⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[DaNNy001]

Ohhh Bournemouth you lose a gold chance to perform history and take out Manchester City out of the FA cup, when they were winning i think they are gonna win because in his home Bournemouth is quite strong, but somehow Manchester City comeback pretty quick.

In the other hand and thinking more in the Premier League this can be better for Iraola team now they are only gonna focus on the PM.

I already know and said it that Manchester City is going to the finals of the FA cup. I don't expect them to lose out, if they do, there might not be any trophy to their name this season.
So, I wasn't surprised that Manchester City won even if Haaland missed an early penalty. Who is the O'Reilly and why is he so powerful. Two assists to his name, that was great

For now as it stands I think the FA cup is the best chance at any trophy Manchester city have for themselves this season because aside from that they have all been cornered out of every competition which includes even the premier league which clearly shows how they have been affected by the balloon d'Or winner. Also I believe their chances with the FA cup is highly seeing the teams that are remaining in the competition plus the international space would have had a positive effect on them.

[red4slash]

Manchester City performance is still better than Bournemouth so I knew they will get a win in the match. Pep Guardiola made the right substitution in the match, which gave them a win in the match. O’Reilly was  brought into the match at the beginning of the second half, and he was able to make two assists in the match which gave Manchester City a win in the match. Marmoush was also substituted in, and few minutes later he was able to give Manchester City the winning goal.

I think they will get back to bad luck with defeat because indeed the surprise goal from Bournemouth in the first half was enough to make Manchester City a little depressed but the second half they managed to recover and make a pretty good comeback in this match.

Pep did something with a bold situation in my opinion where in this match he forced KDB to be on the winger even though seeing from his capacity of course this is risky but Pep tried back something he rarely did.

Although this is good enough but I think he would be better off trying some of the younger players because Doku can still be placed there even though KDB was not too bad in terms of performance in this match but with rumors of him possibly leaving he should try more for some of the younger players. But with this victory Manchester City managed to advance to the semi-finals and their opponent is Nottingham Forrest who is an unexpected force in the EPL now.

[ginsan]

For now as it stands I think the FA cup is the best chance at any trophy Manchester city have for themselves this season because aside from that they have all been cornered out of every competition which includes even the premier league which clearly shows how they have been affected by the balloon d'Or winner. Also I believe their chances with the FA cup is highly seeing the teams that are remaining in the competition plus the international space would have had a positive effect on them.

Because indeed for now the FA Cup is the only trophy they can still win especially by looking at the semi-final clubs for now where there are Nottingham Forrest, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa then obviously they are the favorites for now.

But even so this still won't be easy for Mancehster City even though they are favorites but still for the semi-finals their opponents are quite troublesome. Nottingham Forrest although for now they are also quite feeling the difficulty of getting out of the pressure they have because they have to try to maintain their position in the current EPL standings but still they are also not opponents that can be underestimated later for Mancehster City.

Especially when looking at their problems that still can't seem to get out of their zone where the finishing problem is still difficult to solve for Pep and the defense that still has gaps, of course the semi-finals can be difficult for Mancehster City.

[pawel7777]

I think it's fair to say it was a very decent game by Man City, despite the minimal win and them losing the first half.
The City's attack could create plenty of chances, there was one missed penalty. Defense was also quite solid, the one conceded goal was due to a good play by Bournemouth and a bit of luck. They allowed Bournemouth only 5 shots on goal (2 on target).
And let's not forget that Bournemouth had a home advantage and are not pushovers. They are in the middle of the table and still have chances for a 5th place.

O'Reilly gave a good substitution and assisted in both goals. Who knows what would happen without him.

[adultcrypto]

Ohhh Bournemouth you lose a gold chance to perform history and take out Manchester City out of the FA cup, when they were winning i think they are gonna win because in his home Bournemouth is quite strong, but somehow Manchester City comeback pretty quick.

In the other hand and thinking more in the Premier League this can be better for Iraola team now they are only gonna focus on the PM.

It was so disappointing how the gave away their nice opportunity to kick Manchester City out tonight. They won first but got a little relaxed in the second half that was why Manchester City was able to equalize and later win the match. To win a big team like Manchester City, the opponent don't have to resort to defending instead they should focus more on attacking and scoring many goals so that even if they concede one goal from Manchester City, they will still have the advantage of the match.

[Sticky Bomb]

I'm not including the Champions League there because I don't believe either Arsenal or Aston Villa will make it. The Conference League trophy is nearly in Chelsea's hands already though. For the Europa League, I'm not very expectant for now.

