⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[emrecemsan]

On Saturday Southampton are in Liverpool. It will be 8-0 because goal machine Mohamed Salah will break their defence. Southampton are bottom they have no hope. Man City are in Nottingham. Is Pep playing Haaland and Marmoush? Last week Arsenal did not score because Forest had a good defence. If Wood scores first Forest can beat Man City.

What an easy game that is for Liverpool. Another historical win wouldn't be surprising at all.    Arne Slot's Liverpool is on different level. I'm not saying it just because of a Southampton fixture of course. They have leveled up recently. They can fight really hard in 2 big competitions such as the Premier League and Champions League at the same time. They have a big chance for the trophy in both competitions. Doing this in his first year is amazing job.

The Premier League trophy is nearly in their hands. At least unofficially we can claim them champions. 

[JeffBrad12]

On Saturday Southampton are in Liverpool. It will be 8-0 because goal machine Mohamed Salah will break their defence. Southampton are bottom they have no hope. Man City are in Nottingham. Is Pep playing Haaland and Marmoush? Last week Arsenal did not score because Forest had a good defence. If Wood scores first Forest can beat Man City.

I'm not willing to discredit Southampton, but we know which team is gonna win the game. It must be easy win for Liverpool, though some people think it won't.

The odds is telling us the result from the game. Liverpool who still at the peak performance fight against a relegation club who often conceded so many times.

 It's also confirmed Southampton to out from the EPL soon. I see they will play with no motivation in this game.

I believe Liverpool will destroy them. Total over 2.5 is not that bad.

[pawel7777]

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I'm not willing to discredit Southampton, but we know which team is gonna win the game. It must be easy win for Liverpool, though some people think it won't.

The odds is telling us the result from the game. Liverpool who still at the peak performance fight against a relegation club who often conceded so many times.

 It's also confirmed Southampton to out from the EPL soon. I see they will play with no motivation in this game.

I believe Liverpool will destroy them. Total over 2.5 is not that bad.

Personally I would avoid betting on such games. The gap in skills between those two teams is indeed huge, but there might be other factors at play that need to be considered. i.e. given the big advantage of points over 2nd Arsenal and the fact that Southampton is at the very bottom of the table, Liverpool might be tempted to give the key players a rest and play with their 2nd suit. Also, they'll be led by Johnny Heitinga, as Arne Slot is banned, but I don't think it'll have a massive effect.
Also, teams in the relegation zone tend to be much more motivated (or desperate) towards the end of the season, as they have nothing to lose.
But essentially, it all boils down to how attractive the odds are. If the payout is low, I wouldn't bother.

[Adams0001]

With how formidable Arne Slot has succeeded in building Liverpool, can we all agree that this season is for Liverpool and stop creating any doubt about it. This team have been consistent for a long time in both the Premier League and Champions League, unless they suffer major injury crisis in the squad, i see no team capable of stopping them now because they will definitely win either trophies or the both trophies.

No doubt Liverpool will win EPL trophy this season. Liverpool has no serious opponent. Arsenal is the closest team to challenge Liverpool but they become very inconsistently recently. The point gap is 13 points, it is almost impossible that Arsenal can reach Liverpool in the 1st place. I think the race for the title is over for EPL, Liverpool should be the champion.

For UCL, Liverpool is still the most consistent team so far. But in the knock out round, it won't be as easy as in the league phase. Liverpool must defeat PSG first before they expect to reach the final and try to win the UCL trophy. However, Liverpool has a good chance if they have no problem with injured players until the end of the season.

Exactly, Liverpool are the favorites to win the league title, and I believe Arsenal will not win the Premier League this season. Arsenal has lost this season again, and I believe Arteta does not have the opportunity to win the Premier League for the club. They need to find another solution and bring in new players. Even last season, when all of their players were fit, they lost the trophy, so I believe Arsenal needs to hire a new coach if they want to win the league. If Arsenal fails to win any trophies this season, they should simply hire a new coach. And in the Champions League game, Liverpool must win the first leg and score secure goals at Anfield. The game cannot be predicted because everyone is in better shape and will do their best to win the match. This season's champion league has been unusual, and the draws have been fantastic. Any opponent will meet a tough club and a familiar opponent. Let's see how the UCL goes the following week.

