⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[SmartGold01]

Leicester City - Arsenal
Aston Villa - Ipswich
Manchester City - Newcastle

There are 3 matches that I will bet on today, hopefully the teams I bet on will not disappoint, I bet on Arsenal and Aston Villa's victory, of course they are more favored to win because their opponents are not as strong as them, but for the match between Man City - Newcastle I do not choose between the two because in my opinion this match is quite difficult to predict, they have the same points and of course the victory of one of them will determine their position and make the difference in points I bet on BTTS and the odds are quite convincing.

From my view the options you choose is actually cool but I am having doubts about It..
It's better to chose;
Leicester City - Arsenal, Over 2.

Aston Villa - Ipswich Over 1.5

Manchester City - Newcastle Over 1.5

Everyone with what they think is better for them and I find it more relaxed when I have this options chosen and any team could win or score above the one given direct winning.

[Mame89]

I didn't watch Chelsea vs Brighton but I'm surprised to see Chelsea failed to register a single shot on target with 70% possession. Sancho was trending again too.

Anyway, 9 points from the last 9 games in the EPL is certainly a bad thing. Their form is terrible and Maresca needs to find out how to break this trend quickly. I understand it's probably harder to do so because his players are so young. Having some older players with lots of experience will probably help at times like this. CMIIW.

Chelsea's game is only on ball possession, but when they start to attack, they lose the ball or have poor finishing. Not only in that match, they performed badly with very few accurate shots. In the previous match against Brighton, also in the FA Cup, the match tended to be better, but Chelsea could only make one shot on target. It also ended with Chelsea's defeat. Chelsea's performance is still unstable. They are sometimes good when facing a team that is also strong, even though they have to draw. Butt sometimes, they play badly when facing a team that is even weaker than them.

Chelsea did not learn from their mistakes, even though they had just lost in the FA Cup to Brighton, Enzo should have been able to improve himself and make improvements but what happened was the opposite. Chelsea lost badly to Brighton, even Chelsea lost three goals without reply. Enzo Maresca's squad actually has a luxurious squad but it seems that Brighton managed to frustrate Chelsea players, this is really embarrassing of course in one week Chelsea lost twice against Brighton by conceding 5 goals and this defeat threatens their position in fourth place.

Yes. Chelsea is not completely stable, especially when playing against a team below them. In the match, it was seen that after Chelsea fell behind by three goals, Enzo could not do much in this match even though Chelsea had 70% possession of the ball but in this match they did not even have a single shot on target, the Blues squad looked frustrated on the field. Their attacks were easily read by Brighton players, in essence Chelsea did control the ball, but did not threaten. If Chelsea want to stay in the top four, Enzo must immediately find a solution when their front line is at a standstill.

[Woodie]

Looking at how the Leicester Arsenal game is going, i can only speculate that both are afraid of each other based on the foxes having lost several games and Arsenal lost players to injuries and things might work in favor of Leicester should they draw the match. Hope ref or VAR comes into play to break this deadlock, cant be sitting here for 90minutes just watching grown men chasing a ball around the pitch.

Inplay prediction Leicester 1-1 Arsenal.

[Altryist]

Looking at how the Leicester Arsenal game is going, i can only speculate that both are afraid of each other based on the foxes having lost several games and Arsenal lost players to injuries and things might work in favor of Leicester should they draw the match. Hope ref or VAR comes into play to break this deadlock, cant be sitting here for 90minutes just watching grown men chasing a ball around the pitch.

Inplay prediction Leicester 1-1 Arsenal.

Arsenal managed to score two goals at the end of the match and win this match. Leicester managed to hold off Arsenal for quite a long time, but Leicester's defense is weak and it was difficult to resist such a strong defense. Another match that I am looking forward to today is City - Newcastle, in case of victory City can move up to 4th place, moving Chelsea, who lost to Brighton. But Guardiola needs to think about the return match with Real in a few days, I doubt that he has resigned himself to defeat yet.

[Felicity_Tide]

Arsenal managed to score two goals at the end of the match and win this match. Leicester managed to hold off Arsenal for quite a long time, but Leicester's defense is weak and it was difficult to resist such a strong defense. Another match that I am looking forward to today is City - Newcastle, in case of victory City can move up to 4th place, moving Chelsea, who lost to Brighton. But Guardiola needs to think about the return match with Real in a few days, I doubt that he has resigned himself to defeat yet.

