Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain candidates for Gameweek 16?

Fantasy Premier League managers have a tougher decision to make for the captaincy this weekend than they did midweek.

A relatively frustrating evening for owners of Leicester attacking assets was contrasted with high-scoring affair at Anfield.

It’s these two clubs at the heart of the conversation for Gameweek 16 and, as ever, the Captain Sensible article is here to help.

We’ll be comparing all the individual assets on their own performances in the last four matches and weighing them up against their upcoming opponents defensive shortcomings.

As this article uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area, only those signed up to either a season-long or monthly deal can access it in full.

Captain Poll

The captain poll for Gameweek 16 was considerably closer than it was midweek.

Sadio Mané (£12.3m) is the current leader on 23.2% ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Bournemouth.

The Senegalese international lit up Gameweek 15 with a huge 15-point haul that arguably should have been even bigger considering he missed two golden chances.

Saturday’s trip to Bournemouth pits Mané against a defence that is now without a clean sheet in each of its last four outings while the player himself has attacking returns in each of his last two league road trips.

Meanwhile, Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) is not far behind in second place, currently on 20.9% of the vote ahead of Leicester’s trip to Aston Villa.

Vardy has been exceptionally reliable over his last nine Premier League matches, netting 11 goals over that period, scoring in each of his last seven.

Aston Villa have kept just one clean sheet since Gameweek 6 and should provide plenty of chances for Vardy to continue his excellent run.

As Son Heung-min (£9.8m) and Dele Alli (£8.6m) compete to be considered the best Spurs asset, the two of them are very close in the captain poll too, each in with a chance of claiming third place.

The South Korean is just ahead at the time of writing (Friday morning) with 11.9% of the vote after scoring 25 points across Jose Mourinho’s first three games in charge at Spurs.

Alli, meanwhile, is backed by 10.2% having secured attacking returns in each of the last three, scoring 29 points and averaging 9.7 per game.

Both Son and Alli will fancy their chances of further goal involvements in Gameweek 16 as Burnley come to their brand new north London stadium.

The Clarets have conceded six goals in the last week while last season’s top-six sides have netted 13 times against them in four matches so far in 2019/20, an average of 3.3 per game.

Nearly 12 months on from his famous Vitality Stadium hat-trick, Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) has very much fallen off the Fantasy radar ahead of his return to Bournemouth.

The Egyptian’s midweek rest arguably makes him a more likely starter in Gameweek 16 than perhaps even Mané. With two goals in his last four starts, there is some form there for Salah, who has attracted 4.9% of the captain poll vote.

Just behind him is Tammy Abraham (£7.9m), who registered a 12-point haul in his return from injury against Aston Villa.

This weekend Chelsea travel to a managerless Everton side without a clean sheet since Gameweek 9.

Abraham remains the Premier League’s top-scorer in away matches, having found the net seven times on his travels this season, which has convinced 4.8% to vote for him in the captain poll.

That’s slightly more than have gone with Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) on 3.7%. The USA international has scored more times than any Chelsea player since he broke into the team in Gameweek 10 but has blanked in each of the last three matches.

Ahead of a Manchester derby, Kevin de Bruyne (£10.3m) is the most popular option from Pep Guardiola’s men, backed by just 2.6% in the Gameweek 16 captain poll.

The Belgian may have assisted just once since Gameweek 8 but he has found the net in two of the last three Premier League outings.

That’s enough to give de Bruyne more support than Raheem Sterling (£11.9m) whose XX attacking returns in the last X matches was good enough for just 2.3% of the vote.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m), Mason Mount (£6.6m), Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) are the only other options backed by more than 1%.

Player statistics – Last four matches

1,028 Comments Post a Comment
  1. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who to captain of this lot?

    A) Alli
    B) Son
    C) Mane
    D) Vardy

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

      I'm trying to find an article on this

    2. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      D

    3. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A or b

    4. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      D safest but if you need to catch up probably A

    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers!

    6. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

  2. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling top of RMT tool. LOL!

  3. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    GW16 side...
    Ryan (Button)
    TAA Soyunchu Lund
    Mane Sterling Zaha Maddison
    Abraham Jimi Vardy (C)
    Subs Rico Dendoncker Tomori

    2FT and 0.7m ITB
    A Sterling/Zaha to KDB/Alli
    B Tomori to Targett (save FT)
    C Sterling to KDB (save FT)

    1. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    finished norwegian league on a 65 points haul 🙂

    but only 19,565 overall so pretty rubbish really.

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I finished on a blistering 25, finished 6k.. Pretty happy overall

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        well done.

  5. Legohair
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Where is this rumour coming that Mane will be rested tomorrow?

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't know there was a rumour. But for what its worth I wouldn't be the least surprised

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

      There are no rumors. It's just common sense. Big chance he'll rest, but could start

    3. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He will start...Salah was rested because of his injury...

      1. Klaren
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What about Firmino then?

    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Non-owners on FFS

    5. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Klopp's words on rotation in press conference and the fact that he played in both games this week so far and wasn't even subbed off at Everton. They have another important game on Tuesday midweek.

