Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 15?

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) is once again the standout captaincy candidate in Fantasy Premier League (FPL), as Liverpool visit Wolverhampton Wanderers in Gameweek 15.

However, given that only Manchester City and Chelsea have conceded fewer goals than Bruno Lage’s side this season, plus the fact they have the second-worst attack, is there a case to be made for team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.0m)?

There are other viable alternatives, too, including Tottenham Hotspur duo Son Heung-min (£10.4m) and Harry Kane (£12.3m), plus penalty-taking Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.3m), fresh from Thursday’s second-half brace.

First, we will assess the fallout of the Gameweek 15 captain poll, before then analysing the best options, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 BST deadline.

THE CAPTAIN POLL

Mohamed Salah is the clear leader of the captain poll for the eighth Gameweek in a row, with just over 58% of total votes from our users at the time of writing.

No other player has garnered more than 15% of votes at this stage, with Harry Kane in second backed by 12.63%.

Spurs team-mate Son Heung-min occupies third-place with 7.38%, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Reece James (£6.3m), with 5.38% and 3% respectively.

MOHAMED SALAH AND TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD

FPL Gameweek 12 round-up: Saturday review, injury news and the things we learned 16
HOW HAS CAPTAIN SENSIBLE PERFORMED SO FAR THIS SEASON?
Gameweek1st2nd3rd
1Salah (17)Fernandes (20)Mane (3)
2Salah (3)Fernandes (1)Mane (8)
3Son (10)Antonio (11)Fernandes (2)
4Ronaldo (13)Salah (8)Lukaku (13)
5Salah (12)Mane (8)Ronaldo (6)
6Ronaldo (2)Salah (7)Antonio (8)
7Lukaku (2)Ronaldo (1)Antonio (2)
8Salah (13)De Bruyne (11)Mane (8)
9Salah (24)Havertz (3)Kane (2)
10Salah (5)Foden (2)Antonio (2)
11Salah (5)Aubameyang (-1)Vardy (2)
12Salah (8)Kane (2)Ronaldo (5)
13Salah (6)Aubameyang (1)Alexander-Arnold (9)
14Salah (15)Kane (2)Jota (8)

559 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Any news on James?

    1. hustler7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Presser @ 1:30pm

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      In 30 minutes.

    3. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Sound thanks guys.

  2. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Hey guys. Would you get in Dennis this week for Hwang and bench for 1 game? Or wait a week and have 2 FTS but miss a price rise or two?
    Rp

    1. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I like to play it safe with injuries, so I would wait.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      wait a week. injury/suspension are always a possibility

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

      Wait!

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks all. All I needed.

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

      Wait

    6. TopBinFc
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, I always wait, can take a price rise much better than buying a player for following GW that might get injured etc

      • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I got him in this week. Might be a bad call but couldn't take the price rise. Between him and Livra now for the 11th spot in my team.

      • JabbaWookiee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Circumstances can play a part. I got him in this week with an FT - had to replace Dean Scarlet with a playing forward and had the exact money.

    7. Crooky
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Need to junk Ait Nouri

      4.9 to replace any thoughts?

      Davies or Dier best options with Norwich to come? Or Ben White (already have ESR and Ramsdale

      1. Boly Would
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Lamptey?

      2. LAMELA_AND_CONSUELA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Emerson if you don't afraid

    8. Malinwa
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I am stuck, need some advice:
      2FT
      0.2ITB

      Guaita
      Cancelo - TAA - Christensen
      Salah - Son - Mbeumo - Raph
      Toney - Vardy - Antonio

      Foster - Livra - White - Brownhill

    9. El_Gigante
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Need to be lucky with the price changes tonight, but GW16 WC would ideally look like:

      Sanchez (Steele)
      TAA, Rudiger, Cancelo (Dier/Guehi, Johnson)
      Salah, Jota, Bernardo, Smith Rowe (Gilmour)
      Ronaldo, Antonio, King

      0.1itb

      (Ronaldo, Antonio, Bernardo all easy to downgrade if rotation hits them)

    10. Westfield Irons ⭐️
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Any Son owners feel hard done by for not getting the assist for the OG? Is there a good reason it wasn't given? (I guess there was a deflection before the OG...) This topic has probably been done to death but I've missed it. Feel robbed of the 3 points and probably 3 BPS. Annoying

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Just a few too many deflections before the ball hits the net

      2. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        why would he deserve an assist for a defender heading the cross away but straight at his team mate? it took 2 deflections.

        1. TopBinFc
            2 years, 4 months ago

            I totally agree, but same can be said when a keeper saves a shot and the rebound is put in? Original shot taker gets assist?

