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. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Okay used my 2fts.

    No hits no chips

    Stones/Holding

    Kdb/Bruno/Son

    Kane(c) Brewster

    Gonna be horrible probably but should I just roll with it?

    (Could take a hit but there's nobody I want to lose tbh)

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      wow

    2. AdamJ91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch.

    3. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Similar. I’ve taken one hit to get out 6 players.

      Stones / Lowton
      Son / KdB (C) / Fernandes
      Kane

      Trying not to burn my chips as I know I will kick myself when I need them more in a future GW. Like you there’s no one I want to bring in really that I also want for the DGW. I’ve got the main ones so I’ll settle for that and hide behind the biggest thing I can find...

      1. Aeu96197
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I would FH here, Jabba. IMHO, you're holding it for a better GW that may or may not arrive.

        GL to you tho, it's a brave call and I wish you well with it

        1. JabbaWookiee
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I hear you. But I’m just not feeling it.

          I’m not convinced that any of the teams I don’t have players from will go crazy this week. Only one I think could do some damage is Arsenal. Burnley will be resilient, Wolves and Everton have their main strikers out and Newcastle are just highly unreliable.

          I am convinced there’ll be a more prosperous way of playing the FH and I want to combine the wildcard with the BB for a future DGW. Think I’ve made my mind up but happy to be convinced otherwise.

      2. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I have full 11 dgwers so don't want to lose any.

    4. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Do you have FH?

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I have all my chips still.

        1. Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I'd play the FH

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

      Let them sneer at you. When you use your FH, they will all have awful teams and yours will be good.

    6. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oof. No Lacazette could kill you.

    7. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You have all the players you need to avoid a huge rank drop anyway.

      KDB, Bruno, Kane, Son, Arsenal def, City def.

      If your captain fires, you'll be fine.

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thank u Mr o'Connell

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

    Safe to hit my FH now?

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

      Yes

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

    Will Taylor play?

    1. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      60/40

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

    Help with my last transfer decision

    A. Lewis unlikely to play. Best possible points gw18 & gw 19 2–4.

    B. AWB for a -4 hit. Best possible points gw18 2-6 & gw 18 2-8.

    Surely it’s worth bringing him in?

  5. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Did Moyes say anything about Flappy tonight?

  6. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Not FH. Who is better options?
    A. Cancelo
    B. Stones.
    Already have Diaz.
    Ta.

    1. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I like Cancelo. Best underlying stats in the league thus far

    2. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

  7. I Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) Sterling, Saka, Maguire, Dier (4-5-1)
    B) Lacazette, Rashford, Smith-Rowe, Diaz (3-5-2)

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

      B

    2. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

    3. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      if sterling is fit

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

    So Which is the best ?
    A- Tierney - AWB - Dias - Saka - Wilson

    B- Holding - Fernández - Stones - Gündogan - Lacazette

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      Any help

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

      Close but B for me

    4. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

  9. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If this was your front 8, who would you bench this week?!

    KDB, Bruno, Son, Gundogan, Saka
    Kane, Laca, Wilson

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Exact same dilemma. Thinking Saka or Wilson :/ double Arsenal attack scares me but so does Wilson as I think we’ll keep a cleanie.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Other option is to switch Gundo to Foden and Saka to ESR and bench ESR

    2. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Would downgrade gundogan and upgrade def

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Gundo is my main punt on FH. Not a fan of doing this sorry

        What about if I switched Gundo to Foden and Saka to ESR and bench ESR?

        1. I Must Break You
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          ESR first off bench not a bad play. I think that's where I'm going to end up.

        2. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Think gundo more likely to start than Foden. Could easy be Sterling, Kdb and Mahrez?

        3. I Must Break You
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Incidentally I'd have Saka first off bench in the original lineup you posted anyway

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks mate

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

      Bench Wilson and it's easy.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Or take the punt further to Foden and go ESR over Saka and bench him?

      2. thewakka
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Wilson has really been out of form. Even against the bottom dwellers I think he wont haul.

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

          Yeah he’s been out of form but yet he’s still one of tbd highest scoring strikers

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gundogan

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

    Hi guys which one this week only

    A) DDG, Dier/Holding Stones
    B) Darlow Holding Cancelo

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

      A with Dier

    2. HD7
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A

  11. LLoris
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is 7 players enough to not FH?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Depends who they are. If you have 3 Fulham 3 Sheffield and 1 Burnley you need to free hit.

    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on the players.

    3. AdamJ91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I would probably FH at 7 but then again that's a better number than I've been seeing.

