⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[SuperBitMan]

Chelsea against Southampton just started and all eyes are on Chelsea to see if they will be able to collect the three points considering that they are playing a weaker team and also playing at home. The odd for Chelsea to win is very small so my bet was over 3.5 because I expect many goals in the match. Let's see how the match will produce even though it started so slow with none of them making any attempts in the first ten minutes.

Chelsea finally managed to secure the result of this match. Against Southampton it may not be that difficult, but this time, Chelsea managed to do it very optimally.

Source: ChelseaFC - record their biggest home win of the season to go fourth!

This 4-0 victory also makes sense, considering Chelsea's performance this time.
- 3 goals in the first half and a complete 4 goals in the final match
- Optimal ball possession 60%, good accuracy
- 10 shots on target from 16 shots, this time they did it very effectively and accurately.

Chelsea has done very well in yesterday's match, I didn't believe Chelsea will win with such numbers of goals I was really surprised they did very well, Southampton really needs to work on there defense because they don't have a good defense and that was why Chelsea had the opportunity to score this 4 goals and also they don't have good strikers and that was why they where unable to score, seeing that they are about going on relegation I expected them to do more and that was why I was thinking Chelsea will have a tough time in winning them but that was not the case, this season Southampton are not really inform and Chelsea made good use of that opportunity, now Chelsea is in the fourth position and gapping Manchester city with two point however I don't see Chelsea maintain that fourth position for long because they are not consistent, Manchester city will take the fourth position soon because they are more inform, Chelsea winning this match those not mean they are in a good form, Chelsea have good players if only they can remain consistent I believe they will go far in the premier league table.

[sana54210]

Liverpool must be excited about what's coming to life at this moment. While it's true that Salah wanting more money than he is making right now made things a bit sour, and they could lose some players this off season, at the very least they will all be leaving with a PL title, which is why it's such a big deal. I know that things won't be too certain, things will change, but at this time, we need to realize that it won't be that easy, we just need to make sure that things will be great for Liverpool for the rest of the season.

It would be near impossible for them to not win the title now, and it is only February as well, you do not win the title in February, even City usually won later. So this is going to be a great year for them.

[Woodie]

Some interesting results coming from last night's games, Chelsea back at winning after facing a toothless  Southampton who look like a team ready to be relegated looking at the number of games they have failed to collect a single point or get a goal, we also have Aston Villa who I thought will get a result over crystal palace..but unfortunately the boys didn't have much in the tank.

Looking forward to see how the next Liverpool fixture goes, because both team's pack a punch in this fixture and goals should be guaranteed.

[Farma]

Liverpool must be excited about what's coming to life at this moment. While it's true that Salah wanting more money than he is making right now made things a bit sour, and they could lose some players this off season, at the very least they will all be leaving with a PL title, which is why it's such a big deal. I know that things won't be too certain, things will change, but at this time, we need to realize that it won't be that easy, we just need to make sure that things will be great for Liverpool for the rest of the season.

It would be near impossible for them to not win the title now, and it is only February as well, you do not win the title in February, even City usually won later. So this is going to be a great year for them.

No one doubts Liverpool to be able to win the Premier League title this season, now they have a very far point advantage and also there is no fierce competition that occurs after no team is able to put pressure on Liverpool, it all cannot be separated because Liverpool is very consistent this season.

Regarding the rumor of M. Salah I think Liverpool management will not let him go just like that even though he is 33 years old but in terms of quality Salah is still quite good and also Salah's contribution to the Liverpool team in the last few seasons has been very large so that will be a big consideration for Liverpool management, I am sure after they win the title later everything will change and I am still quite optimistic that Salah will stay at Liverpool.

[SmartCharpa]

Congratulations to Chelsea, atleast they won an obvious match that is expected of them to win. This is unlike Manchester United who doesn't win an obvious match. If a team is performing so badly but whenever they meet a weak team, they are able to win, it is nice than a team which when they are bad doesn't win even obvious matches in the relegation zone. Manchester United is the reason I am saying this, let us see what they will do against Ipswich Town.

Apart from their victory against Southampton, does Chelsea win any other thing else? Southampton, which you believe Chelsea defeated by four goals, Manchester United had also beaten them both at home and away this season. Manchester United, who were in their worst form, were able to defeat this same team, and you congratulated them on the victory; perhaps you are happy that Chelsea is still in the top four.  Furthermore, Manchester United did not win their last game against Everton, but Chelsea has yet to beat Everton this season. Manchester United defeated Everton in the first leg and drew in the second leg with a great comeback in the second half.

