⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[KTChampions]

Not a bad day for English clubs in the Champions League. The last round of the league phase is completed.
Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa finished in the top 8, meaning they're going directly to the next stage without having to participate in the play-offs. This is a success particularly for Villa, who beat Celtic 4-2 today and grabbed the last, 8th place in the direct promotion zone.

Man City was outside the playoffs before today, but they didn't disappoint their fans and beat Club Brugge 3-1 at home. The first half wasn't the most impressive on their part, but I'd rather have them playing ugly and winning than playing nicely and losing points.

Yes, English clubs got through the group stage of the tournament without losing a club. Compared to Germany, which lost 2 clubs out of 5, Italy, which lost 1 club out of 5 and Spain, which lost 1 club out of 4, this result is impressive.
Few believe that Celtic will be able to cause problems for City, but the top teams of Spain and Germany are already playing each other in the 1/16.

[AYOBA]

Yes, Manchester United won the match and got points from there, then their points table position did not improve. They it is still in the same condition it was in before. If they could constantly win the match, they might have already been much up to the points table but they couldn't do that.

Manchester United performance in the premier is just been moving forward and backward, their lack of inconsistency and that’s why their pattern of playing is continue going in that way, if not if we observe their performances when they each their former management; their performances was moving normal.

But after a while they begin performing very poorly; that’s why I said even the team alone having their own issues and even this upcoming match against Fulham, I doubt that Fulham can find the match very easy to win without much challenge.

[SatoPrincess]

The downfall of Chelsea still continues...    I was so hopeful about them to steal some points from Manchester City at Etihad. When they first got ahead I got quite excited also but the ending was really terrible.

Now they are even down to 6th place. They were a title contender once but now they are far away from that. I didn't expect big things from them this season in fact. But I wouldn't like to watch them fall like this either.

Maresca should work on how to beat top clubs of the PL more. He lost against Guardiola twice in the league this season. You can't compete with them well if you don't win something against them.

If we compare Chelsea with other teams in the Premier League this season, they are actually a team with superior squad depth, even with the majority of talented young players who are bought expensively they should be one of the title contenders, but we cannot deny that mentality is still the main problem that must be solved by Maresca at this time, since the beginning of the season, I has seen that they actually have a performance, consistency and also a pretty good game pattern from every game, but that doesn't happen when they have to face big teams and we can see precisely  majority if  them losing points from big teams this season

I think Chelsea were the cause of their own failure in this game because they had the game under control in the first half and created good chances that would have put the game to bed after theu scored the first but they threw their chances away giving City hopes and chance to fight back and come back to win. Chelsea need to improve defensively and also get a prosper finisher in attack because Jackson is not reliable.

[blue Snow]

Manchester United performance in the premier is just been moving forward and backward, their lack of inconsistency and that’s why their pattern of playing is continue going in that way, if not if we observe their performances when they each their former management; their performances was moving normal.

But after a while they begin performing very poorly; that’s why I said even the team alone having their own issues and even this upcoming match against Fulham, I doubt that Fulham can find the match very easy to win without much challenge.

I think MU has started to wake up after winning several matches in Europe and the Premier League. True, they were mentally a bit down after losing versus Brighton at Old Trafford, but slowly but surely, they began to wake up and try to win every next match. the matches in the European league allow them to correct any existing errors. I see that in the last 3 matches, a player like Bruno Fernandes, and Amad Diallo are enough dominant to supply the ball in front and make agile movements to outwit them. might not seem so effective because the attackers do not support them because Hojlund not so sharp and feeling to convert the passing into the goal.

[ginsan]

I Chelsea were the cause of their own failure in this game because they had the game under control in the first half and created good chances that would have put the game to bed after theu scored the first but they threw their chances away giving City hopes and chance to fight back and come back to win. Chelsea need to improve defensively and also get a prosper finisher in attack because Jackson is not reliable.

I think Chelsea need a better strategy adjustment because they are getting closer to the word perfect to compete at the top again. Chelsea need to improve their defense and find a productive striker to perform better in the upcoming match. The defeat from Manchester City is certainly an evaluation that must be improved for the next match. Chelsea still has a chance to return to the top 4 because the points difference is so close to each other.

