⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Moreno233]

Manchester United is going to play against Leeds United on Sunday. The odds for MU are 2.65 and Leeds are 2.70, a pretty close match.

In the last match against Wolves, they were unable to get three points. You know wolves are in the 20th position of the table. So they were unable to get three points against a team that is literally at the bottom of the table. That is why I am not confident about them getting three points in the next match as well. To be honest, Manchester United is absolutely trash at this moment. So it is very hard to trust them with anything right now. And honestly I do not see anything improving unless the owner changes. Which of course is probably not going to happen anytime soon.

I don't know if anyone will believe me but I'm having the feeling that Leeds will win Manchester United in that match. Manchester United failure to win Wolves at Old Trafford have made me to doubt them and a strong team like Leeds that held Liverpool to a goalless draw, will find it easier to defeat Manchester United. Leeds is very good when they play at home and they don't have any form of respect for big teams. They will not only dominate the match, Manchester United might concede more than two goals.

[Derekfunds]

The way of entering new year in the PL wasn't fun honestly. Last night was really boring I agree about that. Some people might say there were still many attacks, shots and saves which make a match more enjoyable.

But to tell the truth it doesn't sound fun to me unless I see some goals.    After these results Arteta must be quite happy. His team have increased the point gap again. 4 points with Manchester City and 6 with Aston Villa!

Well it was a bad day yesterday, especially for we gamblers, all the 4 premier league games that was played yesterday ended in a draw, which is very unlikely. Well as for me I lost all my best, I gambled on Manchester city to win and for Tottenham to play over 2.5 goals but it all ended in a bad bet. I really hope tomorrow when the premier league games are played we see a lot of goals.

It a 4 points gap between arsenal and Manchester city now and I will tell you that it still a long way to go. It been an exciting season so far and arsenal are looking favorite to win the league this but they would have to put up a big fight if they really want to bring the premier league to London this season.

Most of the results of yesterday's English Premier League games came as a huge surprise to gamblers especially the Sunderland Vs Manchester City game at the famous Stadium of Light. They were too boring to watch and for the people that staked on them, most of them ended up losing their bets but that's actually part of the game. Football as always will leave you with surprising results when you least expected but the good thing is that more games will still be played this from tomorrow, so there's still chances to win big this weekend staking on EPL games.

England really did gamblers dirty in premier league yesterday, 4 matches yesterday was draw I mean who was expecting that and among the 4 matches it was only crystal palace that scored, it was really sad and folks that use to play goals and straight win will be most disappointed because there was no goal neither was there a win. And yes among all the game played yesterday even if I was expecting a draw at last not from Manchester city because I believed they will always want to follow Arsenal so that the gap won't be much but I think right now arsenal Is leading with about 5 points and that has given them a bit confident.

[jostorres]

Most of the games ended in draw and Liverpool against leeds did not surprise me at all and that of Manchester city surprised me the most because I saw how Manchester city fans were busy running there mouth and they thought Aston Villa was going to defeat us and they have forgotten that we have an unbeaten record nobody have defeated arsenal home. And arsenal meeting against Bournemouth and arsenal is on fire and there is nothing that can go wrong at this point and the moment we win that game is going to make things more interesting because arsenal are doing all they could to win the league.

Arteta is busy working hard to make arsenal win the league and even with how everything is turning the man keeps making everything possible just to see that club win the Premier league and even the Champions league is in the radar so arsenal is committed about both leagues and I expect them to be able to win both of them because who is going to stop us nobody that am seeing.

Weather and strong defensive strategy from weaker sides put big clubs in drain, and they were not able to have any action despite having great attacking options in these games, both Leeds United and Sunderland are newly promoted, and their sources are also not near half of these big clubs still they produce shocks and stay in good spot.

Liverpool is having troubling time, and they are trying to have some good rhythm and things back on their control but draw between Sunderland and Manchester City gave serious shock to Citizens fans and gamblers as well because too many bets for both teams to score and have over 2.5 gone wrong, and they lost big money.