            1. internal error
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              fair point

            2. TopBinFc
                2 years, 4 months ago

                I'm still new to this game so learning as I go, am I right in saying when someone wins a penalty they get an assist, but if the person that won the penalty takes it they dont? Now I know you cant assist yourself but surely there should be something for it?

                1. internal error
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  2 years, 4 months ago

                  Correct

                  1. TopBinFc
                      2 years, 4 months ago

                      Another rule I cant figure out? If someone take a shot and hits a hand for a penalty that is also an assist? Cant get my head around that.

                      1. internal error
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        yes. doesnt have to be a shot. can be cross

                      2. Holmes
                        • 10 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Yep, because apparently that player assisted the penalty by winning it. Nonsense but it is what it is.

                        In other fantasy games, their is 2pts for winning a penalty irrespective of who the taker is. I think this would be better than current rule of gifting assists.

                        1. TopBinFc
                            2 years, 4 months ago

                            Yeah some of the rules really are mind boggling

                            1. internal error
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 11 Years
                              2 years, 4 months ago

                              Theres then the issue of fpl having to make judgement calls on some assists that fall into a grey area in the rules. Some assists have been baffling in recent years

                              1. TopBinFc
                                  2 years, 4 months ago

                                  Yeah I can imagine, an assist should be last pass before goal is score, would make it much clearer

                2. TopBinFc
                    2 years, 4 months ago

                    I'm a Son owner but that was never an assist

                  • The Ejiptian King
                    • 5 Years
                    2 years, 4 months ago

                    Have you actually seen the goal?

                  • Holmes
                    • 10 Years
                    2 years, 4 months ago

                    I would take 8pts from him after so many blanks (Havent seen the goal by the way)

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

                    Wasn't an assist so I don't feel hard done

                  • Cheeky Onion
                    • 6 Years
                    2 years, 4 months ago

                    Don't feel hard done by that particularly, for Son to get 0 BAPS was tilting. He was small margins away from a big haul yesterday

                  • Grande Tubarão
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 2 Years
                    2 years, 4 months ago

                    I’m really struggling to see why anyone would think there was even an argument for him getting an assist.

                    1. TopBinFc
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Can say the same about someone taking a shot, keeper saving and rebound being put in? Should not be an assist

                        1. thegame983
                          • 7 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          Not comparable.

                          1. TopBinFc
                              2 years, 4 months ago

                              It kinda is, as I said I'm only new but some of rules for assists is ridiculous.

                              1. thegame983
                                • 7 Years
                                2 years, 4 months ago

                                No, comparable would be the keeper saving and then the ball ricocheting off a defender into the net.

                          2. Threat Level Midnight
                            • 5 Years
                            2 years, 4 months ago

                            Based on the rules, it should. It's really very simple.

                      • Threat Level Midnight
                        • 5 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Good reason would be the rules.

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

                      1FT 0.8m ITB

                      Guaita
                      TAA Cancelo James Livra
                      Mbeumo Salah Son Jota
                      Vardy Toney

                      Foster - King White Brownhill

                      Save or ditch Mbeumo for a 6.3m mid this week?

                      1. Grande Tubarão
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 2 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        I’d roll mate - have loads more options with 2 fts next week

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

                          Next week could probably do something with both Son + Mbeumo to West Ham, City or United mids. This week would be limited to ESR/Gallagher/Saka so I can see the logic in being patient.

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

                      Keep FT now and before GW16 Son Raph out??

                      Rambo/Foster
                      TAA/Cancelo/James/Alonso/Duffy
                      Salah/Son/Raph/Gallagher/Mbeumo
                      Vardy/Toney/4.4

                      1. how now brown cow
                        • 9 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Not sold on mbeumo, but guessing he's benched anyway

                        1. Atimis
                          • 7 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          sure

                          1. how now brown cow
                            • 9 Years
                            2 years, 4 months ago

                            Hold then

                    4. Meechoo115
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 2 Years
                      2 years, 4 months ago

                      Two FTs. Genuinely stumped what to do…

                      Pukki to King I guess ? 0.3 itb

                      Want to sort Kane Mbuemo Raphinha ahead of Pukki though.

                      Ramsdale
                      Trent. James. Livra. Alonso. Cancelo
                      Salah c. Jota. Raph
                      Antonio. Kane

                      Foster. Mbuemo. Pukki. Brownhill

                      1. Cheeky Onion
                        • 6 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        I'd downgrade Antonio this week and use funds to upgrade Brownhill next week. Raph's fixtures also turn for the worse after this weekend

                    5. Cheeky Onion
                      • 6 Years
                      2 years, 4 months ago

                      1.1m ITB - 2 FT - WC still available

                      Sanchez
                      TAA - Cancelo - Rudiger
                      Salah - Son - Raph - Jota
                      Antonio - Toney - Armstrong

                      Foster - Veltman - Livra - Brownhill

                      A) Antonio + Brownhill > King + ESR

                      B) Antonio + Veltman/Livra > King + Reguilon/Alonso/James

                      C) Antonio + Veltman/Livra + Brownhill > Dennis + James + ESR (-4)

                      1. Steiger
                        • 5 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        B with James if fit.

                    6. how now brown cow
                      • 9 Years
                      2 years, 4 months ago

                      Afternoon all.

