Fantasy Premier League managers are turning their attention to Gameweek 3, with another full slate of matches presenting plenty of decisions across every position. My FPL GW3 rankings feature the top 100 players to target this week, with players ranked based on matchup, expected production, price and value.
Manchester City players headline the rankings ahead of a favorable home matchup against Coventry City, while Liverpool, Brighton and Brentford also feature several highly ranked options. Find my top 100 Fantasy Premier League players for GW3 below.
FPL GW3 Rankings: Top Players for Gameweek 3
| Rank | Player | Team | Pos. | Matchup | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland | MCI | FWD | vs. COV | £15.5m |
| 2 | Rayan Cherki | MCI | MID | vs. COV | £7.7m |
| 3 | Alexander Isak | LIV | FWD | @ IPS | £9m |
| 4 | Bruno Fernandes | MUN | MID | @ EVE | £12m |
| 5 | Dominik Szoboszlai | LIV | MID | @ IPS | £7m |
| 6 | Nico O’Reilly | MCI | DEF | vs. COV | £6.5m |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka | ARS | MID | vs. CHE | £9.5m |
| 8 | Kai Havertz | ARS | FWD | vs. CHE | £7.5m |
| 9 | Maxim De Cuyper | BHA | DEF | vs. LEE | £4.7m |
| 10 | Virgil van Dijk | LIV | DEF | @ IPS | £6.5m |
| 11 | Antoine Semenyo | MCI | MID | vs. COV | £8.5m |
| 12 | Josko Gvardiol | MCI | DEF | vs. COV | £5.6m |
| 13 | Nicolas Jackson | AVL | FWD | @ HUL | £6.5m |
| 14 | Charalampos Kostoulas | BHA | FWD | vs. LEE | £5.5m |
| 15 | Elliot Anderson | MCI | MID | vs. COV | £6.4m |
| 16 | Igor Thiago | BRE | FWD | vs. SUN | £8m |
| 17 | Marc Guehi | MCI | DEF | vs. COV | £6m |
| 18 | Harvey Barnes | NEW | MID | vs. BOU | £6m |
| 19 | Emiliano Buendia | AVL | MID | @ HUL | £6m |
| 20 | Yoane Wissa | NEW | FWD | vs. BOU | £6.1m |
| 21 | Neco Williams | NFO | DEF | vs. TOT | £5m |
| 22 | Gonzalo Garcia | FUL | FWD | vs. CRY | £6m |
| 23 | Cole Palmer | CHE | MID | @ ARS | £9.6m |
| 24 | Florian Wirtz | LIV | MID | @ IPS | £7.5m |
| 25 | Igor Jesus | NFO | FWD | vs. TOT | £6m |
| 26 | Anton Stach | LEE | MID | @ BHA | £6m |
| 27 | Gabriel | ARS | DEF | vs. CHE | £8m |
| 28 | Morgan Gibbs-White | NFO | MID | vs. TOT | £7.9m |
| 29 | Martin Odegaard | ARS | MID | vs. CHE | £6.6m |
| 30 | Alexis Mac Allister | LIV | MID | @ IPS | £5.5m |
| 31 | Oliver McBurnie | HUL | FWD | vs. AVL | £5.5m |
| 32 | Bryan Mbeumo | MUN | MID | @ EVE | £8m |
| 33 | Nathan Collins | BRE | DEF | vs. SUN | £5.5m |
| 34 | Mamadou Sangare | BRE | MID | vs. SUN | £5.6m |
| 35 | Phil Foden | MCI | MID | vs. COV | £7m |
| 36 | Ian Maatsen | AVL | DEF | @ HUL | £4.5m |
| 37 | Diego Gomez | BHA | MID | vs. LEE | £5m |
| 38 | Joao Pedro | CHE | FWD | @ ARS | £7.6m |
| 39 | Abdukodir Khusanov | MCI | DEF | vs. COV | £5.5m |
| 40 | Ryan Gravenberch | LIV | MID | @ IPS | £6m |
| 41 | Riccardo Calafiori | ARS | DEF | vs. CHE | £5.6m |
| 42 | Mohamed Belloumi | HUL | MID | vs. AVL | £5m |
| 43 | Jan Paul van Hecke | TOT | DEF | @ NFO | £5m |
| 44 | Marcus Tavernier | BOU | MID | @ NEW | £6m |
| 45 | Vitaly Janelt | BRE | MID | vs. SUN | £5m |
| 46 | Christos Tzolis | ARS | MID | vs. CHE | £6.5m |
| 47 | Ross Barkley | AVL | MID | @ HUL | £5m |
| 48 | Lewis Miley | NEW | MID | vs. BOU | £5.5m |
