With the international break nearly over let’s take a look back at Gameweek 3 to see how the 50 elite Fantasy Premier League managers that I’m tracking performed.
TRANSFERS
The veterans made an average of 1.42 transfers per team. A key factor was that many took advantage of a saved transfer, with just 0.42 transfers made on average by these experienced managers in Gameweek 2. Just a couple of veterans took a hit in Gameweek 3.
Top players bought:
– Zlatan Ibrahimović (MUN): 48%
– Ross Barkley (EVE): 30%
– Erik Lamela (TOT): 10%
Top players sold:
– Jamie Vardy (LEI): 32%
– Roberto Firmino (LIV): 24%
– Harry Kane (TOT): 14%
CHIPS

Once again, teams who didn’t use any chips scored the most points. It will be interesting to see this statistic after Gameweek 4, as it is understood that many veterans currently have their wildcards active.
THE VETERANS’ TEMPLATE

Top starting players

* stats for top 10,000 players can be found here
If we look at the table above, it’s interesting to see that the veterans and the players who are currently in top 10,000 places have almost the same players. The only real veterans’ differential is Andre Gray from Burnley, but that may change after this week’s wildcards.
CAPTAINS
Like in Gameweek 2, almost every single veteran captained Sergio Aguero from Manchester City. His ownership amongst the veterans was 100% percent, and effective ownership in the last round an amazing 198%. With the Argentine facing a lay off through suspension the captaincy calls by the veterans will certainly be interesting over the next two Gameweeks. Aguero returns to action in Gameweek 6, and it is anticipated that most veterans will draft him back in straight away.
OVERALL RANKINGS
– Maximum points: 74
– Biggest rank improvements: 527,362 places
After Gameweek 3, the average overall position of all 50 veteran teams is 494,708 – 14,615 places better than after Gameweek 2. Among the Veterans, 56% gained a green arrow, while 44% saw red. The veterans’ average Gameweek 3 score was 46 points (after hits), which was higher than the top 10,000 average (42.6 points) amd the overall average (40.7 after hits). This was a good week for the veterans after a disappointing Gameweek 2.
BEAT THE VETERANS
The safety score for Gameweek 2 was 27 points. In total 29 players were eliminated, while 2,135 survived. Deep M had the highest score – 76 points.
