Captains
29 December 2018 2628 comments
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Another Gameweek deadline is upon us already, meaning another tricky decision over which Fantasy asset to captain.

The usual premium options are dominating the thinking in the Fantasy community, though there is a cluster of in-form, mid-price midfield options that are also entering the equation in Gameweek 20.

We’ve gone over those performing well in our still-live captain poll before carrying out a comparison between the individuals themselves, their teams and their opponents in order to pinpoint the best candidate.

Captain Poll

Just as he did in Gameweek 19, Harry Kane (£12.6m) leads the way from Mohamed Salah (£13.2m) at the top of our captain poll.

The Spurs striker enjoys a home fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday and is out in front with a 36.1% share of the vote, with the Egyptian sitting in second place on 13.3% (all figures given are correct at the time of writing).

Like his aforementioned team-mate, Son Heung-min (£8.8m) has both form and fixtures on his side going into Gameweek 20 and takes “bronze” with an 8.2% share.

The Korean midfielder is neck and neck with Eden Hazard (£11.1m), however, having accrued only a handful of votes more than the Chelsea winger-turned-false nine.

Paul Pogba’s (£8.1m) resurgence as a Fantasy option continues after two double-digit hauls and he lies fifth in our poll having gained 7.2% of all votes cast. It would have been difficult to imagine Pogba as a viable mid-price midfielder let alone captaincy candidate a fortnight ago, such has been his transformation under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Everton pair Richarlison (£7.0m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.3m) follow next with 3.2% and 2.7% of the vote respectively, while Sergio Aguero (£11.2m) is the most popular Manchester City option among our voters having garnered 2.1%.

Fresh off the back of double-digit hauls in Gameweek 19, Felipe Anderson (£7.3m) and Lucas Digne (£5.1m) complete our top ten.

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  1. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    So Salah and Jiminez is better than Haz and rashford I guess....

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

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

      No..

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

      no

    4. One Chop Allen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      No

    5. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      yes

    6. Je suis le chat
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Have all 4, plan to rid of Jiminez.

      1. zuzuViking
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Why rid of Jimmy?

  2. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Current Frontline:

    F.Anderson Pogba Hazard Camarasa Salah
    Ings Kane

    Any reason to bring:
    A) Son
    B) Sane
    C) Vardy
    D) Save?
    E) Other suggestions

    1. Goonsquad245
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      If you can afford Camarasa to Son I would do that

      1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Will he not be away shortly?

    2. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Save

    3. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      If free and affordable I’d bring Vardy in for Ings. Failing that Jiménez in for Ings.

    4. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      D

  3. dbuk87
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Who do I drop this gameweek. Lingard. Siggy or richarlison

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      None of them

    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      None of them

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Siggy

    4. dbuk87
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Hazard Anderson lingard siggy rich. Rashford auba Kane...need to drop one

  4. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    With a hit -4?

    A- replace auba
    B- replace sane
    C- neither

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      C

  5. Goonsquad245
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Predicted rotation today?

    My gut feel is that Anderson and Digne may be rested. Both have played a ton of minutes this season

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Highly doubt those two. WHam have injured forwards. Digne is a left back. Would be very weird to just drop him for a league game.

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        This

  6. Reddonkeyham 42
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Fabianski
    Cathcart, Digne, van dijk
    Salah, Hazard, Anderson, son, richarlson
    Rashford, vardy,

    Kamara, Doherty, Wan Bissaka

    G2G?

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yes very good that.

  7. Mr_Barbs
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    On a wildcard:

    Fabianski
    TAA, Lovren, Digne
    Hazard, Salah, Pogba, Anderson, Lingard
    Kane, Jimenez

    Button, Kamara, AWB, Doherty

    1. Should I do Lingard > Richarlison?

    2. Should I do Lovren > Shaw/ Holebas

    3. Play two (atleast one defender) out of Jimenez, Kamara, Lovren, AWB, Doherty?

    4. Who to captain?

    1. zizoo10
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      lovren on wc is a no no

  8. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    For next gw :

    Luiz sterling Jimenez to Kane snod and digne for -4

    Have not taken a hit all season. Thanks

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Depending how today goes I possibly would.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks

  9. Garlana
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Captain:
    A) hazard
    B) son
    C) pogba

    Currently on C based on opposition

    1. Nightf0x
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Im going c

  10. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Salah over Kane for armband?
    Think Wolves will concede but not too many.

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yes, in the same boat, Salah C

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Salah makes sense. Wolves have similar stats to Spurs so will hopefully keep it tight (non Kane owner).

    3. THEKID_88
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I've just changed it to after reading the article

  11. J.Litmanen
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Do I save my FT for next week?

    Fabianski
    Davies - Kola - Schindler
    Rich - Sterling - Fanderson - Martial - Son
    Kane - Auba

    Hamer, Kamara, AWB, Doherty.

    A: Save
    B: Kola to Digne
    C: Kola to TAA
    D: Kola and Davies to TAA and Digne for a hit.

  12. zizoo10
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    is deulofeu nailed guys? hes in my current wc draft and not sure

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

    Wildcard squad:

    Fabianski (Button)
    Robertson, TAA, Digne (Doherty, AWB)
    Salah, Hazard, Pogba, Richarlison, Camarasa
    Kane, Jimenez (Ings)

    GTG or any obvious flaws/omissions?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Nice. No city cover though ?

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

        Probably my only concern, if currently edging towards 'can't have 'em all' territory.

        Can't see any standout City individual that I'd swap any of these for at present?

