⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Palakka]

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When Liverpool are currently leading the standings quite safely and are even favoured as strong candidates for EPL champions this season, precisely I actually remember what happened to them in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 2023/24 season ago, at which time they appeared very consistent at the top of the standings until mid-season by leaving Manchester City in second place, but who knows what happened, their consistency at that time began to be disrupted and in the end Manchester City won the league at the end of the 2 seasons, what is happening to Liverpool at the moment looks similar in my opinion by getting two draws in matches they should be able to win, but even so I am actually optimistic that Liverpool have learned from the experience  from that bad experiences and of course they will no repeat again this season, Slot needs to restore the consistency their squad to stay on the championship path, although so far Arsenal is no consistent team but Liverpool still have to be aware of all the possibilities that could happen in end season later.

It is indeed quite painful for Liverpool fans to remember the 2018-2019 season, because the points difference at the end of the season was quite thin, which was only 2 points. However, Liverpool managed to overcome the pain by becoming champions in the following season, namely the 2019-2020 season. In that season, Liverpool was able to end the season with quite convincing results because at the end of the season, Liverpool managed to become EPL champions, beating Manchester City by a margin of 8 points.

So I suggest you improve your post, because in the 2019-2020 season it was Liverpool who won the title, not Manchester City.



Meanwhile, regarding this season, I feel quite sure that the team coached by Arne Slot will again be able to stop Manchester City's dominance which has won the title 4 times in a row, starting from the 2020-2021 season to the 2023-2024 season.

Thanks bro for giving corrections to the mistakes of my post, it seems that I forgot a little about what happened at 2019/20 season, but the point of my post is actually how the slot can learn from past experiences, because after all, the team that won in the middle of the season is no guarantee that a team can win the league at the end of the season, so the slot must be able to restore the consistency of the squad to win 3 points, especially now the league has entered a crucial weeks where 3 points should be their main target, besides that,  slot must also remember Liverpool most recent failure last season, where they also won the league at half of the season but towards the last weeks they also experienced poor consistency and finally had to drop out of the title competition.

[SatoPrincess]

Nothing guaranteed so far. Liverpool recorded fewer lost, but they have still long way to go. I don't think they will be easily beating Aston Villa. They have difficult fixtures awaits them along with Arsenal. As long as they can get there points from all of hard fixtures. They win.

As for the game against Villa. They get 1.96, which is quite convincing me they will secure three points, but draw is possibly to happen, too.

As long as they can utilize three points from Westham. They are getting closer to the Premier League title. I take total over two in this game.

Liverpool were not beaten and unfortunately they didn’t win either, points were shared by both teams giving Arsenal an opportunity to close the gap to five points and that’s only if they can defeat West Ham United in the weekend. Despite Liverpool having an 8 point lead it is still not guaranteed that they will be champions at the end of the season except Arsenal fail to wind their games.

[Amphenomenon]

Liverpool were not beaten and unfortunately they didn’t win either, points were shared by both teams giving Arsenal an opportunity to close the gap to five points and that’s only if they can defeat West Ham United in the weekend. Despite Liverpool having an 8 point lead it is still not guaranteed that they will be champions at the end of the season except Arsenal fail to wind their games.

Arsenal game against West Ham should be a win for the Gunners though it's not guaranteed to be an easy win but more likely since West Ham has been really poor in their performance this season, pick teams often gey the best of them, including even mid teams. Although sometimes they could put up some good performance but against the Gunners still likely going to be a lost.

Arsenal can cover thr gap between then and Liverpool for the title race but to be honest I'm beginning to fee we might be experiencing another poor towards  season ending performance from Liverpool just like last season, after both draw from Everton and Aston Villa this month, in the space of 3 games.

[TelolettOm]

Arsenal can cover thr gap between then and Liverpool for the title race but to be honest I'm beginning to fee we might be experiencing another poor towards  season ending performance from Liverpool just like last season, after both draw from Everton and Aston Villa this month, in the space of 3 games.

