Captain Sensible

Who is the best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 33?

Despite no matches for Tottenham Hotspur or Manchester City, Fantasy Premier League managers have a range of choices for the Blank Gameweek 33 captaincy.

After only coming off the bench against Leeds, Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) looks set to start against Newcastle and comes into the latest round of fixtures with heavy backing.

However, Leicester City duo Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.1m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) strengthened the case for their inclusion in the captaincy debate with their impressive Thursday-night performances against West Bromwich Albion. 

As Leicester City face an obliging Crystal Palace defence on Monday, both Vardy and Iheanacho could be among the goals once again.

And we must not forget the already-relegated Sheffield United could be the perfect opposition for Brighton’s attackers to offer themselves as viable alternative Blank Gameweek 33 captains. That’s before we even talk about Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) and his Sunday afternoon meeting with Leeds.

As always, the Captain Sensible article is here to help you with this week’s armband conundrum. As this includes extensive data from the Fantasy Football Scout Premium Members Area, only those with a valid subscription can access it in full.

CAPTAIN POLL

It comes as little surprise that Salah dominates this week’s poll, with the highly-owned Egyptian international gathering nearly 50.0% of total votes so far.

We have a new face in second place: Leicester striker Iheanacho. It is a great testament to the Nigerian striker’s great recent form, as he is considered a better choice this week than premium midfielder Fernandes according to 13.8% of our users. Meanwhile, the Portuguese international sits in third place with 7.2% of total votes so far.

The top-five list is closed by the in-form Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.1%), followed by Leicester’s iconic forward Vardy (4.3%).

KEY MATCHES

Leeds United v Manchester United

2,141 Comments Post a Comment
  1. leeboy104
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Do you think Alonso will play? Worth a hit to transfer in Castagne or someone else?

    1. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      I don't think he'll play. Brought him in as a punt on WC two GWs ago but I think I'll have to let him go.

    2. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Not much chance. Think I'll move him on for a -4 as wont be able to field 11 otherwise

  2. Paulie Walnuts
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Need to shift one of these out

    Bale or Raph?

    1. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Raph. Bale looks good again

  3. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Mount to Maddison for a hit: is that worth it?

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

      Tricky.
      No.

  4. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Cresswell to Coady worth -4?

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Can you field 11 without?

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        No, also have Raphina our

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 days ago

          ‘Out

        2. Konstaapeli
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          In that case, sure.

  5. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Best option:

    a) Dias & Raphina > Castagne & Greenwood (-4)
    b) Dias & Raphina > Castagne & Maddison (-4)
    c) Dias, Raphina & Jota > Castagne, Maddison & Greenwood (-8)

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      A or B depending on which of the mids you fancy more imo bro. Jota out not worth the hit.

      help below?

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        A

  6. Dirty Harry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Quick vote, bench one?

    1. Vydra
    2. Holding
    3. Reece James

    1. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      1

  7. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Right.... with 2FT 2.4m ITB, I'm agonisingly 0.1 off of Son Dias to Salah Dallas. What would you suggest??? Thanks guys x

    Martinez
    TAA Rudiger Shaw
    Bruno Lingard Jota
    Vardy Vydra

    Forster Kane Son Dias Gundogan

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Coady as the defender???

      1. Boxwoods
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Yes. This.

      2. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Or fofana

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Yes i would go for a cheaper defender, like Fofana, Coady

  8. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Is Castagne the best sub 6.0 defender for the next 3 GWs?

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

      Yes.

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Probably yeah

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

    Appreciate advice. Any changes on a wild card?

    Patricio.
    Dunk, TAA, Castagne.
    Salaha, Greenwood, Lingard, Pulisic
    Cavani, Vardy, Nacho.

    Button. Semedo. M Perira. Rudiger.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Like the Puli punt

  10. George James
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Best GK move for -4

    A) Ederson >> Alisson

    B) Areola >> Patricio / Schmeichel

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

      B

  11. KirkhamWesham
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Would you agree with this lineup?
    If not, what would you do differently?

    Martinez
    TAA Castagne Rudiger
    Bruno Salah Greenwood Lingard
    Watkins Iheanacho Vardy(C)

    Forster Trossard Semedo Shaw

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Woudnt bench Shaw.

      1. RealSocialDads
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        I second this

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      FH ?

      1. KirkhamWesham
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Eah

      2. KirkhamWesham
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Yeah*

  12. Indio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Would you take a hit here to avoid starting Vydra this week? (Would likely be Dias > Shaw/Castagne)

    Martinez
    Veltman, Digne, Targett, Dallas
    Salah (C), Bruno (V), Jota, Lingard,
    Iheanacho, Vydra
    (Fabri, Dias, Son, Kane)

    Thanks all and good luck!

