Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 34+?

Fantasy Premier League managers are looking at Manchester City, Manchester United and Spurs assets for the Gameweek 34+ captaincy.

But who is the best candidate for the armband? That’s what the Captain Sensible article is here for.

We have compared each asset for various aspects of form over the last four matches of the Premier League restart against the defences they are set to face midweek.

As this article uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can view it in full.

Captain Poll

After several Gameweeks of tight calls, Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) has cut through the noise to become the overwhelming captaincy favourite for the next round of action.

The Belgian’s latest rest looks to have locked in a start for the Newcastle game on Wednesday evening and encouraged the interest in his Fantasy credentials.

Since the Premier League restarted, De Bruyne has produced attacking returns during every game in which he has featured from the beginning, totalling three goals, two assists, two double-digit hauls and an average score of 12 points per game. Impressive stuff.

Meanwhile, Newcastle have kept just one clean sheet since Gameweek 30+, conceding twice in their recent draw with West Ham, so De Bruyne will fancy his chances of making a breakthrough, or assisting one of his colleagues. As a result, 44.1% of our voters have singled him out as the best captain for Gameweek 34+.

Bruno Fernandes (£8.9m) takes up the silver medal position this time around, earning 19.8% support ahead of a trip to Aston Villa, just under half the backing of De Bruyne.

The disparity between the two players could be a result of more voters cottoning onto the recent defensive improvements made by Dean Smith’s men. While they have just one clean sheet since the Premier League restart, Villa do look a lot harder to break down than before. Pre-lockdown, they conceded an average of two goals per game across the first 28 matches of the campaign. Since then they have managed to decrease that to just 1.2 per game.

That said, Fernandes comes into Gameweek 34+ in excellent form. After slight blip when starting alongside Paul Pogba (£8.3m) for the first time against Sheffield United, the Portuguese international has responded with two scintillating performances.

In Gameweeks 32+ and 33+ he scored three goals and assisted a further two, racking up 15 points in each match, despite gifting a penalty to Marcus Rashford (£9.1m). Even outside of spot-kicks, Fernandes retains considerable threat on his long-range, but accurate, shots on goal, as well as direct free-kicks and corners.

Harry Kane (£11.0m) sits a distant third in the captain poll this week, backed by just 6.2% ahead of Spurs meeting with Bournemouth.

The Cherries have certainly been in an obliging mood of late, conceding more goals than any other side since the Premier League restarted (12).

However, it must be remembered that Steve Cook (£5.0m), Simon Francis (£4.4m), Chris Mepham (£4.3m) or Jack Simpson (£3.9m) were all absent for the most recent outing, the 5-2 defeat at Manchester United, so Kane backers may want to consider that some of them could return to action.

The centre-forward has put in some mixed performances since Gameweek 30+, scoring twice in that time, but struggling to offer much in the way of justification for the armband in Monday’s win over Everton, which you can read about in more detail HERE.

Willian (£7.2m) has scored a penalty in each of the last three Chelsea matches, helping him climb to the fourth-most-popular captain for Gameweek 34+.

Chelsea travel to a Crystal Palace side that has lapsed defensively since their four clean sheets from four between Gameweeks 27 and 30+. Over their last three matches, the Eagles have shipped a total of eight goals, while Frank Lampard’s men have found the net at least twice in every outing since the Premier League restart.

Willian has played a bit part in that, hence the 3.9% backing for the captaincy, while Christian Pulisic (£7.2m), the man who has won several of the Brazilian’s penalties, has accrued the support of 3.3% of voters.

The two Chelsea options sit either side of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) in the popularity charts, 3.4% selecting him as the best captain for Gameweek 34+.

On Tuesday evening, Arsenal host a Leicester side with just one clean sheet in their last five away matches. Aubameyang, meanwhile, has five goals in his last four at the Emirates Stadium.

A rather laboured display for Liverpool in their 2-0 win over Aston Villa has sent Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) down the captaincy pecking order for Gameweek 34+. Ahead of a trip to Brighton, who have conceded in every home game since Gameweek 20+, the Egyptian has the support of just 2.4%.

The differential power of Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) is also rather high, considering that 1.9% have selected him as the best Gameweek 34+ captain, and the same goes for Phil Foden (£5.4m), who has the same amount of support. The latter has produced attacking returns in every home match since the Premier League restart, averaging 11.3 points per game.

