Captains

Captain Sensible – Aubameyang favourite but Kane and Salah appeal

For the third time in a week Fantasy Premier League managers must consider who they hand the captain’s armband too.

Arsenal have the pick of the fixtures on paper but there are still plenty of options to be skippered in Gameweek 16.

We’ve gone over the popular options and analysed the stats once again…

* FPL prices correct at time of writing

Captain Poll

Despite that blank in Gameweek 15, it looks as if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.2m) will win this week’s captain poll comfortably. At the time of writing, he has the backing of 49% of the voters ahead of Arsenal’s home meeting with Huddersfield Town. He has three goals in his last four matches, more than any other Gunners player in that run.

A long way behind in second place was the winner of the midweek captain poll Harry Kane (£12.5m). Even though he dazzled the skipper competition in Gameweek 15 with a 12-point haul, only 17% of our voters believe he can do that against Leicester on Saturday evening. The Spurs man has at least a goal or an assist in each of his last four Premier League outings.

Hot on Kane’s tails is Aubameyang’s strike partner Alexandre Lacazette (£9.6m) with 11.43% of the vote, showing just how much the Fantasy Football Scout community are expecting a big win when Huddersfield come to the Emirates Stadium. Even though he has featured only as a substitute in the last two matches, he still managed either a goal or assist in each one.

Also in the chasing pack is Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) ahead of Liverpool’s trip to face a leaky Bournemouth defence. The Egyptian was benched for the 3-1 win over Burnley and looks set for a return to the starting line-up at the Vitality Stadium. With an average of 5.75 points in his last four matches, Salah seems the most likely Liverpool player to breakthrough at Burnley, hence the 9% backing.

Not surprisingly, Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) is the most popular Manchester City option this week but he could not must much more than 2% backing. The fact that the defending champions have a crunch trip to Stamford Bridge this weekend is probably the main reason he is so far behind in the captaincy debate. After all, his owners should be confident of a start given that he was rested midweek.

Eden Hazard (£11.0m) also suffers from that upcoming fixture as just 0.39% of the voters have backed him ahead of Gameweek 16. Richarlison (£7.1m), Ryan Fraser (£6.2m), Callum Wilson (£7.0m), Anthony Martial (£7.6m), Sead Kolasinac (£4.9m), Felipe Anderson (£7.2m) and Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (£6.2m) all look set for higher finishes than the Chelsea man in our poll.

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1,144 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson
    Alonso, Robbo, Balbuena
    Haz, Richar, FAnderson, Son
    (K)ane, Arnie, Joselu

    Pat, AWB, Pereira, Fraser

    A) Hazard, Arnie & Joselu > Snodgrass, Auba & Jiminez (-8)
    B) Hazard & Joselu > Snodgrass & Auba (-4)
    C) Hazard & Arnie > Snodgrass & Auba (-4) - means playing Joselu but leaves 2.4M in bank for upgrade next week (Auba and Sane rises priced me out of Fanderson > Sane next week)

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      D) Don't get rid of Hazard.

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

        I was worried someone was going to say this. I just feel Auba will outscore Hazard over the next four weeks...

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C

  2. Federico
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Play Bennett (new) or Alonso (MCI)?

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso

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

      bennett

      1. Federico
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks for making it clear that it's not an easy decision.

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

          sure lol. i just think vs new bennett has a much higher chance to get cs

  3. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone going without Liverpool defence till their fixtures turn?

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

      o/
      Going with Digne for now

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not me - might drop one of the double

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

      moi

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Got taa in for long-term .Might bench in a few

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

      I've got both Rob and TAA. There'll be rotation so I'm going to keep.

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

      Got value tied up in TAA now and he is cheap enough to rotate.

    7. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. They've only conceded 1 at Anfield all season, and 5 in 8 on the road. When you have a player available at 5.4 who will start the majority of games, I can't see any reason why you wouldn't invest.

  4. simong1
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan - Button
    Robertson - Laporte - Alonso - Doherty - AWB
    Salah - Hazard - Richarlison - Fraser - Gunnarsson
    Kane - Wilson - Success
    1 FT, 0 ITB

    Who should I bench and captain this wk? Thinking of saving FT and going Salah & Ryan > Sterling & Ederson next. Good move or make a move this GW with the 1FT?

