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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.6m	106.4%	Very Likely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	105.4%	Very Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	103.0%	Very Likely
Cherki	MCI	6.5m	99.2%	Maybe
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	96.7%	Maybe
Isak	LIV	10.3m	96.5%	Maybe
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	91.9%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	91.9%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	77.8%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	74.0%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	67.6%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	65.2%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	65.1%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.7m	64.8%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	63.8%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	63.0%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	61.6%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	61.1%	Unlikely
F.Kadıoğlu	BHA	4.4m	59.3%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.4m	59.2%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	58.4%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	57.2%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	56.0%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	54.0%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	50.5%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	49.4%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	49.3%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	49.2%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	14.6m	48.0%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	46.4%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.2m	44.1%	Unlikely
Hincapie	ARS	5.1m	43.1%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	42.9%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	42.3%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	41.7%	Unlikely
Osula	NEW	5.4m	41.2%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.2m	40.9%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	40.9%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	40.6%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	40.6%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Palmer	CHE	10.5m	107.7%	Very Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	100.0%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	97.8%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.5%	Maybe
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	95.8%	Maybe
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	94.0%	Unlikely
Strand Larsen	CRY	5.9m	93.5%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	93.1%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	90.7%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	89.9%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	89.9%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	89.7%	Unlikely
Calafiori	ARS	5.6m	89.4%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	89.1%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	88.4%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	87.0%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	84.3%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	81.8%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	79.7%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	79.1%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	78.8%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	77.3%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	77.4%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	76.6%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	76.6%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	75.2%	Unlikely
Lucca	NFO	5.4m	74.0%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	73.7%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	6.7m	70.9%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.5m	70.9%	Unlikely
Obi	MUN	4.2m	69.7%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	68.4%	Unlikely
Tolu	WOL	5.2m	68.4%	Unlikely
Senesi	BOU	5.2m	67.0%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	66.0%	Unlikely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.4m	64.0%	Unlikely
Amissah	FUL	3.8m	62.7%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	61.7%	Unlikely
Gonzalez	WOL	4.3m	60.2%	Unlikely
Caicedo	CHE	5.7m	59.9%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
Up	Henderson	CRY	C
No Change	Pickford	EVE	C
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
Down	Roefs	SUN	B

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:27pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
Up	Lacroix	CRY	A
No Change	Keane	EVE	C
Up	van Hecke	BHA	B
Up	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
Up	Hill	BOU	C, £
Down	Ballard	SUN	C
Down	van Dijk	LIV	A
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:31pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Cherki	MCI	A
Up	Saka	ARS	C, Vs
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C, Rest
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	A
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	A, £
No Change	Palmer	CHE	C
Down	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
No Change	Hinshelwood	BHA	B, £

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:39pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Watkins	AVL	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	C
Up	Isak	LIV	B

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:43pm

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The Captain Poll – Gameweek One

9 August 2011 2109 comments

Mark

Back in the routine yet? Maybe another familiar regular is what you need to reacquaint yourself with the route to the weekend Fantasy deadline.

We’ve duly published our first Captain poll of the season, canvassing your views on the destination of the Fantasy armband ahead of the season kick-off.

Straight way, we’ve got an interesting one.

Doubts surrounding the fitness of Robin Van Persie and Luis Suarez level the playing field a little, while Nani and Wayne Rooney will catch the eye, though both may look a risk against a West Brom side who will surely be well-drilled by the crafty Roy Hodgson. Perhaps a gamble on Fernando Torres at Stoke is in order? But then Didier Drogba could easily start at the Britannia, such is the uncertainty surrounding the Andre Villas-Boas teamsheet.

Votes are already streaming in. You can cast yours now via the homepage middle column and use this article to discuss the options.

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DropPointsNotBombs
14 years, 9 months ago
Best £5.5 mill midfielder?
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1. Bod
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Moses, Olsson, tchoyi, Hoolahan
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2. Soundwave
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Formica 😀
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tommys
14 years, 9 months ago
GIVEN
KOMPANY JAGS CASHLEY
TAARABT CAHILL DOWNING LARSSON
ROONEY BENT RODALLEGA

any advice
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1. dribbler
  14 years, 9 months ago
  post your reserves and don't shout
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Burg
14 years, 9 months ago
who do we think arsene will play cb with vermalaen?
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1. tommys
  14 years, 9 months ago
  koscelney?
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  1. Burg
    14 years, 9 months ago
    i think djouro better but i guess its so close he'll always be changing along with all three of them being injury prone. Think i should stay away?
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2. Le Bluff
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Thinking it'll be Koscielny.
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Red-United
14 years, 9 months ago
A.Cole OR Baines? I plan on keeping one of these throughout the whole season (injury permitting) but I'm finding it hard justifying spending so much on Mr Baines.
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1. Le Bluff
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Baines is the only one who I refuse to change in my team; maybe somewhat stubbornly but his stats for last season were impressive: most crosses, on pens and set pieces (will share whenever Arteta is fit) and Everton will pick up their fair share of clean sheets as well.
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  1. Red-United
    14 years, 9 months ago
    Fair enough. Didn't see any of Everton's pre season games so not sure if he was on pens/freekicks. If Arteta's injured like usual then it gives me much more confidence picking Baines.
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    1. stevie
      14 years, 9 months ago
      He scored a belter of a FK!
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2. doobie doo
  14 years, 8 months ago
  will depend somewhat if all the games are on for this weekend still.
  
