Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 27?

After what feels like an age, the Captain Sensible article is back.

It’s Gameweek 27 we turn our attentions to this time as Liverpool host a West Ham side in their hunt to win the Premier League title nice and early.

To pick out the best options we’ve compared their individual data from the last four matches against the defence numbers recorded by their opponents.

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Captain Poll

Despite last weekend’s blank, it’s another big win in the captain poll for Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) as he claimed 51.9% of the vote ahead of Gameweek 27.

Liverpool host a West Ham side that has conceded four goals in both of their most recent Premier League visits to Anfield and shipped a total of 11 in their last four matches this season, the worst of any other team. Such an appealing fixture is combined with Salah’s six goals in his last five league home games.

The gap between the Egyptian and the poll’s second-place option is quite considerable with Sadio Mané (£12.2m) accruing just 11.3% support for the captain’s armband.

Obviously, the Senegalese international faces the same opponents as his colleague Salah and, although he was the only Liverpool player to score against Norwich, he has not been as explosive at Anfield of late. Mané has three goals in his last three home matches, compared to Salah’s six.

Danny Ings (£7.1m) has been discussed as an interesting differential for this weekend as Aston Villa come to Southampton. The centre-forward now has 15 goals this season, just two behind current Golden Boot leader Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) while Villa are having ongoing defensive problems. However, in light of Salah’s overwhelming support, only 8% of our voters have seen enough to convince them that Ings is worth taking a punt on with the armband.

After the top three, there is a smattering of extreme differential options including the 4.4% who went with Raúl Jiménez (£7.8m) ahead of Norwich’s visit to Molineux, although Daniel Farke has overseen some defensive improvements of late.

2.8% selected Son Heung-min (£10.0m) before his potentially season-ending injury while 2.6% have gone with Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.7m) ahead of West Ham’s visit to Anfield. The Hammers have scored just once in their last three away matches and Everton were the last visiting team to score a league goal at Liverpool as far back as Gameweek 15.

Sergio Aguero (£12.1m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) are both far down the pecking order for Gameweek 27 picking up the support of just 2.3% and 1.6% respectively. However, Leicester last kept a clean sheet at the King Power Stadium since Gameweek 15 while Aguero and De Bruyne combine for four double-figure hauls since Gameweek 20.

Steven Bergwijn (£7.5m), Willian (£7.1m), Anthony Martial (£7.9m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.7m) are the only other options with more than 1% backing in the poll.

Player statistics – Last four matches

659 Comments Post a Comment
  1. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg ? Requires-4 Son to Mané and Firmino to DCL- would mean

    Pope
    TAA Stevens Stephens Boly
    Salah KDB Mané
    DCL Jiménez Rashford

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      ITB?

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

        0 m!

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Nothing else I'd do for now then.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Roll transfer

    3. Indio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I like that line-up: I'd go for it provided you have 28 covered and don't need more hits to field a passable XI.

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Rashford ?

    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      * Rashford?! In fact Ings...... the sun in Sri Lanka getting to me....

      Bench Henderson Barnes Mooy Fernández

      1. Indio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Shows my eye for detail too, ha ha. Based on that bench I'd go for it.

    6. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I like it!

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

        Thanks- what’s your Son plan?

        1. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          thinking the same to Mane cant see a better pick and dont fancy Traore

          1. Rinseboy
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Just DCL fixtures a little off putting

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

              I agree -not keen on Traoré as shoulder could pop anytime . Other option Fernandes/Martial but not sure either about United - DCL fixtures hard but form good under Ancellotti - also likely to play week 31 if Spurs beat Norwich in cup

              1. Rinseboy
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                agreed form over fixtures is normally the way to go with strikers

                1. Rinseboy
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  let's do it. Hit that button! enjoy your time away too mate

  2. Teomi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg? 1ft, 0,0 itb

    Leno
    Robbo Stephens Lascelles
    Salah(c) mane kdb martial
    Vardy Ings dcl

    Button, Rico saka soy

  3. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What does Percent - Country/Overall mean?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Where?

      Something like a thing done by a particular country as compared to that thing done by world.

      1. I Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        In the captain poll picture in the article. They put it up all the time and country is always the same number as overall.

  4. Indio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Auba, Redmond, Sidibe > Jimmy, Barnes, Boly (-4 over 2 GWs). Yes or No?

    (And if yes, should I do Auba > Jimmy or Sidibe > Boly first?)

    TAA, VVD, Lunds, Sidibe, Rico
    Salah, Grealish, KDB, Cantwell, Redmond
    Auba, Vardy, DCL
    (1 FT; £0.6M ITB.)

