Captains
1 October 2018 1116 comments
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Harry Kane (£12.5m) has swooped into the Fantasy Premier League captain conversation in a big way after his brace at Huddersfield in Gameweek 7.

You can now vote in our latest Captain Poll below or in the sidebar.

With Cardiff coming up next for Tottenham’s star man, interest in handing him the armband is expected to be very high.

Crucially, it’s another Gameweek where some of the usual suspects cancel each other out with Liverpool hosting Manchester City.

That means options such as Sergio Aguero (£11.4m) and Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) will be much harder for Fantasy managers to consider.

Even Raheem Sterling (£11.0m), who many have considered signing after consistent and reliable form, is unlikely to be popular this week considering the nature of his Gameweek 8 fixture.

Eden Hazard (£11.1m) is expected to be the biggest challenger for Kane as he faces a trip to Southampton. The Belgian scored his sixth goal of the season against Liverpool but has only found the net once away from home in 2018/19.

Differential options this week could be Romelu Lukaku (£11.0m), who will be playing against Newcastle, while some might even consider putting the armband on Kieran Trippier (£6.2m).

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  1. joeydelucchi
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    WILSON TAKE ME UP THE RANKS!! 🙂

    1. samaael
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      yes please

    2. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ditto Fraser.

    3. Zebrahimović
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Shabba!

    4. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hennessey save King penalty, Wilson scores the rebound.

  2. Nesvy
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Better pick ?

    a/ Salah > Hazard (C)
    b/ Mendy > CHE defender (Captain Salah)

    1. chilli con kone
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A if you have Mane

      If not sell Mendy

  3. droginexile
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pep Guardiola Worries About Mendy Getting Into 'Serious Trouble'

    http://www.balls.ie/football/pep-guardiola-benjamin-mendy/397764?utm_campaign=app_share&utm_source=email

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hmmm!

  4. Ronnies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys,

    I need to ship Mendy out - which is my best option here ?

    A) TAA
    B) Doherty

    Thanks

    1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      TAA

    2. kawaiii
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Holebas

      1. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ship sailed. Was great value. Now he's competing with the likes of TAA and others in the £5m range.

    3. Pinturicchio10
        7 years, 3 months ago

        A

      • Limbo
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Not as simple as replacement like for like. Both are far cheaper. And .6 doherty offers a lot of value for money. So depends on your other plans cos those 3 players are apples and oranges and bananas

    4. chilli con kone
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Regardless of price, who would you rather have going forward?

      A. Sane
      B. B.Silva

      It's for a draft league.

      1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Sane

      2. Pinturicchio10
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Sané for me once he continues to get game time.

      3. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Alonso worth it?
        Last few GWs no attacking returns and heatmap shows he not going forward as much... 6.9 for a defender and only hope is a clean sheet with odd attacking return is a little much?

        1. chilli con kone
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Considering selling to fund Aguero to Kane.

          Although Alonso could troll sellers hard at any time

          1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Or could fund any of Hazard, Salah, Aguero etc
            He has one more week for me otherwise I can easily use money elsewhere

        2. twoplustwo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah he is, good fixtures coming up

        3. Pinturicchio10
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Definitely worth it. Not selling him for a long time myself, he's a beast.

          • Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            This is how it is with Alonso every year. Hes streaky but will be among the top defenders at the end of the season easily.

          • ClassiX
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I think of Alonso as a sub-7m midfielder. Clean sheet points are bonus, and goals count extra, too.

          • ClassiX
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Putting it a different way - Alonso, IMO, is likely to score as many, if not more, points than Maddison and Richarli this season.

        4. Pacer.
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Anyone know where I can get complete GW stats by player for the 17/18 season. I can find the previous 2 seasons at FPL stats

          1. ClassiX
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Try here: https://www.fplanalytics.com/

            1. Pacer.
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Sadly not, cheers though

              1. ClassiX
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Members area of this site not an option?

        5. Johnny 8
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Kane the obvious captain choice this week but not gonna take a hit, lose value and mess up my team for one gw. Will stick the armband on Hazard and hope Kane blanks in an easy fixture as he did so many times last season.

