Captain Sensible

Who is the best FPL captain for Double Gameweek 25?

Fantasy Premier League are largely between Southampton and Leeds United assets for the Double Gameweek 25 captaincy.

Patrick Bamford (£6.9), Raphinha (£5.4m) and Danny Ings (£8.4m) have replaced the usual suspects as the front-runners considering they each face two fixtures in the next week.

Despite Leeds and Southampton sitting 11th and 13th in the Premier League respectively, they offer plenty of entertainment value for neutral fans thanks to Marcelo Bielsa and Ralph Hasenhüttl’s offensive approaches to the game.

Still, some Fantasy managers might be tempted by some of the single Gameweek options, especially with Bruno Fernandes (£11.5m) facing an out-of-form Newcastle defence.

As ever, the Captain Sensible article is here to help with your Double Gameweek 25 captaincy decision. As this uses extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

CAPTAIN POLL

Bamford is the runaway leader in this week’s Captaincy Poll, nearly 60.0% of our voters willing to hand the armband to Leeds’ leading goal-scorer.


Behind him in the second place is team-mate Raphinha, just short of 14.0% of total votes. The former Rennes player has now delivered Fantasy returns in each of his last five Premier League appearances and, of course, as a midfielder, stands to be better rewarded for clean sheets and goals than Bamford.

Fernandes and Ings are tied in third, gaining 7.8% of votes each.

Understandably, Fantasy managers are willing to back Leeds assets given their attacking potential and high ceiling but are Fernandes and Ings capable of delivering bigger scores as this week’s differential captaincy picks? Is there perhaps an overlooked player, for example the Goals Imminent table king Nathan Redmond (£6.4m), worth our consideration

KEY TEAMS

Leeds United

Double Gameweek 25 teams: Leeds - best FPL players, form, fixtures and stats 2
  • v Wolves (away)
  • v Southampton (home)
2,177 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ninjaa
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Chances of playing
    A. Gundo
    B. DCL
    C. Antonio

    1. Garth Marenghi
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I think there's a good chance they all do actually

    2. amitmishr
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Have all three of them and Pieters. Really worried about this week. Planning Pieters + DCL out for ings + struijk for a -4 to be safe

    3. KKapur
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      DCL and Antonio are playing, Gundo looks like he will play as well. But you never know!

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play one

    A. DCL
    B. Antonio

    1. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      DCL

      Liverpool defensive numbers are very similar to SU in the last run.

    3. Hawk Eye
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

  3. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Trying to play each week as it comes, and preserve the chips for Gw30 onward. Thoughts on TAA>Dallas and Antonio>Ings for -4. Leaves me with:

    Pope
    Cancelo / Shaw / Dallas
    Salah / Bruno / Gundo / Grealish
    Ings / Bamford(c) / DCL

    Subs: Martinez / Saka / Bednarek / Stones

    1. Ninjaa
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good. I've brought in Dallas and could well be fing a 4 pointer for DCL or Antonio to Ings depending on either players fitness

  4. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance McCarthy (SOU) gets dropped?

    1. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. He's probably one more bad performance away from it.

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm wondering whether ti start him or pope

      1. Ninjaa
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        My dilemma too. I think im going Pope

        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          It's a tough one. Do you have a burnley defender already as well?

          1. Ninjaa
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Yes Lawton.

    3. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thinking of starting Forster ahead of DDG, just for the fun 🙂

  5. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez
    Cancelo Dias Shaw Dallas
    Salah Fernandes Gundogan Raphinha
    Kane Bamford

    Martinez Barnes Watkins Konsa

    Is this starting lineup right?

    Thanks

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Start Barnes over Dias imo

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Think I'd start Barnes over Dias

      Dias might very just get 7 points. Barnes has a much bigger upside and the likelihood of returns given recent history is more or less even - so go for the ceiling.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I’d agree with this. Making me consider playing DCL over Dias.

  6. pelzi80
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hi,

    When will a double gameweek 26 be confirmed? Or not?

    Thinking about playing my wildcard now - to be able to bench boost gw26....

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Need to know this too

    2. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Do it

  7. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Soucek,Antonio >> Raphinia,Bamford for free DONE.

    Martinez
    Dias,Cancelo,Mee
    Fernandes,Gundogan,Son,Grealish,Raphinia(c)
    Bamford(vc), Watkins

    Johnstone,DCL,Digne,Coufal

    A) GTG?
    B) play any of the bench ahead of the starting eleven?
    C) Anything worth a -4?

