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Top 10k managers not yet sold on Man City assets as Gameweek 10 splits captaincy

The Gameweek 10 captaincy debate looks destined to cause a drastic re-shaping of the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers.

That’s because there is no standout candidate for the armband this week, according to analysis on LiveFPL.net.

Rather than one or two individuals breaking away from the chasing pack, there is an unprecedented five-way split of similarly backed captains – which is sure to create serious rank movement at this level.

As you can see, Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) was the top 10k’s favourite for the armband ahead of a favourable home meeting with Fulham’s naive and obliging defence.

However, only 21.1% were happy backing the Leicester man, the rest perhaps swayed by the disparity between his home and away form (only one of his 10 attacking returns have come at the King Power Stadium this season) or maybe enticed by the array of other options.

Mohamed Salah‘s (£12.2m) midweek appearance, a first outing since returning from self-isolation, has convinced 16.1% of the top 10k that he can be trusted against Brighton.

Prior to his positive coronavirus (COVID-19) test, the Egyptian had returned in four of his previous five Premier League appearances.

But the recent double-figure haul from Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m), combined with Leeds’ recent drubbings, means that a further 15.7% chose the Everton man as captain.

Meanwhile, 14.7% went with away-day specialist Bruno Fernandes (£10.8m), with double-figure hauls in every road-trip this season and Harry Kane (£11.0m), despite facing Chelsea’s improved defence, still managed to attract 14.5% of the top 10k’s captain armbands.

The impact of such a concertinaed captaincy spread on effective ownership is fascinating too.

It means no player can boast a figure in this department over 100% for Gameweek 10, Calvert-Lewin going closest with 96.3%.

Once again, tough fixtures have not triggered a flash sale of Spurs assets among the top 10k, Kane and Son Heung-min (£9.5m) sitting inside the top three for effective ownership at this level.

What these figures mean is that Gameweek 10 is the perfect week to have tried something different, considering that going against the so-called “crowd” carries considerably less risk than usual. As a result, making such a decision carries a higher chance of bigger green arrows if successful.

It is particularly telling that no Manchester City player featured in the top five captains at this level, despite a favourable match-up with Burnley.

The Clarets have lost their last three trips to the Etihad Stadium (in all competitions), every time by a 5-0 scoreline.

If Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m) benefits from Saturday afternoon’s outing, he will reward only a small number of captainers in the top 10k.

Just 6.6% of them felt confident enough to hand the Belgian their armband, while only 1.1% captained Raheem Sterling (£11.5m).

In fact, not a single Manchester City player appears in the template at this level yet, despite Pep Guardiola’s men embarking on their appealing fixture run this Gameweek.

After hosting Burnley, Manchester City welcome Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle to the Etihad Stadium between now and Gameweek 15, but only 19.5% of the top 10k are invested in De Bruyne, the Citizens most popular player among such managers.

Son, Fernandes remain the most fashionable premium options in midfield while Salah and Diogo Jota (£6.7m) are the movers and shakers, replacing Wilfried Zaha (£7.3m) and James Rodríguez (£7.9m) in the template.

Unsurprisingly, there was much less fluctuation among the defenders and forwards.

Calvert-Lewin has overtaken Kane as the most popular striker in the top 10k, now owned by 80% of them while the Spurs man saw his backing drop by a margin of 10 percentage points. 

Patrick Bamford (£6.1m) holds onto the third-place spot meaning Vardy remains outside the podium for top 10k ownership.

Meanwhile, the top-five defenders remain unchanged, with minimal shifts in top 10k ownership.

Just 23% of the managers in this rank bracket have gone chipless thus far in the campaign while 46.4% have deployed exactly one.

Interestingly, 2.3% of them have already exhausted their entire supply.

Once again, the Wildcard was the most popular chip for the latest Gameweek although it was used sparingly compared to the rest of the top 10k.

With 2.9% going for the Free Hit, 3.7% pulled the trigger on brand new squads for Gameweek 10.

Interestingly, those playing the Wildcard at this level have largely templated themselves to the overall selection picture, as you can see a large number of overlaps.

Despite the tougher fixtures, Son and Kane still feature heavily in these squads, as do Salah and Jota while João Cancelo (£5.5m) and Vardy are the big exceptions to the main template.

Statistics taken from LiveFPL.net.

865 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Oh man, so who sold Wilson?

    1. wantsharptv
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I brought him in

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

      I did...decided to keep Watkins instead

  2. Dirty Harry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson continues to bury me further down. Wait I'm so far down it doesn't even matter anymore

  3. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Get in Wilson, great start to the weekend. Felt destined for a 0-0!

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

    Wilson has some great fixtures coming up

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He’s been working excellent since signing for Newcastle. Could get 25 goals if stays fit for the season.

      1. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        *Been an

  5. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wow - anyone see the end to the Super League Grand Final?

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

      The whole game was amazing, and that finish was something else. Definitely glad I tuned into that instead of the footy tonight!

  6. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I know who my GW14 captain is now

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      GW12 too.

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

    Need to hope and pray this week, missed the deadline :/

    Wanted KDB as captain but instead it's Bruno....more worrying is Brewster(VC)

  8. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who did the Joelinton mocking stats post on twitter?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Neale probably.

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers

  9. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    LMS safety score currently -3

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

  10. Poison Apple
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Was flipping between bam n wilson for thr transfer n settled for the former.. thats a great start...

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

      Easy to say after one game but Bamford hasn't even played yet

  11. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So glad I don’t own a palace goalkeeper or defender

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

    Mitchell out the team and Palace crumble... coincidence?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No Zaha

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

    GK suggestions please.

