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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. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hoping I dont regret holding off on TC until final day.. rival didn't have Salah so if I kept the TC on him it could have been a very nice points swing..

    1. 420king
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      At least you weren't tricked into not using your TC by this site.

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

        Nope all my own decision.. firmino being out worried me that it might blunt the liverpool attack slightly.. obviously I forgot to remember that it was Huddersfield they were facing.

        1. 420king
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Well now you have to depend on luck...same as me.

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

            Isn't it all mainly luck?

            1. 420king
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Yeah, but you'll need lots more luck getting points like that in less obvious game.

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

        99% if this site told you to use it.

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

          of*

        2. 420king
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I'm talking about two people posting that Mane isn't starting less than a minute left to deadline. Neither of them were new accounts either.

          1. Party time
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Wish I was online then. Salah would've been my cap

      3. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Same boat as me. I'm playing it either next wk or final day.

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

      Anyone planning to get Rashford for his final two fixtures?

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Gray to Rashford (c) done

        1. Lukakuna
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Nice, after the price drop I hope

          1. El Matador
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Yes was waiting for the drop

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I’m thinking about it

      3. Rash
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I've brought in Greenwood as fodder for now with the hope that he gives him a start on the final day.

      4. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        It will be -4 for me, so hesitated.

      5. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I Could be wrung but a Man u Player?
        I there should ever be a topin of the season, how could ManU allow such a terrible influence

    3. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Shane Duffy is due a goal and I have a feeling it will happen today

      1. Lukakuna
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Most likely Brighton player to score

      2. Party time
          4 years, 11 months ago

          He is a Legend, his brother is also a Legend

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

          I hope you're right

        • Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Duffy 2k19
          Still believe

        • ebb2sparky
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          That would be nice. My rival has TAA over my Duffy 🙁

      3. Party time
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Who do you want to win the golden boot?

          1. Lukakuna
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Auba, not gonna happen tho

            1. Party time
                4 years, 11 months ago

                It could tbh. That Brighton game, Auba wouod be fired up

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

              Aguero as I feel it might tip the scales to finally win PFA

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  I thought people said Van Dijk won it already

              2. jia you
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Kun and for him to bag five on Sunday

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Hahahaha

                2. El Matador
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Salah (United fan)

                  1. Party time
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      I think he will

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

                    Mane

                    1. Party time
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        Same

                      • Eat my goal!
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 5 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        This just to make pricing really interesting next season

                    2. Ginkapo FPL
                      • 12 Years
                      4 years, 11 months ago

                      Ryan Babel

                      1. Party time
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Fulham's golden boot?

                          1. Ginkapo FPL
                            • 12 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            No, premierleague, or did I misunderstand the question?

                            1. Party time
                                4 years, 11 months ago

                                Lol

                        • ebb2sparky
                          • 13 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Mitrovic - 4 in each of his last 3 should do the trick

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

                        Irritated I didn't use FT to get TAA in for vert. Would've wrapped up leagues with that move.

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

                          Vert hasn't played yet

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

                            & this 🙂

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

                          tbf there was a benching fear

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

                            That's what put me off in the end.

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

                          Those extra 4 points would've wrapped up leagues?

                      3. kennethrhcp
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 13 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        12 to play... teams they're playing against: NEW, wat, WHU, sou, bur, BOU

                        it's gonna go wrong isn't it 🙂

                      4. aleksios
                        • 8 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        Which moves for free?

                        a) VVD+Sterl to 4.2+Salah
                        b) Dunk+Eriksen to Laporte+Mili.

                        Already on 3 pool.
                        Think Salah is essential.

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

                          salah was essential... dunno would I lose vvd & sterling for him now

                        2. F_Ivanovic
                          • 8 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Every man and his dog has scored 2 against Huddersfield. Salah has only been essential over Christmas - rest of the time, his money has not been worth the price. I'd rather have VVD + Sterl then 4.2+Salah.

                      5. NATSTER
                        • 13 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        I'm looking at the possible moves and seeing exact fund for these moves.

                        Son + Wilson -> Pogba + Zaha

                        It's probably the one.

