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Sell Salah, Free Hit and who to captain in Gameweek 19? What FPL managers think

There are some big questions facing Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers ahead of Gameweek 19 and earlier in the week we set up some polls to gauge opinion on the key talking points.

Here’s how you voted over the last few days:

SELL SALAH IN GAMEWEEK 19?

Not far off 50% of responders are planning to offload Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) without a chip this week, with the vast majority of those not planning to buy him back before he departs for the Africa Cup of Nations after Gameweek 21.

FREE HIT OR NOT IN GAMEWEEK 19?

Over one in five Fantasy managers said they were planning to play their Free Hit chip this week but circa 30% were undecided at the time of voting, so there could be more in the offing – particularly as Spurs v Palace looks set to go ahead.

WHO TO CAPTAIN IN GAMEWEEK 19?

We’ve been used to seeing Salah mop up over 50% of the vote in our captaincy poll in recent months and the race is blown wide open this week, with Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.5m) leading the way with just over a third of the vote.

EXTRA FREE HIT: FOR OR AGAINST?

The decision by FPL to grant managers an extra Free Hit proveded to be a divisive one – more said they were against the move than in favour of it in on on-site poll but the result was reversed in the corresponding Twitter vote.


For more FPL assistance ahead of the 13:30 GMT deadline, check out our Gameweek guide below:

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  1. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    The risk of the server crashing was obviously higher than the risk of a game getting cancelled between 1.28 and 1.30, people who left it to the very last minute have only got themselves to blame

    1. jay01
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I didnt leave it last minute but thats a bit harsh. Given that people were punished for buying watkins like an hour before the deadline previously and got screwed. Its unlucky

      1. LIARS POKER
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah fair enough but still think it was pretty obvious to make your transfers around 10 mins before the deadline, no real upside to waiting beyond that

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

          Of course, if everyone did that, it still would have crashed only 10 minutes before and not 2....

          1. Hiiler
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah, but at least then traffic would be spread around 10 minutes not 2. Thus more would get through.

            But yeah you have to take a risk either risk with late postponements or site crashing. I did my transfers 15-20 minutes before deadline. Seems some got their transfers done even on the last minute.

        2. jay01
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Bare in mind not everyone has the same timezone as us, and work commitments. I work as a pharmacist on bank holidays and i sometimes have to rush last minute for a change (between services for patients).. its bad luck

    2. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      What's the point of these post?

      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        To feel superior

  2. @persecuted_by_mods
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Holy crap, worst of all worlds free hit went through, with 3 players I'd have started on the bench and fodder starting

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Amartey Leicester and Williams for Norwich starting jeez this fpl season is one kick in the nuts after the other

          1. Pep bites Kun
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Oooh man! Who's on your bench?

        • MIGHTY JOE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Oh dear.

        • Thanos
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Same happened with my FH

          Bilva, Tierney and Wilson on bench for Broja, Williams and Regulion

          Got to just laugh at this 😆

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Not much else to do haha

            • GreennRed
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Reguilon good. Broja might do OK. I'll keep an eye out for Williams for you. Goes off on 61 mins, 0-0 then Arsenal win 3-0.

              I have De Gea, Trossard, Rodrigo and Williams on the bench. Best of luck to both of us.

          2. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Don't think you can beat my KDB, Son and Reguilon on the bench. Holding the fort are Williams, Broja and Dalot instead!

            1. Paqueta Rice
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              This is horrendous. Awful really, I do feel for you

            2. Thanos
              • 2 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              HS!!!! 😮

            3. Pep bites Kun
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Sweet suffering moses! That's rough

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

              Wow

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

              Yeah - I feel numb atm. Completely numb. It's 100% my fault though.

            6. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              lol, some real life pep roulette

          3. Noisy Neighbour
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            You may get lucky. I’d say it’s 50/50 whether Foden comes on at all. And if he does come on, maybe he feels like he needs to prove himself to Pep and gets a couple of returns.

            1. Noisy Neighbour
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Lol sorry, never mind. I read fodder as Foden. My still sleepy American west coast eyes failed me.

        • ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          I think the problem with getting angry if things don't go as you planned in FPL is the amount of time one spends in planning for transfers etc

          The moment people realize soon its just a game and it's never going to be smooth is the time they will start trying to spend less time on this game. I tend to do better with less reading what others think, as that skews my mind to go for options I maybe won't go with if I read much less. Also if you give less of your time on the game then bad gw's will be of less concern to you. Try and enjoy the game and play 'casually'.

          1. jackruet
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            The more you over think the worst

          2. Qaiss
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Well put.

            Football is the beautiful game at the end of the day. Watch football to enjoy, not to play FPL and have your weekend ruined by your players getting points or not.

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

              Football ain't got nothing on Dark Souls tho

              1. Josh.E
                • 2 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                played dead cells?

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

                  I have. I do not enjoy roguelikes unfortunately. I like my world to be painstakingly curated

              2. Qaiss
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                The only game that could make a case was Modern Warfare 2.

        • JONALDINHO
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Transfers went through but I’m left with Cancelo(C) instead of Ronaldo. Not the end of the world I guess

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

            Similar here, but I have Bilva (c). Could’ve been worse. Let’s hope City go nuts.

        • jay01
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          So is the new rule to make transfers 5-15 minutes from the deadline? To account for cancellations and website crashes lol

          1. Noisy Neighbour
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Yes, and then 25-30 minutes once everyone adjusts to that.

          2. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Hardly a new rule

          3. Pep bites Kun
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            I think 20-30 mins is safe enough

        • Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          -8 transfer went through but captaincy still on Bowen instead of Ronaldo who I brought in... could be worse?

