Before offering our analysis for Gameweek 3, we begin with a review of how the Bookies’ Advantage squad performed last weekend…

A total of 103 points was certainly a triumph, with strong performances across our front line, including a monster haul from captain Sergio Aguero, complemented by solid returns from midfield trio Sadio Mane, Richarlison and James Maddison. At the back, Benjamin Mendy and Luke Shaw chipped in with 3 assists between them, meaning that only Bernardo Silva, Ben Davies and Jordan Pickford let us down from our starting XI.

Clean sheet odds

Team Best clean sheet odds Implied chance of a clean sheet Liverpool 1.83 55% Man City 2 50% Arsenal 2.3 43% Chelsea 2.38 42% Fulham 2.42 41% Huddersfield 2.45 41% Southampton 2.67 37% Watford 3 33% Cardiff City 3.2 31% Man Utd 3.25 31% Leicester 3.3 30% Crystal Palace 3.4 29% Tottenham 3.5 29% Burnley 3.8 26% Bournemouth 4 25% Everton 4.2 24% Newcastle 5.5 18% West Ham 10.5 10% Wolves 12.5 8% Brighton 17 6% CAN YOU SET UP A CASH WINNING TEAM? 💰 COMPETE FOR £3,000 WITH YOUR FANTASY TEAM THIS WEEKEND

⚽ ENTER OUR MOST REWARDING FANTASY TOURNAMENT NOW Following back-to-back clean sheets, Liverpool top the bookies’ defensive rankings with a 55% chance of shutting out Brighton in Saturday’s late kick off. The Reds are the only team in the top flight yet to concede a goal, and with the Seagulls blanking in their only road game thus far (away to Watford on the opening day), hopes will be high for further defensive returns at Anfield. At a cost of just £5.0m and with command over some set pieces, Trent Alexander-Arnold is our choice from Jurgen Klopp’s back line.

Ranking second are Manchester City (50%), who kick off Gameweek 3 away to Wolves on Saturday lunchtime. The Citizens have looked extremely impressive so far, and will be expected to dominate the game against their newly promoted opposition. Nuno Santo’s side didn’t score against Leicester last weekend, despite the Foxes playing for 25 minutes with 10 men, but will take heart from the fact that Huddersfield notched at The Etihad. Nevertheless, Benjamin Mendy has already proven he doesn’t need to rely on clean sheets to provide returns, with 4 assists already this season, so he makes our starting XI once again.

Arsenal (43%) and Chelsea (42%) complete the top 4 defensive prospects for Gameweek 3. After playing out a 5 goal thriller last weekend, the pair now host West Ham and travel to Newcastle respectively. The Gunners will be looking to kickstart Unai Emery’s reign after a difficult start, with the Hammers also stumbling into the new season – they’ve scored just once, with that goal coming from the penalty spot against Bournemouth. Likewise, Newcastle have a solitary strike to their name and blanked against Cardiff last time out. Petr Cech and David Luiz provide the cheapest, secure combination into these premium defences and start for our side this weekend.

On the bench, we retain Ben Hamer (41%), despite his horror-show in Gameweek 2, as he is currently the only £4.0m priced keeper who may have a chance of featuring. He hosts Cardiff on Saturday. With Aaron Wan-Bissaka suspended this weekend after his sending off against Liverpool on Monday night, we are shorn of our preferred budget option at the back, so we plump for Lee Peltier (31%) and Ryan Bennett (8%) as our back up defenders, although, hopefully, their services won’t be required, given that Peltier was omitted from the Cardiff squad last Saturday and Bennett hosts Manchester City’s attacking juggernaut.

