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. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 days ago

    Bench Doherty or Mitro?

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      Mitrovic. But you can gcheck the stats, and if they are relatively similar in attacking threat, then Doherty is the easy choice to play. I wouldn't know

  2. kime67
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 days ago

    hopefully ole gunnar wont rotate otherwise im in deep s

    1. J T
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      He’s already said everyone will play

    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      Was planning to get him this week before United Mania kicked in. Looked off the pace in his last appearance, though, so happy to wait and decide on an Auba > Kun move at a later date.

    2. I Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      Kane -> Aguero -4 after seeing that.

  3. shearer9
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 days ago

    Anyone thinking that the extra two days of rest swings the captain decision in Salah's favour over Kane's?

    1. Tev
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      If he didn't have Arsenal and City to deal with after.. can't help but feel that his minutes will be managed. 70 is the best we can hope for

      1. shearer9
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        True but then Poch can probably afford to rest Kane vs Bmouth no?

        1. Maddamotha
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          He wont

        2. Tev
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          Hmm, perhaps. It's all speculation isn't it... I don't expect to see Kane rested as he hardly ever is

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 2 days ago

        yes

    3. Leao ball
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      Kepa
      Alonso taa awb benett walker
      Camarasa salah hazard snodgrass richarlison
      Aubameyang deneey jimenez
      1 ft 0.9 itb
      Thouts on tranfers and XI

    4. Disco Stu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      Got them in the right order?

      Ederson
      TAA/Alonso/Doherty
      Haz/Sane/Son/Rich
      Auba(C)/Rashford(VC)/Chicharito

      AWB/Kola/Fraser

      1. Rust Cohle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Yes

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Im playing awb over doh fwiw

    5. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      2FTs. Which one, if any?
      A) Laporte, Anderson > Martial, Digne
      B) Laporte, Anderson > Son, Lindelof.

      1. Football Heaven
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        A

        1. Goonsquad245
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          Just Laporte and save

          1. Maddamotha
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 days ago

            Laporte to Digne? Im considering Shaw as well, might be the better option atm?

    6. Plymouth
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      any theories on sané and sterling minutes at boxing day?

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Germans do their main Christmas activities on Christmas eve, so he will have an extra day's rest from his family.

      2. Football Heaven
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        I’m an owner of both and part of me thinks they’ll get rotated however pep will have to play their strongest team which imo involves sane and Sterling

      3. Tev
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Sterling came off early on Saturday, was completely rested last midweek and didn't start the weekend before (still scored). He looks primed for a string of starts to me. His ability to play on the left makes me think Sane can be benched, and will be this week if not next

    7. Little fekirs
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      What should I do?

      1ft and 1.8itb
      Ederson
      Alonso tripps Robbo Digne
      Hazard Anderson Sane
      Jiminez Wilson Auba

      Hamer Doherty Camarasa Kendedy

    8. Football Heaven
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      Someone convince me not to bench boost. Fabianski jimenez Jonny ings is my bench. I know dgw are good for bench boost but I haven’t had success with them in the past. Can’t see my team having fixtures like this again for a long time and fffix predicts 16 points on my bench

      1. Goat
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Go for it

      2. trinzoo
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        I would play

      3. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        If you bench boost, you lose a loved one.

        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          They will be hiding behind the Christmas tree, but you won't know that till Boxing Day

      4. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Generally you don’t bench boost when there is a chance that half of your team could be rotated or rested

    9. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      why is richarlison being sold?

      have i missed an injury?

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Must be 90% from the pull towards United mids. 10% perceived Everton form. I would love to buy him or Siggy this week, but no space, so will have to wait until it's time to sell Son or someone else.

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Ppl are being fickle... Richies fixtures are getting better now.. Im keeping.

      3. Goat
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Probably just people panicking to get Man U mids

      4. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Two day turn around between games, looks tired, Man U

    10. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      Ederson
      Robbo Laporte Kola Awb
      Salah Rich Ander Son
      Kane Mitro

      Hamer Wilson Doh Billing

      Subs in the right order? 2FTs thinking about doing Laporte -> Alonso or VVD and Wilson to Rashford or Vardy.

      Opinions?

    11. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 days ago

      A) Alonso, Salah, Son, Rashford
      B) Luiz, Hazard, Martial, Aubameyang

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Flip a coin

      2. Klip Klopp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        B

      3. MTPockets
          7 years, 2 days ago

          a

        • Ha.
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          A

      4. Klip Klopp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Play Laporte (away to Leicester) or Doherty (away to Fulham)

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          Laporte

          1. Klip Klopp
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 2 days ago

            Thanks

        2. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          Doherty

      5. Leao ball
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Kepa
        Alonso taa awb benett walker
        Camarasa salah hazard snodgrass richarlison
        Aubameyang deneey jimenez
        1 ft 0.9 itb
        What should i do ?

