Captain Sensible
7 November 2025 362 comments
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Erling Haaland (£14.8m) delivered his fifth double-digit haul of the season for the millions of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers who handed him the armband in Gameweek 10.

The captaincy decision might not be quite so straightforward in Gameweek 11, however, with Man City hosting reigning champions Liverpool on Super Sunday.

In Captain Sensible, we diligently ask if there is a case to look beyond the Norwegian this week, especially with Arsenal’s relentless form and Chelsea facing Wolverhampton Wanderers in a plum fixture.

First, we will assess the on-site captaincy poll. We will then analyse player and team statisticsRate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings to determine the best captain for Gameweek 11 ahead of Saturday’s 11am GMT deadline.


Captaincy Poll

Gameweek 11 Best captain

As is customary, Haaland leads the Fantasy Football Scout captaincy poll, albeit by a smaller margin than we have grown accustomed to in recent weeks. Just under 35% of site users believe the Norwegian, who has scored 13 goals in 10 league starts, is the best option for Gameweek 11.

Two other players, Bukayo Saka (£10.1m) and Joao Pedro (£7.4m), can boast at least 10% of the vote, ahead of fixtures against Sunderland and Wolves, respectively.

Elsewhere, Gabriel Magalhaes (£6.6m), Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.9m) and Bryan Mbeumo (£8.4m) are the only other players to receive more than 5% backing. All three players feature in the top six most-transferred in ahead of the weekend’s action.


Player Stats – Last Six Gameweeks

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  1. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    What to do? 2FT 0.1ITB

    Raya
    Gabriel Tarkowski Richards
    Bruno Semenyo Ndiaye Enzo
    Haaland Mateta Gyokeres

    Dubravka Senesi Stach Gudmundsson

    A) Stach and Gyokeres to Sarr and 7.5m FWD (J Pedro/Woltemade/Welbeck/Thiago)
    B) Stach, Tarkowski and Gyokeres to Saka, Chabolah and Guiu -4pts
    C) Roll and play Sensei

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Play Senesi or Gyokeres > preferred FWD

  2. Sid07
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Play
    1) Andersen
    2) Richards

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Richards at home

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      2

  3. estheblessed
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    G2G here or use my FT (£1m ITB)?

    Raya
    Senesi, Gabriel, Geuhi
    Mbeumo, Semenyo, Sarr, Saka
    Mateta, Haaland, Thiago

    Dubravka, Minteh, Rodon, Alderete

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      GTG

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Gtg

    3. estheblessed
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Thanks both!

  4. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Which option for the following team?

    A) Kudus & Woltemade —> Sarr & Pedro (2FTs)
    B) Kudus —> Sarr (1FT)
    C) Woltemade —> Pedro (1FT)

    Sanchez
    Timber Gabriel Munoz
    Bruno Ndiaye Kudus Semenyo
    Haaland Woltemade Mateta

    Dubravka Reijnders Andersen Rodon
    (2FTs & 0.0itb)

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      B

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      B

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      A

  5. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Sarr, or Enzo, or Rice, or Rogers, or Minteh or…

    Kudus/Reijnders/Gakpo replacements all hard to split

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Like Caicedo, Sarr, Rice

  6. Dotherightthing
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    A - Rice
    B - Caicedo
    C - Sarr

    Thank you

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      C

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      A

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      All good, got BC & if Saka don’tvturn up soon he’s gone for A

    4. NoOneCares
      8 months, 5 days ago

      B is a terrible pick, don't get him.

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Seriously only Semenyo & Rice have more points from mids?

  7. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Thinking of still punting on James and if he doesn’t play he might not feature and I have Munoz first sub… just not sure about the other Chelsea defenders

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Chalobah, James, Cucu

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Can’t afford Cucu. So, Gusto looks nailed the gw but not sure thereafter. Then there is Chalobah, Acheampong, Fofan for CB

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          8 months, 5 days ago

          Chalobah or Ache better

  8. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Have I benched the right players, no BB.

    Pope
    Timber Gabriel Chalobah
    Saka Mbeumo Sarr Caicedo Semenyo
    Haaland Thiago

    Dubravka Woltemade Guehi Sensei

    0.4

    1FT

  9. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Who gets most minutes, Eze out Gakpo?

    1. NoOneCares
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Gakpo. I binned Eze for Rice.

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        I’m doing this next week…

  10. Aaa
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    3ft 0.0itb, roll?

    Pope
    Gab/Timber/Richards
    Saka/Semenyo/Sarr/Enzo
    Haaland/Mateta/Wolte
    (Dub/Reijn/Senesi/Alderete)

  11. The_FF_King
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Gakpo to Enzo for free?

    1. NoOneCares
      8 months, 5 days ago

      No

    2. Onz
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Palmer is back after the International break, and that will effect Enzo's points potential Gakpo has good fixtures coming up and worth keeping imo

  12. el-mo
    • 1 Year
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Any changes, Kinda tricky with the subs:

    Dubravka
    Cucurella -Gabriel-Guehi-VDV
    Enzo-Semenyo-Rice
    Thiago-Pedro-Halaand

    Bench:
    Szobo-Pickford-Mbeumo-Keane

    1. boroie
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      You are starting VDV and benching Mbeumo? Madness…

  13. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Madness to transfer Sarr out? Seems like most aren’t concerned with the hamstring tightness

    1. boroie
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Why would you transfer him out?

