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. Krisson
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    C Hazard or Aubameyang?

    1. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Haz

    2. The Mighty Whites
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Aubameyang

    3. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Rob Green

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Foden.

    5. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      someone else

    6. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Thinking Auba but Eden may go crazy!
      Who else you got, asking similar below?

      1. Krisson
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Sane or Sterling.
        Ings might surprise as well.

  2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Everyone has Salah and Kane as captain.
    Stupid move, they won’t perform. I’ve put a differential in Rob Green as my captain. Solid easy points.

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep (backs out of door very slowly)

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Where's the humour?

      1. Jealous Viper
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Somewhere in there hidden very deep. Very very deep

  3. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Captain?
    A Haz
    B Auba
    C Son
    D Rash/Jlingz

    1. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers was toying going all in on Jlingz:)

  4. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Think I'll hold off on Manu players for another gameweek at least

  5. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Transfer Alli out or hold? Would be using a Ft and not for a hit

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Who would you get?

      1. The Mighty Whites
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Man U mid I think

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Son

    3. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Took him out for pog. Son also a good shout but preferred pogba being a more secure starter in these times

  6. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Correct bench order?

    Kamara (WOL) - Camarasa (cry) - Wilson (tot)

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson 1st

  7. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    A breakfast club this morning would have been ideal.

  8. Siggy in the Middle
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    So Martial didn't travel with the team but others are saying he leaves nearby do it doesn't mean anything.

    Will he start? Should he still be captained?

    1. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Don't captain. Probably starts

  9. GianniBanani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah over Kane? Switched ten times already...

    1. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'm going Kane personally

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'm going Kane just because I think his form is a but better abd can see Newcastle parking the bus.

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

      Kane as will play more minutes

      1. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Why? Salah has had 2 extra days of rest

  10. The Pep Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Which one to bench:
    A. Doherty
    B. Snodgrass

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

      B

  11. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Do you think Kamara will start?

  12. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bench Digne or Doherty?

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Digne IMO

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

      Digne

  13. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Falling behind in my ML...risk Son (c) or stick with Kane?

    Cheers.

    1. NilSatisNisiOptimum78
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kane. Long way to go yet mate, just go with who you think gets most points

    2. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I have just bottles the Son captaincy,although I am currently top of my ML.

    3. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers

  14. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    If you were going to get in Salah this GW would you get rid of Hazard or Sterling?

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

      No

  15. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I've got Eriksen and will keep for this week, but feels quite expensive this season

  16. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Nearly 17,000 Martial sellers this week. I wonder how many of them also bought him this week 😀

  17. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sane (c) over Kane?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      😯

    2. QPR CARIBBEAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No

    3. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ballsy

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

      Brave and could pay off if he starts

  18. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Play 1:

    Digne vs BUR(A)
    Kola vs BHA(A)
    Chicharito vs SOU(A)

    1. jg7u
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kola

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

    bench jimenez or anderson?

    doherty or wan bissaka?

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Same issue here
      Currently benching Jimenez and AWB

  20. Art Vandelay
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I’ve lost my bottle. *removes armband from Son and hands it to Harry*

    Good luck all

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

    laporte and auba to shaw/digne and kane for free?

    1. Ed
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  22. jg7u
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I'm sure this had been asked many times, but bench one:

    A) Luiz
    B) AWB

  23. Takedog1
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    ings or jiminez?????

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Go with your gut

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ings

  24. LeicesterA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Play Laporte over Alonso, given rumours? Or take rumours as just that? Thanks!

  25. Shabaaz
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    taregett bisaka doherty alonso shindler

    which 2 to bench ?

  26. MTPockets
      5 years, 4 months ago

      rather annoying that member's section isn't loading

      1. Rotation's Alter Ego
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Anything in particular or all pages?

        It's fine for me, sorry 🙁

        1. MTPockets
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Couldn't get stats tables to load previously, but now the whole section.

            1. Rotation's Alter Ego
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Sorry to hear that!

              I'll pass it along, not much else I can do I'm afraid. I'd suggest trying on different browsers / devices perhaps, but I know that might be a pain for you!

              1. MTPockets
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  No worries, probably bad timing with the traffic

        2. Game of Throw_ins
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Bench one:
          A) AWB (CAR)
          B) Mitrovic (WOL)
          C) Jimenez (ful)
          D) Doherty (ful)

        3. drughi
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Keep calm and captain Salah

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

            I decided this, that is captain Salah, not calm though since if wrong major drop out or top2k.

          2. GianniBanani
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            This is it. I'm going to listen this guy with 9 next to nick!

        4. How I met your Mata
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          TAA
          Chicharito
          hennessey
          Monreal
          How many of these do we think will play??

        5. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Fraser or Kamara first sub?

          1. Art Vandelay
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Fraser.

            1. Woy_is_back
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Ta