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. Viper
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling - > Hazard or save FT?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I can do that but saving

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

      That’s the move I am hovering over but think no

    3. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Also saving myself

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

      likewise and also saving

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

    Bench one lads.

    A) Doherty
    B) Kolasinac
    C) Digne
    D) Wan-B

    On D at the moment. Cheers

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      D is good yeah. Close with B though IMO

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

    Bench 1 out of
    A) "neverbench" Alonso
    B) Jimenez
    C) Mitro

    1. Starky22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Jimenez

    2. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C

    3. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C

  4. Dead Balls
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lingard capper here!

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      congrats

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

      Good luck 🙂 I just got him in but dont dare to captain though.

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

      Woo and indeed hoo

      1. Dead Balls
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Got Aubameyang Salah Son Kane Jimenez Anderson to cover a wonky captain Lingard pick!

  5. Starky22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one:

    Jiménez
    Anderson

    1. CAPTAIN CRESPO
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      anderson

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on same. Going Anderson. Will be difficult to see west ham score if jim blanks though

  6. CAPTAIN CRESPO
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    2 FT, what to do here?

    Fabi
    Doherty AWB TAA
    Son Sane Anderson Richarlison
    Kane Auba Jiminez

    Kola, Digne, Snoddy

  7. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any confirmed team news?

  8. amplifiedAnt
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

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

    Ederson, Chicharito > ...

    A. Fabianski, Rashford
    B. Alisson, Ings

    1. The Head-Ake
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

  9. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sane + Camarasa > Son + Richarlison (-4)

    a) yes
    b) no

    1. Sarnab
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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

      Don't ditch a 4.6 midfielder on penalties and corners. great value as 5th midfielder

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

    Thinking of doing Sane and Mitrovic to Son and Rashford for -4...

    Do I pull the trigger?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I would have thought Rashford will get rotated a fair bit.

    2. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yr gun Bubz

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If you think the latter play then that seems good for short term

    5. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      no

  11. jimmy.floyd
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling to Haz for a hit?

    1. micsway
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn’t even do it for free

  12. micsway
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Start AWB or Wilson?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ooh, that is tough.
      AWB.

    2. Sarnab
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Awb

    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson

  13. Sarnab
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alli to Son -4? Y or N?

    1. micsway
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Who else can start for you?

      1. Sarnab
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Schindler

  14. The Hoff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    One week punt before wc

    1 Alonso-VVD
    2 Digne - Lovren
    3 Fanderson- Lingard

    Tempted by 2

    Bottomed

    1. The Mighty Whites
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      3

    2. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      None. Just do a boring transfer to make your bench marginally better.

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

      If I had to pick 1 I'd go 1 only IF you have no team value tied up in him.

  15. John Colby (Capt)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Didn’t Kane blank at home against Bournemouth last season when heavily backed as that gameweek’s captain’s pick?

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't he go off injured early.

      Don't really care anyway. I look at attacking and defensive form, not what happened between two slightly different teams a year ago.

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

      He also scored a hatty when heavily backed against Soton around this period. I didn't have him for both games though.

      1. John Colby (Capt)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers lads - still think I’ll keep faith in Mo

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. But the time before he got a goal. The time before that he got 2 goals. Conclusion - he has a good chance of scoring, but there are a range of outcomes and a blank is possible.

  16. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alli to...

    A) Lingard
    B) son
    C) Pogba
    D) other
    E) save

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

      B

    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C

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

      B is more risky but higher ceiling. I'm very boring so i went C for safety of starts

  17. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bench who?

    A) Doherty
    B) AWB
    C) Anderson
    D) Alonso

    1. micsway
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      AWB

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    son is going to start?

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I hope so

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

      Poch be mad to change the team after scoring 6 goals last day

  19. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    2pm - The time when dreams will be shattered. 😀

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I reckon 3 or 4 of the hardcore template squad will be benched

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      as long as they are not my dreams...

  20. Make Arrows Green Again
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Best of luck, poppets

  21. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Deadline for using first wildcard is Dec 29th at 2pm, right?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure but it tells you on the rules page.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Y

    3. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers all.

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

      Yes, I am using after this game as crazy at present.
      Awaits the new template:)

  22. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    C. Salah or Kane for people that own both?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Article really made that decision easy for me.

      1. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Kane?

      2. Lignja
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Would you mind share your decision with non member like me 🙂

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane. Tight call.

    3. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Going Kane but Salah great option also... It's Micky - Mickey between the two!

  23. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Last one:

    A) Digne
    B) AWB

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. HizzerWhizzer
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Had AWB but just swapped for Digne... let me know what you go for

  24. davies
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who to vc?

    Sterling Sane Son Martial Richarlison

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Martial

  25. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    GTG and correct bench order?

    Fab
    Robo Digne AWB
    Salah Sané Rich Ander Lin
    Kane Rash
    (Fos, Wilson, Bednarek, Bennett)

    Thanks guys

  26. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Good to go here? Bench correct?

    Fabianski

    Digne VVD Kola WanB Doc

    Hazard Sterling Martial

    Kane (c) Jimi

    Ryan Pereyra Snod Wilson

  27. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Start one:
    Doherty (ful)
    Wilson (tot)
    AWB (CAR)

    1. HizzerWhizzer
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Doherty

  28. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any late leaks or team news?

  29. HizzerWhizzer
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed

    Bench 2:
    AWB (Cardiff)
    Digne (Burnley)
    Doherty (Fulham)
    Rudiger (Watford)

    Anderson (Saints)
    Jiminez (Fulham)

    ?

  30. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A. Play Guaita or Fabs?

    B.Drop one of AWB/Kola

    C. Drop Anderson or Jimenez?

    Cheers