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. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Play 1:

    AWB (CHE)
    Doherty (tot)
    Kolasinac (liv)

    Opinions appreciated!

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

      Kola

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

      Every time this is asked different views expressed. All will concede and Doherty most likely to get attacking returns so I have gone for him

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

        The right choice

      2. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        But any chance palace are resilient and hold Chelsea?

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

    play one...
    a. Doherty
    b. Lovren
    c. Kiko Femenia
    Already playing TAA and Digne

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

      C

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

      C easy

  3. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Transfer for the GW...
    A Martial to Anderson
    B Fraser to Pereya
    C Sane to Son

    Play
    1 Doherty
    2 Digne

    Thanks!

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

      B2

  4. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    good morning! Could really use some help after falling from 11k > 30 k last week. Got 2 FT but not sure what to do

    Hart ( Ryan )

    Alonso - Robertson - Digne ( AWB, Doherty )

    Sterling - Richarlison - Martial - Snodgrass ( Hojbjerg )

    Kane(C) - Auba - Rashford

    A : Ryan > Fabianski
    B : Other suggestions ?

    1. Alvaro Morata
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      How much in the bank...?

    2. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You need Hazard or Salah in teh midfield, with Pogba or Son in support. I'd make changes here.

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

      a

  5. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Chicha -> Deeney?

    Kolasinac -> Holebas or Shaw?

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

      Shaw.

  6. Alvaro Morata
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Play two from these:

    A). Doherty (Tot)
    B). Kiko (New)
    C). Kamara (Hud)
    D). Billing (Ful)
    E). Wan Bissaka (Che)

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

      BD

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

      BC

    3. Alvaro Morata
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      F). Jimenez also there.

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

      BF

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

      b + c

      the others are likely 2 pointers, Kam not sure to start but chances of 2pts + good

      full order would be b c a d e

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

      B definitely. Then A closely followed by C

  7. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Whens the West Ham press conference??

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

      When!

    2. A.T
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It's already happened

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

    Hi, on a WC here.. Have some final decisions..

    A) Lössl, Speroni, Holebas ( removing wan bisaka for Holebas)
    B) Fabianski, Button and a defender for max 4,5. Perhaps Kiko Femina. ( removing wan bisaka )
    C) Fabianski, Button Holebas and a defender for max 4,5 ( removing Wan B and Doherty )

    Wan B and Doherty both have kinda bad fixtuers so..

    And advice? Thank you in advance.

  9. Srv210
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I'm on Felipw captain currently and have son,hazard,kane,auba too....should i change the captain or just go with my maverick gut feeling.

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      *Felipe

    2. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'm thinking same tbh

  10. blind faith
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Likelihood of Hernandez playing?

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

    Alonso -> 4.7
    Fraser-> Pogba
    -4
    Or
    Fraser-> Deulofeu
    Free
    ?

  12. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who to sell with my FT?

    A) Laporte
    B) Kola
    C) Balbuena

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

      C

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

      Laporte terrible value at the minute. Get Digne / Pereira / Trent with the change

  13. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Does anyone line their team up in a special superstitious way on the fpl site?

    I do

    I line them up from left to right in the order they play.

    Fab
    Digne Robbo Shaw
    Rich Haz(vc) Sane Ander Martial
    Kane(c) Auba

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

      That doesn't seem to work when doing via the app...do you do this via the website link?

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

      I always try put mine in symmetrical patterns of colours

    3. Meltens
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I like to (as much as possible) put the players in their ”preferred” position i.e. Centerback at the center, right-winger to the right etc 🙂

      Have been struggling with all the leftbacks this year but then it becomes more ”the most premium in the right spot”...

