2025-26 English Premier League Discussion Thread

[Baphomet]

Spurs go out in the League Cup in a pretty tepid spectacle against Newcastle at their ground, Liverpool get hammered again, City and Arsenal through easily. Chelsea vs. Wolves was a bit of an epic, 4-3 to Chelsea in the end.

[MaliBrah]

Our first 20 mins was a scare. Lucky brighton didnt go 2 up but after that we cruised, Good showing from the two new academy kids Max and Andre. Our depth is looking ridiculously good even with the handful of injuries we have at the moment.Hoping its the difference between the heartbreak of the last few years and future glory...

[wco81]

Are these teams playing the kind of lineups they'd play if these were PL matches or did they rest their main players?

Did Liverpool play their usual backline for instance or was it substitutes who gave up 3 goals?

[Baphomet]

Are these teams playing the kind of lineups they'd play if these were PL matches or did they rest their main players?

Did Liverpool play their usual backline for instance or was it substitutes who gave up 3 goals?

I can't speak for the other games as I didn't watch them, but Spurs and Newcastle had rotated a couple of players. Newcastle didn't start Joelinton, Gordon or Pope. Spurs rotated Vicario, Van de Ven and Kudus. There were a few others, but the teams weren't drastically changed.

[MaliBrah]

Are these teams playing the kind of lineups they'd play if these were PL matches or did they rest their main players?

Did Liverpool play their usual backline for instance or was it substitutes who gave up 3 goals?

Liverpool completely punted the game with their lineup and bench. Arsenal played a rotated squad but our defence and midfield were filled with senior players just our front line had some of the academy kids.

[wco81]

Are these teams playing the kind of lineups they'd play if these were PL matches or did they rest their main players?

Did Liverpool play their usual backline for instance or was it substitutes who gave up 3 goals?

Liverpool completely punted the game with their lineup and bench. Arsenal played a rotated squad but our defence and midfield were filled with senior players just our front line had some of the academy kids.

Yup, looks like they rested the main players.

Liverpool suffered their sixth defeat in seven matches across all competitions as Crystal Palace eliminated them from the Carabao Cup with a 3-0 victory at Anfield, extending the defending Premier League champions' unprecedented slump under manager Arne Slot.

Slot made 10 changes from Saturday's loss to Brentford, resting senior players ahead of Saturday's crucial Premier League clash with Aston Villa. The heavily rotated side fell behind to two goals in four minutes from Ismaila Sarr before halftime.

Crystal Palace, fielding several first-team regulars, controlled the match after the break. Eighteen-year-old defender Amara Nallo received a straight red card 12 minutes after entering as a substitute for bringing down Justin Devenny on a breakaway. Yeremy Pino added a third goal late to confirm Palace's place in the quarter-finals.

The defeat marked Liverpool's fifth consecutive loss in domestic football. Their only victory in over a month came against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League last week.

Slot defended his selection decisions in his post-match press conference, citing player fatigue and injury concerns.

"If I look at our result against Brentford, two days after Frankfurt away, I saw a team struggling to play three games in seven days," Slot said. "At this time, with only 15 players available in our squad, and to add to that, this club has always used this competition for academy players, it felt to me the right decision."

https://soccer.realgm.com/wiretap/11706/Liverpool-Knocked-Out-Of-Carabao-Cup-With-Sixth-Defeat-In-Seven

They even rotate in younger players for the FA Cup matches don't they?

[MaliBrah]

Are these teams playing the kind of lineups they'd play if these were PL matches or did they rest their main players?

Did Liverpool play their usual backline for instance or was it substitutes who gave up 3 goals?

Liverpool completely punted the game with their lineup and bench. Arsenal played a rotated squad but our defence and midfield were filled with senior players just our front line had some of the academy kids.

Yup, looks like they rested the main players.

They even rotate in younger players for the FA Cup matches don't they?

Teams go a little strong later in the carabao when the final is within distance but they usually do use their full squad. I feel like teams take the FA Cup a little more serious but there will be rotation there as well. It just isn't physically possible for players to compete on all fronts weekly.

[Baphomet]

Spurs struggling badly on the ball against Chelsea's man-to-man press. Caicedo is insane, he gets his foot on everything.

[Baphomet]

We've got a lot of problems to fix. Got completely outworked by Chelsea today, we looked lifeless and clueless.

[stormi]

Getting shutout by a Chalobah led defense is honestly cause for sacking. Spurs looked about as devoid of energy as I've seen all year bar Kudus.

[AK47MVP]

We've got a lot of problems to fix. Got completely outworked by Chelsea today, we looked lifeless and clueless.

Yeah Spurs look a bit out of ideas lately. No creativity at all. Madison's injury really left Frank without best creator

[Baphomet]

Getting shutout by a Chalobah led defense is honestly cause for sacking. Spurs looked about as devoid of energy as I've seen all year bar Kudus.

I was thinking the same thing. We made Chalobah and Fofana look like Maldini and Nesta regens out there.

[wco81]

Martinez gifts Salah #250 goals for Liverpool.

Villa had the momentum coming into this match but they haven't threatened in the first half at all.

[MaliBrah]

Cmon Kroupi , hold your run and its 1-0 in 55 seconds lol. Bailed City out

[wco81]

Bournemouth being exposed repeatedly. Should be 3-1 City in the first half.

[MaliBrah]

Bournemouth being exposed repeatedly. Should be 3-1 City in the first half.

they keep playing a high line lol , they're lack of respect for City is burning them lmao