Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 5?

Jan Sienkiewicz was the king of the Fantasy Premier League captaincy in 2019/20, scoring a whopping 657 points from the armband, the second-highest in the whole world. He’s here to help once again, this time assessing the Gameweek 5 options.


The first international break of the 2020/21 season has given Fantasy managers plenty of time to weigh up captaincy decisions for the upcoming
Gameweek 5.

October 4, 2020 will come down as one of the most remarkable days in Premier League history, as the two most successful teams in English football conceded 13 goals combined.

However, despite the heavy 7-2 defeat to Aston Villa, Liverpool’s ‘Egyptian King’ Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) still came away with a 13-point return and is once again favoured by Fantasy managers.

Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur duo Harry Kane (£10.6m) and Heung-Min Son (£9.1m) are tipped to deliver against West Ham United on the back of an impressive victory at Old Trafford.

As per usual, the Captain Sensible article previews the most important upcoming games and assesses each of the best options, while also using data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area.

Captain Poll

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Liverpool’s Salah, as well as Tottenham Hotspur’s Kane and Son, appear to be the three players at the centre of this week’s debate – with the trio gaining a combined 63.9% of our users’ votes in the Captaincy Poll.

Further down the list, Manchester City midfielders Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m, 6.4% of votes) and Raheem Sterling (£11.5m, 3.1%) have not gained a lot of attention ahead of their match against Arsenal. Similarly, it seems like, despite the impressive form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m, 5.1%) and Richarlison (£7.9m, 3.5%), Fantasy managers are wary of an ongoing goal drought by the Toffees in the Merseyside derby matches of recent years.

Surprisingly, none of the Chelsea or Manchester United assets are being
considered by the majority of our voters. Are we perhaps overlooking some
exciting picks? Let’s have a look at this week’s crucial fixtures.

Key Matches

Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United
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  1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez
    TAA Lamptey Justin Saiss
    Salah Zaha KDB*
    DLC Jimi Werner
    SUBS Podence Mitchell Burke*

    2FT 0.1m itb

    Thoughts?

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

      get Son or Kane

    2. leo123
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      KDB to Son if not fit,
      if fit not sure what to do, Zaha to Trossard or Grealish i would say.

  2. MikeLowrey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this KDB less WC draft? Gone for some punts in midfield in Foden & Pulisic

    Martinez
    Robbo Saiss Lamptey
    Salah Son Pulisic Grealish Foden
    Kane DCL

    (Forster Brewster KWP Mitchell)

    0.3 ITB

  3. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez, (4.0)
    Robertson, Chilwell, Saiss (Lampety, Masuaku)
    Salah, Son, Grealish, Pulisic (4.4)
    DCL, Kane, Maupay

    Thoughts on WC draft?

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Seen 30 of them. It's great!

    2. FantasyHero
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      chillwell and pulisic are high risk high reqard pics. Other than that its great!

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

        yea may go reguilon James over them

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Masuaku is not nailed I think

  4. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    working from home anyone?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Working ? Do you mean spending 5 hours working out who the best transfer in for Chris wood is ?

      1. Crouch Potato
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        So doing a spot of woodwork then!

      2. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        What's the other 3 hours?

  5. hotine
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Which are the better pair?
    1) Pulisic & Antonio
    2) Rodriguez & Maupay
    Thanks

    1. leo123
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      2

    2. AppleDunk
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      2

    3. PelePelz9
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Pulisic + Watkins

    4. Lord Bendtner
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Pulisic and Antonio

  6. leo123
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    McCarthy (Steer)
    TAA Justin Mitchell (Davies, Egan)
    Salah Son(C) Sterling Podence (Soucek)
    Jimenez Mitrovic Adams
    1FT 1,9ITB
    I know Davies, Egan, Adams are main problems.
    How to spend transfer, please help!

    1. Apwilkin
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Deal with the back line. Adams can wait. But you are dangerously close to having only 2 playing defenders. Looks like Justin should have his spot another couple of weeks at least? Maybe ship out Davies first. Someone attacking in the 5-5.5 range is probably an ok transfer to make. Saiss? Chillwell if fit?

