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

    Foster in for Ryan -4 or hope Button plays?

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

      Hard one. Button seems the favourite but Hughton said would decide today. I think Foster good move anyway so as there is danger of 0 points I would do it if was me

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, no way I'd consider a hit for keeper usually. Watford have toon at home though

    2. Siggy Azalea
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Foster move will earn you points throughout season anyway...do it

  2. Patches O Hoolahan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling > Hazard straight swap ?

    Sterling might be rested and didn't look great last 2 weeks. Haz fixtures too

    1. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling hasn’t played a lot if you look at his minutes, if anything Sane would get the rest having played a lot more.

      That said, I did Sterling > Haz and kept Sane ha

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        sterling started league cup game vs leicester too.

        1. Goonsquad245
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          No he didn't

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

      Yeah, I did that last night. Hazard has 3 great fixtures and is nailed. Not 100% convinced Sterling will start myself.

  3. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance Balbuena starts? Bennett and AWB have poor fixtures but don’t really want to use a transfer on Balbuena. Never mind Martial...

    Team:

    Lloris
    Digne Luiz Balbuena
    Hazard Anderson Sane Martial
    Auba Kane Wilson

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

    Kolasinac to ( and play over Doherty) for -4

    A Shaw
    B TAA
    C Not worth hit. Keep Kolasinac with Fulham up next

    Fabianski
    Doherty Van Dijk Digne
    Hazard (vc) Sane Richarlison Anderson
    Kane (c) Aubameyang Rashford

    Steele AWB Kolasinac Gunnarsson

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

      C for me. Not worth a hit.

    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      yeah keep kola till gw21

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

    Which combo:

    A) Fabianski & Holebas

    B) Foster & Shaw

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. Siggy Azalea
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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

    Is it logical to start Kamara vs HUD over Jiminez vs tot? Will he be likely to even start as suggested by team news section?

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      its basically a punt due to fixtures but i wouldnt do that .Spurs defense isnt watertight and kam cant hit a barndoor

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

        Kamara has actually scored two goals in the Premier league this month despite limited minutes.

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I’m playing Kamara, spurs won’t concede

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

      I'd play Jiminez. Wolves have shown they can put goals past Spurs.

    4. enrico.palazzo
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I’m playing Kamara over ings

    5. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'll probably do it. Upside of Jiminez scoring is Spurs concede so non-Kane assets get less points.

  7. Pitch Invasion
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed. On my Wildcard. Any changes or good to go?

    Foster - Patricio
    Digne - Shaw - Doherty - AWB - Diop
    Hazard - Pogba - Richarlison - Fanderson - Camarasa
    Kane - auba - Jiménez

    Maybe a better cheap defender than Diop?

    1. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Solid team, GL

    2. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kiko instead of diop? Id be very worried having no pool or city cover unless you have a plan for in a few gws

    3. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Posted on previous page

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

      How do you plan to get in City player when they start firing again?

  8. JT11fc
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Locked in and ready for another bumpy rollercoaster of a gw, hopefully with more ups then downs

    Fab
    Taa dig doh
    Salah(c) haz sane rich ling
    Kane(v) wilson

    Kola kam awb

    1. Lionel Ronaldo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      That was lazy typing.

      1. JT11fc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Haha shhh

      2. Party time
          5 years, 4 months ago

          🙂

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

      How is this wildcard looking? 0.4 ITB

      Foster / Speroni
      Trent / Digne / Doherty / AWB / Peltier
      Salah / Hazard / Pogba / Rich / Fanderson
      Kane / Mitrovic / Kamara

      Anything you would do with the extra 0.4 ? Or any glaring errors?

      1. Siggy Azalea
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        The front line looks weak...would personally downgrade Pogs to Lingard and get in Jiminez. Other than that, good!

      2. Lionel Ronaldo
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Mitro AND Kamara? I would not put all the eggs in the same basket.

      3. JT11fc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Looks pretty solid

    3. Siggy Azalea
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Morning all, should I stick with playing
      1a) Jiminez vs Spurs

      or transfer Fraser to...
      2a) Maddison -4
      2b) Richarlison -4
      2c) Pogba (Already have Lingard and Rashford) -4
      2d) Felipe Anderson -4

      Thanks!!!!

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

        All good options, I still like Rich the most out of those

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

        1

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

          Or 2d

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

      First time owning Kane this season for me

      Sorry to all current owners!

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        🙁

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

      So many options firing atm, that you can't have them all and we're forced to make guess of the captain decision every week Nice really. Makes it more interesting. Has seen me fall in OR and my ML but still...

      1. JT11fc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Haha yup its exciting but i just wish i was getting green arrows aswell

    6. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'm underwhelmed by my WC team ...

      Fab Button
      Digne Doherty Holebas AWB Peltier
      Haz Pogba Son Anderson Matsuzaka
      Kane Auba Rashford

      A) Good or
      B) Salah/Richarlison in for Haz/Son

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

        I would wait for Salah but who knows

        Kane and Auba is the joint!

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

        Good

      3. JT11fc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Such a toss up with so many form players, id drop auba and squeeze salah in with the cash. somehow....

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

        Wo on earth is matsuzaka?

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

        No Liverpool? Crikey.

      6. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        You’re on a WC and have zero Liverpool players

        Back to drawing board

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

      Is playing Jimenez every week good enough? Other attacker is Kamara

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

        For his price probably

      2. Lionel Ronaldo
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Surely not this week though?

    8. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Two questions for you fantasy geniuses:

      A) Captain Kane or Salah? - leaning towards Mo now

      B) Start Button (EVE) or Patricio (tot) - has to be Button, right?

