Captains

Captain Sensible – Aubameyang can challenge Salah and Hazard

It looks like a three-way battle for the Gameweek 22 captaincy this weekend.

Fantasy Premier League managers are having to think big as we head into the first round of action for some time.

With the wealth of premium options all in decent form at the start of 2019, choosing the right captain could prove harder than ever.

We’re here to analyse the debate from all angles by looking at individual data, team attacking statistics and opposition defences.

Captain Poll

Mohamed Salah (£13.3m) is set to win the Gameweek 22 captain poll as, at the time of writing, he has 40% backing from the voters. The Egyptian faces Brighton on Saturday afternoon having scored 12 points in three of his last four Premier League outings. Salah’s ownership continues to rise again, now just over 42% after his excellent recent form, which is probably the reason why he has done so well in our poll. The Liverpool man seems to be returning to the ‘auto-captain’ status he ended the 2017/18 campaign in.

Some way behind Salah in second place is Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard (£11.1m). It appears that 23% of our voters are confident the Belgian will deliver in Gameweek 22 after two consecutive blanks to round off the hectic festive fixtures. If we are to believe that Hazard tends to punish those who sell him after blanks, maybe he is indeed set for some attacking returns at home to Newcastle on Saturday. The Magpies have registered just one clean sheet in their last five away matches.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) looks set to claim the bronze medal with his 11% backing ahead of Arsenal’s trip to West Ham. The Hammers still have just one clean sheet at home while Aubameyang has attacking returns in all but one away match against sides outside the top six this season.

Sergio Aguero (£11.2m) is the best of the rest with just 6% backing, the voters suitably afraid both of the Wolves defence and the form that Manchester City have shown in Premier League matches. As we discussed in our recent League Cup notes, a 9-0 win over League Cup opposition could mean little when the top flight action is resumed. Raheem Sterling (£11.3m) has just a third of Aguero’s support, with 2% of the vote, with Leroy Sané (£9.5m) even further behind on 1.25%.

Sandwiched amongst those options are Harry Kane (£12.6m) whose 2.49% share is reflective of a match against Manchester United, while Felipe Anderson (£7.4m) remains the most popular West Ham man. The Brazilian has garnered 1.9% of the vote at the time of writing.

Richarlison (£6.9m) is the only other player over 1% while Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m) and Son Heung-min (£8.8m) were close at the time of writing. The West Ham man on 0.95% and Spurs’ South Korean international with 0.83%.

 

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1,560 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DT42
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    2FTs and no time to think about FPL this week so I’m outsourcing my team to you geniuses! HELP!
    O.2 ITB, happy to make 3 transfers:
    Fabs.
    Luiz. Shaw. Kiko
    Haz (c). Sterling. Erickson. Martial.
    Kane. Rashford. Chico
    Bench: Patricio Doherty Bennett Kahal

    Chico to Deeney?
    How to fund Salah?

    Actually, very few have good fixtures but I want most next week. Is the free hit an option?

    First reasonable reply will change my team!

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      chico and martial to arnie and fraser/deulefeu?!

    2. Fantastisk
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hazard -> Salah
      Fabianski -> Guaita

      1. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Learn to read, he has 0.2 ITB 😉

        1. Fantastisk
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Do another trade then, he says he can do three. Learn to read.

    3. suddenorgan
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Martial, Chica -> McNeil, Firmino

      1. DT42
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Mark wins. Transfers made. My fastest transfer decision ever!
        If this works I might outsource every week!

  2. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ive owned Hazard every season he's been in the league, and never got a goal out of him.
    I am the Hazard destroyer.

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      liar

    2. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Capital D in destroyer mate

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      surely not !

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Certain players in the game I've never been able to time, Alonso is another one.
        Siggy and Son however I've always times to perfection.

        1. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Agree on Son - has never let me down. But Hazard is kryptonite in my team.

    4. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Do you own him now?

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Sorry, but yes.
        Getting rid next week though.

    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      key with hazard is just to keep him. imo 🙂

    6. Pigsinblankets
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Taking Haz out this week then? (Pls)

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Next.

