Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 14?

Fantasy Premier League managers face one of the trickiest captaincy decisions of the Christmas period in Gameweek 14.

High-scoring and in-form Manchester United host Leeds United in one of the most anticipated games of the month, bringing Bruno Fernandes (£11.0m) and Marcus Rashford (£9.4m) to the fore.

Also, after a draw at Crystal Palace and a last-minute defeat at Anfield, Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur will have a point to prove as Leicester City come to north London.

Elsewhere, Liverpool prepare for a potentially tough-to-call trip to Crystal Palace although Roy Hodgson has played five, lost five as Eagles manager against his former club.

Thankfully for you, the Captain Sensible article is back once again to help you make the big decisions ahead of Gameweek 14.

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CAPTAIN POLL

Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) tops the captain poll for Gameweek 14 ahead of Liverpool’s visit to Selhurst Park.

The Egyptian has delivered attacking returns in each of his last four Premier League matches, accumulating three goals and two assists in that time – earning him 39.3% share of the latest vote.

Fernandes’ first away blank as a Manchester United player has not eliminated him from the latest captaincy debate, 21.5% of our readers backing him for the armband when Leeds come to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

The Whites have given up an average of 1.8 goals per away game this season although the Red Devils have netted just three times at home so far.

Harry Kane (£10.9m) claims the bronze medal for the captaincy this week, earning 12.1% of the votes as Spurs prepare to host Leicester City. The talismanic forward has 14 goals and one assist in his last nine meetings with the Foxes.

A trip to Southampton for Kevin De Bruyne (£11.0m) and Manchester City is enough to ward off widespread interest in the Belgian this time around. Just 6.6% of you are willing to captain him at St. Mary’s Stadium, where the Saints have the second-best home record this season.

Despite Kane’s earning a place in the top-three for Gameweek 14, just 3.1% of the voters feel that Son Heung-min (£9.6m) is worth considering this time around.

Rashford, Callum Wilson (£6.6m), Andrew Robertson (£7.2m), Sadio Mané (£11.9m) and Ben Chilwell (£6.2m) are the only other assets with more than 1%.

KEY MATCHES

Manchester United v Leeds United

772 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Jrot94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Lindehof or Taylor for next 7 weeks, have almost save schedule?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      The cheaper one that isn't one of the Keystone Cops

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        So Taylor it is then

  2. focaccia
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Do I play Coufal or Dallas?

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Tough. Coufal just.

      1. focaccia
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah - leaning that way

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dallas. More chance of an attacking return. Both players will concede.

      1. Rassi
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This. Also ManU defence maybe weaker than Chelsea's.

  3. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Save transfer?

    McCarthy
    Zouma Dias Lamptey
    Salah KDB Bruno Grealish
    Bamford Adams Kane

    / coufal / alzate / Mitchell

    0.0 itb

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yup

    2. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yep. Nice team btw.

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ta, I'd prefer a worse team with a better rank!

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

        You not tempted by Bruno ?

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

      Nice team, cap sorted ? You've got plenty to choose from.

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Between salah and kane for me. Not sure.

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

      Team value?

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

    Play:
    1) Saiss vs. Burnley (I still have him lol)
    2) Lamptey vs. Sheffield

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      2

    2. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1

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

    Lads, would you please help me here with my 2 ft?

    Martínez / Steer
    Chilwell / Cancelo / Cresswell / Lamptey / Kilman
    Salah / KDB / Bruno / Grealish / Soucek
    DCL / Watkins / Bamford

    I thought of KDB-Neto to Watkins-Kane, but I fear that might be too risky. Cancelo a concern too. Any ideas?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No cash? Kilman and Lamptey out (though obvs not really a good week to get shot of Lamptey)

      1. sirmorbach
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I do have 0.4 so I could ditch Kilman, but since he's third sub anyway, I thought of a more substantial change. Thanks, mate!

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Depending on your plan, a cheapie who plays in blank. Lewis?

  6. deshawn7
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Best 4.5 - 4.7m midfielder to enable Salah next GW? Thinking of one that plays in BGW 18.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bissouma plays

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Burke - cheap as cheaps

      1. Well you know, Triffic
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        If he's fit. Didn't he go off with a knock last night?

    3. Villa Velour
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Jones?

      1. Villa Velour
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Not sure when Thiago is back, however.

  7. MGD
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Been pondering this...

    1) Save for a team in BGW 18 and FH in DGW 19; or
    2) Save for a team in DGW 19 and FH BGW 18

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      FH in GW 18 looks a waste to me. Look at the fixtures.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        FH19 is my strat

        1. All For One
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          How many players will you have for gw 18?

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            If I can 8+ that'll do. 5 at the minute though.

            1. All For One
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              I see I'm just gonna use FH gw 18 as I've already used my wildcard, will just use my transfers to bring in a few dgw players.

