<p>Gameweek 3 was not the highest-scoring of weeks for many FPL managers &#8211; but there was still plenty of action to digest.</p>
<p>We take a look at the best players of the gameweek and pour over the <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a>, as well as seeing who is top of the FPL leaderboard and how the Premier League stars themselves are doing as fantasy managers.</p>
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<h2>Who were the top points scorers in FPL Gameweek 3?</h2>
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<p>The winning combo in Gameweek 3 would have been:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Martin Odegaard</strong> &#8211; 16pts</li>
<li><strong>William Saliba</strong> &#8211; 14pts</li>
<li><strong>Jack Harrison</strong> &#8211; 14pts</li>
<li><strong>Rodrigo</strong> &#8211; 13pts</li>
<li><strong>Allan Saint-Maximin</strong> &#8211; 13pts</li>
</ol>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-48567 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fantasy-Football-Hub-comp.jpg" alt="" width="703" height="717" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fantasy-Football-Hub-comp.jpg 703w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fantasy-Football-Hub-comp-294x300.jpg 294w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Fantasy-Football-Hub-comp-610x622.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px" /></p>
<h2>Mitrovic impossible to ignore?</h2>
<p>Fulham striker <strong>Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.6m) </strong>scored his third goal of the season on Saturday, netting in Fulham&#8217;s 3-2 victory over Brentford.</p>
<p>That matches his tally from the 2020/21 season &#8211; and so far, the Serbian is outscoring even <strong>Erling Haaland (£11.7m) </strong>in several key statistics.</p>
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<p>Mitrovic leads the league for shots (15), shots on target (eight), shots in the box (14), xG (3.76), expected goal involvement percentage (xGI%) &#8211; 82% and expected points (xPts) &#8211; 27.72.</p>
<p>The Norwegian leads the way on the stat which really matters, scoring 24 points to Mitrovic&#8217;s 18 so far. A missed penalty in Gameweek 2 accounts for a good chunk of the gap between Mitrovic&#8217;s expected and actual points.</p>
<p>But the <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a> suggest both are good assets  and with the gulf in price points, it is unlikely to be a case of either-or.</p>
<p>In fact, the debate for many FPL managers will be whether the Fulham frontman justifies a place in their team as a third striker, alongside the likes of Haaland and <strong>Gabriel Jesus (£8.1m)</strong>.</p>
<p>Fulham still face a difficult set of fixtures up to Gameweek 7, with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea to come &#8211; but the run turns come Gameweek 8, around the time when many will be looking to <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/what-is-the-fantasy-premier-league-wildcard-and-when-to-use-it">Wildcard</a>.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-48552 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mitrovic-v-Haaland.jpg" alt="" width="893" height="729" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mitrovic-v-Haaland.jpg 893w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mitrovic-v-Haaland-300x245.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mitrovic-v-Haaland-768x627.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mitrovic-v-Haaland-610x498.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px" /></p>
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<h2>Stats success: Harrison and Hub differentials deliver in Gameweek 3</h2>
<p>Last week, we tipped <strong>Jack Harrison (£6.0m)</strong> as a low-owned player who had caught our eye in the early stages of the new season.</p>
<p>Harrison led the way creatively, with league-leading <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a> on key passes, big chances created and successful crosses.</p>
<p>His teammate <strong>Rodrigo (£6.3m) </strong>has been the bandwagon Leeds pick given his goalscoring &#8211; and the Spaniard continued his fine form with his fourth goal of the season.</p>
<p>But Harrison also got in on the action in Gameweek 3. He bettered Rodrigo&#8217;s 13 point haul, scoring 14 points courtesy of a goal, assist and three bonus points.</p>
<p>With Rodrigo continuing to rise in price, Harrison continues to offer a route into the Leeds attack for those priced out of the Premier League&#8217;s top scorer.</p>
<p>And talking of successes, Hub contributor <a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_JianBatra">Jian Batra&#8217;s</a> three <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-differentials">differential picks</a> &#8211; <strong>Pascal Gross (£5.7m), Ilkay Gundogan (£7.5m) </strong>and <strong>Ivan Toney (£7.2m) </strong>all rewarded backers will attacking returns in Gameweek 3.</p>
<div id="attachment_48553" style="width: 1283px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-48553" class="wp-image-48553 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Harrison.jpg" alt="" width="1273" height="711" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Harrison.jpg 1273w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Harrison-300x168.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Harrison-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Harrison-768x429.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Harrison-610x341.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Harrison-1080x603.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1273px) 100vw, 1273px" /><p id="caption-attachment-48553" class="wp-caption-text">Key passes: Top 10 in the Premier League so far</p></div>
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<h2>Stats Watch: Which low-owned FPL player has caught the eye?</h2>
<p><strong>Anthony Gordon (£5.5m) </strong>has reportedly caught the eye of Chelsea &#8211; but not many FPL managers.</p>
<p>The Everton midfielder is in just 1.7% of teams, with the likes of <strong>Leon Bailey (4.9m) </strong>and <strong>Pedro Neto (£5.4m)</strong> attracting more early adopters.</p>
<p>Gordon has yet to register a return this season &#8211; but Gameweek 3 perhaps should have been the turning point.</p>
<p>Five shots on target and one big chance amounted to an xG of 1.12.</p>
