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, 5 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
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

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

      1. Volley127
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

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

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Fabián Balbuena

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        HFT - who's Fabián?

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Balbuena - WHU 4.4 great stats

          1. Pep bites Kun
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

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

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

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

                1. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Did you get him ?

                  1. Pep bites Kun
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

                    Do you have him?

                    1. Hotdogs for Tea
                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 months ago

      None (Pereyra if I have to), Mitrovic

    2. Ben the Mee
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I've gone with Vardy for the pens

      • Tshelby
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Maddison because of the 2.0 cheaper

      • Pep bites Kun
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Pereyra
        mitrovic
        vardy

    3. Holteenderinthesky
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

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

        1. Holteenderinthesky
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Cardiff at home is surely his best fixture of the season

          1. Numb
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

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

            1. Holteenderinthesky
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

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

    4. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Murphy or Kenedy?

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

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

        1. Karan_G14
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

      2. Ben the Mee
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Kenedy if you must

          1. Karan_G14
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

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

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

        How was Laca yesterday? I am thinking of dropping him

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Wasteful

        2. dadoune30
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

        3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Keep for Palace

        4. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

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

          Involved just wasn't his night to finish

        6. GXNG
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

      4. Tickle Me Enzo
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 months ago

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

      5. HD7
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 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
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

            Thanks 🙂

      6. FCSB
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 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
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

        2. Holteenderinthesky
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Lose Kane and Get Salah back in

      7. StayoutheSpiceZone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 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
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

      8. Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 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
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

          1. Tsparkes10
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Sound and hope so 🙂 who do you support?

            1. StayoutheSpiceZone
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              United!

              1. Tsparkes10
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Lovely

      9. Jimmy Floyd
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 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
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          I would avoid BHA attacking assets

        2. Monkey Hanger
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

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

      10. FPLGeezer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

          A

      11. Champions united
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Kane >arnie
        mane > salah
        Have 2 ft

        1,2 or both

        1. StayoutheSpiceZone
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Do not get rid of mane

          1. Champions united
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Dont know when he will play

            1. StayoutheSpiceZone
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 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

      12. balint84
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        if Hazard is out, buy:

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

        1. StayoutheSpiceZone
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Keep hazard

      13. Quan MisTaka
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Kane + Richarlison >> Salah + Wilson

        1. StayoutheSpiceZone
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Not Wilson - unless for one match punt

          1. Quan MisTaka
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Would you go for ings instead?

            1. StayoutheSpiceZone
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              I might go for someone like success and beef up elsewhere

        2. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Arnie instead

      14. Monkey Hanger
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

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

        1. StayoutheSpiceZone
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

      15. HD7
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

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

        2. Karan_G14
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          That’s a decent bench imo.

        3. Bialystrzelec
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Hamer Doherty Jimenez/Fraser AWB

        4. Monkey Hanger
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          About par.

        5. POLSKA GOLA
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 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

      16. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

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

      17. The Red Devil
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

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

        1. Tshelby
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Is mane ruled out for the game?

          1. The Red Devil
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            doubtful

            1. Tshelby
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 5 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

      18. Tshelby
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

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

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Flappy.

        2. Bialystrzelec
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          B for me

          1. Tshelby
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

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

            1. Bialystrzelec
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

                Thanks for the reply! Also leaning towards Fab

        3. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          A brighton solid at home

      19. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

          Agreed

        2. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Yes sir

      20. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Play Doherty (bha) or Trippier (MCI)?

        1. Jimmy Floyd
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

        2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Doherty All day

        3. Volley127
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          1

      21. Loðbrók
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Ditch Aguero or Auba to get Salah?

        1. Bialystrzelec
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Aubameyang, but you might keep as well

        2. StayoutheSpiceZone
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 months ago

              Bennett *

        3. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Auba

      22. Bialystrzelec
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 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?

      23. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Arnautovic could be punish from FA cause incident with Sanchez

        1. Tshelby
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Source?

          1. Niho992
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            just read on some forum, didnt know for incident

      24. n-doggg
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 months ago

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

          1. n-doggg
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            That is mental

            1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              On a scale of 1-10, how mental?

      25. The Blackadder
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 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, 5 months ago

          Fulham defence gives it to Fraser.

        2. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Fraser. Just

        3. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

      26. Shark Team
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 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
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Get Arnie. He’ll explode at some point soon

      27. CelticBhoy1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Likelihood Glenn Murray will be ok for the weekend?

      28. Wingate
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 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?