Captain Sensible

Who is the best FPL captain for Gameweek 38?

As you can see from the current results, Salah is the runaway leader of the Gameweek 38 Captain Poll. The Egyptian midfielder has accumulated just over 60.0% of total votes from our users so far.

No other play has garnered more than 10.0% of votes at this stage far, with Leeds striker Patrick Bamford (£6.6m) currently in second place, backed by 7.4% of our users. 

There is also a surprise inclusion in the top five, as Jack Grealish (£7.5m) occupies the third place with 3.4% of votes, with Sadio Mané (£11.7m, 3.3%) and Joe Willock (£4.8m, 2.5%) just behind the Aston Villa midfielder.

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  1. artvandelay316
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bench one:
    Lingard
    Greenwood
    Torres
    Pepe
    Kane
    Nacho
    Bamford

    100 points clear in ML, so just want to move up in national league.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Lingard

    2. Muscout
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Pepe

    3. Louis Van Gaalstones
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Greenwood.

      If he's playing it'll almost certainly be in a rotated side, I'd be surprised if they don't struggle.

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Pretty sure he scored last time MU played a weakened side, against Leicester who were playing for top 4.

    4. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Lingz

      1. artvandelay316
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks all.
        I'm thinking I might not sell Bruno and just bench him instead, then play the others (minus Pepe).

    5. COYR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Tough but Lingard is what I'm considering

    6. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Pepe

  2. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Obviously depends on each league and players etc but how many point lead is considered ‘safe’ to win an ML?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      36 and above

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        42 behind 🙁

        1. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          113 behind myself.

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Chasing your own tail?

  3. School of Poch
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is it likely lineups will be out before the deadline tomorrow?

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

      lineups are unlikely. we will probably get some hints about players though...

  4. aborg
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Would you choose Raphina, Mane or Antonio as a differential captaincy pick?
    My ML leader is ahead by 17 points and the one beaneath me is trailing by 5 points only and they both own Salah and Bamford. So in a bit of a situation here.

    1. Muscout
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Probably go with Mane

    2. Peteski29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mane

  5. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Start one, sell one(for TAA) and bench one:

    A) Dias
    B) Digne
    C) Lowton

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Cba

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks

    2. upforgrabs
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Start Dias, sell Digne, bench Lowton. If Dias is benched IRL, he'll most likely stay there and you'll get Lowton on.

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks.

  6. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Spain's best attacker?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Don Quixote

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

      Jordi Alba

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Sir Francis Drake

    4. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Hernando Cortes

    5. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Love these answers haha

    6. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Francisco Pizarro

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cortez

    7. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nelson Vs armada

    8. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Rafael Nadal for sure

  7. timawflowers
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    who scores me pls?
    a - mane
    b - antonio

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

    2. Peteski29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

  8. FPL Doctor
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    4 points off top 1k. Do I need to do anything special to try and scrape in??

    Schmeichel
    TAA Digne Holding
    Mahrez Salah(c) Son Raphina
    Kane Bamford Antonio

    Forster ESR Coady Konsa

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Digne and Holding risks if 1 ft?

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nope, good luck

  9. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Germany's best attacker?

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      KdB 😉

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        LOL!

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

      Oliver Kahn

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Rommel

    4. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Messerschmitt ME109?

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        JU 87 Stuka was very much needed 😉

    5. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Hitler

    6. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Manfred von Richthofen by a country mile.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        The red baron

  10. Forgetmeknot
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Does anyone think Bruno could steal a start tomorrow and be taken off at 60?

    If so I would leave him and not transfer him to Mane and instead do Digne to Robertson

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Anything is possible. Go with your gut

      1. Max City
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        This

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I absolutely think he can.

    3. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      My worry for both Bruno and Shaw is that they get 10 minutes at the end to keep them match fit before Wednesday

  11. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    At least I don't have to ask who is our best attacker atm and historically, there is no contest:

    Teemu Pukki
    Jari Litmanen

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      You're forgetting Santa

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Pretty sure he is German.

