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FPL Predicted Line-ups — Gameweek 3

● Updated for Gameweek 3 — 09:01 UTC, 3 September 2026

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FPL Gameweek 3: Predicted Line-Ups

Predicted Line-upsGW3Words: FPL Anchor · Numbers: the FFIQ enginePublished 3 September 2026

HUL — 3-4-3, COV (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 3-4-3
Tzolakis	GK	£4.6m	7.1%	—
Ajayi	DEF	£4.1m	8.1%	—
Egan	DEF	£4.0m	4.5%	—
Mendy	DEF	£4.0m	5.5%	—
Coyle	DEF	£4.0m	0.6%	—
Crooks	MID	£4.5m	0.6%	—
Slater	MID	£4.5m	4.6%	—
Giles	DEF	£4.0m	1.1%	—
Belloumi	MID	£5.0m	0.8%	—
McBurnie	FWD	£5.5m	2.1%	—
Stroud	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—

BHA — 4-2-3-1, CHE (A)

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	0.5%	—
Vuskovic	DEF	£5.0m	2.4%	—
Dunk	DEF	£4.5m	1.2%	—
Boscagli	DEF	£4.5m	0.3%	—
Ayari	MID	£5.5m	0.5%	—
Groß	MID	£5.5m	14.7%	—
Diego Gomez	MID	£5.0m	4.5%	—
O'Riley	MID	£5.5m	0.1%	—
De Cuyper	DEF	£4.7m	15.0%	—
Kostoulas	FWD	£5.5m	0.4%	—

LIV — 4-2-3-1, NFO (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
A.Becker	GK	£5.5m	3.8%	—
Frimpong	DEF	£5.5m	3.1%	—
Jacquet	DEF	£5.0m	2.6%	—
Virgil	DEF	£6.5m	17.9%	—
Kerkez	DEF	£5.5m	3.1%	—
Szoboszlai	MID	£7.0m	41.5%	—
Gravenberch	MID	£6.0m	1.7%	—
Munoz	MID	£6.5m	1.2%	—
Wirtz	MID	£7.5m	10.1%	—
Barcola	MID	£8.0m	0.9%	—
Isak	FWD	£9.0m	16.5%	—

AVL — 4-2-3-1, ARS (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Suzuki	GK	£5.0m	1.1%	—
Cash	DEF	£4.5m	7.1%	—
Lindelöf	DEF	£4.5m	0.3%	—
Pau	DEF	£4.5m	0.4%	—
Maatsen	DEF	£4.5m	0.8%	—
Goretzka	MID	£6.0m	0.0%	—
Boubacar Kamara	MID	£5.0m	0.3%	—
McGinn	MID	£5.5m	2.5%	—
Buendía	MID	£6.0m	1.1%	—
Mings	DEF	£4.5m	0.4%	—
N.Jackson	FWD	£6.5m	0.8%	—

COV — 4-2-3-1, HUL (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Rushworth	GK	£4.5m	1.1%	—
van Ewijk	DEF	£4.0m	12.0%	—
Bobby Thomas	DEF	£4.0m	8.4%	—
Amenda	DEF	£4.0m	0.8%	—
Jay Dasilva	DEF	£4.0m	0.8%	—
Onyeka	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Grimes	MID	£5.0m	0.2%	—
Tchaouna	MID	£5.5m	0.1%	—
Rudoni	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Thomas-Asante	FWD	£5.0m	0.8%	—
Awoniyi	FWD	£5.5m	0.7%	—

BOU — 4-2-3-1, EVE (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Petrović	GK	£4.5m	3.4%	—
Smith	DEF	£4.5m	0.1%	—
Hill	DEF	£5.5m	0.9%	—
Silva	DEF	£5.0m	0.4%	—
Truffert	DEF	£5.5m	3.9%	—
Adams	MID	£5.0m	0.2%	—
Scott	MID	£6.0m	1.9%	—
Rayan	MID	£6.5m	2.4%	—
Kluivert	MID	£6.0m	1.1%	—
Tavernier	MID	£6.0m	2.3%	—
Evanilson	FWD	£6.0m	3.2%	—

MUN — 4-2-3-1, IPS (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Lammens	GK	£5.0m	14.0%	—
Dalot	DEF	£5.0m	2.2%	—
Maguire	DEF	£5.0m	14.9%	—
Lisandro Martinez	DEF	£5.0m	1.3%	—
Shaw	DEF	£4.5m	16.7%	—
Mainoo	MID	£5.5m	1.1%	—
Andrey Santos	MID	£4.9m	0.8%	—
Mbeumo	MID	£8.0m	29.7%	—
B.Fernandes	MID	£12.0m	48.6%	—
Rashford	MID	£7.0m	1.6%	—
Cunha	MID	£8.0m	8.2%	—

