Premier League Gameweek 3 Review and Survivor Fallout

How the round played out

2 Premier League matches were completed in Gameweek 3, producing 6 goals — an average of 3.0 per game. Home sides won 0, away sides won 1, and 1 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

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 Newcastle United FC 2-2 AFC Bournemouth with 4 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

Picks for this round have not all been settled yet, so the survival numbers will follow once every league is resolved.

No pick data for this round yet.

Clubs that lost and therefore eliminated anyone who picked them: Ipswich Town FC.

Clubs that would have kept you alive: Liverpool FC, Newcastle United FC and AFC Bournemouth.

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.