⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[IceLincoln]

It is unfortunate that Manchester United have to suffer and struggle so much this season, we hoped Amorim will bring the change immediately at arrival but we will have to wait a bit longer probably until next season to really evaluate his performance. This transfer window will help him rebuild and restructure the team to be better and stronger.

There wasn't much he could do to fix this team. In my opinion, the previous coaches made terrible signings. I don't know what their main objective was, but from what I could see, there are a lot of players who came to Manchester United and weren't playing well, and when they left Manchester United they started playing well again.

Maybe the high level of pressure they were under at Manchester United made them play badly. The coach will need to make good signings if they want to fight for the title. With this current squad they have no chance, so I don't know what they're going to do with the current players.

Only Man United fans hoped that signing Amorim will change things immediately, a neutral fan would have known its impossible with the United current Squad and their other issues. The problem of United goes beyond bad signings, it’s not that most of their players are poor but the team spirit is poor, they need to build as a team and bring players that will fight for the badge. Sometimes it’s good to be a stubborn coach and most times it isn’t, Check the players who left United on loan or outright buying they’re doing well in their various clubs that is to say the system at United is not working. The coach has to apply what works in order to progress and have a cordial relationship with players. Look at Arne Slot and his boys or Hansi Flick and barça boys, as a coach you have to do more than just tell players how to play. Most players play for the trust placed on them by their coach and not only for the Badge. If as a coach you’re adding to the pressure of players you wouldn’t get the desired results.

[Victorybit1]

Liverpool was overrated for that match against Chelsea because for the entire season we have become so much overwhelmed with Liverpool recent performance, this season has been rough for Liverpool and Chelsea capitalize on that reality to bring Liverpool to it kneels during their last matchbwith Chelsea., don't take Liverpool seriously this season premier League is out of their hands.

I knew that Chelsea was going to have a better performance in that game because recently their defense has improved, and considering that they still have something to play for in the league I knew that they would take the game more seriously than Liverpool was going to do so. Liverpool were playing Arsenal next and with the recent drop in form of Arsenal I'm a little skeptical about how they will perform in that game because they need the points actually if they intend to stay second place and secure their place in the Champions League next season.

Chelsea's victory was anticipated by a lot of football fans because Liverpool has a lot in front of them and that alone is a big distraction, focusing on the EPL is a waste of time currently because they are the winners and they have nothing else to achieve again. Their main focus now is the champions league of which I strongly believe they might win if they don't blow their chances, Chelsea on the other hand shouldn't even consider that as a win lol.

[Su-asa]

I made the mistake of betting on Liverpool to beat Chelsea which eventually did not happen and I've lost my money, I am really not surprised that Chelsea ended up winning the game, Liverpool lost but also at the same time did not loose looking at the number of points they have accumulated all through this season and their position in the league table, winning the premier league title this season is already a kind of guarantee for them since the season is also coming to an end with only a few games generally left to play..

I don't want to say that the Chelsea vs Liverpool match yesterday was like a match that helped Chelsea to qualify for the Champion League because Chelsea played well, especially how Chelsea really wanted to get 3 points from Liverpool.
You made a mistake by betting on Liverpool, I bet on a draw because what I thought yesterday was that this match no longer had any effect on Liverpool and the match only meant for Chelsea who were struggling to fill 5th place in the standings.

Chelsea played well there's no doubt about that but Liverpool's attention wasn't fully on that game. What's the point if they won anyway? To me it feels like they just let Chelsea get the spot light a bit, lol even though that might not be accurate Liverpool aren't struggling for any trophy right now apart from the champions league so that's where all their energies are fixed. From the look of things it's very possible that they might even win the UEFA champions league

[Cookdata]

I knew that Chelsea was going to have a better performance in that game because recently their defense has improved, and considering that they still have something to play for in the league I knew that they would take the game more seriously than Liverpool was going to do so. Liverpool were playing Arsenal next and with the recent drop in form of Arsenal I'm a little skeptical about how they will perform in that game because they need the points actually if they intend to stay second place and secure their place in the Champions League next season.

