Captain Sensible

Who are the best captain options for FPL Gameweek 36+?

Fantasy Premier League managers have been invited to take risks with left-field captaincy choices in Gameweek 36+.

That’s according to the latest figures from our recent poll, which features no clear standout candidate.

In Gameweeks like this, the risks attached to going with your gut rather than the crowd are much lower than usual. So now is the time to be as pragmatic as possible with your decision.

To help you make this tough choice, the Captain Sensible article is back once again, here to analyse the form of the individual options on offer and compare them against the defences they are about to face.

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

Captain Poll

Christian Pulisic (£7.3m) is the current leader of the Gameweek 36+ captain poll, although it has been a close-run thing since we published the options on our site.

It was not until late on Monday evening and into the early hours of Tuesday morning that the Chelsea man climbed to the top of the pile and even now, he has the support of just 18.8%.

The American and his Chelsea colleagues have the most favourable fixture of the Gameweek as they host Norwich on Tuesday evening.

Pulisic may have blanked last time out but, since Project Restart began, he has produced an attacking return in all but one match while Norwich have conceded 15 goals in that time, more than any other side.

However, that is not enough to hand Pulisic any kind of large majority, Raheem Sterling (£11.8m) sitting just a few percentage points below him in the poll.

The Manchester City man currently sits on 16.6% support, although he led the standings until late last night.

It has been an explosive few rounds of action for Sterling who recorded double-figure hauls in three outings since Gameweek 32+. Crucially, he has been in devastating form at the Etihad Stadium, averaging 12 points per appearance there since the Premier League returned.

Norwich are the only side to concede more goals than Bournemouth (13) in that time, which is probably why Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) also finds himself in the captaincy conversation, backed by 13.9% of the voters.

These managers will be hoping for an upturn in the Belgian’s fortunes after a recent distancing from Manchester City’s attacking exploits. De Bruyne has managed just one assist in connection with the former champions’ last nine league goals.

Willian (£7.4m) will also play a part in the Gameweek 36+ debate with his 10.9% support from the captain poll. Obviously, he also gets to face that obliging Norwich defence on Tuesday night and has outscored Pulisic since the restart by 48 points to 39.

Bruno Fernandes (£9.0m) rather let down his horde of backers in Gameweek 35+ with just an assist against Southampton but the Manchester United man has a decent record on the road ahead of a trip to Crystal Palace.

The Portuguese international has produced attacking returns in every away match since the Premier League restart, averaging 12.7 points across the three he has played in that time so far.

Even though only Norwich have conceded more goals than Palace since Gameweek 30+ too, only 9% are looking to captain Fernandes in Gameweek 36+.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.8m) and Phil Foden (£5.5m) are the differential captain options for those backing Manchester City, boasting 5.9% and 2.9% of the vote respectively. 

The Brazilian has four attacking returns in the last two matches, while Foden has delivered in all but one home appearance made since Project Restart began.

With Norwich scoring just once in that time, Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.1m) has been considered by 2.7% while Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) netting four goals in his last five outings is enough to earn the support of 2.5% in the captain poll.

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m), David Silva (£7.3m), Danny Ings (£7.5m), Anthony Martial (£8.4m) and Michail Antonio (£7.0m) are the only other options chosen by more than 1%.

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1,724 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden or cancelo on FH?

    Have jesus and sterling

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Foden

    2. gers23
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      foden 100%

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Foden

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks all!

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

      suprised your even asking thia tbh

  2. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Two questions:

    1) Play Dubravka (TOT) or Martinez (LIV)? Save points is the only thing to hope for in either game.

    2) Play Taylor (WOL) or Boly (bur)?

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Martinez
      Taylor

    2. gers23
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Dubravka and Taylor

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

      Dubravka, Spurs have been slightly toothless at times

    4. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks guys.

  3. Mike82
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ugh, Pep Roulette headache.
    Who to bring in;
    KdB
    Sterling
    Jesus
    Dilva
    Bilva
    Foden

    No idea

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      FH or long term? If long term they are all good options and will all get gametime. If on a FH then Dilva, Jesus and Foden for me.

  4. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rival has Azpi and ings.. best move for me?

