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Captain Sensible January 25

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 20?

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The Gameweek 20 captaincy debate, if we can call it that, has only been about one Fantasy Premier League asset thus far: Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m).

His omission from Manchester United’s starting XI in an FA Cup win over Liverpool, which he still managed to get the winning goal in, has only made the clamour to captain him even stronger ahead of a plum fixture against Sheffield United.

Injuries and/or significant loss of goal-scoring form has hurt the usual challengers for the armband with Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) unavailable while Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) has blanked in five successive Premier League matches – all good news for Fernandes.

That said, does an injury to De Bruyne open up some differential options in the Manchester City side? Are there perhaps some outside picks up for grabs from the less popular teams? That’s what the Captain Sensible article is here for.

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

    A Mané to Son
    B Mané to Gundogan
    C Mané to Son and Soucek to Gundogan-4

    Presently on

    Martinez
    Cancelo Dias Robertson
    Salah Bruno (c) Mané Raphinha
    Bamford Watkins Antonio

    McCarthy Dallas Coufal Soucek

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

      * or D actually- Soucek to Gundogan

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    2. Ao Senshi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      C

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  2. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno C this week, Sterling next.

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    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno this week, who is betting against?

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

      D(C)L next

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  3. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Foden being overlooked?

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    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I think he is. But the Gundowagon seems sweeter.

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      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Gundo more nailed, no?

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not above by Jan

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  4. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bench one:

    A. Ziyech
    B. ESR
    C. Ayling

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  5. Jammy Dodger
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Am I set or do I need to change anything?

    Martinez
    Cancelo - Stones - Wan Bissaka
    Bruno (C) - Salah - Gundogan - Son
    Kane - Antonio - Bamford

    Forster - Bowen - Coufal - Alioski

    I have 1.7m ITB and 1 FT

    Thanks chaps

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

      GTG

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

        Could be some big bench points if Hammers win

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        1. Jammy Dodger
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah this is my issue :/

          Will take the value out of the bench in the next few weeks, or possibly downgrade Bamford and upgrade Bowen

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    2. Roy Rovers
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno

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      1. Roy Rovers
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        My apologies

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  6. meechamspowders
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    On a WC:

    a) salah and brewster
    b) grealish & DCL & a selection headache

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

      B

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

    Bruno - end of article

    Come on you Chairboys!

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

    1-0 Wycombe

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  9. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hiding members content fail?

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  10. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    BB25 and no FH29 people cheer for Wycombe today

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  11. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Really wish I had a second United attacker for this fixture but with Cavani a rotation risk, Rashford an injury doubt and Ole is a liar, Martial being Martial there are slim pickings. Can see United scoring 3-4

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

      Martial being Martial

      ?

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      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😆

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    2. Jammy Dodger
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pogba?

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      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        7.7 too high a price to pay when Gundo is 5.5

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        1. Jammy Dodger
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I've just done Bowen > Pogba, really like the differential !

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          1. Flair
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Good luck, an in-form Pogba is a lovely sight. Though I did notice him playing deeper with Bruno further forward after the latter came on in the FA Cup so keep an eye on that

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

      Martial has 4 goals in his previous two games vs Sheffield United

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      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Fair point, not confident of him long-term though like I would be for players like Rashford and Cavani

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  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno, Cancelo or Sterling captain?!

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    1. Jammy Dodger
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno

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

      Bruno safe pick. Other two differentials if chasing.

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  13. Steve The Spud
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    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Chug chug

    All aboard the gundo wagon!

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    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bookies odds are surprisingly not keen on him

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  14. fpl_tp95
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bench 2

    A) Coufal
    B) Robertson
    C) Watkins
    D) Ayling

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    1. Jammy Dodger
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ayling + Coufal ?

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      1. PompeyUpNorth!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        A n D

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    2. fplking14
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Robbo and Watkins

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    3. Ao Senshi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B,C

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  15. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A. KDB>Son (4.9 left)
    B. KDB/Adams>Gundogan or Foden/Kane (-4)
    C. KDB/Mendy>Son/Gundogan or Foden (-4)

    McCarthy
    Dias, Justin, Dallas, Coufal
    Fernandes, Grealish, Salah
    Bamford, Antonio, Adams
    Steer, Mitchell, Mendy, KDB

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  16. fplking14
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez Button
    Dias Stones Coufal Dier Douglas
    Salah Grealish Bruno Son Anguissa
    Vardy Antonio Bamford

    0.2ITB 1FT

    A. Vardy > DCL
    B. Vardy and Dier > Kane and Mitchell (next GW for free)

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  17. Neo-Viper
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Start Coufal - Palace Away over Raphinha - Newcastle Away. Good?

