess]

Tottenham are seriously struggling recently, definitely a different story from how they kick started the season too bad they have suffered alot of injury problems this season. Even though they are going through injury crisis, I expected a better result against Leicester City, too bad they failed to win. This is not the way they should be playing and if they continue at this level I fear they will be fighting relegation battle this season.

[Swordsoffreedom]

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).

I would say Manchester United were lucky that they won. Looking at the overall performance of Manchester United players in this match, I don't think their goal was to win. Manchester United would probably have been happy to share the points. But they were very lucky that they were able to score a goal in this match.

Fulham players attacked more than Manchester United in this match. Manchester United played defensively and tried to draw the match. Manchester United players were only able to take 4 shots in this match. And only one shot was on target. After scoring in the 78th minute, Manchester United players did not attack much in this match.

[Olatundespo]

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).

Manchester United were lucky to win despite a poor performance. United defense were under immense pressure for most of the match due to Fulham attacking play but they were unable to score. It was a clinical finishing flop for Fulham which did not allow them to win and I think luck was not on their side. They missed a number of clear cut chances which made them even more frustrated. Despite keeping their opponents busy with strong attacks in the first half, Fulham players lacked pace in the second half and Man United players got the better of them and Martinez scored a great goal in the 78th minute. He had a great shot to score and he did it successfully. Fulham missed another chance to equalise towards the end of the match which sealed their defeat.

[SatoPrincess]

How Arsenal managed to not concede a goal today at the Molineux Stadium and still managed to win despite playing more part of the game with 10 men is still shocking to me if I must be honest. I think the mentality of Arsenal players have improved in recent times and if they can hold on to such great mentality, they might end up catching up with league leaders Liverpool even when I know it'll be almost impossible for them though because the Reds on their side are having a better campaign in the league this season

I will rate this game as one of Arsenals best games this season because looking back on the games Arsenal has conceded a red card this season this is the only game where they have managed to win and honestly when Arsenal conceded that red card in the first half I concluded that Arsenal were going to lose the game instantly but the team kept good spirit and fought hard to not just avoid conceding a goal but went on to get a win.

[Docnaster]

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).

Manchester United is one of the biggest teams in England and as a big club like United, you don't expect them to always deliver convincing performances before they can win games. I watched the English Premier League game between Fulham and Manchester United and I think I quite agree with you that they away team struggled in that game but they were also able to restrict Fulham's attackers from penetrating their defense. Not a convincing performance yes but I think they rightly deserve the three points they got because of the mentality they showed in that game.

[SatoPrincess]

Jackson played poorly today, and I don’t know why Enzo is still making use of him. Seriously, Enzo Maresca will have to sign another striker to improve Chelsea's performance. Sanchez is just a terrible goalkeeper, he should be sitting on the bench because he is always disappointing Chelsea fans. Generally, I wasn’t really impressed with how Chelsea played today, because their opponents didn’t play anything special either, but Chelsea couldn’t win the match.

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.

Both players I would say were no where close to their top form in that game. They had good chances in the first half if the match that would have burried the game if they had converted but because they were not clinical enough to put the ball at the back of the net they gave City enough time to play and get back in the game so I blame Chelsea’s attack for their misfortune in the game. They had their chances but couldn’t utilize them, they have themselves to blame.

[SOKO-DEKE]

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.

Honestly, Fulham played better than Manchester United, but the truth is they didn’t make use of the opportunities they had. Fulham created about three good chances, but they couldn’t luckily convert any of those chances into goals. On the other hand, Manchester United made use of the one opportunity they created, and they were able to defend that one goal.

Sometimes, it is not all about the team that plays the best on the field but the team that is lucky. Football also involves luck. Sometimes, we witness how a team can have full control of the field and even play with more than 70% ball possession, but at the end of the game, the team with less possession and one or two chances ends up winning.

Manchester United was lucky to win the match yesterday, and I was so happy for them. The new coach is making progress with the team, even though it’s not yet up to the fans expectations.

[BITCOIN4X]

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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).

You're right, that's why I no longer continued to watch them in the second half. The match felt boring with minimal opportunities created throughout the first half, even Fulham almost scored with several good chances. But in the end I realized that Manchester United won the match after playing almost 80 minutes, but maybe they deserved it with all the difficulties they faced throughout the match.

