2025-26 Premier League: Round 3 Match Previews

Round 3 of the Premier League gets underway with a South West London derby on Saturday between Chelsea and Fulham. The round, headlined by Liverpool vs. Arsenal on Sunday afternoon, runs through until Sunday evening with Aston Villa facing Crystal Palace in a rare 7pm kick-off.

This round takes us into the first international break of the season.

Here are your Superbru Premium match previews for each fixture. In addition to being available on the predictions pages so that you can read them while actually making your picks, the previews are collated here for those of you that prefer reading in article form.

Chelsea vs. Fulham

Fulham will arrive at Stamford Bridge with very fond memories of this fixture last season as their 1-2 win on Boxing Day was their first league win away at Chelsea since 1979. Given how rare away victories in this SW6 derby have been for Fulham, it's likely we see a return to the 'norm' with Chelsea coming out on top here, but Marco Silva's side have had a solid start to this campaign with 1-1 draws against both Brighton and Manchester United. Having seen Crystal Palace frustrate Chelsea and hold them to a 0-0 draw in Round 1,…