    (Partial repost; many thanks)

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I have removed Holgate for Boly if that helps.

      1. Indio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks - Jimmy the more exciting transfer of course, but Auba has an Ok fixture and funnily enough I was leaning towards Boly in first.

  5. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How do we see Leics vs City, close or bad news for Brendan?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ndidi out so I see City winning

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        When’s he due back?

        1. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          No idea but Rodgers said hes not sure if he'll be ready for GW28 either

          1. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers keeping look out for updates on his knee.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I think Brendan will try to keep it close, attack on counter. But if Leicester concede early goal, then it might end up high scoring.

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

      1-2 City win

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Party & 2X Mahrez goals assisted by KDB 😉

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      So my three Leicester players, bench Soy & Maddy play Jamie?

      Do you see Mahrez starting?

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        "Logically" he should start but Pep knows better.

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yep

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers, can chill now 🙂

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

        You have 3 LEI players????

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yes

  6. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Think I’m GTG:
    McCarthy
    TAA,Robbo,O’Connell
    Salah(C),KDB,Grealish,Traore
    Auba,Ings,Jiminez

    Dubravka, Fleck,Stephens,Lascelles

  7. The Colonel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Keep Maddison for his upcoming good fixtures despite his poor run?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sell

  8. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you rather have Henderson or SHU defender for their doubles later on?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Depends in fixtures really. If they get 2 DGWs, one of them will be a single GW for Henderson.

      Would prefer Henderson since you can cover him with a backup GK and their are comparatively more alternatives in defense.

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Looking at Pope or Taylor in for Hendo or O'Connell in preparation for GW28 & 31.

        Only problem with Hendo & McCarthy is that I might not have a playing GK in 31 but that's not a huge problem.

  9. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Son > Traore for - 4 or play one of
    Williams v Watford
    Lascelles v Palace

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Play Lascelles.

      1. jimmy.floyd
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This

  10. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best forward up to 8.1? Got Ings and Jimi already

    A - DCL
    B - Tammy
    C - CWilson
    D - Someone else?!

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Tammy could be a nice differential if fit otherwise Ings.

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry DCL**

        1. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          yeah thinking DCl the safe choice right now

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Calvert-Lewin

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        cheers are those fixtures really red?!

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Only Liverpool imo.

          I’d say red for cs but not attack

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Teemu Pukki baby!

  11. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    Henderson
    TAA, Robertson, C.Taylor
    Salah (C), KDB, Martial, Traoré
    Jimenez, Ings (VC), Auba

    Subs: Button, Grealish, Williams, Lascelles

    2FT, 0.1ITB

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Shane to have to bench Grealish but I think that's right, I'd play Lascelles ahead of Williams I think, possibly even ahead of Taylor.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ok, thanks for the input.

  12. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dyche labelled Wood as "touch and go" - Would Wood to Jimi for a hit be worth it?

    Would play Lascelles/Stephens otherwise and can see Newcastle park the bus away to a toothless Palace as well

    1. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Personally I have bad memories of Dyche's "touch and go" players. I remember holding Lowton for weeks after Dyche labelled him as 'touch and go' only for him not to make a single appearance (that was two seasons ago I think).

      To be honest I wouldn't have bought Wood in the first place but now I think I'd keep him and play Lascelles.

  13. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Any opinions here would be much appreciated.

    McCarthy
    TAA - VVD - Taylor
    Salah - KDB - Martial - Lucas Moura - Grealish
    Vardy - Jimenez

    Button, Lundstram, Rico, Greenwood

    2FTs, 0.3 ITB

    A) Prepare for GW28: Lundstram to Lascelles, roll the other FT.

    B) Moura & Greenwood to Hayden and Ings

    Please tell me I'm stupid for being afraid to do B and that I should finally sell Moura 😀

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B. Ings vs AVL, whm is too good to ignore. Go for someone like Stephens though, Hayden might not play.

      Can sort the defense next week.

      1. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks, thought so.

      2. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Oh, Stephens is orange-flagged btw, so I'm definitely not getting him!

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah, just saw that. Got injured this week. Douglas Luiz or Tettey will do the job.

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

    Early ideas on this lot?

    Ryan Button
    TAA Soy Dunk Kelly* Lund*
    Salah KDB Martial* Traore Cantwell
    Auba* Vardy Ings

    1 FT, 1.9 in bank.
    Players with * could possibly go.

    Cheers for any help.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Are you feeling lucky?

      Martial to Pepe.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes and there is a blank but this bloke seems to have had a cup of tea.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Can Martial & Auba become Mane & Jimmy?

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

        Yep, that was my initial plan.