Next, Manchester United will play their 8th match for the Europa League against Steaua. This match is also not easy considering that Steaua also wants to qualify without having to enter the playoffs, so Manchester United needs to do everything so that their team's performance remains stable. Crystal Palace will be the team that Manchester United will face at the start of February in the Premier League, but I think Manchester United will win at home.

[MainIbem]

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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).

You're right, that's why I no longer continued to watch them in the second half. The match felt boring with minimal opportunities created throughout the first half, even Fulham almost scored with several good chances. But in the end I realized that Manchester United won the match after playing almost 80 minutes, but maybe they deserved it with all the difficulties they faced throughout the match.

Next, Manchester United will play their 8th match for the Europa League against Steaua. This match is also not easy considering that Steaua also wants to qualify without having to enter the playoffs, so Manchester United needs to do everything so that their team's performance remains stable. Crystal Palace will be the team that Manchester United will face at the start of February in the Premier League, but I think Manchester United will win at home.

Yeah i think he's right, from the stats you could see that Fulham had more possession they even created more chances than Manchester United but United utilzed the opportunity they got compared to Fulham and if not for the good clearance by Toby Collyer in the 88 mins of the match Fulham would've equalized and won the game. However Manchester United players tried, they showed passion, even though watching them play is not as interesting as it used to be atleast most of the players are gradually improving and i believe things would get better if new signings are introduced this January. As for the Europa League match i believe they'll win, they've had a good record in that competition this season i believe they'll want to maintain it as they move unto the next phase. Anyways, it's not going to be an easy one for Manchester United against Palace the Old Trafford is not really a fortress anymore so i don't believe in home advantage when it comes to Manchester United, due to how disappointing they've been at home this season but if they keep working hard and continue improving in training sections then a win is sure against Palace.

[red4slash]

Manchester United was lucky to win the match yesterday, and I was so happy for them. The new coach is making progress with the team, even though it’s not yet up to the fans expectations.

As long as his condition remains unstable I would not say that Amorim has made progress for the club because in my opinion they are still quite stagnant and walking in the same place where the performance is still unpredictable whether it will be good or bad.

But even so as long as there are wins maybe it won't matter because for performance we certainly realize it's not only Amorim who contributes but also the scheme and players must be cohesive in doing so and the problem is as we are aware that for now Amorim is still unable to stabilize due to several problems, especially for player affairs which still don't seem to have good chemistry with the schemes and plans he wants to do.

This clearly takes longer but all decisions depend on Manchester Untied because after all, the one in control is club management so in the end if you really want progress then there is a price to pay which inevitably the same path as Chelsea might have to do to find the best club version of Amorim.

[Jaycoinz]

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).

Manchester United is one of the biggest teams in England and as a big club like United, you don't expect them to always deliver convincing performances before they can win games. I watched the English Premier League game between Fulham and Manchester United and I think I quite agree with you that they away team struggled in that game but they were also able to restrict Fulham's attackers from penetrating their defense. Not a convincing performance yes but I think they rightly deserve the three points they got because of the mentality they showed in that game.

With what we have all seen in the league, for me calling Manchester united base on their as performances a big top team in the league is just like a complete set up for me because this united team is considered a big team base on its past glory and ofcourse maybe financial influence and stability in the world of football but if it's performance wise I think united is no where near even the top teams in the EPL.

[_BlackStar]

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With what we have all seen in the league, for me calling Manchester united base on their as performances a big top team in the league is just like a complete set up for me because this united team is considered a big team base on its past glory and ofcourse maybe financial influence and stability in the world of football but if it's performance wise I think united is no where near even the top teams in the EPL.

Manchester United are the Premier League's top team - only they are no longer the title contenders they once were. The team's performance has fallen below fans' expectations and we can all agree that they have gone a decade without winning another Premier League title. The last time Manchester United won the Premier League title was in the 2012-2013 season - that was more than a decade ago. It is true that Manchester United is the most successful team in the Premier League with 13 titles - but now Manchester City is starting to catch up with its 8 titles. Liverpool won it in the 2019-2020 season - but this season they will win it for the second time.

