Captain Sensible

Which Liverpool player is the best FPL captain for Double Gameweek 24?

Liverpool are the main focus of the Double Gameweek 24 captaincy debate as their promising assets have two relatively appealing fixtures to play in.

However, selecting someone to trust the armband with has been a difficult decision for many of us.

To help decipher the puzzle, we’ve been running the rule over all the candidates ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, using their underlying data as well as the defensive data of their upcoming opposition.

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

Captain Poll

Following his toplessly-celebrated goal against Manchester United, Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) is the front-runner in the Double Gameweek 24 captain poll.

So far, he has accrued the support of 42.5% of the voters, 17% more than his price-mate Sadio Mané (£12.4m), who sits on 25.5%.

The Senegalese international’s cause may have taken a hit after back-to-back blanks against Spurs and Manchester United, matches in which Salah registered an assist and a goal.

Meanwhile, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) comes in as the best-of-the-rest having earned the support of 15.6%.

The right-back has not blanked since Gameweek 16, registering either a clean sheet, an assist or a goal in every match since then, averaging 10 points per game in that time.

Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) is further below the main pack, backed by just 4% of the voters.

That may be of great encouragement to those considering the Brazilian, who has been involved in more away league goals than any Liverpool player this season (eight).

Jack Grealish (£6.6m) is the most popular single Gameweek player so far, earning 2.4% of the votes ahead of Aston Villa’s meeting with Watford on Tuesday night.

Five goals and one assist in the last two matches for Sergio Aguero (£11.9m) has not convinced many to look past Liverpool for Double Gameweek 24.

The Manchester City man, who faces Sheffield United at Bramall Lane, has been selected as the best captain option by just 1.5%.

Kevin de Bruyne (£10.7m) and Divock Origi (£5.2m) are the only other options on more than 1%.

Meanwhile, only 0.6% have the voters have gone for Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) as the best captain candidate despite the Double Gameweek on offer for the left-back.

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  1. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I have a 75 point lead in my ML, pretty sure the 5-10 people behind me are gonna use their TC on every option of the Liverpool attack except Firmino (who I have), do I put the TC on him, or try and block some of them with TAA and Salah?

    1. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      TC the one that you think is going to score the most points

      1. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Correct.

      2. Louis Van Gaalstones
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah you're right, overthinking it. Thanks!

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

      With that lead, they are not your rivals

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        75 points can be gone in 5 gw's. Still 14 gws left.

      2. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        What nonsense. TC can wipe that lead out in one go.

  2. tim
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    A
    Maddy to Mane
    Soy to Tatanga
    Ings to Greenwood
    -4

    Soy to VVD
    Traore to Fleck

    ???

    Cheers!

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

    Start Rico or Traore?

    1. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Traore

    2. Chelsea91
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      rico

  4. Kabayan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ings to Haller for punt?
    #DGW fever...
    Yes or No?

    1. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If you have 2 ft, nothing more pressing and no money tied up in Ings

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Don't see it. West Ham are bad and those are difficult fixtures.

    3. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I think no.

  5. VARtual Reality
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Very good article Dave :).. The triple captain poll was the cherry

  6. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Gazza
    TAA - Robbo - Lund (- Kelly - Reid)
    Mane - KDB - Lucas - Traore (- Hayden)
    Vardy - Rashford - Ings

    2FT: Rashford + Lucas > DCL + Grealish

    Y/N?

  7. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ryan
    Soy TAA Holgate
    Salah Mane KDB Traore
    Jimi Vardy Greenwood
    (Button Lund Dendoncker Rico)

    2FT & 0.8ITB

    a) Rico > Williams
    b) Rico > Lascelles
    c) Traore & Soy > Grealish & Williams
    d) Traore & Soy > Grealish & Lascelles

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I went with A

  8. FortunesAlwaysHiding
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Looking at bringing either Ritchie or Lascelles in for Newcastle's run of fixtures. Money isn't an issue, so is Ritchie the better option?

