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FPL Gameweek 3 guide: Scout Picks, team news, captaincy + more

25 August 2023 494 comments
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All of our content for the upcoming Gameweek is available on this page to help with your last-minute transfer dilemmas, chip-related conundrums and captaincy quandaries.

A reminder that the FPL deadline is on Friday 25 August at 18:30 BST.

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  1. Alan The Llama
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Where's the remix?

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  2. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pants down!

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    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes sir

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  3. OverTinker
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Don't forget to switch off Turner for Onana

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  4. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    3 years, 1 month ago

    -4 from 0...any good?

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    1. Alan The Llama
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Grrrreat

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Average

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    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same. Back to back -4s to start the season. Wonderful.

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  5. Roshen
    3 years, 1 month ago

    started Gabriel over Pedro at last moment, feel sorry for owners

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    1. Urban Cowboy.
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't be so down. They could both blank.

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      1. Roshen
        3 years, 1 month ago

        at least one of them will outscore Mbeumo this week

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    2. Botman and Robben
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Started Gabriel as well, 1 pointer incoming.

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      1. Roshen
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Pedro masterclass incoming...

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    3. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
      3 years, 1 month ago

      started both and bench mbeumo
      Gotta live a little

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      1. Roshen
        3 years, 1 month ago

        fair play, solid Penalty Miss FC train

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  6. Feanor
    3 years, 1 month ago

    When do we get our 2nd wildcard?

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    1. Feanor
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Oh, its GW 20

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Boxing Day i think

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  7. Deulofail
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ended up moving Disasi from 2nd sub into my XI with Pedro moving to join Awoniyi on the bench. Now have Chilwell, Disasi and Gusto all bringing home clean sheets tonight. Nice

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    1. Andy_Social
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Defence and bench will be heaving with points.

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      1. Deulofail
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Don't mind it

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    2. Mario Balofail
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No clean sheets tonight, my fellow brother, I'm afraid.

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      1. Deulofail
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Oh it's a shame a brother wouldn't share this intell before the deadline. Typical sibling rivalry 🙄

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      2. Woy_is_back
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Luton will score for sure

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    3. Roshen
      3 years, 1 month ago

      stonks

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  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gallagher playing as number 10

    Urgh, Jackson fail

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    1. lugs
      3 years, 1 month ago

      yeah they need an upgrade in that department

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      1. Disco Stu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        3 years, 1 month ago

        They have un upgrade in that department, but he(Nkunku) blew out his knee

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        1. lugs
          3 years, 1 month ago

          lol i'd forgotten about him already

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    2. Hairy Potter
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Might miss control to Jackson by accident. Can see him shooting himself rather than looking to set up Jackson.

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  9. mad_beer ✅
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Funny how two low price forwards are the biggest decisions this week. I predict Jackson to be the big flop of the week.

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    1. lugs
      3 years, 1 month ago

      i don't own him put think he'll score

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  10. Bolasie Come Home
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Good luck everyone, may all your transfers be promising, and the captaincy gods be upon you. Here's to plentiful points, cautions clean sheets and no mediocrity in the midfield .

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  11. threeputt
    3 years, 1 month ago

    ok now it's a bit quieter......is Baldock a likely starter when he's back, he's only down as a slight knock ?.

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    1. Bolasie Come Home
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes i would hope so, in the team news with Neale and Joe it was mentioned he was back in training.

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  12. Supersonic_
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Absolute scenes if Gabriel and Maddy Haul.

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    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Got big hopes for Gabriel. Bullet header, clean sheet, 3 bonus

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      1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
        3 years, 1 month ago

        we deserve it

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  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gw3 potential turning points:

    - Eze to outscore Mbeumo on their turf

    - Pedro to start and score twice

    - Jackson to go big or go home

    - Foden blank, Alvarez brace

    - Near misses, Isak to haul ... couldn't get to him this week without hits.

    - Sting in the tail, Gabriel cameo or starts, clean sheet, goal and bonus points?

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    1. Deulofail
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A nice Alvarez trap would be quite nice with people looking to offload Pedro after his brace and red card

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    2. The Mentaculus
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Got Isak, benched Pedro. Let's see...

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    3. Crunchie
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, lots of swings

      (I pray for the EZe one lol -both on pens)

      Benched Pedro (Got in Isak for Archer)

      Got Foden in for Salah for funds (will buy Diaz/Jota next week.) 🙂

      Stayed away from the potential Jackson haul

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      1. Crunchie
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Add Salah haul to that too to punich sellers!:)

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        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          3 years, 1 month ago

          That would really blow. Especially if Son blanks.

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        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I'll take the Salah points.

          He could be fired up again this weekend.

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      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        3 years, 1 month ago

        The Eze one hurts me most, went to Mbeumo from him but you're most vulnerable after the transfer.

        Gw1-2 Foden to Diaby!

        Isak is who I want to get on next week.

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    4. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1. Would suck
      2. Meh
      3. Meh
      4. Might actually not be too bad (own both)
      5. Eh
      6. As long as Saliba doesn’t get a yellow or is subbed on 59, sure, why not.

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  14. SHOOTER MCGINN
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Jackson injury in the warm up

    would be comedy gold.

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    1. Eze Really?
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I never understand people hoping for the suffering of others

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

        Even Shooter McGinn's suffering?

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        1. Eze Really?
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Correct. Why would I hope for that?

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

            If you're a Jackson owner :mrgreen:

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      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ask Jesus about it.

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      3. villa_til_i_die
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I said the same thing last week and got slaughtered for saying it by someone!

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        1. Eze Really?
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I do think social media amplifies the good and the bad. A shame really.

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  15. GoonerByron
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Weird question, but who do you think will get any/more minutes in the League Cup 2nd round during the week? Had a really good start in The Sun game and want to pick up some players that will get 2 fixtures this week (PL + League Cup)

    A - Jackson
    B - Sterling
    C - Mbeumo

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They'll often play some of the under 23s against League 1 or 2 teams to start with.

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    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I can't see any of them starting
      Chelsea have a huge squad & can do a lot of rotation
      Mbeumo so important to Brentford so unlikely to start but may be on the bench
      Also he is the most in form of the 3

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  16. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Last chance saloon for Salah and Rashford this weekend

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Salah has done more than Rashford so far.

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      1. WVA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Enough to justify his price lol

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    2. Royal5
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Rash was dead to me after last week. Not even been close.

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      1. WVA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Hattrick incoming

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        1. Royal5
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Most likely

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    3. threeputt
      3 years, 1 month ago

      wonder why it's a saloon, not exactly a luxury situation ?

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      1. WVA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Are saloons luxurious?

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    4. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Newcastle away ?
      Tough game to make a decision on Salah

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      1. WVA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It's the perfect game, if he returns in that fixture too he's a keep

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        1. keefy59
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I was going to post that !
          But you can't make a decision to sell based on Newcastle away

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      2. threeputt
        3 years, 1 month ago

        maybe it's just my age lol, saloons were seen as luxury car when I were a boy !

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  17. Crunchie
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Salah to Foden and Archer to Isak.

    Feels good to have some funds.

    Couldn't do that by selling Rash to Foden with Pedro?Maddison being uncertain

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