The following is the history and successful seasons of Manchester United and several others in the Premier League in winning the title.

Manchester United

Code:

1992–1993, 1993–1994, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2002–2003, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2010–2011, 2012–2013

Manchester City

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2011–2012, 2013–2014, 2017–2018, 2018–2019, 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024

Chelsea

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2004–2005, 2005–2006, 2009–2010, 2014–2015, 2016–2017

Arsenal

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1997–1998, 2001–2002, 2003-2004

Liverpool

Code:

2019–2020

[SatoPrincess]

Chelsea have proven me right because I held the opinion that the would win tonight. They are leading by one goal and first half is over. Although Manchester City scored through Marmoush but the goal was disallowed as it was offside. I expect Chelsea to maintain this goal by scoring one more goal and falling back to the defense, this way they are sure of collecting the three points. If they allow Manchester City to eqalize the goal in the second half, that will be a major problem for them.

Very disappointing game from Chelsea today it is now as if they are being cursed when playing against Manchester City because I can’t even recall the last they win against Manchester City. They had the advantage to win this game after scoring an early goal by forcing a mistake out of city’s defense but they failed to take control of the game. Chelsea still look inexperienced and I was more disappointed in Levi Colwill’s performance today and also Sanchez was even worse, he just keeps making mistakes every match day and his decisions keeps weighing the team down.

The approach was very poor after taking the lead and it made Manchester City get their balance back. Nicolas Jackson have been a huge problem for Chelsea and it is very clear now that they need a more clinical striker. With a striker better than Jackson Chelsea wouldn’t have lost all the games they lost since December and they would probably be challenging Liverpool for the title up till now. Bringing in a better striker should be a priority for them now and I would suggest a top striker either Victor Osimehn or Victor Gyokeres.

I think it was the team effort that was lacking because obviously the manager’s tactics seemed to have worked and was effective in the game especially in the first half but Chelsea’s attack disappointed by failing to get as much goals are they could get in the first half when City were shaky and giving away chances due to errors committing at the back line. I hope they learn and take lessons from this loss and improve going forward, they need to be better if they want to finish in top four at the end of the season.

[tusandii]

I think it was the team effort that was lacking because obviously the manager’s tactics seemed to have worked and was effective in the game especially in the first half but Chelsea’s attack disappointed by failing to get as much goals are they could get in the first half when City were shaky and giving away chances due to errors committing at the back line. I hope they learn and take lessons from this loss and improve going forward, they need to be better if they want to finish in top four at the end of the season.

Yes, Enzo Maresca's tactics are very good depending on his squad whether they can be relied on or not, usually Chelsea can appear impressive when facing fellow big clubs but in yesterday's match it seemed that Man City had evaluated the team's mistakes when they had to face Chelsea so how hard Chelsea did a lot of attacks Man City can play a pretty good defensive strategy even though they made a mistake at the beginning of the match by conceding first but Man City started playing an attacking strategy after 40 minutes of the match and finally they were able to score 3 goals to be able to claim this victory. Chelsea need to improve their performance in the next match, they must not lose any more points in order to continue fighting in the top 5.

[bitgolden]

Man United got the win they needed, and that's what matters, as long as they get the win they needed, there isn't really any talks about what else they could do, that's more than enough for them. I am sure that we are going to talk about a lot of different stuff for them, it is not clear how easy it will get, but this is a moment that won't be all that easy at all.

We need to focus on how to grow and keep consistency at high level for them. I get that they are having some issues right now, but they do show good force sometimes, which tells us that they are capable of being great, they show that they are able to do that, but they do not do it every game. If their best is every game, instead of just sometimes, they would have won so much more game. Amorim made the team better if you ask me, many still doubt him, and I did too, but looking at it now, I am pretty sure that they are definitely looking much better these days without a doubt for sure.

[SuperBitMan]

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).

Manchester United is one of the biggest teams in England and as a big club like United, you don't expect them to always deliver convincing performances before they can win games. I watched the English Premier League game between Fulham and Manchester United and I think I quite agree with you that they away team struggled in that game but they were also able to restrict Fulham's attackers from penetrating their defense. Not a convincing performance yes but I think they rightly deserve the three points they got because of the mentality they showed in that game.

