Captains

Captain Sensible – Kane battles in-form midfield assets for the armband

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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2,628 Comments Post a Comment
  1. AnfieldLad
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    A) Doherty/ WB -> Digne
    B) Sane -> Son (Have Kane and Sterling if that effects it)
    C) Both (-4)

    1. Victor6359
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Don't think it is the right week for B, but could pay off.

    3. 22Milan22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B imo but think about Asian cup

  2. zuzuViking
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    A: Aube and Pogba
    B: Kane and Lingard

    1. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A by a country mile.

      1. Ha.
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        B by a nautical mile

    2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A

    3. Bob.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A for me

    4. Victor6359
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A

  3. Tsparkes10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Captain:
    A) Haz B) Pererya C) Kane D) Rash

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      E) Sane

    2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      C

    3. 22Milan22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      C imo

    4. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      C

    5. Eytexi
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A

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

      I captained Sane, but with the hope for a catch-up. If you are leading, you should go Kane.

  4. 22Milan22
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Time for Mitro?

    Ederson (SOU)
    D.Luiz (CRY), Shaw (), TAA (ARS)
    Sane (SOU), Hazard(CRY), Richarlison (BHA), F.Anderson (BUR), Martial* (BOU)
    Kane(C) (WOL), Rashford (BOU)

    Hamer - Chicharito* (BUR), AWB (CHE), Bennet (TOT)

    2ft, 0.3 itb
    or
    G2G?

    1. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I've bought Mitro in - great fixtures and looked sharp against Wolves.

      1. 22Milan22
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I think so too. What about Jimenez?

  5. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Ederson
    Luiz,Trippier,Digne
    Rich,Salah,Willian,Son
    Mitro,Vardy,Kane (C)

    Like it????

    1. 22Milan22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Its ok, not sure about Willian only, maybe Martial or Felipe A.?

  6. Bob.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Is Kiko for Watford pretty nailed. I noticed that Janmaat is waiting in the shadows. What do we think?

    1. Rsforstar
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      did well last few games. his place to lose now

      1. Amey
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks for the info 😉
        Playing him this weel

    2. Amey
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      He has started last 10 odd games.
      I think he'll start

      1. Bob.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I have Bednarek on wildcard but thinking of putting Kiko in instead. I would be starting him this GW but want to make sure he will start!

        1. Amey
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Start him.
          New H is nice.

  7. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Captain out of:
    A) Salah
    B) Martial
    C) Hazard
    D) Sane
    Thanks

    1. el polako
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Salah easy.

      I dont own him so will personally take a punt on Sane.

    2. Bob.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Salah

    3. 22Milan22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      C or D imo

  8. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Captain

    A Kane
    B Hazard

    1. Victor6359
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A

    2. Eytexi
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B

    3. Bob.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A

  9. Yoshioka
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Bench one of the following (Lovren is on the list as I have Robertson and I'm not sure about doubling up when I don't think they'll keep a clean sheet):

    A) Lovren (ARS)
    B) Mitro (HUD)
    C)Fanderson (bur)
    D) Digne (bha)

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Lovren or Mitro

    2. Rsforstar
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      If you dont want to double up easy A

    3. 22Milan22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A imo

  10. Plagued by indecision
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Anything here worth 4 points or G2G?

    Fabianski
    Digne / Shaw / TAA
    Salah / Richarlison / Martial (c) / Sterling
    Jimenez / Aubameyang / Ings

    Subs: Hamer / Doherty / AWB / McTominay

    1. Yoshioka
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      g2g

  11. thewhitepele
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Fabs
    Alonso Laporte TAA
    Haz Sane Pogba Rich
    Kane Jimenez Ings

    Button, Doherty, Hojbjerg, Balbuena
    1FT, 0.4m ITB

    G2G & Save FT?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Balbeuna ober Jiminez

      1. 4-4-who?
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        No. Jiminez best GW this season was against Spurs.

      2. thewhitepele
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers, Balbuena expected to start?

      3. Woy of the Wovers
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        *über

    2. Yoshioka
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      save ft

  12. Max City
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Fab
    VvD, DLuiz, Digne
    Hazard, Son, Sane, Felipe, Camarasa
    Kane, Ings

    Henn,, AWB, Kola, Chicharito

    A) Chica >> Kamara (need cash to bring in Salah the week after)
    B) play Camarasa

  13. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    How risky is Sterling captain?

    1. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      You know the answer...

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Ahhahahahah

    3. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I’m on it

      Sane vc

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      If you don’t have Kane, Haz, Salah, he’s not risky at all

      If you have any of those 3, he’s risky

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I have Hazard and Salah

  14. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    What happened to the West Ham presser this morning?

    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Chicha out

      Dunno why FFS is not tweeting abt it

      1. Plymouth
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Source please?

      2. Sir Edo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Balbuena?

      3. Plymouth
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        "while Chicharito's fitness will also be assessed ahead of the game."

        Not exactly the same as Chicha out.
        Source?

  15. 4-4-who?
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Why are so many on Fabianski in goal?

    1. el polako
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      He is a great goalie who can save a pen.

      Most underrated goalkepper in PL.

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Set and forget a while ago and fixtures look okay. 3 points usually even when no cs so not the worst

    3. GreennRed
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Burnley.

    4. The Big Fella
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Fixtures and save points

    5. CostaCoffee
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Price, form, fixtures, save points, historically a good pick, underpriced

    6. Arteta
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B
      U
      R
      N
      L
      E
      Y

      1. Ha.
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        B U R N L E Y
        U
        R
        N
        L
        E
        Y

    7. rdamjan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      3rd best GK in the game with just 3 CS.

