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There’s not a Liverpool or Arsenal player in sight in the Scout Picks for Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

We considered the Scout Squad submissions made by Neale (Editor), Tom (Deputy Editor), Sam (General Manager) and Marc (Staff Writer) before coming up with our final team.

As ever, there are certain restrictions for our picks:

  • An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
  • An overall squad limit of £100.0m
  • No more than three players per team

GAMEWEEK 3 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

Robert Sanchez (£5.0m) gets the nod between the sticks ahead of Chelsea’s home match against Fulham on Saturday. The Spaniard has conceded just once in his two matches so far (an effort from 25+ yards, to boot), and given that Marco Silva’s side haven’t really impressed from an attacking perspective this season, a home clean sheet could well be on the cards.

DEFENDERS

FPL pre-season: Sub Solanke but strong Spurs display

 

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RSL Fantasy Round 1 Scout Picks 6
  1. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 9 days ago

    Man U players are a trap even on a free hit. Burnley are not that bad

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 9 days ago

      Yeah I'm avoiding.
      Not convinced.
      That being said they'll probably win 9 - 0 now.

    2. Jolly Good
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 9 days ago

      I think we get either a massive performance like a 5-0 with Utd rallying behind the manager after the carabao cup disaster
      Or we get another lackluster performance and Amorim resign after that

      Unlikely to get a 1-0 or 1-1 type result I think

    3. F4L
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 9 days ago

      3-0

      cunha 32' mbeumo 56' sesko 73' 😉

      really dont think united are that bad either, still top the league for shots and shots in the box after playing 2 decent defences this season

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Erratic. I mean they played Arsenal off the park.

  2. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 9 days ago

    Johnson or Kudos?

    Think I prefer Johnson

    1. Jolly Good
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 9 days ago

      Kudus is more nailed

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Thanks

    2. F4L
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 9 days ago

      can see johnson working short-term, but long term his spot might be gone in the line up

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Cheers

  3. Jolly Good
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 9 days ago

    Bottomed

    planning to WC GW6. For the next 3 GWs should i get

    a) Sarr (vs avl, sun, whu) this week + VVD (vs bur, eve) next week (or)
    b) Kudus (vs bou, whu, bha) this week + Munoz (vs sun, whu) next week

    and

    1) Wood (vs whu, ars, bur) or
    2) J. Pedro (vs ful, bre, man utd)

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 9 days ago

      Tough

      Long term in thinking B2

      Short term A1

      1. Jolly Good
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        It is for 3 weeks… definitely wild carding GW6

  4. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 9 days ago

    To replace Palmer

    A) Semenyo
    B) Johnson
    C) Kudus
    D) Sarr (got mateta)
    E) Elanga

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 9 days ago

      Just replaced him with Sarr myself, upgrading Guiu to Wood. But already got Elanga earlier in the week!

      1. Ronnies
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Are going with Wood (c) ?

    2. Jolly Good
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 9 days ago

      My order is D, E, C, A and then B

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 9 days ago

      B or C coinflip since you already have Mateta. I am probably going I Sarr + Wood (other option is Kudus/BJ + Mateta).

  5. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 9 days ago

    Play
    A truffert
    B de cruyper
    C Estève

    I m on c just now

    Cheers

  6. klopp it guys
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 9 days ago

    As a united fan, I have to be honest, pains me to say cause I do think deep down almorim is a great manger, but the man as to go, seriously there's enough problems at are club without have to deal with almorim saying 1 minute he loves us and wants to stay forever, then the next he said he could leave, what's that about, that ain't going to help us atal, he has to change and adapt, if wer winning a match we gotta see the match out, change up the formation to secure the 3 points, we don't have the players for his system, Thomas frank was the man we should have went for, he's willing to work with what he as and make it work until he gets the players he wants, almorim won't change, #thebipolar1

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 9 days ago

      I don’t think he’s a good manager. It’s the managerial equivalent of Darwin banging in goals in Portugal. The general standard is just so much lower.

      The PL is at the top of the game where there’s 19 other coaches backed by vast teams who will analyse and poke holes in your system. You can brute force this by having great players but United don’t have those and he’s being found out and unwilling to react.

      He’s either too stubborn or too stupid to be at the top of the game.

