⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Volgastallion]

West Ham is a team like Everton they have some good history and a big fans behind them but every single season you start to think they are gonna make something big they do nothing and make one of the worst season ever.

You cant start losing that bad against Sunderland for example.

[knowngunman]

The opening game is going to be West Ham - Chelsea. When it comes to the odds:

- West Ham: 4.80
- Draw: 4.00
- Chelsea: 1.71

Chelsea had a bad start. Such a boring effort against Crystal Palace...    But I hope to see better performances tomorrow. West Ham are a mess. We saw them against Sunderland. Chelsea shouldn't have big problems.

The fact that Westham performed very poorly in their opening game against a newly promoted team (Sunderland) would make things a little bit difficult for Chelsea. Quite alright, Chelsea seems to be the favourite team to win here but they shouldn't underrate their opponent because Hammers will come with a full spirit determine to prove a point.

Although, Chelsea dominates the head to head record between the two teams and also win five out of the seven matches against West Ham in the Premier league but unfortunately it doesn't always turn out as expected. I still bet on Chelsea to win but it won't be an easy ride for them against the Hammers. 

[Platinumys]

I also don't understand the greed by Manchester City... They've already signed James Trafford for 30m euros. They have a backup goalkeeper who is Ortega also.

Then why are they going for Donnarumma too?    I don't think Trafford would be happy about giving his starting eleven place to him.

I'd rather see Manchester United going for the Italian goalkeeper as they need the most now.

Greedy? What greedy are you referring to here, a team is trying to sign players in sensitive areas and you're saying they are greedy, no they are not. Manchester City or should I say Pep is no longer comfortable with Ederson in front of goal and wants a chance that's why they are pushing hard to get Donnarumma from PSG before the window closes. Ortega is not even in City's plans and their new goalkeeper can't start handling first team matches yet that's why they are going for Donnarumma.

I won’t say adding Donnarumma to the city squad is Greed, for all we know Ederson is either leaving this summer or won’t be the first Choice for Manchester city this season. For sure trafford was bought this summer but with you can’t expect him to be in charge for the premier league, champions league and even the FA Cup for Manchester city, maybe that was the plan for him to be in charge but if there is an opportunity to sign a good and experience goal Kepler then why not.

We all know how competitive the league will be this season, with pep going trophyless last season I don’t think he would want to take chances again. He needs to win something this season and a good and experience goal keeper will be a good place to start.

The club may not have much confidence in Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson, and the goalkeeper they brought to their club last season is not able to perform the role of the main goalkeeper well, which is why Manchester City is thinking of bringing Donnarumma to the club. I don't know if this deal will be successful, but if Donnarumma comes to Manchester City, then Manchester City will not have to worry too much about Manchester City's goalposts.

Now, after having good players in every position of the team, if there is no good goalkeeper in the goalkeeper position, then no matter how well the players perform, success will never come as a team. Now, if Manchester City offers Donnarumma, how much interest Donnarumma will show in coming to Manchester City is also a big issue because Donnarumma won the Champions League trophy with PSG last season, so PSG will try to keep him at the club even if they increase his salary.

[AYOBA]

If Chelsea draw this match again then it is very clear that they are not ready to lift the premier League title this season however if they win the match very well then i will agree that the last match with Crystal Palace was a mistake on their side and that was why they draw the match, I'm still hoping that Chelsea will do the needful by winning West Ham.

Chelsea always starts a season with power performances, which is just that because of the lack of inconsistency; their performances are ending badly, but since a lot of people were saying that their performances have little improved, that means that they're ready to do well this season. Their last game was against Crystal Palace, which ended in a draw, but in the statistics their performance was very good since they were able to dominate the ball possession.

We can wait and see what their outcome against West Ham will be; after that match, we can determine whether they will do well this season since their performance in their last game shows that they’ve been slowly improving. We will see how the whole season goes for them because it’s not by starting the season with a great performance how the season will end is the matters.

