Captains

Captain Sensible – Aguero the favourite but Hazard a strong alternative

Fantasy Premier League managers are largely looking to captain one of Sergio Aguero or Eden Hazard this week.

With both players facing home fixtures in Gameweek 11, they have both fared well in our latest poll.

We’ve gone over the best options with a look at player, attacking and opposition data – as well as the Rate My Team tool.

The Captain Poll

Another home match for Manchester City and another week at the top of our captain poll for Sergio Aguero (£11.3m). This week the forward has a 44.4% share of the vote at the time of writing, his backers clearly influenced by the fact that he is yet to blank in front of his own fans in 2018/19. It’s Southampton up next for him who have offered little resistance against the bigger clubs this season.

However, it’s not another landslide victory for Aguero who is chased by second-place Eden Hazard (£11.3m). The Chelsea man has garnered a 25% share on account of him also having a home fixture. Hazard has just one blank at Stamford Bridge so far, the Gameweek 9 visit of Manchester United. Crystal Palace are his next opponents.

Aguero and Hazard appear to be the only options being seriously considered by our community this week. Liverpool’s trip to Arsenal is clearly putting people off Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) as he has just under 5% of the vote, in spite of looking on course for a third-place finish.

Raheem Sterling (£11.1m) remains among the differentials as far as our voters are concerned. Despite delivering in all but two of his appearances this season, our readers are hard-pressed to hand him any more than 4% backing for the Gameweek 11 captaincy.

Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m) comes up trumps as the best of the budget options (2.54%), we expect because West Ham are hosting Burnley this weekend. The Clarets have allowed more shots than any other side in the league so far this season.

Then comes Jamie Vardy (£9.0m), with 1.85% fancying him for Leicester’s emotional trip to Cardiff. The game has been confirmed as going ahead and will certainly prove a poignant occasion in light of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha tragically passed away this week.

Harry Kane (£12.4m) continues to remain under the radar for captaincy, now without a goal Gameweek 7. Just 1.28% of our voters are considering handing him the armband for this weekend’s visit to Wolves.

Above him in the pecking order so far is Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy (£6.4m), admittedly only backed by 1.43%. However, he may receive more votes as we edge closer to the Gameweek 11 deadline. Southampton will come to the Etihad Stadium without a goal in five league matches, while he has six assists this season.

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1,216 Comments Post a Comment
  1. stamboy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Fraser replacement under 6.5?

    1. stamboy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      WOW first post just do the lottery tonight

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah that's the same thing

      2. Mr Bird
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        You’re right... anything below Fraser is a lottery

    2. BigBarn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Why would you want to replace him? Look at the stats above. He has two decent fixtures coming up.

    3. Kai
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Why remove him, it's MUN.

      1. Kai
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Fraser brace incoming

    4. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Pereyra for a couple of weeks?

      1. gergin
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        NO

    5. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Keep Fraser

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Good for another 2 weeks.

    6. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Hold for a few weeks yet

  2. MarkoSD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    2ft, any suggestions? 0.0 itb
    Ederson stekele
    Shaw Doherty awb vvd alonso
    Salah hazard fraser richa biling
    Kun arny kamara

    1. Mr Q
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Downgrade shaw to someone 🙂

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Not much to do really so a good chance to take the cash out of Shaw

    3. manuell888
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Get Shaw out for Duffy or Lovren (differential if you want). Upgrade Kamara to Success for value.

  3. D-Burls
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I really want Arnie and Sight in but am struggling to do it:

    1) Jimenez, Fraser > Arnie, Murphy
    2) Jimenez, Mitro, Fraser > Arnie, Kamara, Siggy

  4. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Morning dzzz, been on a tough run and going on holiday today for 3 weeks. hopefully it brings a change in fortune:D. Thoughts on the moves below? have 0.6m itb

    Foster -- Patricio
    Alonso • Robbo • Doherty • Schindler -- Awb
    Salah • Hazard • Maddison • Rich -- Camarasa
    Kun • King -- Ings

    A: King >> Arnie..exact funds and as planned
    B: Something else. bring in mendy? but how

    Also, who would you start from Schindler, Ings, Camarasa. Currently on Schindler with Ings first sub

    1. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I always start with forward, mid then defender and same for bench order. Only takes seconds to score a goal a clean sheet takes 60 minutes.

