Captain Sensible

Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 8?

Fantasy Premier League managers have been presented with another tricky captaincy debate for Gameweek 8.

Liverpool host a Leicester side looking very committed to breaking into the top four while rotation and injury fears plague our Manchester City assets.

We’ve assessed the key candidates for the armband this weekend using individual and team data.

As this uses information from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area only those signed up for the 2019/20 season can access it in full.

Captain Poll

After ending his Premier League goal drought in Gameweek 7, Raheem Sterling (£12.1m) has returned to the summit of the latest captain poll.

The Manchester City midfielder comes into the weekend backed by 28% of those that have voted so far (as of Thursday lunch-time).

His owners will have been encouraged by two things they saw of Sterling midweek.

Firstly, he was rested for the majority of the win over Dinamo Zagreb, emerging only as a 56th-minute replacement for Bernardo Silva (£7.9m).

Secondly, Sterling was involved in both goals after he arrived on the pitch, reminding his owners what he is capable of.

Playing in a much more central location than we have seen in recent Premier League outings, the England international scored the opening goal and provided the assist for Phil Foden‘s (£5.2m) stoppage-time strike.

Meanwhile, Wolves come to the Etihad Stadium with just one clean sheet in their last six and a goals conceded tally that reads 11 in that time – an average of 1.8 per game.

We thought that Sterling might have to fight off some interest in Kevin de Bruyne (£10.0m) for the Gameweek 8 captaincy but his recent groin problem has drastically affected the poll results.

Before the injury was confirmed, the Belgian ranked third with a 15% share of the vote but in the last few days, he has dropped to eighth and the backing of just 3.2%.

Currently second in the poll is Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) who is still yet to blank this season.

He has scored in all but one Premier League match in 2019/20, and in all three at the Emirates Stadium so far.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth come to north London with no clean sheets on the road yet this season – which is why 20% of those who have voted in the poll fancy more attacking returns from Aubameyang on Sunday afternoon.

Sergio Aguero (£12.1m) has a fairly strong hold on third place in the poll, garnering the support of 12%.

His benching for the trip to Everton is probably enough to put some Fantasy managers off the Argentinian, especially given he registered 88 minutes against Zagreb.

However, if he does start, which he often does at the Etihad Stadium, Aguero is also without a blank this season. In three home matches, he has a total of four goals and two assists.

Teemu Pukki (£7.2m) may be without an attacking return on the road since Gameweek 1 but the Norwich forward has scored five of six Premier League goals at home.

Aston Villa come to Carrow Road this weekend having conceded seven times in their last three away matches in the top flight.

That combination of statistics will be why Pukki is the best of the rest in the top this week, pulling in 7.2% of the vote in the captaincy poll.

In fact, the Finnish striker has more support than Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) for the Gameweek 8 armband.

The Egyptian does arguably have a trickier fixture as Leicester come to Anfield in good form and praised for recent defensive displays.

However, Salah has been in exceptional form at home this season. In his first three Premier League matches at Anfield he has registered four goals and one assist, for an average of 12 points per game.

Should that form continue, the 6.7% of managers who captained him for Gameweek 8 will feel very happy indeed, especially with many looking elsewhere both for the armband and for transfers.

Son Heung-min (£9.7m) now has attacking returns in each of his last three league outings, and was one of the few players to score for Spurs in their absolute humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich midweek.

That has led to 4.7% of our voters backing him for the captaincy in Saturday’s lunch-time kick-off at Brighton.

Harry Kane (£11.0m) also found the net in that 7-2 defeat and has scored or assisted in each of his last four Premier League matches – hence the 3.2% interest.

Tammy Abraham (£7.6m) may have blanked in each of his last two at Stamford Bridge but he travels to Southampton on Sunday afternoon with six goals in each of his last three away matches in all competitions.

Therefore, 2.9% fancy him as an outside bet for the captaincy in Gameweek 8.

Sadio Mané (£11.6m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) are the only other options with more than 1% backing.

Player statistics – Last four matches

Lessons Learned from Gameweek 7

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  1. YuvalFPL
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Struggling hard to decide on transfers this week, help please...

    A) Greenwood, Maddison & Digne > Abraham, £5.4m mid, Tomori (-4)
    B) Haller, Digne > Abraham, Tomori (£1.4m in the bank)

    Pope Button
    TAA Otamendi Digne Lundstram Kelly
    Sterling KDB Mane Maddison Mount
    Haller Pukki Greenwood

    Basically a toss up between Maddison and Haller and i'm leaning towards option B.

    1. Squeakybum99
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B
      Why would you want to get rid of Maddison?

      1. YuvalFPL
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Because Haller is playing palace at home and has a decent run of fixtures

        1. Squeakybum99
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Leicester have better fixtures after Pool. And your replacements do as well. I would actually do nothing.

          1. YuvalFPL
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            this is my issue. but I feel like tammy's underlying stats means he needs to be in my team.