      1. leo123
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks, I agree. Doubling the Foxes could be a thing with no Vardy/Barnes upfront.
        Concidering also Lamptey but no point in searching spare money with actual ITB :D.
        Saiss and Wolves fixs are good but tripling them in current form might be not too wise.

  7. AppleDunk
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Would u have Jimmy in a WC?

    1. FantasyHero
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I do

  8. The Hunt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Someone posted two or three weeks back that Brewster going to Sheffield United would ruin the game. I'm wildcarding right now and I've come to understand what he means. He's an underpriced 4.5m playing forward who will quite possibly score around half a dozen goals this season and if you're really lucky he'll come off your bench after bagging a tasty 9 pointer. More importantly though, the bundles of cash that he frees up really beefs up your team elsewhere and makes it something worth going to war with.

    1. FantasyHero
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      no history of him killing it. I would wait and monitor.

      1. The Hunt
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Wildcarding. It's now or never!

      2. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He scored +10 goals for swansea last season

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Post your team.. Pretty confident there are better pick ie Maupay

    3. JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not buying the hype. Decent bench option but he takes up 1 of 3 forwards, and is esentially a dice role, seen many championship players with better scoring records flop, and sheffield are not exactly free flowing.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Imagine him playing for Leeds though!

        1. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          But he's not

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Hence the word imagine, Captain Obvious 😉

            1. Zimo
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              It's not something that'll wow the brain tho is it. He's still Brewster not Messi. Even if he played for leeds what's the big deal. Who's to say he'll do well. If he was a great player Klopp would have kept him

              1. Seanigula
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                he just doesn’t fit their style at this point, I’m not sure selling him with a buyback is a knock on his talent

      2. The Hunt
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Fantastic bench option imo. He's basically a 6m forward in disguise (3 of the other 4 Sheffield forwards cost that at the start of the season) and he enables a powerful 4-5-2.

        1. The Hunt
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          3-5-2!

        2. Seanigula
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Getting him now may or may not be wise...could wait to see if he looks decent then bring him in when form/fixtures turn bad for one of your forwards...I think he’ll be the equivalent of an occasionally scoring 5.0 mid, and not much more

    4. Vlekz
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He saves 0.4 (souchek). That's about it

      • jia you
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Prefer Burke and stick to 353 myself I think...too many good striker options to move away just yet. In saying that if he looks good I'll be very tempted to downgrade Jimenez and get in Salah for one of my City mids!

    5. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      If TAA drops and Rodriguez rise before deadline I can get this team:

      Martinez
      TAA Robbo Saiss
      Salah Son Pulisic Trossard
      Kane DCL Maupay
      ____
      Steer Lamptey Stephens Douglas

      1. soup natsi
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Too many double ups there

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          This makes no sense

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

            Double ups inherintly carry some risk. If that team and the players you've picked then has a down turn of form &/or fixtures then you'll want to get rid of one of the players at least which means it is a potential transfer down the line. If you only have one player from that team then whilst it's still a potential transfer you have more options to wait if you have other pressing concerns elsewhere.

            Doubling up on a top team is usually a fine risk because it's unlikely you'll need to get rid of one or both. But doubling up on a mid table team like Brighton is a completely un-necessary risk to take IMO.

      2. FantasyHero
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Don't like the TAA & Robbo double up tbh. You are only banking on their attacking returns which will be there but not likely every game. Having 1 is likely enough or still too much. Just my 2 cents

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          They play a toothless Shu at home after Everton... I think people are overreacting atm

    6. FantasyHero
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hey guys which option is better for my WC team:
      A. Grealish & Casta
      B. Trossard & robbo

      Team:
      Martinez steer
      Lamptey saiss Dallas Mitchell *
      Son salah Hamez bissouma *
      Kane dcl Jimmy

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        B

        1. FantasyHero
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks

      2. Henryyy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Grealish Robbo

        Jimmy -> Wilson/Antonio

        1. FantasyHero
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks for the message. I wanna keep jimmy tho

    7. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Anything worth a hit here lads?