                      Sanchez
                      TAA Cancelo Rudiger
                      Salah Maddison Jota Raphinha
                      Antonio Vardy ASM

                      Foster* Livramento White Brownhill

                      1 ft 0 ITV

                      Is this a safe roll FT? Still got WC for some point.

                      1. Cheeky Onion
                        • 6 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        I'd roll FT. Would also start White over Antonio FWIW

                        1. how now brown cow
                          • 9 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          It's tempting. Thanks.

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

                        Roll

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

                        roll

                    7. JollyGoodYellows
                      • 5 Years
                      2 years, 4 months ago

                      Thinning of using my WC for GW 16, what do you think?

                      Sanchez Steele
                      TAA Cancelo James Alonso Livra
                      Salah Raphinha Jota Gallagher Gilmour
                      Antonio Vardy Dennis

                    8. Tshelby
                      • 9 Years
                      2 years, 4 months ago

                      Hi all,
                      Suggestions on this move?

                      Christensen, Jimenez and Rapha to James, Dennis and Bilva(-4)?

                      2ft's and 0.5 itb - Still got my WC

                      Sanchez
                      TAA, Cancelo, Christensen
                      Salah, Son (c), raphina, Jota
                      Jimenez, Wilson, Antonio

                      Foster, B.Williams, Gilmour, Livra

                      1. TopBinFc
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          Keep Raph this week

                      2. El_Gigante
                        • 7 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        One week punt for Jimenez replacement? WC next GW. Max 7.9.

                        A. Watkins
                        B. Wilson (already have ASM)
                        C. Adams / A Armstrong
                        D. Wood
                        E. Maupay

                        1. internal error
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          b or d

                        2. Tshelby
                          • 9 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          D

                      3. vincentwsho
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 5 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Bench order correct?

                        1. Antonio
                        2. Mbeumo
                        3. Dennis

                        1. veedub1989
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 4 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          312 for me.

                          Dennis has form, even against top sides.

                          Antonio is due a haul.

                          Mbeumo is pants.

                          1. Cilly Bonnolly
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 12 Years
                            2 years, 4 months ago

                            What this guy said.

                        2. JONALDINHO
                          • 6 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          Correct

                      4. Scots Gooner
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Guaita
                        TAA / James / Alonso / Cancelo / Reguilon
                        Salah (c) / Jota / Son / B Silva
                        Wilson

                        Steele / Toney / Hwang / Allan

                        Good to go? Bench/starting xi correct?

                      5. joeydelucchi
                        • 7 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Guys if you were free hitting for this gameweek, who would your first names on the team sheet be?

                        1. Dynamic Duos
                          • 10 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          Salah

                        2. how now brown cow
                          • 9 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          Salah, jota, taa, son, ronaldo.

                          All the usual suspects, which makes it a very odd week to free hit.

                        3. internal error
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          3 city players, wilson, esr, son, and or kane, wood

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

                          Son and Reguilon

                        5. Pukki Party
                          • 6 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          Fredricks Gilmour

                      6. Meechoo115
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 2 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        A. Antonio / Mbuemo to ESR / Watkins.
                        B. Antonio to Watkins
                        C. Pukki to King
                        D. Pukki to Armstrong
                        E. Mbuemo to Odegaard
                        F. Brownhill to Gilmore
                        G. Something else?

                        Two FT. 0.3 itb

                        Ramsdale
                        Cancelo. Alonso. Livra. James. Trent
                        Salah. Jota. Mbuemo. Raph. Brownhill
                        Kane. Pukki. Antonio.

                      7. drughi
                        • 14 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Some help people, 2 FT and 0.5 itb

                        Sanchez
                        TAA Rudiger Cancelo James
                        Jota Salah Gallagher ESR
                        Antonio Vardy

                        Foster Livramento Jimenez Gilmour

                        A. Jimenez and Gallagher > King and Bernardo
                        B. Jimenez, Vardy and Gallagher > Dennis, Jesus and Son -4
                        C. Jimenez>King and have 2 FT next week

                        1. internal error
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          I like the idea of bringing in a city player this week. issue is whether Bilva gets a well earned rest

                          1. drughi
                            • 14 Years
                            2 years, 4 months ago

                            Could be but then he got great fixtures after watford and he seems to be THE most nailed attacker

                            1. internal error
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 11 Years
                              2 years, 4 months ago

                              i agree he seems the most nailed attacker. Just a risk of getting burnt by bringing him in this week. He could start and get a rest in CL.

