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Premier League Gameweek 3 Results & Review
Gameweek 3 is complete: 3 correct result directions, including 1 exact score, from 10 fixtures.
By Jim · Updated
Gameweek 3 is complete. All 10 final scores were checked on 8 September 2026. The predictions remain exactly as published before kickoff. The original preview is preserved below as a dated record.
Final results and conclusion
Final record: 3 correct result directions from 10 fixtures, including 1 exact score, with 7 misses. Exact scores are included in the correct-direction total.
| Fixture | Prediction | Final score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town v Liverpool | 1–2 | 0–2 | Correct result |
| Newcastle United v Bournemouth | 2–1 | 2–2 | Miss |
| Brentford v Sunderland | 2–1 | 1–1 | Miss |
| Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United | 2–1 | 1–1 | Miss |
| Fulham v Crystal Palace | 2–1 | 2–3 | Miss |
| Manchester City v Coventry City | 2–1 | 1–0 | Correct result |
| Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | 0–0 | Miss |
| Hull City v Aston Villa | 2–1 | 0–0 | Miss |
| Everton v Manchester United | 1–2 | 2–2 | Miss |
| Arsenal v Chelsea | 2–1 | 2–1 | Exact score |
Six draws made this a difficult round for forecasts favouring a winner. Arsenal–Chelsea was the only exact score; Liverpool and Manchester City supplied the other two correct directions. Palace's 3–2 win at Fulham reversed the home call. The lesson is to distinguish a narrow leading probability from a strong conviction: the original evidence already allowed substantial draw risk. Verified final results.
Table after Gameweek 3
| Club | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| Manchester City | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| Hull City | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Chelsea | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Brentford | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| Everton | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Liverpool | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Newcastle United | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Leeds United | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| Manchester United | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Sunderland | 3 | +0 | 4 |
| Crystal Palace | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| Ipswich Town | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| Bournemouth | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| Aston Villa | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| Fulham | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Coventry City | 3 | -5 | 0 |
ScoreSocial calculation from the pre-round snapshot and all settled results in this round. Teams level on points and goal difference are provisionally ordered. Snapshot checked on 8 September 2026.
Original pre-match preview
Premier League Gameweek 3 runs from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September 2026. Ipswich Town host Liverpool in the opener, Manchester City meet Coventry City on Saturday and Arsenal–Chelsea closes the round. The official Premier League fixture list confirms the 10-match card. ScoreSocial entries close at the first active Friday kickoff shown in the app.
Manchester City, Arsenal, Hull City and Chelsea are the four sides with two wins after Arsenal completed the round with a 1–0 victory at Aston Villa. The completed weekend also supplied a warning against overconfidence: Chelsea and Brighton shared seven goals, Manchester United scored five after losing their opener, and Liverpool drew for a second time. Two matches remain a small form sample, especially after a delayed season start.
What matters this gameweek?
Premier League Gameweek 3 runs from 4–6 September and opens with Ipswich–Liverpool on Friday, so that first active kickoff—not Sunday's Arsenal–Chelsea match—sets the ScoreSocial deadline. The official Premier League fixture list confirms all ten pairings. Manchester City have the clearest home direction against a Coventry side yet to score; Hull's two wins and clean sheets make Aston Villa's visit a more balanced test than preseason reputation suggests. Liverpool remain unbeaten but winless, while Manchester United travel to an Everton side with four points after scoring five against Ipswich. Chelsea's 4–3 result widens the plausible total for Brighton's next match without making another seven-goal game likely. The Liverpool–Forest report verifies the champions' second draw. With only two league matches completed for most teams, venue and current evidence guide the calls, but no margin deserves high confidence.
Table before Gameweek 3
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| 5 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| 7 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
This is a timestamped ScoreSocial calculation from all 10 verified Gameweek 2 results, completed by Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal on 31 August. Teams level on the early tie-breakers remain provisionally ordered.
Previous round results and form
- Crystal Palace 1–4 Manchester City
- Liverpool 2–2 Nottingham Forest
- Bournemouth 1–1 Everton
- Coventry City 0–1 Hull City
- Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Newcastle United
- Chelsea 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion
- Leeds United 1–1 Brentford
- Sunderland 1–0 Fulham
- Manchester United 5–2 Ipswich Town
- Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal
City and Hull protected perfect starts away from home. Chelsea also reached six points, but conceding three keeps the defensive question open. Arsenal joined them on six when Bukayo Saka settled a 1–0 win at Villa Park. Manchester United's five-goal response was the round's largest turnaround, while Liverpool's second draw leaves them unbeaten without a win. The official Premier League schedule verifies the card; the Liverpool report and Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal report verify the two referenced results.
Gameweek 3 fixtures
Friday 4 September: Ipswich Town v Liverpool.
Saturday 5 September: Newcastle United v Bournemouth; Brentford v Sunderland; Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United; Fulham v Crystal Palace; Manchester City v Coventry City; Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur; Hull City v Aston Villa.
Sunday 6 September: Everton v Manchester United; Arsenal v Chelsea.
The card was checked on 31 August. Organisers should rely on the first active kickoff in ScoreSocial if a broadcaster or competition update changes a time.
Match-by-match preview
Ipswich Town v Liverpool
Ipswich have one win and one defeat; Liverpool have drawn twice and scored four while conceding four. The visitors carry greater attacking depth, but the early league evidence has not yet produced control or a clean sheet. That makes the away direction more credible than a large margin.
