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. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Fab
    Alonso Digne Lovren
    Haz Sane FelipeA Shaq Rich
    Kane Rashford
    (Button, Jimenez, AWB, Doherty)

    Benching headache and doubt any of my starters get rested... correct or nah? And Kane captain? Worried he may not start but come on for last 30

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Feeling confident about Shaqiri? I'd play Jimenez, and Doherty or AWB over Digne

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Very confident about Shaq :).

      • THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Play Doherty over Digne imo

    2. CHARLIE HULL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Ryan/Button
      Alonso Robertson Doherty Digne AWB
      Sterling Anderson Richarlison Brooks Hojberg
      Kane Aubameyang Jiminez

      2 FT/1.8M ITB

      A) Ryan to Fab, roll FT
      B) Brooks and Sterling to Pogba and Sane
      C) Aubameyang and Brooks to Rashford and Hazard
      D) Anderson to Pogba

      Thought appreciated, thanks!

      1. Drieet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        I like B. Wouldn't do C as I don't now how nailed Rashford is when Lukaku comes back.

        A might be the best move though, as you will be without a playing GK if Steele gets to play instead of Button.

        1. CHARLIE HULL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Cheers, leaning towards A or B. Feel like I need the United cover now and like Sane long term at the price. Worries are Sane minutes this week and also means benching Digne and AWB this week. Need to sort Ryan sooner or later.

    3. Jared Dunn
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      2FT's and 0.6ITB

      Fabianski / Hamer
      Lovren Digne Doherty / AWB Holebas
      Sterling Son Richarlison F.Anderson / Gunnarsson
      Kane Aubameyang Jimenez

      Not sure what to do, Hamer -> Button/Steele or F.Anderdon -> Martial are possibilities.

      Any other ideas?

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Would sell Richarlison for Martial over Anderson

        1. Jared Dunn
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Feel like I might just wait on united another week

      2. Drieet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        I'd keep Richarlison for now given his fixtures. Like the Hamer -> Button/Steele move, gives you an extra option if you guess right (I went Button on WC ;-))

      3. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        I'm in the same boat as you but who plays instead of Ryan?

        Steele or Button?

        1. Jared Dunn
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Steele is sub atm but it was Button at start of the season. Guessing game it seems.

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Both Lingard & Martial up to around 30% on FPL Stats already after the rise last night ... incredible

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Auba esque 😉

      2. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        United fans all buying

      3. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        pre mature....

    5. Tickle Me Enzo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Salah is back to sensational form, 39 points over the last 4 game weeks. I had no intentions of bringing in Lingard, until looking and barely believing my eyes that over the same interval Lingard is only four points behind Salah with 35 points over the last 4 game weeks.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Wish I could fit him in tbh as don't fancy Rashford

    6. I AM GROOT!!!
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Are we allowed to use chips for the FFS cup rounds? Do they count?

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Of course

    7. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Alonso is really testing my patience...

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        I lost mine 4 gws ago.

      2. GS456
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        How did he hit the post again 🙁

        1. Deulofail
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Hitting the woodwork should be +3 in the BPS 😀

      3. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        sell him

      4. Ziyech on the Bench
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        he will haul soon

    8. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Thoughts on my team? 😀

      Hugo
      Robbo Laporte Digne AWB
      Salah Richo Anderson
      Kane Jimmy Auba

      Button Fraser Gunnarson Balbu 0.4 ITB

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Good team

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          cheers Amy....

      2. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Laporte out asap

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          no... he's my season keeper

    9. Drieet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      On a WC, looking good or any suggestions to change?

      Hart - Button
      TAA - Doherty - Digne - AWB - Bednarek
      Salah - Hazard - Sane - Martial - Snodgrass
      Kane - Jimenez - Ings

      1. Sweetboi
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Nice team. Constant benching headache however, could downgrade Snog/Ings and upgrade defence.

        1. kinghenry14
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          this imo

          1. Drieet
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            Thank you, was considering to do Snodgrass -> Masuaku and upgrade Hart -> Kepa/Lloris

      2. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        def a little weak but otherwise good...

      3. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Downgrade Snoddy & upgrade keeper to Alison.
        To help yourself from benching headaches

      4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        i would do snoddy to fodder and awb bednarek to kiko/holebas + jonny to rotate ur forwards with the defenders

    10. kinghenry14
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      2FT 0.1ITB

      foster
      alonso kolasinac doherty
      sterling sane son richarlison
      kane auba rondon

      button awb bennett gunnarsson

      A) rondon -> ings
      B) alonso rondon -> 5.9 rashford
      C) other

      cheers

      1. Ziyech on the Bench
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        i like A

      2. Drieet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        I'd go for A

    11. Ziyech on the Bench
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      0 FT 1.5 ITB G2G? Thanks guys.

      Loris,

      Alonso, Young, WB / Mina, Bennett

      Salah, Richarlison, Sane, Snograss / Kennedy

      Kane, Jimenez, Wilson

      1. klipp klopp
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Maybe Mina or bennet in for Wilson

    12. klipp klopp
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      What to do with bench
      Current team:
      Fab
      TAA kola Doherty
      Sane rich Pogba martial FAnderson
      Kane Auba

      Button Jiménez Schindler Kiko

      2 of
      Rich
      Felipe
      Jiménez

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Why did you bring Pogba and Martial when you already have decent players to play?

        1. klipp klopp
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          I already had martial

          1. Holmes
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            Why Pogba then?

            I would bench Jimenez

            1. klipp klopp
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 day ago

              Ok thanks
              I probably shouldn’t of bought him so soon

              1. Holmes
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 1 day ago

                Pogba is a decent pick ans my preferred Man Utd mid but when you have players like Jimenez/Anderson/Richarlison to bench, then it gets tricky.