[Docnaster]

On Saturday Southampton are in Liverpool. It will be 8-0 because goal machine Mohamed Salah will break their defence. Southampton are bottom they have no hope. Man City are in Nottingham. Is Pep playing Haaland and Marmoush? Last week Arsenal did not score because Forest had a good defence. If Wood scores first Forest can beat Man City.

8:0? Well, at the moment, Liverpool's form is just too insane so I totally understand the whole hype of tearing opponents apart especially when they're playing at home but saying that Liverpool will score as much as 8 unreplied goals against Southampton seems like too much exaggeration. Not that it's impossible for we to witness such scoreline but it'll be very difficult for such thing to happen because Southampton on their day can as well upset a big team.

[Velvet78]

If we see one of Chelsea and Manchester City out of top 4, which one would it be you think? 

Chelsea's recent form graph is worse because of having 1 more loss than them. But the gap is only one point. Every statistics is nearly the same for these 2 teams actually. It makes the decision harder. But with the squad quality and experience, I'm still favouring Manchester City for it. The season is like a nightmare for them. It is obvious. But I don't think things will come to the point that they won't even qualify for the Champions League. It would be a huge disappointment for the fans for sure.

[Derekfunds]

On Saturday Southampton are in Liverpool. It will be 8-0 because goal machine Mohamed Salah will break their defence. Southampton are bottom they have no hope. Man City are in Nottingham. Is Pep playing Haaland and Marmoush? Last week Arsenal did not score because Forest had a good defence. If Wood scores first Forest can beat Man City.

The fact that Southampton is at the bottom of the table doesn't mean Liverpool is going to trash them anyhow even though Liverpool is in a good form this season and one thing you have forgotten is that most of these clubs have history and once they meet whether the other one is at the bottom of the table or not they will still do that which they always do though, history use to change. Speaking of Manchester city and Nothingham forest, it is really going to be a tough one though, Manchester city is not that inform this season but I doubt if Nothingham forest will defeat them because the position Nothingham forest is now, is not a usual position for them so it is possible that Manchester city will displace them soon.

[Hyphen(-)]

Nottingham Forest have so much at stake when they face Manchester City next, they have come a long way this season so I expect even if they will go down it wouldn’t happen without a fight. Manchester City should expect a tough game when they face Nottingham Forest. It’s an all or nothing game for Nottingham Forest because Chelsea have an 85% winning probability when they face Leicester City.

I trust Nottingham Forest more than my team Arsenal this season because they are having a good season we never expect, they are trying their best to see if they can qualify to the Champions League next season.

Seeing how tough the top four race is going this season, I think this match will be very tough; both Manchester City and Nottingham Forest will need a point in this match because there is just one point difference between them.

Based on recent form in the Premier League, Manchester City have the high chance of winning this match even though they will be playing away from home because they won their last Premier League match even though they were defeated by Liverpool recently; while Nottingham Forest played a draw against Arsenal in their last Premier League match. And statistically, Manchester City should win because they have good winning record against Nottingham Forest having four wins and one draw in their last five matches. Therefore, I am in full support of Manchester City.

[hahay]

In week 28 later, the opening match will be the match between Nottingham vs Manchester City, even though Nottingham is in third place and has 1 point more than Manchester City. But I personally believe, Manchester City will manage to get a victory despite playing away, no matter how good Nottingham's trend this season. Because after all, this match will be a very good moment for Manchester City to overtake Nottingham in third place. If so, then of course Manchester City also will still be able to provide a real threat to Arsenal in second place because of course. The elimination factor of Manchester City in the Champion League and of course, Manchester City will really maximize every moment in the Premier League to win and can end the season in second place.

[baeva]

Nottingham Forest have so much at stake when they face Manchester City next, they have come a long way this season so I expect even if they will go down it wouldn’t happen without a fight. Manchester City should expect a tough game when they face Nottingham Forest. It’s an all or nothing game for Nottingham Forest because Chelsea have an 85% winning probability when they face Leicester City.

Man City are in a dubious state towards the end of the season so I wouldn't underestimate Nottingham Forest. This is a game that on paper is hard to predict the outcome. All teams have a big chance especially Nottingham Forest who are very determined this season to secure a ticket to UCL next season. Then Chelsea obviously have to get back on track if they really bet on finishing 4th in the standings. Yesterday against a relegated team they were able to get points easily so it's no different now against Leicester City.

