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

    Please critique my WC;

    Fabs ,Hamer
    WBA, Schindler, VVD, Alonso, Digne
    Sterling, Fraser, Richarlison, Felipe, Gunnarson
    Auba, Kane, Wilson

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

      Awesome forward line. I see you squeezed defence to get it. Nice team though.

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

        Wouldn't say I've squeezed defence...was actually contemplating ditching Alonso!

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

      What a crap team 😛
      Happy? 🙂

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

        critique

        noun
        1. a detailed analysis and assessment of something

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

          It was a joke, relax 🙂
          My thoughts are below

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

            I saw, thaanks 😉

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

        you 12?

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

          You 91?

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

            yup, confirmed. your 12 at most

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

        But seriously I have very similar squad. Only changes are Fraser>Sane and on def Alonso,VVD, Digne are Kola, TAA, Doheryy.
        I love that front line 🙂

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

          I was thinking of doing Fraser and Alonso to Sane and Doherty, but I just can't ditch Fraser. Two BOU does seem excessive, though.

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

            2xBou is overkill atm imo. Many even go without.
            Pick one imo.

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

            Alonso, Fraser to Doherty, Sane is great move mate. Esp with Wilson there.

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

              Forgot that it means going Laca over Auba

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

      Looks good

      Is that all the cash spent?

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

        0.5 left over... contemplating Siggy over Rich

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

          I’d probably try to upgrade rich to Sané

          Take taa over VVD

          And I guess still have to drop alonso to someone else like Laporte/Rudiger

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

            I have a soft spot for VVD. Had him since the start of the season and he's finally starting to come good! Not sure I can handle rotation...

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      How did you squeeze in the whole West Brom defence?

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

        😆

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

        Baggies have always done me wonders. Hoping for a Dawson assist.

    5. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      My front 8 except I have Kayal instead of Gunnarsson. Which was a transfer toss up a few weeks back, that has backfired.

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

        Mind sharing full team?

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Ederson
          Robbo, Alonso, Doherty
          Sterling, Rich, Fraser, Anderson
          Kane, Auba, Wilson

          Hamer; Pereira, AWB, Kayal

          0.3 itb. -4 this week

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Think my defence will score about 7/8 between them, but they are high ownership so I think everyone will fair badly this week in defence.

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

      Nice team but i will not pick alonso i will rather have TAA or doherty as alonso is fading amd too expensive, also i had wilson from gameweek 9 to 15, but ditched him on wednesday because his fixtures are not getting any good. Jeminez has been a consistent player who doesnt blank against the big teams. I also have an eye on kolasinac.

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

        What to do with the funds though? Not where else I really want to invest.

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

    Who is a better pick for gw 16?

    A) Ryan
    B) Patricio

    1) Gibbs-White
    2) Bennett

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

      A2

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

    Feeling exposed with no Arsenal cover.

    Am I insane to be considering a 12 point hit?
    Duffy, Alonso, Hernández -> Balbuena, Lacazette + Foyth/Kolasinac

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

      Thats 3 of the Lacazette's goals already out of window 😮

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

        Well I'd be assuming Balbuena outscores Duffy...

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

      Not sure it will pay off...

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

      How can you sell Hernandez? How long have you had him? Just get Kolasinac

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

        I know. I can't can I?
        I am just frustrated I can't afford Success -> Aubameyang without selling Salah.

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

    Is Mourinho’s presser now at 9h45?

    1. The White Pele
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      10:15

  5. Boris Bodega
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    To the powers that be, I don't think Neves RMT score is correct for this week, he is back from his one match ban.

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

    GTG?

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

    Button, Murphy, AWB, Højbjerg

    2.3 ITB

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

      gtg

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

      Risky, but I would play Murphy over Alonso

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

        Yes.

        Consider downgrading Alonso to upgrade Wilson or Jimenez to Aubameyang or Lacazette if you have FTs.

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

          Already used 1 FT

    3. Farke in hell
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Look at Arsenal's fixtures till GW28 and ask yourself "Can I afford that with no Arsenal cover"

  7. puhd
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski (Patricio)
    Laporte Robertson AWB (Bennett, Schindler)
    Hazard Sterling Richarlison Kenedy (Billing)
    Kane Lacazette(C) Wilson

    Rate my Team please!

  8. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling 11.6 now whoa, think I'll have to pass on that

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If he scored 260 points this year, I’d say he’d be 12.0 or 12.5 next year.

      If he gets a couple of hattrick he could be 13.0+

      Sooooo expensive compared to Sané though

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

        Yeah prefer one of hazard/salah and sane/eriksen for 2 mil cheaper. Also got silva for 8.6

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Auba at 20% NTI again... another rise tonight is possible

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

      A 1 pointer would be nice 😉

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

      This one does nothing for me - I’ve made .2 on him

      Another four rises over Christmas would be good and then I can cash in for jan

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

    Already have Kane & Sane, so would you go..

    Salah & Arnie >

    A Son/Alli/Erik & Auba
    B Laca & Sterling

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

      Difficult!

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

      B

    3. Cheshire Duck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

      B for me, looking at potentially making the same moves

  11. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    All Gtg this week?

