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Top 10k FPL managers reap rewards as Triple Captain chip comes to the fore

As expected, Gameweek 36 proved the most popular for the Triple Captain chip in the end.

34.97% of managers ranked inside the top 10,000 worldwide opted to enhance their armbands with Liverpool hosting Huddersfield.

It was the Reds’ mismatch with the Premier League basement boys that inspired the swathe of Triple Captain activations, with three of the four different players chosen for it Anfield based.

21.31% of top 10k managers played their Triple Captain chip on Sadio Mané (£10.1m), who registered a healthy 13 point haul.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah (£13.2m) was trusted with the chip by 12.58% of managers at the highest level – an even more impressive outcome from his 19-points scored against Huddersfield.

Roberto Firmino (£9.3m), who missed out on Gameweek 36 with a muscular problem, and Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) were both backed with the Triple Captain chip by under 1% of the top 10,000.

As you can see from the table above, the Triple Captain chip still has the power to act as a differential in the closing Gameweeks of the season.

The second Wildcard and the Free Hit chips have all but outlived their usefulness as each of them has been used by over 99.6% of managers inside the top 10k.

The Bench Boost is currently on 95.54% usage by those at this level, but 12.4% are still yet to use their Triple Captain chips.

They will be considering some of the mismatches in Gameweeks 37 and 38, which include Chelsea facing Watford at Stamford, Manchester United travelling to Huddersfield and then hosting Cardiff.

Manchester City’s remaining fixtures could catch their attention with Leicester coming to the Etihad Stadium in Gameweek 37 before Pep Guardiola’s men travel to Brighton on the closing day of the campaign.

Looking at how many chips have used in the top 10,000 further highlights the opportunity for some managers within that.

82.8% of them have now exhausted their chip supply with two Gameweeks left of the season.

That means that 17.2% still have at least one joker up their sleeve between now and the end of the season, and it is possible that there are some ranked between 10,000 and 20,000 with the ability to break into the top tier with effective chip deployment.

With Wildcards and Free Hits very much things of the past now this season, the template of players inside the top 10k remains largely similar for Gameweek 36 as it was for Double Gameweek 35.

Managers at this level have kept faith in their Brighton defensive assets ahead of the visit of Newcastle to the Amex Stadium.

Mat Ryan (£4.4m) and Shane Duffy (£4.8m) both have over 56% effective ownership within the top 10k for Gameweek 36.

The power of Salah’s huge double-figure haul against Huddersfield on Friday is demonstrated by the fact that he is not among the top five most popular midfield assets for Gameweek 36.

He is in just 30% of squads in the top 10k, but his effective ownership, factoring in the captaincies and Triple Captain chips, was the sixth-best on 70.94%.

The only changes to this model came in defence and up front.

Off the back of Manchester City’s eight clean sheets in their last 10 matches, Aymeric Laporte (£6.2m) increases in popularity at the expense of Jan Valery (£4.1m).

Meanwhile, Andre Gray (£6.0m) is now the third most popular forward, although is in just 22% of squads in the top 10,000.

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  1. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    71 points from Salah (TC) and Robbo, get in there! just broke 10K OR

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well done.

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Will be some massive green arrows for some of thou lucky lads with Sala(TC) Mane Robbo.

    Nearly had that! Hopefully my lot do alright to somewhat make up for no Salah

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Looking at teams without one of robbo or taa is hurting my head. Why?!

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I doubt very much that your head is hurting as a consequence of this.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          it's a turn of phrase

      2. yakirh
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        DGW fever

  3. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Foster
    Laporte Trippier Doherty
    Salah Mane Son Eriksen
    Kun Jimenez Gray

    (Ryan Valery Duffy 4.0)

    Eriksen & Gray to Bilva & Rashford, no brainer right?

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wait for MU game, if they get back in form, yes. Especially vs hud.

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I wouldn't say that

  4. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Happy at the relative lack of damage given my No Salah, Robertson or TC - 17k down to 21k, 9 players left - hopefully retaining that triple spurs doesn’t let me down!

  5. The Curse of Falcao
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Got 84 points from Salah(TC), Mane & Robertson, what a night 🙂

    1. Manumana
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Very nice. 80pts here Salah tc, Mane & TAA

  6. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vardy owner, lil bit early but what will you do?
    A. Keep vs mci, CHE
    B. Replace with ....

    Ta.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      planning on selling to rashford

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I think he could do well against Arsenal, but get rid after 🙂

    3. syke63
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'll do B. Undecided atm but Rashford & Lacazette at front.