This means they must not lose any more points in the upcoming match, they must focus on finding a win to maintain their chances of returning to the winning track. On the one hand, Jackson is not a striker who is diligent in scoring goals because so far he has only scored 9 goals from 22 matches, of course that is not a good enough statistic. I see Nkunku is also the same, he has difficulty showing his sharpness and maybe this should be considered by management to find another striker.

[tusandii]

Quite a lot of representatives from the English league can enter the top 8 of the Champions League, especially if we see that the Champions League is led by Liverpool as the leader of the Champions League and the English League and Arsenal in third place after Barcelona, ​​and the most disappointing is indeed Man City, they almost couldn't enter the next round and fortunately they were able to beat Club Brugge and were able to enter the Champions League play-off round, if they hadn't beaten that team it might have been a bad story that had to be swallowed by fans and the entire team about Manchester City failing to enter the Champions League play-offs.

Only Man City is the only EPL representative club that is not in the top 8 and I think that is bad for the reputation that they have built as a strong candidate in the Champions League for years but it seems that this season the strong candidates are Arsenal and Liverpool who have performed well so far because they have only experienced 1 defeat from 8 matches but I am more inclined to Liverpool because they look very strong in the EPL and UCL and even look consistent and have a strong ambition to win the title this season.

[sana54210]

I am guessing the injury problems are mainly because they do not have a big depth, and because of that same 13-14 players keep playing every single game when there is no injured players.

And because of that, they get injured since they play so many games. I am guessing that, if they could have a bigger depth, they could play some players and rest others and have a lot less injuries as well. Even City does that, they sometimes rest some players, they have enough depth to do that, and this allows them to have less injuries, even though they are known for big injuries too.

So Arsenal will definitely look for not just getting a few good players this summer, but I am guessing they are going to look for a lot more bench players that are decent so they could rest others. If they get like 5 players who are good for bench, then they could do a lot better next season, with such a move they could actually fight for a title without a doubt, could get a lot better.

Also they need to see what they are doing during training that pushes these players a lot. Salah has been playing all games at this age, and still not slowing down, why does Arsenal players get tired so much when an old player doesn't at another team.

[Velvet78]

First of all, City will be focused on the Champions League match with Brugge, for Guardiola this is the number one priority, only a win is needed and it seems to me that they are not even thinking about the match with Arsenal now. But when it comes to this match, a win over Arsenal will mean reducing the gap to 3 points. Arsenal lost points in the last matches with Aston Villa and Newcastle, and City began to play better, so I think City will not lose to Arsenal.

I actually meant the rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester City for the Premier League title in the recent years. Not the next game between them. But still thanks to you I remembered they were going to have a face-to-face in the league in only 2 days. 

Manchester City won against Club Brugge by 3-1 and made it to playoffs. But when it comes to their performance, it was a poor one. At least in the first half. They don't look convincing to do great things against big teams there.



Here is the odds for the upcoming game. I wouldn't bet on any side to win. I would probably prefer BTTS & over 2.5 goals @2.07 for this one. It has become a popular bet option of mine recently for this kind of games. 

[bangjoe]

Quite a lot of representatives from the English league can enter the top 8 of the Champions League, especially if we see that the Champions League is led by Liverpool as the leader of the Champions League and the English League and Arsenal in third place after Barcelona, ​​and the most disappointing is indeed Man City, they almost couldn't enter the next round and fortunately they were able to beat Club Brugge and were able to enter the Champions League play-off round, if they hadn't beaten that team it might have been a bad story that had to be swallowed by fans and the entire team about Manchester City failing to enter the Champions League play-offs.

Only Man City is the only EPL representative club that is not in the top 8 and I think that is bad for the reputation that they have built as a strong candidate in the Champions League for years but it seems that this season the strong candidates are Arsenal and Liverpool who have performed well so far because they have only experienced 1 defeat from 8 matches but I am more inclined to Liverpool because they look very strong in the EPL and UCL and even look consistent and have a strong ambition to win the title this season.

But at least now there is still hope to be able to enter the final even though it is not in the top 8 and follows the play off, I think the same as its rival in the champions league, namely Real Madrid, it is also the same, it enters the play off zone to get a chance to advance to the next round.

For who can get the victory, it looks more likely at Liverpool from the English league representatives because he is the one who remains at the top of the standings and consistent match wins, I am quite impressed with the performance brought by Arne Slot even though this is his first season with Liverpool.

