FPL Gameweek 3: Predicted Line-Ups — 4 Sep

The other calls of note: Mateta is out for Palace, Wilson comes into the Leeds XI after team news, and all three of our on-record starts — B.Fernandes, Szoboszlai, Verbruggen — are in their expected elevens. Club by club:

Hull — AVL (H), 5-4-1. Tzolakis; Ajayi, Giles, Mendy, Egan, Coyle; Slater, Belloumi, Stroud, Morita; McBurnie. Butland, Gyabi, Hughes, Matazo and Zambrano are out. Coyle and Crooks are doubts — Coyle makes the XI as things stand.

Brighton — LEE (H), 6-3-1. Verbruggen; Boscagli, De Cuyper, Wieffer, Vuskovic, Dunk, Kadıoğlu; Groß, Diego Gomez, Yalcouyé; Kostoulas. Ferguson, Minteh, Mitoma and Tzimas are out. Ayari, Hinshelwood and Rutter are doubts. Six at the back. Verbruggen, owned by about 2 in 10, starts.

Liverpool — IPS (A), 4-5-1. A.Becker; Virgil, Kerkez, Jacquet, Frimpong; Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Munoz, Mac Allister; Isak. Bradley, Chiesa, Ekitike, Gomez and Leoni are out. Szoboszlai — about 4 in 10 own him — is in.

Coventry — MCI (A), 4-5-1. Rushworth; van Ewijk, Jay Dasilva, Bobby Thomas, Amenda; Grimes, Tchaouna, Yirenkyi, Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Awoniyi. Hayden, Mfuni, Woolfenden and Wright are out. Onyeka is a doubt.

Bournemouth — NEW (A), 4-5-1. Petrović; Hill, Silva, Truffert, Smith; Rayan, Tavernier, Cook, Kluivert, Scott; Evanilson. Adli, Araujo, Kroupi and Milosavljevic are out.

Man Utd — EVE (A), 4-6-0. Lammens; Shaw, Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Dalot; Tielemans, Cunha, Mbeumo, B.Fernandes, Rashford, Mainoo. No striker. Amad, Baleba and Ugarte are out. De Ligt and Heaton are doubts. Fernandes, owned by about 5 in 10, starts at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Spurs — NFO (A), 4-5-1. Kinsky; Van Hecke, Robertson, Pedro Porro, Van de Ven; Tonali, Tel, Gray, Bentancur, Fernandes; Marmoush. Kulusevski, Odobert and Simons are out. Maddison and Savio are doubts.

Aston Villa — HUL (A), 4-5-1. Suzuki; Lindelöf, Pau, Cash, Maatsen; Barkley, McGinn, Hemmings, Buendía, Kamara; N.Jackson. Joao Gomes is suspended. Mvom Onana is out. Madjo and Manzambi are doubts.

Crystal Palace — FUL (A), 5-3-2. Dean Henderson; Mitchell, Canvot, Richards, Tomiyasu, Khalaili; Kamada, Wharton, Yeremy; Nketiah, Strand Larsen. Mateta, Ismaila Sarr and Riad are out. Owners of Mateta move him on or bench him — he does not play.

Ipswich — LIV (H), 4-5-1. Scherpen; Davis, Greaves, Diop, O'Shea; Lukić, Núñez, Enciso, Maeda, Fatawu; Emersonn. Matusiwa, Philogene-Bidace and Taylor are out.

Leeds — BHA (A), 4-5-1. Trafford; Muharemović, Bogle, Justin, Bijol; Ampadu, Aaronson, Stach, Okafor, Harry Wilson; Calvert-Lewin. Wilson moved into the XI on team news. Mateo Joseph and Rodon are out. Gruev is a doubt. Calvert-Lewin — roughly 1 in 4 own him — leads the line at the American Express Stadium.

Newcastle — BOU (H), 4-5-1. Horníček; Botman, Thiaw, Hall, Dedić; L.Miley, Barnes, Elanga, N.Gonzalez, Willock; Wissa. Burn and Osula are out. Joelinton and Livramento are doubts.

Brentford — SUN (H), 3-6-1. Kelleher; Collins, Kayode, Ajer; Janelt, M.Sangaré, Schade, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Anthony; Thiago. Milambo and van den Berg are out. Jensen is a doubt.

Arsenal — CHE (H), 4-5-1. Raya; Calafiori, Gabriel, Mosquera, White; Lewis-Skelly, Ødegaard, Rice, Tzolis, Saka; Havertz. Saliba and Jurrien Timber are out. Mosquera and White cover.

Chelsea — ARS (A), 5-4-1. Emiliano Martinez; Lacroix, Gusto, Colwill, Hato, Wesley Fofana; Lavia, Rogers, Cole Palmer, Neto; João Pedro. Henderson is out. Caicedo and Palestra are doubts. João Pedro — about 7 in 10 own him — plays as the lone forward at the Emirates.

Fulham — CRY (H), 4-5-1. Leno; Castagne, Bassey, Robinson, Andersen; Berge, Bobb, Josh King, Palacios, Iwobi; Gonzalo. Cairney is out. De Fougerolles is a doubt.

Everton — MUN (H), 3-6-1. Pickford; Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Tarkowski; George, Röhl, Dewsbury-Hall, Armstrong, Garner, Hackney; Barry. Norgaard is out.

Man City — COV (H), 5-4-1. Donnarumma; Rúben, O'Reilly, Guéhi, Gvardiol, Khusanov; Foden, Ndiaye, Anderson, Semenyo; Haaland. Doku is out. Haaland — about 7 in 10 own him — starts at the Etihad.

Forest — TOT (H), 5-4-1. Sels; Aina, Milenković, N.Williams, Murillo, Jair Cunha; Gibbs-White, McAtee, Ndoye, Schlager; Igor Jesus. Savona is out.

Sunderland — BRE (A), 5-4-1. Roefs; Hume, Meunier, Reinildo, Ballard, Mukiele; Sadiki, N.Angulo, Xhaka, Le Fée; Brobbey. Diarra is out.

The calls. B.Fernandes is in the United XI at Everton: start him. Szoboszlai is in the Liverpool XI at Ipswich: start him. Verbruggen keeps for Brighton at home to Leeds: start him.