Goalscorer odds

Player Best anytime goalscorer odds Implied chance of scoring Mohamed Salah 1.53 65% Sergio Aguero 1.6 63% Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1.8 56% Gabriel Jesus 2 50% Roberto Firmino 2.1 48% Alexandre Lacazette 2.1 48% Sadio Mane 2.2 45% Raheem Sterling 2.3 43% Alvaro Morata 2.5 40% Harry Kane 2.6 38% Aleksandar Mitrovic 2.6 38% Callum Wilson 2.75 36% Charlie Austin 2.75 36% Leroy Sane 2.8 36% Eden Hazard 2.9 34% Steve Mounie 2.9 34% Cenk Tosun 2.95 34% Romelu Lukaku 3 33% Riyad Mahrez 3.1 32% Chris Wood 3.15 32% Henrikh Mkhitaryan 3.15 32% Bernardo Silva 3.2 31% Richarlison 3.2 31% Laurent Depoitre 3.3 30% Manolo Gabbiadini 3.4 29% Willian 3.45 29% Pedro 3.45 29% Naby Keita 3.5 29% Kelechi Iheanacho 3.55 28% Joshua King 3.55 28% Wilfried Zaha 3.55 28% Fernando Llorente 3.6 28% Troy Deeney 3.65 27% Ryan Sessegnon 3.8 26% Alexis Sanchez 3.9 26% Andre Gray 3.9 26% Christian Benteke 3.95 25% Mesut Ozil 4.1 24% Marko Arnautovic 4.2 24% Ashley Barnes 4.2 24% Marcus Rashford 4.2 24% Kenneth Zohore 4.2 24% Theo Walcott 4.25 24% Andre Schurrle 4.25 24% James Maddison 4.5 22% Kenedy 4.5 22% Roberto Pereyra 4.6 22% Bobby Reid 4.7 21% Salomon Rondon 4.75 21% Glenn Murray 4.75 21% Mohamed Elyounoussi 4.75 21% Paul Pogba 4.8 21% Alex Pritchard 4.8 21% Gylfi Sigurdsson 4.9 20% Dele Alli 5 20% Raul Jimenez 5.25 19% Ayoze Perez 5.25 19% Aaron Mooy 5.3 19% Ryan Fraser 5.5 18% Luka Milivojevic 5.5 18% Christian Eriksen 5.6 18% Diogo Jota 5.6 18% Will Hughes 5.75 17% Andros Townsend 6 17% Stuart Armstrong 6.1 16% Demarai Gray 6.4 16% Felipe Anderson 6.5 15% David Junior Hoilett 6.5 15% Tom Cairney 6.5 15% Andriy Yarmolenko 6.75 15% Pascal Gross 7.5 13% Alireza Jahanbakhsh 7.5 13% Joe Ralls 7.5 13% Helder Costa 8 13% Matt Ritchie 8.5 12% Anthony Knockaert 9 11% Ruben Neves 9 11% Johann Berg Gudmundsson 9.5 11% Aaron Lennon 10 10% Jack Wilshere 12 8%

Mohamed Salah returns to the top of the bookies’ attacking ladder ahead of his home meeting with Brighton. The odds compilers give him a 65% chance of scoring this weekend against the Seagulls, who have conceded twice in both of their opening games. After returning in his two appearances so far (1 goal, 2 assists), the Egyptian wizard will be looking to put Chris Hughton’s side to the sword once again, having scored and assisted in this fixture last season.

Hot on Salah’s heels after last weekend’s scintillating performance is Sergio Aguero (63%). A hattrick, one assist and maximum bonus saw the Argentine register a 20 point return for his owners, and a trip to Molineux to face Wolves will hold no fear for Aguero, who looks back to his effervescent best following a knee operation prior to the World Cup. Like Brighton, Wolves have also conceded twice in each of their games so far.

Completing our front three are Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (56%) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (38%). Arsenal’s Gabon international scored 10 goals in 14 Premier League starts after joining in January, and he’ll be looking to open his account for the season this Saturday against a West Ham side that have already been breached 6 times. Mitrovic, meanwhile, netted his first top flight goal for Fulham against Tottenham last weekend, and more could be on the cards for the Serb this Sunday when the Whites host Burnley, who must travel to Greece on Thursday evening to face Olympiacos in Europa League qualifying.

Up top, the bookies also fancy the chances of Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino, Alexandre Lacazette, Alvaro Morata and Harry Kane, but, having opted for premium pair Aguero and Aubameyang, we are unable to afford any of the quintet as our third striker.

In the middle of the park, big spending up front and at the back sees a trio of mid-priced midfielders, who all found the net in Gameweek 2, join Salah in our starting XI. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (32%) scored and assisted against Chelsea, and, as a result, forms part of an attacking double up on Arsenal assets for our squad ahead of their plum hosting of West Ham.

Richarlison (31%) makes his second consecutive appearance for the Bookies’ Advantage squad, having notched his third goal of the season against Southampton last weekend. A trip to The South Coast to face Bournemouth, where he scored a year ago for Watford, provides the platform for him to continue his red-hot start to life at Everton. Pedro (29%), meanwhile, also bagged against Arsenal to make it 2 in 2 for the Spanish winger in the Premier League under Maurizio Sarri. He travels to St James’s Park this Sunday to tackle a Newcastle side who have had an underwhelming start to the campaign.

Completing our squad and taking the first spot on our subs bench is Huddersfield’s Alex Pritchard (21%), who welcomes Cardiff to The John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday.

Budget constraints (and Pep Guardiola’s penchant for rotation in midfield) force us to miss out on a raft of big-hitting midfield options; FPL top scorer Sadio Mane, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, and Manchester City quartet Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, Leroy Sane and Bernardo Silva, but make no mistake, the bookies rate their prospects this weekend.

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Daniel Victory is a Fantasy football and anytime goalscorer betting enthusiast. Enjoys SSS – statistics, strategizing and spreadsheets. Follow his great tips on Twitter.