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Fantasy Football 247 FPL Team – GW3

Fantasy Football 247 FPL Team – GW3

GW2 Review

gameweek2pointsfplIt’s fair to say that GW2 was certainly a case of leaving it late. Our final score of 62pts was significantly higher than the average of 44pts and helped lift the team to 34,135 in the world. But for most of the weekend it looked like we were going to see a depressing red arrow as our defence disappointed as others around us made ground. Our skipper Diego Costa delivered his goal vs Leicester, though in all fairness we were hoping for at least a brace from him. So, 12pts from him, 6pts from Cesc Fabregas and 5pts from Gylfi Sigurdsson was a decent start, but Palace’s shocker at home to the Hammers saw Joel Ward gain just a single point. The evening match was mixed, Calum Chambers conceded two, picked up a yellow card and failed to trouble the scorers, though Aaron Ramsey rescued things somewhat with 9pts. So, we went into Sunday optimistic, but Erik Pieters, David de Gea and Wayne Rooney all scored just 2pts each, so we were relieved and delighted when Juan Mata followed up his goal with 3bps to leave us on 49pts with just Stevan Jovetic to play – while all around us we saw fellow managers with scores in the 60’s…. we feared the worst. All the talk before the City/Liverpool game was of Sergio Aguero and Mad Mario, so we were pleased to see Jovetic starting and he rewarded our patience with a brace, 3bps and a 13pt haul to take us to 62pts.

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GW3 Transfer(s)
We have two transfers in our back pocket and while it’s always tempting to use them and make immediate changes, we have decided to play conservatively this week and use just the one. The main reason for this is that we are looking to get Sergio Aguero in a few weeks, but in the meantime it gives us a look at how we accommodate him and who we need to sell. It is likely, at this stage, that either Juan Mata or Wayne Rooney will need to be sacrificed and holding that extra transfer buys us time to look at how Angel Di Maria settles in, what formation United adopt to accommodate him and who suffers as a result. We have decided that we will probably sell Joel Ward and buy Newcastle’s Daryl Janmaat. However, with so many matches taking place this week, we have not yet pressed the button in case some injury news comes through. In the case of a downward price change for Ward, we would not be able to afford Janmaat, in which case we will get Fabricio Coloccini or Paul Dummett instead. Palace as we know struggled last week at home to West Ham and continue to be dogged by problems off the pitch. While we acknowledge that they haven’t become a bad unit overnight we feel that a Newcastle defender is a good investment (as per Bryan’s Fixture article) and Janmaat possesses the attacking qualities that other options (Coloccini and Dummett) don’t have. We wouldn’t rule out re-investing in Palace at some point and Martin Kelly at 4.5mln looks interesting.
We will announce when our transfer has been made.

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GW3 Team and Captain

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We have decided to hand the armband to Jovetic this week. A home fixture vs Stoke will, we believe, hand the Montenegrin the chance to continue his good form, which saw him score twice against Liverpool on Monday night. Despite the slight risk of rotation, we feel that Edin Dzeko’s knock and Sergio Aguero being gradually eased back into the action minimises the risk of Jovetic not starting. We did consider other options. Diego Costa is of course in great form himself, but an away trip to Goodison is never easy and we feel Chelsea may keep it tight. Wayne Rooney away to Burnley is a great option on paper – but in reality, we felt United are not yet the force they were and after a pretty shocking week for them, confidence may be low and it’s clearly taking them time to kick start their season. Aaron Ramsey could do well at Leicester, but with the Giroud injury, Wenger saying Sanchez is “not quite there”, we just felt there was too much risk. Gylfi Sigurdsson was our other thought and he came very close to stealing the band from Jovetic, but we just felt City looked ominous without playing to their capacity vs Liverpool and if they can again reach those levels, then the goals should continue to flow.

Thanks for reading Fantasy Football 247 FPL team – GW3 . This article was written by the FF247 Manager and backroom staff.


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  1. 43
    mzlainy says:

    Hi guys
    Hows this for GW3
    Krul (Mannone)
    Clyne Dier Hutton (Lovren Koscielny)
    Larsson Ramsey Siggy Sterling Fabregas
    Rooney Costa (Weimann)

  2. 44
    Demsie says:

    Hi everyone.. Have a look at this team for me please ?

    2FT with zero in the bank. I think i’m missing out by not having Fabregas but my problem is that I don’t want to lose any of my 2 premium mids.. Is Fab even worth it or do you think i’ll be ok without him ?

