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Captain Sensible – Gameweek 6

Our regular Friday evening members’ article arrives now as we assess the main armband options for the upcoming Gameweek.

After looking over the Captain Poll, we check out the player and team Opta data and Rate My Team (RMT) ratings before considering a differential or two in light of this week’s findings.

The Captain Poll

Sergio Aguero tops the Captain Poll for the first time this season as Manchester City lie in wait for Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium.

After racking up three goals and an assist away to Watford, the Argentine has been subject to the biggest bandwagon of the season, with over 619,000 transfers in since last weekend.

Over 44% of voters are backing him to profit against an Eagles side that’s yet to keep a clean sheet in the league. Worryingly for the visitors, City won the corresponding fixture 5-0 last season.

To an extent, Pep Guardiola’s teamsheet for the midweek cup clash with West Brom has had an impact on this week’s poll results.

Given that Aguero was rested and Gabriel Jesus played the full 90 minutes, the latter is backed by just 9%. Yet he’s scored four times in the last three Gameweeks and bagged double-figures in his last home outing.

City midfield trio David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling all found the net at home to Palace last season and are shaping up as differentials.

Sterling has now scored in each of his last three league outings, while, incredibly, Silva has netted four times in his last three home appearances against Palace. He’s the most popular City midfielder in our Poll with 2% of the votes.

Elsewhere, Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku are the only other players to earn more than 1% backing.

Rested for the midweek cup win over Barnsley, Kane – who bagged a brace in his previous away appearance at Everton – hopes to shrug aside his Wembley woes to profit away to West Ham.

Kane has netted five times in his last five league matches with this weekend’s opponents, though has yet to score away to the Hammers.

Meanwhile, Lukaku owners will fancy their chances away to a Southampton defence that’s conceded twice in their previous two home matches – against West Ham and Watford.

There are number of in-form differentials to consider.

Expected to recover from a groin problem, Jamie Vardy has scored twice in both his previous home appearances against Liverpool in the league ahead of their clash at the King Power.

Meanwhile, the Reds’ Mohamed Salah has served up double-figures in three of his four league starts for the Merseysiders.

Alvaro Morata visits a Stoke City outfit that have conceded twice in their last three across all competitions. The Chelsea frontman has played a part in 71% of his side’s goals when on the pitch – no other team-mate boasts more than a 25% contribution.

He’ll also face a beleaguered Stoke defence, ravaged by injury and absentees.

Lower down the price brackets, Brighton’s Pascal Gross has served up 25 points in the last two Gameweeks ahead of Newcastle’s visit to the Amex Stadium on Sunday.

The German is the most bought midfielder in the Gameweek, with over 276,000 new owners.

Elsewhere, Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette has scored in both his home appearances in the top flight ahead of Monday’s visit from West Brom.

And Alexis Sanchez could be braced for a first start in light of Danny Welbeck’s enforced absence.

We’re also looking for signs of a return to form for Everton duo Wayne Rooney and Gylfi Sigurdsson as the fixtures turn in their favour.

Ronald Koeman’s side entertain a Bournemouth outfit that – along with Palace – are one of only two sides yet to keep a clean sheet this season.

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  1. Ninja Fury
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Pick 1 to play:
    1) Cedric (MUN)
    2) Naughton (WAT)
    3) Rosenior (NEW)

    1. The Mighty Hippo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Naughton

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      2, 3, 1

  2. The Mighty Hippo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    Elliot
    Jones - Naughton - Simpson
    Eriksen - Alli - Atsu - Brady
    Aguero (c) - Kane - Morata

    Foster - Mbemba - Cedric - Carroll

    1. Ninja Fury
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yes! Very much so

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Spurs triple up! Nice

      1. The Mighty Hippo
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I'm convinced that they'll start banging some goals in soon.

  3. blind faith
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is Rooney worth a punt?

    1. Puzzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Probably one of the least bad options in his price range.

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, although Calvert Lewin may play alone up front with Rooney, Siggy and Sandro as a 3 behind him.

