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Captain Sensible May 14

Who is the best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 36?

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Despite four teams missing out on Blank Gameweek 36, there are still plenty of options for the latest Fantasy Premier League captaincy decision.

Harry Kane (£11.8m) and Mohamed Salah (£12.7m) jointly lead the Golden Boot race and, with three fixtures remaining for both, they are among the favourites to find the net this weekend.

But is there some potential ground to make up with some outside candidates? With Manchester City now likely to play a more regular starting XI, should we consider their assets for the armband? Do Everton strikers appeal against a leaky Sheffield United defence?

As always, the Captain Sensible article is here to help you with this week’s captaincy 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

As expected, the two main Golden Boot candidates are leading the captaincy poll ahead of Blank Gameweek 36. So far, Liverpool’s Salah has been handed over 35.6% of total votes by our users.

Second-placed Kane has received just above 20.3% of votes ahead of his home match against Wolves.

The top five is closed by some familiar names, including Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m, 8.8%), Riyad Mahrez (£8.0m, 4.4%) and Ilkay Gundogan (£5.6m, 3.7%).

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  1. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bale or Mahrez for the next 3?

    I own Son and Kane already.

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    1. AgentRed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      For the next 3 probably Bale but I'd rather Mahrez this week (but then you need bench or transfer to cover after that probably)

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      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        This is my worry, Mahrez looking good this week but I think Bale better option over the next 2.

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    2. dwain100
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Mahrez

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    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Who are you selling?

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      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Bruno and Jota, worth it?

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      2. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        To clarify, Son locked in. With Jota and Bruno out I can choose out of Bale and Mahrez.

        Mahrez good this week but dont think he’ll play midweek. Bale should get 120 mins.

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    4. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Mahrez

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  2. Igz08
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Play Coady or make a transfer?

    A) Coady
    B) Nacho -> Bamford (-4)
    C) Nacho -> Antonio (-4)
    D) Bruno -> Bale (-4)

    D does seem like fun

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    1. dwain100
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      D - i am going for him as well. Chasing and the leader will likely get Son

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  3. Vovhund
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Raphinha or Saint Maximin for the run in?

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    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Raph

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  4. thepirates
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Do we know anything more about Veltman? Is he off this week?

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    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Potter doesnt think he’ll play.

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  5. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Ings too punty captain? On FH

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    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Punty. Look at somebody like Mahrez if on FH.

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  6. popcoin
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    A) Lingard -> Foden
    (Forster, Foden, Vydra)

    B) Mendy -> Pickford
    (Pickford, Lingard, Vydra)

    C) Nacho -> Antonio
    (Forster, Lingard, Antonio)

    D) Mendy Nacho -> Pickford DCL (-4)
    (Pickford, Lingard, DCL) (-4)

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    1. Saka Rice
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      definitely not A. I'd go D Mendy isnt guaranteed even when their team is playing

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  7. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    a) Bruno + Greendwood >>> Salah + Raphinha
    b) Greenwood + Fofana >>> JWP + ManCity defender/Dallas
    c) Iheanacho + Greenwood >>> JWP/Raphinha + Wood/Antonio

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  8. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wood or Antonio only this GW ?

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    1. ManUtdFan977
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      antonio

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    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I went anton

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  9. Mork calling Orson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Worried about Bale omission from the Predicted Line Ups - but .3 short of getting Son.
    Would you transfer in;
    A) gamble on Bale
    B) bring in Son for -4 hit

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    1. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Why he was omitted and where sre these predictions?

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      1. Mork calling Orson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Team News Tab on here - happily planned for Bale all week but this has spooked me. Granted it’s just a persons opinion, but the thought was he was under par last game & there’s plenty of competition

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  10. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Start Forster or Guita?

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    1. ManUtdFan977
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      guaita

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  11. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    No one trying bowen?

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    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Not nailed.

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    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      His missus maybe ?

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  12. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Better striker for the run-in?

    1) Ings (FUL, LEE, whu)
    2) Antonio (bha, wba, SOU)

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    1. Ginola
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Think Antonio, but both are injury prone and I highly doubt they are able to play 3 matches in 1 week.