I don't normally agree when someone use the word "manage", especially when talking about how a team scored a goal, but in this case, I totally agree with you. If there is other word aside "manage", let's say "struggled", to score those two goals.

But I think Arsenal really deserved that win.
They where the far better side, with possession, chances and corners, but failed to score. Merino, coming on as a striker was what literally saved them, and gave them all 3 points. I noticed how he make runs like a proper striker, which we don't often see from Havertz. The delivery from Nwaneri was a good one, though the Leicester defense weren't paying much attention, which lead to the first goal.

And, as for the second goal, it was a brilliant touch from merino. He calmly hit the ball in after receiving a good pass from trosaard. I strongly believe that havartz would have missed that if he was actually upfront. Today's game shows how important a proper striker can be to a team. Congrats to them, and over to Manchester City.

[len01]

Another match that I am looking forward to today is City - Newcastle, in case of victory City can move up to 4th place, moving Chelsea, who lost to Brighton. But Guardiola needs to think about the return match with Real in a few days, I doubt that he has resigned himself to defeat yet.

The match has just started but honestly I doubt Man City. As we see Newcastle's performance is almost the same as Man City and if this match ends in a draw, it seems City will not be able to shift Chelsea's position and will still be below it. But considering that Guardiola is a reliable coach, he should be able to try to get full points to be able to cure the disappointment that often occurs this season.

In the early minutes Man City appeared enthusiastic and I hope that if City really wants to win, they must score early and don't ignore Newcastle in the second half who can make a comeback.

[_BlackStar]

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Chelsea did not learn from their mistakes, even though they had just lost in the FA Cup to Brighton, Enzo should have been able to improve himself and make improvements but what happened was the opposite. Chelsea lost badly to Brighton, even Chelsea lost three goals without reply. Enzo Maresca's squad actually has a luxurious squad but it seems that Brighton managed to frustrate Chelsea players, this is really embarrassing of course in one week Chelsea lost twice against Brighton by conceding 5 goals and this defeat threatens their position in fourth place.

Yes. Chelsea is not completely stable, especially when playing against a team below them. In the match, it was seen that after Chelsea fell behind by three goals, Enzo could not do much in this match even though Chelsea had 70% possession of the ball but in this match they did not even have a single shot on target, the Blues squad looked frustrated on the field. Their attacks were easily read by Brighton players, in essence Chelsea did control the ball, but did not threaten. If Chelsea want to stay in the top four, Enzo must immediately find a solution when their front line is at a standstill.

Regarding the Brighton vs Chelsea match, it is not about who has good squad depth and who controls the game, but about who plays effectively and gets points. Chelsea were basically favorites away from home - but Brighton were excellent at capitalizing on goal chances and securing the win. Chelsea were clearly poor at finishing - in fact I didn't find them getting a shot on target until the end of the game.

Another interesting match is Manchester City vs Newcastle - both teams are fighting for Champions League zone positions after Chelsea's defeat. Neither Newcastle nor Manchester City won their last game - both losing to Fulham and Arsenal. Regarding this match - I think Manchester City will score a narrow win, it will be good to improve the morale of the team and players.

[X-ray]

Looking at how the Leicester Arsenal game is going, i can only speculate that both are afraid of each other based on the foxes having lost several games and Arsenal lost players to injuries and things might work in favor of Leicester should they draw the match. Hope ref or VAR comes into play to break this deadlock, cant be sitting here for 90minutes just watching grown men chasing a ball around the pitch.

Inplay prediction Leicester 1-1 Arsenal.

Your prediction was not coming true. Arsenal won the game with two nil as the final result. I thought they would be drawing, but i was wrong too. Unbelievable how Merino helped them to break their deadlock.

They looked so damn terrible during the first half, and a bit better for second half after supersub has entered the game. They would not win it if it was not Meriono who subbed in by Arteta.

[Akbarkoe]

Looking at how the Leicester Arsenal game is going, i can only speculate that both are afraid of each other based on the foxes having lost several games and Arsenal lost players to injuries and things might work in favor of Leicester should they draw the match. Hope ref or VAR comes into play to break this deadlock, cant be sitting here for 90minutes just watching grown men chasing a ball around the pitch.

Inplay prediction Leicester 1-1 Arsenal.

at first everyone thought that this match would end in a draw, considering that until the 80th minute no goals had been scored in the match. but it seems that I was wrong about the match, Mike Merino became the savior in this match, with two goals that he scored in the last minutes of the match, with one goal in the 81st minute and the second goal in the 87th minute.