There defense contributed but if Liverpool hasn't really won the league already, it's going to be a chaos match that might end in draw at worst because Liverpool were never for once been negligence until they had a confirmation of 2 games to go to win the league and they already saw their contender Arsenal losing matches, so technically it was impossible for Arsenal to even try to win the league before them and that's why I think Liverpool didn't stress much.

The battle of who finishes at the top 4 is getting stronger, Manchester City to Chelsea points all looks identical and I don't know for sure who is going to go stay behind because that's 3 teams fighting for second place unless Arsenal doesn't take theirife serious again and then decide to give space for Manchester City, that's when I know it's going to be interesting. The remain matches can still produce 9 points for any team that win all, so things can still get down.

[sotelorene]

Liverpool was overrated for that match against Chelsea because for the entire season we have become so much overwhelmed with Liverpool recent performance, this season has been rough for Liverpool and Chelsea capitalize on that reality to bring Liverpool to it kneels during their last matchbwith Chelsea., don't take Liverpool seriously this season premier League is out of their hands.

I knew that Chelsea was going to have a better performance in that game because recently their defense has improved, and considering that they still have something to play for in the league I knew that they would take the game more seriously than Liverpool was going to do so. Liverpool were playing Arsenal next and with the recent drop in form of Arsenal I'm a little skeptical about how they will perform in that game because they need the points actually if they intend to stay second place and secure their place in the Champions League next season.

Chelsea's victory was anticipated by a lot of football fans because Liverpool has a lot in front of them and that alone is a big distraction, focusing on the EPL is a waste of time currently because they are the winners and they have nothing else to achieve again. Their main focus now is the champions league of which I strongly believe they might win if they don't blow their chances, Chelsea on the other hand shouldn't even consider that as a win lol.

Why are you speculating or predicting who will win champions league next season I mean it is still far and why not just talk about this year own instead. And what makes you think Liverpool will win champions league next season if they didn't blow their chances? Maybe you have forgotten that as long as champions league is concerned Real Madrid is still the boss because they have the trophy more than any other club and they are the only club to win it 5 times in a row and if not for the fact that they are having difficult time, you think Arsenal would have knock them out just like that. And as for Chelsea, I was thinking there wining will take them to the fourth position but it doesn't, Newcastle is still ahead of them.

[SmartCharpa]

Arsenal defeat to Bournemouth because they lost in the first leg of the UCL, Arteta had to sacrifice the EPL match to maintain the fitness of the players in the UCL. Literally, the defeat had a big impact on their morale, but on the other hand, they were very motivated to win the second leg of the UCL. Arsenal need just a few more points to secure a place in next season's Champions League, but if they win the trophy they will qualify automatically even if they finish outside the top five.

Aston Villa still maintains their hopes of qualifying for European competition next season, but the last 2 of the last three games are very tough for them, although Man United and Tottenham are not too strong in the EPL this season, but both teams can be a threat to Aston Villa who are hunting for tickets to the UCL or UEL.

I don't think Arsenal was defeated due to the first leg of the Champions League they lost against PSG. If Arsenal didn't want to put effort into the game against Bournemouth, I am confident they weren't going to start with their first XI. I checked Arsenal squad when they were playing against Bournemouth, and I discovered that every player they were going to use in the Champions League started the match, except Timber, who wasn't available in the Premier League game. Arsenal only lost because they did not perform well enough to get a point.

In addition, Aston Villa is in better form right now than they have been since the beginning of the season, I was surprised when they won against Fulham with the odds the bookies gave them, I expected the game to be a draw. Unai Emery wants his team to do everything they can to secure their place in any European tournament next season, but with the next big games, Bournemouth may be difficult to win.

[Judith87403]

Arsenal defeat to Bournemouth because they lost in the first leg of the UCL, Arteta had to sacrifice the EPL match to maintain the fitness of the players in the UCL. Literally, the defeat had a big impact on their morale, but on the other hand, they were very motivated to win the second leg of the UCL. Arsenal need just a few more points to secure a place in next season's Champions League, but if they win the trophy they will qualify automatically even if they finish outside the top five.

