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. DudeksWobblylegs
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford > Kamara
    Stephens > Richarlison?

    Have Pogba no Everton on WC

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

      on wc? sure

    2. slove
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Looks good to me

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

      Yes

  2. We ain't got no histor…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Bottomed

    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. DudeksWobblylegs
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      B for me.

    2. slove
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Would be more worried about moving on Chicharito - D if you don’t need the 4.7 to play, B if you would

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

      Yes B

  3. Gaffa914
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Trippier better start today

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Going to be saying this every week with Tottenham wing backs mate.

      1. Gaffa914
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Annoying thing will be Trippier will start the tougher games

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

    Thoughts lads?
    Rui P

    Doherty / Robertson / Holebas

    Townsend/ Sterling/ Salah (VC) / Son/ Fraser

    Kane (C) / Chicarito

    SUB - HAMER/ AWB/ TARGET/ SUCCESS

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

      Would have a plan in place to move on Chicharito

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

        Yes was thinking of getting Vardy in there once son leaves for Asia cup

  5. zizoo10
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    yoo i just realised my boy DEENEY is a solid shout over ings on wc, anyone else?

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

      I love deeney and i got him last night for chicharito. Hope he hauls 🙂

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        High five bro

    2. Wakanda
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      wanted to captain him honestly...but

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

      Yes Im going for him on WC - always downgrade to Ings or upgrade to Jimenez when their fixtures improve (after next 2 / 3)

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

      He has scored 3 goals all season hasn't he?

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Fixture turns

      2. zizoo10
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        he's due man, due i tell ya!!

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

          Yeah just like Alonso

      3. slove
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        5 and 2 assists

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

          3 and 1 assist

        2. slove
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Sorry my comment cut off , meant to say 5 goals and 2 assists all of last season

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

            Yeah. I don't think he is a good option

  6. Manani
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    WC team, any flaws?

    Fabinanski Button
    Digne TAA AWB Kiko Dohetry
    Salah Hazard FAnderson Pogba Richarlison
    Kane Jimenez Kamara

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

      Good team

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

        Nice! Same me team except Lovren for your kiko. Who are you going to captain?

        1. Manani
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Kane this week

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

      Template

    3. fc_skrald
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Look like my wc team, I have Robertson instead of TAA, Peltier instead of AWB and another keeper. Template is normally good I guess.

    4. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yes, no Digne.

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

        Sorry just seen you have him. I need glasses.

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

      Exactly the same, and this is how I line up......

      As long as Salah isn’t out.....

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

      Button Kamara Kiko AWB

  7. woody3260
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Currently have ings starting with Wilson & Kamara on the bench

    Wilson > 9.5...?

    Who is best choice:

    Laca
    Vardy
    Rashford
    Someone else

    1. abaalan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Vardy would be a nice differential (And best mid-long term imo)

    2. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Vardy

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

      Out of those vardy

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

      Short term Vardy , long term probably Laca

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Vardy is a good shot

  8. semiconductor
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Last decisions on WC

    1. Robertson + Pogba + Musuaku (5th)
    2. TAA + Anderson + Pereyra

    P.S. I will lose 0.3m value on Robertson

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      2

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      1

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

      1

    4. semiconductor
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I need more votes to take the decision

    5. JohnCarewCarew
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      2

  9. Football Heaven
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Kane son or martial captain?

  10. Football Heaven
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Start alisson or fab?

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

      Why do you own both, way too much to spend on a keeper

      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Fab is 4.5

  11. Tsssst
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Jesus out apparently, could be a good week punt to get Aguero in, not enough balls to captain him though... So with (K)ane for now.

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Jesus is always a disappointment after Christmas.

      1. Krionos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        😀

  12. Lexi2014
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Foster (Fabianski)
    AWB / Boly / Kola (Bednarek, Suttner)
    Haz / Salah / Pogba / F Anderson
    Kane / Jiminez / Rashford

    Wildcard team - good to go? Plan to downgrade Rashford and bring in a Premium defender next gw

  13. #FPLBhuna
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling(c)
    Sane(vc)

    Go on then, let’s be having yaaa

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

      if and when they dont perform, you have a good reason to drop them 😉

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        A doubly good reason with a captain fail haha

        Tbh I’ll bin one regardless next week for haz probably

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

      Good luck. They should go to town on Southampton

  14. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Pogba or Son captain?

