Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 34+?

Fantasy Premier League managers are looking at Manchester City, Manchester United and Spurs assets for the Gameweek 34+ captaincy.

But who is the best candidate for the armband? That’s what the Captain Sensible article is here for.

We have compared each asset for various aspects of form over the last four matches of the Premier League restart against the defences they are set to face midweek.

As this article uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can view it in full.

Captain Poll

After several Gameweeks of tight calls, Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) has cut through the noise to become the overwhelming captaincy favourite for the next round of action.

The Belgian’s latest rest looks to have locked in a start for the Newcastle game on Wednesday evening and encouraged the interest in his Fantasy credentials.

Since the Premier League restarted, De Bruyne has produced attacking returns during every game in which he has featured from the beginning, totalling three goals, two assists, two double-digit hauls and an average score of 12 points per game. Impressive stuff.

Meanwhile, Newcastle have kept just one clean sheet since Gameweek 30+, conceding twice in their recent draw with West Ham, so De Bruyne will fancy his chances of making a breakthrough, or assisting one of his colleagues. As a result, 44.1% of our voters have singled him out as the best captain for Gameweek 34+.

Bruno Fernandes (£8.9m) takes up the silver medal position this time around, earning 19.8% support ahead of a trip to Aston Villa, just under half the backing of De Bruyne.

The disparity between the two players could be a result of more voters cottoning onto the recent defensive improvements made by Dean Smith’s men. While they have just one clean sheet since the Premier League restart, Villa do look a lot harder to break down than before. Pre-lockdown, they conceded an average of two goals per game across the first 28 matches of the campaign. Since then they have managed to decrease that to just 1.2 per game.

That said, Fernandes comes into Gameweek 34+ in excellent form. After slight blip when starting alongside Paul Pogba (£8.3m) for the first time against Sheffield United, the Portuguese international has responded with two scintillating performances.

In Gameweeks 32+ and 33+ he scored three goals and assisted a further two, racking up 15 points in each match, despite gifting a penalty to Marcus Rashford (£9.1m). Even outside of spot-kicks, Fernandes retains considerable threat on his long-range, but accurate, shots on goal, as well as direct free-kicks and corners.

Harry Kane (£11.0m) sits a distant third in the captain poll this week, backed by just 6.2% ahead of Spurs meeting with Bournemouth.

The Cherries have certainly been in an obliging mood of late, conceding more goals than any other side since the Premier League restarted (12).

However, it must be remembered that Steve Cook (£5.0m), Simon Francis (£4.4m), Chris Mepham (£4.3m) or Jack Simpson (£3.9m) were all absent for the most recent outing, the 5-2 defeat at Manchester United, so Kane backers may want to consider that some of them could return to action.

The centre-forward has put in some mixed performances since Gameweek 30+, scoring twice in that time, but struggling to offer much in the way of justification for the armband in Monday’s win over Everton, which you can read about in more detail HERE.

Willian (£7.2m) has scored a penalty in each of the last three Chelsea matches, helping him climb to the fourth-most-popular captain for Gameweek 34+.

Chelsea travel to a Crystal Palace side that has lapsed defensively since their four clean sheets from four between Gameweeks 27 and 30+. Over their last three matches, the Eagles have shipped a total of eight goals, while Frank Lampard’s men have found the net at least twice in every outing since the Premier League restart.

Willian has played a bit part in that, hence the 3.9% backing for the captaincy, while Christian Pulisic (£7.2m), the man who has won several of the Brazilian’s penalties, has accrued the support of 3.3% of voters.

The two Chelsea options sit either side of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) in the popularity charts, 3.4% selecting him as the best captain for Gameweek 34+.

On Tuesday evening, Arsenal host a Leicester side with just one clean sheet in their last five away matches. Aubameyang, meanwhile, has five goals in his last four at the Emirates Stadium.

A rather laboured display for Liverpool in their 2-0 win over Aston Villa has sent Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) down the captaincy pecking order for Gameweek 34+. Ahead of a trip to Brighton, who have conceded in every home game since Gameweek 20+, the Egyptian has the support of just 2.4%.

The differential power of Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) is also rather high, considering that 1.9% have selected him as the best Gameweek 34+ captain, and the same goes for Phil Foden (£5.4m), who has the same amount of support. The latter has produced attacking returns in every home match since the Premier League restart, averaging 11.3 points per game.

Anthony Martial (£8.3m), Son Heung-min (£9.8m), Rashford, Mason Greenwood (£4.6m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) are the only options with more than 1% backing in the poll.

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1,533 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    50 points behind 1st in ML who doesnt own KdB. Really need haul Kevin !!!

    I hope rival wont buy him

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He'll buy him.

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I dont think so. He has bigger problems in team and he doesnt take hits

    2. Lukakwho
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      same as me!

    3. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Captain him!

      1. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        This.

