Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Blank Gameweek 18?

Fantasy Premier League managers face a difficult choice for the Blank Gameweek 18 captaincy.

Even before Monday’s fixture rearrangements for Spurs, Fulham and Aston Villa, differentiating between Kevin De Bruyne (£11.7m) and Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m) was proving challenging for many.

Now that Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.8m) have been handed a favourable home fixture against underprepared opposition the debate has been thrown wide open.

More than ever, Fantasy managers need some help with the armband, which is where the Captain Sensible article comes in.

As always, we will look into the best options’ underlying statistics, comparing them against the defensive data of their upcoming opponents using the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area.

CAPTAIN POLL

Poll results before Spurs’ Aston Villa fixture was replaced with hosting Fulham

Captain poll results after Monday’s fixture rearrangements

KEY MATCHES

Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion

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  1. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Targett => Shaw for FT?

    1. nelluckram
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on the rest of your team

  2. nelluckram
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pretty set on this FH...

    DDG
    Stones, Holding, Dier
    KDB(C), Bruno, Son, Rash, Saka
    Kane, Wilson

    4.0 Brewster, Mitchell, Kilman

    Feel like I should have 3 City players.
    Could do Saka - > Gundogan but then I've no Arsenal.
    Any feedback appreciated

    1. nelluckram
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Can find 0.3 with Kilman - > Douglas

      1. nelluckram
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        0.0 ITB with the team above*

  3. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    You'd think I'd know by now, but I made 2 transfers for a total -4, then with the fixture change I hit the Free Hit chip.

    Will I take a -4 hit anyway? Do those first 2 transfers "stick" or revert to the team I had last gw?

    Thank you.

    1. nelluckram
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No you won't take a hit

      1. nelluckram
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You'll have the team you had for GW17

  4. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FH G2G. ??

    ddg
    Cancelo holding diaz
    Razhford kdb(c) son bruno saka
    Kane wilson

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      G2G

    2. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks good, seems most FH teams are very similar with a few exceptions such as no Rashford, add Lacazette, etc.

    3. nelluckram
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I have the exact same with Dier & Stones instead of Dias & Cancello with 0.5 ITB and the weakest bench possible. What's your TV?

      1. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Eh? Why 0.5ITB with a weak bench when you're FHing? Makes no sense.

        Put the 0.5 into your bench in case of covid/injury/rotation etc.

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

    On FH.. best option?

    A) dias and holding
    B) stones and tierney

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

      B and not close

  6. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hi...Which free hit option would you go with here please?

    Lloris
    Cancelo tierney
    Kdb Bruno son
    Kane Wilson

    A......stones rashford and smith-rowe

    B.....maguire lacasette and gundogan

    Thanks

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  7. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Worth taking a 4 point hit to do Lewis > AWB?

  8. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FH team. Everything ok here?

    Lloris
    Cancelo Tierney AWB
    Kdb Bruno Son Saka Neto
    Kane(C) Lacca

    4.0 Lowton Mitchell 4.3

    Cheers good people.

  9. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    For a -4 which sounds best?

    Martinez -> DDG
    Targett -> 5.0 who though? ( Dier and Saïss .1 off)

  10. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cancelo possibly limited on Wednesday. He's played a lot of minutes lately.

    Saw that idea floated on Twitter. Anyone think it could actually happen?

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

      Unlikely I would think as taken off at half time in cup game

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That's what I was thinking. Guess I needed a sanity check.

    2. Powers106
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good tip if so, might tinker with my FH team...

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not a tip, necessarily. Just saw someone mention it, more as a FYI/reminder of the minutes he's played in 2021.

      2. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        fwiw -- I have him in my current FH draft.

        1. Powers106
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Okay, me too

  11. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lloris
    Dias Cancelo Tierney
    KDB Bruno Son xxxx
    Kane Lacazette Wilson

    Thoughts on this?

    1 spot to fill:
    6.1 midfielder or Foden & a defender to replace Dias

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe Neto.

      1. Wılly
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, Neto or Traore perhaps

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

      Neto

  12. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Worth to FH team with only 6?

    Dier, Dias, Holding, KdB, Bruno, Son? Pretty good team IMO but fixture change and DCL injury made it kinda Bad.. I would have 5 fewer

    1. JohnnyRev7
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FH and get another 5 scoring players in.

  13. jdogg
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Free hit or

    Go with

    Stones taylor
    Son kd bruno
    Kane wilson
    For -4?x

  14. ExpressoMySonny
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Good to go? Any other suggestions how i could improve?