          1. Zebrahimović
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Same here.

          2. chilli con kone
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I wouldn't for a hit

            but am considering downgrading Alonso to upgrade Kun and potentially swap Kun back in the week after. The team is in good shape and have 2fts

          3. Jam0sh
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Fair enough

          4. FPL_Crisis
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            You could always use free hit chip?

            1. Johnny 8
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              No way. Save that for blank/double gw.

        6. UnitednationsXI
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Looking at the 4 main big hitters (salah,haz,kun,kane), ideally i would want salah,haz and kane for short term but thats not possible without a 8 point hit so looking at the next best options. Will WC in gw10 so looking for 2 week options. What do we think about this:

          A: Play 433 with 2 from (Doherty, Awb, Robbo) + Salah + Kane + Kun
          B: Play 433 with 2 from (Mendy, Awb, Robbo) + Hazard + Kane + Kun
          C: Play 433 with 2 from (Doherty, Awb, Robbo) + Hazard + Salah + Kun
          D: Play 343 with Awb/Robbo + Dilva + Hazard + Kun

          B gives the weakest defence if Mendy is out as i will have to start Robbo (MCI) this week and potentially AWB (eve) in gw9.

        7. Pinturicchio10
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Morning, two questions about my team this week if anyone is about..

            1ft 0.0 itb
            Hart
            Wan-Alonso-Smalling
            Fraser-D.Silva-Maddison-Hazard
            Aubameyang-Vardy-Agüero

            Lössl-Bennett-Billing-Connolly

            A. Aubameyang -> Arnautovic
            B. Aubameyang&Silva -> Arnautovic&Sterling (-4)
            C. Hold and play both next gwk for free.
            D. Other......

            Captain
            A. Hazard (SOU A)
            B. Vardy (EVE H)
            C. Arnautovic (BRI A)
            D. Agüero (LIV H)

            Thanks in advance guys..

          • FPL ZB
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Should I be considering removing Laporte? Got me a solid 12 points in the last two weeks, but not a very high ceiling

            1. Christina.
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              how much do you expect from the poor guy?

              1. FPL ZB
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                not much against Liverpool!

                1. Christina.
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  so? bench him.

                2. Jam0sh
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Makes no sense to remove him?

                  1. Smurf
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    Agreed

            2. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              I'll take those points if you dont need them 🙂

            3. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Thats sounds very much like a luxury transfer. Wouldnt do it unless I had 2 frees and nothing else to do.

              1. FPL ZB
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                I do have 2 frees and not sure about a Kane in plan - so been thinking of just fiddling with one of them

            4. jtreble
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Why? No.

            5. ClassiX
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              A one week FT swap-out for a Spurs defender like Rose may pay off this week. Wait until after the Spurs v Barca game to decide which defender.

          • MagnetBPS
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            if I FH, will it undo my transfer?

            1. twoplustwo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Yes

            2. Bavarian
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              yes

          • Bavarian
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Please help me to sort out my bench:

            Patricio - Hennessey
            Alonso-TAA-Shaw-AWB-Bennett
            Salah-Hazard-Richarlison-Fraser-Hojbjerg
            Kane-Mitrovic-Jiminez

            Thank you

            1. SPorting
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Pat, Fraser, TAA, Hoj

              1. Bavarian
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Thank you mate

          • SPorting
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Which two of these get parked on the pine this week?

            1) Salah (MCI)
            2) Rich (lei)
            3) Fraser (wat)
            4) Knockaert (WHU)

            1. Jam0sh
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              What does that mean? 😀

              1. SPorting
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Bench two

                1. Jam0sh
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Tough one. Probably Knockaert and either Fraser or Rich. Play Salah

            2. Chris_H
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Not the one who has scored in every home game

              1. SPorting
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Thanks mate but that's kind of like the opposite of what I was asking though.

                1. Roy Rovers
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  I suggest you read Chris H reply.......2 & 3

                  1. SPorting
                    • 14 Years
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    I suggested he kept it less cryptic for his own personal safety.