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      7.8m itb

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I guess Son or DCL is the choice.

      Good luck.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks. I’d rather bench Grealish or Watkins than Son this week.

    3. Hitman MHK
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

    4. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gtg

      That said. Liverpool have been really poor in defence so argument for DCL. Can see a few goals in that game - not a cagey derby.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeh Everton seem to turn up against the big teams too.
        Would mean benching one of Grealish or Watkins though at home to Leicester.

  8. Hitman MHK
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hey all.

    Sorry, been off FPL lately after having a hissy fit dropping out of the top 100. Damn Gundogan...

    What teams should have a DGW26? Nothing confirmed yet but what's the general idea? Cheers

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Your highest rank this season is 108 so you haven’t been there.

      Nevertheless a fantastic rank. Your still at 2.5k. So why take a hissy? Everyone moves up and down.

      Most teams apart from Leeds,Fulham,Brighton,Newcastle,WestHam and Arsenal

      1. Hitman MHK
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        You got me there. Tbf I have been in the top 100, just not when the GW ends 😀

        My stubbornness on Gundogan has haunted me. He just keeps hauling and I can't bring it to myself to being him in. Hoping KDB soaks up some of his returns. Thanks for the positivity, just annoyed.

        Will consider a WC when they are released. Appreciated mate!

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Could have been a lot worse for you then if Gundo had played Everton.
          Yeh it’s a frustrating game at times.
          Good Luck.

          1. Hitman MHK
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Indeed it is. Captain blanks, points on bench etc etc... list goes on!

            Ever since KDB got injured the allocation of funds have been such a headache!

            As with you mate, all the best!

    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Well done on such a good rank! 12th Man nailed it below

      1. Hitman MHK
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks mate.

        Yep, sure did! Planning time haha!

  9. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    On a WC would you
    A. get Harrison to go with Bamford and Raphina and leave the cash for Harrison to Grealish next week.
    B. Just get Grealish now

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks even with a BB planned in 26. Ok fixture in 26 for Leeds but would it be better to have some dgwers on BB? And a possible hit to move them on the week after a WC is maybe not ideal.

  10. The Count of Monte Cristo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Good morning! I am 0.1m short of Antonio —> Ings (FT) so should I just do Soucek -> Raphinha (FT) or downgrade Coufal to get Antonio —> Ings for a hit?

    Pope
    Stones — R. Dias — Shaw
    Salah — B. Fernandes — Son — Gundogan
    DCL — Bamford — Antonio

    McCarthy — Soucek — Coufal — Holding (1FT + 1.8m ITB)

    1. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Take the hit if no plans to wc soon as SOU should have a few doubles coming up

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Can’t decide. Lol.
      Both decent . Probably Soucek > Raphinia.

    3. Hitman MHK
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Personally I'm doing Soucek -> Raphinha and benching Antonio.

      I agree with King Kholi. Depends on your rank, what you got to lose etc! But option A is adequate I think

  11. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    To Ings or not to Ings? It'd be a minus 4 from Vardy.

    Pope
    Tark Dallas Shaw
    Bruno Son Mo Gundo Raph
    Vardy* Bamford

    Not much a fan of the Ings (potential) DGWs - they feel like extra 2 pointers. Do like his midterm fixtures though.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      That’s a tough choice. Vardy has a decent double too.
      However he’s up against super Martinez this week.

      Ings probably has an extra double as well. Hmm.

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanx mate

        Suspect I’ll just hold - mostly wavering because of Leicester looking so anemic last night. Perhaps EL not the best guide

  12. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Worth a hit to get Ings here?

    Meslier
    Cancelo Stones Tarkowski
    Salah Bruno Son Gundo Raphinha
    Bamford Adams

    Martinez Antonio Mee Coufal

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe if it’s for Antonio. Who would you bench though?

      1. King Kohli
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Adams as I feel he's not nailed on to start with Redmond playing striker and Minamino in the team as well.
        Would be irrelevant if Gundo doesn't play though.

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          It’s probably worth it for Adams thinking about it.
          Especially ahead of a run of doubles. Ings is way better .

  13. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Everyone enjoying their WC's without any DGW info?

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Flushed away.

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nope doin my head in 🙂
      Really finding it hard to find any defenders I am happy with apart from Cancelo and Dias who I had before WC anyway.

