Captains

Vote in the Gameweek 16 captain poll

As the manic turnaround between Gameweeks continues we are back to picking our next captain already.

Our latest poll is now live so you can vote on who you believe the best option for the armband is in Gameweek 16.

There are plenty of candidates this time around with very few that leap out to us.

Arsenal’s home meeting with Huddersfield Town is perhaps the most eye-catching with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m) expected to be the favourite there although Alexandre Lacazette (£9.6m) is also considered.

Liverpool’s assets will be heading to a Bournemouth defence that has deteriorated statistically of late, meaning there could be returns for Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Roberto Firmino (£9.2m), Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.0m) or Sadio Mané (£9.8m) if he is passed fit.

Fresh from his 12-point haul in Gameweek 15, Harry Kane (£12.5m) may also be a popular figure. He travels to King Power Stadium, to face a Leicester side he has scored seven goals against in his last four meetings with them.

Fantasy managers burned by Pep Guardiola’s rotation policy midweek may be reticent to make any of their Manchester City options their captain this weekend.

Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) will probably be the most backed among his colleagues. A start against Chelsea feels very likely given that he was rested against Watford and has four goals and five assists in his last five appearances.

Leroy Sané (£9.4m) and David Silva (£8.7m) seem the most likely alternatives unless Sergio Aguero (£11.3m) is declared fit between now and the weekend.

However, it will also be interesting to see how much their opponents Chelsea will temper interest in the Manchester City options.

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1,219 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy & Fraser (only due to fixtures) -> Auba(C) & Camarasa for a -4?

  2. T96
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which to do?

    Hazard and arnautovic to:

    A: Torreira & Kane

    B: Sterling & Jimenez

    Team:

    Hennessey
    Alonso / Doherty / Robertson
    Hazard / Erikson / Sane / Richarlison
    Mitrovic / Arnie / Aubameyang

    Hamer / Brooks / AWB / Femenia.

    1. romer
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      2ft A.
      1ft arnie to wilson

  3. RustyBz
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Need a hand fellas. Any suggestions here?

    Ederson // Hamer;

    Alonso // Robertson // Doherty // Dunk // AWB;

    Sane // David Silva // Fraser // Hazard // Billing;

    Kane // Arnautovic** // Jimenez

    1FT O.8 ITB

    1. BARIO MALOTELLI
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Isnt robertson injured ? Use ft on him

    2. romer
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson

    3. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Just ship Arnie. Chichi maybe?

  4. child of God
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What happened to ozil?

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Stopped playing football after his 1st season at Real Madrid.

  5. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    1.2m ITB. Best option here... Haz / Arnie to

    A. Laca / Son
    B. Auba / 8.1 mid
    C Sterling and cheap strker

    Fab Patricio
    Alonso Laporte Robbo Doherty WB
    Hazard Sane Richarlison FAnderson Hodj
    Kane Wilson Arnie

    Cheers

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C with Rondon!!? I do like A as well

      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        That is a dirty word around here.

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Haha thought it might not go down well

          1. DeathoftheParty
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Its almost like when your grandad says something casually racist at a restaurant...

  6. BARIO MALOTELLI
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Will chicharito start against crystal palace? And is kane still good captain option ?

    1. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I don't see why he wouldn't he's in good form he was brought off early once the game was won on Tuesday, i think he does

    2. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Chance he won’t. And yes

  7. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone have any super duper top tips on a sub 4.5 defender with some tasty fixtures?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Balbuena?

      1. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Benched this gw though wasn't he?

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Minor injury, should be fine going forward.

        2. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Think he had a knock but happy to be corrected on that

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks.

    2. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Diop

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

    3. Shatner's Bassoon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Zanka or Schindler would be my pick. Bit of goal threat as well.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wow. Those fixtures.

  8. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Patricio
    Doherty, Laporte, Alonso, Digne
    Salah, Sané, Richarlison, Murphy
    Kane (c), Wilson

    Button, Arnie*, AWB, Højbjerg

    1FT, 1.3 ITB

    A.) Patricio > Fabianski
    B.) Arnie > Jimenez
    C.) Save

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Prob doing b myself

  9. romer
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pulled the WC trigger:

    Fabianski hamer
    Trent stones balbuena Doherty Obi-Wan
    Sterling sane richarlison Fraser torreira
    Kane auba wilson

    Still undecided whether to have sane + stones or Dilva + trippier.

    Any comments?

    1. Shatner's Bassoon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Could you do Lacazette & Trippier instead of Auba + Stones?

      Then can keep Sane anyway.

      1. romer
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yes. Just 0,7 short of trippier. But pochettino 's comments on his injury don't convince me.

    2. Moorinho
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      don't like stones pick

      1. romer
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Me neither tbh. Just don't see many other options at 5,3...

    3. kime67
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      if your or is bad maybe chahnge some players like fraser and wilson for some differentials

      1. romer
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        60k. Happy at the moment.

  10. Shatner's Bassoon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who do we think takes a pen if both Lac & PEA are on the field?

    1. child of God
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Aubamayeng no doubt

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      whoever wins, takes?

