Gameweek Guide

The Complete Guide to FPL Gameweek 3: Captaincy, tips, team news and best players


With an international break upon us and the imminent arrival of a certain Cristiano Ronaldo further swelling the premium asset pool, saving two Fantasy Premier League (FPL) transfers for Gameweek 4 may look like a sensible ploy this week.

If only there weren’t so many tempting players to spend our money on…

Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m) could well break the so-called template team, with the FPL community split between snapping him up now and waiting for a Gameweek 7 fixture swing.

A glut of starting £4.0m-ish defenders are helping many of us afford the Belgian and other high achievers.

And West Ham’s free-scoring duo of Michail Antonio (£7.7m) and Said Benrahma (£6.3m) are being bought in their droves after back-to-back double-digit hauls.

Away from transfer talk, the Gameweek 3 captaincy poll is wide open and could help separate some hitherto ‘samey’ scores this week.

Help with armband conundrums and transfer dilemmas is something you’ll find on this page ahead of the deadline, along with fixture analysis, team reveals, Members articles, videos and more.

This is also the last week where you can lock in a full-year Premium Membership to our site at the discounted pre-season rate of £19.99, with prices rising after Gameweek 3.

Click here to see what you’re missing out on…

GAMEWEEK 3 FIXTURE DIFFICULTY

(from the FFScout Season Ticker)

WHO IS THE BEST CAPTAIN FOR GAMEWEEK 3?

RATE MY TEAM PROJECTIONS FOR GAMEWEEK 3

These are the top players that our Rate My Team algorithm has come up with for this week – you can check the six-week projections and evaluate your own team here.

WHO ARE THE BEST FPL PLAYERS TO OWN FOR GAMEWEEK 3?

GAMEWEEK 3 TEAM AND INJURY NEWS

For more information, check out our Predicted Line-ups page and Injuries and Bans feed.

GAMEWEEK 3 TEAM REVEALS

BEST FPL STRATEGY AND EXPERT TIPS FOR GAMEWEEK 3 AND BEYOND

GAMEWEEK 3 VIDEO CONTENT

Head over to our YouTube channel for more videos.

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

    Usual Liverpool early team news sources suggesting Elliott and Firmino start with Jota benched.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Elliott vs Chelsea. Damn. Lot of faith being shown in him.

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Firmino over Jota was pretty predictable, but I didn't really fancy taking him out

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

      I have already moved out jota so it would be a very good feeling

      1. saurabh.06
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Not if comes he comes in the 2nd half and bangs the brace in.

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    It is easy to criticise FPL, but personally think they have made some good changes in recent years so fair play to them:

    1) Moving the deadline back 30 mins
    2) Faster updating after the deadline and real time league updates
    3) Greater enforcement in deleting those with multiple teams
    4) Introduction of Draft

    Hopefully, next they tackle price changes and the transparency issues over who is rising and falling.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah. Let's not forget it's completely free, either.

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

      1) still didn't stop me wasting half an hour scrolling twitter to see if mahrez was gonna start or not.

      1. Soto Ayam
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        So is he?

    3. Are you Shaw?
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Better pricing as well... People used to be able to accommodate 4 premiums (even 5 at one time as well)... Now it's looking like a maximum of 2 plus son.. or 3 by destroying the rest of your team

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        They got lucky with the Lukaku and Ronaldo transfers to help mix it up a bit. I think the pricing was quite poor initially.

        1. Are you Shaw?
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Who would you price differently?

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Tsimi at 4m was a bit of an oversight (obv they didn't know Robbo was injured). Mane 0.5 less than Salah. Raph and Harrison 2m less than bamford. Vardy too expensive...

            1. Are you Shaw?
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 8 months ago

              I agree with everything you said.. but I guess we do need a breather with Raph/Harrison haha

              Premiums-wise they've done well (aside from Mane) to avoid people having the exact same team.. now some actual thought has to go into it

          2. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Mane, Sterling, Firmino, Lacazette, Jesus.

            I don't know why they think that based on last two seasons, Firmino and Lacazette are 9.0m or so strikers. They might play for Liverpool and Arsenal (i.e., slightly better teams), but that is no excuse to make a striker (who gets 1pt fewer than a midfielder for a goal and no CS points) almost a non-option.