NEW — 4-2-3-1, TOT (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Horníček	GK	£5.0m	1.1%	—
Dedić	DEF	£4.5m	2.2%	—
Thiaw	DEF	£5.0m	2.0%	—
Botman	DEF	£5.0m	0.6%	—
Hall	DEF	£5.1m	8.6%	—
N.Gonzalez	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
L.Miley	MID	£5.5m	0.1%	—
Elanga	MID	£6.1m	8.4%	—
J.Ramsey	MID	£5.0m	0.3%	—
Barnes	MID	£6.0m	1.1%	—
Wissa	FWD	£6.1m	11.8%	—

TOT — 4-3-3, NEW (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-3-3
Kinsky	GK	£4.5m	20.0%	—
Pedro Porro	DEF	£5.5m	12.0%	—
Van Hecke	DEF	£4.9m	7.8%	—
Van de Ven	DEF	£5.0m	3.8%	—
Robertson	DEF	£4.5m	3.4%	—
Tonali	MID	£5.4m	3.0%	—
Bentancur	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Fernandes	MID	£5.9m	1.3%	—
Sávio	MID	£6.5m	0.8%	—
Solanke	FWD	£5.9m	1.1%	—
Tel	MID	£5.9m	0.4%	—

IPS — 4-2-3-1, MUN (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Scherpen	GK	£4.5m	0.6%	—
O'Shea	DEF	£4.0m	3.3%	—
Diop	DEF	£4.0m	15.9%	—
Greaves	DEF	£4.0m	1.3%	—
Davis	DEF	£4.0m	5.1%	—
Lukić	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Núñez	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Fatawu	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Enciso	MID	£5.5m	0.7%	—
Maeda	MID	£5.5m	0.3%	—
Emersonn	FWD	£5.5m	1.6%	—

CRY — 3-4-2-1, MCI (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 3-4-2-1
Dean Henderson	GK	£5.0m	1.8%	—
Canvot	DEF	£4.9m	0.3%	—
Richards	DEF	£5.0m	0.7%	—
Tomiyasu	DEF	£4.5m	0.3%	—
Khalaili	DEF	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Kamada	MID	£5.0m	0.3%	—
Wharton	MID	£5.5m	0.9%	—
Mitchell	DEF	£4.5m	4.8%	—
McNeil	MID	£5.5m	0.1%	—
Yeremy	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Strand Larsen	FWD	£6.0m	0.5%	—

ARS — 4-2-3-1, AVL (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Raya	GK	£6.0m	37.8%	—
White	DEF	£5.5m	7.2%	—
Mosquera	DEF	£5.5m	5.0%	—
Gabriel	DEF	£8.0m	26.3%	—
Calafiori	DEF	£5.6m	43.7%	—
Rice	MID	£7.5m	14.9%	—
Lewis-Skelly	MID	£5.5m	0.7%	—
Saka	MID	£9.5m	10.6%	—
Ødegaard	MID	£6.6m	11.3%	—
Tzolis	MID	£6.5m	21.7%	—
Havertz	FWD	£7.5m	7.0%	—

BRE — 4-2-3-1, LEE (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Kelleher	GK	£5.0m	7.2%	—
Kayode	DEF	£4.6m	9.3%	—
Ajer	DEF	£4.5m	4.9%	—
Collins	DEF	£5.5m	2.2%	—
Lewis-Potter	MID	£5.5m	1.9%	—
Janelt	MID	£5.0m	0.6%	—
M.Sangaré	MID	£5.7m	13.3%	—
O.Dango	MID	£6.5m	0.9%	—
Jensen	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Schade	MID	£6.0m	4.0%	—
Thiago	FWD	£8.0m	14.4%	—

CHE — 3-4-3, BHA (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 3-4-3
Penders	GK	£4.5m	0.1%	—
Wesley Fofana	DEF	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Lacroix	DEF	£6.0m	8.5%	—
Colwill	DEF	£5.0m	1.3%	—
Gusto	DEF	£5.0m	1.2%	—
Reece James	DEF	£5.5m	8.5%	—
Caicedo	MID	£5.4m	2.1%	—
Hato	DEF	£4.5m	0.6%	—
Cole Palmer	MID	£9.6m	18.3%	—
João Pedro	FWD	£7.7m	69.8%	—
Rogers	MID	£7.5m	24.8%	—

LEE — 3-4-3, BRE (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 3-4-3
Trafford	GK	£5.0m	5.0%	—
Rodon	DEF	£4.5m	2.9%	—
Bijol	DEF	£5.0m	0.9%	—
Muharemović	DEF	£5.0m	3.3%	—
Bogle	DEF	£4.5m	0.5%	—
Ampadu	MID	£5.5m	1.2%	—
Stach	MID	£6.0m	2.8%	—
Justin	DEF	£4.5m	1.4%	—
Harry Wilson	MID	£6.4m	4.4%	—
Calvert-Lewin	FWD	£6.0m	26.5%	—
Aaronson	MID	£5.5m	0.7%	—