        1. Klip Klopp
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          Deeney to rashford

          1. Leao ball
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 days ago

            Need 1m itb

      6. Fassy
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Son (C) saved my GW. After GW15 I was above 400k, now top 100k. Season can be saved, top 10k is still the goal.

        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          Post on Rough with the Smooth 🙂

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          Nice one

      7. Plymouth
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        Cant get myself to offload Sané and Sterling for those United-players. Will just cross fingers that they dont smash HUD

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          Rightly so

        2. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          Don't force it. My motto

      8. Differential C (Mark)
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 days ago

        DCL, is he being overlooked.
        Looked very good before Spurs went full on. A goal last week, an assist vs Spurs and should have scoeed.
        Only 5.3m. Fixtures look great.

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 days ago

          No space for him

        2. MTPockets
            7 years, 2 days ago

            Not at all nailed though

            1. Differential C (Mark)
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 days ago

              Full 90 last two games.

              1. MTPockets
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  But the previous 16, and Everton have joint worst schedule pileup (4 games in 10 days from yesterday) - think he'll play them all?

            2. Greenbackbøøg…
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 2 days ago

              Does Silva just really not like Tosun

              1. Tev
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                Gave him the chance to be fair (as did I) he just didn't deliver at all

          • altan8797
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 days ago

            one bad week and even United assets has more votes than city assets on captaincy poll 😀

            1. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 days ago

              I think rotation worry is playing a part also

              1. altan8797
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                Surely, it just feels strange to see rash and martial up there. I am too considering to captain Rashford btw 🙂

            2. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 days ago

              Rotation

          • Saka Punch
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 days ago

            Play

            A) Pat
            B) Fab

            1. Saka Punch
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 2 days ago

              (Ful)
              (Sou)

            2. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 days ago

              A

            3. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 days ago

              A

            4. MTPockets
                7 years, 2 days ago

                a

              • Saka Punch
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                Cheers guys

            5. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 days ago

              Captain?

              A) Salah
              or
              B) Kane

              Currently on Kane.

              1. Ha.
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                Poll says B

              2. MTPockets
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  On A but both good options

                • Deulofail
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  Thank goodness for the "or" or I'd be staring at two choices, A and B, not knowing what to do with them! 😀

                  Salah scares me the most.

                • Tev
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  Kane

                • Weasel Boy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  Thanks all

              3. Dazzleraz
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                2FT- 1.3 in the bank.. what to do!?

                RASHFORD POGBA KOLASINAC HAZARD INGS all being considered

                Fab (Lossl)
                Trent Trippier AWB (Holebas) (Daniels)
                Sane Brooks Anderson Richarlison (cairney)
                Auba Kane Laca

                1. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  Laca > Rash

              4. CelticBhoy1
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                Richarlison or Lingard?

                1. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  Rich

                2. Iceball
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  Lingard next few weeks until or if Sanchez back

              5. Plymouth
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                Chappos, got 2FTs and dont know what to do. Any christmas-help possible?

                Fab (Button)
                Kolas, Luiz, Robbo, Doherty (Löwe)
                Haz, Sterling, Sané, Anderson (Hojbjerg)
                Kane, Chicha (Success)

                0,2ITB, 2FTs.

              6. Dacra
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                I did Son and Sterling to Martial and Salah before Spurs played.

                Always say I'll wait before transfers, never do.

                Might work out..

              7. Super John McGinn-
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                Fab, Steele
                Alonso, TAA, Digne, Doherty, AWB
                Sterling, Sane, Siggy, FAnderson, Fraser
                Kane, Laca, Kamara

                Was thinking of this A before United played but kind of want one of them now

                A) TAA + Fraser + Laca > Benarek + Hazard + Ings (-4)
                B) Fraser + Laca > Son + Rashford
                C) Fraser + Laca > Martial + Rashford (1.1m)

                1. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  C

              8. Dacra
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                Good to go?

                Patricio (Hamer)
                Alonso - Kolasinac - Laporte - AWB (Bennett)
                Salah - Hazard - Martial - Sane (Hojbjerg)
                Aubamayang - Chicharito (Wilson)

                P ft
                0 0 itb

                1. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  Yes

              9. Tommyg
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                Best keeper for 4.5?

                Hart looks enticing but will Burnley go back to basics?

              10. Goonermeister
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                Sterling Eriksen Chica to Kane Son Martial (-8)?

                I know its chasing but could pay off straight away with Kane (c)

                1. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  No

                2. Dacra
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  Nope.

              11. Saka Punch
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 2 days ago

                What to do with Anderson?

                A) keep and save transfer
                B) out for Rich
                C) out for Martial/Lingard

                1. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 2 days ago

                  A