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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. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Rough and smooth after this gw

    R: Took a hit to buy Martial
    S: AWB replaced him and scored 15 points

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  2. J.Litmanen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Gtg?

    Fabianski
    Davies - kola - doherty
    Rich - Sterling - Fanderson - Martial - son
    Kane (C) - Auba

    Hamer, awb, kamara, schindler.

    No free transfers, 0.1 itb.

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

      GTG

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      1. J.Litmanen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks!

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  3. Steirish
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Play one

    A. Laporte
    B. AWB
    C. Snodgrass
    D. Camarasa

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

      Laporte

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    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      C

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

      B

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  4. Weilong7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Laporte and auba for shaw/digne/lovren and Kane for free?

    Which defender is best? Have robbo

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

    Going for Rash (C) as a differential.

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

      ludicrous

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

        Probably but playing safe lately hasn't worked out at all with Sterling trolling me harder than last season.

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        1. El-Kloppico
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          He missed some sitter the last match.

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

    Which one to bench?

    A. AWB
    B. Alonso
    C. Doherty

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    1. Davros
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I’m benching AWB

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

      A

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

    sane >> kdb?

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

      No

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

        heard sane won't start

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

          It's rather stupid to ditch each player that seem to be/was rotated.

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

      If you believe the rumours 😉

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

    What are people doing with Alli? Starting or benching?

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

    gtg?
    Fabianski
    VVD Robbo Alonso
    Haz(C) Sterling Richarlison Felipe
    Auba Rashford Jiminez

    4.0 WB Bennett Hojberg

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  10. DavidSilva
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench

    Doherty or AWB

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    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Awb

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  11. Johan Queef
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start which 3?

    A) AWB
    B) Digne
    C) Robbo
    D) Kolasinac
    E) Doherty

    Talk about a benching headache. Having to bench Jimenez as well!

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

      ACE

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

      C D E

      Who are you start ahead of Jimenez? I'm currently benching him as well.. feels very wrong though

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      1. Johan Queef
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I've got Ings and Rashford up top, and Sterling, Sane, Hazard, Fanderson, Richarlison in midfield.

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  12. Teoninja
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Pogba or Martial?

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

      Pogba, more nailed on to start now

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

      Pogba I think has higher ceiling

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    3. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Pogba

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

    Who to take out to fund Kane
    1)Alonso
    2)Ings

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    1. klipp klopp
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      1

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

      2

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    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Alonso

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

      There is no cheaper starter than Ings, who will you bring in ?

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

        Quaner..bench fodder

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

          No, just no 🙂

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  14. klipp klopp
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    A) Felipe Anderson
    B) Jiménez

    This gameweek only

    Cheers

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    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Close - Anderson possibly higher ceiling, but it's tough to call

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

    Martial where are you mate 😀

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Missing from group who arrived i heard

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  16. Nespinha
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Worth a WC?

    allison - stekelenburg
    shaw - robertson - doherty - digne - wan bissaka
    siggy - salah - sane - anderson - cairney
    auba - jimenez - wilson

    If yes, A or C?

    A) shaw - anderson - rashford
    B) shaw - son - ings
    C) trippier - anderson - ings

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

      No. Just sort out Cairney and possibly Wilson...snodgrass/ings etc don’t worry about a hammers double up

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

        I will lose the wildcard next week, so either I use it now or later

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  17. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Auba + Sane to Rash + Salah for -4:
    a) yay
    b) nay

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  18. jimmy.floyd
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Play two:
    A AWB
    B Doherty
    C Digne
    D Chicharito

    Which one should be my first substitute?

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  19. Sponge-worthy
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Would you think Auba will start?

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      cameo more likely.

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  20. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    FACT:
    The last four games between Watford and Chelsea in the #PL have seen 21 goals scored (Watford 10, Chelsea 11), at an average of 5.3 per game

    Haz(c) anyone?

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I am with you !!

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    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Mark is

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

        is he?

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

      Tempted to give him another chance but I'm not so sure if he's gonna outscore Harry.

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      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Chelsea need to turn things around and Sarri trust Haz to do the job.

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

      Me

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    5. Johan Queef
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I have but because i don't have Kane or Salah.

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  21. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Stuck - advice greatly appreciated chaps! 0.3 ITB, 1 FT

    Hennessey*
    Doherty, AWB, Alonso, TAA*
    Sane, Sterling, Hazard, Richarlison
    Kane, Jimenez

    (Patricio, Laporte, Kamara, Hojbjerg)

    A) Sane -> Son
    B) TAA* -> Robertson
    C) Something else

    Cheers

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  22. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Quick check with posters. Captain

    A) Kane
    B) Salah

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      toss a coin

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

        Might have to

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    2. M♤rvin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      B

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

        Thank you

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    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I imagine most of us only own one of them

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

        Lol. Possibly but I own both so was curious

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  23. dashdriver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fabianski
    Lovren / Kolasiac / Wan-Bissaka
    Sterling / Hazard / Felipe Anderson / Richarlison
    Kane (C) / Aubameyang (vc) / Rashford

    Hamer / Balbuena / Billing / Peltier

    0 FT / £0.1 ITB

    GTG?

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

    2 free transfers nothing in the bank. Advice appreciated

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

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  25. smix
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What’s the scene with Martial. Had got him for a hit !

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

      Although the pair were not spotted by MEN photographers Martial has been known to join up with the squad at a later time, and is not believed to be a doubt for the upcoming fixture.

      https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-huddersfield-squad-revealed-15595702

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    2. M♤rvin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Alien abduction.

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

    Some accum 🙂

    Fulham 2 Wolves 1
    Burnley 1 Everton 1
    Palace 3 Cardiff 1
    Leicester 2 City 4
    Liverpool 2 Newcastle 0
    Man Utd 4 Huddersfield 2
    Spurs 3 Bournemouth 2
    Brighton 0 Arsenal 2
    Watford 2 Chelsea 2

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    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal clean sheet : Bold prediction LOL

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  27. j.m
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fabianski
    Laporte Robertson Alonso
    Sterling Sane Rich FAnderson
    Rashford Kane Wilson

    Bench: Foster Bennett AWB HudsonOdoi

    2FT
    0.5 ITB

    I’m inclined to save my transfer this week, except it would mean burning it.

    Was thinking of:
    Sterling > Salah
    Alonso > Digne

    But that would leave me with Sane who might not play, and Salah facing tough fixtures next 2GW

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  28. altan8797
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    captain rashford or kane? I fear kane getting a rest.

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    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Then go for Marcus

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

      Huh Kane rest..Well rested

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  29. Pinky Blinders
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    FPL should provide us with a new chip next year, 2nd VC. You only get to use it on Boxing Day.

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

    Might go Son captain over Kane and Hazard?

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    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Good stuff. Go for Son.

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

      After his previous haul, he got 15 mins the next game.

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