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

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  1. jdogg
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Free hit worth it to add

    Ddg
    Cancelo dier
    Rashford saka

    To my team or stick with 6 plus hopefully taylor?x
    ?x

    1. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FH i think

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FH

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

    Best option:

    1. Saka Rashford Wilson (play 442)
    2. Smith-Rowe Martial Lacazette (play 433)

    Cheers

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

      1

  3. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    DCL injury and Villa game off has pushed me towards FH, Thoughts on the below?

    Lloris
    Cancelo - Stones - Tierney
    KDB - Bruno - Son - Rashford - Saka
    Kane - Wilson

    Brewster Mitchell Kilman

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry Saka would be ESR to afford the above.

      1. Silecro
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Template, same as mine.
        Good.

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

      Yep...looks solid.

  4. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    On FH. Stretching my TV for all it's worth, drafted up a couple of teams. What're your thoughts?

    A)
    DDG
    Cancelo Stones Tierney
    KDB ESR Bruno Son Rash
    Kane Wilson

    B)
    Lloris
    Cancelo Stones Tierney
    KDB Saka Fernandes Son
    Kane Laca Wilson

    Tierney and ESR can become Holding and Saka in A. Bench is Mitchell plus fodder in both

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

      Same. Flip a coin. I'm currently on B.

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

    Hi guys which one?

    A) DDG, Dier/Holding Stones
    B) Darlow Holding Cancelo

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

    Anyone going these front 3

    Kane, Wilson, Laca

    1. chrismoo75
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I am

  7. KDB4PREZ
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) Saka&Martial
    B) Smith-Rowe&Rashford

    1. Part-time Scout
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  8. stu92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    On a FH, is Saka worth the extra 0.9 over Smith Rowe? Downgrading would allow me to strengthen my bench a bit.

    1. KDB4PREZ
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I fink he is if can afford

  9. pricycle
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No love for Gundogan on a FH?

    1. pricycle
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is it mostly concern over rotation?

      Straight choice between Gundo or Saka.

      Go!

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

        I’m on Gund at the minute

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

        On Gundo with ESR first on bench

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

    Guys really struggling with my moves here

    Martinez - Forster
    Stones - Dier - Coufal - Justin - Mitchell
    Salah - KDB - Son - Grealish - ESR
    Kane - DCL - Bamford

    2FT - Currently 7 Players active for GW18

    a) Free hit
    b) Salah --> Bruno bank 1 ft to have 2 ft and more info to plan the dgw
    c) Salah + DCL --> Bruno + Martial to maximise GW18 points but then I would struggle to bring Salah back for GW19
    d) Salah + Justin --> Bruno + Dias again good GW18 but hard to bring Salah after that

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

      B or D

  11. AF90
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is Dias worth the extra money over Stones?

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only because he is slightly more likely to start.

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

      Paying the extra to be gaurenteed starter

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

      I'd say so, slightly more aereal threat?

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

        *aerial

  12. Teahupo'o
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FH. G2G?

    DDG
    Cancelo Stones Dier
    KDB Son Bruno Rashford Saka
    Kane Laca

    (Forster, Davis Mitchell Douglas)

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

      Oh yeah baby

      1. Teahupo'o
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

  13. Trovsmash
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wolves supporters, is Ait Nouri likely to start the next 2?

  14. Kay317
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Not seeing sterling in many free hit teams, is he definitely out or just too much of a risk?

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

      Too much risk

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Press conference tomorrow. Hopefully we will get an update then.

  15. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What's the latest on Villa? Chances of their games in GW19 going ahead?

  16. 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

    1. Teahupo'o
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      G2G

  17. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My gw18 squad looks like this now that the Villa game is off.

    Cancelo, Dias, Mitchell
    Sterling*, Fernandes, Son
    Kane

    Need something from Pep to say Sterling is fit.

  18. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How’s this fh team looking, anything need changed? Saka looks weaseled on the bench

    DDG
    Cancelo - Dias - Dier - Tierney (Mitchell)
    KDB - Son - Bruno (Saka,Burke)
    Wilson - Kane(c) - Laca

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nice

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

      Great and different

  19. C_G
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FH, GTG?

    DDG, 4.0

    Cancelo Dier Tierney Yedlin Mitchell

    Bruno KDB Saka Son

    Kane Laca Wilson

    1. FPL-(VAR)dy
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      yep

  20. FPL-(VAR)dy
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Have Leno as my keeper. Who do I start
    Holding or
    Zaha?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Zaha if you have him.

  21. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lads genuinely don't know what to do. I used my 2 free transfers during the week to get Son and Cancelo in for Salah and Taylor.
    So I have currently

    Cancelo Dier Kilman
    KDB Son Bruno Stephens
    Kane

    Kilman and Stephens unlikely to start.
    Should I free hit to basically get 5 players in and have Salah back for next week?