With what we have all seen in the league, for me calling Manchester united base on their as performances a big top team in the league is just like a complete set up for me because this united team is considered a big team base on its past glory and ofcourse maybe financial influence and stability in the world of football but if it's performance wise I think united is no where near even the top teams in the EPL.

Manchester United is a great team and they have been playing well but are not consistent and this has been there major problem, I really don't know the cause of there lack of consistency but I believe Manchester United is still a big team, last season they won the FA cup defeating Manchester city who where so inform at that season, so you can't say Manchester United is not a big team all they need is to become consistent they are a big team till date any club playing Manchester United always have a little fear in them, even if Manchester United is not performing well in the premier league they are doing well in the Europa League this season, they have played 7 games and they have not lost anyone they have won 4 games and has draw 3 they are playing very well and there's every possibility that they can win the Europa title this season, they won there last match by 1 goal, there defense is a little bit okay but I think Manchester United needs a good coach in other to drive the team in being consistent, if Manchester United have a good coach then everything will be settled a coach that will feel the space of Sir Alex Ferguson.

[jaberwock]

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.

Marmous also played as well. I mean they got the win they needed, which is all that matters for them, there isn't really anything more they could have needed. I get that it may look like it is not going to be that much of an easy thing, but we are seeing much better results without a doubt. I hope that things could change for them, their momentum seems like their bad days are behind them, and while the young kid may have made some mistakes, the result came and that's what matters.

Plus, I have seen that kid teary eyed as well, and that's exactly what Manchester City needs, because kid knows what while he may have made a mistake, he really desires to win, enough that he would get teary eyed, and that desire wasn't seen in many Manchester City players this season.

[SatoPrincess]

Playing with only 10 players since the 43rd minute, really made it difficult for Arsenal to score a goal in this match. I think that shouldn't have happened, considering that Wolves at this moment are also not in a good trend. Thus, Arsenal should still be able to score a goal in this match but yes, because Wolves also managed to play better in the second half, it might make this match end in a 0-0 draw. Indeed, there is still enough time for them to score  a goal in this match, but it seems that if Wolves can consistently put pressure and or attack, then maybe Wolves will score a goal and will make Arsenal lose at Molineux Stadium, who knows.

I must admit I already concluded Arsenal were going to lose or draw after they got a red card but they remained composed for the remaining minutes until Wolves also picked a red card. Once again Arsenal’s defensive players came to the rescue. This is a message to the board and management of the club that a striker is highly needed to solve Arsenal’s goal scoring inconsistency and strengthen their attack to keep the club’s title fight alive.

[MainIbem]

Man United got the win they needed, and that's what matters, as long as they get the win they needed, there isn't really any talks about what else they could do, that's more than enough for them. I am sure that we are going to talk about a lot of different stuff for them, it is not clear how easy it will get, but this is a moment that won't be all that easy at all.

We need to focus on how to grow and keep consistency at high level for them. I get that they are having some issues right now, but they do show good force sometimes, which tells us that they are capable of being great, they show that they are able to do that, but they do not do it every game. If their best is every game, instead of just sometimes, they would have won so much more game. Amorim made the team better if you ask me, many still doubt him, and I did too, but looking at it now, I am pretty sure that they are definitely looking much better these days without a doubt for sure.

Yeah that's true, regardless of who played better, the main goal is securing the 3 points and that's what Manchester United did. Anyways they're a big team regardless of their decline on field activities so the media would always carry news and talks about them, infact there's no day you won't see people on the media arguing about things concerning Manchester United. I think Ruben Amorim is finally getting along with the players, after being angered by a pour display from them against Brighton, I believe they now understand that wearing United's badge means they need to give all their best on the pitch and so far they've impressed by winning against Rangers and Fulham but it's not enough, just two wins can't be considered good since they still have a long way to go, I expect Manchester United to maintain consistency by trying to win more matches, it's not going to be rosy but they're very capable of doing it. Amorim is a great coach and I so much believe I'm him, if only the board would back him to get new signings, things would be more easier cause right now there's lots of pressure on him, I noticed it from clips online concerning their training sections, he's always spotted standing and thinking of possible solutions to help his players improve better.