⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

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They had better win this match. The Premier League is already going terrible for them.    That loss against Crystal Palace showed it clearly once again. Amorim has a really difficult job to do.

Leicester aren't a powerful opponent normally. However they are dangerous anyway against Manchester United. Just like they beat Tottenham recently, they could do it here too. I hope Amorim's team show better performance this time.

By the way I believe they will still be competitive in the FA Cup. They are somehow more successful there even against big teams.

The same Leicester City that humbled Tottenham some days ago? Manchester United doesn't have much on their sleeves again. They recently lost to palace right in their home at old Trafford, what difference is it going to make for them to beat Leicester City thag is trying their best to avoid relegation as possible. They have been in 13 place for century I can remember, they don't look like they people that will get out of that course anytime soon, it's now like their home of relaxation.

Leicester City will take down Manchester United, it's not an argument. This same Manchester United I was expecting to outrightly continue to win their other games after they bounce back from the last loss, they had 3 win in a row in their matches only to lose to Crystal Palace. There some games you don't even need a motivation to win them, you do them because you want to show that you are dominant in the game and some teams can't have you but Man U is different.

[AirtelBuzz]

There is a difference of 6 points between Arsenal and Liverpool, but Liverpool have played one match less than Arsenal. If you want to put Arsenal and Liverpool in equal position at the moment then you have to take the difference of 6 points between Arsenal and Liverpool because Liverpool must get 3 points in their next match in case of playing equal number of matches but the difference of points between these two teams will be 9. I think in a competition like the English Premier League, 9 points difference is a lot and equalizing this 9 point difference may not be possible for Arsenal this season. I would place Liverpool well ahead of all other teams to win the English Premier League title this season and consider Arsenal as runners-up. I hope those who follow the English Premier League regularly will definitely agree with my prediction.

Since Liverpool are performing consistently at the moment, it seems to all of us that they can definitely win the title, But even then, they may have to go a long way to reach this goal, meaning they will have to win many more matches. As you mentioned Liverpool are six points ahead of Arsenal even though they have played one less match that's true, but they still have another statistic they have won more matches than Arsenal. According to the latest statistics of the Liverpool team, they have won total 17 matches already, even their current points are 56. Liverpool is gradually becoming stronger due to their consistently impressive performances.

This year seems to be a good year for Liverpool in every sense. They are performing exceptionally well in both the Champions League and the Premier League. It is a tremendous experience for Arne Slot. This is exactly the performance Liverpool has been dreaming of lately. We see in the matches that the fans are very happy this year. They played with extraordinary superiority against Real Madrid. They manage to dominate every match. I don't remember the last time I watched such a dominant Liverpool.

Yes, this year is really a great time for Liverpool as they are already number one in the Champions League points table and they are already number one in the Premier League points table. Maybe Liverpool has performed very well at the moment, which is why they are winning most of them very easily. They have been able to dominate the match they are playing today as they are already ahead in that match. Liverpool faced Tottenham in the EFL Cup semi-final match today, even scored a goal within the first 34 minutes of this match. While watching the live broadcast of today's match, we saw that Liverpool's defensive players were performing properly.

[KingsDen]

Some Arsenal fans online have been blaming Odegaard for their loss against Newcastle, I cannot blame Odegaard for the club’s misfortunes, I know he has not been at his peak level since returning from injury but it is clearly understandable. The problem with the team now is in attack, they create many chances week in and week out but convert only a few which of course you cannot blame Odegaard for that. Arsenal have Harvertz converting one out of four chances in every game so why is Odegaard being mentioned. Arsenal obviously need a striker not just a striker, a very good striker that can guarantee twenty plus goals each season.

If Arsenal lost against Manchester City, they could have reasons to lose against Newcastle United. But winning big against Manchester City gave many the conviction that they will do it against Newcastle. It is not proper that Newcastle United continue to win Arsenal even when it is obvious that Arteta and his boys needed this trophy. These guys have laboured for some consecutive seasons now, they deserve glory.

It seems they will start again from next season. This season seems to have slipped again from them. It's a pity.

[Miles2006]

Some Arsenal fans online have been blaming Odegaard for their loss against Newcastle, I cannot blame Odegaard for the club’s misfortunes, I know he has not been at his peak level since returning from injury but it is clearly understandable. The problem with the team now is in attack, they create many chances week in and week out but convert only a few which of course you cannot blame Odegaard for that. Arsenal have Harvertz converting one out of four chances in every game so why is Odegaard being mentioned. Arsenal obviously need a striker not just a striker, a very good striker that can guarantee twenty plus goals each season.

