Captains
24 December 2018 1890 comments
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You can now vote in the Gameweek 19 Captain Poll, either below or in the sidebar of our website.

Liverpool and Tottenham are expected to be the go-to teams with them hosting Newcastle and Bournemouth respectively.

Jurgen Klopp’s Reds have been particularly ruthless at Anfield this season and Newcastle may struggle to cope with the in-form Mohamed Salah (£13.2m).

Fantasy managers might also be tempted by the Egyptian’s team-mates Roberto Firmino (£9.2m), Sadio Mané (£9.6m) or Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.1m).

Also, Newcastle’s troubles in front of goal may also convince Fantasy managers to consider Alisson (£5.8m) or Andrew Robertson (£6.6m) for the armband.

The will be newfound support of Spurs assets after their six-goal performance at Everton in Gameweek 18.

Harry Kane (£12.5m) will obviously be the Spurs front-runner after scoring 15 points from two goals and an assist at Goodison Park.

However, there was also a handsome 21-point haul for Son Heung-min (£8.5m) as well as goals for Christian Eriksen (£9.3m) and Dele Alli (£8.9m).

Eden Hazard (£11.0m) is in action against Watford, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s (£11.5m) Arsenal travel to Brighton while Manchester City will hope to respond to their shock defeat to Crystal Palace at Leicester City.

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  1. PrincessPorkie
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Fab
    Robo Alonso Laporte Wan
    Sane Pogba Haz Erikson
    Rondon Kane

    Obiang/Bennette/Success/Hamer.

    I have 2 Fts

    I was thinking and save a FT.

    Rondon > Calvert-lewis

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Rondon awful fixtures but nailed, not sure C-L is nailed ?

      1. PrincessPorkie
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Everton have such nice run of fixtures is my thought process - and he's bagged 5pts last two weeks

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          He has also started just 4 games all season ... go for it if you think he will get minutes 🙂

    2. Team Bobcat
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I prefer Ings or Jimenez in that price range

      1. PrincessPorkie
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Ings has nasty fixtures - not sure I can afford Jim

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      You can’t have 3 FT. Must use one or you will lose it.

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Rondon out is ok but not for Calvert-Lewis

      2. PrincessPorkie
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah so use 1 FT and carry the other one over till next week.....

  2. Haz to be Eden- Top scoring…
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts??

    Fabs
    Robbo AWB Digne Doherty
    Richarlison Sterling Sane
    Auba Kane Jimenez

    Steele Fraser Hojbjerg Schindler

    2FT 0.4itb

    A) Fraser -> Pereyra/ Snodgrass
    B) Richarlison -> Martial/ Lingard
    C) Sterling + Fraser -> Son + Pogba

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      C but with hazard

      1. Haz to be Eden- Top scoring…
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Hazard + Lingard?

  3. #FPLBhuna
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    FT used: chicha > rash
    Gtg?

    fab
    robbo - laporte - doherty
    sterling - sane - anderson - son
    kane(c) - rashford - jiminez

    hamer - awb - fraser - pereira

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yep good to go

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah. Good team.

  4. Amey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Everton should buy a proper Striker in January window.
    Both for their & FPL manager's sake.

    1. Godfrey
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I hope they sign Giroud.

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Bit older. But better than what they have atm.

        1. Team Bobcat
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Doubt he is better.

    2. Where has all the rum gone?
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Those they have on the bench, are they chopped liver?

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Manager don't trust them. Starting DCL ahead of them

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Why, then Richarlison becomes less of an option

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Disagree. He has done very well while being on the wing.

      2. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Him playing on wing's is best for him IMO

    4. Team Bobcat
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I hope they steer clear of Giroud. An issue there that managers become quickly aware of. Chelsea dont have a fit striker and giroud is still a no no

      1. Flynny
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Is tosun that bad?

  5. davidmcnamara
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Which players from the top 6 clubs are at the biggest rotation risk for this GW?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      All of them IMO, except the GKs and VVD.

    2. J T
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Spurs players are the most likely, they have the few time between matches, Liverpool have the most time out of the big 6

      1. J T
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Liverpool also didn’t play in the carabao cup

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Those who eat to much delicious christmas food

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Hazard Sane Kane 😉

  6. Lyonnais
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Would you rather get TAA for Robertson or Luiz for Alonso?

    1. J T
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Luiz

    2. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Luiz

    3. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      thx

    4. Team Bobcat
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I would prioritise vvd over the lot

      1. Team Bobcat
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        So VVD instead of Alonso

    5. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Luiz

  7. MMN
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    2 FT, 0.3m ITB. Any thoughts?

    Ederson
    Alonso, Lovren, Doherty
    Richa, Sane, Anderson, Son
    Auba, Kane, Wilson

    Hamer, Kola, Kiko, Hudson

    1. MiLK2018
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Wilson -> Rashford

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Ederson to Allison

    3. MMN
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Don’t fancy double pool defence with arsenal and city coming up.

