FPL GW3 Challenge Tips - Player Picks, Formation and Captain

As we approach Gameweek 3, FPL managers face the challenge of creating a team using only newly promoted players. To take on this FPL GW3 Challenge, we’ve decided to build our own five-a-side team within a strict budget of £24 million.

I’ll be upfront—this challenge isn’t easy, primarily due to the budget constraints. This limited budget makes it difficult to select an ideal team, especially when you’d want to include a few key starters.

FPL Gameweek 3 Challenge – Player Picks

However, since we can’t have all the players we ideally want, we’ve had to adopt a different strategy: investing in a cheap goalkeeper from the £4.0 million bracket.

Given that the clean sheet odds for all newly promoted sides are quite low, spending big on defenders doesn’t seem wise. That’s why we’ve opted for a £4.0 million goalkeeper who won’t start, alongside a £4.0 million defender in Johnson.

In midfield, we’ve chosen Omari Hutchinson and Buonanotte, two players with a combined price of £10.5 million and a total of 10 FPL points.

Ipswich faces a relatively easier fixture against Fulham, making Hutchinson a solid pick, while Buonanotte’s role on set pieces significantly boosts his potential for FPL returns, as we saw when he grabbed an assist from a corner last Gameweek.

Up front, we have Southampton’s Armstrong. He’s on penalties, guaranteed minutes, and is a proven goal scorer. With a game against Brentford, he has the potential to deliver FPL points this Gameweek, making him our key player for this Gameweek 3 FPL Challenge.