I once said same thing regardless the fact I’m an Arsenal fan, if same mistake repeat itself I’m definitely blaming Arteta. Every player can’t act accordingly when we all know their different position besides Arsenal needs a good striker, every fault is as a result of carelessness firstly Arsenal neglected every title race just for the premier league title last season still failed at last yet there’s always a room for improvement but, losing out this time around is what I don’t accept probably if they fail to win the premier league title this time around it’s another trophyless season for the Gooners.

[Issa56]

Manchester United are in such a terrible shape that they have a potential to lose against any kind of opponent.

Whenever Manchester United are playing now, am not always confident that they will get a win in the match even when they are playing against weaker teams, because Manchester United performance has been so terrible this season, Manchester United next premier league match will be against Tottenham, as we can see, Tottenham performance has been so terrible this season also, but I don’t see any difference between the two teams performance, and Manchester United might not really be able to get a win in the match.

From the way Manchester United are playing currently, then I will say Manchester United problem is not really the coach, but the players, if Amorim continue with the players in Manchester United, then their performance will end up getting worst, and at the end most of the fans will end up transferring the fault to the coach, so before that happens, then Amorim should look for a way to improve the clubs performance.

Manchester United are not suppose to be at the position which they are currently in, Manchester United have been maintaining 13th position from the beginning of the season, whenever they try to climb up, they will end up dropping back to 13th position.

[SatoPrincess]

United should beat Leicester easily, I mean that's just what they are entitled to do right now, and if they fail, that's way more than just a regular loss, it's just a proof that what Amorim is doing doesn't work and he needs to change some stuff. I can see that it is not going to be that easy, but it can definitely be something that we can benefit from as well if he changes things a bit. Looking at the odds, it is obvious that Leicester is a much worse situation.

Ruud has managed United a bit, so he knows what the players are capable of doing, he will have inside information and that could benefit him a bit, there is that back story about the situation, and Amorim talked about Ruud too, so it is not going to be an easy situation at all. I am sure that we are going to end up seeing a game where things will be hard for United because they are playing against Ruud, but the team Ruud has is terrible so United should still be capable of getting a win there.

It wouldn’t be nice at all if Manchester United record a loss against Leicester who are a struggling side even against their formal boss though he was caretaker after Erik Ten Hag but United need to win this game. A loss in this game will raise criticism and doubts against Amorim and his tactics which is obvious and I am sure Amorim knows this as well. Anything less than a draw will not be good for his reputation and his philosophy at the club, he still needs the trust of the fans.

[pawel7777]

I just watched the highlights of yesterday's EFL Cup semi-final between Newcastle and Arsenal. I couldn't believe that virtually the same team that defeated Man City 5-1 last weekend could play so poorly. They might have dominated in possession but couldn't create any proper scoring chances, unlike Newcastle. Maybe it's just that, after losing the first goal, they had lost all hope as it was 3-0 for Newcastle on aggregate. Or maybe they just don't perform that well in away games. I don't know.

Anyhow, Liverpool delivered and avenged their first-leg 0-1 defeat to Tottenham and won 4-0. So we'll see Newcastle Vs Liverpool in the final. It could be interesting.

[reefsea]

If Arsenal lost against Manchester City, they could have reasons to lose against Newcastle United. But winning big against Manchester City gave many the conviction that they will do it against Newcastle. It is not proper that Newcastle United continue to win Arsenal even when it is obvious that Arteta and his boys needed this trophy. These guys have laboured for some consecutive seasons now, they deserve glory.

It seems they will start again from next season. This season seems to have slipped again from them. It's a pity.

Arsenal lost their hopes of winning the trophy again, a painful defeat for the fans because they were one step away from reaching the final but they were defeated by Newcastle United. Newcastle United's performance was really good in that match, they found a way to beat Arsenal and the score of 2-0 proved their skill in the match.

This defeat is certainly a dilemma for the Arsenal squad because they lost a trophy, even though their focus is on the Premier League but they also have to focus on the various competitions they are participating in. In the final match Newcastle United will face Liverpool and of course the chances of both teams are still the same because these two teams have the same desire to become champions. But I am more inclined to Liverpool as the favorite team to win the League Cup.

[Rengga Jati]

Some Arsenal fans online have been blaming Odegaard for their loss against Newcastle, I cannot blame Odegaard for the club’s misfortunes, I know he has not been at his peak level since returning from injury but it is clearly understandable. The problem with the team now is in attack, they create many chances week in and week out but convert only a few which of course you cannot blame Odegaard for that. Arsenal have Harvertz converting one out of four chances in every game so why is Odegaard being mentioned. Arsenal obviously need a striker not just a striker, a very good striker that can guarantee twenty plus goals each season.

