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

    Bench Digne or Lingard?

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

      D

    2. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Tough one! Digne has constantly disappointed - so him for me.

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

      Never bench Lingard

    4. DycheDycheBaby
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Digne

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

      Thanks everyone, appreciate the replies when the pages are flying.

  2. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A. Kane to Vardy
    B. Son to Maddison
    C. Kane to DCL
    D. Other or combo for -4

    Thanks

  3. Tinfoil Deathstar
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Very torn on this one. Maddison or Greenwood? And why? (I already own Shaw, Bruno, and Nacho from those teams)

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

      Maddison has the fixtures, Greenwood the form. Greenwood has Liverpool in 34 but that's not as bad as it used to be, I suppose.

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

      Considered Bowen? Form, OOP and a guaranteed game in 36.

  4. Jones Kusi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do here?
    2 FT 0.2 ITB
    No chips left.

    Forster Mendy
    Rudiger Philips Fofana Coady Holding
    Lingard Jota Salah Son Bruno
    Nacho Kane Davis

  5. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Rui Patricio to replace Mendy? Or save?

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mendy is playing. I'd save unless you have a transfer to burn and want it long term

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

        Didn't know he playing, saving, cheers mate

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

      Mendy confirmed starting by Tuchel

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

        Oh yea? Cheers

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

    Forced into 5 at the back this week...

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

    Bottomed. 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)

  8. FallingDuck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    2 FT

    A) Son to Maddison and Stones to Castagne

    B) Son to Greenwood and Stones to Fofana?

    C) Son to Maddison and Jota to Greenwood

  9. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you sell first?

    A Azpi
    B Dias

    1. Tinfoil Deathstar
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dias for me.

      Azpi doesn't blank and will play majority (if not all) off the remaining games

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

        Not necessarily the case if there is a bgw 36. Dias would not have a blank that week.

  10. woody7figure
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    a) Castagne + Holding
    b) Evans + Veltman

    Which do we prefer? Is there an alternative 4.3 or under for Holding?

  11. Lignja
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    2ft (still have bb to play in potential dgw)

    Mendy
    Coady, Shaw, Rudiger, Holding, Philips*
    Salah, Bruno, Jota
    Dcl, Ihenacho

    Forster, Kane, Son, Gundogan

    Mendy, Philips to Sanchez, Konsa? Good moves? Cant see any better way to have 11 for this week

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      still holding gundog!
      i'd move him - for Saka/ESR
      maybe use the cash to upgrade phillips too.

  12. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this FH
    Martinez
    TAA Castagne Saiss
    Salah jota Bruno GW
    Vardy Nacho Watkins

    Sanchez Dunk Targett ESR

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Great

  13. FPLord
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Would you do Dias, Phillips, Kane > TAA, Castagne, Vardy for -4?

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

      That's quite sexy...

    2. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      yeah that's p good to me.

  14. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pick one from those Strikers to get till end of season..
    A - Watkins has DGW
    B- Bamford
    C- Cavani

  15. Big Hippo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Save? No Trent is a concern, but can't get him without a -4 that I like

    Martinez
    Shaw / Digne / Azpi / Veltman
    Salah / Bruno / Lingz / Podence
    Nacho / Watkins

    Areola / Kane / Son / Dias

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

    Pogba as differential?

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

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

      No

  17. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    1.kane+bale+lacazette-> vardy+ salah +ihenacho (-8)

    2.kane +bale-> vardy +salah (-4)

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1

  18. JollyGoodYellows
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Would really appreciate some advice here guys.

    2FTS and 0itb

    Mendy
    TAA Shaw Holding Liwton
    Salah Bruno Jota Lingard Son
    Nacho

    Forster Dias Kane Davis

    Thinking of doing Dias > Castagne but do I also need to get rid of Mendy?

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

    D. Sanchez Out for:
    A) Targett (dgw)
    B) Keane (dgw)
    C) Dallas
    D) Coufal
    E) Other

  20. KANTEnders
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed. On FH. Best Chelsea mid? (Irrespective of the price)

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

    Anything worth a -4 here or GTG?
    Martinez
    Trent--Dunk--Digne--Targett
    Salah--Lingard--Bowen--Saka
    DCL--Nacho
    Areola, Kane, Son, Cancelo

  22. JBG
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who to C?

    A) Salah
    B) Bruno
    C) Greenwood

    37k rank on Salah for now. Most votes wins.

  23. FootballDog
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    my team is falling aprt, ... any of these worth taking out for -4 or -8?

    1) Lacazette
    2) Jota
    3) Son
    4) Kane
    5) Dia

    just play with 9?

    remaining team....

    Martínez / Sanchez

    Shaw / Saiss / Veltman / Coufal

    Salah / Bruno / Lingard

    Nacho

  24. dbeck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    really think Neto to another 5.7 is such a lottery, Saka or Trossard prob in my thoughts, but not enthused with either and there long term performances.

    Shall i just do Son to Greenwood and hide neto?

    Johnstone
    Rudiger Trent Fofana James
    Salah Jota Lingard Neto
    Vardy Nacho

    Forster Holding Kane Son

    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm doing Son out and benching Neto in the hope Raphinha is fit soonish, can't see another replacement at that price I want.

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

        what are your moves, this strat tempts me but prob need to get in Son next week

  25. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How's this Free Hit team. Season has been a disaster so nothing to lose.

    Sanchez
    Castagne TAA Dunk
    Salah Mane Pulisic Podence
    Vardy Nacho Maupay
    (Fabri Ait-Nouri Saka Mitchell)

  26. Sid123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any injury update on Cresswell from the press conferences?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      "Getting closer"

      1. Sid123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He might have to go then! Nightmare as have raph as well

  27. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts here? 2ft 0.0itb

    Martinez
    TAA Alonso Shaw Rudiger Phillips*
    Bruno Jota Raphina
    Iheanacho Cavani

    Forster Kane* Son Gundogan

    A) Kane, Gundo, Phillips to Watkins, Soucek, Castagne -4 (enough itb to do Cavani to Kane next week)

    B) Kane, Gundogan to Vardy, Lingard (hit next week if Kane fit)

    Other suggestions?

  28. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    My -4 team: Good luck all.

    Martinez
    Rudiger Shaw Castagne Coady
    Bruno Jota Lingard Salah
    Watkins Nacho

    Sanchez Mitchell Son Kane

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What were your transfers?

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lloris + Phillips + Dias -> Sanchez + Castagne + Coady

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I like it, gl.

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

      GL

      Backing against the Palace attack may come back to bite you 🙂

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Haa. Good.

  29. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fofana or saiss?

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

    Chance Jota start...?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      High