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Captain Sensible – Gameweek 28

Friday evening has us present our pre-Gameweek members’ article as we analyse the main captaincy candidates for the forthcoming fixtures.

As always, we get underway with a look at the top picks in our Gameweek Captain Poll, before turning to the Opta numbers and Rate My Team ratings and considering a differential or two for Gameweek 28.

The Captain Poll

It’s fair to say that Mohamed Salah is one of the strongest armband favourites of the season so far ahead of Liverpool’s home encounter with West Ham on Saturday afternoon.

The Egyptian has been backed by a hefty 51% of voters as he goes in search of a thirteenth double-figure return of his debut campaign on Merseyside.

Salah has scored or assisted in 16 of his last 18 league outings and has already delivered 15 points against the Hammers in Gameweek 11.

Up against a defence with a single shut-out in ten on the road, his team-mates Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane are overlooked differentials, with 2% and 1% backing respectively.

Mane’s Champions League hat-trick away to Porto underlines his potential with a mere 7% ownership in Fantasy Premier League (FPL). Yet Firmino has been far more explosive and leads the Senegal international by seven sets of double figures to two.

Boasting 22% of the votes cast, Harry Kane is regarded as the main rival to Salah as Spurs visit a Crystal Palace defence that have managed just two clean sheets at home.

The league’s top scorer on the road (12 goals), he has netted in two of his three visits to Selhurst Park. Kane has also served up 10+ points on four occasions away from home.

With four of the top six squaring up, their armband potential has failed to persuade the vast majority of voters.

Sergio Aguero (4%) has earned more transfers-in than any forward ahead of Man City’s trip to Arsenal.

The Argentine has fired nine goals over the last six Gameweeks and faces a defence that has conceded in each of their last nine league fixtures.

Less than 1% are prepared to punt on Kevin De Bruyne, yet the Belgian – like Aguero – found the net against the Gunners earlier this season. De Bruyne’s 10-point haul in that 3-1 win was one of eight double-digit returns so far.

Eden Hazard (£10.7m) is the form player on show as Chelsea make their way to Manchester United. The Belgian arrives on the back of six goals in as many Gameweeks and has served up 34 points in his last three on the road.

Leicester City’s home match with travel-sick Stoke City looks promising for owners of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez.

Vardy is enjoying his most consistent form of the season – he’s scored in each of the last four Gameweeks and netted the weekend FA Cup winner against Sheffield United.

Back on the teamsheet against the Blades last Friday night, Mahrez has delivered returns in nine of his last 11 starts.

Brighton’s Pascal Gross and Bournemouth frontman Callum Wilson also have favourable home fixtures to follow as Swansea City and Newcastle pay visit respectively.

All four of Gross’ double-figure returns have arrived at the Amex Stadium, including a 13-point haul in his previous home match against West Ham.

Up against a Newcastle defence with a single clean sheet in their last nine away matches, Wilson will be looking to replicate the form that produced 12 points against both Arsenal and Chelsea in the last five rounds of fixtures.

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  1. Manani
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Adrian (Speroni)
    Francis VVD Alonso (Dummett Kenny)
    Salah Sterling Ibe Hazard Shaqiri
    Kane Firmino (Quaner)

    save FT?

    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Yep

  2. Jay_
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Vital part of the season. So many different strategies available. See who comes out on top.

      Scoring starts this week. Will be interesting to see what strategy the eventual winner used and what week they played their chips (if any).

      The home stretch league, all welcome.

      Code to join: 309-1268274

      * Sorry if frequently posting this has annoyed the regulars, will post once more tomorrow morning to catch the high traffic and that’ll be it. Over 200 in so far, the more the merrier!

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah always like this...will love it even more if I smash the end game...sorry Home Stretch after a Eric Dier season.

      2. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        It’s times like this where hopefully we pick it up

      3. Chris_H
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I'm in. 3 top 10k finishes in the past and I still haven't cracked the top 1m this season... 😎

      4. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Sounds great cheers !

      5. Jay_
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Nice one guys. Good to have you all in. Good luck!

      6. ZakAFC_
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Jones replacement? Have VVD, Monreal, Dunk and Kenny.

        1. Jimmy Boy
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Bavies?

          1. ZakAFC_
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Hmm, was thinking Maguire but Bavies also a good option.

            1. asquishypotato
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Both are good options

            2. Yozzer
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              He probably won't play vs hud next week so make sure you have a defender with a good fixture

      7. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Nish Kumar it is.

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          😆

      8. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Kiko (c) confirmed....

        1. Delph & Safety
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I will actually be playing him if I don’t bring in a DCL replacement!

