Captains

Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 10?

Deputy Editor Tom and FPL Blackbox cost-host Az look at the best captaincy candidates for Gameweek 10 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) in our weekly video.

You can watch it either in this article below or over on our YouTube channel.

Can we look past Mohamed Salah (£12.9m) given his sensational form? Brighton have been one of the better defensive sides this season but came unstuck against Manchester City at the weekend, and opposition scarcely seems to matter with the Egyptian anyway.

Over 80% of the voters in our captaincy poll think the decision is cut and dried, so Tom and Az have their work cut out in proposing alternative candidates.

There are some appealing matches elsewhere, however, with Chelsea up against a Newcastle United still without a clean sheet, free-scoring Manchester City on home soil against Crystal Palace and Leeds United away at a Norwich City side fresh from a 7-0 hammering at Stamford Bridge.

You can have your own say by casting your vote in our poll on the widget of our home page or below.

Don’t forget to check back for our Captain Sensible article later in the week, which will delve into even more detail on the main runners and riders.

331 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    😆 😆 😆

  2. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah, isn't it?

    Next article

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

      Yep.

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

      from the poll, seem a popular pick too.

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

        Who would have thunk it

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

    Anything concrete out yet on Lukaku?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      only his boots

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

    Spolier alert - Salah.

    1. Chemical76
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      To be rested

  5. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Havertz

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

      Bet you don't

    2. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      TC

  6. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Pointless article thanks to Mo and his unbelievable form.

    He'll be as near as damn it 200% EO this week

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Let us have a raffle. I say 187% overall. 197% in the top 10k

    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lots of dead teams with various Captains…that will always bring percentages down.

  7. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Not knocking the article but I think it is pointless talking about a captain this week apart from the vote which will give us an idea of effective ownership.

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It's gotta be north of 180% this week among the top 100K.

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Without doubt. Depends on dead sides etc but 70%+ Salah ownership should easily make this.

      2. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Maybe even outside top 100k too

    2. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Because there are paying members there's probably an obligation to be consistent and offer alternate views based on stats, fixtures etc with the big caveat that is "because it's Salah"

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        A bit like watching a who dunnit movie after watching the end of the show. (smile)

      2. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        This, nothing wrong with making the video, might be some out their down the ranks who want to take a punt

        Mount (c) would have seemed foolish last week but here we are

  8. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I'm going Foden

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

      Sexy pick.

      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I know right

    2. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      My condolences.

  9. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you start, Smith-Rowe or Livramento?

    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Smith-Rowe.

    2. runupstream
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Try both. Who are the other bench candidates?

      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Nobody I want to bench besides these two, this is the team:

        Ramsdale
        TAA Cancelo Azpi Dias
        Salah Raphinha Mbeumo
        Kane Antonio Jimmy

        Foster ESR Livramento Brownhill

        1. Dr. Rog
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          looks good as is.
          ESR a decent 1st sub in case raph doesnt start or a surprise benching

          1. Gazza2000
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Cheers Dr.

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

    Don't think there is any point in this article now, Salah perma (c)

  11. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Well, let's look at it this way; if he blanks and you pick a really diff cap you can blast off the ranks....

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If he hauls and you pick a really bad diff cap, season over.

    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You can also slip into a big hole.

    3. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Well, that works both ways doesn't it...

    4. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Captain obvious has arrived

  12. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Just a one pointer from Salah this week … you all know this is what happens when everyone is all cards in on him … except that strange dude Inazuma who will be boasting about some mega Captain haul from someone else 😉

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, Murphy's law is bound to happen this week

  13. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Awkward because Salah (c) was more of a no-brainer last week than the upcoming week.

  14. K.Jabba 88
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ronaldo, traore & gilmore to hwang, foden & grealish worth a -8 right? Its too nearve racking watching city with none of there players.

  15. Lionac
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Having Williams, Raphinha, Mbeumo, Obafemi + Benrahma, Ronaldo, Dias (not Cancelo), Azpi (not Chilwell or James) is it time to hit WC button?

    Thinking it kind of kneejerkey getting Chilwell, James, Mount and Foden and Cancelo but can not see how Dias, Azpi, Raphinha, Benrahma and Mbeumo can outscore them.

  16. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal to rotate into the squad or try to get some real momentum going?

    https://twitter.com/ChrisWheatley_/status/1452892498603479044?t=QCRyi3TD-MhsvAoHXMDQyQ&s=19

    I'd expect Leeds and Southampton to pick some of their stronger players too.

