GafferLab · 2026-27

Gameweek 3

The preview we published before the deadline, and what actually happened.

Deadline Preview

Frozen 2026-09-03T07:11:07Z, before the 2026-09-04T17:30:00Z deadline.

Essential targets

Strong targets

Differential targets

Captain picks

  1. João Pedro (CHE) — 10.0 projected pts
  2. B.Fernandes (MUN) — 12.5 projected pts
  3. Mbeumo (MUN) — 6.5 projected pts

Price watch (last 7 days)

Risers

  • Cherki (MCI) +£0.2m
  • João Pedro (CHE) +£0.2m
  • Ajayi (HUL) +£0.1m
  • Calafiori (ARS) +£0.1m
  • De Cuyper (BHA) +£0.1m

Fallers

  • Amad (MUN) £-0.2m
  • Bruno G. (ARS) £-0.2m
  • Sarr (CRY) £-0.2m
  • Watkins (AVL) £-0.2m
  • Adingra (SUN) £-0.1m

Chip guidance

The GafferLab XI's move

The Review

Settled 2026-09-07T14:16:15Z.

Best XI of the gameweek (1-4-5-1, 127 pts)

Biggest hauls

  1. Mitchell (CRY) — 15 pts (2G 0A, 2 bonus)
  2. Bogle (LEE) — 14 pts (1G 0A, 3 bonus)
  3. Isak (LIV) — 13 pts (2G 0A, 3 bonus)
  4. Barnes (NEW) — 12 pts (1G 1A, 2 bonus)
  5. Vuskovic (BHA) — 12 pts (1G 0A, 2 bonus)

Template heartbreak

How the GafferLab XI did

GW in Numbers

Computed 2026-09-07T14:17:01Z from the season database.

Best XI of the gameweek (3-5-2, 142 pts, £74.2m)

Rank swings

Ownership basis: overall selected-by % — no top-10k effective-ownership sample for this gameweek.

Climbers

  • Mitchell (CRY) — 15 pts, +14.3 vs the field at 4.7% owned
  • Bogle (LEE) — 14 pts, +13.9 vs the field at 0.5% owned
  • Barnes (NEW) — 12 pts, +11.9 vs the field at 1.1% owned

Fallers

Haul & blank rates (haul ≥ 10 pts, blank ≤ 2 pts, players with minutes only)

PlayedHaulsBlanks
Overall 307 13 (4%) 188 (61%)
GKP 20 1 (5%) 10 (50%)
DEF 107 3 (3%) 56 (52%)
MID 131 8 (6%) 82 (63%)
FWD 35 1 (3%) 29 (83%)
Budget price 242 7 (3%) 153 (63%)
Mid price 59 5 (8%) 32 (54%)
Premium price 6 1 (17%) 3 (50%)
Our essential tips 8 1 (12%) 3 (38%)
Our strong tips 8 0 (0%) 3 (38%)
Our differential tips 20 4 (20%) 8 (40%)
Our watchlist tips 15 1 (7%) 10 (67%)

Price moves (14 rises · 106 falls this gameweek window)

Biggest risers

Biggest fallers