                Hopefully one of the player gets rested

                1. klipp klopp
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 1 day ago

                  Cheers

    13. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Rank these for likelihood of shock GW19 benching or drops :-
      a> Salah
      b> Hazard
      c> Sterling
      d> Aubs
      e> Kane

      I'm going abcde

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        D
        C
        B
        A
        E

      2. Freddie Cutecat
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        C A D B E

      3. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        A
        D
        C
        E
        B

      4. YEAH PITCH!
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        A, D, C, B, E.

    14. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Benching Headache

      Alonso Doherty Digne AWB
      Son Snoddy Anderson Richarlison Sane
      Auba Jimenez Kane

      Who should I bench?

      Leaning towards Digne / AWB & Snoddy

      1. klipp klopp
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Probably Snodgrass and wb

      2. Dr. Agabuse
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Lol what a team

    15. Dr. Agabuse
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Wilson out Zaha (CAR) in before WC next week

      Maybe we were looking at the MAnU - Cardiff game from a wrong angle.

    16. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Who would you bench this week ?
      I'm currently benching Wilson but feels risky as Spurs are still leaking goals.

      A. AWB
      B. Wilson

      1. MTPockets
          7 years, 1 day ago

          A, but I (almost) always bench the defender

        • kinghenry14
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          that's a tough one but i think i'd still play wilson

        • klipp klopp
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Wilson

        • Holmes
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Wan

        • Amey
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          B

        • YEAH PITCH!
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Bench Wilson.

      2. Dosh
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        On Wildcard..

        Hazard or Sane?

        F.Anderson or Rich or Martial?

        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Hazard
          Martial

        2. Amey
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Hazard
          Martial but I'd try to get richa too

        3. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          hazzo and richo

        4. Yank Revolution
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Sane
          Rich

        5. Bleh
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Sane
          Rich

        6. Jimmy Boy
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Hazard and Richarlison imo

      3. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Bench points are going to be huge 😀
        Cameo's from benched player's is going to break so many heart's this gw

      4. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        2FTs and no pressing issues.

        Should I do Wilson to Jimenez for long term?

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          No interest in Rashford? Has a starting role and great fixtures?

          Or Ings?

          1. ☈☾
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            Rashford isn't nailed imo

            I feel Jimenez > Ings

            Why Ings?

            1. Yank Revolution
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 1 day ago

              New manager bounce, on Pens, starting spot nailed.

      5. OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Fabianski (Hamer)
        Alonso, Laporte, Robo (Wan-Bissaka, Bennett)
        Sterling, Sané, F Anderson, Martial Hojbjerg
        Aubameyang, Wilson Jiminez

        2.4 itb and 2 FT
        What to do? Any idea would be welcomed although I am thinking about the following

        Wilson to Rashford and Sane to Hazard

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Sterling to Salah, Wilson to Rash?

          1. OverTinker
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            thats good but i was thinking Hazard has some good fixtures in the upcoming matches

        2. Amey
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Wilson > ings
          Fando > hazard not possible ??

      6. Bleh
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Repost.

        Kenedy to Son for a -4 sound reasonable? Already did Sterling > Martial.

        Fab, Hamer
        Laporte, TAA, Robbo, AWB, Digne
        Fraser, Rich, Sane, Martial, Kenedy
        Kane, Auba, Success

      7. mitro
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        A) Auba + FAnderson > Salah + Ings (-4)
        B) Save

        1. arndff_
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          b

      8. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        A: Sane (lei,sot,LIV) >> Pogba + 1.6m Itb
        on form but starting to tail off? Will likely play 2/3 I reckon, more assist potential then goal threat. Possibly rested for saints game? City look of colour having won only one of their last 4 games! But does that mean they will revert back to mean

        B: Anderson (Sot,bur,BRI) >> Martial
        Talisman for them, nailed on I think, good goal and assisters potential. Wil he play all games? Can west ham afford to rest him. Who is his competitor? West ham have decent fixtures but might be tailing off too after wining 4 on the bounce

      9. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Do you think Alli will start on Boxing Day?

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          No

      10. timawflowers
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        G2g?

        Fabs, wan b, digne, Doherty, salah (c), sane, hazard, lingard, kane, ings, rashford

        1. arndff_
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Format your team better next time.

          GK
          Defenders
          Midfielders
          Forwards

          Bench

          --

          Yes, g2g

      11. Atters
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Who to bench
        A) Doherty
        B) AWB
        C) Alonso
        D) Jimenez
        E) Ings

        1. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          damn the same question again & again

          honestly we don't know lol

          but i'd go for AWB from that lot

        2. arndff_
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          d

        3. Dr. Agabuse
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          BACDE

      12. bring back diop
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Fab - (Button)
        Alonso - Laporte - Doherty - (WBA) - (Bennett)
        Haz - Sterling - Anderson - Rich - (Gunn)
        Kane - Wilson - Jimenez

        2FT, 0.5 itb
        A) Laporte - - > Robertson
        B) Wilson - - > Rashford
        C) Doherty - - > TAA

        1. arndff_
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Forget about c) lol

          B

      13. Dr. Agabuse
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Wilson out Zaha (CAR) in before WC next week

        Maybe we were looking at the MAnU - Cardiff game from a wrong angle. No?

        1. arndff_
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          I'd go for Rashford.

        2. abaalan
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Was tempted before my wc too. Zaha could be good diff

        3. MTPockets
            7 years, 1 day ago

            Possibly but when's the last time he scored?

        4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Are there pressers?

          1. arndff_
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            3 were today -- check ffs twitter.

            Other 7 are tomorrow I think.

          2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            Tomorrow*

        5. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Why is everyone inclining towards benching Jimenez?

          1. arndff_
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            Depends on the squad