    Fab
    Taa Digne trippier
    Sane sterling Anderson Camarasa
    Kane Auba Jimenez

    Bench: fraser, awb, schindler

  12. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    No Arsenal presser today?

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

      Was yesterday wasn’t it?

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ah, of course it was.

  13. Erez Avni
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    who will score more points this gw?
    1. laca
    2. son
    3. anderson

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

      1

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

      3

    3. Farke in hell
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Anderson. Just a guess

    4. Ode
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1. 8
      2. 5
      3. 2

    5. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1 hopefully. He's my cap 🙂

  14. as33
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie best replacement?

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

      Wilson and if you already have him then Jimenez.

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

    Best fillers here?

    A) Bellerin, Balbuena, Sane & Kamara
    B) Kolasinac, Alonso, Martial & Kamara
    C) Bellerin, Alonso, 4.5 & Wilson/Mitrovic

    Fabianski, 4.0
    Trippier, TAA, Doherty, xxx, xxx
    Sterling, Richarlison, FAnderson, xxx, 4.2
    Kane, Auba, xxx

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A or c
      Leaning towards c

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

      Wan Bissaka, Bellerin, Wilson/Mitrovic, Snodgrass/Cairney?

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

        If dropping Alonso I’d be able to afford

        Bellerin, Wan-B, Martial & Wilson/Mitro

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

          Sorry, I mean:

          Kolasinac, Wan-B, Martial & Wilson/Mitro

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

          Isnt Martial injured?

  16. Ode
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Want an Arsenal def for Gomez, Kolasinac or Bellerin?

    1. Cheshire Duck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bellerin nailed. But kolasinac in better form

  17. FPLHaggis
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain and subs correct?

    Pat
    Alonso Laporte Robbo
    Sterling Anderson Richarlison Kenedy
    Kane Auba (c) Wilson

    (Doherty Knockaert AWB)

    1. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’m playing Doherty over Kenedy

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

    Thought on this team which can be achieved with a -8 hit?

    Moves for the hit would be: Alonso/Salah/Arnautovic ---> Schindler/Sterling/Aubameyang

    Fabianksi/Hamer

    Doherty/Schindler/Robertson/Laporte/Wan-Bissaka

    Sane/Richarlison/Sterling/Brooks/Hojbjerg

    Kane/Wilson/Aubameyang

  19. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain;

    A) Laca
    B) Kane
    C) Salah
    D) Siggy

    GTG?

    Fabianski
    Doherty Robertson Digne
    Salah Siggy Fraser Maddison
    Laca Kane Jiminez

    Foster Alonso AWB Stephens

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

    Please pick 1 to start:

    A) Balbuena - home to Palace

    B) Doherty - away to Newcastle

    Thanks guys.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

      I'm playing both! But A should have better odds at getting a CS.

  21. Son is Rising
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who scores more this week:
    a) Richarlison (home Watford)
    b) Son -4 (away Leicester)

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

      A

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

      Rich

    3. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

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

      Rich will get a brace at least if on the wing again

    5. Son is Rising
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ok thanks guys! Will be hitting Son in vs Burnley instead it looks like...

    6. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A. Nice green arrow last week!

      1. Son is Rising
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

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

    Captain Auba or play it safe with Salah?

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

      Auba

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

    Haz + Arnie > Snodgrass + kane (-4) ?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn't

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

        No?

  24. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Bench
    Doherty or Alonso?

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

      Alonso

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

    Howe talking about squad depth now. Interesting ahead of Liverpool seems like he will be resting his key players for the winnable games instead based on the timing of him saying it

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      In a home match?

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

      more reason to bench wilson then

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

      Both Auba and Laca are named, and I doubt both would be left out.

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

      Pretty much every first team player is in that video including likes of Lacazette/Kolasinac/Mustafi

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

      don't be a fool

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

        You'll be on the n oxide if he's benched

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

      Love that the sun calls it hippy crack. Jesus it’s nothing at all no one will be dropped

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

        Emery a notoriously hard taskmaster..obviousky they all wont be but aubs is due a rest and ozil may start.

    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He can’t bench everyone in that video, he’d have no team left

  26. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any latest news on Mane's foot injury?

    Is there going to be a Liverpool presser?

  27. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Once again to fund Arnie to Laca would you:

    a) Alonso to any 6.0 def
    b) Robbo to TAA
    c) Salah to Sterl.

    Thanks so much guys.

    1. Taegugk Warrior
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

    Draft league, rank best to worst please

    1- shaqiri
    2- armstrong
    3- jota
    4- lucas perez

  29. LenoC
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Overall rank 3,071

    Pat/Button
    Doherty/WBA/Alonso/Digne/TAA
    Hazard/F.Anderson/Salah/Richarlison/Hojbjerg
    Jimemez/Arnie/Kane

    Make no transfers this week or take a -4 for Arnie/Salah>Aub,Son?

    1. Roy Rovers
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Brag!!!

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

        Thanks for the response

        1. Roy Rovers
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          NP

    2. Erez Avni
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      thinking about the same move but afraid about their minutes...

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

        Yep thats what worries me too. Will see after the pressers today