      Martinez
      Robbo TAA Semedo
      Salah Grealish Son Podence
      Kane DCL Wood

      4m - Lamptey Mitchell Reed

      Agree with the bench?

      0.6m ITB 0FT

      Thanks

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Gtg

    8. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Start two

      A. Taylor (wba)
      B. Saiss (lee)
      C. Lamptey (cry)
      D. Mitchell (BRI)

      1. Henryyy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        AB

        1. Pep's Money Laundry
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks pal

      2. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Tough one.. :/

        1. Pep's Money Laundry
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Tell me about it, I might just start the first two as I already have Zaha in the Palace v Brighton fixture and don't want too many players in that game

      3. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        ac

      4. FantasyHero
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Tough one. Would go for A B

      5. Vlekz
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Who is your 5th mid? I have TAA + same back 4. Playing ABC

      6. soup natsi
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        So Digne is a doubt with not great fixtures, and PvA is coming back to some tasty ones... Gotta pull the trigger. Talk me out of it?

        1. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I can see a scenario where Digne starts, and van Aanholt doesn't, this weekend, which wouldn't be ideal.

          1. soup natsi
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Good point. Cover for Digne is Ayling and Mitchell, both with decent fixtures too. Finding it hard to resist the pull of 0.1 tsb but saving an ft would be grand.

            1. avfc82
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              I'd be tempted to save and look at it again next week, van Aanholt hasn't played for quite a while.

      7. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Any help lads? 2.9itb 1 FT

        McCarthy
        TAA Mitchell Doh
        Podence KDB Barnes Jamez
        DCL Ings Werner
        (Martin, Burke, KWP, Egan)

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          A)James to Son
          B)Barnes to Son
          C)Ings to Kane

          All good moves imo. Would prolly opt for A or C

        2. soup natsi
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I'd do Mitchell to PvA

        3. Iceball
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Lot of good players in there but it shows how good it is to have at least 2 good captain options, who are you gonna captain? Ings to Kane and captain him sounds good.

      8. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Why no love for March?

        1. soup natsi
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          cold and miserable

        2. FPL Theorist
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Wing-backs classified as mids are not usually any good for FPL.

        3. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          He's not seen as a cool pick round these parts, but I like him.

      9. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        pulisic seems the latest one who gets into WC template team for this gw

        1. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Sounds like he'll start, think I'd prefer to be a week late on that one though. GW1 owner here 🙂

          1. Emiliano Sala
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            now he looks fully fit. I prefer consider getting him on WC this gw rather than later
            it's really difficult picking midfielders.
            it looks like him or j.rod for me. what do you think ?
            have richarlison as forward and chilwell

            1. avfc82
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              I like Rodriguez a lot, put if Pulisic is starting week in, week out, he'll outscore him, IMO.

              1. FC Hakkebøf
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                +1

      10. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        James is cheap too. got him for 7.5
        too much good midfielders
        currently on:
        Salah KDB/Ster Son Grealish Pulis/James
        headache

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          reply fail

        2. avfc82
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Going big in midfield then! Can't go wrong with any of those picks to be honest, all great options.

          1. Emiliano Sala
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            yeah. 352 is my formation on WC. just need a fit KDB to complete the puzzle. don't feel that with sterling.

      11. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Saw that Sterling and Chilwell are flagged... Any news? Thx

        1. soup natsi
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Sterling back to training but Chilwell likely out this gw afaik

          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Nah both will play. Indicators are that Chilwell will make it.

      12. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Any changes to this WC?

        McCarthy
        TAA, Castagne, Lamptey
        Salah, KDB, Son, Hames
        DCL, Maupay, Bamford

        Button, Taylor, Bissouma, Mitchell

        1. Zrinkec
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          gtg

      13. nibby
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Trossard or Maupay?

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          maupay if you must. neither for me

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Why?

