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Who are the best FPL captain options for Double Gameweek 29?

The transformation of Gameweek 29 into a Double Gameweek has added further complication to the latest captaincy debate.

With the focus previously on Liverpool, Fantasy Premier League managers have been forced to consider Arsenal and Manchester City options for the armband with each side playing twice.

We’ve got over the individual statistics for key candidates in recent weeks and compared them against the defences of their upcoming opponents to find the out who the best option is.

As this article uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area, only those signed up for the 2019/20 season or a monthly package can access it in full.

Captain Poll

The original Gameweek 29 captain poll

We effectively ran two captain polls ahead of Gameweek 29 as the Double prefix was not added until late on Tuesday night.

As you can see from the table above, it was Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) who took a comfortable lead when this was a simple single Gameweek, having delivered in each of his last four home matches in a row.

Sadio Mané (£12.4m) was also up there in third place with Bournemouth coming to Anfield, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) completing the Liverpool contingent in the top-five, which was rounded off by Jamie Vardy (£9.8m).

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s (£11.0m) fixture against West Ham was good enough for him to accrue 25.6% and claim second place, with three goals in his last two at home.

The new Double Gameweek 29 poll

However, the addition of Arsenal and Manchester City’s midweek meeting at the Etihad Stadium has proved enough to completely change the dynamic of the Double Gameweek 29 captaincy debate.

As you can see, Aubameyang has now stolen top spot, increasing his share by 24.2 percentage points now that he will be playing twice.

There was a similar boost for Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m) as he rose from 1.8% backing to 20.1% and second place – although the Belgian is now an injury doubt.

Those shifts saw Salah drop to third place with a still-respectable 11.9% backing for the armband, while Alexander-Arnold remained stable in fourth place.

Meanwhile, Mané and Vardy dropped out as differential options with Sergio Aguero (£11.9m) and Nicolas Pépé (£9.2m) taking their place but with no more than 3% support each.

Player statistics – Last four matches

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Ighalo bandwagon taking off here

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Shaw assist. Trent to Shaw done

    1. TurboTastic!
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Oh you funny

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Nigerian Lacazette makes it 0-2.

    Shaw 2nd assist.

    Bruno 2nd assisting assister.

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Surely that should be Shaw's goal.

  4. Nemanja Vidic
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    GTG?
    Pope
    Robo VVD Soyuncu Stephens
    Salah KDB(VC) Traore Perez
    Auba(C) Ings
    Subb: Button Rico Grealish DCL
    1FT 0.4ITB

    30 GW Grealish -> Sarr
    31 GW Stephens Ings -> Saiss Jota
    33 WC
    34 BB
    37 FHGTG?
    Pope
    Robo VVD Soyuncu Stephens
    Salah KDB(VC) Traore Perez
    Auba(C) Ings
    Subb: Button Rico Grealish DCL
    1FT 0.4ITB

    30 GW Grealish -> Sarr
    31 GW Stephens/Soyuncu Ings/DCL -> Saiss Jota
    32/33 GW WC
    34 GW BB
    37 GW FH

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    WC & FHs are loading up on the wrong Manchester team!

  6. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Great finish by Ighalo

  7. sentz05
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    As a life long Arsenal fan, I can clear up any worries about this week's DGW. There is no point what so ever bringing in Arsenal players this week as Arsenal will not get anything against City. In fact, I highly suspect they will not score. Therefore, please consider Arsenal as a single GW. City players are also highly unpredictable with Pep as a manager and also most likely nothing to play for in the league and a very important champion league match against Real Madrid coming up. Save your free transfers and chips and build towards GW31.

    1. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      You may be right (though City defence is hardly an immovable object) but West Ham at home is a great fixture for attacking assets in particular.

      1. sentz05
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Trust me Arsenal will not get anything at City away. I've just looked through the City players and non of them consistently play every game. Complete waste of time building for this DGW.

    2. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Depends on your chip strategy. For those of us FH31 and WC straight after, makes sense to attack this DGW

    3. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      It’s really individual to each team.
      If you’ve only got 2/3 GW31 players, probably best to FH that week, and that allows you to get some City/Arsenal players in this week.

      As Greek says, City defence, especially with no Laporte, isn’t very strong.

  8. Long ago I drew a walrus
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Bruno rest for second half please?

  9. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Is Jota worth -4 to play over Sarr or Barnes this week? Jota is the best pick, but for a hit I don't know. Could get him for free next week.

