Captains

Captain Sensible – Aguero and Salah in close call for Gameweek 30

Liverpool and Manchester City options look to be the key players in the Gameweek 30 captaincy debate.

Both sides face crucial home fixtures in the Premier League title race and some of their key players have a strong case for the armband.

The Captain Sensible article is here once again to analyse the data of these assets in plenty of detail, as well as the attacking statistics of their teams and defensive capabilities of their opponents.

Captain Poll

In one of the closest calls of the season, it’s been neck-and-neck between Mohamed Salah (£13.4m) and Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) all week in the captain poll. The Egyptian took the lead on Monday but by late Tuesday, the Manchester City man had overtaken him.

At the time of writing, Salah is back on top but not by much. Ahead of Burnley’s trip to Anfield, he has the backing of 28.7% while Aguero has 28.67%.

The secondary options from both clubs are also in the top five with Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) garnering 10% support and Sadio Mané (£9.8m) on 4%.

Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) is the only member of the top five not to play for Liverpool or Manchester City. With Leicester hosting Fulham on Saturday afternoon, the forward has the backing of 4.5% in the vote.

The differential options for Gameweek 30 include some important candidates from previous rounds of fixtures. Paul Pogba (£9.0m) is the best of the rest with 2.3% while Harry Kane (£12.4m) has 1.87% support.

Wilfried Zaha (£6.8m), Eden Hazard (£10.8m) and Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) and Michy Batshuayi (£6.5m) are the only other options with more than 1% backing.

Player statistics – Last four Gameweeks

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  1. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Surely Aguero is a big rotation/rest risk? I own him and Sterling and will be captaining Sterling.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      People been saying this for months!

  2. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just a little survey.

    Are you keeping players with tied-up value such as Doherty, Jimenez and Pogba over the blanks?

    Yes or No

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

      At the moment I think I'll keep Jimenez and Pogba. Got both quite early

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Possibly Kun but unsure yet. No one else

    3. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm keeping Pogba, Jimenez will go

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

      No. All likely to go in the next 2 weeks for me.

    5. SH@KTIMAAN
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If I sell them... I atleast lose 1.5 million and then I'll have to buy them again for DGW. Makes no sense to pay 1.5 million extra.

    6. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No

    7. Badluck Jonathan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Keeping all 3

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

      No. In that if I’m focusing on bringing in who I want for the blanks over keeping value. Points over pounds and all that...

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

      Nope

    10. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keeping those that I’ve got more than a 0.5 million rise from, which for me is Pogba and Doherty.

    11. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just Pogba. Don’t fancy wolves fixtures even over the doubles. Time to cash in imo

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

        Leaning to this. Might keep Jiménez but Doherty can do one now.

    12. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’ll keep Pogba and doherty, as I’m freehitting in gw32, and will want both of them back for this. Probably wouldn’t care so much if I didn’t have so much value tied up.

    13. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Answers suggest an almost 50-50 split

    14. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keeping Jimi- got him very early and he’s a great 5.6 striker that will enable all sorts of moves.

      Don’t understand why Doherty would be kept. His form is very very mediocre and there’ll be much better defensive options here on in.

    15. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keeping Doherty and Jimenez, got them for their cheapest.

      Pogba’s gone for me, will bring back on FH and possibly on WC.

    16. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No. At this stage Pts are more important than Value

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

    Good to go this week?

    Fabianski
    Robertson VVD AWB
    Salah Sterling(c) Hazard Pogba
    Vardy Jimenez Rondon

    Guaita Lascelles Bednarek Puncheon
    1ft 0.2m itb
    Free hitting in 32

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fantastic team mate

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think Lascelles will get more points than jimi. But that’s up to your thinking.

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Experts!!! 🙂

    2FTs and making a team for 32. Best option here?

    A. Doherty/Kola >> Chilwell (roll FT)
    B. Doherty+Kola >> TAA+Evans

    Thinking Evans in B over Rice and Clyne looking at the defensive team stats for Leic, Wham and B’mouth.

    Fabianski
    Digne • Schar • Kolasinac
    Salah • Mané • Son • Almirón • FAnderson
    Aguero • Vardy
    (Button / Doherty / Bednarek / Kamara)

  5. SH@KTIMAAN
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Will puncheon start this GW?

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

      Heard he had a falling out with the manager. No source though

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

          Cheers, not exactly sure what to make of that though. Doesn't sound too positive to me

          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            The new Huddersfield boss seems like the kind of guy you don't want to mess with.
            Not sure how it'll play out, but I wouldn't be bringing Puncheon in just expecting him to play GW31.