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

      No

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  18. Hazardous1983
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Starr dallas or coufal on a 3 5 2

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    1. Ao Senshi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Coufal

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  19. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez
    Robertson Stones Cancelo Coufal
    Salah Fernandes Gundogan Soucek Raphinha
    Bamford

    Forster Vardy Brewster Ferguson

    0 FT, 6.5 itb

    1. Raphinha >> Son [-4]
    2. Vardy >> Kane [-4]
    3. Hold

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

      3

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  20. gomez123
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    many people taking -4's & 8's this week cuz of KDB/Vardy/Rash??

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

      Im going to hold Rashford and vardy unless I know 100% the trashford is out In which case I might do souceck > son -4

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

      I imagine so yes. -4 me atm

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  21. Donny_Rover
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Does this look like a decent plan? KDB to Gundogan this week, Kane in for Bamford next (possibly DCL in for either Antonio/Watkins as well)

    Martinez Meslier
    Justin Robbo Dias Stones Coufal
    Salah Fernandes Grealish KDB Soucek
    Bamford Antonio Watkins

    Also which 2 would you bench out of:

    A) Justin
    B) Robbo
    C) Coufal
    D) Soucek
    E) Watkins
    F) Antonio

    Currently on A, D, E

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

    Best pick out of these please

    A. Rudiger
    B. Targett
    C. Konsa
    D. Holding
    E. Coufal..

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

      Targett

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

      B

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    3. Ao Senshi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      E

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  23. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bamford (c) this week. Bruno will blank. Bookmark this.

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

      You doing it?

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

        Yes

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

      bookmarked with pleasure.

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

        oh how you were eat those words 😉

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    3. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bruno blanking is a very big call. What's your reasoning? If it's Pogba, I'd say Bruno has been significantly advanced in recent weeks despite his presence.

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

        Does better in away games, blanked in the reverse, sheff utd have been a bit better reason, gut

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

          But I am a little biased, purely because I want to look like a genius and don't like boring cap picks...

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  24. Nespinha
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Fill in the missing player:

    Mccarthy
    Robbo, Dallas, Stones
    Salah, Grealish, Bruno, Son
    Watkins, Bamford

    A) Adams
    B) Cancelo (-4)
    C) Shaw (-4)
    D) DCL (-4)

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

      B, get D next week (I think Telles might play this GW)

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      1. Nespinha
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Won't have money for D after, but that's future problems

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  25. cuppatea78
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Any suggestions on how I should improve this team?

    McCarthy
    Stone Dias Justin
    Grealish Son Fernandes Salah
    Bamford Kane Antonio

    Steel, Konsa, Mitchell, Mendy

    ITB £0.8

    Thanks

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  26. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Anybody benching Robertson this week?

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  27. PompeyUpNorth!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Help! I’m struggling.. 2.4 ITB ZERO transfers
    Martinez (Johnstone)

    Cancelo Stones Cresswell (Alioski Lewis)

    Grealish Bruno Salah Soucek (KDB)

    Adam’s Bamford Antonio

    I’m thinking KDB to Sterling -4 then next week Adams to DCL?
    Yay or Nay or any other bright ideas?

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  28. Lost in fantasy
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KDB > Sterling

    Yay or Nay?

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    1. fplking14
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nay. Imo Gundog a better option.

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      1. Lost in fantasy
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Gundo is already in the team.

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        1. PompeyUpNorth!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          In that case a 100% yay

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        2. fplking14
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Son? I think Sterling output will be massively reduced with KDB out.

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

      I’m saying YAY! Can explode at any moment and an exciting captain especially next week

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  29. fplking14
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez Button
    Dias Stones Coufal Dier Douglas
    Salah Grealish Bruno Son Anguissa
    Vardy Antonio Bamford

    0.2ITB 1FT

    A. Vardy > DCL
    B. Vardy and Dier > Kane and Mitchell (next GW for free)

    Thoughts?

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    1. Roy Rovers
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      B

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  30. cheese XL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez
    Robbo Stones Coufal
    Sterling Salah Bruno Son Soucek
    Antonio Bamford

    Button Zouma Ayling Brewster

    0ft, 0.4itb

    Gtg or Soucek > Gundo or Zouma >Dias worth a hit?

    Thanks in advance.

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    1. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      G2G

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