        2. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Jafooli 😀 in the house...

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            😎

      9. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Vardy captain locked...

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Kinky.

        2. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          ASBO confirmed....enjoy the ankle tracker 😉

        3. Manani
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          not against a top 6 team, I wouldn't do that

      10. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Worth Getting Sterling out for a hit or keep and rely on Choupo who's first on the bench?

        1. MTPockets
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I'm keeping with Naughton to come on otherwise. Would certainly avoid a hit with a CM option.

        2. Man Chest Hair United
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Thoughts on this for -4

          Aguero Sanchez and Shaq out
          Kane Eriksen Mahrez In

          Free hitting in 31

          1. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Looks good but not sure on Shaqiri out for a hit. He’s still has the form

            1. Man Chest Hair United
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Cheers

        3. Evasivo
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Priority here? Have 2FTs + £1.6ITB

          Ryan Adrian
          PJones Dunk Alonso Ogbonna Kenny
          Walcott Sterling Salah Son
          Firmino Kane Wilson

          Alonso and Jones out?

          1. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Who’s your 5th mid

            1. Evasivo
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              RLC 🙁

              1. Pat Bonner
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Just jones to vvd

                1. Evasivo
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Cheers PB

          2. Shineonme
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Obviously Jones out. Keep Alonso for gw30

        4. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Just read about kilo being back...

          Jammy Kiki owners getting lucky again... so sick of that lot...

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Will punish sellers back in GW16 big time this GW.....hatto incoming

        5. fish66
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Pope,
          Mee, VVD, Alonso, Duffy
          Hazard, Salah(C), Shaqiri, Sterling
          Kane(vc), Wilson

          Elliot, Lingard, DCL, Ogbonna

          1.5 ITB, 1FT

          (a) Lingard -> Walcott
          (b) DCL -> Niasse
          (c) Alonso & DCL -> Bauer & Firmino -4
          (d) Bank FT

          1. Shineonme
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            C or D either works well

        6. diesel001
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          De Gea
          Dunk - Hegazi - VVD - Otamendi - Alonso
          Salah(c) - Hazard - KDB - Sterling
          Firmino

          Elliot - Ibe - Obafemi - McBurnie

          Correct to bench Ibe?

          1. MTPockets
              6 years, 8 months ago

              I'd play him over Dunk or Hegazi.

          2. Samurai Scøøb…
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Would appreciate your help:

            1) Vardy + Mane
            2) Firmino + Mahrez

            1. Pat Bonner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              2

            2. Manani
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              2

            3. MTPockets
                6 years, 8 months ago

                1

              • Shineonme
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                2)

              • Runaway
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                1

            4. asquishypotato
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Interesting stuff here.

              I’ve not captained Salah all season because as a Liverpool fan I don’t think I could handle the double whammy of him blanking and Liverpool potentially losing.

              Him or Kane?

              1. Delph & Safety
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                I’m captaining Salah for the first time this season.

              2. Shineonme
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Either could hit big. Both on pens also

              3. Chris_H
                • 15 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                I'd go Salah still, i'm a Pool fan too.

              4. THFC4LIFE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                I’ve captained him twice all season. First time he missed a pen then second time was last gw

              5. walkman666
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Why not be more optimistic and relish in the potential joy of the double win?!

                1. asquishypotato
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  As a man that’s grew up in the Andy Caroll era I am rather more on the pessimistic or pragmatic side

                  1. walkman666
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    I am an old fart living in the trump era in Amerika...gotta compartmentalize.

            5. Reuser
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Does anyone else not trust Jose's comments today?

              "No one is returning from injury" seems a little too vague for my liking.

              Unless he stated that Jones is 100% ruled out, think there is a fair chance of him playing. Especially when the exact cause/nature of his "injury" doesn't seem to be known.

              1. MTPockets
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Already sold to avoid this issue.

                • yemzinho
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  yeah I'm not 100% convinced either so I'm keeping and playing just in case, got Duffy as cover anyway.

                • Shineonme
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Sold Jones 2 days ago for Vvd

                • walkman666
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Have to take it at face value. I would not bet that Jones is playing, for example. He could, it's possible, but I would not play those odds.

                  1. Reuser
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    True - although he probably gets a stay of execution for me this week as I could only afford a 4.4 replacement.

                    I'll be starting him though, just in case....

                    1. walkman666
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Good luck.

              2. Jet5605
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Hey guys, best move here? 1 FT and 1.9 ITB. Think I'll hold Jones and let Ogbonna come off the bench.

