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Mané no-show increases attention on Vardy for captaincy

Fantasy Premier League managers ranked inside the top 10,000 worldwide will be looking to Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) for the Gameweek 16 captaincy after Sadio Mané (£12.3m) failed to show for Liverpool.

The Leicester man remains the favourite captain option among this season’s highest-ranking managers, although his dominance is not quite what we saw in Gameweek 15.

The Leicester man was handed the armband by over 80% of the top 10k ahead of a midweek meeting with Watford but after he secured just five points on Wednesday night, and Mané exploded against Everton, the balance naturally swung away from him.

The top 10k captaincy picks for GW16

That said, Vardy’s majority at this level is still fairly large for Gameweek 16, a gap of 19.8 percentage points between him and Mané, who was backed by 22.5%.

Furthermore, it now looks as if those who backed the Senegal international with the armband will have to rely on Vardy now anyway, considering he was rested and remained on the bench at the Vitality Stadium, where Liverpool won 3-0 without him.

Vardy was vice-captained by 26.3% of the top 10k managers for Gameweek 16, a large portion of these likely to be Mané captainers.

A 5-0 win for Spurs was good news for those bold enough to hand the armband to either Son Heung-min (£9.9m) or Dele Alli (£8.6m).

The data shows us that, inside the top 10k managers, they were seen as the differential options for the armband this week with Son backed by 11.5% and Alli just 5.9%.

They both delivered for their brave backers, the South Korean registering a 12-point haul from a goal and an assist while Alli produced two assists for a total of nine points.

Support for Nick Pope (£4.7m) among the top 10k continues to diminish considering Burnley’s recent drubbings to top-six sides.

He was owned by 38.9% going into Gameweek 15 before conceding four in a defeat to Manchester City.

That led to just 33.8% for Gameweek 16, in which Pope and his team-mates were beaten 5-0 by Spurs.

However, the Clarets do go up against Newcastle at Turf Moor in Gameweek 17 so it will be interesting to see how many stick with Pope, with Vicente Guaita (£5.0m) recently bursting onto the scene.

A combination of defensive injuries at Crystal Palace and an upturn in clean sheets has helped Martin Kelly (£4.2m) climb the pecking order among the defenders.

He helped the Eagles to a third successive shutout on Saturday afternoon, in a 0-0 draw with Watford, earning two bonus points in the process.

Kelly is still a long way off John Lundstram‘s (£5.1m) ownership in the top 10k (90.5%), but a presence in over half of squads at that level is still worth noting, especially considering Palace’s appealing festive schedule.

In midfield, Son experienced a slight dip from 38.2% to 36.1%, punishing anyone who lost faith in him with that 12-point haul.

By comparison, there will be plenty of eyes on James Maddison (£7.7m), whose Gameweek 15 goal against Watford took him from 40.7% top 10k ownership to 50.3% ahead of the trip to Aston Villa.

Meanwhile, the in-form Alli is yet to surface in the top-five most popular assets among the top 10k, highlighting his continued potential as a differential.

The main shift among the forward players saw Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) consolidate his ownership inside the top 10k.

In Gameweek 15, just 40% of them were in possession of the Chelsea man, when he scored 12 points against Aston Villa.

However, that grew to 57.5% after the Gameweek 16 deadline, in time for Abraham to blank in a 3-1 defeat for Chelsea at Goodison Park.

By comparison, Raúl Jiménez (£7.6m) has lost considerable support among the top 10k.

He was owned by 50.7% of them for Gameweek 15 but has seen his ownership at this level plummet to 36.5% now that the Gameweek 16 deadline has passed.

It is believed that a number of his sales since Thursday have been influenced by the form of Marcus Rashford (£8.8m), although the Manchester United forward – who found the net at the Etihad Stadium – remains a potential differential among the top 10k as he is not in the top three for forward ownership.

It also means that, despite a goal in each of his last four Premier League matches, Danny Ings (£6.3m) can also be used as a differential at this level.

