Gameweek 3 - Team Reveal - Wildcard time.
Gameweek 3 - Wildcard chaos
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Over the last week, I have tinkered, a lot.
Lot's and lot's of changes. Many many thoughts and opinions.
Using wildcard this early certainly is a move and it feels a little scary, but I used it GW2 last year and that ended up pretty well.
Also planned for this, so just time to commit.
Had a lot of considerations, and think I finally fell on a team.
Chose Kinsky + Verbruggen (even if it has been poor so far) to keep the third Arsenal player open for later.
Hall + De Cuyper are both a little risky, but I like it. De Cuyper is lovely for the next 4-5 GWs. Hall is in great form.
Big fan of Gvardiol, Calafiori + Konsa are clear choices. Gamble on if Konsa starts, but I will take that risky for 4.4 million.
Midfield. Pretty much template. I chose Cherki. Hot form and see him as short term 2-5 GW punt. We will see about minutes and form.
Attack > The obvious > Haaland + Wissa + JP
Line up

Now for the line up.
I have chosen to go risky. I am going against Arsenal defence and choosing to get Palmer in instead to play on Arsenal losing the clean sheet.
This is the only thing I am still considering. I will see if I choose to change Palmer or Calafiori, but will take a short nap and see what I am feeling.
Other variations for this could be:
> Saka over Cherki
>Raya in goal with a 4.0 keeper
>Foden over Cherki
>Barry over Wissa
>Thiaw over Hall (safer minutes long term)
Highest predicted points in Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 for Round 3. Model output, refreshed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | Price | pP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | FWD | 15.5 | 9.1 |
| 2 | Antoine Semenyo | Manchester City | MID | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | MID | 12.0 | 6.3 |
| 4 | Nico O'Reilly | Manchester City | DEF | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 5 | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | MID | 9.5 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Alexander Isak | Liverpool | FWD | 9.0 | 5.9 |
| 7 | Marc Guehi | Manchester City | DEF | 6.0 | 5.6 |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai | Liverpool | MID | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| 9 | Josko Gvardiol | Manchester City | DEF | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 10 | Phil Foden | Manchester City | MID | 7.0 | 5.4 |
Top 10 of the full pool — every player, every round, with projected minutes, ownership and fixtures.
Projections last updated 2026-09-04 13:29:11 UTC.