      1. klopp it guys
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Something as too change as he said, and it generally could be him thats a problem, we don't have the luxury to think we can stick to a formation that clearly are players aren't comfortable with on the home we can get lucky and get a sneaky win, now let's be honest and not beat about the bush I think the players have to take a hard look at thereselves, not all the manger I don't care what anyone says but the performance off some players is an absolute disgrace, there thinking they can just get by because they play for united, No1 is really willing to step up, bar maybe if I'm being honest when Cunha picks the ball up in midfield he generally runs straight at the opposite players and is willing to take them on and go for a shot,

      2. Moon Dog
          3 months, 9 days ago

          I agree. I don't know how anyone could watch Marco Silva's post match interview and come away with any other conclusion. He even said the phrase "it's that simple" when talking about how he tactically controlled the game.

          Managers come and go, but what would worry me the most is that the board are seemingly still behind him. That is very concerning.

      3. White Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Old Trafford is a revolving door for managers and players. Its Amorim's fault right now just as ten Hag, Ole, Jose, LVG and Moyes were all to blame beforehand. Players wise we'll see who emerges as the scapegoat to fill Rashford's place, just as he filled Pogba's before that.

        The club is completely rotten to the core, that's where the issue lies IMO not with individuals.

        1. Moon Dog
            3 months, 9 days ago

            You're comparing completely different eras, with very different board rooms and squads. Things have changed considerably since Berrada, Wilcox, and Vivell came in.

            I think recruitment was the main issue for a while. But now they're starting to change that, and they've rooted out the rotten bunch. They seemed to have a completely different spirit during pre-season and it showed against Arsenal. I don't think recruitment is the issue anymore, Cunha and Mbeumo are fantastic versatile players.

            Is it possible that the issue was recruitment, but has now become the manager?

          • FPL Brains
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 9 days ago

            No I disagree with that.

            I think that was the problem but alot of the stuff has been eradicated.

            Players on high wages are changing
            Ownership which doesn't care is changing (or at least now split)
            Facilities have changed

            The players and squad are better, less divas but the main issue is, this guy is so rigid in his beliefs and it's not even just about not having the players for the formation, the formation isn't good enough.

            United do not have a good enough central midfielders to play as a two, they need three to compensate. Bruno, also isn't a CM so solve that problem too.

            1. klopp it guys
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 9 days ago

              Do yous not think it's crazy tho, that most off United's academy players are gone or going? And in my opinion I think they must be a nightmare to work with, think about your 12 or 13 even younger and your signed to player for man united, think off the ego you would have, and have people constantly telling you how great you are, how can they stay grounded? Sir Alex don't so much more than wer ever know, how he kept all them egos in check wer never know, now it's a free for all, players can seem to do what they want, garnacho seems a real great talent and a great player, but how dare I disrespect are club by wearing another clubs shirt? Then openly slatting the club, good riddance imo

          • Sgt Frank Drebin
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 9 days ago

            Well said.

        2. Bushwhacker
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          I think you've got to give him time. They were fabulous against Arsenal, that finally looked like a Manchester United team. They're still short on depth, one injury away from having Maguire in the starting line up is far, far too close for comfort. They really could do with a defensive midfielder better (and more agile) than Casemiro to allow Fernandes to play more to his strengths . . though in all honesty they should have sold Bruno for a decent price while they could and let Mainoo take that role. Forget Grimsby ; it was a B team with all the attitude problems that still exist deep at United . . .if they can produce Arsenal form week in week out nobody is going to complain.

      4. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Went for it, Palmer, Wirtz, Guiu > Sarr, Elanga, Wood (C)

        Leaves me benching Rogers at the moment, but could maybe be Mateta?

        Still unsure of captain, was thinking of chancing Elanga first, then JP might be a safer option, then went to Wood for more safety if you could call it that.

        1. White Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          I like Wood as cap yeah, unless you own Haaland.

          1. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 9 days ago

            Cheers, I don’t

      5. Powers106
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Stick with Bowen one more week or move on to Wood or Semenyo? I might have more options with keeping the FT since he will probably get a 2 pointer….?

        1. Jolly Good
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          You’ve already taken the price drops. Think I’d rather keep the free transfer at this point

      6. Dan United
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Pedro or Wood for Bowen?

        1. Powers106
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          My question too, I am leaning towards holding Bowen at least this GW

        2. Club-De-Belon
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          If you dont have Palmer, then Pedro.

          If you want to attack short-term and use transfer in few GWs, then Wood.

        3. White Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          I like Wood with WHM, bur, SUN as three of next four.

      7. F4L
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Munoz to Van den Berg this GW for free or save?

        1. Jolly Good
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Why would you sell Munoz?? I was thinking of getting him in next week

          1. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 9 days ago

            I’m planning on getting him in next week or two as well! Exactly, why sell?

