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Who are the best FPL captain options for Double Gameweek 26?

18 February 2022 801 comments
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Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) is the standout captaincy candidate in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Double Gameweek 26, as Liverpool take on Norwich City and Leeds United at Anfield.

However, given the Egyptian’s recent schedule, which has already seen him rack up over 1000 minutes of action in 2022, is there a case to be made for team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.5m)?

First, we will assess the fallout of the Double Gameweek 26 Captain Poll, before then analysing the best options, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 GMT deadline.

THE CAPTAIN POLL

In a predictably one-sided Captain Poll, Mohamed Salah is the runaway leader, having gained a whopping 79.39% of total votes from our users at the time of writing.

Meanwhile, team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold sits in second, having been backed by 8.49% of FPL managers.

Aaron Ramsdale (£5.1m), Bukayo Saka (£6.4m) and Diogo Jota (£8.5) make up the rest of the top five, though the Portuguese is falling, having picked up a midweek injury.

MOHAMED SALAH

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Having already racked up 16 goals, 10 assists and 181 points, FPL’s top-scorer Mohamed Salah now faces the two teams with the worst defensive records in the division.

No matter what caveats we might apply about managed minutes, the fact is that the Egyptian has two favourable opponents, back-to-back at Anfield, in a Double Gameweek.

Norwich City’s recent improvements under Dean Smith were put in some perspective by Manchester City’s 4-0 win at Carrow Road last weekend, while Leeds United have conceded 26 goals and not kept a single clean sheet in their last nine matches.

The rotation risk has to be acknowledged, of course, and with Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League tie and an EFL Cup final against Chelsea sandwiching Double Gameweek 26, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see a degree of tinkering from Jurgen Klopp in the coming matches.

The German certainly has plenty of options at his disposal, even accounting for the loss of Diogo Jota (£8.5m) to injury, with Luis Diaz (£8.0m), Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino (£8.7m) all vying for starts, plus squad players like Takumi Minamino (£5.1m), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£5.8m), Harvey Elliot (£5.3m), Divock Origi (£4.8m) and Kaide Gordon (£4.5m).

Notably, Salah has also featured for a total of 1051 minutes from 11 appearances in 2022 already, as broken down below.

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  1. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale**
    TAA** Cancelo Ait** Digne
    Son** Bowen Salah(tc)**
    Jimenez** Edouard** Broja

    Sanchez Jota Martinelli Dalot

    A) Stick and play Digne and Broja
    B) Jota - Raph -4 (Bench Broja)
    C) Jota - Raph -4 (Bench Digne)

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    1. Allison Wonderland
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

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  2. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    TC26 MO confirmed

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  3. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Salah may be taken off early. But TAA has played loads of minutes also and is not as fit as Salah. So why won't TAA be rested / benched?

    They can play Gomez or Milner at RB against Norwich or Leeds.

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    1. Firmino
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes pretty sure TAA will be rested. Van Dijk better option

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      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        So who replaces him ?

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    2. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Everyone is forgetting that Liverpool have played every 3-4 days all season. Just now it’s Leeds and Norwich back to back at home instead of Atletico Madrid and Chelsea back to back away.

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  4. Davew88
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Start Foster or De Gea? Or take one out for -4?

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ramsdale -4.

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      1. Maeki2
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This

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    2. Allison Wonderland
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ramsdale or Sa for -4

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  5. dshv
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Everything is clear jota to ward prowse next round..

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  6. griffzinho
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rest will come the week after Carabao final in FA Cup at home to Norwich. Until that Klopp will want his front men to gain rhythym again and I can't see rotation. Any slip up at all and Prem is over (prob is anyway tbh).

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    1. Firmino
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      There will be rotation for tomorrow. Probably Mane, Fabinho and TAA/Robbo

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      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        How do you know ?

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        1. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Because he plays for Liverpool?

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    2. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Games in order of importance:

      Norwich league game
      Leeds league game
      Chelsea cup final
      Norwich fa cup

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    3. Torres76
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Every game is important.

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  7. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale, Foster
    TAA, Cancelo, Laporte, Davies, Williams
    Salah, Son, Coutinho, Bowen, Raphinha
    Edouard, Maupay, Broja

    1.4 in bank

    (A) Laporte --> Robertson
    (B) Williams --> Saiss
    (C) Laporte, Williams --> Van Dijk, Ait-Nouri

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    1. Allison Wonderland
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      For free or for a hit?

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      1. Jimjam
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        For a hit

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  8. Bobby Crush
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    If you want to stay away from the Salah captain mania, would you captain Mané or TAA?
    Will WC in W28.

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    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I think with the Jota news Salah more likely than Mane to play more minutes..........TAA is always a possibility....

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      1. Bobby Crush
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, I reckon Salah will play too, but will he score more?
        I am not convinced.

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        1. Supernintendo Chalmers
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          how can you even type the words 'salah, scoring, unconvinced' in the same sentence.

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          1. Torres76
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            100% agreed

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            1. Bobby Crush
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              because I have seen the games?

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  9. Henning
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    1 FT and 0.3 m in bank all chip left.

