Captain Sensible

Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 10?

31 October 2025 324 comments
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Backed by a season-high 6.5 million Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers with the armband in Gameweek 9, Erling Haaland (£14.8m) blanked for the first time since Gameweek 2.

Despite this, the captaincy decision will once again be straightforward for the majority. One poor game certainly doesn’t undo all the Norwegian’s good work up to now.

But in Captain Sensible, we ask if there is a case to look beyond the Norwegian this week, especially with league leaders Arsenal facing Burnley in a plum fixture.

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 Saturday’s 1.30pm GMT deadline.

Captaincy Poll

Gameweek 10 Best captain

Once again, Haaland leads the captaincy Fantasy Football Scout captaincy poll, albeit by a smaller margin than we have grown accustomed to in recent weeks. Over 41% of site users believe the Norwegian, who has scored 11 goals in nine league starts, is the best option for Gameweek 10.

The Arsenal duo, Bukayo Saka (£10.0m) and Gabriel Magalhaes (£6.5m), complete the top three ahead of the Gunners’ trip to Turf Moor, both bagging more than 10% of the vote share.

Elsewhere, Yankuba Minteh (£6.0m) and Bryan Mbeumo (£8.2m) are the only other players to receive more than 5% backing, ahead of fixtures against Nottingham Forest and Leeds United, respectively. Minteh being the first option in the poll, and benefitting from some erroneous votes, may account for his popularity…

Player Stats – Last Six Gameweeks

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  1. Soyland
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    15 days, 17 hours ago

    On wildcard. Which option?

    A)
    Pope Dubravka
    Gabriel Timber Senesi Munoz Rodon
    Saka Semenyo Mbuemo Sarr Minteh
    Haaland Mateta Guiu

    B)
    Pope Dubravka
    Gabriel Timber Senesi Munoz Andersen
    Saka Semenyo Mbuemo Bruno King
    Haaland Mateta Guiu

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    1. Sloopy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      B

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    2. The Pep Revolution
      • 14 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      So it's between
      A. Rodon, Sarr and Minteh
      B. Andersen, Bruno and King

      I think A

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      1. Soyland
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        15 days, 7 hours ago

        And there is 1,2 itb with the first option

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    3. Bobby_Baggio
      • 14 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      A. Too soon to double on utd

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      1. Soyland
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        15 days, 7 hours ago

        Thanks

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  2. The Pep Revolution
    • 14 Years
    15 days, 17 hours ago

    Which two forwards to go with besides Haaland on WC?
    A. Mateta
    B. Woltemade
    C. Thiago
    D. Someone else (if so, who?)

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    1. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      I set my team up with A + B was a -8 but hopefully should pay off

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    2. Bobby_Baggio
      • 14 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      A+B

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    3. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      AB

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  3. HighestPeake
    • 2 Years
    15 days, 17 hours ago

    Thoughts on Gyokeres to Mateta and Caicedo to Rice (I already have Enzo as a Chelsea asset) for a -4?

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    1. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      No

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    2. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      Yep

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      1. Henry The Gooner! ❤️⚽
        • 3 Years
        15 days, 16 hours ago

        do you reckon selling gyo and pedro for wolte & welbeck this gw?

        also, which way to go? woltemade or mateta?

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  4. ididnt
    • 14 Years
    15 days, 17 hours ago

    Who’s the better pick. 1 FT

    A. Stach > Sarr
    B. J Pedro > Mateta

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    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 14 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      B

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    2. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      B

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    3. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      I’ve done A
      But also got Mateta

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  5. Bobby_Baggio
    • 14 Years
    15 days, 17 hours ago

    Start one please:

    A) Rodon
    B) C.Richards
    C) Mukiele

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    1. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      C

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    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      B

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    3. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      A

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  6. FourLokoLeipzig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 17 hours ago

    Would you start Rodon or Richards this week?

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      Rich

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    2. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      Rodon

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  7. boroie
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 17 hours ago

    A - no transfers and have a backline of…
    Timber Porro Diouf

    B - take a -4 to do Porro -> Gabriel and have a backline of…
    Timber Gabriel Diouf

    C - take a -8 to do Diouf & Kudus -> Calafiori & Minteh and have a backline of…
    Timber Calafiori Porro

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    1. Henry The Gooner! ❤️⚽
      • 3 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      B.

      if you're going for C, then minteh is def gonna be a short term buy as welbeck is the only reasonable asset in brighton. also, timber>>cala. concerned about cala's minutes, also consider his injury worries(case study last gw, even though it was late on)

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      1. boroie
        • 7 Years
        15 days, 16 hours ago

        Cheers. I already have Timber… Cala would be to double up with Timber. I am WCing in GW12 so anything I do now is solely looking at the next two GWs. Hence why Minteh is an option for me. I think you are right though… B is what I’m currently on

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  8. boroie
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 17 hours ago

    Which wins over the next two GWs? (I will be WCing in GW12)

    A - Porro (CHE and MUN)
    B - Gabriel -4 (bur and sun)

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    1. Henry The Gooner! ❤️⚽
      • 3 Years
      15 days, 17 hours ago

      big gabby, the set piece menace, without doubt!