    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      fwiw - When I dropped Salah earlier this season, I wanted (needed?) him back maybe two weeks later. So...

    2. Casual Player
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Will Taylor play? I think given you've got the big 4 for the GW and 2 strong DEF, you could get away with this?

    3. JohnnyRev7
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      yes.

  22. T88MYE
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    In a pickle. I have 2FT & .2 ITB

    Is 7 ok for 18? I think with 2FT..(Perhaps McCarthy & Chillwell to DDG & Stones) team could be ok for 18 and a BB on 19.

    DDG (4.0)
    Dier, Dias, Stones (Justin Dallas)
    KDB, Son, Bruno (Salah, Soucek)
    (Bamford, Adams, Watkins)

    Or a -4 somewhere ??

  23. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fill in some FH blanks.

    1) 343 --- Holding, Laca, Saka (McTominay as bench 1)
    2) 352 --- Holding, Rashford, ESR (Brewster as bench 1)
    3) 352 --- Tierney, Saka, Siggy/Neto/Zaha (Brewster as bench 1)

    Just between 1 and 2, really, but curious how Tierney looked in the team.

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

    Thoughts on team? Not sure on Rashford TBH.

    Lloris
    Tierney Stones Cancello
    Son Foden Fernandes Saka Rashford
    Kane Wilson

    Bench: Saiss, Cavani (That will probably change) and Mitchell with Forster as a cheap 4 mill throwaway.

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

      No KDB?

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

        I've been putting him in and taking him out for the last hour. I've backed him twice this year and he's done nothing so I'm a little hesitant.

  25. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pick the best Lot
    A- Leno - AWB - Dias - Saka
    B- DDG - Dier -Cancelo- Smith Rowe

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

    So the big FH question in most RMTs seems to be...

    Laca or Rashford

    Wish I knew the answer

    1. Gomolon
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ikr, absolute coin toss

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

      Yes me too

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Going both i think

    4. MGMT
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Both

  27. Casual Player
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Early thoughts on the latest scheduling for my situation...

    1. Do nothing!
    Play BGW18 with 8 (could FT Grealish for 8.1MID, but no good options. Have KdB/Kane/Bruno, no Son)
    Play DGW19 with 10DGW plus Kane, assuming Leeds/Soton off (using 2 FT). My initial plan was to push this into BB territory, but no Leeds kills this

    2. Do everything!
    BGW18 WC to get 10-11 players for this week.
    DGW19 - WC would allow BB with 11-12DGW players plus Kane/Son/A.N. Other

    I think #1 is a rank killer but #2 is a bit too risky in current climate? As much as I'd love to get BB out of the way. Any thoughts appreciated.

    1. AF90
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'm doing option 2 but not using BB...no idea when I will use it but think it's overrated!

      1. Casual Player
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I think it is too, but I geared up to use it in 19, and can't see a scenario where I'll be better placed to use it (or even have 15 players again lol)

    2. Footieboot
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      #1 does not look like a rank killer at all. Why do you say so?

      1. Casual Player
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I was rushing the post - 8 includes Brewster and Taylor, so more like 6.

        1. Footieboot
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I would not be particularly concerned if you have 4 good big hitters (Bruno, KDB, Kane, Son) and a couple of decent guys plus Brewster and Taylor. Think FH will prove very useful later.

    3. T88MYE
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I’m contemplating 7.. maybe a -4 for 8 on 18. Then either FH if Leeds Southampton off, if BB if on?

      Using 2 over the next 2 weeks could be a killer later in the season.

  28. AF90
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Considering Wildcarding to this team....

    Leno, Forster
    Cancelo, Dias, AWB, Coufal, Mitchell
    KDB, Bruno, Son, Saka, Neto
    Kane, Bamford, Brewster

    Would leave money itb to do Son -> Salah GW19. Gives me 11 this week (including Brewster) & 7 DGW players next week if Leeds v Saints is off....4 strong single GW players though with nice fixtures - Kane, Bamford, Neto & Leno. Also sets team up nicely for GW20 with 5 Man City & Utd....

    Any thoughts please!?...

  29. Mufc202020
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kilman or hit??

  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Crystal ball time!

    Chances of the following starting this week?

    A) Gundo
    B) Foden
    C) Wilson
    D) Darlow

    That covers the main popular bench doubts on FHs I think....

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      100
      75
      95
      45

      I think Dubravka starts this week.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You still going down the Foden route mate?

        I quite like the team I get if I drop to Gundo!

    2. D.Glynn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why Darlow?

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bruce’s comments praising Dubravka. I’d say they’re both 50:50