Captain Sensible

Who is the best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 33?

Despite no matches for Tottenham Hotspur or Manchester City, Fantasy Premier League managers have a range of choices for the Blank Gameweek 33 captaincy.

After only coming off the bench against Leeds, Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) looks set to start against Newcastle and comes into the latest round of fixtures with heavy backing.

However, Leicester City duo Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.1m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) strengthened the case for their inclusion in the captaincy debate with their impressive Thursday-night performances against West Bromwich Albion. 

As Leicester City face an obliging Crystal Palace defence on Monday, both Vardy and Iheanacho could be among the goals once again.

And we must not forget the already-relegated Sheffield United could be the perfect opposition for Brighton’s attackers to offer themselves as viable alternative Blank Gameweek 33 captains. That’s before we even talk about Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) and his Sunday afternoon meeting with Leeds.

As always, the Captain Sensible article is here to help you with this week’s armband conundrum. As this includes extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

CAPTAIN POLL

It comes as little surprise that Salah dominates this week’s poll, with the highly-owned Egyptian international gathering nearly 50.0% of total votes so far.

We have a new face in second place: Leicester striker Iheanacho. It is a great testament to the Nigerian striker’s great recent form, as he is considered a better choice this week than premium midfielder Fernandes according to 13.8% of our users. Meanwhile, the Portuguese international sits in third place with 7.2% of total votes so far.

The top-five list is closed by the in-form Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.1%), followed by Leicester’s iconic forward Vardy (4.3%).

KEY MATCHES

Leeds United v Manchester United

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  1. iFirmino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Which move to make?
    A.Leno to Patricio
    Or
    B.Rudiger
    C.Alonso
    To
    1. Saiss
    2. Coady

    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso to Coady (out of those moves here)

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

    Is Bamford/Coady -> Veltman /Watkins worth it for free as Watkins has a Dgw soon?

    Mendy
    TAA Coady Holding Shaw
    Salah Jota Bruno Lingard
    Bamford Nacho

    Forster Rudiger Kane Son

    1. Supernintendo Chalmers
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus your team value must be insane.
      I would be looking at that Watkins now yea

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

        Cheers

        1. Supernintendo Chalmers
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Also Mendy confirmed by Tuchel.
          Which was my other thought on your team as I also have Forster/Mendy and had that double blank last week.
          Have 2FT this week so thinking Kane to Vardy then swap back next week and will find the lost value with some other FT

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

            It's a good move. I couldn't afford Kane back but I do like it.

  3. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Worth a -4 to take Raph out can spend up to £9.1m

  4. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who’s the better option guys?
    Nothing in it I don’t think

    Greenwood
    Jota

    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Jota

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

      Diogo

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      G

  5. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry bottomed......how does this sound please. Exact cash. No chips left

    Alonso and vydra to vardy and konsa - 4

    Mendy (forster)
    Taa alonso shaw holding (dawson)
    Salah jota lingard greenwood (son)
    Nacho vydra (kane)

    Thanks

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Decent move

      Any partic reason why Konsa?

    2. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure you need to take that hit. Alonso/Dawson out and thats it.

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheer.....konsa in my price range

        He has a double in 35 and no blank in 36

        Cheers

  6. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Son + Neto —> Hamez + Greenwood?

    For free. Yes or no?

    1. NULL-X-VOID
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Soggy over Hamez could be better imo

      1. NULL-X-VOID
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lololool
        Siggy*

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I think I would

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure on losing Son and I'd prefer Maddison or even trossard to Hamez

      1. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe Maddison over Hamez but not trossard.

  7. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I have to start (besides Jota) Davis or Alonso and bench the other. I believe I'm down to 10 men or will get 1 pt cameo from cheapie Davis. Should I take -4 to get Dunk in?

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Personally, I'd take the hit

    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  8. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Afternoon all. Some advice would be appreciated!

