FPL Gameweek 2: Predicted Line-Ups — 28 Aug

Predicted Line-upsGW2Words: The Fourth Official · Numbers: the FFIQ enginePublished 28 August 2026

This is the GW2 edition, kept for the record. The always-current version lives at fantasyfootballiq.app/fpl-predicted-lineups/.

HUL — 3-4-3, MUN (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 3-4-3
Tzolakis	GK	£4.5m	2.0%	—
Ajayi	DEF	£4.0m	1.5%	—
Egan	DEF	£4.0m	1.9%	—
Mendy	DEF	£4.0m	2.3%	—
Coyle	DEF	£4.0m	0.6%	—
Crooks	MID	£4.5m	0.7%	—
Slater	MID	£4.5m	3.6%	—
Giles	DEF	£4.0m	0.9%	—
Belloumi	MID	£5.0m	0.6%	—
McBurnie	FWD	£5.5m	1.9%	—
Stroud	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—

TOT — 4-2-3-1, BRE (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Kinsky	GK	£4.5m	23.1%	—
Pedro Porro	DEF	£5.5m	13.9%	—
Van Hecke	DEF	£5.0m	10.0%	—
Senesi	DEF	£6.0m	7.9%	—
Robertson	DEF	£4.5m	3.9%	—
Tonali	MID	£5.5m	3.9%	—
Fernandes	MID	£6.0m	1.7%	—
Moore	MID	£5.0m	0.2%	—
Gallagher	MID	£5.5m	0.3%	—
Tel	MID	£6.0m	0.5%	—
Solanke	FWD	£6.0m	1.4%	—

BHA — 4-2-3-1, AVL (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Verbruggen	GK	£4.5m	21.6%	—
Wieffer	DEF	£5.0m	0.4%	—
Vuskovic	DEF	£5.0m	2.5%	—
Boscagli	DEF	£4.5m	0.3%	—
F.Kadıoğlu	DEF	£4.5m	2.4%	—
Ayari	MID	£5.5m	0.7%	—
Groß	MID	£5.5m	13.4%	—
Diego Gomez	MID	£5.0m	3.8%	—
Hinshelwood	MID	£6.0m	2.0%	—
De Cuyper	DEF	£4.6m	6.1%	—
Kostoulas	FWD	£5.5m	0.2%	—

LIV — 4-2-3-1, NEW (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
A.Becker	GK	£5.5m	3.7%	—
Frimpong	DEF	£5.5m	3.5%	—
Jacquet	DEF	£5.0m	2.4%	—
Virgil	DEF	£6.5m	19.6%	—
Kerkez	DEF	£5.5m	3.6%	—
Szoboszlai	MID	£7.0m	42.8%	—
Gravenberch	MID	£6.0m	2.0%	—
Munoz	MID	£6.5m	0.6%	—
Wirtz	MID	£7.5m	12.0%	—
Gakpo	MID	£7.0m	5.2%	—
Isak	FWD	£9.0m	16.7%	—

BOU — 4-2-3-1, MCI (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Petrović	GK	£4.5m	3.3%	—
Smith	DEF	£4.5m	0.1%	—
Hill	DEF	£5.5m	0.9%	—
Silva	DEF	£5.0m	0.3%	—
Truffert	DEF	£5.5m	4.3%	—
Cook	MID	£5.0m	0.2%	—
Scott	MID	£6.0m	1.5%	—
Rayan	MID	£6.5m	2.8%	—
Kluivert	MID	£6.0m	1.2%	—
Tavernier	MID	£6.0m	2.1%	—
Evanilson	FWD	£6.0m	2.7%	—

NEW — 4-2-3-1, LIV (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Horníček	GK	£5.0m	0.7%	—
Dedić	DEF	£4.5m	0.3%	—
Thiaw	DEF	£5.0m	1.7%	—
Botman	DEF	£5.0m	0.5%	—
Hall	DEF	£5.0m	4.0%	—
Steur	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
L.Miley	MID	£5.5m	0.1%	—
Elanga	MID	£6.0m	1.6%	—
J.Ramsey	MID	£5.0m	0.4%	—
Barnes	MID	£6.0m	1.1%	—
Wissa	FWD	£6.0m	2.7%	—