Football isn't mathematics actually, but judging from the forms of other teams in the competition, Arsenal has a very slim chance to progress in the league while I'm definitely ruling A. Villa out in the next tie. I don't see any premier league club surviving past the next round. I can agree with you that Chelsea has the upper hand in the league judging from the opponents lined up, but for it being in their hands already, I can never say that until they lift the trophy.

Coming back to the Premier League, I think Chelsea will secure the 4th position again by beating Tottenham home.

Chelsea is really not in form currently, I just hope they can win Tottenham, for couple of games now they've played without an actual striker, I wasn't happy with Guiu's injury, the guy had much promise, but its fate, Jackson is back in training. Let's look forward to his likely being featured in the next game if he's fit or the upper one. Chelsea really need that win against Tottenham, else, they're on their way out of champions league for next season already

[SatoPrincess]

O'Reilly gave a good substitution and assisted in both goals. Who knows what would happen without him.

Nico O’Reilly deserves all the praises he is getting today. Pep was right to bring him in when he did because Nico O’Reilly was the game changer for Manchester City today. have done a lot in the game. I looked at the stats and highlights and found out that Nico O’Reilly was the one who gave the assists for the two goals scored by Erling Haaland and Marmoush.

[blue Snow]

After being humiliated by Crystal Palace at home, Fulham tries to recover its spirit. They need 3 points to shift newcastle and brighten position, they also have target to europan league on next session which means The City place will also be vulnerable to catching them. But in other side, Arsenal won't let Fulham win so easily, this london derby, public want to know who the strong in Capital. Arsenal also have a target to shift Liverpool position, even if it look impossible, but they still have a chance to reach that position. Now, Liverpool fans hope Fulham can overcome it because the fans want Liverpool crowned champion early.

[Unsoldier]

Ohhh Bournemouth you lose a gold chance to perform history and take out Manchester City out of the FA cup, when they were winning i think they are gonna win because in his home Bournemouth is quite strong, but somehow Manchester City comeback pretty quick.

In the other hand and thinking more in the Premier League this can be better for Iraola team now they are only gonna focus on the PM.

It was so disappointing how the gave away their nice opportunity to kick Manchester City out tonight. They won first but got a little relaxed in the second half that was why Manchester City was able to equalize and later win the match. To win a big team like Manchester City, the opponent don't have to resort to defending instead they should focus more on attacking and scoring many goals so that even if they concede one goal from Manchester City, they will still have the advantage of the match.

Manchester City moves on to the FA Cup semifinals, but it wasn’t easy. Bournemouth had their chance, and for a moment, it really looked like they might pull it off. But City created so many chances, and eventually, that paid off. O’Riley made a huge impact off the bench with two assists. Now, with no big clubs left, this is City’s best shot at a trophy. Facing Forest won’t be easy, though.

[Versatile_choice]

After being humiliated by Crystal Palace at home, Fulham tries to recover its spirit. They need 3 points to shift newcastle and brighten position, they also have target to europan league on next session which means The City place will also be vulnerable to catching them. But in other side, Arsenal won't let Fulham win so easily, this london derby, public want to know who the strong in Capital. Arsenal also have a target to shift Liverpool position, even if it look impossible, but they still have a chance to reach that position. Now, Liverpool fans hope Fulham can overcome it because the fans want Liverpool crowned champion early.

Fulham can only try to give Arsenal tough time but it will all avail to nothing because Arsenal will definitely win them because they are not rivals not even in this season but Arsenal playing to win the trophy is not possible again they have lost the chance and opportunity long ago what they need do now is just maintain there position and then prepare for real Madrid in the champions league though they are not rivals with Real Madrid but with what Laganes play Real Madrid I'm sure Arsenal can do even better.

[Velvet78]

Forest are returning to the Premier League with a really hard-fought FA Cup win against Brighton. They had to go through penalty shootouts as well to decide the winner. This means we have a quite tired Forest against Manchester United tomorrow...

I mean they have only 2 days to rest. It looks like Amorim is going to be on his lucky day.    But still I don't mean it will be easy. We are talking about the worst shape of the Red Devils this season. Probably they will struggle anyway. I would just prefer BTTS @1.74 for betting.

[Altryist]

Manchester City moves on to the FA Cup semifinals, but it wasn’t easy. Bournemouth had their chance, and for a moment, it really looked like they might pull it off. But City created so many chances, and eventually, that paid off. O’Riley made a huge impact off the bench with two assists. Now, with no big clubs left, this is City’s best shot at a trophy. Facing Forest won’t be easy, though.

