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Captain Sensible April 23

Who are the best FPL captain options for Double Gameweek 34?

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Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers are mainly looking to Chelsea and Liverpool for the Double Gameweek 34 captaincy, and as per usual, the Captain Sensible article is here to highlight which assets have the best chance of hauling.

First, we will assess the fallout of the 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

Mason Mount (£7.7m) is the leader of the captain poll in Double Gameweek 34, with 29.7% of total votes from our users at the time of writing.

Mohamed Salah (£13.2m) is in second place, backed by 22.37%, ahead of his home fixture against Merseyside rivals Everton, who happen to have the division’s worst away record.

Kai Havertz (£7.9m) occupies third place with 12.12%, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.2m) and Reece James (£6.3m), with 8.59% and 4.95% respectively.

CHELSEA OPTIONS

We’ll start with Chelsea, given that they are one of only two teams who play twice in Double Gameweek 34 and their assets dominate the captain poll.

The Blues host West Ham United on Sunday before visiting Manchester United four days later. The fixtures might not seem the easiest on paper, but both opponents aren’t bad teams to be facing from an attacking perspective. The Hammers are without a clean sheet on the road this calendar year and may well have one eye on their upcoming Europa League semi-final, while the Red Devils proved yet again in Gameweek 33 that they are a poor defensive side.

Chelsea’s attacking stats over the last six matches are very encouraging and they’ve scored more goals than any other side in that time, mainly thanks to their 6-0 win at Southampton in Gameweek 32. Across the season, they rank third for actual goals and fourth for expected goals (xG).

That suggests Mason Mount, Kai Havertz and even Timo Werner (£8.6m) are worth considering for captaincy, but which one carries the most potential?

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  1. chris81
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Brought in Alonso and Werner for Rudiger and Kane. Currently got Alonso captain, having a rethink though after reading this.

    Question... I transferred in Mahrez for a -8 without checking the predicted lineups. If I free hit will it remove my -8?

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    1. Igz08
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Yes

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  2. Igz08
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Need a bit of help with this lot! Chasing a 66/76 point lead in my ML.

    Sa
    TAA Robbo Rudi Justin
    Saka Salah Madders Kulu
    Kane Wood
    Foster Weg Taylor Gordon

    A) Robbo, Saka -> James, Mount (-4)
    B) TAA, Saka, Kulu -> Cash, Mount, Kai (-8)
    C) Kane, Saka, Rudi -> Werner, Mount, James (-8)
    D) Kane, Gordon, Rudi -> Werner, Mount/Kai, James (-8)

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    1. chris81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      D for me

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  3. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    A bit strange that Premier Fantasy Tool doesn't suggest any Chelsea player as captain candidate.

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  4. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Think I'm going to play Schar over wood. Schar always has attacking threat and a good chance of a CS too and wood has looked toothless of late. Thoughts?

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    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Good call. With Howe talking of rotation I think schar is more nailed than wood.

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      1. fish&chips
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 18 days ago

        Thanks mate. Good to have some corroboration of my thinking

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        1. SpaceCadet
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 18 days ago

          Leaning towards starting weghorst over wood for the same reason.

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    2. chris81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Yup... I'd go with Schar over Word. Feels like more routes to points from CS and set pieces.

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    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Woods diving skills looked back to top notch the other week … on pens.

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  5. oi no professionals
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    James and Alonso are traps. That is all.

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    1. chris81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      James has definitely felt like a trap since I got him a couple of weeks ago. I'm keeping faith though. Got to do something in the 2x DGWs. I might well regret it

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      1. oi no professionals
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 18 days ago

        Think I’m going Mount / Kai / Werner, don’t have to worry about defence at all then

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        1. chris81
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 18 days ago

          Think you might be right. Instinctively I want Man C defence and Chelsea attack. Somehow I've doubled up on Chelsea defence and brought in Mahrez

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    2. MARVELLUS
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Hope you are right. I went for TSilva

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    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Little surprised Azpi is so overlooked if he’ll play RWB and can also play RCB

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  6. wotwot
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Sell one
    A. Saka
    B. Barnes
    C. Kulusevski

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    1. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Barnes. Not starting according to a reliable source

      https://twitter.com/SmuelMartinFPL/status/1517639080984686593?t=CnQ9XB-81txo2Hh6zScr_Q&s=19

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    2. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      B

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    3. wotwot
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      thanx chap

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  7. Agamenmon
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Please help brain melted

    On a wild card

    Schmeichel Foster
    TAA Alonso Cancelo White (£5.2)
    Salah Havertz Mount Son Saka
    Watkins Pukki Mateta

    Maybe Matip or Cash free hitting in 37.

