⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Antotena]

Liverpool are playing their final matches to secure the Premier League title officially. But I would have really liked to see them competing in the Champions League still. They said goodbye to the competition really early. 

They won't even be able to do double in a season they have performed great most of the time. It would have been a better goodbye to Salah especially while he is also having one of his best seasons of his career. They say it is still not decided if he will leave but I just remember his official statement to leave the team by the end of the season so...

Liverpool are not done yet. We have about 8 more weeks to go after this week and from the point difference they gave Arsenal 12 points difference, that's 4 games which is possible to lose 4 games out of 8 or even more, I know this is uncertain but we can't rule out the fact that it's very possible to happen and you don't know what other teams is capable of doing, imagine Arsenal woke up one day and win the last 8 matches in a role, if I recall correctly they did 9 winning streak 2 seasons ago.

As for there fall out from the Champions League, I don't really blame them, the only mistake they did was not playing enough to score more goals so they can qualify later, they allow the team to draw them and went to the penalty knowing fully that penalty is a trap, no matter how good your players are one of them can make a mistake and you guys wouldn't be able to recover from that mistake, it's a normal thing in PK so I wouldn't blame them for not qualified.

[Adbitco]

It was an extraordinary display of determination by Nottingham Forest. Manchester United controlled the game and had more opportunities to score, but we saw a masterclass defense by the hosts. They were able to maximize the few chances they had and ensured that they defended it till the end. With this win, Nottingham has solidified their hold on the third position, which will guarantee a Champions League ticket. While the Red Devils might lose the thirteenth position to Tottenham Hotspur if they win the game against Chelsea on Thursday.  More problems for Ruben Amorim, he might be regretting coming to England.

Almost exactly what I said, Manchester United held the ball and also had more opportunities to score, they had 5 scoring opportunities which were on target but somehow didn't manage to convert them and Nottingham Forest converted their very first shot on target of the game by Elanga. Manchester United were not clinical in the game, had it been they were clinical, they would have won this Nottingham Forest side because they controlled and dictated the tempo of the game. This United team just needs to do better if you ask me.

[LUCKMCFLY]

It will be interesting to see how this match will end and whether Arsenal will be able to distance themselves from Nottingham Forest who will face a tough fight against Man United this time.

It could be so, just if MU plays as if they were in the PL , in the Arsenal match I don't know how hard Arsenal will play, because I think they are thinking more about not killing any key players to get to the 1st place that Liverpool has, I doubt it, Arsenal for me has its eyes set on Madrid for the UCL commitment , I think that is the most important thing for them , for now they have already Secured a very safe place in the classifications.

[Kristiyana]

Manchester United and Manchester City were good teams other teams were afraid of to play with but they heroes are falling. Manchester City has not been doing well in this season but Haaland has been a helping leg to the team upon the struggling to survive in this season in Premier League and now he Haaland has an ankle injury and right now he is out from the field indefinitely. And this will affect Manchester City badly.

Tomorrow they are playing with  Manchester City vs Leicester City by 19:45 and I don't think Manchester City can survive this but we can't predict now.

Leicester will never be a threat to manchester city, regardless to the fact that manchester city is in their worst era but  I can assure you that manchester city will gain victory over leicester. of course you and I know that leicester is not consistant in their performance right from day one of this season. Though manchester city should not underestimate them because they are about to be relegated, so at this point they will be struggling so hard to see if they can escape from the relegation zone. But even as that thier chance of winning manchester city is very low.

[SatoPrincess]

Not to disrespect yeah. However I don't believe Rodri was solid enough to be given a Ballon d'Or. I always believed it should have been given to Vinicius Junior because of having an insane season. But anyways... 

But it is the obvious truth that Manchester City needs Rodri too much in the midfield. They are more fragile without him. Rodri is like the pillar there playing a big role going back and forth to help his teammates. He is out until the summer which is the sad truth for Guardiola.

I totally disagree with you though, Rodri deserves the Ballon d'Or as much as Vinicius Jnr, but they can only be one winner. It’s a shame Manchester City had to lose Rodri in such a manner and for the rest of the season which ofcourse we have seen the drastic effect of his absence this season. I hope he comes back stronger.

[KingsDen]

It will be interesting to see how this match will end and whether Arsenal will be able to distance themselves from Nottingham Forest who will face a tough fight against Man United this time.

