FPL Gameweek 3 – Fixtures, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

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Ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 deadline, we have combed through all the Premier League press conferences to bring FPL managers the need-to-know team news, injury updates and predicted XIs for GW3.

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GAMEWEEK 3 FIXTURES

Saturday 28^th August

Man City vs Arsenal (12:30)

Aston Villa vs Brentford (15:00)

Brighton vs Everton (15:00)

Newcastle vs Southampton (15:00)

Norwich vs Leicester (15:00)

West Ham vs Crystal Palace (15:00)

Liverpool vs Chelsea (17:30)

Sunday 29^th August

Burnley vs Leeds (14:00)

Spurs vs Watford (14:00)

Wolves vs Man Utd (16:30)

TEAM NEWS & PREDICTED LINE-UPS

ARSENAL

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Chambers, Holding, Pablo Mari, Tierney; Lokonga, Xhaka; Pepe, Odegaard, Saka; Aubameyang

UNAVAILABLE: Nketiah (Injured), Partey (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Bellerin (Injured), Runarsson (Isolating), Saka (Injured), Tierney (Injured), White (Isolating), Willian (Fitness), Gabriel (Fitness)

ASTON VILLA

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Young; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ramsey; Buendia, Ings, El Ghazi

UNAVAILABLE: Sanson (Injured), Traore (Injured), Bailey (Injured), Davis (Injured), Trezeguet (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Watkins (Injured)

BRENTFORD

PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Raya; Ajer, Jansson, Pinnock; Canos, Onyeka, Norgaard, Janelt, Henry; Mbeumo, Toney

UNAVAILABLE: Dasilva (Injured), Bech Sorensen (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Jensen (Fitness)

BRIGHTON

PREDICTED XI (4-4-1-1): Sanchez; Webster, Duffy, Dunk, March; Gross, Lallana, Bissouma, Mac Allister; Trossard; Connolly

UNAVAILABLE: Burn (Injured), Lamptey (Fitness), Scherpen (Injured), Veltman (Fitness)

QUESTIONABLE: Maupay (Injured), Mwepu (Injured), Welbeck (Injured)

BURNLEY

PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Pope; Lowton. Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Cork, McNeil; Wood, Barnes

UNAVAILABLE: Long (Injured), Stephens (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Vydra (Injured), Westwood (Injured)

CHELSEA

PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Mendy; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Kante, Chilwell; Mount, Havertz; Lukaku

UNAVAILABLE: Zouma (Personal reasons), Pulisic (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Loftus-Cheek (Fitness)

CRYSTAL PALACE

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Guaita; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Gallagher, Kouyate, McArthur; Zaha, Benteke, Ayew

UNAVAILABLE: Eze (Injured), Ferguson (Injured), Milivojevic (Fitness), Olise (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

EVERTON

PREDICTED XI (4-4-1-1): Pickford; Coleman, Mina, Keane, Digne; Townsend, Doucoure, Allan, Gray; Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin

UNAVAILABLE: Kean (Suspended), Delph (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Iwobi (Injured), Rodriguez (Fitness)

LEEDS

PREDICTED XI (3-3-3-1): Meslier; Ayling, Llorente, Struijk; Dallas, Phillips, Firpo; Raphinha, Klich, Harrison; Bamford

UNAVAILABLE: Koch (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

LEICESTER

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel; Pereira, Amartey, Soyuncu, Thomas; Soumare, Ndidi; Maddison, Tielemans, Barnes; Vardy

UNAVAILABLE: Vestergaard (Injured), Evans (Injured), Fofana (Injured), Justin (Injured), Mendy (Injured), Perez (Suspended)

QUESTIONABLE: Bertrand (Fitness)

LIVERPOOL

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Keita; Salah, Jota, Mane

UNAVAILABLE: Milner (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Fabinho (Personal reasons), Oxlade-Chamberlain (Personal reasons)

MAN CITY

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; Gundogan, Fernandinho, Grealish; Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling

UNAVAILABLE: Delap (Injured), Foden (Injured), De Bruyne (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

MAN UTD

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, Matic; Greenwood, Fernandes, Pogba; Cavani

UNAVAILABLE: Henderson (Fitness), Rashford (Injured), Telles (Injured), McTominay (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Bailly (Fitness), Cavani (Fitness), Jones (Fitness)

NEWCASTLE

PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Woodman; Schar, Lascelles, Fernandez; Murphy, Willock, S. Longstaff, Almiron, Ritchie; Wilson, Saint-Maximin

UNAVAILABLE: Anderson (Injured), Darlow (Fitness), Dubravka (Injured), Shelvey (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Dummett (Injured), Hayden (Injured), Saint-Maximin (Injured)

NORWICH

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Krul; Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Giannoulis; Lees-Melou, Gilmour, McLean; Cantwell, Pukki, Rashica

UNAVAILABLE: Byram (Injured), Mumba (Injured), Placheta (Fitness)

QUESTIONABLE: Hernandez (Isolating), Tzolis (Injured), Sargent (Injured)

SOUTHAMPTON

PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): McCarthy; Livramento, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud; Walcott, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond; Adams, A. Armstrong

UNAVAILABLE: McQueen (Injured), Smallbone (Injured), S. Armstrong (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Lyanco (Fitness)

SPURS

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Lloris; Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Skipp, Alli; Lucas Moura, Kane, Son

UNAVAILABLE: Carter-Vickers (Injured), Rodon (Fitness)

QUESTIONABLE:

WATFORD

PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Bachmann; Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Kabasele, Masina; Cleverley, Etebo, Louza; Sarr, Dennis, Sema

UNAVAILABLE: Foster (Injured), Gosling (Illness), Joao Pedro (Injured), Chalobah (Injured), Tufan (Fitness)

QUESTIONABLE: Kucka (Injured)

WEST HAM

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma; Antonio

UNAVAILABLE: Masuaku (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Reid (Injured)

WOLVES

PREDICTED XI (3-4-3): Sa; Kilman, Coady, Saiss; Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Marcal; Trincao, Jimenez, Traore

UNAVAILABLE: Bueno (Injured), Jonny (Injured), Neto (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Boly (Injured), Mosquera (Injured)