Captain Sensible
29 April 2021 435 comments
Jan Sienkiewicz Jan Sienkiewicz
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Fantasy Premier League managers have plenty of choice for the Gameweek 34 Wildcard, especially with options available at Leicester and Spurs.

Jamie Vardy (£10.3m) might be going through a feast-or-famine phase right now but, ahead of facing Southampton, Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.2m) is in the form of his life.

Still, the highly-owned Harry Kane (£11.8m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m) play host to already-relegated Sheffield United in one of Gameweek 34’s most appealing fixtures but how much will Spurs’ poor showing in the EFL Cup final affect our armband decisions.

Elsewhere, UEFA Champions League semi-finalists Manchester City and Chelsea face bottom-half-of-the-table sides in Crystal Palace and Fulham respectively but are we asking for trouble by trusting heavily-rotated outfits this weekend?

As always, the Captain Sensible article is here to answer those questions and a whole lot more. In order to help you settle this week’s captaincy conundrum for your team, we will analyse extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, which is why only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

CAPTAIN POLL

Unsurprisingly, Kane has emerged as the clear-cut leader in this week’s Captain Poll, gaining over 58.0% of votes so far.

Second-placed Iheanacho has gathered 16.7% votes at the time of writing. The Nigerian international is now establishing himself as one of the most reliable strikers in the league with nine goals and one assist in his last eight league appearances.

Only he and Kane have amassed more than 10.0% support in this week’s vote. 6.5% of voters have backed Son, which comes as a something of a surprise considering his FPL ownership remains at an impressive 45.0%.

Also, Iheanacho’s Leicester colleague Vardy ranks fourth with 4.0% of total votes now that he is widely considered to be playing second fiddle up-front.

KEY MATCHES 

Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United

How the top 10k FPL managers set their teams up for Blank Gameweek 33
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  1. GE
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What would you do with 2FT here? 🙂

    (2FT, 0.5 itb)

    Mendy
    TAA/Castagne/Rudiger/Shaw
    Salah/Bruno/Son/Lingard
    Kane/Nacho

    Bench: Forster, Holding, Jota, Vydra

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Strong ad it gets, think you might have to burn FT

      1. GE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Afraid so, or maybe downgrade Vydra,? not often I need my last bench player, and Vydra was there for last BGW. Or Mendy -> Martinez?

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Too confused with captaincy! Who's your captain?

    1. DMP
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nacho Man.

    2. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Edging back round to Nacho - that form that form that form

      SHU haven't been too awful since they settled in after losing their manager and slightly put off by how fit Kane really is and the dodgy performance by Spurs v Southampton.

      Coin toss I think between Nacho and Kane.

      1. MJF
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Edging.

      2. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        best form

      3. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers all

      4. KAALI_DAAL
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nacho

      5. GE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kane because I lead my ML

      6. antis0cial
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kane

    3. DMP
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      GTG?
      1FT .5 Itb

      Leno
      James Rudiger TAA
      Salah Fernandes Son(VC) Lingard
      Nacho(C) Vardy DCL

      Foster Raphinha Dawson Philips

    4. roghippo
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lost on last page
      Bruno n Bamford to Vardy n Bale
      Worth a hit

      Thanks

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Sorry no from me if a hit

      2. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Fun play - contemplating something similar being in nothing to lose territory

        Could work if Bale starts - he's the one I'd be relying on for the big pay off. Vardy contribution would just be the minus 4 🙂

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

        No

    5. EL_FENOMENO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Is bringing in Wood for a hit worth it?

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Who for ?

      2. KAALI_DAAL
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No

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

        Not for me

      4. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Could be depending on the other part of the transfer and if you look to recoup hit between now and end of season. Not seeing a better budget forward and this is a decent fixture.

    6. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Mendy Meslier
      Dias Digne Alonso Coufal Veltman
      Salah Bruno Jota Lingard Raphinha
      Bamford Nacho Vardy
      1ft. 2,0 m itb.
      I guess Im not wildcarding now since still a doubt about DGW, any ideas for a punt other than Vardy to Kane?

    7. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A. Play Dunk. Save FT.
      B. Maguire to Dallas for free and play Dallas over Dunk

      1. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        A

      2. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        B

      3. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        A for sure

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

      Is there sufficient risk of Leno and Forster being benched this weekend to spend - 4 on either

      A Forster to Meslier
      B Leno to Martinez

      1. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I wouldn't take the hit. Sit tight and hope

    9. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Start TAA or Shaw?

      1. The Red Devil
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Both

      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        TAA

    10. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No Vardy in scout picks , although is that because couldn’t fit in due to cost

    11. The Red Devil
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Gtg? Bench order?

      Sanchez
      TAA Shaw Dunk Rudiger
      Fernandes Salah son lingard
      Kane Nacho
      Ayling jota vydra

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Jota over Shaw or Dunk

    12. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A. Salah to son
      B. Bank ft til we know .lre about dgw/bgw

      1. A. PRISE
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Tough choice. Can't you get Son by other means?

        1. Bagheri Arce
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Surely no

          You will want Salah back next week and if you are Kane (c) that will be a lot riding on Spurs attack

          1. kennethrhcp
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks lads if ye read back;)

    13. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno, Lacazette to Bale, Vardy for -4?

    14. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bench 1:
      A) Jota (mun)
      B) Greenwood (LIV)
      C) Watkins (eve)

      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        A

        1. TheDragon
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Why is there so much Jota hate this week?

          1. JBG
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Not hate, but more. People assume he will be benched. Which is more than likely, seeing how Klopp rotates him, Mane and Firmino.

