GW3 Differentials: Where the Copilot Says the Value Actually Is
Haaland's the safe pick, but the Copilot flagged four forwards, five defenders, and three midfielders quietly outperforming their price tag this week. Here's where the real value is hiding.
Forwards
Yoane Wissa (Newcastle) – £6.1m, Form 6.0. Wissa's operating as a genuine focal point in Newcastle's attack right now, and at £6.1m that's a rare thing, a forward with a clear role who doesn't force you to gut the rest of your squad to afford him.
Louie Barry (Everton) – £5.5m, Form 5.0. The budget enabler who's actually returning. This is the profile that makes a 3-4-3 work, a cheap third forward who isn't dead weight, freeing up funds for the guys who really matter.
Alexander Isak (Liverpool) – £9.0m, Form 5.0. More expensive, but that's the point. If your squad already looks like everyone else's, Isak's the pivot that changes your ceiling instead of just matching the field.
Evanilson (Bournemouth) – £6.0m, Form 4.5. Bournemouth's lead striker, consistently in the goal conversation, and cheap enough that he doesn't compromise the rest of your front line.
Midfield
Rayan Cherki (Man City) – £7.6m, Form 11.0. The single best form figure across every position on this list. At £7.6m, that's City's attack without paying premium prices for it.
Anthony Elanga (Newcastle) – £6.1m, Form 8.5. Pace, direct goal involvement, and a price that lets you strengthen elsewhere without giving up output here.
M. Sangaré (Brentford) – £5.6m, Form 9.0. The standout ultra-budget midfielder on the list, producing return rates well above what his price tier usually delivers, exactly the kind of player that funds a premium pick somewhere else in the squad.
Defenders
Semi Ajayi (Hull City) – £4.0m, Form 10.0. The standout figure on this whole list. Highest form of any defender in the game, at the absolute floor of the price range. This is the pick that funds a midfield upgrade elsewhere.
Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) – £4.6m, Form 8.5. An attacking full-back under £5m producing genuine returns, exactly the low-ownership profile worth taking a swing on.
Egan (Hull City) – £4.0m, Form 8.5. A second bargain out of the same Hull backline putting up premium-level numbers for budget pricing.
Lewis Kayode (Brentford) – £4.6m, Form 7.5. Solid attacking and clean-sheet involvement at a mid-to-budget price, the kind of pick that doesn't need to be flashy to be useful.
James Tarkowski (Everton) – £6.0m, Form 9.0. For managers with a bit more room, Tarkowski's in dominant form and carries real set-piece threat on top of Everton's defensive solidity.
The Captaincy Debate
The safe pick is still the safe pick. Haaland (£15.5m, Form 7.5) is the anchor, high floor, high ownership, the armband that rarely burns you.
But if you're chasing rank rather than protecting it, the Copilot's differential picks are Wissa (£6.1m, Form 6.0) or Isak (£9.0m, Form 5.0). The logic is simple: if Haaland has a quiet week, which he's allowed to, everyone owning him takes the same hit. Captain a player almost nobody else has armbanded, and a big week is pure leverage on the rest of the field.
