Captain Sensible

Gameweek 20 Scout Picks and Captain Sensible

A tight turnaround in Fantasy Premier League Gameweeks has forced us into combining our latest Captain Sensible and Scout Picks article into one piece.

Gameweek 19 came to a close following Manchester City’s trip to Wolves on Friday night and the Gameweek 20 deadline comes just over 12 hours after that.

Therefore, we have condensed our two most important pieces of preview content into slightly shorter versions so we can get them both out in time.

We’ll begin with the Gameweek 20 Scout Picks, followed by some analysis of the captaincy.

Goalkeeper

Claudio Bravo (£4.8m) makes it into the Gameweek 20 Scout Picks for Manchester City’s clean sheet potential. Over their last four home matches, they are inside the top three for shots allowed in the box and big chances conceded. Meanwhile, upcoming opponents Sheffield United are inside the bottom three for shots in the box and shots on target in away matches this season.

Defenders

Djibril Sidibé (£5.3m) looks like he could be playing out-of-position in a new advanced role at Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton and added his fourth assist in seven matches in the 1-0 win over Burnley on Boxing Day. With a trip to Newcastle coming up and clean sheets in each of the Toffees’ last two, Sidibé’s points potential is high for Gameweek 20.

Serge Aurier (£5.1m) has two assists in his last three away matches and finds himself at Norwich on Saturday afternoon. The Canaries have conceded the second-highest number of goals in home matches this season.

Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m) is our way of completing a double-up on the Manchester City defence considering how few chances they allow at home and how conservative Sheffield United are likely to be in attack.

Midfielders

Despite a blank against Leicester, Mohamed Salah (£12.3m) gets straight back into the Scout Picks for Gameweek 20. He was incredibly unfortunate not to get any attacking returns at the King Power Stadium, as you can READ ABOUT HERE. We think the Egyptian is back to his best and a home meeting with Wolves should bring that out even more on Sunday afternoon.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.5m) looks the most likely to rely on among Manchester City assets when Sheffield United come to the Etihad Stadium. Not only has the Belgian created more big chances than any other player this season, but he also has attacking returns in three of his last five at home.

Lucas Moura (£7.1m) was unfortunate not to get something out of Spurs’ win over Brighton and a trip to Norwich looks perfect for him. We did want to include Dele Alli before we heard from Jose Mourinho on the subject of his recent hamstring issues, so we went for a sideways move to his colleague. As already mentioned, Norwich are especially vulnerable at the back in front of their own fans, where they tend to attack a lot more.

An assist for Jack Grealish (£6.4m) in Aston Villa’s win over Norwich earns him back-to-back inclusion in the Scout Picks. The midfielder has either scored or assisted five of his last seven outings while Watford remain in the division’s bottom four for shots conceded in the box over the last four matches.

Forwards

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) may have had a quiet night against Liverpool but, if he plays in Gameweek 20, should have much more joy at West Ham. Over the last four matches, Manuel Pellegrini’s men have conceded 10 big chances, only two sides allowing more than that. Even though we think he could be rested, Vardy stands a great chance of getting attacking returns even as a substitute.

A Boxing Day benching for Danny Ings (£6.5m) makes him one of the most nailed-on starters for Gameweek 20 in the whole division. He has been remarkably reliable this season, scoring in three of his last four at home.

Bournemouth have conceded 44 shots in the box over the last four matches, the third-worst in the Premier League. That bodes well for Neal Maupay (£5.8m) who comes into Gameweek 20 fresh from a Boxing Day rest. The Brighton forward has two goals in the last four matches and, despite playing only 292 minutes in that period, only three players have been afforded more big chances than him during that time.

Substitutes

  • Tom Heaton (£4.5m)
  • Mason Holgate (£4.4m)
  • Matt Targett (£4.4m)
  • Pascal Groß (£6.4m)

The Captain

The Scout Picks has had a captain this season, selected by votes from our Scout Squad panel, David, Neale, Paul and Geoff.

As we are combining Captain Sensible with the Scout Picks this week, we will briefly go over the tables we usually reference in the former before revealing who has been selected.

We would also like to clarify that the majority of this research has been conducted during the day-time on Friday December 27, which means it does not include data from Manchester City’s trip to Wolves.

To find out how the Gameweek 20 captain candidates got on at Molineux, be sure to visit the Members Area and find out.

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  1. Where dahoud at
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1 ft and 1.2 itb any ideas?