[Minor Miner]

Most of the games ended in draw and Liverpool against leeds did not surprise me at all and that of Manchester city surprised me the most because I saw how Manchester city fans were busy running there mouth and they thought Aston Villa was going to defeat us and they have forgotten that we have an unbeaten record nobody have defeated arsenal home. And arsenal meeting against Bournemouth and arsenal is on fire and there is nothing that can go wrong at this point and the moment we win that game is going to make things more interesting because arsenal are doing all they could to win the league.

Arteta is busy working hard to make arsenal win the league and even with how everything is turning the man keeps making everything possible just to see that club win the Premier league and even the Champions league is in the radar so arsenal is committed about both leagues and I expect them to be able to win both of them because who is going to stop us nobody that am seeing.

Weather and strong defensive strategy from weaker sides put big clubs in drain, and they were not able to have any action despite having great attacking options in these games, both Leeds United and Sunderland are newly promoted, and their sources are also not near half of these big clubs still they produce shocks and stay in good spot.

Liverpool is having troubling time, and they are trying to have some good rhythm and things back on their control but draw between Sunderland and Manchester City gave serious shock to Citizens fans and gamblers as well because too many bets for both teams to score and have over 2.5 gone wrong, and they lost big money.

Source: @footyaccums

Damn, that’s like the definition of trash. At this point it’s better for them to just take the throw in instead of corner. They might have a better chance from the throw in to score goals. And I also think that Liverpool is going to face some problems. because they have already announced that the coach is going to leave after this season. Even though a lot of people think that it is going to be good for Liverpool because now Mohammed Salah is going to stay but I think as a club it is going to have a bit of negative effect on them.

[Miles2006]

after winning the arsenal vs. aston villa match, they secured a pretty good position in the standings with last night's results. it was particularly interesting that the manchester city match ended in a goalless draw, despite city being such heavy favorites. only two goals were scored in four matches yesterday, and while many people think this was a prearranged fix, we must remember that anything is possible. although most bettors were dissatisfied with yesterday's results, this too was a possibility within the realm of probability.

with the current betting odds, arsenal's chances of winning the premier league title this season have almost reached their peak. i wonder if they can pull it off.

Aston Villa won their game against gunners on Dec 6 and gunners made a strong comeback against Aston Villa by beating them 4-1. Man City had a draw against Sunderland and that has given Arsenal a 4 points lead against Man City. We are now at half way of the premier league and Arsenal are favourite to lift the trophy provided they retain their form in rest of the 19 games also. Villa and City had not a great Week 19 but they are still in contest and Arsenal need to keep this in mind.

Arsenal were more likely to win Aston Villa this time around yet unpredictable, the club don’t want to miss any chance staying at the top though the point difference is not so big compared to other seasons Arsenal had more point difference and yet didn’t win the title. Manchester City is a major challenge for the gunners viewing their performance currently meanwhile I can’t determine the strength of Aston Villa and Liverpool. Manchester city will be facing Chelsea this time around while Arsenal will be facing Bournemouth, well Arsenal and Manchester city possibilities are very high.

[el kaka22]

Maresca is really not the guy that can take Chelsea further. The fact that he won CWC made them put up with him this much but we all knew that he wasn't really doing anything crazy and because of that we are seeing them be this much longer to make this decision.

In the end, Chelsea needs someone better. Funny thing is, some people talked about how Maresca could be replacement for Pep Guardiola after he leaves, while Chelsea was doing fine. There is absolutely no chance that he could ever replace Pep, not in a million years, City would not be getting someone who is so much worse than Pep. If City ever gets anyone, believe me that manager would be one of the top five managers of the world once again when they sign the manager.

[Sims25]

Maresca is really not the guy that can take Chelsea further. The fact that he won CWC made them put up with him this much but we all knew that he wasn't really doing anything crazy and because of that we are seeing them be this much longer to make this decision.

In the end, Chelsea needs someone better. Funny thing is, some people talked about how Maresca could be replacement for Pep Guardiola after he leaves, while Chelsea was doing fine. There is absolutely no chance that he could ever replace Pep, not in a million years, City would not be getting someone who is so much worse than Pep. If City ever gets anyone, believe me that manager would be one of the top five managers of the world once again when they sign the manager.

It's not surprising to see him get sacked but saying he's not the guy to take Chelsea forward is a bit too outrageous considering this statement was also used for Tuchel and some other managers that have been sacked by Chelsea. The main reason is Chelsea isn't just that club that believes in a manager long term regardless of their previous achievement. We see in the case of Arsenal who havven't won a major trophy under Arteta still stick with him.

