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This season we are collating all relevant Gameweek advice in one article every week to help you with your preparations.

In this latest article we have pulled together all the content that we have already produced relating to Gameweek 3.

We have republished this to the top of the site this morning for anyone looking for some last-minute tips.

Captain Candidates

We have now rounded off our discussion over the captaincy in our latest Captain Sensible article.

In it we went over the results of the poll as well as the data surrounding the candidates and the ir upcoming opponents.

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Scout Picks

Our official Scout Picks XI were revealed on Friday afternoon detailing the players we think will perform best in Gameweek 3.

Make sure you check out our selection and our reasons for choosing them.

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Team News

Our official Team News round-up came out on Friday afternoon after all of the top flight press conferences had been conducted.

Make sure you stay up to date with the latest team news.

READ IT HERE

The Opinion

After another week of success for premium defence we got some opinion on whether there is a template forming in that area of FPL.

Our panel of Fantasy managers also discussed how to handle Arsenal’s fixture swing and the continuing lack of options up front.

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Set Pieces Match-ups

As we gradually pull in more data, we’ve gone over set pieces again to try and find the best match-ups.

It looks like Liverpool assets could be strong from dead ball situations in Gameweek 3, so make sure you check out the details on this one.

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The Underlying Data

As ever, we’ve gone over the underlying data ahead of Gameweek 3 in great detail.

It can be found in the Members Area or in our latest Big Numbers article.

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The Watchlist

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Check out our latest article on it to find out what we’ve tweaked and what factors have been in play.

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  1. Playing_the_Numbers
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is Guendouzi nailed long term? I'm on a WC and wondering which 4.5 mid to get, since Stephens is about to drop.

    1. xploring
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Should be, good enough for Mark.

    2. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sounds like a town in China.

    3. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hope so. Ive just bought him. *no*

    4. jackjones
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No of course not

    5. Podge
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not worth having nailed or not

    6. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I've been really impressed watching him, set to shine and become nailed on imo!

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        My first sub this GW so putting my money where my mouth is haha, but normally as a 4.5 mid he'll be stuck at the back of my bench!

        1. Playing_the_Numbers
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I need a nailed 4.5 mid since all the Man City players have risk of rotation long term and don't want to end up with only 10 players on the pitch

          1. Playing_the_Numbers
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            reply fail

          2. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            He's the best of a terrible bunch imo, GL!

    7. Playing_the_Numbers
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Who is he replacing?

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        keeping Elneny out of the team

        1. Playing_the_Numbers
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          What's wrong with Elneny, is he just still tired from the World Cup?

          1. jia you
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            just a bit rubbish

  2. Joyce1998
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Right guys just need help to solve this last puzzle to my wc team

    A Bennett, 4.5 and Wilson
    B cook, 4.5 ings
    C cook, jorgi/kant, kamara
    D Bennett, jorgi/kante, ings

    Team is ederson gamer
    Alonso Mandy taa awb
    Salah mane mki rich
    Kun, zaha

    1. Joyce1998
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      *hamer

  3. Game of Throw_ins
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pedro+Wilson ?
    OR
    Zaha+Fraser ?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha, Fraser

    2. scarlet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha & Fraser

    3. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I have A. so A

    4. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      1

    5. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Pedro + Wilson

  4. scarlet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Which one to start from:
    A) Tomkins
    B) Kante
    C) Zaha

    1. Roosey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha

    2. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C by far

    3. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha

  5. Roosey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    G2G? On a WC.

    Foster | McCarthy
    Alonso Robertson Mendy | AWB Bennett
    Mkhitaryan Salah Richarlison Pedro | Fraser
    Aguero Ings Mitrovic
    + 2.9 ITB

    Got a plan for Hazard and Auba in 2 transfers, Kane in 3.

    1. scarlet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Start Fraser ahead of Mitro

      1. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I definately start Mitro over Fraser

      2. Podge
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Do not

    2. Roosey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'm definitely starting Mitro but only because I really think he'll do well. Debating between Ings and Fraser now though...