  16. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    A bit of help?

    1) Fraser to Martial for free
    2) Fraser, Alonso to Pogba, Luiz/Digne for free (losing Alonso)
    3) Fraser, Bavies, Bennett to Pogba, Digne, Bendarek for -4 (keeping Alonso)

    1. Amey
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      2
      With digne

      1. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Don't fancy Martial or keeping Alonso?

  17. Shark Team
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    play TAA or Jimenez?

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      TAA

    2. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Trust me on Jimmy

    3. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      TAA

  18. Lexi2014
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Foster or Fabianski?

    Both definitely decent options this week...

    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Foster

    2. Eytexi
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Fab

    3. Shark Team
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Foster for this gw

  19. #FPLBhuna
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Players today 4
    Players tomorrow 7 inc cap

    You lot?

    1. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      5 (c) today
      6 tomorrow

    2. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I have 11 players playing this weekend. How many are playing in red and how many in blue?

    3. Holmes
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      8 today

      3 tommorow

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

        tomorrow 😮

    4. Eytexi
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Exact same

    5. CostaCoffee
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      6 today 5 inc captain tomorrow

    6. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      4:7

    7. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Today 5 inc captain
      Tomorrow 6

  20. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    G2G? Right bench etc?

    Edertwat
    Alonso, Robbo, Trippier
    Pogba, Sterling, Felipe, Rich, Fraser
    Kane(c), Wilson
    (Hamer, Dings, TAA, Doc)

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I’d play taa over fraser

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I see goals at OT - utd are terrible at the back & Fraza has his set pieces to keep him ticking over... might make TAA first sub though.

        I had doubts if he’d start so soon again after the injury layoff and with city in a couple of days thought they might preserve him for that game

        1. #FPLBhuna
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Fair enough makes sense mate yeah 1st sub at least then

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah think I will - cheers for input!

  21. angelopanayiotou
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Who to captain???

    Hazard
    Son
    Pogba
    Kane
    Rashford

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Pogba or Son imo

    2. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      See dedicated captain poll feature

    3. GreennRed
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Kane.

    4. Genji3lade
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Son

  22. Ruud van Basten
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Rash out for Kamara and Sane out for Haz for -4, insane?

    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Ya don't do it

    2. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Good call for me - Hazard is the form guy

  23. benpurser
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Who to start?

    1) Jimenez
    2) Snodgrass

    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      2

    2. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      2

    3. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      1

    4. Eytexi
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      2, am starting both myself.

    5. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      2

  24. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    7 today
    4 tomorrow

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      8 / 3 here

    2. GreennRed
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      You're getting younger 😉

    3. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      All in today a part from ederson and luiz

    4. Eytexi
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Other way around for me.

    5. Amey
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      8 today.
      3 tomorrow.
      Hopefully 😛
      Rotation may change thay

    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      4 today - Tripps & Kane (c) I am most interested in
      Another 7 tomorrow- Fraser & Wilson to blast away the cobwebs with 3 returns between them at OT

  25. mcrayeps
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    i didnt see sane on the table, should i keep my Captain armband at Sane or change it to Son?

    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      It's hard to know what pep is going to do so play it safe and go son

    2. Amey
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Table means nothing.
      Follow your gut.

  26. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Hazard captain?

    1. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Thinking about it. Is Salah a better option though?

    2. Eytexi
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yep, I've done it over Kane.

  27. Ohh1454
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Play one :
    A. Schindler
    B. AWB
    C. Success

    1. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A

  28. Genji3lade
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    G2G with captaincy and bench in order?

    Fab
    Digne Robertson Femenia
    Salah Hazard Son (c) Anderson Camarasa
    Rashford Kane

    (AWB, Success, Kola)

    1. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Kola first on bench

  29. Tempestic
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Lloris
    Alonso Shaw Digne Balbuena*
    Hazard Sane Pogba Son(vc) Richarlison
    Kane(c)
    Steele - Ings Jimenez Bennet

    Starting 11 and bench okay?

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Surely u want Jiménez playing and babbuina on bench?

      1. Tempestic
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Idk do I? West Ham got Burnley and Jimenez has got Spurs, plus I have Lloris in goal. If I was going to start anyone over Balbuena I was thinking Ings coz he's on pens and city have been shaky at the back. Irdk though, plus Balbuena might not even play, still hoping for some news from the press conference.

    2. Genji3lade
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Nice team. I would consider captaining Son personally. In better form. Been playing further forward than Kane. Gets clean sheet points, more points per goal, and a higher chance of bonus. Was subbed off early last game so rotation risk is low.

      1. Tempestic
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Thank you, I'm on a -4 so that's why my team is in such good shape having ditched Sterling Laporte and Hojbjerg to Pogba Son and Shaw. I think I'm going to go with Kane just because he's guaranteed to start, plus he will potentially have eriksen, alli and son behind him with no moura to get in his way. Son does look like a great shout but he came off in the 88th min last game so minutes may be reduced.

      2. Tempestic
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Although I've had people say nice team to me in each of the last 2 gw's and they've been awful 😛

  30. Snoop
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Balbuena out for

    A. Zanka
    B. Femenia

    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B but maybe diop ?

    2. Tempestic
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Is Balbuena confirmed out today?

      1. Snoop
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        No news that I've found. Waiting till about half 1 to make transfer