Captains
29 December 2018 2628 comments
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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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  1. Ninjaa
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    On my wildcard,

    Fabianski Patricio
    Robertson Digne Shaw Wan-Bissaka Bednarek
    Hazard Salah F.Anderson Richarlison Brooks
    Kane Rashford Kamara

    Thoughts please lads

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Only Fabs enough imo. Who is your C this gw?

      1. Ninjaa
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Kane

    2. zuzuViking
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      You sure you need two keepers? PAT-Button (4.0 and will play about 6 next matches), then upgrade f.ex. Bednarek to Bennett and have money in bank for future upgrades (more future proof)

    3. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Mitrovic over rashfrod?

  2. niloh1
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Should I do laca to vardy?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

  3. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Who are you capping?

    A) Salah
    B) Kane

    1. Ninjaa
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Kane

    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Salah

    3. banskt
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Neither

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Captain sterling one more time for me , surely he can't have three fail in a row ....

    1. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Me too

    2. EgyptianKing
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Convinced he’ll start mate?

    3. Ninjaa
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      With their recent run, he isn't nailed on to start though

    4. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Good luck mate 🙂

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Definitely doing it. Haven t taken a risk all season 🙂

  5. Ruinenlust
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Captain Kane or Hazard?

    1. EgyptianKing
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Exactly same doubt for me mate. Leaning towards Hazard

    2. BooYaKasha
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Haz

  6. EgyptianKing
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    G2G mates?

    Fabianski
    Alonso, Robertson, Digne
    Son, Pogba, Sterling, Hazard, Snoddy
    Kane, Jimenez

    Hamer, Bissaka, Kamara, Balbuena

    Cheers!

    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      As good as can be, solid team

      1. EgyptianKing
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thank you for your feedback. Cheers!

        Who would you (C) this GW?

        1. Monya Meow Meow
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          I think Kane gets it for me.
          Son is a tempting punt though.

    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Gtg

  7. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    if you're chasing is it reasonable to consider using your second wildcard early?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I wouldn't

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      How many changes you'd do should be the criteria IMO

      1. Monya Meow Meow
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Agreed with Amey

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I'd make about 5 or 6 changes but it's a lot of fine tuning as opposed to major fixes

        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Don't do it then IMO mate.

    3. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      No

    4. Ninjaa
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      No

    5. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I would have said no but chatting to someone on here earlier and I’m seriously considering it.

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        what was the rationale changing your mind?

  8. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Why switch Auba to Kane?

    -Kane considerably more expensive
    -both have scored 21 points the 2 last matches
    -Auba the overall best forward so far this season with more points in total compared to Kane
    -Kane no longer the Spurs man who gets most points in each match, attacking and bonus points, more and more like at City, goes to the many mid options
    -Arsenal fixtures not bad eighter

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      LIV has got the best defense in the league at the moment. This gw's fixture

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Agree short term

  9. Monya Meow Meow
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Pick 1 to start:

    A) Doherty
    B) Jiminez
    C) Snoddy

    Thanks!

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      B

      1. Monya Meow Meow
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks Rama!

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Snoddy

    3. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      B

    4. POLSKA GOLA
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      C

    5. Monya Meow Meow
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      2 for Jim, 2 for Snoddy.
      Decisions decisions...

    6. DMP
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Im starting Snoddy with Jimmy 1st on bench.

      1. Monya Meow Meow
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks DMP, think I'll do just that

  10. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Any cred for rumours of F.Anderson and Digne being rested?

    1. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      No, I wish there was.

    2. Amsterhammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Don't think so other than they've played a lot recently. I think you have to start them and just accept it might happen.

    3. Riders of Yohan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Not that I’ve seen

    4. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      It was purely a suggestion by someone on here as that they could be.

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        This^

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

      The seed is hereby planted, will be discussed heavily on here and many will sell before deadline 😉

  11. Riders of Yohan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone with me in putting the armband on Sane?

    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Tempted to go Sterling but been swayed away with info and discussions here. Will captain Mo.

      1. Riders of Yohan
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        If I had Mo I’d be very tempted that way

    2. Monya Meow Meow
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Risky but could pay off big time if City reacts the right way

      1. Riders of Yohan
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Exactly my thoughts. My main worry is around rotation really

        1. Monya Meow Meow
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Who's your VC?

          1. Riders of Yohan
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Kane

            1. Monya Meow Meow
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Should work if Sane gets benched entirely. Don't think he'll get dropped though.

  12. JJeyy
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Lingard to son for -4?

    1. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      No. Son is leaving soon and lingard could easily haul today

    2. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      No

  13. BOATIES FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Captain Pogba or Hazard?

    1. Siggy Azalea
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Pogba

  14. Siggy Azalea
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Morning all, am I G2G? Thanks!

    Foster
    Digne - Diop - Duffy
    Pereya - Lingard - Salah - Sane - Richarlison
    Aubameyang - Rashford (c)

    Patricio - Jiminez - Doherty - Yoshida

  15. POLSKA GOLA
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    which one’s better:
    A) Ings to Mitro
    B) Ings & Schindler to Kamara and Digne

    1. Siggy Azalea
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      A

    2. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I did A on wildcard and have since reversed it!