  6. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope
    TAA, Chilwell, Lundstram / Kelly, Rico
    Salah, KDB, Alli, Mount / Traoré
    Vardy, Abraham, Jiménez

    Hit required or good to go?

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

      Gtg

      1. sirmorbach
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers, mate, appreciate it!

  7. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Little tip that people always seem to miss, the first games teamsheets are announced and fpl updates around 30 seconds later meaning fast fingers can actually wait for team news and make a decision. Which is what I'll be doing re Tammy this Saturday. Doesn't always work as sometimes teams twitter's are slow to update, or fpl updates faster than I can react but very helpful when it works

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I used to do this.. But then I got screwed over too many times by trolls posting fake news at the last second just to exploit this 30 second gap and I've stopped bothering

      2. Cruz88
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Where do you get team sheet info from (reliably)?

        1. xHaTr
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Follow fpl rockstar on twitter, he often leaks teams and they are always 100% accurate

          1. Nutella
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Was just going to mention him. Legend!

    • Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      lowton to clark for free ?

      could get aurier but he has a difficult gw18

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        difficult in one end of the pitch maybe but chelsea lkeft back, that´s not a world beater...

    • Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What to do with this 11 ?

      Henderson
      TAA Pereira Lund
      Mane Son Maddison KDB
      Tammy Jimmy Vardy

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        enjoy the points

      2. xHaTr
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That is an insane amount of team value, must be like 106.5 or something

        1. Stef rocks
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not really - I believe it is 105.8 currently, but yeah still quite high. You can see my profile by clicking on my profile pic and the link below btw, if you are interested 🙂

    • Surfeit of Lampteys
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Somebody in one of my head to head leagues is in 21(!) leagues. 38% of which have got the word 'banter' in the league name.

      1. Saint & Reevesy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Top bants though

        1. Surfeit of Lampteys
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Oh yeh, triffic

      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Is one of them called "The Archbishops of Banterbury"?

        1. Surfeit of Lampteys
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Lol no fortunately not.

    • TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I need a Salah miracle

      1. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If I have Salah I would strongly consider Captain him to be honest!

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I am. Bournemouth ravaged by injury

    • Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mané Will definitely get a rest. Hopefully a 5 minute cameo to feck with captainers 😉

    • tyron
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      hey guys choose 1

      a - jimi kdb to jesus alli
      b - jimi puli/mad to mousset alli
      c - same as b plus lowton to aurier -4

    • Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm gonna captain Pukki.. Ive held him all season through his blanks and now he finally has found some form too

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        gl

      2. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        GL you deserve some points after being so stubborn with him for such a long time 🙂

        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Haha. I just love the guy. Has looked dangerous even in the games he blanked. Can see him managing a good score by season end if he doesn't get injured so I'm sticking lol

      3. Kip
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Wow, i’m feeling already maverick with my Jimenez(c), but putting it on Pukki is some next level stuff.. GL

        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          With Mane being a rotation worry this week and Vardy away to villa this week seems as good as any for a punt. Plus Pukki will be at home vs SHU since he was the best striker in the championship. Expecting a crazy high scoring game.

      4. No Pirlo No Party
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Also held onto him. Had other fires to fight and then the fixtures turned. Possibly looking to move on now though.

      5. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        u guys kept him for 7 blanks on the trot?...

        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          And 5 price falls lol. Not sure why or how I did it. Not taken a hit all season so had transfers to spare too haha

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            lol

      6. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Balls of titanium.

    • Alli
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I have 2 FT. Thinking of doing Jimé > Tammy? Any other suggestions?

      Ryan
      Robbo - Söyüncü - Aurier
      Mané(vc) - Son - KDB - Pulisic
      Vardy(c) - Jiménez - Ings

      Button - Cantwell - Lundstram - Rico

      1. xHaTr
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Our teams are very similar, and i have a similar thought in mind, but i got jimenez at 7.1 so im losing 0.3 by selling!

        1. Alli
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I bought Jiménez for 7.6 and sold Tammy for 7.7 in GW14. It looks like Tammy will rise to 8.0 and Jimé drop to 7.6 tonight so I would like to do the transfer to avoid loosing 0.3.

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

            I dont think they will change in price and I dont think thats a good idea anyway.

    • Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      "Tammy Abraham hasn't been working much between games due to his hip injury, but he is good, and will be involved.”

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Hmmm. Jiminez stays one more week then. Cheers.

        1. PapaWengzz
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          what? this basically means that Tammy will start and play 80+ minutes

          1. Kip
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            No it doesnt. It means he’ll get 60’ or 20’ imo

          2. Valar(Keith)
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Haha. I read it has he is carrying an injury so will be involved as a sub. Depends how you read it. Not to keen on swapping Jiminez out before bha anyway 🙂

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

        Looks like his minutes are gonna be managed, either starting or coming in from the bench IMO

    • Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is it ever acceptable to do a -4 and move Maguire to Kelly?

