Captains

Liverpool assets return to forefront of captaincy debate

Liverpool assets are expected to return to the forefront of the Fantasy Premier League captaincy debate for Blank Gameweek 33.

You can now vote in the latest poll embedded in the article below or in the sidebar of our website.

After being shelved by many for their solitary fixture in Double Gameweek 32, a trip to Southampton on Friday night is a lot more appealing for Jurgen Klopp’s men.

The Saints have just one clean sheet at home since Gameweek 11 which should help interest in the Reds’ attacking assets, even if they have just two goals in their last three away matches and have netted more than one in just one of their last six road trips.

It will be interesting to see what backing Mohamed Salah (£13.2m) can achieve in the poll as he has mustered just two assists since Gameweek 27.

Sadio Mané (£10.0m) remains in much better form than the Egyptian over recent weeks, with three double-figure hauls in his last six outings, but he is still owned by fewer managers, which could affect the vote.

Outside of Liverpool, Chelsea options probably look the most appealing.

Eden Hazard (£11.0m) secured a 15-point haul in Double Gameweek 32 ahead of West Ham’s visit to Stamford Bridge.

The Hammers are in a very poor run of form with injuries plaguing every area of the team too.

Particularly struggling to trouble opposition defences right now, Manuel Pellegrini’s men might even inspire some differential captain interest in the likes of David Luiz (£6.0m) or Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.3m).

However, with both Liverpool and Chelsea showing some patchy form of late, this could be an opportunity for Fantasy managers chasing leads to look elsewhere.

Reinvigorated Leicester City travel to already relegated Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon with Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.1m) the form options.

Bournemouth also have an appealing fixture against Burnley at the Vitality Stadium, where Ryan Fraser (£6.2m), Josh King (£6.5m) and Callum Wilson (£6.5m) have all recorded the majority of their attacking returns this season.

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

    Hi all!

    With 6 gw's more to play I'm sharing the first place in my ML with two other persons we've all got the same amount of points..

    My biggest advantage is that I'm the only one with the TC chip left. But okay what to do this week? Going to WC next week

    1FT
    5.8 ITB

    Fab
    TAA, Robbo, Pereira, WB
    Salah, Hazard, Brooks
    Vardy, Wilson, Rondon

    Hamer, Billing, FA, Doherty

    Looking for a one week punt.

    Cheers!

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

      Not really a punt, but I'd get Mane in midfield.

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

        Salah -> Mane?

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

          No, with 5.8m in the bank, I'd do FA to Mane, and start him over AWB.

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

            All ready have TAA and Robbo so can't do that

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

              What a rookie error from me! Apologies.
              In that case Fab to Kepa.

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

                Thanksi Might do that

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

      anderson > fraser

      wb bench

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

        Triple Bournemouth? Can also do Brooks to Fraser?

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

    I was wondering who I would cpt this wk and surprised I actually have Hazard in my pre FH team. For some reason I thought I sold him or only had him for the dgw.

    Happy days.

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      apt grav for this comment 🙂

  3. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Do we expect large Chelsea rotation against West Ham with only 2 days rest before they play away in the Europa League?

    Will they still keep a strong team in the Prem games and play the second string in Europe?

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

      They need top 4 so I'd say it will be strong team.

      1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        You think the likes of Hazard, Azpi, Luiz play the full game?

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

      London derby
      I don't think Sarri would take too many risks

  4. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed. Best option for this team? 1ft, 5m itb. Plan to use WC in gw34.

    a. fab > kepa/ Schmeichel
    b. Anderson > mkhi/ siggy/ rich
    c. both for a hit

    Fabianski
    Vvd digne Kola schar
    Hazard Mane Fraser
    Firmino Vardy Wilson

    McCarthy Anderson Hayden balbuena

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

      B and bench Digne?

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, tempted to do that and get in siggy

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

      B with maddsion/tielemans

  5. kalmoffit
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal Dreadful Away-so last season.

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

      Arsenal clean sheets away from home?

      1. kalmoffit
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This game is predicting the future.

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

          Can anyone predict the future?

