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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. Kip
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tielemans+Connoly => Grealish + Tammy (-4) worth a hit tonight?

    Would be priced out if Tielemans drops (-98%) and Tammy rises (+102%)

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

      Tight in budget so yes

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

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

    Played 5 point 6
    Gonna be nice GW to remember
    Absolutely disastrous !!!

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

      Ouch

    2. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You and me both my friend. Absolutely shocking

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

        God. I'm on 22 - 4

        Sold Kane after 5 gws for Alli. Rival with Alli/Son/Aurier

        Disgusted.

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

    Which route? 2 ft (tight on budget)

    A) laca to tamy or rash
    B) laca mount to tamy puli or rash puli or tamy martial
    C) laca ings mount -4 to rash tamy grealish, gw18 kdb to richar or aurier to other def. Or both with a -4
    D) laca ings kdb -4 to rash tamy richar, gw18 mount aurier -4 to grealish other def.

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

      Probably A

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

        If this gw i will go tammy, wont be able to do ings mount in gw18 to grealish rash extreme tight in budget curnetly before today rises 0.1

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

      A to Rashford

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

      A Rash

  4. st4rty
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed, unfortunately.

    Henderson
    Lund - VVD - Tomori - Jaanmat
    Wilf - Madders - KDB - Mane - Puli
    Kane - Vardy

    Is how I'm looking at the moment, 2 FTs and £0.7m in bank, thoughts?

  5. FPL Joker
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KdB & Connolly for James & Rashford? Two FTs.

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      James is a poor pick IMO.

      Would prefer Grealish.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This.. Or Mount

  6. davies
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Early thoughts... Pulisic > Grealish

    A) This week
    B) Next week
    C) Not at all

    1. st4rty
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      C.

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

      Next week

    3. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      C

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

      B

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

      B and then potentially C, see how it goes

    6. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wait a week and reaccess.. Pulisic might come good vs Bou

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

    Did aurier got injured?

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

      Hip

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

        Thats same as tamy right?

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

          Different injury.

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

            So is he out for long or what?

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

    Worth getting team B on WC? Existing team is A. Differences marked*

    Or just get Rashford for Jiménez on free for week 17 and save WC for later in month?

    A
    Henderson* McGovern*
    TAA Söyüncü Lundstram Diop*Rico*
    Mané KDB Pulisic* Zaha* Cantwell
    Vardy Jiménez* Tammy

    B
    Guaita* Martin*
    TAA Söyüncü Lundstram Kelly* Targett *
    Alli* Mané KDB Grealish* Cantwell
    Abraham Vardy Rashford*

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

      needs Son

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

        Would you get Son over KDB and double up?

  9. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best Striker - Mid combo for 16.6?
    A) Rashford + Maddison
    B) Abraham + Alli
    C) Ings + Son
    D) Other - who?

    For reference, already have: Kane, Vardy, Martial, Pulisic, Mane

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

      I’d go B)

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

      B

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

    Next up for Rashford is two teams with that " new manager bounce" effect

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

      Did ok vs Spurs

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

    What would you do? 🙂

    1) KDB -> Son (bought KDB at 9.5)
    2) Tomori -> Aurier
    3) Save
    4) Other suggestions?

    (1FT, 0.2 itb)

    Pope
    TAA/Soy/Lundstram
    Mane/KDB/Alli/Mount
    Vardy/Rash/Tammy

    Bench: Button, Tomori, Dendoncker, Rico

  12. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A. Tielemans > Martial
    B. (Wait a week) Tielemans, Robertson > Son, 5.2 defender

  13. SuperDan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sell TAA or Periera to free up funds? Need it to do Jominez to Rashford

  14. fridge
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope
    TAA. Soyuncu. Lundstram
    Salah. KDB. Maddison. Alli
    Ings. Vardy. Jiminez
    Button. Tomori. Donker. Montoya

    2FT. 0.7 ITB

    Jiminez > Rashford?

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

    Firmino > Rashford a good move?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      GW18 it is

    2. Ibra
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yea

    3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’ve also got firmino (unfortunately). Was hoping it would have worked out better.

      But I think we have to hold him for a home game to Watford. I’ll be moving him on after that fixture.

  16. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Salah looked absolute class today. His first touch was sublime, slick passing and getting into good areas. Fancy him to go on a bit of a run now. Klopp stated the ankle injury has been hindering him but now back to 100% fitness.

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

      he may well do but fixtures look dire after Watford especially with the blank

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

      everyone has mane tho, would take 3/4 weeks of salah smashing mane for people to switch. And no one can afford both, its like a gucci handbag, it looks nice but who pay 24mil for that

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not everyone has Mane. Salah (C) here 😎

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

        Plenty can afford both.

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

          i'd take the son, alli double up b4 that. With how much change? No sane manager doing that

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

            Easy enough to have double Pool and double Spurs in mid.