    1. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      No

  10. thepuntmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    No one tempted by Arsenal defence for the double? Luiz or Bellerin maybe?

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      good one

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      We still concede too many chances, Torreira is long term injured, and Bellerin is dreadful these days, Luiz is bad all days.

    3. sentz05
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      I would be amazed if we get a clean sheet across both of these games.

  11. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    A bad team
    B average team
    C template team
    D good team

    McCarthy

    VVD TAA Holgate (Rico Williams)

    Barnes KDB Salah Saka (Martial)

    Jiminez Vardy Auba

    I’m thinking maybe VVD to Alonso and Martial to Bruno?.

  12. HNI
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Ighalo not bad for free transfer. Ofcourse not a world class striker but good fast finisher who gets job done

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      He's on loan.

    2. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      D'oh

  13. FPL-Albion
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Blanks in 31. What other weeks will there be blanks?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Maybe 1 or 2 teams -will blank in 34 but 31 is the last big one.

  14. Vovhund
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Bottomed

    Please help:

    A) Ings + Martial to Auba + Saka (-4)
    B) Firmino + Trossard to Auba + Saka (-4)
    C) Pope to Leno (for free)
    D) A or B + C (-8)
    E) Save FT

    Current team:
    Pope
    TAA - Soy - Bertrand - Egan - Webster
    KDB - Salah - Barnes - Martial - Trossard
    Firmino - Jimenez - Ings

    1 FT, 0.9m in the bank, planning FH 31

    What would you do??? Kills me to sell Firmino before Bournemouth at home, but no Auba will make this GW a nightmare...

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    The ideal team in DGW37 is going to be very expensive!

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Kun is pointless for a double, Pool don’t have a double?

    2. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Does this mean the pro pundits with 102m TV are going to struggle?

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Casuals with 109m spoilt for choice?

  16. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Dalot putting in loads dangerous crosses. Wonder why Ole doesn't use him as often

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      He is hit and miss - Brugge a prime example where he was shocking!

      Good player but where would you play him?

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Wingback.

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Currently 2 players better than him in that position..

  17. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    FH > BB IMO

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      WC + BB > FH x2

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Obviously.

      11 picks of your choosing > 4 cheap as chips extras.

      1. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Most of the important players will be the same though - in reality it will be a 2-3 spots where starters are upgraded vs. 4 cheap extras.4e3

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 23 days ago

          For a BGW? Yeah, that’ll be the difference to most who go with 8/9/10 players - not a lot to be gained.

          Opens a lot more possibilities in a DGW, including budget which won’t be near needed in 31.

          1. Greek Freak
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 23 days ago

            Even in a DGW I think. If I BB in DGW37, most of the core players will be the same as the free hit ones - there would be a few downgrades to accommodate a playing bench but I don't think it will be a huge difference.

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Easily

  18. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Best replacement for Ryan (FT) for gw29-32 (before WC33)?

    A) Foster (cpl, LEI, bur, SOT)
    B) Pope (TOT, mcy, WAT, cpl)
    C) Leno (WHM/mcy, bha, BLANK, NOR)

    Only 6 gw31 players currently so Leno means 1 less player for gw31

    1. bautasten
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      A

    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      B of those
      But why not Patricio?

      1. manu4life99
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Maxed out on Wolves players.

        Are you not put off by Pope's fixtures and also Burnley's overperformance vs xGC

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 23 days ago

          Thinking Tottenham in a bad state, and Watford at home also possible clesn sheet. But close between A and B

  19. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Ighalo playing like this may keep Martial on bench...

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Martial would be moved to the left.

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Hopefully

    2. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Martial won’t be benched just because Ighalo scored a goal against a lower league side. Similar things have been said about Greenwood earlier in the season in Europa Lwague games and hasn’t ever impacted Martial’s place in the team. He is more nailed than people tend to think.

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Seriously Ighalo is good but Tony is so much better I don’t understand the “agenda”

  20. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Best option until GW 32/33 WC:

    a) Alonso
    b) Doherty
    c) Otamendi (+1 game & lets me keep Traore over Cantwell)
    d) other?

    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      B

    2. bautasten
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      A or B depending on your GW31 strategy.

    3. Cholito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      B

  21. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Hi all, please help, agonising over the below move for a total -8 hit. I’ve brought in Jota and Doherty already this GW. Vardy looks like he might have a price drop tonight, so...