    2. Party time
        6 years, 11 months ago

        GTG

    3. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Who would you captain from this lot this week:
      1) Kane
      2) Haz
      3) Pogba
      4) Fanderson
      5) Aubameyang
      6) Sane

      I need to get it right (or at least not have them blank) as I captained Sterling the last 2 and Auba before that meaning 3 blanks so I dropped a few hundred thousand ranks

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        If in doubt, pick the captain's poll leader.

      2. Nightf0x
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I have the same 6 players except snod for fanderson + richar, think im going 1 of these pogba sane richar, i fear kane will be exhausted and we all know how he looks like when he is exhausted

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Would agree but Kane got rested at the end of the last game. He'll definitely play and Spurs are the best attacking team right now.

    4. Trentminator
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      My head is torn apart, who to bench?
      1, Sigurdsson
      2, Pereyra
      3, Fanderson
      4, Mitrovic
      5, Rashford

      And who to captain:
      A, Kane
      B, Hazard
      C, Pogba

      Cheers

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        You shouldn’t be benching any of them, how the heck did you put yourself in such situation?

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

          Then it is benchboost but that be putting Balbuena, Dorothy and David Button on.. haha

          1. Nightf0x
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Bb could work, but imo dont waste it in a high rotation risk gw

          2. La Roja
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            No way Jose 😀

            Bench Siggy then. And expect bench points 😛

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

              Yeah, would like to play B.B. during the double Gameweeks.

      2. BooYaKasha
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        5 B

    5. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Anthony Martial caught up in a rapidly gathering story in France today involving some Snapchat messages he sent to a female who is not his partner Melanie Da Cruz.

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Oh dear. Out again then lol

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

        I bet he told her to stop savin chat

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

      Morning all, final wildcard choice...

      A) Pogba, Mitro, Kamara
      B) Pogba, Jiminez, Kamara
      C) Lingard, Mitro, Ings
      D) Martial, Jiminez, Ings

      1. thom830g
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        c

      2. banskt
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        D, because I like a strong bench.

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

      What to think about Balbuena? Will he play? Used my 1FT for a punty Walker-Peters too early, thinking he would continue to play after his 3 assists...

      Defence is AWB, Doherty, KWP, Balbuena, Digne.

      Play as is or take out Balbuena for Pereira or TAA?

    8. Manani
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Is this defence GTG as WC

      TAA Digne Kiko Awb Dohetry

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Yes

    9. Tshelby
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Anything sensible here?

      A) Sane and Kane -> Aguero and Hazard
      B) Auba -> Vardy ( one week point)
      C) Auba/Kane and Billing -> Hazard and Kamara
      D) Something els

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        C with auba

    10. Alfie10
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Hi guys, just new on here. Am I g2g?

      Lloris
      VVD Laporte Digne
      Salah Hazard Delo Kante
      Auba Kane Kamara

      Speroni AWB Bedranek Choudray

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

      Would you get Salah for Son on WC?

      1. Positive vibes
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        On wc? Maybe get both

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

          If I get both than defence must suffer

          1. Positive vibes
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Get Salah then

    12. fenixri
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Sane (c), Kane (vc) too risky?

      1. thom830g
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I think so! Just go Kane then

      2. Manani
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Risky

      3. Tshelby
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I'm on that

      4. Nightf0x
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Might do the same, either sane or pogba or richar is my C

    13. thom830g
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Really struggling on the WC here.

      Got this until now with 0,2 ITB

      Ederson - Speroni
      Luiz - Digne - TAA - AWB - Pereira
      Rich - Haz - Salah - Lingard - Billing
      Kane - Rash - Kamara

      Only City asset is Ederson which worries me...

      1. thom830g
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Any thoughts?

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

        Would swap Ederson as he's not proving worth the cash.

        You've been priced out of Alisson so someone like Fabianski or Patricio. Could possibly do both as they rotate pretty well.

        1. thom830g
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Cheers mate!

    14. Teahupo'o
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Think I've settled on my wc. G2G?

      Foster
      TAA Pereira Digne
      Salah Son Hazard Pogba Martial
      Kane Jimenez

      (Speroni, Kamara AWB Bednarek)

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Martial ➡ Fanderson and you’re done

        1. Teahupo'o
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks Roja. My transfer last week was an awful Anderson to Martial. Not being stubborn, just think Martial will come good.

      2. Claudio555
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Fanderson?

      3. Positive vibes
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Pogba is enough imo. How about Anderson?

      4. Teahupo'o
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks all. Anderson seems to be well favored here.

      5. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Think you need Felipe and Richarlison in for Pogba and Son.

        1. Teahupo'o
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks. Son is staying. Just need to choose one of Martial, Rich, or Anderson.

    15. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Captain Pogboom or Kaneboom?

      1. Teahupo'o
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Personally going with (C)Kane (V)Pogba.

    16. Party time
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Which is more likely:
        1)Liverpool CS against Arsenal @ home
        2) Chelsea clean sheet against C.Palace away

        1. La Roja
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          2

          1. Party time
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Thanks buddy

          2. Tshelby
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            2 Palace can't score

            Might have jinxt it now..

            1. Party time
                6 years, 11 months ago

                Thanks bud

          3. KING KOUNDER
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Digne or Shaw?

            1. La Roja
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Digne by a country mile. Shaw doesn’t offer much attacking threat

          4. JJeyy
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Lingard to son -4?

            Ye or nah?

          5. Js31
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Anyone else have Alonso in last chance saloon?

            1. Positive vibes
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Yes, thinking to downgrade to Luiz if failed to get attacking pts.

            2. Camzy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              Nope. He has a few more weeks. Fixtures are nice.