[Adiljutt156]

With odds like that, I personally can't say Manchester United are the favorites in this match. Moreover, there is a seven-point difference between Fulham and Manchester United in the current Premier League standings. Although indeed, if considering about the record of head to head results it is clear, that Manchester United are still better with  the dominance of their victory. But indeed, because at this moment of course Amorim will still make the best effort to make Manchester United not lose, it can also be a chance for Manchester United to successfully win in this away match. But yes, in any case this match will be a difficult match for both teams, because they still make their best efforts to get points.

Manchester United  football team played very well in the last match and that team did one goal in last match . Martínez was the person who did goal at 78 minutes of the match and he was the top player of the match because he was the only person who became successful to do goal in this match. Fulham football team score was 0 because that team players did not look energetic in this match. That was match of Premier League and that was one sided match because match was ended with 0-1 . If we will see the stats then we will say that Fulham team did not play well in this match and possession percentage of Fulham team was good and that was 51 but that team could not win this match.

[punk.zink]

First of all, City will be focused on the Champions League match with Brugge, for Guardiola this is the number one priority, only a win is needed and it seems to me that they are not even thinking about the match with Arsenal now. But when it comes to this match, a win over Arsenal will mean reducing the gap to 3 points. Arsenal lost points in the last matches with Aston Villa and Newcastle, and City began to play better, so I think City will not lose to Arsenal.

I actually meant the rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester City for the Premier League title in the recent years. Not the next game between them. But still thanks to you I remembered they were going to have a face-to-face in the league in only 2 days. 

Manchester City won against Club Brugge by 3-1 and made it to playoffs. But when it comes to their performance, it was a poor one. At least in the first half. They don't look convincing to do great things against big teams there.



Here is the odds for the upcoming game. I wouldn't bet on any side to win. I would probably prefer BTTS & over 2.5 goals @2.07 for this one. It has become a popular bet option of mine recently for this kind of games. 

Will Man City face another nightmare? because they should really remember that Arsenal is a real obstacle in their first meeting. Arsenal didn't just manage to hold a draw, but they also injured Rodri for a long time, and besides that after the match against Arsenal, Man City began to experience a decline in performance, and it really frustrates Guardiola and his players.

Now Man City again has to face Arsenal in no better condition than the first meeting because their performance is still inconsistent, and this time Arsenal has the advantage because they are playing at home.

[ITExpert]

Yes, Manchester United won the match and got points from there, then their points table position did not improve. They it is still in the same condition it was in before. If they could constantly win the match, they might have already been much up to the points table but they couldn't do that.

Manchester United performance in the premier is just been moving forward and backward, their lack of inconsistency and that’s why their pattern of playing is continue going in that way, if not if we observe their performances when they each their former management; their performances was moving normal.

But after a while they begin performing very poorly; that’s why I said even the team alone having their own issues and even this upcoming match against Fulham, I doubt that Fulham can find the match very easy to win without much challenge.

Manchester United's performance is dependent on themselves because sometimes they play well and sometimes they play poorly due to which they are not consistent in the match and record. They should play well because it will make them strong in this league and because of their good performance they will be successful in this league. Manchester United can afford themselves because they know their old game which used to win these matches. The expectation from Manchester United is that they play well and play themselves hard. Manchester United have played a lot of bad matches and now they have another chance to turn it around and they should bounce back with wins which will make Manchester United a strong team that people will be betting on. One of the things that makes Man united lose their consistency when they are on the field, so that in several matches they are often comeback by their opponents.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I am guessing the injury problems are mainly because they do not have a big depth, and because of that same 13-14 players keep playing every single game when there is no injured players.

And because of that, they get injured since they play so many games. I am guessing that, if they could have a bigger depth, they could play some players and rest others and have a lot less injuries as well. Even City does that, they sometimes rest some players, they have enough depth to do that, and this allows them to have less injuries, even though they are known for big injuries too.

So Arsenal will definitely look for not just getting a few good players this summer, but I am guessing they are going to look for a lot more bench players that are decent so they could rest others. If they get like 5 players who are good for bench, then they could do a lot better next season, with such a move they could actually fight for a title without a doubt, could get a lot better.

Also they need to see what they are doing during training that pushes these players a lot. Salah has been playing all games at this age, and still not slowing down, why does Arsenal players get tired so much when an old player doesn't at another team.