I don't think Arsenal was defeated due to the first leg of the Champions League they lost against PSG. If Arsenal didn't want to put effort into the game against Bournemouth, I am confident they weren't going to start with their first XI. I checked Arsenal squad when they were playing against Bournemouth, and I discovered that every player they were going to use in the Champions League started the match, except Timber, who wasn't available in the Premier League game. Arsenal only lost because they did not perform well enough to get a point.

Actually i think @ reagansimms May be right when he said that Arsenal was defeated due to their lost against PSG in the UEFA champions league, because i feel that the champions league match is more important for arteta than any other match even for the players as well so losing their first leg was something they never thought nor imagine that it will happen i think that could  be the reason of the sudden change of performance against bournemouth, this was exactly what liverpool went through after PSG got them eliminated in the UEFA champions league and this same PSG also got Aston villa eliminated.........and now they're about to eliminate arsenal as well, as it stands there's no much hope for arsenal because they have one leg in and the other leg out, I just wish they make it in this thier returning leg.

[BIT-BENDER]

Nottingham Forest hopes for a spot in next seasons UEFA champions league is slowly slipping away, yes they do deserve all the credit because it is absolutely incredible for them to be in the conversation in the first place with how shallow their squad is.
They had the up hand for a good part of the season but looks to have taken their foot off the gas.
I think it would still be a good season for Nottingham Forest if they make it to any other European competion aside from the champions league.
They have Leicester next, they should defeat them then West Ham and Chelsea are their last two games.

[SUPERSAIAN]

Nottingham Forest hopes for a spot in next seasons UEFA champions league is slowly slipping away, yes they do deserve all the credit because it is absolutely incredible for them to be in the conversation in the first place with how shallow their squad is.
They had the up hand for a good part of the season but looks to have taken their foot off the gas.
I think it would still be a good season for Nottingham Forest if they make it to any other European competion aside from the champions league.
They have Leicester next, they should defeat them then West Ham and Chelsea are their last two games.

The match between Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace ended in a 1-1 draw. The match was very competitive and especially the penalty decisions were controversial. Although the first half of the match was goalless, it got more lively in the second half. Crystal Palace had a slight advantage in possession and shooting statistics, but Nottingham Forest were effective with their defensive discipline and counter-attacks.

Nottingham Forest had some good wins during the season and even managed to beat the best teams in the league, but they could not get good points in their last five games.

[Adbitco]

Only Man United fans hoped that signing Amorim will change things immediately, a neutral fan would have known its impossible with the United current Squad and their other issues. The problem of United goes beyond bad signings, it’s not that most of their players are poor but the team spirit is poor, they need to build as a team and bring players that will fight for the badge. Sometimes it’s good to be a stubborn coach and most times it isn’t, Check the players who left United on loan or outright buying they’re doing well in their various clubs that is to say the system at United is not working. The coach has to apply what works in order to progress and have a cordial relationship with players. Look at Arne Slot and his boys or Hansi Flick and barça boys, as a coach you have to do more than just tell players how to play. Most players play for the trust placed on them by their coach and not only for the Badge. If as a coach you’re adding to the pressure of players you wouldn’t get the desired results.

Lol, well maybe they felt it was because Ten Hang wasn't doing very well and it true though and you wouldn't blame them for thinking that Amorim will bring instant changes after all he was doing marvelously well in Sporting and he had a lot of good records back there, so it wouldn't be totally out of place for some of the fans to feel that he was going to bring that instant changes. Although the squad is coming and some players are finding their feet again, just take a look at Harry Maguire he has improved more than the way he was a while ago.

[tiCeR]

It is unfortunate that Manchester United have to suffer and struggle so much this season, we hoped Amorim will bring the change immediately at arrival but we will have to wait a bit longer probably until next season to really evaluate his performance. This transfer window will help him rebuild and restructure the team to be better and stronger.

There wasn't much he could do to fix this team. In my opinion, the previous coaches made terrible signings. I don't know what their main objective was, but from what I could see, there are a lot of players who came to Manchester United and weren't playing well, and when they left Manchester United they started playing well again.

