Captain Sensible

Gameweek 20 Scout Picks and Captain Sensible

A tight turnaround in Fantasy Premier League Gameweeks has forced us into combining our latest Captain Sensible and Scout Picks article into one piece.

Gameweek 19 came to a close following Manchester City’s trip to Wolves on Friday night and the Gameweek 20 deadline comes just over 12 hours after that.

Therefore, we have condensed our two most important pieces of preview content into slightly shorter versions so we can get them both out in time.

We’ll begin with the Gameweek 20 Scout Picks, followed by some analysis of the captaincy.

Goalkeeper

Claudio Bravo (£4.8m) makes it into the Gameweek 20 Scout Picks for Manchester City’s clean sheet potential. Over their last four home matches, they are inside the top three for shots allowed in the box and big chances conceded. Meanwhile, upcoming opponents Sheffield United are inside the bottom three for shots in the box and shots on target in away matches this season.

Defenders

Djibril Sidibé (£5.3m) looks like he could be playing out-of-position in a new advanced role at Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton and added his fourth assist in seven matches in the 1-0 win over Burnley on Boxing Day. With a trip to Newcastle coming up and clean sheets in each of the Toffees’ last two, Sidibé’s points potential is high for Gameweek 20.

Serge Aurier (£5.1m) has two assists in his last three away matches and finds himself at Norwich on Saturday afternoon. The Canaries have conceded the second-highest number of goals in home matches this season.

Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m) is our way of completing a double-up on the Manchester City defence considering how few chances they allow at home and how conservative Sheffield United are likely to be in attack.

Midfielders

Despite a blank against Leicester, Mohamed Salah (£12.3m) gets straight back into the Scout Picks for Gameweek 20. He was incredibly unfortunate not to get any attacking returns at the King Power Stadium, as you can READ ABOUT HERE. We think the Egyptian is back to his best and a home meeting with Wolves should bring that out even more on Sunday afternoon.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.5m) looks the most likely to rely on among Manchester City assets when Sheffield United come to the Etihad Stadium. Not only has the Belgian created more big chances than any other player this season, but he also has attacking returns in three of his last five at home.

Lucas Moura (£7.1m) was unfortunate not to get something out of Spurs’ win over Brighton and a trip to Norwich looks perfect for him. We did want to include Dele Alli before we heard from Jose Mourinho on the subject of his recent hamstring issues, so we went for a sideways move to his colleague. As already mentioned, Norwich are especially vulnerable at the back in front of their own fans, where they tend to attack a lot more.

An assist for Jack Grealish (£6.4m) in Aston Villa’s win over Norwich earns him back-to-back inclusion in the Scout Picks. The midfielder has either scored or assisted five of his last seven outings while Watford remain in the division’s bottom four for shots conceded in the box over the last four matches.

Forwards

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) may have had a quiet night against Liverpool but, if he plays in Gameweek 20, should have much more joy at West Ham. Over the last four matches, Manuel Pellegrini’s men have conceded 10 big chances, only two sides allowing more than that. Even though we think he could be rested, Vardy stands a great chance of getting attacking returns even as a substitute.

A Boxing Day benching for Danny Ings (£6.5m) makes him one of the most nailed-on starters for Gameweek 20 in the whole division. He has been remarkably reliable this season, scoring in three of his last four at home.

Bournemouth have conceded 44 shots in the box over the last four matches, the third-worst in the Premier League. That bodes well for Neal Maupay (£5.8m) who comes into Gameweek 20 fresh from a Boxing Day rest. The Brighton forward has two goals in the last four matches and, despite playing only 292 minutes in that period, only three players have been afforded more big chances than him during that time.

Substitutes

  • Tom Heaton (£4.5m)
  • Mason Holgate (£4.4m)
  • Matt Targett (£4.4m)
  • Pascal Groß (£6.4m)

The Captain

The Scout Picks has had a captain this season, selected by votes from our Scout Squad panel, David, Neale, Paul and Geoff.

As we are combining Captain Sensible with the Scout Picks this week, we will briefly go over the tables we usually reference in the former before revealing who has been selected.

We would also like to clarify that the majority of this research has been conducted during the day-time on Friday December 27, which means it does not include data from Manchester City’s trip to Wolves.

