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Captain Sensible – Salah and Kane battle for the Gameweek 19 armband

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The Boxing Day-orientated Gameweek 19 looks to be taking Fantasy managers back in time, with the captain battle appearing to be between two of last season’s usual suspects.

We’ve gone over those doing well in the poll before doing a comparison between the individuals themselves, their teams and their opponents in order to find the best candidate.

Captain Poll

The Gameweek 19 captain poll indicates that this week the most popular skipper will be either Harry Kane (£12.5m) or Mohamed Salah (£13.2m), much like it was for so much of last season.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward led the poll with a tally of 38% just over 24-hours ago but that has since been cut back. He now claims just 30.9% of the vote, sneaking out Salah who sits on 28.7%.

Way off in third place is Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (5.0%) while Kane’s Spurs colleague Son Heung-min (£8.5m) has just 3.4% backing.

Eden Hazard (3.4%), Marcus Rashford (2.9%) and Anthony Martial (2.6%) are the other contenders in this bracket of support.

Not a single Manchester City player has more than 3% backing in the poll, with Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) languishing far down the list on 2.4%.

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  1. Yoyoyoman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    4 from 5.

    TAA
    Alonso
    Digne
    AWB
    Doherty

    Currently have Digne benched but fluttering between AWB and Doherty too (Rui keeper)

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Alonso ??
      Safe would be Digne as he is least owned

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    2. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Digne bench.

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    3. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, everyone struggling with this decision this morning... sorry honestly not sure!

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    4. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I have same but thinking AWB bench. Cardiff could still score and zero attacking potential compared to the others

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      1. Yoyoyoman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah my worry is a jammy Cardiff goal

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    5. Tev
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      TAA and Alonso might not play, they’ll honestly solve your problem

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  2. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Stuck - advice greatly appreciated chaps! 0.3 ITB, 1 FT

    Hennessey*
    Laporte, AWB, Alonso, TAA*
    Sane, Sterling, Hazard, Richarlison
    Kane, Jimenez

    (Patricio, Doherty, Kamara, Hojbjerg)

    Cheers

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    1. Tev
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Save FT, captain Kane, Doc in for TAA if it comes to it

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      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

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  3. JoeJitzu +42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Torreira Aubameyang ➡ Pogba Rashford for Free??

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

      depends who drops to bench

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      1. JoeJitzu +42
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Kolasinac!

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

          yes then

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    2. Yoyoyoman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Good to me

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    3. Win'dian
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Thinking for same, just Son for Pogba

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    4. N00B
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Just Torreira to someone

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  4. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Start Anderson or Ings?

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

      both dude, goals galore

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      1. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        +1

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  5. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Best mid for this week only for 6.2 or less?

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

      Milivojevic/Snodgrass

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

        or even Redmond

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    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Andros

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    3. Monya Meow Meow
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Townsend maybe?

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  6. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    POGBA!!

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  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Has Martial stolen Harry's cloak of invisibility?

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  8. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sorry repost, C who?
    A. Kane
    B. Salah

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    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'm going with Kane

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    2. Kanga roo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Just use your eyes and read the article(s) abou tit.

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

      Kane

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  9. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sorry for the repost but GTG guys?

    Fab
    Robbo Doh AWB
    Sane Son Rich Haz(VC)
    Rash Jim Kane(C)

    Steele Snod Digne Holebas

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  10. VHS LaCazette Tape
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne vs D.Luiz this GW? And also if you had to choose one for next 3 GWs?

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    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Digne I reckon

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  11. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pens down ... to late now, just go with what you have settled on all week 🙂

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    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      But decisions made seconds before the deadline are always the wisest ones.

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      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        It will all end in tears listening to ‘that omg tweet’, Martians not at Man U hotel, knee jerks and other rash decisions 🙂

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

      45mins left 😉

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    3. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Especially if they're based on twitter rumours.

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  12. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Captain?
    A) Auba
    B) hazard

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    1. Monya Meow Meow
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Haz

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    2. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  13. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ahhh as if I have to bench Anderson 🙁

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    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Rotation will bring him back in

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      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Idk... my team is full of starters I think

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    2. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I was going to bench, ended up selling. Like him though.