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Captain Salah.

      Save FT.

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

    Torn between playing Brooks or Laporte.. thinking Laporte as city usually do well against the big sides?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Howe often drops brooks for the top 6 opponents

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He has said he will rotate the squad this weekend though but unsure where

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte

      Cs agains liv away, arsenal away and spurs

    3. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Play Laporte

    4. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte for me.

    5. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte is a no brainer to me.

  6. Ed
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Improvements to this WC? 0.1m left.

    Fab Hamer
    Doherty TAA Laporte AWB Kiko
    Sane Sterling Anderson Rich Gunnarsson
    Kane Auba Jiminez

    Not sure about solely relying on Fab in goal, but the fixtures are there.

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fab's fine as set and forget until Jan. I don't like Kiko

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Almost same as mine so great but Laporte may block you from getting Aguero.
      I have 2 City mids too and plan to get Kun soon.
      I would say downgrade him to Kola (maybe use this funds to upgrade Jim to Wilson)

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Also Kiko > Schindler?

      2. Lukaku91
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        this.

  7. Bavarian
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    who to replace Arnautovic with and how?

    Fabianski (Patricio)
    Alonso-Robertson-Doherty-Laporte (AWB)
    Salah-Sane-Richarlison-Fraser (Hojbjerg)
    Aubameyang-Jimenez (Arnautovic)

    0.4ITB

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I would go Mitro or save FT for getting Kane next week.

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

        Can you suggest the way to get Kane?

        1. denial
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Salah&Arnie out for someone&Kane

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

            ok thanks

    2. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      yeah, probably save and get Kane in for Salah next week.

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

        Thank you

  8. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Team FTW:

    Ryan

    Alonse Laporte VVD Balb

    Fanderson Sterling Rich

    Kane Auba Wilson

    // Maddison / Bennett / Diangana

    Set up right or start Maddy?

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      play Maddy

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        For who? Alonso? Ta

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          never...Balb

          1. denial
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers.

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

    WC active! Thoughts?

    Fabianski, Lossl
    TAA, Kolasinac, Doherty, Schindler, AWB
    Hazard, Sterling, Sane, Felipe Anderson, Gibbs-White
    Aubameyang, Lacazette, Jiménez

    Kola to Digne in a few weeks if mr Nacho wins back his spot.
    Kane seems so expensive at this point with CL and Carabao cup coming up aswell as some semi tough games in PL compared to Arsenal's..

    1. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs cover would be nice imo plus Auba and Laca isnt best.

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

      Kane won't touch the League Cup though? Instead you doubled down on Arsenal front-line?

  10. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    This will have to do I am afraid:

    Fab
    Alonso TAA Doherty
    Richarlison Sterling Sane Snodgrass
    Kane Jimbob Auboomerang

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bench? Looks good tho

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        ...lol...

        Westwood WannaB x

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looks very fine to me.

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        3 weeks of -4. Hits need to end now.

        🙁

    3. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good

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

      But Aubameyang had only 1 penalty touch vs United 😉

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        yep. I don't expect much from him.

        Hudders are shite though.

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

        hudd is no united tho

    5. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Arent you tempted to use Alonso funds to upgrade Snoddy to Felipe (and maybe Jim to Wilson)?

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        No. Alonso is going nowhere now that I have sold Hazard.Taking a punt on Snoddy. Have 1.5m itb, not enough for Anderson though.

  11. boc610
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Dear Santa,

    Please make Isaac success do something for his owners.we deserve it.

    Thanks.

  12. Hand of clod
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    For those who own both Aubamayang and Salah - who are you captaining?

    Bournemouth defensive numbers look dreadful - i hadn't realised they were quite that bad.

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      They did play City and Arsenal in the last 4 GW's which def contribute a lot to their bad numbers although they did also concede a few chances against Huddersfield.

      I would go Auba if I had them both.

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

      Liverpool is not too good themselves atm. Would go Auba.

      1. boc610
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        *Checks league table after ridiculous statement*

      2. boc610
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Two points behind a team who cook the books

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

      Salah.