    2. gergin
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Schindler is an easy choice for starter. CS is coming. King -> Arnie not bad, but not in need.

      1. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        What else would u recommend.

        1. gergin
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Keep transfer and get rid of Ings with 2 FT.

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe roll over your free transfer and look at it all again next week ?

  5. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    RP
    Is there any news on KDB injury? I read in a local site that it was his other knee hence not so serious. Dont know how much to rely on that

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Different knee yes but he's set for a scan today. I really doubt he'll start after playing nearly the entire match. I own him and will sell today.

      1. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        For whom?

  6. colin1201
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Currently have Alonso and Pereira.

    Should i switch to Luiz + Mendy?

    (This is the only way i can afford Mendy)

    1. Osman
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Getting rid of Alonso does not sound ideal,

  7. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    hey guys, just did mitro to Arnie with my FT. not sure who to bench though?

    Patricio
    Alonso Robbo Mendy (AWB, Bennet)
    Hazard Salah Richarlison Fraser (Hojgberg)
    Kun(C) Arnie (Ings)

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Play Ings and bench the 2 defenders and Hoj

  8. cuervos
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Richarlison or Maddison -> Mane?
    and
    Firmino -> Murray or Mitro?

  9. altan8797
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    is going with salah (c) while I have Kun an act of maddness?

    1. tibollom
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      yes

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      No, better player and scoring more points.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Arsenal are leaky. As good a punt as any!

      2. tibollom
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        better player than Kun? Lol

        1. gergin
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Ahahaha, good laugh, is not it?

          1. tibollom
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            yes great laugh mate

    3. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      that's what i'm doing

    4. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Kun will only play 60 vs Salah 90 too

    5. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Probably

  10. teneighty
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Been moving the armband back and forth between Salah and Kun all week. Actually considering the coin flip method for real.

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I’ve gone Hazard but if you’ve not got him I’d go Kun.

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Have Haz aswell but would captain anyone coming back from injury even though he is very capable of hauling this weekend.

    2. Claudio555
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I would chose Aguero. Salah can easily score a goal on Saturday but Aguero can score three!

  11. Claudio555
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Bennett (TOT) or Billing (ful)?

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Billing

    2. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Billing Fulham are pants

  12. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I'm totally lost now.
    What would you with this team? 2FTs and 0.5 ITB. Kane has to go?

    Patricio
    Alonso, Mendy, Robertson
    Hazard, Mane, Richarlison, Maddison, Fraser
    Kane, Arnie

    Hamer, Ings, AWB, Peltier

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Kane to Kun sorted

      1. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        No need for Salah? Could do Kane -> Murray and Rich/Mad -> Salah

        1. Dr Van Nostrand
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Could wait a week and dump Mads+Rich for Salah+fodder

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Kane to Aguero and save the other FT for next week.

    3. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Kane next 2 are great fixtures, so keep u ll. e rewarded...don’t see any problems with this team roll the 2 transfers

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A good chance to sort out Peltier, nothing much else needed 🙂

  13. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    A) sterling, Mendy and Arnie (-8)
    B) kun, Mendy and Maddison (-4)
    C) Kane, Maddison, Laporte

    Pick 1 guys

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      C

  14. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Boring week for FPL this week (evidenced by the constant low-impact questions) - hoping for more excitement at the weekend!

  15. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Sane played 90 mins last night.
    So Sterling starts, right?
    In for a haul, right?
    Pure captaincy material, right?
    ??????????

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah could be

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Naaa,aguero s turn

  16. Old Gregg
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hello,

    I have asked before. Looking for a final poll.
    What do you think is the best option? Thanks

    2FT 1.0 ITB

    A) Wilson > Arnie
    B)Maddison + Ings > Barkley + Arnie
    C) Patricio (I have fab) + Ings > Hamer + Arnie
    d) Ings + Wilson > Success + Arnie

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Do you have Fraser? I personally prefer C.

    2. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks. No Fraser

      1. Riders of Yohan
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah I prefer C because Wilson and Maddison have good fixtures over the next two weeks at least

  17. Riders of Yohan
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Any advice would be great!

    0.7 ITB & 1FT

    Foster, Patricio
    Robbo, alonso, shaw, AWB, bennet
    Salah, Hazard, Maddison, Fraser, hoijberg
    Aguero, arnie, mitrovic

    Want to get rid of shaw but can’t afford Laporte.