Why we must blame one player? The coach should be the person who have the most responsibility for the lose. But it won't change the fact that Arsenal has been eliminated from EFL cup. I think it is not the time to blame someone, Arsenal needs to focus on EPL matches. Arsenal must try to finish in the 2nd place at least. I think Odegaard, Harvertz, and other players have made serious efforts in the match against Newcastle. They are just unlucky to win the match. So, I don't think it is necessary to talk about changing any player now. Let's wait for until the end of the season.

[blue Snow]

Whenever Manchester United are playing now, am not always confident that they will get a win in the match even when they are playing against weaker teams, because Manchester United performance has been so terrible this season, Manchester United next premier league match will be against Tottenham, as we can see, Tottenham performance has been so terrible this season also, but I don’t see any difference between the two teams performance, and Manchester United might not really be able to get a win in the match.

From the way Manchester United are playing currently, then I will say Manchester United problem is not really the coach, but the players, if Amorim continue with the players in Manchester United, then their performance will end up getting worst, and at the end most of the fans will end up transferring the fault to the coach, so before that happens, then Amorim should look for a way to improve the clubs performance.

Manchester United are not suppose to be at the position which they are currently in, Manchester United have been maintaining 13th position from the beginning of the season, whenever they try to climb up, they will end up dropping back to 13th position.

It's normal that you're pessimistic about MU because of their performance, but I think MU won't let Leicester win easily tomorrow because Amorim had prepared main squad to overcome it. they'll win this match to save their reputation in front of fans. This is not a fight about who the best between them, but the fight for credibility between Amorim and Ruud Van Nistelroy. Amorim wants show who is the best to train MU on front of fans. While Ruud want to prove if the official was wrong for do not choose him at past. In other side, the squad so ready to step up to the next step because MU have great tradition on FA cup, and has won it several times.

[mamesso]

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Why we must blame one player? The coach should be the person who have the most responsibility for the lose. But it won't change the fact that Arsenal has been eliminated from EFL cup. I think it is not the time to blame someone, Arsenal needs to focus on EPL matches. Arsenal must try to finish in the 2nd place at least. I think Odegaard, Harvertz, and other players have made serious efforts in the match against Newcastle. They are just unlucky to win the match. So, I don't think it is necessary to talk about changing any player now. Let's wait for until the end of the season.

The coach is the first party responsible for the results achieved by the team, there is no reason to blame the players because the coach has full control over the players he wants to play and can replace them at any time. Although Arsenal managed to win the game 1-0, the result did not change the situation as they lost 2-1 on aggregate to Newcastle.
Focusing on the EPL is the most realistic thing for them, but if their performance does not improve, they will struggle to compete with Liverpool.

[Pokapoka124]

United should beat Leicester easily, I mean that's just what they are entitled to do right now, and if they fail, that's way more than just a regular loss, it's just a proof that what Amorim is doing doesn't work and he needs to change some stuff. I can see that it is not going to be that easy, but it can definitely be something that we can benefit from as well if he changes things a bit. Looking at the odds, it is obvious that Leicester is a much worse situation.

Ruud has managed United a bit, so he knows what the players are capable of doing, he will have inside information and that could benefit him a bit, there is that back story about the situation, and Amorim talked about Ruud too, so it is not going to be an easy situation at all. I am sure that we are going to end up seeing a game where things will be hard for United because they are playing against Ruud, but the team Ruud has is terrible so United should still be capable of getting a win there.

In this match Manchester United will again act as the host, but for some reason I doubt Man United will be able to win the match, even though the opponent they face is not a very strong team.

Previously, before Amorin came to Old Trafford, Ruud was once proud of by the fans because he managed to bring several victories to Man United. And now Ruud will return to Old Trafford with a different status, namely as Leicester City coach. With Leicester City, Ruud did not show that he was able to make significant changes to the team, and even until now they are still stuck in the relegation zone, but seeing how Leicester City beat Tottenham Spurs in an away match, it was a pretty impressive result, and maybe this story will repeat itself in the Leicester City match against Manchester United.

It shouldn’t be a difficult one for Manchester United. Leicester City has been struggling with poor performances lately which further increases Manchester United's chance of securing a victory. Also compared to Manchester United, Leicester City is a relatively smaller club in terms of squad strength, financial resources, and historical success so they are definitely the underdog in this fixture.

[shinratensei_]

Some Arsenal fans online have been blaming Odegaard for their loss against Newcastle, I cannot blame Odegaard for the club’s misfortunes, I know he has not been at his peak level since returning from injury but it is clearly understandable. The problem with the team now is in attack, they create many chances week in and week out but convert only a few which of course you cannot blame Odegaard for that. Arsenal have Harvertz converting one out of four chances in every game so why is Odegaard being mentioned. Arsenal obviously need a striker not just a striker, a very good striker that can guarantee twenty plus goals each season.