  With Spurs/Everton on the fence, could see myself doubling up with City defense for Week 1, then dropping one for Baines come week 2, especially with a DGW in the near future.
  
  Will have to decide if tying up my free transfer is worth freeing that extra cash for the first week or just to get him in right away....thursday things should become clearer.
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Joseph Schmoe
14 years, 9 months ago
Lampard & Carroll/Bent or Malouda & Rooney?
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1. Ramseys Rovers
  14 years, 9 months ago
  I had Lamps Bent but switched to malouda rooney as long as lampard is in doubt
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bvillas
14 years, 9 months ago
my first year with fpl, would be grateful for advice on my team
thanks!

Given (Ruddy)
Baines, A Cole, Kompany (Simpson, Gabbidon)
Moses, Malouda, Downing, Silva (Jarvis)
Rodallega, Holt, Bent

0 funds left
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1. Red-United
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Too much money spent on defense. Front line is weak. Wouldn't have 2 Wigan players.
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TJ
14 years, 9 months ago
Don't worry Manchester Utd fans, the riots are not in your city. They're in Manchester.
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1. Red-United
  14 years, 9 months ago
  There's riots in London too...
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tommys
14 years, 9 months ago
is have jags and cahill in the same team a bad choice?
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kamikaze8
14 years, 9 months ago
RMT please:

Al Hasabi (Given)
A Cole, Kompany, Hughes (Gabiddon, Simpson)
Malouda, Silva, Nzog, Moses (Tiote)
Carroll, Gervinho, Zamora

1.0 in bank
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1. fatherted
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Same keepers, same defence except de laet for gabbidon, Malouda and zoo midfield, carroll and Zamora up front..........seems ok to me, although bound to change again and again and again
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Red-United
14 years, 9 months ago
Will Lescott be dropped when Toure returns? I hope not. Might just switch back to Kompany if that's the case.

Also, does anyone know when Toure is going to return to first team action?
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1. Bod
  14 years, 9 months ago
  Toure can't play or officially train until September the third I think, so I don't think he'd even be in contention till the end of September.
  
  By that time fixtures or other things will likely present an opportunity for replacement if Lescott hasn't done enough to hold down the position
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LDN
14 years, 9 months ago
RMT please:

Jussi, (Al Habsi)
Shawcross, Kompany, Vidic, (Alcaraz) (Simpson)
Taraabt, Nani, Silva, Moses, (Tiote)
Rooney, Carroll, DJ
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Bod
14 years, 9 months ago
Does anybody know everton are likely to line up?

Just wondering if with arteta and Coleman injured there's any chance Baines could play on the wing...

I think I might be being stupid, either that or it's wishful thinking!
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CanTheyScore
14 years, 9 months ago
The best 2 defenders and midfielder for £17.5 million?

Thinking of replacing Huth, Assou-Ekotto and Barton...

[De Gea, Mignolet | Hughes, Huth, AE, Kompany, Bramble | Walcott, Bale, Gardner, Ethrington, Barton | Rooney Odem Zamora]
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arnwood
14 years, 9 months ago
Going round and round in circles. Any thoughts?

Ruddy (Given)
Baines, Rafael, Kompany (Brown, Gabbidon)
Moses, Silva, N'Zogbia, Sessegnon, Taarabt
Roony(c), Carroll(v) (Holt)

Reckon I'm close?
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swordfish
14 years, 9 months ago
Need advice

Al-Habsi (Ruddy)
Gabiddon Baines Kompany (Huth - Drury)
Moses Taarabt Silva Malouda Nani
Carrol Rodalegga (Campbell)

Still new in this field 🙂
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Chris Finch - squeal piggy …
14 years, 9 months ago
Given (Bogdan)
Gabbidon Luiz Kompany (Simpson, Hughes)
Nani Moses Silva N'Zogbia (Sessegnon)
Zamora Bent Carroll

My only question is should I switch out Nani for Malouda?
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1. macka1972
  14 years, 8 months ago
  I think Nani will play more games than Malouda. I had them both in but my frontline was too weak.
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Yayo
14 years, 9 months ago
Hi lads , just wondering does anyone know if Senderos has been featuring much in pre-season and if it looks likely he'll get game time under Martin Jol ?
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wagner is king
14 years, 9 months ago
who is the best 4,5 defender?
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1. bldfa1979
  14 years, 9 months ago
  woodgate
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bldfa1979
14 years, 9 months ago
i think i have it sorted finally