Newcastle United v Bournemouth
Newcastle followed an opening draw with a 2–0 away win. Bournemouth earned their first point against Everton. Current form and venue favour Newcastle, while two matches remain too little evidence to assume another clean sheet.
Brentford v Sunderland
Brentford are unbeaten with four points and a positive goal difference. Sunderland recovered from defeat by beating Fulham 1–0. The home side own the stronger overall baseline, but Sunderland's immediate response keeps the result separation modest.
Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United
Brighton have already scored seven and conceded four across two matches. Leeds remain unbeaten on four points. The fixture has a higher credible goal range than a routine 1–0 template, although the Chelsea result alone should not determine another open score.
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Both London sides begin without a point. Fulham have scored twice; Palace have conceded six. The home venue gives Fulham a narrow edge, but this is a low-confidence result direction between teams still searching for their first defensive platform.
Manchester City v Coventry City
City's two wins and six goals create the strongest home direction of the round. Coventry have lost twice without scoring. The model still has to estimate the margin rather than simply copy City's four-goal Palace result.
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur
Forest drew at Liverpool after an opening defeat. Tottenham have lost both matches without scoring. That evidence shifts the home probability upwards, though Spurs' squad quality means a two-game drought should not be treated as permanent.
Hull City v Aston Villa
Hull's perfect start includes two clean sheets. Villa improved defensively against Arsenal but still lost 1–0 and remain without a point. Hull therefore retain the evidence-led home direction, although Villa's tighter second result lowers confidence in an open score.
Everton v Manchester United
Everton have four points and two clean sheets across their first two games. Manchester United's 5–2 win changed the mood after an opening defeat. The latest attacking evidence supports United more than it did a week ago, but Everton's defensive start keeps a home result credible.
Arsenal v Chelsea
Chelsea arrive with six points and seven goals, while Arsenal also have six after consecutive wins and clean sheets. The final Sunday fixture has obvious search appeal: Arsenal own the stronger defensive start, while Chelsea have produced the wider goal range. Any late official availability update should inform the explanation without rewriting the recorded score after kickoff.
ScoreSocial fixture predictions
These exact scores are the recorded editorial-score-v3.1 recommendations from the provider-linked Premier League Gameweek 3 card. V3.1 separates the result direction from the likely goal total and requires stronger BTTS evidence before using 2–1 or 1–2. With only two completed league matches for most clubs, the evidence remains thin.
| Fixture | Prediction | V3.1 evidence and editorial read |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town v Liverpool | 1–2 | H 30% / D 33% / A 37%; xG 1.45–1.60. Liverpool are a narrow away selection, not a dominant one. |
| Newcastle United v Bournemouth | 2–1 | H 43% / D 33% / A 24%; xG 1.65–1.20. Newcastle's venue and unbeaten start provide the edge. |
| Brentford v Sunderland | 2–1 | H 43% / D 33% / A 24%; xG 1.60–1.15. Brentford are preferred, with Sunderland's response keeping the margin modest. |
| Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United | 2–1 | H 43% / D 33% / A 24%; xG 1.65–1.20. Brighton's wider goal range supports a home call with both teams scoring. |
| Fulham v Crystal Palace | 2–1 | H 43% / D 33% / A 24%; xG 1.65–1.25. Home advantage breaks a low-confidence contest between winless sides. |
| Manchester City v Coventry City | 2–1 | H 45% / D 35% / A 20%; xG 1.70–1.15. This is the strongest home direction, but the model does not force a repeat four-goal margin. |
| Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | H 45% / D 35% / A 20%; xG 1.60–1.10. Forest's Liverpool draw and Spurs' scoreless start shift the call home, while the projected total remains below three. |
| Hull City v Aston Villa | 2–1 | H 43% / D 32% / A 25%; xG 1.60–1.20. Hull's perfect start earns the edge in a thin sample. |
| Everton v Manchester United | 1–2 | H 30% / D 33% / A 37%; xG 1.35–1.40. United's attacking response narrowly outweighs Everton's defensive start. |
| Arsenal v Chelsea | 2–1 | H 43% / D 33% / A 24%; xG 1.75–1.30. Arsenal receive the home edge against a Chelsea side already scoring freely. |
The recorded predictions will stay unchanged after kickoff. Postponed fixtures are marked void and excluded from entry completion and the public accuracy calculation.
Injuries and availability
No complete official Gameweek 3 injury list was available on 31 August. Named absences will be added only when confirmed by the Premier League or the clubs. International call-ups, training updates and rotation reports should be rechecked close to the Friday deadline.
What the evidence suggests for predictors
- Manchester City have the round's clearest home direction. Two wins meet a Coventry side yet to score, while the exact margin remains uncertain.
- Brighton–Leeds has a broader goal range. Brighton's first two games have produced 11 total goals, but Leeds are unbeaten.
- Arsenal–Chelsea now has a complete two-match baseline. Arsenal have two clean sheets; Chelsea have scored seven, while the ScoreSocial deadline remains Friday's Ipswich–Liverpool kickoff.
The completed Gameweek 2 preview contains the full round conclusion. The Premier League prediction league guide explains how to join the open competition.
Sources reviewed
- Official 2026/27 Premier League fixture list
- Liverpool 2–2 Nottingham Forest match report
- Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal match report
Fact-check date: 8 September 2026. All 10 final results and prediction outcomes are verified.