Captain Poll

Who is the best FPL captain for Gameweek 3? Vote now

There’s still one more fixture of Gameweek 2 to come but our captain poll has launched for Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

You can cast your vote via the embedded poll below or on the widget of our home page.

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) was the runaway winner in the Gameweek 1 and 2 polls but the Egyptian surely won’t have it all his own way this week, with the division’s meanest defence of the last seven months in town.

Chelsea have carried on where they left off in 2020/21, recording back-to-back clean sheets in their two matches of the current campaign so far.

Salah wasn’t allowed a single shot in the box when the two sides last met at Anfield in March.

And what of the Blues’ own assets? Liverpool’s high defensive line will be put to a severe test from the new Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m)-led Chelsea attack that racked up five big chances at Arsenal.

Manchester United’s insipid display at Southampton may slightly temper interest in their players, while Wolverhampton Wanderers haven’t quite been the defensive horror show many of us were expecting with their new attack-minded boss in change.

Still, Bruno Fernandes (£12.1m) will surely be among the front-runners given his stratospheric ownership and the Liverpool v Chelsea face-off on Merseyside.

Could it be a week for a captaincy differential, perhaps? West Ham United and Leicester City, who meet in east London on Monday night, enjoy favourable fixtures against Crystal Palace and Norwich City respectively.

As too do Tottenham Hotspur, who face Watford, although Son Heung-min‘s (£10.0m) fitness situation is obviously one to monitor based on Nuno Espirito Santo’s ambiguous post-Gameweek 2 comments.

And then there’s Manchester City, fresh from a 5-0 thrashing of Norwich City and set to face a beleagured Arsenal side likely to be without Ben White (£4.5m).


Our captain poll will be followed by Tom and Joe’s Tuesday video which discusses the runners and riders for armband duties in more detail, while Captain Sensible will be published on Friday.

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  1. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    170k ppl bought in tsimikas??? Why?

    1. ALegendJ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      So we can take that 0.1

    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Might call me crazy, but I don't think he's definitely dropped immediately. Robertson will probably come back after the IB.

      However, they do have Chelsea next, so your point still stands!

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        You are crazy 😀 Robertson, if fit, will play against Chelsea.

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Crazy. Robbo's experience will be needed against Chelsea. James twice roasted Saka last night, showing up his inexperience.

  2. puhd
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Dele a good shout?

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No IMO, if Kane stays (which at this stage seems likely) he'll be back on pens and hard to know where Dele will play. Could be a good option if he plays behind them but would wait and see.

  3. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    The amount of people I have seen use a transfer on getting rid of their 5th defender is quite something. I’m all for chasing price rises but what a waste of a transfer 😆

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Many have a performing 11 so don't see any reasons why not use a transfer there

      1. Tinmen
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        This

      2. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Many have not

    2. ALegendJ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Some have taken a hit!

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'd agree but I'm letting myself off with this as White was really my 4th def and I'll need that player in the coming weeks with fixtures and players probably missing. If it actually is your fifth though then yeah it's a bit much

    4. We Go Again
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'm doing it because I'm happy with the rest of my team

    5. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I used my free transfer on Duffy. Worked out pretty good!

    6. Tony Two Tone
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Personally I did it because I was always going to save two transfers for after GW3, so it made no difference if I used one because I had no other transfers to make. So why not get Livramento in for Tsimikas now before the price rise. Sure I could be unlucky and get an injury to a crucial player at the weekend, but that's my only major concern. The value of having a playing 4.0 defender is hard to pass up given you can then make the last player on your bench 4.0 if you wish as well.

  4. ALegendJ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    White possibly not dropping til at least Friday since most who were planning on selling him early have already done yesterday.

    I feel the FPL towers also want to keep him at 4.5

    1. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Why would they want that?

      1. Smokey_Lowkey
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        I suppose they want to avoid a first choice Arsenal CB dropping to 4.4 as then he would effectively be 'underpriced'.

    2. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      The sales are a knee jerk as a result of him being out. Clearly he will also miss GW4, but that’s City away, so who cares? He’ll be back, probably with a price drop, in GW4 for a run of great fixtures, which is what we bought him for.

      1. Rassi
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Yep. IMO people worry way too much about price changes.

    3. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      The problem is that price changes can ruin your transfer plans at this stage of the season.

      Even 0.1m can make all the difference.

  5. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    What a goal from Danny Ings!

    1. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      His goal on saturday was mighty sweet as well.

  6. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Folks, any chance Amartey gets one last start tonight ?

    1. ALegendJ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Now it is a possibility with Vest out

    2. Ranger3
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Good chance with Veestegard injured

    3. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'm hoping he plays Norwich!?

  7. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Tsimikas rise depends on when fpl scout article about Robbo being back will be published, right?

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Nah man, this forum doesn't have enough influence + not every user actions on the back of the advice.