It could be so, just if MU plays as if they were in the PL , in the Arsenal match I don't know how hard Arsenal will play, because I think they are thinking more about not killing any key players to get to the 1st place that Liverpool has, I doubt it, Arsenal for me has its eyes set on Madrid for the UCL commitment , I think that is the most important thing for them , for now they have already Secured a very safe place in the classifications.

It's unfortunate that Manchester United didn't play like a team in the English Premier League. Honestly, many things are wrong with Manchester United.

Not to disrespect yeah. However I don't believe Rodri was solid enough to be given a Ballon d'Or. I always believed it should have been given to Vinicius Junior because of having an insane season. But anyways... 

But it is the obvious truth that Manchester City needs Rodri too much in the midfield. They are more fragile without him. Rodri is like the pillar there playing a big role going back and forth to help his teammates. He is out until the summer which is the sad truth for Guardiola.

I totally disagree with you though, Rodri deserves the Ballon d'Or as much as Vinicius Jnr, but they can only be one winner. It’s a shame Manchester City had to lose Rodri in such a manner and for the rest of the season which ofcourse we have seen the drastic effect of his absence this season. I hope he comes back stronger.

Rodri doesn't deserve the Balloon d'Or more than Vini Junior. I don't watch back to TV so I don't know what you guys meant. Before now KDB used to be the pillar of Manchester City, when did it become Rodri?
Shits happen, even if Rodri was to be available, Manchester City will still struggle. It's their depreciation time.

[Justbillywitt]

Manchester United and Manchester City were good teams other teams were afraid of to play with but they heroes are falling. Manchester City has not been doing well in this season but Haaland has been a helping leg to the team upon the struggling to survive in this season in Premier League and now he Haaland has an ankle injury and right now he is out from the field indefinitely. And this will affect Manchester City badly.

Tomorrow they are playing with  Manchester City vs Leicester City by 19:45 and I don't think Manchester City can survive this but we can't predict now.

No, Haaland is not out indefinitely, according to an article I read in sky sports, it said Haaland is sidelined for seven weeks. He will still come back to witness the end of the season, just few matches to go before season ends. Which also means that he will be available for the FIFA club world cup. Although with Haaland being out it's a big problem for Manchester city. But city are not left empty handed. In the absence of Erling Haaland, I think Omar Marmoush will cover city very well. Omar Marmoush is known serial scorer, and he hustle to get the ball whenever he's called upon. So the absence of Erling Haaland won't be too much felt in terms of goal scoring. Although Pep Guardiola would have preferred to have both players fit and available, so he would have options in terms of switching tactics, at this critical time of the season.

[Lidger]

Yeah, it doesn't change for Arsenal. They are the same every season:

• Starting with big goals
• Giving hopes to their fans about a Premier League trophy
• Facing the reality after 

I won't have big expectations from them anymore - unless they do the reinforcements the team needs. Maybe even one action would be enough to play bigger. Bringing a top striker. 

I think it is more painful than seeing a team slump like Manchester United. I mean as Arsenal fans we are very happy when our team gets positive results in the first few games. But in the middle of the season their performance drops and their position is replaced by another team who eventually becomes the EPL champion. If this season they finish as second again then it will really disappoint the fans and hurt. I am not saying Arsenal should get first place from Liverpool. But seeing your favorite team in second place for 3 seasons in a row is not something fun.

You are an Arsenal supporter and you are happy with your team's performance but I think you have some regrets like for consecutive seasons your team finished second in the points table while they have not won the premier league title in these last few seasons so far. Last season your team had a tough competition with Manchester City but they lost the Premier League title at the end. This season Arsenal is moving forward like last season maybe this season too we can see Arsenal finish the season at the second position in the points table. If Arsenal can stay second in the points table every season why don't they plan hard on why they can't move to the top of the points table. If at the end of the season they see that they have to be disappointed every season for a certain position then why don't they change the players at that position. Maybe with a few changes we could see Arsenal win the Premier League title.

[Majestic-milf]

 At least Arsenal were able to defeat Fulham yesterday because I had begun to think that maybe Fulham were their kryptonite or Achilles heel since they have been the only club that the Gunners have had difficulty in beating. In the FA cup, Crystal palace made a lunch out of them and I was hoping that Arsenal will do the same and I'm glad they did.
Today, all Arsenal fans will be in support of Everton to see if they can bring Liverpool down like they did the last time so that the point gap will be nine. It's annoying that the club needs to rely on other teams to help them when they could have done it themselves when they had the chance but as is the deed has been done so they will have to just hope that something can happen to Liverpool in the Everton game that will end in their favor.

