After his goal, assist and 14-point haul against Aston Villa, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (£12.9m) is once again the leading Fantasy Premier League (FPL) candidate to be Gameweek 12 captain.
However, the wing wizard faces stiff competition from Erling Haaland (£15.2m) and Cole Palmer (£10.9m), whilst names from Aston Villa, Manchester United and Newcastle United provide alternative differential options.
The Captain Sensible article is here to highlight which assets have the best chance of hauling.
First, we will assess the fallout of the on-site captain poll. We will then analyse the player and team statistics, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 GMT deadline.
THE CAPTAIN POLL
Mohamed Salah’s razor-sharp counter-attack was instrumental in providing the breakthrough against Aston Villa, with the Egyptian sealing his side’s 2-0 win with a blistering finish.
His sensational form under Arne Slot – 14 attacking returns in 11 matches – has put to bed any notion that Liverpool’s right-winger is on the decline.
For the leaders’ visit to last-placed Southampton, Salah holds a strong lead on our poll. He’s backed by just over half of our users, hoping to improve on his seven double-digit hauls so far.
Next up is Cole Palmer, someone who registered his third blank in four league matches when Chelsea shared the spoils with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
It’s been feast or famine for the former Manchester City starlet. We’ve seen his haul potential on a couple of occasions where he delivered four attacking returns. Just under one in six back him to go big once again against newly-promoted Leicester City.
With 14.4% of the vote is Erling Haaland, as Bruno Fernandes (£8.4m) and Alexander Isak (£8.5m) sit further back.
THE PLAYER STATISTICS – LAST SIX MATCHES