Checking out the Arsenal squad again, I can also say the squad depth isn't that great. When they face serious injury problems their results can get much worse.    But now above all else, I think they should prioritize a centre-forward transfer. They have big issues with scoring when they don't have a proper finisher in the starting eleven. They can't go on with Havertz every time Gabriel Jesus gets injured. This isn't a solution. This is just letting the issue get bigger than ever.

Havertz isn't a natural forward and he wastes a lot of goal chances. He can't be relied on clearly. But the winter transfer window ends on February 3rd. What are they still waiting for? 

[Baki202]

I think MU has started to wake up after winning several matches in Europe and the Premier League. True, they were mentally a bit down after losing versus Brighton at Old Trafford, but slowly but surely, they began to wake up and try to win every next match. the matches in the European league allow them to correct any existing errors. I see that in the last 3 matches, a player like Bruno Fernandes, and Amad Diallo are enough dominant to supply the ball in front and make agile movements to outwit them. might not seem so effective because the attackers do not support them because Hojlund not so sharp and feeling to convert the passing into the goal.

In fact, me personally, I don't think I have seen any improvements from Manchester United because of their current position it is not even encouraging at all, and even if they are able to win most of there games nothing have really changed and they are able to win four of there games but even if they win all there games it's to late to be able to make any difference now because the season was almost coming to an end and a lot of things won't change now especially for Manchester United. And with there currently situation ot is looking as if they can not manage more than one league, that might be one of the things affecting them and maybe that is why they are facing all this challenges and pressure is getting to much for there existing players already. And this things that have affected there performance.

[Woodie]

Manchester United performance in the premier is just been moving forward and backward, their lack of inconsistency and that’s why their pattern of playing is continue going in that way, if not if we observe their performances when they each their former management; their performances was moving normal.

But after a while they begin performing very poorly; that’s why I said even the team alone having their own issues and even this upcoming match against Fulham, I doubt that Fulham can find the match very easy to win without much challenge.

With a new Manager at the wheel, it's not surprising that they have an inconsistent run... though other managers do have an immediate impact ,while for others it takes time to show the work done behind door's...

Let them man know his players and root out any bad seeds, am certain things will go right for team United sooner or later as Amorim seems like a decent manager

[Cryptoprincess101]

As long as Amorim has not made any changes to the current Man United line-up, I will not believe in the performance that MU currently has. Because it is clear that the attack line and the defense line are not equal and there is a very big difference. While in each line there are weaknesses that are already clearly visible. Unless in the coming season Amorim brings in players who he thinks can help Man United to get a strong performance, I am sure MU will be able to compete with the top teams. We can see Chelsea who made a major overhaul which is currently getting much better results.

I know that Ruben Amorim did not enter Manchester United by the end of the season, so he did not have the opportunity to go and pre-season the boys. Any coach that did not play the pre-season which is players would actually suffer a little before he will understand the players. By the case of Ruben Amorim is what because he came with a very new style of football which is rarely played in England.
Manchester United has not attained that significant improvement that many people are expecting of it. However are they have improved as they are not where they used to be again. Before now, Manchester United used to play so terribly. But now they are at least watchable and you could see a definite football style that they are trying to implement

This doesn't make any sense to me because how would a coach being in-charge of a team during the pre-season help the team to improve their performance when the main league resumes? Pre-seasons are just mere matches that teams involve just for the players to game some fitness before the major league starts so i don't see how Amorim not coaching Manchester United during the pre-season became a problem for the team. Moreover., teams don't even take pre-season matches seriously because most players are careful not to sustain pre-season injuries which might rule them out from playing when the league matches kicks off. I agree that Amorim don't have much experience on how England teams work but we can't capitalize on that because once a good coach will always prove his worth any where.  
        You can say that Manchester United have made some improvements since Amorim became coach but in my own opinion, what i assume as improvement is when a team shows awesome performance for a long time, even if they fail along the line but the impression they gave before they started falling is enough to count them as a team that has made some improvements but in the case of Manchester United, i am sorry to say that i don't see any significant improvement in the team.

[Pandu Geddon]

Manchester United performance in the premier is just been moving forward and backward, their lack of inconsistency and that’s why their pattern of playing is continue going in that way, if not if we observe their performances when they each their former management; their performances was moving normal.

But after a while they begin performing very poorly; that’s why I said even the team alone having their own issues and even this upcoming match against Fulham, I doubt that Fulham can find the match very easy to win without much challenge.