Indeed, Arsenal still has that chance. But honestly, it won't be easy. The gap between Arsenal and Liverpool is 8 points and it won't be that easy to suddenly take over the first position. Now, just wait for some next matches to be played. However, this week Arsenal has a chance to reduce the gap again, because their opponent is West Ham, they must win. On the other hand, Liverpool will face Man City. Liverpool should also win, but sometimes it will be unpredictable. Man City is a strong club anyway, only they are very depressed this season.

anyway, the match ended between Leicester City vs Brentford, they have to admit Brentford's superiority in everything. 4 goals by Brentford and none by Leicester City. Even 3 goals happened in the first half.

And the fact is that Brentford have never lost 4 times in a row for their away games.

Source: Brentford have recorded four consecutive away wins for the first time in the Premier League!

[topbitcoin]

It didn't take long for Arsenal to match Liverpool in the race for the title. If Arsenal performs consistently in the next two matches with a win, while Liverpool loses and draws, then Arsenal will get the same points. But of course, this is not a scenario that can be considered because Liverpool really does not want to lose its position at the top of the standings. Winning the next two matches is something that is mandatory for Liverpool, but they must beat Manchester City and Newcastle.

It depends on the performance in the end because however, although the points are close but still 5 points is not an easy thing to overtake if in the end Liverpool regains momentum and continues to run alone in the trophy race this season.

Although in the last 3 matches Liverpool did not get full points but in the end until now Liverpool have only tasted one defeat in the EPL which makes their conditions still quite favorable.

Momentum is currently obtained by Arsenal but in this case they also have to be able to expect Liverpool not to return to their performance in the near future which is what is a little difficult especially since we know that Slot is still quite consistent in concocting the right scheme for Liverpool to date.

[Docnaster]

Nothing guaranteed so far. Liverpool recorded fewer lost, but they have still long way to go. I don't think they will be easily beating Aston Villa. They have difficult fixtures awaits them along with Arsenal. As long as they can get there points from all of hard fixtures. They win.

As for the game against Villa. They get 1.96, which is quite convincing me they will secure three points, but draw is possibly to happen, too.

As long as they can utilize three points from Westham. They are getting closer to the Premier League title. I take total over two in this game.

Liverpool were not beaten and unfortunately they didn’t win either, points were shared by both teams giving Arsenal an opportunity to close the gap to five points and that’s only if they can defeat West Ham United in the weekend. Despite Liverpool having an 8 point lead it is still not guaranteed that they will be champions at the end of the season except Arsenal fail to wind their games.

Liverpool dropped two points in that game at Aston Villa over the week which I think will be very advantageous to Arsenal's quest to catch up with them only of Arsenal can win their outstanding game. There's still a whole lot to play as both teams continue their battle for who wins the English Premier League title this season. For me, I think Liverpool are definitely going to win but if Arsenal continues to put more pressures, they could possibly end their 21 years wait for a league title.

[blue Snow]

Liverpool were not beaten and unfortunately they didn’t win either, points were shared by both teams giving Arsenal an opportunity to close the gap to five points and that’s only if they can defeat West Ham United in the weekend. Despite Liverpool having an 8 point lead it is still not guaranteed that they will be champions at the end of the season except Arsenal fail to wind their games.

Besides waiting for the Arsenal match to keep enlarging the points, Liverpool retrieved a difficult match tomorrow. They have away to Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City. If They can't get the 3 points, Liverpool's position will be very vulnerable to shift Arsenal in the following weeks. Arsenal have a possibility to win because their stats are better than Liverpool's in the last 5 matches. Arni Slot began to face a very crucial condition in the middle of the session. anything is possible if they are unable to win in the next match, this is the premier league, and we're certainly used to seeing how a club that has always been in 1st place in the middle session slides easily because lost in the crucial matches.

[tusandii]

Liverpool were not beaten and unfortunately they didn’t win either, points were shared by both teams giving Arsenal an opportunity to close the gap to five points and that’s only if they can defeat West Ham United in the weekend. Despite Liverpool having an 8 point lead it is still not guaranteed that they will be champions at the end of the season except Arsenal fail to wind their games.

