FPL Gameweek 3 Fixtures - Fantasy Football Community

The Premier League continues and here we dive straight back in. In this article we take a look at the FPL Gameweek 3 fixtures with the help of the Official Premier League website and pick out some of the best stats in each meeting.

Looking at the FPL Gameweek 3 fixtures could be hugely beneficial for fantasy managers. Taking a look at the history between each fixture with the use of stats could help bring clarity to some of the decisions we have to make.

Arsenal v Brighton

Arsenal have won six and Brighton have won five of their 14 head-to-heads.
There has been at least three goals scored in four of their last five matchups.
Arsenal have also netted two or more goals in three of their last five meetings.

Brentford v Southampton

This fixture has played just four times in Premier League history.
Brentford have won three of their four matches by 2-3 goals.
The players with the highest ownership involved in the tie are Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken and Southampton defender Taylor-Harwood Bellis with more than 10%.

Everton v Bournemouth

Both sides have won six of their 14 matches.
Everton have kept two clean sheets in their last two home matches against the Cherries.
The player with the highest ownership going into the fixture is Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with 14%.

Ipswich v Fulham

This fixture has played just twice and Ipswich won one and drew one.
Fulham ranked joint third best for clean sheets in the league last season with 10.
Ipswich conceded more big chances than any other side in Gameweek 1.

Leicester v Aston Villa

Leicester have won more of their matchups with 11 compared to Aston Villa’s seven. They have also drawn on 10 occasions.
Both teams have scored in four of the last five meetings.
Aston Villa have scored two goals in three of their last five matches against Leicester.

Nottingham Forest v Wolves

Three of the four clashes have ended in a draw.
Both teams have scored in their last three meetings.
The player with the highest ownership in the fixture is Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matt Turner with 19%.

West Ham v Manchester City

Manchester City have won 29 of their meetings with West Ham.
Manchester City have also scored three goals in their last three matches against the Hammers.
The highest owned players in this game are Erling Haaland (54%), Jokso Gvardiol (33%) and Phil Foden (17%).

Chelsea v Crystal Palace

Chelsea have won 24 of their 30 matches against Crystal Palace.
Chelsea have won all five of their last head-to-heads.
The highest owned player in the tie is Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer with 35%.

Newcastle v Spurs

Both sides have won 25 of their 58 matchups.
There has been a massive 25 goals scored in the last five head-to-heads.
Of the 25 goals scored above, 11 of them have been scored by Newcastle in the last three fixtures against Spurs.

Manchester United v Liverpool

Manchester United have won 10 more of their 64 meetings than their opposition.
Manchester United have beaten Liverpool just once in the last five matchups.
The only two players with higher than 30% ownership in the upcoming fixture is Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Salah and Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.

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