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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 best options for Gameweek 3 of the 2026/27 season.</p>
<p>Powered by <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/ai-team-rating#import">Hub AI</a> and Chris’s eye for detail, having analysed the weekly captaincy candidates on the Hub for many years, we reveal the top three picks each week, followed by Chris's overall favourite.</p>
<p>Whether you’re after the AI’s preferred pick or a differential punt, we’ve got you covered.</p>
<h3>🤖 Hub AI quick summary 🤖</h3>
<p>Read the full article for the detailed picture - but here's a snapshot of what's below 👇</p>
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<li data-section-id="1sqxt5n" data-start="1252" data-end="1349">🥇 Erling Haaland tops the Hub AI projections with a standout home fixture against Coventry — we also discuss his Triple Captain potential below</li>
<li data-section-id="h52vx1" data-start="1350" data-end="1487">🥈 Bruno Fernandes comes into Gameweek 3 having just scored a hat-trick and assist, while Everton’s underlying defensive numbers raise questions</li>
<li data-section-id="1qpjuet" data-start="1488" data-end="1607">👀 Igor Thiago has generated 1.73 xG without scoring and faces a Sunderland side vulnerable in central areas</li>
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<h3 class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-section-id="1cljjm" data-start="1873" data-end="1934"><span role="text"><strong data-start="1877" data-end="1934">🤖 Hub AI pick: Erling Haaland – 8.2 predicted points</strong></span></h3>
<p data-start="1936" data-end="1961"><strong data-start="1936" data-end="1961">Fixture: Coventry (H)</strong></p>
<p data-start="1963" data-end="2025">Sometimes the projections are telling you not to overthink it.</p>
<p data-start="2027" data-end="2192">Manchester City are projected to score a huge 2.90 goals, comfortably the highest total of Gameweek 3, while Coventry have just a 5% clean-sheet probability.</p>
<p data-start="2194" data-end="2349">City have already generated 4.56 xG (expected goals) and scored six times across their opening two fixtures, while Haaland has just bagged a brace away at Crystal Palace.</p>
<p data-start="2351" data-end="2394">The Norwegian's individual numbers are encouraging too. Haaland has registered 10 shots, nine from inside the box and two big chances, generating 1.14 xG across his opening 180 minutes.</p>
<p data-start="2535" data-end="2793">Interestingly, Coventry’s defensive numbers themselves are not terrible. They have conceded 2.60 xGC and only two big chances across their first two games, so this isn’t quite the same as blindly targeting a defence that has been completely ripped apart.</p>
<p data-start="2795" data-end="2838">The difference is the scale of the matchup. City’s 2.90-goal projection is miles ahead of every other team and Haaland remains the player most likely to consume the highest-quality chances they create.</p>
<p data-start="3003" data-end="3067">The biggest concern is probably minutes rather than opportunity. European football begins next week, and if City establish a comfortable lead, Maresca may have little incentive to leave Haaland on for the full 90 minutes.</p>
<p data-start="3227" data-end="3439">But there is another side to that argument — if Haaland is being withdrawn after 60 or 70 minutes because City are cruising, there is a reasonable chance he has already been heavily involved in getting them there.</p>
<p data-start="3441" data-end="3557">With his ceiling, the fixture and his improving match sharpness, this is about as straightforward as captaincy gets.</p>
<div id="attachment_82919" style="width: 1090px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-82919" class="size-full wp-image-82919" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/haaland-landscape-2.png" alt="Erling Haaland " width="1080" height="810" /></p>
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<h3 data-section-id="1eud7dp" data-start="3559" data-end="3627"><span role="text"><strong data-start="3563" data-end="3627">2️⃣ Main alternative: Bruno Fernandes – 5.6 predicted points</strong></span></h3>
<p data-start="3629" data-end="3653"><strong data-start="3629" data-end="3653">Fixture: Everton (A)</strong></p>
<p data-start="3655" data-end="3702">Well, we absolutely smashed this one last week.</p>
<p data-start="3704" data-end="3864">Fernandes was my captaincy pick against Ipswich and delivered 23 points, immediately erasing the concerns around his Gameweek 1 goal threat.</p>
<p data-start="3866" data-end="3939">The underlying numbers across the opening two matches now look excellent.</p>
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