<p>From Gameweek 1-3, Gordon&#8217;s shot <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a> are among the best in the league, with the youngster having the second-highest number of shots on target.</p>
<p>He is one to keep an eye on given his price point.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-48557" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Total-shots-stats.jpg" alt="" width="1279" height="727" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Total-shots-stats.jpg 1279w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Total-shots-stats-300x171.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Total-shots-stats-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Total-shots-stats-768x437.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Total-shots-stats-610x347.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Total-shots-stats-1080x614.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px" /></p>
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<h2>Fergi&#8217;s Green Arrow podcast Gameweek 3 punt: The results</h2>
<p>With the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta" aria-label="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/">stats</a> out of the way, now time for a little light-hearted content.</p>
<p>Viewers of the Hub’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdxcg-z0nOE&amp;t=3556s">Green Arrow</a> podcast will know that each week this season, host <a href="https://twitter.com/FFH_Fergi">Fergi</a> is naming one player under 1% ownership who he thinks could return in the given FPL gameweek .</p>
<p>If he’s wrong…and so far his track record isn’t great…he’ll be adding £10 to a pot to be donated to charity at the end of the season.</p>
<p>In Gameweek 1, he unsuccessfully picked Newcastle’s <strong>Miguel Almiron</strong> <strong>(£5.0m)</strong> as his punt of choice.</p>
<p>Gameweek 2’s punt was Wolves’ <strong>Leander Dendoncker</strong>. The Belgian was another letdown.</p>
<p>For Gameweek 3, Fergi picked Brighton&#8217;s <strong>Solly March (£5.0)</strong>, who again failed to register an attacking return.</p>
<p>The charity pot grows once again&#8230;</p>
<h2>Which Premier League player is the best at FPL?</h2>
<p>The <a href="https://www.fplbot.app/virtual-leagues/pl">FPL Bot website</a> tracks a group of verified Premier League players’ fantasy teams, with the likes of Bamford, Martin Odegaard and James Maddison listed.</p>
<p>Shane Duffy was the pick of the bunch last week and he retained top spot at the end of Gameweek 3, two points ahead of Eddie Nketiah.</p>
<p>Duffy&#8217;s 201 points is good enough for a rank of 285k.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-48631 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Duffy-1.jpg" alt="" width="739" height="769" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Duffy-1.jpg 739w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Duffy-1-288x300.jpg 288w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Duffy-1-610x635.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px" /></p>
<h2>Who is winning FPL?</h2>
<p>It is very early days in FPL, with the number-one ranked players typically those who have played an early chip.</p>
<p>There is currently a three-way tie at the top of the rankings, with the trio on 266 points.</p>
<p>Greece&#8217;s Kostas Tsoumanis is the first name on the leaderboard, scoring 76 points in Gameweek 3.</p>
<p>Kostas has however used both his <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/what-is-the-fpl-bench-boost-and-when-to-use-it">Bench Boost</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/what-is-the-fantasy-premier-league-triple-captain-and-when-to-use-it">Triple Captain</a> already.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-48632 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kostas-Tsoumanis-gw3-leader-1.jpg" alt="" width="745" height="787" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kostas-Tsoumanis-gw3-leader-1.jpg 745w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kostas-Tsoumanis-gw3-leader-1-284x300.jpg 284w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kostas-Tsoumanis-gw3-leader-1-610x644.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px" /></p>
<h4>Hall of Fame: Number-one players by gameweek</h4>
<p>Gameweek 1: <a href="https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/7309963/history">Andrew Rogers (England)</a></p>
<p>Gameweek 2: <a href="https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/3633274/history">Jamie Wilce (England)</a></p>
<p>Gameweek 3: <a href="https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/4854402/history">Kostas Tsoumanis (Greece)</a></p>
<h2>Hub set and forget teams</h2>
<p>Before the start of FPL Gameweek 1, our Hub panel of editor Oli Poole, Will Thomas, Fergi, FPL Heisenberg (Wes) and Rich Clarke set up their set and forget teams for 2022/23.</p>
<p>These teams cannot be changed throughout the whole of the season &#8211; including captains.</p>
<p>The current leaderboard is as follows:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Oli</strong> &#8211; 199pts</li>
<li><strong>Rich</strong> &#8211; 183pts</li>
<li><strong>Fergi</strong> &#8211; 173pts</li>
<li><strong>Will</strong> &#8211; 167pts</li>
<li><strong>Wes &#8211;</strong> 164pts</li>
</ol>
<div id="attachment_47900" style="width: 705px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-47900" class="wp-image-47900 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Oli-set-and-forget-2.jpg" alt="" width="695" height="811" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Oli-set-and-forget-2.jpg 695w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Oli-set-and-forget-2-257x300.jpg 257w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Oli-set-and-forget-2-610x712.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px" /><p id="caption-attachment-47900" class="wp-caption-text">Oli&#8217;s set and forget FPL team</p></div>
<p>See all the teams <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/five-set-and-forget-fpl-teams-by-the-fantasy-football-hub-team">here</a>.</p>
<h2>Everything you need to know ahead of FPL Gameweek 4</h2>
<p>Our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-ultimate-guide-fpl-tips">Ultimate Guide to FPL</a> will be updated with all our Gameweek 3 content as the week progresses &#8211; from tips to elite manager team reveals.</p>
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