Captains
23 October 2018 515 comments
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You can now vote in the captain poll for Gameweek 10 of Fantasy Premier League and watch our latest video.

Joe and David have discussed the options available to us on our YouTube channel, but you can also view it at the bottom of this article.

Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) returns to the captain conversation this week after finally scoring his fourth league goal of the season against Huddersfield.

Liverpool are to host newly-promoted Cardiff City, who have conceded 19 goals so far in 2018/19. Only Fulham have been breached more times.

That means that some Fantasy managers may be considering Sadio Mané (£9.7m) or Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) if there is positive news on their chances of starting on Saturday afternoon.

Eden Hazard (£11.4m) is sure to receive some attention as Chelsea go to Burnley. No side has allowed as many chances as the Clarets this season.

It will be interesting to see what effect Manchester City’s trip to Wembley to play Tottenham will have on Gameweek 9’s most-captained option Sergio Aguero (£11.3m).

While Manchester City have had the advantage over Spurs in recent years, Aguero has just one goal in his last six league matches against the north London club.

Furthermore, he has found the net just once away from home this season.

Raheem Sterling (£11.2m), David Silva (£8.5m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.6m) have all impressed in recent weeks and may be looked at for the armband.

It will also be interesting to see how many are prepared to back Bournemouth as they take on Fulham’s dreadful defence.

No side has ever conceded as many goals after nine Gameweeks of a Premier League season than the Cottagers’ 25. They are giving up chances at a phenomenal rate which could potentially benefit anyone of Callum Wilson (£6.4m), Josh King (£5.1m) or Ryan Fraser (£6.0m) in Gameweek 10.

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  1. theodosios
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Best replacement for AWB for next 4 GWs? 1.2 ITB, rest of the defence Alonso, Laporte, TAA, Pereira

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I would keep on bench and use money to do TAA to Robertson

      1. Volley127
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        This. Or Laporte to Mendy even. Ideally both IMO.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Fabián Balbuena

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        HFT - who's Fabián?

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Balbuena - WHU 4.4 great stats

          1. Pep bites Kun
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            🙂 Thought you named 2 players . . .
            Good shout for a sub or better?

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              Nailed, good fixtures .... 4th or 5th defender i reckon that you can rely on off the bench or rotate with someone

              1. Pep bites Kun
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Cheers - wild-carding this week
                Gonna be wild! 🙂

                1. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 9 months ago

                  Did you get him ?

                  1. Pep bites Kun
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 9 months ago

                    Not yet, postponed my wc for 1 week due to ARS fixture, Haz possible injury & BOU/WHM fixtures (didn't want to fork out extra for frasier & Wlson to Arnie+Guest)

                  2. Pep bites Kun
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 9 months ago

                    Do you have him?

                    1. Hotdogs for Tea
                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 9 months ago

                      No, I switched Ederson to Alisson. Otherwise I would have swapped AWB out for him - other issues are materialising now though 🙁
                      Great bench option and will probably rise in price

                      1. Pep bites Kun
                        • 9 Years
                        7 years, 9 months ago

                        Agree, good replacement for AWB or bench if nailed. let's see what happens - a week is a long time in FPL 🙂

  2. Fantasydreamer
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Over the next four who would you choose (on a wildcard). One from each

    Pereyra, schurrle, Fraser
    Wilson, mitrovic

    And would you go vardy or Maddison?

    1. Bialystrzelec
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      None (Pereyra if I have to), Mitrovic

    2. Ben the Mee
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I've gone with Vardy for the pens

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

      Maddison because of the 2.0 cheaper

    4. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Pereyra
      mitrovic
      vardy

  3. Holteenderinthesky
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Current Team with 4.0ITB and 2 FTs.
    Hart, Bettinelli
    Alonso, TAA, Doherty, Duffy, Bissaka
    Hazard, Richarlson, Fraser, Knockhart, Ward
    Kane, Aguero, Mitro

    Over the next two weeks I'm thinking
    Knockhart,Kane>Salah,Vardy
    Then next week for a -4
    Aguero,Fraser>KDB,Arnie

    What's your thoughts? Could even do the -4 this week and make the aguero swap earlier.

    Would be left with this going into gw11
    Hart, Bettinelli
    Alonso, TAA, Doherty, Duffy, Bissaka,
    Salah, Hazard, KDB, Richarlson, Ward
    Vardy, Arnie, Mitro

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      No point getting Salah AFTER arguably his best fixture of the season

      1. Holteenderinthesky
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Cardiff at home is surely his best fixture of the season

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Yeah, sorry, I thought you were talking about bringing him in after that. My mistake.

