Fantasy Premier League, Gameweek 3: Teams with best fixtures, players to buy and captaincy options

Points haven’t been at a premium in the first two gameweeks of Fantasy Premier League with average scores of 69 and 56 so far. Most of last season’s top players have carried on from where they left last season making life easier for FPL managers who normally spend early season trying to figure out who the new standout players for that particular season are.

West Ham assets have led the way with Antonio and Said Benrahma being the top points scorers in so far beating FPL giants like Mohamed Salah and Bruno Fernandes who have had also had good starts to the season.

Chelsea and Liverpool defenders are doing well too but their prospects this week aren’t too great considering the two sides meet at Anfield in an early high-stakes clash.

Heading into Gameweek 3, FPL managers though would have one eye on the happenings in the transfer window and how new big signings could affect their plans for the rest of the season. Are you going to bring in Cristiano Ronaldo right away? (Yes, that happened last night). What are your plans for Romelu Lukaku? Does Harry Kane’s decision to stay at Spurs affect your plans?

But sometimes it’s better to not look too far…

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