| 49 | Abdul Fatawu | IPS | MID | vs. LIV | £5.5m |
| 50 | Kevin Schade | BRE | MID | vs. SUN | £6m |
| 51 | Semi Ajayi | HUL | DEF | vs. AVL | £4.1m |
| 52 | Youri Tielemans | MUN | MID | @ EVE | £6m |
| 53 | Dominic Solanke | TOT | FWD | @ NFO | £5.9m |
| 54 | Adam Wharton | CRY | MID | @ FUL | £5.5m |
| 55 | Alex Iwobi | FUL | MID | vs. CRY | £5.5m |
| 56 | Matheus Cunha | MUN | MID | @ EVE | £8m |
| 57 | Declan Rice | ARS | MID | vs. CHE | £7.5m |
| 58 | Matty Cash | AVL | DEF | @ HUL | £4.5m |
| 59 | Pascal Gross | BHA | MID | vs. LEE | £5.5m |
| 60 | Malick Thiaw | NEW | DEF | vs. BOU | £5m |
| 61 | Dango Ouattara | BRE | MID | vs. SUN | £6.5m |
| 62 | Sven Botman | NEW | DEF | vs. BOU | £5m |
| 63 | Yasin Ayari | BHA | MID | vs. LEE | £5.5m |
| 64 | Boubacar Kamara | AVL | MID | @ HUL | £5m |
| 65 | Joachim Andersen | FUL | DEF | vs. CRY | £5m |
| 66 | Mikkel Damsgaard | BRE | MID | vs. SUN | £5.5m |
| 67 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | MCI | GK | vs. COV | £5.5m |
| 68 | Antonee Robinson | FUL | DEF | vs. CRY | £4.5m |
| 69 | Evanilson | BOU | FWD | @ NEW | £6m |
| 70 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | LEE | FWD | @ BHA | £6m |
| 71 | John Egan | HUL | DEF | vs. AVL | £4m |
| 72 | Alex Scott | BOU | MID | @ NEW | £6m |
| 73 | James Tarkowski | EVE | DEF | vs. MUN | £6m |
| 74 | Rayan | BOU | MID | @ NEW | £6.5m |
| 75 | Jeremy Jacquet | LIV | DEF | @ IPS | £5m |
| 76 | Nobel Mendy | HUL | DEF | vs. AVL | £4m |
| 77 | Harry Maguire | MUN | DEF | @ EVE | £5m |
| 78 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | EVE | MID | vs. MUN | £6.5m |
| 79 | James Garner | EVE | MID | vs. MUN | £6m |
| 80 | Thierno Barry | EVE | FWD | vs. MUN | £5.5m |
| 81 | Nikola Milenkovic | NFO | DEF | vs. TOT | £5.5m |
| 82 | Kristoffer Ajer | BRE | DEF | vs. SUN | £4.5m |
| 83 | Granit Xhaka | SUN | MID | @ BRE | £5.5m |
| 84 | John McGinn | AVL | MID | @ HUL | £5.5m |
| 85 | James McAtee | NFO | MID | vs. TOT | £5.5m |
| 86 | Murillo | NFO | DEF | vs. TOT | £5.5m |
| 87 | Timothy Castagne | FUL | DEF | vs. CRY | £4.5m |
| 88 | Lisandro Martinez | MUN | DEF | @ EVE | £5m |
| 89 | Ruben Dias | MCI | DEF | vs. COV | £5.5m |
| 90 | Anthony Elanga | NEW | MID | vs. BOU | £6.1m |
| 91 | Harrison Armstrong | EVE | MID | vs. MUN | £5m |
| 92 | Caoimhin Kelleher | BRE | GK | vs. SUN | £5m |
| 93 | Enzo Le Fee | SUN | MID | @ BRE | £5.9m |
| 94 | Michael Kayode | BRE | DEF | vs. SUN | £4.6m |
| 95 | Luka Vuskovic | BHA | DEF | vs. LEE | £5m |
| 96 | Brian Brobbey | SUN | FWD | @ BRE | £6m |
| 97 | Lewis Dunk | BHA | DEF | vs. LEE | £4.5m |
| 98 | Marcus Rashford | MUN | MID | @ EVE | £7m |
| 99 | Ben White | ARS | DEF | vs. CHE | £5.5m |
| 100 | Josh King | FUL | MID | vs. CRY | £5.5m |
Top 10 FPL Forwards for Gameweek 3
| Pos. Rank | Overall Rank | Player | Team | Matchup | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Erling Haaland | MCI | vs. COV | £15.5m |
| 2 | 3 | Alexander Isak | LIV | @ IPS | £9m |
| 3 | 8 | Kai Havertz | ARS | vs. CHE | £7.5m |
| 4 | 13 | Nicolas Jackson | AVL | @ HUL | £6.5m |
| 5 | 14 | Charalampos Kostoulas | BHA | vs. LEE | £5.5m |
| 6 | 16 | Igor Thiago | BRE | vs. SUN | £8m |
| 7 | 20 | Yoane Wissa | NEW | vs. BOU | £6.1m |