To find out how the Gameweek 20 captain candidates got on at Molineux, be sure to visit the Members Area and find out.

6,478 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is there any reason why Holgate isn't in more WC teams? Good fixtures coming up and only 4.4.

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He plays for Everton. That’s why. Need to show more than one good result.

    2. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think I’m gonna get him, would prefer Sidibe but lack of funds for that...

  2. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who is more likely to get benched
    Mane or salah
    Im thinking of mane to salah on wc

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mane

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mane. That’s what I’m scared of most.

    3. One Wheels Enough
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If mo blanks this week there'll be an earthquake on here... 🙂

  3. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Repost - pages are flying by

    Guaita
    TAA Aurier Rico Soy
    KDB Mane Grealish
    Kane (c) Rashford Vardy

    Button Traore Cantwell Lund

    Get the feeling I'll need all of my bench today or there will be some one pointers. Any changes you'd make in this line up? Or anything worth a hit?

    Cheers

  4. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A) Burn, Soyuncu and Maddison

    B) Sidibe, Rico and Moura?

    Wildcard deliberations

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A although it seems harsh to burn Soy and maddi. 😉

  5. mitt8
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    faaak kane or sterling? 2 hard for me now

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kane. Norwich. Done.

    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kane definitely.

      1. mitt8
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        im just not sure coz of no son, no alli prob, sterling was decent so..

  6. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Really lost as to what to do. 2ft’s. 0.4 ITB.

    Gazzi Button
    TAA Kelly Rico Luny Soy
    Mane KDB Maddison Alli Grealish
    Vardy Rashford Ings

    A Save and burn an FT?

    B Bring Salah, Kane & Traore in for Alli, Mane and Rashford -4?

    C Something else?

    Please Help!

    1. Lord of Ings
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford and Alli to Kane and adama.

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

      C: Ginger Pele

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If only I could have him! 😉

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

          Lol

          It’s a tough call.
          I’m not sure about that -4 just yet.

          You could even just go Ali to Moura for security and have 2 transfers next week.

  7. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale
    Kelly Soy TAA
    Mane KDB Grealish Alli
    Rashford Vardy(c) Ayew(vc)

    Button Traore Lundy Rico

    I am on WC - how does it look?! I still have 0.7itb

    Cheers!

    1. Bubbles1985
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mane or Salah though..?!

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

      Salah over mane. Ownership

  8. Bruno Commando
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need help with this. Choose 1!

    A) Kane + Tammy + Cantwell [Current]
    B) Rashy + Ings + Maddison
    C) Kane + Greenwood + Martial
    D) Kane + Ings + Traore

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

      D looks good

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

    No Trent in the picks? Why?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bench risk and price

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

        Is he a bench risk with Matip and Lovren injured?

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Milner can come in for either full back

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

      Maybe they think he will be rested.

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

        He’s starting in the FFS predicted team sheets.

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

      Rest fear? Madness?

  10. cuppatea78
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I'm looking to free up some money. Is Abraham > Maupay worth doing? I already have Ings and Vardy up top..

    1. butt0n1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I did this. I needed under 6m forward to get Salah in.

  11. JBG
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Play Willems (Everton H) or Chilwell (west ham A)?

  12. Blanka
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Start Zaha, Cantwell or Rico?

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

      Zaha

  13. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan
    TAA Soyuncu Rico
    Kdb Alli* Pogba Mane
    Jimenez Vardy Maupay
    Button Kelly Lundstram Dendo
    1.7itb
    A. Hold.
    B. Alli to Maddison/Martial
    C. Dendoncker to Maddison/Martial/Grealish (allows cover, downgrade somebody in a week or two).
    Plan to upgrade Pog to Salah soon but it would take a double hit this week!

  14. The Count of Monte Cristo
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Help with WC team appreciated - stuck in rural India with little/no signal and 2-line newspaper clipping!

    Henderson
    TAA | Aurier | Lundstram
    Salah | KDB | Maddison | Martial | Moura
    Vardy | Ings

    Button | Greenwood | Rico | Kelly [0.5 ITB]

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

      Have you got poor TV?

      1. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes - no investment in TAA, Aurier, Ings, Martial.