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Think I must be the opposite to most on here. It’s better having those premiums at a premium. Much better.

    4. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      by transparency issues do you mean you WANT to know who is rising and falling? I think it would make for a better game if no-one knew - agree on the others, pretty good changes

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        They should do it on a set day(s) and lock all prices til the game week finishes. Would make it a lot less stressful.

        1. Tango74
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          The who point of fpl is making the right decision and hope others make bad ones so you beat them.

          The uncertainty of change is brilliant and it what gets people taking

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Really it is that there are clearly manual interventions on price changes. Either have a system and apply it fully (no intervention) or be straight on when players are rising and falling.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          yeah fair, I wonder what a system based on points scoring would be like - score over 8 points, up 0.1 - don't play any minutes, down 0.1 - changes take place when Bonus points get added each night - just made that up, could be a terrible idea 😆

    5. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I really hope they never make the price adjustments transparent. Will kill another part of the game.

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

        I agree. If the process becomes transparent, certain types will learn how to 'game' the system.

    6. SKENG
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      With 2) they are still not doing well enough. The Euros were updating after 2 minutes!

    7. pakornk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      all of those changes have been long overdue though.

  3. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pants down

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Still?

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        I expect a hot GW

  4. Saxe-Gotha
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Crap. Second time the new earlier deadline has caught me out. Screwed up my GW1 team and now my WC team. Not a good start.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Did you not leave yourself on a decent WC team if not a settled one though?

      1. Saxe-Gotha
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Not terrible but I had 3 changes I was in the process of making when it locked. Biggest one was Salah > Son.

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

          Oh dear you're serious 😛 my bad

        2. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Gutted, though it could turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

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

      Lol

    3. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yes it’s only been a year now so I clearly understand how you’ve dropped a clanger.

      1. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        To be fair, I forget every week! Fortunately I always prep my team the day before, so it doesn’t affect me, but many years of it being hardwired into your head that it’s 60 mins may take a long while to undo

        1. Saxe-Gotha
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          Someone gets it.

    4. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I mean its not really that new, we've had it for 38 gws last season!

      1. Saxe-Gotha
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Never needed last season so it's not something that affected me.

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

          Never needed what? The deadline, not quite following what you mean.

          1. Saxe-Gotha
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 8 months ago

            Correct. The deadline. I was settled beforehand. So the new time isn't something I'm used to bumping up against. Make sense now?

  5. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Draft team for this week.
    Have Armstrong , Mahrez and Antonio benched, played 5 at the back and 1 up front. Hopefully I should come in last this week.
    Wish me luck

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

      You want CR7

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Me does.

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

      Good luck! I'm hoping for something similar!

  6. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    So, how long does it take now for the site to complete its update? Heard it's faster now this season. 18 minutes in, still updating.

    1. pakornk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      probably 30 minutes.

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    https://twitter.com/FPL_Rockstar/status/1431561746024747015?s=19

    Think Mahrez & Sterling need a rest

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

      I'm so surprised 😆

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

      Pulling the trigger on Mahrez to any 4.5 this evening. What a complete and utter waste of space.

  8. Rotation's Alter Ego
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez and Sterling benched according to Rockstar

    https://twitter.com/FPL_Rockstar/status/1431561746024747015?s=20

    Walker on prematch duties so he assumably starts (shock)

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      What about Mendy?

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

        He gets to approach his own special bench.

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Mendy is starting in the shower

      3. Drexl Spivey
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Out on the scout tonight no doubt.

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      heart always drops upon reading these 🙁 poor Mahrez, I shoulda done the maverick Mahrez -> Bergwijn move

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      going to regret shipping Torres!

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

        All he needs to do is establish himself as City's Messi/Kane/CR7 and even I'll put him in my squad 😉

    4. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Owning Mahrez from the start has been nothing short of painful.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        @mods we need multi up votes

      2. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        was always a big gamble but can't believe Jesus and Torres are benching those two - Pep hated Jesus a few weeks ago 😆

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

        I’m relieved he’s been bad, or I’d be cursing myself even more for starting with Sancho!

    5. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I dont even understand that tweet

  9. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    didnt some people bring in and cap Sterling for his record vs Arsenal?

  10. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Kane (C) GL all.

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

      R u Hazz's brother?