    A) Maguire and Jiminez to Azpi and ings

    or

    B) Jiminez and Traore to Giroud and Pulisic (c) rival also has Traore lol

    1. Mike82
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      cover if your leading

      1. gers23
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Sensible move i suppose thanks

  5. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bertrand a good option for last 3 GWs?

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Prefer Digne for attacking returns

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

    Is Rashford or Jiminez to Ings worth it?

  7. Steve Stiffler
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My bench this week is : Martinez, Greenwood, Aurier and Kiko

    I’m have the (C) on Jesus and (VC) On Pulisic.

    Should I bench boost or triple captain this week or save? Cheers

    1. Mike82
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      boost that bench

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Aurier not playing. Don't play BB

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

        What's the news with Aurier not playing?

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      BB37 and TC 38

    4. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      aurier might be a doubt

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Might be? He won't play. His brother just died

  8. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Best move with this team

    Patricio fodder
    Taa doherty holgate kiko lascelles
    kdb mahrez martial bruno foden
    Rash vardy origi

    1 ft 1.8 itb , best move here?

    A Mahrez to Puli/Willian
    B Mahrez + Origi to Ings + Puli (-4) , bench one of Rash/vardy

    1. ZakyJ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez and vardy to Jesus and William?

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

        Just did that myself. C Willian for now. Might chicken out and C Jesus

  9. ZakyJ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bench 1 and captain 1

    Bruno Martial KDB Mahrez Salah
    Greenwood Ings Jimi

    Thinking Benching KDB and captaining Bruno.....

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

      Bench Jimi and Captain Bruno
      If KDB doesnt play you would have Jimi come off the bench for you

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        KDB will play.. Question is how many minutes

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

          KDB vs BOU for 45 mins could mean more points than Jimi vs BUR for 90 mins

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

    Team as follows:

    McCarthy (Pope)
    TAA. Doherty. Saiss (Taylor. Baldock)
    KDB. Salah. Martial. Bruno (Hayden)
    Ings. Jesus. Greenwood

    1. Who to captain? Chasing in my ML by about 70 points
    2. Start Pope or McCarthy?
    3. Double WOL defence or one of BUR and one of WOL

  11. Johnny Drama
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How this WC looking?

    Martinez-Stek
    Doherty-Tarkowski-Maguire-Egan-Kiko
    Salah-KDB-Dilva-Antonio-Bruno
    Ings-Vardy-Greenwood

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No Chelsea?

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Prefer all my current mids over Pulisic tbf

    2. Johnny Drama
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      0.1 itb

  12. DIMITRIS
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Best CITY option for C for this GW ?

  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Captain for this GW was decided a while ago: Pulisic. However, I can see Chelsea slipping up. It's just that will be gutted if he hauls as it's so obvious on paper.

    So many good options this week it does my head in.

    1. King Kun Ta
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      +1

      Got Jesus, KDB, Bruno, Salah & Pulisic in my team

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

      I’m in the same boat and fairly settled on puli

  14. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    DDG
    TAA Boly Digne
    Salah KdB Mahrez Foden Mount
    Rashford Greenwood

    Martinez Jimenez Fernandez Soyuncu

    A) Mahrez, Soyuncu to DSilva, Alonso -4
    B) Jimenez, Mount to Giroud, Pulisic -4
    C) Mahrez, Mount to DSilva, Pulisic -4 (Jimenez to Ings next week)
    D) Mahrez, Soy, Jimenez to Dsilva, Alonso, Giroud -8

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

  15. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Martinez
    TAA, Doherty, Kiko
    Salah, KDB, Martial, Bruno
    Kane (c), Vardy, Greenwood

    Martin, Guendouzi, Lascelles, Simpson

    0 itb, any differential recommendations?

    1. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Your C isn't differential enough? 😀

      1. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        This

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

        Chasing 67 points in one league! haha

  16. Yozzer
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A Sterling and Gru
    B Foden and Jesus

  17. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who is the "safest" captain choice this week if you are leading mini leage?

    Bruno ?

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Probably

  18. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Free hit done

    Pope
    Alonso (c) Azpi AWB
    Sterling Dilva Martial Fernandes Pulisic
    Jesus Ings

    McCarthy; Boly, Bednarek, McGoldrick

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

      Alonso captain wow

      1. aapoman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I have nothing to lose. Can't get on the money in my mini league anyways.