    Wait until next week?

    1. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yes wait unless you want to downgrade Def and free up more cash.

      Downgrade to Belbuena , Chilwell etc

  18. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    who to play out of those 3: Ings(MCI) or Bennet (TOT) or AWB (CHE)

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      On current form I’d say B but tend to go for attackers when can’t decide

    2. Mr Q
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Bennet

    3. gergin
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Ings is a 2 pointer, others very close to 1.

  19. NUFCAndrew
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Who is everyone giving the armband to then? Currently on aguero myself

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Snap but Hazard won’t go away. Tempting to go bold and choose arnie but will end up going Aguero

    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      It's a bit like batting first in Test cricket. You win the toss, think about the other options, then bat first anyway.

      Has to be Aguero with Hazard returning from injury. Pep has not been scared to start Jesus in CL games.

      1. Riders of Yohan
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Hahah so true. Only issue is Aguero will probably only play 60

    3. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      If only there was some kind of captain poll which would answer this....

  20. the vanisher
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    really cant decide between:

    A. Maguire (car, BUR)
    or
    B. Trippier (wol, cpa)

    thanks

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      B purely for clean sheets

    2. Aubaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      B

  21. Aubaaaaa
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    If you have to choose one,
    A. Billing
    B. Camarasa

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      If I had to.... A

  22. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Any thoughts on the best team's (cheap) goalkeeper to rotate with Watford/Foster?

    A. Brighton
    B. West Ham
    C. Burnley

    Shame about Huddersfield's form. FUL, WHU, BRI, NEW, SOT all at home in the next 8 games.

    1. gergin
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Don`t You ever think, their form is because teams like these didn`t visit them?

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Good point. But the Watford games I am looking to avoid having Foster for are MCI and LIV. In those weeks HUD have WOL and BOU, both away.

  23. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    ings to success for -4 worht it?

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Will he be starting?

      1. Riders of Yohan
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        My gut says no

        1. tibollom
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          yea if deeney is fit you reckon he will bench him even after last weekend?

          1. jon.terry.tfh
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            No.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Madness

  24. jon.terry.tfh
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    How likely will Mitro drop in price before the deadline? Want to hang onto him for this gameweek. Got 0.1 ITB, just enough to swap him for Arnie...

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Very likely

    2. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I'd probably pull the trigger in your shoes. Would you sell him this week though if price changes weren't a concern?

    3. gergin
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      He won`t.

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Very doubtful .... I think people have other fires to put out

  25. Mr Q
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Fab+pat

    Alonso-Mendy-taa-doherty-awb

    Haz-sterling-rich-fraser-höjbjerg

    Kun-laca-jimenez

    2ft, 0itb

    Help please! Really lost...

    Laca+fraser to arnie and martial?

    Jimenez+laca+höjbjerg to Barkley+kamara+arnie?(-4)

  26. Football Heaven
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hows this wc team? 0.0 itb 433

    Fab Ryan
    Duffy alonso mendy Robertson AWB
    Salah hazard Maddison hojberg masuaku
    Arnie murray Aguero

    1. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe Murray to Success and upgrade a MD spot

    2. Mr Q
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Triple Brighton ._. Dont fancy their underlying stats...

      1. gergin
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Before Everton away it is so close to madness, so can end up as genius.

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Shows that those with WCs left need to try and retain it for a good while yet

  27. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    1 FT 0.3m ITB

    Fabianski Patricio
    Mendy Robertson TAA AWB Doherty
    Hazard Salah Maddison Richarlison Hojbjerg
    Aguero Mitrovic Jimenez

    Decision to make

    A) Mitro --> Arnie
    Or
    B) Roll FT

    1. Mr Q
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Roll

    2. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yep roll

  28. Live Lad
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Play Doherty or Sam Vokes? Thanks.

    1. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Doherty

  29. Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Which game this weekend will you be watching hiding behind the sofa?

    For me it is Wolves vs Spurs with no Spurs and 2 Wolves on the bench.

    1. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Chelsea Palace as I sold Alonso on my WC 2 weeks agai

  30. PrincessPorkie
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Mit -> Arnie
    or
    Knock -> Deulofeu

    Or both (-4)
    OR none and save the FT.

    1. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      B this week. A next?