      1. Rassi
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        This. The masses are will decide and they are not here mostly.

      2. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Official fpl scout, not ffscout.

        1. Rassi
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Oh that, never paid any attention to those articles. Maybe the masses do, dunno.

    2. Splatter\\\'s Omerta
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      hah, people still buying Tsimikas. Wait til rises another 0.1 (prob tonight!) and then sell.

  8. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I feel really uncomfortable missing these price changes, but it would take a WC to capture them which would make saving 2 FTs pointless.

    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Who is rising who is worth having? Son maybe, but Lukaku is a complete team restructure if you bring him in and his fixtures are poor.

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        I feel like Duffy, Jota, Greenwood, Lukaku, DCL all fit into some of my longer term plans however all have hit price rises so I'll need to figure a rethink.

        Think I'm going to cull of Buendia at some point soon, to burn off a transfer. Just need to figure out if it's going to be him or Toney.

  9. The Riders of Mohan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    BREAKING: West Ham United have reached a £25m verbal agreement with Chelsea to sign defender Kurt Zouma. Personal terms are now to be agreed.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Cool. Zouma's damn good and nuts a few in too.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Not worth it at 5.4, but could make Coufal and Cresswell even better options.

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Oof, Zouma on the end of Cresswell's crosses is some prospect

  10. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Done my moves, should be GTG?
    Thinking about Antonio (c), or could be even Barnes if he performes nicely today.

    Sanchez
    TAA/Shaw/Ayling
    Salah/Bruno/Greenwood/Barnes/Raph
    Ings/Antonio

    Steele/Duffy/Tsim/Scarlett

  11. FPL_trail_runner
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    So even though sample size is small and two of these names have only had 1 game so far , top xG is already interesting and exactly what many would go for as a strikeforce

    DCL Antonio Lukaku

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      That is indeed my planned strikeforce. Should take me 3 GWs to get there.

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Antonio probably gets injured tonight

    3. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      DCL looks a very decent shout tbh.

    4. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'll have those 3 next GW

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Im looking at similar

        Maybe Vardy this week as a one week punt

    5. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      That does look like a nice front 3. One of Salah or Fernandes would have to make way to accommodate it though...

  12. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Ings + Mahrez > Lukaku + Mbeumo for free.

    Yay or nay?

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Decent

    2. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Nay. Ings has BRE next.

      1. Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        That's the worry. Problem is - if I don't move for it, Lukaku price rise tonight will price me out of it

    3. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Nay

    4. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

  13. HaffNanner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who's the best def for 5.4 or less? Annoyingly just priced out of James. Have Coufal already.

    Thinking of just going for Ayling and banking the 0.9.

    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Perhaps one from Spuds - Reguilon at 5.0 or Tangata if he secures a place.

      Ayling's a good shout because Leeds will start keeping cs once Lorente comes back.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Blimey I hope tangata keeps his place as just got in !

    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Incredibly, I'd suggest waiting for Ben White to fall to 4.4, use him at the IB break. There's no way Arsenal can be as crap as they are then.

      You'll also save that 0.1 back.

  14. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who to sell first:

    1. Tsimikas

    2. Amarty

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Wait for Tsimi price rise and sell to bank £0.1. Is Amartey due a drop soon?

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        No

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      1 to Duffy when he rises will be very tempting

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Is Duffy nailed?

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Talk on here that will keep his place for a for a few weeks as Potter raving about him

          1. Mo Salah No Mane
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Thanks

  15. Agent J
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy deserves a mention in the article.

    He is facing Norwich and is facing the poorest defence in the league

    1. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      The challenge is who he replaces in your team. There seem to be a lot of decent forward options to pick from currently

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Vardy DCL Antonio if you can do it

        With Lukaku next week

    2. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Judging the Norwich defence on the result of 2 games against Liverpool and City is a little premature I feel.

      For what it's worth, Norwich beat Leicester 1-0 in 19/20 and drew 1-1 away in the reverse fixture.

  16. Rassi
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez, oh Mahrez. Should you stay or should you go? Why did you woo me into playing the dreaded Pep roulette again?

    1. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      What moves are you considering? Mahrez is about 95% certain to go for me this week

      1. Rassi
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Trincao is on my mind. Wolves fixtures look pretty damn good after ManU.

  17. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    What are ppl plans for gw3? Anybody selling bruno for funds etc?

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No chance. Bruno will stay in my team till the end.

    2. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      My two priorities are Son and DCL. How I get them in the team is another matter. Not keen on selling Bruno or Salah,

    3. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I will sell Salah or Son for Lukaku depending on who will be out for longer re: injury and WC qualifiers

  18. Stibolten01
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Have 2 free transfers and 0 itb. I have to replace 2 of Tsimikas, Mahrez and Gilmour with 2 who have to play in gw3. Any tips?