    My plan was to take some hits and use tc ,but is freehit a better idea with this team?

    de Ge Steele
    Trent Cancelo Dalot Tierny Dawson
    KDB Jota Bowen Ramsey Salah
    Watkins Antonio Broja

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  10. Allison Wonderland
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) Jota, Antonio -> Salah, Broja (-4)
    B) Jota, Bruno -> Salah, Cornet (-4)
    C) Jota, Antonio, Alonso -> Salah, Weghorst, Coady (-8)
    D) Jota, Trossard, Alonso -> Salah, Ramsey, Coady (-8)

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    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

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  11. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you have in first spot on your bench?

    1) Dalot (lee)
    2) Coufal (NEW)

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    1. Allison Wonderland
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Coufal

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    2. DIMITRIS
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Coufal

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    3. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      2

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers lads, that's what I'm on atm.

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  12. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Currently in Brighton and the wind has really died down already, and this is a ‘red zone’

    Surely games are going ahead as planned tomorrow?

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  13. Devos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    All chips left and currently not in a rush of using them all. My plan:

    GW26 TC
    GW27 1 hit
    GW28 2 hits
    GW29 /
    GW30 Dead-end
    GW31 WC

    I don't feel like using a wilcard to get a bunch of mediocre dgw-players in my team. I'd rather use it for the final 8 gameweeks. This also means I will have 2 FH's and BB left to use in the final part of the season. Is that advantage high enough to justify the hits I'm about to take in the next gameweeks? I know it's all team-dependend, but what do you guys think of this plan?

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    1. mdm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      WC28 and BB29

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    2. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I don’t think you’re going to need a wc and 2fhs in the final 8 weeks… remember you can’t use two chips in the same gw and you can use both fhs in back to back gws.

      I would use one of your fhs in either gw27 or gw30.

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      1. Marty McFly
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Can’t**

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  14. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    People with 2 FHs left but no WC left, what's your strategy for 28 / 29

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Same scenario

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    2. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Your strategy should be to FH in either 27/30 team dependant and use the other in a big dgw

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  15. Kante Touch This
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Livermento to White/Coady for a hit?

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  16. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jota to Diaz not worth a -8 isn't it ?

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    1. DIMITRIS
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I dont think so.

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  17. DIMITRIS
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How does this differential DGW26 FH draft look like:

    Pope
    Gabriel - Tarkowski - Saiss
    Salah - Mane - Son - Zaha - Saka
    Lacazette - Firmino

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    1. Supernintendo Chalmers
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      premature

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  18. Tango74
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Evening

    Ronaldo To Kane or Jimenez for money Son??

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    1. CheesyZoot
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lacazette?

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  19. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who scores most points this gw

    A. Reguilon
    B. Livramento
    C Van Dijk -4
    D Tierney -4

    Thanks

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    1. DIMITRIS
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      C

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    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      C or D, depends if C starts both games

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  20. WolfTheJack
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who scores more over the next 5 GWs?

    a Saka
    b Saiss

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  21. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Reckon Firmino plays both?

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I reckon so but he has only returned in 2 games so not convinced

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      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Norwich and Leeds though...

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  22. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno to Son worth a hit?

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

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    2. Devos
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm probably doing it. Son has 6 fixtures while Bruno has 4. Both teams are terrible at the moment, though.

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  23. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mo wants that 150th and to wrap the golden boot up early

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  24. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Tc saint max locked

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  25. Rash
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best keeper to go with for this run in?

    Pope
    Sa
    Ramsdale

    Tempted with pope with the immediate double double..

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  26. Ëð
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Do these DGW announcements have any impact on Blank/Double GW33?

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think so, these are for the Covid cancellations - GW33 is for FA Cup / possibly League Cup final cancellations.

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    2. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No. It’s likely the postponed gw30 games will go into gw33 I think.

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  27. youzef
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    De Gea
    Robertson Cucarella Cancelo
    Foden Salah Bowen Coutinho Martinelli
    Lacazette Odouard
    Bench Bachmann Antonio Cash Dalot

    Already took a - 4 hit. Salah TC

    G2G?
    Thinking of benching Martinelli and transferring out Antonio for Jimenez or De gea for Sa/Ramsdale - 4

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  28. GE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    1) Dias -> Robbie (-4) (bench Cancelo/Reguilon)
    2) Antonio -> Jimenez (-4)
    3) Not worth it

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    1. Supernintendo Chalmers
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      3

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  29. clarkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Foster
    TAA Cancelo Reg White
    Salah (TC) Son Saka Cornet Bowen
    Dennis

    DDG King Antonio Dawson

    G2G?

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  30. Triple Free Bench Hit Boost
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    On a Free Hit and have a couple of options for the final team:

    Free Hit team 1:
    Ramsdale, 3.9
    TAA, Tierney, Mee (or Coady), 3.8, 3.9
    Salah, Saka, Zaha, Raphinha, Son
    Kane, Jimi, 4.5

    Free Hit team 2:
    Ramsdale, 3.9
    TAA, Tierney, Mee (or Coady), 3.8, Van Dijk
    Salah, Saka, Zaha, Raphinha, Son
    Kane, 4.5, 4.5

    Basically, it comes down to the following questions:
    1) who do we think scores more points this DGW: Van Dijk or Jimi? Think VVD has a higher floor but Jimi maybe the higher ceiling.
    2) most people seem to be slightly more for Coady than Mee, right?
    3) any other option than Raphina (up to 6.5m). Not a lot of love for him because of the fixtures but only option i see is Cornet...

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      VVD!

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