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Captain Sensible March 5

Who is the best FPL captain for Double Gameweek 27?

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Fantasy Premier League managers are considering Manchester City assets for the captaincy as they head into another Double Gameweek.

With the runaway league leaders facing Manchester United and Southampton in the next round, it is hard to look past İlkay Gündoğan (£6.2m), Raheem Sterling (£11.6m), Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) or even Ederson (£6.1m), Joao Cancelo (£6.2m) and Ruben Dias (£6.1m).

Meanwhile, appealing fixtures for West Ham and Spurs, against Leeds and Crystal Palace respectively, have brought Michail Antonio (£6.5m) and Harry Kane (£11.1m) into the conversation, as well as Son Heung-min (£9.5m) and Gareth Bale (£9.3m).

As ever, the Captain Sensible article is here to help with your Double Gameweek 27 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

Gündoğan leads the Double Gameweek 27 Captain Poll with just over 30.0% of total votes. The German international got his well-deserved rest against Wolves in Double Gameweek 27, playing just eight minutes off the bench and earning an assist in that time.

Meanwhile, De Bruyne occupies second place in the poll with 18.4% of votes, as the Belgian midfielder has now started in City’s last three league games and is returning to full match sharpness.

Kane (8.7%) is currently the third-best candidate in the eyes of our readers as he prepares to face a Crystal Palace side who have one clean sheet away from home all season. 

The Spurs forward is followed by Mohamed Salah (£12.6m, 6.1%) while Dias (5.7%) looks the most likely Manchester City defender to receive tangible backing for a Double Gameweek 27 captaincy.

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  1. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    priority to get:
    a. Antonio
    b. Son

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

      B

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    2. Del Griffith
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A but it depends if you have Kane or Lingard

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      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        got kane and lings

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  2. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Will KP be back for the westham game?

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

    Start Coufal (LEE) or Dallas (whu)?

    Playing Raphina if that makes a difference

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

      Coufal

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    2. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      probz both teams will score dallas better chances of attacking return

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  4. dbeck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best Sub 5m defender for the next 3, needs to play in 29 before wildcarding

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

      Dunk

      A cs this week is completely plausible - then he has Southampton and Newcastle. He's as likely as anyone to get an attacking return for Brighton!

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      1. dbeck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        i was looking at him or Targett/Konsa (fear of not having martinez)

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

          Ah. No Martinez complicates things I guess

          The derby with Wolves is so hard to call and then the 29 fixture is poor for Villa when you look at their cs record. Assuming you count Spurs as top 8. Just one cs in 8 against top 8 so far.

          Still think Dunk is the one to be on - but close call without Martinez

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  5. Werner Bremen
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Play 2 from 3:

    A Rudiger (EVE)

    B Pereira (bha)

    C Watkins (WOL)

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    1. URMothersLover
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      a and c

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    2. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      AC

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  6. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Start Dallas, Shaw or Targett? Playing Martinez over Pope.

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

      Dallas or Targett, probs all 2 points tbh

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    2. the dom 1
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      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dallas

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

      Dallas

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  7. URMothersLover
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    a\Dallas and DCL to Cancelo and Antonio
    b\Bruno and DCL to KDB and Antonio

    help?

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  8. artvandelay316
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My squad:
    Pope
    Dallas, Cancelo, Stones
    Barnes, Rashford, Gundo, Salah, Bruno (C)
    Bamford, DCL

    Subs: Forster, Holding, Cavani, Mitchell

    For transfers, I was thinking:
    A) Barnes > Lingard and Cavani > Richarlison/Antonio (benching Lingard and doing 3-4-3) for a -4
    B) Benching Barnes and doing Stones > Cresswell and Salah > Sterling/Mahrez
    C) Barnes > Lingard, Bamford > Richarlison/Antonio

    Which is best, or any other suggestions?

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

    Play:

    A. Holding (bur)
    B. Digne (che)

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    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      a

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    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B

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  10. fajmonkey
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Am i mad to go Barnes to lucas moura?

    Trying to plan ahead to think about gw29

    I have kane and regulion, but can't afford son/bale.

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    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Complete madness

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  11. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Barnes to? Already have Antonio and no FH for GW 29

    A) Saka
    B) Lingard

    Captain this GW?
    1) Gundo
    2) Sterling

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    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B1

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  12. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    gtg?

    Martinez
    Coufal Cancelo Diaz
    Raphinna Son Salah Gundogan
    DCL Kane Bamford

    only 1 bench player (Mee)

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  13. West Hammered
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which three on the bench?

    a) Targett
    b) Dallas
    c) Digne
    d) Raphina
    e) DCL
    f) Bamford

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    1. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      BCE

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

    Is my line up and bench good to go?

    Martinez

    Cancelo, Stones, Cresswell

    Bruno, Salah, Gundo, Lingard, Raphina

    Bamford, Kane

    Bench: Meslier, Digne, DCL, Mee

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    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep

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

    Pick 1

    A) Bale
    B) Auba
    C) Lingard

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  16. Traction Engine Foot
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which toffee should I bench?

    A DCL
    B Richarlison
    C Digne

    Or do DCL/Rich to Antonio for a hit?

