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            <p>Fantasy Football Hub brings you weekly team news and predicted lineups for every Premier League club - all in this one handy article.</p>
<p>Whether you're a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) manager or a fan of Telegraph, Dream Team or other fantasy formats, knowing who's in and out of contention each week is crucial to a successful season.</p>
<p>Full predicted lineups for every team will appear alongside team news prior to deadline. Lineups will be updated following each managers' press conferences.</p>
<p>And this year, we welcome back experienced press conference watcher Colm Hayes (<a href="https://x.com/1fplnews">FPL News</a>) to guide you through everything you need to know.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Last updated: 30/08/25</strong></em></p>
<h2>FPL Gameweek 3 team news: Quick summary</h2>
<p>Here are some of the key updates from an FPL perspective - listen to an audio summary below 👇</p>
<ul>
<li>Bukayo Saka ruled out for several weeks with a hamstring injury</li>
<li>Cole Palmer to miss Gameweek 3 and his groin issue is being assessed 'day-by-day'</li>
<li>Rayan Ait-Nouri fit to return for Manchester City - Josko Gvardiol remains outs</li>
<li>Jorgen Strand Larsen tipped to miss out for Wolves amid transfer speculation and a minor injury</li>
<li>Georginio Rutter remains a doubt for Brighton</li>
<li>Anthony Gordon suspended - Anthony Elanga could play up front in Alexander Isak's continued absence</li>
</ul>
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<div id="attachment_73163" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73163" class="size-full wp-image-73163" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Palmer-Getty-2.jpg" alt="Cole Palmer. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-73163" class="wp-caption-text">Cole Palmer. Picture by Getty Images</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left"><strong>Arsenal p</strong><strong>redicted lineup: Liverpool (A)</strong></h2>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-74447 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Arsenal-predicted-lineup-Gameweek-3.jpg" alt="" width="2400" height="990" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Press conference notes</h3>
<p><strong>Bukayo Saka</strong> will not play in Gameweek 3. On the winger's hamstring injury, Mikel Arteta said:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Bukayo is doing better but he is out for a few weeks unfortunately.</p>
<p>"No surgery. It's not as bad as the previous one. Obviously it's very unfortunate to pick it up but it's on the other side.</p>
<p>"It's an action that requires full power from him. He felt something, so he will be out for a couple of weeks.</p>
<p>"Let's see how he evolves in the next few days and weeks, repeat the scan and see where he's at."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>On<strong> Martin Odegaard</strong>, who sustained a shoulder problem in Gameweek 2, Arteta explained:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We don't know yet. He hasn't trained yet and if he does, it will be tomorrow. Let's see.</p>
<p>"He is doing everything he can. We are doing everything we can to make him available. But we have to wait and see tomorrow.</p>
<p>"There is an injury there but hopefully, if everything goes well, he can cope with it. But we don't know yet."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>On <strong>Kai Havertz</strong>, who underwent knee surgery this week, the Arsenal manager explained:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"I think it will be weeks but I don't know how many months [out]. Obviously we lose another big player for many, many weeks but [surgery] was the right thing to do."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>On the availability of <strong>Ben White</strong> and <strong>Christian Norgaard</strong>, Arteta gave the usual coy response:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We don't know yet. Tomorrow we have another day. Let's see how they evolve and if there is a chance to have them involved in the game."</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>Injuries: Ruled out</h3>
<ul>
<li>Gabriel Jesus</li>
<li>Kai Havertz</li>
<li>Bukayo Saka</li>
</ul>
<h3>Injuries: Doubts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Ben White</li>
<li>Martin Odegaard</li>
<li>Christian Norgaard</li>
</ul>
<h3>Suspensions/ineligible</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left"><strong>Aston Villa p</strong><strong>redicted lineup: Crystal Palace (H)</strong></h2>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-74481 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Aston-Villa-predicted-lineup-Gameweek-3-1.jpg" alt="Aston Villa predicted lineup Gameweek 3" width="2400" height="990" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Press conference notes</h3>
<p>Unai Emery refused to give an update on <strong>Boubacar Kamara</strong>, who is rumoured to be sidelined for two to three weeks. The Villa boss stated:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We will see tomorrow. I don’t want to anticipate. We have some players injured but I want to train tomorrow and (see) how we can use the players in the squad for Sunday. Until tomorrow, the last training session, I don’t want to say anything."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>After the press conferences, it was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6584104/2025/08/29/aston-villa-amadou-onana-hamstring-injury-belgium/">reported</a> that <strong>Amadou Onana</strong> has suffered a hamstring injury. The expectation is that FPL defender <strong>Lamare Bogarde</strong> will deputise in central midfield. <strong>John McGinn</strong> is another option to play alongside <strong>Youri Tielemans</strong>. However, that would probably mean starts for both new signing <strong>Evann Guessand</strong> and the so far unfancied <strong>Donyell Malen</strong> in a 4-2-3-1. Emery could also deploy a back three.</p>
