Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 1665. (Read 779801 times)

Liverpool and Manchester City will likely fight until the end of the season in the race for the title. The performance of both teams has been equally good so far, but Manchester City have a bigger chance considering they still have one game postponed which could ultimately put them 1 point ahead of Liverpool.

I personally do not underestimate Arsenal's chances this season because Liverpool and Manchester City cannot be guaranteed to always maintain their team's performance until the end of the season. There are still many tough games for the top three teams and there is always a possibility of them dropping points. After all, the points gap between the top teams currently wasn't that much and anyone who made a mistake would slip up and lose their position.

Although Everton lost but ya, at least Everton managed to hold Manchester City for 70 minutes. Because after all, the first goal that Haaland managed to make also occurred in the 71st minute and also,it seems that if Bruyne is not played maybe Everton will be able to hold Manchester City to a draw . Because ya, although Manchester City dominated the match well but the fact is,when Bruyne was still on the bench the reality is that Manchester City's efforts always failed to make goals. So, with results like this, at least Manchester City still really need Bruyne to be able to break the deadlock and yes, factors like that will certainly not be completely good for Manchester City for other more difficult matches ahead.

But at least I'm still lucky too, because with Bruyne coming on as a substitute, the match finally ended with a score of 2-0.

Manchester City still has that game in hand and that still makes quite a difference, although none of the games that these top teams have to play are easily won. I thought that Manchester City would severely outcompete Everton especially since they were playing at home, but Manchester City does have problems scoring goals at times. Their offense isn't quite as efficient as it had been in other seasons. I believe that both Liverpool and Manchester City will drop some points. They might not necessarily lose a few games, but I do think that they will have a few draws.

I was happy for Haaland who finally gets back into his best shape. He needs to score goals and goals and too bad he has had several injuries despite being so young. He looks so resilient as a player and yet he does have physical issues more often than others. It's disappointing as it ruins his stats.

For me, there are doubts about answering that Manchester United will be able to continue their winning streak against a team like Aston Villa in the 24th Premier League season. The reason is, Aston Villa is not a team that easily gives up on the conditions they are experiencing in every match.
Just playing at Old Trafford, Aston Villa was able to apply great pressure even though Manchester United managed to win with a score of 3-2.

Lately, we are very satisfied with the results obtained by Manchester United even though in each match at first we doubted whether Manchester United could win due to several factors that can be felt by almost all fans.
I'm worried about the defense and including the goalkeeper. That was the weak point that I saw in Manchester United when they faced Aston Villa.

Manchester United could end up with three points. Don't forget, this is that same Aston Villa a Chelsea side who flops won with three goals to one. Don't fall for that odds set up by the bookmakers. They're not what decides the game at the ends of the game.
If Chelsea can beat then, Manchester United are working hard and they will not lose same way they didn't during the first half of the season.
Manchester United didn't slack as they won the first leg from behind at Old Trafford with two goals from Garnacho to help seal that game.

For West Ham United against Arsenal? T's the gunners getting those three points, they'll have to do double of what's done during that game against Liverpool. Consistency is what's needed right now.

They managed to secure 3 points that they should have been able to secure. Although they were made difficult by Burnley, but in the end in the second half they could overcome it. Now they are back at the top of the table, at least until Manchester City play a delayed match.
Tight battles at the top of the table always happen in the Premier League from season to season. And at least for this decade Liverpool and Manchester City are more often than not competing in positions 1 and 2. It's a sight that football lovers want, especially Premier League lovers, and this season we see that competition again.

I want to see whether Manchester United will be able to continue the series of victories they achieved in the previous 2 matches or not. Because the opponent they will face is a strong team and cannot be underestimated, especially overall they play better than Manchester United this season.
Another advantage of Aston Villa in this match is that they will play as the host. and Manchester United have a poor record if they act as a guest team.
Apart from all that I see an improvement from Manchester United lately, yes they now look more able to minimize the mistakes that come from themselves, and that is something good.