[DYOR+BTC]

Maresca is really not the guy that can take Chelsea further. The fact that he won CWC made them put up with him this much but we all knew that he wasn't really doing anything crazy and because of that we are seeing them be this much longer to make this decision.

In the end, Chelsea needs someone better. Funny thing is, some people talked about how Maresca could be replacement for Pep Guardiola after he leaves, while Chelsea was doing fine. There is absolutely no chance that he could ever replace Pep, not in a million years, City would not be getting someone who is so much worse than Pep. If City ever gets anyone, believe me that manager would be one of the top five managers of the world once again when they sign the manager.

One funny thing about fans at times is when the team is doing perfectly well they will all say good about the coach but when there is little inconsistency, they that where praising the same coach  will turn to criticise him. The same marasca they are criticising because he was sacked was the one that lead Chelsea to the club world cup final and even defeated PSG in the final last year, instead of giving him support now that he is going true difficulties we are saying all manners of rubbish just to justify our evil thoughts about him. Honestly speaking i don't like how fans go about situations, yes he was going through difficult moments in the team but never enough reason to write off his good works when we needed it must

[Rengga Jati]

It's not surprising to see him get sacked but saying he's not the guy to take Chelsea forward is a bit too outrageous considering this statement was also used for Tuchel and some other managers that have been sacked by Chelsea. The main reason is Chelsea isn't just that club that believes in a manager long term regardless of their previous achievement. We see in the case of Arsenal who havven't won a major trophy under Arteta still stick with him.

Although Chelsea had started to improve, especially in the first half of the season, their performance has been very unstable lately. Although several of their top players have returned and made quite good progress, as a club, it hasn't lived up to Chelsea's expectations and targets.

And now, with their interim coach, Calum McFarlane, they still have to fight not only in the Premier League against Manchester City, which will undoubtedly be very tough. In fact, Chelsea's challenge is truly formidable, not least because Marezca was named Manager of the Month in December and was sacked in early January. So? 

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[MorganaX]

Maresca is really not the guy that can take Chelsea further. The fact that he won CWC made them put up with him this much but we all knew that he wasn't really doing anything crazy and because of that we are seeing them be this much longer to make this decision.

In the end, Chelsea needs someone better. Funny thing is, some people talked about how Maresca could be replacement for Pep Guardiola after he leaves, while Chelsea was doing fine. There is absolutely no chance that he could ever replace Pep, not in a million years, City would not be getting someone who is so much worse than Pep. If City ever gets anyone, believe me that manager would be one of the top five managers of the world once again when they sign the manager.

It's not surprising to see him get sacked but saying he's not the guy to take Chelsea forward is a bit too outrageous considering this statement was also used for Tuchel and some other managers that have been sacked by Chelsea. The main reason is Chelsea isn't just that club that believes in a manager long term regardless of their previous achievement. We see in the case of Arsenal who havven't won a major trophy under Arteta still stick with him.

Definitely we all know that Chelsea has been a demanding club, and with this reason no matter the achievements a manager might have and fail to do well in the next moment, they will immediately call for a sack, this is what happens to Tuchel as well. Now Maresca has been sacked, no matter him winning the club world cup, they still sacked him due to his underperformance in recent games, this is what you will tend to get when you are heading a team that has a higher demand. The case of Arsenal is very different as they have that patient to wait and see the result.

[FanEagle]

Back to four points for Arsenal, not a bad week for them, everyone else getting away from them. Aston Villa finally lost, City got a tie, and Chelsea and Liverpool too. So basically everyone around them lost points while Arsenal got a win, that is great. People doubted about Arsenal having a chance to win because of how close City got, but looking at them right now, four points is alright, and they have some more games left, I am hoping that we are going to see them keep that gap going for a while longer.

[MorganaX]

Back to four points for Arsenal, not a bad week for them, everyone else getting away from them. Aston Villa finally lost, City got a tie, and Chelsea and Liverpool too. So basically everyone around them lost points while Arsenal got a win, that is great. People doubted about Arsenal having a chance to win because of how close City got, but looking at them right now, four points is alright, and they have some more games left, I am hoping that we are going to see them keep that gap going for a while longer.

