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Captains December 26

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

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

    Is sterling to hazard madness?x

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

      50-50, final whistle will tell

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    2. Siggy Azalea
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Not madness, just wouldn't do it...

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      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        This

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    3. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Thi is tempting me. But men’s no city players

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    4. jdogg
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I have sane and 2 free transfers if this makes any diff?x

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

      Think I'm doing this. Won't captain Raheem in next 4 and Hazard has better fixtures and might captain 21/22

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  2. SAINTS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Aub or Kane in Sky Sports?

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  3. adstomko
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sané > Pogba and Bailly > Shaw for a -4 worth it?

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    1. Takedog1
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      no

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  4. StoneMountain
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling, Fanderson and Wilson > Salah, Snoddy and Rashford for a -4?

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    1. Greek Flair
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Transferring from one bandwagon to the next. Only priority is Salah IMO

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

      Only reason for Snoddy is to make up money to bring in Salah

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

    Martial, Pogba and Rash enough United cover on wildcard?

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

      nope, Lingard, Shaw adn DDG also required

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    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Too much

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    3. StoneMountain
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kneejerky

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  6. JenkoJunko
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Morning all!

    Quick advice and thoghts on below squad:

    Foster Bego
    Kola Doherty Digne WB Peltier
    Salah Fraser Hojberg Mahrez Fanderson
    Kane Jimenez Auba

    I have 2FT but if im honest no sure i will use both this week. However may do Hojberg to Camarasa/Gibbs white?? and then push the other FT over to next GW?

    Any thoughts on squad and what you would do would be amazing! Thanks and Merry Christmas!!!

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  7. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Can someone do me a favour please? - tell me the top 10k % ownership of Van Dijk and Trippier.

    I use fplanalytics but i'm away ftom home using my phone and the site doesnt work properly on a phone.

    Thanks.

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

      Van Dijk: 6.16%
      Trippier: 5.43%

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  8. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    G2G? Team looks good on paper but probs end up with a load of benching and a crap week! 😀

    Fabianski
    Digne • Kolasinac • Doherty
    Sterling • Son(vc) • Rich • FAnderson • Martial
    Kane(C) • Aubameyang
    (Button / AWB / Kamara / Schindler)

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    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Tell me about it. It will take a lot of drinking to remove the Martial early transfer if he is missing.

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  9. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    G2G
    Fab
    Bennett AWB Kolasinac
    Haz Anderson Salah(C) Lingz Son
    Kane(VC) Rashford

    Foster Ings Bedernak Valery

    Debating Anderson to Ings fear either could haul and got a feeling rotation will bring my bench players in any way

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  10. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bottomed.

    Fabs
    Alonso Robbo Bavies
    Hazard Sane Richarlison Fraser Snodgrass
    Kane Mitrovic
    (Button Jimmy AWB Bennett)
    2FT, 1.4ITB.

    G2G? Or get Martial in for Snodgrass?

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    1. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I'd be more tempted to get Jimmy off your bench fwiw

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

        I would have Mitro in for Rashford instead and Jimmy off the bench.

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

          *out

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  11. Takedog1
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    lacazette and fraser to poga and rashy? free

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  12. BOOM XHAKALACA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any news on Chicharito? Or do I take a hitbto swap for Ings?

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  13. BEEZUS
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start:

    A) ings
    B) Jiminez

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

      I started Jiminez but only because he makes it into the best 3 options for defenders. I'd start Ings...

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  14. George James
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling >> Salah worth a hit?

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No

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      1. George James
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers. Just need 3 more people to say that and I will feel better

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  15. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone captaining Auba?

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  16. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I have a player in every match this gameweek (barring rotation). Anyone else the same?

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

      only 7 here

      none in man utd/chelsea/arsenal game

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  17. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Is Martial definitely out lads ?

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

      Nope.

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

      Where did this rumour come from? I currently have him as Captain

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

        Not sighted with rest of squad arriving at the hotel last night,has been known to join up with squad on his own n the past,if you are still going to captain him make sure your vc is a safe bet to start.

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

          Thanks for the response. I think I'll play him but captain Auba. I have a good bench and a great squad, but anyone could be rotated this week....

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

            Read he lives five minutes from the hotel

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  18. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Last spot for the bench?

    Fab
    Alonso AWB Digne Boly
    Sane Sterling Richarlison FAnderson
    Wilson Kane Jimenez

    Steke. ... Hojbjerg Dunk

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    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Boly

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  19. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Think I am overthinking a lot of this and panicking over no United/Alonso/Sterling starting issues.

    Would you just save FT?

    Fabianski
    Alonso | Doherty | AWB | Bednarek
    Salah (VC) | Hazard | Sterling | Richarlison | Fraser
    Kane

    Button | Kamara | Bennett | Success

    1FT, 0ITB

    Thanks

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    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kane (C)

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    2. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bennett over Bedn surely?

      Save FT

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks, even though I'm starting Doherty too?

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        1. Evasivo
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          I'm not the best advice this season tbh, but I wouldn't want to be starting Bednarek.

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          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            I think you're right, West Ham certainly more threatening than Fulham

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  20. kempc23
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any suggestions for this free hit team?

    Guaita 3.9
    VVD Shaw Doherty Wan Bis 3.8
    Salah Hazard Son Pogba Martial
    Kane Ings 3.9

    £0.6m left in bank

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

    Start either:

    Bennett (Fulham away)

    Or

    Digne (Burnley away)

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

    Alsono & Rondon OUT FOR Shaw & Rashford. Includes benching Digne

    Yes or No? (no pts hits)

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Just Rondon to Rashford

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

        Can't afford

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  23. The Pep Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Can I please have your opinions on this wildcard team?

    Fabianski Patricio
    Digne Lovren Shaw Doherty AWB
    Salah Sane Son Snodgrass Frazer
    Kane Rashford Ings

    Any suggestions on improvements most welcome. Is the defence too weak?

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

      I would ditch Pat for someone cheaper. Set and forget.

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

    Who would you play?

    1 Jiminez
    2 Richarlison
    3 Anderson

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    1. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      All 3 for me

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

        Need to bench one

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  25. ameenkw
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench 2 of the following:
    L)indelof (HUD)
    A)lonso (wat)
    D)oherty (ful)
    A)wb (CAR)

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  26. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    someone said Fanderson could miss out. Is there any credibility to this news?

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  27. FPLord
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    One to bench out of AWB, Doherty, Alonso? Currently on AWB due to the letters attacking threat

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

      In the same boat and done the same thing.

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  28. JAYPEE
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alli to Son worth it? Or roll the FT?

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    1. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Eriksen or roll it

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  29. chilli con kone
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Play one:

    A. Doherty (ful)
    B. AWB (CAR)
    C. Digne (but)

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  30. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    So Kane, Salah, Martial, Sterling, Auba are all the rumoured benchings? Any substance to any of them? Any others? Be lucky if I get 9 out if people are right on here

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

      How often are folk on here right about benching rumours?

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    2. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Martial wasn’t seen at the team hotel, so that one has more substance to it.

      The others are all speculation as far as I’m aware.

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

      Alonso, Son, Sane etc. So Shaq for armband

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    4. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Benchings this game week will be the most unpredictable of all. Expecting players from all clubs not just the top teams to rotate. Let's see.

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