Captains

Captain Sensible – Salah and Kane battle for the Gameweek 19 armband

The Boxing Day-orientated Gameweek 19 looks to be taking Fantasy managers back in time, with the captain battle appearing to be between two of last season’s usual suspects.

We’ve gone over those doing well in the poll before doing a comparison between the individuals themselves, their teams and their opponents in order to find the best candidate.

Captain Poll

The Gameweek 19 captain poll indicates that this week the most popular skipper will be either Harry Kane (£12.5m) or Mohamed Salah (£13.2m), much like it was for so much of last season.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward led the poll with a tally of 38% just over 24-hours ago but that has since been cut back. He now claims just 30.9% of the vote, sneaking out Salah who sits on 28.7%.

Way off in third place is Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (5.0%) while Kane’s Spurs colleague Son Heung-min (£8.5m) has just 3.4% backing.

Eden Hazard (3.4%), Marcus Rashford (2.9%) and Anthony Martial (2.6%) are the other contenders in this bracket of support.

Not a single Manchester City player has more than 3% backing in the poll, with Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) languishing far down the list on 2.4%.

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3,946 Comments Post a Comment
  1. The King
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Yes or no?

    Alonso & Fraser -> Trippier & Lingard for free?

    1. Mondeo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Does it have to be Trippier? Already got TAA?

      1. The King
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yep got taa and Robertson

    2. mordsta
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      yes

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

      I'm not a fan in lingard. How about TAA and Pogba?

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

        This, or Martial if not the funds

  2. mordsta
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    a) Haz + Sterling --> Sane + Salah for a hit?
    or
    b) Wilson --> Rashford

    rest of team
    Fab
    Robbo, Doherty, AWB, Kolasinac
    Haz, Sterling, Richarlie, Fraser
    Kane, Wilson

    Patricio, Keane, Patterson, Jimi

    1. Mondeo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      b

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B

    3. mordsta
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      thanks

  3. Big Ping
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Actually, how does Sterling/Pedro > Hazard/Pogba sound for -4?

    1. The Darkest Knight
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      dull

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Good. Two rotation risks out for two nailed players.

      1. The Darkest Knight
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        point

    3. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling is tricky....but worth the risk.

    4. Big Ping
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hmm this is difficult. I switched Salah to Sterling at precisely the wrong time and know he could burn me. But equally Hazard will probably outscore him in the coming weeks and surely Pogba will easily outscored Pedro!

  4. AWOL-Ekotto
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Gundogan was good for me last GW, but I am really unsure if he will start this round. So who would you pick from:
    A: Gundogan (lei)
    B: Doherty (ful)
    C: AWB (CAR)

    Playing Digne and Robbo as other DEFs

  5. Liastro ⭐️
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Jimenez or Mitrovic out for Rashford?

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      niether

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Mitro

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      If you really want Rashford you could take out jimenez then in 4 GWs bring him back for Mitrovic.
      Plus in 3/4 GWs lukaku will be back in the equation.

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

    Who to bench:

    A. Digne (bur)
    B. Doherty (ful)

    Playing Mitro, if that matters...Thanks!

    1. The Darkest Knight
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      digne

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bench Mitro

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Neither team keeps clean sheets but Doherty far more likely to score plays as attacking winger

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

        This

    4. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I benched Digne. Doherty attacking stats last 4 away games are good. And it's Fulham!!

  7. JurgenRocks
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Which Man U player is the best to get in

    A) Martial
    B) Lingard
    C) Pogba

    1. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Went B

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B.

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B for me too

    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A

    5. DudeksWobblylegs
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Martial

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

      A

    7. FPL-(VAR)dy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      C

    8. maratus
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Martial didnt even travel?

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        They play at home.

      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        He lives next to the hotel and joined the team later. In every line ups, again, confusion created on here from people who want you to make the wrong decidions.

  8. King Kun Ta
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hangoverhelp needed please!

    El capitano?

    A Haz
    B Kane

    Bench?

    1 Fraser
    2 Bennett
    3 AWB

    Good luck y’all!

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

      Kane, Fraser

      1. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers mate!

    2. rokonto
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A1

      1. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks!

    3. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Had Haz but turned to Kane....hmmmm!

    4. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bench is sorted out....but who to give the armband? It’s a drawl atm!

  9. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fabianski Foster
    Robertson Luiz Doherty AWB Balbuena
    Hazard Sane Son Snodgrass Torreira
    Aubameyang Kane Kamara

    I've got 2 free transfers with nothing in the bank. Any suggestions where to use them or just roll them over until next week?

  10. DeadStarComing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Manchester evening news, who reported Martial was missing from the Utd squad meet up, have their predicted line ups out. He's in every one 🙂

    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-lineup-vs-huddersfield-15592424

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He lives 5 mins from the hotel.

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Txs, wad a bit worried 🙂

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      They also reported this was not unusual and not in doubt to play

      1. DeadStarComing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Oh yep I'm well in the camp that he is still very likely to play. I wanted to just point out that the paper that started the rumour seem to also dismiss it themselves soon after!

  11. Lucackadoodledoo
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I can see aguero scoring a hat trick today and adding to the confusing 'best premium players to have' debacle

    1. KAPO KANE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      This

    2. ☆Khaz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Not really, he can score a hat trick and it still doesn't matter. Security of starts is everything nowadays =)

      1. Lucackadoodledoo
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Well before he got injured he started pretty much every prem game

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Would go against his season long away form

  12. Finnish Fish
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Can someone pick 3 to start for me? Options are:
    A) Doherty
    B) TAA
    C) AWB
    D) Digne
    E) Kola

    Cheers. 😉

    1. FPL-(VAR)dy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      ABC

    2. Taegugk Warrior
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      TAA start this gw...?

      1. Finnish Fish
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        There’s a slight chance.

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Abc

  13. pwill40
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Need to bench 2 of..

