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            <p><em>Who is the <strong>best FPL Gameweek 3 captain</strong>? Our resident FPL captaincy expert <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisTanFPL">Chris Tan</a> takes a close look at the fixtures, poll and stats breakdown before concluding on his best pick for the best picks for the FPL captain's armband. </em></p>
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<h2><strong>Gameweek 2 Recap</strong></h2>
<p><strong>The top four</strong></p>
<p>West Ham have started the season on fire. Chelsea look ominous, their squad depth is immense and if they come out of this difficult fixture run on top then they’re going to take some stopping.</p>
<p>Liverpool share their record of five goals and no goals conceded, however this has largely been due to heroics from <strong>Allison (£6.0m)</strong>, they are conceding chances and the clash of the titans this weekend should be an interesting one. Both Brighton and Spurs have gone under the radar with a great start to the season.</p>
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<p><strong>The Premiums</strong></p>
<p>After all that research and debate both <strong>Salah (£12.6m)</strong> and <strong>Fernandes (£12.1m)</strong> blanked. There’s a new premium in town though, <strong>Lukaku (£11.5m)</strong> scored on his debut (he could have scored more) and picked up two bonus points. Thousands are already bringing him in, despite the tough fixtures and <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/what-does-lukakus-return-mean-for-fpl-managers/">I can see why</a>.  <strong> </strong></p>
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<p><strong>Who to target </strong></p>
<p>Norwich are clearly the current whipping boys. What was particularly concerning was that they conceded the exact same goal against Manchester City over and over again. They’re not learning from their mistakes.</p>
<p>Things aren’t looking good for Arsenal either, as their left-hand side and spine were torn apart by Chelsea. Newcastle were unlucky not to come away with a point against Aston Villa, due to a rare miss from <strong>Wilson (£7.5m)</strong> and a fractional offside that should have resulted in a penalty.</p>
<p>Burnley can take some pride in their performance against Liverpool and the results will come for Wolves, they don’t concede many chances and create an abundance of them.</p>
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<h2>How have we done to date?</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-37896" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 3 Best Captain = Our Performance</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-37899" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 3 Best Captain = Top Performers by Position</p>
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<p>The players that went for <strong>Salah (£12.6m)</strong> were left to sweat the Manchester United game, but some of those that went for <strong>Fernandes (£12.1m) </strong>celebrated a little too early in what was a disappointing blank for both. <strong>Mahrez (£9.0m) </strong>came in for the <strong>De Bruyne (£12.0m)</strong> punt, but he only got a 15-minute cameo.</p>
<p>Looking at the top scoring players by position, it appears that <strong>Lloris (£5.5m)</strong> could have quite a season under Nuno, a Chelsea defender looks like a necessity, despite the fixtures and two West Ham players have started the season on fire.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong>FPL Gameweek 3 Best Captain - The Fixtures</strong></h2>
<p>No Friday fixture this week, we have all Friday night to dwell over our decisions.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-37894" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 3 Best Captain = Fixtures</p>
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<h2><strong>Twitter / <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisTanFPL" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ChrisTanFPL</a> FPL Gameweek 3 Captain Poll</strong></h2>
<p>Who do my Twitter followers think is the best FPL Gameweek 3 captain?</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-37900" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 3 Best Captain = Twitter Poll</p>
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<h3><strong>Old Hunting Ground – do any of the likely lads have a good record vs their opposition?</strong></h3>
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<p id="caption-attachment-37897" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 3 Best Captain = Past Performance</p>
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<p><strong>Calvert-Lewin (£8.1m)</strong> only played them once at home last season and scored. His other goal came from a substitute appearance.</p>
<p><strong>Antonio (£7.6m)</strong> hasn’t scored against Crystal Palace, but he’s also never blanked against them since he started playing as a centre forward.</p>
<p><strong>Son (£10.0m)</strong> has scored against Watford in every game he’s started as a centre forward. With <strong>Kane (£12.3m)</strong> not up to full speed, this run looks set to continue.</p>
<p><strong>Vardy (£10.5m)</strong> didn’t record any returns against Norwich the last time they were in the league (with a very similar side).</p>
<p>The other records aren't worth talking about.</p>
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<h2><strong>Members Stats breakdown - FPL Gameweek 3 Best Captain</strong></h2>
<p><strong>As mentioned last week, I won’t be analysing the OPTA stats in great depth for the first few Gameweeks, but I will refer to a few choice aspects.</strong></p>
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