Finally, an examination of the chip usage shows that the Bench Boost was the most popular for Gameweek 16.

A total of 1.7% of the top 10k deployed it this weekend and may, therefore, have been somewhat frustrated by the number of rotated and blanking players across the division.

The Wildcard edges closer to complete consumption by the top 10k, as 0.8% of them played it for Gameweek 16.

At this point 78.8% of them have used it, while 21.2% are holding it to best exploit the Christmas period.

Data from LIVEFPL.NET.

2,657 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lots of dead teams will be doing well this week.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Deserve it having Salah and Kane for so long.

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

      Maybe: current Overall Score higher than Top 10K Score.

  2. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Traore, McTominay, Pieters to James, Cantwell and Kelly for -4

    The most uninspiring transfers ever but the rest is all ticking along ok

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

      Why take a hit for uninspiring transfers?

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

    Martin
    TAA Robbo Lundy
    Barnes Son Alli Mane
    Vardy (C) Rash Abraham

    Sub: Ryan Aurier Cantwell Rico

    1FT, 0.2 ITB

    A) Save
    B) Barnes --> Grealish

    A or B?

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

    Very tempting to do Martial back in for Pulisic but I'm holding Pulisic and praying.

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

      holding Pulisic 1 more week as want to have 2fts going into 18

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

    Guaita
    TAA, Lundstram, Soy
    Mane, Pulisic, KdB, Alli, Zaha
    Vardy, Tammy

    Button, Jimenez, Aurier, Hanley
    0.1 ITB

    KdB, Jimenez -> Maddison, Rashford (-4)
    Yay or nay? Want Rashford in the team

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

      another option is KdB, Jimenez -> Dilva, Rashford (-4)

      1. Mr Tin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Dilva looked awful today. I prefer the Maddison/Rashford choice.

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

    Hey lads, whats the website that tells you gmwk rank after autosubs & bonus?

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Livefpl.net/rank

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

        cheers don 😉

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          No prob mate.

          Thank Ragabolly!

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

            haven't seen him about much! some man for the stats/analysis

            1. Don Kloppeone
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Doesn’t appear on the comments much these days. Popped up last week with some great intel that Salah was being benched before anyone knew

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

                wish there was a poster notification button 🙂

                was it Ludo/Lupo aswell was a great poster

  7. knightrider
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on these moves (I have 2 ft this week)

    Jimenez and TAA > Rashford and Kelly (+1.2m)

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

    im excited for Moutinho tomorrow as my Mane cover!

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

      Dendoncker for me yay

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

        Dend aint bad, it was a hard call not to just go den instead (Only got Mout in this week, to cover Mane and any other festive benchings)

        1. Dr. Agabuse
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          its nice that klopp doesnt bring them on for cameos. i got 14 kelly points for salah and now mane last two weeks

  9. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Henderson
    TAA Lundstram Soyuncu Chilwell
    Mane KDB Alli Mount
    Jimenez Vardy (c)

    Button Dendoncker Rico Greenwood

    1 FT, 3.8 itb

    1. Mount >> Son
    2. Mount >> Martial
    3. Jimenez >> Rashford
    4. Greenwood >> Tammy
    5. Save

  10. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    2ft here folks what do you think ?

    Henderson
    Aurier, Soyuncu, Lundstram
    Salah, Manè, Maddison, Mount
    Vardy, Jesus, Rashford

    Button, Cantwell, Saiss, Rico.1itb

    1. Mr Tin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Looks pretty solid unless you have the funds to swap out Rico/Saiss?

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks. Only .1m but 2ft. Considering these options.

        A) Jesus and Maddison to Kane and 6.2 mid
        B) Jesus and Mount to Kane and 5.1 mid
        C) Jesus and Cantwell to fodder(Greenwood) and Son
        D) Jesus and Cantwell to Mousset and Alli

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          In saying that spurs are away at Wolves and then Chelsea I could hold off but their price is going to rocket

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

    Can't seem to decide on this. Any help welcome.
    Grealish & Son or Maddison & Alli

    Would give the following:

    Grealish, Mane, KDB, Cantwell, Son
    Vardy, Ings, Rashford
    or
    Maddison, Mane, KDB, Cantwell, Alli
    Vardy, Ings, Rashford

  12. HTL
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    My luck finally ran out. Anyone else trying to save wildcard for 19 or 20?

