After four million FPL managers captained Erling Haaland (£14.4m) for his 16-point haul against Burnley, the Gameweek 7 captaincy will once again be straightforward for the majority.
But in Captain Sensible, we wouldn’t be doing due diligence without asking if there was a case to look beyond the Norwegian this week.
First, we will assess the on-site captaincy poll. We will then analyse player and team statistics, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Friday’s 6.30pm BST deadline.
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Captaincy Poll
The Fantasy Football Scout captaincy poll is at risk of mimicking a tick-box style exercise for an authoritarian dictator thanks to Haaland’s early-season form. Among site users, the Norwegian is once again the runaway leader in the poll, currently sitting on not far off 60% of the vote.
Antoine Semenyo (£7.8m) occupies a distant second place, with a little over 15% of the vote. The Ghanaian international notched his sixth attacking return of the season against Leeds in Gameweek 6.
Victor Gyokeres (£9.0m) is the only other player to pick up more than 5% backing with Arsenal hosting Nuno Espirito Santo’s West Ham United.
Incredibly, Mohamed Salah (£14.5m) sits in joint-10th place with just 1.4% backing ahead of a trip to Stamford Bridge.
Player Stats