    A) Kane > Vardy
    B) Son > Maddison or Greenwood
    C) Masuaku > Castagne or Saiss
    D) Roll FT
    E) Something else

    1FT 1.7itb No chips. 23k OR
    Mendy
    TAA, Rudiger, Shaw, Holding, Masuaku
    Salah, Jota, Bruno, Lingard
    Iheanacho
    (Forster) (Davis, Kane, Son)

    Cheers!

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm quite tempted to do Kane to Vardy move

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Vardy's got more of his service back and Kane back to being a question mark over fitness .... def tempting!

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not C, probably A if not B

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. If I were to choose then Head says Vardy and Heart says get Maddi or Greenwood as more exciting!

    3. Big Ronnie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A or B. Can't decide between them myself

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Leaning towards A because Kane back to being an injury doubt but I see Greenwood and Maddi as more exciting picks than Vardy ....

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Kane injured and Vardy has bigger upside than 70 minute Maddison made decision easy for me (Moura to Greenwood helped though).

    4. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Think I'd perhaps consider A most seriously

      No opinion at all of Palace defence here and that outweighs my Vardy doubts. You'll be losing value if Kane is fit and need to backtrack in 34 but we haven't seen his fitness yet and neither Greenwood not Maddison are 100% tied on to start.

      B is popular of course and valid as well.

    5. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Typed too quickly

      Can you reach Welbeck? That's a real alternative and leaves you with a possible roll next time going into the DGW

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks mate - Kane > Vardy does feel like it makes sense (Kane fitness doubts and Vardy regaining his good service) but yeh I'd lose 0.4m on him.

        Welbeck is an interesting shout! I can afford him with 0.4m spare ......

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Prefer Welbeck tbh

          Think given your play style there'll be mileage in being able to roll next week. Can see him matching Vardy this week. Vardy isn't getting loads of chances at all even when you look at cup final SHU and WBA in his last 5

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Decent advice as ever. Could be a good punt with nothing really lost as it’s him vs starting Masuaku!

  9. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A) castagne
    B) Pereira

    1) greenwood
    2) maddison

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A1

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

      A1 but Maddison is close

  10. Nemanja Vidic
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    2FT 1.5 ITB

    Mendy Forster
    TAA Regulion Rudiger Coady Holding
    Sterling Son Jota Lingard Neto
    Kane Laca Ihenacho

    Sterling Neto Laca -> Salah Greenwood Watkins

    Or something else (Maddison)?

  11. CoracAld2831
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Johnstone
    Mings-TAA-Dallas-Dunk
    Lingard-Salah(c)-Fernandes
    Bamford-Iheanacho(v)-Watkins

    Areola-Raphinha-Digne-Gundo

    1 FT, 3,5m

    GTG or Raphinha to Jota for -8?

    A: GTG
    B: Raphinha -> Jota
    C: Other

  12. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    can only field 9 at best.
    how about:

    son philips and alonso
    to
    greenwood trent and castagna
    -8

    yes or no?

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Good moves if you can get Son back next week

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        yes for bruno

  13. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Trying to plan over gw33 with 2ft and ok XI for this bgw.

    How sure are we (=Ben) that we will have that semi large dgw in 35 and following bgw 36?

  14. Traction Engine Foot
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane to Vardy for a hit?

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Or play Dallas?

    2. Quan MisTaka
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Y See above

  15. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    2FT and £0 ITB. Best option here.

    Mendy
    TAA, Shaw, Rudiger, Fofana
    Salah, Bruno, Jota, Lingard
    Vydra, Nacho

    Forster, Holding, Kane, Son

    A) Son to Maddison (get Son back next week)
    B) Son to Greenwood (get Son back next week)
    C) Kane to Vardy (Get Kane back if fit)

    1. Quan MisTaka
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      C

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

      C of those I think

    3. Big Ronnie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers both

  16. Mooster©️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on who is going to play out of Kepa and Mendy??

    1. Quan MisTaka
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mendy

    2. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mendy

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Tuchel said Mendy will play

  17. Aaa
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A - Cancelo -> Semedo/Saiss

    B - The above + Moura to Greenwood and bench R James, Veltman or Bamford? (-4)

  18. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pogba as differential?