  3. barcaa7
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    a-Martial to Sigurdsson
    b-Ings to Barnes
    ???

    1. MarkoSD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      a

    2. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      what are you asking?

      A for free maybe yes

      B - no, can you not push the boat to arnie or rashford? maybe get someone cheaper than siggy to afford this.

      1. barcaa7
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        yes for free mate
        thanks

  4. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    team G2G?

    Alisson
    Robertson-alonso-AWB
    Fraser-Rich-Pogba-Son(vc)-FAnderson
    Rashford-Kane(c)

    Speroni-Kamara-Doherty-Laporte

    1. MarkoSD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      gtg

    2. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      laporte 1st sub maybe?

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I've lost faith in man city getting a CS. He will be transferred with Son in next GW.

  5. OBAMA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    help a brother out, how's this WC team looking?

    Gua / Foster

    Pereira / Trent / Digne

    Snod / Richarlison / Salah / Sané / Deulofeu

    Kane / Aubameyang

    0.9m in bank

    Thoughts???

    1. MarkoSD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      don't like snod and deul

    2. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I like it actually. snod and deu can rotate, if you sold 1 and made the other fodder lilke punchoen realistically you could only afford fraser.

    3. Pigsinblankets
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bench?

  6. Pieterke30
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Would that be a good WC team?

    Kepa Guaita
    VVD TAA Digne Doherty AWB
    Salah Pogba Richarlison Camarasa Puncheon
    Kane Auba Arnautovic

    0.8 ITB, Arnautovic to Rashford for GW23 if Rash still seems to be the main man up front for Utd.

    1. Party time
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes. She looks good to me

      • caldracula
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Would't have Kepa in goal, question marks over Arnoutovic and would prefer Robbo to VVD considering you have the cash for it. Overall looks decent for a 433 which I haven't seen diployed by many if any this season.

      • caldracula
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Sorry just read the last part in regards to transferring in Rashford, that looks a good move.

      • Jaws
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It would if you value Camarasa as 4th mid. I think he's a bit overhyped here. I'd downgrade Kepa to cheap GK who rotates well with Guaita and upgrade both Camarasa & Puch to Redmond & Deulofeu if your budget allows it. (SOT/WAT rotate beautifully until 38 bar gw30).

      • Ready Player One
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No City...

        Kane or Auba --> Aguero?

    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Current set up, on a minus 8

      Fab (Hamer)
      Digne TAA AWB (Shaw Doherty)
      Salah Sterling Pogba Pererya Hazard
      Auba Jimenez (Kamara)

      Possible wildcard team A:

      Guita (Button)
      Pereira TAA AWB Robertson (Bednarak)
      Salah Sane Pogba Hazard Camarasa
      Rashford Kane (Kamara)

      *I could keep Aubam with money ITB for Kane next game week if I wildcarded.

      Possible Wildcard team B:
      Lloris (Button)
      Periera TAA AWB (Bednarak Doherty)
      Salah Sane Pogba Hazard Siggy/Rich
      Firmino Rashford (Kamara)

      Thoughts?

      1. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        i prefer A. B has firmino and i dont like he price. Rashford/Arnie at around 7 is better or auba and kane are better as they consistently deliver. Firmino doesnt deliver the points required at his price.

        Midfield in A looks strong also.

        1. AYLD28
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          If A is where I’d go if I wildcarded and taking my current team into consideration, would you Wildcard?

          1. No Kane No Gain
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            i would but i am bias as im wildcarding myself this week. But your team looks a lot better on wildcard and thats without the -8! Your front 6 can all deliver. I personally would go auba over kane and spend the change but thats preference and its 50/50 on that.

    3. Drum8888
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      RMT Please:

      Alisson/Speroni
      Luiz/Robertson/Digne/AWB/Doherty
      Pogba/Salah/Hazard/Eriksen/Snodgrass
      Jimenez/Rashford/Ings

      I realise Ings is out for a few weeks but I'm just going to bench him in the meantime I think. Other options?