And with the achievement of 3 points in this match, arsenal managed to reduce the difference with liverpool which for the time being the difference is only 4 points. Quite close, but if liverpool in their 25th match managed to beat wolves, then the difference in points between liverpool and arsenal will return to 7 points.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Chelsea were a really big disappointment for me once again. This time they even lost by a bigger score...    Most probably they will find themselves out of top 4 by the end of the week.

Because Manchester City and Bournemouth both are doing wonderful right now. They both are close to getting easy wins.

By the way Manchester City really wiped out Newcastle in the 1st half.    I didn't expect that and another unexpected thing was Marmoush's hat-trick in only half an hour.

[Roseline492]

Leicester City - Arsenal
Aston Villa - Ipswich
Manchester City - Newcastle

There are 3 matches that I will bet on today, hopefully the teams I bet on will not disappoint, I bet on Arsenal and Aston Villa's victory, of course they are more favored to win because their opponents are not as strong as them, but for the match between Man City - Newcastle I do not choose between the two because in my opinion this match is quite difficult to predict, they have the same points and of course the victory of one of them will determine their position and make the difference in points I bet on BTTS and the odds are quite convincing.

For now is only Arsenal who will tick on your bet since they are for wining, Arsenal did more than there best today even if their Havertz the number one is not with them, at the initial point I thought they will not perform like this because of him, is a good 2:0 wining. For the Manchester City you are just expecting a goal from Newcastle United to have your both teams to score but Manchester City may not allow them to give you the one goal, is been 3:0 now on the Newcastle United, I have finally seen Manchester City on the previous position of Chelsea.

[Accardo]

Rashford just made a nice free kick for Aston Villa aiding the 1:1 equalizer against Ipswitch, the match have been quite interesting, considering the red card on IPS a reason for AVL to level up and win the game but time may be a barrier. As the 10 men team now work on playing defense and securing the draw, instead of conceding another goal. Yet, hope exists for them to score if Aston villa makes an error, though their chances are low on that, based on the pressure Aston Villa is placing on them.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

Leicester City - Arsenal
Aston Villa - Ipswich
Manchester City - Newcastle

There are 3 matches that I will bet on today, hopefully the teams I bet on will not disappoint, I bet on Arsenal and Aston Villa's victory, of course they are more favored to win because their opponents are not as strong as them, but for the match between Man City - Newcastle I do not choose between the two because in my opinion this match is quite difficult to predict, they have the same points and of course the victory of one of them will determine their position and make the difference in points I bet on BTTS and the odds are quite convincing.

To be frankly speaking, Arsenal did actually played an excellent game today against Leicester City, of which despite the fact that the first half ended draw, I was happy to see Mikel Meriro give Arsenal a winning streak after scoring 2 goals in the second half. However, it's 60 minutes already, and I can see that Ipswich is winning Aston Villa with 1 goal to nil, while having the most ball possession and shots on target, and as such, it simply means the chance of Aston Villa winning is very slim. Likewise same goes Manchester City who already taking the lead against Newcastle United with 3 goals to nill, and I doubt if Newcastle will be able to score a single goal, depending on their playing pattern today.

[junder]

It seems that at the beginning of the match Manchester City was not calm in their performance, they seemed to be in a hurry. Previously, Guardiola had anticipated that his squad had to be able to handle Newcastle's good trend. And in the 18th minute Marmoush was clever in finding a gap so that Ederson could provide a beautiful breakthrough and ended with a goal. And not long after, Mamoush managed to score again. After a few minutes, Marmoush scored again, it seemed like this was his and his team's lucky day. Hattrick for Marmoush!!
With the second half, Newcastle was quite consistent with their performance to withstand attacks from Manchester City because they could only score one goal in the second half and the score lasted until the end of the match.

[Palakka]

It seems that at the beginning of the match Manchester City was not calm in their performance, they seemed to be in a hurry. Previously, Guardiola had anticipated that his squad had to be able to handle Newcastle's good trend. And in the 18th minute Marmoush was clever in finding a gap so that Ederson could provide a beautiful breakthrough and ended with a goal. And not long after, Mamoush managed to score again. After a few minutes, Marmoush scored again, it seemed like this was his and his team's lucky day. Hattrick for Marmoush!!
With the second half, Newcastle was quite consistent with their performance to withstand attacks from Manchester City because they could only score one goal in the second half and the score lasted until the end of the match.

