⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[DanWalker]

Disappointed with the way they played the game against Southampton. They dominated possession, created bunch of shoots, but still missed points. It seems they will finish at 4th or 5th with that performance. Damn how Haaland was non existent in that game. This is not City who played last games.

I also give credit to the Southampton. They already relegated, but still fight hard for their pride. City seems to be kicked out from the top 3 very soon.

Southampton played very well. They played defensively and tried to draw the match. We knew Southampton would play in that way. Southampton's goal against City was to keep a clean sheet and draw. And that's what Southampton did. On the other hand, City dominated the entire match. They also attacked a lot. City players managed to take a total of 26 shots. Even then, they couldn't score a single goal. This was a failure of City's attacking players.

Haaland is used to playing well. De Bruyne played a little better but couldn't score any goals. I think selling Alvarez in this season's season was one of the wrong decisions by Guardiola. If Alvarez was in the squad, City's overall performance would have been stronger. Alvarez was a worthy replacement for Haaland.

[hyudien]

Southampton played very well. They played defensively and tried to draw the match. We knew Southampton would play in that way. Southampton's goal against City was to keep a clean sheet and draw. And that's what Southampton did. On the other hand, City dominated the entire match. They also attacked a lot. City players managed to take a total of 26 shots. Even then, they couldn't score a single goal. This was a failure of City's attacking players.

Indeed Southampton played well especially in terms of defense and as a club that has been 100% relegated they still showed enthusiasm but this result was not entirely due to their good performance but there was a luck factor, on the other hand Man City had an unlucky day because if Man City forwards were good at the final touch, at least they could have created 1 goal.
Btw, if you already know the results will be like this congratulations, because if you bet on a series the prize you will get is quite large.

Haaland is used to playing well. De Bruyne played a little better but couldn't score any goals. I think selling Alvarez in this season's season was one of the wrong decisions by Guardiola. If Alvarez was in the squad, City's overall performance would have been stronger. Alvarez was a worthy replacement for Haaland.

This is not the day for Haaland and KDB it's that simple and regarding Alvarez, that's the decision they have made, time cannot be turned back, my friend.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Forest were able to win only once in their last 5 games. Therefore I understand people who are nervous about making a bet on their win these days.

Nottingham Forest battled a 1:1 draw Against their last opponent Crystal Palace In the EPL in Selhurst Park Stadium.
The last few matches have been painful to watch. While they were taking it one game at a time, they weren't putting theirselves under pressure. For me the match against Everton was where they started to manufacture a run in to hold on to a Champions League spot and it all fell apart,due to the fact that they were over relaxed.

Palace are a good side so they were lucky to salvage a draw there. If they draw or probably loose their next match against Leicester today, then the pressure at home will be immense.
Forest really need to put on more hard work and win their remaining game.
We want to see them in the UEFA Champions League!.

[shinratensei_]

Chelsea most probably lose these three points. They have awful gameplay combined with red card received by Jackson. I dunno what their reason to keep play Jackson, which is terrible to watch. They almost have no chance to win agaisnt Newcastle.
I also admit the red card received by Jackson has sum up him as a low iq footballer. How long they will keep him in the club!!!!!

[MainIbem]

Chelsea most probably lose these three points. They have awful gameplay combined with red card received by Jackson. I dunno what their reason to keep play Jackson, which is terrible to watch. They almost have no chance to win agaisnt Newcastle.
I also admit the red card received by Jackson has sum up him as a low iq footballer. How long they will keep him in the club!!!!!

I would be very suprise if Chelsea do a comeback in this game, maybe they would've stand a chance but the unprofessional tackle by Jackson might cause them to lose the game, I don't blame Enzo Maresca for playing Jackson he's the only suitable option for that position, Chelsea is not a team like Arsenal or Manchester that can play without a top 9 moreover I've watched Nkunku play and he was thrash in that position on several occasions, what Chelsea needs is very good attacker cause Jackson and Nkunku are not good enough their aggregate combined is not even close to that of some attackers so I wonder what a big club like Chelsea would be doing with such players, someone playing for a team that desperately needs to be in the Champions League tournament next season shouldn't be making such silly tackle.