Manchester United will host Ipswich Town today, the first leg of the season when Manchester United visited Ipswich ended in a draw; despite the fact that Manchester United's key players are unavailable to face Ipswich, I believe they will win or draw tonight, as compared to Chelsea, who had players available but still failed to beat Ipswich Town, conceding two goals during the game.

[Velvet78]

Some interesting results coming from last night's games, Chelsea back at winning after facing a toothless  Southampton who look like a team ready to be relegated looking at the number of games they have failed to collect a single point or get a goal, we also have Aston Villa who I thought will get a result over crystal palace..but unfortunately the boys didn't have much in the tank.

Looking forward to see how the next Liverpool fixture goes, because both team's pack a punch in this fixture and goals should be guaranteed.

I'm happy for Chelsea. It was already an easy fixture for them on paper but their recent form was still worrying. This 4-0 win should help them pull themselves together. I don't want to see them getting out of top 4 easily this season. It would be sad after all that effort in the first part of the season. Every team can have tough periods. Important thing is to get over it as quick as possible.

And it is nice to see this win especially while Palmer isn't in his best form these days. He couldn't make any score contribution in this game as well. But the team effort was good enough to destroy Southampton still.  

[Adiljutt156]

Arsenal loses to West Ham, Nottm Forest loses to Newcastle - what a perfect opportunity for Man City to jump to the 3rd place and get closer to the 2nd place, but things are not quite going their way. After 25 minutes, they are losing to Liverpool 0-1 at home after an early goal from Salah. Man City are dominating in possession and in shots on goal, and there's still plenty of time left to turn things around. Fingers crossed.

West Ham United football team won the match against Arsenal football team and that was not one sided match because there was only 1 goal in this match which was did by Bowen and he did this goal at 44 minutes of the match. Arsenal football team is one of the best team of the tournament but they could not win last match and this show that they need improvement and they should not underestimate any team because result could be in the favour of any team when luck in  the side of them. Arsenal team has 2nd position on the table but West Ham United team has 16 position on the table.Bowen did goal at 44 minutes of the match when it was requirement of team and after this no player could do any goal in this match.

[AYOBA]

Chelsea started this season well, and almost everyone was really happy with their great performances. However, recently, Chelsea’s performances have started dropping again. Now, I would say that Chelsea’s performances have dropped seriously. Chelsea is finding it very hard to beat any top-10 teams in this Premier League competition.

The main problem of Chelsea performances is that there lack of inconsistency that’s their performance look very unserious this season, if not with the way Chelsea started this season with a wonderful performance if to say that’s how they continue they could far by now in the table; but due there inconsistency is not possible.

Now Chelsea are in a critical situation that if care is not taken, they will soon drop from the top 4 that they are managing now. If they had not won their match against Southampton yesterday, that’s where they would have gotten 3 points secured easily.

[Rampagoe004]

Chelsea started this season well, and almost everyone was really happy with their great performances. However, recently, Chelsea’s performances have started dropping again. Now, I would say that Chelsea’s performances have dropped seriously. Chelsea is finding it very hard to beat any top-10 teams in this Premier League competition.

The main problem of Chelsea performances is that there lack of inconsistency that’s their performance look very unserious this season, if not with the way Chelsea started this season with a wonderful performance if to say that’s how they continue they could far by now in the table; but due there inconsistency is not possible.

Now Chelsea are in a critical situation that if care is not taken, they will soon drop from the top 4 that they are managing now. If they had not won their match against Southampton yesterday, that’s where they would have gotten 3 points secured easily.

Chelsea have a lot of things to improve in the next match if they are not moved from their current standings. The decline in performance has dropped very drastically, it can be seen that Chelsea is not consistent in maintaining points in every match. Chelsea started the season perfectly and are in the top 3 positions in the Premier League standings.
The pressure continues to be on Chelsea to secure their hopeless position. If they lose 3 points in the next match, the position will be shifted. Hopefully in the remaining matches Chelsea will have to get up and play as well as at the start. season, so far Chelsea has changed a lot compared to last season.

[mamesso]

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Pep Guardiola is the main reason why everyone is frighten when facing Manchester City on the pitch. Everyone started thinking of the EPL as farmer's league, it means zero competition in the league following the consecutive winnings and domination of one particular elite team. Manchester City keep the trends rising in all standard but this season is quite different. They fumbled, other elite team that kept close range on the EPL title didn't hesitate to take their chances and they're infront.