      1. FredrikH
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        yup.

        1. Mind över Mata
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yup for both - Mo and Button?

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

        A) Kane
        B) Jenson

        1. Mind över Mata
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          The article hasn’t persuaded you to go for Mo?

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

            I am going Mo. If I had Kane, I would go Kane.

      3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        A) Undecided. Leaning towards Salah

        B) Yeah start Button. Most likely, he either plays the whole 90 or not at all and pat will come in.

    9. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Keep Martial or sell for Pogba/Siggy?
      Already have Rich and no other United.

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

        Keep can't see why you want to get rid?

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

        Keep this week and if he starts, fine. If not, get Pogba.

      3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Keep. I think he’ll play

      4. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers all! 🙂

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

      Can't really see any moves here..

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

      Hamer,- Digne, AWB, Billing

      2FT
      0.7 ITB

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

        True.

      2. Lionel Ronaldo
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I can see quite a few.

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

          Which ones?

          1. Lionel Ronaldo
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Alonso, Two Dignes, Billing, Martial/Auba ?

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

              Auba topscorer in the league and Martial will play. One Digne is Doherty, Billing bench flodder and yeah Alonso still think he will score some goals

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

        If you have nothing to do squeeze out .1 from hamer to speroni

      4. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        2 Digne??

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

          Doherty*

      5. JT11fc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        One of the Digne's to doherty

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

          All ready have him excuse me

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

        Still on this? 🙂
        It's a double move to downgrade Alonso and get Haz, just replace Hamer with Button for a burn.

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

          Yeah ever so doubtful. Have a feeling I'm missing out on Hazard but don't want to get rid of anyone.. I will keep thinkering until the deadline 😉

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

            Haha! I'm usually like that. Did a nasty double hit to get set up for the next spell - will take a few gw to take effect but there you go.
            Good luck amigo.

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

              What did you do?

    11. cuppatea78
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Which 2 to bench this GW:

      A) Wilson (Man Utd)
      B) Doherty (Spurs)
      C) AWB (Chelsea)
      D) Fraser (Man Utd)

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

        B and C

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

        C and D.

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

      bugger it im playing kamara over jimy........probably the only opportunity to do so

      here comes a wolves haul 🙁

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Think spurs will dominate, going 2-0

    13. Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sane -4 to:

      A) anderson (have snod)
      B) mane
      C) son (have kane)
      D) pereyra
      E) madison
      F) keep sane

      1. Pickle juice
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I have same dilemma ......does everyone think sane won’t start

        1. Pickle juice
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          You not including pogba in these options

          1. Nightf0x
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Own him

        2. Nightf0x
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Imo he will start, but wont start vs liverpool as mahrez this season played all games vs top 6 so sterling might get his rest vs south then sane comes from the bench vs liver

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

        I've been very pleased with Eriksen

      3. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Son

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

        I am keeping. Struggled with the decision whether to get Son in for him but decided to keep.

        1. Nightf0x
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Same here

    14. corderz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A) TAA
      B) Holebas

    15. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Rate my WC team:
      Fabianski(Guaita)
      TAA Digne Chambers Holebas(WanB)
      Salah Hazard Son Richarlison F.Anderson
      Kane(Jimenez Kamara)
      *I can also go for alisson and a 4.0 gk

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

        Get Allison

    16. Runar
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I have one free transfer, considering Sane to Son, but fear this is point chasing and two GWs to late. Whats the communitys take on my conundrum? (Rest of team linked, and yes, I am pleased with my rank)

      1. Pickle juice
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Do you think sane starts against Southampton.....if so I would keep sane.....I am just not sure if sane starts or even if son starts (3rd game in a week for him)

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

          Thats my fear! But do you think Son will start the two next GWs?

      2. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Consider doing the same but for a hit, but 2 gwks and will get son out for salah (if i bought him this gw for a hit too) so idk really

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

        Go & win it buddy !!

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

          Thanks !

    17. SheBangsTheDrums
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Play 2!

      A) AWB
      B) Bennett
      C) Fraser
      D) Kamara
      E) Jimenez

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Play Kamara and either Jimenez or Fraser

    18. hoopy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Lingard and sterling to pogba and son for -4?

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Lingard can punish you with a brace

      2. We ain't got no histor…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        No

    19. manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      1st sub 2nd sub?
      A) Rondon(wat)
      B) Doherty(tot)

    20. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Play one
      A. TAA (ARS) - have Robbo
      B. Doherty (tot)
      C. Camarasa (lei)
      D. AWB (CHE)

      Currently on risky pool double.

      1. We ain't got no histor…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        A

      2. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        A

    21. We ain't got no histor…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      2ft's, pick one lads.

      A. Auba + Sane- Kane + Pogba
      B. Sane + Fraser- Pogba + Pereyra
      C. Sane + Fraser- Son + Lingard
      D. Sane + Fraser- Haz + 4.7

      Ederson Hamer
      Alonso Lindelof Benett AWB Lovren
      Salah Fanderson Fraser Sane Richarlison
      Auba Jimenez Chicha

      1. We ain't got no histor…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Guys?

      2. JT11fc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Auba fraser to haz ings

        1. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Chica to kamara
          Auba to kane?

    22. FPL ElasticO
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Who to start in my team this Gwk??

      A. Kamara
      B. Jimenez
      C. Kola

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        A

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

      best 4.3 defender apart for AWB?