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Pogba long term. Son if you are happy to change him in 3 weeks time

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Son

  15. fc_skrald
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    On a wildcard. I got my fifth defender, Peltier at 3.8 million - is it worth to upgrade him with my last 0.1 million to Bednarek or just save the 0.1 million? Hopefully this fifth defender will never come off the bench...

    Robertson, Digne, Kiko, Doherty, Peltier

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Bednarek.

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

      I'd take Bedders just in case.

    3. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Bednarek

    4. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      pelteir, bednarek probably wont get anything more than 1-2pts

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

        What I think - and the 0.1 million will come good, at some point you always miss the extra funds

  16. Gooner Kebab
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Snoddy for Felipe for a hit?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Points chasing at its finest

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

      Not for a hit

  17. tanser11
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    aub or salah, who would you rather have?

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Salah

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Lol that this is even a question

      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I believe so. The "?" at the end gave it away for me.

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

      aubameyang

  18. Bobby_Baggio
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    G2G with WC? I have a plan for when Son goes. Cheers.

    Fab - (Speroni)
    TAA - Digne - Pereira - (AWB - Bennett or Bednarek or Peltier??)
    Son - Pogba - Salah - Haz - Anderson
    Kane - Ings - (Kamara)

  19. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Very interesting CEFAX page 😮

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      CEEFAX

      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        See Facts, you see.

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          This

  20. boc610
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Mitro to fill his boots today

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      With something other than the usual cement?

      1. boc610
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        It's Huddersfield at home and he was so unlucky against wolves. .Will outscore kane today.

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Assisting a Kamara hatty

  21. Simmoo
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Anything on Chicharito?

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

    Any changes?

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

    Button, Kamara, Doherty, AWB

  23. Numb
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Just did a search on ‘Salah’ on page 11

    26 hits!

    No smoke without fire 🙁

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

      ? just on... what's this about

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      G2G probably will have more hits 😉

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      What are you implying?

  24. de quincey
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Would anyone do this for a hit?
    Sterling for Son

    Bring back Strling when Son goes to Asia Cup?

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

      No way

  25. KaKa37
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    On my WC. Salah & Deulofeu or Son & F.Anderson?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      First one. Son out from middle of January

      1. KaKa37
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        However Son & Anderson is in form. May I get Salah after MCI match?

  26. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Hi all, suggestions here? have 1FT and wondering if the benefit of saving outweighs the improvements if i use the FT now. I made a similar mistake last gw when i decided to delay my sane > pogba move in favour of 2FTs and that didnt turn out great and i eventually anyways did sane > pogba this gw with one of my FT's. HENCE wondering if i will be repeating my mistake again by delaying the transfer

    Fabianski -- Button
    Alonso • Digne • Schindler -- Doherty Kola
    Hazard • Rich • Anderson • Son • Pogba
    Kane • Rashford -- Kamara

    A: Save FT
    - means playing Schindler (ful) and doherty/kola with tough fixtures on the bench
    - what would i realistically change next gw with 2FTs..take out rashford only i think

    B: Kola >> Holebas / Shaw
    - Kola has 4/6 tough fixtures
    - already lost 0.1m on him and might loose further
    - If i do this move, i can bench schindler who then provides a decent bench option if called upon

    C:

  27. AnfieldCat87
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Any news on Chicha?

  28. Simmoo
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Fabianski

    Trippier, Shaw, AWB

    Sterling, Sane, Son, Richarlison

    Kane, Chicharito, Rashford

    1ft, any changes needed?

  29. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Who To C ?
    A - Pogba
    B- Hazard
    C- Salah
    D- Kane

  30. Mikey44
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Button
    Alonso Digne Doherty
    Salah Sane Son Richarlison Lingard
    Kane Rashford

    Subs: Ryan Kamara Diop Bennett

    1 FT, 0.2 itb. Any advice please?

    1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Anything on the embargoed WHM team news?