Captain Sensible
23 April 2021 0 comments
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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

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  1. Plagued by indecision
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Hi everyone,

    I could really do with some advice here as I have no idea what to do. Some say 5-4-1 is fine and keep Son/Kane, others suggest changing the keeper... I have no flexibility in the squad (nothing in the bank and Davis as 3rd striker), but I have 2 FTs.

    I'm contemplating Son > someone cheaper (probably Greenwood, unless anyone has a brighter idea) and then get Son back next week (and roll 1 FT). Thoughts?

    Mendy / Forster
    TAA / Coady / Rudiger / Lowton / Holding
    Salah / Jota / Fernandes / Lingard / Son*
    Iheanacho / Kane* / Davis*

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  2. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    A.Rudiger @ West Ham
    B. Dallas home to Man Utd

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 9 months ago

        A

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    2. nicecat
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Any decent budget Phillips replacement for mid-long term?
      I already have Shaw, Rudiger, Coady and Holding

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      1. Jebiga
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        1. Coady
        2. Fofana
        3. Dallas
        4. Keane
        5. Konsa
        6. Lindelof
        7. Dunk

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        1. nicecat
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          That's a longer list than I expected. Thanks!

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    3. damiang2233
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Lots of injuries and blanks this week. Injuries below. Thinking of doing 3 transfers for -8

      Creswell stays hopefully be fit shortly.
      Nat Phillips > Struijk
      Raphinha > Traore
      Stones (Suspended) > TAA

      What do people think?

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      1. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Just do Raphinha, Stones > TAA, Traore

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        1. damiang2233
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Then only playing with 10 men?

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    4. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Anyone going Mane over Salah?

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 9 months ago

          He benefits more from trents form that's for sure

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          1. Forza Papac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            That's part of my thinking

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        • TomSaints
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          At other times yes, but Salah rested and mane not playing well. Feels a case of overthinking a differential

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      2. Bakule-ski
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Should i do Raph to Greenwood for a -4 and bench Dallas?
        Martinez
        Shaw Semedo Dallas TAA
        Bruno Jota Lingz Trossard
        Nacho DCL

        Areola Raph Kane Cancelo

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      3. winchester
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Good day lads. Advice needed 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)

        a) son -> greenwood/maddison
        b) kane -> vardy
        c) 'a' or 'b' + mitchell->dallas?

        cheers

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        1. Mookty
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          I am similar but with BB chip.

          2FTs. £0 ITB.

          Mendy
          TAA, Coady, Rudiger, Coufal, Holding
          Lingard, Salah, Jota, Fernandes
          Iheanacho

          Forster, Vydra, Kane, Son

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          1. winchester
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            yeah, looks good. i dont have any chips left.

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      4. LLoris
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Start 1
        A) Vydra
        B) Holding
        C) ESM

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        1. DV8R
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          B

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      5. VinMar
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Captain

        A - TAA
        B - Greenwood
        C - Jota
        D - Vardy
        E - Ihenacho

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        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 9 months ago

            D

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          • Pep bites Kun
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            E

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        2. Ian Davis
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Which moves to make?:

          A probably seems the obvious move but I can see Newcastle scoring at Anfield.

          A) Dias > TAA
          B) Gundo > Jota
          C) Dias/Gundo > Castagne/Jota
          D) Dias/Gundo > Castagne/Greenwood

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        3. Jebiga
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Phillips to:

          1. Coady
          2. Fofana
          3. Dallas
          4. Keane
          5. Konsa
          6. Lindelof
          7. Dunk

          ?

          I'm confused :/

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          1. KUNingas
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            1 or 2 for next three games
            3 for the end of the season

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        4. OLLY G
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          (A) Veltman and Salah (c)

          (B) Trent and Vardy (c)

          Thanks.

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        5. Henning
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          If you hade 2 Transfers what would you do with this team?
          Tempted to get some Brighton in (Dunk/Trossard) but maby its a bad idea longterm?

          Mendy Forster
          Coady Azpi Dias Holding Dias
          Son Salah Fernandes Lingard Jota
          Kane Wood Iheanacho

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        6. Zlatan F.C
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          What are Kane owners doing?

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          1. Flair
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Keeping

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          2. Torres76
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            How long is Kane out for?

            Thinking of Kane to Vardy

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          3. DycheDycheBaby
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Keeping

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        7. Kodap
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Son & Jota > Maddison & Greenwood -4?

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          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Nah

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          2. Paqueta Rice
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Why sell Jota?

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        8. vandebeek
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Start Pope or Johnson?

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          1. DV8R
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Pope

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        9. JONALDINHO
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Iheanacho played 180 mins in the last 5 days. Another game on Monday too. Even if he starts he could be tired like the rest of their team. Salah on the other hand was rested on Monday so should be much fresher

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          1. Flair
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            11 goals in 8 games, easy stuff

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            1. MrZ
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              & vs obliging on the beach defense.

