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The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 3: Captaincy, tips, team news and best players

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With an international break upon us and the imminent arrival of a certain Cristiano Ronaldo further swelling the premium asset pool, saving two Fantasy Premier League (FPL) transfers for Gameweek 4 may look like a sensible ploy this week.

If only there weren’t so many tempting players to spend our money on…

Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m) could well break the so-called template team, with the FPL community split between snapping him up now and waiting for a Gameweek 7 fixture swing.

A glut of starting £4.0m-ish defenders are helping many of us afford the Belgian and other high achievers.

And West Ham’s free-scoring duo of Michail Antonio (£7.7m) and Said Benrahma (£6.3m) are being bought in their droves after back-to-back double-digit hauls.

Away from transfer talk, the Gameweek 3 captaincy poll is wide open and could help separate some hitherto ‘samey’ scores this week.

Help with armband conundrums and transfer dilemmas is something you’ll find on this page ahead of the deadline, along with fixture analysis, team reveals, Members articles, videos and more.

This is also the last week where you can lock in a full-year Premium Membership to our site at the discounted pre-season rate of £19.99, with prices rising after Gameweek 3.

Click here to see what you’re missing out on…

GAMEWEEK 3 FIXTURE DIFFICULTY

(from the FFScout Season Ticker)

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 3?

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 3?

RATE MY TEAM PROJECTIONS FOR GAMEWEEK 3

These are the top players that our Rate My Team algorithm has come up with for this week – you can check the six-week projections and evaluate your own team here.

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 3?

FPL Gameweek 3 Scout Picks: West Ham triple-up and no Liverpool players
The FPL players on the Watchlist ahead of Gameweek 3
The Scout Squad’s best FPL players for Gameweek 3
FPL differential Harrison can capitalise on Leeds’ long-term fixture appeal

GAMEWEEK 3 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS

Team news, injury updates and predicted line-ups for FPL Gameweek 3

For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

GAMEWEEK 3 TEAM REVEALS

FPL Team Reveal: Why Ronaldo’s move has changed my transfer plans
FPL team reveals: Who I’m replacing Kostas Tsimikas with for Gameweek 3

BEST FPL STRATEGY AND EXPERT TIPS FOR GAMEWEEK 3 AND BEYOND

FPL Gameweek 3 preview: The players and teams with eye-catching stats
Is now the time to buy Spurs players in FPL? What the Premium Members Area says
Benrahma, Barnes, Pogba: Who are the best mid-price midfielders for GW3?
Are Gameweeks 4 and 7 the best time to play the first Wildcard in FPL?

GAMEWEEK 3 VIDEO CONTENT

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  1. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Odegaard transferred White out for Tsimikas lol

    https://twitter.com/insider_fpl/status/1431569070936281088

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    1. Glad He Ate Her
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can't compete in EPL or FPL...

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    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😆

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    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Transferred himself in for Bruno.

      https://mobile.twitter.com/insider_fpl/status/1431569079983353856

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  2. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone think the rotation at Chelsea will be even worse than what we see on a regular basis from Pep at Man City.

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    1. JT11fc
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Peps the goat at rotating, shouldnt be as bad

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  3. Gudjohnsen
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pep hates fantasy nerds right?

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    1. Glad He Ate Her
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He lives in a fantasy

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    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It’s what drives him.

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    3. Thomas Magnum
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I prefer to think of most FPL players as being 6’5 and jacked rather than nerds

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      1. Gudjohnsen
        5 years, 1 month ago

        6'4 here and 30 pounds overweight

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        1. Thomas Magnum
          5 years, 1 month ago

          30 extra pounds of muscle I’m sure 😉

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  4. Glad He Ate Her
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal 2 - 1 Man City

    Don't @ me

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    1. Zimo
      5 years, 1 month ago

      @

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  5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    5 years, 1 month ago

    2 FTs never felt so good

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  6. Alisson WondHaaland
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pep roulette is relentless

    - Sterling and Mahrez need a rest
    - Mendy needs arrest

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    1. Stranger Mings
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think I will just avoid city

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    2. SADIO SANÉ
      5 years, 1 month ago

      - Torres owners blessed

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      1. ivantys
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Not really, managed to dodge points when his team scored 5.

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        1. SADIO SANÉ
          5 years, 1 month ago

          just a lil gag

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    3. Marvin.
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You've had a couple of days and this is the best you could come up with?

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  7. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hurry up and add CR7 so I can waste my wildcard

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    1. Glad He Ate Her
      5 years, 1 month ago

      They'll delay it as long as possible so people will keep checking their site to see if he's added, bringing in traffic to the site #obvious

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  8. Stranger Mings
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is it possible/crazy to fit lukuku, ronaldo, Kane, salah, Bruno & TAA?!

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    1. Podge
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Of course not

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      1. Podge
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That’s about 70m you only have 83 plus your bench

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    2. FPL Pillars
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Try it and see if you can

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    3. Valar(Keith)
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you want bruno and ronaldo though.. Anyway that won't be possible.. Lukaku, ronaldo, salah and taa is very much possible though.. As long as Ronaldo doesnt come in at an insane price above 12.5

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    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Crazy: yes. Possible: No

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    5. TheBiffas
      5 years, 1 month ago

      4 at most.

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    6. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I've just tried it using Mane as a placeholder for Ronaldo and it's mathematically impossible by a few million.

