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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. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    People talking about City / Aguero being "explosive" but United are scoring just as many goals as City and Lukaku is the focal point of their attack, more so than any City player.

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

      yah, but United's goal scoring rate is unsustainable. Wouldn't be surprised to see Lukaku blank soon

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

        Why is it unsustainable? Jose said he was going to play differently this year, and he is.

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

          just seems like the teams they have played have just folded after they went 1-0 down this year. Sooner or later they will blank, they were very lacklustre against Everton until Mkhi's goal (which came from an Everton mistake)

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Lukaku has already blanked v Leicester

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

          You expected him to score every game?

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

      true, and I honestly think he'll get 30 goals if he starts all season. The selling of him is remarkable

    3. Samurai Blue
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I think they will miss Pogba. Utd won't score as much as City.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Scored 7 goals without him last week

    4. Blanka
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Uniteds luck will run out sooner rather than later, that's the difference. City are barnstorming teams - united are getting somewhat lucky in the latter stages of a game.

  2. Jonny HOW SON?
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    J Rod + Lukaku ---> Abraham + Aguero?
    Worth it guys?

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

      Yeah do it

    2. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yea

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

    It really is all about Kane vs Aguero this week. Kane does at least have an quite easy game in gw7 as well to make it up...

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

      Huddersfield tighter at the back than Chelsea though 😉

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

        lol

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

          3 goals conceded vs 5 goals conceded 😀

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

        kind of game where Kane finally proves that they aren't to me :)))))

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

    Aguero, Lukaku, Salah, Miki or Eriksen captain??

    1. It’s a Knockaert
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero

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

      Kun

    3. Samurai Blue
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kun

    4. Odikostar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      kun if you have him ofc

  5. It’s a Knockaert
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Best under 5.7 mill midfielder? Choupo-moting? Groß? Atsu? Doucore?

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

      Grob

    2. Samurai Blue
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Gross

    3. Effe
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ritchie

      1. Effe
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry ignore that he’s 6m

      2. Jonny HOW SON?
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        he's over

    4. LukeZela
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Groß for me.

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

      CM, their number 10

    6. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Atsu

  6. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Would you rather have Kane or Aguero right now?

    1. Samurai Blue
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kun

    2. It’s a Knockaert
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kane

    3. Jonny HOW SON?
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      both

    4. GREENDREAMS11
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Doesnae matter when you have Stokes

    5. Effe
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero

    6. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kane due to lesser rotation risk

  7. Samurai Blue
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hi guys, anyone willing to talk me out of this? The more I think about it the more I feel comfortable about my WC team, super defense, super attack, play the fixtures for midfielders:

    Elliot / Krul
    Alonso / Kolasinac / Mendy / Davies / Naughton
    Ritchie / Choupo-Moting / Gross / Richarlison / Carroll
    Kane / Kun / Lacazette

    1. Twelve years a slave
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Im leaning a similar way myself. This season teams have rediscovered how to keep clean sheets

      1. Samurai Blue
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks for your input Nick. I actually prefer this midfield than having Salah, Ritchie, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5.

        Also I can downgrade Richarlison to Brady and upgrade Naughton to Cresswell.

    2. GREENDREAMS11
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah your midfield is pants

      1. Samurai Blue
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I know lol, but don't you think that defenders and forwards will pay for having this midfield?

    3. Our Man Charlie
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Looks solid I like it

      1. Samurai Blue
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks PES.

    4. Sharpe Shuffle
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Midfielders usually end up scoring the most points in FPL so it makes sense to invest there I think

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

    I have 1FT.

    Should I stick with Firmino who may be on the wing again or risk my FT on Vardy?

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

      keep Firmino this week and consider the move again next week

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

        But it may be Klavan and Gomez in central defence and Leicester have scored in every one of Shakespeare's games except two. I'm so tempted.

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

          Vardy definitely a very good choice but I think Liverpool will score 2+ as well. Not a bad move but monitor Firmino this week imo

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

            Well everyone's saying keep the FT so I'll definitely wait until tomorrow at least. I don't feel great about this though, feels like a real dilemma.

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

              Firmino > Vardy is my preferred transfer next week. 50/50 if it pays off already this week

    2. Samurai Blue
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Keep

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

      keep fimino 4ever 🙂

    4. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Keep bobby

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

    Good to go?

    Elliot
    Mee Naughton Bertrand
    Silva Carroll Salah Eriksen
    Lukaku Kane Firmino

    Foster Clark RLC Long

    1. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Clark over bertrand

  10. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who do I start out of...

    Suttner v Newcastle

    Lowe at burnley.

    I have ritchie if that influences things.

    Thanks

    1. Effe
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Suttner

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

      Suttner to make your sunday more fun :))

    3. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lowe

    4. Samurai Blue
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Suttner

  11. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone with jesus captaining him?