AVL — 4-2-3-1, BHA (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Suzuki	GK	£5.0m	0.8%	—
Wan-Bissaka	DEF	£4.5m	0.0%	—
Lindelöf	DEF	£4.5m	0.3%	—
Pau	DEF	£4.5m	0.4%	—
Maatsen	DEF	£4.5m	0.8%	—
McGinn	MID	£5.5m	3.0%	—
Boubacar Kamara	MID	£5.0m	0.4%	—
Cash	DEF	£4.5m	8.1%	—
Barkley	MID	£5.0m	0.2%	—
Garnacho	MID	£6.0m	0.6%	—
Buendía	MID	£6.0m	1.3%	—

LEE — 3-4-3, NFO (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 3-4-3
Trafford	GK	£5.0m	3.7%	—
Rodon	DEF	£4.5m	3.6%	—
Bijol	DEF	£5.0m	0.8%	—
Muharemović	DEF	£5.0m	3.4%	—
Bogle	DEF	£4.5m	0.6%	—
Ampadu	MID	£5.5m	1.4%	—
Stach	MID	£6.0m	1.7%	—
Justin	DEF	£4.5m	0.9%	—
Harry Wilson	MID	£6.5m	5.9%	—
Calvert-Lewin	FWD	£6.0m	29.5%	—
Aaronson	MID	£5.5m	0.9%	—

MUN — 4-2-3-1, HUL (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Lammens	GK	£5.0m	15.9%	—
Dalot	DEF	£5.0m	2.6%	—
Maguire	DEF	£5.0m	17.4%	—
Heaven	DEF	£4.5m	0.4%	—
Shaw	DEF	£4.5m	20.1%	—
Tielemans	MID	£6.0m	2.4%	—
Andrey Santos	MID	£5.0m	1.0%	—
Mbeumo	MID	£8.0m	36.7%	—
B.Fernandes	MID	£12.0m	49.3%	—
Dorgu	MID	£6.0m	1.2%	—
Cunha	MID	£8.0m	9.7%	—

COV — 4-3-3, ARS (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-3-3
Rushworth	GK	£4.5m	1.2%	—
van Ewijk	DEF	£4.0m	13.3%	—
Thomas	DEF	£4.0m	8.0%	—
Amenda	DEF	£4.0m	0.9%	—
Jay Dasilva	DEF	£4.0m	0.9%	—
Yirenkyi	MID	£5.0m	0.2%	—
Grimes	MID	£5.0m	0.2%	—
Onyeka	MID	£5.0m	0.2%	—
Tchaouna	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Awoniyi	FWD	£5.5m	0.8%	—
Mason-Clark	MID	£5.5m	0.1%	—

NFO — 3-4-2-1, LEE (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 3-4-2-1
Sels	GK	£5.0m	1.6%	—
Diomande	DEF	£5.5m	0.8%	—
Milenković	DEF	£5.5m	1.9%	—
Murillo	DEF	£5.5m	1.7%	—
Aina	DEF	£4.5m	3.6%	—
McAtee	MID	£5.5m	0.0%	—
I.Sangaré	MID	£5.0m	1.0%	—
N.Williams	DEF	£5.0m	9.4%	—
Ndoye	MID	£5.5m	0.4%	—
Gibbs-White	MID	£8.0m	9.8%	—
Igor Jesus	FWD	£6.0m	4.0%	—