[Nightwalker(NW)]

It seems that Nottingham Forest is serious about building a team that can compete in the long term. This is demonstrated by significant investments and ambitious goals for the team, as well as strong support between the coach and the club's board. It was recently reported that Nottingham was targeting Manchester City's talented young midfielder James McAtee, and now we can see that this has been realized with the successful agreement of a contract between the two parties. There is a high likelihood that McAtee will have a significant impact on the Nottingham Forest team, much like Cole Palmer has had on Chelsea, and this further underscores Nottingham's seriousness in building its team strength. There are also others like Omari Hutchinson, Dan Ndoye, Arnaud Kalimuendo, and others. Even the last few matches have proven the growing strength of the Nottingham Forest team. The three points earned when Forest faced Brentford are a good start for the team to be optimistic about the next matches. If Nottingham can maintain their good rhythm and teamwork, there is a high likelihood that Forest will navigate this season with surprises, making it one of the most intriguing matches in the Premier League through the performances they deliver. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the season unfolds, with Nottingham Forest potentially finishing in about the top seven.

When Nottingham Forest gained promotion into the Premiership that season, lots of people thought they will not make it pass the next season, they thought they will be relegated again as they will not be able to stand the heat of Premiership. Nottingham Forest has surprised a lot of people by not only staying in the league but they are doing extremely well.

[silpersurfer]

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Yeah, City will get Donnaruma and I am not expecting United to get him. Even if they are willing pay it all, like whatever PSG wants and whatever Donnaruma wants then there won't be really that much of a great addition. There aren't really anything that can make this be a lot more possible for them, as long as City wants him, Donnaruma will prefer the team that is more successful of course. Right now, United sucks and that is why people are aware that they should not join them.

Plus, no player got better thanks to United neither, they just buy players and become more like a player cemetery so it's easier to just say no to them. Even if you go to Brentford or whatever, you have a chance to be better and you can get a lot better result and shouldn't be a problem.

When players compete in the Premier League, everyone hopes they will continue to develop, but in reality, after joining Manchester United, they often experience setbacks. We have seen this in recent seasons, particularly under the guidance of ETH.

This season, under Ruben Amorin's leadership, he has tried to reignite the spirit of the Red Devils squad by making some changes. Although not significant, we have seen some small improvements that give hope for the team to bounce back.

In this transfer window, they have successfully signed Unha, Mbeumo, and Sesko, proving that they are still capable of competing in the summer transfer market. However, if their competitors are Manchester City, it is clearly quite challenging, as both teams are currently at different levels, even though both play in the top tier of the English league.

[Velvet78]

It seems like Manchester City is taking on Tottenham this week! Do you remember their last head-to-head at Etihad? A 4-0 disaster for Guardiola's students...

They started the season well maybe but the win against Wolves might be misleading. I would avoid betting on the win of a side. Instead how about BTTS? Maybe riskier than betting on Manchester City but 1.61 looks nice to try.

Looking at the performance for last weekend game, I personally think that Semenyo is really underrated here to be given mere 9% considering the performance he put through, scoring twice in the process. Need I still remind you the team he played against. Playing the defending champions Liverpool and not just that, Liverpool is one of the most sophisticated teams in the league. I think Semenyo needs to be up there.

Totally agreed there! Thanks for reminding him. Semenyo was also great. He gave hope to his team by scoring 2 goals against Liverpool. Again, I really don't get people about the voting sometimes... It might sound a little political as well. 

[asriloni]

West Ham is a team like Everton they have some good history and a big fans behind them but every single season you start to think they are gonna make something big they do nothing and make one of the worst season ever.

You cant start losing that bad against Sunderland for example.

Westham was a team with good history. However, they're so crap after Sullivan took the club. The decision to appoint Potter after they kicked Moyes was out of my mind. If they get bantered this season, it's because their own mistake.

Their massive lose against Sunderland was an example about how crap their management. Any of stupid decision by their management will impact the performance from the club.

Change the owner and overhauling their managment is the only thing that can save them.

[Nightwalker(NW)]

Chelsea always starts a season with power performances, which is just that because of the lack of inconsistency; their performances are ending badly, but since a lot of people were saying that their performances have little improved, that means that they're ready to do well this season. Their last game was against Crystal Palace, which ended in a draw, but in the statistics their performance was very good since they were able to dominate the ball possession.