Maybe the high level of pressure they were under at Manchester United made them play badly. The coach will need to make good signings if they want to fight for the title. With this current squad they have no chance, so I don't know what they're going to do with the current players.

Only Man United fans hoped that signing Amorim will change things immediately, a neutral fan would have known its impossible with the United current Squad and their other issues. The problem of United goes beyond bad signings, it’s not that most of their players are poor but the team spirit is poor, they need to build as a team and bring players that will fight for the badge. Sometimes it’s good to be a stubborn coach and most times it isn’t, Check the players who left United on loan or outright buying they’re doing well in their various clubs that is to say the system at United is not working. The coach has to apply what works in order to progress and have a cordial relationship with players. Look at Arne Slot and his boys or Hansi Flick and barça boys, as a coach you have to do more than just tell players how to play. Most players play for the trust placed on them by their coach and not only for the Badge. If as a coach you’re adding to the pressure of players you wouldn’t get the desired results.

Every time I see drama enfolding at Manchester United, I ask myself what would have happened at the end of this season if Amorim had been eliminated from the EL like weeks ago. Now he is still playing for CL qualification and of course a big title. That would cover all the issues up for the fans. But how would the Manchester United bosses have reacted if they finished the season as 15th or worse (and worse can easily happen) and made this big move paying for Amorim, firing ten Hag and play the worst season in history? It is probably the worst season in decades.

It must have been a relief to see how that game against Bilbao panned out for them because it is more difficult for them to screw it than to go to the final now.

Now all the buzz around the EL makes fans forget what is actually going on. They are 2 points ahead of 17th in the PL and haven't won a game there since the middle of March. I don't know how the management would have responded to this if they had nothing to look forward to. They can argue that Amorim couldn't change it all at once within weeks, which is true, but making things even worse is definitely not what they were hoping for when they paid a fee for him. Now he knows he can justify it all with the EL title.

[sana54210]

The match between Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace ended in a 1-1 draw. The match was very competitive and especially the penalty decisions were controversial. Although the first half of the match was goalless, it got more lively in the second half. Crystal Palace had a slight advantage in possession and shooting statistics, but Nottingham Forest were effective with their defensive discipline and counter-attacks.

Nottingham Forest had some good wins during the season and even managed to beat the best teams in the league, but they could not get good points in their last five games.

Last 6 games Nottingham Forest is having just 4 points which making things worst for them, and they are going to lose their hard work which they have done throughout this season for having spot into top ranks.
Now they are at 6th spot with 61 points 2 points behind Newcastle United and Chelsea which are going to face each other in next round which is big advantage for Nottingham, but they have to give their best in remaining matches for keeping their hopes alive for having Champions League spot.

Aston Villa visiting Bournemouth and Manchester City is visiting Southampton this could be interesting time just 3 matches remaining and teams are giving their best, but Nottingham is surely failed to keep momentum due to pressure which is keeping them for having not their best in last few games.

[Catenaccio]

The match between Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace ended in a 1-1 draw. The match was very competitive and especially the penalty decisions were controversial. Although the first half of the match was goalless, it got more lively in the second half. Crystal Palace had a slight advantage in possession and shooting statistics, but Nottingham Forest were effective with their defensive discipline and counter-attacks.

A draw at this moment during a very tough competition with many other clubs is truly a disappointed result for Nottingham Forest. Generally Nottingham Forest already did their performances very impressively in this season and it's still very big surprise that they manage to compete for fourth and fifth position in Premier League when the season coming to its last three match days.

Last 6 games Nottingham Forest is having just 4 points which making things worst for them, and they are going to lose their hard work which they have done throughout this season for having spot into top ranks.
Now they are at 6th spot with 61 points 2 points behind Newcastle United and Chelsea which are going to face each other in next round which is big advantage for Nottingham, but they have to give their best in remaining matches for keeping their hopes alive for having Champions League spot.