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Withdrawn with hamstring tightness last night. Not sure Palace will risk him 2 days later

    2. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Concerned, yes, but also IB/extended rest. Bench options?

  14. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    All the predicted lineup for chelsea have rjames bench… so he is confirm not to start?

  15. boroie
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Am I the only one who absolutely hates the introduction of DEFCON? Ruination of the came in my opinion…

    1. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      "Hate" is a strong word. The game, and the world, keeps changing. "Adapt, learn, perform better than anyone else" is still my motivation

      1. dansully3
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Lord what a reply. The game and the world keep changing, off to bed with you.

    2. dansully3
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Same, some ppl who haven't a clue how to play the game are getting absolutely haunted most weeks because of them.

  16. Z2025
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Pickford
    Gabriel VanderVen Guehi
    Enzo Mbeumo Rice Sarr
    Mateta Joao Haaland(c)

    Subs: Dubravka Virgil Reijnders Senesi

    GTG?

  17. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Transfer in Enzo or Rice?

    Thanks

  18. OffsidePenalty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    RMT 3ft 0.8 itb

    Raya
    Senesi Gabriel Tarkowski
    Saka Ndiaye Semenyo Sarr
    Woltemade Haaland Mateta
    (Dubvraka rodon VdV Stach)

    A) Woltemade back to JP
    B) Saka to Rice and Stach to Caicedo. (Bench Woltemade)
    C) VdV to Reece James. (Bench Senesi or Woltemade)
    D) Roll ft

    1. OffsidePenalty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Can also do VdV to Guehi instead of James if thats better?

  19. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Woltmade >
    A- Mateta © for -4
    B- Bowen © for -4
    C- Pedro not to ©

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Captain? Going against Haaland?

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        I’m keeping Woltemade, even though that’s more so because I’ve no choice rather than thinking he’s worth keeping to be fair

  20. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Play 2 from:
    Gakpo, Reijnders, Senesi.

    Or get someone else in for Kudus and play alongside 1 of the above?

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      First two

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Cheers, as it is currently so I’ll stick to it. Both benched no doubt…

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          8 months, 5 days ago

          Hopefully it’s a 4-4 sort of game

  21. MJF
    8 months, 5 days ago

    What would you do here, with 0 FT, 4.0 ITB:

    Roefs
    Gab Timber Richards
    Mbeumo Semenyo Kudus* Gordon*
    Haaland (c) Mateta Thiago

    Dubravka | Senesi Mukiele King

    Thinking Gordon out for -4 for one of the likely lads in midfield, probably Sarr. Then hope Kudus plays..

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Probably just do the Gordon one and play Senesi even?

      1. MJF
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Yeah Senesi might start. In that case maybe just cross fingers and hope Kudus plays..

  22. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Is this worth a free hit?
    Current team:

    Raya

    Virgil - Munoz - Gabriel - Senesi
    
Reijnders - Semenyo - Sarr - Bruno
Haaland - Mateta 



    Dubravka - Gordon - Andersen - Muniz

  23. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    What to do here. 1ft. Zero cash

    A....save ft and lose 0.1 on gyokeres

    B...gyokeres to thiago. Bench burn

    C.....gyokeres to guiu. Lots of cash for next week

    Thanks

    Raya
    Gabriel senesi Richards burn (rodon)
    Bruno semenyo enzo sarr (stach)
    Haaland mateta (gyorkeres)

  24. KostaK
    • 4 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Who to play?
    Currently on 1,A

    1) Dubravka (whu)
    2) Donnarumma (liv)

    A) senesi (avl)
    B) Andersen (eve)

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      2 B

  25. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Foolishly bought Reece James on WC last GW for the Wolves fixture but now looks like he may be rested

    A) Start James (WOL) anyway
    B) Play Minteh (cry) instead

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      B. I think Wolves score anyway

  26. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Reijnders subbing in for Kudus. Can't wait to get shot of the pair of them.

  27. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Sarr or Enzo for 2 GWs?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Enzo. Sarr only does it in the cups.

    2. NoOneCares
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Neither

  28. KingGinger
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Raya Dubrabka

    Gabriel, Tark, Andersen, VdV, Senesi

    Bruno, Semenyo, Ndiaye, Reinjders, Stach

    Haaland, Gyokeres, Mateta

    4Ft 0.1 itb, plan on bench boosting this week

    Gyk, Stach, Reinjders and VdV being sold, best combo?

    1) Pedro, xhaka, richards, sarr/rice
    2) Thiago, xhaka, munoz, enzo
    3) kroupi, Enzo, Munoz, Sarr/Rice

    1/2 better for BB, but 3 is better long term. Leaving money in bank from Tark to VVD next week

  29. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    Gyrokeres to
    A Pedro
    B Thiago
    C wilt

    Gordon to

    A saka
    B rice
    C enzo

    Cheers

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      BA

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Cheers

    2. Taribo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      I’ve had Saka for a while and will probably ditch or downgrade to Rice

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        8 months, 5 days ago

        Cheers
        Also have gab, &eze, he can have 1-2 more gw, will end up on double def 1 mid

  30. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 5 days ago

    So I’ve landed on Mateta captain.

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 5 days ago

      Bottomed for that lol