Even with Forest going into third place, just one point ahead of Manchester City I don't think things are very complicated or not obvious here. It's not clear to me how they got to be in such a high position, they concede quite a lot and don't score that much to be in third place. Anyway, they have a chance to win, but I don't think they have much of one

[len01]

I'm not willing to discredit Southampton, but we know which team is gonna win the game. It must be easy win for Liverpool, though some people think it won't.

The odds is telling us the result from the game. Liverpool who still at the peak performance fight against a relegation club who often conceded so many times.

 It's also confirmed Southampton to out from the EPL soon. I see they will play with no motivation in this game.

I believe Liverpool will destroy them. Total over 2.5 is not that bad.

It is risky to bet on a striking match and the match seems like an unfair match but can end in a surprise draw. While in H2H, Southampton once held a draw when playing at home. And this is what I worry about when Liverpool play away and underestimate the team and the result is Southampton can put up a fight. Although later this match looks like Liverpool will win, but I believe the chance of a draw can also happen in the match.

[bitcampaign]

Nottingham Forest have so much at stake when they face Manchester City next, they have come a long way this season so I expect even if they will go down it wouldn’t happen without a fight. Manchester City should expect a tough game when they face Nottingham Forest. It’s an all or nothing game for Nottingham Forest because Chelsea have an 85% winning probability when they face Leicester City.

If observed Nottingham Forest with a draw against Arsenal most likely Nottingham Forest seems to be able to steal points in the match against Man City, although Nottingham Forest must focus on the FA Cup in the fifth round in tomorrow's match, and there is time for them to rest with a schedule that is not so busy, Maybe there will be many people who will doubt Man City's game with some less than good results in several weeks, although this week they were able to win the match but with Man City's current condition of course there are many doubts about being able to defeat Nottingham Forest next week.

[Ryu_Ar1]

I believe Liverpool will destroy them. Total over 2.5 is not that bad.

This could be a pretty good betting option especially considering Liverpool's current attack line even though it still relies on Salah as a goal scorer and seeing Southampton which is indeed one of the clubs that is quite weak in defense makes this bet something that makes sense I think.

over 2.5 would not be too bad for a match but if you really want to be more comfortable then 1x2 would not be a bad thing either, it's just that it's clear that for this bet the odds will be slightly smaller because Liverpool are clearly the favorites to win this match.
Liverpool are playing at home, they are also in a very stable and comfortable condition even though they are rotating so it's quite natural that for this match for 1x2 they will be very small in terms of odds but that might be the easiest way to bet even though there are always surprises but Southampton's chances are clearly small.

[adultcrypto]

Nottingham Forest have so much at stake when they face Manchester City next, they have come a long way this season so I expect even if they will go down it wouldn’t happen without a fight. Manchester City should expect a tough game when they face Nottingham Forest. It’s an all or nothing game for Nottingham Forest because Chelsea have an 85% winning probability when they face Leicester City.

That is indeed a crucial match for both teams but more for Nottingham Forest. If Nottingham Forest succeeds in qualifying for champions league next season, that will be a big achievement for them, that is why they need to win as many matches as possible. The champions league spot is still a very big fight between Manchester City, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle but just like you said, Chelsea have a very high chance of beating Leicester to enter the third position depending on what the outcome of Nottingham Forest against Manchester City is as either of them that wins the match will be third.

[TelolettOm]

If observed Nottingham Forest with a draw against Arsenal most likely Nottingham Forest seems to be able to steal points in the match against Man City, although Nottingham Forest must focus on the FA Cup in the fifth round in tomorrow's match, and there is time for them to rest with a schedule that is not so busy, Maybe there will be many people who will doubt Man City's game with some less than good results in several weeks, although this week they were able to win the match but with Man City's current condition of course there are many doubts about being able to defeat Nottingham Forest next week.

Actually, in this match, both Man City and Nottm Forest must be equally careful. Indeed, Man City as a club, is much bigger and stronger than Nottm Forest. But in terms of performance so far, Man City is quite inconsistent.

But on the other hand, Nottm Forest must also be careful, because in the last match, Man City could also return to the top, and won against Tottenham who had destroyed the club several times.