[Altryist]

I would be very suprise if Chelsea do a comeback in this game, maybe they would've stand a chance but the unprofessional tackle by Jackson might cause them to lose the game, I don't blame Enzo Maresca for playing Jackson he's the only suitable option for that position, Chelsea is not a team like Arsenal or Manchester that can play without a top 9 moreover I've watched Nkunku play and he was thrash in that position on several occasions, what Chelsea needs is very good attacker cause Jackson and Nkunku are not good enough their aggregate combined is not even close to that of some attackers so I wonder what a big club like Chelsea would be doing with such players, someone playing for a team that desperately needs to be in the Champions League tournament next season shouldn't be making such silly tackle.

It looks like Chelsea are going to lose this match. In the middle of the first half, they received a red card, and that’s with Newcastle already leading 1-0. In this situation, I don’t think Chelsea will be able to come back, and most likely they’ll concede again in this game.
Another challenge for them is that soon Nottingham will face Leicester, and even though Nottingham are going through a tough period right now, I believe they simply have to beat a team like Leicester. The motivation will be very high, because it’s a chance for them to get back into the top five and temporarily secure a Champions League spot. As for Chelsea, things are looking really bad for them at the moment.

[Die_empty]

It looks like Chelsea are going to lose this match. In the middle of the first half, they received a red card, and that’s with Newcastle already leading 1-0. In this situation, I don’t think Chelsea will be able to come back, and most likely they’ll concede again in this game.
Another challenge for them is that soon Nottingham will face Leicester, and even though Nottingham are going through a tough period right now, I believe they simply have to beat a team like Leicester. The motivation will be very high, because it’s a chance for them to get back into the top five and temporarily secure a Champions League spot. As for Chelsea, things are looking really bad for them at the moment.

Except something extraordinary happens, Chelsea is gonna lose this game. Nicolas Jackson's red card had changed the dimension of the game and forced Enzo Maresca to adopt a more defensive approach. Newcastle United is trying to take advantage of the one-man deficit to get another goal. The game will go beyond the reach of the Blues if they concede another goal.

I don't know what Jackson was thinking when he carelessly hit Sven Botman. The Senegalese striker should be ready for the attack and trolls he would receive from Chelsea supporters if they finally lose this game. A loss will cost them the UCL slots and make them settle for the European League.

[reagansimms]

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Except something extraordinary happens, Chelsea is gonna lose this game. Nicolas Jackson's red card had changed the dimension of the game and forced Enzo Maresca to adopt a more defensive approach. Newcastle United is trying to take advantage of the one-man deficit to get another goal. The game will go beyond the reach of the Blues if they concede another goal.

I don't know what Jackson was thinking when he carelessly hit Sven Botman. The Senegalese striker should be ready for the attack and trolls he would receive from Chelsea supporters if they finally lose this game. A loss will cost them the UCL slots and make them settle for the European League.

Jackson red card was the start of Chelsea nightmare at Newcastle headquarters, causing them to fail to take advantage of a golden opportunity to overtake Man City. This victory moved Newcastle up to 3rd position and increased their chances of qualifying for the UCL next season.
Enzo Maresca has tried his best to bring home points from James Park, a small mistake by Jackson made them even more under pressure.

I would say this defeat was due to Jackson inappropriate behavior, his actions were totally unacceptable to the fans because he put Chelsea under more pressure and they had to fight until the last game to secure a ticket to UCL next season.

[OcTradism]

Jackson red card was the start of Chelsea nightmare at Newcastle headquarters, causing them to fail to take advantage of a golden opportunity to overtake Man City. This victory moved Newcastle up to 3rd position and increased their chances of qualifying for the UCL next season.
Enzo Maresca has tried his best to bring home points from James Park, a small mistake by Jackson made them even more under pressure.

I would say this defeat was due to Jackson inappropriate behavior, his actions were totally unacceptable to the fans because he put Chelsea under more pressure and they had to fight until the last game to secure a ticket to UCL next season.