  6. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    LOUD NOISES

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      shhh

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        SKIN HEAD AHHHH

    2. Pinky Blinders
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Air raid siren

    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That movie. What's it called. Got that bloke in it. Jees I'm crap with movies!

      1. Jules Rimet
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Trainspotting?

      2. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Anchorman.

      3. ChristoBisto
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Anchorman

  7. dylano21
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My head hurts ! Aguero, Auba or Mané for the armband ?

    1. Roosey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Flip a three sided coin...

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        All coins have three sides

        1. Roosey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Then flip it.

          1. El Lobito 10
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            It's like saying go to a restaurant that serves food.

    2. Jules Rimet
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Auba probably. It all or nothing for him today.

    3. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      aub

    4. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mane

    5. V K
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Roll a 3 sided dice

    6. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero

    7. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Salah

    8. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mane

    9. Podge
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kun

    10. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mane out of them

  8. Jules Rimet
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Note to self:
    1. Always have atleast two playing benchers.
    2. Always have 0.5 itb

    1. El Lobito 10
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Number 2 is stoopid.

  9. V K
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Captain Morata or Sterling?

    1. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Neither

    2. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wildcard

      1. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        This

      2. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        lol

      3. V K
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Lol.
        DDG
        Mendy - Bailey - Luiz - TAA
        Mane - Sterling - Richarlson
        Mitro - Morata - Firmino

        Wildcard?

    3. doublyG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling

    4. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling

    5. thericeking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      sterling

    6. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling

    7. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Morata

    8. clodhopper
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling

    9. V K
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers guys. Sterling it is!

  10. Foozeball
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Zaha, Mitrovic, or Arnie for 2nd forward?

    1. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha

    2. Feloh
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      zaha

    3. Foozeball
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks

    4. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie

  11. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    7 players in the scoutpicks... If last season is anything to go by I should expect a solid 30 pointer

    1. Feloh
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      it's the opposite this season.

  12. The Chief
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A. Mahrez > Mkhi
    B. Mahrez > Bilva
    C. Mahrez > Richarlison (already have Tosun)

    1. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      D. Hold this week

    4. Schafsalat
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'd go for A

    5. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

    6. Podge
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keep Mahrez

    7. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hold this week. Mahrez surely likely to start after missing last week.

    8. clodhopper
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hold

  13. Fantasy Gold
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    All of these people panicking last minute. Gotta love it.

    Make a decision, stick by it.

    Don’t all by Scotty Bs 😉

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Be*

      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Scotty Be?

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Scotty ABCRMWCT to give him his official title 🙂

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Amen

    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Rule of thumb for me... All done and dusted by Friday bed time. No tinkering Saturday morning. Unless there's a team leak!

  14. Majestic Chanka
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Am I mad considering Deeney over Mitrovic?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.

      1. benbro
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        No. Whose assisting

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Both decent options

    3. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      YEs

    4. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not mad but I would get Mitrovic.

    5. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Deeney on my watchlist for now...but decent pick

    6. clodhopper
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No

    7. Roosey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I was flipping between the two to start the season so I like them both. Watford have tougher fixtures coming up though.

  15. Ninja Škrtel
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    a. Hazard - Salah - Fraser

    b. Mane - Pedro - Salah

    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I have B. So, B

    2. Jules Rimet
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. Paulinho14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      a

    4. jimmyabs1987
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    5. Shaikh91
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    6. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A for sure

    7. clodhopper
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    8. norwegian-forest-cats
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      b.

    9. COLLIN QUANER
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I like A.

  16. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Give Mendy a 2nd bite at the (C)aptaincy cherry ?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Probably not.

    2. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nope

    3. Podge
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Could be gold

  17. Over Midwicket
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone captaining Kun? o/

    1. benbro
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Obvs

    2. Paulinho14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      yes

    3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He’s the second most popular captain choice after Salah

    4. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not this week for me

    5. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Salah for me. Only because he'll get more minutes than Haz so his chances of more points is higher

  18. Pinky Blinders
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Good idea for this breakfast club thing. Brings a bit of civility to the post deadline wasteland this place becomes.

