Scout Squad

The Scout Squad’s best FPL players for Gameweek 3

Fantasy Football Scout contributors Az, Sam, Neale and Tom pick out what, in their opinion, are the best Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players for Gameweek 3.

Our weekly Scout Squad feature always takes the form of a ‘Free Hit’-type selection, with the focus exclusively on the upcoming Gameweek.

All of our panelists have put forward an 18-man long-list of Fantasy assets and will explain their notable inclusions and omissions below.

The players listed will then be narrowed down to a squad of 15 (with the starting XI not exceeding a total cost of £83.0m) for the weekly Scout Picks selection ahead of the deadline at 11:00 BST on Saturday.

Each writer must meet the following requirements:

  • At least one goalkeeper costing £5.0m or less
  • At least one sub-£5.0m defender
  • At least one midfielder listed at £6.5m or below
  • At least one forward priced at £7.0m or lower
  • No more than three players from the same club

SCOUT SQUAD PICKS

 

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  1. mr messi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    2 fts, Barnes to Benrahma and Tsimi to Livramento? Really want rid of Toney but he may have to wait.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Why sell Barnes ahead of Norwich? Can you not just permabench Tsmi?

      1. mr messi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Cos Benrahma has form

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Yeah I would

    3. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Just Barnes to Benrahma

  2. Ginkapo FPL
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Start Amartey or Toney? I didnt see this question coming preseason

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Toney for sure

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Toney. Do you own TAA?

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        No, why would I?

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          Very good. Nice to see you stuck to your original plan.

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 26 days ago

            Van dijk is matching Trents goal threat interestingly for £1M less btw. Waiting for that chaos to hit the boards here

            1. Qaiss
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 26 days ago

              Tbh VVD may become a lot more popular as a pick to have some form of Pool defence, if Ronaldo goes to City.

            2. Threat Level Midnight
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 26 days ago

              Imagine believing this

              1. Ginkapo FPL
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 26 days ago

                You can check the facts yourself. I'm not stopping you

    3. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Toney

  3. Messien
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Sanchez (Foster)
    TAA Shaw Stones (Tsim White)
    Bruno Salah Barnes Ben (Gilmour)
    Bam Ings Toney

    2 FT's, 0ITB. I feel like my defence needs some work. Not sure if Stones will be back and can't imagine either sub plays.

    Any suggestions?

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Tsimikas to Livramento is mentioned in every other transfer here.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Answer 😉

        1. Messien
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          Any idea how long he sticks starting?

          1. Old and Slow
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 26 days ago

            Can't imagine Robertson didn't come right back in... Though wouldn't be shocked if he gets some minutes late depending on Andy's fitness

  4. sirmorbach
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Can I afford to hold my remaining FT, friends? Good to go?

    Meslier (4.0)
    TAA / Shaw / Coufal (Livramento, Omobamidele)
    Salah / Bruno (c) / Raphinha / Barnes / Benrahma
    Bamford / Ings (4.5)

    0.5 in the bank

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      I guess you can

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Antonio in for either of them

      1. sirmorbach
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        I'm still not sure if I pull the trigger or not. Who would you ditch?

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          Ings has to go soon anyway

        2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          That's a coin flip tbh.. I just think Antonio is so good when he's fit. Get him while he is fit and scoring goals!

  5. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Already took a price drop on gundo, now he is dropping again on 93 in fplstats. Have 1 ft. The confusions around ib is irritating. Have salah Antonio as potential threat to loose gw4. Brownhill tsimi veltman are the bench options. So who should I bring in for gundo? Raph is my choice but again the ib issue is there. Irritating these price drops.

    Any suggestions?

    1. Ginola
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      I still own him and will keep. ARS up next and KDB out. Have no expectations but he could easily haul.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        this, but i think i might ditch for Son (-4) reagrdless, seems stupid to stick when I can upgrade to cap Son.

  6. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Kane goal

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      All aboard

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Was already. Like the look of young Bryan Gil so far

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Lukaku > Kane -16

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Kane to Ronaldo -20

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          Don't you own Jesus?....

  7. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Salah & Bruno out for Kane & Lukaku on the cards.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Ha ha

  8. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Worth doing this for free?

    Toney & 4.5
    to
    Benrahma & 4.5

    1. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Yes

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Play defender or forward?

    Usually I would play forward but Toney is a phoney!

    Sanchez
    Trent, Shaw, Dier
    Bruno, Salah, Benny, Greenwood
    Ings, Antonio,

    Steele, Amartey, Toni, Tsimikas, Gilmour.

    1.4

    1. WVA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Great team

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Cheers
        Play Amartey or Toney?

        1. WVA
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          Toney, Leicester look awful and when you can't decide go with the attacker

          1. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 26 days ago

            Ta 🙂

  10. Kryptonite666
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Plan right after deadline is to go to Lukaku with the following moves -

    Tsimikas to Livramento to bank 0.1
    Ings to Lukaku for a -4

    Just about have enough money (3.4 ITB) If Lukaku increases by 0.1, I will be priced out. Do you think this is doable ?

    Sanchez
    Shaw Coufal Amartey (Tsimikas) (Duffy)
    Salah Bruno Jota Greenwood Benrahma
    Ings Antonio (Perica)

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Livra going up tonight

      1. Kryptonite666
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        This is so silly. It means I have to take a -4 to save 0.1

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          I take hits only for .2 tv. 0.1 isn't enough.