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Problem with Mane and Salah is you do not know who will blank first.

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Aubamayang > Jimenez
      Or
      Kelly > Boly

    4. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kelly to Lascelles, keeping it simple?

      Except if you want Gomez, which is actually a good idea...

    5. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The team for this week doesn't look too bad so I'd do the boring thing and save the FT in preparation for the blanks. (and possible double)

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Good point

      2. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Any help above anyone?

    6. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kelly to Doherty?

    7. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That defense is... 😀

      Kelly and Dunk(Ryan) to Boly and Lascellas (Dubravka) for -4pts

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

      Cheers all, will see how Wolves do.

  15. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gwarn Dennis.

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Storm Dennis strikes Manchester again!

  17. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That goal made me laugh

  18. jimmy.floyd
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Play one:
    A Pope
    B McCarthy

    Play one:
    1 Stephens
    2 Taylor
    3 Lascelles

    1. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pope & Lascelles for me.

  19. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mignolet and Alisson with assists against Utd this season. Absolute scenes

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      More assists than Lingard?

  20. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Baffling why Man Utd aren't playing their strongest team here. Why make 6 changes from the team that beat Chelsea? Just 2nd game after the winter break too!

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ole knows!

  21. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Do you reckon Saiss would be a reasonable replacement for Lund or Soy guys? Or just hold?

    Or could Europe be a risk for minutes etc?

    1. tambourineman
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bit worried to see him in line-up tonight, I was looking to get him in for Kelly, wouldn't be so keen on losing Soy for him.

      1. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. Will have a think

  22. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Will appreciate your opinion on this guys:

    1ft,0.1itb
    1)If I save, which 2 would you play from those?
    A) Grealish
    B) Alli
    C) Maddison
    D) Lascelles

    2) All above is rubbish, use a ft
    A) Alli-> Traore
    B) Alli-> Martial/Bruno
    C) Alli-> Ward-Prowse

    McCarthy
    Vvd - TAA - Egan
    Grealish- Alli - KDB- Salah
    Vardy - DCL - Ings

    (5)

  23. joeydelucchi
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    If you were free hitting this week which 3 players would you want in your team? Not mane, salah jimi or Ings (I have these 4)

    Please help 🙂

    1. One Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Martial
      Trent
      Henderson
      Auba

    2. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why the hell would you FH even, with those 4 already...?

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrez, Doherty, Trent

    4. One Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      But mate I'd save the free hit to gamesweek 31

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fernandez ( Man Utd )
      Armstrong
      Doherty

  24. One Man
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Off topic but
    A. Is Fifa 20 a good game on PS4 ?

    B. Best game for PS4 ?

    1. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Depends what you compare it to.

      Red Dead is pretty sick

      1. One Man
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, as a western fan Red dead looks like a must buy

  25. MysticMac17
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    If you were on wildcard this week, how would your squad look?

    1. One Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Almost the same it it currently look

      Jimi, Abua and Ings up top Henderson in goal pool trio of Salah, Trent and Van D and Martial and traore in midfield etc

  26. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do here? I’m thinking:

    Kun & Son ——> Jimenez & Mane (-4)

    Ryan
    TAA-Taylor-Lunds
    Salah-Kdb-Martial-Son*
    DCL-Ings-Kun*

    Subs:Button-Cathcart-Soy-Romeu
    1ft & 0itb

    1. One Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like good moves to me lad

    2. RD
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Good transfer

  27. Igz08
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Start DCL or Fleck?

    1. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      DCL, it's not even close in my opinion.

    2. One Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Personally I'd choose Fleck.

      1. Cant fit my Willian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why? DCL in good form and Arsenal defence hardly impenetrable.

        1. One Man
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah don't disagree. Ings has better odds to score. It's coin toss really for me. But I'd not have Everton assets from now till Games week 34, think that is clouding my judgement.

    3. One Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'd be selling DLC now, if possible.

  28. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Man United losing so they can focus on the league?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully City don’t get their ban if so.

  29. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    VVD or Robertson?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Vvd

    2. One Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      VVD

  30. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal away and man utd at home, are the fixtures really that bad for DCL ? Was thinking of selling for ings but am tempted to keep ...

    1. One Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sell for Ings. You know it makes sense. Everton have 6 difficult fixtures in their next 7.

      1. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'd argue only Liverpool is the bad fixture from an attacking point of view. I'd back Everton (and DCL by extension) to score against anyone of the others.

        Having said that, Ings is a better option than DCL.

        1. One Man
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Not disagreeing with you. but Ing's has 4 seriously good fixtures coming up, think he will reward the buy.

    2. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They aren't awful, but I wouldn't want to be without Ings.