Pro Pundits - Darren

Why I’m lining up for FPL Gameweek 3 without any Chelsea players

A Fantasy Premier League veteran of 11 years, Darren Wiles has an incredible track record with three top 1k finishes in the last four seasons.


With so many favourable match-ups in Gameweek 3, I am feeling confident about the next round of Fantasy Premier League.

It has been a positive start thus far, anyway, with 80 and 90-point hauls in the first two Gameweeks taking me to a total of 170 and an overall rank of 29k.

The goals have been flying in so far and I have been lucky enough to capitalise on the early glut of double-digit returns. But all of that is in the past, and it’s what happens this weekend that matters now.

Here is what my team looks like for Gameweek 3 and the reasons behind some key decisions.

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  1. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    GTG?

    McCarthy
    Robbo - Saiss - Digne
    Salah(vc) - KDB(c) - Rashford - Foden - Podence
    DCL - Jimmy

    Steer - Mitchell - Brewster - Justin

    1. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looks really good.

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers TM! 🙂

    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Forster as 2nd keeper in case McCarthy gets injured/dropped

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Great shout Collin! Cheers mate

  2. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Which one to replace Auba with please?

    A) KDB
    B) Sterling

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A. Season keeper for me

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

    3. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

  3. Saka Punch
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    A) Foden
    B) Zaha

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

    3. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same as above, but already with KDB?

  4. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Impossible to have all 4. Which 1 gets dropped from the wc

    Jimenez
    Werner
    Son
    TAA

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Its not impossible

      1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Impossible with Salah KdB and the other players nailed in my team atm

    2. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Werner but I'd be crapping it this week

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Jimmy. May end up transferring him in If Werner doesn’t start scoring. That way it’s an easy switch to make though.

    4. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Son for me

    5. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'd say Werner, not yet proven like the others.

    6. All about the galacticos
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      TAA

    7. Lubic87
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      TAA is a definite pick, and I wouldn't want to go into the West Brom game without Werner. Which would leave you with the same decision as me: Son v Jimenez. I'm struggling to make a decision! Jimenez gives me an extra 0.5 in the bank, so I'm leaning that way at the moment, but going to sleep on it.

      1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Have similar thinking

        Currently leaving Son out bc I think it's more likely we see games similar to the everton one where spurs are frustrated due to a lack of midfield creativity rather than a saints high line asking for trouble

        If Werner doesnt deliver against the worst defence in the league and Son looks good against Newcastle then I'll probably consider the switch

    8. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      TAA as long as the replacement is Robbo

  5. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Foden or Podence? Have KDB

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Foden

      1. UnitedFan
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        How nailed is he given others are injured at the moment?

    2. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Both ideally

  6. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Could not having Werner prove a mistake?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

      1. Saka Punch
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah potench. This is the fixture whether it'll go either way

    2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

      Or could pay off

    3. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You can say the same thing about loads of the premium players.
      This is the biggest player pool of decent options I've ever known.
      I don't think you can worry about players that you don't have, just get yourself a strong team with good fixtures and keep your fingers crossed that they perform well.

    4. All about the galacticos
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      there's a lot of upside

  7. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    DCL. Is it border line stupidity on my part for not getting him in especially at that price? I don't rate him at all and am not buying the Everton hype? All my rivals have him so again I ask, at that price is he too good to ignore?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm after ditching him on my wc

      1. gers23
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Sorry I misunderstand lol. Have u ditched him on wildcard?

      2. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I bought the hype and it has resulted in many beautiful points.

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Immovable in my WC team. Bargain at that price scoring tap ins for a pretty decent and creative side

    4. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I have him lined up for when Werner lets me down this week.

    5. All about the galacticos
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      he will get lots of opportunities
      for me a season keeper, but mainly due to his price

      1. gers23
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks guys

  8. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Acc might pick sterling over Kdb...

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm tempted but the high ownership of KDB worries me

  9. AdamJ91
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner likely to drop tonight? Been waiting all week to get him back.

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nah -68%.

    2. LSK
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Being bought now

    3. toerag
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      nope

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

    Rip it up:

    Martinez
    Robertson, Chilwell, Semedo
    Salah, KDB, Rodríguez, Foden, Podence
    Jimenez, Ings
    (Steer, Justin, Mitchell, Brewster)

    1. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I guess this team means you will bench Justin for his two good fixtures in GWs 4 and 5. If so, would it be better to go for a different defender?