ARS — 4-2-3-1, COV (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Raya	GK	£6.0m	38.1%	—
White	DEF	£5.5m	5.9%	—
Mosquera	DEF	£5.5m	6.0%	—
Gabriel	DEF	£8.0m	29.4%	—
Calafiori	DEF	£5.5m	41.3%	—
Rice	MID	£7.5m	17.4%	—
Lewis-Skelly	MID	£5.5m	0.7%	—
Saka	MID	£9.5m	10.3%	—
Ødegaard	MID	£6.5m	10.8%	—
Tzolis	MID	£6.5m	25.8%	—
Havertz	FWD	£7.5m	7.0%	—

EVE — 4-2-3-1, CRY (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Pickford	GK	£5.5m	8.7%	—
Röhl	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Tarkowski	DEF	£6.0m	8.8%	—
Branthwaite	DEF	£5.5m	1.8%	—
Mykolenko	DEF	£4.5m	1.6%	—
Armstrong	MID	£5.0m	0.2%	—
Hackney	MID	£5.5m	0.3%	—
Ndiaye	MID	£6.0m	16.1%	—
Dewsbury-Hall	MID	£6.5m	4.3%	—
George	MID	£5.5m	0.3%	—
Barry	FWD	£5.5m	2.2%	—

BRE — 4-2-3-1, TOT (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Kelleher	GK	£5.0m	6.3%	—
Kayode	DEF	£4.5m	6.2%	—
Ajer	DEF	£4.5m	3.8%	—
Collins	DEF	£5.5m	2.0%	—
Lewis-Potter	MID	£5.5m	0.8%	—
Janelt	MID	£5.0m	0.3%	—
M.Sangaré	MID	£5.6m	6.7%	—
O.Dango	MID	£6.5m	1.2%	—
Jensen	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Schade	MID	£6.0m	3.5%	—
Thiago	FWD	£8.0m	17.0%	—

CRY — 3-4-2-1, EVE (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 3-4-2-1
Dean Henderson	GK	£5.0m	1.9%	—
Tomiyasu	DEF	£4.5m	0.4%	—
Richards	DEF	£5.0m	0.7%	—
Canvot	DEF	£5.0m	0.3%	—
Muñoz	DEF	£5.5m	8.9%	—
Kamada	MID	£5.0m	0.3%	—
Wharton	MID	£5.5m	0.9%	—
Mitchell	DEF	£4.5m	5.8%	—
McNeil	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Yeremy	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Mateta	FWD	£6.5m	5.4%	—

CHE — 3-4-3, FUL (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 3-4-3
Sánchez	GK	£5.0m	2.4%	—
Fofana	DEF	£5.0m	0.0%	—
Lacroix	DEF	£6.0m	9.4%	—
Colwill	DEF	£5.0m	1.6%	—
Gusto	DEF	£5.0m	1.2%	—
Reece James	DEF	£5.5m	10.1%	—
Caicedo	MID	£5.5m	3.4%	—
Hato	DEF	£4.5m	0.5%	—
Cole Palmer	MID	£9.5m	13.4%	—
João Pedro	FWD	£7.5m	66.3%	—
Rogers	MID	£7.5m	25.6%	—

FUL — 4-2-3-1, CHE (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Leno	GK	£4.5m	3.0%	—
Castagne	DEF	£4.5m	0.4%	—
Andersen	DEF	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Bassey	DEF	£4.5m	0.8%	—
Robinson	DEF	£4.5m	1.7%	—
Berge	MID	£5.0m	0.4%	—
Iwobi	MID	£5.5m	1.0%	—
Bobb	MID	£5.5m	0.3%	—
Josh King	MID	£5.5m	0.4%	—
Palacios	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Gonzalo	FWD	£6.0m	2.9%	—

IPS — 4-2-3-1, SUN (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Scherpen	GK	£4.5m	0.7%	—
O'Shea	DEF	£4.0m	3.5%	—
Diop	DEF	£4.0m	17.5%	—
Greaves	DEF	£4.0m	1.5%	—
Davis	DEF	£4.0m	5.0%	—
Lukić	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Núñez	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Fatawu	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Enciso	MID	£5.5m	0.4%	—
Maeda	MID	£5.5m	0.4%	—
Emersonn	FWD	£5.5m	1.3%	—