          1. Holteenderinthesky
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            No problem, Salah is definitely coming in this week. Watching against Huddersfield was bad enough

  4. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Murphy or Kenedy?

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Tough one but Kenedy as Newcastle do have some good fixtures and Cardiff not playing Fulham every week.

      1. Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I kind of agree with that. Stats look pretty even over the past 2 gameweeks.

    2. Ben the Mee
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Kenedy if you must

      1. Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Need an occasional starter to rotate with my 4th/5th defender.

  5. Vlad Tepes
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    How was Laca yesterday? I am thinking of dropping him

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Wasteful

    2. dadoune30
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Wait at least for a 0.1 rise before dropping him.. i need this 0.1

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Keep for Palace

    4. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      One of them nights - on another day he gets a hatty...

    5. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Involved just wasn't his night to finish

    6. GXNG
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Looked a threat. I’m bringing him in..

  6. Tickle Me Enzo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    On WC, thoughts on pairing Fab with Ryan/Lossl? Huddersfield is tightening up in defense, and have had a terrible early season ticker. Ryan looks to take more points short-term, but a Lossl & Fab pairing is fantastic fixtures through GW 22.

    1. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I'd be tempted to go Ryan or Fab and 4.0. They both have great fixtures for a long time.

      1. Volley127
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        But if you want two 4.5's definitely a good shout with what you've proposed too.

  7. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    GW10: right team and bench order?

    Fab
    Mendy Robbo Duffy Alonso
    Hazard Richa Maddy Salah (C)
    Aguero Arnie

    Subs: Hamer, WanB, Kenedy, Success

    1. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I think I would play Kenedy. I think Newcastle look more free flowing away from home and less pressure. If not, put him bench place 1

      1. HD7
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

  8. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Patricio
    Robertson Luiz Mendy
    Hazard Dilva Fraser Richarlison
    Aguero Kane King

    Hamer AWB Tomkins Obiang

    0 ITB, 2 FT

    What to do here please?

    Thanks

    1. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I prioritised getting rid of that donkey Kane - until he plays up front again!

    2. Holteenderinthesky
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Lose Kane and Get Salah back in

  9. StayoutheSpiceZone
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Evening guys

    Hart
    Doherty Robbo Yedlin (AWB, Bennett)
    Haz Salah Rich *Fraser (*Lerma)
    Kun Jimenez Arnie

    5.4m itb
    Would you guys take out:

    a) Lerma (exact money for Mane)
    b) Fraser (leaving me £1.3m for some back 5 surgery next week)?

    Thanks

    1. Holteenderinthesky
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Stay as you are and carry the free transfer over. Wouldn't be taking Fraser out before Fulham

  10. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    0.1 ITB 1 FT

    Schmeical
    Doherty, Mendy, Alonso, TAA
    Salah, Hazard, Fraser, Schurlle
    Aguero, Vardy

    (Speroni, Jimenez, AWB, H-Odoi)

    Thinking role the FT and then downgrade Fraser to upgrade Jimenez or AWB potentially... Thoughts ?

    1. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yes looks good mate. Nice plan. Come on you blades!

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Sound and hope so 🙂 who do you support?

        1. StayoutheSpiceZone
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          United!

          1. Tsparkes10
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Lovely

  11. Jimmy Floyd
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Any Brighton fans think Izquierdo is a starter now he’s fit, looks a decent option to replace Fraser from next week

    1. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I would avoid BHA attacking assets

    2. Monkey Hanger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Lots of competition for the mid spots. Probably play 65 or 25mins imo.

    3. Jimmy Floyd
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers, will keep looking, around the 6 million mark is slim pickings in midfield with good fixtures from week 11 onwards

  12. FPLGeezer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Kane & Fraser to which of the two scenarios?

    A) Salah + a forward up to £6.4m
    B) Firmino & Mane (assuming both fit to to start)

    1. Bialystrzelec
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      A

  13. Champions united
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Kane >arnie
    mane > salah
    Have 2 ft

    1,2 or both

    1. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Do not get rid of mane

      1. Champions united
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Dont know when he will play

        1. StayoutheSpiceZone
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          He will play tomorrow and on sat. Klopp will want to keep pace in the league plus it’s league cup break week after

  14. balint84
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    if Hazard is out, buy:

    A) Mané
    B) KDB
    C) D.Silva
    D) Eriksen

    1. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Keep hazard

  15. Quan MisTaka
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Kane + Richarlison >> Salah + Wilson

    1. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Not Wilson - unless for one match punt

      1. Quan MisTaka
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Would you go for ings instead?

        1. StayoutheSpiceZone
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          I might go for someone like success and beef up elsewhere

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Arnie instead

  16. Monkey Hanger
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Moura to Ozil for free. Got to make sense this GW?