  2. true_Jerry
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    really struggling to use my 2 ft this week

    Pope
    TAA Soy Ota (rico lundstram)
    Sterling Kdb Son Cantwell (Nakamba)
    Auba Tammy Haller

    any ideas?

    1. YuvalFPL
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      good team, how much is in the bank? I'd look to upgrade Cantwell

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

      4.0 GK to McGovern and roll the other FT

      1. true_Jerry
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        considering this, or Cantwell to Saka for a short term punt

        no itb and have had kdb since gwk 1

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Don't sell Cantwell

          1. true_Jerry
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            im very reluctant as well

    3. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      If KDB is injured maybe sell and take a punt on someone like Mahrez or Mount?

      1. true_Jerry
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        too much value attached to him really

  3. El Copo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Play Rico or Kelly?

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

      Kelly

    2. TheBrat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Rico, just

    3. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Kelly for me

  4. TheBrat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bench order help please!

    A Rico
    B Soy
    C Greenwood

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      C A B

  5. Igz08
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    WC team:

    Pope
    Ota Tomori Pieters
    Salah KDB Cantwell Mount
    Aguero Aub Haller

    McGovern Dendoncker Söyüncü Kelly

    Would prefer Yarmolenko+Pukki instead of Cantwell+Haller but 0.6 short 🙁

    1. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Current team:

      Pope
      Tomori TAA Ota
      Mount Cantwell Salah KDB
      Haller Pukki Aguero

      Heaton Pieters Dendonck Kelly

    2. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I like it, but I also like your current team!

      1. Igz08
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Really want Aubameyang in the team, but could also do for a -4 next week

        1. The_Fish
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          -4 after a WC?

          Madness

    3. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Looks pretty awful use of WC,

      1GK change
      1 DEF change
      1 FWD change

      If you really want that team just take a hit.

      1. Igz08
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        That’s three hits as I used my FT already. Don’t fancy it on the back of a -8 and a shocking gw rank last week ..

  6. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Dismal last few weeks, dismal season.

    What's best to do here?
    A) Aurier to Tomori
    B) Save
    C) Something else (still have WC)

    Pope
    Robbo / VVD / Lundstram / Aurier*
    Salah / Sterling / KdB / McGinn
    Vardy / Pukki

    McGovern / Rico / Greenwood / Dendoncker

    Thanks!

    1. TheBrat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A

      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thank you

    2. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Did A

      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

  7. Le Bluff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ben Dinnery reporting that Cantwell has been named in the England U21 squad.

    Surely wouldn't be included if the 'injury' was anything close to serious.

    1. Party time
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Almost sold him yesterday, thanks for the update

      • Flaming Flamingo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I trust that random troll on twitter more than I do Ben Dinnery.

          1. Flaming Flamingo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yes, I already knew he was in the squad. My point was that he always seems to either repeat information or make a random comment that is later proven incorrect. Like that KDB has been training all week.

            1. Ze_Austin
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Ben Dinnery is an injury data analyst. His job is to get info from press conferences or reliable sources from the internet that you can find if you decide to do so yourself. He's not a journalist, so he doesn't attend all conferences or go for training sessions or interview the coaches

              As an injury data analyst, he has noticed trends over the years and can give educated guesses on what he thinks might happen with a player's availability or what a coach might do with said availability. Not based on any special info he got, but pretty much an educated guess: like the FFS captaincy videos and articles. He knows he can be wrong, and he doesn't hide that.

              1. Flaming Flamingo
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Well his educated guesses are terrible from what I've seen.

      • Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        sweet

    2. AFC49
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Pope
      Robbo, VVD, Lundstram, Digne
      Salah, Sterling, Mount, McGinn
      Auba (c), Pukki

      Button, Soyuncu, Greenwood, Dendoncker

      1FT, 0.2 ITB

      A.) Digne > Otamendi
      B.) Digne > Cresswell
      C.) Save

      1. TheBrat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A

    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Plenty of potential prices risers tonight with ownership ranging from 4-11%

      Tomori
      Rico
      Soyuncu
      Guendouzi
      Otamendi
      Son

      Or Pope 14.7%

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

      So i have Kdb (will play Cantwell or Mings.)

      Should I do

      Mane➡️Sterling(c) for free???

      Or save FT?

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Do it

      2. Big Al Stankovic
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        What’s your captaincy options if not?

    5. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      De bruyne and Mount to Saka and Sterling?
      Mount may be rested

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Will Saka start?

      2. Igz08
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Big gamble imo

        1. Champions League Varane
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Huge gamble I am willing to take if Saka was to start why wasn’t he included yesterday?

      3. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Dont remove mount.

      4. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Why mount, 2 week break coming up...

      5. Hiddenpaw
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        mount wont be rested

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

      Does the Kammy-tool still work for predicting trannies? Anyone got the link?