      He might end up being the Everton punt to go for.

      1. blind faith
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        So you think Lewin over Rooney?

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Not necessarily right now, but it may end up being a decent punt.

          It was between Rooney and Wood for me to replace Mounie.I chose Wood but Pig is a decent option.

      2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hmmm! the young Calvert -Lewin pops up again.

        Shall I get him before the flock come flocking?

    3. Scotty B
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Very much so

    4. The Mighty Hippo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He'll get a decent amount of goals this season and Everton won't be as poor as recent form suggests...so I guess he's a decent punt.

  4. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Chances of Jesus starting on the bench this GW ?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Low

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yay

    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Most likely he'll start then be subbed early on ~ 60mins or so, but it's possible he could also start on the bench

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Low, but he'll probably score a few and get subbed off early.

    4. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I expect him to play but I wouldn't give him the armband.

  5. Venom Snake
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lowe > Kolasinac or save FT?

    Jones Cedric Lowe Simpson Rosenior

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Am thinking of the very same transfer, might wait an see who the differentials are in the morning before deciding

  6. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Considering 4 alternatives:
    2 Free transfers.

    1. Eriksen, Abraham -> Aguero, Atsu (Means very light midfield, RLC, Carroll Atsu)
    2. Bertrand, Abraham -> Mbemba, Vardy
    3. Bertrand -> Kolasinac and save.
    4. Kane -> Aguero and save.

  7. Nando7
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    rmt please guys

    Elliot

    Stones Davies Jones Femenia

    MKHI DELE Mahrez

    Kane Jesus Firminho

    Any changes i should consider...

    Bench is Foster RLC carrol and 4.0 defender

  8. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    2FTs, where to use atleast 1?

    Elliot
    Bertrand Naughton Danilo
    Eriksen Salah Carroll Tadic
    Lukaku Kane Firmino

    Foster RLC Mee Long

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      City attack or lose Danilo?

    2. Hardly Athletic
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Tadic > Ritchie

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lose tadic

  9. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Are the people who say Palace will park the bus successfully and not getting Kun the same people who will captain Lukaku next week? 😀 😀 😀

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No way Palace will be able to park the bus two weeks in a row!

  10. George James
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    How do you change your grav?

    1. Costaplenty
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      the same way you got that one

    2. George James
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Can't remember. Would you be so kind as to remind me....?

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      How do I get a picture next to my name when I post a comment?
      Head on over to http://www.gravatar.com and register for an account (make sure you register with the same email as the one you are registered with here). Choose an image, and this will be associated with all of your comments on site. Your gravatar image should appear next to your comments within roughly 24 hours.

  11. Indrandro
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Pick 2 to start:
    A) Lascelles
    B) Ritchie
    C) Dunk
    D) Gross

    Is Brighton vs Newcastle expected to be high scoring match? Or should I rather hope for cleansheet(s) and play defenders?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      AB imo, Newcastle for better than Blighton

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B & D cos they're set-piece takers

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      b and d

  12. FPL Footy Show Pod
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Start Suttner (New H) Carroll (Wat H) or Chupo (Che H)

    Captaining Kane and sticking with Daniels

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Choupo for me. Can see goals in that game

  13. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Elliot
    Jones Kola Simpson Bavies
    Richarlison Salah Mkhi
    Jesus Kane(c) Lukaku
    (Speroni Carroll RLC Long)

    0ITB

    Hold or any changes you'd make?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      looks good man

  14. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Kun was 96% and now it;s 92%

    ???????????????

    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Recalibrating to account for WCers

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Most likely.

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Seen buying Ralgex.

  15. finnish92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts about this team?

    Pickford, Elliot
    Monreal, Naughton, Mee, Mbemba, Cedric
    Sigurdsson, Alli, Silva, Choupo-Moting, Stephens
    Lukaku, Aguero, Rooney

    1. COLLIN QUANER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure about double Everton. Siggy/Rooney > Salah/Firmino?

