Captains

Captain Sensible – Kane battles in-form midfield assets for the armband

Another Gameweek deadline is upon us already, meaning another tricky decision over which Fantasy asset to captain.

The usual premium options are dominating the thinking in the Fantasy community, though there is a cluster of in-form, mid-price midfield options that are also entering the equation in Gameweek 20.

We’ve gone over those performing well in our still-live captain poll before carrying out a comparison between the individuals themselves, their teams and their opponents in order to pinpoint the best candidate.

Captain Poll

Just as he did in Gameweek 19, Harry Kane (£12.6m) leads the way from Mohamed Salah (£13.2m) at the top of our captain poll.

The Spurs striker enjoys a home fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday and is out in front with a 36.1% share of the vote, with the Egyptian sitting in second place on 13.3% (all figures given are correct at the time of writing).

Like his aforementioned team-mate, Son Heung-min (£8.8m) has both form and fixtures on his side going into Gameweek 20 and takes “bronze” with an 8.2% share.

The Korean midfielder is neck and neck with Eden Hazard (£11.1m), however, having accrued only a handful of votes more than the Chelsea winger-turned-false nine.

Paul Pogba’s (£8.1m) resurgence as a Fantasy option continues after two double-digit hauls and he lies fifth in our poll having gained 7.2% of all votes cast. It would have been difficult to imagine Pogba as a viable mid-price midfielder let alone captaincy candidate a fortnight ago, such has been his transformation under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Everton pair Richarlison (£7.0m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.3m) follow next with 3.2% and 2.7% of the vote respectively, while Sergio Aguero (£11.2m) is the most popular Manchester City option among our voters having garnered 2.1%.

Fresh off the back of double-digit hauls in Gameweek 19, Felipe Anderson (£7.3m) and Lucas Digne (£5.1m) complete our top ten.

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2,628 Comments Post a Comment
  1. zizoo10
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    On WC? just copy this, that's all

    Fabianski
    Robbo • TAA • Digne (double liverpool is the way)
    Haz • Salah • Pogba • Rich • Pereyra
    Kane • Ings

    Button • Kamara • AWB • Bennett

    1. banskt
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No players from Manchester City.

      1. zizoo10
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        fraud team, stay away

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

          Brilliant analysis. Well done. :).

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

      Button/Steele
      Robbo Digne DOHERTY
      Haz Salah Pogba Rich
      Kane Ings MITRO

      WB Bennett Hojberg

      Only swapped Ryan>Steele, Lingard>Pogba and Laporte>Digne! Did Mitro>Ings but have had a change of heart so swapped back. Now have 0.4m ITB instead of 1.5m

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

      I like, very similar to mine.

      1. zizoo10
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        cheers kernel

  2. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Captain?

    A) Kane
    B) Pogba
    C) Son
    D) Hazard

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard if you are adventurous
      Kane for safe choice

    2. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      C

  3. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Fraser to F Andersen for a hit. Yay or Nay?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yay unless you have a decent bench option this GW

  4. dbuk87
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard Anderson lingard siggy rich. Rashford auba Kane...need to drop one. Help!!!!

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Rashford or Lingard

    2. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Lingard

  5. Lexi2014
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Foster or Fabianski?

    1. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Foster

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

    Do you think it is too early to bring in KDB ?

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

      Yes

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      wait till he plays regularly

    3. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Doesn't seem to be a good time to roll that dice

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

      Looked very rusty against Leicester. Needs a few games under his belt.

  7. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Really struggling with this one.....

    A) Play Brooks

    B) Brooks —> Deulofeu (-4)

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Worth a -4 over next 4 definitely

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

      delafeu not worth a hit.

    3. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

    4. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

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

    (c) Pogba, Son or Hazard?

    CP and Wolves seem to have pretty solid defs so maybe Pogba?

    Rly tempted by Pogba tbh

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Follow your gut. He could well haul.

  9. Mr KFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC?

    Fab (Button)
    TAA, Lovren, Digne, (WB, Bendarek)
    Haz, Salah, Lingard, F Andersen, Delafeu
    Kane, Jime, (Ings)

    Afraid of Lingard rotation.

    1. zizoo10
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      lovren is a future headache and a FT loss. take him out now

  10. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Fab
    TAA Robertson Digne
    Pogba Salah Hazard Fanderson Rich
    Kane Kamara
    (Speroni Jimenez AWB Doherty)

    G2G?

    1. Football Weekender
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Are you sure Kamara will start? Although Spurs hammered Bournemouth, they gave them a lot of very good chances - I fancy Jiménez to score today.

  11. Greko82
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed

    Gtg?