    3. Halmari Tea
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba

    4. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laca

    5. Typo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laca

    6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laca has taken every penalty (since signing for Arsenal) while he's been on the pitch

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Scored 2 last season, 1 of them when Auba gave him the ball

    7. Shatner's Bassoon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Split down the middle, this! Any data last year, aside from the one PEA 'gave' to Lacazette vs Stoke?

  11. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    best Arsenal def?

    1. BARIO MALOTELLI
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      The tank kolasinac hehe

    2. kime67
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      mustafi or bellerin

    3. Shatner's Bassoon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Probably not the reply you wanted, but none of them. I think CS will be few and far between, and they're too expensive to justify the odd attacking return.

  12. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So far this season, Mahrez has played against every Top 6 team City have faced. Sane has been benched in all those games and come off the bench for 10-15 minute cameos.

    Here is the starting line up for City vs Spurs (which is the same as the lineup for the Liverpool and Man Utd games):

    Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy; Silva, Fernandiho, Bernardo; Sterling, Aguero, Mahrez

    Personally I can see Zinchenko coming in for the injured Mendy and that being the starting lineup.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      maybe but wasn't Mendy fit for all the big games? When mendy missed 4 earlier on in the season Sane started all of them

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Is Sane going to play every game from now until the beginning of January though? Zinchenko can perform Mendy's role IMO.

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          City have good rest time between matches this Christmas period. I can see Sane and Sterling this week, Mahrez CL midweek, S and S against Everton, Mahrez get League Cup (old club), then Mahrez gets one of Leicester and Southampton in the league (probably Southampton), then S and S vs Pool. Just my thoughts.

          Plus im not sure how highly Pep rates Zinchenko, he was poor against Bournemouth and I think Pep will go for the more defence minded Delph vs Chelsea

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      As a NB: Against Arsenal (GW1), David Silva was not available after the World Cup run and so Gundogan started in his place. 4 of the 5 Top 6 teams and Pep has basically played the same team,

    3. Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A non-sane owner I guess? Pretty sure we're all aware of rotation risk with pep, and his team selection against the top sides. I've seen this same point being posted multiple times now.

      Not much point trying to work your way around it long term or by selecting players based on one gameweek against a top side, unless you're planning on using all your FT week by week trying to do so. Just pick 1/2 city mids and the points will come.

  13. weaver93
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who should go first here, Barkley or Arnie?? or both
    0FT 4.5m ITB
    Patricio /Hamer
    Alonso,Robbo,TAA,AWB Bennett
    Sterling,Sane,Richarlison Barkley* Billings*
    Aubameyang Arnie* Wilson,

    Any move.would have to be for a hit..
    many thanks

  14. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    This at weekend, looking good ?

    Ederson
    TAA Doherty Balbuena Alonso
    Sterling Richarlsion Sane
    Kane Aubameyang(c) Chicharito

    Button Wan Brooks Obiang

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nice team...not a fan of Hernandez but he could do well

  15. Afghanistanislas
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which is the better pair:

    A) Alonso and Snodgrass
    B) Doherty and Felipe Anderson

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

  16. Totti
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    foster fabianski
    alonso arnold boly bissaka peltier
    hazard sterling F.anderson richarlison fraser
    kane wilson jimenez

    1 FT 1.9 itb

    A) wildcard
    B) peltier to doherty
    C) hazard and jimenez -> siggy and aub (-4)

    need your help guys

  17. StayoutheSpiceZone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone think Zaha is a possible Arnie replacement?

    Surely, being such a good player, he must score soon! Any CPFC fans on here?

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Palace just beaten 3-1 by 10 men not worry you?

    2. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I take it that is a no then!!

      1. StayoutheSpiceZone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It does, just scrolling through the options below 7.2m
        Don't want Wilson as want someone different

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If he continues to dive so regularly he should win a few more pens, just a shame Milivojevic takes them

  18. F4L
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alisson
    TAA Digne Robbo
    Sterling Sane Richarlison Siggy Anderson
    Auba (C) Wilson

    Steele Jimenez Doherty Alonso

    Pretty set, just wondering if anyone thinks i should play any of my bench players over those in the the first XI? Cheers

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Think doc and Jiménez will score well this week but so will your outfield players. Not a fan of Anderson myself but he should still only just start over those. Very strong bench for rotation if anything. Oh just spotted Wilson, swap him and Jiménez

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        cheers for the comment. With the form Wilson is in, he's hard to drop. i'll give it some thought in the next few days between him and Jimenez

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      One of the best squads I’ve seen but feel you’re going to have a lot of points on your bench!! All 3 on the bench you could make a case for playing but not sure who I’d replace....sorry not much help

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        ha no worries 😀 I've always been a fan of strong benches, but it does lead to dilemmas. Good luck for the next GW !

  19. PepeRooneyPizza
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Had my team set but since Arnie went down need to re think.

    Fab Hamer
    Laporte Robbo Alonso Doherty AWB
    Sterling Sané Fraser Rich Diangana
    Wilson Kane Arnie

    Thoughts on Arnie + Laporte > Laca + Peltier.

