⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Barikui1]

A team that won 4 years in a row, and then finished third, can't be "that" bad, they should be fighting for a title again. Sure last year they finished 13 points behind the winner, and that is terrible, but imagine them having normal results during that November-December period they sucked so bad, outside of that, they were averaging as much as Liverpool, they just had one big bad period, and 4 wins during that period wouldn't be that unlikely normally.

I feel as if they could avoid having a period like that, and if they do, then they are going to be battling for a top spot again. Not like every year they could have 2 months where they lose or tie all the time, that was last year and one time, this year they won't have that.

No matter how poor Man City performance during that period, they remain a team capable of quickly rebounding. Proving that they can consistently finish in third place doesn't make them look down upon. Next season Liverpool, Man City, and Arsenal must make the league more exciting than ever after actively adding new players to the squad.

Anyone looking down on pep guardiolas Manchester city because they were terrible last season doesn't really understands football, because as long as football is concerned, no team managed by pep guardiola that will struggle more than a season and he would not fix their short comings. Just look at this Manchester city side since January transfer window, they are practically back to their very best, and if you look at their performance in the club world cup you will know that they are back to the Manchester city we all know, just that they were just unlucky against Al hilal in their round of 16 contest that got them eliminated, so in essence of what am trying to say is that Manchester city will be up there competing for the league title with other top teams next season.

[Velvet78]

Onana for sure is gonna comeback to Netherlands as i see, he have to recover his level and maybe end his career in Ajax, goalkeepers remains a lot of time in teams so he can do that.

Inter got Onana for free from Ajax in the past. Now if they would like to sign him back then they will have to pay up for his fee. But his cost wouldn't be too high.

They played with Pasveer as their main GK most of the time last season. He is 41 years old you know. He wasn't bad though but he is really old...

Maybe they might favour Onana's return? 

[Oluwa-btc]

I'm personally rooting for Arsenal because 3rd time with a great team should be a winner right ? Arsenal also made great transfers this summer window by bringing Viktor Gyökeres and other important players to strengthen Arsenal as much as they can also to be able to win EPL this year or even UCL why not.

I'm a Manchester united fan but not one of these delusional football fans who used sentiment over everything thing. I don't know what to say to that football fan who doesn't see Arsenal as potential winners of the Premier League Competition at the end of this season. They're the club with the best defence in the Premier League Competition and now, they've added the one of the best goalscoring players in the world to thier squad. Asides that, they've added depth and strength to the squad.

[JeffBrad12]

No matter how poor Man City performance during that period, they remain a team capable of quickly rebounding. Proving that they can consistently finish in third place doesn't make them look down upon. Next season Liverpool, Man City, and Arsenal must make the league more exciting than ever after actively adding new players to the squad.

People always forget the main recipe of City to build their winning team is that Pep + Unlimited money. They have splashed hunreds millions for several players, and more to come. It's only matter of time until Pep will fully utilize his new players, and yeah new winning team is coming. Kinda weird when people doubted them just because they a flop for one season. 

[Distraction]

After completing the transfer of Gyökeres deal the balances are likely to be upset.    But it all depends on his performance at Arsenal.

I'll pray for him not to end up like Nunez. He also had a spectacular scoring effort in the Liga Portugal before coming to the PL as you remember.

If this doesn't happen Arsenal can finally be in the title race for real - I mean till the end! Not only here but also in the CL.

[8rch7]

After completing the transfer of Gyökeres deal the balances are likely to be upset.    But it all depends on his performance at Arsenal.

I'll pray for him not to end up like Nunez. He also had a spectacular scoring effort in the Liga Portugal before coming to the PL as you remember.

If this doesn't happen Arsenal can finally be in the title race for real - I mean till the end! Not only here but also in the CL.

A lot of drama Gyökeres transfer from Sporting Lisbon to Arsenal and finally both team reached agreement, welcome to Premier League Gyökeres and must remember not easy for scoring goal by goal every match how did with Sporting Lisbon at Portugal domestic league.
I remember with Nunez become top scorer for Benfica and first season with Liverpool have problem for adapting well, wish Gyökeres can make around 20 to 25 goals for Arsenal at Premier League first season and absolutely nice memorize for Arsenal fans if can winning Premier League tittle.