    1. suddenorgan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      yes, possibly on pens

    2. ⓙⓚⓙⓚ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lascelles. You might need that money down the road.
      But if you strongly feel Ritchie will pick up from last season's assists, then go for it.

  9. jayzico
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Dudes, who would you swap Sarr out for? Just got him no less. Have 6.7 to spend and team looks like this:

    Henderson.
    TAA. Dunk. Tanganga
    Salah. Mane. KdB. Sarr*
    Kun.Ings. DCL..

    Dead. Lund. Rico. Cantwell.

    Maybe grealish?

    Cheers guys

    1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Look at Trossard

      1. jayzico
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Interesting. Good fixtures. But he's got he's goals and 5 assists against grealish's 7 and 6.

        Good differential if anything. Was thinking Traore again but fatboy burnt me already this season.

        Cheers

        1. jayzico
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          *3 goals, 5 assists V 7 goals,6 assists

    2. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Grealishious Grealish

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

      The captain sensible content will no doubt be available on Reddit later on, but without reading Salah TC is a lock in.

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

      If you’re looking for a differential move is holding TC valid?

      May yet succumb to Mo but planning on making this my big call to avoid the herd. Three reasons.

      Neither fixture is really plum if you reason WH are on the upturn and they may have a decent GK. That Wolves who feel likely to score and limit any damage is the second match limits appeal of DGW perhaps.

      Other part of rationale to hold is that Liverpool have been strong in closing out narrow games - and Leicester apart - haven’t really taken anyone to the cleaners. For instance both Villa and Palace away could very well - perhaps should - have finished as draws. No arguing with results of course but that cuts both ways - away results have been steady not spectacular generally and featured tight results. Also just 6 goals scored in last 4 hardly bodes well for a clattering.

      Finally Liverpool the team is outperforming individual Liverpool assets. Put another way the number of good Liverpool assets means you can get TC wrong and still fish up with a god result just by having 3 good assets. That’s the way it worked for me last season when Mo hit a TC hattie in 35 - Mane and double defence and SGW Vardy got me a green arrow. I even captained the wrong Liverpool defender.

      No better opportunity? Maybe not. But there’s potential. If Liverpool and/or get a cup run take a look at BGW 31 and 34 fixtures. It may not happen but the potential is there for one plum home tie.

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

        Rotation will be the biggest problem when Liverpool inevitably have the league wrapped up before GW34.

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          True - obvious risk involved.

          But it’s not just about Liverpool. City too are viable. More general point is that one plum home tie could - bold underlined - be tastier than two away ties for a team that has just scored 6 goals in last 4 outings - 3 of which were at home.

      2. pitstop1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Brave move. I am putting relatively low recent scoring down to the four decent defences they’ve faced and going Mo TC.

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          But they’re facing one of those defences again - this time away. It feels like WH or bust if you’re on attack and want a haul.

          Liverpool have a great record away at WH but not as good as City had at home to Palace. I’m getting warier of historic records.

      3. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Trying not to overthink it. An opportunity has presented itself and I'm taking it. What will be, will be.

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I am overthinking of course 🙂

          But if I hold it will be as a differential move. Like many/most I’m at the stage where I need to make a move.

          Given I have TAA Mane Mo I’m most at risk from

          A Mane haul (captain Mo anyway)
          B double defence

          I’m not seeing A as very probable and there’s nothing I can do about B.

    5. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Do you think Martial can still do well without Rashford?

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He could given the fixtures but Rashford is a huge loss.

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He gets pens which might offset the loss of Rashford by itself from an FPL points perspective

        He also becomes the undisputed talisman - utd have to look to him for involvement in almost every goal they score now

        In a way it could be the making of him (or the breaking of him if he wilts!)

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

        Can Mane do well without Salah?

        Rash and Martial weren't exactly assisting each other often. It's individual brilliance in Ole's highly attacking system

      4. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Of course.

    6. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I have only one question guys.

      Tc
      Salah
      Mane
      TAA??

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It's pot luck. I'm happy to leave it on Mo myself.

      2. Bada Bing
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It's a toss up, but I'm going with Mane. And I'm never going to captain a defender again after last season's disaster with Duffy in a dgw.