Anthony Martial (£8.3m), Son Heung-min (£9.8m), Rashford, Mason Greenwood (£4.6m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) are the only options with more than 1% backing in the poll.

Player statistics – Last four matches

1,533 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    That’s Vardy to Jesus done.

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      xG 0.88, top of the charts for next match.

    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jesus has looked awful in the games i've watched.

      1. kamdaraji
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        jesus christ

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I hope you’re joking

      1. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Jesus is going to have a game when some of the shots go in.

      2. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        xG is so high. Newcastle the sort of game he will bag a few.

    4. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What happened to Vardy?

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        More the fact Pep is full of praise for Jesus.

        Vardy has been worse than Jesus last few weeks too. Don’t take the “brace” on face value.

        1. Greek Freak
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Ah ok. Not sure about Vardy, it only took one lucky tap-in and he finished the second with confidence. He might be about to go on one of his runs.

        2. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Pep is probably going to bench him and is praising him to make him not feel bad

          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            100%

            1. Steve The Spud
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Looking forward to him bagging ‘a few’ ...but I recon you’re right - he’s long overdue

  2. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pedro Neto out - who are people captaining instead?

    1. Wılly
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Baines is a good shout

    2. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      damn now i guess gotta shift the armband to Kiko

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Masina if Rockstar comes through with the team news

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Week off.

  3. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Foden?

    1. kamdaraji
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      very good looking

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He's a 5.3 at best. 😛

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He should smile more, his facial expression makes him look like a neanderthal

  4. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Final RMWCT.

    I do think I'm gonna get Kane in the end... super reluctantly.

    Pope Martinez
    TAA Digne Aurier Taylor Lamptey
    Mane KdB Foden Fernandes Martial
    Rashford Kane Nketiah

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      looks as solid is as solid does. KDB Captain?

    2. MGD
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Going without greenwood on WC?

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yes.

    3. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Personally think Rash in the triple up is too much money on United, and I'd prefer Greenwood, then upgrade Nketiah (I personally like Vardy for the next few).

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Or better yet go for AWB (over Aurier) and someone more mid price.

    4. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Looks good, can't fault it. Personally I think I'd prefer Mahrez + Greenwood + cash to Foden/Rashford but I think those are the 50/50 decisions that each manager can make for their team.

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Indeed. I prefer Foden + Rashford. So yeah.

    5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Very nice

    6. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Looking very good. I have the same front 3 with with only Mahrez for Mane and Doherty for Digne difference in starting 11.
      Like the Digne pick.
      Any money itb to upgrade Rash to Vardy next week?

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nope. Not in a massive rush to get Vardy.

        1. POLSKA GOLA
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          He has bou next week, I may need to lose either Rash or Kane for him depending on how all three look this GW

  5. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Any news on Holgate?

  6. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Peps comments on Jesus were like when Bravo made his debut a few years ago and had a mare

    1. kamdaraji
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      pep presser roulette

    2. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, nice words before bench duty

  7. Spurrsy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Patricio
    Aurier/Doherty/TAA
    Debruyne/Mahrez/Bruno/Salah
    Greenwood/Rashford/Jimenez

    Bench - Lacelles/Guen/Jack

    1FT and 3.5 in bank. Any standout changes or save for next week?

    1. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Save

  8. We ain't got no histor…
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bench one gents:
    A. Foden
    B. Ings
    C. Jimenez
    D. Foden

    *have kdb and Mahrez starting

    1. We ain't got no histor…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      D is Greenwood

    2. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      One of the Fodens

    3. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jimenez reluctantly, lowest ceiling.

  9. Dirty Harry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Opps bottomed, what to do, need to Bench one?

    1. Ings
    2. AWB
    3. Gomez
    4. Doherty

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      3

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

    2. No_Mo_Salah?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      3

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

  10. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A. Davis to Foden
    B. Son to Sterling

    Pope
    TAA Doherty AWB
    Salah KDB Son Bruno
    Jimenez Ings Greenwood

    Martin Fernandez Davis Simpson
    £2.2m

  11. Boss Hogg
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    Aurier, Maguire, TAA
    Salah, KDB (c), Foden, Mahrez, Bruno
    DCL, Rashford
    (Jimi, Saiss, Lamptey)
    0.1m

    1FT. Bank it?
    Gtg?

