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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. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    I have Bruno so
    Palmer to
    1. Cunha
    2. Semenyo
    3. Anyone else

    1. tutankamun
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      Salah

    2. Don Fabio's gut feelin…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 7 days ago

      I like Cunha for a one week punt. Semenyo, Sarr or Johnson longer term.

  2. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 7 days ago

    Anyone know what Barnes' underlying stats are looking like? It's Palmer to him or Elanga I think (holding Watkins for ONE more week). Missing NFO attack 😀

    1. martynteresa
        3 months, 7 days ago

        Barnes

      • martynteresa
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Barnes 9G 5A in 1750 minutes = 60 pts
          Elanga 6G 11A in 2500 minutes = 63pts

          Pretty clear which one. On top of that he has created top/great chances this season. Its only cos Gordon's been fluffing them at No 9

          1. martynteresa
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Last seasons numbers

        • Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Who is your captain? I m on Salah. Cheers

          1. The Night Trunker.
            • 2 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Don't tell porkies noone is on Salah this week except a few odd bods.

            1. Fat Frank
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              I’m on Salah

              1. The Night Trunker.
                • 2 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                Never doubted it.

            2. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Who is your captain?

              1. The Night Trunker.
                • 2 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                I'm split this week. Tough call.

          2. tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            The big man, Haaland.

          3. The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Joao Pedro

        • KostaK
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Play Richards or Andersen?

          1. tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Richards

        • Letsgo!
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Sanchez
          Porro diouf konsa
          Reijnders barnes damsgaard kudus
          Watkins gyokeres haaland

          Subs dub gakpo decuyper hoever
          Abit tempted to capt watkins

          1. The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Oh dear!

            1. Letsgo!
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Oh dear why?

          2. OptimusBlack
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Let's do it

          3. osceola31909
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            I'm around 6 m rank and have had a lot to drink, so it looks good to me.

            1. Letsgo!
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Arsenal fan?

            2. The Knights Template
              • 12 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              His team set up makes me want to start drinking!

              1. Letsgo!
                • 9 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                Well we will see. Whats ur rank now?

                1. The Knights Template
                  • 12 Years
                  3 months, 7 days ago

                  210k, highest in the land!

        • Trini Chelsea
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Thoughts on my current team

          Sanchez
          Porro Milenkovic Konsa Esteve
          Salah Bruno Reijnders Kudus
          Jao Pedro Watkins
          Subs
          Guiu, Palmer,De Cuyer

          2FT
          What to do

          1. The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Get an extra sub?

        • Tabasco
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          In strange position but who would you bench:

          A) Reijnders (BHA A)
          B) Wirtz (ARS H)
          C) Watkins (CRY H)

          1. SalahFingers
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            A

          2. tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            B

          3. The Night Trunker.
            • 2 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            C/ He can't hit a barn door, too much time in the mirror.

          4. ZimZalabim
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Lol same situation below

            Im currently on A but now thinking B is the better one to bench

        • FDMS All Starz
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Team G2G?

          Sanchez
          Williams Muñoz Dorgu
          Salah Bruno Kudus Sarr Reijnders
          Wood Watkins

          Dubravka Andersen Rodon Guiu

          (((GW4: Guiu --> Mateta & bench Wood))))

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

            GTG

            Looks good

        • ZimZalabim
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Have a huge benching dilemma that Ive skillfully created so some help is needed

          bench one
          A. Wirtz
          B. Reijnders
          C. Mateta
          D. Kudus

          1. ebb2sparky
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Possibly A since not sure Liverpool will score more than one against Arsenal

        • ebb2sparky
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Playing my WC, which keeper do you think is better value for the long term?
          A) Sels (5.0)
          B) Raya (5.5)
          I'm currently on A but not sure if Nuno will be there for the long term?

          1. tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            A for the next few weeks at least. Raya will be good but it’s 5.5 for a keeper.

            1. ebb2sparky
              • 15 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Thanks. Will probably stick with Sels and use the extra 0.5 elsewhere unless you think any 4.5 keepers are worth a look?

              1. tutankamun
                • 16 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                No 4.5s look worthy to me except maybe Petrovic.

        • Lallana_
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Locked in.

          Palmer>Fernandes (C) - long-term good DEFCON and pens
          Georginio>Kudus

          0.9M ITB to do Reijnders to Sarr over the international break potentially

          1. tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Good luck.
            After the Burnley debacle we learn nothing (I brought in Cunha this week).

            1. tutankamun
              • 16 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              *Grimsby

            2. Lallana_
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              True but as a Liverpool fan I would enjoy if Burnley won either way

              1. tutankamun
                • 16 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                Ahem, just you worry about beating Arsenal.
                They look contenders this year.

        • rainy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Just a mo

          1. The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Prefer a beard.

        • Royal5
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Wirtz > Bruno worth a hit?