    He now is playing in more advance role and offers good value imo, 3 assists in last 3 starts

  19. evilfish
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry if already been covered, but what's the deal with Leno? Rested or lost his place?

  20. LLoris
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy for Kane for a week?

    1. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’m keeping purely because there will no doubt be other problems to fix next week and I think Kane plays as they need champs league spot

  21. fplking14
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Greenwood or Siggy?

    1. Fit_to_drop
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A - cant trust siggy but admit he is doing it right now. Like Man U opposotion. Good open game.

  22. damiang2233
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lots of injuries and blanks this week. Injuries below. Thinking of doing 3 transfers for -8

    Creswell stays hopefully be fit shortly.
    Nat Phillips > 4.1m
    Raphinha > Traore
    Stones (Suspended) > TAA

    What do people think?

    1. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on your rank, ML position etc really? But TAA alone could make that back. I’d keep Raph personally

      1. damiang2233
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Raphinha is even back training yet so thats why im taking him out.

  23. #Swish41
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    1. Phillips to Holding FT to have a sub

    2. Roll FT to plan for doubles (with Phillips having 4 great fixtures to end the season)

    NB, 23 pt lead in ML, and hanging onto 20k rank.

    Cheers!

    1. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Team if it helps...

      Mendy
      Coady Dallas Shaw Rudiger
      Salah(c) Jota Bruno Lingz
      Nacho Bamford

      Forster / Phillips / Son / Kane

  24. Fit_to_drop
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Leeds watchers:

    Struijk starts again?

    Yes/No

    1. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely

      1. Fit_to_drop
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Excellent - thought so too. He has being playing well and Leeds defence has become tighter with him and Llorente in.

    2. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t know..

      1. #Swish41
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cooper still banned for next 2

        1. Tshelby
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Don’t know about the situation I was asked to answer so I did 🙂

  25. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Probably will get no respons but, wc time G2g?

    Martinez, Guaita
    TAA, Veltman, Konsa, Dallas, Castagne
    Greenwood, Salah, Jota, Maddison, Lingard
    Kane, DCL, Nacho

    1. Fit_to_drop
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dont like the Konsa play cos of fixtures. Not sure about DCL either but your pick.

      See mine above.

    2. space mercenary
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      G2G but consider the possible dgw 35 and bgw 36 possibilities.

      1. Tshelby
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Which are Everton and villa right?

  26. The Wogmeister
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any ideas if Azpilicueta will start?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Was rested against Brighton so he’s nailed

    2. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You'd assume so, but who knows?

  27. nicecat
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    1FT, 2.2ITB, hopefully these 9 will play.
    BB available for somewhere in the future, +45 in ML.

    Leno . Forster ✖
    Shaw . Coady . Rudiger . Holding . Phillips ✖
    Salah . Bruno . Jota . Gundogan ✖ . Son ✖
    Nacho . Kane ✖ . Davis ✖?

    a. Upgrade Davis only
    b. Upgrade Phillips only
    b. Upgrade Davis and Phillips for -4

    1. nicecat
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ffs last one is c.

  28. Taegugk Warrior
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any proper information about mendy & jota...?

    1. Raheem S. Archer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mendy confirmed to start. Jota is "fine"

  29. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling and Dawson to Trent and Greenwood(-4) gives me this. Do I pull the trigger? Look good?

    Martinez
    Trent • Azpi • Shaw • Struijk
    Salah • Jota • Greenwood • Lingard
    Iheanacho • Bamford
    (4.0 / Kane / Son / White)

    1. Fit_to_drop
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      First 2 are definite sells. Second two are definite buys. So yes.

  30. CoracAld2831
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Johnstone
    Mings-TAA-Dallas-Dunk
    Lingard-Salah(c)-Fernandes
    Bamford-Iheanacho(v)-Watkins

    Areola-Raphinha-Digne-Gundo

    1 FT, 3,5m

    GTG or Raphinha to Jota for -8?

    A: GTG
    B: Raphinha -> Jota
    C: Other