          2. F4L
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 9 days ago

            decided to prioritise DC points this season. see how it goes. nothing wrong with munoz, just frees up a mil as well.

      8. gomez123
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Got Watkins & 2 FT would you use one to swap to Pedro or keep?

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          I’d probably swap to Pedro. Guaranteed it backfires though 😆

        2. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Keep

        3. Club-De-Belon
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Most certainly keep

        4. F4L
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          i would keep

          i get the attraction of pedro (and wood) this gw but long term these are 2 teams with European footie starting soon and many rotation options for their managers. chelsea are collecting wingers for fun and palmer will play so that leaves pedro competing with delap for minutes most weeks. then wood the same with Jesus, who apparently is very highly rated. watkins has maybe Malen unless ive missed villa sign a striker. easier for him to keep his minutes imo

          pedro got 2 of his 3 attacking returns last GW from corners. just felt abit random that haul. fulham are decent defensively.

          if your gut is telling you go for pedro, and you're worried about ownership and price drops/rises etc then go for it. there definitely is a fair argument for pedro, but im just not feeling it tbh at the moment

      9. aleksios
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Ballard to Tosin for a hit or play Lewis?

        1. Club-De-Belon
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          play Lewis, do not take hits unless they are really aggresive (start every game in your team, going against ownership, expect lots of points, not just -4 compensation, more than that)

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Play Lewis

      10. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Best Palmer replacement for next 4...

        A Kudus
        B Barnes
        C Cunha
        D Bruno

        1. F4L
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          cunha

        2. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          A

      11. adstomko
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Noticed a lot of people planning to swap Salah for Haaland in GW6.
        But what if there’s a further injury crisis and you don’t have the transfers?
        FH also seems too risky to use this early imo.

        1. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Haaland will get a hat trick GW4 so it will be too late

        2. White Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          I want both tbh, when I play WC.

      12. ball c
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Who are the best 2 mids from the list below to transfer in for Palmer & Rutter:

        A) Barnes
        B) Sarr
        C) Semenyo
        D) Kudus

        I am leaning towards A & B.. but it’s tough.
        I have Porro for Spurs cover but no cover for the other 3 teams.

      13. Pedersen
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Current wildcard. 8m itb, I am considering Haaland for a striker (which) however not sure. Anything else but Haaland and Salah suggestions?

        Sanchez / Dubravka
        Tarkowski / Munoz / Porro / Dorgu / Diouf
        Cunha / Mbeuma / Gakpo / Kudus / Reijnders
        Ekitike/ Pedro / Richarlison

        1. Pedersen
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Mbeuma is Semenyo...

        2. White Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Triple United and a West Ham defender might want looking at again.

          Can't imagine having neither Salah nor Haaland on WC. If they do fire, you will wish you did not have an expensive bench I think.

          1. Pedersen
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 9 days ago

            Yeah was Semenyo instead of Mbeuma. Forgot to update post...
            I really can't decide if I want either Haaland or Salah as they are not firing. But thinking I might do Haaland instead of Ekitike, so I can wait for Liverpool transfers last day

            1. White Pony
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 9 days ago

              Its easier to sell them if they fail than buy if they do well, especially if you have cash spread around which makes it even harder.

              1. Pedersen
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 9 days ago

                Thanks mate. Whom would you change for either Salah or Haaland?

      14. Catastrophe
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Any improvements on WC? Planning Wood -> Gyokeres next week and would have 1.7M spare.

        Sels
        Gabriel, Cucurella, VDV
        Salah, Kudus, Semenyo, Reijnders
        Wood (C), Pedro, Ekitike

        (Dubravka, Anderson, Guehi, Esteve)

        Cheers.

        1. Pedersen
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Guehi to Liverpool (very likely). You recon he will play?

        2. Pedersen
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          And Richarlison as option? Spurs red hot.

          1. Catastrophe
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 9 days ago

            Too many options up top

        3. Catastrophe
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Yeah I'm getting him in for that reason.

      15. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        2FT 0.5 ITB

        Sanchez
        Milenkovic De Cuyper VDV
        Salah Palmer* Kudus Cherki Rogers
        Watkins Pedro

        Dubravka Gabriel Rodon Guiu

        Palmer replacement obviously needed, or do I roll for after the IB?

        Would like to get Ekitike too for Watkins ahead of GW4

      16. boombaba
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Dango or Ndoye?