    Cannot think of any other alternative to Laca. Mitro on 4 YC plus Man Utd isn’t appealing.

    1. MadMarcelo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Are you 100% set on Alonso? Chelsea are really not playing well so you're relying on him scoring, which will happen but is he worth £7?

      I would downgrade Alonso (Pereira? Digne?) and upgrade Peltier and Diangana (you'll need your bench soon).
      Rest looks good to me.

  20. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    As it's FPL cup qualifying this week does anyone know if they take hits into account when calculating who qualifies?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      nope, hits arent counted

      1. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Great, cheers

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Really mate ??

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      don't think hits are as its done on GW rank, which doesn't take hits into account. Someone can correct me if im wrong

      1. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thought so, thanks for the replies

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Great question.
      Happy now having taken -8 😛

  21. MadMarcelo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bilva is my 4th midfielder (pereira / awb / hojbjerg on the bench).
    No FT and 1.7 ITB.

    A/ take Dilva with -4
    B/ hope Bilva plays

  22. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski
    Digne, Alonso, TAA, Doherty
    Sterling, Sane, Salah, Richarlison
    Kane, Arnautovic

    Hamer, AWB, Success, Hudson-Odoi (0.0ITB)

    Thinking about being sensible and doing Arnautovic & Hudson Odoi > Chicharito & Murphy

    Pretty boring moves but my bench needs improving.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Tidy moves provided you don’t want any of the Arsenal boys

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Was supposed to be the week to bring one in. Was going to do Salah & Success > Auba & Son.

        Arnie ruined that plan so probably gonna wait a week.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Would rather have Rondon than Hernandez!

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Gotta admit, I don't feel massively keen on Hernandez.

        But I'd also rather buy a bonbon than Rondon.

  23. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fairly settled on this 3-5-2 WC.

    Look OK? Going to gamble on Kola.

    Fabianski
    TAA • Kolasinac • Doherty
    Sterling • Sané • Richarlison • FAnderson • Fraser
    Aubameyang(C) • Kane(vc)
    (Button / Fernandez / AWB / Kamara)

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good. Kolasinac nailed? Is monreal back soon?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thinking I’ll switch to Digne if/when Montreal returns

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Nice, good luck

    2. MadMarcelo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      looks good

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers pal

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very good. Not sure on AWB or especially Fernandez, but i’m Sure you are lol. But yeah looks very nice

  24. child of God
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    You'll all think I'm nuts but here it goes. I think kane will get rested this weekend

    1. dicky2014
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Me too, on the 80th minute when Spurs are 2 or 3 nil up.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Seen it suggested a lot so you’re not the only one

    3. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No way. He is fit, he plays.

      just to ask, are you a non-owner??

    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      who cares, he has done his job for now, will need him next week 😛

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Sterling/Sane (C) will blow him out the water

    5. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ha ha! What, with Llorente stepping up!! Give it a rest

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Son plays there

    6. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Rested for Burnley at home then

  25. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    KOLA OR BELLERIN???

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bellerin long-term, Kolasinac short-term

      1. FER FUSCH AKE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        so Hector then.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’m going Kola. Cheaper

    3. rnrd
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kola is appealing but Monreal will soon be back so as Kosc. So a lot of uncertainty over full backs at arsenal in my opinion + Emery really rotated a lot his full backs at PSG

  26. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is anyone else tempted to go without City attack over the xmas period given Pep's fascination with rotation I can imagine it only getting worse?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Just have a good bench, you got to have players from by far the best attack in the League

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Going without players from a team that scores goals for fun ?

      Madness

  27. BARIO MALOTELLI
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Whats with martial why is he injured what knock means ?

    1. Forza Juventus
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He came off as a "pre-injury", must have felt something and not wanted to risk it becoming serious and long term. According to Mourinho.

  28. JamieC180
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fellas.

    Ederson
    Robertson - TAA - Alonso
    Richarlison - Sane - Sterling - F.Anderson
    Jiminez - Wilson - Auba
    (Hamer, AWB, Balbuena, Camarasa)
    1.6 ITB

    What do people think of F.Anderson to Son?
    Only worry is leaves me without West Ham attacking cover, and also leaves me with a lot of players who aren't nailed.

  29. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    AUbameyang owner since GW3, I 'am thinking of dropping for Lacazette. Price difference is significant but more than anything else, I still believe Lacazette is more nailed than Aubameyang. Both could play together but with someone in the hole but Ramsey is injured and Emery seems not to fancy Ozil at all. With Monreal being soon back, I believe Arsenal will come back to the start of the season system with Aubam on the left under the rotation threat of Mkhy. Whot do gunners fan say?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      id say that you're top goal scorer should always be nailed

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba is their key attacker. As nailed as can be.

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laca is the main ST imo, just often doesn't start the big games

  30. Fred the Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Best replacement for Arnie?

    A) Rondon
    B) Murray
    C) Mitrovic
    D) Other

    1. Forza Juventus
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mitrovic or Wilson imo, if not them then Jiminez.