Besides waiting for the Arsenal match to keep enlarging the points, Liverpool retrieved a difficult match tomorrow. They have away to Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City. If They can't get the 3 points, Liverpool's position will be very vulnerable to shift Arsenal in the following weeks. Arsenal have a possibility to win because their stats are better than Liverpool's in the last 5 matches. Arni Slot began to face a very crucial condition in the middle of the session. anything is possible if they are unable to win in the next match, this is the premier league, and we're certainly used to seeing how a club that has always been in 1st place in the middle session slides easily because lost in the crucial matches.

Yes it will be a crucial game for Liverpool and see how they have to maintain the top position by at least beating Manchester City but this game will be held at the Etihad so Liverpool might face a lot of pressure, but seeing how Man City have performed this season also can't guarantee they can beat Liverpool easily so I think Liverpool might be more favorites than Man City.

[laijsica]

Liverpool were not beaten and unfortunately they didn’t win either, points were shared by both teams giving Arsenal an opportunity to close the gap to five points and that’s only if they can defeat West Ham United in the weekend. Despite Liverpool having an 8 point lead it is still not guaranteed that they will be champions at the end of the season except Arsenal fail to wind their games.

Besides waiting for the Arsenal match to keep enlarging the points, Liverpool retrieved a difficult match tomorrow. They have away to Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City. If They can't get the 3 points, Liverpool's position will be very vulnerable to shift Arsenal in the following weeks. Arsenal have a possibility to win because their stats are better than Liverpool's in the last 5 matches. Arni Slot began to face a very crucial condition in the middle of the session. anything is possible if they are unable to win in the next match, this is the premier league, and we're certainly used to seeing how a club that has always been in 1st place in the middle session slides easily because lost in the crucial matches.

Yes it will be a crucial game for Liverpool and see how they have to maintain the top position by at least beating Manchester City but this game will be held at the Etihad so Liverpool might face a lot of pressure, but seeing how Man City have performed this season also can't guarantee they can beat Liverpool easily so I think Liverpool might be more favorites than Man City.

Yes, this will be an important match. Liverpool, who are at the top of the table with Man City and Liverpool, are more likely to win. In the last match, Man City lost to Madrid in the Premier League play-offs, which was disappointing for Pep Guardiola. Meanwhile, another negative for City in the upcoming match is the injury of one of their best players Haaland which has caused some confusion about his performance in the match. It is doubtful whether he will be able to play in the match against Liverpool but if he recovers in the meantime he has a chance of playing. Haaland is a key player this season and has already scored 19 goals. If he plays in the match against Liverpool Man City can become a full-strength team.

They will be a little behind mentally, as they are 17 points behind Liverpool and their fans have lost confidence in them in recent performances. Still I will praise their fighting spirit because I want to see a repeat of the great games that their fans have enjoyed in the past years.

[bitgolden]

Arne Slot has provided a lot of great results for Liverpool fans this season, I am pretty sure he will not let his team go into a battle, he will get that title, because if he doesn't get it this year, when they are so close, it would be much harder after this year.

Think about it, Salah still didn't sign a deal, and he is asking for a raise as well at 32 years old, which Liverpool may not agree at all, usually stars that reach 32 years old do not ask for a raise, they either take the same deal or even paid less, but Salah had insane year so far, which is why he is comfortable asking for more than what he is getting paid this year, and on top of that, if he isn't, he can find teams that can pay more some other place as well. All in all, there will be some players who will leave at the end of the season, so Liverpool has to win the title now.

[Farma]

Arne Slot has provided a lot of great results for Liverpool fans this season, I am pretty sure he will not let his team go into a battle, he will get that title, because if he doesn't get it this year, when they are so close, it would be much harder after this year.

Think about it, Salah still didn't sign a deal, and he is asking for a raise as well at 32 years old, which Liverpool may not agree at all, usually stars that reach 32 years old do not ask for a raise, they either take the same deal or even paid less, but Salah had insane year so far, which is why he is comfortable asking for more than what he is getting paid this year, and on top of that, if he isn't, he can find teams that can pay more some other place as well. All in all, there will be some players who will leave at the end of the season, so Liverpool has to win the title now.

Arne Slot has worked very well indeed in his first season and no one expected it but what must also be remembered is that the competition in the Premier League is very fierce so Arne Slot must be ready for the pressure that exists towards the end of the season to ensure the title this season, in terms of percentage I think Liverpool is still big enough to win the PL title this season.