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Seems to have had a training ground bust up. Rotation risk prior to that too. Awful team.

      I’m moving confidently to Brooks

      1. SH@KTIMAAN
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Shame on that. Would have been my blank GW enabler.

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I had similar plans for him too, but not to be

        2. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Enabler? I’m finding in nearly impossible to spend my full budget for the blanks.. not many premiums have fixtures

  6. St. Joseph
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play :
    A) Jimenez
    B) Brooks (Double up with J.King)

    Captain :
    A) Kun
    B) Salah

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

      B, A

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This

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

          Aye

  7. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    RP

    A) Speroni -> Boruc
    B) Son -> Hazard
    C) Jimenez -> Vardy
    D) A+B or A+C (-4)
    E) Save and hope Guaita will play

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I really like C this week

    2. Ghost86
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Do you think Guaita will play? Or will Hennessey keep the place

  8. ElliotJHP
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is Fraser in for Jota worth a -4?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No

  9. Ghost86
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you get in from these two?

    A) Brooks

    B) Maddison

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

      Depends when. This week B, next A if it's a blank GW punt.

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. danishdynamite
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      After a week of going backwards and forwards I've plumped for Maddison

      There are some good reasons for BOU's dogmuck form of late, but until they show a little leg I'll hold fire

      Maddison, meanwhile, is banging out decent stats for some time, and Brendan has now had an entire week to delude them

  10. WhatWouldYourZlatanSay
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry, bottomed...

    Hey guys,

    Should be alright for GW 31without a hit but this week....

    A) Son to Haz
    B)Auba to Higuain
    C) Auba to Vardy
    D) Make the keeper change I'm doing for 31 this week and outfield changes next week.

    Thanks a lot!

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

      B or C look nice

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

        Cheers mate.

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

    as a non aguero owner

    i'd love pep to come out and say jesus is in contention this weekend, and then everyone bins aguero for a -4, but pep starts aguero and he hauls

    hehe

  12. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Have 1FT. Would you make any changes to this team:

    Boruc

    Luiz VVD Perreira

    Haz Salah Pogba Mane

    Kun Barnes Jiminez

    // Bed / Bennett / Diangan

    Thank you

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

      Looks amazing for this week.

      Leave it well alone and keep the FT.

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

        Ta. Jim to King is tempting me

  13. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which one to get this week?

    1. Maddison
    2. Fraser

    Will have Vardy in for GW31 a no Cherries players

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

      brooks and save the $$

    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      2

    3. danishdynamite
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maddison

      1. danishdynamite
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        And I'd take Brooks over Fraser, TBH

  14. Boris Bodega
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Worth a -4?
    Auba & Jimenez & Doherty > Wilson & Higuain & TAA

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

      Yeah possibly, I'm not sure I'd go with Wilson just yet though

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just do auba&dock for hig&taa for free, and pay close attention to wether wilson is back in the lineup again.

  15. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If you owned Salah and Mane which one would you captain?

    A - Salah
    B - Mane

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This should be obvious

      1. Jet5605
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Well Salah surging ahead in the poll despite his recent poor returns.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Also surging ahead on the eye test. He could have braced against Everton. Mane is very very poor and stagnates the attack

  16. simong1
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who's likely to score more? Pogba vs Arsenal or Son vs Southampton?

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

      Son

  17. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who do you back to score more this GW?

    a) King (hud)
    b) Rash (ars)

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The Norwegian

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B.

  18. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone giving Salah the TC?

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

      I'm too concerned of his form. Otherwise this would be a perfect occasion, despite being single gw.

  19. Simmoo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What are the likely DGW 32 midweek fixtures?

  20. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?

    Probably Aguero, Bednarek > Higuaín, Luiz for the blank.

    Alisson
    Robertson/Pereira/AWB
    Salah/Hazard/Anderson/Almiron/Brooks
    Aguero/King

    Hamer/Jimenez/Doherty/Bednarek

  21. Top 210 Club
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What is the general consensus chaps. Jesus to start now he's fit, given peps recent comments that they need him a lot. Aguero rested for Schalke?

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd say other way round.

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      (non Aguero owner)
      I expect him to start this weekend against Watford. Maybe come off early if the game is safe 2/3-0
      Probably start the CL game, and again see reduced minutes.
      Jesus to start against Swansea in the cup.

      Of course, this is just guess work.