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

      No. Not even sure he will start after playing in midweek.

    2. makaveli70
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      me

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

      Yes at the moment, don't know whether i will make it if I continue to read all the pro kun comments here

  12. LukeZela
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Do we know who´s Evertons penalty taker?

    1. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Id love it to be Rooney @ 7.5 m. possibly Siggy?

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

      Baines

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

      rooney for suuure

      1. LukeZela
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        fingers crossed for this

    4. Bene_the_horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Tony Hibbert

      1. LukeZela
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Improbable. Riot danger would be too high.

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

    Let's Talk FPL
    SENSIBLE CHANGES? | Let's Talk Fantasy Premier League 2017/18 | #52

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJwdVOABGsE&feature=push-lsb&attr_tag=ArMtRNljgNp0okxH-6

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

      nice one, cheers

    2. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Recently discovered andys youtube account. Great stuff

  14. TheRealDog
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Play one:

    A. Choupo-Moting (CHE)
    B. Carroll (WAT)
    C. Phillips (ars)

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

      A

      1. Squires FC
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        A

    2. Samurai Blue
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

      1. TheRealDog
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks for the replies. I'll follow your suggestions even though I think Carroll will get an assist. Been very close lately

  15. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Repost:
    Pick one:

    A. Alli
    B. Pedro
    C. Salah
    D. Siggy
    E. Antonio

    1. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers again! 🙂

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

    you just know that Kane will score a hat trick this weekend people. Stop doubting the one and only, after he is one of our own

    1. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kane c here

  17. 2hotty
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    on a wildcard any one think its worth me downgrading ritchie to atsu which enables me to do lascelles to jones and mkhi to salah,got eriksen silva and rlc in my midfield

    1. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yea worth it

    2. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm going with Atsu over Ritchie to afford Kolasinac over Jones

  18. HD7
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Order of line up and bench is fine?

    Fabianski
    BDavies Jones Mbemba Kola
    Miki Ramsey Eriksen
    Kane Aguero(C) Firmino

    Subs: Elliot, Carroll, Simpson, Chalobah

    1. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Chalobah ahead of Simpson

  19. james 101
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Play

    A. Fellaini (sou away)
    B. Choupo (che home)
    C. Jones (sou away)

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

      A has most upside, but some will say C more points on average. I have Choupo but this game very tough for him.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I'm thinking A right now too.

        As much just for fun.

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Jones

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks!

    3. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers!!

  20. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Özil yellow, will he play? Which 1 to start in draft team?
    A) Özil
    B) Ritchie

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

    Hi what is the league code?
    I found 40184-13425 in the member area but it was probably outdated

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

      52537-26799

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

        Thank you:-)

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

      .

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

    Well off on Hols. tomoz. good luck all!

    C'mon Aguero ! and Martial of course 🙂

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

      GL SnG. Its Agueroooooo time baby 😀

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

      enjoy.

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

      Sip a cool one whilst watching the setting suns.

  23. Bony-2012
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    with everton having good fixtures, cheapest spot seems to be at right wing back. Who is more likely to start?

    A) Cuco Martina

    B) Mason Holgate

    C) Jonjoe Kenny

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

      And therein lies the problem

    2. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Avoid

    3. LukeZela
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      in the upcoming match it´s the Cuckoo-guy for sure. Unsure about the long term prospects though. Otherwise he´d be fantasy gold.

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

    A. Foster/Eriksen/Chicharito > Krul/Groß/Kun -4

    B. Eriksen/Chicharito > Silva/Vardy

    C. Chicharito/Lowe > Joselu/Kolasinac

    1. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      C

  25. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mkhi or Silva for this team?

    Elliot
    Naughton, Otamendi, Kola, Bavies
    Salah, _____, Atsu
    Kun, Kane, Kaku

    1. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Silva

  26. R Whites
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    No Kun..:-( ...so who to captain?

    Morata, Vardy or Kane

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

      Kane

    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Morata

    3. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kane

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

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

    Captaining Kun* and sticking with Daniels

    1. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Chupo

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

    GTG?

    DDG
    Dawson Mee Davies
    Antonio Ramsey Moting Choupo
    Kane Lukaku Kun(C)

    Elliot Carroll Ake Long

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

      Choupo = Ritchie

    2. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yep nice

  29. Kane-harry Island
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Naughton or Kiko Femenia?

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

      Naughton

      1. Kane-harry Island
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you

    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Naughton

      1. Kane-harry Island
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Viper

    3. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Naughton

      1. Kane-harry Island
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Wow. No love for Kiko.
        Thanks Squire

  30. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Which combo would you prefer for this week and beyond

    A. Aguero & Atsu

    B. Chicarito & Eriksen +4

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

      A

    2. Squires FC
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Just make the transfers 🙂