[Pandu Geddon]

A lot of drama Gyökeres transfer from Sporting Lisbon to Arsenal and finally both team reached agreement, welcome to Premier League Gyökeres and must remember not easy for scoring goal by goal every match how did with Sporting Lisbon at Portugal domestic league.
I remember with Nunez become top scorer for Benfica and first season with Liverpool have problem for adapting well, wish Gyökeres can make around 20 to 25 goals for Arsenal at Premier League first season and absolutely nice memorize for Arsenal fans if can winning Premier League tittle.

The outcome will depend on how quickly Gyökeres adapts to the intense competition in the Premier League and also to his teammates. Another challenge is to adapt to the training patterns and playing strategies implemented by the coach. If he successfully adapts quickly, he could become the right and beneficial recruit for Arsenal. Arsenal won Gyökeres from several clubs that were also interested in him. Hopefully, the results will be good for the team's performance development, especially in goal productivity.

[DYOR+BTC]

Gyokeres to arsenal is a welcome development in all aspects for arsenal. Talking about his ability to adapt, I think it won't be a dificult  one for him because of arsenal's playing pattern compared to sporting CP's own. The both teams have few things in common the attacking  build-up and little in set pieces apart from formation the both teams have same focus which is goal scoring. Apart from playing pattern he has English premier League experience before going to sporting so I think he can do better in Arsenal

[KTChampions]

My predictions for the top six this season are

- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Chelsea
- Tottenham
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa

Of all the teams I mentioned, they seem to be the ones who will be consistent in every match.

Aston Villa? Are you Fvckn high or something? Lol
I'd say;

Arsenal,  Liverpool,  Manchester City and Chelsea for the top four, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will definitely occupy the fifth and sixth positions. I have made these prediction and rankings because of the recently done transfers. The three clubs to be relegated should be Wolves, Burnley and Brentford. ( These opinions are mine alone ).

You'd be surprised but Newcastle are ahead of both United and Tottenham in the top 6 race, with Aston Villa in between. I don't see anything unusual in thinking Aston Villa will win this race over Newcastle.

Newcastle United - 1.53

Manchester United - 1.91

Aston Villa - 2.50

Tottenham Hotspur - 2.63

As for the relegation, you yourself have an extremely eccentric forecast. I was sure that the newcomers would be the favorites here without even looking at the odds, and here are the odds:

Burnley - 1.36

Sunderland - 1.36

Leeds United - 1.91

Brentford - 4.33

Wolverhampton Wanderers - 4.33

Brentford and Wolves are fine as long as Championship cannon fodder exists  

[ILuckyGuyI]

Isak still wants to leave Newcastle. In addition, they've also started looking for an offer. I think they did this intentionally. They wanted to wait until Liverpool and Arsenal buy someone else for the centre-forward position. They don't want to sell him to a rival.

Aston Villa? Are you Fvckn high or something? Lol
I'd say;

Arsenal,  Liverpool,  Manchester City and Chelsea for the top four, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will definitely occupy the fifth and sixth positions. I have made these prediction and rankings because of the recently done transfers. The three clubs to be relegated should be Wolves, Burnley and Brentford. ( These opinions are mine alone ).

Man, did you follow the PL to the end last season? Newcastle and Aston Villa finished in 5th and 6th places respectively.

And saying "definitely" for those 2 clubs is a bit exaggeration. Both were horrible last. Let's say maybe Manchester United can do so after Amorim rebuilds the squad. But I doubt Tottenham for now.  

Top 6 odds:

[Baki202]

No matter how poor Man City performance during that period, they remain a team capable of quickly rebounding. Proving that they can consistently finish in third place doesn't make them look down upon. Next season Liverpool, Man City, and Arsenal must make the league more exciting than ever after actively adding new players to the squad.

