Captains

Captain Sensible – Aguero and Salah in close call for Gameweek 30

Liverpool and Manchester City options look to be the key players in the Gameweek 30 captaincy debate.

Both sides face crucial home fixtures in the Premier League title race and some of their key players have a strong case for the armband.

The Captain Sensible article is here once again to analyse the data of these assets in plenty of detail, as well as the attacking statistics of their teams and defensive capabilities of their opponents.

Captain Poll

In one of the closest calls of the season, it’s been neck-and-neck between Mohamed Salah (£13.4m) and Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) all week in the captain poll. The Egyptian took the lead on Monday but by late Tuesday, the Manchester City man had overtaken him.

At the time of writing, Salah is back on top but not by much. Ahead of Burnley’s trip to Anfield, he has the backing of 28.7% while Aguero has 28.67%.

The secondary options from both clubs are also in the top five with Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) garnering 10% support and Sadio Mané (£9.8m) on 4%.

Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) is the only member of the top five not to play for Liverpool or Manchester City. With Leicester hosting Fulham on Saturday afternoon, the forward has the backing of 4.5% in the vote.

The differential options for Gameweek 30 include some important candidates from previous rounds of fixtures. Paul Pogba (£9.0m) is the best of the rest with 2.3% while Harry Kane (£12.4m) has 1.87% support.

Wilfried Zaha (£6.8m), Eden Hazard (£10.8m) and Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) and Michy Batshuayi (£6.5m) are the only other options with more than 1% backing.

Player statistics – Last four Gameweeks

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  1. Gringo Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kun all day long

  2. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hmmm I might go Sterling(C)...

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m on Sterling

      Don’t have Aguero, which is worrying

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I've got both, feels like I need to get it right this week with no Salah in my team...

    2. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Me too.

      I have Salah and Sterling. Currently on Sterling.

    3. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      have all four big hitters (brag))) which makes it even more difficult

  3. Concrete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play Jiménez or Ricardo?

    1. Dele
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Neither

      1. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Doherty then

    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ricardo

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The one in form

  4. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah

  5. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mané (C) o/

  6. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who is joining me in the Vardy Fulham party o/

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

      Captain party 🙂

    2. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's my vice, can i still join the party?

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

        Join up no problem 🙂

    3. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy against teams that stay back is always struggling.
      I wouldn't go for the c although I believe he will score one but no more than the big hitters

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

        I don’t think Fulham stay back or can afford to even consider that ... they certainly didn’t last week 🙂

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Having a hat trick party with Kun 😀

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

        Against tired legs in the last 20 mins off the bench ? 😉

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I’ve been to all all hat trick parties with Kun all as (c) 🙂

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

            Pep quite recently ... ‘We cannot live, for example, with just Sergio. The last 10-15 minutes he was exhausted. We need Gabriel as quick as possible to come back.

            When you play every three days, in March and April, it is demanding, we need everybody.’

    5. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm in 🙂

  7. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best move here? 1 ft 0.2 itb.

    -Fab
    -VVD-Diop-Digne
    -Salah-Mane-Pogba-Rich-Fraser
    -Kun-Rash

    ---Butt--Doherty--Jimenez--Lascelles.

    a) Save
    b) Rash to King.

    Thanks.

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Play Jimi over Fraser

    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Play Lascelles over Rich

  8. Fantasydreamer
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is rashford to king/Wilson worth a -4 this week so that I can have ten in for GW31 after next weeks transfer?

    Would mean likely to have 11/12 or GW33 depending on if palace qualify in fa cup so don’t know if it’s best to go with just the nine for GW31?

    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think it's worth a hit

    2. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No, Rashford and United on a high from Wednesday, 8 games unbeaten away, scoring goals. Not worth a hit imo

    3. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      why not wait a week? Rashford could easily outcore King this week.