    2. Threat Level Midnight
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Livramento will go up by the deadline

  11. kilgoretrout
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Tsimi -> Livramento for -4? (got TAA, Shaw, Veltman, White)

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      No

    2. Kryptonite666
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Why would you take -4 ? To get a 3rd playig defender ?

      1. kilgoretrout
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Yes and bank 0.1

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Price rises

      3. kilgoretrout
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Btw, not sure White and Veltman will start after int break

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          White will start

  12. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Kane getting booed

  13. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    How's my team looking with 1.2m itb and 1FT?

    Sanchez
    TAA, Shaw, Ayling (White, Tsimikas)
    Salah, Bruno, Barnes, Benrahma (Gilmour)
    Ings, Antonio, Toney

    Do I use a FT to sort out Barnes/Toney or can I save?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Yes

  14. BraxterStockman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Play:
    A) Sarr
    B) Livramento
    Note: I have Wilson..

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Sarr

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      A

    3. marcos11
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      A

  15. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Salah, Mbueno, Dennis(bench) out
    Benrahma, Kane(C), McArthur(bench) in
    -8
    Done

    Is there any medication for being too impulsive? XD

    1. Kryptonite666
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Haha. What prompted the move ?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        I regret getting rid of Benrahma after last GW1 and I don't like Salah's next two fixtures, rather punt on 7.5% owned Kane(C)

  16. FOO FIGHTER
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Salah is still FPL king unless any other player can score more than 303 points and still keep on ticking over every season after that.

    Enough said.

    1. Stupendous
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      He's definitely my top big hitter.

      Kane Lukaku Bruno KDB and anyone else can follow.

      A fit Salah in a firing Liverpool team is essential for me.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        For sure!

    2. GoalsAloud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      King Mo

  17. have you seen cyan
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Antonio cap seems like a big trap, eveything is going suspiciously too well. His hamstring gonna twang like a banjo in the 8th minute :/

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      11th, after a yellow.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Im highly tempted to -4 Gundo out for Son cap, I can afford it

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          That game with Kane back is intriguing it could ignite like a Katie Perry song or deflate like 99 Red Balloons.
          I'm taking a backseat with popcorn passed around on the left hand side.

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Spot on

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Son and Kane may fail also.

  18. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    FPL Draft question. Cavani and Varane or Raphinha and Tarkowski? Thank you

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Do you have a wheel chair for Cavani?

      1. Bennerman
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        What? He's 34

      2. MoSalalalalalalalalah
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        eh, i think if fit and starting he's got some goals in him

      3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        He might live till 35, plenty of time.

        1. Bennerman
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          If we're doing 'age' jokes every time a player aged 34 or over is mentioned it's going to get pretty repetitive round here

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 26 days ago

            Pretty repetitive 'round here,...never, !

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Raph and Tark

      1. MoSalalalalalalalalah
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Thanks mate.

  19. Davidwes
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Who to play?

    A) Amartay (norwich A)
    B) Livramento ( newcastle A)

    1. MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Amartey

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      See my latest post.

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      B

  20. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    What's this business with Mendy?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Sharing a pad with Siggy

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    I would do B.

    Brendan is not going to take any prisoners now even though his pearly whites suggests otherwise.

    Thank heavens he is not LFC manager anymore but all the luck to him at his career at Leicester.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Fail!

  22. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Captain Son or Antonio and why?

    1. Kryptonite666
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      I’d captain Son if I had him

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Son because, trust me bro

  23. Kryptonite666
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Do we think Lukaku will stay at 11.5 till after the deadline ?

    I have 3.4 ITB, need 3.5 to move from Ings to Lukaku.

    To get to 3.5, I need to take a -4 to move from Tsimi to Livra.

    Would you

    (1) take -4 this week and Lukaku

  24. Kryptonite666
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    ..
    (1) take -4 and hope Lukaku stays at 11.5 or
    (2) ignore price rises and find another way to get Lukaku in subsequent game weeks

    1. WVA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Don't take the -4 and see what happens

  25. R.C.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Gil is some good talent

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Aye he is. Still a bit away from the first team but this performance won’t do him any harm

  26. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Kane second goal

  27. R.C.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Kane braceeeee

    KK in heaven

    1. Das Boot
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Stuck him in for this week and was hoping he would go under the radar, not now

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Ferreira Rocher are garbage tho

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          I bet you cant eat six in a minute though

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 26 days ago

            ur right I cant, nuts make me gag

          2. WVA
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 26 days ago

            i reckon i could

            1. Ginkapo FPL
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 26 days ago

              Try it, the world record is around 10 I think

        2. Das Boot
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          We are talking Watford though, Spurs could have a field day

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 26 days ago

            true, Kane and Son probably will go mental 😀

  28. OPTA FPL
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    ok wc active

    1. BlueEddy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Mine too! Had to!!

    2. WVA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Youll want to WC again after the IB

  29. BlueEddy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    If you could only have Salah or Bruno who would you have?
    My thinking is
    A) Salah and Greenwood or
    B) Bruno and Jota

  30. PrestigeWorldwidewidewide..…
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Want to bring in Benrahma, who do i drop?:

    A. Gundo
    B. Barnes

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Gundo cos Pep leaving, Mendy gone and City in shambles

      1. PrestigeWorldwidewidewide..…
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        Pep leaving when? Whats this got to do with mendy? Cant tell if serious or not.

    2. Diamondgeezer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Gundo as Barnes has Norwich.