I managed only 42 points in Gameweek 2, which wasn't enough for a green arrow. For me, the tone was set by Palmer missing out. I had a gut feeling about that fixture on the deadline stream and wanted to take on the Salah captainers. It was definitely one of those "what could have been" games. Given that they won 5-1 without him, you'd expect he would have done well himself if he hadn't pulled up injured. That's just how it goes sometimes. The other gut call was the double Burnley defense, and what a relief that paid off! 6 points from Dubravka and 6 from Esteve. Blanks from Murillo, Rogers, Reijnders, Bruno, Strand Larsen, and Watkins summed up Gameweek 2. For us Palmer owners, this is where patience is truly tested. Assuming he misses GW3 but is back for GW4, they return from the break against Brentford, Man Utd, and Brighton. There are big decisions to be made on whether to pivot away from two premiums or ride it out.
Let's get into the team for GW3 and transfer plans.
Goalkeeper 🧤
Sanchez comes back in. I'm pretty sure last season it took me about 6 gameweeks to get my first clean sheet, so two for two is a small positive! Man Utd 47%, Forest 40%, Chelsea 38%. So Sanchez is in the top three. If you'd like to install the Focal app, just search "FPL Focal" in the app store. It's packed with useful info to help you make better FPL decisions, which add up significantly over a season. Something minor, like starting the right keeper eight times, could be 40 points by GW38, let alone captaincy, transfers, and other decisions we make week to week. One of the coolest things about the market and player odds widgets is that they're constantly updating themselves. Let's say Murillo and Milenkovic pick up injuries and are ruled out of GW3; you'd see Forest's odds drop on the next update automatically to reflect that. Man Utd are top for projected goals this week on 2.3, Chelsea and Spurs are 2.0, and Man City are 1.9.