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

              with a magpie palace, blades defence? I guess that works 😀

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

                eagles why didnt i say eagles

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

      Still looked worse than Mane does whenever he plays

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Much more goal threat. Mane hinders Salah. Too selfish

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

          Yes and Mane will be playing 99% of the time

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

      maybe a mane > salah switch for the opportunist, but not for me. This week Mane cap WAT @ home

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Over Vardy with Norwich at home?

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

          yea, everyone in my mini league screwed me over with mane cap last week. I had vardy, it wont happen again. Mane @ home to Watford, tc potential imo

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

            caveat/ I dont think Vardy capabale of a hatti and a brace exceptionally lucky, Mane can get a hatti, or 4 you know 😀

    5. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      True. But honestly Mane is on a different level to him of late.

      He was absolutely unreal against Everton, different gear.

  17. marquinhos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings to Rashford on FT?

  18. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who's the best option going forwards?
    A) Jimenez
    B) Grealish

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The proven one
      Jimenez

  19. HP18
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Which do you prefer?

    A) Pulisic, Alli & Rash
    OR
    B) Son, Grealish & Rash

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

  20. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Beer fuelled transfers. This’ll end badly...Salah, Jimenez and Cantwell to Alli, Maddison and Rashford for a four point hit. Please let Mo be sick/rested next GW!

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Log out mate

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

        🙂

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

        It’s only a game right 🙂

  21. Going To Win This Year
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jimmy + auba to Tammy + rash for free

    Ya or na

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

      Auba with City next

    2. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah

    3. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yea great moves.

    4. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

      1. Going To Win This Year
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks all

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

      And to clarify, Auba having City next is good fixture. Should be categorized as level 1 in FDR difficulty, City is not much better defensively than Norwich and this is not a joke.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That is a joke and you know it. City are only conceding on the counter attack due to their high press and constant pressure around the opposition box. Norwich are getting battered without possession or field position

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

          Yes, they concede chances mostly from counter attack and personal mistakes, and while they might not concede many the one they do concede is big ones. Reason is that team is unbalanced, and apart from Ederson their backline is suspect. Liverpool, Leicester also plays with constant pressure, high up the pitch but not anywhere near conceding big chances at the same level, and reason for that is both teams have much better balance and a defensive backline that cope better whenever they are caught out in possession.

  22. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings to Rashford before the price changes? £3.5m itb

    Pope Button
    TAA Lundstram Soyuncu Kelly Rico
    Mane Son Alli Pulisic Dendonker
    Vardy Abrahams Inns

  23. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope (Button)

    TAA Soyuncu Lundy (Guilbert) (Rico)

    Mane Son KdB Mount (Cantwell)

    Kane Vardy Connolly

    2FT & 0ITB

    Any changes lads?

  24. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    13 from 4, ugh. At least I have Mousset coming on for Mane, but Vardy better haul tomorrow...

  25. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What to do here? (2 FT, 2.0 ITB)

    A) Jim > Rash (save ft)
    B) Jim + KDB > Rash + Alli
    C) other

    Ryan
    TAA - Soy - Lund
    Mane - KDB* - Pulisic - Son
    Vardy - Tammy - Jim
    (Button; Kelly, Dend, Rico)

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

  26. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ayew -> Rashy done

    And now, here comes benching headache

  27. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is going with no City cover on the January WC complete madness? Really not convinced by KdB as my only, as he is playing way too deeply for my tastes (at least has done in the last few matches I've watched). Thinking either moving him to the cheaper Bernardo or dropping Citeh altogether.

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

      city arent essential no

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Rotation concerns abound, for me. KdB did look at some point like the best option into the team, but now he's become the master of the second assist.

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

      Very happy to own no City. They look mediocre at the moment, not worth it with the rotation and high prices

    3. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nah go for it, even when they’re doing well they are frustrating to own. I’m Cityless from today

  28. Alnair
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sell Salah to get Vardy (and Alli) for Norwich?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah could score very well at Anfield against Watford

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

        Good chance salah is rested against Watford. He will play the important champions league match and i cant see him starting 3 games in a week given his current rotation

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

      Decide after midweeks

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

        I'll post my team on the next page to give ya'll a better idea

  29. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Not sure why Sutherns is persisting with captaining Sterling

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

    help plz, Which route? 2 ft (tight on budget)

    A) laca to tamy or rash
    B) laca mount to tamy puli or rash puli or tamy martial
    C) laca ings mount -4 to rash tamy grealish, gw18 kdb to richar or aurier to other def. Or both with a -4
    D) laca ings kdb -4 to rash tamy richar, gw18 mount aurier -4 to grealish other def.

    Above ppl said go A with rash, if i went A i will get tammy but next gw wont be able to do ings mount to grealish rash out of budget or will be forced to move out kdb to richar or grelaish