⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[SmartCharpa]

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.

Manchester United lacked a good finisher, which is why they struggled to convert many of their chances into goals. Manchester United dominated Nottingham Forest throughout the game but they failed to score a single goal. They had 23 shots, 6 were on target with zero goal, while Nottingham Forest had 8 shots, 2 were on target with one goal. Manchester United remained in 13 places after week 30 games of the season.

The season is almost over, and with only 8 games remaining, Manchester City and Chelsea wouldn’t be a threat to the third position, Nottingham Forest is leading Chelsea by 8 points and 9 points ahead of Manchester City, it is too late for Manchester City or Chelsea to get to the 3rd position because we have seen how strong Nottingham Forest has been this season. Manchester City and Chelsea are currently fighting for the 4th position.

[Lannakosa]

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.

This seems to be Nottingham's style, they allow their opponents to play but not to score, while they only need a few good chances to score and even win the match. Maybe Manchester United played better in this match and it was understandable because they needed to equalize the score because they conceded at the very beginning of the match, but against Nottingham, especially on the road, it is very difficult to do.

[AirtelBuzz]

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.

If Arsenal is still dreaming of winning the title, I think their dreams will become completely unreal. Before the season starts, we express our expectations for each team but those parties can never move to the right level. Arsenal had the potential to win the trophy before the start of the season, but at present, Liverpool has a lot of gaps with them. We can see that the Liverpool Football Club has won more than four matches than Arsenal in this moment the big gap between them is basically created here. So suddenly it may never be possible for that party to equal such a big interval. Still, it seems that the Arsenal Football Club may be selected as the second best team at the end of the season.

[Lida93]

With Erling Haaland sustaining an ankle injury which he's going to be out for about 5-7 weeks with just less than 9 games to end the EPL season. Can this event advance Chelsea's chances of having a strong hold of their 4th position on the table with Manchester city whom have been their closest rival in the race to occupy a place in the top four of the EPL table for UCL next season. Especially now that Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has returned from his injury.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0m901gngw4o

[Jostern]

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.

This seems to be Nottingham's style, they allow their opponents to play but not to score, while they only need a few good chances to score and even win the match. Maybe Manchester United played better in this match and it was understandable because they needed to equalize the score because they conceded at the very beginning of the match, but against Nottingham, especially on the road, it is very difficult to do.

Every team have their style of play, I’m very much impressed with Nottingham Forest style of play, which ever way you play to get results in football doesn’t really matter. What is most important is that are you winning games. They have been scoring goals. And they have there highest goal scorer out injured and was still able to defeat Manchester United, And Nottingham Forest have one of the highest goal expectations ration in the Premier League. There was never a time I would predict Manchester United to defeat Nottingham Forest. United have not been in the best shape recently. They have been having a bad result. Nottingham Forest deserve where they are today. And I’m rooting for them to make it to the Champions League

[Agbe]

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.

This seems to be Nottingham's style, they allow their opponents to play but not to score, while they only need a few good chances to score and even win the match. Maybe Manchester United played better in this match and it was understandable because they needed to equalize the score because they conceded at the very beginning of the match, but against Nottingham, especially on the road, it is very difficult to do.

Every team have their style of play, I’m very much impressed with Nottingham Forest style of play, which ever way you play to get results in football doesn’t really matter. What is most important is that are you winning games. They have been scoring goals. And they have there highest goal scorer out injured and was still able to defeat Manchester United, And Nottingham Forest have one of the highest goal expectations ration in the Premier League. There was never a time I would predict Manchester United to defeat Nottingham Forest. United have not been in the best shape recently. They have been having a bad result. Nottingham Forest deserve where they are today. And I’m rooting for them to make it to the Champions League

Nice results for forest as they still hold on to the top four spots getting a good result against big teams has been become a norm of Nottingham Forest because this season they have been getting results against the big teams, getting results against United was a good one because with this 1:0 results against United Nottingham Forest is more comfortable and I see them making it to the champions League next season because they have been fantastic this season

[KingsDen]

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.

This seems to be Nottingham's style, they allow their opponents to play but not to score, while they only need a few good chances to score and even win the match. Maybe Manchester United played better in this match and it was understandable because they needed to equalize the score because they conceded at the very beginning of the match, but against Nottingham, especially on the road, it is very difficult to do.