    Could even lose studge maybe but would then really want sterling in as a replacement.. Also my defence looks shaky with chambers, duff and lovren… and maybe cahill overpriced ? Is this Wildcard material ?

    I’m starting to panic a bit as i’m off on hols tonight and wont be able to get into it before the deadline. Anyone have any advice for me please ?

    • 44.1
      jamesimmo says:

      Hey Demsie, 2FT so I wouldn’t wildcard, and if you want Fab then one of your big 3 names up top has to go… bu, it’s currently hard to advise what to do, as I have no idea whether Costa is out injured or not. Sorry, hopefully we’ll know soon, going anywhere nice?

      • Demsie says:

        cheers James.. you’re right, would ideally love to wait til tomorrow. but going to the family house in Cornwall and the reception there is terrible and no internet.. so want to get it done today really otherwise i’ll be in full panic mode tomorrow and hunting round the house for a tiny bit of 3G ! haha..

    • 44.2

      Demise, I’d use your two frees to make sure you have a decent team that can all start this weekend (including having a sub incase costa doesn’t) set it and leave it whilst on holiday. Don’t rush your WC.

  3. 45

    #regrettingthe-4hitifCostagetsinjuredforlong

  4. 46
    jamesimmo says:

    Okay then people… IF Costa is injured, then, would you:

    A – use your FT and just do Costa —–> Jovetic
    B – take a 4pt hit and do Costa —–> Agüero and Jones —–> Dummett

    I don’t think Agüero will start vs Stoke, so Jove could outscore him, but after the international break Agüero will be essential so I’ll bascially have to wildcard if I choose option A this week?

    As I said, only IF n’ all, but just planning ahead! laugh

    • 46.1

      James mate, how are you? I’d say this; if you plan to WC soon get in jov, if not get in augero. But the second comes with a huge health warning; you have sit through the international break knowing glass legs may at any point become injured!

      • jamesimmo says:

        I’m good thanks mate, how’s you? Well, that does make sense, the hard part is “am I planning to wildcard early” or not for me…

        Originally, I said I would as it would help me build team value and grab the season’s new rising stars, but price rises are slower this time and I was already on Ramsey / Siggy etc so I started to think I’d save my wildcard.

        I guess if Agüero did break over the internationals, I could wildcard, but that would defeat the point of taking a 4pt hit to get him in now haha! What are you planning on doing?

        • I’m well thanks mate. I’ve had jov since the start so will stick with him till he is being rotated but always planning to get him in. I may WC in international break but as you say the price rise issue is making me have second thoughts. I’m thinking of a 4ph to get rid of deadwood and have a back up in case costa is injured. We’ll see

        • jamesimmo says:

          Tough isn’t it. The international break seems the best time to wildcard but it seems many have already! When we hear some official news hopefully all will become clear.

    • 46.2
      HL says:

      Hey James…
      Mate, why don’t you bring Mad Mario instead of Costa 😉 ?

      HL

      • jamesimmo says:

        Haha HL that would be a cheeky punt! Do you think he’ll play central with Sturridge on the right or with alongside him with 2 up top?

        Could be interesting but I’ll pass for now 😉

        • HL says:

          Think he ll play central…
          Whether he will start the game, not so sure…think he ll be introduced around 60th min…
          Cheeky punt you say smile ? In my book – he is a similar player to Kun in terms of mins played vs fantasy pts ratio…He can score even if only 30 mins on the pitch…
          Also, considering I have 3 yellow flagged (Costa/Bojan/Shurrle) & 1 red-flagged player (Chester) – I am looking for some wild picks for this GW…
          Mad Mario may easily be one of the 2 for this GW…

        • jamesimmo says:

          Cheeky yes haha, he could do well but 10.0m is too much for me… or is it? 😉 We’ll have to see RE Costa and Aguero!

        • HL says:

          James – I have a better one , a bad ass one… :hippo:
          Listen to this : Drogba (assuming Costa will not play) + Di Maria !

  5. 47
    Silverback says:

    Che have suffered an injury scare over star striker Diego Costa ahead of Saturday’s tough trip to Everton.
    It is understood Costa suffered a hamstring problem in training on Wednesday that has prompted fears he could be out for up to six weeks.
    But Chelsea are hoping further assessment will show the injury is not too bad and Costa has still not given up on facing Everton at Goodison Park.

  6. 48

    Okay team, should I field this and wait for next week to transfer out Costa or do it now? (IF he’s injured)

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