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  13. WibblesTeam
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Which transfer to do'

    A: Bruno to Son
    B: Maddison to Raphinha

    Note: Would NOT be buying Bruno back if I did this

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  14. Machine_Gunnerz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    (1FT, 0.2mil ITB)

    Martinez, Areola
    Veltman, Digne, Semedo, Maguire, Shaw
    Salah, Jota, Bruno, Maddy, Reed
    Watkins, Kane, Nacho

    A -8 move for maddy+Nacho+Maguire to
    A) DCL+Raph+Cresswell
    B) Antonio+ESR+AA
    C) Antonio+Mahrez+Allioski

    Thanks!

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  15. smix
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Is this GTG on -12 & looking to overturn a 50 point deficit
    Forster*
    TAA Robbo Coufal
    Mahrez(c) Bale Siggy Salah
    DCL Bamford Antonio
    Mendy Coady Rudiger Greenwood

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    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No Kane or Son ?

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  16. Jones Kusi
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rapinha or Lingard?

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  17. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Afternoon all. Which moves do you prefer please?

    Martinez
    Digne - Phillips - Alioski - Coufal
    Jota - Salah - Raph - Greenwood
    Kane - DCL

    (Meslier) - Nacho - Shaw - Bruno

    A) Greenwood + Nacho > Foden + Ant (-4).
    B) Nacho + Shaw > Ant + 5m def which one? (-4)

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  18. NoName
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Best choice?

    A) Son Bamford
    B) Foden Kane

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  19. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Raphinha or JWP?

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  20. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Is captaining DCL against Sheff Utd asking for trouble? The Baldes have conceded 12 in last 4 away games so pretty awful. FYI I'm chasing in my league and top will go safe with Salah/Kane.

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  21. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    a) Salah
    b) Mahrez/Sterling/KDB/Foden

    I prefer Salah, but I need differential.

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    1. dwain100
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Salah the obvious choice - but differential would be between Mahrez and Foden. Bale too expensive?

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    2. Jebiga
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      KDB will not play. They said that on presser

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  22. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pound saver dream team up top.
    Antonio Watkins Dcl

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  23. Perthite
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on best GW to use the TC chip?

    Thinking GW38 possibly too risky so either this or next GW.

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    1. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Week 35

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      1. Perthite
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        That was the BB week

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  24. RWB_1991
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Zaha to Salah for a 4 point hit?

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    1. Jambot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      yes

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    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yes and captain.

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    3. dwain100
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Definitely yes

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  25. Jose-Saaa-Dude
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Between a rock in a hard place here. 2 points behind the first place in my money league.
    My team:
    Targett - TAA - Dallas - Castagne - Shaw
    Son - Lingard - Bruno - Greenwood - Mount
    Kane Welbeck Nacho

    A:
    -4 hit, Mount to Mahrez, Greenwood to Raph

    B:
    -4 hit, Mount to Raph, Bruno to Salah

    C: -8 hit, Mount to Raph, Bruno to Salah, Castagne to Dias

    What do we choose?

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  26. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Mahrez is going to start right?

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    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yes with Foden on the left 🙂

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      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Is this a rare Pep factoid

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      2. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        That's why i have both on wc

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  27. Ozzy smith
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Play one?

    A) Ayling
    B) White

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    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A.
      Dunk and Veltman missing this week.

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  28. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Afternoon,

    I'm sure it's been asked...but what the chances of rahpinia starting??

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      High I would say

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      1. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Start Bamford or raph is my dilema

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  29. xuwei
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Help!

    A) Nacho + Bruno => Kane + Son (-8)
    B) Nacho + Bruno => Kane + Bale (-8)
    C) Nacho => DCL (-4) [No Spurs coverage, Keep Bruno for Ful]
    D) Saka =>Bale (-4) [Keep Bruno for Ful]

    I took the lead in 2 mini leagues and in the money slot in the 3rd - chasing was so much less stressful!

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    1. dwain100
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A) reluctantly. The hits is a concern, unless you have no other players playing

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  30. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Kane, Salah or Mahrez captain?

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