    1. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Away st palace I think he’ll get kicked to death

  17. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    When some mates here say upgrade your bench I dont know what they expect. From what I see in other benches - Hamer Kenedy WanB Success seems okay. If anyone has better please share 🙂

    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      My bench is Boruc, Wan-Bissaka, Westwood and Bednarek 😀

    2. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      That’s a decent bench imo.

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

      Hamer Doherty Jimenez/Fraser AWB

    4. Monkey Hanger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      About par.

    5. POLSKA GOLA
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      My bench atm is way too strong: Hamer, Trippier, Walcott, Wan-Bis
      Planning to get rid of Trippier this week, playing Ings ahead of Walcott who I also want out

  18. Pierce34
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Mantalos (C) in UCL fantasy - let's go!

  19. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    good time to WC in UCL? have mane, messi farhmann in the squad

    1. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Is mane ruled out for the game?

      1. The Red Devil
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        doubtful

        1. Tshelby
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Don't know anything about UCL fantasy but if you have three players who don't play I guess it's a good time to use your WC

  20. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Think it has been asked alot but :
    pick one:
    A) Ryan
    B) Fabianski

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Flappy.

    2. Bialystrzelec
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      B for me

      1. Tshelby
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Because of the fixtures or do you trust whu defence more than Brighton?

        1. Bialystrzelec
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Both defences are not the beat to this point. Even if they lack CS, Fabianski usualy have plenty of saves. West Ham also have potential to become better team than Brighton over that favourable run of fixtures.

          1. Tshelby
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Thanks for the reply! Also leaning towards Fab

    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      A brighton solid at home

  21. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Arse. fixtures looking decidedly mixed now; I think I may have missed the boat regarding Ozil and Auba.

    Agreed?

    1. Bialystrzelec
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Agreed

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yes sir

  22. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Play Doherty (bha) or Trippier (MCI)?

    1. Jimmy Floyd
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Doherty for me, can see a 1 or 2 nil win for city

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Doherty All day

    3. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      1

  23. Loðbrók
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Ditch Aguero or Auba to get Salah?

    1. Bialystrzelec
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Aubameyang, but you might keep as well

    2. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Defo not auba - Aguero is probs gonna get 90 this weekend as it’s a ‘decent’ team in pep’s eyes!

      1. Loðbrók
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah well. Salah cappers for Cardiff and Fulham scares me. What to do?

        Patrico
        Alonso Mendy Robert
        Hazard Mane Richa Fraser
        Auba Aguero Deeney
        ..Hamer AWB Gunnarsson Venner

        1ft 0.7itb

        1. Loðbrók
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Bennett *

    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Auba

  24. Bialystrzelec
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    1FT / 0.1 ITB

    Patricio Hamer
    Alonso Mendy TAA Doherty AWB
    Salah Hazard Richarlison Fraser Maddison
    Aguero Mitrovic Jimenez

    How to fund Robertson?
    Any other changes?

  25. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Arnautovic could be punish from FA cause incident with Sanchez

    1. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Source?

      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        just read on some forum, didnt know for incident

  26. n-doggg
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Have 2FTs but not sure where to use them.

    Rui
    Alonso, Robertson, trippier
    Salah(c), hazard, richarlison, Fraser
    Aguero, arnie, king

    Hamer, bennet, awb, billing

    0.0 itb

    Could do trip to mendy but a bit sideways. Any ideas guys?

    1. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Trip to Mendy isn't sideways for me? I would do that move all day and keep one FT

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I like Trip to Mendy and if you want a bit of Marmite Rich > Milner.

      1. n-doggg
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        That is mental

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          On a scale of 1-10, how mental?

  27. The Blackadder
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Who would you play this week
    Fraser away at Fulham
    Or
    Ings home to Newcastle?

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Fulham defence gives it to Fraser.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Fraser. Just

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I’d be trying to play both but if just one then Fraser because of Fulham defence!

  28. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Boly out for Maguire(-4) or Jimenez out for Arnautovic(-4) *or do both of the transfers in the next gw(-4) plz help

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Get Arnie. He’ll explode at some point soon

  29. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Likelihood Glenn Murray will be ok for the weekend?

  30. Wingate
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Despite Cardiff (H) fixture, surprised about Salah topping the poll this week. Hazard in the form he’s in again Burnley (a) is juicy!

    Regardless ok considering Mane to Salah for free even though I won’t captain this week.

    Thoughts?