Given, Foster

Terry,Woodgate,De Laet,Lescott,Alcaraz

Van Der Vaart,Sessegnon,N'Zogbia,Moses,Milner

Gyan,Torres,Rodallega

and still have 1 million left over.
What you think?
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Mike-Kovic
14 years, 8 months ago
RMT please:

Given, (ruddy)
Lescott, Cole, Alcaraz (Simpson)
Taraabt, Nani, Silva, Moses, (O,hara)
Bent, Carroll, rodallega

1.0 left in bank

need advice pls...
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1. Mike-Kovic
  14 years, 8 months ago
  gabbidon another defend lol.....
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  1. hellothere23
    14 years, 8 months ago
    no chelsea attacker is a concern.
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    1. Mike-Kovic
      14 years, 8 months ago
      need to wait a few weeks seems i don have any idea what AVB line's up for chelsea..or need to chenge nanimalouda is it ok?
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2. Nickfish
  14 years, 8 months ago
  3 Wigan players in your XI may be a risk....
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  1. Mike-Kovic
    14 years, 8 months ago
    due to wigan vs (norwich,swansea,qpr)gameweek 1-3..just think bout that lol..need improvement bout this (3wigan player)..thanks
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billnats
14 years, 8 months ago
Silva and Sess
or
Downing and N'Zogbia?
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Jigah007
14 years, 8 months ago
hey boyzs you ready to rumble?! lookin for advice/input. i plan on inter-changing hughes and campbell thus alternating formations as well.

cech(ruddy)
lescott kompany hughes hangeland (simpson)
nani sessegnon nzogbia moses (tiote)
caroll rooney (campbell)
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Nenad85
14 years, 8 months ago
This is my team:
Hart (Ruddy)
Hughes-Kompany-Alcaraz (sub Warnock, Simpson)
Silva-Bale-Taarabt-Meireles (sub Ramires)
DJ Campbell-Drogba-Bent

so please tell me what are you think, I would like to receive some advise
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Jigah007
14 years, 8 months ago
hey boyzs you ready to rumble?! lookin for advice/input. i plan on inter-changing hughes and campbell thus alternating formations as well.

cech(ruddy)
lescott kompany hughes hangeland (simpson)
nani sessegnon nzogbia moses (tiote)
caroll rooney (campbell)
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pol
14 years, 8 months ago
given Al-Habsi

Kompany Rafael Luiz Gibbs Simpson

Bale Nani N'Zogbia Tiote Moses

Suarez Davies K Rooney

any suggestion ? advice?
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1. Krny
  14 years, 8 months ago
  looks a strong team alround.
  
  my only worry would be rafael rotating with smalling and jones , though i do have him in my team.
  
  ive got gibbs aswell think he will be a cheap way to arsenals cleansheets if any.
  
  dont think bale is going to be as good this year. downing perhaps he's got a massive target for assists , and he is set peice taker
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Krny
14 years, 8 months ago
can anyone RMT
would be much appreciated

Given

rafael(man) Hangelaand(ful) Gibbs(arse) Kompany(man c)

Taarabt(qpr) Downing(liv) Nani(man) Moses(wig)

Suarez(liv) Drogba(che)

Bogdan(qpr) Brown(sun) Ramsey (arse) Holt(Nor)

1) thinking of switching suarez for carroll, (think suarez will play out right more + he’s doubtful)

2)any one think gibbs will be a regular when he’s fit

3)ramsey or cleverly

4)any one want to give a few pointers on players i have or dont.
thanks in advance.
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CaptainCow
14 years, 8 months ago
given (ruddy)
Huges cahill Kompany (Simpson Olsson)
N'zogbia nani malouda (VC) moses (jarvis)
Carroll (C) rodallega bent

I'm worried I don't have the flexibility in my back line as I don't have anyone over 6mil for potential changes. Any advice?
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stuparic
14 years, 8 months ago
what do you think?

given(ruddy)
kompany, huges, salgado(orr, de leat)
nzog, downing, maluoda, sliva, nani
carroll, rodallega (ranger)
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LittleLouie
14 years, 8 months ago
I'm new to this malarkey. Any thought on my initial squad?

Hart (Foster)
Baines, Hangeland, Enrique (Smalling, Kelly)
Downing, Silva, N'Zogbia, Adam (Ramsey)
Suarez, Gervinho, Aguero(c)

Cheers
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thebizzle
14 years, 8 months ago
Could I get some feedback pls...

Cech (Ruddy)
Luiz A.Cole Baines Kompany (Simpson)
N'Zogbia Taarabt Moses (Gecov) (Ferguson)
Rooney Bent Rodallega

Thanks
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