          2. Bobby Digital
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            10 players no keeper

          3. Bobby Digital
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            I actually have the transfers for a keeper, but not the money.

  8. All For One
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Son to rise tonight?

    Seems like quite a few are transferring out Son for Kdb

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Wish I knew what do to on that move. I'll so regret it if Son hauls again.

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yeh I'm thinking of swapping Kdb to Son, damn price rises...

  9. focaccia
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    GTG?

    Martinez
    Cancelo - Chilwell - Coufal
    Salah (C) - Bruno (v) - KDB - Grealish
    DCL - Bamford - Watkins

    (Forster - Bissouma - Dallas - Kilman)

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Good enough. Sure about (c)?

      1. focaccia
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Not at all!

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

    Suggestions?
    Ideally want Kane as a cap this GW but don't want to get rid of Bamford so not sure how to get him in easily.

    Meslier( 4.0 )
    Chilwell James Dallas Lamptey ( KWP)
    Salah KdB Bruno Mahrez Son
    Bamford ( Brewster Davies )

    2FT and 0.9 ITB.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lose Kevin?

  11. Fulchester's New Centr…
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sell Chilwell and play Taylor every week for next few or sell James and play Dier every week?

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

      Why not sell James and play Taylor

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Good spot. That is what I meant.

    3. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why sell them?
      I'm getting James in

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Need to do something (2FT), Mitchell is stinking up my bench and double Chelsea def not doing it.

        1. yakirh
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          It depends what strategy you are using

          If you don't FH in 19, the double Chelsea defense still looks good to me

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

    Strange not to mention the short turnaround for Liverpool given how much focus was on the possibility of rests in previous weeks.

  13. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like Boly is injured so Kilman to start?

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Source?

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nuno said Boly hasn’t trained.

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Dendo injured as well?

          1. Amartey Partey
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            It looks like it. At least for the Burnley game anyway.

  14. Jimbo-Jones
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on Justin to Mee?
    Burnley great fixtures, looking quite defensively solid, and Leeds coming up who seem to concede from every set piece...
    Justin will be gone on WC in GW16 anyway.

    2ft, 0.3itb.

    McCarthy
    Chilwell Robbo Justin Konsa
    Salah KDB Bruno Grealish
    Bamford DCL

    Soucek Brewster Nkounkou

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

      Looks good to me

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

        Or mee! 🙂

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

    Best move? 1FT. 1.9m ITB. Will WC16!!!

    A. Grealish >> Rashford
    B. Justin >> Reguilon / Diaz / 6.6m def
    C. Roll FT

    McCarthy
    James, Chilwell, Cresswell
    KDB, Bruno, Salah, Grealish, Cavaleiro
    Bamford, DCL
    (4.0, Justin, Mitchell, Davis*)

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Roll

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

        Cresswell a good enough pick this week?

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Yep. Chelsea look a bit wobbly.
          Soucek (g); Cresswell (a)

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

      A can't be Son I assume? TAA punt might be nice this week, but from them I think Rashford could be a killer diff this week.

      Thoughts below? No WC btw and gradually shaping for 18-19/Spurs cover.

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

        Can’t be Son, no. And can’t be TAA either. So it’s Rashford, Reg, Dias or Roll for 2 next week before WC. What do you think of Cresswell this week? Unlikely to do well?

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

          He's always a threat from set pieces. No issue playing him. He had a minor knock recently in training - so be wary.

  16. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez
    Chilwell Robbo Lamptey
    Salah Bruno KDB Grealish
    Watkins Bamford DCL
    Button-Soucek-Dallas-Mitch
    2FT 0.7

    Stumped for what to do here with 2FT and not a watertight 18-19 strategy yet.
    A. Robbo+Grealish to Son+James
    B. Watkins to Adams
    C. Mitchell to Taylor/Coufal
    D. Lamptey to Taylor/Coufal/James

    It's a classic issue of good team, don't want to burn. C sounds easy enough but blocks A a bit later. B or D easy enough but good fixture and so on.

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

      Watkins is your weak link for me. I like B

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

        Regardless of fixture?

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Agree with Rafa. B

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

        Really interesting. Obviously Brom away is on paper a good fixture. I actually got Watkins over Che a few weeks ago (what a plum).

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Would never do A and not D this week.
          C is a bit of a luxury move.
          Soton a good team, Adams seemingly nailed and points ticking over and has a decent enough double if you want to think ahead and depends on your plan.

  17. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Guys westham pressers over? Any news on balbuena?

  18. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Did Mahrez, Bruno and Vardy
    to Son, Rashford and Kane for a -4.

    My try to catch up with the top10k by playing without Spurs backfired.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      There is a reason why the template is the template.

  19. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Captain this week is a tricky one.
    Who is everyone going with?