      He's been a major flop and don't really want to lose another 0.1 on him.

      I would start Kelly over Janmaat and Tomorio also.

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Sell that boy asap

      2. I Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I made the Maguire mistake as well but I'm keeping and benching this week. Has a good fixture in GW18 when I may be struggling to field a full team.

        1. Dybala10
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Very good point. I just know there will be a string of 2,2,1,2 upcoming and I'll rue keeping him. Plus his attacking threat has gone.

      3. Bavarian
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not for -4

    • rnrd
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      we still have no clue to which DGW Liverpool -WHU will be pushed?

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Probably won't be until the 30s

        1. rnrd
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          thx

    • Cesc Pistols
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Start three:

      VVD, Soy, Lund, Kelly, Tomori

      1. KingOllie
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Bench Tomori and soy

      2. Liberate HK - antichinazi
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        VVD Soy Lund

      3. PapaWengzz
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        VVD, Soy, Lund

    • No Pirlo No Party
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thoughts on what to do with Tomori?

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Just sell. Take the money.

      2. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Sell

      3. xHaTr
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Looked like he had lost his place even before Rudiger comes back into the picture, might be worth ditching

    • DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I need to use a transfer but I like my team.

      A) Son -> Alli
      B) Taylor -> Kelly
      C) Something else

      Team:
      Hendo, Martin
      TAA, Lund, Aurier, Soy, Taylor
      Mane, KDB, Son, Pulisic, Maddison
      Vardy, Jimenez, Greenwood
      0.4ITB

      Thanks!

      1. KingOllie
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        b

        1. DantheManinaPan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers

    • Nutella
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Have Henderson in goals, who do I start?

      A) Lundy
      B) Soy

      1. fgdu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        lundy for sure. Could well get an attacking return. I reckon aston villa will score past soy

    • NUFCAndrew
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What to do with this? 2 FTs & 1.6 ITB

      Pope Burton

      TAA Lundstram Soyuncu Yedlin Rico

      Mane Son Maddison Pulisic Hayden

      Vardy Rashford Jiminez

      1. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Pope to someone and save 1 Ft

      2. cheeky moses
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm in a similar position. Considering Son to Alli

      3. xHaTr
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        In a similar position with a decent team and 2FT, looking at pope to guaita myself

    • cheeky moses
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Son to Alli worth it if you have 2FT and nothing else to spend it on?

      1. Liberate HK - antichinazi
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Will be painful if Son hauls

      2. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nah could easily backfire

        1. DantheManinaPan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          It could also easily forwardfire tbf

      3. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        absolutely mad

      4. PapaWengzz
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        mental.

      5. xHaTr
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not quite as opposed to this as others responding, it is very sideways, but if the extra 1 million value provides a big upgrade elsewhere, it could be worth it

      6. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm also considering it...
        Not as mental as people are making out - Alli is currently doing better in stats, eye test and value.

        If I was wildcarding right now I'd choose Alli over Son, and if there are no other transfers to be made, I think this transfer has a positive, albeit small, expectation value.

    • howsonisnow
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tielemans + Kane to...

      Alli + Rashford (and upgrade Gazza to Henderson/Pope next week)
      Son + Abraham (and keep Gazza)

      ?

      1. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        to be honest I would be tempted to keep Kane for Bur game if I had him - he will come good soon be sure

      2. xHaTr
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Son and Abraham out of those 2

    • King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Anybody got an aspro? Mighty headache who to captain....

      A Mane
      B Alli
      C Son
      D Tammy
      E Vardy

      Leaning towards C or D. Ta in advance!

    • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Done and done. Good to go?

      Ederson
      Soyuncu Lundstram Lovren Kelly
      Mane KDB Alli
      Auba Vardy Tammy

      Button Hayden Dendoncker Rico

      Thanks!

      1. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Auba Hayden - Jimmy Maddy
        Or

        Auba Ederson Hayden - Rashford Maddy Guaita/Henderson

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not this week. Auba's last chance. Will downgrade post this GW and upgrade Hayden to a better mid in the next.

    • Malkmus
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      GTG? 0.0 ITB, 0FT

      Pope (Button)
      Robbo - Chilwell - Lund
      Mane - Son - KDB - Maddison
      Vardy (c) - Tammy - Jimi

      subs - Kelly, Rico, Dendonk

      ta !

      1. scroogee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Really good lineup.

        1. Malkmus
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Ta

    • Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm fed up of benching two of Soyuncu/lundstram/Rico every week. Got Taa and Aurier. Got a spare free transfer ie 2 Fts.. Aurier to Kelly seems a sound move? Will free up cash for Jiminez to Tammy next week too.

      1. fgdu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        aurier seems to be in the points, why not do rico to kelly

    • scroogee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      GTG for GW16?

      Henderson
      Trent, Lundstram, Dunk
      Mount, Alli, Mane, KdB
      Tammy, Rashford, Vardy

      Bench: Cantwell, Rico, Janmaat. FT: 0, ITB: 0