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  9. Henry The Gooner! ❤️⚽
    • 3 Years
    15 days, 17 hours ago

    what do you reckon guys?
    is it reasonable to make this transfers for a -8 hit? nay or yay?

    cucu + anthony + foden + pedro + gyo >> gabriel + mbeumo+ rice + welbeck + wolte

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    1. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      Can you get Mateta instead of Welbeck? Or Sarr instead of Rice?

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      1. Henry The Gooner! ❤️⚽
        • 3 Years
        15 days, 16 hours ago

        i'm having hard time with my funds. i've been seeing lots of sarr on here which id look into soon. however, my priority signings are gabby, wolte & mbeumo for free.

        doing welbeck>mateta automatically derails me from signing mbeumo & gabby.

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        1. boroie
          • 7 Years
          15 days, 16 hours ago

          I’d say Mateta is more important right now than Mbeumo

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          1. Henry The Gooner! ❤️⚽
            • 3 Years
            15 days, 16 hours ago

            you think so? id almost agree. however, i just can't take my eyes off mbeumo's probable feast v forest. gosh.

            oh well, i need to finally narrow my options to two choices.

            mateta, welbeck or woltemade?

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  10. Richm
    • 3 Years
    15 days, 17 hours ago

    Start
    A Guehi
    B mukiele

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    1. Henry The Gooner! ❤️⚽
      • 3 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      B

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    2. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      A

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    3. thom830g
      • 8 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      A

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  11. Defaid Daniel
    • 13 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    A)Gakpo+pedro>saar and mateta
    B)Eletike+Pedro>woletmede+mateta
    C)Gakpo+pedro>saar+ woletmede
    D) Pedro> mateta

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    1. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      B if it’s for free

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  12. boroie
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    Bench one…

    A - Semenyo (mci)
    B - Kudus (CHE)
    C - Reijnders (BOU)
    D - Dewsbury Hall (sun)

    * first to 3 votes wins it…

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    1. Defaid Daniel
      • 13 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      D

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    2. thom830g
      • 8 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      D

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    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      D

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  13. thom830g
    • 8 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    A) VdV -> Guehi
    B) Gudmundsson -> Mukiele

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    1. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      B

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    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      A

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  14. fpl_tp95
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    Start Xhama or reijnder?

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    1. thom830g
      • 8 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      X

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    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      X

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  15. thom830g
    • 8 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    Who to start:
    A) VDV
    B) Dewsbury - Hall
    C) Reijnders

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    1. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      C

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  16. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    GTG Cap Haaland

    Pope
    Timber Gabriel Guehi
    Saka Semenyo Mbeumo Sarr
    Haaland Thiago Woltemade

    Dubravka Caicedo Chalobah Sensi

    0.4

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    1. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      Gtg

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      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        15 days, 16 hours ago

        Ta

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  17. Keane There Dunne That
    • 13 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    Who to start:
    A) K Dewsbury Hall
    B) J Pedro

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    1. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      B

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  18. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    Reposting:
    Would you take a -4 to do Kudus to Enzo?
    Got exact funds but Kudus could drop tonight

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    1. boroie
      • 7 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      No. Kudus could easily outscore Enzo this week.

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  19. boroie
    • 7 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    Gtg?

    Verbruggen
    Gabriel(VC) Timber Diouf
    Saka Semenyo Kudus Reijnders
    Haaland(C) Woltemade Mateta

    Sanchez; KDH Cuyper Konsa

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    1. AZ-B
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      West Ham awful and Reijnders hit and miss. Otherwise solid

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  20. marpy016
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    Who to start?

    A) Gudmundsson
    B) VdV
    C) Senesi
    D) KDH

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    1. Soopaboonch'o'lad…
      • 13 Years
      15 days, 16 hours ago

      Spurs are at home. Chels are a bit crap right now.

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  21. Soopaboonch'o'lad…
    • 13 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    So, one of these has to sit it out:

    Gordon (whu)
    Minteh (LEE)
    Mbuemo (nfo)
    Semenyo (mci)
    Saka (bur)
    Woltemade (whu)
    Haaland (BOU)
    Mateta (BRE)

    Currently on either Mbuemo or Saka benched, both of which feels wrong.

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    1. marpy016
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      15 days, 15 hours ago

      Jeez I'd love to have the problem. Mbuemo maybe

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  22. McGurn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    The upcoming game week required me to log in to FPL today, sadly. Just seen last weeks GW rank was 10,544,504!!!!! Has anyone ever had lower?

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  23. AZ-B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    Evening, on a WC:

    A. J Palinha & Thiago
    B. Neto & Kroupi Jr
    C. Sarr & Kroupi Jr

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  24. Henry The Gooner! ❤️⚽
    • 3 Years
    15 days, 16 hours ago

    who's the best option for subsequent games?

    A. mateta
    B. Woltemade

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  25. FantasyFooty01
    • 8 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    Pope
    Gabriel Timber Rodon
    Enzo Saka Semenyo Sarr
    Haaland Pedro Mateta
    Dubravka Miley Senesi Keane
    0.0 ITB 0 FT
    Should I make any changes to starting lineup or transfer in at a cost?

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  26. dimitros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    Start
    A) Longstaff
    B) Rodon

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  27. Edwards123
    • 9 Years
    15 days, 5 hours ago

    Minteh and Andersen

    Or

    Rutter and Sensei

    Thanks

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  28. lucifer72
      15 days, 4 hours ago

      Thoughts on Mbuemo for captain over Halaand today gameweek 10?

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