    2. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Shocking (c) choice

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nice. Not sure Chelsea can defend can they?

      1. aapoman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Against Norwich surely.

    4. Zanainem
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Do u think Alonso will start? Im affraid he gets second half and gets one point. Im on FH

  19. ElliotJHP
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bruno less than 10% is quite surprising looking at his away record

  20. Slim25
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Current team
    Pope (3.9)
    Taa, Aurier, Holgate (Ritchie, Robinson)
    Mane, Bruno, Marital, Puli, Mahrez
    Vardy, Jiminez (Greenwood)

    What option would be best, cheers!;
    A: Free hit
    B: Take -4 hit to do Mane & Ritchie > Sterling & Digne (keep fh for 38)

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

    Not a FH team... GTG with Bruno being the 'safest' captain choice?

    Henderson
    TAA, Azpilicueta, Doherty
    Sterling, Foden, Dilva, Fernandes (c)
    Ings, Rashford, Jimenez

    (Fodder, AWB, Norwood, Lascelles)

  22. b3- bish bash bosh
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    cant believe im considering this but,
    Should I:
    A) Start Troy Deeney and bench kdb
    B) start kdb bench troy
    C) get in willian for KDB for a (-4)

    1. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Okay KDB

      1. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Play*

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

      Considering that Troy and William are both nailed and KDB is more likely to get 0 points than a cameo. I would do A or C.

  23. Nespinha
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope, Button
    Robbo, Saiss, Holgate, Lascelles, Kiko
    Sarr, Salah, KDB, Fernandes, Dendoncker
    Rashford, Jimenez, Ings

    Need some help - Thinking of:

    A) Robbo + Sarr --- Digne + Pulisic (-4)
    B) Jimenez + Sarr -- Greenwood + Pulisic (-4)
    C) Salah + Sarr -- Sterling + Pulisic (-4)
    D) Rashford -- Jesus

  24. Mike82
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who would you sacrifice for rest of season;
    Auba
    Vardy

    1. Sotamendi84
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      vardy

    2. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      after this GW Vardy 🙁

  25. Sotamendi84
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    is Mahrez to foden worth -4 for the next 2 games?

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

      No

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

      I think so, if you think he starts in the Cup game.

  26. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    On FH,

    a. Foden
    b. Antonio

    Got Stirling & Jesus for City already

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

      A - Kane & Sterling
      B - Jesus & Salah

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

        Ignore that.

        I'd go Foden as i think he's nailed for tonight.

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

          Was wondering what that comment meant lad?

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

    Worth taking a hit for a defender? Need to start one of Aurier (who won't play imo) lascelles (big doubt) and ward vs man United. I have money in the bank so thinking Alonso, or even Digne.

    Thoughts please!

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

      Digne more attacking returns

    2. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Alonso only if you have a good backup ... that sort of transfer hurts if he doesn't play

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

        If we get early team news and Alonso is starting I'll go for him. Otherwise would you get Digne or azpili for a hit or just start aurier/ward/lascelles

  28. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Have the anytime goal scorer and multiple goals in a match odds been posted at all? They are usually a useful resource!

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Just check any bookie? Not that useful as they don't take benching into account.

  29. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Think i'm going to use my 2FT for Mane and Mahrez out to which 2? Worth getting Jesus in for hit?

    Pope (Martin)
    TAA, Doherty, Saiss, (Femenia, Lascelles)
    Mane, KDB, Mahrez, Bruno, Martial
    Ings, Greenwood (Jimenez)

    A) Willian
    B) Pulisic
    C) Sterling
    D) Foden
    E) Dilva

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

      I was considering doing similar and ditching Mane as well with the option to bring in Salah next week

      1. Big Ronnie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        That's my thinking also, Salah in next week for the Chelsea mid I bring in this week

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

      C but all top City players could be benched and some rested completely!

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      a
      c

  30. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    2 questions...

    1. Foden, 2. David Silva or 3. B Silva?

    1. Willian or 2. Puilisic

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

      1 2 and 3 for City!!!