WSL Gameweek 3: Who’s on My Watchlist?

£4.5m. Two goals. Full minutes. I'm sorry, but what?

Van de Donk has been one of the early surprises of the season. She has played all 180 minutes and scored twice to give her 17 points from the opening two Gameweeks.

At that price, the combination of minutes and attacking returns is very difficult to ignore. This isn't just a player who happened to stumble into one big Gameweek either - she's already showing several different ways of picking up points.

One huge Gameweek is one thing. Backing it up is another.

Watson has 25 points from her opening two matches, with two goals, an assist and six bonus points. Her 20-point Gameweek 1 was obviously the headline, but she followed it with another five points in GW2.

She's also played 176 of a possible 180 minutes, which is exactly what you want to see from an attacking player you're considering.

Two goals and 23 points. I promise I'm trying to be unbiased here. Sort of.

Lauren James has started the season exactly how fantasy managers want a £7.5m midfielder to start it. She's scored twice and is picking up attacking actions to add to her hauls.

There's also plenty of room for more. If she's involved in the right areas and picking up action points, there are several ways for James to produce.

Is this a completely unbiased inclusion? No. But is 23 points also quite good? Absolutely.

£4m for a goalkeeper who's already finding multiple ways to score points? I'll listen.

Middleton-Patel has started the season with 15 points, including a clean sheet and eight saves.

That's what makes her interesting. The appeal isn't simply hoping Watford keep clean sheets every week. She's already shown that saves and bonus points can give her another route to a useful score.

Two clean sheets and 21 points. Newcastle have clearly decided defending is allowed.

Tamminen has played every minute and has already picked up two clean sheets, six saves and bonus points on her way to 21 points.

The clean sheets are doing most of the heavy lifting, but the saves and bonus points give her a little more protection when Newcastle don't keep the opposition out.

£4.5m, full minutes and Newcastle have started with two clean sheets. That's enough to get my attention.

Purfield has played all 180 minutes and has already picked up two clean sheets, with her points boosted by bonus points. If the clean sheets keep coming, Purfield becomes a very cheap way into a defence that's already showing promise.

At £4.5m, she doesn't need to produce spectacular attacking numbers to be useful. Regular minutes and a steady stream of defensive points could be enough.

A goal, a clean sheet and full minutes for £4.5m. Not bad at all.

Ale has played every minute so far and has 15 points from the opening two Gameweeks. She's already found the net once and picked up a clean sheet.

The important thing here is the combination of price and minutes. At £4.5m, you don't need constant attacking returns for her to become useful, particularly if Leicester can keep producing clean sheets.

Minimum price. Full minutes. Two clean sheets. Yep, I'll be keeping an eye on this.

Bartrip has played every minute and already has 14 points from Crystal Palace's opening two matches.

The clean sheets are the obvious headline, but her defensive action numbers are also encouraging. That gives her another route to points even when Palace don't manage to shut the opposition out.

At £4m, Bartrip doesn't need to be a seven-point-per-week machine to be useful. Regular minutes and occasional clean sheets could make her a very interesting budget defender.

Fourteen points in one Gameweek will get you noticed. Now I want to see what happens next.

Gaupset has 16 points from her opening two matches, including a goal and an assist. Her 14-point Gameweek 1 did most of the damage, but there's enough attacking involvement here to keep watching.

At £6m, she's an interesting option in a midfield where you don't necessarily need to spend heavily to find points.

0% owned, £5.5m and already sitting on 15 points. That's worth a look.

Nyström has played 179 minutes and has produced a goal, an assist, a clean sheet and bonus points across Leicester's opening two matches.

The first Gameweek was quiet, but she followed it with 13 points in GW2. That's exactly the sort of improvement that makes a player worth monitoring rather than immediately dismissing.

Two goals, 180 minutes and 1% ownership. That's enough for me.

Hughes has followed a quiet opening match with 12 points in GW2, taking her to 14 overall. The first two weeks haven't been perfectly consistent, but the goals and minutes are there.

At £7m and just 1% ownership, she's not an obvious pick yet. That's exactly why she's on the list.