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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
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

    save FT?

    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

  2. Jay_
      6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

      3. Chris_H
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month 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
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Sounds great cheers !

      5. Jay_
          6 years, 1 month ago

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

      6. AFC49
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. Jimmy Boy
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Bavies?

          1. AFC49
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

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

            1. asquishypotato
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Both are good options

            2. Yozzer
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

        Nish Kumar it is.

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          😆

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

        Kiko (c) confirmed....

        1. Delph & Safety
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

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

        2. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Jafooli 😀 in the house...

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            😎

      9. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Vardy captain locked...

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Kinky.

        2. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          ASBO confirmed....enjoy the ankle tracker 😉

        3. Manani
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

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

      10. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. MTPockets
            6 years, 1 month ago

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

        2. Man Chest Hair United
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month 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
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

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

            1. Man Chest Hair United
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Cheers

        3. Evasivo
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month 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
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Who’s your 5th mid

            1. Evasivo
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              RLC 🙁

              1. Pat Bonner
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Just jones to vvd

                1. Evasivo
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  Cheers PB

          2. Shineonme
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Obviously Jones out. Keep Alonso for gw30

        4. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Just read about kilo being back...

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

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

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

        5. fish66
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 1 month 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
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            C or D either works well

        6. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

              I'd play him over Dunk or Hegazi.

          2. Samurai Scøøb…
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Would appreciate your help:

            1) Vardy + Mane
            2) Firmino + Mahrez

            1. Pat Bonner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              2

            2. Manani
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              2

            3. MTPockets
                6 years, 1 month ago

                1

              • Shineonme
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                2)

              • Runaway
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                1

            4. asquishypotato
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month 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
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

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

              2. Shineonme
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Either could hit big. Both on pens also

              3. Chris_H
                • 14 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

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

              4. THFC4LIFE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 1 month 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
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

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

                1. asquishypotato
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 1 month 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
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

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

            5. Reuser
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

                  Already sold to avoid this issue.

                • yemzinho
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

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

                • Shineonme
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  Sold Jones 2 days ago for Vvd

                • walkman666
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 1 month 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
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 1 month 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
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 1 month ago

                      Good luck.

              2. Jet5605
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

                  A and I would play Rich instead of Shaqiri

                2. Shineonme
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Pick a midfielder 7m or below...

                A) Deulofeu
                B) Shaqiri
                C) Arnautovic

                First to 2.

                1. Delph & Safety
                  • 6 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  B

                2. F4L
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  C

                3. Manani
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  who to first bench?

                  A. Quaner
                  B. Dummett
                  C. Kenny

                4. Shineonme
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  I juse brought in Deulofeu. Already had Shaqiri.

              5. Count of Monte Hristo
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Start Milivojevic or Mkhitaryan?

                1. MTPockets
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    really?

                2. Jafooli
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

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

                  1. Chucky
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    😀 😛

                    1. Jafooli
                      • 12 Years
                      6 years, 1 month ago

                      😀

                3. pakornk
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

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

                  1. Fernando Torres
                    • 12 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    2,3

                  2. F4L
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    23

                  3. RamaJama
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    12

                  4. Runaway
                    • 12 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    1 3

                  5. Pompel
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    13

                  6. Shineonme
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    1 and 2

                  7. walkman666
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    1 3

                4. Pompel
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

                  KDB and Sterling owners, keeping or ditching?

                  1. Delph & Safety
                    • 6 Years
                    6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

                    Sure, there are no better options

                  3. Shineonme
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    I ditched both

                6. Syd.
                  • 14 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

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

                  She is dead

                  1. Fantasy Gold
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

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

                  2. SADIO SANÉ
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    BBQ Beef?

                    1. Syd.
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 1 month ago

                      Ready salted

                      1. Fantasy Gold
                        • 9 Years
                        6 years, 1 month ago

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

                    2. Fantasy Gold
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 1 month ago

                      Yeah. The best crisp flavour on Earth 🙂

                  3. walkman666
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

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

                7. RamaJama
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  Who would you bench?

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

                  1. F4L
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    D

                    1. F4L
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 1 month ago

                      actually, I take that back. A

                      1. RamaJama
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        6 years, 1 month ago

                        Cheers!

                  2. walkman666
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    A

                  3. Shineonme
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    A

                8. flippetyflop
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

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

                  1. Manani
                    • 12 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    aguero can easily get a hat-trick

                  2. Shineonme
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

                  Is Choupo Moting to Mahrez worth a -4?

                10. Manani
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  who to first bench?

                  A. Quaner
                  B. Dummett
                  C. Kenny

                11. UnitednationsXI
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 1 month 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
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    C

                12. Fantasy Gold
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 1 month ago

                  Kane v Salah

                  1. Shineonme
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 1 month ago

                    50/50