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

    Mourinho is such a moron! Seems to have forgotten everything the great Sir Bobby once taught him

    1. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Firs sentence was enough 😉

  14. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Play 1:

    A) fraser
    B) success
    C) awb

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      a

    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fraser.

    3. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      a

    4. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Always play Fraser. You might get some cheeky points.

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

      Awb for me. Liv defence is very very good

  15. EgyptianKing
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Moutinho did not mention anything about Martial in the presser?

    1. Lukaku91
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      why would he? he plays for wolves

      1. EgyptianKing
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Mourinho, ahah

  16. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    1. Snodgrass
    2. Diangana

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Comfortably Snodgrass.

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      The Scottish messi

  17. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which ? WC in gw17

    a- replace arnie + play 2 of martial/wilson/AWB/mahrez
    b- get arnie mahrez/martial out (-4)

  18. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso is my 5th choice defender this week.

    Starting TAA, Doherty and Digne. AWB first sub. Then Alonso creeps in ahead of Hojberg.

    Madness ?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’ve got his on the bench but ahead of AWB.

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah after posting I was thinking alonso could sneak over AWB. I’ll do that too I think !

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

      Can't decide whether to play him or AWB

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Play him over AWB

    3. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso 1st
      Hojb 2nd
      AWB 3rd

    4. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Madness. Definitely play him ahead of AWB on the bench

  19. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jose on injury worries.

    He said when asked: "I don't know. Training session, 11 o'clock will give us some answers, "Smalling, Jones, Martial, Bailly, of course Lindelof and Alexis we don't even speak about them but we need answers and for sure we are going to play with players not with the max of their potential but players who will put themselves available for the team like Smalling did last match, Jones at S, players in difficulty who go one step forward to try and help the team."

  20. Teror
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen a viable Kane substitute? Bring him in for Haz this week?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’d get Son, his numbers are through the roof!

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

        Nailed tho?

        1. Gregor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Hmm, I think he’s a first choice but that doesn’t mean he won’t see some rotation.

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      nope

  21. Front 442
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie>
    A) Rondon
    B) Jiminez
    C) Perez
    D) Chico
    E) Rashford
    Answers would be appreciated

    1. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Jiminez - I've just done this

      1. Front 442
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        That’s the safe option I think

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

      I’m giving Chico a go.

      1. Front 442
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        My finger is hovering over Perez

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

    What players would you get in on a wc?

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

      Sterling, Auba, Kane

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

      All of them.

  23. LD
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts?

    Begovic / Foster
    Alonso / Robbo / Doherty / AWB / Bennett
    Salah / Sane / Martial / Fraser / Hoj
    Kane / Arnie / Jiminez

    1FT, 1.2 itb. Would really like Kane and Auba up front, not sure what route to take to get it though. Arnie, Salah -> Auba, Eriksen? (-4) Eriksen will likely just be a punt for a few weeks before upgrading to Sterling. Doesn’t feel right getting rid of Salah before Bournemouth though

  24. R.C
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    1. Lloris
    2. Trippier

    1. Hakuna Morata
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      prefer trippier if you have a nice bench

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

    Damn hippy crack. Tearing my team apart now there goes the Laca Auba double up. Why does hippy crack have to be so enticing ffs

  26. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso to kola and martial to Eriksen too much any one think martial will play cheers in advance

    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Meant to say for minus 8

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not for -8

  27. Goonsquad245
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any Watford fans about?

    Thoughts on Kiko?

    1. JELLYFISH
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I haven't seen Elton online yet today

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      dont go there.

  28. Ronnies
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain:

    A) Aubameyang

    B) Kane

    C) Salah

    Thanks guys

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C

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

      I'd say I'd do them in that order youve got there

  29. Hakuna Morata
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Please suggest
    Have to replace Arnie
    Which is better
    A. Direct swap to Rondon/mitro/wilson/jiminez
    B. Arnie + Fraser to Laca + Cairney (-4)

    TIA

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A - Jimenez. Fraser season keeper.

      1. Hakuna Morata
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks... Not having an arsenal cover is bit scary though

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

    Mou not sounding too convincing on Martial...