  19. HaffNanner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Looking at the fixtures along with the stats, surely DCL outscores Lukaku in the next 4?

    It's hard to ignore the hype, but I think I'm going to have to leave Rom until GW7 and pray he doesn't reach an unreachable price by then.

  20. DayOldBlues
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bachmann
    Veltman / Shaw / TAA
    Raph / Salah / Grealish / Fernandes
    Antonio / Ings / Toney

    Foster / Gilmour / White / Tsim

    Why is no-one talking about Spurs defence, you can get in for £4.5m and two good fixtures coming...

    Veltman > Sanchez?

    1. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I did White to Dier, just hop he keeps his place.

    2. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      *hope

  21. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Any way to check how many points = what OR?

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I check mini league teams

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Good idea ty

    2. Mo Salah No Mane
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      https://www.livefpl.net/rank
      Closest you'll get probably

  22. FPL_trail_runner
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Again small sample size but 3 of the top 6 players for top xA are among those you would expect, would expect those to be longterm options

    Mount, TAA, Reece James, Salah

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Who are the other 2?

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Jesus and Richardilson

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      No surprises except Salah. Salah has changed his game slightly. If you notice, he is not that selfish anymore and tries to pass to Mane. Pretty sure Klopp would've discussed this with him, so it increases Mane's confidence.

      James' data might be skewed, he won't get that much space against other teams

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        To be fair James numbers have been historically excellent

        Just a minutes question mark always with him

  23. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Questions...questions

    a) Is Vestergaard likely to be out gw 4? If so Amartey is safe another week and will be playing Norwich
    b) Tsimikas > Duufy or Livramento?

    1. Caravagio
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Not sure on a. But B I'd go for Livramento.

  24. Caravagio
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Is Dennis now nailed?

    Thinking about doing Havertz+Obafemi > Raphina+Dennis

    1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Decent move. Raph looked vg, great fixtures coming up too.

      1. Lord.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        But Raphinha will be in Brazil

        1. Caravagio
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          When does that happen? Klich better option?

      2. Caravagio
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Yeh Leeds players look good to hold for quite a while from now.

    2. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Hard to say given they have a shed load of strikers. He’s one autocorrect away from being dropped for Deeney.

  25. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Gundo > ????

    £7.5M to play with. Nowt ITB.

    1 FT
    No other City
    Ings & Ant up front

    Would prefer downgrade to go Ings > DCL next week.

    Thoughts ?

    1. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Gundogan > Alli or Moura?

      1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Alli doesn't look great in the ICT index. Then again Adame Tra does and he 'aint score in years...
        Moura aint for me.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Are you sure you have £7.5m to play with?

      1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        £7.4M

        1. OptimusBlack
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Same boat want to Gündo and also think about Alli

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'd keep and play v Arsenal. Sell to Sarr in gw4

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        But pep roulette and he played just 65 minutes

  26. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Capt son for gw3?

    1. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      He looks a good option for sure. I'm going with Ings or Antonio.

  27. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Who is the best White replacement?

    A) Ayling
    B) Kilman/Marcal (Wolves Fixtures decent)
    C) Other (Who?)

    PS: I can afford to bench the replacement this week

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Sanchez at Spurs I reckon. Ayling is a decent shout too

  28. KyleB97
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Hi folks.
    Was hoping to get some advice.
    Thinking off doing:

    Mahrez+Salah+Perica OUT
    Son+Bissouma+Lukaku IN
    -4 Points, thoughts?

    1. KyleB97
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      My team is: GW3

      Sanchez
      Arnold Shaw Dunk Ayling
      Mahrez Bruno Salah Barnes
      Ings Toney

      Subs; tsimikas smith Rowe perica

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Wait on injury news

      Also wait on isolation rules

      1. KyleB97
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Will do cheers!

    3. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Salah has some tasty fixtures coming up, Lukaky has some tricky ones.
      I'd ditch Mahrez & upgrade Toney

      1. KyleB97
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Waiting on isolation rules for salah, he will miss GW4 if he has to quarantine, Toney is tough I need to watch the extended highlights off his last game. I feel like I can’t get much better for that price, what you reckon?

  29. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Sanchez
    Tsimikas shaw taa
    Esr townsend salah bruno son
    Antonio ings

    2ft, what will u do?

    Subs foster white veltman obafemi

    1. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      White or Veltman to a Spurs def and roll the other FT.

  30. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Morning all!! 2FT, unsure where best to use them really, any idea anyone?? Thoughts welcomed!!!

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Ayling
    Salah Bruno Greenwood Barnes
    Antonio Ings Toney
    Subs- Steele Brownhill Livramento Timmy

    Cheers everyone!!!

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Abit like my team, no players I want out, just players I want in. Brownhill to Bissouma haha