With a new Manager at the wheel, it's not surprising that they have an inconsistent run... though other managers do have an immediate impact ,while for others it takes time to show the work done behind door's...

Let them man know his players and root out any bad seeds, am certain things will go right for team United sooner or later as Amorim seems like a decent manager

United will not be easy to handle even by a coach with a lot of achievements. We know how good Amorim was at his previous club, but handling United is not a simple matter.
Now he is trying his best to build his team. The results will not be seen in a short time, at least this season we might see more criticism of him. But let's wait and see how he will give some results from his hard work at the end of the season. Hopefully, the results are good enough.

[Felicity_Tide]

I actually meant the rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester City for the Premier League title in the recent years. Not the next game between them. But still thanks to you I remembered they were going to have a face-to-face in the league in only 2 days. 

Manchester City won against Club Brugge by 3-1 and made it to playoffs. But when it comes to their performance, it was a poor one. At least in the first half. They don't look convincing to do great things against big teams there.

Here is the odds for the upcoming game. I wouldn't bet on any side to win. I would probably prefer BTTS & over 2.5 goals @2.07 for this one. It has become a popular bet option of mine recently for this kind of games. 

How about over 1.5 because these two teams just like drawing games with one or zero goals. Their last encounter wasn't too pleasant as we saw so many dramatic decisions, and a late equalizer from Manchester city. The Arsenal team were quite ferious about the game, which I believe is going to be an extra motivation for them. I will be expecting more dramas and even some fight, as I believe both sides lost respect for each in the last game.

 But the only problem for Arsenal is their lack of attacking options. I am not sure if Kai Havertz can put on a top performance against Manchester city, and considering the fact that they're very good in playing their opponents in an offside position. Havertz might just be a one man advantage to Manchester City on Sunday.

And for a game like this, It won't make any sense if the FA appoints Michael Oliver as the match official. Too many controversies whenever Oliver officiates Arsenal games, especially their encounter against City. Maybe Anthony Taylor will be best considering how tough he can be on any side.

[hahay]

Manchester United performance in the premier is just been moving forward and backward, their lack of inconsistency and that’s why their pattern of playing is continue going in that way, if not if we observe their performances when they each their former management; their performances was moving normal.

But after a while they begin performing very poorly; that’s why I said even the team alone having their own issues and even this upcoming match against Fulham, I doubt that Fulham can find the match very easy to win without much challenge.

With a new Manager at the wheel, it's not surprising that they have an inconsistent run... though other managers do have an immediate impact ,while for others it takes time to show the work done behind door's...

Let them man know his players and root out any bad seeds, am certain things will go right for team United sooner or later as Amorim seems like a decent manager

Agreed, not all new coaches succeed in making quick changes, especially Manchester United is a team that needs big changes to really have better and consistent performance. After all, Amorim also came when the league was already running, so it will not be easy for Amorim to handle a team that was basically built by the previous coach. So yes, I think for now there is no one to blame and let them run according to the efforts they have made. Because they also certainly want to compete again in the upper zone in the standings, but they also need time to successfully recover.

[Futurexxx]

Manchester United performance in the premier is just been moving forward and backward, their lack of inconsistency and that’s why their pattern of playing is continue going in that way, if not if we observe their performances when they each their former management; their performances was moving normal.

But after a while they begin performing very poorly; that’s why I said even the team alone having their own issues and even this upcoming match against Fulham, I doubt that Fulham can find the match very easy to win without much challenge.

With a new Manager at the wheel, it's not surprising that they have an inconsistent run... though other managers do have an immediate impact ,while for others it takes time to show the work done behind door's...

Let them man know his players and root out any bad seeds, am certain things will go right for team United sooner or later as Amorim seems like a decent manager

Agreed, not all new coaches succeed in making quick changes, especially Manchester United is a team that needs big changes to really have better and consistent performance. After all, Amorim also came when the league was already running, so it will not be easy for Amorim to handle a team that was basically built by the previous coach. So yes, I think for now there is no one to blame and let them run according to the efforts they have made. Because they also certainly want to compete again in the upper zone in the standings, but they also need time to successfully recover.

I think that the hierarchy of Manchester united made a mistake by hiring Amorin now, they should have waited till the end of the season before bringing him if they must hire him because rud van nistelrooy was doing perfectly well with the team and I am confident that Manchester united would have been doing more better than what they are doing now if he was their manager, but it has already happened, let's just hope for the best for this Manchester united side.