Every team have their style of play, I’m very much impressed with Nottingham Forest style of play, which ever way you play to get results in football doesn’t really matter. What is most important is that are you winning games. They have been scoring goals. And they have there highest goal scorer out injured and was still able to defeat Manchester United, And Nottingham Forest have one of the highest goal expectations ration in the Premier League. There was never a time I would predict Manchester United to defeat Nottingham Forest. United have not been in the best shape recently. They have been having a bad result. Nottingham Forest deserve where they are today. And I’m rooting for them to make it to the Champions League

My problem with Manchester United is that currently they have no style of play as both Eric tenhang and Reuben Amorim does not have any unique playing style. It seems that the players decide what they do and the pitch and that is why they always come up with unacceptable results. No matter how well the coach is trying, the only justification to good football is being able to acquire points and for you to acquire point means that it should be able to win matches.

I think that the Manchester United has failed woefully this season, where my concern is is next season. Will Manchester United be able to compete or they will still maintain this mediocre performance.

[Iranus]

This seems to be Nottingham's style, they allow their opponents to play but not to score, while they only need a few good chances to score and even win the match. Maybe Manchester United played better in this match and it was understandable because they needed to equalize the score because they conceded at the very beginning of the match, but against Nottingham, especially on the road, it is very difficult to do.

You are right. Nottingham Forest have a different game plan. They give their opponents a lot of chances to attack. And we have seen that in most of the matches. Nottingham Forest also won 1-0 against Manchester City. City had 70% ball possession. They had a total of 14 shots. But they could not break down Nottingham's defense.
Manchester United dominated the match yesterday. They had 69% ball possession and had a total of 23 shots. But they could not score a single goal. Nottingham's defense was strong, as was the goalkeeper's performance. Nottingham Forest's overall performance was stable with the help of a great game plan.

[Fiatless]

You are right. Nottingham Forest have a different game plan. They give their opponents a lot of chances to attack. And we have seen that in most of the matches. Nottingham Forest also won 1-0 against Manchester City. City had 70% ball possession. They had a total of 14 shots. But they could not break down Nottingham's defense.
Manchester United dominated the match yesterday. They had 69% ball possession and had a total of 23 shots. But they could not score a single goal. Nottingham's defence was strong, as was the goalkeeper's performance. Nottingham Forest's overall performance was stable with the help of a great game plan.

Credits should be given to the entire Nottingham Forest team. They were able to defensively hold Manchester United even when the pressure was too much. The visitor's performance has not been steady this season so most people are not surprised about the scoreline. Harry Maguire would have levelled the scores to a draw but it was cleared on top of the goaline. Congratulations to Nottingham because they deserve to win.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Forest weren't very comfortable while getting that win honestly. But I can't say they didn't deserve it. Because they defended with all they had - literally until the final seconds if you get what I mean  .

The PL season has turned into hell for Amorim. The only target left is the EL trophy. But it feels like they will lose in the finale even if they make it there.

Will INEOS decide to sack him soon you think? I don't think so. I expect them to give him another chance this summer with new transfers.

[Mame89]

This seems to be Nottingham's style, they allow their opponents to play but not to score, while they only need a few good chances to score and even win the match. Maybe Manchester United played better in this match and it was understandable because they needed to equalize the score because they conceded at the very beginning of the match, but against Nottingham, especially on the road, it is very difficult to do.

You are right. Nottingham Forest have a different game plan. They give their opponents a lot of chances to attack. And we have seen that in most of the matches. Nottingham Forest also won 1-0 against Manchester City. City had 70% ball possession. They had a total of 14 shots. But they could not break down Nottingham's defense.
Manchester United dominated the match yesterday. They had 69% ball possession and had a total of 23 shots. But they could not score a single goal. Nottingham's defense was strong, as was the goalkeeper's performance. Nottingham Forest's overall performance was stable with the help of a great game plan.

For Nottingham Forest, dominating the game is not important, they need the final result by maximizing the chances they get. That's what coach Nuno did, he did his job very well. Forrest is very difficult to beat once they are one goal ahead, almost impossible to penetrate because Nottingham Forest has a good defense this season. If Nottingham Forest is in the top four at the end of the season, I will not be surprised because they deserve to be there.

In this match Man United did play very well, dominating every part of the game except for the very important part, their front line is still too selfish and cannot take advantage of every opportunity. Especially players like Garnacho, in this match I feel comfortable selling Garnacho. Because he doesn't fit the system and the club has inflated his ego until he thinks he is C Ronaldo. If every team has players like this it will be very difficult to rise.

[Felicity_Tide]

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.