| 8 | 22 | Gonzalo Garcia | FUL | vs. CRY | £6m |
| 9 | 25 | Igor Jesus | NFO | vs. TOT | £6m |
| 10 | 31 | Oliver McBurnie | HUL | vs. AVL | £5.5m |
Top 10 FPL Midfielders for Gameweek 3
| Pos. Rank | Overall Rank | Player | Team | Matchup | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rayan Cherki | MCI | vs. COV | £7.7m |
| 2 | 4 | Bruno Fernandes | MUN | @ EVE | £12m |
| 3 | 5 | Dominik Szoboszlai | LIV | @ IPS | £7m |
| 4 | 7 | Bukayo Saka | ARS | vs. CHE | £9.5m |
| 5 | 11 | Antoine Semenyo | MCI | vs. COV | £8.5m |
| 6 | 15 | Elliot Anderson | MCI | vs. COV | £6.4m |
| 7 | 18 | Harvey Barnes | NEW | vs. BOU | £6m |
| 8 | 19 | Emiliano Buendia | AVL | @ HUL | £6m |
| 9 | 23 | Cole Palmer | CHE | @ ARS | £9.6m |
| 10 | 24 | Florian Wirtz | LIV | @ IPS | £7.5m |
Top 10 FPL Defenders for Gameweek 3
| Pos. Rank | Overall Rank | Player | Team | Matchup | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico O’Reilly | MCI | vs. COV | £6.5m |
| 2 | 9 | Maxim De Cuyper | BHA | vs. LEE | £4.7m |
| 3 | 10 | Virgil van Dijk | LIV | @ IPS | £6.5m |
| 4 | 12 | Josko Gvardiol | MCI | vs. COV | £5.6m |
| 5 | 17 | Marc Guehi | MCI | vs. COV | £6m |
| 6 | 21 | Neco Williams | NFO | vs. TOT | £5m |
| 7 | 27 | Gabriel | ARS | vs. CHE | £8m |
| 8 | 33 | Nathan Collins | BRE | vs. SUN | £5.5m |
| 9 | 36 | Ian Maatsen | AVL | @ HUL | £4.5m |
| 10 | 39 | Abdukodir Khusanov | MCI | vs. COV | £5.5m |
Top FPL Goalkeepers for Gameweek 3
Only two goalkeepers made the overall Top 100 this week.
| Pos. Rank | Overall Rank | Player | Team | Matchup | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | MCI | vs. COV | £5.5m |
| 2 | 92 | Caoimhin Kelleher | BRE | vs. SUN | £5m |
FPL GW3 Rankings FAQ
Who are the best FPL players for GW3?
Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki, Alexander Isak, Bruno Fernandes and Dominik Szoboszlai are the five highest-ranked Fantasy Premier League players for Gameweek 3.
Who are the best FPL forwards for Gameweek 3?
Erling Haaland is the top-ranked FPL forward for GW3 and the No. 1 player overall. His home matchup against Coventry makes him one of the week’s premier fantasy options. Alexander Isak ranks second among forwards, followed by Kai Havertz, Nicolas Jackson and Charalampos Kostoulas.
Who are the best FPL midfielders for Gameweek 3?
Rayan Cherki is the No. 1 FPL midfielder and No. 2 player overall for Gameweek 3. Bruno Fernandes ranks second at the position, followed by Dominik Szoboszlai, Bukayo Saka and Antoine Semenyo. Cherki and Semenyo are two of several Manchester City players who rank highly ahead of the club’s home matchup against Coventry.
Who are the best FPL defenders for Gameweek 3?
Nico O’Reilly is the top-ranked FPL defender for Gameweek 3. Manchester City’s matchup against Coventry also puts Josko Gvardiol and Marc Guehi inside our top five defenders. Maxim De Cuyper ranks second among defenders ahead of Brighton’s home matchup against Leeds, while Virgil van Dijk ranks third with Liverpool traveling to Ipswich.
Who is the best FPL goalkeeper for Gameweek 3?
Gianluigi Donnarumma is the top-ranked FPL goalkeeper for Gameweek 3. Manchester City’s home matchup against Coventry gives Donnarumma an appealing clean-sheet opportunity.