We can wait and see what their outcome against West Ham will be; after that match, we can determine whether they will do well this season since their performance in their last game shows that they’ve been slowly improving. We will see how the whole season goes for them because it’s not by starting the season with a great performance how the season will end is the matters.

Chelsea against crystal Palace was really something else as many people thought they will win and picked Chelsea straight win in various tickets only for it not to come through. Crystal palace will be a team to watch out for in the coming matches, I hope the sale of Eze will not really affect them in their upcoming matches. We wait till see what Chelsea will play against West Ham as you have said.

[Abbatty]

Chelsea takes on westham tomorrow , both team are desperately in need of a win with westham losing first match to the new boys sunderland and also Chelsea held to a draw by crystal palace. In a pre match conference today Enzo maresca said both Tosin and Fofana are fit and they are both expected to get minutes tomorrow. I think Chelsea will get their first win tomorrow, westham are still struggling to get rhythm to their play and Chelsea will take advantage of that tomorrow. It going to competitive and interesting, i really can’t wait to watch this one.

[Akbarkoe]

It seems that Nottingham Forest is serious about building a team that can compete in the long term. This is demonstrated by significant investments and ambitious goals for the team, as well as strong support between the coach and the club's board. It was recently reported that Nottingham was targeting Manchester City's talented young midfielder James McAtee, and now we can see that this has been realized with the successful agreement of a contract between the two parties. There is a high likelihood that McAtee will have a significant impact on the Nottingham Forest team, much like Cole Palmer has had on Chelsea, and this further underscores Nottingham's seriousness in building its team strength. There are also others like Omari Hutchinson, Dan Ndoye, Arnaud Kalimuendo, and others. Even the last few matches have proven the growing strength of the Nottingham Forest team. The three points earned when Forest faced Brentford are a good start for the team to be optimistic about the next matches. If Nottingham can maintain their good rhythm and teamwork, there is a high likelihood that Forest will navigate this season with surprises, making it one of the most intriguing matches in the Premier League through the performances they deliver. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the season unfolds, with Nottingham Forest potentially finishing in about the top seven.

If their target is a top-seven finish, what's the difference from last season? With the strength they've built this season, they should be able to achieve better results than last season, at least striving to be in the top six of the Premier League.

At the start of last season, Nottingham Forest was able to compete at the top of the table and even finished second. However, unfortunately, their consistency declined midway through the season, ultimately resulting in a top-seven finish. Therefore, Nottingham Forest's primary task this season is to improve their consistency and maintain the performance of their players, especially given the tight schedule they face, as they face competition in the Premier League and the UEFA Europa League.

[Egii Nna]

Chelsea takes on westham tomorrow , both team are desperately in need of a win with westham losing first match to the new boys sunderland and also Chelsea held to a draw by crystal palace. In a pre match conference today Enzo maresca said both Tosin and Fofana are fit and they are both expected to get minutes tomorrow. I think Chelsea will get their first win tomorrow, westham are still struggling to get rhythm to their play and Chelsea will take advantage of that tomorrow. It going to competitive and interesting, i really can’t wait to watch this one.

Chelsea look stronger going into this game. Having Tosin and Fofana fit is a big boost because it makes their defense more solid. West Ham are still struggling for form, especially after losing to Sunderland, so if Chelsea start the game fast, they can take advantage.

But West Ham usually play better against big teams. If they stay organized in the game as early  as possible, it could be difficult for Chelsea to win them again, but The main problem for Chelsea is turning their chances into goals, something they often find hard to do in such games.

Overall, I think Chelsea might just edge this game, maybe with a small win, if their attack works well. But it won’t be easy  West Ham will fight hard, and set pieces could be their best chance.

[Mustang Shelby]

Chelsea takes on westham tomorrow , both team are desperately in need of a win with westham losing first match to the new boys sunderland and also Chelsea held to a draw by crystal palace. In a pre match conference today Enzo maresca said both Tosin and Fofana are fit and they are both expected to get minutes tomorrow. I think Chelsea will get their first win tomorrow, westham are still struggling to get rhythm to their play and Chelsea will take advantage of that tomorrow. It going to competitive and interesting, i really can’t wait to watch this one.