  19. Feloh
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    any city line up leaks?

    1. Jules Rimet
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah. Ederson playing.

    2. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ederson play. Other than that just a prediction/guess

  20. Fassy
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Last week someone close to City posted a tweet with the line-up.Anyone with a link to his twitter?

    1. Delph & Safety
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mcfc baller?

      1. Fassy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

  21. V K
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Captain Mark or J0e?

    1. Jules Rimet
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Joe going Salah. Mark going Auba.

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Boring versus exciting

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      jonty

  22. mcrayeps
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Neves or Peltier for first bench folks?

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Peltier

    2. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Neves. I sold Peltier this week, because he didn't play last week.

    3. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Neves

    4. Jules Rimet
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Peltier is MIA

      1. mcrayeps
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        MIA?

    5. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Pele

    6. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Neves since it seems peltier unlikely to play from what I read.

      1. mcrayeps
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        never mind if he didnt play then, but peltier / neves first?

  23. Shaikh91
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pick one
    A- Hazard and ings
    B- Auba and b.silva / d.silva / Willian
    C - Any other suggestions

    1. El Lobito 10
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B with D Silva

  24. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kamara or Wilshire first on bench?

    1. Carlton_Goal
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kamara, don't see Wilshire doing anything this game

  25. ChadW98
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any reliable Twitter page for early man city team news?

    1. V K
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      MCFCBaller

  26. Konstaapeli
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I should play DDG instead Hamer right?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would.

      1. Geriatric Unathletic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I Havn't :).

    2. V K
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I am

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        No way. Hamer is shite. DDG is the best.

        1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Cardiff are also shite. They haven’t scored yet for a reason.

    3. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Opinion is split, I’ve been thinking all week but I’m going to stick with DDG. Maybe I’m being overly influenced by price but Mourinho will shut up shop I think, 3 at the back, mainly because he needs to steady the ship but also because he always does when playing a top team. Huddersfield may well go for it against Cardiff at home and Cardiff have to score some time.

      Be ready for huge remorse whatever you do though. They will probably both get 2 points... always seems to be this way when I deliberate for ages.

      1. El Lobito 10
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Also, Spurs rarely play well against Utd. Especially at OT. Utd will be super focused imo. Clean sheet coming.

        1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          It’s true, I heard their record somewhere on a podcast this week and it was terrible.

    4. MMN
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I was set on playing Hamer as he has better CS odds but realised Matic and Valencia may be back which is making me lean back towards De Gea. If I knew Matic was out I would defo stick with Hamer, United defence was terrible last week.

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        This. I’ve been set on Hamer since the Brighton game but players coming back, Mourinho being determined to stop the rot, players coming back and the likelihood of him killing the game as usual have all forced me back to DDG.

    5. MMN
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Matic/Valencia expected to start?

      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I think Mourinho said they were fit and had been training? I would check Skonta Rigga’s Team news post in case I’m wrong. But I think that was the case. Only Shaw had a knock I think but Mourinho gives nothing away in pressers.

    6. Weilong7
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      have the same dilemma

    7. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks all. Sticking with DDG.

  27. Joyce1998
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A Wilson, Bennett and guendouzi
    B ings, jorgi/kante, Bennett
    C ings, 4.5, cook
    D kamara, jorgi/kante, cook

    1. Joyce1998
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Need help finishing off my team

  28. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    MCFC Baller
    ‏ @MCFCBaller
    3h3 hours ago

    Currently away with limited service so haven’t had anything through on team news. Walker and Sane (from the right) was being worked on in training - to give Mendy the freedom down the left, may be an option today?!

    Lovely news for mendy owners

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mendy was never in doubt anyway

    2. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Mendy could have reached, dare I say, essential status!

  29. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Should get Kanté in my squad or just have 0.5 extra in my bank?

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nobody should ever own Kante in FPL

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        haha

  30. Shaikh91
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pick one
    A- Hazard and ings
    B- Auba and b.silva / d.silva / Willian

    1. Roosey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B with Dilva.