[Barikui1]

At least Arsenal were able to defeat Fulham yesterday because I had begun to think that maybe Fulham were their kryptonite or Achilles heel since they have been the only club that the Gunners have had difficulty in beating. In the FA cup, Crystal palace made a lunch out of them and I was hoping that Arsenal will do the same and I'm glad they did.

I never expected this game to be an easy game for arsenal because it's a London derby, and we all know how derby games normally is, they don't just play for the point, they always played with their heart and soul due to the bragging rights that involves in such games, so I was expecting a difficult game for arsenal, which I wasn't wrong.

Today, all Arsenal fans will be in support of Everton to see if they can bring Liverpool down like they did the last time so that the point gap will be nine. It's annoying that the club needs to rely on other teams to help them when they could have done it themselves when they had the chance but as is the deed has been done so they will have to just hope that something can happen to Liverpool in the Everton game that will end in their favor.

So arsenal is still dreaming of lifting the title? They should wake up from that sleep because they are actually sleeping and dreaming unrealistic dream.
Before the start of the season most of their fans were pushing for them to sign a quality striker that would guarantee them 20 goals plus a season, they were just adamant, but look at their situation now, it's very clear that they are were the are now because they fail to add a quality striker to this team, they should stop wasting their time hoping for Liverpool to crumble because it's not going to happen, they should just prepare for next season because this seasons title race is over.

[SatoPrincess]

There is a rumor that Rodrigo from Madrid will be replacing Sallah, but I don't know how true is that. I hope that Liverpool management knows what they're doing. Let them not make decision that might be a problem for them in future. Sallah needs on more year contract extension, because he is an important player in Liverpool.

Rodri for Salah? Doesn’t sound true to me. For some days we have seen news of Alexander Arnold been heavily linked to Real Madrid therefore if Real Madrid are considering selling Rodri to Liverpool we should be hearing about a possible swap deal with both players involved but it seems this deal is unlikely to happen.

[rachael9385]

At least Arsenal were able to defeat Fulham yesterday because I had begun to think that maybe Fulham were their kryptonite or Achilles heel since they have been the only club that the Gunners have had difficulty in beating. In the FA cup, Crystal palace made a lunch out of them and I was hoping that Arsenal will do the same and I'm glad they did.
Today, all Arsenal fans will be in support of Everton to see if they can bring Liverpool down like they did the last time so that the point gap will be nine. It's annoying that the club needs to rely on other teams to help them when they could have done it themselves when they had the chance but as is the deed has been done so they will have to just hope that something can happen to Liverpool in the Everton game that will end in their favor.

A lot of people thought Fulham would give arsenal a tough time but just as I predicted they couldn't stand a chance against them. Arsenal won without much stress, my predictions were the over 1.5 and a straight win for arsenal. People actually doubted due to Arsenal's unstable performance but I knew that they had a lot at stake and them winning that game would give them the points they need to give Nottingham forest a long gap and maintain their Position. Let's hope that they keep with their performance through the remaining part of the season.

[DaNNy001]

N.Forest beat Manchester United 1-0 today. They play very good team defense, especially in home games when they are ahead.

The same thing happened today, they scored a goal against Manu in the 5th minute and then did not allow Manu to score.

N.Forest is playing very good football with his modest squad. Nuno Espirito Santo has become a manager who has made a name for himself in the Premier League and he is making a name for himself with N.Forest this year.
Forest reached 57 points with this victory and increased the point gap between Chelsea and the fourth place to 8. Nottingham will most likely be in the Champions League next year.

First of all I would say that game was a disappointment because I expected it to turn out having an over 1.5 result at least... Nottingham forest scored in the first half and they didn't score again, it would have been better of Manchester united scored even a single goal but they flopped as usual. Forest has put up a good performance this season and they will definitely be in the champions league... it's nice to see such a club perform excellently, I know how they were struggling in the previous seasons, improvement and overtaking is allowed in football.

[SatoPrincess]

I feel like some teams can be happy with this international break and the comeback not directly into the Premier League. For example if you are already out from the FA you are gonna have much more time to rest, and your players are gonna be fresh for the restart of the competition.

So i keep an eye on them maybe they can bring some surprise in this round.

Every International break somehow brings freshness to the league, some teams become better while others underperforming for the main time before trying to bounce back.

