Paneorder believes the Man City midfielder can punish a vulnerable Coventry defence given his influence in home matches
Paneorder is tipping one player to produce big points in Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Premier League.
Rayan Cherki (MCI) 7.7m
The midfielder was on the scoresheet in Manchester City’s first away match of the season at Crystal Palace.
With his strikes at Selhurst Park, Cherki built on the excellent form he showed in the latter stages of 2025/26.
He banked 1 goal and 4 assists between Gameweek 32 and 36 last term, netting against Arsenal at home turf.
The 23-year-old had 13 assists in 19 starts in his debut 2025/26 season.
The midfield master has thrived in his new role up front at the start of the 2026/27 season.
Playing alongside Erling Haaland (15.5m), Cherki has helped his side to back-to-back wins over AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace in the first two Gameweeks.
The hosts’ No10 has already scored two goals, just two fewer than his entire total in 2025/26.
A home encounter with Coventry City now gives Cherki the chance to extend his run of FPL returns.
The Sky Blues have lost their opening two matches in Premier League this season, and conceded three goals at Emirates Stadium to Arsenal in Gameweek 1.
Main man at home
The underlying statistic further highlights Cherki’s influence on the City’s attack.
Cherki’s total of 22 points placed him second among players in FPL at this embryonic stage of the campaign.
In demand
Cherki’s 14-point haul at Selhurst Park has caught the attention of FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 3.
He is the first most-bought player ahead of Friday’s deadline, gaining 1,289,000+ new owners for his home encounter with Coventry City.
The showdown with the Sky Blues starts a run of favourable matches that can provide the ideal platform for Cherki to add to his tally.
According to the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), four of his next seven matches score just two.
That boosts Cherki’s prospects as a “main attacker” option for a number of weeks, starting with Coventry City this Saturday.
Paneorder reckons Leeds midfielder is strong all-round prospect at home against Brentford
We are selecting 1 overlooked player who could be set for a breakout Gameweek 2 in Fantasy Premier League.
Anton Stach (LEE) 6.0m
The Leeds United midfielder can be found in just 2.0 per cent of squads ahead of his home match against Brentford.
But interest in Stach is rising after he scored at the City Ground in Gameweek 1.
The 27-year-old has certainly proved his influence from midfield, most recently as he scored the winner, contributed to a clean sheet, picked up the Defensive Contribution points and the maximum bonus for a total of 13 points.
The German is the 16th most-bought midfielder for Gameweek 2, earning over 53,000 transfer in.
And his influence on his debut 2025/26 season success in further shown by the statistic.
Stack’s 137 FPL points was the second-highest total for Leeds, and more than any of his midfield team-mates.
With his all-round potential, Stach can cause big problems for Brentford and establish himself as the go-to pick in Leeds’ exciting attack.
Despite Portugal’s exit from the last 16 of the FWC, Bruno Fernandes still tops the table in one eye-catching stat this summer.
The Man Utd captain’s workhorse approach has seen him apply 247 defensive pressures, putting him seven ahead of Spain attacking midfielder Dani Olmo.
According to FIFA’s official website, Fernandes has also forced 27 turnovers and directly applied 20 defensive pressures in his five World Cup matches for Portugal.
He is also one of the best PL players to have the most possessions won in the final third during the 2024/25 campaign, with 37, reflecting his hard work from the front.
Fernandes’ stat at the World Cup is a testament to him outworking so many other players on the pitch, including after Portugal’s exit from the FIFA tournament.
2025/26 PL season (Stats from fotmob dot com)
No. 1 Big chance created =33
No. 93 Possession won Final Third per 90 =0.5
The Portugal international is a guaranteed starter and has several avenues to points
It shouldn’t be forgotten that Bruno Fernandes (12.0m) finished as Manchester United’s top FPL midfielder last season.
The United’s skipper accumulated 235 points when all was said and done, a huge overperformance against pre-season expectations.
For the latest in our Free Transfer Glitz series, we’re shining a light on Fernandes ahead of the new campaign as he’s a relatively unique asset.
Generally speaking, it’s best to select a completed midfielder as, while there are many ways to earn points, goal involvements remain the primary currency.
While it’s true the 31-year-old does his best work in the middle third of the pitch, his tangible contributions in attack should not be underestimated.
He scored 9 goals in 35 PL appearances last season with his brace against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Gameweek 15 being among the most memorable strikes of the entire season.
Fernandes also registered 24 assists and he was perhaps a tad unlucky not to have notched more given the number of big chances he created. According to the PL 2025/26 statistics, no player can top Fernandes’ total of 33 big chances.
A significant number of Fernandes’ chances stemmed from set-pieces situations as his whipped free-kicks are a key weapon.
With Youri Tielemans (6.0m), Manchester United should maintain their set-piece and goal threat from zone 14 and 17 this coming season.
In truth, Fernandes is a strong TRIPLE Captain option in Gameweek 1 because he offers many avenues to points.
Rather than excelling in one discipline, he performs well in several aspects of the game, best evidenced by his healthy total of 41 bonus points last time out, a tally bettered by just one player in FPL.
Make no mistake, Fernandes remains the best Manchester United midfielder.
Many gaffer believe that Fernandes is United’s most-owned outfield player by some margin and looks a solid genuine captaincy option over the coming Gameweek.
Furthermore, he is a relatively safe pick in the sense that he’s a guaranteed starter, which can be useful at the start of a new season when FPL bosses are still getting to grips with revised pecking orders.
Fernandes currently features in 49.9 per cent of teams.
Paneorder is tipping one player to produce big points in the final Gameweek of 2025/26 Fantasy Premier League.
Richarlison (TOT) 6.4m
The 29-year-old has been a standout performer in Fantasy since the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi at Tottenham.
Richarlison has blanked in just twice of Spurs’ last six matches, scoring 2 goals and supplying one assist to collect 24 points.
Indeed, his strike at Chelsea on May 19 (Tuesday) took him to 117 points overall this season. No team-mate can top that.
Richarlison’s potential for more attacking returns is boosted by his opponents’ 6-game winless run.
Hotspurs need to draw or win and hope other results go their way to stand any chance of avoiding the drop into the Championship.
Encouraging for Spurs, their opponents have been poor in defence recently.
Everton have conceded 14 goals in the last six Gameweeks.
The underlying statistics further enhance the appeal of turning to Richarlison.
Across the 2025/26 season, his total of 11 goals is joint-ninth among the forwards with Jean-Philippe Mateta (7.6m), Hugo Ekitike (9.0m), Benjamin Sesko (7.2m).
Furthermore, his total of 4 assists ranks joint-seventh among the forwards.
That lifts the potential of Richarlison as a major captain alternative for the final Gameweek of 2025/26.