    Guaita
    Taa, Aurier, cathcart
    Alli, salah, kdb, grealish
    Vardy, rashford, greenwood

    Bench, Stekelenburg, lundstram, pieters, dendoncker

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      roll

      1. Where dahoud at
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Really you thank its ok?

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          sure, you have 2 starters in your bench

  2. rambo.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Not pool attacker. would you do
    A. Maddison to Salah
    B. Alli to Salah
    C. Zaha&Tammy to Salah&Ings(-4)

    Cheers

    1. Tambling5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      C by far the best choice in short term.

  3. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    On a WC. How can I improve it? Thanks.

    Ramsdale - McGovern
    Rico - Soy - TAA - Lund - Kelly
    Salah - KDB - Alli - Grealish - 4.4m
    Vardy - Jimenez - Rashford

    1. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rams -> Ryan and Alli -> Martial

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Utd double?

        1. Babelcopter
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I would or get Maddison in

  4. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed

    GTG? Bench order?

    Guaita
    Rico TAA Aurier
    Salah(C) KDB Alli Grealish
    Ings Vardy Jimmy

    Governor Simpson Lundy Donkey

    0 ft, 3,2 itb

  5. Tambling5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bournemouth have best fixtures according to season ticker. Any Bournemouth fan go any vibe that Wilson, Fraser or King about to recover any of last seasons form?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      They seem to have run out of ideas offensively. Wilson without a return since GW7

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      all due a haul 😉

    3. NielsvanDelft
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm watching Harry Wilson the coming games. Could be a nice early punt

      1. TRE2
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same here

  6. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1. Alli/Maddison + Rash ( Greenwood).
    2. Mane+ Maupay ( Dendoncker).

    Have Salah already.

  7. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Improve bench by doing Dendocker to Grealish for a hit to cover rotation?

    Guiata
    TAA Rico Taylor
    Salah(c) KDB Alli* Richarlison
    Vardy Jimenez Ings

    Dendocker Targett Lundstram 2.9ITB

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      only if you are starting Grealish

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Would move him into the team for Jiminez

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          not really, you then have Jiménez points maybe on the bench

          Just trust your bench or do Alli to Grealish or someone else

          Personally I would sit tight

          1. Miguel Sanchez
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Cool - I re-read the Mourinho comments on Alli and it doesn't sound all that bad. Cheers

  8. gooner_112233445566
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    REPOST

    Gaza (McGovern)
    Trent, soy, Lund, (rico), (Reid)
    Salah, Alli, kdb, grealish, (dendon)
    Vardy, Kane (c), dcl

    1.1 itb, 2 ft’s.....what to do this?

    A) soy out for sidibe/digne and save other ft
    B) grealish and vardy out for traore and aguero
    C) soy and dcl out for sidibe and maupay
    D) dcl out for maupay and save other ft

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      D if any

      1. gooner_112233445566
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What else do you recommend mate

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          DCL to Ings

  9. MartyScurll
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    RMWCT

    Ramsdale, (Button)
    TAA, Robbo, Kelly, (Simpson, Lundy)
    Salah(c), Alli, KDB, Grealish, (cantwell)
    Rashford, Vardy, Maupey

    Gtg?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What is your current team?

    2. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      alli unlikely to start

  10. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rotation this game week is going to be horrific ... select your captain very carefully

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      😉

    2. maratus
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      KDB seems easy pick after the managed minutes.

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Salah

    3. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah (c)
      Kdb (vc) for me

      Both had minutes managed so feel safe ish

    4. Jude Rooney
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah, KDB and Ings are good shouts

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        not keen on Salah, I can see him and Mane playing one game each over the next two games .... it’s just a matter of whether Salah or Mane sits out the next one

        1. maratus
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Salah fully rested in GW15
          Mane fully rested in GW16
          Salah got minutes managed last game

          Seems like coinflip to be honest.

  11. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli to sterling and abraham to ings worth a -4. I own mane cant afford salah

  12. NielsvanDelft
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Front 8 dilemma, currently benching Grealish.
    Mane - Salah - KDB - Alli
    Pukki - Ings - Vardy
    Would you do the same? Or do you have other suggestions? 1FT 0.2 ITB

  13. Jude Rooney
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gone from 193k to 11k in 4 GWs - obviously have my strongest squad of the season but now need to play my WC.

    Ryan Button
    TAA Digne Maguire Baldock Kelly
    KDB Sterling Alli Cantwell Dendonker
    Abraham Vardy Jimenez

    Already done planned change of Sterling to Salah, only others I definitely want out are Maguire and Dendonker although probably do Alli to Moura now.

    Any thoughts?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't play your wildcard.