MCI — 4-2-3-1, BOU (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Donnarumma	GK	£5.5m	8.3%	—
Khusanov	DEF	£5.5m	1.8%	—
Rúben	DEF	£5.5m	1.8%	—
Gvardiol	DEF	£5.5m	12.8%	—
O'Reilly	DEF	£6.5m	21.1%	—
Anderson	MID	£6.5m	6.6%	—
Guéhi	DEF	£6.0m	18.8%	—
Foden	MID	£7.0m	4.2%	—
Cherki	MID	£7.5m	9.9%	—
Semenyo	MID	£8.5m	24.9%	—
Haaland	FWD	£15.5m	68.3%	—

SUN — 4-2-3-1, IPS (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Roefs	GK	£5.0m	4.1%	—
Meunier	DEF	£4.5m	0.3%	—
Ballard	DEF	£5.0m	5.3%	—
Alderete	DEF	£5.0m	0.5%	—
Reinildo	DEF	£4.5m	0.5%	—
Xhaka	MID	£5.5m	4.6%	—
Sadiki	MID	£5.0m	0.3%	—
Hume	DEF	£4.5m	6.6%	—
E.Le Fée	MID	£6.0m	9.2%	—
Angulo	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Brobbey	FWD	£6.0m	13.3%	—

GW2 Predicted Lineups: Every Club, Every XI

Nottingham Forest report a knee injury for Morgan Gibbs-White. The club puts his chance of playing at 75%. He is named in their expected XI regardless. Nearly 1 in 10 managers own him. That is the flag of the week. The rest of the round is below, club by club.

HUL v MUN (H) — 3-4-3. Tzolakis; Ajayi, Egan, Mendy; Coyle, Crooks, Slater, Giles; Belloumi, McBurnie, Stroud. Out: Butland, Gelhardt, Gyabi, Hughes, Jacob, Matazo, Zambrano. Seven absentees. No doubts listed.

TOT v BRE (A) — 4-2-3-1. Kinsky; Pedro Porro, Van Hecke, Senesi, Robertson; Tonali, Fernandes; Moore, Gallagher, Tel; Solanke. Out: Kudus, Kulusevski, Odobert, Sarr, Simons. Maddison is a doubt. Five attackers missing. Solanke leads the line at £6.0m, owned by about 1 in 10 or fewer.

BHA v AVL (H) — 4-2-3-1. Verbruggen; Wieffer, Vuskovic, Boscagli, Kadıoğlu; Ayari, Groß; Diego Gomez, Hinshelwood, De Cuyper; Kostoulas. Out: Ferguson, Minteh, Mitoma, Tzimas. Hinshelwood and Rutter are doubts. Hinshelwood is named despite the flag.

LIV v NEW (A) — 4-2-3-1. A.Becker; Frimpong, Jacquet, Virgil, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch; Munoz, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak. Out: Bradley, Chiesa, Ekitike, Gomez, Leoni. Szoboszlai starts. About 4 in 10 own him.

BOU v MCI (A) — 4-2-3-1. Petrović; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Cook, Scott; Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson. Out: Adli, Araujo, Kroupi, Milosavljevic. No doubts.

NEW v LIV (H) — 4-2-3-1. Horníček; Dedić, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Steur, L.Miley; Elanga, J.Ramsey, Barnes; Wissa. Out: Burn, Joelinton, Osula. Livramento and Toure are doubts.

AVL v BHA (A) — 4-2-3-1. Suzuki; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelöf, Pau, Maatsen; McGinn, Kamara; Cash, Barkley, Garnacho; Buendía. Out: Mvom Onana. Joao Gomes is suspended. Abraham, Madjo and Manzambi are doubts.