    2. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mika Hakkinen

  12. lifes a pitch
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Ive got 2 tranfers looking to make 20 points on my rival, he has Son and will pr9bably cap Salah

    Which option should i go with...
    A) Son + Reguilon to Auba + Philips
    B) Greenwood + Reguilon to Mahrez + Tierney

    Any other suggestions ?

    1. aborg
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Any place for Mane?

  13. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Brentford likely to make it? Ivan Toney may be a good FPL cheap gem.

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Pukki/Bamford/Ollie

      sorted

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        What of Kane in the new club he will be in?

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Not if City sign Kane or Haaland.

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah, I'd probably pay 14.0m for Kane at City...

          1. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Kane - "I wanna be the best. I want to try and get on the level Ronaldo and Messi got to. That's my ultimate goal. Scoring 50, 60, 70 goals a season."

  14. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Best combo for the final gw

    A: Holding + Mane + Greenwood.....Digne 1st sub
    B: Dallas + Mane + Greenwood (-4).....Holding 1st sub (-4)
    C: Holding + Son + Bamford (-4)......Greenwood 1st sub (-4)

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Best idea is to fully immerse yourself in the community ethos and offer someone else some advice. For a change.

      1. Max City
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Wow well said

  15. lifes a pitch
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Need to make 20 points on my rival he will probably cap Salah...Who would you triple cap?
    A) Salah
    B) Kane
    C) Auba

    1. aborg
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A surely. If you had Mane I would have considered him too.

    2. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Definitely not C..
      (That's me, though)

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

      If Salah gets an optimistic 15 points. You'll get 45 and your rival will get 30. So not enough to make up the deficit unless you are confident the rest of your team can do the rest. You probably need to put it on someone else and hope they outscore Salah.

  16. n05
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Raphinha, mount or willock? Leading mini league by 21, have bamford

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Mount has most to play for.

    2. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I wish I could bring Willock in

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

      Raphina or Willock

    4. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Raph

  17. Spatburgunder
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Brilliant (and massive) goal for Brentford!

  18. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    What a fun goal

  19. Werner Bremen
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    A Bamford

    B Nacho

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

    2. Peteski29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A

  20. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who played better for Brentford Toney or Watkins?

    1. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Toney for sure

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Both v effective and hence the precedent.

  21. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Won my ML’s which is great, currently sat at 14k OR, so no matter what I’ll finish the highest I’ve ever finished!

    Who’s my best captain punt from my team to try & get me into the top 10k?

    Mendy
    Trent - Rudiger - Coufal
    Salah - Mane - Lingard - Son - Raphina
    Kane - Bamford

    Bench: Forster - Vydra - Coleman - Veltman

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Trent.

      1. Kodap
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I do fancy it, but relying on him to get a goal/assist if he doesn’t keep a cleanie

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          But top 10k.

          You've done really well whichever way....

          Be good to finish on a strong green tho.

  22. Davidwes
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Im currently 3 points of top 1k
    Should I take a -4 to do foden to Raphina?
    My bench is: Stones, ESR, Digne

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I think Foden could play an hour.

      No reason why the pick Champions League team doesn't start on Sunday...

      Pep's said he's not shielding anyone.

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      7 off 1k with a hit. That'll be tough even that close as many around that rank will be playing to protect. I wouldn't take a hit as one of your bench will play anyway if Foden doesn't.

  23. Max City
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Areola
    Dallas TAA Shaw
    Salah Raphinha Lingard Harrison
    Firmino Kane Nacho

    Sub:
    Martinez Son Coleman Castagne

    How do I spend my last FT of the season?

    1FT 0.2m itb

    A) Firmino Son >> Mane Antonio
    B) Son TAA >> Mane 5.4DEF
    C) Kane >> Antonio
    D) Castagne/Shaw >> Reece James
    E) no transfer, gtg

  24. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Looking for a new team name based around captaining TAA on the last day

    Any ideas?