      Hudson & Wilson > Lingard & Kamara?

  8. wiibrahim
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Richarlison + Laca --> Son + Rashford?

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Tough call. If on two FT then maybe. Also depends on how much TV youve build up on Rich

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Bit sideways

      1. Team Bobcat
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        All swaps are sidewys as you are replacing mids with mids, forwards with forwards and defenders likewise. I dont get sideways comments.

        1. Team Bobcat
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          My understanding or best guess at sideways moves is replacing a player in a similar position with another from the exact same team. Not the case here

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Don’t think it strengthens or weakens ... a bit sideways in that regard 😉

  9. davidmcnamara
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    GTG? 1FT 0.5 ITB

    Fab
    Alonso, Digne, Robbo, Doherty
    Fanderson, Hazard (vc), Sane, Martial, Richarlison
    Kane (c)

    Stek, WanB, Wilson, Kamara

  10. 111SWFC111
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Who would you guys bench out of:
    A. Wan-Bissaka (H Cardiff)
    B. Digne (a Burnley)

    1. davidmcnamara
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      A

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      digne

    3. Jimmy Boy
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Digne

    4. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      A

  11. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    reckon frase to richarlison is a good move?

    great fixtures for eve

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yep

    2. 111SWFC111
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Definitely

  12. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    GTG for GW 19?

    Fabianski
    Alonso - Trippier - TAA - AWB
    Sterling - Son - Anderson
    Kane - Aubameyang - Mitrovic

    Hamer - Brooks - Bennett - Schneiderlin

    No hits. 0.9m in the bank.

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yep if TAA is fit

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Looks like he's fit. Klopp has had his presser.

  13. No Professionals
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    A) Sterling and Wilson to hazard and rashford for -4?

    B) sterling and Fraser to KDB and martial for -4

    Really don't fancy sterling to start on Wednesday

    1. Tev
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Why not? He came off early, he was tested in the cup and rested the weekend before. He's set for a lot of minutes now

    2. davidmcnamara
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      A but I think sane is more at risk of not starting

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      A

  14. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Richarlison or Anderson? Who do you prefer?

    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Richarlison longer term

    2. 111SWFC111
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Rich

    3. MTPockets
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Richarlison, just because Arnie's due back soonish so will probably become the better whu option

        1. Tshelby
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Interesting! Would you keep Anderson until Arnie's return?

          1. MTPockets
              6 years, 11 months ago

              I've just sold him so can't really advise. Pure kneejerk

        2. Wild Card this!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Anderson

      • czechow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Salah or Kane for (C) is a really hard decision!!!

        1. Tev
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          I'd 100% be on Salah if I was confident he'd start, as it is I'm weighing up between Hazard and Kane

        2. The Pesci challenge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Salah

          1. czechow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Looked at stats this morning and Salah looks like a better call, i just have horrid memories of missing out on Kane's double hatrick this time last year

        3. I Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          I own both and it's Kane easily for me.

      • GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I know you 'should' hold a free hit or a bench boost for doubles and blanks, but with the Top teams all playing the bottom ones is it a viable opportunity for it? Rotation is of course another factor but you can normally work out the ones likely...

        1. Tshelby
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Rotation is the factor for not using it this gw for me.

        2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Waste IMO

        3. The 5% Team
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Fixtures wise a good option indeed, but for me too risky with rotation like you said

        4. FC Hakkebøf
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Depends on how many changes you would ring compared to your pre fh team

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Also rotation is a huge concern. So dont

        5. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks all - doubt I will go ahead but with my medium TV I would have something like Salah, Lingard, Martial, Kane, Son, Auba, Rashford as a front 7 and that looks full of goals. Boxing Day I believe is normally a goal-filled day from stats too....

        6. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          I reckon we will all get an average of 9 starters this week ... in a DGW you may get double that ... simple maths really if we ignore fixtures

      • yasiooo
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Hi everyone,

        I was wondering lately, is there any page that we can see historical FPL data, such as number of people playing and historical rankings? I play for 11th year and I was curious how my places compared to overall throughout the years.

        If anybody have something like that please send a link.

        Merry Christmas to all celebrating!

        1. Dude1234
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          It’s in Gameweek history on the normal site. Scroll down. Merry Christmas to you too. 🙂

        2. MTPockets
            6 years, 11 months ago

            02/03 - 13/14: https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2014/05/31/season-1314-and-fpl-history/
            14/15: 3.5m
            15/16: 3.7m
            16/17: 4.5m
            17/18: 5.9m

            1. diesel001
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Big explosion last season. Wonder what caused that

              1. MTPockets
                  6 years, 11 months ago

                  Maybe marketing - FPL show, twitter and all that

              2. yasiooo
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 11 months ago

                Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for! So my 500 000 place in first season 07/08 would be about 2 000 000 right now. Not exactly impressive 😉

          • Silecro
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            I've done a mini wc with 3 transfers (2 free) and now have team of:
            Patricio
            Laporte, Kola, AWB
            Sane, Salah, Martial, Lingard, Anderson Ings, Kane(c)
            Bench: Fabianski, Mitrovic, Bennett,
            Yedlin
            Good formation for this week or should someone else from bench be in first 11?

