⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[pawel7777]

So Arsenal tripped on Everton and are going home with only one point earned. That's not a massive surprise as Everton is a team with the most draws in the league this season.
Not much to worry about for Arsenal, as they are to far away behind Liverpool anyway, and the 3rd Nottm Forest are losing their game to Villa, so Arsenal might still end up with increasing the gap.

Nottm Forest are still in play though, after losing 2-0, they scored a goal in the 57th and are still pressing with 10 minutes to go.

[Adiljutt156]

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I think Chelsea are still in a better position compare to Tottenham, the match have already started, and we may know who is going to win the match after the first half of the match, base on their performance, let’s no rush things.

During the first half, Chelsea were still unable to score a goal with various attempts that they continued to try. Only in the second half the awaited goal came through Enzo when the match had been going on for 5 minutes.
I agree with you that Chelsea are still in a better position than Tottenham because Tottenham continue to experience a decline in performance even though they performed well at the beginning of the season.

Winning for a while does not guarantee that Chelsea can survive until the end, but from Chelsea's efforts, I think they can maintain this advantage.

That was not one sided match because both teams put effort till end and both teams defense system was strong in this match and that was reason we did not see more goals in this match. Chelsea football team is very strong team because their all players are playing well and they have unity and their communication is strong. That is reason,they are up in the table and has 52 points with position of 4 while Tottenham Hotspur team has only 34 points because they lost many matches and they are at 16 position but they are not bad quality team .Man City football team is just below the Chelsea because points of Chelsea are 52 and that of Man City are 51 and points difference between these two teams is 1 .

[JeffBrad12]

Honestly I didn't get surprised with the odds of the Everton - Arsenal game. If you guys look at their H2Hs at Goodison Park you can see how tough it's for Arsenal to beat them there. The result also was understandable. Arsenal aren't having a great time nowadays. 

What's happening to Forest currently?  They are 2-0 behind vs Aston Villa after only 15 minutes. Of course Emery's side isn't easy to beat but I'd expect more fight from Forest. I don't know maybe because of being a little complacent due to their condition in the standings?

Arsenal's result was totally predictable when you're aware they're not playing their main squad. The result might be differ if they played Saka and Martinelli, but fucking sterling was there. They're know it very well they have no chance to compete for EPL. So, they moved away to the UCL.

As for Forest, they're starting their downfall. If they can't going back up, they lose opportunity to play in the UCL. They may be competing with City for the UCL spot, not Chelsea. They're having 2 points gap only if Chelsea win against Brentford soon.

It seems we will see the downfall of Nottingham Forest very soon.

[Woodie]

Arsenal again dropping points in a game that looked like a walk over, wtf is going on! At the pace they are moving I wouldn't be surprised if Nottingham Forest got ahead of them because these guys always choke at the end of these games because players get tired and the alike...and with more competitions on their plate I see them straggling to put their house in order and they are lucky that that City isn't anywhere near them to over take them.

[Franctoshi]

Arsenal again dropping points in a game that looked like a walk over, wtf is going on! At the pace they are moving I wouldn't be surprised if Nottingham Forest got ahead of them because these guys always choke at the end of these games because players get tired and the alike...and with more competitions on their plate I see them straggling to put their house in order and they are lucky that that City isn't anywhere near them to over take them.

This is gradually becoming Arsenal's traditional way of ending their season, That's losing towards when the season is about to end,  it happened the past two seasons, and if care is not taking Nottingham Forest will take up their position in the league table. Arsenal I thought will be doing all they could to try catch up their point gap with Liverpool, instead they are dropping off point.  There's no single sign that Arsenal football club wants to carry the Premier League trophy anytime soon.

[Amphenomenon]

Arsenal again dropping points in a game that looked like a walk over, wtf is going on! At the pace they are moving I wouldn't be surprised if Nottingham Forest got ahead of them because these guys always choke at the end of these games because players get tired and the alike...and with more competitions on their plate I see them straggling to put their house in order and they are lucky that that City isn't anywhere near them to over take them.