      2. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Moura doesn't seem popular here - downgrade TAA back to VVD (whom I owned previously) and upgrade Moura to Alli?

  15. aborg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    If you had Aguero would you captain him?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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

        Thanks. What about bringing him in for a hit?

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

      Probably

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

      No. Too soon back from injury. But it depends on your other captain options.

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

        I don’t have him yet and was thinking to bring him for Rashford for a hit.
        Other captain choices are Mané, KDB, Vardy, Rashford, Martial or Alli.
        What do you think?

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

          Mane or Alli, seemingly Alli could be rested. Rashford is playing well and cheaper than Aguero so frees up funds more than him and saves you 4 points.

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

            Thanks. I’ve also heard about Mane being given less mins or rested since he played the whole game on Thursday, unlike Salah.
            Also do you think Vardy will play at least 60 mins? I don’t think he does cameos, right?

  16. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    GTG? Or swap a defender for TAA for a - 4?

    Guaita
    Aurier Otamendi Rico
    Salah(C) KDB(vc) Alli Grealish
    Vardy Rashford Ings

    Martin Cantwell Kelly Lundstram

  17. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Final decision on WC help appreciated

    A) Kane Traore Webster
    B) Ings Maddison Gomez (cash itb for Alli/Jimi)

    Ramsdale
    TAA Soy Aurier
    Salah KDB Grealish Martial
    Vardy Maupay XXX

    McGovern XXX XXX Lund

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

      Don’t loose your chance to bring in Aguero at this point !

  18. JUST ONE LOMBARDO...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    At a -4 Bring in Greenwood for Tammy?

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Only if it’s to free up cash for a big hitter

  19. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What move this week? Thinking of Henderson to Ryan, which lets me do Targett to TAA next week

    Henderson
    Aurier Targett Soyuncu
    Sterling KDB Alli Moura Grealish
    Vardy Rashford

    McGovern Femenia Greenwood Lundstram

    1ft 3.0m itb

    1. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Good plan

    2. Left Wingers Utd
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      How much value does everyone think Lundstram will drop over the next 5 weeks?

      1. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not selling so don't really care to be honest.

        • Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          0.2 to 0.3

      2. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Guaita
          Aurier / Dunk / TAA
          Salah c / Maddison / Alli / Mane
          Vardy / Ings v / Maupay

          Button / Rico / Dendoncker / Lundstram

          Locked and loaded hope everyone is fit to start. gl all.

        • Mr_Barbs
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Which wildcard?

          A)
          Ramsdale, McGovern
          TAA, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Kelly, Kiko
          Salah, KDB, Maddison, Grealish, Cantwell
          Vardy, Rashford, Ings

          B)
          Foster, McGovern
          TAA, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Sidibe, Rico
          Mane, KDB, Maddison, Martial, Traore
          Vardy, Maupay, Ings

        • SoShy
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Bringing in Sidibe & Kun for Chilwell & Tammy worth the punt?

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

            I think so

        • Whats the Mata?
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Would you do Alli + Rashford to Maupay + Mane for a hit?

          Already have the rotation risks of Salah, Kdb, Vardy, Taa in the team.

          1. Queens of the South Age
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Probably not. Mane is more of a rotation risk than salah.

        • Queens of the South Age
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yay or nay? 2FT

          Zaha and Kane > Grealish and Aguero(c)

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

            May

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

              *nay

              1. Queens of the South Age
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Just Grealish then and stick with Kane captain?

          2. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Neigh

        • Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Kane will haul. Wish I had him this gw.

          1. Balls of Steel
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            He would want to, if he can't score at least a brace against Norwich then...

        • Legohair
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Abraham&Moura to Rashford&Traore good move?

        • It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Am I GTG?

          Ryan
          Rico Soy Pereira
          Mané Grealish Alli KdB
          Rash Ings(c) Vardy

          Bench: Gazza Pulisic Kelly Lund
          1 FT, 0.7m ITB

        • as33
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Pope or Heaton?

        • Bubbles1985
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          GTG? Bench ok?

          Ramsdale
          Kelly Soy TAA
          Salah KDB Grealish Alli
          Rashford Vardy(c) Ayew

          Button Traore Lundy Rico

          I am on WC - how does it look?! I still have 0.6itb

          Cheers!