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

      I was but tempted to play now.

  13. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Some help Guys Would you do KDB and Jimenez to Alli and Rashford ??

  14. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Another awful FPL gameweek so far but on the brightside i'm currently up to 18th in the world in the €250,000 prize pool fanteam season long fantasy game!! Here she is :

    Hendo
    TAA / Aurier / Lundstram
    Mane / Son / Salah(c) / Alli
    Vardy(vc) / Jesus / Abraham

    McCarthy, Soyuncu, Dendo, B.Williams

  15. Purse83
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus and Zaha for Alli and Tammy for -4?

    Have Son and Pulisic

  16. danlynch13
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is Trent worth his price

    1. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 3 months ago

        At this moment, no, he isn't.

      • Dr. Agabuse
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        he just had two assists a week from today ago

      • Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No
        He's worth more than that

        1. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not really since he gets negative points for conceding and so with an assist he still will only get 3-4 points and the schedule is really bad for him now and Liverpool are likely to concede in most matches

      • Zimo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'd get rid after Watford match. Not a good enough schedule for clean sheets unless u wanna keep him for assists

      • Kip
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I consider ditching him for perreira

    2. Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I smell alot of hits taken already

        1. Pinturicchio10
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Excellent 🙂

            1. Party time
                4 years, 3 months ago

                😉

            2. The Knights Template
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              What does it smell like?

              1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Teen Spirit

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    😉

                2. Party time
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Teen spirit

              2. Pep Roulette
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                What to do with Zaha? I am already regretting having him in my team!

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

                  keeping until Norwich, that was my plan. First week i have had him, i knew blanks would come.

                2. Party time
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Keep. He will come good

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

                  Ter Stegen 2 assists already this season

                4. Don Kloppeone
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Evening gents

                  Which of these moves do you prefer?

                  A) Mount > Son
                  B) Jimi > Rashford

                  1FT 6.3itb
                  Guaita
                  TAA, Lunds, Soy
                  Mané, Alli, Maddison, Mount*
                  Vardy, Ings, Jimi*
                  (McGovern) (Willems, Dendo, Rico)

                  Thanks!

                  1. Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    A

                    1. Don Kloppeone
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 3 months ago

                      Hey man.

                      That’s def the better move in terms of form but fixtures is the opposite. CHE have an “easy” one and WOL are playing Spurs.

                      Other option is to hold and have 2FT for GW18

                      1. Amey
                        • 5 Years
                        4 years, 3 months ago

                        I'm also saving FT i guess.
                        Ir might be the right move

                        1. Don Kloppeone
                          • 6 Years
                          4 years, 3 months ago

                          It prob is tbh. Easy to want to rush out Mount and Son in but 2FT next week would be lovely

                5. Dr. Agabuse
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  oh. kelly is on two bonusses

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

                    Makes up for TAA.

                6. Coys96
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  KdB : In or Out?

                  3 tough fixtures, only two returns in last 6, yet still remains City's best attacking asset. Keep or ditch? It allows me to upgrade Ings to Rashford and Jimenez to Abraham eventually...

                  1. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Arsenal next.

                    1. Coys96
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 3 months ago

                      True, could tear them apart

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

                    shake it all about

                    On a more serious note; keep him. I think he is due.