<h3>Injuries: Ruled out</h3>
<ul>
<li>Andres Garcia</li>
<li>Ross Barkley</li>
</ul>
<h3>Injuries: Doubts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Boubacar Kamara</li>
<li>Amadou Onana</li>
</ul>
<h3>Suspensions/ineligible</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left"><strong>Bournemouth p</strong><strong>redicted lineup: Spurs (A)</strong></h2>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-74445 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bournemouth-predicted-lineup-Gameweek-3.jpg" alt="" width="2400" height="990" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Press conference notes</h3>
<p>On team news, Andoni Iraola said:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Lewis [Cook] is doing well and we could see him back in training during the international break.</p>
<p>"Elsewhere, Enes Unal is still a long-term injury and Julian Araujo is suspended after his red card the other night.."</p>
<p>“But as things stand everyone else is available, yes."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>On <strong>Ryan Christie</strong> and <strong>Justin Kluivert</strong>, the Bournemouth boss added:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We welcomed back Ryan and Justin against Brentford. Ryan didn't have a pre-season at all and will continue to get better the more minutes he gets.</p>
<p>"Justin has been a shorter period [out] but it’s an important period, always, pre-season. I think he’s a player that normally doesn’t take a lot to get in form. I think he’s quite sharp naturally. I think, because he was also quite good the other day [in the cup], that he’s already at a good level to help us."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>If Kluivert is ready to start a Premier League game, he could replace <strong>Alex Scott</strong> in what has so far been a 4-3-3/4-1-4-1 setup. The Dutchman's inclusion could also see a return to 4-2-3-1 for the Cherries.</p>
<h3>Injuries: Ruled out</h3>
<ul>
<li>Lewis Cook</li>
<li>Enes Unal</li>
</ul>
<h3>Injuries: Doubts</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h3>Suspensions/ineligible</h3>
<ul>
<li>Julian Araujo</li>
</ul>
<h2>Brentford predicted lineup: Sunderland (A)</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-74418 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Brentford-predicted-lineup-Gameweek-3.jpg" alt="" width="2400" height="990" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Press conference notes</h3>
<p><strong>Yoane Wissa </strong>will not be used again this weekend. Keith Andrews said:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"No [he will not feature against Sunderland]. He’s training. The football club wants to hold on to Yoane. The player he is, the person he is, I certainly don’t want to lose him."</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Jordan Henderson</strong> is available, having sat out the midweek cup tie.</p>
<h3>Injuries: Ruled out</h3>
<ul>
<li>Gustavo Nunes</li>
<li>Vitaly Janelt</li>
</ul>
<h3>Injuries: Doubts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Paris Maghoma</li>
</ul>
<h3>Suspensions/ineligible</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h2>Brighton predicted lineup: Man City (H)</h2>
<h3><img class="alignnone wp-image-74415 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Brighton-predicted-lineup-Gameweek-3.jpg" alt="Brighton predicted lineup Gameweek 3" width="2400" height="990" /></h3>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Press conference notes</h3>
<p><strong>Georginio Rutter</strong> remains a doubt. This was Fabian Hurzeler's cryptic update:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Georgi wasn't involved yesterday [in the cup]. We would have liked to involve him yesterday [Wednesday]. So might be...that's for him, a close thing. Unsure. For sure, he has an option to be available."</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>Injuries: Ruled out</h3>
<ul>
<li>Adam Webster</li>
<li>Solly March</li>
<li>Julio Enciso</li>
</ul>
<h3>Injuries: Doubts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Georginio Rutter</li>
</ul>
<h3>Suspensions/ineligible</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h2>Burnley predicted lineup: Manchester United (A)</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-74243 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Burnley-predicted-lineup-Gameweek-2.jpg" alt="Burnley predicted lineup Gameweek 2" width="2400" height="990" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Press conference notes</h3>
<p>Scott Parker reported no new injuries for the Clarets.</p>
<p>The Burnley boss could revert to wing-backs for the trip to Old Trafford, having used a back four in Gameweek 2.</p>
<h3>Injuries: Ruled out</h3>
<ul>
<li>Zeki Amdouni</li>
<li>Jordan Beyer</li>
<li>Connor Roberts</li>
</ul>
<h3>Injuries: Doubts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Armando Broja</li>
<li>Bashir Humphreys</li>
<li>Axel Tuanzebe</li>
</ul>
<h3>Suspensions/ineligible</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h2>Chelsea predicted lineup: Fulham (H)</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-74444 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Chelsea-predicted-lineup-Gameweek-3.jpg" alt="" width="2400" height="990" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Press conference notes</h3>
<p><strong>Cole Palmer</strong> is out for Gameweek 3. Enzo Maresca said:</p>
<blockquote>
