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Ipswich Town v Liverpool gets Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) underway.

Promoted Ipswich have started with a win against Sunderland and a heavy defeat against Manchester United, while Liverpool are winless after 2-2 draws against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest.

Kick-off at Portman Road is at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Bradley Barcola starts on the bench for Liverpool.

Ronald Araujo makes his first start for the Reds in place of Jeremie Frimpong, in Andoni Iraola’s only alteration from Gameweek 2.

You’d think one of Araujo or Jeremy Jacquet will start at right-back, then, with Dominik Szoboszlai in the midfield pivot.

Gary O’Neil makes just one change from the 5-2 defeat against Man Utd.

New arrival Exequiel Palacios comes in to replace Marcelino Nunez, who is among the substitutes.

Zian Flemming, who joined from Burnley for £20m on transfer deadline day, is also on the bench.

LINE-UPS

Ipswich Town XI: Scherpen, O’Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis, Lukic, Palacios, Fatawu, Enciso, Maeda, Emersonn

Subs: Walton, Furlong, Kipre, Ouattara, Florentino, Nunez, McAteer, Clarke, Flemming

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, van Dijk, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Wirtz, Munoz, Isak

Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Tsimikas, Barcola, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Koumas, Ngumoha

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

2pm team news: 32

You can follow all the day’s action via the Live Gameweek page, which you can find in the all-new FPL Toolkit section.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out.

And there’s also the all-new Match Centre to explore.

A snapshot of this page is below; it’s basically a condensed version of the one in the Members Area.


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  1. paulojdsc
    • 7 Years
    2 hours, 48 mins ago

    Wildcard in gw4 is a good option?

    1. 17th Time Lucky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 hours, 43 mins ago

      Depends on your team. And don't pull the trigger until you've seen what happens this week, learn lessons from everyone who knee jerked Bruno out before the Ipswich game

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 hours, 43 mins ago

      As opposed to?

      1. paulojdsc
        • 7 Years
        2 hours, 38 mins ago

        I have many players in my team that will drop in price today.
        Le Fee
        Shaw
        Ndiaye
        Tzolis...
        Wc make sense?

    3. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      2 hours, 38 mins ago

      I'm looking at GW6 during the IB.

      1. Nomadic Spurs
        • 4 Years
        2 hours, 23 mins ago

        I do it when it's needed; usually to profit from price rises or avoid price drops.

  2. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    2 hours, 41 mins ago

    When teams WC to catch price rises do they just constantly transfer in players about to rise and hope for a double rise before they sell before deadline?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 hours, 38 mins ago

      Think it used to be a thing, but price rises don’t seem to happen as much now? Especially 0.3m increases in a week….

    2. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      2 hours, 37 mins ago

      Those kinda people should be in the cartel business.

      1. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        2 hours, 35 mins ago

        Seems a lot of overhead for 0.1m lol

    3. DeSelby
      • 4 Years
      2 hours, 36 mins ago

      No, not constantly.

  3. DeSelby
    • 4 Years
    2 hours, 39 mins ago

    I'm on a FH but as I was watching a deadline stream and tinkering with my team when I got an important phone call so I saved what I had but was never able to get back to it. Now I don't remember exactly what my team is. Oh well. I'm sure it's fine.

    1. DeSelby
      • 4 Years
      2 hours, 38 mins ago

      (and I'm not going to look for a while so in order to keep myself in suspense)

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        2 hours, 37 mins ago

        Don’t look until Sunday evening…suspenxxing…

  4. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 hours, 37 mins ago

    Evening,

    I was planning on using transfers this week and then wildcard next week, however I’ll lose 0.5 of value this evening if I don’t press the button. Would you do it?

    Current team for GW4:

    Verbruggen
    Ballard / white / Calafiori
    Bruno / mbuemo / semenyo / tzolis
    Haaland / Isak / Thiago

    Lammens / le fee / Hume / rodon

    2fts

    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      2 hours, 1 min ago

      0.5 is a lot. Honestly I would do it tonight

  5. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    2 hours, 35 mins ago

    I thought this st7pid obsession with price changes had been over for a couple seasons but it seems to be back now ffs

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 hours, 34 mins ago

      Yep, agreed, see below…

    2. paulojdsc
      • 7 Years
      2 hours, 33 mins ago

      You can make a better team with 101m than 99m or am i wrong?

    3. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      2 hours, 28 mins ago

      I never really cared much about them, unless I wasn’t going to be able to buy a player I wanted because they were going up

      Fabio Borges is probably the best FPL player in the last 10 years and he pays no attention to them

  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 35 mins ago

    Still think there should be no price changes for say the first 2 or 3 GWs, let everyone settle a bit, kinda madness these days…

    1. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 hours, 2 mins ago

      Think I agree there. I can understand it adds an element to the game, but the way it is now I find it a bit too stressful.

  7. Ballito
    • 3 Years
    2 hours, 31 mins ago

    HUGE record on the line today.
    Liverpool are unbeaten in 20 games in all competitions against sides with Town in their name (W15 D5) since losing 2-1 to Grimsby in October 2001.

    1. Jacquet or chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 hours, 27 mins ago

      YNWA.