  14. Newsman70
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    1 Ft and 5.3 ITB

    TEAM
    G Martinez Forster
    D Cancelo Stones Creswell Targett Kilman
    M Salah Bruno Grealish Gundugoan Klitch
    F DCL Bamford Antonio

    Like most I was hoping for the gw26 fixtures to be out so I could look into WC but too rushed now. Is it worth Kiltch to Raphina for a minus 4 as I will probably do Antonio in for Ings?

    Any thoughts most appreciated!

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah should worth a - 4

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes.

      Good luck guys and gals and enjoy the ride!

      1. Newsman70
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks. I'll go for it I think. Great name great band!

  15. waldofeen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Need to make up 100 points in my mini league. Have pulled the trigger on the Bamford triple captain. Here is hoping for two hattricks

    1. themaindanger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Go for it!

  16. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    My wc defence

    Cancelo, stones, targett, Dallas, Mitchell.

    Would you downgrade Dallas to allow Mitchell to struijk?

    (Have Raphina and bamford)

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Very poor defence I must say on a wildcard

    2. Gomolon
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why are you keeping Mitchell on a WC exactly?

    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn’t use my Wildcard on that defence.

  17. primal33
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Changes already made for a -4. Am I now GTG?

    Pope
    Cancelo Dias Maguire
    Salah Gundo Bruno Raphinha Grealish
    Bamford(c) Watkins

    McCarthy Taylor Coufal DCL

    Just not sure on benching DCL over Watkins.

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’d diversify and play DCL over Watkins given you have Grealish.

  18. Mane Mane Mane
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Which GK and three defenders do I use out of this list...

    Martinez, Pope
    Dallas, Cancelo, Stones, Tark, Coufal

  19. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play grealish or DCL? Or grealish >son for a hit?

  20. KIRA
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pope
    Cancelo- shaw- dallas
    Gubdo - salah- Bruno- Raphina
    Bamford-Ings

    Start : Son OR Stones

  21. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Don't know about anybody else but without Phillips I'm just not feeling that confident in the Leeds options for captain. Normally I wouldn't even consider a single gameweek player over a doubler but I can really see a Bruno haul coming.

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Agree with this. Phillips makes a big difference
      Leeds are also the only team not to have an away draw, 6w 6l
      Could just as easily see a 2-1 Wolves win
      All comes down to how high scoring the Leeds v Saints game is

      Bruno played 80 mins yesterday and United have not impressed lately against teams with low block....but it's Newcastle
      Honestly don't know which way i'll go yet. Would probably prefer Ings but don't own him and will only buy if Cavani is out

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'm still so undecided on both transfers and captain. Seems to happen most weeks for me where the are many ways to go with no obvious right move. It means I end up spending way too much time on it.

        1. FPL_Crisis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I went Soucek Antonio to Raphinha Bamford earlier in the week for free
          That should pay off in itself I just need to convince myself they are the right captain choice

  22. AC Me Rollin’
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Raphina worth it for a -4 to replace Grealish?

    Thinking no but let me know : )

  23. finnish92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Which City/Brighton defenders in wc draft:

    A) Cancelo + Veltman
    B) Stones + Dunk?

  24. Datchelseaguy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on minamino?

  25. Datchelseaguy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo to salah
    Or gundo to raphina...

    Who do you guys think have more upside, given the mersyside derby?

  26. Goodricke
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bed time for me. So quickly:
    Captain:
    Bamford
    Bruno
    Salah
    DCL

  27. Saka Punch
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    ElMo nailed for a few weeks? Or is there anyone else they could play at rb

  28. Blanka
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bench order in order?!
    Currently on..

    1) Cresswell
    2) Richarlison
    3) Stones.

  29. dsefton
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Does it make more sense to do:
    A) Soucek --> Raphinha
    than
    B) Antonio --> Bamford
    if I'm planning to do Antonio/Bamford --> Kane next week anyway for DGW26 (have DCL and Ings)

  30. FallingDuck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Meslier (Martinez)

    Cancelo, Stones, Mee (Cresswell, Mitchell)

    Salah, Bruno, Gundo, Grealish (Romeu)

    Bamford, DCL, Antonio

    Got 2 ft.

    Should I:
    A) Romeu and Antonio --> Raphina and Ings (Bench DCL)?
    B) Romeu and DCL --> Raphine and Ings (Bench Antonio and bring in Kane next gw)?
    C) Romeu and Cresswell --> Raphina and Shaw (Bench Mee, mitchell, antonio)?
    D) Romeu --> Raphina and save 1 ft?