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

        Going with Trent.

        1. camarozz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It is the best time to use tho right??

          No point saving it for later..

      4. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I've not heard this question before. Salah.

    7. ITFC96
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hi all, thoughts on the below;

      Hendo
      Soy, TAA, Robbo
      Mane, KDB, Maddison, Martial
      Vardy, Ings, Abraham

      1 FT 1.3 ITB

      Any transfers required?

      Its out of Mane/TAA for TC, but still unsure..

    8. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Reckon Im GTG here?

      Ryan
      TAA, Soyuncu, Aurier
      Salah(TC), KDB, Martial, Grealish
      Firmino(Tvc), Ings, Jiminez

      Button, Rico, Lundstrum, Dendoncker. 0FT. 1.6m

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Looking good - hope you smash it.

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers pal

      2. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Solid

        1. Mo Salah No Mane
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Like the tvc

    9. tibollom
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      will there be other DGW this year? Anyone know?

      1. pitstop1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, due to FA cup postponements.

        1. Mo Salah No Mane
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          And Carabao cup final

      2. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Of course there will be.
        Not 1 with a week break in between

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

        Yes. At least one more, possibly more.

    10. Who Ate All Depays?
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Guys, what do you suggest with 1 FT and 1.2m itb?
      Henderson
      Soyu, TAA, Kelly
      Salah, Mane, KDB, Maddison
      Vardy, Ings, Maupay
      (Button, Lundstram, Rico, Dendonker)

      A) Rico to Dunk
      B) Save FT

    11. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I own Ryan & Lundstram. Who would you prefer & why?

      A) Dunk
      B) O'Connell / Egan / Basham

    12. fzonhd
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Best replacement for Ismaila Sarr?
      A) Grealish
      B) Traore

      1. olidooley
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A

      2. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A

    13. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Start Greenwood or Ings?

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ings

    14. olidooley
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      GTG then? Rashford messed up my plan

      Gazzaniga
      Robertson TAA Soyuncu
      Salah(TC) KDB Martial Grealish
      Vardy Maupay Ings

      McGovern Kelly Lundstram Dendoncker

    15. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      -4

      A) Abraham to Ings/DCL
      B) Sarr to 6.3max mid (Doucoure maybe)
      C) Start Traore(LIV) and Cantwell(tot)

    16. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Captain problem solved

      Vardy it is 😉

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He could smash it

        1. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          If it wasn't the double for liverpool he would have been my C.
          I see punishment for the sellers

      2. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        so Rash didn't play?

      3. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Brave could be genius

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

      Is anyone staring Greenwood?

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        If you own him you should

    18. suddenorgan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      getting a bit of buyer's remorse with Salah wish I hadn't had to ditch Martial

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        No other way?

        1. suddenorgan
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          already done, but no not really, I did Abraham -> DCL as well which I'm fine with.. guess it's the cost of keeping KDB/Vardy

    19. as33
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Which WHU defender to choose? FT 2m itb
      Pope
      Taa, Kelly, Lundstr, Hanley, Reid
      Salah(TC), Mane, KDB, Grealish(Cantw)
      Vardy, Haller, Ings

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Avoid the trap

      2. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I'd probably rather burn a FT 🙂
        If you must - Zaba at 4.2 can sit on your bench most weeks but Cresswell has the most potential.

    20. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ooh that little white C on the fpl screen is magic isn't it?
      I think above all weeks - this is not the one to leave to the last minute. Decide early and enjoy your day. We should be grateful that this is as 'safe' as it gets. 3 or 4 great captain options, best team around with 2 games which don't shout rotation.
      Good luck all. Especially if you captained Mo 🙂

    21. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Selling Ings is probably another stupid transfer I make but expecting Deeney to outscore him next 2 gws.

    22. Jimjam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Don't have Salah - worth using TC on Mané?

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

    23. quayle99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Everyone seems to be going salah, but I dont have.

      So TC

      1. Trent
      2. Mane

      Sorry if this been asked already

      1. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        2