    TrentCh Goat
    Last Ditch/Trent(c)h
    Trent Warfare
    Alexander an' all
    idfk

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Actually, my rival is probably going to catpain TAA (he did last week), so maybe I can go with Alexander Annulled haha yeah that's funny (except that I am trailing him by 42 points)

    2. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      idfk sounds good

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers!

    3. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      How about aTAAck!

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        That is brilliant! Simple and effective!

  25. RedJive79
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bench Greenwood or Lingz? ML rival has Lingz. 1 point in it.

  26. King Kun Ta
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    My team atm....i want to keep my top 10 place in my ML. I already did Welbeck -> Bamford for free.

    Areola
    Shaw TAA Holding
    Son Salah (C) Bruno JWP Lingard
    Antonio Bamford

    Martinez DCL Digne Coady

    1 FT & 0.4 ITB

    What to do...

    A Bruno -> Mane
    B DCL -> Iheanacho
    C Shaw -> Dallas

    Option A is has my preference but i'm 0.5 short to do so. To get the funds (-4)...

    1 DCL -> Nacho (bench JWP)
    2 Digne -> Dallas (bench Shaw)

    Ta for the feedback lads and good luck will the final GW!

    1. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I don't think Shaw plays and I think Digne gets 2 points. So I would take the hit and do A 2

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I've got a feeling it's 2-2 with a Digne assist.

      2. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        And play DCL instead of JWP?

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Don't hit.

      Dallas.

      But Everton may do okay at Manchester City too.

    3. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Will A and C work?

      1. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        It won't.....it will even cost me 0.2

  27. COYR
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Afternoon all, looking for a bit of advice!

    Currently leading my ML by 8 points and other league by 17 points.

    Meslier*
    TAA Shaw Rudiger (Coufal Coleman*)
    Salah(c) Son Lingard Bruno Willock
    Kane Bamford (Vydra)

    1FT 2.5M ITB

    Pick 2 to start:
    A) Shaw (rotation risk?)
    B) Rudiger (rotation risk?)
    C) Coufal

    Transfer:
    1) Meslier to Alisson/Other GK (presume both Meslier and Forster will be benched again?)
    2) Coleman to Robertson
    3) Vydra to Nacho/Antonio (bench a mid)
    4) 1&2 -4
    5) 1&3 -4

    Bit long but any help would be greatly appreciated!

    Cheers!

    1. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I don't think Bruno plays. Son would do 3 with Antonio. Wouldn't take a hit for a GK.

      1. COYR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yea, I feel Antonio could haul and Saints on the beach. And yes, GK hit may backfire (annoyingly only got Meslier in for Mendy in GW36)...

        Bruno rested seems highly likely...

    2. COYR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Considering a hit because if I 'have' to use a FT on a keeper I'm not sure if there will be some rotation (Shaw, Bruno and Rudiger maybe all at risk) and Coleman is out...

      1. Lemongrab
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        If you think about the upside of taking a hit for a GK.
        -4
        Your GK scores 2.
        NET -2

        -4
        Your GK scores 6 for a CS
        NET +2

        No transfer. GK doesn't play 0
        NET 0

        1. COYR
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yea, sound logic. Low chance of more than NET +2.

          Cheers

    3. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      BC
      2

      1. King Kun Ta
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        this

      2. COYR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B

  28. Max City
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who would you sell for Antonio:
    A) Kane
    B) Firmino
    C) Iheanacho
    D) no one, they're better than Antonio

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

      c

    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      B , but sideways really

      1. Max City
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers!

  29. Eightball
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    8 points from top 10k. I think a differential captain is probably needed to get me there.

    A) Mane
    B) Antonio
    C) Bamford

    Team is

    Martinez
    Lindelof - TAA - Dallas
    Salah - Son - Lingard - Mane - Raphina
    Bamford - Antonio

    Bench:
    Pickford - Nacho - Digne - Targett

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Or TAA?

    2. Max City
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I like A or B

    3. BaltimoreCity
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I’m 10 points off. I think I’m gonna go Salah and differential elsewhere.

    4. BaltimoreCity
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I’d go Mane if not Salah

  30. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Seriously considering Harrison as captain!