      1. Jude Rooney
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Last chance to play it. Take your point but will definitely be playing it even just to make 3 or 4

        1. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Oh sorry, thought you meant the new one

  14. Sparky6670
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wildcard GTG? 2.9m ITB

    Ramsdale McCarthy

    TAA Evans Cathcart Sidibe Lord Lund

    Mane KDB Martial Grealish Traore

    Vardy Abraham Ayew

  15. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    3 consecutive red arrows down to 150k, but feel my team is in decent shape. Gtg?

    Pope
    VVD Soyuncu Kelly
    Salah(c) KDB Alli Grealish Cantwell
    Vardy Rashford

    Button Jimenez Lundstram Rico
    0ft 0.6itb

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Very good - you see Jimenez benched or just exhausted and scoring no more than 2?

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Well I just benched him last game week so god knows

  16. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Im 0.1 short for Rams -> Ryan. Have Rico and dont like Bou defence double up. Should I downgrade Traore so I can make that Ryan move or stick with Ramsdale?

  17. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    On wildcard, would you choose Salah or Mane?

    1. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah

    2. Sc007
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah

    3. MartyScurll
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Also on Wc, chose salah

  18. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Can't wait for the GW to start

  19. Sc007
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy mane or kdb for captain?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kdb safest starter

    2. Jude Rooney
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      KDB from those

    3. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Going vardy

  20. itsmeguneet
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hello guys, Any improvement to be made to this team? Or save?

    Heaton
    Robbo- Rico- Aurier
    KDB(c)- Maddy- Zaha- Alli
    Vardy- Rashford- Tammy

    Button, Lund, Kelly, McGinn

  21. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ML rival has TAA Robbo and Mane =37 he has a bench =37
    Guess his cock up ? (smile)

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bench boost back fired?

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Close. He had them benched on a blank and forgot to save the following week when sticking them on the pitch.

  22. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What to do here?

    1 FT, 1.1 IDB

    Henderson
    Digne, Soyuncu, Kelly
    Mane, Alli, KDB, Grealish
    Vardy, Tammy, Rash

    Button, Tomori, Hayden, Lundy

    1.
    a) Henderson to Ramsdale/Guaita
    b) Tammy to Ings
    c) Save FT
    d) something else

    2. Who for C??
    Not sure if Vardy will start, what about Kdb? Or Grealish/Rash?

  23. The Legend Squad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This week could be a bloodbath of rotation.

    Am I right the bench Maddison here?

    Mane KDB Martial Maddison Grealish
    Vardy Ings Jimenez

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bench Jimenez - not sure how it is fair to make a team face two of the best sides on the planet within 48 hours

      1. The Legend Squad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Brutal schedule, but he should start. And he scores very well vs the top 6!

        Vardy and Maddison more likely to be rested?

        Perhaps benching order won’t matter with all the rotation

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          You think Dendocker to Grealish is worth a -4 to improve squad and cover for any absences. Would probably drop Jimenez to the bench.

  24. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    On WC. Assuming Alli is fit, which combination would you go for?

    A. Alli + Maupay + Evans
    B. Grealish + Rashford + Webster

    1. Siggy Azalea
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

  25. Jimmy Floyd
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Does anybody play the bethard game know if you get a new wildcard after this game week like the fpl game or is it one wildcard for the season?

  26. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gtg?
    Ramsdale
    Soy lundstram TAA
    Mane kdb(vc) alli grealish
    Vardy(c) ings rashford
    Button traore targett rico

    1. Lumberjack
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Alli a risk obviously but you’ve got cover. GTG.

  27. InvertedWinger
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Targett out for TAA for a -4 this week or free for next?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Free next GW. Problem is if he starts this GW it makes a bench next GW more likely.

      1. InvertedWinger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yea that's the dilemma. But fancy him Vs a tired and rotated wolves team if he does start

    2. Jude Rooney
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Can't you do it last week!

      1. InvertedWinger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I dropped him at the blank - ironically to fund in Son. I don't want to talk about it.

  28. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How is this WC looking

    1.7m itb for Maupay>Jimi or Maddy>Alli next gw

    Ramsdale
    TAA Gomez Aurier
    Salah(C) KDB Grealish Martial
    Vardy Ings Maupay

    McGovern Maddison Soy Lund

  29. Lumberjack
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any of these worth a hit for this week? Already used my FT and have the money burning a hole in my virtual pocket.

    A - Mount to Salah
    B - Mount to Mane
    C - Alli to Salah
    D - Alli to Mane.

  30. Gunner1290
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What would you do with this? 1 Free transfer, 4.8 in the bank.

    Heaton (button)
    Soy Rico Lundstram (kelly, reid)
    Salah(c) Kdb Ali Traore Richarlison
    Vardy Rashford (Greenwood)