  6. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pick one:

    a) Hazard
    b) Mane
    c) keep Sterling for 0 pts

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

      A

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

      B

    3. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

  7. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Repost - my RMT shows my Free Hit team, not my GW31 team. When will this revert please?

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

      Annoying isn’t it?

      I manually made the substitutions to get back to my GW31 team - and then took a screenshot for reference.

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

    A or B if you had to pick one? Already have triple LEI and Fraser

    A) Sigurdson
    B) Brook

    1. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

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

    2 questions guys, will appreciate some help
    1. Transfer this week (WC 34):
    a) anderson-> hazard
    b) mcneil-> maddison (already have barnes)
    c) higuain->Vardy
    d) 1 and 3 for -4

    2. Who to play?
    a) lejuene (CP)
    b) awb (new)
    c) McNeil (bou)

    Fab
    Robbo luiz Pereira Lejeune 
    Salah mane Barnes Anderson 
    Higuain Wilson

    Jimenez awb McNeil

  10. Scout Picks Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 33
    Geoff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    We're again looking for a Community Champion, this time for GW33.

    The team has to be within a 83.5m budget and needs to be in a proper FPL formation.

    If you're interested, email your team ID and FFS username to geoff@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk.

    A Community Champion will be chosen at random this afternoon and the winner will be contacted.

    I'll then need the team submitted by noon tomorrow, on Friday.

    Good luck 🙂

  11. GoonerByron
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard, Salah or Lacazette for (C)?

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

      Hazard so you can rely on monday than fpl doesn't influence your weekend too much

  12. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else achieve a red arrow on free hit :/ Normally I'd be very Happy with 86 points!

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

      yeah quite a big one

      67 pts for my FH

      dropped from 3.4k > 8k

      feels horrible

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

        Feeling the pain... on the receiving end of a 36 point swing in my mini league. Dropped from 1st to 3rd :/

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

          it's horrid mate

          i've not dropped in my cash ML but the gap has shrunk to just 27 pts to 2nd now

          frustrating

      2. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Nightmare :/

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep I got a red with a similar score.

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah - was 50 points behind 1st and 50 points ahead of 3rd in my cash ML (paying top 4), so was in two minds whether to be dullard or aggressive - ended up going aggressive and lead over 3rd has now halved 🙁

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

        Red arrow with 87 pts.

        Least maintained my 72 pt advantage in ML and he used his TC. Still got mine!!!!

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

    All aboard the Hazard Express.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure that is the best name for a train

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

        High risk high reward.

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Does it leak team news?

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

        That's the Sarri Explorer.

  14. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan | Gunn
    Robertson | Doherty | Kolasinac | Duffy | Bednarek
    Mane | Son | Bernardo | Martial | Jota
    Kane | Lacazette | Jimenez

    Not particularly keen on City so that's why I only have Bernardo.
    13 DGW'rs for GW35 with Robbo and Mane vs Cardiff.
    Structure allows me to get Salah for GW 36 TC.

    Decent?

    1. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good. I am just not sure on Laca - will he play both?

      No love for Watford's double (hud, SOU) either?

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

        I'm hoping so, they're 2 really good fixtures though so I'm happy for Laca to play 90 and 60/30 etc.

        Deulo over Jota?

        1. Pras (FPL)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Deulo was subbed at HT and Gray looked good - so Jota better than him for me.

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

            deulofeu was subbed because of FA cup most likely

    2. QuintonFortune25
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is this your planned GW34 WC team?

      Looks good. It's missing Watford assets who arguably have the best fixtures in GW35. Maybe Jota to Deulofeu?

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

        Yep.

        Could do that but just a bit wary of Deulo's minutes - you reckon he starts both?

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

      WC34?

      I'm planning on leaving TAA, and Mane out - but bringing them in prior to GW36.

      CHE, SGW. Doesn't seem the best use of a planned WC team. Definitely better options with the doubles in mind.

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

      It's worth remembering that Aguero scored a hattrick against Arsenal and Chelsea not that long ago. Wouldn't surprise me if he did the same against Spurs or United.

      You'll also want him for the 3 fixtures after that. Good chance I will find room for him in my WC team.