A tough match, made even more difficult when Haaland missed a penalty early in the game, and then City conceded on 21 minutes. But in the second half City played as they should have, 11 shots on goal, 5 on target, to which Bournemouth could not respond, not a single shot.
Marmus also played well, scoring as soon as he came on the field and replaced Haaland, this time Guardiola's substitutions worked well. Before reaching the final City need to beat Nottingham, they lost to them not long ago, they will need to fix that.

[uchegod-21]

Forest are returning to the Premier League with a really hard-fought FA Cup win against Brighton. They had to go through penalty shootouts as well to decide the winner. This means we have a quite tired Forest against Manchester United tomorrow...

I mean they have only 2 days to rest. It looks like Amorim is going to be on his lucky day.    But still I don't mean it will be easy. We are talking about the worst shape of the Red Devils this season. Probably they will struggle anyway. I would just prefer BTTS @1.74 for betting.

I may agree with you because Nottingham is not used to tight schedule. This is because they are not playing European football yet. So, this one tight fixture they have may impact their performance.
But on the other hand, Manchester United is nothing close to being stable or consistent. With what they have shown last season and this season, I cannot vouch for them that they can be able to win any team at all in their present mood. The rumour that Bruno might likely go Madrid could weaken them the more.

[SmartCharpa]

After being humiliated by Crystal Palace at home, Fulham tries to recover its spirit. They need 3 points to shift newcastle and brighten position, they also have target to europan league on next session which means The City place will also be vulnerable to catching them. But in other side, Arsenal won't let Fulham win so easily, this london derby, public want to know who the strong in Capital. Arsenal also have a target to shift Liverpool position, even if it look impossible, but they still have a chance to reach that position. Now, Liverpool fans hope Fulham can overcome it because the fans want Liverpool crowned champion early.

I don’t believe Fulham has the chance to compete with Arsenal in the Premier League after being humiliated by Crystal Palace and knocked out of the FA Cup. Fulham needs the 3 points to overtake Newcastle and Brighton away to move to 6th place, but that will be difficult to achieve against Arsenal. Fulham will only finish in the middle of the table this season since they will face Arsenal tomorrow, and then host Liverpool during the weekend.

In addition, it is wrong to assume that Arsenal still has the chance to reduce the points gap from Liverpool and win the Premier League title, Arsenal is 12 points away from the table leader with 9 games remaining in the season. Liverpool will not lose the rest of their games for Arsenal to reach them in points, Arne Slot with his boys will do everything they can to win the remaining games this season. Arsenal will only finish in second position as usual.

[SatoPrincess]

After being humiliated by Crystal Palace at home, Fulham tries to recover its spirit. They need 3 points to shift newcastle and brighten position, they also have target to europan league on next session which means The City place will also be vulnerable to catching them. But in other side, Arsenal won't let Fulham win so easily, this london derby, public want to know who the strong in Capital. Arsenal also have a target to shift Liverpool position, even if it look impossible, but they still have a chance to reach that position. Now, Liverpool fans hope Fulham can overcome it because the fans want Liverpool crowned champion early.

Then Fulham should be ready for another round of humiliation because Arsenal are definitely winning this match. But Arsenal fans know that winning this match does not give them a shot at the Premier League title, in-fact the the winner of this season’s Premier League campaign has already been decided, we are just waiting for the season to end officially so Liverpool can be crowned as the champions.

[reefsea]

Manchester City moves on to the FA Cup semifinals, but it wasn’t easy. Bournemouth had their chance, and for a moment, it really looked like they might pull it off. But City created so many chances, and eventually, that paid off. O’Riley made a huge impact off the bench with two assists. Now, with no big clubs left, this is City’s best shot at a trophy. Facing Forest won’t be easy, though.

A tough match, made even more difficult when Haaland missed a penalty early in the game, and then City conceded on 21 minutes. But in the second half City played as they should have, 11 shots on goal, 5 on target, to which Bournemouth could not respond, not a single shot.
Marmus also played well, scoring as soon as he came on the field and replaced Haaland, this time Guardiola's substitutions worked well. Before reaching the final City need to beat Nottingham, they lost to them not long ago, they will need to fix that.

Manchester City had to fight hard to get this win, and they managed to win it. Although they dominated the game with the chances they got, it still didn't make it easier for them to get the win.

