The top scorers, the team of the week, every result and the numbers from GW3.
Updated 8 September 2026
| Result | Scorers | Assists | xG | Bonus points (BPS) | DefCon hits (defensive contributions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool | Isak (2) | Gakpo (2) | 0.76 - 0.69 | Isak 3 (61), Gakpo 2 (43), A.Becker 1 (35) | Palacios 19, Diop 11, O'Shea 11, Araujo 10 |
| Newcastle United 2-2 AFC Bournemouth | Barnes, J.Ramsey / Tavernier, Thiaw (OG) | Barnes, Hall / Scott (2) | 0.70 - 1.37 | Tavernier 3 (43), Barnes 2 (37), Scott 2 (37) | Adams 12 |
| Brentford 1-1 Sunderland | Janelt / E.Le Fée | Damsgaard / Isidor | 1.21 - 1.71 | Damsgaard 3 (30), Janelt 3 (30), E.Le Fée 1 (25) | Xhaka 15, Mukiele 14, Janelt 12, Ballard 10, Schuster 10 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Leeds United | Vuskovic / Bogle | De Cuyper / Tanaka | 2.20 - 2.62 | Bogle 3 (30), Vuskovic 2 (27), Dunk 1 (20) | Muharemović 13, Dunk 12, Elvedi 10, Justin 10, Vuskovic 10 |
| Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace | King, Palacios / Mitchell (2), Chilwell | Kamada, Nketiah, Yeremy | 3.16 - 1.98 | King 3 (38), Mitchell 2 (31), Palacios 1 (27) | Disasi 13, Khalaili 10 |
| Manchester City 1-0 Coventry City | Haaland | Semenyo | 2.12 - 1.37 | Haaland 3 (40), Guéhi 2 (31), Gvardiol 2 (31) | Pinnock 13, Thomas 12, van Ewijk 11 |
| Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur | 0.93 - 1.07 | Van de Ven 3 (30), Van Hecke 2 (29), N.Williams 1 (28), Pedro Porro 1 (28) | Bentancur 17, Jair Cunha 12, Tonali 12, Milenković 11, Murillo 10 | ||
| Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa | 0.57 - 1.93 | Suzuki 3 (38), Giles 2 (30), Maatsen 1 (29) | Belloumi 12, Mendy 10 | ||
| Everton 2-2 Manchester United | George, Maitland-Niles / Mbeumo, Šeško | Hackney / Mainoo, Shaw | 1.02 - 0.69 | George 3 (35), Mainoo 2 (32), Mbeumo 1 (29) | Mainoo 15, Maguire 12, Tarkowski 12, Branthwaite 11, Martinez 10 |
| Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea | Havertz, Ødegaard / Rogers | Rice, Tzolis / Hato | 2.06 - 0.39 | Ødegaard 3 (47), Havertz 2 (38), Tzolis 1 (31) | Fofana 17, Lacroix 11, Konsa 10 |
| Position | Rank | Player | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Suzuki | Aston Villa | 10 |
| GK | 2 | A.Becker | Liverpool | 8 |
| GK | 3 | Donnarumma | Manchester City | 7 |
| GK | 4 | Tzolakis | Hull City | 6 |
| GK | 5 | Kinsky | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| DEF | 1 | Mitchell | Crystal Palace | 15 |
| DEF | 2 | Bogle | Leeds United | 14 |
| DEF | 3 | Vuskovic | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 |
| DEF | 4 | Van de Ven | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| DEF | 5 | Guéhi | Manchester City | 8 |
| MID | 1 | Barnes | Newcastle United | 12 |
| MID | 2 | Gakpo | Liverpool | 11 |
| MID | 3 | Janelt | Brentford | 11 |
| MID | 4 | Ødegaard | Arsenal | 10 |
| MID | 5 | Tavernier | AFC Bournemouth | 10 |
| FWD | 1 | Isak | Liverpool | 13 |
| FWD | 2 | Haaland | Manchester City | 9 |
| FWD | 3 | Havertz | Arsenal | 8 |
| FWD | 4 | Šeško | Manchester United | 5 |
| FWD | 5 | Nketiah | Crystal Palace | 4 |
| Player | Club | Expected assists (xA) |
|---|---|---|
| Ødegaard | Arsenal | 0.88 |
| Bobb | Fulham | 0.65 |
| Elvedi | Leeds United | 0.57 |
| Haaland | Manchester City | 0.48 |
| N.Jackson | Aston Villa | 0.44 |
| Player | Club | Expected goal involvements (xGI) |
|---|---|---|
| Ødegaard | Arsenal | 1.60 |
| Haaland | Manchester City | 1.54 |
| Tavernier | AFC Bournemouth | 1.06 |
| Bobb | Fulham | 0.97 |
| Bogle | Leeds United | 0.92 |
| Position | Player | Club | Defensive contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEF | Fofana | Chelsea | 17 |