            1. The Pesci challenge
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Good to go

            2. Sewell36
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Mitro over Ings - Ings can't keep it up and Mitro is due

          • Sewell36
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Thoughts?
            Fab
            AWB Trent Alonso Digne Delph
            Hazard Salah Richarlison
            Mitro Kane

            Subs: Snodgrass, Jimenez, Stephens

            Trying to figure out who to start without having to use the bench boost chip, would would/wouldn't you start?
            Have 1FT

            1. Rust Cohle
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              I would start Jimenez over Delph.

          • Deulofeu
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Which 3 to bench?

            1. Awb
            2. Jonny
            3. Schindler
            4. Camasara
            5. Wilsom

            Thanks in advance.

            1. jomikijiq
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              345

              1. Rust Cohle
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 11 months ago

                Agree

          • diesel001
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Bournemouth at home (Vitality) against the Top 6 since the 2017/18 season:
            P9 W1 D0 L8 GF6 GA22

            Bournemouth away against the Top 6 since the 2017/18 season:
            P8 W1 D0 L7 GF4 GA17

            Similar records, although 3 of their goals away from home came against Chelsea in a shock 3-0 win.

          • Don Kloppeone
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Would you rather Robbo or VVD plus the cash atm?

            1. Deulofeu
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              I like VVD but he is so expensive now

            2. Maddamotha
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Robbo

            3. Weak Become Heros
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Robbo man, regret shipping him for TAA on WC a couple of weeks back.

              Now I have Lovren lol.

            4. Dude1234
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              I am a robbo owner so nice the season start and will be holding on to him. That said, if it was a choice now it would be vvd. Think he will get kore goals. Am planning on having both.

            5. Old Man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              What you get additionally with VVD is the lack of rotation. Not much in it but Virgil for the next few weeks. (Robbo owner)

              1. Don Kloppeone
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 11 months ago

                This is what I’m thinking. Thanks all!

          • Scheister
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            2 FTs and 1.5 ITB, but no fires to put out. Any suggestions?

            Fab
            Robbo Alonso Trippier Doherty AWB
            Salah Sane Richarlison
            Kane Ings Jimenez

            Button Fraser AWB Camarasa

            1. chaser123
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Fraser to Martial?

              1. Scheister
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 11 months ago

                Ya was thinking Fraser to Anderson, but then who to bench?

          • Gearoid
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Happy Holidays everyone

            2FT, 0.7 ITB
            Lloris
            Kola Lovren Doh
            Sterling Sane Snodgrass Richarlison
            Auba Jiminez Kane

            Steele AWB Camarasa Balbuena

            A. Balbuena to Digne
            B. Richarlison to Martial
            C. Camarasa to Brooks
            D. Sterling and Jiminez to Hazard and Rashford
            E. Balbuena and Jiminez to Bednarek and Rashford

            1. chaser123
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Lloris out for Fabianski

            2. Sewell36
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              I like E but unnecessary to go -4 to do so when your team looks good for this week

          • chaser123
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Thoughts on first 11 and bench order please?

            Fab
            Alonso | Robertson | Doherty | AWB
            Sane | Son | Richarlison | Martial
            Kane | Rashford

            (Digne | Snoddy | Success)

            1. Deulofail
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Tough to call between Digne and Snoddy. I'd lean towards Snoddy though.

            2. rogersterling
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              GTG

          • Flynny
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Views on best option here please. 0.5itb

            A...vinagre to lindelof

            B...anderson to martial

            C both - 4

            Fab 4m
            Alonso doherty schindler awb vinagre
            Sterling sane hazard richi anderson
            Kane jiminez kamara

            Thanks

            1. rogersterling
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              B

              3-5-2 with your team looks good this week.

          • barton fc
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            who to play kola or AWB?

          • rogersterling
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Eriksen > Son for free or save FT?

            Team (0.1 ITB):

            Lloris | Hamer
            Robbo | Digne | AWB | Kola | Kelly
            Salah | Eriksen | Rich | Fraser | Diagana
            Kane | Rashford | Laca

            1. Dazzleraz
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Save or use transfer on Laca

          • Dazzleraz
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Anyone know what the latest is with Trent? Thought he would have been back for GW18 and will need a few subs with rotation worries this week id say

            1. MTPockets
                6 years, 11 months ago

                Today - Jurgen Klopp: "Trent (Alexander-Arnold) is back in full training. We will see."

                1. Dazzleraz
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 11 months ago

                  Nice one thanks

              • Deulofail
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 11 months ago

                Wait for news in the Queen's speech

            2. pakornk
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Have a serious feeling Kane and Salah will be dropped this gw.

              1. Deulofail
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 11 months ago

                Go to the doctor