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

                          looks good but def wait on transfers til all played

                          1. NATSTER
                            • 13 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            Definitely. Cheers.

                        2. Eat my goal!
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 5 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          I was just looking at Zaha for
                          Wilson. nice couple of fixtures

                          Can’t afford rash and an improvement in form is yet to be seen

                          Not sure on the son to pogs- seems like Pogba has lost interest, however Utd will surely Play better against their opponents

                          1. NATSTER
                            • 13 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            I'm actually not so confident with Pogba too. But the fixtures might give United the benefits.

                      6. diesel001
                        • 7 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        With Utd no longer in the CL I hope they go for it tomorrow with an attacking team:

                        DDG
                        Dalot Lindelof Smalling Shaw
                        Herrera Pogba McTominay
                        Lingard Rashford Martial

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

                          Lingard... Yuck

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

                        Eriksen-Gray to:
                        1-Pogba - Zaha
                        2-Bilva - Rashford

                      8. Burger
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 8 Years
                        4 years, 11 months ago

                        Predictions for:

                        Spurs v Hammers
                        Palace v Everton
                        Fulham v Cardiff
                        Saints v Bournemouth
                        Watford v Wolves
                        Brighton v Newcastle

                        ?

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

                          I'll go first:

                          3-1
                          1-1
                          2-2
                          1-1
                          2-0
                          0-0

                        2. Eat my goal!
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 5 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          3-1
                          1-1
                          2-1
                          3-3
                          2-2
                          0-0

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

                          3-0
                          1-1
                          1-0
                          3-2
                          2-2
                          0-0

                        4. Plebby
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          2-0
                          1-1
                          0-1
                          1-0
                          1-2
                          0-0

                        5. drughi
                          • 14 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          3-1
                          2-2
                          0-0
                          1-1
                          0-2
                          0-0

                        6. Party time
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            Burnley 1 v 5 City ( Leroy Sané 2 goals 2 assists, Agüero 1 goal 1 yellow card, Bernardo 2 goals 2 assists)

                          • bigbudgie
                            • 9 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            THink we should put some money on a 0-0 at Brighton and a 1-1 at Palace haha

                        7. Blue&White85
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 8 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Have 2 FTs and 0.4 ITB. Think I’m going to do the following to finish the season:

                          37 - Duffy to Shaw
                          38 - Jota & Jimenez to Pogba & Success (bench)

                          That look ok?

                        8. Runaway
                          • 12 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          My ML leader: Kolasinac + Mili + Gray + 3
                          Me: Trippier + Son + DCL

                          I have a fair chance of taking the lead, right? Too excited

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

                            My 1st sub is Valery btw in case Trippier benched

                        9. SweepaKeepa
                          • 7 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Is Rashford still preferred to Lukaku if you take price out of the equation?

                          1. Bunk Moreland
                            • 8 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            If they were the same price, I would go for Lukaku.

                        10. pjomara
                          • 13 Years
                          4 years, 11 months ago

                          Anyone else with triple Wolves and triple Brighton?
                          Will need to have offloaded two for gw38 presumably.
                          Thinking save Ft and then Jota->Redmond and Jimenez->Zaha

                          1. ebb2sparky
                            • 13 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            Not triple but double of both. Will probably shift Duffy this week, shift Doherty for 38, bench Ryan and keep Jimenez

                          2. F_Ivanovic
                            • 8 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            No because I looked at 38 in advance and thought...yeah, that's not a good idea.

                          3. Blue&White85
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 8 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            I have 3 Wolves an 1 Brighton. Planning on selling Duffy for Shaw in 37 then Jota & Jimenez for Pogba & 4.5 forward in 38.

                            1. Blue&White85
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 8 Years
                              4 years, 11 months ago

                              Boly will be benched in 38.

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

                          I’m already excited for 2019/20 FPL
                          What do we think Salah will be worth? Robbo? Jiménez?

                          1. Bunk Moreland
                            • 8 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            Salah 12,5
                            Robertson 7,5
                            Jimenez 8,5

                          2. Blue&White85
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 8 Years
                            4 years, 11 months ago

                            Salah 12.5
                            Robertson 7.0
                            Jimenez 8.5