Captains

Captain Sensible – Salah the favourite but Man United options overlooked

After Double Gameweek 25 caused a great divide in the Fantasy Premier League world, managers have been reunited on one issue for Gameweek 26.

It already looks as if Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (£13.6m) will be the obvious captain candidate this weekend, but we need more than a poll result to determine if he’s the best option.

We have analysed all the potential options for the armband so that Fantasy Football Scout members can see the results…

Captain Poll

Despite blanks in both of his last two matches, Salah has returned to the summit of the Fantasy Football Scout captain poll. He heads into Gameweek 26 backed by 54% of the voters, 37% more than any other option. Bournemouth are the next visitors to Anfield, having conceded 20 goals in their last seven away trips.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m) is a long way off in second place as owners of Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) consider him as the ideal replacement with Blank Gameweek 27 looming large. 17% of our voters have backed the Arsenal man ahead of a trip to Premier League basement boys Huddersfield Town.

Even further behind the top two are Manchester United pair Marcus Rashford (£7.8m) and Paul Pogba (£8.7m), who will face Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday lunch-time. The former looks more popular for Gameweek 26 with a 7% share, while Pogba is just behind on 5.32%.

Interestingly, next up on the list is Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.5m), who will also play in the same fixture. He has 2% of the vote, the same amount as Salah’s Liverpool colleague Sadio Mané (£9.5m), who has outscored him by 24 points to 19 over the last three Premier League matches.

Aguero leads a list of options under 2%, with 1.6% of voters looking to captain the Manchester City talisman for their big match against Chelsea on Sunday.

He is just ahead of Son Heung-min (£8.8m) on 1.5% and Raúl Jiménez (£6.7m) on 1.13%.

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  1. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    PEA for me.

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I prefer corn

      1. Fire Chief Moe
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Run?

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Little pea?

      1. tibollom
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        auba

  2. Exeter Gently
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Torn bw auba and Salah C

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

  3. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one...

    A) Sane
    B) AWB
    C) Shaw

    1. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Probably Sané. Which makes me think you should sell him.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why so? If Aguero is being touted as a potential captain choice v Chelsea and Man City seem to be on good form.
        Plus Sane was busy v everton and unlucky not to get something.

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C

  4. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kun to PEA for -4 (good fixture in gw27 vs blank for Kun)

    Yay or nay ?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not for me, I’ll be doing it next week for free.

    3. Gringo Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Free transfer next week

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This

      2. sarri mein sarri
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This

    4. Pigsinblankets
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm a Chelsea fan and keeping Kun. We're horrible away, don't let the result against Huddersfield at home fool you.

      1. Rihanovic
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Judas!!!

        1. Pigsinblankets
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Judas is still no. 1... Head over heart!

  5. Beatle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Son or Pogba for Sane??

    1. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Both good options. I’ve done Son but I already had Pogba. If I didn’t it would have been very close, maybe Pogba. But it’s starting to get near the stage where it depends on mini league situations and who has which players etc

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pogba

    3. sarri mein sarri
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Poggers

  6. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mo Salah !!!

    1. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's due a hattie this weekend...

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yep.
        100 point gw incoming (Hopefully 🙂 )

        1. Bavarian
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          No doubt...

    2. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Stil recovering from TC

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What is TC 😀
        I don't know
        I only have WC,BB,FH mate 😉

  7. ZAWAd25
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fab
    VVD Doherty AWB
    Salah Pogba Son Sane Richarlson
    Rashford Llorente
    1ft , 2.3m

    A)Llorente to Jeminez
    B) Luiz to Robertson
    C) save

    1. ZAWAd25
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bench ( Hamer Luiz Bennet Kamara)

    2. sarri mein sarri
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

  8. Majestic Chanka
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    You’re fooling no one, Salah all the way

  9. sarri mein sarri
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Please advise what I should do with my team:

    Etheridge/Hamer
    Robbo/TAA*/AWB/Diop/Danilo
    Salah/Sterling/Son/Pogba/Brooks*
    Rashford/King/Ings*

    1 FT & 0.7 ITB

    3 players with red flags. Danilo is highly unlikely to play.