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

      Dazz was born in 1953 & Hazz was born in 1994 so the timelines are a bit off sadly.

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

        Grandfather?

    3. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Me too, GL

    4. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Same to you. Son (C) here. Let's hope Spurs light it up.

  11. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez out thank god

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

      Came off the bench and scored last time, so ...

  12. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Ings (C) hatty

    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Good luck, dude. Hope so.

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        I bottled and took it off Ings, went Mikey instead

    2. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Chickened out of Creswell, knew it. Fraud

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        😀

    3. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      We’ll done, had on Ings all week and reverted to Bruno for a last goodbye

  13. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    updated

  14. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bruno (c)

    One last brace of penalties before CR7 🙁

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

      Stayed with Antonio... Last min C changes rarely work out for me.

    2. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Are you sticking with Bruno (your hero) or ditching him for CR7?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Too early to tell dude, let’s get Ronaldo priced & positioned first, get through the International Break second, and then see where we are

        One thing at a time kiddo, one thing at a time

  15. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    All you folk who still have Mahrez . Are you the same people who held on to Foden for about 6 gwks last season for his bench starts

    Just want to thank you for the entertainment

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Same time next gw?

    2. Vlad Tepes
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      oh you like to be cocky

    3. Vlad Tepes
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Karma might hit ya 🙂

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        It's spelt Kamara.

    4. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Legend

    5. BoleynWin
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      12 years on here and still naive to post nonsense I see.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        He has a point tbf, if delivered in his own unique style!

        1. BoleynWin
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          We could all board the Captain Hindsight train each time team news is delivered, most of us are sensible and mature enough not to.

          Hopefully a Mahrez cameo is enough to score points like last week, may be wishful thinking though.

    6. Are you Shaw?
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Literally out of my team.. forever...

    7. Casual Player
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I had Foden for 8 or 9 weeks, did ok OR though. I’ll happily entertain you for the same result.

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

    Game is updated

  17. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Yessss Torres starts!!

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      You’re one of the 2% that own him huh?

      2 blanks out of 2 starts so far, he’s surely due

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    MAN CITY : Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Dias, Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri, Silva, Torres, Grealish, Jesus
    Subs: Steffen, Stones, Ake, Sterling, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Doyle, Palmer

    ARSENAL : Leno, Soares, Tierney, Chambers, Holding, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Smith Rowe, Aubameyang
    Subs: Ramsdale, Okonkwo, Lacazette, Maitland-Niles, Tavares, Mari, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Martinelli

    1. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks!

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

      Mahrez. Pep. FU.

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Don’t mean to rub it in but it’s just not worth the gamble for a 9m player. Better off playing blackjack or pokies than Pep roulette.
        I might not own any city player the whole season…
        In saying that it’s still unlucky for mahrez owners who kept him

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I sold Mahrez and this still makes me mad

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

        Same here and with Pep's selection policy it's just as well..what a waste

    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Really need F. Torres to reward my patience.

    5. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Where is Pepe?

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

    Kolasinac out of nowhere

  20. Glad He Ate Her
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    OMG Mahrez owners

  21. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Massive moves against Salah in the last hour. Will be interesting to see if the expected drop happens tonight or tomorrow.

    1. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      He's alrdy 122% on fantasyfootballfix madness

    2. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      he will score a pen tonight after about 55 minutes. So this will be interesting to see.

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

    Cancelo haul today

  23. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    That Arsenal defence, wow.

  24. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    is that a 523 with Xhaka and Odegaard as the two?

  25. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Surprised that Cancelo has started 3/3 so far

  26. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Will Salah even play in GW4? Now that he's definitely being held back? FIFA reactionary ban for that international period + 5 days anyway right?

  27. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Pep roulette table on full spin. I'm avoiding all assets like the plague

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Grealish is the one imo, he's gonna play a lot and is one of the cheapest

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

      Grealish could be a good option for that price.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        As Maximus would say, why take the chance though?

  28. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I'm fkd.
    All my ML rivals got Bruno (C) and Antonio (VC) while I got it the other way around.
    Big sofa needed.

  29. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    This was supposed to be the time of the season that Mahrez was most nailed.
    Oh well makes my transfers for next gw really easy.

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

    Kolasinac bombing against Walker will be fun