Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 23?

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Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.3m	88.3%	Likely
Schade	BRE	7.1m	104.5%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.1m	85.4%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	89.8%	Unlikely
Mané	WOL	4.5m	77.4%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	76.9%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	78.2%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.5m	71.5%	Unlikely
Collins	BRE	5.0m	70.3%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	71.2%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	65.6%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	66.1%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	54.9%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	61.7%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.2m	57.2%	Unlikely
Semenyo	MCI	7.7m	46.8%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	61.2%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.4m	53.0%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	53.5%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.6m	46.4%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.0m	55.3%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	51.4%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.6m	48.3%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.1m	47.0%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	46.0%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	43.1%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	43.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	42.7%	Unlikely
Tielemans	AVL	5.9m	42.4%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	41.5%	Unlikely
Wissa	NEW	7.3m	41.0%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	6.9m	34.2%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.3m	36.3%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.2m	29.5%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	39.9%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.8m	38.6%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	37.9%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	38.0%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.6m	31.7%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	36.3%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Matheus N.	MCI	5.5m	294.0%	Very Likely
Foden	MCI	8.6m	239.6%	Very Likely
Gvardiol	MCI	6.0m	125.3%	Very Likely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	125.5%	Very Likely
Hincapie	ARS	5.2m	98.1%	Likely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	98.5%	Maybe
Diakité	BOU	4.3m	96.7%	Maybe
Rees-Dottin	BOU	4.4m	96.9%	Maybe
Alleyne	MCI	4.5m	71.2%	Maybe
Rogers	AVL	7.7m	92.9%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.5%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	94.2%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	94.2%	Unlikely
G.Rodriguez	WHU	4.8m	93.2%	Unlikely
Richarlison	TOT	6.4m	91.6%	Unlikely
Arthur	BRE	3.9m	92.0%	Unlikely
Ward-Prowse	WHU	5.6m	92.2%	Unlikely
Phillips	MCI	4.8m	88.8%	Unlikely
Anthony	BUR	5.1m	87.6%	Unlikely
R.Williams	LIV	3.8m	86.4%	Unlikely
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	86.9%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	85.9%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	84.9%	Unlikely
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	83.4%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	81.8%	Unlikely
Møller Wolfe	WOL	4.3m	83.1%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	82.4%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	80.7%	Unlikely
Donnarumma	MCI	5.7m	78.8%	Unlikely
Nichols	ARS	3.8m	80.5%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.2m	77.8%	Unlikely
Neil	SUN	4.8m	78.1%	Unlikely
Buendía	AVL	5.3m	78.7%	Unlikely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.2m	77.2%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	77.5%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	73.2%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	75.6%	Unlikely
Eze	ARS	7.3m	74.3%	Unlikely
Konsa	AVL	4.4m	74.6%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	72.3%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Sanchez	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Pickford	EVE	A
No Change	Roefs	SUN	C
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 12:46am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Chalobah	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	A, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
No Change	Cash	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Senesi	BOU	C
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:04am

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Down	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Fernández	CHE	A, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A, Inj
No Change	Wirtz	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
Up	Ndiaye	EVE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
Down	Mitoma	BHA	B, Vs

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:05am

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

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:03am

It’s four blanks in five Gameweeks for Erling Haaland (£15.1m) – so is it time to back against him with the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) captaincy?

That’s what we’re considering in ‘Captain Sensible’, despite Manchester City’s favourable home fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Brentford, Liverpool, Arsenal or perhaps even alternative Man City players are other options ahead of Saturday’s 11am GMT deadline.

In this piece, we will assess the on-site captaincy poll, analyse myriad player and team statistics, consult the Rate My Team (RMT) points projections and settle on a top three for the armband.

READ MORE: Check out the FFScout Captaincy Matrix

Captaincy Poll

Unsurprisingly, Haaland is the runaway leader at the top of the Fantasy Football Scout captaincy poll standings. Over 60% of our site users believe the Norwegian is the best option for Gameweek 23, despite him scoring just one goal in five Gameweeks.

Another Man City player, Antoine Semenyo (£7.6m), sits in second place, currently boasting just over 12% of the vote. The January signing, who already has two goals for his new club, was ineligible to feature in the Champions League in midweek.

Elsewhere, Igor Thiago (£7.2m) is the only other player to garner more than 5% support ahead of Brentford’s clash with Nottingham Forest. The Brazilian sits second in the Golden Boot race and bagged a brace in his last home match.

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