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      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Fairs... defo play next 2 or 3

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  14. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Fabs
    Laporte Robbo Alonso Doherty
    Sterling Son Martial
    Kane Auba Jimenez
    (Button - Camarasa - AWB - Obiang)
    0.2itb 1ft

    A bit panicky about rotation...
    A. Save FT
    B. Laporte and Obiang to Snoddy and Digne (-4)
    C. Other suggestion

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

      sit tight

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  15. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Any of these worth a hit?
    A- Schindler to Trippier (and bench AWB first sub)
    B - Hoj to Richarlison (and bench Jiminez)
    C - Sterling to Salah?

    Pat
    Doherty Kola AWB
    Sterling Hazard Sane Anderson
    Kane (c) Rashford Jiminez
    Hamer Zaba Schindler You
    Thanks

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  16. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sane >> pogba for free? Have Rashford already and no other city player..but that shouldn’t make a diff though

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    1. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Worried that sane won’t start today

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  17. Bookmark
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bench one
    A. Doherty
    B. Alonso
    C. Digne
    D. AWB
    E. Kolasinac

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    1. Aubamewho
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      AWB

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    2. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kola

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  18. Aubamewho
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is Salah nailed ?

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    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      😀

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    2. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah imo

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    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Of course. Big difference between nailed and rest

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    4. Aubamewho
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Since he plays arsenal and city in few days, I figured he'd be rested

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  19. snowman
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    fraser to

    A. lingard or B. Pogba?

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    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  20. Ohh1454
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who scores more in this gw?
    A. Sterling
    B. Hazard

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    1. snowman
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Haz..... I hope!

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    3. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A if he starts imo

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  21. West Hammered
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Am I set up right ?

    Fabianski
    Robbo Doherty AWB
    Sterling Sane Martial (vc) Rich
    Kane (C) Rashford Ings
    Subs: Stek, Snodgrass, Digne, Bellerin

    0FT 2.9ITB

    Benching headache but I expect both players on the bench will be needed

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    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      How frustrating.. set up is correct tho imo

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  22. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    a) Salah & Ings
    b) Shaqiri & Aguero

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    1. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

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  23. Jealous Viper
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    If you own player X and don't want to start him against Team A, then why do you own him?
    If you can't cap player Y who costs 12m against Team B, then sell him.
    Brilliant

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  24. davies
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Play one...

    A) Kolasinac (bha)
    B) Doherty (ful)

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    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Tough but I'd go B

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    2. Yoyoyoman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  25. amplifiedAnt
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Current:
    Ederson (Hamer)
    Alonso, Robertson, Doherty, Digne (AWB)
    Sterling, Hazard, Richarlison (Snodgrass, Fraser)
    Kane, Chicharito, Jimenez

    A. (wildcard):
    Fabianski (Steele)
    Alonso, Robertson, Doherty, Digne (Bednarek)
    Son, Hazard, Richarlison, (Snodgrass, Camarasa)
    Kane, Aubameyang, Jimenez

    B. (wildcard):
    Fabianski (Steele)
    Alonso, Robertson, Doherty, Digne (Bednarek)
    Salah, Hazard, Richarlison (Snodgrass, Camarasa)
    Kane, Rashford, Jiminez

    C. (2FT):
    Ederson, Chicharito > Fabianski, Rashford

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  26. nobwak
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Fabianski,
    Laporte, Doherty, Robbo, AWB,
    Sane, Mane, Felipe Anderson,
    Auba, Kane, Mitro,

    Fraser, Guendouzi, Pereira

    G2G?

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  27. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pogba(c) it is.

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    1. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Dope

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      brave!!!

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  28. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sane to Son for a hit? Have Kane and no other City

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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Nah. Sané still playing well.

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    2. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not for a hit

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    3. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Unless of course you're sure he won't start

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    4. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers

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  29. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Play Wilson or AWB?

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  30. Viper
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling - >

    A. Pogba

    B. Hazard

    C. Keep him

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    1. nobwak
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      c?

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    2. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    3. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Same situation and I'm keeping this week

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