It is a stupid personal mistake from Jackson and Chelsea with this defeat by a direct competitor, already falling out of top five. Premier League still have three more match days and Chelsea still have chance to enter top five again but they no longer control the race. If both Manchester City and Newcastle United win all their three remaining matches, Chelsea will fail in this mini race for top five.

They will have a Conference League final match but winning it only gives them a slot to Europa League that is not helpful for them because they can officially get that slot from their rank in Premier League.

Top five race is still very exciting with Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa behind Chelsea and they all have opportunities of finish in top five.

[Stable090]

It is a stupid personal mistake from Jackson and Chelsea with this defeat by a direct competitor, already falling out of top five. Premier League still have three more match days and Chelsea still have chance to enter top five again but they no longer control the race. If both Manchester City and Newcastle United win all their three remaining matches, Chelsea will fail in this mini race for top five.

I don’t really know what Jackson was really thinking about for him to do what he did in the match, Jackson red card really affect Chelsea in the match, seriously Chelsea needs a replacement for Jackson, they are not suppose to depend on him completely.

Chelsea couldn’t win against Newcastle today, I really expected the result they had today, I know it’s going to be difficult for them to win Newcastle, and they couldn’t win them.

The most surprising match today is Nottingham forest vs Leicester city, I never expected Nottingham forest to draw todays match, they played against a team that has been relegated already, and Nottingham forest are currently fighting for the top 5 position, I was thinking the match will even be a easy win for Nottingham forest, but unfortunately they couldn’t win the match. Nottingham forest playing draw against Leicester is really an advantage for Chelsea, at least they will be maintaining their 5th position.

[Adbitco]

Liverpool 2 Vs Arsenal 0
Before the game, some number of persons still felt that Liverpool was going to lose to Arsenal and it was surprising. Just because Liverpool has won the league and Chelsea won them in their previous game doesn't mean Liverpool was just not going to take this game seriously. Although, the game is still a long way to go but the host is leading and they are also comfortable with the ball.

[Salahmu]

Jackson red card was the start of Chelsea nightmare at Newcastle headquarters, causing them to fail to take advantage of a golden opportunity to overtake Man City. This victory moved Newcastle up to 3rd position and increased their chances of qualifying for the UCL next season.

Chelsea lost hope very early today because it shouldn't have been Jackson who got the red card, however it was very wrong and callous from Jackson, and with this red plus how Manchester United and Chelsea matches are is a huge concern again for Chelsea because without Jackson is like no striker for them. Meanwhile Arsenal is learning another trick from Liverpool because is already 2 on their head and there both side defenders are not elastic, Liverpool come from a very far distance with obvious pattern of how it will be but Arsenal continued to be behind till it enters the net by Diaz and at some point I blame William Saliba.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I'm so frustrated with Jackson. Was it really necessary to do that?    How do you throw your CL chance at risk easily? I already didn't like him as a striker and now he has 0 credit in me honestly.

Congrats to Newcastle! That was a deserving performance. They showed their passion from the first moments of the game already. Eddie Howe is doing a mega job.

Now let's look at the standings:



Newcastle, Manchester City are safe. Chelsea are threatened by Aston Villa especially. Come on Maresca, please don't mess it up!

[WatChe]

Liverpool 2 Vs Arsenal 0
Before the game, some number of persons still felt that Liverpool was going to lose to Arsenal and it was surprising. Just because Liverpool has won the league and Chelsea won them in their previous game doesn't mean Liverpool was just not going to take this game seriously. Although, the game is still a long way to go but the host is leading and they are also comfortable with the ball.

The second half play is underway and Liverpool is leading by 2-1. The game might not be important for Liverpool because they have already won the season and also they have qualified for next UCL. For Arsenal the game is important because points gap between Arsenal and teams competing for next UCL is getting narrow. In last 5 games Arsenal got victory in only one game and that's mainly because they were focusing more on UCL than EPL but since they are now out from UCL they must focus on their remaining games to finish second and also qualify for next UCL.