      Surely Mitro will come good?! Extremely unlucky and now in the Picks too...and Ings plays City. I should have done it last Friday in hindsight and banked my 0.1 Mitro profit and got Ings at 5.4.

  16. myteamissheeeeeeeet
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Any more changes needed you sexy people? Used my 2 frees already! 0.1 in the bank. Right captain?

    Fab
    TAA Alonso Digne
    Salah(c) Son Richy Snoddy
    Kane Aub Ings

    Hamer Doherty WBA Gibbs White

    1. Siggy Azalea
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      G2G

  17. Lemonhead
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Can someone please help me with some eye test analysis? I'm travelling so unable to watch matches atm!

    Considering Son vs Kane captaincy. Underlying stats all equal, and if son keeps up with Kane, then he will clear up with the extra points for goals and more likely bonus. But.... XG indicates likely regression for son. How have they looked in the last few games? Is son's output sustainable? Thanks guys!

  18. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Start one:

    A) Jiminez
    B) Robertson

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      B

  19. Siggy Azalea
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    B

  20. andre_c
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Captain?
    a) Son
    b) Sane
    c) Kane
    d) Hazard

    leaning towards sane as a differential as im sitting at 41k rank, and in the home fixture for city they won 6-1.

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Same, currently on sane too. Only fear is rotation

      1. andre_c
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        yeah same

    2. POLSKA GOLA
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Kane

    3. Teror
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Kane if you want to be safe. Sane if you want to be spicy.

  21. Victor Moses
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Foster
    Alonso/Robbo/Digne
    Pog/Sané/Richy/Fanderson/Pereyra
    Kane(c)/Auba

    Patricio/Kamara/AWB/Bennett

    G2G??

    1. andre_c
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      yep

  22. EgyptianKing
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Thinking to use TC this GW....

    Hazard, Son or Kane?

    1. Garlana
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Save it for a double gameweek Imo

    2. JammySprat
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      All blank this week

    3. Party time
        6 years, 11 months ago

        2019 is by the corner. I would hold and pull the trigger next year.

      • Teror
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Very illogical

    4. Mr_Barbs
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      On a wildcard;

      Fabianski
      TAA, Lovren, Digne
      Hazard, Salah, Pogba, Anderson, Lingard
      Kane, Jimenez

      Button, Kamara, AWB, Doherty

      1. Should I do Lingard > Richarlison?

      2. Should I do Lovren > Shaw/ Holebas

      3. Play two (atleast one defender) out of Jimenez, Kamara, Lovren, AWB, Doherty?

      4. Who to captain?

      1. andre_c
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        1 yes
        2 yes unless you want pool double up against arsenal and man city
        3 Jimenez Lovren
        4 Kane

        1. Mr_Barbs
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks!

    5. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 39 Premier League matches against newly-promoted teams (W36, D3), since losing 1-0 versus QPR in April 2012.

      Under Pochettino, Spurs have taken 77pts from a possible 81pts against promoted clubs.

      1. Riders of Yohan
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Dispatched

    6. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      What to do this week? 1FT 0.0 ITB
      Sterling to Pogba?

      Patricio - Button
      Alonso - Laporte - Doherty - Digne -AWB
      Hazard-Sterling - Martial - Murphy - Hojbjerg
      Kane - Wilson - Rashford

      Cheers

    7. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I can't understand why people are selling Auba. He has a tough match today but then the likes of Fulham, West Ham and Cardiff in his next 5 with the other two being Chelsea, hardly a fortress at the back, and City.

    8. banskt
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Poor fixtures for most of my players this week. Which one to play? (Remaining 3 will be on the bench)

      Jimenez, Doherty (tot)
      Wan-Bissaka (CHE)
      Ings (mci)

      1. Monya Meow Meow
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Jim probably

    9. storr84
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Thoughts on the below?

      Starting to fall behind in my national league.

      Fab

      Doherty Shaw Wan Biss
      Snodgrass Pogba Salah Sane
      Rashford Kane Jimenez

      Speroni Kola Camarasa Luiz

      1FT 1.7 itb

    10. Roy Rovers
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      GTG ....or change anything?

      Fab
      TAA Doherty Digne
      Haz Salah (vc) Anderson Richarlison Pogba
      Kane (c) Jimenez

      Button Kamara Kiko AWB

      1. Teror
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Kiko over doherty imo. Maybe Kamara over Jiminez

      2. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Kiko for doch.

    11. Teror
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

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

      B. Masuaku > Fanderson