<p>FPL Gameweek 3 saw surprise defeats for Manchester City and Nottingham Forest, as well as a close affair between title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal settled by a stunning free kick.</p>
<p>In our concise weekly review, we&#8217;ll cover some of those key highlights &#8211; this week split into three categories:</p>
<p>Haulers documents the biggest stars of the week, heartbreakers the under-performers, late clean sheet wipeouts and more, while things you might have missed are included in the hidden highlights.</p>
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<p data-start="191" data-end="348"><strong>Haulers:</strong> It was a high scoring week for defenders, with Marc Guehi and Marcos Senesi taking the headlines, while penalties were a key factor for the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Lucas Paqueta.</p>
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<p data-start="506" data-end="655"><strong>Heartbreakers:</strong> We witnessed another rocky week for Manchester United assets, with Matheus Cunha and Patrick Dorgu both out of the action for different reasons.</p>
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<p data-start="658" data-end="808"><strong>Hidden Highlights:</strong> Big name transfers, assist records, and midfielders with the potential for defensive contributions all played their part in a big few days for the Premier League.</p>
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<h2>FPL Gameweek 3 haulers</h2>
<p>It was an eventful week for defenders, although eight attacking players also reached double figures for points &#8211; here are the top three scorers for Gameweek 3:</p>
<h3>🥇 Marc Guehi &#8211; 15 points</h3>
<p>Guehi&#8217;s late rocket against Aston Villa sealed an impressive 3-0 win for Crystal Palace, just before the Eagles enter a good fixture run.</p>
<p>The England defender almost sealed a deadline day move to Liverpool, but with the transfer falling through Palace&#8217;s skipper will remain with the club for the rest of the season.</p>
<p>While he hasn&#8217;t picked up points for defensive contributions yet, he has come close, and should offer plenty of clean sheet potential for the rest of the season &#8211; as well as tangible attacking threat.</p>
<div id="attachment_74490" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74490" class="wp-image-74490 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2231827983.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2231827983.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2231827983-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2231827983-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74490" class="wp-caption-text">Marc Guehi. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h3>🥈 Marcos Senesi &#8211; 14 points</h3>
<p>Another centre-back who produced in both boxes this gameweek, Senesi looks slightly underpriced at £4.5m given his clear potential for defensive contributions and attacking returns.</p>
<p>Only four players across all positions currently have more FPL points than the Bournemouth defender, who still finds himself in just 4% of teams.</p>
<p>The Cherries now face back-to-back home games before hosting Leeds United, who were unsuccessful in their deadline day search for a new winger.</p>
<div id="attachment_73737" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73737" class="wp-image-73737 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Senesi-3.jpg" alt="Marcos Senesi. Picture by Getty Images" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Senesi-3.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Senesi-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Senesi-3-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-73737" class="wp-caption-text">Marcos Senesi. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h3>🥉 Dominik Szoboszlai &amp; Trevoh Chalobah &#8211; 15 points</h3>
<p>Tied in third were midfielder Szoboszlai and defender Chalobah, with the Liverpool man&#8217;s late free kick the difference between title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal as the sides met at Anfield.</p>
<p>The Chelsea centre-back meanwhile was another to benefit from a combination of attacking and defensive returns alongside his clean sheet, and we could be seeing a lot more hauls of this kind this season based on evidence so far.</p>
<p>Szoboszlai meanwhile picked up defensive contributions himself, albeit from a starting right-back role due to fitness issues around both <strong>Jeremie Frimpong </strong>and <strong>Conor Bradley</strong>.</p>
<div id="attachment_74487" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74487" class="wp-image-74487 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2231899838.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2231899838.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2231899838-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2231899838-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74487" class="wp-caption-text">Dominik Szoboszlai. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h2>FPL Gameweek 3 heart-breakers</h2>
<h3>Cunha forced off early, pulls out of Brazil squad</h3>
<p>Cunha limped off with an injury in the first half of Manchester United&#8217;s dramatic victory over Burnley, and those who brought him will be feeling frustrated heading into the international break.</p>
<p>There is plenty of time for recovery between now and Gameweek 4, with Cunha already pulling out of the Brazil squad, although it&#8217;s Manchester City away followed by Chelsea at home for Ruben Amorim&#8217;s side.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re still waiting on a formal update regarding Cunha&#8217;s injury, but one relief for his owners is that there are plenty of options around the Brazilian&#8217;s premium price.</p>
<div id="attachment_74494" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74494" class="size-full wp-image-74494" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Cunha-bordered-1.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Cunha-bordered-1.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Cunha-bordered-1-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Cunha-bordered-1-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74494" class="wp-caption-text">Matheus Cunha&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></p></div>