    7. JenkoJunko
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Morning all!

      Need to get rid of AWB and Jota (don't ask why i still have him) ha! Ideally i wanted to hold the transfer for 2 after the IB but not sure i can.

      Squad:
      Pope Button
      Digne VVD AWB Soy Lund
      Salah Sterling KDB Mount Yarmolenko
      Greenwood Pukki Jota

      Give me your best replacements for AWB and Jota for a -4????
      Or any other suggestions 🙂
      All very welcome. Thanks.

      1. Big Al Stankovic
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Tomori and Tammy.

        If you have enough cash I’d just to Jota —> Tammy.

        You could also do awb —> otamendi/Tomori for the FT.

    8. Clinton19
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Would you KDB and Aguero >> Mahrez and Auba for -4.

      I have sterling, pukki and Tammy as captain options also

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Same here don’t know

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

        Same dilemma to me

      3. Big Al Stankovic
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        No. Probably wouldn’t even do it for free.

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

      Transfer this week?

      Salah > Sterling
      Aguero > Auba
      both for -4

      I have KDB and Aguero currently.

    10. Daghe Munegu
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sorry for repost

      Ayew to Wilson - 4? Yes or no?

      1. Squeakybum99
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Do it next week

    11. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Help from you FPL stats experts..if there are any one here at the mo..
      What are the percentages of these three going up in value tomorrrow?
      A) Söyüncü
      B) Rico
      C) Pope

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Yip these are the top to rise on FPL stats. Know that. Asking around here for chances / percentages.

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        All about 95-100%

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks

    12. Gunner1290
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      One Free Transfer what you reckon? Thinking salah to sterling(c)

      Pope (button)
      VVD Lund Dunk (Rico Soy)
      Son Salah Kdb Madison (Dendonk)
      Auba(c) King Tammy

    13. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Play 2:

      Digne
      Cresswell
      Pieters

      I already have Pope in goal so putting me off Pieters and pope double up...

    14. lordkippe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone got info regarding AWB. Will United have a presser at all ?
      I already own and will keep KDB but if AWB is out my team looks a bit thin. Uniteds fixtures look great mid term but dont want to lose value

      1. Rotation's Alter Ego
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Looks 'likely' to be out according to MEN.

        "But Solskjaer was fairly positive about the performance, despite the news that Lingard, along with Paul Pogba, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw, looks likely to miss this weekend's trip to Newcastle United."

    15. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      24 hours to deadline

    16. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Fabianski conformed out 3 months. Giving West Ham defence a miss now.

      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Good call

    17. corderz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lose Salah to fund Greenwood > Aubameyang?

      1. Squeakybum99
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Nah.

    18. farmerfat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Selling Kun for Auba feels so wrong but so right at the same time.

      1. Invincibles
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Auba more nailed to start and score, but Aguero more likely to bag a double figure haul.

        That's basically the dilemma.

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          And Auba more likely to get baps. I can sniff them already 😉

      2. Squeakybum99
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        It's wrong. But hey ho, no one actually knows.

      3. CheesyZoot
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Keep Kun this week imo

    19. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Correct team and sub order?

      Pope
      Hanley Tomori VvD Lundstram
      Salah Sterling (vc) Mount KdB(i)
      Aguero (c) Pukki

      Subs: Button Rico Greenwood Dendo

      Currently thinking of doing KdB to Son for -4 and bring KdB back before gw 10.

      Thanks

    20. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Seeking advice
      With kdb likely to be injured this week.. I have no other city attackers
      Should I
      Kdb and Son to sterling and Maddison for minus 4 ?
      Hold and hide behind the sofa ?

      1. All de Gea no iDier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        'B'

        Get behind the sofa. Son is too good to lose and Maddison doesn't put the scores on the doors enough to make him a long term investment.

        If BGK is going to be back after the IB then I'm holding. I had him from GW1 so there is too much investment to lose.

    21. HAMMERTIME107
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Aurier >>> Maitland-Niles worth a shout??

      1. farmerfat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        AMN didnt start last match,
        I expect Chambers to start at right back

        1. wildnothing
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          He was suspended.

          1. Squeakybum99
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            He wasn't. His suspension was covered in the league cup match.

        2. HAMMERTIME107
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I believe he was suspended. In great form this year so cant see being dropped?

        3. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          you sure?

      2. All de Gea no iDier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        For playing cards?

      3. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A bit crazy when hector played 90 mins yesterday

        1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Chambers is also ahead of AMN at rb

          1. The Overthinker
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            chambers better player than luiz too

    22. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      which westham defender is the best of all?

      1. wildnothing
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I'd go Fredericks

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          cheers

      2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cresswell

      3. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        None

    23. sailor x
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      KDB > Mahrez or Sterling ? No hits in both cases

      1. wildnothing
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling

      2. Squeakybum99
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Raz

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

      Aguero > Auba for a FT ( don’t have Sterling)

      Or Hold?

      1. Squeakybum99
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Hold