I expect a win from Chelsea tomorrow. That's why I love the Premier League. Every team is very tough. West Ham, whom Chelsea will face, was in mid-table last year, but anything can happen this year. Chelsea, on the other hand, was on the rise last year. They drew the first leg, but they want to make up for it in this match. I think they'll give us an entertaining match. I want to see Chelsea in the race for the top spot this year.

[Ndabagi01]

Chelsea takes on westham tomorrow , both team are desperately in need of a win with westham losing first match to the new boys sunderland and also Chelsea held to a draw by crystal palace. In a pre match conference today Enzo maresca said both Tosin and Fofana are fit and they are both expected to get minutes tomorrow. I think Chelsea will get their first win tomorrow, westham are still struggling to get rhythm to their play and Chelsea will take advantage of that tomorrow. It going to competitive and interesting, i really can’t wait to watch this one.

Let’s see how Chelsea decides to get their first win of the season tomorrow. After drawing against Crystal Palace, they just need to be sure that they take on this match seriously and prevail with three points and plenty of goals if possible. The season is just getting started but if they really want to finish in a very good position this season, then they need to take full advantage of this game and win it without any consideration for their opponent because even if they also has the chance, they will be ruthless and win the match wholeheartedly. Chelsea are amongst the teams I see for a potential premier league win, they need to start proving it now from this match.

But West Ham usually play better against big teams. If they stay organized in the game as early  as possible, it could be difficult for Chelsea to win them again, but The main problem for Chelsea is turning their chances into goals, something they often find hard to do in such games.

After Chelsea draw their match against Crystal Palace, they won’t relent on this opportunity they have to have an edge for a win in this game. West Ham may be playing better against bigger teams but this is a new season and they have to prove that once again for one to think they can. They lost to Sunderland in their opening game, a team that just returned from relegation, I hope they do better in this game because they don’t look it.

[pawel7777]

There's a new twist in Newcastle's Isak's potential transfer saga.
Previously Liverpool have made an offer (of £110m + add-ons) but it was not good enough and got rejected. Liverpool was rumoured to come back with a better one, but that didn't happen so far. Meanwhile, Newcastle are saying that they are not really interested in selling their top striker to their league rivals and say he will not be sold at all this summer.
Allegedly now Barcelona have entered the picture and express their interest in acquiring Isak during the next summer window, as a replacement for Lewandowski.
I don't think Isak is too happy with staying in Newcastle for another year.

More on the story:
https://www.teamtalk.com/news/alexander-isak-transfer-barcelona-timeline-key-advantage-liverpool-newcastle

[justinlamode]

The opening game is going to be West Ham - Chelsea. When it comes to the odds:

- West Ham: 4.80
- Draw: 4.00
- Chelsea: 1.71

Chelsea had a bad start. Such a boring effort against Crystal Palace...    But I hope to see better performances tomorrow. West Ham are a mess. We saw them against Sunderland. Chelsea shouldn't have big problems.

I think we have one of the free gifts of the week in this match which is Chelsea collecting the maximum point. The odd is enticing for sure and I believe that Chelsea will not fail to win the match. They drew last match which is not entirely a bad result because Crystal Palace have come to become a nightmare to the big teams, hence Chelsea will do all they can to win the match and West Ham will not be able to offer any serious resistance.

[Distraction]

There's a new twist in Newcastle's Isak's potential transfer saga.
Previously Liverpool have made an offer (of £110m + add-ons) but it was not good enough and got rejected. Liverpool was rumoured to come back with a better one, but that didn't happen so far. Meanwhile, Newcastle are saying that they are not really interested in selling their top striker to their league rivals and say he will not be sold at all this summer.
Allegedly now Barcelona have entered the picture and express their interest in acquiring Isak during the next summer window, as a replacement for Lewandowski.
I don't think Isak is too happy with staying in Newcastle for another year.