  7. mitro
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Eriksen please go big tomorrow lad

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Pleeeeease yes

    2. syke63
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'd take that...in a 2-3 defeat.

  8. ㅤRising
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    For the rest of season chose one bellow, have Aguero and Mane too
    1. Salah
    2. Sterling

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Decide after City game imo.

  9. Jay_
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Liverpool's 2018-19 defence now four PL assists behind Man Utd's 1998-99 midfield with two games to go.

      Giggs, Scholes and Beckham were part of that mid. Wow.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        speaks more to how much the game has changed than anything else

    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Glad I saved my triple captain for Hazard next week. Chelsea usually score a lot at home.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        chelsea have scored 36 at home. city 56, liverpool 53. same amount of games

      2. BERGKOP
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Not sure if sarcasm...

    • amplifiedAnt
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Been top-10k (or very close) for several weeks now. Hovering close for months before that.

      Just finished a 14-hour shift (after a hectic week) to realise there's a Friday fixture.

      No Salah transfer in; no triple captain set; somehow Jota is my captain.

      RIP 2018-19.

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

        If he was your captain last week that was decent at least

        1. amplifiedAnt
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Haha, no. De Bruyne.

          Actually did OK on points last week but overall just a catalogue of errors of late.

          Such a waste!

          1. michudagawd
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I know how you feel man. I was 66th in the world in GW9 but got 17 red arrows in the following 19 gameweeks and am currently at 48k. I TCed Salah against Fulham away when he blanked, captained KDB last week and also slept in past the Free Hit deadline in GW32 and didn't finalise my team. I could go on but I've made so many mistakes this season there's too many to mention.

      2. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Ouch. Sorry buddy.

    • FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Best GK for the last two games? Money no object

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        De gea, Ederson or Lloris for me

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Thought of DDG as a differential too. But United a bit leaky in the back. You dont fancy Allison?

          1. Tsparkes10
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Yh. Thought you'd have triple pool already

      2. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        De Gea, Ederson, then Leno.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          leno lol

    • Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      For how difficult this season has been, some days it all goes ok. That was a -4 well spent.

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I'm an addict for hits.

        1. ㅤRising
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Ive spent 104 points on hits so far :O

          1. Eddie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            And how has that served you?

            1. Eddie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I'm on 28.

            2. ㅤRising
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              It has its highs and lows haha, 8k now hopefully top 10k

              1. Eddie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Me too! Looks like you took the long way round.

                1. ㅤRising
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Haha its more fun with hits but can easily backfire

    • michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Who to get in for Vardy?

      A) Zaha
      B) Rashford

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        What’s wrong with Vardy?

        1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          will face mci and CHE

        2. michudagawd
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Tough fixtures coming up, time to go.

      2. tokara
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        A)

        i am selling to get Kun

      3. Viper
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        B

      4. juho
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        B) looks slightly better on paper, but Utd's playing like crap

    • Viper
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I know it's a long time away and so much could change etc. etc. but how does this provisionally look?

      Salah & Llorente - > Sterling & Rashford (-4)

      Gotta keep chasing those Huddersfield games!

      1. ㅤRising
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Looks good

      2. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Why Salah out for a hit?

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          to afford sterling and rashford

          dont love it personally

        2. Viper
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Let's say Llorente - > Rashford is the hit 😉

          1. ㅤRising
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Sounds better

          2. DV8R
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Not Salah though, you've seen what he's capable of.

      3. BERGKOP
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I like it

        1. BERGKOP
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          *but don't LOVE it. Any other way?

      4. juho
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I think it's a coin flip

        Utd are awful at the moment, but you get the chance to see how they do against Chelsea for more info.

        Llorente can score against Bou, especially if they're on the beach

    • KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      1) Shaw (hud)+ -4
      Or,
      2)Valery(whu)

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        2

        I don't trust United to keep a clean sheet. Huddersfield were unlucky not to score tonight

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        definitely a

    • Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Can Monreal outscore Robertson over the rest of the season?

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        in which dimension?

      2. Viper
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Can he? Yes.

        Will he? No.

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

          I don't even think he can

      3. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Not even if they let him stand in the box waiting for mane Salah firmino to set him up

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Possibly, in just one of Dr. Strange’s millions of alternate realities 😉

      5. juho
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Pretty much impossible

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Uh oh....

      Did not realise Pogba dropping Sterling rising. That’ll mean I can’t go Vardy Eriksen to Sterling Rashford - had exact cash...