This is gradually becoming Arsenal's traditional way of ending their season, That's losing towards when the season is about to end,  it happened the past two seasons, and if care is not taking Nottingham Forest will take up their position in the league table. Arsenal I thought will be doing all they could to try catch up their point gap with Liverpool, instead they are dropping off point.  There's no single sign that Arsenal football club wants to carry the Premier League trophy anytime soon.

I doubt Nothingham Forest would be able to go ahead of Arsenal. While they are inconsistent the remaining of matches of the season are few and so I don't think Nothingham Forest will go ahead of them.

After all Nothingham Forest is still not consistent to be honest like today. Although still not bad from the fact that they went against Aston Villa who we can say are becoming top teams.

[Stable090]

I doubt Nothingham Forest would be able to go ahead of Arsenal. While they are inconsistent the remaining of matches of the season are few and so I don't think Nothingham Forest will go ahead of them.

With the way Nottingham forest is currently playing, they will find it difficult to finish ahead of Arsenal. Nottingham forest played against Aston  villa today, I knew the match will be a difficult one for the two teams, but honestly I expected Nottingham forest to get a win in the match, but they couldn’t win the match.

Since Nottingham forest played against Manchester United, I noticed a decline in their performance, they didn’t play well in the match, and even Manchester United that are not in form dominated the match, if Nottingham forest played against a better team, then they wouldn’t have won against Manchester United, United created some nice chances in the match, but they couldn’t score any.

Todays Nottingham forest lost to Aston villa, and Nottingham forest next match will be against Everton, if they can’t win the match, then they might even end up dropping from the third position which they are currently in.

[emrecemsan]

I doubt Nothingham Forest would be able to go ahead of Arsenal. While they are inconsistent the remaining of matches of the season are few and so I don't think Nothingham Forest will go ahead of them.

After all Nothingham Forest is still not consistent to be honest like today. Although still not bad from the fact that they went against Aston Villa who we can say are becoming top teams.

Forest wouldn't be able to get ahead of Arsenal unless we see any surprise. They don't even need to do that in the first place.    They are already in a great place in the PL. The 3rd place must be feeling like a dream for them.

Nuno Espírito Santo just found his team really. Things didn't go very well for him while he was at Tottenham you know. Anyway now if Liverpool win tomorrow the gap with Arsenal will be 14 points. So only 3 weeks will be enough for Liverpool to announce the title in that case...

[Webetcoins]

Three matches winning streak keeping Wolves out of danger zone with now all three teams are set for relegation because their chances are almost end for survival tomorrow Tottenham hosting Southampton with Newcastle United will entertain Leicester city which are in deep troubles.

Ipswich which was looking good in last game against Bournemouth on road have defeat against Wolves at home which is big below and now things are set for them to go down Leicester City is also having end of another spell at top flight with now they have to do things again for joining Premier League which is surely below for them Crystal Palace and Wolves are doing amazing job as their performance is taking good change which bring them on stable spots.

[MainIbem]

I doubt Nothingham Forest would be able to go ahead of Arsenal. While they are inconsistent the remaining of matches of the season are few and so I don't think Nothingham Forest will go ahead of them.

After all Nothingham Forest is still not consistent to be honest like today. Although still not bad from the fact that they went against Aston Villa who we can say are becoming top teams.

Forest wouldn't be able to get ahead of Arsenal unless we see any surprise. They don't even need to do that in the first place.    They are already in a great place in the PL. The 3rd place must be feeling like a dream for them.

Nuno Espírito Santo just found his team really. Things didn't go very well for him while he was at Tottenham you know. Anyway now if Liverpool win tomorrow the gap with Arsenal will be 14 points. So only 3 weeks will be enough for Liverpool to announce the title in that case...

Their aim shouldn't be getting ahead of Arsenal but finishing in a better position and they're currently in 3rd place despite losing today to Aston Villa it's a good position though but they have to maintain it, losing to Villa today have exposed their weakness to other teams they have to play against so they’ll need to do better and cover their tracks ahead of next match, they're lucky that they're gaping Chelsea with many points so the lose won't really affect them much. Anyways ì don't think anything can stop Liverpool from winning this season's title except they commit an offence that would warrant deduction of points or demotion to the Championship League but that's not likely to happen and I believe they'll win their next match and more to come, Arsenal can try again next season.

