Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers hoping for a points boost this weekend may view the latest round of fixtures as an ideal chance to use their Free Hit chip. Nottingham Forest and Manchester United both have favourable home fixtures and their players may form the core of a squad which could rack up a healthy points tally. With that in mind, read on as we show you which players have made it into our best Free Hit starting XI for Gameweek 3 in FPL 2025/26.
Matz Sels – Nottingham Forest – £5.0m
Matz Sels has conceded in each of Forest’s first two games, but is fancied to claim his first clean sheet against West Ham United this weekend.
He helped the Midlands side keep eight clean sheets at the City Ground last season, the joint highest tally alongside Newcastle United.
Pedro Porro – Tottenham Hotspur – £5.5m
Tottenham Hotspur have made a flying start under new manager Thomas Frank, keeping clean sheets in victories over Burnley and Manchester City.
Pedro Porro has already collected 11 points in FPL and could add to his tally when Tottenham face Bournemouth in London this weekend.
Marc Cucurella – Chelsea – £6.1m
Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has amassed 13 points in the first two weeks courtesy of an assist, a clean sheet and two bonus points.
With the Blues likely dominate possession against Fulham at Stamford Bridge, the full-back is fancied to add to boost his total this weekend.
Patrick Dorgu – Manchester United – £4.5m
Manchester United desperately need to secure a positive result against Burnley after crashing out of the League Cup at Grimsby Town in midweek.
Patrick Dorgu made a strong start to the season at home to Arsenal and could have a field day on the left-flank against the newly-promoted team.
Matheus Cunha – Manchester United – £8.1m
Matheus Cunha was one of three Man United players tipped by Spreadex Sports to be in the top ten of FPL points standings for midfielders this season.
He has been the Red Devils’ most threatening attacking option in their first two league games and should weigh in with plenty of FPL points this weekend.
Bryan Mbeumo – Manchester United – £8m
After missing the decisive penalty in the shoot-out at Grimsby, Bryan Mbeumo will be desperate to make amends on Saturday.
The former Brentford star opened his goalscoring account for United at Blundell Park and looks a good bet to add to his tally against the Clarets.
Morgan Gibbs-White – Nottingham Forest – £7.5m
Nottingham Forest will be rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of facing a West Ham team that has made a truly dreadful start to the season.
Morgan Gibbs White produced a team-high seven assists in home matches last season, and will be a popular pick with FPL managers this weekend.
Mohammed Kudus – Tottenham Hotspur – £6.6m
A tally of 13 points from his first two games for Tottenham is a healthy return for Mohammed Kudus and he could add more to his tally on Saturday.
Bournemouth shipped four goals at Liverpool on the opening weekend and could be set for another tough afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Erling Braut Haaland – Manchester City – £14.1m
Manchester City striker Erling Braut Haaland has bagged five goals and one assist in five previous meetings with Brighton & Hove Albion.
After scoring twice at Wolverhampton Wanderers he drew a blank against Tottenham and will be eager to bounce back on the south coast.
Chris Wood – Nottingham Forest – £7.7m
Chris Wood scored twice to collect 13 points against Brentford on the opening weekend to continue his trend of playing well at the City Ground.
He had 16 big chances on home soil last season and could capitalise against West Ham’s beleaguered defensive unit on Sunday.
Joao Pedro – Chelsea – £7.6m
Joao Pedro was kept quiet by Crystal Palace in Chelsea’s first game, but he put that behind him to run West Ham ragged at the London Stadium last weekend.
Pedro has bagged one goal and two assists in three previous Premier League appearances against Fulham and could improve that record in the lunchtime game on Saturday.
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