Aston Villa losing to Arsenal with such a margin was surprising to so many and many never believed it that, arsenal were to have such a win, and it all started from the first half on how Arsenal played, including myself I felt they will never win this game, because in that first half we can see that their performance was not encouraging. But a lot went in the dress room, and when they came out, things changes as Gabriel got the first goal for the team. 4 goals to 1 was very huge though, but let's give Arsenal the accolades they need, they deserve it better. Liverpool, Manchester City and also Chelsea dropped points which is also giving the Arsenal team a moral to continue working hard to perform very well in games to come.

[Odusko]

Back to four points for Arsenal, not a bad week for them, everyone else getting away from them. Aston Villa finally lost, City got a tie, and Chelsea and Liverpool too. So basically everyone around them lost points while Arsenal got a win, that is great. People doubted about Arsenal having a chance to win because of how close City got, but looking at them right now, four points is alright, and they have some more games left, I am hoping that we are going to see them keep that gap going for a while longer.

Asernal is having the best of time this season last match recorded multiple goals one game that really pushed their points up so much so the season,  and after this game we need to look out for Asernal next game if and only their able to win the next game in the premier league then we can be sure to expect Asernal lifting this season after a long time.

[Akbarkoe]

Back to four points for Arsenal, not a bad week for them, everyone else getting away from them. Aston Villa finally lost, City got a tie, and Chelsea and Liverpool too. So basically everyone around them lost points while Arsenal got a win, that is great. People doubted about Arsenal having a chance to win because of how close City got, but looking at them right now, four points is alright, and they have some more games left, I am hoping that we are going to see them keep that gap going for a while longer.

Asernal is having the best of time this season last match recorded multiple goals one game that really pushed their points up so much so the season,  and after this game we need to look out for Asernal next game if and only their able to win the next game in the premier league then we can be sure to expect Asernal lifting this season after a long time.

The match against Aston Villa was indeed good and they can be very confident of winning this league, there are other thoughts. To be honest, I have deep doubts about Arsenal, they can compete well and their consistency from the start to the middle of the league is always good, I hope they don't make any more mistakes as the season has passed, their consistency decreased as the league progressed to the final match which made them lose the top position and be shifted to second place, it is very painful when supporting Arsenal to become winners of the English Premier League. I hope that the inconsistencies in the previous season do not repeat themselves this season and ensure that we become winners.

[asriloni]

Manchester United is going to play against Leeds United on Sunday. The odds for MU are 2.65 and Leeds are 2.70, a pretty close match.

In the last match against Wolves, they were unable to get three points. You know wolves are in the 20th position of the table. So they were unable to get three points against a team that is literally at the bottom of the table. That is why I am not confident about them getting three points in the next match as well. To be honest, Manchester United is absolutely trash at this moment. So it is very hard to trust them with anything right now. And honestly I do not see anything improving unless the owner changes. Which of course is probably not going to happen anytime soon.

The odds gave me no confidence to MU for sure. The gap is just so thin, whch mean even bookies rated Leeds as strong as MU. The fact that seeing Leeds recent games result is also truly unbelievable by thrashed crystal palace, then held Liverpool draw.

So i think to risk myself in picking them is not that bad too. I think they can beat MU with the way they're playing right now. Especially when everyone in the squad is just getting their form back.

[Spack17]

The odds gave me no confidence to MU for sure. The gap is just so thin, whch mean even bookies rated Leeds as strong as MU. The fact that seeing Leeds recent games result is also truly unbelievable by thrashed crystal palace, then held Liverpool draw.

So i think to risk myself in picking them is not that bad too. I think they can beat MU with the way they're playing right now. Especially when everyone in the squad is just getting their form back.

We are talking about a team that couldn't beat Wolves at Old Trafford a few days ago.    I would never trust them against a much more capable team like Leeds honestly.

Leeds scored in 8 matches consecutively which ended against Liverpool. But they can still score against Manchester United too considering the poor defense of their opponent. Calvert-Lewin is amazing recently.

This is why I would bet on BTTS instead of trusting a side to be the winner.