                A - Lingard > Walcott
                B - Lingard > Milo (then Rich > Mahrez/Walcott/Siggie next week)
                C - Lingard & Rich > Mahrez & Milo for -4 hit
                D - Lingard & Rich > Eriksen & Milo for -4 hit

                DDG
                Ota - Jones - VVD
                Salah - Sterling - Shaq - Lingard
                Kane - Firm - Wilson

                Speroni - Richarlison - Ogbonna - Kenny

                1. Runaway
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  A and I would play Rich instead of Shaqiri

                2. Shineonme
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  You got 9 of my players in the starting line up. Would have been 10 but I got rid of Jones for Vvd

              3. Runaway
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Choose one for next 3 GWs?

                A) Hazard (mun, mci, CRY)
                B) Mahrez (STO, BOU, wba)
                C) Eriksen (cry, HUD, bou)

              4. Fernando Torres
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Pick a midfielder 7m or below...

                A) Deulofeu
                B) Shaqiri
                C) Arnautovic

                First to 2.

                1. Delph & Safety
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  B

                2. F4L
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  C

                3. Manani
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  who to first bench?

                  A. Quaner
                  B. Dummett
                  C. Kenny

                4. Shineonme
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  I juse brought in Deulofeu. Already had Shaqiri.

              5. Count of Monte Hristo
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Start Milivojevic or Mkhitaryan?

                1. MTPockets
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    really?

                2. Jafooli
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  McFlurry owners gonna get mega-haul this GW, lucky sods...

                  1. Chucky
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    😀 😛

                    1. Jafooli
                      • 12 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      😀

                3. pakornk
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Play 2.
                  1. Alonso
                  2. Francis
                  3. Dunk

                  1. Fernando Torres
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    2,3

                  2. F4L
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    23

                  3. RamaJama
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    12

                  4. Runaway
                    • 12 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    1 3

                  5. Pompel
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    13

                  6. Shineonme
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    1 and 2

                  7. walkman666
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    1 3

                4. Pompel
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Real midfield headache with concerns over playing time this GW. Which combo :

                  A) Son
                  B) Sterling
                  C) Gross (-4pts +VVD)

                  To

                  1) Mahrez
                  2) Mane ( got Salah +Firm)

                  Cheers!

                5. F4L
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  KDB and Sterling owners, keeping or ditching?

                  1. Delph & Safety
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Keeping because they’re playing Arsenal, then will likely ship one of them out for Mane because I don’t own firmino.

                  2. Dušan Citizen
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Sure, there are no better options

                  3. Shineonme
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    I ditched both

                6. Syd.
                  • 15 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  The missus just stole my bag of hula hoops from right under my nose

                  She is dead

                  1. Fantasy Gold
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    That is a dumping offence mate, especially if they were beef flavour.

                  2. SADIO SANÉ
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    BBQ Beef?

                    1. Syd.
                      • 15 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Ready salted

                      1. Fantasy Gold
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 8 months ago

                        Ah. Not so bad. Give her one more chance.

                    2. Fantasy Gold
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Yeah. The best crisp flavour on Earth 🙂

                  3. walkman666
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    You must be young...you have hand (Seinfeld reference). Use it wisely.

                7. RamaJama
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Who would you bench?

                  A) Naughton
                  B) Smalling
                  C) Mee
                  D) Alonso

                  1. F4L
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    D

                    1. F4L
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      actually, I take that back. A

                      1. RamaJama
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        6 years, 8 months ago

                        Cheers!

                  2. walkman666
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    A

                  3. Shineonme
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    A

                8. flippetyflop
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Somebody talk me out of doing Aguero to Firmino for a -4 !

                  1. Manani
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    aguero can easily get a hat-trick

                  2. Shineonme
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    I wouldn't talk you out of that move. Good move considering Liverpool next few fixtures plus liverpool playing in bgw31

                9. Garfield1001
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Is Choupo Moting to Mahrez worth a -4?

                10. Manani
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  who to first bench?

                  A. Quaner
                  B. Dummett
                  C. Kenny

                11. UnitednationsXI
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  tough tough decisions...2FTs and 0m itb

                  morning dzz, really confused about who to get rid off between hazard/alonso/both...2FTs and 0m..ideas?

                  Foster* — adrian
                  Alonso Gomez* Cedric — Jones Duffy
                  Hazard sterling son salah* ibe*
                  Kun Firmino* quaner*

                  A: hazard + Kun >> wally/mahrez (which one?) + kane
                  B: Alonso + Kun >> davies/zanka (which one?) + kane
                  C: Jones + Hazard + Kun >> Davies + Wally + Kane (-4)

                  (2)

                  1. Shineonme
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    C

                12. Fantasy Gold
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Kane v Salah

                  1. Shineonme
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    50/50