      Will Chilwell start tomorrow?

      I would be wary about Brewster. You may want another Liverpool player at some point.

      It's very solid though.

      1. adstomko
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        That's my main issue yeah. Only Lamptey appeals to me in the 4.5m category. Burnley have many injuries in defence. It's a tough one.

        1. tm370
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I've had the same problem, with some drafts. I guess my issue is that Justin will be replaced long term, so perhaps in that scenario a safer 4.5 with better fixtures longer term would be useful. But Justin is certainly the best 4.5 at present.

          1. adstomko
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            If Leeds can find form in defence, I might select Ayling for the long term

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You are best placed to rip it up

      1. adstomko
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Surely you can spot a problem with it

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I’m also in the Brewster and hope club.

      If he seals a move to Sheff, Palace or whoever in the Prem, we will have pulled off a mighty coup.

      If he doesn’t, we’ve ballsed up...

      1. adstomko
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I can't see myself bringing in a 3rd Liverpool player that isn't Brewster. I can only see myself with 3 City or Wolves players (due to prices). Hmm tough one

      2. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        My concern is that it prevents another Liverpool option. In that situation, you'd have to transfer him in and out to reset his club if you wanted a third Liverpool player, I think.

        1. adstomko
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Ah. Think I'll get rid then. Cheers

      3. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        People can easily switch to Brewster for a hit once announced and you probably wouldn’t have gained anything points wise
        I started with him but moving on with wildcard this week

  11. Agger
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Why is there Arabic writing underneath the win £2500 tab? Or is it just me?

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I have it too

    2. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      wondering the same thing

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      They advertised for an arabic content manager recently i think. Part of plan for world domination. Shukran!

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hey fam! GTG? 0 FT 2.9 ITB

    McCarthy
    TAA Robbo Mitchell
    Salah KDB(C) Havertz Barnes Podence
    DCL Adams

    Button Davis Ferguson Johnson

    Plan for GW4 is Johnson to Semedo for free!

  13. School of Poch
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Who to captain?

    A: Werner
    B: KDB

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B.

    3. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Toss a coin with these two!

    4. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      My motto, learnt the hard way last season, is 'when in doubt go for KDB'.

  14. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any one got any stats/knowledge on Sterling points possibilities at ST?

    I know when Aguero plays he stays left more, with Jesus more central.

    As an ST does he come deep or stay forward?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Didnt know he played short stop!

      1. Samwise the Brave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He is a bit short, not sure he can stop shots either 🙂

        Let's say at Striker then

  15. doppelganger
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Guaita
    Trent Saiss Dunne ( Mitchell Justin )
    Salah(c) Kdb Son Zaha (Reed)
    Mitrovic Jimenez Dcl

    0.4 itb
    gtg?

  16. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Good to go?

    Martinez
    Digne Saiss Dallas
    Salah KDB (c) Son Prodence
    Jimenez Wilson DCL

    (Steer Soucek Justin Mitchell)

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Gtg

  17. JT11fc
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hows the no pool wc looking?

    Martinez
    James Semedo Lamptey
    KDB Sterling Grealish Podence
    Werner Jimi Adams

    Button Castagne Barnes Dunne

    0.3itb

    1. FantasyFootballSprout
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looks pretty good to me. So many options this year I’d rather have a team I can rotate than be having to make transfers each week to hop on the next bandwagon

  18. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Klich and Martinez or Guaita and Soucek?

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      1st one juust

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Rather Podence + Martinez?

    3. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Prefer Guaita but Klich on pens. A

    4. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The Klichy one

  19. grooveymatt65
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hi guys How does this look?

    My team is:

    McCarthy Martin

    TAA, Ayling, Justin Mitchell Bernado

    Salah Son De Bruyne (c) Zaha Bissouma

    Werner Mitrovic DCL

    (0.2 itb)

    thanks guys! 🙂

  20. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I know I have asked this a lot, but which combo do you prefer?

    VVD, Reece James, Rodriguez
    Robertson, Reece James, Zaha

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Depends do you have everton coverage with DCL or Digne? If so the 2nd one.