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I’m on the opposite end, hoping for a Pogba drop so i can do Wilson + Eriksen > Rashford & Pogba, but that’s depending on United’s form this GW of course.

      2. michudagawd
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling didn't rise.

    • juho
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Preliminary thoughts on either of the following for GW37

      (1) Play Redmond away against WHU and save FT; or
      (2) Vardy -> Rashford

      GW38 plan is to bring in Aguero with 2 transfers

      Thanks, guys!

    • rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Price Changes - 27th April 2019

      🔺  Guaita (4.3), Zaha (6.9), Sigurdsson (7.4), Ederson (5.7), Bernardo Silva (7.7), Agüero (11.9)

      🔻  Mkhitaryan (6.6), David Luiz (5.8), Kenny (4.1), Morgan (4.5), Pereira (5.3), De Bruyne (9.6), Pogba (8.5), Rashford (7.3), Lukaku (10.7), Doucouré (5.9), Tielemans (6.0)

      1. juho
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers, Rainy!

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Eurgh, damn Pogba

      3. Weilong7
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        cheers rainy

      4. Hurnt
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks

      5. Crazygopher
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thank you 1-1

      6. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        cheers

    • moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Goddammit, really thought 84 would get me a massively tied #1 GW Rank, but no, 3694 nutters have some Huddersfield players as well.

      1. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That's an insult to nutters.

      2. Viper
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thousands of people rip they're team apart each week to get gwk rank 1 because hits aren't taken into account.

        This is something that seriously needs to be changed as it really should recognise those that have hit genuine top scores

        1. moment
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          That's actually a really good point. GW Rank #1 should be post hits, and exclude teams created that gameweek (and arguably just be based on week 1 teams).

          1. tucaoneo
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            No, FPL won't do anything like that. They want to encourage people to create new teams every week to go for that 'glory' so they can boast about their '6 million managers'.

            1. Bouncebackability
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              And offer relatively poor prizes all things considered.

    • The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hmmmmmm.

    • Viper
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Who to sell for Sterling?

      A. Mane

      B. Salah

      C. Neither. Go without

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Seems like a sideways transfer.. surely you have other transfers that are better?

      2. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Mane sucks away from home, plus B would mean you have some money ITB. If you need that money elsewhere that's fine of course.

    • FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Allison, DDG or Ederson?

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That's actually a really tough one now, I expect one CS each for Alisson and Ederson, De Gea SHOULD get two but we're so bad that anything is possible. Maybe go De Gea if Utd win on Sunday.

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I think DDG offers a nice differential.

      2. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        There is a possibility that Man United are on the beach after this week, in which case DDG can be benched for Romero. This happened last year. I know because I made the mistake of having him.

    • FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ryan
      TAA Kola Doherty
      Salah Sterling Son Jota
      Aguero Jimenez Long

      Subs: Foster Deulofeu Valery Duffy

      GW37: Ryan -> DDG
      GW38: Jimenez -> Rashford

      Good plan? Or do you have other suggestions?

    • money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ending my season with gray jimenez and mitrovic as my strikeforce

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Nothing wrong with that, Gray mostly benched?

        1. money face bandwagon
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Kind of going my usual habit of having 1 or 2 big hitters up front. Yes playing gray this gw against wolves and benching gray next week. Getting hazard in for son probably is my next move

    • SirStevieG
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I never thought I'd see the day I scored 80 from 3 players.

      Thank you Liverpool 🙂

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thank Huddersfield too!

      2. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I second that. 71 from 2 players wow

    • HammersXI
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I don't know what's more painful.

      Deciding against Salah for a hit to remove Sterling which I considered the whole week

      OR

      Supporting Leeds... All the best to Norwich and Sheffield this season. Trying to be graceful here but we could have seriously gone up by this time if not for the dreadful Easter results. And I guess since everyone hates Leeds and they are on a meltdown, the playoff doesn't look comforting one bit at this moment...

    • sjhuk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      TAA, Robbo, Mane (c), and still a red arrow down to rank 1395. Fingers crossed the Hazard and Son that Salah to Mane enabled comes through!

    • Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I got 51 out of 2 players no TC just C Salah. and had Mane.
      Must admit though I am a bit annoyed planned way back to ditch the liverpool defence and go all out attack.
      I got Firmino in for Vardy and suddenly there was a Firmino no show...

      Meanwhile Robertson gets 14 points.... who I had most of the season but ditched.

      Small green arrow doubt it will stay as is. I have double city defence but no city attack.