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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. F4L
    1 month, 17 days ago

    holdddd

  2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Fuming Isak not left on for a certain hat trick if not more

  3. F4L
    1 month, 17 days ago

    he kicked thru szobo

    1. F4L
      1 month, 17 days ago

      give us pen
      give us pen

  4. g40steve
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Pen?

    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Looks like

      1. Three Pints of Schlager
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 month, 17 days ago

        Or offside

    2. g40steve
      1 month, 17 days ago

      He’s offside

  5. HadiSLIM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 17 days ago

    wish Isac was still on. if a pen, he couldve taken it.. 🙁

  6. Supersonic_
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Pen?

  7. My heart goes Salalalalah
    1 month, 17 days ago

    I almoat got away with removing Szoboslai for MGW

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Oh maybe I get lucky...

  8. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Let Davis take it

  9. F4L
    1 month, 17 days ago

    no way hes off 😐 😆

  10. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Who on pens with Isak off

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Ah must be Szobo

    2. g40steve
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Szobo has them

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 month, 17 days ago

        I read that he took the one vs Newcastle because of it being Isak’s former club…

  11. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Ffs Wirtz over Szoboszlai has been so bad

  12. F4L
    1 month, 17 days ago

    mr point dodger today is szobo

  13. Supersonic_
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Dammit

  14. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Szoboffsides

  15. Jarnathan
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Wirtz is terrible - just doesn't seem to have the physicality for the PL - always getting muscled off the ball and going to ground... what's his actual skill?

    1. FantasyTony
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Long of of Bundesliga number 10s flopping in the PL. Liverpool were mad to blow the bank on him.

    2. el polako
      1 month, 17 days ago

      He’s terrible.
      Selling for KDH

    3. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 17 days ago

      He's clearly not terrible is he. He's not fitting into this team or not in the right position.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 month, 17 days ago

        He’s at the wrong club basically

      2. el polako
        1 month, 17 days ago

        He’s terrible.
        2nd season.
        2nd manager.
        Various positions.

        He’s terrible.

    4. Lost for Wirtz
      1 month, 17 days ago

      I think Wirtz could do very well at Real Madrid or Barcelona. Just no way for him to shine in the prem.

  16. Kaneyonero
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Offside no pen

  17. terranullius
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Wirtz to Rogers? Now?

    1. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 17 days ago

      go for it

      1. terranullius
        1 month, 17 days ago

        Done

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Yesterday.

  18. GoonerSteve
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Sold Szoboszlai for Cherki. Phew.

  19. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 17 days ago

    I'm at the bar for a cola.

  20. GoonerSteve
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Is the Chelsea front 3 triple up a viabke option for the next few weeks?

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 month, 17 days ago

      I’ve got City attacking triple up plus TC this week and next week got Chelsea attacking triple up, all with just 2 FTs over the 2 weeks.

      What can possibly go wrong?!

      1. GoonerSteve
        1 month, 17 days ago

        Very nice!

    2. F4L
      1 month, 17 days ago

      yeah

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 17 days ago

      It is until it isn't. Cherki (or MGW) to Rogers still very much in plans.

      1. GoonerSteve
        1 month, 17 days ago

        Same

  21. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 month, 17 days ago

    We need this cleanie wiping, mr Leif Davis you can duly oblige.

    Thank you

  22. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 17 days ago

    FFS... That pass was only 0.2 seconds late or something like that. Szobo still "essential". Classic fpl luck is back though.

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Not at RB, 7m for a defender with clean sheets points, just direct free kicks and pens

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 month, 17 days ago

        On corners, making runs to the box.

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          1 month, 17 days ago

          Too deep most matches, would rather KDH - heard he may be on pens too

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 month, 17 days ago

        He is still worth the money, not essential naturally.

  23. Paganoi
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Wirtz is hot garbage.

    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Garbage?

      Americano?

      1. Lost for Wirtz
        1 month, 17 days ago

        He means hot rubbish

      2. Paganoi
        1 month, 17 days ago

        Garbage is a Middle English word referring to the waste products of butchered animals. Follow me for more history lessons on the origins of English words.

  24. F4L
    1 month, 17 days ago

    gakpo why

  25. g40steve
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Gakpo that’s not for you

  26. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 17 days ago

    3 more defcons Gakpo my man

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Pool's been a clock management mood this half, not much for them to defend.

  27. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Gakpoo destroyed Szobo G

    1. g40steve
      1 month, 17 days ago

      100%

    2. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 17 days ago

      He was looking for DefCons

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Excellent

  28. Zoostation
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Who then is the play for Liverpool on WC?

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Don’t like any of their assets really, maybe Van Dijk if he was 6

    2. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 month, 17 days ago

      Isak if he keeps up this form... i think pens are also 50/50

  29. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Come on Davis, 10 mins left to grab a goal son

  30. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 month, 17 days ago

    Come.on Ipswich