    2. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      2nd one

      1. Will J 256
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I do have DCL coverage!

  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Question #1:
    A) Guaita & Forster
    B) Martinez & Steer

    If Forster wins his place back (fair sized maybe), rotation is surprisingly decent.

    Question #2:
    1) Guaita / TAA / Jimenez
    2) Martinez / Robertson / Werner
    3) Other

  22. FantasyFootballSprout
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    On WC

    Guaita
    Digne, Robertson, Saïss
    Son, KDB, Barnes Podence
    Jiménez, Werner(C), Richarlison

    Forster, James, Lamptey, Burke

    Gtg?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No Salah ? Wow

      1. FantasyFootballSprout
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Better value elsewhere if you’re not gonna captain.

    2. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Too much money in def imo, i have no Salah in my draft too. See above

      1. FantasyFootballSprout
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Defences will start performing soon. I like having some value tied up in defence

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Best Salah free team I've seen.

      1. FantasyFootballSprout
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers mate. Can easily do werner and Barnes to Brewster and Salah for his good run after man city

    4. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      My thoughts are to offset Salah you need double liv defence, one is not enough and double city attack
      The balance is there and close enough to allow united assets when needed

    5. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It's obviously solid but I don't think you've gained enough from going Salah-less, because you're going to have benching headaches.

      Who will you bench next week, for example? Son will have the worse fixture but you cant bench him surely. And will you bench Barnes this week for James?

    6. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Benching James vs WBA?

  23. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chances Pieters starts?

  24. toerag
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    ok
    Can i join the Knights??

    martinez
    TAA justin mitchel vinagre taylor
    kdb foden son mane mendy
    werner maupay bamford

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That's a very optimistic front line imo.

      1. toerag
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        just swapped a 4.0 goalie and now have maupay >DCL

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not yet Toerag, with that team you'll have to squire first and learn the ropes.

      1. toerag
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        😆 😆

  25. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wildcard team comments please before I go to bed and forget in the morn:

    Martinez / Steer

    Justin / Digne / James / Mitchell / Dunne

    Son / Salah / KDB / Foden / Zaha

    Jimi / DCL / Bamford

    Ta muchly...

    1. Ramsays Raw Steak
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Template of everyone who performed sp far

    2. kevchenko
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Who you benching in attack each week?

      I'd downgrade an attacker for a premium def, or you bench will do too well.

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I'm not sure Bamford will last the course plus one good sub isn't a bad idea when people keep having to isolate.

        1. kevchenko
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Better to bench a 4.5 playing mid than a 5.7 striker though overall?

          Soucek will be 4.9 in the morning - he's still a solid 1st sub.

          Justin is going to lose him place in 2 weeks.

          Personally, I'd downgrade Zaha to Soucek or Podence, and spend the 2m on Justin to Saiss or Semedo and Dunne to Lamptey

          Would give you some in the bank too.

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Benching headache?

  26. Ramsays Raw Steak
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Man id love some chili cheese fries now

    So armband werner?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Give it a crack, but lay off the fries, your steed will thank you

  27. kevchenko
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner or Ings for a 2 week punt?

    A) Ings (bur) (WBA)
    B) Werner (wba) (CRY)

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I have a weird bunch about Ings, but the masses having the alternatives does cause a bit of FOMO.

      1. kevchenko
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Ings is more solid, but I see what you mean, the FOMO of Werner hauling is intense!

    2. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B

      1. kevchenko
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        How come?

    3. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I couldn't decide so went for both.
      I spent a lot of the week with the planned transfer of Werner to Ings next week to maximise playing against WBA.
      I'd go Werner and hope you don't need your transfer for anything more pressing next week.

      1. kevchenko
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I have DCL and Jimenez and I really can't drop either of those though. Fixtures too good and I feel Icould keep them for the entire season.

        Werner has a huge upside, he could be top scorer..... Ings feels duller, but that shouldn't make my decision?

  28. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    A. Guaita + Keane/Coleman
    OR
    B. Martinez + Semedo

    Current defense: Saiss - Reece James - Mitchell - Lamptey

    1. Ramsays Raw Steak
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B

  29. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son rising tonight?

    1. kevchenko
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hope so, then I can take him out!

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Very possible.

  30. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Which one do u prefer?

    A. Robbo, Sterling, Podence, Wood
    B. TAA, Son, Zaha, DCL