Captain Sensible

Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 13?

29 November 2025 832 comments
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Incredibly, the 17 most-captained players all failed to register an attacking return in Gameweek 12! Erling Haaland (£14.9m) blanked for the six million plus Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers who handed him the armband, although he did miss three big chances.

The captaincy decision looks to be pretty straightforward with Manchester City hosting out-of-form Leeds United. There is a strong case to play the Triple Captain chip, too.

As usual in Captain Sensible though, we consider whether there is a case to look beyond the Norwegian this week and if not, recommend some differential options for the risk-takers among us.

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 to determine the best captain for Gameweek 13 ahead of Saturday’s 1.30pm GMT deadline.

Captaincy Poll

To the surprise of nobody, Haaland leads the Fantasy Football Scout captaincy poll. Just shy of 80% of site users believe the Norwegian, who has scored 14 goals in 12 league starts, is the best option for Gameweek 13.

No other player can boast even 10% of public backing. Igor Thiago (£6.5m) sits in second place, ahead of an appealing home fixture against Burnley, with just over 9% of the vote.

Elsewhere, there is little to separate the likes of Jeremy Doku (£6.5m), Phil Foden (£8.0m) and Antoine Semenyo (£7.9m). In truth though, their support is negligible.

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  1. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Need some help please?

    Which 3 def would you play this week?

    a. Calafioro v CHE (A)
    b. Guehi v MUN (H)
    c. Reinildo v BOU (H)
    d. Sensei v SUN (A)

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    1. Bobby Crush
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      A, or d

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      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 14 days ago

        you mean bench A or D?

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        1. Bobby Crush
          • 12 Years
          10 months, 14 days ago

          Play

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          1. Bobby Crush
            • 12 Years
            10 months, 14 days ago

            And b

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    2. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      a b c

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      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 14 days ago

        Cheers Oya 😉

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    3. Ausman
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      A, B, D

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  2. theshazly
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Current team :

    Pope ( Dub )
    Virgil Guehi Timber ( Diouf / Mukiele )
    Saka ISarr Neto Mbeumo Semenyo*
    Haaland Thiago ( DCL )

    My FH template :

    Donnaruma ( Dub )
    Munoz VDV Cash ( Esteve / Haven )
    Rogers Saka MGW Palmer Schade
    Haaland Thiago ( DCL )

    Or shall I do :

    A ) Sarr, Semenyo >> Rogers, Doku
    B ) Sarr, Diouf >> Rogers, Esteve
    C ) Something else ??

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    1. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Would probably FH. Team looks good.

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  3. #NumbersGame
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    If Alderete plays would you bench boost this team?

    Dúbravka bre (A), Donnarumma LEE (H)
    Senesi sun(A), Muñoz MUN(H), Tarkowski NEW(H), VVD whu(A), Alderete BOU(H)
    Semenyo sun(A), Minteh nfo(A), Sarr MUN(H), Ndiaye NEW(H), B.Fernandes cry(A)
    Thiago BUR(H), Welbeck nfo(A), Haaland LEE(H)

    If not - who would you bench?

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  4. XX SMICER XX
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    What week would you play free hit if not this week?

    I know some of it is team dependent, but running out of weeks and rotation will start to hit

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    1. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      I will play it in 15. Probably.

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    2. Bobby Crush
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Is Slot out of his depth?

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      1. Bobby Crush
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 14 days ago

        Sorry

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  5. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Alison (dub)
    Cala oreily trufert (richards reinldo)
    Gakpo saka neto mbeumo (buendia)
    Haland thiago mateta

    Which ?

    A) g2g, roll ft, probably FH gw15
    B) neto to doku
    C) FH

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    1. Fodderx4
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      A

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    2. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      A

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  6. dashdriver
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    I'm not sure how, but I'm still stuck with Ekitikè in my team. Will he play tomorrow?

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    1. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Ny guess is yes.

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    2. Bobby Crush
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Had back spasms, but likely to play. Not sure him or Isak start mind

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  7. gunnersxgooners
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Verbruggen
    Richards - VVD - Senesi
    Saka - Rice - Mbeumo - Minteh - Semenyo
    Mateta - Haaland

    Dubravka - Thiago - OReilly - VDV

    2ft & 0 itb. Bench boost this team gtg?

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    1. Fodderx4
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      I would mate

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    2. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Yes

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    3. Gerry Hattrick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Definitely.

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  8. Fodderx4
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Morning all,
    1 free transfer and 0.1 ITB, no chips left - around 350k rank and doing well in mini leagues.

    Raya
    Digne VVD Lacroix
    Saka (vc) Eze Sarr Mbuemo
    Thiago Haaland (c) Mateta
    Dubravka Reijnders Senesi Gudmundsson

    A GTG
    B VVD to O'Reilly
    C anything else i'm missing?

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    1. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Maybe Sarr out for Minteh? Or a punt on Rogers?

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      1. Fodderx4
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 14 days ago

        Hi Oya, I have anti Brighton bias now as been let down by them so much in the past. I would get Rogers but .2 out and don't want to take a hit. Also think Sarr can get an attacking return.

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  9. Steavn8k
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Who to bench? Truffert or Enzo?

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    1. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      T

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    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      T

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  10. jeffa79
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Bench one:

    A) Senesi
    B) Richards
    C) Timber
    D) Tarkowski

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    1. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      B

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    2. Ausman
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      D

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  11. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Play this or fh?