Although starting the match poorly but Manchester City managed to rise and improve their way of playing in the match, I personally previously thought that the match would be a tight match, considering the status and position of the two teams in the current standings, but after Marmoush managed to score his first goal in the match, I no longer see a balanced match from  two teams happening in the match, Marmoush goal seemed to be a sign if Manchester City would slaughter (4-0) Newcastle in the match, Marmoush performance today was very extraordinary with the speed and ability he had managed to score his first goal as well as a hattrick since joining Manchester City.

[Josefjix]

Chelsea were a really big disappointment for me once again. This time they even lost by a bigger score...    Most probably they will find themselves out of top 4 by the end of the week.

Because Manchester City and Bournemouth both are doing wonderful right now. They both are close to getting easy wins.

By the way Manchester City really wiped out Newcastle in the 1st half.    I didn't expect that and another unexpected thing was Marmoush's hat-trick in only half an hour.

Both Bournemouth and Manchester city winning their games means Chelsea are now 6th on the table , 1 point from the 4th position and 3 points from the 3rd position. Manchester city are becoming a prime candidate for the 3rd position as Nottingham forest are already looking unstable and losing important points. Chelsea started well but can't understand what really went wrong with them.

They were into the title debate some months ago and now they can't even boast of finishing in the Top 4 to play the UEFA CL next season. What's going wrong with them?

[Jaycoinz]

It seems that at the beginning of the match Manchester City was not calm in their performance, they seemed to be in a hurry. Previously, Guardiola had anticipated that his squad had to be able to handle Newcastle's good trend. And in the 18th minute Marmoush was clever in finding a gap so that Ederson could provide a beautiful breakthrough and ended with a goal. And not long after, Mamoush managed to score again. After a few minutes, Marmoush scored again, it seemed like this was his and his team's lucky day. Hattrick for Marmoush!!
With the second half, Newcastle was quite consistent with their performance to withstand attacks from Manchester City because they could only score one goal in the second half and the score lasted until the end of the match.

This win is really a great win for Manchester city because they really needed this ahead of their clash at the Santiago bernabeau because if they want to get chance at qualifying in the champions league a positive vibes is exactly what would inspire that miracle at the home of Madrid. Manchester city so far have made me lose confidence when playing them in my bet and because of the way they lose games with ease but today was a big surprise no doubt at their performance.

[Dzwaafu11]

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Chelsea are lack of consistency, imagine Brighton are able to beat Chelsea 3-0 without single equalize that’s was the very disappointing result from them. Because with way Chelsea started the season with very nice performances nobody expecting that there performance turn into the poorly where by even the league’s is not yet the middle.

Sometimes that is football, although this is not a luck for Brighton; they work hard to get this. As for Chelsea, I think their performance is declining at this moment, even though some of their players are injured. I think they should be able to do something tangible even without those players because if they kind of time. They should not say that because some of their players are injured, that is why their performance is declining.

I think that is not enough reason. Seriously, it’s a shameful result for Chelsea. Brighton shouldn’t be a team that will win them with many goals, even though I know that Brighton is not that weak, but given that Chelsea is also doing well this season.

[JeffBrad12]

Rashford just made a nice free kick for Aston Villa aiding the 1:1 equalizer against Ipswitch, the match have been quite interesting, considering the red card on IPS a reason for AVL to level up and win the game but time may be a barrier. As the 10 men team now work on playing defense and securing the draw, instead of conceding another goal. Yet, hope exists for them to score if Aston villa makes an error, though their chances are low on that, based on the pressure Aston Villa is placing on them.

I congratulate Rashford for regain his form back at Villa. His shoot was nice, but need to add more effort.

As for the result, very disappointed with how Villa only secure one point against palace. They missed some big chances when their opponent went down with 10 men. I can't even believe how Ipswich's goal keeper looked like a world class goal keeper in this game.

It must be a big disappointment for their fans to see them wasted opportunity to farm three points against 19th team in the league. Drawing at home made it worsen it.  

[ajanwalker]

Today, I bet on Newcastle to win because City has a very important rematch in the Champions League next week, but O.Marmoush made me regret it. He showed his best performance since the day he arrived and scored 3 goals today, the first goals of his City career.
What is interesting to me is that Newcastle, who always caused problems for the teams that were at the top before, could not show any presence.
My bet lost, but Pep did not rotate even when there was a very important rematch on weekdays.