Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Blank Gameweek 18?

Fantasy Premier League managers face a difficult choice for the Blank Gameweek 18 captaincy.

Even before Monday’s fixture rearrangements for Spurs, Fulham and Aston Villa, differentiating between Kevin De Bruyne (£11.7m) and Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m) was proving challenging for many.

Now that Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.8m) have been handed a favourable home fixture against underprepared opposition the debate has been thrown wide open.

More than ever, Fantasy managers need some help with the armband, which is where the Captain Sensible article comes in.

As always, we will look into the best options’ underlying statistics, comparing them against the defensive data of their upcoming opponents using the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area.

CAPTAIN POLL

Poll results before Spurs’ Aston Villa fixture was replaced with hosting Fulham

Captain poll results after Monday’s fixture rearrangements

KEY MATCHES

Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion

3,604 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FantasyClub
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    After doing FH can we do our transfers straight away once the GW starts or would we still be looking at our FH squad? Never used FH before...

    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FH in points page, original squad will reappear in TEAM

      1. McSauce
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Transfer page also will be back to non FH team.

    2. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Straight away but only retain 1 FT

  2. Gazwaz80
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Darlow
    Dier Cancelo Tierney
    Son De Bruyne Salah Fernandes Rashford
    Wilson Kane
    Is there a better team out there 🙂

    1. Oldie99
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nice team, for this week you could do better than Salah

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers mate
        Free hit this week and 12 D/G week players next week so in a good place at the mo
        How are you shaping up?

    2. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This is also not your team!

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Err, yes it is 🙂

    3. Davros
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure how many pts Salah will get

    4. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You using the limitless
      chip?

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Swear to god, this is my team, crap bench though
        Martin Mitchell Mari and Davis...

    5. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I could FH this lot but I'm going to keep the chip for later
      Lloris
      Stones Concelo AWB
      Rashford KDB Bruno Son Zaha
      Wilson Kane

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Great team without using the F/H ....

        1. Gross Blank Point
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          It's the team I COULD get not the one I have lol!

          1. Gazwaz80
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Sorry gogs, my misunderstanding 🙂

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

      Is your TV 108 m or something?

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        103.2

        1. Gazwaz80
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Hence, the crap bench 🙂

  3. Oldie99
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    TV horrendous, is this a good enough FH team?

    Darlow (4.0)
    WanB Stones Cancelo Dier (Mitchell)
    KDB(C) Bruno Son Rash SmithRowe
    Kane (Brewster, 4.3)

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    with the uncertainty around the club, best to ditch villa assets on wc ? am reluctant to sell watkins..

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They've got 2 extra games to make up and then you'll want them back. Tough call

      1. Whazza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        3, no?

    2. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Referring to Covid? Should be back sunday

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        team might not be in greatest shape though

  5. Releasebreaks
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Would you sell Zouma to Dias for -4, so i would have 10 players ready for gw18
    Basically will be -2 right? Also Dias have potential for 3 clean sheets as Zouma might have 1 or 0 clean sheets during gw 18 and gw19.
    Worthy it ?

    1. BremerHB
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yup

  6. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    BOTTOMED -> Final call for me;

    A) Lloris & Tierney
    Or
    B) De Gea & Regulion

    1. Jars458
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A for me.

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

      A

  7. DIMITRIS
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What's going on with Sterling?
    Is he going to play tomorrow?

    1. Jars458
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Big one for me. Really like him as captain if he plays.

    2. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No, maybe Wednesday

    3. Releasebreaks
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nobody knows, better go it safe picks as Sterling can go bench or even no show in lineup.

      1. DIMITRIS
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers and thanks for answering 🙂

  8. Yankee Toffee
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Just woke up here in Japan. So what happened with the FA cup draw? Leeds? Southampton?

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks like no double for leeds and southampton which sucks as I have 5 players from them

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Saints could play their FA cup next week so no double for them or Leeds

    3. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks lads

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

    Worth FH away from this?

    Cancelo Mitchell Lamptey*
    KDB Bruno Son
    Wood Brewster

    Could take a hit.

  10. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is FH an option next week if I can get 8 out this week without a hit and don’t want to use WC yet?

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This or TC 19 is what I’m doing

  11. damiang2233
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best replacement for DCL?

    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lacca or Wilson

    2. Releasebreaks
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Laca

      1. damiang2233
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Dont have money for Lacca. Wilson looks best bet

  12. Mork calling Orson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    On FH, would you rather;

    A) Leno Dier Rashford
    B) Lloris Tierney Lacazette

    Much obliged

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

      1. Mork calling Orson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks Sheepy

  13. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Stones nailed? If so, Stones and Dias or Stones and Cancelo?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I went the latter

    2. Releasebreaks
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dias is 100% nailed for rest of season, so might be season keeper

  14. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Darlow or DDG on WC?

    Keeping Martinez

  15. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Son or Rashford for free hit?

    Assuming Bruno and Kane already in

    1. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Son

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      both

    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Son

  16. Eastman
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Those not going to fh how many players do you have/ hits taken?

    1. xHaTr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      10 players for -4.

      Two of those 10 are mitchell and anguissa

  17. MuelNado
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cancelo, Dias or Stones if you had to pick one to replace Zouma?

    1. footballfreak
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dias for the long run

  18. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Play ASR or Clark ?

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Who is ASR? Clark

  19. footballfreak
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Undecided about this one..Rashford or lacca guys?

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rashy

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      rashford for me

  20. Stockport Hatter
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’m very proud of my Stockport County. Good luck to West Ham

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good effort. Ole would have been proud of that bus parking

  21. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How about this FH team? Everything ok here?

    Lloris
    Cancelo Tierney AWB
    Kdb Bruno Son Saka Neto
    Kane(C) Lacca

    4.0 Lowton Mitchell 4.3

    Cheers good people.

  22. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If everything goed as planned, which is highly unlikely. Looks like I'll be bench boosting in gw19

    Johnstone (wol,whu)
    Tierney (NEW)
    Lindelol (liv,ful)
    Soucek (BUR,WBA)

    Worth it?
    Bamford (BHA)

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Never mind. Stick to the plan

    2. BremerHB
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks alright!

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Probably yes

  23. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on this one? Any obvious mistakes?

    DDG
    Cancelo Stones Dier
    KDB Son Fernandes Rashford Saka
    Kane Wilson

    (Kilman Brewster Mitchell)

  24. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Non-FH team with 8 players including -4 predicted to score 48 vs 65 FH team.

    Save FH?

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If you trust prediction yes

  25. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Please can I have a view on best free hit option here?

    A.....Maguire gundogan Lacazette 343

    B......Stones smith-rowe Rashford 352

    Thanks

  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is 12 pts hit better now and consider it as -6 or just play the WC? FH is not the option.

    The team is:

    Maquire Cancelo Mitchel

    Son Bruno KDB

    Kane

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I would probably WC in this case.

  27. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can’t see past Wilson for the DCL replacement. Good value and reasonably reliable.

    Good move?

  28. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    2FTs here

    BGW: Salah, DCL and Grealish --> Kane, Gundogan, Rashford

    - (no GK)
    Cancelo-Dier-Bellerin
    KdB-Gundogan-Bruno-Saka-Rashford
    Kane

    or FH?

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      -4 or FH that's the dilemma

  29. damiang2233
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is DCL set to drop tonight?

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Close

  30. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    For a -4 which sounds best?

    Martinez -> DDG
    Targett -> 5.0 who though?