I'm curious to see how Chelsea will perform after the break, now that Jackson is back our attack is better as ironic as it seems and I hope Palmer will pick his form back and our defense really do well. The game against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge would be an interesting one and I hope we can be the victor in that game. I'm tired of the continuous disappointment from my team and I hope this is like a restart, let's make top four.

Yeah that’s because the international break gives break to Premier League coaches to rest, strategize and also make changes to their season so far while some other players who were not called up to international duty get to rest. Hopefully they will return to action feeling refreshed and pumped up for the rest of the season.

[Hewlet]

N.Forest beat Manchester United 1-0 today. They play very good team defense, especially in home games when they are ahead.

The same thing happened today, they scored a goal against Manu in the 5th minute and then did not allow Manu to score.

N.Forest is playing very good football with his modest squad. Nuno Espirito Santo has become a manager who has made a name for himself in the Premier League and he is making a name for himself with N.Forest this year.
Forest reached 57 points with this victory and increased the point gap between Chelsea and the fourth place to 8. Nottingham will most likely be in the Champions League next year.

First of all I would say that game was a disappointment because I expected it to turn out having an over 1.5 result at least... Nottingham forest scored in the first half and they didn't score again, it would have been better of Manchester united scored even a single goal but they flopped as usual. Forest has put up a good performance this season and they will definitely be in the champions league... it's nice to see such a club perform excellently, I know how they were struggling in the previous seasons, improvement and overtaking is allowed in football.

The only reason why Nottingham Forest is not contending with Liverpool for the league is the advantage that Liverpool has over them, which is the fact that for Liverpool, they are both good defensively and have one of the best attackers in the league. Outside of that, Nottingham Forest is arguably the most organized team that has the best shape, which has helped them stand up tall against the tough opposition they have faced this season. Manchester United was the team that normally should have been scoring while Nottingham Forest should have been defending, but they yet again failed to score and could not defend a simple one-on-one that was the decisive moment in the game.

For the second time in the season, Nottingham Forest have defeated Manchester United. Just looking at the stats shows how organized the Nottingham defense is. With 6 shots on target, 10 corners, and 69% possession, it all yielded zero goals because Nottingham Forest was able to resist all the pressure with their defensive quality.

[TastyChillySauce00]

At least Arsenal were able to defeat Fulham yesterday because I had begun to think that maybe Fulham were their kryptonite or Achilles heel since they have been the only club that the Gunners have had difficulty in beating. In the FA cup, Crystal palace made a lunch out of them and I was hoping that Arsenal will do the same and I'm glad they did.
Today, all Arsenal fans will be in support of Everton to see if they can bring Liverpool down like they did the last time so that the point gap will be nine. It's annoying that the club needs to rely on other teams to help them when they could have done it themselves when they had the chance but as is the deed has been done so they will have to just hope that something can happen to Liverpool in the Everton game that will end in their favor.

Arsenal's win against Fulham was something predicted. They quite struggled to score, but always able to make it happen because if Saka. They have been saved by Saka. No doubt people labelled them as a club that rely upon Saka.

On other hand, they have helped by Martinelli as well, who exploded like a dynamite. Although, his performance is always up and down. He deserves some appreciation.

I see nothing special from Arsenal's win against Fulham, but three points are important. They have to secure UCL spot, and have little chance to win PL. Their fans maybe hoping Everton to hold LFC, but it won't happen.

[Jerrycrypto2024]

At least Arsenal were able to defeat Fulham yesterday because I had begun to think that maybe Fulham were their kryptonite or Achilles heel since they have been the only club that the Gunners have had difficulty in beating. In the FA cup, Crystal palace made a lunch out of them and I was hoping that Arsenal will do the same and I'm glad they did.

I never expected this game to be an easy game for arsenal because it's a London derby, and we all know how derby games normally is, they don't just play for the point, they always played with their heart and soul due to the bragging rights that involves in such games, so I was expecting a difficult game for arsenal, which I wasn't wrong.

Today, all Arsenal fans will be in support of Everton to see if they can bring Liverpool down like they did the last time so that the point gap will be nine. It's annoying that the club needs to rely on other teams to help them when they could have done it themselves when they had the chance but as is the deed has been done so they will have to just hope that something can happen to Liverpool in the Everton game that will end in their favor.

So arsenal is still dreaming of lifting the title? They should wake up from that sleep because they are actually sleeping and dreaming unrealistic dream.
Before the start of the season most of their fans were pushing for them to sign a quality striker that would guarantee them 20 goals plus a season, they were just adamant, but look at their situation now, it's very clear that they are were the are now because they fail to add a quality striker to this team, they should stop wasting their time hoping for Liverpool to crumble because it's not going to happen, they should just prepare for next season because this seasons title race is over.