Manchester City is much stronger than people outside think because of what happened last season. A lot of people have been looking down on them, but Manchester City is bigger than what they think, and they know that Manchester City needs to be more serious about what happened last season, and they did not do very well last season, and this is one of the reasons why a lot of people are gaslighting Manchester City. But I'm sure that thing will look different. I know my club they are capable of doing better.

And Arsenal is worse than Manchester City because Arsenal has not win anything, but City has won the Premier League more than once and also won the Champions League, so there is more achievement than Arsenal, so this is why the two of them can not be compared, and this is all the reason why people are even comparing the two.

[Alpha Marine]

The CWC shouldn't be used as a benchmark, but with the improvements and results achieved in terms of trophies, including last season's Conference League and CWC trophies, Chelsea certainly has a slightly greater fighting spirit as they look forward to the upcoming season and correct the mistakes of previous seasons, which were devastated by geopolitical issues.

Of course, Chelsea is a better team than they were by this time last season; anybody will disagrees with that is wrong. What I mean is, I still don't see them a good enough to win the league. WHat they lacked most last season was consistency. They can play three straight matches where they would be very impressive, then they will have another three matches where they will be so horrible and get only one point out of the three matches. With that kind of attitude you will never be able to win the league.

In a very competitive season, back to back losses is not allowed if you want to win the league because it is asumed that the people behind you will get the six points in two matches and they might overtake you. Last season was not a competitive season and that is why Liverpool had the luxury of losing so many point and still winning because the team behind them (Arsenal) were not ready.
I see next season to be a very competitive season so the most consistent team will win. There will be very little room for error.

[Phoenix Anka]

A team that won 4 years in a row, and then finished third, can't be "that" bad, they should be fighting for a title again. Sure last year they finished 13 points behind the winner, and that is terrible, but imagine them having normal results during that November-December period they sucked so bad, outside of that, they were averaging as much as Liverpool, they just had one big bad period, and 4 wins during that period wouldn't be that unlikely normally.

I feel as if they could avoid having a period like that, and if they do, then they are going to be battling for a top spot again. Not like every year they could have 2 months where they lose or tie all the time, that was last year and one time, this year they won't have that.

No matter how poor Man City performance during that period, they remain a team capable of quickly rebounding. Proving that they can consistently finish in third place doesn't make them look down upon. Next season Liverpool, Man City, and Arsenal must make the league more exciting than ever after actively adding new players to the squad.

From what I've seen so far, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal have all added good players to their teams. Chelsea could even be considered one of them. Chelsea's high quality makes me even more excited, as I expect this to create greater competition in the Premier League. Considering the high-quality league in England, the increasing strength of these teams also brings English teams closer to European success.

[asriloni]

Isak still wants to leave Newcastle. In addition, they've also started looking for an offer. I think they did this intentionally. They wanted to wait until Liverpool and Arsenal buy someone else for the centre-forward position. They don't want to sell him to a rival.

Yeah, i have heard that too. Isaak's move to the Liverpool is most likely possible as he also wanted play for the reds. His problem is his club that is not willing to sell him. Money ain't the problem for his club, but selling him to the rival is gonna be their worst blunder.

He asked his team to explore the way he can move to Liverpool, but it most likely his club prevent it. He's still under long term contract with Newcastle, which is still three years away.

[GiftedMAN]

My predictions for the top six this season are

- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Chelsea
- Tottenham
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa

Of all the teams I mentioned, they seem to be the ones who will be consistent in every match.

So, you took the six teams at the top of Premier League as of the last match in 24/25 and replaced Newcastle with Tottenham. I'm curious why did you make that change? Is it related to the transfers of Morgan Gibbs-White and Marc Guéhi or do you have another reason? Predicting the top six for 25/26 season is the tough call for me right now especially since ongoing transfers could significantly shift the forces alignment in the field. That said, I do believe Liverpool and Chelsea will definitely remain in the top six.

Honestly, I see Arsenal finally breaking the 2nd-place curse this season. The squad looks complete, the depth is there, and the team has matured under Arteta. I’m backing them to go all the way and finish 1st.