[Solodoski]

Back to four points for Arsenal, not a bad week for them, everyone else getting away from them. Aston Villa finally lost, City got a tie, and Chelsea and Liverpool too. So basically everyone around them lost points while Arsenal got a win, that is great. People doubted about Arsenal having a chance to win because of how close City got, but looking at them right now, four points is alright, and they have some more games left, I am hoping that we are going to see them keep that gap going for a while longer.

Arsenal is the winner for week 19, every other team that is contesting with them drop point and they were able to secure all 3 points, even when most people think they will be dropping point in that match against Aston Villa. Arsenal made a statement by trashing Aston Villa 4-1, and it puts them 4 points ahead of Manchester City after they draw against Sunderland.  The good thing is that they gained points from every team contesting with them for the title and that's a big positive for them, so I am really expecting Arsenal to win the title this season.

[qurbanshah02]

Back to four points for Arsenal, not a bad week for them, everyone else getting away from them. Aston Villa finally lost, City got a tie, and Chelsea and Liverpool too. So basically everyone around them lost points while Arsenal got a win, that is great. People doubted about Arsenal having a chance to win because of how close City got, but looking at them right now, four points is alright, and they have some more games left, I am hoping that we are going to see them keep that gap going for a while longer.

Arsenal is the winner for week 19, every other team that is contesting with them drop point and they were able to secure all 3 points, even when most people think they will be dropping point in that match against Aston Villa. Arsenal made a statement by trashing Aston Villa 4-1, and it puts them 4 points ahead of Manchester City after they draw against Sunderland.  The good thing is that they gained points from every team contesting with them for the title and that's a big positive for them, so I am really expecting Arsenal to win the title this season.

Arsenal are playing better than we thought and if they keep playing like this I hope they will be a challenge for everyone and the other teams who will have to work hard to get the first position and wait for Arsenal to lose which makes it very unlikely. Their win against Aston Villa was clear because Arsenal had prepared well for this match and their players were still playing successfully despite some injuries. It is also difficult for Manchester City right now and Arsenal has been strong so far by winning every match and if they keep playing like this then Manchester City will continue to be successful against Arsenal till the end. Arsenal are going to face Bournemouth and in this match Arsenal will easily get 3 points because Bournemouth is down and their performance will not be good against Arsenal so Arsenal is clear to win.

[Iroh]

We are talking about a team that couldn't beat Wolves at Old Trafford a few days ago.    I would never trust them against a much more capable team like Leeds honestly.

Leeds scored in 8 matches consecutively which ended against Liverpool. But they can still score against Manchester United too considering the poor defense of their opponent. Calvert-Lewin is amazing recently.

This is why I would bet on BTTS instead of trusting a side to be the winner.

It's not so surprising that people don't think Man united would be able to defeat leeds when they play tomorrow. Ordinarily, Man united ought to be much better Leeds but they've been really inconsistent with their performance that there's no telling if they can go on to play a game and actually win even if their opponent is seemingly weaker.
It was crazy that Man united couldn't secure the win from Wolves who is at the bottom of the table. When they come up against a tough opponent, they'll surprise everyone with a good performance and a win but when faced with clubs they should ordinarily win, you'll see them struggle a bit.
Both teams to score is kinda a safe bet on that game.

[Y3shot]

Back to four points for Arsenal, not a bad week for them, everyone else getting away from them. Aston Villa finally lost, City got a tie, and Chelsea and Liverpool too. So basically everyone around them lost points while Arsenal got a win, that is great. People doubted about Arsenal having a chance to win because of how close City got, but looking at them right now, four points is alright, and they have some more games left, I am hoping that we are going to see them keep that gap going for a while longer.

Asernal is having the best of time this season last match recorded multiple goals one game that really pushed their points up so much so the season,  and after this game we need to look out for Asernal next game if and only their able to win the next game in the premier league then we can be sure to expect Asernal lifting this season after a long time.

I'm very sure the Arsenal game against Bournemouth will be a success for Arsenal because they are stronger, and the performances of both teams make it very clear to tell who the winner will be in this game.

However, I'm not very convinced that Arsenal will continue in this form because Arsenal is fond of not being consistent sometimes. I just hope they can learn from other seasons and not make the same mistakes this season. At this point, they need to maintain their performance to ensure they win the league.