M. Salah is no longer young even though his contribution is very big for the team until now and he is still Liverpool's mainstay in the front line to score goals but regardless of anything Liverpool must also immediately find other young players in the same position for M. Salah's regeneration and regarding his contract that has not been extended I think it does not really affect a player who is no longer young if he leaves then Liverpool should immediately find a replacement that is comparable.

[Amphenomenon]

Arsenal can cover thr gap between then and Liverpool for the title race but to be honest I'm beginning to fee we might be experiencing another poor towards  season ending performance from Liverpool just like last season, after both draw from Everton and Aston Villa this month, in the space of 3 games.

Indeed, Arsenal still has that chance. But honestly, it won't be easy. The gap between Arsenal and Liverpool is 8 points and it won't be that easy to suddenly take over the first position. Now, just wait for some next matches to be played. However, this week Arsenal has a chance to reduce the gap again, because their opponent is West Ham, they must win. On the other hand, Liverpool will face Man City. Liverpool should also win, but sometimes it will be unpredictable. Man City is a strong club anyway, only they are very depressed this season.

Arsenal are just going to reduce the gap for now and will be hoping Liverpool dropped more points and they can capitalise on it to clinch the title. Though they have to also be in their best and avoid silly inconsistency

anyway, the match ended between Leicester City vs Brentford, they have to admit Brentford's superiority in everything. 4 goals by Brentford and none by Leicester City. Even 3 goals happened in the first half.

Brentford literally trashed Leicester City yesterday to their third consecutive defeats. To frank see all this I don't think many still have much issues from the fact that Ruud van Nistelrooy’s was not given enough game time as the interim coach for Manchester United. Although, maybe they will get back to winning ways but Leicester City more likely will be relegated if things don't get better consecutively.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Arne Slot has provided a lot of great results for Liverpool fans this season, I am pretty sure he will not let his team go into a battle, he will get that title, because if he doesn't get it this year, when they are so close, it would be much harder after this year.

Think about it, Salah still didn't sign a deal, and he is asking for a raise as well at 32 years old, which Liverpool may not agree at all, usually stars that reach 32 years old do not ask for a raise, they either take the same deal or even paid less, but Salah had insane year so far, which is why he is comfortable asking for more than what he is getting paid this year, and on top of that, if he isn't, he can find teams that can pay more some other place as well. All in all, there will be some players who will leave at the end of the season, so Liverpool has to win the title now.

Arne changed the club a lot, but not enough to give them a trophy. he has to forced his team to play beyond their limits. The game against Manchester City is gonna be a crucial game for sure. As long as they can win it, they safe.

Talking about Salah, the latest news suggest Liverpool looks so reluctant in hand him a new contract. They have sent Salah an offer, but with less salary compared what Salah receive now.

I think Liverpool is gonna enter its new banter era if they let him leave for free. 

I wonder why they don't raise Salah's salary considering how big his contributtion to the club, weird.

[Cryptmuster]

Arsenal game against West Ham should be a win for the Gunners though it's not guaranteed to be an easy win but more likely since West Ham has been really poor in their performance this season, pick teams often gey the best of them, including even mid teams. Although sometimes they could put up some good performance but against the Gunners still likely going to be a lost.

Arsenal can cover thr gap between then and Liverpool for the title race but to be honest I'm beginning to fee we might be experiencing another poor towards  season ending performance from Liverpool just like last season, after both draw from Everton and Aston Villa this month, in the space of 3 games.

West Ham find it difficult to face Arsenal, in the last two matches they have conceded a lot from Arsenal, only 11 goals in two matches. I think that today they will be able to repeat something similar. For Manchester United it is good because they will not be able to go lower if West Ham loses, but on the other hand Manchester United will have a difficult away match with Everton, and it seems to me that in the best case it will be a draw, but they will not be able to beat Everton.

[Velvet78]

We are starting the Premier League day with an Everton - Manchester United game...

