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. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Do we expect Poch to rest Kane today or Tuesday? Playing twice on two days rest seems a bit much.

    1. Party time
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I doubt if he would get a rest any time soon but if so then on Tuesday

      • Gearoid
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        No way. Hunting down Liverpool!

      • Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        can rest when they have a Cup game

      • Cookie Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Going for the title

        I think he can manage it

      • Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        No different to a CL Wednesday, PL Saturday schedule

      • Amateur Pundit Zan
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Early sub against Bournemouth makes me pretty confident he will start

      • rrcmc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Scarer-mongerer !!!! 😉

    2. onetowatch
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hi what is everyone’s reason to wanting to captain lane. I just think he hasn’t been performing above average over the last few weeks and think salah will outscore him.
      What about hazard also?

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

        Salah and Hazard are good choices

        I just dont have any of them, so Kane is my only option

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

          If you had all three who would you go for and y?

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

            Salah, that left side of Arsenal defense is meh, central defense is very slow. take a look at arsenal vs southampton highlights if possible.

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

        got all 3, I am captaining Kane.

        If in doubt, I just follow the poll

        1. Krionos
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I'd rather follow the RMT tool in that case. The poll is always biased towards players people own

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            And who does RMT have in front? I imagine not much in it

          2. onetowatch
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Who does that say?

            1. Cookie Kid
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              RMT has Salah clear, Kane was 3rd or 4th

      3. Krionos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        3 goals and one assist in the last two gameweeks. What more does he need to do?

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

          He hasn’t been prolific and I think wolves won’t be as leaky as the last two teams he has played against.

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

            when was the last time wolves keep a cleanie?

            ask me, i know becos i have wolves double def lol

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

        I’m leaning towards salah but will probably just end up following the crowd too

    3. Superdry7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      WC Team for WK20

      Foster (Button)

      TAA, Luiz, Pereira (Wan Bissaka, Bednarek)

      Pogba, Hazard, Salah (c), De Bruyne (Masuaku)

      Kamara, Kane, Ings

      Punt taken on KDB...

    4. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      is
      Foster, TAA (Speroni, Camarasa) better than
      Button, Pereyra (Steele, WanBis)

      imo yes as i've no GK transfer worries in a few weeks & TAA just edges Pereyra... right?

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

        yep

        1. kennethrhcp
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          cheers Holmes!!! was having 2nd thoughts

    5. Manani
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      TAA + Holebas
      or
      Robertson + Bednarek

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

      2 FT. No obvious transfers.

      A. Ederson -> Foster / Fabianski
      B. Ederson + Aubameyang -> Fabianski + Kane
      C. Doherty -> Pereira / TAA
      D. Let it waste
      E. Any one week punts?

      Ederson | (Button)
      Robertson | Digne | Holebas | (Doherty | AWB)
      Hazard | Son | Sane | Martial | Richarlison
      Aubameyang | Jimenez | (Ings)

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

        Nice team - the players which need to go (Ederson) have good fixtures so difficult. Got any itb? Could do martial-> fanderson if martial a doubt

    7. Gearoid
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Bottomed. Think I am GTG. Thoughts? Bench order ok?

      Lloris
      Digne Lovren Balbuena
      Hazard(vc) Sane Richarlison Snodgrass
      Auba Jiminez Kane(c)
      Steele Doherty Camarasa AWB

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

        Looks good. Gtg

    8. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling cappers where you @!

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

        Sane(c) Sterling (vc)

        May switch it though.

        1. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I’m sterling c sane vc hmmmm tough choice this week..

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

        Too many doubts. Am keeping for this game though.

      3. de quincey
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I have had him for several weeks -
        Is he gonna play?

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

        I want to but I don’t think my balls are big enough

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

      1FT, 0.5m ITB. Giving City another week; so all GTG?

      Fabianski.
      Doherty, Robbo, Alonso.
      Sterling, Sané, Snod, Anderson (VC), Hazard (C).
      Kane, Jiminez.

      (Hamer, Kamara, Peltier, AWB).

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

        Yes. Hope you get your 11 out.

    10. Winning11
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      bench Doherty or Bissaka?
      Fraser > Pereyra or save my transfer?

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

        Bench AWB

        Yes

    11. Basturk
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Digne vs Pereira for next 4 game weeks?

      Digne = 3-2-4 (Goals-Assists-Clean Sheets)
      Pereira = 2-3-6

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

        Pereira to keep 6 CSs in 4 games? 😮

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

          Sorry, I mean those are their stats to date

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

      Hangover cures please?

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Fry up and lots of sugary drinks

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

        sleep

      3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        monster.......the only cure for me

      4. el polako
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Cold beer & nice young baps.

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

        Crystalised ginger. Miracle, honest. Unfortunately you have to enter a health food store to get it.

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

        Get straight back on it.

      7. de quincey
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Hair of the dawg

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

        Soy milk

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Is it ? Never tried that

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

            It works great for me. Taiwan it’s common after late night out.

      9. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Sugar sugar sugar drinks original lucozade my favourite

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

        Drink plenty of water

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

        Tx all 🙂

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

      Morning all, final wildcard choice...

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

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        A

      2. The Hoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        A, although given fixtures could you get mitro instead?