City, on the other hand, might take a step back — I actually see them finishing 4th. It’s not that they’ve suddenly become weak, but I think other teams have caught up, and there are signs of fatigue after years of dominance.

As for Crystal Palace and Newcastle — I see them as the dark horses this season. Both clubs have strong potential and, if things click, they could seriously challenge for top spots.

If you're judging their success this season by luck then you should take a look at Liverpool's squad then you'll retrace your statement, if you're to judge next seasons Champions by squad depth then it would definitely be Liverpool they're a complete team and still thinking of adding more players to their depth, Crystal Palace might have been lucky last season but they shouldn't expect such luck this coming season.

[Unknown01]

If you're judging their success this season by luck then you should take a look at Liverpool's squad then you'll retrace your statement, if you're to judge next seasons Champions by squad depth then it would definitely be Liverpool they're a complete team and still thinking of adding more players to their depth, Crystal Palace might have been lucky last season but they shouldn't expect such luck this coming season.

I agree with you and I think Arsenal will have a very tough fight. Not only with Liverpool, but also with City! Just because Pep's team didn't absolutely dominate one season, everyone now thinks their dominant days are over. Manchester City are bringing in some new players and have also let some old ones go, they are currently rebuilding the team and will play and fight for the title next year just like Liverpool.

[Volgastallion]

What im reading?

Crystal Palace as a dark horse in this season? Man Crystal Palace is the team only team in the whole Premier League that you knwo they are not gonna do anything, they are gonna end at mid table every season, no matter in which exact position but is gonna be between 10 to 16.

[Moreno233]

No matter how poor Man City performance during that period, they remain a team capable of quickly rebounding. Proving that they can consistently finish in third place doesn't make them look down upon. Next season Liverpool, Man City, and Arsenal must make the league more exciting than ever after actively adding new players to the squad.

From what I've seen so far, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal have all added good players to their teams. Chelsea could even be considered one of them. Chelsea's high quality makes me even more excited, as I expect this to create greater competition in the Premier League. Considering the high-quality league in England, the increasing strength of these teams also brings English teams closer to European success.

From my expectations, next season may be one of the toughest seasons we have seen due to the level of preparations most of the major teams are making. I only wish Manchester United or Chelsea had purchased Victor Osimhen, that would have fortified their attach and make them ready to enjoy his scoring prowess. I equally feel bad for Liverpool who lost of their key player, Diego and I hope they will be able to compete actively and try to retain the league title.

[Obari]

I agree with you and I think Arsenal will have a very tough fight. Not only with Liverpool, but also with City! Just because Pep's team didn't absolutely dominate one season, everyone now thinks their dominant days are over. Manchester City are bringing in some new players and have also let some old ones go, they are currently rebuilding the team and will play and fight for the title next year just like Liverpool.

Ask this question to all Arsenal fans, are Gunners optimistic about next season? They've always have it in mind to win games and become very consistent in stellar performance but I don't think they're ready for what's coming next season. So Mikel Arteta feels he's definitely going to be the only manager coming to compete in the EPL next season? Arsenal have been consistent when it comes to the EPL in the past seasons. They've been winning games but failing to lift a trophy. Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City will be crucial headache for Arsenal next season.

[Issa56]

From my expectations, next season may be one of the toughest seasons we have seen due to the level of preparations most of the major teams are making. I only wish Manchester United or Chelsea had purchased Victor Osimhen, that would have fortified their attach and make them ready to enjoy his scoring prowess. I equally feel bad for Liverpool who lost of their key player, Diego and I hope they will be able to compete actively and try to retain the league title.

Seriously next season will be a tough and interesting one, I will say we shouldn’t underestimate any club right now, every club are signing players just to improve their performance. we all can see how Liverpool, Manchester city, Chelsea and Arsenal are busy in the transfer market signing players which they believe will improve the teams performance. With the signing that Chelsea are making right now, I will say they will be more aggressive by next season, no team will be underestimating them by next season. Seriously it’s just kind of difficult to predict who will be winning the premier league title by next season, I have the feelings that Liverpool might win it again, but am not just confident about that.