Before the international break, Thomas Frank’s team was impressive in a 3-1 win against Southampton.

No team recorded more big chances than their six, and only Manchester City bettered their 2.

78 expected goals (xG) tally.

**Bryan Mbeumo (£5.

0m)** looked particularly lively, creating three chances for teammates and shooting twice inside the penalty area.

One close-range attempt was thwarted by goalkeeper **Gavin Bazunu (£4.

4m)**, suggesting that although the Dane is yet to register an attacking return this season, his first shouldn’t be too far away.

Shortly after being singled out in the last FPL preview, **Ethan Pinnock (£4.

5m)** picked up another assist.

This time, the center-back flicked his head onto a long throw, allowing the lively **Yoane Wissa (£6.

1m)** to pounce at the back post.

Meanwhile, midfielder **Mathias Jensen (£5.

5m)** secured a Fantasy assist when his shot hit the post but **Bryan Mbeumo (£7.

1m)** was around for the rebound.

The Cameroon international bagged a brace, as a Saints defensive mistake allowed **Frank Onyeka (£5.

5m)** to play a simple pass towards his first-time finish.

These 14 points ended among the highest overall Gameweek 3 scores and it could’ve been more, as Mbeumo set up Damsgaard’s big opportunity.

With last season’s strong start still in the mind of FPL managers, over 275,000 have already bought Mbeumo ahead of Gameweek 4, leading to a £0.

1 price rise.

He is the most transferred-in Brentford player ahead of the deadline.

Some managers may be waiting until Gameweek 6 to invest in Mbeumo, however, that might mean missing out on returns.

Brentford and Mbeumo have, on paper, difficult trips to Manchester City and Tottenham in Gameweeks 4 and 5.

However, Mbeumo and Brentford have a good recent record against Spurs.

Brentford have at least two goals in each of their last four clashes against the north Londoners, and Mbeumo’s last couple of clashes with them have seen him score three goals and provide an assist.

Furthermore, he took and scored all three of the Bees’ penalties in 2023/24, adding some fixture-proof potential to his weaponry.

The only clean sheet of Gameweek 3 took place in its final match, bringing points for popular Liverpool assets **Andrew Robertson (£7.

0m)**, **Virgil van Dijk (£6.

0m)**, and **Alisson Becker (£5.

5m)**.

Further up the Old Trafford pitch saw hauls for **Bruno Fernandes (£7.

6m)** and **Marcus Rashford (£12.

7m)**, allowing owners to be optimistic of more during consecutive home matches versus Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth.

**Erling Haaland (£10.

1m)** is yet to blank and **Kevin De Bruyne (£10.

6m)** followed a trio of Gameweek 2 assists by setting up **Phil Foden (£7.

6m)** versus Crystal Palace.

Yet **Bukayo Saka (£6.

9m)** equalized, finally getting off the mark for 2024/25 and rewarding those who kept faith.

He’s on this season’s second-most goal attempts (15) and is about to face Leicester.

Also being chased are Brighton attackers, as they host Ipswich and then Nottingham Forest.

In particular, budget forward **Evan Ferguson (£5.

7m)**.

Form and fixtures should ensure he passes one million buys for this round.

The next most bought is **Luis Díaz**, used as an alternate or additional way to deal with Salah’s appealing run.

Elsewhere, **Alexander Isak (£8.

5m)** is currently the week’s most-sold but he struck last time and has just netted some for Sweden.

Goalless **Darwin Núñez (£8.

98m)** still hasn’t lasted beyond 65 minutes.

Getting this far without mentioning **Mohamed Salah (£15.

2m)** is quite the achievement.

He’s on successive hat-tricks, making it tough to stop recommending him for the armband.

Then again, Salah joins him on 41 points, far ahead of everyone else.

The Egyptian has registered double-digit scores in all three matches and could be preferred on this occasion.