Now we are in a reality that Everton are slightly favoured for the win here.    The Red Devils are in that bad condition I mean. And of course it wouldn't be fair not to mention Everton's rise as of Moyes' arrival. Honestly I might give Everton win a try @2.60. Really tempting it seems. Or maybe BTTS could also be a nice choice, maybe safer. It has 1.89 odds. Everton haven't lost a game for many weeks in the league. I expect them to add another one to the unbeaten streak. A really tough game is waiting for Amorim...

[Webetcoins]

The Premier League always has an interesting story to unfold at the end of every season, last two seasons it was Manchester City we saw overtake Arsenal towards the end of the season when Arsenal slipped up. This season it is Arsenal and Liverpool who are favorites for the title, Liverpool  currently lead with eight points whilst Arsenal follow. Will Liverpool slip up and let history repeat with Arsenal this time?

The current situation says the opposite, and it may even happen. Because Arsenal has played one less match and the current point gap with Liverpool is only 8 or we can also call it a 5 point gap. Because Arsenal's next match is against West Ham, which is a relatively weaker team than Arsenal. If Liverpool continues to lose points like this for a few more days, then maybe we will see a repeat of the past. But I see the possibility of such an event as small. The top two teams have been in good positions and are in good form recently. While Arsenal's form can be called the best form, it may be wrong to call Liverpool's form the best. Because they have lost a total of 4 points in the last 5 matches. 2 draws in the last 5 matches are starting to reduce their dominance of the points table.

In this season Arsenal is looking impressive with their consistency and their defense is also doing great job for them even their attack and injuries issue giving them serious problem, but things are going well under control which can give them another second spot but as Liverpool have lost of 4 points in last 3 games it's going to be very interesting.

Manchester City vs Liverpool is one of the biggest games in European soccer, so this result is also going to be big impact on league table while Citizens are looking for rebuild themselves and have good end of their season while Liverpool is looking for keep things at the top and not allowed opponents to have anything positive. But in case of having anything problematic for Liverpool this could be huge below for them because now after having impressive run of performance and consistency losing at this point could be big below.

[Kristiyana]

Liverpool were not beaten and unfortunately they didn’t win either, points were shared by both teams giving Arsenal an opportunity to close the gap to five points and that’s only if they can defeat West Ham United in the weekend. Despite Liverpool having an 8 point lead it is still not guaranteed that they will be champions at the end of the season except Arsenal fail to wind their games.

Besides waiting for the Arsenal match to keep enlarging the points, Liverpool retrieved a difficult match tomorrow. They have away to Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City. If They can't get the 3 points, Liverpool's position will be very vulnerable to shift Arsenal in the following weeks. Arsenal have a possibility to win because their stats are better than Liverpool's in the last 5 matches. Arni Slot began to face a very crucial condition in the middle of the session. anything is possible if they are unable to win in the next match, this is the premier league, and we're certainly used to seeing how a club that has always been in 1st place in the middle session slides easily because lost in the crucial matches.

Yes it will be a crucial game for Liverpool and see how they have to maintain the top position by at least beating Manchester City but this game will be held at the Etihad so Liverpool might face a lot of pressure, but seeing how Man City have performed this season also can't guarantee they can beat Liverpool easily so I think Liverpool might be more favorites than Man City.

Of course I don't see manchester city gaining victory in that match, Because their performance alone just prove it all. Though this match is going to be one of the toughest match in premier league fixture this week, because manchester city will be trying so hard to gain victory so as to enable them cover some gap, why liverpool will also try to be consistent in maintaining thier position, and at same time trying to gain victory so as to increase the point difference.

[tygeade]

It was a disappointing result because I staked Liverpool to win and lost my bet. Liverpool's lack of concentration in the final third led to them surrendering their lead and settle for a frustrating draw. This result has reduced their points at the top of the standings making the race for the English Premier League more open.

I am a little happy with this result because with this the possibility of a Premier League title fight will occur because the points gap is getting smaller with Arsenal who are in 2nd place.
This weekend Liverpool will again meet a strong opponent, they will visit the Etihad stadium, sometimes Manchester City, I am sure that Liverpool will not be able to win the match because Man City's performance is now slowly improving so there is a very big possibility that Arsenal can put pressure on Liverpool who are at the top of the standings with a narrow points difference, that will make the Premier League even more interesting.

