Captains
26 December 2018 3946 comments
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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. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A- captain? richar kane sane pogba haz
    B- bench luiz or awb?

    1. badhombres
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A Kane
      B AWB

    2. TokyoRed 東京赤
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Captain Kane, bench Luiz.

  2. badhombres
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    G2G?

    Pat
    Robbo Kola Young
    Fraser Sterling Salah Richa
    Kane Chicha Rashford

    Hart WanB Bennett HojB

    would you change anything?

    1. Ynwalfc
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’d play AWB over Fraser

  3. PL Ball
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Would you rather...

    A) Laca ==> Rashford
    B) Keep Laca

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B definitely

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B this week

    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B is what I am doing

    4. kingofmercia
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

    5. Takedog1
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      don't see why keep laca. not enjoyable having him at all.

    6. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Probably, but wait until after today’s games.

    7. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I did B

    8. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

  4. The_FF_King
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Please RMWCT

    Fab / 4.0
    Kola / Robbo / Alonso / AWB / Bennet
    Sahah(c) / Son / Martial / Lingard / Brooks
    Kane / Martial / Jiminez

    The Utd treble up is a bit of a punt for next 2 games and I will tidy up after with transfers

    Thoughts?

    1. The_FF_King
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Forgot to say 0.0 ITB

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Too much martial

    3. LeicesterA
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looks very short term for a WC in my view. Son off in a few weeks, United fixtures only for a few weeks and rotation prone.

      Looks great ... for now.

    4. The_FF_King
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry! That is Rashford!

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

      Wc active myself.
      Youre not concerned not having Haz or Auba?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I have neither. Sold Hazard 3 weeks ago for Snodgrass. Hazard only 3pts more since then

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

    Kola or Digne on WC?

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Digne

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I bought Digne 6 weeks ago. 1 CS 1 assist and last minute goal when he was on 1pt till 94th minute

  6. james 101
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    GTG / Set up right?

    Pat
    Digne WanB Doherty
    Salah(vc) Sterling Fanderson Sane
    Kane(c) Wilson Jiminez

    (Fab. Kola. Masuaku. Zanka.)

    1. james 101
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      My main debate is kola vs wanb

      1. TokyoRed 東京赤
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I'm struggling with benching defenders this week. Going with AWB, Trip, Laporte and Luiz and benching Kola but very unsure.

        Got good fixtures in MF and attack so not playing 5...probably.

        1. james 101
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah Tough.

          Tbh this time of year the decisions often taken out of our hands.

  7. Bubbles1985
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fab
    Luiz Doherty TAA
    Shaq Felipe Sterling Rich
    Rash(vc) Kane(c) Jiminez

    Hamer Snoddy WanB Digne

    I have 4.2m itb and 1ft

    Felipe > Hazard ??
    Yay or nay??

    1. Mr_Barbs
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Think i would yes

      1. Bubbles1985
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Then I'm thinking Sterling and Jiminez > KDB and Arnie

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Snoddy has scored more than Hazard last 5

  8. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Had a dream that Kola scored a beauty.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Need to get out more.

  9. Snapes on a Plane
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Own sterling , Sane and B.silva planning to shift Silva for a mid under 9.5 . Who is a better long term option?
    A) Richarlison
    B) Lingard
    C) Pogba
    D) Mane

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Pogba might be the clever pick

    3. EMERGING STAR
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Richarlison

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Lingard 4 goals 1 assist last 4. Richarlison 4 goals 1 assist last 8.

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

  10. LeicesterA
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Like many, real bench headache this week. Who would you bench folk? Thanks so much.

    A - Robbo
    B - Laporte
    C - Alonso
    D - Doherty
    E - AWB

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      BE

      1. LeicesterA
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks.

    2. LeicesterA
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Currently thinking B? Or C?

    3. Afghanistanislas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

  11. james 101
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Play 3:

    A. WanB Car H
    B. Doherty Ful A
    C. Kola Bha A
    D. Digne Bur A

    Play 1:

    1. Pat ful A
    2. Fab sou A

    Thanks!!

    1. Jimi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      BCD
      B

      1. james 101
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks.

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      BCD
      1

  12. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Punt on schurrle anyone?

    1. cuppatea78
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not for me

  13. kempc23
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling to Salah or Fraser to Martial? I will captain Salah if A, or Kane if B.

    1. Ynwalfc
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fraser to Martial

  14. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bench luiz or awb?

    1. Jimi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bench AWB

    2. Afghanistanislas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Luiz

  15. cuppatea78
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thinking of doing:

    Alonso to Luiz
    Fabianski or Foster to Alison

    Good moves? and who out of fab and Foster would be better to sell?