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    7. TheBiffas
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This is the best I could do, Ronaldo @ 12.5

      Sanchez - Steele

      White - Ayling - Liv - Williams - Amartey

      Salah - Benrahma - Harrison - Gray - 4.5

      Kane - Lukaku - Ronaldo

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      1. Stranger Mings
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That’s looks a cracking team

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  9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Have to say that Arsenal XI looks interesting. Cue 5-0

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    1. Gunneryank
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That's a...charitable description lol.

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  10. Athletico Underachieving
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Top of both my MLs, but the only one in the top 5 of either league to captain Bruno over Antonio…could be a long weekend!

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  11. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What’s the story with Salah then, anything definitive on GW4 yet?

    Salah, Tsmi > Son, Tierney with Bruno (c) for GW4 followed by Bruno > Salah (c) for GW5 starting to emerge from the fog of war

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  12. saurabh.06
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is jota definitely going to start on the bench?

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not definite and too late to do anything now anyway

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      1. saurabh.06
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ya, that's true. But if he does then it will be really unfair on him as he has scored both the games. So should hold his position.

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    2. SADIO SANÉ
      5 years, 1 month ago

      probably yeah, but not necessarily a bad thing in a possibly cagey game like that

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      1. saurabh.06
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have started him in my team and don't want his 1 pointer if he comes on after 80th min. That is what worrying me

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  13. SADIO SANÉ
    5 years, 1 month ago

    genuinely a nice game for Mahrez to play in, the Arsenal bus is gonna be super deep - Grealish and Gundog probably gonna haul

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    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I gambled - played Pep roulette - 8 points so far, one game left.

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  14. Weeb Kakashi
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A GW5 WC looks enticing

    4.5 4.0
    Shaw Chilwell Semedo White Livra
    Salah Raphinha Sarr Harrison
    Ron Lukaku Jimenez

    Expecting Ron at 12.5. if anything higher than a compromise in defence maybe.

    Thoughts?

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    1. Glad He Ate Her
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Chilwell rotation nightmare, only 1 premium mid.

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      1. Weeb Kakashi
        5 years, 1 month ago

        2 premium forwards. You can have everything?

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        1. Glad He Ate Her
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Sure you can

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    2. Thomas Magnum
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I like it although maybe Son & TAA for me instead of Lukaku and Chilwell say

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  15. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can't believe Torres is still there - could be an expensive mistake in removing him.

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    1. jia you
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I feel ill ahead of this match...was one of his biggest advocates and got rid of him on my wildcard so he's bound to haul

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  16. seewhyaxe
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any Mahrez owners here still?
    Getting annoying eh?

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    1. HollywoodXI
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nope. I’m really enjoying his benchings…

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      1. seewhyaxe
        5 years, 1 month ago

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    2. SADIO SANÉ
      5 years, 1 month ago

      goal off the bench, keep the faith (yes it is 😆 )

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      1. seewhyaxe
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I hope so genuinely for FPL but I’m also a gunner…

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        1. SADIO SANÉ
          5 years, 1 month ago

          same 😀 I'm already resigned to defeat against any of the top-4 teams

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    3. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If I'd say it's a surprise, I'd look an even bigger fool...

      Calculated risk, playing Pep roulette....

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    4. TheBiffas
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ah. Captain hindsight.

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      1. seewhyaxe
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I didn’t captain him. Just still holding on to him but shipping after this definitely

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    5. JT11fc
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This is his swansong, I capped him last week so it hasnt all been bad

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    6. Manani
      5 years, 1 month ago

      was going to ditch him soon anyway, held off this week but will do it now finally

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  17. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Capping son over Antonio was a risk!

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    1. SADIO SANÉ
      5 years, 1 month ago

      his xG and points are high tbf, but anyone suggesting people would be captaining him 2 weeks ago would have been ridiculed - pretty sure Son is the best pick (IMO)

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  18. Manani
    5 years, 1 month ago

    who are the 2 best 6.5m mid (except for Benrahm)

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    1. Zimo
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Raphinha and Traore?

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      1. SKENG
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sarr then Raphinha

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      IMO Raphinha & Sarr short term.

      The Spurs pari (Dele & Bergwijn) could make a strong case, as could Troare.

      Also someone like Odegaard could come good after this week.

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      1. Manani
        5 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

        good shout on Dele, will keep an eye on that

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        1. HashAttack
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Neither Dele or Begwijn's places are secure ... I'd be looking at Bryan Gil once he starts regularly

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    3. SADIO SANÉ
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Berg, Sarr, Raphinha, maybe Saka, Traore

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  19. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Grealish still 20+ % owned

    Hope he blanks

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  20. FPL Brains
    • Has Moderation Rights
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Where can you see captaincy for the 10k? Trying to see how Antonio's EO is calculated.

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    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      https://www.livefpl.net/EO

      top 10k on the left, local on the right

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    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A Antonio red card please and a son brace

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      1. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        yes please!

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  21. Gudjohnsen
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Do Mahrez owners want a cameo or their first player from the bench?

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  22. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Duly punished. 🙁

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  23. AubaYambang
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mark must be fuming with having taken out Torres this week. Let's hope Lukaku delivers!

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  24. jayzico
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Duffy to keep his place? Any other nailed defs bar Williams?

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  25. jayzico
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Does Lamptey play in Duffy's position?

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