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<p>Fantasy Football Hub's resident Fantasy Premier League (FPL) captaincy expert <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisTanFPL">Chris Tan</a> takes a close look at the key fixtures and best FPL captain options for Gameweek 3.</p>
<p>This week, there isn’t a stand out pick, which makes it a good opportunity to jump rank and there’s nothing better than going into an International Break with a green arrow. Read on to discover who you should go for and why.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Gameweek 3: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p>We absolutely smashed it out of the park last week with a hat-trick from our top choice. You can’t ask for more than that and I - like many others - decided to use the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/what-is-the-fantasy-premier-league-triple-captain-and-when-to-use-it">Triple Captain</a> chip.</p>
<p>It was a nervous wait but I had a similar feeling prior to the Fulham game last season and regretted not acting on instinct, so I stuck to my guns.</p>
<p>These are the main candidates this week:</p>
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<li><strong>Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) </strong>v Manchester United (A)</li>
<li><strong>Alexander Isak (£8.5m)</strong> v Spurs (H)</li>
<li><strong>Erling Haaland (£15.0m)</strong> v West Ham (A)</li>
<li><strong>Bukayo Saka (£10.0m)</strong> v Brighton (H)</li>
<li><strong>Cole Palmer (£10.5m) </strong>v Crystal Palace (H)</li>
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<p id="caption-attachment-66495" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 3 captaincy candidates</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 3: The fixtures</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-66443" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 3 fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 3: Twitter poll</h2>
<p>A hat-trick certainly adds to Haaland's appeal, although Palmer came away with exactly the same number of points last week.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-66452" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 3 Twitter poll</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 3: Players' records</h2>
<p>Here are some notable records for our captaincy candidates:</p>
<p>Palmer hasn't faced Crystal Palace at home yet but you wouldn't bet against him.</p>
<p>Isak has scored a brace in each home game against Spurs.</p>
<p>Salah loves playing United. He's scored in four out of four of the last away games and has hauled significantly on three separate occasions.</p>
<p>Haaland has never blanked away to West Ham.</p>
<p>Saka blanked in his last two home games against Brighton.</p>
<p>And in regards to players people are considering transferring in and out, <strong>Bryan Mbeumo (£7.0m) </strong>got a double-digit haul last time he played Southampton at home.</p>
<p>And <strong>Eberechi Eze (£7.0m) </strong>meanwhile has a terrible record against Chelsea.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-66447" class="wp-caption-text">Past performance</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 3: Members' stats breakdown</h2>
<p>The stats are filtered to show 'per start' for the individual players for the games last season and this season.</p>
<p>See the latest stats on the Hub's <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">Opta page</a>.</p>
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