        Am in similar dilemma below- see my wildcard post below!

    14. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      2 questions fellas,

      Any news on Martial? Seen at the hotel or anything like that.

      Best captain option?

      A. Kane
      B. Salah
      C. Son
      D. Hazard

      Cheers all and good luck

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

        Seen nothing myself.
        I'm going D.

    15. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard captain; anyone with me?

      1. Krionos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yes, plenty probably.

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Think I read somewhere Pedro is a doubt, so Hazard could play wide with Morata/Giroud at the no.9

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

          Fine by me - plays well out wide too. Probably keeps him on the pitch 90 minutes if no other left wingers.

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

        Plenty

    16. The Hoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Would be VERY grateful for your thoughts. Which WC team would you go for? A is more template but aside from this week's captaincy choice B may be better (Kane's points per game being surprisingly low compared to the 7-8.5 m midfielders). Am c.5k at mo.

      A
      Hart
      Robbo / Digne / Doherty / HOLEBAS
      Salah / Haz / Son / fAnderson
      KANE / Jiminez

      Speroni / CAMARASA / AWB / Kamara

      0.4 ITB (would use this to get TAA in 2 weeks)

      B
      LLORIS
      Robbo / TRIPPIER / Digne
      Salah / Haz / RICHARLISON / Son / fAnderson
      MITRO / Jimenez

      Speroni / Doherty / AWB / Kamara

      0.8itb

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

        A but not Hart.

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

          Thanks - who would you get instead?

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

            Probably Fabianski regardless of the short fixture drop. Don't think anyone in that price bracket has a consistently good run of fixtures.

    17. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Am I G2G? Wanted to do Alonso > Pereira for -4 but stopped myself!

      Foster
      Alonso Laporte Digne
      Salah(vc) Hazard Son Snodgrass
      Kane(c) Rashford Jimenez
      Hamer Billing AWB Bennett

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

        G2G

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

        G2G mate

    18. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sergio Aguero has only scored one goal away from home in the PL (vs Cardiff) in the last 365 days (12 matches). His last away goal in the PL before this was against Swansea on 13 December 2017.

    19. Louis Van Gaalstones
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      G2G?

      Fabianski,
      Alonso, Digne, AWB
      Hazard(vc), Son(C), Anderson, Martial, Sane
      Rashford, Mitro

      Button, Auba, Schindler, Doherty

    20. tanser11
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      thoughts ion my wc team?

      Fabi (4.0)
      Robertson Doherty WBA Digne SHAW
      Haz Salah Rich FA Camaras
      Kane Jim kamara

      Cheers,

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

      Nobody captaining Son again?

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

        o/

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I’m thinking about it

      3. Louis Van Gaalstones
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I am, though I feel like his hot streak will come to an end soon

    22. Ozzydragon86
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      For those Wildcarding this week what is your overall rank?

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

        19k

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

        4.8k

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

        1136

    23. jackuzFT
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      will chicharito starts??

      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I doubt it but only a guess

    24. Big Hippo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Help needed team. I have to play one of:

      A) Success (NEW)
      B) Camarasa (lei)
      C) Doherty (tot)
      D) AWB (CHE) or
      E) Success > Kamara (HUD) for free

      Thank you!

    25. Mikey44
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Button
      Alonso Digne Doherty
      Salah Sane Son Richarlison Lingard
      Kane Rashford

      Subs: Ryan Kamara Diop Bennett

      1 FT, 0.2 itb. G2G?

      1. Winning11
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        g2g

    26. Visionaries
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      What would you do here? Have 3.3 sitting in the bank.

      Fab
      Balb, Kolasinac, Alonso,
      Rich, Martial, Sterling, Son
      Kane, Wilson, Rashford

      Hamer, Wan B, Bennett, Hojb

      A Rich & Martl > Pogba & Eriksen -4
      B Rich > Pogba
      C Martial > Pogba
      D Balbuena > Trippier/Toby
      E Fab > Lloris
      C Save

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

        C
        Son to Eriksen when he leaves?

      2. Bobby_Baggio
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Kolasnic > TAA or Robbo

    27. Bobby_Baggio
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Which fifth defender spot should it go to?

      TAA - Pereira - Digne - AWB - ______

      A) Bennett
      B) Bednarek
      C) Peltier

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

        Check the fixture ticker and look at which one covers the weaker fixtures for your main defenders. Also C should be removed from those choices imo.

      2. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        a

    28. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Captain who-
      Kane
      Hazard
      Son
      Anderson

    29. Mr_Barbs
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Thoughts? Any changes needed?

      Fabianski
      TAA, Lovren, Digne
      Hazard, Salah(vc), Pogba, Anderson, Richarlison
      Kane(c), Jimenez

      Button, Kamara, Doherty, AWB

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Lools good but swap your captain choice.
        I own Kane and to be honest far from confident that he is worth ot this week.

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

          It’s the captain choice that’s proving difficult. Who would you bet on, Salah, Pogba?

          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Salah all.day long.

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

        I want your team!

    30. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      The stats in this article really do show how some players are way above where they should be.

      Spurs and City stats the most interesting.

      Hopefully this week is the opposite of last week 😉