Three matches in, the form table already has a distinct shape. Small sample, big signals. Here is who is running hottest and what the early numbers actually show.
Top of the list
Gakpo (MID, LIV, £7.2m) tops the early form table with 28 points and a 9.3 form score from just 250 minutes. One goal, three assists and a clean sheet involvement, backed by 5 bonus points, suggest he has been directly involved in Liverpool’s output whenever he has been on the pitch. Ownership sits at only 12.7%, which is low for someone this productive so far.
Bruno Fernandes (MID, MUN, £12.0m) sits just behind with 27 points and a 9.0 form score across 270 minutes. Three goals and an assist is a strong early return, and at 47.3% ownership he is already the template pick among this group.
Tzolakis (GKP, HUL, £4.6m) rounds out the top three with 26 points, an 8.7 form score and three clean sheets in three full 90s. Six bonus points from a goalkeeper is notable, and at £4.6m with only 8.8% ownership he is the standout budget name after three games.
Strong contenders
Ajayi (DEF, HUL, £4.1m) has 25 points, a goal and three clean sheets in 243 minutes, form of 8.3. Cherki (MID, MCI, £7.8m) has matched that 25-point tally in just 173 minutes, with 2G/2A and a form score of 8.3, the most efficient return of the group so far. Ødegaard (MID, ARS, £6.6m) has 24 points, two goals, two clean sheets and 6 bonus points from 221 minutes. Scott (MID, BOU, £6.0m) has quietly produced 24 points with 1G/2A and 5 bonus, all at just 3.6% ownership.
Watch list
- Haaland (FWD, MCI, £15.5m): 24 points, three goals in three full games, form 8.0, still owned by 71.2% of managers.
- Mendy (DEF, HUL, £4.0m): 24 points from 191 minutes with a goal and two clean sheets, form 8.0.
- Egan (DEF, HUL, £4.1m): 23 points purely from three clean sheets in three 90s, no goal involvements yet.
- Isak (FWD, LIV, £9.0m): 23 points and three goals in 243 minutes, form 7.7.
- Calafiori (DEF, ARS, £5.7m): 22 points with two assists and two clean sheets, form 7.3, at 47.0% ownership.
Verdict
On this early data, Gakpo is the overall form leader, topping the table with 28 points and a 9.3 form score at low ownership. The best-value pick is Tzolakis, three clean sheets and 26 points from a £4.6m goalkeeper is hard to ignore this cheap. The sleeper pick is Scott, 24 points and 5 bonus points at just 3.6% ownership is exactly the kind of early trend that can go unnoticed. Three games is not a verdict on the season, but it is enough to start paying attention.
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