The TAA deal has been confirmed by Fabrizio Romano, so it is certain that he we soon be part of them.
I haven't heard rumor concerning Rodrygo being Salah's possible replacement, but if you ask me, i think he will be a good replacement. Liverpool and Salah hasn't agreed to any deal yet, so it is likely that this season would be his last at the club. imo, Rodrygo will fit in well, but it all boils down to the price tag Real madrid will place on him. He certainly don't worth anything less than £50m.

[eightdots]

This seems to be Nottingham's style, they allow their opponents to play but not to score, while they only need a few good chances to score and even win the match. Maybe Manchester United played better in this match and it was understandable because they needed to equalize the score because they conceded at the very beginning of the match, but against Nottingham, especially on the road, it is very difficult to do.

You are right. Nottingham Forest have a different game plan. They give their opponents a lot of chances to attack. And we have seen that in most of the matches. Nottingham Forest also won 1-0 against Manchester City. City had 70% ball possession. They had a total of 14 shots. But they could not break down Nottingham's defense.
Manchester United dominated the match yesterday. They had 69% ball possession and had a total of 23 shots. But they could not score a single goal. Nottingham's defense was strong, as was the goalkeeper's performance. Nottingham Forest's overall performance was stable with the help of a great game plan.

For Nottingham Forest, dominating the game is not important, they need the final result by maximizing the chances they get. That's what coach Nuno did, he did his job very well. Forrest is very difficult to beat once they are one goal ahead, almost impossible to penetrate because Nottingham Forest has a good defense this season. If Nottingham Forest is in the top four at the end of the season, I will not be surprised because they deserve to be there.

In this match Man United did play very well, dominating every part of the game except for the very important part, their front line is still too selfish and cannot take advantage of every opportunity. Especially players like Garnacho, in this match I feel comfortable selling Garnacho. Because he doesn't fit the system and the club has inflated his ego until he thinks he is C Ronaldo. If every team has players like this it will be very difficult to rise.

Nottingham Forest's game plan is working. Manchester United are not playing well and this was something Nottingham Forest could take advantage of. United are attacking but not getting results, which is why the pace of play is tiring them out. This has been the case since the beginning of the season and they can't take any action. United created many chances but couldn't get past Nottingham Forest's defense and goalkeeper. They need to look for different ways to score in such games. Of course, it's not easy to do this, but that's what a team like United should do.

Nottingham Forest's game plan doesn't involve dominating the game or keeping the ball. This gives them an advantage in some games and Nottingham Forest are making good use of this advantage.

[Zackz5000]

This seems to be Nottingham's style, they allow their opponents to play but not to score, while they only need a few good chances to score and even win the match. Maybe Manchester United played better in this match and it was understandable because they needed to equalize the score because they conceded at the very beginning of the match, but against Nottingham, especially on the road, it is very difficult to do.

You are right. Nottingham Forest have a different game plan. They give their opponents a lot of chances to attack. And we have seen that in most of the matches. Nottingham Forest also won 1-0 against Manchester City. City had 70% ball possession. They had a total of 14 shots. But they could not break down Nottingham's defense.
Manchester United dominated the match yesterday. They had 69% ball possession and had a total of 23 shots. But they could not score a single goal. Nottingham's defense was strong, as was the goalkeeper's performance. Nottingham Forest's overall performance was stable with the help of a great game plan.

Nottingham Forest has a good strategy of winning game they know that when you win a game with just 1-0 it's 3 points same thing as thing as winning with 10-0 so when they scored 1-0 they will find every means to make they defend the game till full time. This season has been a great season for Nottingham Forest I strongly believe they play UEFA Champions league next season because they will definitely be among the top 4 in the league.
Am just disappointed with Manchester United I doubt if they can even push further in their UEFA Europa league game this should be their worst season though it can be corrected if they eventually wins the tittle.

[Jossque]

Wolverhampton defeated West Ham United 1-0 at home and managed to get 3 points.We can say that both teams are guaranteed to stay in the league.Wolverhampton managed to increase the point difference with their closest rival to 12 by reaching 3 points in this match.
Arsenal, on the other hand, still insist on continuing the championship race until the end.They managed to make no mistakes at home against a tough opponent and defeated their opponent 2-1 and added 3 points to their score.Fulham will fight until the last week to finish in the top 5.
Nottingham Forest are doing really well this season.Nottingham Forest, who are in 3rd place in the league, managed to increase their points to 57 by defeating Manchester United 1-0 at home.They are 4 points behind Arsenal.Although Manchester United had more possession of the ball, they could not find a goal in this match.

[JoyMarsha]

This seems to be Nottingham's style, they allow their opponents to play but not to score, while they only need a few good chances to score and even win the match. Maybe Manchester United played better in this match and it was understandable because they needed to equalize the score because they conceded at the very beginning of the match, but against Nottingham, especially on the road, it is very difficult to do.