Are you getting surprised? Me not surprised with Arsenal fans habit. They have nothing to be blamed after being bantered by Newcastle X's admin. So they blame their players for the lost against Newcastle. 

[Farma]

Some Arsenal fans online have been blaming Odegaard for their loss against Newcastle, I cannot blame Odegaard for the club’s misfortunes, I know he has not been at his peak level since returning from injury but it is clearly understandable. The problem with the team now is in attack, they create many chances week in and week out but convert only a few which of course you cannot blame Odegaard for that. Arsenal have Harvertz converting one out of four chances in every game so why is Odegaard being mentioned. Arsenal obviously need a striker not just a striker, a very good striker that can guarantee twenty plus goals each season.

Are you getting surprised? Me not surprised with Arsenal fans habit. They have nothing to be blamed after being bantered by Newcastle X's admin. So they blame their players for the lost against Newcastle. 

Yes that's true, I'm also not surprised by the actions of Arsenal fans because it has happened often since long ago.

If we talk about Odegaard's poor performance in the match, I think he shouldn't be blamed, the reason is that he has just recovered from injury and has not found his best performance, maybe it could be, but I see Arsenal fans expecting too much from Odegaard until they are disappointed, but what actually happened was the performance of all Arsenal players who were not good in the match until Newcastle was able to win the match and Arteta also made some changes so overall Newcastle was basically able to play better and more effectively in the match.

[mammusu]

Some Arsenal fans online have been blaming Odegaard for their loss against Newcastle, I cannot blame Odegaard for the club’s misfortunes, I know he has not been at his peak level since returning from injury but it is clearly understandable. The problem with the team now is in attack, they create many chances week in and week out but convert only a few which of course you cannot blame Odegaard for that. Arsenal have Harvertz converting one out of four chances in every game so why is Odegaard being mentioned. Arsenal obviously need a striker not just a striker, a very good striker that can guarantee twenty plus goals each season.

Are you getting surprised? Me not surprised with Arsenal fans habit. They have nothing to be blamed after being bantered by Newcastle X's admin. So they blame their players for the lost against Newcastle.  

Disputes between fans are inevitable after the match is over, including what arsenal and newcastle fans are doing right now in cyberspace, but I think every fan should act more mature and also realistic in responding to every defeat obtained by their favourite team, I saw the match until it was over and indeed we can say that arsenal was in a bad condition with a very low mentality to chase the aggregate goals from newcastle, arsenal fans can't just blame Odegaard in the match because he has performed optimally in helping arsenal, but if arsenal fans want to find a scapegoat for their team defeat, I think arteta and owner team should be responsible after they did nothing in the transfer market last winter, after stating that they don't have an attacking line including a qualified centre striker this season.

[SuperBitMan]

I just watched the highlights of yesterday's EFL Cup semi-final between Newcastle and Arsenal. I couldn't believe that virtually the same team that defeated Man City 5-1 last weekend could play so poorly. They might have dominated in possession but couldn't create any proper scoring chances, unlike Newcastle. Maybe it's just that, after losing the first goal, they had lost all hope as it was 3-0 for Newcastle on aggregate. Or maybe they just don't perform that well in away games. I don't know.

Anyhow, Liverpool delivered and avenged their first-leg 0-1 defeat to Tottenham and won 4-0. So we'll see Newcastle Vs Liverpool in the final. It could be interesting.

Arsenal are never consistent, I was never surprised in this game, some people where thinking that because arsenal won Manchester city they will win Newcastle united I know a lot of my friends that predicted arsenal to win and they got disappointed, the reason why arsenal has not lifted any title for years now is because they are never consistent, I really don't know what there problem is they have a very good coach and player's I don't know why they don't stand consistent always is it that when they win one match they feel they have gotten it all, arsenal really needs to be consistent the coach should do something about it his trying but he needs to make his team a consistent team because without being consistent they won't be able to lift any trophy.

Liverpool are playing very well and they are so inform there was no way Tottenham could have won them in that match because they are not inform, Liverpool really played well and winning 4:0 was wonderful, I believe Liverpool will go far this season and will win a lot of trophy.
As for Liverpool playing with Newcastle united I'm sure Liverpool will win Newcastle united very well.