  9. Eric Banternaaa
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    2FT 0.9ITB. First time ever in top 500!

    Fabianski
    VVD / Trent / Shaw
    Salah / Pogba / Richarlison / Hazard
    Jiminez / Kun

    Hamer / Bennett / Billing / Bednarek

    Chip Strategy: Build team for 31 (should also cover 33), FH 32, WC 34, TC 36 Salah v Huddersfield, BB TBC

    Getting rid of Bennett, Shaw & Son for GW 31. Leaves me with a bench of Kun, Pogba & Jiminez next week.

    Who would you priorities this week? Bennett & ?

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw

      1. Clarity
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Shaw > Chilwell/Pereira and hold one of transfers.

        1. Eric Banternaaa
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Bennett, will be going next week so may as well use transfer to improve bench. Thinking Bennett > Diop or Balbuena

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

    Who would you rather own this week ?
    A. Lanzini
    B. Fraser/brooks
    Would get the other next gameweek

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B....Brooks

      1. Ohh1454
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Interesting with money not an issue is he a better option then Fraser

    2. Clarity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

  11. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is sterling worth a hit ditching pogba

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Questionmark

    2. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No I don't think so

    3. Clarity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

    4. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      not with the upcoming blanks

  12. Clarity
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who to play?

    A) Snodgrass (Cardiff away)
    B) AWB (Brighton at home)
    C) Jimenez (Chelsea away)

    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

  13. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hello guys. What would you do here?

    Patricio
    Shaw, Robertson, Pereira
    Salah, Son, Pogba, Sterling, Fanderson
    Jimenez, Rondon

    subs: Button -- Balbuena. Doherty, Kamara --- 1 FT, 2.0 ITB

    A) Son -> Mane
    B) Son & Jimenez -> Fraser & Higuain
    C) Something else, what?

    1. Clarity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Son > Mane or Shaw > Trent imo.
      Youll prob want jimenez in 32 and im guessing youll lose a lot of value.

      1. Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have already Salah and Robertson so can't get two new Pool players. Purchased Jimenez for 6.4

        1. Clarity
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I was saying one or the other. So either Son to Mane OR Shaw to trent.
          Still think keep Jimenez, he has good record vs top sides, in great form and dgw in 32, saves you a bit of value still.

          1. Old Gregg
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yep this.
            Depends if you want liv treble up with 2 def and 1 Mid or vice versa.

          2. Jam0sh
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers. Missed the 'or' bit

  14. Sharpe Shuffle
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is there likely to be a City DGW32 or is it too late now?

  15. Michelle Davin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Chilwell brace incoming?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely not

  16. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Haz anyone?

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Anyone what?

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      please disclose the suspense asap... 😉

  17. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No Salah or Aguero, so my own Captain Poll. Help much appreciated!

    A) Higuain
    B) Mane
    C) Son
    D) Hazard
    E) Vardy

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B is on fire

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    3. Clarity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Easy, B.

    4. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not B or C, one of the Chelsea boys for me.

  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ok to save my FT this gw? It's Aguero over Salah by far this week can't believe the pole!

    Boruc
    TAA Pereira Keane
    Salah Hazard Pogba Son
    Aguero(c) Jimenez Rondon
    Ryan Kola Jonny Westwood

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      gtg. Save

    2. philm33
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd say you're g2g

    3. Clarity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      G2g

  19. Daghe Munegu
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play 1
    A Kola
    B Shaw
    C Peltier

    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      None look like particularly enticing options kola could cause problems against young but united have shown a defensive resilance lately however id go C

      1. Ohh1454
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Meant B hehe

    2. Jontharon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

  20. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Time for Jesus to have a start ? 🙁

    1. philm33
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hope not as an Aguero captainer

    2. Clarity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I reckon so, but who knows.

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No, you better get behind the sofa.

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

      Pep quite recently ... ‘We cannot live, for example, with just Sergio. The last 10-15 minutes he was exhausted. We need Gabriel as quick as possible to come back.

      When you play every three days, in March and April, it is demanding, we need everybody.’

      https://mobile.twitter.com/FFScout/status/1101070799258243072

  21. cuppatea78
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking of taken out Kolasniac and bringing in Rice.

