Round 3 is the live deadline for Sofascore Fantasy Premier League right now, and the round kicks off with Liverpool’s trip to Ipswich Town — a fixture rated as one of the easier away days on the calendar for the Reds, and exactly the kind of match that makes Liverpool’s assets worth a look this week.

On the fixture side, looking at the next five rounds, Manchester City have the kindest run in the league, with Arsenal, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Liverpool rounding out a group of five clubs whose schedules all look considerably easier than average over the coming month and a half.

Here is our full 15-man squad for Round 3 — 2 goalkeepers, 5 defenders, 5 midfielders and 3 forwards — assembled for €97.3M, comfortably inside the €100M budget cap, and without a single player parked purely to gather dust on the bench.

Best fixture runs, Rounds 3-7

Club	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
Manchester City	vs Coventry City (H)	at Man Utd	vs Sunderland (H)	at Liverpool	vs Ipswich Town (H)
Arsenal	vs Chelsea (H)	at Sunderland	at Brighton	vs Leeds United (H)	at Nottm Forest
Newcastle United	vs Bournemouth (H)	at Leeds United	vs Hull City (H)	at Coventry City	vs Aston Villa (H)
Aston Villa	at Hull City	vs Nottm Forest (H)	at Tottenham	vs Brentford (H)	at Newcastle
Liverpool	at Ipswich Town	vs Fulham (H)	at Bournemouth	vs Man City (H)	at Brentford

Manchester City’s run is the standout of the group — a home date with newly promoted Coventry this week, followed by the Manchester derby and then a home fixture against Sunderland that looks straightforward on paper. Arsenal, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Liverpool are all close behind, which is exactly why all five feature below.

GOALKEEPERS

David Raya — ARSENAL vs CHELSEA

€6.5M, owned by 28.7%. Raya remains the most-selected goalkeeper in the game, in good form of late, and gets a home date with Chelsea that’s rated as one of the friendlier fixtures of the round.

Konstantinos Tzolakis — HULL CITY vs ASTON VILLA

€4.5M, owned by 5.4%. Rather than a backup who never plays, Tzolakis is Hull’s first-choice goalkeeper as they fight to establish themselves back in the top flight, and he has been one of the form goalkeepers in the whole division through two rounds. Hull face a tough test at home to Aston Villa this week, which usually means a heavy workload between the posts — exactly the sort of profile that keeps racking up save points even without a clean sheet.

DEFENDERS

Riccardo Calafiori — ARSENAL vs CHELSEA

€6.1M, owned by 16.3%. The form defender in the entire division right now, Calafiori offers goal and assist threat from left-back on top of his defensive numbers, backed by one of the best fixture runs in the league.

Joško Gvardiol — MANCHESTER CITY vs COVENTRY CITY

€6.6M, owned by 16.8%. Gvardiol continues to be a reliable source of returns, and City’s own schedule holds up as well as anyone’s over the coming month and a half.

Lewis Hall — NEWCASTLE UNITED vs BOURNEMOUTH

€5.6M, owned by 8%. One of the form full-backs in the league after a strong start to the season, Hall gets a home fixture against Bournemouth that’s rated among the easier matchups of the round.

Ben White — ARSENAL vs CHELSEA

€5M, owned by 3.9%. One of the best-value defenders in the game, White has started the season superbly and sits in a Gunners defence with one of the two best fixture runs in the division.

Semi Ajayi — HULL CITY vs ASTON VILLA

€4.1M, owned by 5.2%. A recognised first-choice centre-back for Hull, Ajayi has already picked up a big haul of defensive-contribution points this season, and a side fighting to stay up tends to spend long spells defending — the kind of volume that keeps producing points regardless of the scoreline.

MIDFIELDERS

Rayan Cherki — MANCHESTER CITY vs COVENTRY CITY

€8.7M, owned by 18.8%. The form midfielder in the entire league by some distance, Cherki gets a home date with newly promoted Coventry — about as favourable a fixture as this round offers.

Martin Ødegaard — ARSENAL vs CHELSEA

€7.6M, owned by 8.7%. Ødegaard captains a Gunners side with one of the two best fixture runs in the division, and he’s been directly involved in goals through the opening two rounds.

Cody Gakpo — LIVERPOOL at IPSWICH TOWN

€7.5M, owned by 5.1%. One of the form players in the entire division after two rounds, Gakpo travels to Ipswich for a fixture that’s rated as one of the easier away days on the calendar.

Víctor Muñoz — LIVERPOOL at IPSWICH TOWN

€6M, owned by 4.7%. A cheaper route into the same Liverpool side, Muñoz has been directly involved in the Reds’ goals this season and travels to Ipswich for a fixture that should suit Liverpool’s attack.

Anthony Elanga — NEWCASTLE UNITED vs BOURNEMOUTH

€5.1M, owned by 7.9%. One of the form wide players in the league right now at a bargain price, Elanga gets a home fixture against Bournemouth that’s rated among the friendliest of the round.

FORWARDS

Erling Haaland — MANCHESTER CITY vs COVENTRY CITY

€12M, owned by 75.4%. The most expensive and most-owned player in the game needs no introduction, and City’s fixture list remains one of the two or three kindest in the league.

Alexander Isak — LIVERPOOL at IPSWICH TOWN

€8M, owned by 9.5%. Isak has found some early-season form and travels with Liverpool to Ipswich for what’s rated as one of the gentler away days of the round.

Chuba Akpom — IPSWICH TOWN vs LIVERPOOL

€4M, owned by 1.7%. The final piece of the puzzle at floor price, Akpom is a genuine starting option for Ipswich rather than a bench-warmer, even against tough opposition this week.

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Combined value of this 15-man squad: €97.3M, comfortably inside the €100M budget cap. Fancy building your own team for Round 3? Head over to Sofascore Fantasy and get your squad in before the deadline.