With three remaining matches, Nottingham Forest will have both opportunity and risk which will decide their rank at the season ending. There are opportunities for them to overtake a fifth or fourth position that temporary is held by Chelsea and Newcastle United. There are also risks for bad results in those matches that will affect their rank like even lower than their temporary sixth position. They can fall down to a seventh position and maybe will finish this season without any slot to UEFA Conference League, not yet talking about Europa League or Champions League.

[Adiljutt156]

Arsenal lost both in the league and the Champions League.
I don't think this point loss and defeat is good for Arsenal because they could have found morale in this match.

Aston Villa won today, if they continue like this they can participate in European cups if they rise to the upper ranks.

With 3 remaining matches and Arsenal wouldn't be able to win it that possible their 2nd position will shift to Manchester City and Newcastle. This is a pretty embarrassing thing, because Arsenal is always steady play previously, they seem lost control and can not adapt well at the end of season. The opponent already know well how Arteta strategy, and they know very well how to overcome defender, and how to dispel Saka. I don't know what wrong with this, The strategy is look recurrent weakness. This is why arsenal never won a trophy because their strategy can easily be read, and Arteta couldn't improve it on every match.

Arsenal football team will play next match against Paris Saint-Germain football team and that will be two sided match because Arsenal football team head to head performance is very well and that team won the 2 matches from 3 matches which they played against each other and 2 matches were ended with draw result. The overall performance of both teams is just like other , so we can expect good competition between these two teams.Manchester City football team will play next match against Southampton team and we will see one sided match because Manchester City is top quality team as comparison to Southampton team and we will see more goals from players of Manchester City football team.

[Zackz5000]

It is unfortunate that Manchester United have to suffer and struggle so much this season, we hoped Amorim will bring the change immediately at arrival but we will have to wait a bit longer probably until next season to really evaluate his performance. This transfer window will help him rebuild and restructure the team to be better and stronger.

There wasn't much he could do to fix this team. In my opinion, the previous coaches made terrible signings. I don't know what their main objective was, but from what I could see, there are a lot of players who came to Manchester United and weren't playing well, and when they left Manchester United they started playing well again.

Maybe the high level of pressure they were under at Manchester United made them play badly. The coach will need to make good signings if they want to fight for the title. With this current squad they have no chance, so I don't know what they're going to do with the current players.

Only Man United fans hoped that signing Amorim will change things immediately, a neutral fan would have known its impossible with the United current Squad and their other issues. The problem of United goes beyond bad signings, it’s not that most of their players are poor but the team spirit is poor, they need to build as a team and bring players that will fight for the badge. Sometimes it’s good to be a stubborn coach and most times it isn’t, Check the players who left United on loan or outright buying they’re doing well in their various clubs that is to say the system at United is not working. The coach has to apply what works in order to progress and have a cordial relationship with players. Look at Arne Slot and his boys or Hansi Flick and barça boys, as a coach you have to do more than just tell players how to play. Most players play for the trust placed on them by their coach and not only for the Badge. If as a coach you’re adding to the pressure of players you wouldn’t get the desired results.

I can't really tell what's Manchester United problem though some persons thought Amorim will change Manchester United playing system but the worst still happened though for me i can't really blame the couch I will say that Manchester United lack some tactical players if they can bring some Better players next season I believe that Manchester United will perform well.

Currently Manchester United is doing well outside their domestic league their one leg is already in the Europa league final if Amorim wins it for Manchester United he will be included in Manchester United best couch Because winning the UEFA Europa league will make Manchester United play UEFA Champions league again despite not finishing among the top 4 teams in the English premier league.

[Velvet78]

By the way Manchester City are really coming for that 2nd position.    Just look at the comparison of their and Arsenal's form graphs:

Manchester City: 4W 1D

Arsenal: 1W 3D 1L

The gap is only 3 points while there are still 3 games to be played. Guardiola's students have a much easier schedule ahead as well. Arsenal still have to play against Liverpool and Newcastle. Honestly I call this a big improvement for the Manchester team in the 2nd part of the season.