[shinratensei_]

Some Arsenal fans online have been blaming Odegaard for their loss against Newcastle, I cannot blame Odegaard for the club’s misfortunes, I know he has not been at his peak level since returning from injury but it is clearly understandable. The problem with the team now is in attack, they create many chances week in and week out but convert only a few which of course you cannot blame Odegaard for that. Arsenal have Harvertz converting one out of four chances in every game so why is Odegaard being mentioned. Arsenal obviously need a striker not just a striker, a very good striker that can guarantee twenty plus goals each season.

Are you getting surprised? Me not surprised with Arsenal fans habit. They have nothing to be blamed after being bantered by Newcastle X's admin. So they blame their players for the lost against Newcastle.  

Yes that's true, I'm also not surprised by the actions of Arsenal fans because it has happened often since long ago.

If we talk about Odegaard's poor performance in the match, I think he shouldn't be blamed, the reason is that he has just recovered from injury and has not found his best performance, maybe it could be, but I see Arsenal fans expecting too much from Odegaard until they are disappointed, but what actually happened was the performance of all Arsenal players who were not good in the match until Newcastle was able to win the match and Arteta also made some changes so overall Newcastle was basically able to play better and more effectively in the match.

They blamed anything without even doin' research. In fact, Ode has not become a player who has the lowest rating in that game. So, they're blindly blaming player just to release their disappointment to their club.

It's a normal day for them consider they often trophyless.

[ITExpert]

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Why we must blame one player? The coach should be the person who have the most responsibility for the lose. But it won't change the fact that Arsenal has been eliminated from EFL cup. I think it is not the time to blame someone, Arsenal needs to focus on EPL matches. Arsenal must try to finish in the 2nd place at least. I think Odegaard, Harvertz, and other players have made serious efforts in the match against Newcastle. They are just unlucky to win the match. So, I don't think it is necessary to talk about changing any player now. Let's wait for until the end of the season.

The coach is the first party responsible for the results achieved by the team, there is no reason to blame the players because the coach has full control over the players he wants to play and can replace them at any time. Although Arsenal managed to win the game 1-0, the result did not change the situation as they lost 2-1 on aggregate to Newcastle.
Focusing on the EPL is the most realistic thing for them, but if their performance does not improve, they will struggle to compete with Liverpool.

I think the reason for this is that the coach has taught the team to play and understand and the coach works very hard to make him an experienced player but when the team loses the match, it depends on the players.  In this the players should also realize that if they play with hard work and good performance they will never lose. This is the reason why the team plays well in one match and by playing poorly in the other match, it weakens itself and the record is also bad. They will work hard for this because they feel that EPL will be easy for them, and the struggle against Liverpool will be tough for them because Liverpool is not yet weak enough to start losing to weaker teams.

[Akbarkoe]

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It shouldn’t be a difficult one for Manchester United. Leicester City has been struggling with poor performances lately which further increases Manchester United's chance of securing a victory. Also compared to Manchester United, Leicester City is a relatively smaller club in terms of squad strength, financial resources, and historical success so they are definitely the underdog in this fixture.

Yes, although in terms of the record of the two teams' meetings, Manchester United is quite favored and so on, but when on the field, anything can still happen. Like in the previous match, where Manchester United had to lose badly to Wolves, even though in that match Man United was more advantaged compared to Wolves.

And talking about the finances owned by Leicester is indeed not as great as Manchester United, but even so Leicester was able to survive in the premier league for quite a long time, and even though they were eliminated, they came back quickly.

[Odohu]

Some Arsenal fans online have been blaming Odegaard for their loss against Newcastle, I cannot blame Odegaard for the club’s misfortunes, I know he has not been at his peak level since returning from injury but it is clearly understandable. The problem with the team now is in attack, they create many chances week in and week out but convert only a few which of course you cannot blame Odegaard for that. Arsenal have Harvertz converting one out of four chances in every game so why is Odegaard being mentioned. Arsenal obviously need a striker not just a striker, a very good striker that can guarantee twenty plus goals each season.

If Arsenal lost against Manchester City, they could have reasons to lose against Newcastle United. But winning big against Manchester City gave many the conviction that they will do it against Newcastle. It is not proper that Newcastle United continue to win Arsenal even when it is obvious that Arteta and his boys needed this trophy. These guys have laboured for some consecutive seasons now, they deserve glory.

It seems they will start again from next season. This season seems to have slipped again from them. It's a pity.

I don't see how the winning of Manchester City by Arsenal will translate to then beating Newcastle, a team that have been famous with beating big teams this seasons. As I know, Newcastle is one of Arsenal's greatest nightmare and they will continue to be giving the realities on ground and the fact that they lost their last match against Fulham. They will want to make Arsenal pay for that loss, the reason I will rather bet on goals than choose any of the sides to win.