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

    Anyone feel a car crash coming on with mass rotation today?

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

      Yes

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

      Not really. Always gets over blown on here.

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

      Thats what makes these gws so fun

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

    Which 4 of these 5?

    Alonso Digne Kolasinac Doherty Bissaka

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

      All but kola

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Drop Digne

  3. 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?

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

      AWB, Doherty. Thought someone said Chich was injured?

  4. fish66
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fabianski
    Robertson Laporte Alonso Doherty
    Salah Sterling Richarlison Snodgrass
    Aubameyang Wilson

    Hamer AWB Success Højbjerg

    0.9 ITB 2 FT

    (a) Wilson -> Ings & Save FT
    (b) Wilson & Sterling -> Ings & Hazard
    (c) Laporte & Wilson -> Shaw & Ings

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

      A

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

      A

  5. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Captain haz or kane? Was on kane and changed it

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kane

    2. Oh Maddison
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I´m on Kaner

  6. No Pirlo No Party
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    One week punt for Wilson. £6.8 to spend.

    Ings the best option?

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

      Definitely

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

      If you're happy to bench him for the following 2 gw's

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

        He’s already scored v city away this year & they’ve kept one CS in 8

      2. No Pirlo No Party
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        On WC next GW. Got to be used, not that I really need it.

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

    Eriksen, Sterling, Auba -> Salah, Haz and Rash for -4?

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No

    2. Oh Maddison
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I dont think Salah's worth it now tbh. might be rested today with the other fixtures coming up. taking him in after those games

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

    any news on Chicharito?

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

      Has a tight hamstring and is hoping to recover

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

    strongest trio?
    a) shaw anderson wilson
    b) shaw son ings
    c) shaw anderson rashford
    d) trippier anderson ings

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

      D

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

      C, B very short term maybe

  10. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Pages

  11. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Going

  12. 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.

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

      Yep

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

    I've got so many players I want to play. Have I got the right players on the bench?

    Pat,
    Doherty, Alonso, TAA,
    Salah (C), Anderson, Richarlison, Martial,
    Raul, Chicharito, Auba (VC)

    Fab, AWB, Laporte, Hojberg

  14. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    By

  15. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench
    A) Snodgrass
    B) AWB
    C) Luiz

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

      C

  16. LD
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I’ve forgotten how to change my profile pic! Anyone able to steer me in the right direction?

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

      gravatar.com

  17. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    So

  18. Park the bus
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start Luiz or AWB?

  19. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Martial (C) Alonso (VC) anyone?

  20. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fast

  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.

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

      Sterling to Son as a short term option for the next three games

  22. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start Kola or AWB?

  23. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bridge news on Twitter have this Predicated Chelsea XI vsWatford:
    Not 100% realiable but has been right sometimes before

    Kepa, Emerson, Rudiger, Luiz, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Pedro, Giroud and Hazard. #CFC

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

      Wouldn’t surprise me

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

      if only there was no hazard, sigh...

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

      Where’s alonso???!!!

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

        Thats the rumour, he may be rested

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

    sorry for RP, bottomed

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

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

      Zero chance Kane will bs rested.

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

        Zero chance? Are you poch?

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

          Yes. Madness to bench your best player as he's hitting form.

    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kane

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

      Don't overthink. just go Hurri(C)ane

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

    Start 3
    Digne
    AWB
    Kolasinac
    Bednarek

  26. amplifiedAnt
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bottomed...

    Current:
    Ederson (Hamer)
    Alonso, Robertson, Doherty, Digne (AWB)
    Sterling, Hazard, Richarlison (Snodgrass, Fraser)
    Kane, Chicharito, Jimenez

    A. (wildcard):
    Fabianski (Steele)
    Alonso, Robertson, Doherty, Digne (Bednarek)
    Son, Hazard, Richarlison, (Snodgrass, Camarasa)
    Kane, Aubameyang, Jimenez

    B. (wildcard):
    Fabianski (Steele)
    Alonso, Robertson, Doherty, Digne (Bednarek)
    Salah, Hazard, Richarlison (Snodgrass, Camarasa)
    Kane, Rashford, Jiminez

    C. (2FT):
    Ederson, Chicharito > Fabianski, Rashford

    1. Oh Maddison
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I would have held on the team you have and make those transfers and after the 2 tough fixtures Liverpool have coming to bring in Salah etc

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

      I wouldn't ditch AWB on WC. Might outscore Alonso this week at least and way better value. Guess i'd take C out of those

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

    Start 1 of these two

    A) Jiménez
    B) Felipe Anderson

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

      Same dilemma.
      No clue really
      Going with Anderson to have an attacker tomorrow

  28. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bench one

    A Kolasinac
    B AWB

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

      Kola

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

      B

  29. Borran
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Will Auba start?

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

      No-one knows, I think he will as Laca not in great form, but may come off early. Purely speculating though

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

      Probably.