Liverpool are also as serious as Manchester city to win the Premier League. Arsenal look like they will be dropped out at some point because of the heat of Liverpool and Manchester City. All three Liverpool forwards scored goals today against Burnley, Nunez, Jota and Diaz to get Liverpool back to winning. Bad weekend for Burnley and Everton who both loose their games and will remain at the bottom of the table.

In fact, the top five teams this moment have very good points because ya, despite Manchester United being the sixth-placed team in the standings at the moment, but the points gap is very wide. Not only that, evenif for example Manchester United managed to beat Aston Villa but in fact, their points gap is still wide. But indeed, if Manchester United have a great effort to catch up, then at least the chance for Manchester United is still there. But, if for example Manchester United fail to beat Aston Villa in this match then ya, I believe the current top five teams will remain in the top five until the end of the season because of the excellent points advantage.

Tottenham and Manchester City aren’t a match at all in any form as Manchester City have had much greater achievements than them. Even if you want to check with this season’s performance, City will still come out as the better of these 2 teams. 1The result Everton had against Tottenham shouldn’t be used to judge how the match with City would go. Manchester City are on the race for the league title and know how important getting all 3 points at the Etihad is and they made it all possible as they got all their goals in the second half of the game.

 Erling stood up when City seemed they were falling already and he got the brace to hand them the 3 points. Everton tried to contain City but couldn’t hold up for a while as City still came out powerful, well I was pretty sure City would claim the 3 points but i didn't expect them to really disturb Cify like they did today.

For the first half it looks like Pep wants to maximize the young talent they have and it can be seen from the formation that is done where 4 young players are in midfield supported by Rodri who is used as a defensive midfielder in this match but with this, Manchester City's attack seems to be bland but in my opinion it is a good initiative from Pep because even though there are several players like Silva, KDB and Rodri there but still rotation and trying the best with the young players they have at the moment is a good experiment and it is very worth doing.

By including 3 senior players in the second half it shows that they are playing more seriously and it clearly adds attacking power and the situation becomes more interesting because Manchester City's attacks are more varied.

Yeah they can still secure the sensitive this time and continue to be at the top but the conditions until now are still unstable because after all by looking at what is happening now actually Manchester City still has one match left and that if utilized properly then it is possible for Manchester City to be at the top with a difference of 1 point they have but before that happens it is likely that the throne at the top will still continue to be owned by Liverpool even though the competition is becoming more interesting now where several clubs are starting to show the balance in the title race and this is evidenced by the acquisition of points which are still quite a bit in terms of the difference.
Arsenal also still haven't played and we can be sure if Arsenal win then the competition will become even more interesting in the title race.

After Chelsea's impressive performance against Aston Villa at the Villa Park in the English Premier League,a lot of people are now of the opinion that they've improved from their poor and inconsistent form this season and are now giving them a chance to get a result against Manchester City next weekend. Before they face Manchester City, Chelsea have a game to play on Monday night against Crystal Palace at the Selhurst Park and no matter the result of that game, I don't think Chelsea stands a chance to get at least a point against Manchester City next weekend.
Pep Guardiola doesn't have much injury crises at the moment which means that he has an almost full squad to chose from and considering the quality of players in the Manchester City team, winning against Chelsea shouldn't be a big issue to them

If you had known Manchester City's pattern of play, you wouldn't at any instance feel bothered about why they are unable to see the net of the team they are playing against in the first half.
If you find them not scoring goals as expected in the first half, feel relaxed and expect to see goals in the second half because Manchester City wouldn't want to play the second half without scoring a goal, no matter how defensive the team they are playing against would be.
It was a fantastic two-nil victory for Manchester City against Everton, after aiming for the top PL table for long. I am glad that it came to fulfillment

United will be playing Villa, that will be a tough game. United has been not so great this season so far, and they really need a win, Villa has been unexpectedly good as well and they look like they could keep their position. This is why it's a much more important game for United, hopefully they will get the win they want, it has to be a win for them to keep trying.