    DDG

    Tierney Dier Cancelo

    KDB Son Bruno Saka Neto

    Kane Lacca

    Bench: Button Lindeloff Mitchell and Brewster

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      We have same first eleven exepct that I have Lloris&AWB and you DDG&Dier. So I like it. Wonder which combo will score better. GL mate

  15. thepuntmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Seeing no Sterling in FH squads. Are we presuming out unless Pep says otherwise?

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Waiting for presser

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

      Waiting for comments in presser, but not sure he's a risk i really want to take.

  16. Johnny too hotty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    why is everyone captain KDB over Kane?

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      more points expected 🙂

      1. Johnny too hotty
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        kane against fulham tho? am i missing something

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

          Don't be sucked in by the fixture. Fulham improved defensively and Spurs still don't score that many.

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

          im cap Kane and vice KDB

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I am going with HurriKane.

      1. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        As you said Fulham at home so...

  17. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Having a hard time picking Gundogan or Saka.

    Gundo has the dgw but will he even play more than Saka.

    Saka seems safer and more explosive, Gundo seems the slightly better pick but only of he plays in that advanced role.

  18. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best -4 I can do:

    A bissoma to Saka
    B Martinez to ddg (no playing keeper this week]
    C bissoma to Lookman
    D none. Save the points

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A or B

  19. Right In The Stanchion
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Penalties are important. Here’s a list of referees for GW18

    https://www.premierleague.com/news/1966354

    City v Brighton ref - https://www.whoscored.com/Referees/132/Show/Darren-England

    Arsenal v Crystal Palace ref - https://www.whoscored.com/Referees/107/Show/Andre-Marriner

    Spurs v Fulham ref - https://www.whoscored.com/Referees/95/Show/Paul-Tierney

    Burnley v Man Utd ref - https://www.whoscored.com/Referees/120/Show/Kevin-Friend

    Note Mike Dean is doing the VAR for the City game and he loves a pen.

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Andre Mariner has given the most pens recently, not sure if that’s a sign of more to come but it solidifIed my need for Aubamayang.

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thx

  20. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pick one please:

    A) Telles, Foden and Wilson
    B) Stones, Saka and Laca

  21. SomeoneKnows
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on this FH team...

    DDG
    Cancelo, Tierney, Dier, Clark
    KDB(C), Bruno, Son, Rashford
    Kane, Lacazette

    Forster*, Smith Rowe, Davis*, Douglas*

  22. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    BB19 will be hugely overrated

    Rotation

    plus any covid breakouts equals single gameweeks.

    Remember that BB only allows you to (in effect) play your worst 4 players, and twice - at best!

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

    Chances of Martial starting? Cavani a threat to his place or not? Thinking about going him over Lacazette as a differential (no Rashford).

  24. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Blackbox is so good.

    You can really tell which one of them is the fpl legend

    1. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Needs more than x amount of top x finishes to make a great show though. And Az is certainly no slouch. There's content out there by people with good/excellent histories and I just can't watch it because it is tedious

    2. JohnnyRev7
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Never understood why the live aspect of it was so important. Anyone with basic film editing skills could cut a meandering 1:23:06 into a punchy, relatable, 30mins and promote it as 'live'. It'd certainly be more watcheable.

  25. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Darlow
    Cancelo stones holding
    KDB Bruno Rashford Son Saka
    Kane Laca

    Change anything? Standard right?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I got scared away from Darlow. On Lloris now.

  26. Chilli Heatwave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any wildcard articles?

  27. afsr
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    RMFHT please. Any changes suggested?

    Darlow
    Tierney, Cancelo, Stones
    KdB, Bruno, Son, Saka
    Kane, Lacazette, Wilson

    Leno, Mitchell, Kilman, Mctominay
    0.0 ITB

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It is alright.

  28. Mackans
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on my FH team?

    De Gea
    Cancelo Tierny Stones
    KDB Bruno Son Rashford Smith-Rowe
    Kane Laca

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Decent. Not keen on triple Arsenal but I'm slightly biased. Personally prefer MCI x2 attackers than defenders

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bench ?

      1. Mackans
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Mitchell and cheapies

  29. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on current FH draft?

    A lot changes if Aguero / Sterling declared available tomorrow however...

    DDG
    Dias Dier Fernandez Bogle
    B.Fernandez Son Rashford KdB Foden
    Kane

    Verrips | Kilman | Brewster | Vydra

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A bit different, not going back to Foden myself.

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Why?

        1. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I had him at the start and ran out of patience and I have been proved right.

          1. Coys96
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Oh! I see.

  30. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Don't buy Gundogan guys don't harm yourselves