    Kolasniac next 3 games - Man Utd, Blank, Newcastle

    Rice next 3 games - Cardiff, Huddlesfield, Everton

    What do you think?

    1. JammySprat
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nah Kola looks good

      1. cuppatea78
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Even with those next 3 fixtures?

        1. JammySprat
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Brought him in for attacking returns, if your FH 32 he's good

    2. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd take Kolas out unless you need him for GW33 blanks

  22. Mr.Vuvuzela
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who should I drop? Just know my decision will come back and haunt me.
    a)Lacelles
    b)Anderson
    c)Jimenez

    1. Jontharon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Jontharon
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Depending on tactics for gw31, if building for gw31 C

        1. Mr.Vuvuzela
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          cheers, keeping for 31. But one needs benching this week.

  23. JammySprat
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Do we know how many double GW matches there will be in 35? Is it worth considering TC instead of BB of there isn't many doubles? I could BB this week with a bench of pogba, Kola, deulo

    1. philm33
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think everyone is following this for guidance at the moment

      https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18r08-Z5lot760c2k1B380OCnNHXLRnNH31YWagB4Oas/htmlview?sle=true#

      1. JammySprat
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It's tempting because if everyone is going BB they will be ignoring good SGW options for 36,37,38

  24. Clarity
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who to play? Leaning towards Raul

    A) Snodgrass (Cardiff away)
    B) AWB (Brighton at home)
    C) Jimenez (Chelsea away)

    1. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A
      B
      C

    3. Mr.Vuvuzela
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B, most likely to get points

  25. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play one:
    A. AWB (BHA)
    B. Rice (car)

    1. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, currently on A but Cardiff seem out of sorts!

        1. ryacoo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          They do but I trust Palace defensively more than WHU.

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            fair point!

    2. Clarity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A
      B

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        cheers

        1. Clarity
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks for your 'A, B, C' as well 🙂

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I wasn't been funny, preferred Snodgrass, then AWB, wouldn't play Jimenez v CHE!

  26. philm33
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best Doherty replacement for £6.1 or under? Have Bednarek, AWB, Pereira & TAA already

    1. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe David Luiz

    2. Clarity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Luiz

      1. philm33
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Confirmed my thoughts, cheers

    3. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Robertson? Luiz looks good. Ake maybe?

  27. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play one:

    A) Jimi (che)
    B) Arnie (car)

    1. Clarity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

  28. Eric Banternaaa
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    2FT 0.9ITB. First time ever in top 500!

    Fabianski
    VVD / Trent / Shaw
    Salah / Pogba / Son / Hazard
    Jiminez / Kun

    Hamer / Bennett / Billing / Bednarek

    Chip Strategy: Build team for 31 (should also cover 33), FH 32, WC 34, TC 36 Salah v Huddersfield, BB TBC

    Bennett & Shaw > Pereira & Diop?

    Plan to transfer Son next GW, leaving Jiminez, Pogba, and Aguero on bench.

    1. JammySprat
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well done. Why wouldn't you use chip in 35?

      Pereira risky if you don't already have maybe avoid.

      1. Eric Banternaaa
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who would you suggest instead? Money ML rival has so kind of using as a blocker.

  29. RIDZ
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which one better:
    a) Jimenez to Vardy
    b) Bennett to Pereira

    1. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Eric Banternaaa
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A lot of money invested in Jiminez? Not want him for GW32?

      1. Eric Banternaaa
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        B

      2. RIDZ
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        FH 32

        1. Eric Banternaaa
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Not losing value though?

    3. Clarity
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A if you dont lose much value on Jim. If you lose a lot of value on Jim id do B

  30. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    it is worth losing pogz for vardy for a hit this gw or feck it ? Y / N

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      *is it

    2. philm33
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Depends what your other transfer is

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        long/pogz-> vardy/4.8

        1. philm33
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Not for me