I was full of laughter  in commenting on this very position of yours about arsenal dreaming of lifting the cup, the facts remain every one need have a dream and pursue it, I believe they are on their move to pursuing their dream it's not yet over for them they will realize it though looking at your comment I see you more clairvoyant and need no other prophet to tell me that , their dream is not achievable. Though arsenal game are impressive just that they need more efficiency to hit the required target of lifting the cup

[Velvet78]

I don't know what to say... Manchester United just wasted tons of goal opportunities and handed over the win to Forest so easily.    Especially that moment in the final seconds... Murillo became the hero for Forest by sweeping the ball just over the goal line.

But the Red Devils deserved the loss after being that clumsy. Garnacho and Zirkzee were both useless in the whole game. Good for Forest about the win. They are again safe at the 3rd position now. I believe in them to keep their place until the end of the season too.

[Callido]

I feel like some teams can be happy with this international break and the comeback not directly into the Premier League. For example if you are already out from the FA you are gonna have much more time to rest, and your players are gonna be fresh for the restart of the competition.

So i keep an eye on them maybe they can bring some surprise in this round.

Every International break somehow brings freshness to the league, some teams become better while others underperforming for the main time before trying to bounce back.

I'm curious to see how Chelsea will perform after the break, now that Jackson is back our attack is better as ironic as it seems and I hope Palmer will pick his form back and our defense really do well. The game against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge would be an interesting one and I hope we can be the victor in that game. I'm tired of the continuous disappointment from my team and I hope this is like a restart, let's make top four.

Yeah that’s because the international break gives break to Premier League coaches to rest, strategize and also make changes to their season so far while some other players who were not called up to international duty get to rest. Hopefully they will return to action feeling refreshed and pumped up for the rest of the season.

Is the match supposed to be a tough one for Chelsea. Tottenham are not performing well, if Chelsea can realize early and stack up this complete point, it will be safe to say they can maintain the 4th position till the last game of the season. International break doesn't seem to have any influence on how they will play, some of the players from Chelsea contributed in their respective countries. Nothing much can be said until they face Tottenham tomorrow and the result is drawn.

The match is Chelsea at home, i will be giving them as the favorite to win and continue to lead 4th on the table. Manchester City will be playing today against Leicester City and it looks like the point is settle because City are daily improving.

[Jostern]

At least Arsenal were able to defeat Fulham yesterday because I had begun to think that maybe Fulham were their kryptonite or Achilles heel since they have been the only club that the Gunners have had difficulty in beating. In the FA cup, Crystal palace made a lunch out of them and I was hoping that Arsenal will do the same and I'm glad they did.

I never expected this game to be an easy game for arsenal because it's a London derby, and we all know how derby games normally is, they don't just play for the point, they always played with their heart and soul due to the bragging rights that involves in such games, so I was expecting a difficult game for arsenal, which I wasn't wrong.

Today, all Arsenal fans will be in support of Everton to see if they can bring Liverpool down like they did the last time so that the point gap will be nine. It's annoying that the club needs to rely on other teams to help them when they could have done it themselves when they had the chance but as is the deed has been done so they will have to just hope that something can happen to Liverpool in the Everton game that will end in their favor.

So arsenal is still dreaming of lifting the title? They should wake up from that sleep because they are actually sleeping and dreaming unrealistic dream.
Before the start of the season most of their fans were pushing for them to sign a quality striker that would guarantee them 20 goals plus a season, they were just adamant, but look at their situation now, it's very clear that they are were the are now because they fail to add a quality striker to this team, they should stop wasting their time hoping for Liverpool to crumble because it's not going to happen, they should just prepare for next season because this seasons title race is over.

Arsenal fans needs to wake of from this awful dream, before it’s too late for them. If there is any Arsenal fan still dreaming of Arsenal to win the title well I think that person must be a joke of a century. When the season started everyone thought Arsenal was going to win the tittle or Manchester City wins it. No be predicted Arsenal was going to be 9 points behind the league leaders Liverpool. But the tittle isn’t over and I expect Liverpool to give them a run of their lives. I can’t really say it’s the injuries because injuries are part of the games you’ll have to navigate through the season when injuries come so you can achieve something when the season ends. Arsenal have been know for the near success syndrome.