                    1. Roy Rovers
                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 3 months ago

                      How is that cryptic?……if you don’t know that stat……

                      1. SPorting
                        • 14 Years
                        7 years, 3 months ago

                        Did he answer my question with a simple straightforward answer?

                        Why do I even engage in these mindless discussions?

                        (That was a rhetorical question, no need for anyone to answer).

                        1. Roy Rovers
                          • 11 Years
                          7 years, 3 months ago

                          Yes he did.

                          1. SPorting
                            • 14 Years
                            7 years, 3 months ago

                            Oh, you're one of those who comes back to a discussion to have the last word.

                            Well here it is:

                            He didn't.

                            I asked to bench TWO

                            He said not the ONE who has scored in every home game.

                            That's one, not two. Thanks for showing interest and defending a fellow FFS-er though.

                            1. Roy Rovers
                              • 11 Years
                              7 years, 3 months ago

                              Sorry, but you asked for advice and I gave it.

                              1. SPorting
                                • 14 Years
                                7 years, 3 months ago

                                I rest my case.

                                No one likes an attention seeker.

                              2. Roy Rovers
                                • 11 Years
                                7 years, 3 months ago

                                Don’t as for advice in future then you Tube.

                              3. SPorting
                                • 14 Years
                                7 years, 3 months ago

                                Ah, back for more I see.

                                Like your unfortunate name suggests, you are narrow-minded and short-sighted.

                                You see things through a tube, as it were.

            3. Limbo
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              The rest of your team must be INCREDIBLE if that's your choice.

              1. SPorting
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                It isn't. And that's the issue.

                1. Limbo
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Play them all then 😉

          • Trilogist
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Exact money for Salah and Wilson to Kane & Maddison.....-4 is very tempting.

            1. Pinturicchio10
                7 years, 3 months ago

                I like those moves, sounds like a goer.

              • KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                See what Wilson does tonight but sounds good

              • Brosstan
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Sounds sideways except for this single upcoming gameweek.

              • JJeyy
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Not with salahs fixtures

              • Limbo
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Salah out is a week to late. If you'd already done it then it took into account Chelsea away. Now it's just one really tough fixture away from being another -4.

                1. Limbo
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  *too late

            2. PMassive94
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Is Dilva > Ozil completely mad with a wildcard still in the back pocket? More of a one week punt considering fixtures.

              1. Smurf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Yes. Completely mad. Özil isn’t explosive enough for a one week punt.

            3. HD7
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Play one of them in GW8:

              A) Walker ( Liverpool away)
              B) Tomkins(Wolvs home)
              C) Hughes (Fulham home)

              *Have WanB and Zaha starting

              1. FPL Scoop
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                A or C, inclined to say A

              2. PMassive94
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                B

            4. Four Hit Wonder
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              I had a bet on Hazard to have over 2.5 shots in the last game so I know for a fact he didn't.

              Basically he had 1 shot, 1 goal.

              He's a Mane.

              1. Tshelby
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Did you watch the game?

                1. Four Hit Wonder
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Yes. Dribbling and looking lively doesn't score in FPL.

                  How many actual shots did you count?

                  1. FPL ZB
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    It gets him 3 BPS if he even just gets one assist

                  2. Tshelby
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    Two one goal and one save from Alisson against the best defense in the league

              2. jtreble
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                What does Opta say?

              3. FPL Scoop
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Erm...

              4. Brosstan
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Hes miles better than Mane.

              5. JJeyy
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                He had two shots.

              6. Pacer.
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                You know they won't play Liverpool every week right

              7. FPL ZB
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                He had a one on one that Alisson saved..

              8. Limbo
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                He's not Mane. Take away the stats for a minute. Watch Football. He's the best Premier League player right now.

            5. JJeyy
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Play Holebas (BOU) or Robertson (MCI)?

              Thanks.

            6. aidmata
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Fab Foster

              AWB Shaw Robertson Doherty Tomkins

              Stephens Mane Salah Hazard Fraser

              Aguero Arnie Ings

              2FT with 0.2ITB - would you do Aguero and Mane --> Kane and Son this week?

              WC still intact and may use GW9.