    Should I
    1) take -4 for Brooks and Ings? Suggestions for whom to bring in for them.
    2) take -8 for Brook, Ings & Danilo? Also would love any ideas for the replacements.

    Thanks!

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

      Ouch. Definitely 1 though. Perhaps use this opportunity to get players who cover blanks too.

    2. stuzig
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1. I'd look at getting either Jimi or Jota in, and a cheap (but playing) sub

    3. sarri mein sarri
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thinking Brooks + Ings > Jota + Crouch.

  10. Dave Bauer
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    At this stage of the season, it’s starting to be more and more important what your mini league situations are. IMO if you are 200 points clear and everyone has Salah, captaining anyone else is mad. But if you’re chasing, it could be a gamble you want to take. All about context.

    1. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I wanted to © Auba this gw as chasing 66 points. But he's flagged so worried.

      1. Dave Bauer
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Your logic is right though IMO. See if we get anymore news on Auba’s illness.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah. 🙂

  11. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What does better

    A) Firmino + Sane + 4
    B) PEA + FAnderson

    1. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B for me

    2. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. sarri mein sarri
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

  12. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    HELP

    Fab
    Shaw Digne Doh
    Salah Sane Rich Son
    Jiminez Rash Auba
    (Button, AWB, Alonso, Brooks)

    Big worry is I have 4 players blamk plus an injured Brooks for GW 27. Can obvs use a free hit next GW but feels a bit daft if I have 2FT

    A) Hold
    B) Sane to Pogba
    C) Alonso to VVD
    D) Rich to Redmond/Moutinho...

    1. sarri mein sarri
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C

    2. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would do B and then take a -4 next week and ship out Brooks and probably Alonso.

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

  13. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah TC anyone?

    1. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If you’re happy playing it on a single gameweek and you need a bit of a gamble there are definitely worse options.

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      15 *3 isn't too bad

    3. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A great fixture but his underlying stats are not that impressive atm.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Watching the games he does not seem right. Mane has more life in him.

  14. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Old Post
    Total hits 23. Points sacrificed 92. Total transfer gains 172. Total gains using hits 89. Net points loss with hits -3.
    TV created through hits 108.4 Average Top 1 000 105.5.
    Having an extra 3 mil TV was it worth the 3 points lost in hits?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😮
      Insane TV.
      Mine is 106.5 only

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Because of the hits and some were poor decisions.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          2 nd WC could be very productive for you sir.

          1. Eze Really?
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Hopefully. I just don't think enough science has been put into the relevance, pros and cons of hits.

            1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Simon Marsh on meet the manager praised Mark for his strategic aggressive hit taking and admitted he wishes he could be the same and take more.

    2. Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Depends what you do with it, whether it can now win you a mini league or push your OR up to where you want it to be. For me the TV is irrelevant in and of itself but it’s definitely an advantage for the final weeks or a late wildcard.

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It is a mini league thing really. I have never been concerned about overall rank. I am 50k atm and that has been down to some bad captain luck and poor decisions. I transfer early and it has hurt me twice this season. I definitely don't wait for the pressers which are becoming more and more pointless.

    3. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on your rank!

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        50k but due to above. (i have not always made good decisions) A net 3 point loss I can live with for the TV.

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

      Easily worth it. Very jealous.

    5. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’ve taken 15 hits and gained 104 point

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Very good. TV?

  15. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Assuming they are fit, bench 2...
    A. AWB (have Guaita)
    B. TAA (have Robbo)
    C. Digne
    D. Richarlison

    Camarasa currently 3rd bench.

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      cd

  16. Oh Maddison
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play Fabi over Foster?

    Bench 2 of Luiz, TAA, Doherty, AWB and Bednarek 🙂

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Luiz (I’m doing the same), apart from that depend if you have any double ups to minimise/maximise risk as you see fit. All good picks, will TAA be fit yet?

      1. Oh Maddison
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Currently Luiz is on the bench while starting TAA (if he starts) otherwise a hopeful autosub to Bednarek 🙂

  17. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who to bench? Sane, Digne or Shaw.
    Currently on Shaw

    1. Where has all the rum gone?
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      For attacking returns I would bench Shaw for digne.
      But for clean sheets chances I would bench digne for Shaw.