  15. The EJJ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No Mane, tough captaincy choice between Salah, Haz and Vardy. Leaning towards Salah but at this point i don't even know why...

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

    FH Team:

    Kepa
    Schar, Chilwell, TAA
    Mane (c), Salah, Tielemans, Hazard
    Lacazette, King, Vardy

    Hamer, Billing, Bednarek, 3.8

    GTG?

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

      I would fancy Rondon over King.

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

        Yeah, tempted

  17. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard captain, hmm

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

      Same... But he's trolled me so many times this seasons when C him.

  18. kalmoffit
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I haven't had a Bournemouth player this season- which I admit has been a terrible mistake. Please help me out here, Burnley.

  19. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    King or Wilson? Feel like whichever one I don't get will sting me

    1. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      King has penalties- and they're a set of divers

  20. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I'm going to Anfield for the first time next week to watch us against Chelsea, disaster incoming.
    I'm going up early to make a day of it, anyone got any recommendations for lunch?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Knutsford service station?

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

      bhuna shack

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        ewww

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

    Howe's tinkering with Boruc has messed me up for a keeper. Boruc>Schmeichel realistically worth a -4? Already taking one hit for Mane & Vardy.

  22. anish10
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Higuain > Laca
    B) Higuain > Auba

    1. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I can't imagine Laca being dropped..

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

    Early shout of DGW35 BB team/squad, any comments appreciated

    Ryan/Gunn

    Bednarek/Bennett/Holebas/Laporte/Kola
    Sterling/Salah/Mane/Jota/Martial
    Jimenez/Deeney/Kane

    Thanks

    1. kime67
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      id put hazard in there for eirher mane or salah. I dont like martial either

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

        Ok thanks. Martial could go to Delefaou and then upgrade Bennett or Bednarek?

  24. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What to do.with this

    Guaita (fab)
    Awb robbo doherty bednarek luiz
    Mane maddison hazard hojberg (sterling)
    Wilson (aguero jiminez)

    1ft only bb left of chips

  25. mike09
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this WC team for GW34 and with BB in GW35:

    Ryan - Foster
    TAA - Kola - Holebas - Duffy - Valery
    Sterling - Mane - Son - Jota- JWP
    Kane - Laca - Jimenez

    0.8 ITB

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

      double WAT and double BHA def is a bit risky imo

  26. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    one week punt for Failderson

    Siggy, Maddison, Fraser?

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

      I'm probably doing Maddison/Tielemans
      already have Fraser tho

  27. BulgarianOwls
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Weekly headache has a new form

    Boruc
    Pereira Chilwell TAA
    Salah Mane Sigurdson Westwood
    Higuain Vardy Wilson
    (bench Snodgrass)
    2.3 itb

    I am on wc for gw34
    which is the best way to spend my ft

    A) Boruc>Kepa (cos of uncertainty of Boruc)
    B) Higuain > Auba/Laca (cos of uncertainty of Higuain)
    C) Snodgrass > Fraser and bench WW
    D) Hit is needed

    and who to captain?
    1 Salah
    2 Mane
    3 Vardy

    Any comment about the team will be appreciated

  28. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fabianski.
    AWB, TAA, VVD, Pereira.
    Felipe, Haz, Salah, Tielemans.
    Vardy, Wilson.
    Bednarek.
    1ft, 0.1m. WC next GW.

    1. Felipe-> Fraser/Pedro/Ramsey. Anybody else in contention? (7.2m).
    2. Anything else worth a hit or even a different move?

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

    FAnderson -> Maddison the obvious choice? WC next week

    Patricio Boruc
    Robertson Luiz Doherty Pereira AWB
    Salah Mane Pogba FAnderson Stephens
    Higuain Vardy Wilson

    0.5 ITB, 1 FT

  30. Tosa86
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    my actual FPL team for GW33:

    fabianski
    robertson - vvd - pereira
    salah (C) - f.anderson - hazard (VC) - pogba
    rondon - vardy - wilson

    etheridge - lascelles - billing - doherty.

    1) i can replace pogba with who? i have only 1FT after FH played --> maddison?tielemans?other player?
    2) i'll play WC on GW34