[Marvell1]

I knew that Chelsea was going to have a better performance in that game because recently their defense has improved, and considering that they still have something to play for in the league I knew that they would take the game more seriously than Liverpool was going to do so. Liverpool were playing Arsenal next and with the recent drop in form of Arsenal I'm a little skeptical about how they will perform in that game because they need the points actually if they intend to stay second place and secure their place in the Champions League next season.

Liverpool are already Premier League champions. So Liverpool players are not feeling any pressure now. Looking at Liverpool's performance against Chelsea, I don't think Liverpool wants to win the match. Liverpool would have been happy to draw and that was their target. But Liverpool lost 3-1.
You are right that Chelsea's overall performance is very good now. We can see the improvement in Chelsea's defense in particular. Chelsea will continue to fight until the end of the season to qualify for the Champions League. However, it will be difficult to continue the winning streak against Newcastle, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.

[Zaguru12]

Nottingham Forest hopes for a spot in next seasons UEFA champions league is slowly slipping away, yes they do deserve all the credit because it is absolutely incredible for them to be in the conversation in the first place with how shallow their squad is.
They had the up hand for a good part of the season but looks to have taken their foot off the gas.
I think it would still be a good season for Nottingham Forest if they make it to any other European competion aside from the champions league.
They have Leicester next, they should defeat them then West Ham and Chelsea are their last two games.

Seriously Nottingham Forest qualification is seriously hanging by a thread they are two points behind Chelsea who occupies the last spot for the champions league but the scary thing is they are just one point above Aston Villa which is another huge problem for them considering that any loss they will drop off. Nottingham Forest in my opinion shouldn’t even be in the top four contention at this stage of the season not until they dragged themselves into it. The loss to Everton and Brentford really did them this hard.

Although they still have the chance of qualifying by simply winning all their remaining matches because the game between Chelsea and Newcastle will definitely see one or both teams dropping points and then they have another chance again when they play Chelsea in the last game of the season. If they can get themselves up in this last three matches and win all they will definitely qualify

[WatChe]

Seriously Nottingham Forest qualification is seriously hanging by a thread they are two points behind Chelsea who occupies the last spot for the champions league but the scary thing is they are just one point above Aston Villa which is another huge problem for them considering that any loss they will drop off. Nottingham Forest in my opinion shouldn’t even be in the top four contention at this stage of the season not until they dragged themselves into it. The loss to Everton and Brentford really did them this hard.

Although they still have the chance of qualifying by simply winning all their remaining matches because the game between Chelsea and Newcastle will definitely see one or both teams dropping points and then they have another chance again when they play Chelsea in the last game of the season. If they can get themselves up in this last three matches and win all they will definitely qualify

Look at performance of Nottingham forest in their last 5 games, three loses, one win and a draw. All teams are giving their best at this stage to qualify for upcoming UCL while forest is giving away points. They are still in the contest but with such performance in remaining 3 games won't help them in qualifying for next UCL. Today Nottingham forest lost a vital opportunity to grab 3 points and move to number 4 or 5 position. Now there are three games left for forest and they must all of them if they really want to play the upcoming UCL.

[Juse14]

Nottingham Forest hopes for a spot in next seasons UEFA champions league is slowly slipping away, yes they do deserve all the credit because it is absolutely incredible for them to be in the conversation in the first place with how shallow their squad is.
They had the up hand for a good part of the season but looks to have taken their foot off the gas.
I think it would still be a good season for Nottingham Forest if they make it to any other European competion aside from the champions league.
They have Leicester next, they should defeat them then West Ham and Chelsea are their last two games.

Only getting a total of 4 points from the last 5 matches they have played, Nottingham Forest is currently facing a pretty bad week. However, even so, there is still hope for them to be able to appear in the champions league next season, although the possibility is quite small.

Nottingham Forest still has 3 more matches left, if they manage to beat Leicester City and West Ham for week 36 and week 36, and in the last match they are able to win over Chelsea, then Nottingham Forest will finish in 5th position and get a ticket to the champions league next season.

Nottingham Forest has performed quite well for this season, so I want the best results for the team. and if the scenario I mentioned is not achieved, I hope Nottingham Forest still gets a place in the UEFA Europa League next season.