General Premier League Thread 2025/2026

As an Arsenal fan, I would welcome a tightening of the rules on corners.

When watching every single goal Arsenal have scored from a corner this season, a penalty could have been given. At the weekend Gyokeres was being fouled when one of the goals were scored.

If less holding was allowed, Arsenal would score from most corners, and would usually get a penalty when they didn't.

The difference between Arsenal and the rest is the quality of delivery from Rice and Saka, and the movement of Gabriel, Saliba and others like Martinelli. With any change in the rules, that advantage is increased rather than decreased.

I don't get the mad rush to ban attackers from the 6yd box, a corner is meant to reward the attacking team.

90 seconds is enough until it isn't.

Ball played through to winger - may be offside, if so everything that happens afterwards is void.
Winger is tacked on edge of box (might be a foul, possible penalty if inside box).
Attacking player running behind crosses ball, striker heads ball into net but could be arm involved.

You've now got 3 separate checks for linked events which happened within <5 seconds of each other.
You've 4 possible outcomes…
free-out for initial offside.
penalty because not-offside, offence inside box, and original goal is deemed handball by goal-scorer.
free-out for the handball (not offside, not penalty).
goal given.

I don't think that's a particularly outrageous/unprecedented set of events.

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Basketball ffs 🙄

It was in 2023 by the way… its 2026 now

This is usually when Liverpool get a good run of results in and Wolves will go for it opening them up.

I may be biased but those results against Arsenal and Villa aren't much to read into. Credit to them of course but the team placed 20th in the league haven't suddenly become good. Arsenal had that little wobble against Brentford and Wolves, and Villa have been dropping points every other game since the new year. Their league form in way down, while we're up in the top 4. In a way, those performances/results sort of came from nowhere and probably caught both Arsenal and Villa off guard. One would also hope that Liverpool are well drilled on what to expect from Wolves.

It's a small sample size but I watched both games and Wolves absolutely deserved those results.

Not to be taken for granted is the message I suppose!

Lol. He says like a decision going United's way doesn't create a week long inquest!

Jaysus, I wouldnt be putting much money on Arsenal at 2/5

In terms of the race for the top 5 for a CL place, I know England would get an extra place if a non-qualifier won the CL or EL (like Spurs did last season). But if Arsenal or City win the CL this year (or Liverpool/Chelsea if they come top 5), would that give an extra CL place to the team who finishes 6th, or would it have no impact?