More on the story:
https://www.teamtalk.com/news/alexander-isak-transfer-barcelona-timeline-key-advantage-liverpool-newcastle

Isak has already burned the bridges... He didn't start in the first match week and it looks like this will continue the same way on the upcoming weeks also. As far as I remember he was talking about promises being unkept on his social media. 

Liverpool was so serious about signing him. Are they giving up already? I don't know if the picture will change in case Barcelona enters the race. Isak has already been wishing to sign for Liverpool for a long time. But if they don't make the same offer then things can change.

[Obari]

Chelsea takes on westham tomorrow , both team are desperately in need of a win with westham losing first match to the new boys sunderland and also Chelsea held to a draw by crystal palace. In a pre match conference today Enzo maresca said both Tosin and Fofana are fit and they are both expected to get minutes tomorrow. I think Chelsea will get their first win tomorrow, westham are still struggling to get rhythm to their play and Chelsea will take advantage of that tomorrow. It going to competitive and interesting, i really can’t wait to watch this one.

Chelsea are getting their first win tomorrow. It's definitely going to be a drastic match for bothsides. We're watching clubs that have not won EPL match this season, whereas they're putting their best to accumulate a win for themselves.

In tomorrow game, Chelsea stands a better position to win the game and they've been entirely hitting the top table with stunning performance. Watch their previous performances against Crystal Palace, it was classical and they've been making good odds towards winning matches. The Blues have been determined to go far this season not to talk about how they're scrapping their plate clean and coming out stronger. Enzo Maresca believes in the club and they will go far in the current season.

[EL MOHA]

Isak has already burned the bridges... He didn't start in the first match week and it looks like this will continue the same way on the upcoming weeks also. As far as I remember he was talking about promises being unkept on his social media. 

Liverpool was so serious about signing him. Are they giving up already? I don't know if the picture will change in case Barcelona enters the race. Isak has already been wishing to sign for Liverpool for a long time. But if they don't make the same offer then things can change.

I think both parties might have actually been breaking the contract they both had together, with the social media post that we saw Isak wrote, I think Isak might have actually agreed one way or the other that should he get an offer from top clubs he would be allow to go, and I think the recent decision of Newcastle is not to sell of Isak because they don’t want to lose their best players. We can simply just see that Newcastle intention is to actually keep hodl of Isak because they have champions league football which I think they want him to participate in.

For me both parties have actually handle this situation unprofessionally Isak shouldn’t be revolting immediately after Liverpool showed interest he would have simply hand in a transfer request which seems more professional to me and for Newcastle United I still don’t understand why they don’t want to let him go. Understand how huge of a miss it will be but personally I think holding on to player which doesn’t value playing for the club is simply a set back and such player wouldn’t give his all and that’s why I think they need to really sell him and go for other options.

 Also I don’t see Barcelona been any threat for hijacking Isak deal because they are seriously not looking good financially that can allow them to hijack that deal. So they are simply out of the question for now

[Adiljutt156]

The opening game is going to be West Ham - Chelsea. When it comes to the odds:

- West Ham: 4.80
- Draw: 4.00
- Chelsea: 1.71

Chelsea had a bad start. Such a boring effort against Crystal Palace...    But I hope to see better performances tomorrow. West Ham are a mess. We saw them against Sunderland. Chelsea shouldn't have big problems.

Chelsea gets 1.71. That odds almost the same like the odds before the game against Palace was started. Yet it doesn't give me confidence to believe they will win it without putting so much effort. Although their opponent thrashed by promoted team last week, they shall have to be careful. I expect their opponent to play low block against them. It makes me to lower my expectation to believe they will win it with narrow score.

Chelsea football team played first match of the tournament but that team could not win last match and match was ended with draw result. Chelsea football team past performance is very well because that team did excellent effort and won 4 matches out of last 5 matches and 1 match was ended with draw result and no match lost by that team. West Ham United football team performance was bad as comparison to Chelsea  football team as they could not win last match and they lost the last match . West Ham United team lost 2 matches out of last 5 matches and 3 matches won by that team. The head to head performance of Chelsea football team was excellent because that team won 3 matches out of 5 matches and  1 match won by West Ham United football team.