      1. Slitherene
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        7/1
        7/8/7/6/7
        7/9/8/7/4
        6/6/5

        1. Fantastisk
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          8/0
          7/9/6/9/7
          7/10/6/8/5
          6/5/5

          1. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Are these predicted points scored this week?

    4. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      In need of your help guys! Fallen drastically behind in my MLs and dropped about 300k in OR in a month. Just about ready to jack It in.

      A) Fanderson & Aubameyang > Salah & Arnie (-4)
      B) Lingard & Kane > Salah & Rashford (-4)
      C) Lingard, Aubameyang & Fabianski > Salah, Rashford & Button (-8)
      D) Wait a week and save a hit

      Cheers

    5. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Who to play?
      1-Fabianski-AWB
      2-Guaita-Jimenez
      3-Guaita-AWB

      1. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        2

    6. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      which trio scores more in the below fixtures? top or bottom

      Kane (ful)
      Rich (sou)
      Anderson (bou)
      vs
      Rashford (BHA)
      Sterling (hud)
      Sane (hud)

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        draw

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

        Trio 2

      3. the vanisher
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        first one

      4. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        classic replies 😀 basically nothing in it I guess, cheers all

      5. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It would’ve been 1 if it wasn’t for Anderson. Kane outscores all other 5.

        2.

    7. MarkoSD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      2 ft 1m itb

      fabianski button
      digne doherty awb vvd alonso
      salah camarasa richa fraser hazard
      kane kamara ings

      a. camarasa to assists king gundogan?
      b. ings to set and forget jimenez?
      c. something else?

    8. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Plz help...for gw23 which one?
      A)Anderson + Hazard -> Sterling + Fraser
      B)Anderson + Richarlison -> Sane + Camarasa
      *A)My plan is to keep Raz for 2gws and then switch back to Eden for HUD(H}

    9. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Fellow scouters/maybe specifically United supporters,

      I'm making my long awaited pilgrimage to Old Trafford in March. Ive secured tickets but am keeping my eyes peeled on better tickets. Any tips/advice for match day?

      Thanks!

    10. George James
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Which players are you most worried about not owning this gameweek?

      Auba and Haz again for me.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Have Auba, Salah, Pogba and Haz, so not owning a city mid is my biggest worry

        1. George James
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          nice bunch of players there you will do well. City points will be spread out IMO so hopefully you will do ok to avoid

      2. Party time
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Sterling and Kane for me. I would likely bring in 1 before deadline

        • Holmes
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          none really, I'm more worried about my team's performance 😮

          1. George James
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            if your not worried about any players you dont own your team should be pretty good. I wouldn't worry 🙂

      3. the vanisher
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        bench

        a. brooks (eve)
        b. kamara (bur)

        1. Pep Pig
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Bench Kamara mate. I expect goals in the Everton Bournemouth game as always

      4. The Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No idea how to use my 2 FTs.

        A) Fabianski, Schindler > Guaita, TAA
        B) Hamer > Guaita
        C) Schindler > Lindelof
        D) Schindler > other 4.8

      5. BHA_Seagull
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        RMWCT
        Etheridge - McCarthy
        Bamba - Digne - W-Bassaka - Cedrix - Holebas
        Hazard (c) - KDB - Richar - Erikesen - Sane
        Auba - Rashford - Andone

        No Liverpool I know !!

        1. Bavarian
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          No Liverpool 🙂

        2. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I looked at your defence and I threw up a little in my mouth.

        3. No Kane No Gain
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          who is andone?

          1 midfielder needs to be downgraded for a better defence maybe. Like holebas to TAA.

      6. FeedTheGoatAndHeWillScore
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Anyone know of any news on Lpool defensive situation?
        Lovren, Matip and Gomez return dates?
        Thanks

      7. Je suis le chat
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        On W/C. Pick 2 of Aub, Aguero and Kane? Ta.

        1. Deeney-is-a-god
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Aub and kane

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

          Aubameyang and Kun

        3. Pep Pig
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I personally would be picking Kane for sure, then Aub this week anyway. Still not certain Aguero plays as there's been no insight to his illness other than "flu"?

