The Gameweek 6 captain debate looks set to be the most difficult of the season so far.
The top three candidates according to our poll all have favourable fixtures and can also boast impressive underlying numbers.
While there are alternative options worth considering, this week we seek to answer which one of Mohamed Salah, Eden Hazard and Sergio Aguero should get your armband.
Captain Poll
Gameweek 6 could prove an incredibly dramatic one as the most-sold player is the current captain poll leader.
Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) has already been transferred out by 219,000+ Fantasy managers but has a 30% share of our vote (at time of writing).
The Liverpool man has blanked for two weeks in a row, and five midfield options have registered more points than him so far this season.
However, it would seem that those who have voted in our poll are keeping faith in Salah based on some impressive underlying statistics that we’ll touch on below. A home fixture against Southampton is hugely appealing, too.
Currently occupying second place is last week’s hat-trick hero Eden Hazard (£10.9m), who has been backed by roughly 22% of voters.
The Chelsea man is now the only FPL asset to register returns in every match so far, despite not even starting the first two Gameweeks.
His next opponent West Ham are still without a clean sheet, and their defensive frailties should prove easy for Hazard to exploit.
Last week’s runaway captain poll winner Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) has to settle for third place this time around with 18% of the votes.
Large numbers of his owners will admit to being disappointed that the Manchester City forward only registered two assists against Fulham and no goals. That may be one of the reasons why more are trusting Salah and Hazard.
Also, the Argentinian picked up a knock in that match but returned to action for a substitute’s appearance against Lyon in the Champions League midweek.
The fact that he did not start on Wednesday night suggests that, at the very least, he will lead the line on Saturday when the defending champions visit a vulnerable Cardiff City side.
Not surprisingly, Fantasy managers are considering Sadio Mané (£10.0m) as the best of the rest, with an 8% share of the vote. The Senegalese midfielder offers a cheaper route into the Liverpool attack than Salah, is in good form and may relish a match against his former employers in Southampton.
Romelu Lukaku (£11.0m) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.8m) both sit in the 3% bracket while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m), Jamie Vardy (£8.9m), Ryan Fraser (£5.7m). Harry Kane (£12.5m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) are the only other options currently above 1%.
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5 years, 9 months agoI've taken hits to bring in Hazard for a -8, whilst keeping Salah, Mane, Alonso, Mendy and Aguero. Compromised on other areas having to bring in Billing and Jimenez (so far). I've got dead wood in Daniels and Ings (fixtures turning sour) - and a bunch of other players who could be transferred out for better ones. Only 0.2 ITB. Should I wildcard? I worry it may be too early in the season to do so.