[Smartvirus]

Forest wouldn't be able to get ahead of Arsenal unless we see any surprise. They don't even need to do that in the first place.    They are already in a great place in the PL. The 3rd place must be feeling like a dream for them.

Nuno Espírito Santo just found his team really. Things didn't go very well for him while he was at Tottenham you know. Anyway now if Liverpool win tomorrow the gap with Arsenal will be 14 points. So only 3 weeks will be enough for Liverpool to announce the title in that case...

Forest made a terrible mistake in their fixtures against Aston Villa whom was playing host in this one. Letting them get ahead of them with 2 goals so early in the first half was something that they would’ve found it easy to come from and they didn’t. With Aston Villa haven’t onboarded Marco Asensio on their team, players like Rashford whom is very familiar with the EPL and suddenly found form with Aston Villa, Woods being absent from Forest and Aina out to injury, the chances that Forest was going to make anything for themselves out of this match was almost zero. They might have gotten a consolation goal in the end but, that was about how far they could get.

[Volgastallion]

Aston Villa was pretty lucky today, the found two really fast and consevutive goals against a team who is suepr solid in defense and only allow a few goals, so in a blink they were 2-0 ahead of the Notthingham Forest without much effort, after that they have a few more chance but also Forest have a few good shots at the end and was nearby to the draw, so it was a game to lose in the Forest path and their image is still good.

[Furious 7]

Forest wouldn't be able to get ahead of Arsenal unless we see any surprise. They don't even need to do that in the first place.    They are already in a great place in the PL. The 3rd place must be feeling like a dream for them.

Nuno Espírito Santo just found his team really. Things didn't go very well for him while he was at Tottenham you know. Anyway now if Liverpool win tomorrow the gap with Arsenal will be 14 points. So only 3 weeks will be enough for Liverpool to announce the title in that case...

Forest made a terrible mistake in their fixtures against Aston Villa whom was playing host in this one. Letting them get ahead of them with 2 goals so early in the first half was something that they would’ve found it easy to come from and they didn’t. With Aston Villa haven’t onboarded Marco Asensio on their team, players like Rashford whom is very familiar with the EPL and suddenly found form with Aston Villa, Woods being absent from Forest and Aina out to injury, the chances that Forest was going to make anything for themselves out of this match was almost zero. They might have gotten a consolation goal in the end but, that was about how far they could get.

This is what is sometimes difficult to understand in the EPL when there is a situation that can actually be maximized well for Nottingham even though they play away in this match but it does seem a little difficult to expect more especially their opponent is Aston Villa, which sometimes always becomes a stumbling block for big clubs so that from the beginning this has become difficult to predict.

I actually expect a draw in this match or if possible 3 points for Nottingham but in the end the power of playing at home provides a special spirit for Aston Villa in today's match. The location of Nottinham's mistake was actually at the beginning of the first half where they lacked focus, which actually backfired when they were 2 goals behind, which in turn had an impact on their performance because after being 2 goals behind, Nottingham's attack pattern although still quite good but they were too fast in terms of tempo which made the conditions not optimal.

[blue Snow]

Nuno Espírito Santo just found his team really. Things didn't go very well for him while he was at Tottenham you know. Anyway now if Liverpool win tomorrow the gap with Arsenal will be 14 points. So only 3 weeks will be enough for Liverpool to announce the title in that case...

Nottingham is currently in 3rd place at the moment which I think is an extraordinary achievement for the team who have targeted not to degrade. They choosing the right coach because the squad is not so special when we compare it with another team like Manchester City or Chelsea. Nottingham went one step further by implementing the right strategy, but I don't know why Nuno Santos was unable to win last night, because in the previous match, they won it without problem. I admit, Nottingham's performance began to decrease when we compare it to Aston Villa, where always won in the last 5 matches.

For Liverpool, they must watch out for draws because Fulham had done it on Anfield, that possible happen on front of their fans.

