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Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 4?

10 September 2021 542 comments
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The Fantasy Premier League (FPL) captaincy debate for Gameweek 4 has been completely turned on its head by the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.5m) at Manchester United.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side host Newcastle United on Saturday, thrusting their assets into the spotlight, but there are other options on the radar too, including Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m), Mohamed Salah (£12.5m), Harry Kane (£12.3m) and of course, the in-form Michail Antonio (£7.9m).

First, we will assess the fallout of the Gameweek 4 captain poll, before then analysing the leading candidates, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 BST deadline.

THE CAPTAIN POLL

Unsurprisingly, Ronaldo is the runaway leader in this week’s captain poll, gaining 42.7% of votes so far, with Salah currently sitting in second, backed by 17.95%.

Fernandes occupies third place with 9.85% of votes, with the top-five list completed by Lukaku and Antonio, with 7.53% and 4.25% respectively.

CRISTIANO RONALDO AND BRUNO FERNANDES

HOW HAS CAPTAIN SENSIBLE PERFORMED SO FAR THIS SEASON?

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1Salah (17)Fernandes (20)Mane (3)
2Salah (3)Fernandes (1)Mane (8)
3Son (10)Antonio (11)Fernandes (2)

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  1. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Which option:

    A. Bruno Ings to Torres/Mount and Ronaldo
    B. Mahrez Ings to Greenwood and DCL (wait on Ronaldo)
    C. Mahrez, Bruno and Scarlett to Ronaldo, Greenwood and Sissoko for -4.
    D. Bruno Mahrez Ings to Torres/Mount Greenwood and Ronaldo for -4

    Team
    Sanchez (Begovic)
    TAA Shaw White (Livramento Tsmikas)
    Bruno Salah Mahrez Raphinha Benrahma
    Antonio Ings (Scarlett)

    Thanks!

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    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      A or D

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      1. TeddiPonza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Thank you. So it’s a matter of Mahrez to Greenwood for a hit or not

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        1. the dom 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          I'd do Mahrez > Greenwood but that imo only

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  2. unholysmoke
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Really cannot wait till Bruno steps up to take the penalty on Saturday and winks through the camera and 10 million FPL suckers.
    At least I really, really hope that's what happens.

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    1. JUNITED
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      If Ronaldo being subbed off and then United get a penalty, that might be the case.

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    2. Rogue Todd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      And then misses

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      1. King Drogba11
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Then Ronaldo taps in the rebound.

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  3. _Ninja_
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Best move here with 1FT. 1.4m ITB? Cheers

    A. Bruno/Ings to Torres/Ronaldo -4
    B. Ings -> DCL

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Duffy
    Salah Bruno Greenwood Benrahma
    Toney Ings Antonio

    Steele Ayling Brownhill Tisimikas

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  4. M2.0
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Please critique my WC!

    —————Sanchez——————
    -—-Dias —- Christensen—-TAA ——
    Traore - Salah - Raph - Torres - Jota
    ————Ronaldo — Antonio ———

    Bench: Steele, Dier, Livra, Scarlett

    Dier comes in for Raph if FIFA/Brazil do their thing.

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    1. JUNITED
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Do you have plan when and how to get rid Torres, Jota, and Chistensen when they become no longer nailed on?

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      1. M2.0
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        To be honest, no

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      For what it's worth I quite like it.

      What is your Chelsea plan in GW7. Moving to a 343, or selling Ronaldo?

      Only ask as wondered if Mount was going to be bought & the effect that has on your back line.

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      1. M2.0
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Ronaldo > Lukaku is the plan

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    3. Khark
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Christensen will play 2 out of 3 games IMO - if you're happy with this, go for it.

      Torres will play against teams other than the top 6 IMO. He's a great option if you have a decent first sub - which im not sure Dier is, can you play and get Tierney in that spot with an extra 0.4?

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      1. M2.0
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        I can go for Sa, Reguillon and Semedo instead of Sanchez, Dias and Dier?

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  5. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Lads how do I get Ronaldo in? Ready to take -8. 1M ITB, 1FT

    Sanhez,4.0
    TAA,Tsimikas,Shaw,Ayling,Veltman
    Salah,Bruno,Greenwood,Raph,Benrahma
    Antonio,Bamford,Perica

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    1. M2.0
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Switch formation and go

      Bruno, Greenwood, Perica > Jota, Traore, Ronaldo

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      1. M2.0
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        If that’s even affordable

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    2. Zladan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Bamford Greenwood Shaw to CR7 Gray Coady?

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    3. Khark
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Why -8?

      Bruno - Sissoko / Allan / Gilmour
      Perica - Ronaldo

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  6. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Thoughts on Son & Ings to Odegaard & Ronaldo(C) for -4?

    Also play one of

    A. Tsimikas
    B. Livramento
    C. Ayling

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Yes
      C

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    2. M2.0
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Play B. Very slim chance Tsimikas starts, and a high chance he comes on for 5-10 mins

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    3. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Coming from an arsenal fan I'd say odegaard is still a bit of a wait and see. He comes deep for the ball a lot, smith Rowe looked more lively so far this season but his illness is a bit of a worry. I'd definitely play Livramento as well.

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    4. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Looks ok if you are fine with Odegaard

      Livramento

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    5. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Cheers everyone

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  7. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Torres or Mount on wildcard?

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    1. JUNITED
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      It depends. Chelsea will have good fixtures soon but Torres offers more in short term.

      So it depends whether you have a plan to waste your FT to get rid Torres when Pep starts benching him or no. If you don't want to waste that FT because you have a plan to use it somewhere else then get Mount.