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

      Keep us posted

  2. Freund88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Squad:
    Martinez Nyland
    Van Dijk Maguire Aurier Lascelles Saiss
    Salah Martial Fernandez Mahrez Traore
    Ings Jiminez Maupay
    £2.3 ITB

    Options
    A. Mahrez -> KDB (no hit)
    B. Traore -> Foden (no hit)
    C. Salah -> KDB (no hit)
    D. Trarore & Jiminez -> Foden & Kane
    E. Salah & Jiminez -> KDB & Kane

    Or any other combinations!

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      D or E to punt.

    3. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Easy b

  3. eamonhegg
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    1FT and 1.9ITB (2,540 OR)

    Martinez
    Aurier / Docherty / TAA
    Mane / KDC (C) / Fernadez / Son
    Vardy / Jimmy / Greenwood

    Steke / Lamptey / Lascell / Hayden*

    A - Save FT
    B - Hayden > Foden (benching problem)
    C - Hayden > Douglas louise (leaving me with 2.0ITB

    1. Taegugk Warrior
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

  4. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Play Ings EVE (A) or Foden NEW (H)?

    1. Lukakwho
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      fod

    2. Nedvěd11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ings

    3. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ings

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        How are two people recommending Ings?! Have you seen Everton's xGC? Also Foden was rested ahead of this game. It's not close at all imo.

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Ings sometimes defies stats and fixtures is why. I have neither in my team, just framed the question that way to get better answers 🙂 Looking to bring one in.

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

      Foden. If you don't play him for this game he shouldn't be in the team.

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

        this

  5. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jimi >

    Giroud
    Kane
    Vardy

    For free

    1. Lukakwho
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      vards if you’re set

    2. Taegugk Warrior
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kane

    3. Nedvěd11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kane

  6. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Am I GTG here?

    Patricio
    TAA Doherty Aurier Azpi
    Salah(c) Martial Pulisic Mane(vc) Fernandes
    Rashford

    Button Nketiah Connolly Robinson

    1. Lukakwho
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      yep

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No City? Good luck

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Newcastle have not been pushovers since the restart.

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

      Not sure about the Capt and VC choices. And no City.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        What is the point in having Salah if you do not cap him? Same as having Aguero and not capping him.

        Salah is always a solid cap choice otherwise he would not have over 200 points already

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Stupid statement.

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Not as stupid as your reple 😉

    4. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes gtg, you don't see that formation too often. All you need to do now is get greenwood in for rashford and you'll have the cheapest flstrike force in fpl, lol

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Forwards are really underperforming. That is why I am playing 451. Will decide on Rashford to Greenwood before GW35 deadline.

    5. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Have you considered bringing in a MCI player ... ?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah but I am going to wait and see what happens GW34.

    6. Demba Demba
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Speaking as a newcastle fan, we have been pretty lucky since restart, aside from Bournemouth, and City absolutely took us to the cleaners in the FA Cup, I am unfortunately preparing for a Southampton backlash and a total battering

  7. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    This is the team for next GW. Thinking holding FT is best move. Chasing 50 points, going to go KDB (c) as mini league leader doesn’t own and he’s a good choice. Tempted by Mahrez though. What you think?

    Martinez

    Aurier. Doherty, TAA

    Bruno, Mane, KDB, Mahrez

    Greenwood, Jimi, DCL

    (Button, Kiko, Holgate, Guendouzi)

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      KDB

  8. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Load up on your City assets. Injury-hit Newcastle in for a drubbing!

    Cue a 0-1 D.Gayle FT.

  9. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A. Salah to sterling
    B. Auba to Kane
    C. Save FT

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C

    2. Nedvěd11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Did B.

    3. EWH2020
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I am doing A. Just because its the most exciting

  10. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Start Jimi or DCL?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Everton home so DCL?

  11. HaffNanner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Priced out of a move to Mahrez. Who should I get instead?

    A. Pulisic (-4)
    B. Antonio (-4)
    C. Foden (-4)
    D. Keep Barnes

    1. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Keep Barnes. Scoring from the bench and could start

  12. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Can some one tell me why Foden is so highly recommended this gw? I see some even captaining him!

    1. wheato
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      City. Cheap. Differential. Chasing MLs. No Sane

    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He didn't start last game. Played both recent home games and hauled. Price is cheap and is a season keeper at that price even if rotated, similarly with Greenwood.

      Plumb fixture against Newcastle (H) for a City side that score big the game after defeats, this season.

    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      His last 2 starts has got him 28 points, that's more then enough reason

  13. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope owners, concerns now that Men is out for the season?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Little bit but other choice is hendo so meh, neither fixtures look fantastic but not burning a transfer to change it right now

    2. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Who is Men?

      1. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ha, typo... Mee

        1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Ha ha ha

  14. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which one would you do next week?

    A. Foden & Stevens to Antonio & 4.5 defender

    B. Salah & Nketiah to Antonio & Vardy(C). Bench Foden/Greenwood.

    1. wheato
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I’m looking at something similar to B

      1. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Agreed, Fabs is an option looking at the ticker, but WHU look like a team that will concede but score more than the other team.

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers both

  15. wheato
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ended up on the wrong article.

    Looking for a differential to creep up some money leagues.