    A. AWB
    B. Doherty
    C. Torriera
    D. Jimenez

    ?

    1. Finnish Fish
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      For me, Torreira & Jimi

    2. FPL-(VAR)dy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      AC

  14. Halftime
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Would you play AWB over F Anderson or Snodgrass?

    1. Finnish Fish
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Snoddy, yes.

    2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Noway

  15. coozie
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    After this gameweek 11:30. Is that the last time to activate the WC? (Gameweek 20)

    Cheers

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yup

  16. Vamos Los Celeste
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Is it gtg ?

    Ryan
    TAA AWB Doherty
    Salah (VC) Hojbjerg Sterling Doucouré Snodgrass
    Kane (C) Rashford

    Hamer Aguero Balbuena Fernandez

    1. FPL-(VAR)dy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Playing Hojberg and benching Aguero

      1. Vamos Los Celeste
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Hojbjerg is out for fifth card

        1. yakirh
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          What's wrong with you? start Aguero

  17. FPL-(VAR)dy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Luke shaw or Lucas Digne

    1. ☆Khaz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Shaw

    2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Digne

    3. Optic1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I don't think you can argue with Digne (non-owner but probably soon to be). His threat and fixture run shout value. Shaw always looks like he's going to pick up a 3 month injury at any moment.

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

        Manu likely to get more cs from now and Everton a weaker team

        1. Optic1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I disagree. United are still poor at the back and Digne is a pick up for the attacking threat. He's the equivalent of Doherty. Opinions though. We don't actually know do we.

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

            Agree, opinions, and still only 1 game from «new» manu and basing my personal opinion on that it seems like the big teams tend to keep more cs during the second half of the season. Very much on here is a gamble 🙂

            1. Optic1
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              I admit this was a bit flukey but this is what I was talking about lol

    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Shaw

  18. as33
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What kind of news going on about Martial? i just brought him in on my WC, should i just swap him to Lingard?

    1. ☆Khaz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No, likely to start

  19. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Play kola or awb
    Other def - doh lovren

  20. fridge
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I have my wildcard so this is for the next couple gameweek. 1 FT, 2.2m

    A) Snoddy > Martial
    B) Snoddy > Rich
    C) Save

    Pat
    Alonso. Robbo. Bavies. AWB
    Sane. Fanderson. Snodgrass
    Kane (c) Jiminez. Auba

    Foster. Doherty. Cairney. Fraser

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

      Snodgrass is outscoring Rich lately but I'm looking at him to Deulofeu next week

    2. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      you need to use WC after this deadline but before the next so this transfer is 1 gmwk punt. no point saving FT as WC wipes 2FT... so who do want for 1 week?

      1. fridge
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Ah thanks

  21. Js31
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench one

    A anderson
    B richarlison
    C jiminez

    1. yakirh
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Same problem here
      Currently benching Jimenez, feels wrong though

      1. Js31
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I've got Anderson on bench currently. I defo don't fancy benching jiminez Fulham are garbage and he's usually involved. I am tempted to bench Richarlison though. Tough to call the Southampton game

  22. Puntillimon
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Patricio
    Robertson TAA Doherty Alonso
    Son richarlison Shaqiri Sane Sterling (C)
    Auba

    Gtg?

    1. Vamos Los Celeste
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling might not start

    2. Puntillimon
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bench fabianski awb ings chicharito

  23. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    wilson to jimenez?? need a transfer to burn

    fab (ryan)
    robbo kolasinac wanb doherty (yedlin)
    sterling sane richy (brooks gunnarson)
    kane auba wilson

  24. Mayo for Sam
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Best move here?

    A Sterling + Wilson > Snod + Kane (-4)
    B Dunk + Wilson > 4.3def + Rashford (-4)
    C Fanderson > Martial/Lingard
    D Save

    1ft 0.2
    Fab
    Alonso Kolasinac AWB 
    Hazard Son Sterling Sane Felipe
    Auba Wilson*

    Hamer Success Bennett Dunk*

    1. K00880033
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B

  25. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Keep Richarlison or transfer to Lingard?

    1. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      keep

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

      Keep

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Lingard better and fixtures

      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        disagree. Rich better call but all opinion.

    4. Optic1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Have to hold Richy I would say. I'd look for an option to bring in Pogba if you want United cover.

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

        Lingard better than Pogba. More chance of attacking returns

        1. Js31
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Pogba assist machine

        2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          This might be one of the funniest things I have ever read.

          Did you know that kiwidiot once bought pogba, but he got 3 assists, then he hit nothing, so he's a crap player?

          Some good kiwinbreeding going on by the looks of things you absolute twat

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

            Dude.

    5. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Keep

    6. puhd
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Keep

    7. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers guys,

      Only way I can afford Pogba is to sell either Kane, Aubs or Sterling

  26. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Chances of Sané and Sterling starting today?

    1. kime67
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      sanes played a lot in recent weeks. think hell be rested for this one.

  27. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Who to bench:

    a) Luiz
    b) AWB

    Thanks!

  28. Kingtekkerz
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Last decision, bench one of these:

    A) Doherty (ful)
    B) AWB (CAR)
    C) Kolasinac (bha)

    Thanks!

    1. K00880033
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. Finnish Fish
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Same problem... No clue.
      Currently on benching Doh

  29. And nothing else Mata'…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench one:
    A) Doherty
    B) Kamara
    C) Snoddy

  30. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    S.O.S Cardiff fans, How good is Zahore now that he is back as a really cheap 3rd striker ?? Will he play ??