Liverpool and Chelsea’s options dominate the captaincy discussion for Blank Gameweek 33 – but it’s a close run thing.
The Reds travel to Southampton on Friday night as they continue their bid for the Premier League title while the Blues host West Ham on Monday.
As per usual, we’re here with all the latest individual and team statistics to help choose the best candidate for the armband this weekend.
Captain Poll
It is very tight at the top of the latest captain poll on Fantasy Football Scout. Perhaps inspired by a 15-point score in Double Gameweek 32, Chelsea man 25.4% of voters have sent Eden Hazard (£11.0m) to the summit ahead of a meeting with out-of-form West Ham. The Belgian notched a goal and an assist against Brighton but blanked the last time he faced the Hammers.
Vying for second and third place are Liverpool colleagues Mohamed Salah (£13.2m) and Sadio Mané (£10.0m). The Egyptian currently has a slight edge over his colleague with 23.5% to 22.78% backing but that could all change before the Blank Gameweek 33 deadline. It’s a trip to Southampton to Liverpool which might ask them some testing questions in the title race as the Saints continue to fight for their survival from relegation.
Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) looks to be the king of the differential options this weekend as he sits in fourth place in the poll. Just under 14% have lent their backing to the Foxes man, which is no surprise given his form and the fact that he faces Huddersfield in Blank Gameweek 33.
Andrew Robertson (£6.8m) completes the top five but is a long way off the leading pack. Just 2.6% of voters felt inclined to hand the Liverpool defender the armband this weekend. However, that was still more than are considering Callum Wilson (£6.5m), on 1.3%, Roberto Firmino (£9.2m), Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) and Gonzalo Higuaín (£9.6m), who are the only other options backed by more than 1%.
