FPL Gameweek 3 Results: Saturday's Top Scores And Talking Points
The call — GW3 Saturday: Mitchell scores twice, defenders own the day Tyrick Mitchell scored two goals in 73 minutes at Craven Cottage on September 5. Crystal Palace won 2-3 at Fulham. Mitchell took 15 points — two goals, two bonus, no clean sheet. He was the top scorer of the day. Nobody captains a Palace full-back. He was, in hindsight, the captain…
The scores. Newcastle 2-2 Bournemouth. Brentford 1-1 Sunderland. Brighton 1-1 Leeds. Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace. Man City 1-0 Coventry City. Nott'm Forest 0-0 Spurs. Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa.
Defenders filled the leaderboard. Bogle came off after 60 minutes with a goal and three bonus for Leeds — 14 points in a 1-1 draw at the American Express Stadium. Vuskovic scored for Brighton in the same match, played 90, took 12. Three of the day's top four scorers were defenders, and none of their sides kept a clean sheet. Goals, not shut-outs, paid them.
In midfield, Barnes played 90 at St James' Park and returned a goal, an assist and two bonus — 12 points in the 2-2 with Bournemouth. Tavernier scored for Bournemouth in the same game, 10 points. Scott set up two, also 10. That is 20 points from two Bournemouth midfielders in one fixture. King scored for Fulham in defeat, 10 points with three bonus. Janelt scored Brentford's goal against Sunderland, nine.
Suzuki kept a clean sheet for Aston Villa at the MKM Stadium, played 90, took three bonus — 10 points. Hull did not score. Villa did not score either. Keepers profit from those.
Haaland. One goal, 90 minutes, three bonus, City clean sheet against Coventry City — nine points from the 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Just about everyone owns him. Just about everyone captained him. Nine points doubled is the return most managers banked, and Mitchell's 15 will have beaten almost nobody's armband, because almost nobody has him.
What the day forces. Mitchell owners start him — two goals in a game is what happened, and 73 minutes says he finished the match on the pitch by choice of his manager, not injury we know of. No news says otherwise. Bogle owners note the 60 minutes and wait for word from Leeds before reacting. Barnes played the full 90 and returned in both columns — he starts for anyone who owns him.
Haaland played 90, scored, and his side kept a clean sheet. The facts say what they said last week. He starts. He keeps the armband.