[IceLincoln]

Today was a day of highlights and surprise in the premier league, Nottingham Forest lost their lead that would have put them ahead of both Chelsea and Aston Villa. Chelsea who I thought was getting back in form lost to Newcastle by 2 goals to nothing, maybe they could have had a comeback but the red card really affected them.
Both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur who are in the Europa league finals lost today with a 2:0 score line, woeful Premier league form for both teams. They’re just sitting pretty at the bottom lucky they’re above the relegation zone, this is their worst positions so far in a long while.

Arsenal under 1 minute conceded two goals that’s shocking for a team looking to retain their position in second place and Liverpool has already won the league but I think they have a personal matter to settle with Arsenal (a London thing).
Will Arsenal be able to make a comeback? They’ve got one goal back or will Liverpool add more ?.

[Agbe]

Nice games in the premier League as there where a lot of goals that where scored Newcastle got a vital win over Chelsea to climb to the third position on the table but it was not a good result for forest champions League hopes as they where held to a draw at home by relegated Leicester City while both Manchester United and Tottenham lost their respective games at home by 0:2

[Velvet78]

Forest has lessened it's chances of making it to UCL by giving away key points in it's last 5 games. Still points gap is close between teams that are looking to qualify for UCL and if Forest wants to play next UCL then they must not lose any of it's next three games. Lecister City is at 19th position on points table and Forest should not have any issue in winning tomorrow game against them. We have seen teams sitting at bottom of points table beating top teams, Forest must keep this point in their mind too.

Omg, Forest really got a 2-2 draw against Leicester today. I thought this would be the end of their bad form. Man, Leicester are officially out of the Premier League already. Just how???

Chelsea should be thankful for Forest. Otherwise they were going to lose their presence in top 5. I'm saying it now. Chelsea will beat Manchester United and Forest both in the remaining games to secure their CL spot.  

[Sandra_hakeem]

The biggest problem in Chelsea's midfield, is there's hardly any goals from them. They need more goal threat from Enzo, Palmer and our wingers especially since Jackson is so inconsistent. It's ridiculous the amount of times they crossed the ball when they have no one who is an aerial threat. They score our goals when shoot around the box, instead of trying to score inside the 6 yard box.

Goals win games ,not possession. They only focus on possession as if it's the pinnacle of achievement in football, but struggle hard to get any kind of shot on goal.
I believe in a big come back for both City and Chelsea, but a pattern that can keep them more consistent in the game is all they need to keep fit on form.

[DaNNy001]

Disappointing result for city as they failed to get all three points against bottom placed Southampton city attack was poor in front of goal because I expected that city should have a good show against Southampton because they are the wiping boys of the league but despite this draw city is still occupying the third position on the league pending Newcastle game because Newcastle can over take city on the third position with a win this weekend with this draw that city has

Manchester city had the opportunity to occupy the second position and they blew it, I really thought that they would win that game easily against Southampton... Newcastle won their match against Chelsea and now they are at the third position, city has fallen back to the fourth position.. The EPL is highly competitive this season, if a team relents they will get overtaken... After the red card Chelsea got I knew that they were done for. Let's hope Newcastle keeps up their performance.

[WatChe]

Omg, Forest really got a 2-2 draw against Leicester today. I thought this would be the end of their bad form. Man, Leicester are officially out of the Premier League already. Just how???

Chelsea should be thankful for Forest. Otherwise they were going to lose their presence in top 5. I'm saying it now. Chelsea will beat Manchester United and Forest both in the remaining games to secure their CL spot.  

Leicester City is in relegation zone and they played a draw against number 6th team of EPL today. I wrote yesterday that Forest should not have any problem in winning game against Leicester City but they played a draw and gave away 2 key points. It's now very difficult for Forest to qualify for next UCL because of there bad performance towards end of the season. Chelsea is working hard to finish in top 5, in their last 5 games they have won 3 along with one draw. Chelsea deserve spot in top 5 because of the hard work they have done including win against Liverpool.