What is an FPL captain and how do I choose one?

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Rogers	AVL	7.0m	123.2%	Very Likely
Wilson	FUL	5.5m	112.2%	Very Likely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	104.7%	Very Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	102.3%	Very Likely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	87.5%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	88.2%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	89.0%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	87.5%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	82.5%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	82.1%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	80.9%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	78.1%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.6m	71.2%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	76.8%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	73.2%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	67.0%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	68.8%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	67.4%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	66.1%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	66.5%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	66.0%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	65.6%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	61.3%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	59.1%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	57.2%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.2%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	55.6%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	55.4%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	58.8%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	54.5%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	53.5%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	51.4%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	47.1%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	47.3%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	47.5%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.6%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	45.2%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	42.8%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	41.1%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	38.1%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mateta	CRY	7.9m	158.7%	Very Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.9m	102.6%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	6.2m	102.9%	Very Likely
Bobb	MCI	5.2m	101.8%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	101.6%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.1%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	99.9%	Likely
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	99.3%	Maybe
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.8%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	100.1%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	96.9%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	96.8%	Maybe
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	95.0%	Maybe
Anthony	BUR	5.3m	92.2%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.2%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	93.5%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	93.1%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.6%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	92.6%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.2%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	91.6%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	92.8%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	91.6%	Unlikely
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	93.8%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	91.6%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	90.2%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	90.1%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	90.1%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	87.7%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	89.4%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	86.9%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	86.5%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	86.1%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	85.6%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	83.5%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	82.8%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	85.2%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	84.2%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	81.1%	Unlikely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	79.2%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Sus
Up	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:16am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Inj
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Up	Andersen	FUL	C
Up	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
Up	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:28am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:34am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	B
Down	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:43am

In each Gameweek of Fantasy Premier League (FPL), managers get to choose a captain whose points get doubled. It’s one of the most important decisions to be made before each deadline.

For example, if Mohamed Salah gets 12 points in a match, those who’ve placed their armband on him get 24 instead.

Often the difference between having a good or bad FPL week, consistently good selections usually end up deciding mini-leagues and cups.

How do I choose my FPL captain and vice-captain?

On the ‘Pick Team’ page, select the player you would next like to score double points.

A pop-up will appear with the options ‘Switch’, ‘Make Captain’, ‘Make Vice Captain’ and ‘View Information’ (on desktop), or a couple of boxes that can be ticked (on the mobile app).

What is an FPL captain and how do I choose one?

The appropriate option needs to be chosen and, to finalise this, press ‘Save Your Team’ (desktop) or ‘Confirm’ (app).

Vice-captains could prove vital

Meanwhile, if your captain doesn’t participate at all in that Gameweek, his vice steps in to grab the armband and score double points.

It should be the player you consider to be the second-most likely to succeed in such fixtures.

Sometimes overlooked, there’ll be occasions when a premium player unexpectedly misses out because of injury, illness or match postponement.

That happened in Gameweek 15 of 2024/25, when the Merseyside derby was called off due to bad weather. Mohamed Salah didn’t play but, the next day, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer bagged two goals and an assist versus Tottenham Hotspur.

A particularly frustrating situation is when your captain is restricted to a real-life substitute appearance. Despite not starting, the points from his brief cameo will still be multiplied by two.

What if neither my captain nor vice-captain take part?

Even more unlucky is if both your captain and vice-captain miss out.

Autosubs can replace them in the FPL starting 11, but neither will bring double points.

It’s a rare situation, though. Try to pick them from different teams.

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