NFO — 3-4-2-1, LIV (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 3-4-2-1
Sels	GK	£5.0m	1.4%	—
Jair Cunha	DEF	£4.5m	0.2%	—
Milenković	DEF	£5.5m	1.7%	—
Murillo	DEF	£5.5m	1.6%	—
Aina	DEF	£4.5m	3.2%	—
Schlager	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
McAtee	MID	£5.5m	0.1%	—
N.Williams	DEF	£5.0m	8.4%	—
Gibbs-White	MID	£7.9m	9.4%	—
Ndoye	MID	£5.5m	0.6%	—
Igor Jesus	FWD	£5.9m	3.1%	—

FUL — 4-2-3-1, SUN (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Leno	GK	£4.5m	3.1%	—
Castagne	DEF	£4.5m	0.8%	—
Andersen	DEF	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Bassey	DEF	£4.5m	0.8%	—
Robinson	DEF	£4.5m	1.6%	—
Berge	MID	£5.0m	0.4%	—
Iwobi	MID	£5.5m	0.9%	—
Bobb	MID	£5.5m	0.3%	—
Josh King	MID	£5.5m	0.7%	—
César Palacios	MID	£5.5m	0.2%	—
Gonzalo	FWD	£6.0m	4.6%	—

SUN — 4-2-3-1, FUL (H)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Roefs	GK	£5.0m	3.5%	—
Meunier	DEF	£4.5m	0.3%	—
Ballard	DEF	£5.0m	4.3%	—
Alderete	DEF	£5.0m	0.4%	—
Reinildo	DEF	£4.5m	0.4%	—
Xhaka	MID	£5.5m	4.6%	—
Sadiki	MID	£5.0m	0.3%	—
Hume	DEF	£4.5m	5.5%	—
E.Le Fée	MID	£5.9m	6.5%	—
N.Angulo	MID	£5.0m	0.1%	—
Brobbey	FWD	£5.9m	10.0%	—

EVE — 4-2-3-1, BOU (A)

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	10.5%	—
Branthwaite	DEF	£5.5m	1.8%	—
Mykolenko	DEF	£4.5m	1.7%	—
Armstrong	MID	£5.0m	0.4%	—
Garner	MID	£6.0m	0.1%	—
Ndiaye	MID	—	—	—
Dewsbury-Hall	MID	£6.5m	4.4%	—
George	MID	£5.5m	0.3%	—
Barry	FWD	£5.5m	4.4%	—

MCI — 4-2-3-1, CRY (A)

Full numbers — price, ownership and projection

Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Proj
Starting XI — 4-2-3-1
Donnarumma	GK	£5.5m	8.0%	—
Khusanov	DEF	£5.5m	1.6%	—
Rúben	DEF	£5.5m	1.8%	—
Gvardiol	DEF	£5.6m	17.9%	—
O'Reilly	DEF	£6.5m	19.1%	—
Anderson	MID	£6.4m	5.3%	—
Guéhi	DEF	£6.0m	18.9%	—
Foden	MID	£7.0m	5.1%	—
Cherki	MID	£7.7m	26.0%	—
Semenyo	MID	£8.5m	20.6%	—
Haaland	FWD	£15.5m	70.9%	—

GW3 Predicted Lineups: Every Club, Every XI

Ollie Watkins is off Aston Villa's teamsheet for good — the club confirm he has joined Al Hilal permanently. Around 1 in 20 managers still hold him. Sell. Now, club by club.

Hull City — COV (A), 3-4-3. Tzolakis; Ajayi, Egan, Mendy; Coyle, Crooks, Slater, Giles; Belloumi, McBurnie, Stroud. Butland, Gelhardt, Gyabi, Hughes, Jacob, Matazo and Zambrano are out. Coyle and Crooks carry doubts.

Brighton — CHE (A), 4-2-3-1. Verbruggen; Wieffer, Vuskovic, Dunk, Boscagli; Ayari, Groß; Diego Gomez, O'Riley, De Cuyper; Kostoulas. Ferguson, Minteh, Mitoma and Tzimas are out. Ayari, Hinshelwood and Rutter are doubts.

Liverpool — NFO (H), 4-2-3-1. A.Becker; Frimpong, Jacquet, Virgil, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch; Munoz, Wirtz, Barcola; Isak. Bradley, Chiesa, Ekitike, Gomez and Leoni are out. No doubts listed.