                  3. GreennRed
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Keep.

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

                    See if Arsenal gets a manager this week

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

                    Sell for Son

                  6. Dr. Agabuse
                    • 11 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    you gotta be able to anticipate if hes gonna play deep or higher up. if its arsenal and they start him + rodri and gundog, hes gonna do huge damage

                7. Nightf0x
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Which? 2ft

                  A) kdb laca ings -4 to tamy rash richar
                  Gw18 dendo to grealish, no city cover

                  B) mount laca ings -4 to grealish rash tammy

                  C) laca mount to puli/richar/martial/keep mount & tamy/rash
                  Gw18 taa dendo -4 to cheaper def. & Grealish

                8. Cubillas
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  When Tomori didn't play last week, I thought he was being rested, but not playing 2 GW's in a row probably means he's lost his spot, right? I suppose the only good thing for him is that Everton beat, and scored 3 goals against, Chelsea today which could prompt Lampard to bring him back to the starting team. Thoughts about Tomori's fate as a future starter?

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

                    In the meantime Palace and Newcastle defenders are nicely priced.

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

                      cramming them into my draft team left, right and centre on the free lol. No one has clocked it yet 😛

                  2. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Rudiger back soon. Glad I sold him a while ago. CS if he starts vs B'mouth.

                  3. Coys96
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Even if he starts he doesn't score big. Not worth bothering with imo. Rotation risk in a team that doesn't even have a very good defence

                  4. Pinturicchio10
                      4 years, 3 months ago

                      I'd be very surprised if he didn't start the next one. I only use him sparingly anyway so not an issue for now. If he doesn't play then I'll have Dunk off the bench. Lovely jubbly.

                  5. Kay317
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Robbo and Pulisic to:
                    A) Willems
                    B) Target
                    With Son.
                    Or..
                    C) Aurier and Alli.
                    Or keep for one more week as fixtures are decent. Feel like I'm getting left behind by spurs assets owners now and can't stand it!

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

                      1 FT or2 at the mo? If 1 wait 1 more week imo. I'll be looking at same 2 out

                      1. Kay317
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 4 Years
                        4 years, 3 months ago

                        Yea I only have one ft. Can see son and Alli's prices sky rocketing this week though so don't want to end up being priced out. Seems what ever I do at the moment it's wrong anyway!

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

                          I felt like that recently... keep doing your thing & it'll turn. I hope

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

                    non-FPL... Micah Richards was always a player I'd sign in Master League on PES years ago. what a monster at RB/CB he was in the game

                  7. FDMS All Starz
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    A) Mount to Alli
                    Or
                    B) Ings to rashford?

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

                      B

                    2. The Knights Template
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 3 months ago

                      A

                  8. SomeoneKnows
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Who do I sacrifice with their upcoming games and form?

                    A) KDB (0.8 rise in value)
                    B) Pulisic (0.1 rise in value)

                    * Option B will require a -4 hit

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

                      Both

                  9. Nailed Jesus
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    So are ppl planning to get rid of Vardy for gwks 18-19 when he faces city and pools? Asking now since it will impact this week's transfers plans...could be a nice differential if all other strikers are firing...

                    1. Coys96
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 3 months ago

                      No chance. Did you just watch the City game?

                      And Liverpool 3 CSs all season!

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

                        Yea was gonna get rid, but after today's game having 2nd thoughts...Vardy hasn't scored against top opponents this season.

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

                      Keeping Vardy all season

                    3. Karan14
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 3 months ago

                      Not getting rid. City & Pool concede goals pretty much every game this season.

                  10. Coys96
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Who's the highest owned player you haven't owned at all this season? For me Maddison, 26.1%

                    1. Party time
                        4 years, 3 months ago

                        Abraham

                        1. Coys96
                          • 6 Years
                          4 years, 3 months ago

                          wow

                          1. Party time
                              4 years, 3 months ago

                              Yeah... No chelsea No kdb too although I might join the Chelsea wagon soon since I've sold Salah

                          2. Dr. Agabuse
                            • 11 Years
                            4 years, 3 months ago

                            ouch

                        2. Sandy Ravage
                          • 8 Years
                          4 years, 3 months ago

                          TAA

                          1. Dr. Agabuse
                            • 11 Years
                            4 years, 3 months ago

                            fair enough, but do defenders count