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      1. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Good points. I think I'll be doing Ronaldo to Lukaku GW7 for sure, then possibly shaw to a Chelsea defender and would like mount for that run also ideally. It's a tough call though.

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  8. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Lukaku is going to haul this week. No Martinez Konsa Mings or Buendia for Villa. I’d love to get him and Ronaldo.

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Still have Hause Tuanzebe Bailey Ramsey Traore

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    2. Khark
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      I prefer Lukaku over C.Ron this week. It's just the 2 gameweeks after before his nice run which are a little dodgey.

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  9. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Morning all, Jota and and Bissouma or Sarr and Dele/Bergjwin? Cheers

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    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Jota Biss

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  10. RedJive79
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    GTG?

    Sanchez
    TAA / Shaw / Ayling
    Salah/ Benrahma / Jota / Mahrez
    Toney / CR7 (c) / Antonio

    Foster / Livra / Gilmour / Amartey

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    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Yes

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  11. Jässi
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Is it better to take -8 to fix issues in the squad and save WC for next international break, or simply play it now?

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    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      think this is your call lad. Its early days but - 8 hit ouch...

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    2. Rogue Todd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      No difference in taking -8 now and playing WC later, or playing a WC now and taking a -8 later. I would say if a -8 fixes all your problems, then do it.

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    3. jack88
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      -8 is better than wc

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  12. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Which would you get in on WC?

    a Jota (got Salah & TAA)

    b. Mount ( no other CHE assets)

    Cheers

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    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      A

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      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        cheers

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  13. King Kohli
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Anything worth a hit here?

    Sanchez
    Shaw Ayling Webster
    Salah Son Jota Benrahma
    Ronaldo Ings Antonio
    4m Gilmour Livra Tsimi

    0 FT 0.3 ITB

    A. Son to Greenwood
    B. Ings to DCL
    C. Don't take a hit

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  14. Drexl Spivey
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Captaincy poll's not very helpful as today stands, is it?

    If all 20.3% of Ronaldo's current owners decide to captain him, his EO still doesn't match Bruno's should nobody bother to captain him, and actually suggests Salah is the standout pick.

    Obviously only fear dictates whether that matters or not, but still, it's not entirely without merit leaving Ronaldo alone if you had any doubts.

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  15. Pompel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Just did some quick back of the envelope evaluation on the value of going with three big hitters, based on RMT ratings for GWs 4 through 18. Looking at the four big hitters Salah, Lukaku and Ronaldo, their projected ppm value over those 15 GWs are at 7.87, 6.34 and 5.87 repsectively. So Salah as expected should still be in our teams as expected, but should we double up with Ronaldo and Lukaku? If you captain all you big hitters 1/3 of matches, the value of Ronaldo would be 7.6 and for Lukaku 8.4. If selecting only one of them to double up with Salah, their value would be 8.6 and 9.5. Now, looking at a few popular midfielders over same period, Raphina is at 9.15 ppm, Benrahma at 8.67, Sarr at 9.11 , Son at 7.6 and Mount at 8.09. Even more interesting is looking at popular defender picks. E.g. Dias is at 9.61 ppm, R.James at 11.25 ppm (even if not playig GW4), Shaw at 9.01 and Semedo at 8.89.

    So based on this rather crude analysis, it supports that 2 big hitters is the best strategy, and use extra funds on premium defenders and low mid-price range mids.

    Disclaimer: Wouldn't be surprised at all if Ronaldo significantly outscores his projected RMT points

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    1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      What I want to know is why the RMT is so damn hard on Traore? He is not that bad of a finisher as everyone makes out.

      Based on this analysis, would a squad with a single premium not be optimal then? This is something I would like to do, and will do if Jimenez is somehow cleared.

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      1. Pompel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Dunno about Traore, but I observe people saying he can't hit a barn door

        Value wise 1 single big hitter e.g. Salah could be superior, but comes at a risk. If he's out, no direct transfer Ronaldo/Lukaku/Kane. And having two big hitters to swap armband could increase effective ppm

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        1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          I think Salah (as I have him) to Lukaku in 7 (requiring a double transfer or hit) to Kane in 12 and then Ronaldo in 16 (or Ronaldo directly in 12) would be a strong single premium setup that potentially takes you to end of February.

          I think the benefits of double or treble premium are a fallacy. It's just something FPL managers have convinced themselves is good without basis. Explain to me how two rotating GKs is a complete no-no (correctly), and yet having two or even three rotating captains, which follows the exact same principle and soaks up massive funds that you don't have at the start, is optimal?

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  16. McSlu
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Jota or Greenwood??

    Sanch
    TAA, regulion, tierny (williams, livra)
    salah, benny, torres, X (allan)
    DCL, Ron, Antonio

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  17. Chris BME
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Two free transfers, going to bite the bullet and sell Fernandes and Wilson to get to Renaldo. Can't get to the 7plus group so midfield is between Sarr and Gray?

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  18. Bobby's Teeth
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Hey legends, hope you are all having a great Friday. Couple of questions that I could use help with:

    1. Any news on Son's fitness?
    2. Traore - still a troll or worthy of consideration?

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  19. storr84
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    A - Torres
    B - Jota

    No other city cover, have TAA & Salah

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  20. Bobby's Teeth
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Hey legends, would love your opinion on both:

    A) Sarr or Traore?
    B) Sarr/Traore DCL vs Torres Jimenez

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  21. Fish up a tree
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Is DCL out as looking to dump Ings, will go Jimenez otherwise

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  22. noob101
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Who would you captain - Ronaldo, Salah, Pogba or Torres?

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