LEE v NFO (A) — 3-4-3. Trafford; Rodon, Bijol, Muharemović; Bogle, Ampadu, Stach, Justin; Harry Wilson, Calvert-Lewin, Aaronson. Out: Gnonto, Gudmundsson, Mateo Joseph. Gruev is a doubt. Calvert-Lewin starts. About 3 in 10 own him at £6.0m.

MUN v HUL (A) — 4-2-3-1. Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw; Tielemans, Andrey Santos; Mbeumo, B.Fernandes, Dorgu; Cunha. Out: De Ligt, Ugarte. Amad Diallo, Heaton and Mount are doubts. Fernandes starts — about 5 in 10 own him. Mbeumo starts — about 4 in 10.

COV v ARS (A) — 4-3-3. Rushworth; van Ewijk, Thomas, Amenda, Jay Dasilva; Yirenkyi, Grimes, Onyeka; Tchaouna, Awoniyi, Mason-Clark. Out: Hayden, Woolfenden, Wright.

NFO v LEE (H) — 3-4-2-1. Sels; Diomande, Milenković, Murillo; Aina, McAtee, I.Sangaré, N.Williams; Ndoye, Gibbs-White; Igor Jesus. Out: Savona, Yates. Gibbs-White carries the knee flag stated above. He is named. Owners hold; the club rates him more likely to play than not.

ARS v COV (H) — 4-2-3-1. Raya; White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Lewis-Skelly; Saka, Ødegaard, Tzolis; Havertz. Out: Jurrien Timber, Saliba. Bruno Guimaraes is a doubt. Calafiori starts — about 4 in 10 own him.

EVE v CRY (H) — 4-2-3-1. Pickford; Röhl, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Armstrong, Hackney; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry. Out: Iroegbunam, Norgaard. Hackney is a doubt despite being named.

BRE v TOT (H) — 4-2-3-1. Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, M.Sangaré; O.Dango, Jensen, Schade; Thiago. Out: Milambo, Van den Berg. Thiago starts at £8.0m, owned by about 2 in 10.

CRY v EVE (A) — 3-4-2-1. Dean Henderson; Tomiyasu, Richards, Canvot; Muñoz, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell; McNeil, Yeremy; Mateta. Out: Ismaila Sarr, Riad.

CHE v FUL (A) — 3-4-3. Sánchez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill; Gusto, Reece James, Caicedo, Hato; Cole Palmer, João Pedro, Rogers. No confirmed absentees. Henderson, Moises Caicedo and Palestra are doubts. João Pedro starts — about 7 in 10 own him, the highest figure at the club.

FUL v CHE (H) — 4-2-3-1. Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Iwobi; Bobb, Josh King, Palacios; Gonzalo. Out: Cairney.

IPS v SUN (H) — 4-2-3-1. Scherpen; O'Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis; Lukić, Núñez; Fatawu, Enciso, Maeda; Emersonn. No confirmed absentees. Matusiwa and Taylor are doubts.

MCI v BOU (H) — 4-2-3-1. Donnarumma; Khusanov, Rúben, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Anderson, Guéhi; Foden, Cherki, Semenyo; Haaland. Out: Doku. Haaland starts. About 7 in 10 own him at £15.5m.

SUN v IPS (A) — 4-2-3-1. Roefs; Meunier, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo; Xhaka, Sadiki; Hume, E.Le Fée, Angulo; Brobbey. Out: Adingra.

The calls

Three verdicts on record. Szoboszlai is in Liverpool's expected XI at Newcastle: start him. Kinsky is in Tottenham's expected XI at Brentford: start him. Verbruggen is in Brighton's expected XI against Aston Villa: start him. Confirmed starters start. That is the ruling.

The calls — GW2
Player	Club	Own %	Call	Why
Szoboszlai	LIV	42.8	Start	in the expected XI, NEW (A)
Kinsky	TOT	23.1	Start	in the expected XI, BRE (A)
Verbruggen	BHA	21.6	Start	in the expected XI, AVL (H)

Players in this pieceSzoboszlaiKinskyVerbruggen

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