FPL Gameweek 3: Captain Picks, Transfers & Fixtures — Haaland Leads Our Picks

Gameweek 3 of the 2026-27 Fantasy Premier League season has 10 fixtures. Deadline: Friday 4 September at 18:30 UK time. Our top captain pick this week is Haaland, on 6.0 projected points. Below you'll find every fixture with its difficulty rating, plus our captain picks, transfer targets and review.

Gameweek 3 analysis

Captain PicksWho Should You Captain in Gameweek 3? B.Fernandes Leads Our PicksOur captain pick for GW3 is B.Fernandes (9.66 projected points). See the top 5, the differential, and the reasoning behind each.

Transfer TargetsBest FPL Transfers for Gameweek 3: Saka, Tzolakis & Ajayi5 underowned FPL transfer targets for Gameweek 3 — who our projections rate, what they cost, and the risk on each.

GW ReviewFPL Gameweek 3 Review: What Our Picks Got Right (and Wrong)Our honest Gameweek 3 scorecard: average error of 0.859 points per player, a captain pick that returned 2, and the hits and misses that explain what to expect next week.

GW3 captain pick at a glance →

Gameweek 3 fixtures

Kickoff	Home	Away	Difficulty
Fri 4 Sept, 20:00	Ipswich Town	Liverpool	4v2
Sat 5 Sept, 12:30	Newcastle	Bournemouth	3v3
Sat 5 Sept, 15:00	Brentford	Sunderland	3v3
Sat 5 Sept, 15:00	Brighton	Leeds	3v4
Sat 5 Sept, 15:00	Fulham	Crystal Palace	2v3
Sat 5 Sept, 15:00	Man City	Coventry City	2v5
Sat 5 Sept, 15:00	Nott'm Forest	Spurs	2v3
Sat 5 Sept, 17:30	Hull City	Aston Villa	3v2
Sun 6 Sept, 14:00	Everton	Man Utd	4v3
Sun 6 Sept, 16:30	Arsenal	Chelsea	4v5

Difficulty is the official FPL fixture difficulty rating, 1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest), shown home v away.

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