Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 8?

The captaincy candidates for Gameweek 8 of Fantasy Premier League are few and far between but that does not mean the choice is an easy one.

With Manchester City and Liverpool going head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium, just two matches are taking our fancy ahead of Friday’s early deadline as Tottenham Hotspur travel to West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea host Sheffield United.

The Hawthorns will feature this season’s highest-scoring team facing the Premier League’s worst defensive outfit. Does that make selecting a captain a simple exercise? Far from it.

And as Fantasy managers flutter between Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.6m) there are some differentials to consider.

As per usual, the Captain Sensible article assesses each of the best options using player and team defensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area.

CAPTAINCY POLL

Unsurprisingly, Kane and Son are the runaway leaders in this week’s captaincy poll. The Spurs duo have gained 44.7% and 21.4%, respectively, although, in keeping with the world at large this week, we should remind you that there are still legitimate votes left to be counted.

Fantasy managers have been looking forward to their trip to the Hawthorns for some time so, regardless of form or fixture, these two players were always going to perform well in the Gameweek 8 captain poll.

With no other candidate managing more than 5% backing, Kane and Son have produced arguably the world’s most important two-horse vote of the week.

It is Timo Werner (£9.3m) who leads the way among the independent options, although he managed only 4.4% backing ahead Sheffield United visiting Stamford Bridge.

Hakim Ziyech (£8.0m) also made the top five with 2.5% of the votes while Tariq Lamptey’s (£4.7m) meeting with an out-of-form Burnley outfit was enough for 3.6% brave managers to take a punt with the armband.

Meanwhile, many highly-owned premium options failed to attract captaincy interest for the Gameweek 8 clash between Manchester City and Liverpool. Mohammed Salah (£12.4m) has brought in just 1.8% of our votes, while Kevin De Bruyne (£11.5m, 0.8%) failed to even make the top 10.

KEY MATCHES

West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

763 Comments Post a Comment
  1. BBC_TF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Buy Coufal, Lamptey or Masuaku?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lamptey > Masuaku > Coufal

    2. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Coufal

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Masuaku. But you'll want Lamptey too.

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

        Coufal safer than Masuaku i think, Masuaka could get dropped if go 4 at back for easier games.

        Lamptey for me.

  2. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Coleman,Digne,Rodriguez all there.
    https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1324328129205329921

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hames to finally take a penalty, hopefully

    2. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well...I would expect so, its the team photo

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Of course,they went for a beer after.

  3. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Thinking of wildcarding this team -

    McCarthy, Nyland
    TAA, Saiss, Taylor, Targett, Mitchell.
    Salah, Son, Foden, Grealish, Stephens.
    Kane, Jiminez, Mitrovic.

    Any reason not to do this?

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

      It’s passable

      I would wait for GW10 and fixture changes

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, that was my original plan but I definitely need to get rid of TAA & Foden & the rest of my defense needs sorting out as well as a couple of other tweaks.

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Mitro to Wilson and Saiss to Balbuena buys you a week to the IB?

  4. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed on previous page.

    Rate these defenders with the fixtures as we know. Really difficult to pick, good form and/or fixtures and tempting price points. Dont own any defenders from these teams (Chillwell too pricey atm)

    A) Zouma 5.2
    B) James 5.0
    C) Bellerin 5.1
    D) Creswell 5.1
    E) Coady 5.0

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

    Watching the game

    Kane looked fine, we were cruising and vini has done ok so far so deserved a whole half

  6. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane off at HT?

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

      Yes

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Injured?

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

          No

          1. Baines on Toast...
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Sure?

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Yes

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

              Maybe

              I don’t know

              Can you repeat the question?

              1. Miguel Sanchez
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                You’re not the boss of me now.

              2. Baines on Toast...
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                You’re not the boss of me now

              3. Twisted Saltergater
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                You’re not the boss of me now

              4. liner
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                And you not so big!

                1. Miguel Sanchez
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  Life is unfair

  7. JURGENAUT
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone going with Martial?

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Rash here

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

        See a doctor

        1. Vazza
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Ha.

        2. Gunners in Haaland
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Ha

      2. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Doc here

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

    G2G or get someone for a hit?

    Martinez
    Сhilwell, Lamptey, Saiss
    Salah (C), Son, Bruno, Podence
    Kane, DCL, Bamford

    Forster, Burke, Mitchell, Dunne
    0FT, 2.9 ITB

    A - Burke -> Bowen (-4)
    B - Podence -> Bowen (-4)
    C - Podence -> Ziyech (-4)
    D - Saiss -> Cresswell/Coufal
    E - G2G

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Why not Fornals?

  9. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane absolutely nailed for WBA - TC incoming

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Only way to benefit with 190% EO

    2. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I dont know about TC

  10. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane and Sissoko got subbed at half time. In the world of FPL it means they're injured. In the world of football it's called a tactical substitution.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I can accept it is tactical. But it would be nice if Jose confirmed it to remove some doubt. Ideally Jose would just come out and say Kane is starting on Sunday.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Kane is due to get injured, maybe not today but due soon so I took him off.

        Does that help?

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sell Kane

  11. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No one else concerned with Werner getting rested? Played full 90 midweek, and we know Lampard dares to drop him - was dropped last week against Burnley untill Pulisic got injured at warmup

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think he is benched. But will probably get 20 mins at the end to keep him ticking over. But I want to keep him for Newcastle and he isn't a massive worry for me even if he only gets a point.