    15. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wood or DCL?

      Don't fancy Bamford or Watkins anymore

      1. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        DCL due to double, wood is point chasing a bit imo

    16. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bench one:
      A) Shaw
      B) Veltman
      C) Coady
      D) Jota

      1. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        C

      2. Tanaka'd
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        C

      3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        C

      4. JBG
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        C

    17. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Is my 11 and bench the right order?

      Johnstone
      Trent James Rudiger
      Salah Lingard Son Jota
      Nacho Vardy Kane

      Forster Trossard Holding Fofana

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I think so

        I’m sure some will suggest Trossard over Jota

        1. dbeck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I regret trossard, should of come pereira but the sheff utd lure was too much

        2. Rassi
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yes. Me. I have both and am benching Jota.

      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes! Nice team

    18. Ronnies
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Martinez
      Azpil, Shaw, Veltman
      Salah, Bruno, Son, Jota,
      Kane, Iheancho, Watkins

      Forster, Lowton, Konsa, Raphinha

      1 FT, zero ITB, no chips left.

      Best move;
      A) Jota > Lingard
      B) Raphinha > Saint Maxinim
      C) Save FT

      Thanks guys.

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I’d save - 2FT when we know more about doubles / blanks will be key.

        You’ll want Raphinha back soon anyway and honestly Jota is fine for this week

        1. Ronnies
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Hard to keep going without Lingard...

    19. Tango74
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I’m gonna enjoy tomorrow, as there will be no last minute rumours due to the social media ban .

      So no 1 will panic on here

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Chaos is a ladder

      2. Stupendous
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Social media ban?

      3. @persecuted_by_mods
          5 years, 2 months ago

          That's now how it's gonna work

        • Botman and Robben
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Social media ban? Explain.

          1. Tango74
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56872469.amp

            No posts from teams on Twitter, FB. Instagram

            So we won’t see training pics or any injuries news from 3pm

      4. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Have to use 1FT, maybe Jota to Siggy/Pereira ??

        Mendy
        TAA/Castagne/Shaw/Rudiger/Holding
        Salah/Bruno/Son/Jota/Lingard
        Kane/Nacho/Davis

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I did Jota -> Greenwood but I like Siggy!

        2. GE
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Same team. I only have Vydra instead of Davis, would you do Vydra -> Davis with 2FT?

          1. Atimis
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Only if you really need funds 😉

        3. GE
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Like Siggy

      5. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        🙂

        Only 3 of this Arsenal team started in the first match of the season. What's more only three more managed the bench.

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Artera roulette

          1. Moderately content penguin
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Not sure going the full Pep with 6 midfielders is really going to work when you don't have KdB, Mahrez and Foden.

            1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              You are absolutely right mate
              It's not working at all X)

      6. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Is Lingard AND Bowen too much?

        Watkins to Wood sideways?

        1. Moderately content penguin
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Have looked at both and decided yes and yes ultimately.

          Wood the better call of the two imo with wretched Villa form and nasty fixtures but Watkins is ticking over. WH immediate fixtures not that great perhaps with Everton and Brighton away.

        2. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          No
          Don't know. Apparently stats shows Wood on a roll. Nor sure if points chasing though

      7. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Play Sanchez or Emi?

        1. TheDragon
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Sanchez

          1. My heart goes Salalalalah
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers. On him atm, just love Emi though. Playing Dallas too...

        2. Botman and Robben
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Emi.

      8. EL_FENOMENO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Start one:
        a) Shaw
        b) Veltmann
        c) Vydra

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Shaw

        2. Botman and Robben
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          a

        3. antis0cial
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          A

        4. JBG
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          A

        5. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          A

      9. The Train Driver
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        People benching Shaw. What's your thinking? Has created more chances than any player (not just defenders). If he was a mid everyone would play him but as a defender he also has the possibility of CS points. Benching makes no sense.

        1. TheDragon
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Agreed - people need to start thinking of him the same way they think of TAA.

          Never bench

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Last time I benched against City 14 points lost

      10. SomeoneKnows
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Is Coleman a nailed starter?

      11. Super John McGinn-
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thoughts on starting 11 and any transfers?

        Mendy
        TAA, Dias, Rudiger
        Salah, Bruno, Son Lingard, Jota
        Kane (C), Iheanacho

        Fabri, Shaw, Vydra, Coady

        2 FT 0 ITB

        Cody > Holgate is my current thinking

      12. GE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Mendy nailed?

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          The keeper?

      13. Mike2795647
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Bruno, Iheanacho and Kane (no hit)

        Or

        Mount, Kane and Vary (for a -4)

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          First one imo

        2. TheDragon
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          The first one (Bruno, Nacho, Kane no hit) by a million miles

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

          The first by a mile

        4. Mike2795647
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers all

      14. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        What would you do with this lot?

        Mendy
        Semedo Dias James Shaw
        Bruno Son Jota Lingard
        Kane Iheanacho

        Forster Gundogan Mitrovic Phillips

        1ft 6.3itb

        Cheers

        1. TheDragon
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Why do you have Mitrovic?

          Options as I see it.
          - Save FT until know about doubles /. Blanks
          - Mitrovic -> Vardy
          - Gundo/ Jota -> Salah
          - Philips -> TAA

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Silly decision on WC a few weeks back.

            Can’t afford Gundo to Salah but can do the Jota move which is what I’m leaning towards.

            Cheers for reply

        2. Botman and Robben
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Save FT. You will want 2 after deadline. Haven't seen Mitrovic in a team in quite a while. 🙂

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks mate, silly WC punt a few weeks back lol