<p data-start="488" data-end="599">"Cole is out, Benoit is out, Romeo is out and the rest are okay."</p>
</blockquote>
<p data-start="488" data-end="599">Asked how long the midfielder is out for, the Italian remarked:</p>
<blockquote>
<p data-start="488" data-end="599">"Cole, we need to see day by day."</p>
</blockquote>
<p data-start="488" data-end="599">Questioned on Palmer being left out of the England squad, Maresca explained:</p>
<blockquote>
<p data-start="488" data-end="599">"At the end, it is Thomas [Tuchel's] decision.</p>
<p data-start="488" data-end="599">"Again, he is not available for tomorrow so he has shown that he has some problems."</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>Injuries: Ruled out</h3>
<ul>
<li>Levi Colwill</li>
<li>Benoit Badiashile</li>
<li>Romeo Lavia</li>
<li>Cole Palmer</li>
</ul>
<h3>Injuries: Doubts</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h3>Suspensions/ineligible</h3>
<ul>
<li>Mykhailo Mudryk</li>
</ul>
<h2>Crystal Palace predicted lineup: Aston Villa (A)</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-74440 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Crystal-Palace-predicted-lineup-Gameweek-3.jpg" alt="" width="2400" height="990" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Press conference notes</h3>
<p>On team news, Oliver Glasner said:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We have a question mark with Will Hughes. We will see, we will have to assess in the next two days if he’s available for Villa.</p>
<p>"The players from yesterday look well. With Daichi [Kamada], big credit to our fitness and medical departments; the diagnosis was four to six weeks [injured after the Community Shield] but he could play yesterday, with no bad reaction.</p>
<p>"Chris [Richards’] ankle was swollen before but looked better after – he got treatment. It looks like all the players who were available [last night] are available."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>New signing Yeremy Pino is <a href="https://x.com/CPFC/status/1961415138214379967">eligible</a> to feature in Gameweek 3.</p>
<h3>Injuries: Ruled out</h3>
<ul>
<li>Eddie Nketiah</li>
<li>Caleb Kporha</li>
<li>Cheick Doucoure</li>
<li>Chadi Riad</li>
<li>Odsonne Edouard</li>
</ul>
<h3>Injuries: Doubts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Will Hughes</li>
</ul>
<h3>Suspensions/ineligible</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h2>Everton predicted lineup: Wolves (A)</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-74441 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Everton-predicted-lineup-Gameweek-3.jpg" alt="" width="2400" height="990" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Press conference notes</h3>
<p>Asked if <strong>Vitalii Mykolenko</strong> will be ready to start another game this week, David Moyes responded:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"I hope so. It was good to have him back because we've been short in recent weeks, so getting him back is really important for us."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>On <strong>Adam Aznou</strong>, the Everton boss explained:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Adam still has a little bit of a problem with his ankle. He's back doing some training but we just need to monitor him and see where he is."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Asked about the versatility of players such as <strong>James Garner</strong> and <strong>Iliman Ndiaye</strong>, Moyes commented:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"I think versatility is a big part of football now. It wasn’t by design that we had to play them [in different positions]; injuries caused us [to try] different things.</p>
<p>"Ili is different. He can play on the right or the left, he is comfortable with that. It doesn’t really matter to Ili."</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>Injuries: Ruled out</h3>
<ul>
<li>Jarrad Branthwaite</li>
<li>Nathan Patterson</li>
</ul>
<h3>Injuries: Doubts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Adam Aznou</li>
</ul>
<h3>Suspensions/ineligible</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h2>Fulham predicted lineup: Chelsea (A)</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-74450 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Fulham-predicted-lineup-Gameweek-3.jpg" alt="" width="2400" height="990" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Press conference notes</h3>
<p><strong>Antonee Robinson</strong> appeared off the bench in Gameweek 2 but was not fit enough to play midweek. Marco Silva explained:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Let's see how he will react. For the cup, we expected him to be ready to play but he was not in condition. That was a blow for us. We will have a game behind closed doors over the international break to help him. He cannot play 90 minutes [in Gameweek 3]."</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Harry Wilson</strong> picked up an injury midweek but could still make Gameweek 3. Silva explained:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Nothing serious. Still in pain but after exams, nothing serious. I was concerned but the previous injury was not affected by the knock. We will see if he is available. He can be involved; we will see. Everyone else is available."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Given the doubt over Wilson, the Fulham manager could opt to continue with a wing-back system at Chelsea.</p>
<h3>Injuries: Ruled out</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h3>Injuries: Doubts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Antonee Robinson</li>
<li>Harry Wilson</li>
</ul>
<h3>Suspensions/ineligible</h3>
<p>None</p>
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