          1. Numb
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Flu is bad, more than a few days before he can start training again

            1. Pep Pig
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              My guess would be it is a cold and as always they're trying to make it sound more manly 🙂

        4. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Kane only

          1. Je suis le chat
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks folks, I'll keep Kane and stew over Aub or Kun.

            1. Pep Pig
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I think Aub will be rubbing his hands with this fixture. Especially with the Arnie rumours. He's the one player who I I fear will explode this weekend and I'm one of the few in my leagues who don't appear to own him

      8. sirmorbach
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Guys, I could really use some help here. Here's my current WC team:

        Fabianski / Guaita

        TAA / Doherty / Pereira / Duffy / Wan-B

        Salah / Hazard / Sané / Fraser / Camarasa

        Kun / Rashford / Arnie

        I'm worried about Kun's illness and Arnie's situation, so do you lads think I should do

        A. Kun, Arnie, Camarasa out / Firmino, Jimenez, Richarlison in, or

        B. Kun, Arnie out / Auba, Jimenez in, or

        C. Keep it as it is, or

        D. Something else?

        1. No Kane No Gain
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          kun to auba and duffy to TAA? and if you cannot afford it maybe downgrade fraser as he could be rulesd out.

      9. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Is there any chance either of these moves are worthwhile?
        A) Kane, Son and Martial to Salah, Sane and Barnes.
        B) Auba, Son and Martial to Salah, Pogba and Barnes.

        1. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Not this week - next week yes and probably B

      10. abzywabzy
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Do Arnie and Willian start tomorrow?

        1. Shark Team
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Willian 100%
          Arnie 50/50

          1. No Kane No Gain
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            whats your reason to arnie 50/50

      11. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Who to start:
        A) Jimenez (mci)
        B) AWB (WAT)

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          A, he's the forward

        2. Shark Team
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Jimenez

        3. The Yorkshire Pirlo
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I’d be tempted to start AWB, I’ve benched his points so many times this season.

      12. Riders of Yohan
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Start jiminez or AWB?

        1. Riders of Yohan
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Just seen above

        2. Shark Team
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Awb

      13. redwiing
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Is this TOO heavy for a wc? It came down to basically being Digne / Fraser / Arnie or having Hazard..

        Patricio / Guaita
        TAA / Shaw / Wan Bis / Jonny / Bednarek
        Salah / Hazard / Pogba / Camarasa / McNeil
        Aguero / Aubameyang / Long

      14. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Play one of Camarasa, Jimenez or AWB?

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Jimenez

        2. Shark Team
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Camarasa

      15. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        son + pogba > mane + rich/siggy (-4)

        thoughts?

        1. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          No, not this week

      16. The Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Who to bring in?

        A) TAA
        B) Shaw

        Rest of D; Robbo, Digne, Doherty, AWB

        1. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          TAA

      17. Casp123
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Wildcard team - please help save my season. Squad value gone down the pan.

        Foster Button
        Alonso TAA AWB Bennett Bednarek
        Hazard Son FAnderson Lingard Brooks
        Kane Rashford Deeney

        Are Kane and Hazard too damaging here? Could go for Auba and Sane to upgrade Deeney/Lingard but undecided who would be an improvement (guessing Arnie is on his way to China).

        1. Pep Pig
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Only problem I see is you'll have to take Son out after the Utd game. On a WC I would have suggested Son > Siggy
          Then you could turn Lingard into Pogba by making Deeney > Barnes or Alonso > Luiz

          Or you could look to making Hazard Salah with similar to the above?

          1. No Kane No Gain
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            or this^. Best time to remove son would be now in your case.

        2. No Kane No Gain
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          do not rate deeney, he can play well but just get 2 points.. Give arnie a go. Might stay, might even go to a premiership team!

          Arnie has wife/kids etc he may not want to go to china.

          Lingard will not constantly start and produce (i'm united fan). Maybe get an everton mid as it looks like bournemouth key players are all 50/50/