Man City dominance in the EPL for the past few years has finally collapsed after several key players suffered injuries, as a result they have difficulty maintaining balance and now have to raise the white flag in the trophy hunt. What Man City experienced is very difficult to happen in Ligue 1, even though PSG performance has declined, they still became champions at the end of the season.
Unlike the EPL, there are still many other strong teams ready to take over the first position. This season Liverpool is at the forefront of the title race, while Arsenal is still very far from expectations.

[cryptoWODL]

The main problem of Chelsea performances is that there lack of inconsistency that’s their performance look very unserious this season, if not with the way Chelsea started this season with a wonderful performance if to say that’s how they continue they could far by now in the table; but due there inconsistency is not possible.

Now Chelsea are in a critical situation that if care is not taken, they will soon drop from the top 4 that they are managing now. If they had not won their match against Southampton yesterday, that’s where they would have gotten 3 points secured easily.

Chelsea did a lot of good things in this match so it never felt like they could lose this match, in fact they performed very aesthetically in that match. We can say that Chelsea is definitely not in the right position yet, this problem has arisen within Chelsea mainly because they have lost two matches in a row. It may be true that Chelsea won today's match, but in today's match they played against a much weaker team. To be honest when I looked at the Premier League points table this season, I saw that Southampton was the weakest team of all, so it was natural that Chelsea would win against this team.

[LGD2Business]

If Newcastle United gets a point against Liverpool today, it will be legendary. The first game they met in the league ended 3-3. We could see a similar score again. Liverpool have winning odds of 1.29. I think that's high, so the bookmakers see a risk in this match. Liverpool must be stopped to prevent them from widening the point gap. Eddie Howe can take advantage to get points here and take his team to the European Cups. It's very difficult but not impossible.

[Antotena]

When Klopp left Liverpool the same thing was said of Liverpool but today they are not just dominating the premier league but also the UCL courtesy of Arne Slot. Who knows Gaurdiolla's era in Manchester City might be over and thus needs to start a new career else where. If City deemed it fit to let him go then their wish should prevail.

Sometimes we don't need to stick to a system because of it's past, it could be the glory of that past no longer applies to the present. If City has found a perfect replacement for Pep then let them.do their experimentation and see how well it ends who knows they might bring back the competitiveness in City yet again.

I do tell people that with good players and average manager, a team can win any competition but with excellent manager and average or bad players, a team will only suffer in the any league they found their self. Liverpool has Klopp as one the great managers and Liverpool has combined quality players that's why when Klopp left and was replace by Arne Slot as average manager, the team is doing well and topping every league competition they find their selves.

I can't say the same thing for Arsenal because they don't have one of the best players with average manager. Manchester City used to have best players and best manager but the two were compromise. The manager was having marital instability and loss of wealth due to divorce and the diversity of players lead to the fall of the build of the team and that's why they are having bad time processing every games they have, they are now programmed in their head like they are built for failures.

[Joca97]

If Newcastle United gets a point against Liverpool today, it will be legendary. The first game they met in the league ended 3-3. We could see a similar score again. Liverpool have winning odds of 1.29. I think that's high, so the bookmakers see a risk in this match. Liverpool must be stopped to prevent them from widening the point gap. Eddie Howe can take advantage to get points here and take his team to the European Cups. It's very difficult but not impossible.

If Newcastle opens up the game well it can be a really good match and Newcastle might surprise Liverpool here. The main problem for Newcastle is their defence,they concede too many goals and we seen that in the last match. They score a lot but concede aswell so i think if their defence is on point against Liverpool they wont lose the game.

[JoyMarsha]

If Pep really turned EPL into the farmer league, many people who are not fans of his club would be so mad. I have seen so many people who hatred to him so much just because he won 4 PL trophies in a row.

We might be seeing people yapping about here and there on Pep. So, the god has nerfed his club, and he can rebuilding his winning club back from the scratch.

Is it that the gods have answered people's prayers, or what? What is happening to Manchester City is what many clubs are already verging fall to see the downfall of Manchester City because Pep Guardiola has for long dominated the Premier League to the extent that fans of other clubs have begun to take the Premier League to be farmer league for Manchester City.

However, Pep Guardiola didn't see this coming to him in a manner that his team would find it so hard to win against teams in the Premier League like. Imagine the almighty Manchester City not qualifying for the round of 16 and their top position not stable in the Premier League table. That's really somehow to imagine

[sokani]

I totally agree with you. Letting go of Pep would be a huge mistake. He is the reason City has been so dominant, and even though this season has been rough, replacing him isn’t the solution. The squad needs reinforcements, not a new manager. A few key additions in weak areas could help City bounce back without disrupting the stability that Guardiola brings.