    2. Nomadic Spurs
      • 4 Years
      2 hours, 20 mins ago

      Did they play Wivenhoe Town?

  8. Mr Turnip 1
    • 1 Year
    2 hours, 28 mins ago

    Swapped Gakpo and Ajer to Munoz and Collins about 20 mins before the deadline because I figured Munoz might get better mins and didn’t know who would play RW against the marauding Leif Davis. Looks like I’ve made the wrong choice with Gakpo seemingly on the right and Barcola and Ngumoha both ready to come off the bench. Hopefully Collins can make up for any points that may be lost tonight…

    1. 17th Time Lucky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 hours, 7 mins ago

      I was swapping between 1 or 2 of Gakpo, Wirtz and Munoz all week. Ended up on Gakpo and Wirtz, but with all three starting, who knows what will be best!

  9. Kodap
    • 9 Years
    2 hours, 27 mins ago

    Now deadline has come around I can swap Rodon out, who’s the best 4.5m defender? I do have 0.5m in the bank to go up to 5..

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      2 hours, 24 mins ago

      Depends on the rest of your defense

    2. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      2 hours, 14 mins ago

      We don’t know until after this week’s matches. Konsa may be a good shout. De Cuyper a nice short term punt. Dedic at Newcastle may be good

      1. 17th Time Lucky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 hours, 8 mins ago

        This is correct. Don't transfer yet, anyone you get in could end up injured or suspended straight away otherwise

  10. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 hours, 25 mins ago

    Completely missed the Palmer rise. Planned moves of Mbuemo and Kluivert to Palmer and 4.5 in the toilet. Need to take a hit in gw4 if I want him or else sell one of VVD/Gabriel

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 55 mins ago

      Go with Rogers instead

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 51 mins ago

        Have Rogers already

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 9 Years
          1 hour, 50 mins ago

          And Pedro? You sure you need Palmer?

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            1 hour, 46 mins ago

            Yeah and Pedro. I’d like to have him and do t want to swallow the price drop on Mbuemo tonight…

    2. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 43 mins ago

      I’d ditch VVD, Liverpool defence a long way below par it seems

    3. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 40 mins ago

      Maybe get Saka? Sunderland away also good. Midterm fixtures also just as good.

    4. 17th Time Lucky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 36 mins ago

      Always need to leave a 0.2 or so in the bank when booking in transfers for sudden rises/falls

  11. Amartey Partey
    • 7 Years
    2 hours, 20 mins ago

    Let's go, Ipswich!!

    1. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 42 mins ago

      Specially Davis

  12. langey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 19 mins ago

    How long does it normally take for price predictions on fpl site, to change from "calibrating status" ?

    1. Mr Turnip 1
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 43 mins ago

      Dunno tbh. LiveFPL always went haywire after the deadline too with massively inflated jumps predicted for a couple of hours. Check back a bit later

  13. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    2 hours, 12 mins ago

    Damn it I started Leif Davis ahead of Shaw thinking Frimpong will start

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 42 mins ago

      I started Leif Davis by accident lol

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 42 mins ago

        Serves me right for my OCD in ordering the colours lol

      2. OverTinker
        • 8 Years
        1 hour, 40 mins ago

        Let's hope for the best

  14. el polako
    • 9 Years
    2 hours, 8 mins ago

    Last chance salon for Wirtz.

  15. GoonerSteve
    • 16 Years
    2 hours, 6 mins ago

    No Liverpool in my team. This should be a painful watch.

    1. 17th Time Lucky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 39 mins ago

      3 for me, hoping that it won't turn into a painful watch!

      1. GoonerSteve
        • 16 Years
        1 hour, 38 mins ago

        I had Szoboszlai but sold as part of wildcard. Nervous watch ahead.

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 hours, 4 mins ago

    Van Dijk in my non FH team

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Feel like he will punish

  17. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 3 mins ago

    1.84m transfers in for Cherki
    5th most transferred-in player in FPL history!

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      And still no 0.3 rise lol

  18. Nomadic Spurs
    • 4 Years
    2 hours, 1 min ago

    Need Gakpo to score a brace before Barcola comes on.

    1. 17th Time Lucky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 59 mins ago

      That would be lovely

    2. Nomadic Spurs
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 58 mins ago

      Assist will do.

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 57 mins ago

      He's started well

  19. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 hours ago

    Isak G
    Gakpo A

  20. Ipswich looking good

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      As if the timing of that, oh well Davis cleanie gone already

  21. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    yes Isak!

  22. I Must Break You
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    Looking forward to watching Farawu abuse Kerkez tonight

  23. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    Isak G

    Gakpo A

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      My two hunnies

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      Keeper rubber wrists

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 28 mins ago

        Water hands

  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    thats the 24/25 newcastle isak

  25. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 59 mins ago

    Poor keeping…

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 29 mins ago

      Indeed

  26. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 58 mins ago

    Dyson Scherpen

  27. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 58 mins ago

    How’s that gone in, shot straight at him 😆

  28. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 57 mins ago

    All the WCers and FHers sold Isak for Haaland as well

  29. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 57 mins ago

    Terrible keeping

    Shd have just targeted Ipswich. Sold Isak on WC ugh

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 57 mins ago

    Isak brace