Premier League Gameweek 3 Review and Survivor Fallout

How the round played out

10 Premier League matches were completed in Gameweek 3, producing 23 goals — an average of 2.3 per game. Home sides won 2, away sides won 2, and 6 finished level.

That is a draw-heavy round, and draw-heavy rounds are kind to survivor players: you only need your club to avoid defeat, so every stalemate is a pass rather than a failure.

Away sides matched or beat the home teams this week — a reminder that home advantage is a tilt, not a guarantee.

Every result

Ipswich Town FC 0-2 Liverpool FC · Newcastle United FC 2-2 AFC Bournemouth · Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1-1 Leeds United FC · Fulham FC 2-3 Crystal Palace FC · Brentford FC 1-1 Sunderland AFC · Manchester City FC 1-0 Coventry City FC · Nottingham Forest FC 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur FC · Hull City AFC 0-0 Aston Villa FC · Everton FC 2-2 Manchester United FC · Arsenal FC 2-1 Chelsea FC

Talking points

The heaviest defeat of the round was Ipswich Town FC 0-2 Liverpool FC, a 2-goal margin that ended the week for anyone holding Ipswich Town FC.

The most open game was Fulham FC 2-3 Crystal Palace FC with 5 goals — the kind of fixture that looks entertaining on paper and is exactly what you want to avoid when a single defeat knocks you out.

What it meant for last man standing players

Across EPL Knockout leagues, 72 players survived Gameweek 3 and 2 went out — a 97% survival rate.

The most-backed club was Manchester City FC with 21 picks, and it held up.

Clubs that lost and therefore eliminated anyone who picked them: Ipswich Town FC, Fulham FC, Coventry City FC and Chelsea FC.

Clubs that would have kept you alive: Liverpool FC, Newcastle United FC, AFC Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Leeds United FC, Crystal Palace FC, Brentford FC, Sunderland AFC, Manchester City FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Hull City AFC, Aston Villa FC, Everton FC, Manchester United FC and Arsenal FC.

Looking ahead

Remember the no-repeats rule: every club used this week is gone for the rest of the season, so the pool of safe options is now smaller than it was on Friday. Before picking again, check which of your remaining clubs are at home in the next three rounds rather than only looking at this weekend.

Our rankings for the next gameweek update automatically with fresh form, home advantage and opponent weakness, and every club has a full guide with three seasons of results behind it.