          1. RICICLE
            • 3 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Looks good

          2. ball c
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            No

          3. OptimusBlack
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Nope

          4. Ausman
            • 2 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            No!

        • rainy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 7 days ago

          Price changes 30th August

          Rises:
          Semenyo 7.3
          Grealish 6.6
          Livramento 5.1
          Van de Ven 4.6

          Falls:
          Palmer 10.4
          Watkins 8.9
          Ødegaard 7.9
          Guessand 6.4
          Gündoğan 6.3
          J.Murphy 6.3
          Tel 6.3
          Aït-Nouri 6.0
          Georginio 5.9
          McNeil 5.8
          Fábio Vieira 5.5
          Bruun Larsen 5.4
          Broja 5.4
          Gnonto 5.4
          James 5.4
          Tonali 5.4
          Jota 5.4
          Malen 5.3
          Bissouma 5.3
          Kamara 4.9
          Boateng 4.9
          George 4.9
          Ampadu 4.9
          Phillips 4.9
          Yates 4.9
          Arrizabalaga 4.4
          Boscagli 4.4
          Coppola 4.4
          Webster 4.4
          Bajcetic 4.4
          Danns 4.4
          Obi 4.4
          Wan-Bissaka 4.4
          Walker-Peters 4.4

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

            Absolute Bloodbath...

            Cheers Rainy

          2. OptimusBlack
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Thxx Rainy
            So Watkins © Yay

          3. tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Watkins and Palmer. Oof.

            1. tutankamun
              • 16 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Dam, I wanted Grealish and Livramento on my WC tomorrow. Might be priced out now…

            2. Wet Bandits
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Ouch

            3. AAAFootball
                3 months, 7 days ago

                Haha my two transfers out

            4. Zenith UK
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              As if Palmer dropped with a red flag...

              1. Zenith UK
                • 9 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                Frustrating as I was doing something else, went to do Palmer > Barnes, now I don't wanna lose the 0.1

            5. The Knights Template
              • 12 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Luckily I removed Gnonto pronto last GW!

            6. JohnnyCroat
              • 10 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              1-1

            7. Lallana_
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Ait Nouri goes up then down!

            8. Zilla
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              34 fallers is mad

            9. Four Letter Wirtz
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              bit (less) dear, innit?

            10. Moolaah
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Watkins goals incoming

            11. Dr.Acula
              • 2 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              watkins brace incoming

              1. The Reptile
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                I don't think so Villa look awful

            12. Mozumbus
              • 4 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Cheers rainy

            13. The Son-dance Kid
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              That many folks are doing Palmer downgrade, and Watkins up to Haaland?
              No other reason Watkins would drop

            14. JurgenRodgers
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Preferred combo on W/C

              (A) Porro Murillo Tosin

              (B) Cucurella VdVen Aina

            15. Timanfaya
              • 2 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Cheers Rainy.

          4. ☈☾
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Isak price being manipulated

            1. tutankamun
              • 16 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Whose gonna buy Isak at the moment though?

          5. Danno - Emre Canada
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Eventual all! Start Semenyo over Aina??

            1. The Knights Template
              • 12 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Yes, and good eventual to you too!

              1. Danno - Emre Canada
                • 10 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                Haha thanks, a few beers and my ham fists and Cumberlands don’t mix

          6. Lallana_
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Palmer gonna troll us again when we bring in him WC8

          7. Zilla
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Who to cap?
            A) Salah
            B) JPedro
            C) Wood

            1. SpaceCadet
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              A

            2. FISSH
              • 12 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              C

          8. SpaceCadet
            • 11 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Team g2g? Palmer > Gakpo gw4.

            Sanchez
            Milenkovic vdv Dorgu
            Semenyo Johnson reijnders anderson
            Haaland (c) Watkins pedro

            Dubravka Gabriel Gudmundsson palmer

          9. FantasyClub
            • 4 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Watkins drop has caught me off guard!
            Man I’ve copped more value loss this season than ever before

            Was he even predicted to fall?

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 6 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              he is shite so, so yes you could predict it.

              1. Doug McCasual
                • 5 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                got caught out too, decent fixture this week tho

          10. FISSH
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            A) Haaland, Mateta and Leny Yoru

            B) Ekitike, Joao Pedro and Daniel Munoz

            1. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Think I prefer B

              1. FISSH
                • 12 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                Same, leaves me with 4.5M in the bank though! ha

            2. SalahFingers
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              B IMO

          11. GROBARI
            • 5 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Better 2 players to replace Palmer and Guiu
            A) Semenyo and Mateta (i already have Sarr)
            B) Kudus and Wood

            1. FISSH
              • 12 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              B for sure, I prefer Johnson though

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

              B

            3. DavvaMC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              A.

          12. Weasel Boy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Lost 0.4 million and gained 0.1 mill in last 2 weeks.

            Who'd have thought Fantasy footie was nearly as bad as real life inflation.

          13. Wet Bandits
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Definitely didn't see Watkins falling, nor expect Palmer too on a red flag; LiveFPL.net certainly didn't either!

            So close to WC to catch a few price swings, this 0.2 would have been the deciding factor! Very annoying!