There are scenarios where the sixth team still goes to Europe, but it's really not idea for them, they need to do a lot better. This does look like a very unlikely situation for United, not like they can be fourth, but it would make it easier if they win Villa, who is fourth right now. They would at least get a little bit closer there and have a chance.

Sean Dyche might be one defensive coach but that don't work whenever he is against Manchester City even during them days as a manager for Burnley.
Tough first half already as they locked up these citizens but not for too long. Not that they didn't get to create chances but they struggled to score.
Thanks to Erling Haaland, we'll always know whenever he's around and not Injured. He's not scored more than fifty goals in the Premier League Competition.

Liverpool pressed on to score with double headers. I think they used more of set pieces to score than breaking Burnley United.

You are right, the attack scheme built by Manchester City in the first half did not match what was expected. They failed to penetrate Everton's defense, which in fact played defensively, and Manchester City didn't even have a single shot on target throughout the first half. Of course there are concerns about bad results or missing the opportunity to get full points, but Pep Guardiola had another option and it really worked.

Pep Guardiola played Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker and Bernardo Silva in the second half. These three experienced players succeeded in making Manchester City's attack scheme more effective and of course really put Everton players under even more pressure. Haaland took advantage of a loose ball in front of the goal and hit it with a lightning kick which became the first goal even though throughout the first half he didn't get enough passes. Before regular time ran out, Haaland doubled the lead again and sealed the win.

Next week's match is quite interesting between Manchester City vs Chelsea, I'm not quite sure that Chelsea will be able to match Manchester City's game because I see that Chelsea is currently quite down this year, and on the contrary, City's performance has increased. It's quite heartbreaking to see Chelsea's current standings. Will Chelsea experience defeat in the future and their standings drop again?

Liverpool didn't give up after going 2-1 up and increased the pressure. It was a dangerous score for them and they relaxed a bit more after scoring the 3rd goal. In the end, they took 3 points with 3 goals and continued to lead for now.
Totthenham hosted Brighton at home. After conceding a goal at home in the first half, Totthenham did everything to hold on to the game. Totthenham used all their strength to the fullest and managed to win the game after falling behind. The winning goal came in extra time, which was an exciting moment for them. With this win, they moved up to 4th place with a game in hand.

The feeling was strong that Everton could not defeat Manchester City they couldn't perform such a mission, and the way I predicted so it happened I even expected more goals from Manchester City, and the surprise was Haaland, single handily scored the two goals, and I was impressed, but if it Haaland then expect anything from him and even couple with the fact that I don't like him but he his good, always have a good time always to score. and the pressure was even much on Everton but it was expected since their squad looks complete then it will be hard to win them. and if it was that period that K. De Bruyne sustained injury then it will be easy. they know Everton is weak against them and that is why they did not even put too much energy into it. because of the other games coming up, they are trying to reduce the energy they put into it. and even Liverpool won their game this shows that is a good sign coming from both teams tonight.

It's been an interesting weekend so far. Watched the City and Liverpool game but missed out on most of the action of Tottenham's game (no way I would watch Tottenham instead of Liverpool) but I didn't miss that 96th minute winner by Johnson after that excellent assist from Son.

My take on the weekend so far, Man City is interested in repeated what they have done in seasons before this one: slip up early in the season and do a comeback to win the title. This time though, It's a 3-way battle between Liverpool, City and Arsenal.

Won my singles for the day. Forgot to share but tomorrow I won't forget.

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How's the weekend going at your end? Anything interesting happened in games I missed?

Liverpool's players have shown excellent dominance at home. However, Liverpool conceded a goal. And the first half ended 1-1. However, the dominance of Liverpool's players was evident throughout the match.

Liverpool are completely attacking in the first half. In the second half, Liverpool's players increased the pace of attack. And just 7 minutes into the second half, Luis Diaz's goal gave the team a 2-1 lead. Nunez's goal in the 79th minute gave Liverpool a 3-1 win. Liverpool had 71% ball possession in this match. Liverpool have once again occupied the top spot of the table by two points ahead of Manchester City.