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        So you’re saying this is not a good week to buy him?

  12. gomez123
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is Lamptey fit??

    1. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not my type

      1. gomez123
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ha!!

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If you like them short, yes.

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

      I would

  13. BEEZUS
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Best Ings replacement? Have Kane and DCL.

    1. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Werner

  14. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Reference my post above, this is what Im thinking for my WC team -

    Leno, Forster.
    Chilwell, Zouma, Coufal, Taylor, KIlma.
    Salah, Hamez, Son, Grealish, Soucek.
    Kane, DCL, Watkins.

    What do you think?

  15. bitars
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bench one out of these.

    1) Lamptey

    2) Trent

    3) Bellerin

    4) Chilwell

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Trent

  16. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    INJURY UPDATE

    Michail Antonio is expected to return to action for the Sheffield United game after the international break.

    Aaron Cresswell and Mark Noble are both fit and available for selection this weekend.

    @ExWHUemployee

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Now thats good news .............

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Is the ExWHUemployee, Slaven Bilic?

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I am not

    3. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Damn,now i can't get Haller.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        it's a blessing

        1. wulfrunian
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          🙂

    4. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Can't find it in twitter.Do you have a link?

  17. Ronnies
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Best option;

    Both options cost me -4.

    A) TAA, Bissouma >> Chilwell, Bowen (352)

    B) Mane, Lewis >> KDB, Chilwell (442)

    Currently own 3 Liverpool.

    Cheers.

  18. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Possible Kane injury?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Here we go...

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Where have you heard that mate? Fancy posting a link?

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      anything's possible

    4. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, sale

  19. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Captain:

    A) Son
    B) Kane

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ah interesting, not thought about that...

      Kane

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Im going Son

      Better away stats, his pace will fare better against a slower WBA backline

  20. Sarri-ball
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Last call on wildcard

    A) werner/son
    B) kane/zaha

  21. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jimenez form so far

    Goal
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    ......

    Sell this week or hold 2FT?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Depends who you get

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Tempted by Werner but the “he will be benched” rumors putting me off.
        Would move to either Wilson or Antonio (not this week) to free up funds to get Kdb soon

    2. Good Times
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I have quite a few fires, kinda overwhelmed so might hold and do the mini wildcard over the ITB

    3. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well considering he'll score in two of the next three games, I'd keep

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      In the same boat.

      Werner - worried about a rest seeing as that was the plan last weekend, and him playing 90 mins in CL.
      Vardy - don't like the Wolves fixture.
      Jesus - maybe a gameweek to early

      Think I'm going to keep.

    5. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hold for a surprise hat-trick

  22. Good Times
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Would you save the ft with this team?

    Guaita
    James zouma Lamptey
    Salah Son zaha foden
    Kane Jimi dcl
    Steer Saiss scraps

    James, Saiss, foden rotation risks and Jimi not looking as good as last season without Doherty....

  23. LordEllison
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hey all, have 2 FTs and 0.2 ITB not sure what to do, any ideas?. Thanks!

    McCarthy
    Trent Reguilon KWP Rjames
    Salah Sterling Son ASM
    DCL Werner

    Steer Bissouma Mitchell Brewster

    1. Good Times
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Are you comfortable with James being a rotation doubt?

    2. Manani
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      james>zouma/coufal?

      Reguilon, Mitchell, James all 3 can be rotated, so you risk playing 10 man

  24. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    barnes>Ziyech or save FT?

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

      Tough one, I would saaaaaaave by a hair

  25. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A. Fornals
    B. Bowen
    C. Avoid Hammers trap

    1. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It might be that Fornals is the better option, especially when you take into account Sheffield United are weaker down his side for the following week.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Having said that Antonio is better, just in unlucky to miss Fulham.

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Clearly, but Fulham is the kicker

  26. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Guys, please help:

    A. Puli => Ziyech
    B. Puli => Bowen
    C. Save FT and hope he'll start (Mitchell | Brewster | Targett is the bench)

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A of those

  27. Igz08
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jiménez out for a hit? Got 1.0 itb

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No way!! Keep him for the foreseeable..

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      to who?

    3. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Probably not

    4. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I did Jimenez to Wilson for a hit but only because I'll need the cash to upgrade Son to either Bruno or Kd.

      I already have Kane and Spurs fixtures turn really bad on gw 9. However, I must admit the risk of this move to backfire is pretty big.

  28. yanky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    wildcard after start of gameweek, so I need a ONE WEEK transfer only

    a) Mitchell > Zouma
    b) Podence > Zaha
    c) Bissouma > Bowen (bench Podence)

  29. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Yes or No:

    Periera -> Bowen

  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Struggling with what best to do with 2FT. Pulisic is the main issue and I may have lost patience with LIV def not delivering value.

    2FT 1.1itb
    Martinez
    Robbo*, Chilwell, Dallas
    Salah, Son, Pulisic*, Grealish
    Kane, DCL, Bamford
    (Forster) (KWP, Stephens, Branthwaite)

    A) Puli, Robbo > Ziyech, Cresswell/ Coufal/ Bellerin (2FT)
    B) Puli, Robbo > Rodriguez (if fit), Zouma (2FT)
    C) Puli > Ziyech (roll an FT)
    D) Puli move as above + Improve bench (Stephens or Branthwaite > ?)

    Cheers