[blue Snow]

If we see one of Chelsea and Manchester City out of top 4, which one would it be you think? 

Chelsea's recent form graph is worse because of having 1 more loss than them. But the gap is only one point. Every statistics is nearly the same for these 2 teams actually. It makes the decision harder. But with the squad quality and experience, I'm still favouring Manchester City for it. The season is like a nightmare for them. It is obvious. But I don't think things will come to the point that they won't even qualify for the Champions League. It would be a huge disappointment for the fans for sure.

Manchester City will try to get the FA Cup trophy to avoid they can't finish in the top 4 premier league. As far as I know, the champion FA cup will get 1 ticket to the champions league if the clubs have a standard coefficient set. Manchester City has that because they once were champions, but I guess they don't use that path because they certainly will finish in 3rd standing premier league. Their performance was increased, and I heard Rodri has started to recover; he was seen training with his friend, and the injury recovery was faster than expected. So if the progression improves and Rodri will enter into starting eleven, we're going to see Manchester City playing well as previous session.

[Pokapoka124]

Arsenal still have a chance, but it's obviously very tough because they are not only required to play well consistently, but they also have to hope that Liverpool will struggle in the following games. But if Arteta can be realistic, then it would be better if they quickly waved the white flag in the EPL race, so they can focus on other competitions (eg, the Champions League), and that might increase their chances there.

Man, I'm quite sure even Arteta and the chairman wouldn't believe that they have a chance for a Premier League title anymore. Let's face the truth.  

I don’t see a chance of Arsenal coming back into the title race this season. I think this post is just his way of consoling Arsenal supporters and encourage them not to give up and continue watching and streaming their club games. It is over for Arteta and Arsenal this season, Liverpool should be given the title already.

[Pandu Geddon]

I don’t see a chance of Arsenal coming back into the title race this season. I think this post is just his way of consoling Arsenal supporters and encourage them not to give up and continue watching and streaming their club games. It is over for Arteta and Arsenal this season, Liverpool should be given the title already.

Although I'm sure Liverpool won't play badly in the rest of the season, however, the league still has 10 matches left, which means there is still a chance for Arsenal to catch up with Liverpool's points. If Liverpool plays badly in the rest of the season and on the other hand Arsenal wins all the remaining matches.
We who follow the matches in the Premier League must know how much the difference in points between Arsenal and Liverpool means. It will not be easy to catch up. Especially since Liverpool has hopes for several trophies this season.

[Accardo]

I don’t see a chance of Arsenal coming back into the title race this season. I think this post is just his way of consoling Arsenal supporters and encourage them not to give up and continue watching and streaming their club games. It is over for Arteta and Arsenal this season, Liverpool should be given the title already.

Although I'm sure Liverpool won't play badly in the rest of the season, however, the league still has 10 matches left, which means there is still a chance for Arsenal to catch up with Liverpool's points. If Liverpool plays badly in the rest of the season and on the other hand Arsenal wins all the remaining matches.
We who follow the matches in the Premier League must know how much the difference in points between Arsenal and Liverpool means. It will not be easy to catch up. Especially since Liverpool has hopes for several trophies this season.

With the winning streaks of liverpool giving them more tempo, it'll be difficult to expect the reds to perform badly in the remaining matches. Arsenal is far behind and isn't that competent to win all their games, I wouldn't vouch for Arsenal to catch up with Liverpool. They should prepare for next season.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

That is indeed a crucial match for both teams but more for Nottingham Forest. If Nottingham Forest succeeds in qualifying for champions league next season, that will be a big achievement for them, that is why they need to win as many matches as possible. The champions league spot is still a very big fight between Manchester City, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle but just like you said, Chelsea have a very high chance of beating Leicester to enter the third position depending on what the outcome of Nottingham Forest against Manchester City is as either of them that wins the match will be third.

After enjoying Nottingham Forest's match against Arsenal, I feel like Nottingham Forest might get points from this match as well. But this match at Manchester City and Nottingham Forest can be much more important. It should be noted that Manchester City has won very well in the FA Cup, in fact they will try to win the trophy there by scoring three goals in that match. So my idea is that if the Nottingham Forest can strengthen their defense then the most difficult thing for the city will be. Yet I am convinced that the Nottingham Forest will not play bad in the next match, but perhaps Manchester City can become third through this match.