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          FH? Dango if you have Wood

      17. Ronnies
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Best option?

        A) Bruno for (C) as my Palmer replacement - roll second FT

        or

        B) Sarr for Palmer and Guiu to Wood (C)

        Cheers.

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          B for long term

      18. Al Pacho
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Guiu, Palmer out
        Wood, Sarr in

        Worth the moves ?

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Yeah good moves

      19. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Is taking out Watkins for Wood worth a FT?

        1. FantasyClub
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          I have both but I’d probably do that considering Forests fixture if you have nothing else pressing

        2. RamboRN
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Think I'm gonna do it

      20. SomeoneKnows
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Thoughts on the following WC team?
        Would you make any changes?

        Sels
        Cucurella, Porro, Lacroix
        Bruno, Gakpo, Semenyo, Johnson
        Haaland, J.Pedro, Wood

        (Dubrovka, Reijnders, Senesi, Gudmunson)

        1. FantasyClub
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          You not worried bout wildcarding with Johnson now that Simons has joined?

          1. SomeoneKnows
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 9 days ago

            To the best of my knowledge he is more likely to have a role in the center, taking up Sarr's position

            1. FantasyClub
              • 4 Years
              3 months, 9 days ago

              Yeah from what I just read he can play both but more likely as an attacking mid

      21. FantasyClub
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        What position does Xavi Simons play?
        Would he threaten Johnsons spot?

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Will threaten both Johnson and Sarr

      22. Pornchef
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Start 1
        A. Rejinders
        B. Witz

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          A

      23. Pedersen
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Van Dijk, Tarkowski, Cucu. Which one? Looking at last year they would pointwise have ranked as written, with Dijk 165, Tarkowski 149, Cucu 139

        I see lots of Cucu in WC but isn't he bad option pointwise or is he more offensive this year ?

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          I like tarkowski

        2. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          I would rate them as following

          Cucu 》Tark 》VVD

          Cucu is very attacking, you will find him in the pen box a lot of times during the game hence has a huge chance of returning an attacking return. Factor i CS and

          1. ZeBestee
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 9 days ago

            Factor in CS's and odd DC's and you have an all rounder beast. Tark has DC almost every other gw but Everton are weaker without Branthwaite while VVD has DC's in his game, Pool defence hasnt been the best so far but fixtures are good after Arsenal.

            1. Pedersen
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 9 days ago

              Thanks mate. Would you mind adding your opinion on the 2 I posted below? Munoz and Porro in comparison.
              I am considering all 5 options, but want max 3 of them. Right this instant I might be on
              Cucu > >>

              1. Pedersen
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 9 days ago

                God damn... Cucu > Munoz > Poro > Tark

          2. Pedersen
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 9 days ago

            How would you add Porro and Munoz in that?

            1. ZeBestee
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 9 days ago

              I would put Porro second and Munoz probably 5th but all are good options imo.

              1. ZeBestee
                • 11 Years
                3 months, 9 days ago

                Munoz has very good fixtures coming up but I feel like Palace are going to struggle a bit with the EL fixtures

      24. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        A. Wood or Richarlison?

        B. Johnson, Kudus or Seymenyo?

        1. RamboRN
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Wood and kudus I think

        2. SomeoneKnows
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Had the same dilemma and ended up going with Wood, at least for the short term

          Also went with both Semenyo and Johnson

        3. Pedersen
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          If more than one week Richarlison. If single Wood.

          Johnson less minut, more likely to score. Kudus less goal involved but will play more minutes. Semenyo around same as Johnson with Kudus minutes.
          So depends if you got bench cover, but Kudus is my guess

        4. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Wood and Kuddussss

        5. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          Cheers all….

      25. Pedersen
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Which are the top 3 defenders in the 4.5m bracket ?

      26. RamboRN
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Sanchez
        Dorgu porro murillo
        Palmer salah reijnders kudus semenyo
        J.Pedro Watkins

        Subs
        Dubravka guiu esteve cuyper
        2m itb

        A. Palmer and Watkins to johnson and haaland

        B. Palmer and Watkins to gakpo and wood leaving 6.2 itb

        C Palmer and Guiu to gakpo and wood leaving 1.7 itb but giving potential benching issue.

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          A with Sarr instead of Johnson or go C

      27. Ronnies
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 9 days ago

        Would you bench boost these four:

        Dubravka / Sarr / Richards / Esteve

        Cheers.

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 9 days ago

          No