  12. HD7
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hows she lookin?

    Lloris
    Cancelo Stones Holding
    KDB Bruno Son Saka
    Kane Laca Wilson

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

      You have pretty much the same team as me so let that be a warning.... 😉

      Any way to get Tierney instead of Holding ?

  13. Ronny Sandstone
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Salah out for KDB without overthinking it makes sense right? (saving FH and fielding 9)

    Might still wildcard in 19

  14. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Final decision on Free Hit:

    A) Wilson, Saka, Tierney
    B) Rashford, ESR, Holding

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A.

    2. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    On FH. Have Dias.

    A. Stones
    B. AWB

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Stones and Cancelo

  16. HD7
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    KDB or Kane/Son as Captain?

  17. AdamJ91
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Worth doing Watkins > Laca? (-4)

    Would mean I have 10 BGW players but is he good enough to keep for the week after aswell?

    1. AdamJ91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Team would look like this for this GW;

      Cancelo - Dias - Dier - Holding
      KDB - Son - Bruno - Anguissa
      Kane - Laca

  18. tsm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    so maybe an unorthodox approach to bgw/dgw. I have been burnt by overplanning for fixtures in a small week not coming out the way i thought they would. Less games less chance of recovering fixtures going your way. So I opted to use 2 ft + 1 (-4) to build a team with an eye on GW20 and onwards. I will use my my free hit in dgw19. Might not be the in flavour team for this gw but i think will pay off for GW20-23. and took a calculated risk by kickig KdB to the curb, and bringing in the assassin.

    What ya think, madness or a stroke of genius? OR:200kish

    Welbeck > Aguero
    Tammy > Wilson
    KdB > Zaha

    *=GW18
    McCarthy(Forster)
    Dier*/Dias*/Lewis*/Zouma/Dallas
    Zaha*/Fernandes*/Son*/Salah/Soucek
    Aguero*/Wilson*/Bamford

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

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55615893

    All eyes on the next couple of rounds of testing then.

  20. toerag
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    choices choices...

    A. Gundogan
    or
    B. Rashford

    A or B chaps

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

  21. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Does Randolph play the double or does Fabianski return from injury?

  22. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Evening all. How's my FH team? Suggestions welcome. Cheers.

    Darlow
    Tierney - Stones - Cancelo
    Son - Bruno - Saka - Grealish - Sterling
    Kane - Wilson

    4m - AWB - Mitchell - Davis

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shoot, Grealish should be bench and Davis is Laca

    2. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Grealish??

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Grealish should be bench fodder and Davis is Laca.

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      get rid of grealish

  23. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on Mahrez as a FH punt? With Sterling flagged he should be up for something right?

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I think Sterling is fit - Pep just resting for cup.

    2. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez biggest fpl scam ever

  24. 8ball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What time does the price change happen?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      70 minutes

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

    -4 no FH thoughts?

    Cancelo Stones Mitchell 5.0 defender (still deciding)
    KDB Bruno Son Burke
    Kane

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

    Is it worth paying the .8m for Dias rather than John Stones?

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'd say no if you're just taking one City def

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

        Already have Cancelo. I'm not free hitting and this is going to be a longer term move.

        1. Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Stones place to lose - Also according to City fans forum

    2. 8ball
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I went with Stones. Cancelo is worth the .8m upgrade.

  27. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) Lloris, AWB, Tierney, Gundogan, Wilson
    B) De Gea, Yedlin, Holding, Rashford, Smithrowe

  28. Atwood
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I would've thought 103.8 was a decent enough Team Value to afford more than one sub but apparently not.

    Thoughts on this? Very template I imagine.

    Leno
    Stones - Cancelo - Dier
    Bruno - Rashford - KDB - Son - Saka
    Kane - Wilson

    Bench - Mitchell

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The only thing I can see is would dropping Rash to Laca give you a better bench option?

  29. 1984 TC
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ugh (balls on toast), pulled the WC to earlier and now i feel i'm stuck. Was/am planning for GW19BB...
    Any super clear minds out there or am i still in decent shape?

    Meslier/ Martinez
    *Diaz / *Cancelo / *Wan-Bissaka (Coufal, Dallas)
    *KDB / *Bruno / *Son(C) (El Ghazi, Soucek)
    *Wilson / *Lacazette (Bambie)

    *Expect 8 players to play GW18

    3.1ITB to do Son to Salah and maybe Wilson to Antonio (-4) for G19 and then the hope/plan is, to have 14DGW players.

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    best bench fodder in midfield 4.5 and below not smith rowe this week?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Burke

    2. MuelNado
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Anguissa at Fulham? I can't think of any others likely to get close to a pitch.