[Mr Reporter]

Arsenal again dropping points in a game that looked like a walk over, wtf is going on! At the pace they are moving I wouldn't be surprised if Nottingham Forest got ahead of them because these guys always choke at the end of these games because players get tired and the alike...and with more competitions on their plate I see them straggling to put their house in order and they are lucky that that City isn't anywhere near them to over take them.

Arsenals performance recently has not been pleasant and they have inconsistent with the teams dropping point in game they show have won, the last time I checked thier lastest match against Everton ended on a draw 1-1 with Arsenal taking the lead through towards 33rd minute goal only for Everton to equalize with a penalty in the 48th minute.

[joniboini]

Forest wouldn't be able to get ahead of Arsenal unless we see any surprise. They don't even need to do that in the first place.    They are already in a great place in the PL. The 3rd place must be feeling like a dream for them.

I also believe nobody expected them to finish within the top 6 at the start of the season. I can understand having more expectations after seeing how well their form is in the early and mid-season, but I think finishing third or even fourth is a very great result for them. The question becomes how long they can sustain that. If Forrest changed their target to finish inside the top 6 every season, they need new players if they want to compete in the top 4 and Europe at the same time. Hard to imagine other clubs won't target their weakness better next season. We also know from history that overachieving teams can fail to maintain the result, sometimes even doing worse. CMIIW.

[mamesso]

Aston Villa was pretty lucky today, the found two really fast and consevutive goals against a team who is suepr solid in defense and only allow a few goals, so in a blink they were 2-0 ahead of the Notthingham Forest without much effort, after that they have a few more chance but also Forest have a few good shots at the end and was nearby to the draw, so it was a game to lose in the Forest path and their image is still good.

Aston Villa have just secured a vital win that takes them up to sixth place, just below Man City as they lost on aggregate and are just one point behind Chelsea in fourth place. Meanwhile, Nottingham failed to reduce the gap with Arsenal and now they are also 6 points ahead of Aston Villa.
After this defeat, Nuno Espirito Santo must work hard in the last seven games to secure a position in the UCL zone so they can compete in Europe for the first time since 1980.

[yenerbatmaz]

Arsenal lost 2 points yesterday and reduced the point difference with Liverpool by only 1 point.

If Liverpool defeats Fulham today, this time the point difference will increase by 2 and the difference will be 14.
Maybe Arsenal thought about the Champions League match they will play during the week. The players may have the Real Madrid match in mind and they may not have been able to concentrate on the match for these reasons.
The Real match on Tuesday will be difficult and I want Arsenal to be the winning side.

[letteredhub]

Arsenal again dropping points in a game that looked like a walk over, wtf is going on! At the pace they are moving I wouldn't be surprised if Nottingham Forest got ahead of them because these guys always choke at the end of these games because players get tired and the alike...and with more competitions on their plate I see them straggling to put their house in order and they are lucky that that City isn't anywhere near them to over take them.

With the laxity of Arsenal to win all three points yesterday against Everton it's a clear indication that the gunners have given up on their hope in the race looking at the points gap between the league leaders Liverpool and them, and a loss of hope that they can't catch up no matter how many games they would want to win. If they continue this way Nottingham Forest might outrun them in the second place which may be another disappointing place for arsenal to be found in the third position. Their only hopes now is in the UCL competition but I wonder if they can't dismantle the Spanish side to move to the next round of the competition.

[lixer]

Well seems like the Bournemouth team cant recover his pace, i dont know if they are suffering so much becuase of the injuries they have or is just  bad run.

About arsenal.... i know they lose so much players due to injuries but come on, you cant drop this points against weaker teams if you want to be a contender.

After have amazing first half and middle of this season now suddenly things gone on wrong way for Bournemouth as they are having no win in last 6 games which is big below for them their chances for having UEFA competition almost ended. Injuries are badly hurting their impressive run which is surely just bad luck for them at this important time of season even situation is interesting at the top many teams are having good depth which are increasing their chances but few teams which were looking good now doing awful performance which is surely giving them huge setback.

Brighton and Bournemouth both are done enough job but now due to their poor run difference of points are increasing which is surely not easy to cut at this time in today games some good performance from few teams which are still in troubles.