          14. Dr.Acula
            • 2 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            how many from scout picks do your lads have? i have 4. preparing for a good week. its in the bag

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

              just 1

              1. Dr.Acula
                • 2 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                prepare for the barage of points

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

                  hope ur right

            2. Casual Player
              • 5 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Zero

              Do have a couple of defenders that share a club with the scout backline selections

              Might rage FH anyway, after Palmer dropped unexpectedly on me

              1. Dr.Acula
                • 2 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                highest points for the week surely

            3. Milner4eva
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              6 this week

              1. Dr.Acula
                • 2 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                ooph, tough luck

          15. HellasLEAF
            • 16 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            J. Pedro or Wood C

            1. FISSH
              • 12 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Tough one. I think Wood because West ham and set pieces look absolutely awful

            2. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Wood.
              Fulham never concede many goals.

            3. SalahFingers
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              I'm going wood

            4. Milner4eva
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Wood

          16. FISSH
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            Silly to do Reijnders to Grealish? I am on WC

            1. Dr.Acula
              • 2 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              for that price point, reijnders good value. i would hold. esp after citys lost last week, theyll be back with a vengeance

            2. SalahFingers
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              I would keep reijnders

            3. Milner4eva
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Reijnders is still absolutely solid value

          17. SalahFingers
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            On WC right now, have a bunch of spare money.

            Attack is Wood, J Pedro, Ekitike.

            If Isak goes to Liverpool, I was planning to do Ekitike -> Haaland.

            Sound decent?

            1. FISSH
              • 12 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Similar boat for me but i just dont know if i will have Haaland until Salah goes away

            2. Milner4eva
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Sounds bob on yeah. In any case I’d be angling to get haaland in by gw6, wouldn’t want to do without him then

              1. SalahFingers
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                I'd be planning to get him in at some point, but not sure when. I'm hoping one of the 3 gets injured and makes the decision for me.

                1. Milner4eva
                  • 13 Years
                  3 months, 7 days ago

                  Fair play! The fixtures are prime from 6 onwards but yeah anything can happen. If You got enuf in the bank to get him now I would also consider that, what change would you have to make to just get him in now? Sometimes if other injuries crop up it’s harder down the line to get premiums in than planned

                  1. SalahFingers
                    • 7 Years
                    3 months, 7 days ago

                    I have 6.5mil in bank right now so I could get him in now. I would have to sell one of those 3 attackers though and that's the hard decision.

            3. Ausman
              • 2 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              Why would you dump a striker who's in form?? Ekitike has Burnley and Everton after the IB.
              People are getting way too paranoid over Isak going to Pool. He's had no preseason, he won't be walking straight into the lineup, especially with Ekitike the most in form striker at the minute.

              1. SalahFingers
                • 7 Years
                3 months, 7 days ago

                It's a wildcard, so I'm not really dumping anyone.

                I don't have Ekitike or Haaland, but I want Wood and J Pedro so I have only space for 1 more. I chose Ekitike over Haaland, but honestly I'd like both.

                Haaland is also on form really.

                1. Ausman
                  • 2 Years
                  3 months, 7 days ago

                  Oh right, my apologies, misread your post.
                  I have Haaland but would really like to find a way to Ekitike. Man C were great in gw1 but very ordinary last week, so still much to learn over the next couple of weeks.

                  1. SalahFingers
                    • 7 Years
                    3 months, 7 days ago

                    Spurs are always a bogey team for Man City, so I wouldn't think Man City are not doing well. It also looks like Spurs are doing really well for some silly reason. They come 16th, then sell their best player (Son, who has already scored in MLS)... but then suddenly they are joint top of the league. I'd be very surprised if it lasts, but maybe they just needed to change stuff around.

                    The problem for me is Wood is against West Ham who are dreadful this season, so he's a must have for this week at least. Pedro and Ekitike are both on really good form so have to have them too. Haaland also looking good but you can't have 4 strikers, so he's who I cut. Gyokeres has 4 horrible fixtures so is easy to not pick right now.

                    Richarlison is ok, but I don't think he'll keep it up, and I don't think he's better than the previous mentioned strikers (though he's not a bad choice either).

          18. FISSH
            • 12 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            WC Done.

            Sanchez
            Nico.W, Munoz, Pedro P
            Salah, Reijnders, Johnson, Barnes
            Ekitike, Wood(C). Pedro

            Dubravka // Reinildo, Ekdal, King

            1. SalahFingers
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              I went Murillo instead of Williams. I'm banking on the DC points but no idea if it'll pay off.

          19. arko.m83
            • 2 Years
            3 months, 7 days ago

            On WC, would you go:

            1) VdV over Porro, have Kudus and Richarlison
            2) Bench Reijnders over Semenyo

            1. Milner4eva
              • 13 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              As a vdv owner I wouldn’t get him and am looking to sell for a defcon magnet defender

            2. SalahFingers
              • 7 Years
              3 months, 7 days ago

              I went VdV over Porro but only because I already have 3 premium/expensives and I don't want to play him constantly. My 3 'premiums' are Cucurella, Tarkowski and Murillo (banking on DC points). If you get Porro, you gotta play him IMO. I currently have VdV on my bench.

              I'm playing Semenyo and benching Reijnders, but it's a tough call. Semenyo is just on form so I'm playing him.