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

      I reckon 60 for Aguero v Watford, and same v Schalke, then Jesus plays 90 v Swansea in the cup and then Jesus also an option for Fulham and Cardiff DGW 32

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

      I'd say its more likely that Aguero will start v Watford but if City are well ahead he may only play an hour. Then start again against Schalke, then Jesus will play the cup game.

      City have had a week off and Aguero is their best player, this isn't the time of the season to rest unless absolutely necessary. Next 2 fixtures are key for City.

    5. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thx guys, non owner. Curious for ML

  22. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    OGS said he needs Rom facing the goal. That's Rashford pushed to the wing then.

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ole on Rashford;

      “I keep battering him with that he also should score as many goals as Rom (Lukaku),” Solskjaer said.

      “You should always get those simple tap ins, finishes, like Rom’s scored the last few games.

      “Rashy’s goals sometimes are worldies and he does have a sensational strike of the ball but you see the change in Cristiano’s goals from when he was young to now, he scores more from inside the box and that’s what Rashy has to improve as well.”

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, Rashford cutting inside from the wing.

    2. Simmoo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I would say the complete opposite. "Facing the goal" is the opposite to playing as a lone striker which requires playing predominantly with your back to goal.

      1. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        We'll see when the line ups are released.

  23. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who is a better option for the next two?

    A) Brooks and Firmino

    B) King and Lanzini

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

      A

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Brooks and King are good and cheap players for a goal scoring side.
      Firmino just doesn’t do it for me, as he’s not the focal point.
      Lanzini just back from a serious injury, and I wouldn’d jump straight back on that train.

      I’d prefer King and Mane, or brooks and Vardy/Higuain.

  24. davidmcnamara
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who to start?

    A) Brooks (HUD)
    B) Schar (EVE)

    1. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Latch86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

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

    Can’t decide whether to take back-to-back -4’s to build for GW31 or just take a -8 before GW31, worry so many will FH in GW31 the average will be really high so a -8 will see a huge Red Arrow

    1. HaffNanner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Got the same question. Problem is this week is too early to dump Man City assets, so I'm probably just going to hold and reassess with 2FT and take a -4 or -8 next week.

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

        Yeah I'm keeping Sterling this GW, but used my 2FT's this GW, so only got one further FT after this GW to make the 3 transfers I want to, think I'll take back-to-back -4's, won't get as large Red Arrows this way

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Need to see your team.. so dependant on this

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

        So I’ve done Pogba+Shaw to Mane+TAA with 2FT’s, I want to bring in Clyne, Brooks & Hazard for Doherty, Puncheon & Sterling before GW31, giving me 10 players for BGW.

        GW30 XI

        Fabianski

        TAA Pereira Kolasinac AWB (Doherty)

        Salah Sterling Mane F.Anderson (Puncheon)

        Lacazette Vardy (Kamara)

        If I bought in Clyne (hud) he’d start instead of Kolasinac (MUN)

    3. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm doing -8 before 31

  26. HaffNanner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which one would you play?

    Hayden (EVE H)
    Barnes (LIV A)
    Doherty (CHE A)

    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B
      H
      D
      In that order.

      1. HaffNanner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        cheers

  27. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What to do this week?

    1. Jimenez Pogba to Vardy Fraser - play Doh or Shaw in def
    2. Shaw Pogba to Azpi Fraser/Maddison

    1. Latch86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not considering Brooks? Fraser's not done much in weeks. Could save the cash and invest in upgrades elsewhere

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

        Dont need funds 😉

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Save a transfer, and just do shaw to someone, or jimi to King.
      Pogba is fit and fresh against an Arsenal side, who can never keep a cs.

  28. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hi!

    6.5 to spare, which one in?

    a) H. Barnes (got Pereira from LEI)
    b) Brooks (got no-one from BOU)
    c) someone else

    1. Latch86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B)

      Or Lanzini

    2. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lanzini if u keen on a differential. Barnes came off after 65 mins not sure he is that nailed under Rodgers yet

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

      Thanks fellas

  29. motit
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hi,
    Draft Mode - choose two for GW30-31:

    1. Harvey Barnes
    2. Miguel Almirón
    3. David Brooks
    4. Lanzini

    Thx

    1. Latch86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1 + 3

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

      3+4

  30. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    Fab
    Robertson TAA Lascelles
    Salah(c) Sterling(v) Pogba Son
    Vardy Rondon Mitro

    Boruc Camarasa Digne Bennett*

    0FT 0.0ITB

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

      I'd play Digne over Mitro.