You are right. Nottingham Forest have a different game plan. They give their opponents a lot of chances to attack. And we have seen that in most of the matches. Nottingham Forest also won 1-0 against Manchester City. City had 70% ball possession. They had a total of 14 shots. But they could not break down Nottingham's defense.
Manchester United dominated the match yesterday. They had 69% ball possession and had a total of 23 shots. But they could not score a single goal. Nottingham's defense was strong, as was the goalkeeper's performance. Nottingham Forest's overall performance was stable with the help of a great game plan.

This can be counted as ball possession without match-winning, which doesn't give credit to the team. What gives credit is the match-winning of the team, and it doesn't matter how the team loses in ball possession; so far, they have won the match; that's all that matters; that's what people care to know: not having the ball possession of the match, but end up losing. Nottm Forest has shown that ball possession in a match doesn't count, what counts is the team's victory. That's what people look out for, the team that has the 3 points at the end of the match.

[Volgastallion]

I always see the Nuno Espirito Santo teams as a defensive one more than a offeensive one, yesterday he comesback to what he show to us in his pass on Wolves. I still remember how he wins this kind of games and have a super strong grip on the defense.

Thinking about it it makes me think, how can be possible in the only Premier League were he was not good was Spurs, to surprise of no one.

[sotelorene]

This seems to be Nottingham's style, they allow their opponents to play but not to score, while they only need a few good chances to score and even win the match. Maybe Manchester United played better in this match and it was understandable because they needed to equalize the score because they conceded at the very beginning of the match, but against Nottingham, especially on the road, it is very difficult to do.

You are right. Nottingham Forest have a different game plan. They give their opponents a lot of chances to attack. And we have seen that in most of the matches. Nottingham Forest also won 1-0 against Manchester City. City had 70% ball possession. They had a total of 14 shots. But they could not break down Nottingham's defense.
Manchester United dominated the match yesterday. They had 69% ball possession and had a total of 23 shots. But they could not score a single goal. Nottingham's defense was strong, as was the goalkeeper's performance. Nottingham Forest's overall performance was stable with the help of a great game plan.

Nottingham Forest has a good strategy of winning game they know that when you win a game with just 1-0 it's 3 points same thing as thing as winning with 10-0 so when they scored 1-0 they will find every means to make they defend the game till full time. This season has been a great season for Nottingham Forest I strongly believe they play UEFA Champions league next season because they will definitely be among the top 4 in the league.
Am just disappointed with Manchester United I doubt if they can even push further in their UEFA Europa league game this should be their worst season though it can be corrected if they eventually wins the tittle.

Well the both team played very yesterday and it would have ended draw but Nothingham forest defender saved the ball and the game ended immediately after that save. The reason why it appears as if Nothingham forest has the ability to defend goal was because of the fact that the team ( Manchester united) they played with was not in a good form else even with the 1:0 they would have come back and win from behind but that was Manchester united of some seasons back. Kudos to Nothingham forest, it is beginning to look obvious that they will play champions league next season and nobody will stop them.

[Adbitco]

This can be counted as ball possession without match-winning, which doesn't give credit to the team. What gives credit is the match-winning of the team, and it doesn't matter how the team loses in ball possession; so far, they have won the match; that's all that matters; that's what people care to know: not having the ball possession of the match, but end up losing. Nottm Forest has shown that ball possession in a match doesn't count, what counts is the team's victory. That's what people look out for, the team that has the 3 points at the end of the match.

I totally understand your point and it's very valid. What is most important after 90 minutes in every game is the team that comes up with the most goals in the game and most goals simply means the team that won. I can't really remember or think after a game people will be asking who has more ball possessions or who had most shots on target, the question will always be who won. But even at that, sometimes when a team win they also have to have show to their fans that they can play the beautiful. Imagine your team is winning and at the same time they are playing well, this alone gives them extra motivation to go all in for more goals at the same time entertaining their fans.

[Majestic-milf]

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.

Everyone knows Arsenal messed up by not getting a striker but if you check they have been able to do considerably well, getting goals, the only thing they haven't gotten is the striker. What is the assurance that a striker will lead them to winning trophies?
It's normal to blame the failure of a team on that thing which they are lacking but when that thing is there and they still can't give good results, who and what will then be held to blame?
 I feel that Arsenal although they may not take title, but will reduce the point gap. We still have some games before the season comes to an end, it's just a matter of waiting.