    Vardy > Aubameyang

    Yay or Nay?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Yay for me.

      With KDB a doubt, Auba seems an obvious captain choice.

      Leicester have been poor for a long time, even with Vardy playing.

    2. bautasten
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      I wouldn't do it for a hit but depends on your playing style.

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Cheers guys

  22. Agger
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    How likely is Mendy to start both of City's games at left back?

    1. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Not very. You only have to look at the total goalkeeper points (91) vs. the highest scoring City defender (73) to realise what a lottery the defence is.

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      I’m thinking the same as regards to Walker, such a lottery

  23. bautasten
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Building a team for 31 with currently 7 players for that gameweek and 2 FTs, would you do:

    A) Firmino, Ings -> Auba, Jota
    B) Forget Auba and keep getting GW31 players

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      That’s really tough, just depends how much you want Auba.

      You’ll still be up to 10 for GW31 which is pretty good.

      1. bautasten
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Yeah it is...feels wrong to drop a LFC player but DGW are always tempting no matter the opposition

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 23 days ago

          Same mate, I’m a sucker for DGWs.
          And as you’re still well set for GW31 I support the Auba move.

          What’s your GW31 team out of curiosity? I’m also looking at 10.

          1. bautasten
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 23 days ago

            Yeah, think I'm going for it. Wildcarded a couple of weeks ago with half a mind on the 31 blank. Currently on:
            Pope
            TAA, Boly, Taylor
            Salah,
            Firmino*, Jimenez

            Currently thinking I'll bring in Sarr for Barnes next week. How are you lookin'?

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 23 days ago

              Fabianski
              Ogbonna (both still in my team after the earlier DGW punt) Taylor and Trent
              Salah, Mane, Zaha
              Jiminez

              Looking at bringing in 2 from, Doherty, Sarr, Deeney or Jota.

              1. bautasten
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 23 days ago

                Nice, yeah sucks that Boly will block Doherty for me. A bit tempted on Antonio from WH as a punt besides the more obvious picks.

                1. HamezMace
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 23 days ago

                  Antonio looks a great pick, if WHU can keep playing like they did last weekend.

                  I can’t possibly triple up on WHU though! Fabianski and Ogbonna have been perma-benched since the double....can’t believe holding them actually paid off.

                  1. bautasten
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 23 days ago

                    Haha yeah that was surprising even though we kinda knew spurs isn't tearing it up atm.. GL!

                    1. HamezMace
                      • 9 Years
                      4 years, 23 days ago

                      You too mate

    2. sentz05
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      I would bring Auba in this GW and have 10 outfield players in 31.

      1. bautasten
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Cheers

  24. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Time to rest Bruno, McTominay & Fred next half

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      This would be welcomed

    2. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      No rest. Ole wants them to die for the club.

  25. Cholito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    So, i think this is the best strategy for people, who have FH, WC, BB and South/City/Villa/Ars GK
    Stevens->City def
    Richarlison->Leicester mid
    DCL->Vardy/MUN striker(no ofc, haha)/Abraham(Giroud)
    Digne->MU def/...
    Cantwell->idk who, depends on money i'll have

    There's no Pool assets, i know, it was my first draft, but if they beat Atletico i think rotation and lack of motivation will eat them. I also think 'lucky Liverpool season' already ended and they can't beat every opponent in last minutes GW by GW, like they did in the past.

    1. Cholito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      omg, that's full text

      So, i think this is the best strategy for people, who have FH, WC, BB and

      1. Cholito
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Ok, i can't send it... x2 fail. Idk why. Is there any character limit?

  26. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Vardy > Auba
    Mane > KDB, Mahrez or Pepe?

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      I believe KDB is an injury concern

      1. AFC49
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        Yes I am aware of that. Which is why I’m also considering Pepe and Mahrez. But not sure.

  27. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    Is Chris Wood nailed on for Burnley ?

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      When fit.

  28. lekalatch
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    On WC. Thoughts on Vinagre?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Insert crisps joke

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      Jonny's spot when fit, not sure on length of injury

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 23 days ago

        This. Don’t think it’s long term enough to risk Vinny.

    3. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 23 days ago

      If Jonny confirmed out long enough (read until GW32) then I would pick him. 4.2 nailed Wolves def.

  29. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 days ago

    I remember watching a guy in YT who said he'd take punches in public if Ighalo scores more than 2 goals this season.