    (Repost)

    1. RealSocialDads
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Wouldn't take the hit no, Vydra could easily score this weekend, Barnes is out so likely to play

      1. Indio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Thanks for feedback - and good luck to you!

  13. Reacher
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Picked one to bench

    A, Azpil

    B, Dallas

    1. RealSocialDads
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      B

  14. RealSocialDads
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    A. Dias -> Castagne
    B. Neto -> Maddisson

    1. Reacher
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      B Dias nailed now

      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Stones out for only for 2 PL games, of which one is Chelsea and the other is sandwiched by arguably the most important City games in recent weeks.

        I don't think Dias is nailed...

  15. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Maddison not in the predicted lineup 🙁

    1. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Wouldn't listen to it. madds came off early. Bound to play imo

      1. #Swish41
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Agreed

  16. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    -4 to move Bruno onto Salah Captain worth it? Got a feeling Bruno might be rested ahead of the European semi with no movement in the league likely. Will captain Ihenacho or Vardy if not.

  17. ymx
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    WC team:

    Sanchez
    TAA, Shaw, Dallas
    Salah, Bruno, Lingard, Greenwood
    Nacho, Davis
    ----
    Forster, Mitchell, Dunne, Kane
    Needed to do Bamford --> Davis to fund TAA...

  18. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Bench Rudiger or Shaw? Thin MANU will concede but could get assist

  19. focaccia
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    good to go?

    Martinez
    Rudiger - AWB - Veltman - TAA
    Jota - Salah (C) - Lingard - Maddison
    Iheanacho (v) - DCL

    subs: Forster - Dallas - Kane - Son

  20. ymx
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Bruno or Vardy?? Have Greenwood and Nacho...

  21. winchester
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Good day lads. What to do here lads, have 2ft and 0m itb. No chips left.

    mendy (forster)
    taa rudiger coady lowton (mitchell)
    bruno salah jota lingard (son)
    ihenacho (kane davis)

    son -> greenwood or maddison?
    son+mitchell -> greenwood/maddison+dallas?

    cheers

    1. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Looks good. Will you want Sonny back? If not, Greenwood is a good shout but could get the odd rest. Dallas has excellent fixtures from next week...

      1. winchester
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        cheers! preferrably want sonny-boy back.. the son -> greenwood this gw seems like the popular move

  22. #Swish41
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Hi all. At 20k and 23 points ahead in ML.

    Mendy
    Coady Dallas Shaw Rudiger
    Salah(c) Jota Bruno Lingz
    Nacho Bamford

    Forster / Phillips / Son / Kane

    Only issue is no subs with Phillips out, and no replacement at 4.5m. Other option is Son > Greenwood but Son has served me well.

    GTG and roll FT?

  23. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Damn, some of you guys are able to bench people this week? I may only be putting 10 out unless I take a hit lol

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Get a hit in if it makes sense longterm

    2. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Haha no benching headache here!

    3. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      I took a -8 hit & if jota doesn't play, 1 can only have 10 available

  24. adams_6
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Could someone kindly tell me if I am correct please?
    As gameweek 34 begins in April, will FPL count that week as an April gameweek with regards to Manager of the Month competitions?

  25. Luton_Fan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Mendy
    Taa, shaw, rudiger, castagne
    Salah c, jota, lingard, maddison
    Watkins, Nacho vc
    Bench: forster, holding, kane, son

    Would u take a hit to do forster to sanchez and play sanchez this gw? Planning to bb in gw35. Tia

    1. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      No, Mendy is back in we are told

  26. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Yay or nay?
    2FTs. 0.1itb.
    Kane >> Vardy? Or burn it?

    Mendy
    TAA. Shaw. Coady. Rudiger
    Salah. Bruno. Jota. Lingard
    DCL. Iheanacho
    (Forster, Holding, Kane*, Gundog*)

    1. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      See my further reply a couple pages back.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Thank you

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      I am thinking of doing it. See my post below. Can you buy him back?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Directly no. But with 2FTs I would need a 0.2 downgrade with the other

        1. Crunchie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          It depends how long you think Kane is out for? I may do it

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Or I could go Gundog >> Pereira / Trossard?

  27. The Prophet
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Would you lads play Holding or Vydra??

    Thanks

  28. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    2FT 1.2 in the bank (don't really want to burn one)

    Mendy (Forster)
    Rudiger, TAA, Shaw, Fofana (Holding)
    Jota, Salah, Bruno, Lingard (Son)
    Nacho, Vydra (Kane)

    Options
    1. Son to Greenwood (for one week)
    2. Kane for Vardy (one week)

    Kane could be out for more than one Game week??

    Thanks

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Would do either of those easy. Especially Kane

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Thanks Rafa

  29. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Best Neto replacement?

    5.6 to spend...

    1. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Martinelli, saka, lalana

  30. The Bad Seed
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Anyone have an idea who might be the pen taker for arsenal tonight ??
    With no Auba/Laca and probably no willian?

    Could it be saka?