  12. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Any defenders 4.3 or below worth taking a hit for? I have Lascelles/Holgate/Robinson who are all likely to miss out but not sure if a hit is worth it rather than just a 0?

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not for a hit.

    2. JabariParkersEyelid
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Just take the nil.

  13. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lost on last page...

    Kane or KDB captain? Bournemouth have to go for the win while Newcastle I doubt will concede more then 2-3 goals.

    What you thinking lads and ladies?

    1. No_Mo_Salah?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'd go KDB

    2. JabariParkersEyelid
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kane is enough of a diff to own, kdb captain all day.

    3. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kane is risky. But may reward you more...

  14. No_Mo_Salah?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Stick with this team or take a hit to replace DCL or Jimi? £5.9m itb.

    Patricio
    TAA Maguire Doherty
    KDB Fernandes Mahrez Foden
    Jimenez Rashford DCL

    Button / Kiko / Saka / Lascelles

  15. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    First to get three votes is my transfer.

    Greenwood IN and OUT?:

    A Ings
    B Jiminez
    C DCL

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      DCL

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C

    3. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      DCL. There you go.

  16. timmmuh
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bench one:
    Sterling
    DeBruyne
    Son
    Fernandes
    Foden
    Greenwood
    Jimi
    Rashford

    1. corderz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jimi

    2. JJO
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Greenwood

    3. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jimi

  17. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Save FT? 1FT, 0.0 itb

    DDG
    Aurier Saiis TAA
    Salah KDB (c) Son Bruno
    Rashford (vc) Jimenez Nkeitah

    Subs: Martin Lascelles Hayden Simpson

  18. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Is benching Jimenez and play Aurier a step to far? 451

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

  19. Benditlike
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Should i:

    A) Transfer inn Foden for Guendozi and bench Saiss
    Or
    B) Play Saiss and save FT

  20. Mackans
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Mane to Mahrez for free? I have no other issues atm

    1. Who are all Lukakus
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      save the FT then

  21. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bench Foden or Greenwood? (I benched Greenwood last week :()

    1. Who are all Lukakus
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      play both?
      Greenwood subbed off last game so surely he will start this game, with the possibility to have a same haul
      Foden is likely to start too, if so he can score as much as KDB

      1. corderz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        The team I've got doesn't really mean I can play both!

        1. Who are all Lukakus
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          would you like to share your team please?

          1. corderz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Pope Button
            TAA Doherty Aurier Bolly Robinson
            Salah Mahrez Son Fernandes Foden
            Rashford Jimenez Greenwood

            Thinking of son + Jimenez to Kane and Antonio

  22. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rate my WC

    Alisson
    TAA Doherty Digne
    Mahrez KDB Foden Martial Bruno
    Kane Greenwood
    (Martinez DCL Azpilicueta Aurier)

    Planning to BB soon and want to have strong 11 every gw

    1. Pegboy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Decent. I'm not sure Kane is worth it. I definitely wouldn't touch Aurier.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      On WC Kane is easy yo bring, can get rid of him for Vardy for example.

  23. Pegboy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Patricio (Martin)
    TAA Doherty Taylor (Lascelles Kiko)
    Mane KDB Bruno Pulisic Barnes
    Rashford Jimi (Nketiah)

    1FT £0.1m

    I've been priced out of Nketiah > Greenwood so....

    a) Save
    b) Barnes > Foden (and probably Nketiah>Greenwood next GW)
    c) Something else

    1. Who are all Lukakus
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B is a very good move

  24. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    play Saiss or Kiko or Holgate?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not Holgate.

      I'm on Saiss (also playing Doherty).

  25. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bench one

    A Foden
    B Jimi
    C Ings
    D Greenwood

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C

    2. Who are all Lukakus
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      same dilemma, tinkering between Jimi and Ings

  26. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bench Pulisic or DCL? DCL, right?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      DCL yes

    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fo sho.

  27. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Predicted points:

    A) Salah (bha)
    B) Mahrez (NEW)

    1. Who are all Lukakus
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A) 16
      B) 1

  28. Party time
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Everytime I captain Kdb, He blanks. Well, I may as well do it again this gw

      1. Alexis Nonsense
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        If you did it every gameweek you'd be doing fine...so set and forget

    • TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Start Saiss or CTaylor? (Already have Doherty)

      Thanks.

    • Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Do we have any presses before the deadline?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        They've been going on today.