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    1. oi no professionals
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Matip now, Cash later

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  8. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Which combo is best on FH on a 451 formation assuming Robbo, Salah and no Spurs already;

    A) VVD and Kulu

    B) Jota and E.Royale

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    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      B for a FH

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  9. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Anyone punting on Grealish on WC? I feel only him and De Bruyne are safe picks in midfield

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    1. oi no professionals
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      How is Grealish a “safe pick”?

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      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 18 days ago

        Saving Bernardo, Foden, Mahrez for Madrid.

        They’ll trash Watford with second choice

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    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      He's started three games of late and netted 7 pts combined. I wouldn't touch him with a bargepole even if he did start all the games.

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    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      He’s relatively safe starter on a FH but wouldn’t pick him on a WC, would rather Gundo or Bernado for less

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    4. MARVELLUS
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Do yourself a favour, forget that Jack exists. Awful pick ino

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  10. Cali
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    In between these two teams for my FH. Which one would you pick?

    A)
    Dubravka
    TAA, Cancelo, Laporte, James
    Salah, Sterling, Mount, Havertz, Jota
    Pukki

    Bench: Davies and fodders

    B)
    Dubravka
    TAA, Alonso, Laporte, Davies
    Salah, Sterling, Mount, Havertz, Mane
    Pukki

    Bench: Veltman and fodders

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    1. oi no professionals
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      A

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    2. chris81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      A

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    3. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      A

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  11. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Saka to Mount (-4) and captain Mount

    Yes or no?

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    1. chris81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Saka looks a good single gameweek option. I'd be reluctant to move him. Anyone else you can move for Mount. Or any other Chelsea you can captain?

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    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      No

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  12. Agamenmon
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Would you start
    1) Watkins
    2) Mateta

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  13. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    1) Do we reckon mount starts both the games?
    2) Would you captain Mount or Bruno?

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Mount. Yes.

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  14. Fantasizer
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Play:
    A tarkowski
    B schar
    Captain:
    1 ronaldo
    2 havertz

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    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      b2

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  15. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    0FT 0.8m ITB - BB36

    Ramsdale
    TAA Robbo Cancelo Laporte
    Salah (C) Saka Raph Kulu
    Kane Pukki

    Foster - Ramsey Doherty* Cucho*

    Fell asleep before confirming Doherty > Alonso (-4), I'm now priced out! Would you find the 0.1 from another transfer and take a -8 or forget about it and go without Chelsea?

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  16. juicewagz
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Is this the right bench or should I get one Arsenal defence in the first XI?

    Pope

    Alonso, Robertson, Schar

    Salah, Havertz, Maddison, Odegaard, Bruno G

    Kane, Werner

    BENCH: Ramsdale, Iheanacho, Burn, White

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  17. Neo-Viper
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Hey mates.

    what do you think of the moves that I will make?

    Schar Madds Toney
    to Alonso Havertz Pukki (-8)

    Mateta to be benched and play 442

    Ramsdale
    Taa Robbo Cancelo Schar*
    Madds* Saka Kulu Salah
    Toney* Mateta Kane

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  18. Brunsvigeren
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Any suggestions here would be nice? leading ML with 15 points

    1 FT, 05 ITB, no chips left

    Schmeichel
    Robertson, TAA, Schár, White
    Salah(c), Kuli, Barnes, Maddison, Martenelli
    Kane

    Dubravka, Borja, Weghorst, Rüdiger

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    1. chris81
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      If your protecting a lead you probably want to think about who you don't have that might hurt you. Rivals will be looking at Cancelo, Chelsea and maybe Saka. You might want some exposure to these assets

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    2. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      IMO playing defensively to protect a 15 point lead with 5 gws to play is a mistake.