            1. Emiliano Sala
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Watkins

              1. FC Hakkebøf
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                Double Villa?

                1. Emiliano Sala
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  Yeah
                  It's about individuals

                  1. FC Hakkebøf
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 5 months ago

                    Wouldn't be so confident in Villa just yet

                    1. Camzy
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      3 years, 5 months ago

                      I'm confident in Villa than Brighton tbh. How many teams can put 7 past Liverpool?

                      1. FC Hakkebøf
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 5 months ago

                        It was a freakish game. Huge Adrian mistake, 3 deflections etc.

                        1. Camzy
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 13 Years
                          3 years, 5 months ago

                          Yeah but still. The Watkins goal was well taken. Good set piece for a goal too. That's still 3 clean goals vs the Champions.

                          Freakish or not, I don't think there are many teams that could do that. Villa have been good for a while now too. They survived after restart with some really tough fixtures as well.

                          1. FC Hakkebøf
                            • 7 Years
                            3 years, 5 months ago

                            Watford who got relegated defeated pool 4-0. But yeah they look better, but don't have as good fixtures as Brighton. Maupay on penalties still makes him a better pick imo

                          2. FC Hakkebøf
                            • 7 Years
                            3 years, 5 months ago

                            I have Grealish in my team btw. Just not confident enough in them to double up that's all

      14. Scout15
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Reece James still in my team...
        Keep for this week or sell?

      15. ooooo
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Changes? 0itb

        McCarthy
        TAA Chilwell Lamptey
        Salah Son Grealish James
        Kane DCL Wilson

        Button KWP Bissouma Mitchell

        1. AD105
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          On WC? Pretty much the same as mine, g2g

          1. ooooo
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Yes

        2. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Defence might be issue if Chilwell Lamptey not fit to play so listen to press conferences news tomorrow- PVA may also be back putting Mitchell place under threat but probably

          1. dunas_dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            * OK for another week

      16. FPL_BUCCANEER
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        McCarthy Steer
        TAA Justin Taylor Mitchell Vinagre*
        Salah KDB* JRod Soucek Bissouma
        Werner Martial* DCL

        Does KDB, Martial -> Son, Kane (-4) make sense?

        I havent used WC yet and I am thinking the next IB might be a good time.

        Based on the next 4 fixtures alone, plus form.. I think this makes sense?

        Any other ideas?

        Thanks guys.

      17. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Werner to Kane for free?

        1. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Why would you not?

        2. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Easiest move you will make

      18. cravencottage
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Please rank
        1) Regulion
        2) Semedo
        3) Chilwell

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          3
          1
          2

        2. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          1
          3
          2

        3. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I like all of em.

          But all have some random risks.

          Semedo with Portugal could suddenly get COVID. Reguilon is a rotation risk because Davies might play. Chilwell is an injury doubt.

          In terms of raw fixtures, Reguilon and Spurs probably scores best in the next 4 games or so.

      19. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        TAA on 96.5.. Would love to see him drop!

        1. cravencottage
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Agree

      20. Connor's Calling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        1) Son & Watkins

        2) Kane & Bissouma

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Depends on your team

          1. Connor's Calling
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            They’ll both play most weeks....

            1. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              1

        2. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Depends if that's a 5th mid or not. If you have to bench Watkins than I'd go 1.

        3. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          If both to play then 1

      21. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Do we think that Kane’s price will rise or am I safe with holding off until tomorrow?

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

          Tomorrow meaning Friday!

        2. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I think you are safe

        3. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          On 84.3 on Fpl stats so unlikely to rise overnight but we have seen some unexpected falls/rises this season

      22. ct mariner
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        1 Martinez and TAA
        2 Guita and Robbo

      23. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Kind of at a loss here with my FT, 1.7M ITB:

        Martinez
        James - Saiss - Lamptey
        KDB - Salah - Hamez - Foden
        Werner - DCL - Jimenez

        Mitchell - Dunne - Burke

        A) Take hit, Werner + Foden out for Son/Pulisic + Watkins/Maupay or something similar
        B) Single transfer: Foden to Trossard/Grealish, Werner to Kane, or Upgrade James to Robertson
        C) Roll FT

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Foden > Grealish would be the move I'd make.

          Take a risk and cap Werner!