            7. Emiliano Sala
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Please Wilson, I want a brace 🙁

              1. MagnetBPS
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                fraser hattrick incoming!

            8. Grounderz
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Folks, how did Lucas Moura play last game? Was he involved a lot/ threatening?

            9. Emiliano Sala
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Another salah drop if he blanks againts city?

              1. Pacer.
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Subbed on 60 against Liverpool. Would be more concerned he might not even get the chance to blank

                1. Pacer.
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  *chelsea

                2. Ramboros
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Why would you think so? Salah was an attacking force on his own against Chelsea in the first half. He just lacked the finishing to capitalize.

                  1. Pacer.
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    Think you just answered your own question

              2. AllanM
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Could even drop before. Potentially 0.3mil of value lost if keeping for GW 9 onwards.

                1. MTPockets
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    Friday deadline. Won't happen

                    1. AllanM
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 3 months ago

                      Keep forgetting Friday deadline.

                  • jtreble
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    I’d like to see your math for this. :).

                    1. AllanM
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 3 months ago

                      If deadline was normal Saturday I could have seen a drop of 0.1mil Friday night and then a further 0.2mil over the internationals before GW9 deadline.

                      Personally I’m taking the losses unless he gets injured.

              3. Roy Rovers
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Yes or No for -4

                VVD > Duffy
                Ings > Arnie

                Pat / Hamer
                Alonso / Shaw / VVD / AWB / Doherty
                Salah / Hazard / Richarlison / Maddison / Fraser
                Kun / Mitro / Ings.

              4. The Yorkshire Pirlo
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Any ideas where to go with my team?

                Looking at Sterling, Firmino + Mane for their fixtures, Jiminez, Knockaert.

                Patricio/Hamer
                Alonso/Robbo/Chilwell/Doherty/Wan-B
                Hazard/Dilva/Richarlison/Ghezzal/H-O
                Kane/Aguero/Mitrovic

              5. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                thinking of doing these moves with my wc

                Out Neves / Stephens / Mendy / vvd / Peltier / chilwell

                In knockaert / masuaku / trippier / taa / Bennett / Maguire

                Happy with the rest of my team. Would you use a wc just to make these moves ? Thanks 🙂

                1. Pacer.
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Not really making your team much better imo. Would look a disaster if trips benched and Mendy back. Not keen

                  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                    • 11 Years
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    thank you

              6. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                For a -4

                A) Aguero > Kane
                B) Mendy > Doherty/4.5
                C) Shurrup, log off, go and get a life

                1. Zebrahimović
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Not keen on hits TBH.

              7. Zebrahimović
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Play one next GWK

                A) Pereira (EVE)
                B) Wan-Bissaka (WOL)
                C) Doherty (cry)

                1. Zebrahimović
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Bear in mind I have Patricio in goal

                2. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  B or C
                  B for me

              8. Indpush
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                A bit confused what to do next. A couple options you might consider so I have something further to chew on this week? Not going to do anything until Friday or Saturday.

                2 free transfers

                Kepa

                Shaw TAA Wan

                Richarlison Salah Mane Fraser

                Mitro Aguero Zaha

                Hammer Doherty Hojbj Bennett - 4.8 mil ITB

                1. Zebrahimović
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Get Hazard

                  1. Indpush
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    Richarlison to Hazard?

                  2. aleksios
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 3 months ago

                    This.Or Kane.Or both if you can.

                    1. Indpush
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 3 months ago

                      If Kane then Aguero is only forward with value plus itb for that to happen. Can't do both.

                      1. Indpush
                        • 8 Years
                        7 years, 3 months ago

                        Could do both but would have to ditch Aguero and Salah (maybe Mane instead of Salah; have to check the math) Not so big on dumping those two boys.

                2. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 3 months ago

                  Salah or Mane has to go for Hazard

              9. aleksios
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                Gtg here? 0.2 itb.

                -Patricio
                -Alonso-Trippier-Robbo
                -Salah(c)-Hazard-Maddison-Frazer
                -Kun-King-Jimenez
                ---Foster---WB---Schlupp---Cairney.

                Next week plan is Cairney+Schlupp to Masuaku+TAA.

                Thanks guys.