| DEF | Mukiele | Sunderland | 14 |
| DEF | Muharemović | Leeds United | 13 |
| DEF | Disasi | Crystal Palace | 13 |
| DEF | Pinnock | Coventry City | 13 |
| DEF | Jair Cunha | Nottingham Forest | 12 |
| DEF | Dunk | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 |
| DEF | Thomas | Coventry City | 12 |
| DEF | Tarkowski | Everton | 12 |
| DEF | Maguire | Manchester United | 12 |
| DEF | Milenković | Nottingham Forest | 11 |
| DEF | Diop | Ipswich Town | 11 |
| DEF | Branthwaite | Everton | 11 |
| DEF | O'Shea | Ipswich Town | 11 |
| DEF | van Ewijk | Coventry City | 11 |
| DEF | Lacroix | Chelsea | 11 |
| DEF | Vuskovic | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 |
| DEF | Araujo | Liverpool | 10 |
| DEF | Murillo | Nottingham Forest | 10 |
| DEF | Mendy | Hull City | 10 |
| DEF | Konsa | Arsenal | 10 |
| DEF | Elvedi | Leeds United | 10 |
| DEF | Ballard | Sunderland | 10 |
| DEF | Schuster | Brentford | 10 |
| DEF | Justin | Leeds United | 10 |
| DEF | Martinez | Manchester United | 10 |
| DEF | Khalaili | Crystal Palace | 10 |
| MID | Palacios | Ipswich Town | 19 |
| MID | Bentancur | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| MID | Mainoo | Manchester United | 15 |
| MID | Xhaka | Sunderland | 15 |
| MID | Janelt | Brentford | 12 |
| MID | Tonali | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| MID | Belloumi | Hull City | 12 |
| MID | Adams | AFC Bournemouth | 12 |
| Team | Match | Expected goals against |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea | 0.39 |
| Aston Villa | Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa | 0.57 |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool | 0.69 |
| Everton | Everton 2-2 Manchester United | 0.69 |
| AFC Bournemouth | Newcastle United 2-2 AFC Bournemouth | 0.70 |
Tyrick Mitchell scored the most FPL points in Gameweek 3, 15 for Crystal Palace (2 goals, 2 bonus). Jayden Bogle scored 14 and Alexander Isak 13, the next best of the round.
The average FPL score in Gameweek 3 was 51 points, and the highest was 119. The average is FPL's own, across every manager who picked a team for the round.
Erling Haaland was the most captained player in FPL Gameweek 3 and scored 9 points in Manchester City v Coventry City, doubled to 18 by the armband, or tripled to 27 with a Triple Captain.
The FPL Gameweek 3 team of the week is a 3-5-2 worth 127 points: Zion Suzuki; Tyrick Mitchell, Jayden Bogle, Luka Vuskovic; Harvey Barnes, Cody Gakpo, Vitaly Janelt, Martin Ødegaard, Marcus Tavernier; Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland.
Alexander Isak had the highest BPS in FPL Gameweek 3, 61 in Ipswich Town v Liverpool, worth three bonus points, ahead of Martin Ødegaard on 47 and Cody Gakpo on 43, the bonus going to the top three in each match.
Erling Haaland had the most expected goals in FPL Gameweek 3, 1.06 xG for Manchester City, and scored 1. The figures are FPL's own, from every chance each player had in the round.
Fulham had the best xG in FPL Gameweek 3, 3.16 expected goals at home to Crystal Palace, summed from FPL's figures for every player they used. They scored 2, and Crystal Palace managed 1.98.
Exequiel Palacios made the most defensive contributions in FPL Gameweek 3, 19 for Ipswich Town, one of 35 players to earn FPL's two DefCon points, 27 defenders and eight midfielders, each past the line for their position.
In FPL Gameweek 3, managers played 1,787,071 Triple Captains, 709,478 Wildcards, 421,239 Free Hits and 144,735 Bench Boosts, 3,062,523 chips in all, and the Triple Captain was the round's most played chip.
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