    Will help me free up more money and get more Liverpool defence coverage

  16. tibollom
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    hey guys, rolling my FT to next week - not touching this team for today. g2G in terms of team, bench and captain?

    Fab
    Robbo Alonso Digne AWB
    Haz Sane Fanderson Rich
    jimenez K(c)ane

    Stek, Wilson Doherty Camarasa,

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      GTG

      1. tibollom
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers mate - AWB better option than Doherty?

    2. Ynwalfc
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Play Doherty over Digne

      1. tibollom
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        you dont reckon they will keep a cs against Burnley?

  17. Takedog1
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Really needing some help! Unsure who to move on and who to bring in.

    2 FT'S 0.0 ITB

    Ederson
    Luiz, Delph, Doherty, AWB
    Hazard , son , Sane
    wilson, kane (c) Laca

    subs - fraser , balbena, kayal

    Thanks in advance

    1. Ynwalfc
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson to ings

    2. kingofmercia
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Tricky. Laca to Rash is the only suggestion I’d offer, but even then I’d probably hold.

      1. Takedog1
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        thanks. laca is very frustrating to own. has a nice fixture but been saying that past 2 gw's and got little mins. would like pogba in but can't seem to do it without selling laca,

    3. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Tough with nothing itb.
      Downgrade Delph to enable moves next week ?

  18. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Already have Rashford. F Anderson, Lingard or Martial?

    1. Bubbles1985
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Felipe

  19. Casper77
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I feel Salah will be benched against Neecastle

    1. Gregorini
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Currently worrying about that too, but surely Liverpool need to push to ensure they keep a good points lead?

      1. Casper77
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        True...but Liverpool has to play Arsenal and Man City afterwards. If I were Liv manager I would rest Salah for the other big matches. Or maybe let him play against newcastle in the desperate situation if Liverpool is losing.

  20. Jones Kusi
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski Button

    Robertson Laporte Kolasinac Doherty AWB
    Sane Sterling Hazard F.Anderson Camarasa
    Ings Kane Jimenez

    So, I have a real struggle here. Who to bench?

  21. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A) Alonso and Rashford

    or

    B) Bednarek and Aubameyang

    ??

  22. Mr_Barbs
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wildcarding next gameweek.

    This week (would have to do both to afford them):
    Chicha > Rashford
    Anderson > Lingard

    Ederson
    Alonso, TAA, Robertson, Doherty
    Hazard, Sterling, Anderson
    Kane, Jimenez, Chicharito

    Stekelenberg, AWB, Fraser, Gunnarsson

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Morning boys! A or B please?

    A) Lingard & Sane
    B) Pogba/Martial & Son (No City)

    Thanks

  24. FPL Mountaineer
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Let me know your thoughts about this squad:
    Fabianski
    Delph, Lovren, Doherty
    Hazard, Martial, Lingard, Sane
    Ings, Kane, Aubameyang

    Subs: Stekelenburg, Wan-Bissaka, Diangana, Lowe
    Bank: 0.4m

  25. Ludde
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    The best team for me this GW?
    Lloris
    Laporte Robertson WanB Alonso
    Sterling(V) Anderson Richarlison
    Kane(C) Auba Rashford

    Steele Doherty Billing Brooks

  26. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard or Aubameyang (c)?

    1. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’m scared Aubameyang might be rested with Liverpool up next?!

  27. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    2 FTs to burn before wildcard. Think I’ll take my Gundogan points and move on to Lingard. Been on Kane(c) all week but Salah might be fresher with two extra days rest..? So tricky!

  28. JoeJitzu +42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is Torreira & Aubameyang ➡ Pogba & Rashford for free a good move?

    Fabianski
    Luiz Robertson Doherty Kolasinac (WanB)
    Sterling Son Richarlison Anderson (Torreira)
    Aubameyang Kane (Kamara)

    Gives....

    Fabianski
    Luiz Robertson Doherty (Kolasinac WanB)
    Sterling Son Richarlison Anderson Pogba
    Rashford Kane (Kamara)

  29. Tomskipow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Took Kane out to bring Hazard in last week cost me big. Trying to stay patient but worried now without Kane or Saleh...should I be?
    Fabs
    Robertson, Doherty, Alonso
    Sterling, Sané, Anderson, Hazard, Richarlison
    Hernandez, Jiménez
    (Hamer, Wan-Bis, Digne, Wilson)

    1. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hope you had a new sofa for Xmas? Get down there and stay there! Two hattys incoming

  30. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A- bench luiz or awb?
    B- 1st in bench: luiz/awb or kamara?
    C- captain? Kane haz richar pogba sane auba