    0.7 ITB and 1 FT

    Martinez / Button

    TAA / AWB / Saiss / Holgate / Ngakia

    Mane / KDB / Mahrez / Fernandes / Pulisic

    Jimenez / DCL / Greenwood

    Currently thinking about saving this week and then Mane > Antonio and Jimi/DCL > Vardy next week.

    Anybody got any other ideas? Thank for previous comments

    1. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I like those moves, and you're in a strong position to save your FT this week.

  16. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Play
    1 Pope
    2 Martinez

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pope. I'm playing Pope every game for the rest of the season. If he keeps a CS he gets 10pts. If not, he'll get 3. With Martinez it's 6 or 2.

  17. The Count of Monte Cristo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Chasing 60 pts in ML, two rivals have Jim, ASM and the asterisk'd players:

    Thinking: Jimenez + ASM --> Foden + Vardy (FT)

    DDG
    TAA* - Doherty* - Holgate
    Mané* - KDB* - Mahrez - Fernandes* - ASM
    Greenwood* - Jimenez*

    DCL - J. Robinson - Lascelles [2FT + 1.5m ITB]

    1. Abra Dubravka
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      ASM to Foden and then upgrade Lascelles

  18. barton fc
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ings or vardy? This week only

  19. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bench 1 this week:

    A) Greenwood
    B) Jimenez
    C) Ings

    1. wheato
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jimenez with a heavy heart.

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

  20. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    why captain kdb instead of bruno? hesitating between them and newcastle have been looking solid ish

    1. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Newcastle have some injury concerns. KDB came off bench last week so seems likely to start this week. Man City likely to score more goals than United as Villa have improved defensively.

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Perhaps an Element of on the beach creeping in at Newcastle ?

      1. tibollom
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        thanks guys, kdb it is then

  21. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What to do with DCL? Hold for 2 more weeks and slide to Ings?

    1. tibollom
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      sold last week for greenwood, best decision i made

      1. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nice, Bought him this week too but for Nketiah. Hind site, after last night I should have done DCL.

  22. The_FF_King
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I have two free transfers but might just do Rashford to Greenwood only this week, freeing up funds to make two big transfers next GW.

    (Already have Bruno and Martial)

    Is this a good idea?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

    2. Fit_to_drop
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I an in the same position as you but Im fairly sure that if I sell Rashford to get my hands on those funds you refer to, he will haul or else Greenwood gets a rest (maybe not this week) and ill be kicking myself.

      1. The_FF_King
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yea exactly what I fear 🙁

  23. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What was said in Klopp’s presser?

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

      BOOM!

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      HAHA

  24. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Can someone explain why RMT tool thinks Sterling is a better captain option than KDB? He might not even start...

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Because the tool makes its calculations off past seasons.

  25. Abra Dubravka
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Gtg?

    Pope
    TAA Doherty Aurier
    KDB(c) Mahrez Willian Bruno Salah
    Rash Greenwood

    Bench: Jiménez Holgate 3.9

  26. faux_C
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    RMWCT? I really want Antonio but then the benching headaches would be huge...

    Foster, Pope
    Aurier, TAA, Azpi, Doherty, Diop
    KDB, Bruno, Salah, Martial, Foden
    Greenwood, Jimi, Ings

    1. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm a Jimi owner but probably wouldn't have Jimi if I was on WC - but then again there's a relative dearth of options up front

  27. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Do you think Sterling starts against Newcastle?

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Was taken off early so I would expect so.

      1. The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thinking (hoping) it will be:

        Foden - Rodri - KDB
        Mahrez - Jesus - Sterling

        1. n14mul
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          jesus played 90 min, dont see him starting

          1. Rolls-Royce
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Why bench your main striker who desperately needs some goals to gain his confidence? I would be very surprised.

        2. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Could be
          Gundogan - Rodri - KDB
          Mahrez - Sterling - Foden

      2. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        yes and will play up front

        1. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          This

      3. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        True

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I think it'll be

      Foden - Sterling - Mahrez
      KDB
      Gundi - Rodri

    3. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I can see Jesus starting because he's fit enough and had such an awkward game v Southampton (lots of headed chances etc) that a home game would be good for his confidence. Pep needs to decide pretty sharpish if he's serious about him as a long term option.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Agreed here^

  28. Neo-Viper
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    Taa Doherty Awb
    KDB Mane Bruno(c) Willian
    Greenwood Jimmy Kane

    Martin St. maximin Lascelles Simpson

    Hows this lads? Captaining Bruno over KDB. Am I right?

  29. Cruz88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah and DCL to Mahrez and Vardy worth a -4?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      It could fall either way

    2. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I think it should pay back over next 2

  30. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    if the predicted city fron lt 3 are sterling foden and mahez how do you think they will line up? Sterling playing middle i agree but who will play right and who will play left??

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Probably Foden left & Mahrez right

    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez has to be predominantly RW I feel - so much upside from him coming onto his left foot.

      1. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Same for foden no?? He played that side vs liverpool