    Kane ( can easily see a goal but is that not max 9 points?)
    KDB ( won’t be highly captained and City will want to destroy, but Southampton are good)
    Bruno ( blank tonight and Leeds’s is a good side but there not very good defensively)
    Salah ( when in doubt captain him.. but early kick off and Palace away is a really tricky fixture).

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

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

      Thought you’d be on Bruno, TM

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I know I know I should be (best player in the league) but for some strange reason we struggle at home and I don’t know how we will play.. also Leeds are one of the best pressing teams itl and we struggle against that, this is also their biggest game of the season they’ll be 100% up for it so I’m slightly worried

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

    4. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno

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

      I'm on KDB at the moment.
      Think the way Southampton and Leeds are playing opens up for KDB and/or Bruno returns.
      Think Palace will park the bus more than Southampton and Leeds, and I'll be happy enough to just own Salah again (have gone without him for the past 12 gameweeks) 😀

    6. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Son

    7. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      (K)ane

  20. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who is Sienkiewicz capping?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That costs extra

    2. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Aguero

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

      twitter.com/j98sienkiewicz

  21. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Found this interesting. EPL Expected Goals (xG) + Expected Assists (xA) after 13 GWs (FBRef):
    Team xG xA Total
    • Liverpool 27.1 16.1 43.2
    • Leeds United 23.7 16.1 39.8
    • Chelsea 21.8 13.5 35.3
    • Manchester City 20.2 14.5 34.7
    • Aston Villa 19.1 14 33.1
    • Everton 19.7 13.2 32.9
    • Tottenham 18.7 12.2 30.9
    • West Ham 17.7 13 30.7
    • Leicester City 19.9 9.4 29.3
    • Brighton 17.4 10.6 28
    • Manchester Utd 16.2 10.7 26.9
    • Southampton 14.4 10 24.4
    • Fulham 15.1 9.1 24.2
    • Arsenal 14.3 9.8 24.1
    • Crystal Palace 14 9.2 23.2
    • Wolves 12.5 9 21.5
    • Newcastle Utd 12.8 8.2 21
    • Sheffield Utd 11.5 7.7 19.2
    • Burnley 9.5 6.4 15.9
    • West Brom 8.4 5.3 13.7

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Surely xA should be higher than xG. What am I missing?

      1. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Expected Goals can be unassisted.

  22. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Guys, no ideas how to use 2 FTs with 0ITB. Any ideas?

    Mendy
    Chilwell | Targett | Reguilon
    Salah | KDB | B.Fernandes | Son | Grealish
    DCL | Bamford

    Forster | Dallas | Brewster | Mitchell

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I would downgrade mendy to martinez, then upgrade mitchell to taylor

      1. 2OLEgend
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        this

  23. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Worth punting on Aurier? Instead of Dier x

    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No.

  24. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Thinking to burn FT (very) reluctantly! have 2FT and 0.3m. Plan to play into gw18 (as i have 8 gw8 players currently) and FH19

    Martinez -- Forster
    Chilwell James Lamptey -- Lewis Douglas
    Son Bruno Kdb Salah -- Burke
    Watkins Dcl Bamford

    A: Burn Ft
    B: Lewis >> Dallas/Coufal/Taylor...reduces my gw18 count to 7 but i would still have 5FT's left till then
    C: James >> Dier...gets me a gw18 player, chelsea have a good fixture this gw but tough thereafter

    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      C

  25. Fulchester's New Centr…
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sell James and play Taylor every week for next few or sell Chilwell and play Dier every week?

    Thanks Zimo

    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Chilwell if you must, although could get a cs this week.

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks Harry. 2FT and have to do something.

  26. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    2 ft 0.3 itb and going to use my first wildcard in GW16, really stuck with what to do here

    Any ideas for a 2 week punt?

    McCarthy
    Chillwell Cancelo Taylor (Justin, Mitchell)
    KDB Bruno Son Grealish (Bissouma)
    Kane Bamford Wilson

    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Similar position. I was looking at McCarthy to Martinez. Or you could do Justin -> Targett.

      1. LIARS POKER
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks that's not a bad shout actually as definitely won't be keeping Justin on wc

  27. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Does anyone know how long Boly is out for?

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Interested to know this too. Wolves just not giving injury updates too easily.

  28. All For One
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez
    Dier, Coufal, Chiwell
    Grealish, Salah, Kdb, Bruno
    Watkins, Bamford. Dcl

    Button, Bissouma, Dallas, Kwp

    1FT 0.5 ITB

    Kdb to Son?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Sure

  29. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sheffield do have some kind of Spark in attack whenever Burke starts. Have seen in put some decent performances.

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He was a bright young thing not that long ago, OOP and cheap, so cheap.

  30. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is Neco Williams expected to start again against Palace?

    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No idea. If Benteke was playing i would have said Matip was a shoe in. But now that he's banned, maybe Williams keeps his place?