Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 21?

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A, Vs
No Change	Keane	EVE	B, Vs, Inj
Up	Mukiele	SUN	A, £
Up	van Hecke	BHA	C, Vs
Up	Cash	AVL	C, Vs
Up	Thiaw	NEW	C, Vs
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	C
Down	van Dijk	LIV	B
Down	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Down	Andersen	FUL	B

FPL GW21 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Kelleher

Gabriel Magalhães
Tarkowski
Senesi

Saka
Rogers
Cherki
Matheus Cunha
Barnes

Haaland
Thiago

Areola
Williams
Heaven
Mané

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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.9m	91.2%	Likely
Mukiele	SUN	4.3m	93.0%	Likely
Garner	EVE	5.1m	92.6%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	5.8m	51.2%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	88.2%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.7m	87.4%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	82.7%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.2m	83.0%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.5m	66.2%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	74.0%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.4m	67.2%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.8m	78.0%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.6m	54.0%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	57.2%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	55.7%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.5m	55.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	51.3%	Unlikely
L.Paquetá	WHU	5.9m	52.1%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	48.6%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	50.3%	Unlikely
Wissa	NEW	7.3m	48.9%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	46.2%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	47.2%	Unlikely
Xhaka	SUN	5.2m	46.7%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.1m	42.4%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.9m	38.0%	Unlikely
McGinn	AVL	5.4m	42.5%	Unlikely
Tielemans	AVL	5.9m	42.0%	Unlikely
Mané	WOL	4.5m	40.4%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	6.7m	25.5%	Unlikely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.9m	36.7%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.7m	39.1%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	36.7%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	35.8%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	34.9%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	35.9%	Unlikely
Mykolenko	EVE	4.9m	35.4%	Unlikely
Šeško	MUN	7.2m	30.1%	Unlikely
Wharton	CRY	5.0m	34.4%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	34.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Ekitiké	LIV	9.0m	103.6%	Very Likely
Foden	MCI	8.8m	76.5%	Likely
Welbeck	BHA	6.3m	99.2%	Likely
Kudus	TOT	6.4m	101.1%	Very Likely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.8m	100.1%	Very Likely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	97.0%	Likely
Sarr	CRY	6.4m	99.6%	Likely
Bergvall	TOT	5.3m	97.5%	Maybe
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	99.3%	Maybe
Bayindir	MUN	4.8m	98.5%	Maybe
Tosin	CHE	4.1m	96.4%	Maybe
João Pedro	CHE	7.2m	93.0%	Maybe
Adams	BOU	5.0m	94.4%	Unlikely
Bellegarde	WOL	5.2m	93.9%	Unlikely
Sousa	AVL	3.9m	92.5%	Unlikely
Merino	ARS	5.7m	83.4%	Unlikely
Fraser	WOL	4.3m	90.1%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.3m	88.8%	Unlikely
R.Gomes	WOL	4.4m	91.5%	Unlikely
Sangaré	NFO	4.9m	90.4%	Unlikely
Robertson	LIV	5.8m	91.8%	Unlikely
Bettinelli	MCI	3.9m	90.7%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	73.8%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.1m	88.2%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.9m	74.9%	Unlikely
Lewis	MCI	4.7m	88.0%	Unlikely
Abdullahi	SUN	4.3m	87.4%	Unlikely
G.Rodriguez	WHU	4.8m	84.9%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	5.0m	81.9%	Unlikely
Rees-Dottin	BOU	4.4m	83.1%	Unlikely
Dowman	ARS	4.3m	83.5%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	83.0%	Unlikely
Marsh	CRY	4.5m	81.0%	Unlikely
Arthur	BRE	3.9m	80.3%	Unlikely
Ward-Prowse	WHU	5.6m	79.8%	Unlikely
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	80.2%	Unlikely
Masuaku	SUN	3.9m	80.2%	Unlikely
Phillips	MCI	4.8m	78.4%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	88.5%	Unlikely
Harriman-Annous	ARS	4.5m	88.9%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C, Vs
No Change	Pickford	EVE	B, Vs
Up	Verbruggen	BHA	C, Vs
Up	Martinez	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	A
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	B, £

Last updated: 3 Jan, 2026 9:39am

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A, Vs
No Change	Keane	EVE	B, Vs, Inj
Up	Mukiele	SUN	A, £
Up	van Hecke	BHA	C, Vs
Up	Cash	AVL	C, Vs
Up	Thiaw	NEW	C, Vs
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	C
Down	van Dijk	LIV	B
Down	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Down	Andersen	FUL	B

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A, Vs
No Change	Foden	MCI	B
No Change	Matheus Cunha	MUN	B
Up	Rogers	AVL	A, Vs
Up	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Vs
Down	Semenyo	BOU	A
Down	Wirtz	LIV	A
No Change	Grealish	EVE	C, Vs
No Change	Schade	BRE	A
No Change	Minteh	BHA	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £

Last updated: 3 Jan, 2026 9:31am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	A
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B, Vs
Up	Watkins	AVL	A, Vs
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	A
Down	Thiago	BRE	C

Last updated: 3 Jan, 2026 9:38am

Captain Sensible

Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 21?

