Gameweek 3 of the new Premier League season pits itself against Manchester United and Liverpoolon Monday night intend to do something. , ahead of which Tottenham Hotspur hosts Wolves and Arsenal,12 moving to Bournemouth and looking to maintain a strong start. On Sunday,Chelsea will face Leeds andManchester City will play Newcastle United away.
The fantasy football manager will be on the lookout for team news ahead of his FPL deadline on Saturday at 11am BST. New contracts have been signed and some players are still in shape. Here's a look at the leading teams' news from his pre-match press conference and predict the line-ups that will help decide theFantasy Premier League.
Tottenham
Spurs team His news: Antonio Conte defender Cristian Romero due to adductor Injury confirmed to miss. "He had a little bit of a problem in the final game against Chelsea," said Conte. “After the game he started to feel a little pain in his adductor muscles. It's a stupid thing to do, and that's why he's not available against Wolves."
Romero is key to Tottenham's strong defensive record under Conte, with Davinson Sanchez is likely to replace his back three. Elsewhere, Ivan Perisic and Richarlisson made positive impacts from the bench at Stamford Bridge, allowing the Croatian to make his first start at left-back in place of Ryan Sessegnon on the left. Conte on the right faces another decision between Emerson Royal and Matt Dougherty, but the Brazilian looks to hold his ground.
Spurs Expected Lineup: Loris. Sanchez, Dyer, Davis. Emerson, Huibjau, Bentancur, Perisic. Krussevski, Kane, Son
Wolves Team News: Nelson Semedo and Adama Traoré could start, with Goncalo his Guedes pushing for first involvement. Raul Jimenez is out with a knee injury and Morgan Gibbs-White is set to sign for Nottingham Forest.
Cristian Romero joins Spurs
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Arsenal }
Arsenal Team News: Emile Smith Lowe and Fabio Vieira approach full fitness after midweek appearances for Arsenal's U-21s . Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney were fully involved after both came off the bench last weekend.
Unless Mikel Arteta wants a more natural right-back at Tomiyasu instead of Ben White, it's no surprise to see Mikel Arteta in the team's name unchanged. Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli are two of the best-formed forwards in the Premier League and once again lead the line with Bukayo Saka.
Arsenal expected line-up: Ramsdale. Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko. Party, Jaka. Saka, Audegaut, Martinelli. Jesus
Bournemouth team His news: Scott Parker said striker Dominic his Solanke missed last weekend's Manchester trip to City with an ankle injury. He said he would be evaluated before the game.
Arsenal duo Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli got off to a good start to the new season
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Chelsea
Fixture: Leeds v Chelsea, Sunday 21 August, 2pm
Chelsea Team News: Chelsea will miss Mateo Kovacic once again, but fellow central midfielder N'Golo Kante has suffered a hamstring injury against Spurs last weekend. will surely miss. Thomas Tuchel should not worry about other injuries and will have to choose between Marc Cucurella and Ben Chilwell at left wing-back in one of several interesting lineup calls.
Chelsea Expected Lineup: Mendy. James, Silva, Coulibaly. Loftus-Cheek, Gallagher, Jorginho, Cucurella. Mount, Havertz, Sterling
Leeds Team News: Patrick Bamford had another problem against Southampton, so Rodrygo is likely to attack. Leeds have some defensive concerns. Luke Eyring, Stuart Dallas, Junior Firpo are out and Liam Cooper is in doubt.
Conor Gallagher could benefit from N'Golo Kante injury
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Manchester City
Manchester City Team News: Aymeric Laporte is still recovering from knee surgery, so Nathan・Ake will play an active part in defense alongside Ruben Diaz. Calvin Phillips misses Bournemouth game 'niggle', could affect Pep Guardiola's thinking, Bernardo Silva could get first start to season and his future more certain looks like With Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne sure to start, Guardiola must choose between Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish.
Manchester City expected line-up: Ederson. Walker, Diaz, Ake, Cancelo. De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan. Foden, Haaland, Grealish
Newcastle His United His team news: Ryan Fraser out against Brighton with back spasm, Jonjo Shelby with hamstring injury in his 12 weeks absence. Federico Fernandez and Emile Kraft are also in doubt.
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Manchester United
Fixture: Manchester United vs Liverpool, Monday 22 August, 8pm
Manchester United Team News: Lisandro Martínez to play Erik Ten Hag Liverpool's visit as they face a pressure match at Old Trafford. The United manager made three of his substitutions at half-time as he lost 4–0 to Brentford, with Rafael Varane and Tyrell Maracia starting from the bench. Anthony Martial is close to returning but is not fit enough to start, so Cristiano Ronaldo will have to retake the lead.
Manchester United expected line-up: De Gea. Dalot, Valan, Maguire, Marathia. Martinez, Fernandez, Eriksen. Rashford, Ronaldo, Sancho
Cristiano Ronaldo still open for move
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Liverpool
Fixture: Manchester United vs Liverpool, Monday 22 August, 8pm
Liverpool Team News: { . He joins a long injury list that already includes Diogo Jota, Thiago Alcantara and Ibrahima Konate. Joel Matip is in doubt, so Nat Phillips could fill in the centre-back again alongside Virgil van Dijk if he is favored by Joe Gomez again. Roberto Firmino could lead the line alongside Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz, while Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho could see minutes.
Expected line-up for Liverpool: Alisson. Alexander Arnold, Phillips, Van Dyke, Robertson. Fabinho, Henderson, Milner. Diaz, Firmino, Salah
Darwin Nunes suspended
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More Team News
Leicester vs Southampton, Saturday 20 August, 3pm: Brendan Rodgers is Leicester's winger said Harvey Barnes should be available, but warned he is ready to drop Wesley Fofana from the team.Saints forward Choi Adams is well suited to face the Foxes after picking up a minor injury in last weekend's 2-2 home draw with Leeds. Romain Perraud, Tino Livramento and Theo Walcott will remain out.
Everton v Nottingham Forest, Saturday 20 August, 3pm: Forest manager Steve Cooper has confirmed that Ryan Yates and Steve Cook have returned to training. , Jack Colback is still sick and absent.