    Have Guaita. "Anyone else" is an acceptable answer, but want to make it worth it. No doubt won't take that long to pay off at this rate...

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Areola?

      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        At a pinch.

        1. Bojam
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Like what you did there lol

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

        Wish I'd got him in for Leicester.

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

      Would reccomend Forster. Not playing but gives you some cash ITB and you know what you get! A big fat 0!

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

        Already have him. Wish he played 😆

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

      Kepa?

    4. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      McCarthy has done the job for me.

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

        Would you believe I started with him before a dreaded GW3 wildcard.

        May beg him to let me return.

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

      Got Guaita in for GW5 perfect run of games to get at least a couple of clean sheets. Here we are 5 weeks later with a lovely average of 2 points per gameweek.

      Worst transfer I’ve made in my four seasons of playing this game.

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

      Shay Given?

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

    Feeling so bored.. Don’t know what to do.. ?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson in

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

    For all his endeavour PVA has been a nightmare signing for me

    1. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same here. Il give him West Brom then cut my loses.

    2. KennyKickIt127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Likewise.... he could easily have had an assist or even a goal tonight...which would have been boosted by the clean sheet and 3 BAPS...but as has been the case too many times, the worst possible outcome happens!

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

        2020

  16. Mile Plankton
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Half of my efing ML owns Wilson. For fecks sake. Guaita a$$hole
    Feel like GW from nightmare started with that CS gone.

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

      What a nice post

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

    So close to brining in Wilson for -4 🙁

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Salty

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Coulda shoulda woulda.

  18. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Frm 9 to 1 pt in less than a minute. Damn u PVA

    1. KennyKickIt127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same here... story of the FPL season so far for me!

  19. Simon69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Keeper cleanie wiped isn't the end of the world - Least important points on the pitch.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      From 10 to 2 hurts.

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

        Especially when it's happened three times.

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

      ‘They all count’

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Keeper points can make a big difference in tight league positions, people always under estimate the importance of a good keeper and typically set n forget or give them way too long.
      Yes its hard to judge form with a keeper, and it could be the defence not the keepers fault.

      But looking at Guaitas returns since GW2, which is what like 15 points or something total, if any other player in your team performed that badly they would be out after 3 GWs.

      Fab for instance is 24 points better off in total, 24 points for the same price is a big difference (plus Guaita is one game ahead)

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

        Yes you're correct. A few extra points for your GK every week really makes a difference & can be a boom when the CS comes in.

        Has felt absolutely turd relying on VG.

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      TOOOOOOOON!!!

    5. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Reply fail to a guy with Gauita, lads.

  20. alexmj
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Held Wilson last week, get in

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Masterstroke missed the deadline?

  21. KennyKickIt127
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Story of my season so far, had PVA on Clean sheet and 3 point bonus on 86 mins.... then by the end of the game just 4/5 mins later, poof, 8 points down the drain! Has happened too many times this season! On for a ridiculously poor point total, after two consecutive seasons of 2350 points and top 25k and top 15k finishes!

  22. The Hunt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    "If Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m) benefits from Saturday afternoon’s outing, he will reward only a small number of captainers in the top 10k.
    Just 6.6% of them felt confident enough to hand the Belgian their armband, while only 1.1% captained Raheem Sterling (£11.5m)."

    Confirms what I've always thought; if you make it into the top 10k you've probably only made it there through sheer good luck and you won't be there for much longer.

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

      I think most up there are probably Salah GW1 Triple cappers that had Son and Kane from the start. If they keep doing well, can’t see much changing.

    2. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It’s sheer luck if you don’t captain only man city players?

      1. The Hunt
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Just sheer luck...for most of them.

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

      What's the logic there? Vardy is far and away the most obvious captain for this week. The others above KDB and Sterling are better contenders given form. I'm on KDB so I hop the 6.6% are right!

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

      Sounds like bitter nonsense to me.

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

      Doesn't 'confirm' anything. Stupid post

  23. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A nearby apartment is throwing a party jumping around screaming to the likes of: Barbie Girl, Castle in the Sky, Whistle Song, My Humps and Macarena.....

    If I had owned Guaita or PvA I would start knocking on that door, but I guess I'll keep relaxed. Atleast as long as the kiddo is still asleep.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry about that

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

        Thanks 🙂

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

      Sounds like a place I need to go.

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

        I'll buzz you in if you promise to change the music at the very least 🙂

    3. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Once ting tang walla walla bing bang comes on, it’s time to call the cops

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

        Hahah! Would'nt surprise me if they got it queued up already. Fingers crossed they forgot it though 😀

    4. The Hunt
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Anarchy for the U.K.
      It's coming sometime and maybe

    5. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Covid-tastic.

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

    One time that my defender on a Friday game to keep a cs.Noooo.Never.Never.

  25. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Reposting from an old thread....

    Apologies if this was done to death earlier but switched onto FPL late and only watched the last 10 mins while cooking a fish supper.

    Mitchell... Not on the bench tonight because....?

    I guess his time is up anyway. PVA was Palace's only real attacking threat.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Fish details please

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Salmon leek Pasta with chilli, tarragon and lemon.

        1. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Arise, Sir Paul the Octopus!

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

    PvA > ?

    5.5m max

    1. Rash
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Unless on wildcard I'd keep 1 more week

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

        For another blank?

  27. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    My ML leader is privately laughing at me and mocking me because of his Wilson haul.

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

      If it's private how do you know?

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

    Happy Chappy

  29. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wow Wilson keeps rolling AND those fixtures.

    Hmm. Turned my head!

  30. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No salah, vardy, kdb but have Wilson.

    Think I better enjoy this while it lasts.