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    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Based on form, A

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

    When do we think the best chance for TC will be? Wondering if Gundogan after a rest will be best remaining DGW chance this season

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  18. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Only TC remaining

    1FT 0.4m ITB

    Martinez
    Stones Cancelo Digne Targett
    Bruno Salah Gundogan
    Bamford Kane DCL

    Fabri - White ESR Barnes

    I guess Barnes out for a GW29 mid and benching one of Digne/DCL/Targett is the play here?

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  19. Phlajo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Which 2 would you play out of?
    A Dallas (West Ham away)
    B Digne (Chelseay away)
    C Coufal (Leeds Home)
    D Konsa (Wolves Home)

    Got Martinez in goal, and last defender is Dias

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  20. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pope
    Cancelo, Stones, Mee
    Salah, Son, Bruno, Gundogan, Barnes
    Kane, Dcl

    Struijk, Mitchell, Brewster

    1ft 0.2m itb

    Will do Barnes to Saka, any of this for hit?

    A. Dcl to Antonio -4
    B. Mee, Brewster to Coufal/Konsa, Antonio -8 (bench Dcl)

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  21. Zlatan F.C
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ben Mee to Reguilon or Dunk?

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

      Dunk

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  22. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bringing in Pickford for my GW26 BB worked very nicely with a 13 point haul across the 2 games. I'm contemplating keeping him for the run in as my primary keeper after gw29, with the option of selling Martinez (both teams will play each other in a dgw and I figure Everton have the easier run in).

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    1. Rover
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I have the same pair, but that was when there was still a chance that Villa and Everton would have different doubles at some point. Now that they play each other, I too am seriously considering selling Martinez and keeping Pickford for the run in.

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      1. CRAZY TRAIN
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I though Pickford looked really solid in last nights game

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  23. King Kun Ta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lacking 0.1 itb to do Barnes & Pereira -> Lingard & Son.....is Bale nailed enough as a replacement to Son?

    Yay or Nay?

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  24. AJ24
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    G2G this week?

    Martinez
    Cancelo, Dallas, Rudiger
    Gundog (C), Salah, Son, Bruno
    Kane (VC), Bamford, Watkins

    Johnstone, Lookman, Lowton, Shaw - 1FT and 0.3m ITB.

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  25. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    so stumped with transferring Barnes to ????

    a. Lingard (no game GW28)
    b. Jota (fitness and game time)
    c. Tielemans (good next 2 fixtures but no BGW29 game)
    d. Saka (good fixture GW27, not good GW28, plays BGW29)

    any feedback would be appreciated.

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    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I think Lingard's the best bet if you can cover him next week

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

        if i get Lingard I can cover him GW28 with DCL v BUR as I was going to bench DCL v CHE this GW27.

        Its really only Lingard or Saka isnt it?

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        1. Lubic87
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Possibly Mount as well? Those are the three I'm currently looking at

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

            Mount after GW29 as he has 3 nice fixtures

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  26. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If David Moyes achieves top 4 with this West Ham team it's up there with Claudio Ranieri as one of the greatest managerial achievements of recent times

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

      Well winning is the normal bar.

      But qualifying for Champions League exposure seems to trump domestic Cup silverware now.

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

      No, to be up there with Ranieri he'd need to win the PL.

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      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ranieri's would still be better ofc but he did also have prime Vardy, Mahrez and Kante

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        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Moyes has a past his prime Lingard and couple of Czech nobodies 😉

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          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            be amazing season if they make top 4!

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

    If say Chelsea, Man City or Everton, then Leicester or Manchester United and Southampton win their FA Cup match, they play the weekend of gw32 in the Semi Finals.

    Does that make a new blank or are their fixtures are simply played mid week in gw32?

    And then gw33 just misses Man City and Spurs and their league opponents for the EFL League Cup on the Sunday?

    Which ever way, gw29 is the big blank with 7 Premier League teams in the quarter final of the FA Cup this season.

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

      Midweek 32

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  28. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    GTG & C Gundo?

    Or crazy & remove city Defender & Son > C KDB & 4.4 defender?

    Captain one of the City boys?

    Martinez,
    Dias, Cancelo, Dallas,
    Salah, Bruno, Son, Gundo C, Lingz
    Kane VC, Bamford

    Sanchez, Watkins, Shaw, Aina,

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    1. CRAZY TRAIN
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Like it - I'm still deliberating between Gundo or Dias for the armband

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      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

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  29. Jimbo-Jones
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Roll FT or do Pope to Martinez (killing me and prob need for 29 anyway)

    Pope
    Stones Cancelo Cresswell
    Bruno Salah Gundo Soucek Raph
    Kane DCL

    McCarthy Bamford Dallas Digne

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  30. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is it nuts to captain Kane over Gundo?

    I just don’t think Gundo has been good since KDB returned

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

      That and Jesus is now occupying that central position in the field which Gundo ran into when they were playing a false 9. I can see him playing a lot of first game but may not start 2nd game i feel. I am going Kane too but I didnt see Spurs V Fulham so im playing somewhat blind in my captaincy....

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

        Kane should have scored more

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