    Fab
    Shaw/Digne/Louiz
    Richarlison/Pogba/Martial/Hazard/Pereyra
    Kane/Auba

    Jimenez/Doherty/AWB

  12. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bench one:

    a. Doherty
    b. AWB
    c. Wilson

    1. jomikijiq
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. Yoyoyoman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      AWB

    3. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

  13. PM
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    QUICK POLL:

    1. Auba, Mane, Laporte ( bank FT)

    2. Kane, Pogba, Laporte (-4)

    3. Kane, Mane, 4.6 def (-4)

    4. Auba, Pogba, Alonso (-4)

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      4

    2. JohnCarewCarew
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      3

    3. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      2

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

      1

  14. SEXY SON
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    The TEAM OF DEATH is ready:

    Fabianski
    Alonso | Doherty | Digne
    Salah (VC) | Hazard | Son | Pogba | Richarlison
    Kane (C) | Kamara

    Button | AWB | Bennett | Success

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Nice midfield

      1. SEXY SON
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks, wish I could have 6 and have Anderson too

    2. Ode
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I would do Alonso -> TAA and upgrade Kamara

      1. SEXY SON
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        This is my next planned move 🙂

        Alonso to TAA
        Kamara to Ings

    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      R.I.P.

    4. HRR
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Good line up,I’m tempted with Kamara too - raise some funds

    5. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      That strike force is going to need some surgery if two big hitters start firing

      1. SEXY SON
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        WC for that, I'm pre emptying Kun for the City 'coverage'

  15. ididnt
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Captain:

    Pogba
    Salah
    Son

    Play Jiminez or Rondon?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah and Rondon

  16. snowman
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    rashford could captain differential?

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Could also be dropped, but definitely a differential

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      might not even play

      1. snowman
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Kane it is then!

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          a sound decision - he's returned in his last 7/8 starts

  17. Riders of Yohan
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Any ideas appreciated!

    2FT and 0.2 ITB

    Fabianski / hamer
    Robertson / trippier / digne / AWB / Bennet
    Hazard / sterling / sane / Anderson / hoijberg
    Kane / mitrovic / jiminez

    Only though at the moment is hamer to button?

  18. FantasyRulez
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bench one:
    W)ilson (MUN)
    R)ashford (BOU)
    J)imenez (TOT)

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Probably j for me

    2. Ode
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      J

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      W

    4. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      j

    5. Football Weekender
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson

  19. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Was Pogba purely lucky last 2 gws?

    Thinking of Pogba > Martial or Lingard

    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No don't do it

    2. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not purely lucky. Most attempts at goal last week.

      He’s pencilled in and playing for the manager again- I would keep

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

      No way

    4. Blame it on Traore
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'd hold Pogba for now

  20. GBFC
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Team 1 or 2

    1:
    Fabianski
    Pereira, Robertson, Digne
    Richalson, Pogba, Salah, Hazard, Anderson
    Kane, Kamara

    Hamer, , Jimenez, Bissaka, Doherty

    2:
    Fabianski
    Pereira, TAA, Digne
    Son, Pogba, Salah, Hazard, Anderson, Pereyra
    Kane, Kamara

    Hamer, , Jimenez, Bissaka, Doherty

  21. Yoyoyoman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I have 2 FT this week.

    A) Move Hamer to Button (Rui current keeper) and carry 1 FT over.

    B) TAA to Holebas and carry 1 FT

    C) TAA to Femina, Pritchard to Deufelou

  22. zizoo10
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    A) TAA + Pereyra (have Robbo too, but confident in double pool)
    B) Luiz + Deulofeu

    1. Blame it on Traore
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It's an easy A for me

  23. fridge
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hi all, final wildcard choice...

    A) Pogba, Mitro, Kamara
    B) Pogba, Jiminez, Kamara
    C) Lingard, Mitro, Ings
    D) Martial, Jiminez, Ings

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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

    A. Alonso + Masuaku > Digne + Son (-4)

    B. Masuaku > F.Anderson

    1. Mr Q
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

  25. Lionac
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah, Hazard, Son, Pogba, Rich

    Would you change anything on this WC midfield? Cheaper options only

    1. Yoyoyoman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Who are your forwards ?

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

        Kane, Jimenez and Kamara

  26. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Will Spurs continue their form or will we see the effect of lack of depth?

    1. Mr Q
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I guess we will see..

  27. Mr Q
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Play Fraser(mun) or Kamara(HUD) ?

    1. Blame it on Traore
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Fraser for me. Think they'll score

  28. *sigh*
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    The lack of City in all these wildcard teams is confusing yet strangely arousing at the same time.

    1. Blame it on Traore
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Difficult to pick their assets given their current form. Happy to make changes once they start firing / outperforming other form players

  29. Blame it on Traore
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How's this wildcard squad please guys?

    Fabianski, Button;
    Van Dijk, TAA, Digne, Wan-Bissaka, Bednarek;
    Salah, Hazard, Pogba, Felipe Anderson, Richarlison;
    Kane, Ings, Kamara

    Thanks a lot

  30. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    when is peps presser?