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  19. AJ24
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    WC - BB36 & FH37

    Kasper, Foster
    Trent, Cancelo, James, Emerson, Amartey
    Salah, Mount, Saka, Kuluveski, Dewsbury-Hall
    Werner, Pukki, Watkins

    £0.8m ITB

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  20. mranonymous
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Who do we expect to get more minutes till end of season, Laca or Martinelli?

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    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Marti

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  21. winchester
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    have 2ft and 1.1m itb. FH&BB left. Bbgw36? What moves could be done here?

    dubravka
    taa cancelo targett rudiger*
    salah saka barnes mount*
    kane weghorst

    (ramsdale broja white ramsey)

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  22. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Thoughts on what to do this week? Working towards BB36.

    1FT 3.1 ITB

    Dubravka
    James Robertson *Rudiger Cancelo
    Salah Saka Martinelli Barnes
    Kane Weghorst

    Ramsdale Ramsey Broja *Doherty

    cheers

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  23. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Is this good to go?

    Pope
    James robbo taa (schar (aitnouri)
    Salah mount havertz kulusevski saka
    Weghorst wood (broja)

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  24. Art Vandelay
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Ronaldo a viable option on FH? Thoughts on this mob?

    Sanchez
    Alonso VVD Cancelo Laporte
    Hav Mount Salah Sterling
    Ronaldo Nkeitah.

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    1. SteveC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Really like this

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 18 days ago

        Cheers.

        The lack of Jota is putting me off. Looks a great opportunity on a FH.

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  25. CERVELO
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Quick one please…

    1) Weghorst / Saka > Mount / Nketiah

    2) Weghost / Saka > B Silva / Pukki

    Have Havertz.

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    1. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      City midfield is a minfield amd isn't it champs league soon? I was debating bringing one in myself then shipping to mount next gw but I've been done so many times!

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      1. CERVELO
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 18 days ago

        This is my thoughts exactly. Kinda feel Silva is the one who’s most likely, but it’s still anyones guess and their remaining fixtures I undoubtedly means rotation! Frustratingly I can’t get Mount and Pukki and I don’t really fancy Nketiah that much…

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        1. Oggle22
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 18 days ago

          Ramsdale
          TAA White James Schar
          Salah Saka Havertz Kulu Barnes
          Kane

          Sa Rudi Cucho Richardson

          Would you take a -4 Sa rudi and Barnes to Schmeichel Laporte and Mount or use 2 ft and do rudiband Barnes to matip and Mount?

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    2. SteveC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Tbh neither, I don't really see the upside?

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  26. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    2ft 0.7m itb
    Ramsdale
    TAA James Schar White
    Salah Saka Havertz Kulu Barnes
    Kane

    Sa Rudi Cucho Richardson

    After reading a tweet this morning that Barnes will be benched:

    A) Sa/Rudi/Barnes to Schmeichel/Laporte/Mount

    B) Sa/Rudi/Barnes to Schmeichel/Matip/Greasing, Gunda or Mahrez then the city mid to mount next week?

    Cheers

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  27. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    play:
    a. Sanchez (SOU)
    b. Ramsdale (Mun)

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    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      A

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  28. Erange
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Who should I play this week?

    A. Matip
    B. Saka

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    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      A (just)

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    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      B

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  29. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Who are the fpl experts captaining

    Salah mount or havertz

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    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Twitter is captaining Havertz

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  30. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 18 days ago

    Morning all, how is this looking. Anything else will cost a -4

    Start Schar over someone in that first 11?

    Ramsdale
    Taa, Robbo, James, Royal
    Salah (c), mount, Kulu, Barnes
    Kane, Weggy

    Foster, Schar, Ramsey, Broja

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    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 18 days ago

      Barnes rumoured not to start by that Leicester ITK on twitter.

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      1. Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 18 days ago

        Yer seen that myself is he usually right?

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