Now that the dust has settled on Gameweek 3, we take a look at the key FPL talking points from the weekend.
The gameweek began with Chelsea bouncing back from their defeat to West Ham by seeing off Luton in a comfortable victory. Raheem Sterling (£7.1m) was undoubtedly the star of the show with his two goals and assist producing an eye-watering 19-point haul, while budget darling Malo Gusto (£4.1m) provided excellent value for money with a pair of assists and a clean sheet handing his grateful owners 14 points. Popular forward pick Nicholas Jackson (£7.1m), meanwhile, got off the mark with his first goal at this new club.
Despite fears he would be set for a spell on the sidelines, James Maddison (£7.7m) took to the pitch against Bournemouth and promptly got on the scoresheet in what has been an impressive start to his Spurs career, while West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen (£7.0m) – who comes in at a little cheaper – logged a goal and assist against Brighton to take him to 23 FPL points overall.
Those who kept faith in Man Utd assets Marcus Rashford (£9.0m) and/or Bruno Fernandes (£8.5m) were left feeling smug after they both produced the goods against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while Bukayo Saka (£8.7m) proved that he’s still the leading FPL asset in the Arsenal ranks as he resumed penalty duties against Fulham.
Largely overlooked by the FPL masses, Taiwo Awoniyi (£6.5m) continued his superb scoring form by scoring the opener against Man Utd. The Nottingham Forest striker found the net for a seventh Premier League match in succession – a record that stretches back to last season. A mere 3.1% of managers own Awoniyi at the present time, but that surely won’t last long if he continues to score with such regularity.
Matty Cash (£4.6m) was the standout star on Sunday with a mammoth 17 points for the full-back, while teammates Moussa Diaby (£6.6m) and Ollie Watkins (£8.0m) – both of whom have proven popular fantasy picks in the early weeks of the season – produced returns in the win over Burnley.
There was initial disappointment for Phil Foden’s (£7.6m) new owners when news filtered through of the Man City midfielder’s benching at Sheffield Utd, but the blow was softened somewhat when he assisted Rodri’s (£5.7m) winner just two minutes after joining the action. Another substitute was the star of the show at St. James’ Park, with Darwin Nunez (£7.3m) scoring a brace for ten-man Liverpool to complete a dramatic comeback against Newcastle. Premium asset Mo Salah (£12.5m), meanwhile, continued his streak of registering a return in every game so far by assisting Nunez’ second.