  14. Aubamazette
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is Sane(c) too risky? I think he will play

    1. John78
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      risky

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

      Benched. Sold him for Haz

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

        Get ready to be punished

    3. Alvaro Morata
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He will but for (C) he is too risky

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

        Even with the L’s Man City have taken he’s looked the best in attack, I’ve always went with the safe option but I need to make some ground in my private league

    4. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I have the armband on him with Felipe (vc)

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

        If he starts I reckon he’ll deliver

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

    Start Ings or Kamara? Thanks a lot guys

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kamara for me

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ive Ings starting over Jimenez and Kamara at the moment

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

      Ings for me

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

        Cheers guys

  16. John78
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is Salah a must on WC?

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

      Nope

    2. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I think so 😉

    3. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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

      Not for 13.2mil

      Hazard is the only must have imo

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

      Yes, back to last year’s scoring form

    6. John78
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Really not sure still! my team looks very good without Salah!

  17. ttwduke
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    WC Team
    Fab
    Digne Alonso Lovren
    Deulofeu Pog Son(c) Haz Eriksen
    Rash Kane

    Guaita - Kamara, Doherty, AWB

    Considering Alonso, Deulofeu out, TAA + Siggy/FAnderson/Richarl

    Alonso has awesome fixtures coming up and a whisker away from massive hauls lately. TAA won't cost me many points long term but short term tough fixtures and rotation risk.

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

    TAA Digne Dohetry AWB X

    Holebas or Kiko?

    not sure if Holebas is worth the money if I may not play him every week

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Just signed him, has great potential clean sheet fixtures coming up and takes all corners etc, scores the odd one too

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

    Still got to use at least one FT on this lot:

    Fab
    Robbo, Alonso, Digne
    Son, Richarlison, Martial, Sane
    Ings, Kane, Auba

    Hamer,- Doherty, AWB, Billing

    2FT
    0.7 ITB

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

      Burn

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

        Thanks! Might burn it on Hamer -> Button, will never play Button anyway

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

          Ryan will be back before you know it

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

      Nothing obvious, maybe get a second keeper just in case?

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

      No Salah or Hazard an issue

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

        True but what is the solution?

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

          Nothing this week

  20. Kip
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC-team guys?

    Fabianski Button
    Robbo Luiz Digne Doherty WanB
    Haz KDB Sané Pogba FAnderson
    Kane Ings Kamara

    Opted for No Salah Cause Kane & Haz are both permacaptain material imo

  21. Don Rogers FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Fab
    TAA, Schindler, Alonso
    Haz, siggy, Son, fandersin, Sane
    Rashford, ings

    Sper, Jiménez, doh, AWB

    1 ft, 5.3 itb

    A) stick
    B) Alonso & Siggy> Digne & Salah
    C) Jim> Aguero (bench ings)

  22. Alvaro Morata
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Whom to play from these.

    A). Jimenez
    B). Kamara

    1. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Jiménez

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

      a

  23. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Iirc there was an article saying Spurs wouldnt be firing after midweek game?

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

      Still (c) Kane?

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

        Not for me.
        Going with Sane - got plenty of booze left after Xmas if its goes wrong.

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

      That means few teams will be firing?

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

      They also said Spurs wouldn't hammer Bournemouth so....

    4. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It was aimed at after CL midweek games I guess, travel and tough opposition.

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

    I fancy Pogba captain am I mad?

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

      Yes

      But it has nothing to do with your captain choice

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

      Could be gold and in form and has the fixture

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

      Yes.

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

      Just switched from Son to Pog. Reckon he is a good shout this week.

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

    Foster or fabianski to play this GW?

  26. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who are you captaining? Go.

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

      Hazard

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

      Who’s he?

    3. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Who’s Go?

      Kane or salah. Can’t decide

    4. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Son, he did me proud last GW so leaving it on him.

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

      sane

    6. Magic Box
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      KDB

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

    When is City presser and who's twitter is the best to get news out quick?

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

      You can watch it live on YouTube on mancitys channel

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

        Will be out and don't have the data for that unfortunately!

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

    Hi all,

    What are your thoughts on Son + Snograss or FAnderson + Richarlison?

    Cheers

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

      Son & Fanders

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

      Anderlison.

  29. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    AWB or Jimenez 1st bench?

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

      Jimi

    2. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Jimmy on the pitch today imo

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

    Do we know the Brighton keeper yet?

    Button or Steele

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I have never been more excited- only 2hrs 56mins until we find out!