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            2. JONALDINHO
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Not so easy when he has to play 3 games in 8 days. Leicester never cope with tight schedules.

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              1. Flair
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 9 months ago

                It's Palace.

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          2. GENERATION X
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Agree so im capping Vardy lol

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          3. Moderately content penguin
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Palace are also fully rested and selecting from what passes for a full squad.

            I'd like to think It'd make a difference but I'm struggling slightly 🙂

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          4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Salah vs Nacho vs Vardy for captaincy is a big conundrum this week

            Salah needed the rest as he is fasting at the minute - and both he and his team have been absolute bollocks for months... but that’s a Salah fixture if ever I seen one

            Leciester could put 9 past Palace in their current mood

            Vardy & Nacho are Roger’s new Suarez & Sturridge

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        10. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          One max 5.3 def in with potential dgw and this bgw on mind? Have Phillips, Holding, Coady, Shaw and Masuaku*

          Masuaku to
          A) Dallas
          B) Villa def, who
          C) Eve def, who

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        11. LLoris
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Which defender should I bring in?

          1. Coufal
          2. Dallas
          3. Keane (dgw)

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          1. DV8R
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Fofana

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            1. LLoris
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Have him

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            2. LLoris
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Dont need someone thatll play the next 2 gws

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          2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Dallas

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        12. tez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Who scores more this week?

          A. Trossard
          B. El Ghazi
          C. B. Traore
          D. Saka

          And does El Ghazi start?

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        13. Vazza
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Best keeper to own up to 5.4m for the season run in?

          I’m free hitting in GW36

          A. Mendy
          B. Schmeichel
          C. Leno
          D. Martinez
          E. Meslier
          F. De Gea
          G. Henderson
          H. Patricio

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          1. Vazza
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Anyone please?

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          2. Arteta
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            I bought Rui 2 weeks ago and haven't looked back since.

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        14. DV8R
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          How essential is it to get in Trent? Worth ripping up teams, getting rid of Son/Kane/Bruno to fit him in?

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          1. Jebiga
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            I would say no

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          2. Jambot
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            I’m getting him after the United game and losing Bruno. But not rushing it before Bruno has Leeds. Kane and Som have a great fixture Trents isn’t the best so wouldn’t rip anything apart

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          3. Arteta
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Must have at the moment.

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        15. MMN
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Best defender up to 5.1 between now and the end of the season? (FHing in 35)

          A) Kabak
          B) Coufal
          C) Keane
          D) Other

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        16. Big Ronnie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          2FT and £0 ITB.

          A) Son to Maddison (get Son back next week)
          B) Son to Greenwood (get Son back next week)
          C) Kane to Vardy (Get Kane back if fit)

          Mendy
          TAA, Shaw, Rudiger, Fofana
          Salah, Bruno, Jota, Lingard
          Vydra, Nacho

          Forster, Holding, Kane, Son

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          1. TheDragon
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Leicester United and chelsea all potentially blank in 35.

            You need to start thinking about that

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            1. Big Ronnie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 9 months ago

              Can start shifting them from next week

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          2. Mookty
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Or sell Rudiger for Veltman?

            I might do that.

            2FTs. £0 ITB.

            Mendy
            TAA, Coady, Rudiger, Coufal, Holding
            Lingard, Salah, Jota, Fernandes
            Iheanacho

            Forster, Vydra, Kane, Son

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        17. badger1982
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          I have no stand out captain picks this weekend.
          Who would you pick?

          A: Alisson
          B: Jota
          C: Bruno
          D: Saka
          E: Watkins
          F: DCL

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        18. KuttiBunja
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Dias, Phillips, Gundo --> TAA, Holding, Trossard worth a -8??????

          Rest of team:

          Martinez (Areola)
          Rudiger - Konsa - Creswell
          Salah - Jota - Lingz - Son
          Kane - Nacho - Watkins

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        19. AleksaMaster
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Did Arteta say something about Leno/Ryan? Who will start?

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        20. NotsoSpursy
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Vardy (c) if chasing ?

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          1. Traction Engine Foot
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            Think I'm doing it.

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          2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 9 months ago

            If chasing it’s a good shout ..

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        21. jdp219
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Would you go with Greenwood or is Maddison an option again?

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        22. rozzo
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 9 months ago

          Any ideas here?

          Martinez Forster*
          Cancelo* Dias" Cresswell* Dallas Targett
          Son* Fernandes Lingard Soucek Gundogan"
          Vardy Watkins Kane*

          2ft
          1.6 itb

          Still got bench boost available. Tempted by Cancelo to Trent and maybe Cresswell to Holgate.

          Leaves me with 10 for this week and Holgate will have a double at some point.

          Thoughts?

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