  18. Pigsinblankets
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fab
    Doherty AWB Shaw
    Salah (c) Pog Son Rich
    Rash Kun Jim

    Button Digne Alonso Snoddy

    My two FT were Haz and Kamara to Son and Jiminez.

    Good to go?

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Got the same Shaw, Digne dilemma as you - I can see Fulham scoring and Digne has better attacking output.

      1. Pigsinblankets
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Good point. I benched him for his boxing day haul as well (don't ask why). Bit of a rotation risk though with Baines now?

  19. Where has all the rum gone?
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sane or sterling to son?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sane

  20. Me Spurs
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Already did kun to auba,
    Would u -4 sane to mane or stick with...

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would have left Kun and done Sane to Mané as priority. Not sure about a -4 though

  21. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is Auba fit to play?

    He was sick during the week and I’ve not seen news he has recovered enough to play.

    Strongly considering keeping Aguero now.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keep anyway. He will score at home after last weeks performance. (Non owner)

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I don’t doubt Aguero could score... I just think it’s a fixture where Auba could score 2 and assist another.

        1. Lord.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I'm happy to stick with the guy that brought the bacon home last week, but Auba's definitely coming in next week for his juicy home fixtures.

  22. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which Southampton mid:

    a) Redmond
    b) JWP

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Which is cheaper. I usually choose on which plays further forward so would lean towards redmond...particularly after he finally scored last week

  23. Bushman
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Don’t get the overwhelming Salah love this week. Pool and Mo look out of sorts and Bournemouth are half decent when they show up. I’m between Rash or Pogs

    1. farmerfat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Salah bragged a hatrick in the reverse fixture. I definitely understand all the love.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just because they looked out of sorts against tricky Leicester & West Ham sides, while missing a fair few key players, doesn’t mean they will stay out of sorts against a hot & cold Bournemouth.

      If Wijnaldum & Trent are back it will make a huge difference

      Clyne also can’t play so Mo gets even more freedom

      Salah captain looks great, but I don’t agree with all the triple captain shouts, prefer Huddersfield GW36.

    3. Bushman
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes but he had bagged double digit returns in 3 of the 5 games that preceded that hat trick. He has not scored more than 10 points in 10 weeks now.
      Rashford scored, got 2 assists and 2 baps (14 points) in the reverse fixture against Fulham when Utd won 4-1 under a defensive manager.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        “Yes but he had bagged double digit returns in 3 of the 5 games that preceded that hat trick”

        - No he hadn’t - he had 5 quiet GW’s by his standards before his hattrick

        “He has not scored more than 10 points in 10 weeks now”

        - Not sure where you’re comfortable not from here - he has scored over 10 points 6 times in the last 10 weeks

    4. Bushman
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      But everyone said the same about Haz vs Bournemouth a couple of weeks ago and Chelsea got destroyed.
      Anyway, I appreciate the debate. I will prob go with my gut and pick Rashford. I went against the grain with captain Hazard, no city and no transfers last week and it paid off. Cheers and good luck all

      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bournemouth are a different animal at Home

  24. THEKID_88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Start Rich or Mitrovic? RMT suggest Mitro

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rich on my bench.

    2. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      sell rich start mitro

  25. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who to start?
    A)WB
    B)ednarek

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wanbeast

  26. Harmonica1967
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which two to play:

    A) Holebas
    B) AWB
    C) Bednarek
    D) Bennet

  27. big_cliff
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is Nuno not having a presser today?

  28. farmerfat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    After a dead awful GW 25 this is my team for 26. What you guys think?

    Fab
    Robot Kola AWB
    Salah(c) Jota Son Pogba
    Rashford Firmino Auba(vc)

  29. MASTER ROSHI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I've ended up with a benching headache this week, Pick one from each to start...
    A Digne
    B AWB

    1 Arnie
    2 Richarlison

    Thanks!

  30. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Roll the FT? Meaning I can do Sterling, Laporte & Kamara to Brooks, Chilwell & Aubameyang for -4 next week

    Fabianski

    Laporte Doherty Shaw AWB

    (C) Salah Sterling Sane Pogba

    Lacazette Rashford