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<h3>Hammers late flurry leaves question marks around Forest defence</h3>
<p>Plenty backed Nottingham Forest&#8217;s defensive assets heading into their Gameweek 3 clash with West Ham, and understandably so given the lacklustre performances from Graham Potter&#8217;s side so far.</p>
<p>Until the 84th minute that decision felt justified, but Forest fell apart to make it no clean sheets in the opening three gameweeks.</p>
<p>There are some strong fixtures on the horizon however, and owners hoping for some points from the likes of <strong>Mats Selz </strong>and <strong>Ola Aina </strong>will have their eyes on back-to-back games against promoted teams the other side of a trip to Arsenal.</p>
<div id="attachment_74496" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74496" class="size-full wp-image-74496" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Aina-bordered.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Aina-bordered.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Aina-bordered-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Aina-bordered-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74496" class="wp-caption-text">Ola AIna&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></p></div>
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<h3>Dorgu misses Burnley &#8211; time to look elsewhere?</h3>
<p>Those hanging on for some attacking returns from Dorgu were left disappointed by the decision to leave him out against Burnley in Gameweek 3.</p>
<p><strong>Diogo Dalot </strong>was the selection at left-back instead following the midweek defeat to Grimsby Town, and the Portugal man picked up an assist for <strong>Bryan Mbeumo</strong>, with United now heading into a relatively tricky run of games.</p>
<p>Even the most optimistic of Dorgu owners will have their heads turned by this sequence of events, and there are plenty of other options putting their hands up at £4.5m and below &#8211; including this week&#8217;s highest scorers, Senesi and Guehi.</p>
<div id="attachment_74498" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74498" class="size-full wp-image-74498" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Dorgu-bordered-1.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Dorgu-bordered-1.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Dorgu-bordered-1-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/playerstats-Dorgu-bordered-1-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74498" class="wp-caption-text">Patrick Dorgu&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></p></div>
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<h2>FPL Gameweek 3 hidden highlights</h2>
<p>Here are a few things you may have missed in Gameweek 3:</p>
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<li>Several big FPL names made transfer deadline day moves, including <strong>Alexander Isak</strong>, <strong>Yoane Wissa</strong>, and <strong>Jadon Sancho </strong>&#8211; keep an eye out for discussion on these picks later in the week</li>
<li><strong>Jack Grealish</strong> is already breaking records at Everton, with four assists in his first two starts for the club and old club Aston Villa up next</li>
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<div id="attachment_74405" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74405" class="wp-image-74405 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2230858711.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2230858711.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2230858711-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2230858711-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74405" class="wp-caption-text">Jack Grealish. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<li>Despite their three goals, Crystal Palace only took five shots against Aston Villa &#8211; Oliver Glasner&#8217;s thinly stretched squad will appreciate the slight respite of an international break</li>
<li><strong>Bruno Fernandes</strong>, <strong>Lucas Paqueta</strong>, and <b>Dominik Szoboszlai </b>were among the midfielders to register points for <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-defcon-points-watch/">defensive contributions</a>, and all three grabbed set-piece goals in Gameweek 3</li>
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<div id="attachment_74499" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74499" class="wp-image-74499 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2232926004.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2232926004.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2232926004-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2232926004-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74499" class="wp-caption-text">Bruno Fernandes. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<li><strong>Erling Haaland </strong>continues to present a reliable captain option even in defeat for Manchester City notching maximum bonus points, with his side facing rivals Manchester United and Arsenal in their next two</li>
<li><b>Lucas Paqueta </b>is staying at West Ham, and he could continue to provide value with two penalties in as many gameweeks &#8211; as mentioned prior, the Brazilian was another to pick up defensive contribution points this week, having fallen just short in Gameweek 2</li>
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<div id="attachment_74495" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-74495" class="size-full wp-image-74495" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233016506.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233016506.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233016506-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2233016506-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-74495" class="wp-caption-text">Lucas Paqueta. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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