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Captain Sensible – Gameweek 19

With just over an hour remaining until this evening’s deadline, we roll out our usual pre-Gameweek members article.

We kick off by assessing the main Captain Poll contenders, then take a look at the Opta numbers and Rate My Team rankings before suggesting a differential or two to help with your armband dilemma.

The Captain Poll

With 39% of the votes cast, Zlatan Ibrahimovic earns top billing once again for our Gameweek 19 Captain Poll.

Having served up three successive double-figure hauls, the Manchester United frontman entertains Middlesbrough in his finest form of the season, though Aitor Karanka’s rearguard have been fairly resilient on the road, conceding just 10 times in nine away matches.

Diego Costa (20%) and Eden Hazard (6%) find a place amongst the top five armband favourites for Chelsea’s home match against Stoke City.

Hazard’s penalty against Bournemouth helped his to a 10-point return on Monday afternoon – his fourth double-figure haul at Stamford Bridge.

Costa, for all his consistency, has yet to produce more than nine points in front of his own supporters.

Alexis Sanchez will fancy his chances of bouncing back from a Boxing Day blank against West Brom as Arsenal welcome Palace to the Emirates on New Year’s Day.

The Eagles have failed to keep a single clean sheet on their travels so far, though a move to the flank at home to the Baggies means only 13% are banking on the Chilean, who had produced points in five successive outings prior to Monday’s match.

With three goals in his last four appearances, Romelu Lukaku has convinced 6% he’s worthy of consideration as Everton make their way to the KCOM on Friday night.

The only team yet to register a single clean sheet in front of their own supporters, the Tigers have conceded 18 goals at home – only Swansea have shipped more (20).

A trip to Liverpool earns Sergio Aguero just 2% of the votes as he returns from a four-match suspension.

The Argentine has been particularly deadly on his travels, though, scoring twice away from home on four of his six away appearances under Pep Guardiola.

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  1. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Last minute advice please!

    A) Gamble on Evans/Amat playing
    B) Walker > Baines/Rose for a -4

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Baines

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    4. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      you are my brother lol

    5. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A don't gamble - Not B, also gambling.

      1. matiakez
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Bainesy..

    6. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Others have sourced that Evans is out

  2. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    start 2:
    a. evans
    b. amat
    c. holebas

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      e and h

    2. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I have those three, gone for A and C

      1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Evans is out

  3. semiconductor
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Play2. holgate or brunt or phillips.

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      First 2

    2. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      holgate phillips

    3. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      HP

  4. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bench?

    A) Cedric

    B) Ake

    Appreciate your thoughts!

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

  5. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Reedy

    re Grant, this is the best there is

    https://goo.gl/vRXiuu

    1. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fantastic, cheers mate!

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Oh just missed this. I can take my time making this transfer now

  6. Reedy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sounds promising: http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/derby-county-keeper-lee-grant-closing-in-on-1-2m-move-to-stoke-city/story-30020776-detail/story.html

    Not a done deal on Grant to Stoke yet as far as I can see, but every reason to be optimistic.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Look up 😉

      1. Reedy
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        😉

  7. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    QUICKLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling nailed?

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No Pep player is

  9. Evans
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Two minute warning

  10. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Quickly! Who to captain??

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      😆

    2. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sanchez

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Wrong answer!

        ..... i hope.....

    3. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ibra

    4. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      zlatan

    5. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Costa

    6. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bale

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yes!

        1. Sweetboi
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Alexis for me bud.

    7. Shultan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Costa

    8. Vinyl78LP
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Reo-Coker

    9. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Costa

  11. FAT PANDA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    HAZARD CAPTAIN... ARGHH.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      i'm with ya man, last min was just gonna change to ibra, but it feels right keeping has as (C)

      1. FAT PANDA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It's my gut feeling.

  12. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Good luck everybody 🙂

  13. Scotch Jock
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bingo?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Winner - prize is in the post....

      1. Scotch Jock
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I'll keep an eye open for the truck at the door.....

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          😀

  14. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bingo 2 :call:

  15. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Stoppppp

  16. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Holgate DROPPED

    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What? He is only 4.0

  17. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Updating. Thank god.

    1. Congers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

  18. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Nooooooooo!!

  19. Whazza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    HOLGATE is benched

    1. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Aaargh, was always gonna happen I guess

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Oh- got it

  20. Ziro
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    GW19 Lineup: Hull vs Everton

    Hull City: Marshall, Dawson, Davies, Maguire, Robertson, Meyler, Livermore, Elmohamady, Snodgrass, Mbokani Bezua, Diomande,
    Subs: Mason (25), Weir (17), Maloney (15), Huddlestone (8), Henriksen (22), Clucas (11), Jakupovic (16)

    Everton: Robles, Coleman, Jagielka, Williams, Baines, Barry, Gueye, Barkley, Valencia, Lukaku, Mirallas,
    Subs: Cleverley (15), Holgate (30), Funes Mori (25), Calvert-Lewin (29), Lennon (12), Hewelt (41), Davies (26)

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers.

    2. janowsc
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Baines ftw!

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Holgate wagon derailed...

    4. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Let's go lukaku

    5. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thumbs up Ziro!

    6. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Ziro! Make me proud Lukaku 😎

    7. AA33
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Ziro!

  21. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Shortest bandwagon ever? 😀

    1. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Haha. We may still get some value out of him, depends whether Everton go 3 at the back. I think Jags and F. Mori are competing for a spot.

    2. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He'll be 4.1 in the morning

  22. Shultan
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Captain left on costa! Went safe in the end

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nice

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same here

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good decision

  23. M.A.G
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lukaku(C)
    Let's go 😆

  24. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    IBRA (C) - locked in!

  25. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pieters to Ake and Pickford to Hennesey last min for a hit!

  26. FAT PANDA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    FNF is utterly dreadful.

    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That Rachel Riley is a sort.

      1. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Bit boz eyed but cute

      2. #Swish41
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        She'd get it!

  27. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    2 upfront...come on Snoddy you son of a b&*(&

  28. #Swish41
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Do you lose the first wildcard if you didn't play it ahead of this deadline? Two of my rivals who. Otha play seriously don't seem to have used theirs - hadn't used it to date and could see both have made 1 transfer this week.

    How long has that been the rule, since 2 WC's were introduced? I always use mine early so never realised!!!

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Oh well eh

      • Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        yep had till 7pm tonight to play it ,otherwise lost....

      • #Swish41
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yes, such a shame :)!!

      • CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        You lose it, yes.

      • #Swish41
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks lads

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Holgate fail

    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Go on my boy Bainesy

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        This