Captain Sensible

Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 4?

11 September 2026 383 comments
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With the Gameweek 4 deadline of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) fast approaching, it’s time to have a good think about who to captain.

With the two most-expensive players in the game, Erling Haaland (£15.5m) and Bruno Fernandes (£12.0m), facing each other on Sunday, the likes of Cole Palmer (£9.7m) and Joao Pedro (£7.7m) will come to the fore for Chelsea’s home clash against Hull City. The duo boast over 900,000 transfers in between them at the time of writing.

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Who is the best Chelsea attacker? Should we be moving away from Messrs Haaland and Fernandes? Or does the answer lie in the form of Liverpool assets ahead of the Reds’ home match against a Fulham side struggling defensively?

That’s what we’re considering in this week’s ‘Captain Sensible’ article.

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, ahead of Saturday’s 1.30pm BST deadline.

Captaincy Poll

In the closest Fantasy Football Scout captaincy poll of the season so far, Palmer holds the lead with 36.7% of the vote. Two goals, including a penalty, against Leeds United in midweek will no doubt have cemented the decision for some. Palmer has three attacking returns in three Gameweeks so far.

Joao Pedro sits second, with just 27.4% of the vote share ahead of the Blues’ home fixture against Hull on Saturday. While the hyper-engaged FFScout community may be leaning towards Palmer, expect the masses to favour the Brazilian, as Pedro is the highest-owned player in Fantasy.

Elsewhere, three other players have managed to garner more than 5% support: Haaland, Alexander Isak (£9.1m) and Morgan Rogers (£7.6m). The latter notched four assists after coming off the bench in the League Cup on Wednesday, while Haaland scored twice in the Champions League.

Player Stats – Gameweek 1

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  1. pmos
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 21 mins ago

    How's this for a WC?

    Raya Lecomte
    Konsa Calafiori Branthwhite Thomas Egan
    Palmer Rogers MGW KDH King
    Wissa JP Haaland

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    1. rambo.
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 17 mins ago

      Looks good. I have KDH myself on WC. Not too sure about Wissa tho

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      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        1 hour, 7 mins ago

        How are you confident about investing 6.5m in KDH when Everton look absolutely bad in attack?

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        1. fantasyfog
          • 11 Years
          59 mins ago

          He's Evertons talisman

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  2. rambo.
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 18 mins ago

    A. Hornicek & Muhamerovic

    B. Trafford & Hall/Thiaw

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    1. Stimps
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 14 mins ago

      B with Hall

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  3. Hibbopotamus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 7 mins ago

    On WC:

    A. Raya, Gibbs-White, Slater (play MGW every week)
    B. Raya, Dewsbury-Hall, Gross (rotate latter two)
    C. Kinsky, Saka, Slater (obviously, play Saka every week)

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    1. fantasyfog
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 1 min ago

      Raya is a set and forget so easy pick with lots of points, rules out c, A will serve you well, B could be more fun, difficult without seeing the rest of the team

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      1. Hibbopotamus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        52 mins ago

        on B at the moment, pretty template otherwise. asterisks around the potential movers:

        *Raya* (4.0)
        Calafiori, Konsa, *Van Hecke* (Thiaw, Thomas)
        Palmer, Rogers, Szobo, *Gross* (*KDH*)
        Haaland, JP, Wissa

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        1. fantasyfog
          • 11 Years
          38 mins ago

          Quite like A, going for MGW next week and having some hull on the bench as cover, have Trafford myself, not liking van Hecke and particularly keen on Wissa

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          1. fantasyfog
            • 11 Years
            38 mins ago

            *not particularly keen on Wissa

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        2. fantasyfog
          • 11 Years
          37 mins ago

          Have you bb'd

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          1. Hibbopotamus
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            1 min ago

            Yep!

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  4. Ruinenlust
    • 8 Years
    54 mins ago

    Cherki and Gabriel -> Palmer and Konsa (-4)

    Or

    Cherki -> Rogers?

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    1. rambo.
      • 8 Years
      44 mins ago

      I would do A if u plan on Palmer (C)

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    2. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      38 mins ago

      A

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    3. fantasyfog
      • 11 Years
      35 mins ago

      Gabriel is an expensive luxury, not worth the 8.0 for me, especially with cheaper arsenal cover in defence

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      1. fantasyfog
        • 11 Years
        34 mins ago

        So downgrade Gabriel for now. Save yourself a -4

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  5. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    38 mins ago

    Best option on Fh? Was on odegaard but can see it being a low scoring game.

    A. Odegaard
    B. Munoz
    C. Stach
    D. Gros
    E. Tavernier

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    1. fantasyfog
      • 11 Years
      32 mins ago

      Ødegaard

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  6. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 8 Years
    34 mins ago

    Anyone reckon park the bus Hull might stifle low possession fast break Chelsea who've played generally expansive teams so far?

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    1. fantasyfog
      • 11 Years
      32 mins ago

      Won't be an easy game, ive got the Chelsea holy trinity and it go either very well or be very disappointing

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      1. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 8 Years
        1 min ago

        Yeah im actually considering the quadruple, so could be a very fun 3pm, or not

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  7. BazingtoN
    • 1 Year
    20 mins ago

    I've decided Triple Captain chip played on Isak time will tell if this was a good idea or not.. panic stations activated

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  8. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    20 mins ago

    Is Hato an option on WC?

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  9. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    19 mins ago

    Any threat to konsa’s gametime this gw with Mosquera back?

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  10. Skout
    • 7 Years
    18 mins ago

    WC draft, thoughts? I know bench is weak but I’ve played BB already. 2.7 itb, where to spend?

    Verb
    Calafiori Konsa DeCuyper
    Odegard Palmer Cherki Rogers
    Haaland JPedro Wissa

    Bentley Gross Ajayi Egan

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