Aston Villa — ARS (H), 4-2-3-1. Suzuki; Cash, Lindelöf, Pau, Maatsen; Goretzka, Kamara; McGinn, Buendía, Mings; N.Jackson. Watkins has left the club. Joao Gomes is suspended. Mvom Onana is out; Abraham, Madjo and Manzambi are doubts. Jackson leads the line at £6.5m, owned by fewer than 1 in 10.

Coventry City — HUL (H), 4-2-3-1. Rushworth; van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Amenda, Jay Dasilva; Onyeka, Grimes; Tchaouna, Rudoni, Thomas-Asante; Awoniyi. Hayden, Mfuni, Woolfenden and Wright are out. Onyeka is a doubt.

Bournemouth — EVE (H), 4-2-3-1. Petrović; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson. Adli, Araujo, Kroupi and Milosavljevic are out.

Manchester United — IPS (H), 4-2-3-1. Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Shaw; Mainoo, Andrey Santos; Mbeumo, B.Fernandes, Rashford; Cunha. Amad Diallo, Baleba and Ugarte are out. De Ligt and Heaton are doubts. Fernandes (£12.0m) sits in about 5 in 10 squads and starts.

Newcastle — TOT (A), 4-2-3-1. Horníček; Dedić, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; N.Gonzalez, L.Miley; Elanga, J.Ramsey, Barnes; Wissa. Burn, Joelinton and Osula are out. Livramento and Toure are doubts.

Tottenham — NEW (H), 4-3-3. Kinsky; Pedro Porro, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Robertson; Tonali, Bentancur, Fernandes; Sávio, Solanke, Tel. Kulusevski, Odobert and Simons are out. Maddison and Sávio are doubts — Sávio is named in the XI, so watch team news.

Ipswich — MUN (A), 4-2-3-1. Scherpen; O'Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis; Lukić, Núñez; Fatawu, Enciso, Maeda; Emersonn. Philogene-Bidace and Taylor are out. Emersonn, Florentino and Matusiwa are doubts.

Crystal Palace — MCI (H), 3-4-2-1. Dean Henderson; Canvot, Richards, Tomiyasu; Khalaili, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell; McNeil, Yeremy; Strand Larsen. Ismaila Sarr, Mateta and Riad are out.

Arsenal — AVL (A), 4-2-3-1. Raya; White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori; Rice, Lewis-Skelly; Saka, Ødegaard, Tzolis; Havertz. Jurrien Timber and Saliba are out. Bruno Guimaraes is a doubt. Calafiori (£5.6m) is owned by about 4 in 10 and starts.

Brentford — LEE (A), 4-2-3-1. Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, M.Sangaré; O.Dango, Jensen, Schade; Thiago. Milambo and van den Berg are out. Jensen is a doubt.

Chelsea — BHA (H), 3-4-3. Penders; Wesley Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill; Gusto, Reece James, Caicedo, Hato; Cole Palmer, João Pedro, Rogers. Henderson is out. Caicedo and Palestra are doubts. João Pedro is owned by about 7 in 10 and is named to start.

Leeds — BRE (H), 3-4-3. Trafford; Rodon, Bijol, Muharemović; Bogle, Ampadu, Stach, Justin; Harry Wilson, Calvert-Lewin, Aaronson. Mateo Joseph is out. Gruev and Rodon are doubts. Calvert-Lewin sits in nearly 3 in 10 squads.

Nottingham Forest — LIV (A), 3-4-2-1. Sels; Jair Cunha, Milenković, Murillo; Aina, Schlager, McAtee, N.Williams; Gibbs-White, Ndoye; Igor Jesus. Sangare and Savona are out.

Fulham — SUN (A), 4-2-3-1. Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Iwobi; Bobb, Josh King, César Palacios; Gonzalo. Cairney is out. De Fougerolles is a doubt.

Sunderland — FUL (H), 4-2-3-1. Roefs; Meunier, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo; Xhaka, Sadiki; Hume, E.Le Fée, N.Angulo; Brobbey. Adingra is out. Diarra is a doubt.

Everton — BOU (A), 4-2-3-1. Pickford; Röhl, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Armstrong, Garner; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry. Norgaard is out. Ndiaye's slot is the one unresolved spot in this XI.

Manchester City — CRY (A), 4-2-3-1. Donnarumma; Khusanov, Rúben, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Anderson, Guéhi; Foden, Cherki, Semenyo; Haaland. Doku is out. Haaland (£15.5m, about 7 in 10 squads) starts at Selhurst Park.

The calls

Szoboszlai is in Liverpool's expected XI for NFO (H). About 4 in 10 own him. Start him. Verbruggen is in Brighton's expected XI for CHE (A). About 2 in 10 own him. Start him.

The calls — GW3
Player	Club	Own %	Call	Why
Szoboszlai	LIV	41.5	Start	in the expected XI, NFO (H)
Verbruggen	BHA	21.6	Start	in the expected XI, CHE (A)

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