6 January 2026 234 comments

FFScout Tom

Over seven million Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers were left scratching their heads once again as Erling Haaland (£15.1m) blanked for the third consecutive match in Gameweek 20.

However, the Norwegian remains, by some distance, the top-scoring player in Fantasy – and the go-to captain for many.

Once again in ‘Captain Sensible’, we consider whether there is a case to back against Haaland in the latest midweek round of fixtures. Players from Manchester United, Brentford, Arsenal and Aston Villa provide the competition this time, in what looks to be a wide field of alternative options.

First, we will assess the on-site captaincy poll. We will then analyse player and team statistics and Rate My Team (RMT) to determine the best captain for Gameweek 21 ahead of Tuesday’s 6.30pm GMT deadline.

READ MORE: Check out the FFScout Captaincy Matrix

Captaincy Poll

Haaland sits at the top of the Fantasy Football Scout captaincy poll standings. Over half of our site users believe the Norwegian is the best option for Gameweek 21, despite six blanks in nine Gameweeks.

The highest-scoring player in Gameweek 20, Igor Thiago (£7.0m), sits in second place, currently boasting just over 15% of the vote. After a hat-trick against Everton, the Brazilian is unsurprisingly the most-transferred-in attacking player ahead of today’s deadline.

Elsewhere, Ollie Watkins (£8.7m) and Jarrod Bowen (£7.6m) are the only other players to garner more than 5% support. The England internationals come up against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, respectively.

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OverTinker
1 day, 18 hours ago
New Chelsea manager signed till 2032. Biggest joke of the day. Chelsea manager and till 2032
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1. Better off with a pin and a…
  1 day, 17 hours ago
  He may just last until shortly after half past eight.
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_Ninja_
1 day, 18 hours ago
2FTs

A. Ekitike -> Watkins
B. Foden/Guehi -> BrunoG/Gabriel
C. Save this week Cunha/Timber->Rice/Gabriel next gw.

Petrovic
Timber Dalot Thaiw
Saka Foden Rogers Cunha Cherki
Haaland Ekitike

Dubravka DCL Alderete Guehi
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1. OptimusBlack
  1 day, 18 hours ago
  A
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2. g40steve
  1 day, 17 hours ago
  C
  
  If Bruno F back Saka can become him?
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  1. _Ninja_
    1 day, 17 hours ago
    Cheers yeah Bruno scores well under any manager so i'm sure he'll still score under Fletcher.
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    1. g40steve
      1 day, 17 hours ago
      Everything's moving so fast this year, dud players that blanked for weeks suddenly smashing it.
      Got lucky benching Rice & Ekitike jam.
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      1. _Ninja_
        1 day, 17 hours ago
        ooh nice! lucky git 😛
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panda07
1 day, 18 hours ago
Am I ok to roll here or should I replace Sanchez or Ekitiké?

1FT 0.8 ITB

Sanchez
Gabriel Timber Tarkowski O'Reilly
Foden Rice Rogers
Haaland Ekitiké Thiago

Dubravka Le Fée VVD KDH
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1. OptimusBlack
  1 day, 18 hours ago
  If u want to sell Eketike who would u get ?
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  1. panda07
    1 day, 17 hours ago
    The choices to replace Ekitiké aren't great so that's why I'm considering rolling. If I was pushed, maybe Watkins, DCL or Bowen.
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mkgrzybek
1 day, 17 hours ago
Please help!
Who to bench?
A. Ekitike
B. Dorgu
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how now brown cow
1 day, 17 hours ago
I'm in a bit of a pickle with only 1 ft.

Pope
Timber VDV O'Reilly
Rice Saka Foden Minteh*
Haaland Jimenez Ekitike*

(Dubravka Xhaka Mukiele Truffert)

Is it worth a -4 to sell Minteh & Ekitike for
A - Rogers & Thiago
B - BrunoG & Thiago
C - Wilson & Watkins
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1. g40steve
  1 day, 17 hours ago
  D do the mid move without the FWD, Burnley next & i’m playing him just in case this week
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  1. how now brown cow
    1 day, 17 hours ago
    Money is the issue. I only have the funds to afford Wilson and not sure I'm sold on it.
    
    Could downgrade Foden or Saka. Need to find money to get Gabriel in next week too.
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Super Squirrel
1 day, 17 hours ago
Start one

A) Evanilson
B) DCL
C) Doku
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D_R_S_PORT_S
1 day, 17 hours ago
A) O’reilley + VDV
OR,
B) M.Nunes + Fofana
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1. Super Squirrel
  1 day, 17 hours ago
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Sergio Giorgini
1 day, 17 hours ago
When are the blanks and doubles happening this season? Normally I try to wildcard around them/dead end etc, but there's been no chat of that and instead most ppl seem to be talking WC earlier e.g GW24?
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FantasyFooty01
1 day, 14 hours ago
Dubravka
Dorgu Timber O’Reilly Gabriel
Foden Saka Cunha Minteh
Haaland Ekitike
Verbruggen Richards Potts Barnes
0.4 ITB 1 FT

Really need to shift Minteh before deadline, who is my best option? Maybe le fee then use the funds elsewhere
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