    Pope
    Gabriel Calafiori Senesi
    Ndiaye Saka Caicedo Fernandes
    Haaland (c) Thiago Mateta

    Dubravka James King Rodon

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    1. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Would probably FH

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  12. thom830g
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Really feeling lost here.. Has made a lot of bad decisions so far this season. Any ideas?

    1 ft and 0,4 m ITB:

    Donnarumma
    Senesi- Virgil - Van de Ven
    Saka - Semenyo - Hall - Sarr
    Mateta - Haaland - Wolte

    (Dub - James - Esteve - Reijnders)

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    1. rtrepa
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Maybe Woltemade to Thiago?

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  13. rtrepa
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Current Team is:

    Raya (Dubravka)
    Timber, Mukiele, Richards (Senesi, Rodon)
    Saka, Mbeumo, Semenyo, Sarr, Minteh
    Haaland (C), Mateta, Thiago

    Who should I bench in each position:
    1. Senesi or Mukiele
    2. Semenyo, Sarr or Minteh

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    1. Lost for Wirtz
      10 months, 14 days ago

      bench Senesi, Semenyo

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    2. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Would bench Mukiele and Sarr

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  14. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Start 1 of
    Trufert reinildo richards

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    1. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Reinildo

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    2. Ausman
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Richards

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  15. Lost for Wirtz
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Good morning

    Three to bench, one to start.

    Which one should I start?

    A) Woltemade
    B) Enzo
    C) Mbeumo
    D) Chalobah

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    1. rtrepa
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      I would play Mbeumo

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    2. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Woltemade

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    3. Ausman
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      C

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  16. tim
    • 17 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Might TC, what are the other good FH weeks or are there any?

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    1. Bobby Crush
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Several still. When is team dependent, and teams you want to gamble on.

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      1. tim
        • 17 Years
        10 months, 14 days ago

        Was thinking 16?

        Dub
        Richards Timber Senesi
        Doku Mbeumo Saka Enzo
        Mateta Haaland Thiago

        Sanchez Xhaka Mukiele Rodon

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  17. SARRFACE
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Hi everyone

    Do you think I should be FH'ing this team? Currently on TC Haaland.

    Pope
    VdV Senesi O'Reilly
    Enzo Mbuemo Semenyo Kudus
    Haaland Mateta JP
    (Dub, Calafiori, Gudmondsson, Stach)

    1 FT

    Any thoughts here would be great, thank you!

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    1. Oya
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Would TC. Get Thiago or Munoz in?

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      1. SARRFACE
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 14 days ago

        My feeling is to take out Mateta for Thiago. What do you reckon?

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  18. Bobby Crush
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Is Slot out of his depth?

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    1. Lost for Wirtz
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Yes

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    2. Ausman
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Absolutely!

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    3. Gerry Hattrick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Needs to grow a beard to be taken seriously.

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  19. dashdriver
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Play Guèhi, Senesi or Chalobah?

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    1. Mata of opinion
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Senesi

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  20. Mata of opinion
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Hi everyone. Gtg here? 1 free transfer left and 0.7itb
    Verbruggen
    Senesi Munoz VVD
    Saka Rogers Semenyo Mbuemo
    Haaland (TC) Mateta Thiago
    Dub Calafiori King Mukiele

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    1. Ausman
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      GTG

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  21. Waltomade
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Repost:
    Start Timber (vs Che) or Sarr (vs Mun)

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    1. Bobby Crush
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Sarr, hands down.
      Can you not bench someone else?

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  22. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Currently on BB, shouldI FH instead?

    Pope
    Timber, O'Reilly, Mukiele
    Saka, Semenyo, Sarr, N'diaye
    Haaland, Mateta, Welbeck

    Dubravka, Richards, Senesi, Xhaka

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  23. OffsidePenalty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    TC Haaland vs Leeds at home or West Ham at home in GW 17

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Leeds

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    2. mookie
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      vs Leeds - fit and rested but Marmoush is around and might steal some minutes. Next game in 3 days. You know which Leeds he's playing.
      vs West Ham - Fit? Cup game vs Brentford 3 days before(will he be rested?), Marmoush not around. Next game in 7 days. How much will West Ham will improve under Nuno?

      1 vs 1 I'd prefer WHU, but it comes with too many question marks.

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  24. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Barnes a good option on FH? On fire.

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    1. Jet5605
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Toon poor away

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    2. Bobby Crush
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Nice punt imo

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    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Best option based on past GW. Tis the best way to play. But remember, always blame the players!

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    4. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      I think he is even an option for much longer

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  25. Whiz40
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Has pushing the GW deadline forward 30 minutes had any impact??
    Or have there still been leaks filtering through for the early Kick-Offs??

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  26. Nightf0x
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Alison (dub)
    Cala oreily trufert (richards reinldo)
    Gakpo saka neto mbeumo (buendia)
    Haland thiago mateta

    Which ?.

    A) g2g, roll ft, probably FH gw15
    B) neto to doku/cherki
    C) FH

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  27. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    On FH, O’Reilly Szoboslai or VVD Doku?

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    1. Bobby Crush
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      First option

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  28. Drogo
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Just realised we got 2x of the chips this year.
    I still got that extra chip that I need to spend.
    Should I pkay the Triple Captain on Haaland

    A) Today vs Leeds
    B) Next GW vs Fulham
    C) Next to next GW vs Sunderland?

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      LEE

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    2. Ninjaa
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Cant see a more appealing time than today, just lost 2 on the bounce so they are due to give someone a hammering.

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  29. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Vdb or cash on fh?

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 14 days ago

      Cash

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  30. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 14 days ago

    Van de Ven and Reijnders ---> ORiley and Dewsbury H?

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