They had to be 1 goal behind in the first half and that lasted until the first half ended. Entering the second half, they were able to create a quick goal in the 4th minute of the second half and made the score equal. 15 minutes later, they managed to create another goal and at the same time turned things around. In the semifinals they will face Nottingham Forest who also won when facing Brighton.

[bitzizzix]

After being humiliated by Crystal Palace at home, Fulham tries to recover its spirit. They need 3 points to shift newcastle and brighten position, they also have target to europan league on next session which means The City place will also be vulnerable to catching them. But in other side, Arsenal won't let Fulham win so easily, this london derby, public want to know who the strong in Capital. Arsenal also have a target to shift Liverpool position, even if it look impossible, but they still have a chance to reach that position. Now, Liverpool fans hope Fulham can overcome it because the fans want Liverpool crowned champion early.

Then Fulham should be ready for another round of humiliation because Arsenal are definitely winning this match. But Arsenal fans know that winning this match does not give them a shot at the Premier League title, in-fact the the winner of this season’s Premier League campaign has already been decided, we are just waiting for the season to end officially so Liverpool can be crowned as the champions.

It is clear that the 12-point gap from Liverpool is a very difficult gap for Arsenal, or even any team, to overcome because in the remaining matches Liverpool will definitely produce good results and the EPL is their outlet because the UCL cannot be achieved by Liverpool.
And for Arsenal against Fulham, Arsenal will likely be more dominant at home and Arsenal also always have an impressive record at the Emirates, while Fulham come into this match with inconsistent performance at the moment.

However, this is still a crucial match and Arsenal really need to win this match, with a draw from their last meeting with Fulham being a must to win this match, if Arsenal lose or draw then Nottingham Forest can easily overtake Arsenal.

[Lannakosa]

It is clear that the 12-point gap from Liverpool is a very difficult gap for Arsenal, or even any team, to overcome because in the remaining matches Liverpool will definitely produce good results and the EPL is their outlet because the UCL cannot be achieved by Liverpool.
And for Arsenal against Fulham, Arsenal will likely be more dominant at home and Arsenal also always have an impressive record at the Emirates, while Fulham come into this match with inconsistent performance at the moment.

However, this is still a crucial match and Arsenal really need to win this match, with a draw from their last meeting with Fulham being a must to win this match, if Arsenal lose or draw then Nottingham Forest can easily overtake Arsenal.

Fulham are an uncomfortable opponent, they have caused a lot of trouble to many teams, and they are good not only in home matches but also away, I would not bet against them. Arsenal will not be able to catch Liverpool, 12 points is too big a difference, and it is good that now there was a break for international games, Liverpool had time to recover after defeats from PSG and Newcastle, they lost two important matches and this could break them.

[emrecemsan]

Liverpool will probably announce their PL trophy officially in a couple of weeks. Technically we all accept they are the champions already.  

Tomorrow I don't think Arsenal will lose any points. Fulham looked quite vulnerable in the FA Cup match. I don't feel like they can resist Arsenal at Emirates.

Saka is recovering soon, right? That's good news for Arteta at least thinking of the CL matchup against Real Madrid...

[Judith87403]

Ohhh Bournemouth you lose a gold chance to perform history and take out Manchester City out of the FA cup, when they were winning i think they are gonna win because in his home Bournemouth is quite strong, but somehow Manchester City comeback pretty quick.

In the other hand and thinking more in the Premier League this can be better for Iraola team now they are only gonna focus on the PM.

It was so disappointing how the gave away their nice opportunity to kick Manchester City out tonight. They won first but got a little relaxed in the second half that was why Manchester City was able to equalize and later win the match. To win a big team like Manchester City, the opponent don't have to resort to defending instead they should focus more on attacking and scoring many goals so that even if they concede one goal from Manchester City, they will still have the advantage of the match.

Manchester City moves on to the FA Cup semifinals, but it wasn’t easy. Bournemouth had their chance, and for a moment, it really looked like they might pull it off. But City created so many chances, and eventually, that paid off. O’Riley made a huge impact off the bench with two assists. Now, with no big clubs left, this is City’s best shot at a trophy. Facing Forest won’t be easy, though.

I knew that manchester city will Gain victory over bournemouth Because thier previous meeting ended with 2:1 in the favour to bournemouth, so with this I strongly believe that manchester city will try so hard to win back, though I was a little bit surprised when I saw bournemouth leading with 1 goal in the first half of the game. Then I just overlook till the second half it was indeed a very nice come back from manchester city, if not for the chances they wasted obviously they would have win bournemouth with more goals.