  16. GS456
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Which 2?

    Fabianski and Mbemba

    Krul and Naughton

    Whats better a non playing defender or goalkeeper

    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Mbemba does play

  17. Lingardium Leviosa.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is Jesus too big of a captain risk?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah

      1. Lingardium Leviosa.
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Gripe :/

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Given the midweek game & upcoming CL, possibly

    3. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      yes

  18. arndff_
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero's going to score 6 points this GW.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      you missed a 1 in front of that 6 mate 😉

      1. arndff_
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        okz, we'll see it soon 😛 good luck

    2. Costaplenty
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      thanks McFly

      Morata(c)

      1. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'd take that or even just an assist...

    4. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      That'll do for me.

      Certainly better than 1,1,2 and 2 that's for sure!

  19. mir
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know if Andy is streaming later tonight?

    1. Costaplenty
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      take your wallet with you

      1. mir
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        ?

    2. GertJan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Around 9.30pm

      1. mir
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. Gertjan and TM

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Probably in 20.

  20. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    According to you, how many goals will the premium strikers score ?

    Morata
    Lukaku
    Jesus
    Kane
    Kun

    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      2
      2
      2
      2
      2

      Everyone's a winner

      1. Costaplenty
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        post of the day

        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Hooray

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      overall?

      22
      27
      16
      23
      30

    3. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      1
      0
      0
      1
      2

    4. Gamst
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      0
      1
      0
      1
      2

  21. Alnair
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Highest scorer this week?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      MMMMMMOrtaaaaaaaa

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Fellaini

    3. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      RLC

  22. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I can do Lukaku to aguero for free.

    Should I?

    1. Yozzer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yes defiantly. Big captain option


      Vvd will stop kaku. About first decent defender he's faced all season 😉

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kane to Kun imo.

    3. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You don't take out Lukaku

  23. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Simpson > Naughton worth a FT of hold?

    1. Tmel
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      *or

    2. Siggy in the Middle
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hold

  24. KingOllie
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you prefer? Final spot on wildcard

    A) Salah
    B) Morata

    1. Lingardium Leviosa.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      B

    4. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

    5. Champione
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

  25. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    So who is going to lead the mob when Pep benches Aguero tomorrow 😎

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      probably Kun himself

      1. Champione
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        😀

  26. Siggy in the Middle
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Looked up “Aguero Injury” on Google News. It's not being reported by even one news source. People just trolling in here.

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nah he is on my sofa watching the golf with both legs in plaster

      1. the axolotl
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        never leaving is he Syd?

        1. Syd.
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Never never never ever

    2. Yozzer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Who says he's injured?

      1. Siggy in the Middle
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        One or two people on the previous pages.

      2. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        False rumour mill unfortunately with no sources as there aren't any. And perhaps reason why will not get further.1 m rise tonight!

        1. Yozzer
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Hope they strict with anyone making it up on here then

    3. Costaplenty
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      thanks sherlock

    4. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      imagine number of fake posts tmrw...hate this

  27. Champione
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    A) Kompany > Kolasinac -4
    B) Play Kompany, Carroll autosub

  28. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Looking forward to Sakho having Kun in his pocket tomorrow 😉

    1. Champione
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      just buy Aguero mate 😉

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        lol, thought about it. But I cant decide who to take out.

        1. Champione
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I see. Lots of big hitters performing atm, so lots of ways to play the game and get similar high points

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sakho will be glued to the floor having being megged by Kun on his way to his fourth

  29. Pirlø's Pen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is this worth a -4 long term? Starting to think it is.

    Kane, Alli, Jesus -> Lukaku, Aguero, Salah

    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      looks sideways so no

  30. @FPLStrategist
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Just listened to the scout cast and everyone wa on the fence about Aguero. Have any of them now changed their mind?

    1. mir
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think they've made their moves yet barJonty. He has made 1 transfer but not sure it's Aguero.

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Andy will probably be streaming in about 15 minutes so you can find out by tuning in here:
      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxeOc7eFxq37yW_Nc-69deA