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

            not bad at all

          2. Bury94
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            I'm on Bowen captain too, quite happy with that to be honest

        • SEXY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Some moaning that their transfers didn’t go through, and here’s me moaning that mine did go through

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            😆 nice one, what have you done mate?

            1. SEXY SALAH
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Salah, Brownhill, Scarlett
              To
              Martinelli, Mbuemo, Vardy (-8)

        • Londongeezaa
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          This site is like a nursery with all the whinging and crying 🙂

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

            Harsh on nurseries.

          2. SEXY SALAH
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Just wait until kick off

        • Zladan
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          May as well as the question now in case the servers crash...

          GTG?

          Saving transfer, no Salah.

          Ramsdale
          TAA Cancelo James Reguilon
          Son Jota Mount Bilva
          (C)R7 Dennis

          foster Martinelli Broja Livra

        • Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Next gameweek spread over 3 days. Wouls sat there a high chance a match is postponed after FPL deadline which is 11am on the 28th has passed.

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            All we can do is to prepare with decent bench.

        • Muscout
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          How come some transfers gone through and some haven’t at time of crashing :/

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

            Some did it before the crash...

          2. SEXY SALAH
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Internet speed

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

            Apocalypse

          4. Noisy Neighbour
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Luck of the draw I suppose. I consider myself lucky to have gotten my Foden to Son transfer in with 2 minutes to go. Had to reload the page 7 or 8 times to get it to work.

            1. Muscout
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Tried the same thing but didn’t work out!

        • fricky_
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Extremely optimistic this GW, everyone starts, which is all I asked for

          1. HonestBlatter
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Except Antonio benched...expecting 30mins hattieshow against tired legs

        • DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Someone make me a WC team

          1. umerlfc
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Exactly this
            Clueless

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

            Don't worry, there will be more than plenty here soon 😉

          3. Paqueta Rice
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Auto select

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

            x
            TAA Cancelo James
            Jota Son
            Ronaldo Kane

            Then just pick the rest based on Ben Crellin’s spreadsheet with fixtures plotted for DGW21&22 to best guessed effort.

        • Sillet Bang
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Ramsdale
          Cancelo Gabriel Maguire James
          Mount Bilva Son Bowen
          Lacca Ronaldo@

          -12! got mine in 30 mins before 🙂

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

            -12! Wow okay. Nice team. Hopefully rewarded for the hits!

            1. Sillet Bang
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              I always take hits just go for mini league not rank

        • NABIL - FPL otai
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Luckily I set my team early.. all good to go!

        • have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Christmas is basically ruined thanks to FPL

          1. Sillet Bang
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Laugh this season off. Thought last was a freak one

          2. Josh.E
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            same, the crash ruined me, son on my bench with cancelo captain it's a disaster

            1. Sillet Bang
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              may not be yet. Hang in there!

        • SEXY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Wished I’d of left my transfers until the last minute 🙁

        • Coaly
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Who would be your top 2-3 targets for a WC this week?

          Thinking Son, Martinelli and KDB

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Not Martinelli with those fixtures. Bowen over him.

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

              Yeah Martinelli might even get a rest next game now. I brought him in this week as was best enabler with a very short term view (1week).

              Bowen I’m not sold on.. but they do have doubles to play so suppose maybe best value.

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

            Not sure about De Bruyne, pricy for a lad with plenty of City attackers to eat his points. See what team looks like with and without him.

        • Muscout
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Might as well get the team ready for next GW

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Let's all do it now so the website crashes

            • Duke Silver ☑
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              My favourite part of the GW. When hope is still a thing.

            • Baps hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              You are late. I have done it already. Need to sell Laca for CR7 later though.

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

            Come on KDB(C) !!!
            That Leicester defence looks trash

            1. Thanos
              • 2 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Hoping for come Cancelo and Raz magic!

            2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Congrats! It will be carnage

          3. Paqueta Rice
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Come on Palace 0-1 win please !

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

            James Maddison transferred in Dewsbury-Hall for Raphinha lol

            Good to be ITK.

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

              I'd rather be Maddison though than playing FPL. If only I hadn't two left feet and lost yards of pace.

          5. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Cup opponent on Salah (C) TAA (VC)

            1. Duke Silver ☑
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              He's the real winner. Having not stressed himself over this GW 😆

            2. Noisy Neighbour
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              That means his differential will score a double brace. ‘Tis the way of FPL.

          6. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Kane to take the lead in the golden boot race today

            1. Philosopher's Stones
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Allowed if all assisted by Son

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

              Guaita is not starting ruins his chances somewhat

            3. SEXY SALAH
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Quite possible!

          7. Ruinenlust
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Funny stuff

          8. Dr Mulholland
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Ben Davies didn't even start. Short bandwagon.

            1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Back on on Tuesday

          9. Baron Penguin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            No Kane. No Son. No Ronaldo. Maximum 9 playing including Foden (C). Big sofa required.

            1. Mozumbus
              • 2 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              No Kane and Ronaldo here.
              I'd need a two seater at least.

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

            Top 3 captains from Live FPL

            RONALDO 46.63%
            SON 24.48%
            CANCELO 7.22%

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

            This is what I could field this GW without a hit:
            Guita
            White Rudiger Coufal Cancelo(C)
            Son Silva Bowen DLuiz
            Antonio Watkins

            What are the chances of a green arrow?

            1. AIRMILES
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Let's be frank, if you were currently occupying the very last place in FPL, you'd still see a red arrow this week.

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

              Slim to none.

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

            Ok, so I managed to get the FH team I wanted before the crash. Turns out I did pick BSilva over Foden and it didn't get my Captain change from Son to Cancelo (kind of like the idea of Cancelo (C) but happy with Son) so not at all bad really considering the site crashed multiple times whilst I was trying to confirm my FH.