After two rounds of the new season, the picture is beginning to sharpen. Some early assumptions have been reinforced, others have already been challenged, and the first weekend after the summer transfer window now brings another full slate of Premier League action.<\/p>\n
There is also a marquee meeting on the schedule, with several late arrivals still settling into their surroundings and the campaign starting to take clearer shape.<\/p>\n
Here is a match-by-match view of how the weekend may unfold.<\/p>\n
Ipswich 1-2 Liverpool<\/strong> Newcastle 2-2 Bournemouth<\/strong> Brentford 2-0 Sunderland<\/strong> Brighton 1-1 Leeds<\/strong> Fulham 0-0 Crystal Palace<\/strong> Man City 4-0 Coventry<\/strong> Nottingham Forest 1-0 Tottenham<\/strong> Hull 1-1 Aston Villa<\/strong> Everton 1-2 Man Utd<\/strong> Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea<\/strong> Fixtures and predictions<\/strong> A full Premier League Gameweek 3 prediction rundown, with score calls for every fixture this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19122,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2031,2032],"tags":[1754,1836,1983],"class_list":["post-19123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fixtures-epl","category-premier-league","tag-2026-27-fixtures","tag-2026-27-premier-league","tag-gameweek-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weplayfpl.com\/news-articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIpswich return home after being brought back to reality at Old Trafford, while Liverpool arrive unbeaten in the head-to-head, having won four of the last six meetings. The hosts have never beaten Liverpool at Portman Road in Premier League history.<\/p>\n
\nNewcastle followed their opening victory with a road win at Tottenham, but this fixture has often been awkward for them. Bournemouth have taken points on recent visits to St. James’ Park, and Newcastle have already faced more shots than any other side through the first two weeks.<\/p>\n
\nBrentford were checked by Leeds last time out, yet remain one of the division’s more physically imposing and lively teams. Sunderland showed better signs in their home game against Fulham, but they may struggle in West London.<\/p>\n
\nBrighton were hit hard by Chelsea, though their response after going 3-0 down offered encouragement. Leeds, meanwhile, have started brightly and have never won at the Amex in 10 visits, but this group looks stronger than previous versions.<\/p>\n
\nBoth sides are still waiting for their first point. Fulham may play attractive football, but issues without the ball remain a concern, while Crystal Palace are preparing for the added demands of European competition.<\/p>\n
\nCoventry already face another major test after losing at home last weekend. Manchester City have rebuilt quickly this summer and look capable of producing a heavy win.<\/p>\n
\nTottenham’s summer spending has not yet translated into calm or consistency, while Forest have been better than their points total suggests. The hosts have won the last four meetings.<\/p>\n
\nHull have surprised many by taking maximum points and keeping two clean sheets. Aston Villa, despite summer changes, still have work to do after failing to register a shot on target in their last outing.<\/p>\n
\nManchester United responded well to their first defeat by putting Ipswich to the sword, with Bruno Fernandes in especially sharp form. Everton, by contrast, look short on depth in key areas.<\/p>\n
\nChelsea’s recent record against Arsenal is poor, but their new manager has already made a visible impact. Arsenal remain strong, yet Chelsea appear well placed to test them in a match that could be more open than recent meetings.<\/p>\n
\nIpswich 1-2 Liverpool
\nNewcastle 2-2 Bournemouth
\nBrentford 2-0 Sunderland
\nBrighton 1-1 Leeds
\nFulham 0-0 Crystal Palace
\nMan City 4-0 Coventry
\nNottingham Forest 1-0 Tottenham
\nHull 1-1 Aston Villa
\nEverton 1-2 Man Utd
\nArsenal 2-2 Chelsea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"