While the possibility is of course there, I still think that the gap is way too much to consider a battle just yet, we need some more Liverpool loss or tie before we can say that there is a battle at the top, right now there doesn't seem to be one. As long as Liverpool could keep the distance at 5 or more points, then it doesn't really matter, it's way more than a single game, and they have what it takes to do this.

Plus, how do we know Arsenal won't have a shocking bad result? Maybe they will have one before Liverpool does? In that case the gap will grow once again and that is why we are not going to end up with anything bigger at all. We should be considering how things will change with time, so there isn't really anything that could make a big difference. I am pretty sure that we are not going to end up with any bad results for that long term, we just need to look at it like it's good for the league, but not a battle title just yet, we have time until then, maybe won't even happen.

[Adbitco]

When Liverpool are currently leading the standings quite safely and are even favoured as strong candidates for EPL champions this season, precisely I actually remember what happened to them in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons ago, at which time they appeared very consistent at the top of the standings until mid-season by leaving Manchester City in second place, but who knows what happened, their consistency at that time began to be disrupted and in the end Manchester City won the league at the end of the 2 seasons, what is happening to Liverpool at the moment looks similar in my opinion by getting two draws in matches they should be able to win, but even so I am actually optimistic that Liverpool have learned from the experience  from that bad experiences and of course they will no repeat again this season, Slot needs to restore the consistency their squad to stay on the championship path, although so far Arsenal is no consistent team but Liverpool still have to be aware of all the possibilities that could happen in end season later.

Absolutely, you're really following the game, but I just hope this isn't the case this season, it's not just that alone, ju in 2021/2022 season, Liverpool were on top of the Premier League table for a long time until almost towards the end of the season, Manchester City took over and finally won the league, if I'm not mistaken City had 93 points while Liverpool had 92 points.

[Zackz5000]

Liverpool were not beaten and unfortunately they didn’t win either, points were shared by both teams giving Arsenal an opportunity to close the gap to five points and that’s only if they can defeat West Ham United in the weekend. Despite Liverpool having an 8 point lead it is still not guaranteed that they will be champions at the end of the season except Arsenal fail to wind their games.

Besides waiting for the Arsenal match to keep enlarging the points, Liverpool retrieved a difficult match tomorrow. They have away to Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City. If They can't get the 3 points, Liverpool's position will be very vulnerable to shift Arsenal in the following weeks. Arsenal have a possibility to win because their stats are better than Liverpool's in the last 5 matches. Arni Slot began to face a very crucial condition in the middle of the session. anything is possible if they are unable to win in the next match, this is the premier league, and we're certainly used to seeing how a club that has always been in 1st place in the middle session slides easily because lost in the crucial matches.

Yes it will be a crucial game for Liverpool and see how they have to maintain the top position by at least beating Manchester City but this game will be held at the Etihad so Liverpool might face a lot of pressure, but seeing how Man City have performed this season also can't guarantee they can beat Liverpool easily so I think Liverpool might be more favorites than Man City.

Of course I don't see manchester city gaining victory in that match, Because their performance alone just prove it all. Though this match is going to be one of the toughest match in premier league fixture this week, because manchester city will be trying so hard to gain victory so as to enable them cover some gap, why liverpool will also try to be consistent in maintaining thier position, and at same time trying to gain victory so as to increase the point difference.

I think it will be the most watch game in the English premier league this week, i can't even predict who will win this game despite Liverpool seems more favorable football can be something funny at times, Manchester City will be fighting to win so they can still retain their top 4 spot in the English premier league table same thing to Liverpool too they will want to win to keep their hope of winning the English premier league tittle this season since the point gap between them and Arsenal is 8 points though Arsenal still has one game at hand if they eventually wins the point gap will just be 5 point so if it happens that Liverpool was unable to win their game against Manchester City tomorrow and Arsenal wins their game today against West ham the point de different will just be 2 point if Arsenal still wins their outstanding game, so the game between Manchester City and Liverpool will be an interesting one and also a game to watch definitely the best side will win.

My prediction in that game Liverpool vs Manchester City is both team to score.