                              1. drughi
                                • 14 Years
                                2 years, 4 months ago

                                Yeah its always like this with city attackers

                        2. Meechoo115
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 2 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          D. Jiminez to Watkins?

                          1. drughi
                            • 14 Years
                            2 years, 4 months ago

                            Like watkins pick but prefer king and money for future upgrades

                      8. TOBY1
                        • 7 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Need a Keeper & Striker under 7.5m... What would you do to get rid of Sa and Jimenez?

                        Current team -


                        Alexander-Arnold, Cancelo, James, Alonso
                        Raphinha, Smith Rowe, Foden, Salah, Gallagher
                        Vardy

                        Bench , Steele, Jiménez, Livramento, Scarlett

                      9. Disco Stu
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Sa out Bring in?

                        A. Ramsadale (Form)

                        B. De Gea (Fixtures)

                        I'm .1 short to get Ederson or Alisson

                        1. JONALDINHO
                          • 6 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          A

                        2. Rassi
                          • 9 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          B

                      10. Threat Level Midnight
                        • 5 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        People getting Antonio out before his fixtures turn, after Chelsea, are going to be shedding many tears.

                        1. internal error
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          i've been seeing this kind of post for weeks

                          1. Threat Level Midnight
                            • 5 Years
                            2 years, 4 months ago

                            Of people removing him from their teams? I see them all day, nonstop.

                            1. internal error
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 11 Years
                              2 years, 4 months ago

                              of people warning against selling Antonio

                              1. Threat Level Midnight
                                • 5 Years
                                2 years, 4 months ago

                                I have not seen any. Must have missed them

                        2. GreennRed
                          • 12 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          2 goals in 10 games. More likely to be rested before he scores again.

                      11. Aimar
                        • 4 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Sa
                        Taa cancel Rudiger Tomiyasu
                        ESR Raphinha Gundo* Salah Mane
                        Wilson

                        Subs : foster* Jimmnez Livra locadia

                        Mane to bruno ?

                        Or save the transfer and next week so mane + Jimmnez ——> Ronaldo + Bowen

                        1. cigan
                          • 5 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          Mane to Bruno is a bit mad

                      12. C_G
                        • 8 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        am i gtg?? already used my 2 FTs (did Vardy + Allan ---> Jota+ Watkins)

                        now have 0.6 ITB

                        Sanchez

                        Rudi TAA Cancelo

                        Son Salah Jota Raph Gallagher

                        Watkins Toney

                        Steele Livra White Hwang

                        going to do Hwang + Raph ---> bernardo + King/Dennis (-4) next GW

                      13. Mufc202020
                        • 4 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Worth doing Vardy to Ronaldo for free this week?

                        1. Smokey_Lowkey
                          • 5 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          I would jump on that for a free this week, actually considering it for a - 4...

                      14. Smokey_Lowkey
                        • 5 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Vardy - > Ronaldo this week for a - 4 worth a shot? I have exact funds right now.

                        Weary that Vardy is due a rest and Ronaldo looks to be hitting form just ahead of his sea of green fixtures...

                      15. SpaceCadet
                        • 10 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Repost. Thoughts on this plan for the next two gws?

                        gw15 - antonio gallagher > dennis jota -4
                        gw16 - raph > fornals/ Bowen

                      16. Disco Stu
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Tuchel says James is available

                        1. wulfrunian
                          • 7 Years
                          2 years, 4 months ago

                          source?

                          1. Disco Stu
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 11 Years
                            2 years, 4 months ago

                            His presser

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

                            "Mateo Kovacic, N'Golo, Ben Chilwell and Trevoh Chalobah all out tomorrow. Everyone else is available."

                      17. cigan
                        • 5 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Hi, I'm very much lost with 2 FT right here ... would appreciate any other ideas other than these.
                        Would love to get Cancelo but nearly impossible unless I downgrade Vardy/Antonio (with no standout replacements this week imo)

                        A) Semedo & Mbeumo > Reguilon & ESR/Cornet
                        B) Semedo & Vardy > Emerson & Ronaldo
                        C) Vardy > Ronaldo & save
                        D) Semedo > Reg/Emerson & save
                        E) Semedo & Mbeumo > Dier & Bernardo/Gundogan (if fit)

                        Sanchez
                        Trent James Rudiger (Semedo Livra)
                        Salah Jota Raphinha Gallagher Mbeumo
                        Vardy Antonio (Scarlett)

                      18. CheesyZoot
                        • 4 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        Torn between starting Gallagher and livramento… currently on Livra, any thoughts?