I share the same thoughts with you. It would be a very big mistake to sack him because of one disappointing season. I know some persons may think his divorce saga could be responsible for the club's poor performance, but they should not forget that City sold some key players without replacement and also Rodri's injury really affected the team. Based on what he has achieved for the club I think he deserves atleast one year to get them back to where they belong. But If he fails to do this after another chance, then they can part ways with him.

[Donneski]

I totally agree with you. Letting go of Pep would be a huge mistake. He is the reason City has been so dominant, and even though this season has been rough, replacing him isn’t the solution. The squad needs reinforcements, not a new manager. A few key additions in weak areas could help City bounce back without disrupting the stability that Guardiola brings.

As the club's most successful manager I totally agree with your opinion that sacking Pep Guardiola would be a huge mistake by Manchester City's management. He's achieved so much with the club in his 8 seasons as the club manager by winning the English Premier League 6 times, 1 UEFA Champions League trophy, 2 FA Cup and 4 League Cup trophies. That said, I don't think they can also do much of the Spanish manager decides to leave at the end of the season probably because of his poor results with the club this season. In all his managerial career, Guardiola haven't finished in a position less than 2nd but he's very likely to do that this season and if that happens, he might consider leaving the club at the end of the season.

[shogun47]

I totally agree with you. Letting go of Pep would be a huge mistake. He is the reason City has been so dominant, and even though this season has been rough, replacing him isn’t the solution. The squad needs reinforcements, not a new manager. A few key additions in weak areas could help City bounce back without disrupting the stability that Guardiola brings.

I share the same thoughts with you. It would be a very big mistake to sack him because of one disappointing season. I know some persons may think his divorce saga could be responsible for the club's poor performance, but they should not forget that City sold some key players without replacement and also Rodri's injury really affected the team. Based on what he has achieved for the club I think he deserves atleast one year to get them back to where they belong. But If he fails to do this after another chance, then they can part ways with him.

They won't sack him, but lots of things are happening in Guardiola's life. He is now getting divorced from his wife and frankly, I sometimes thought he is busy with other things in his mind. Usually he is going crazy on the sideline from the first to the last minute, but this season he was absent sometimes and the whole team didn't work together very well.

Now I think he will make a cut in his private life and fully focus on Manchester City once again because I doubt that he wants to leave his legacy behind with such a disappointing season. The Champions League is still very high on his list and he wants that title certainly once more.

[TastyChillySauce00]

If Newcastle United gets a point against Liverpool today, it will be legendary. The first game they met in the league ended 3-3. We could see a similar score again. Liverpool have winning odds of 1.29. I think that's high, so the bookmakers see a risk in this match. Liverpool must be stopped to prevent them from widening the point gap. Eddie Howe can take advantage to get points here and take his team to the European Cups. It's very difficult but not impossible.

Newcastle will break their bad records against Liverpool in EPL if that happens. They always got bad results when they fought Liverpool. The problem is that i can't really favor them to get the draw. This is because Liverpool is getting its comfy after they widen their gap from Arsenal.

I expect Liverpool will play without even getting any pressure. They will always threatening newcastle's defenders. Let me to predict the game will ended with 3-1 Liverpool take three points.

Fightin Liverpool at Anfield never been easy for any PL clubs.

[hyudien]

Is it that the gods have answered people's prayers, or what? What is happening to Manchester City is what many clubs are already verging fall to see the downfall of Manchester City because Pep Guardiola has for long dominated the Premier League to the extent that fans of other clubs have begun to take the Premier League to be farmer league for Manchester City.

However, Pep Guardiola didn't see this coming to him in a manner that his team would find it so hard to win against teams in the Premier League like. Imagine the almighty Manchester City not qualifying for the round of 16 and their top position not stable in the Premier League table. That's really somehow to imagine

Judging from Pep Guardiola journey with Man City, I am quite sure that the mistake lies in Pep delay in preparing his team regeneration. Because it was quite evident when Rodri was absent for a full season, Kevin de Bruyne had started to falter and become blunt, Grealish was inconsistent, Foden status was often unclear, Ederson was getting weaker and several solid Man City defenders were losing confidence, resulting in many gaps opening up. Haaland as a striker couldn't do much because the flow of the ball stopped when he didn't have a reliable supplier. Pep realized that in the middle of the season so he quickly recruited new players such as Marmoush, Khusanov, and Savinho.