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Think it will be first teamers with low minutes lately. Like Pepe, Ode, AMN, Laca, Sambi, and hopefully Martinelli.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Makes sense.

  17. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Reminds me of the period when Saurez was perma-pick cap.

    1. Oscar Slater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      The weekly conundrum of who to choose between Fabregas, Lampard or Gerrard were halcyon days. 🙂

  18. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Azpi -> TAA for free? (also have Rudigier)

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      yes

    2. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Sure. But wait after the midweek games.

    3. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Recon Azpi may have similar points next 2GWs, would use FT elsewhere

  19. Dog and Fox
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Son or Kane are the two best cap options this gw.

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Negatory.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure about that. We could see United make amends after that 5-0 loss but then again United defence is poor this season

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Well do it then! Bet you won't 😛

      I'm happy to just have Kane this week.

    4. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If Ole were going to change the way Utd play he would've done it by now.

      So another spanking and he goes. Their best replacement currently coaches Leicester but they'll go with Conte.

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

        Rodgers is a decent coach so not a bad choice - just doubt he's cut out for the big big time.

        Also Leicester are one of the very few teams to have conceded as many as United this season! Odd sort of calling card. And how has play been this season? Almost think they'd do better to snap out the Leicester scouting department that has found all those gems recently.

  20. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Think it's a vice captain poll we need this week.

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      TAA, Chilwell, Foden, Firmino are the names in my VC roulette

      1. Konstaapeli
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Surely Chilwell can't score 4 times in a row in PL?

        1. More Cowbell
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          He should let Reece James have another, he's being a bit greedy tbh

          1. Konstaapeli
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Don't mind either way. Got them both 😎

        2. Bollard
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          foreach(gw in gameweeks){
          if(Chilwell.Played)
          {
          Chilwell.Goals+=1
          }

          Salah.gw.Captain=true
          }

    2. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      This season

    3. nolard
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Foden or Vardy for me.

    4. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Antonio is my vice atm

  21. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Should rename this series to Best VC This Week?

  22. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Should we have any accurate info on Vardy tomorrow?

  23. el polako
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Really ?
    No better use if my membership money ?

  24. Konstaapeli
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    6 votes for Mbueno so far. Impressive.

    1. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      maybe himself and some friends

  25. el polako
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    They keeping Ole then, happy days.
    Shame Chelsea didn't show same faith in Lampz.

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Link?

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Think it's more they have no idea where to go or who to get, he's still a dead man walking

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Probably but the longer he stays the better.
          Salah perma cap plus target United - easy fpl, not to mention nobody really likes United.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              2 years, 5 months ago

              All very true

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

          Time for Son captain 😉

        3. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Nobody want's the job until after the City derby

        4. Atimis
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Terrible decision.

        5. Dr. Rog
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          must be linked to them getting Haaland in the summer.
          is the only rational explanation

          1. FPL_Crisis
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            In all seriousness why would Haaland want to move and play where Ronaldo is?

      • Kloppage Time
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        14 votes for Havertz , I would rather vote for my Gran then trust him again

        1. Hand of clod
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          A 'Poundland Eden Hazard' if ever there was........

        2. el polako
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Can your Gran make a late run into the box ? If so she's got my vote 😉

        3. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Might transfer him out for your granny. How much does she cost. Less than 8.1 .

      • thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Fun fact:
        Not everybody votes seriously on the Captain poll.

        Guarantee those people who've voted for Havertz, Mbuemo etc... actually have Salah captain in their actual squad.

        Just saying....

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

          Pretty obvious considering the number of votes for Sarr and others...

        2. Bggz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Well I never!

      • Tshelby
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Hey,

        Hasn't been my season yet but time for change?

        2ft's - 0.2 ITB - WC available

        Sanchez, Foster
        White, TAA, Cancelo, Livermento, Christensen
        Gilmour, Salah, Raphina, Benrahma, Sarr
        Jimenez, Antonio, Ronaldo

        What to do?

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

          Be a shame to WC with two FTs

          Ron/Sarr to Son and choice of striker looks solid. Toney is obvious I guess.

          That should give you change to upgrade one of Christensen or Benny in 11 to get Rudiger/Chilwell or Jota/Foden.

          1. Tshelby
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Time to ditch Ronaldo?

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

              Seems logical on your set up unless you WC.

              Could easily have had 2 returns last week of course if Bruno was a better finisher and he leant the other way for the offside. Actually choosing to hold him myself this week but no WC and I'm a natural contrarian! Just choosing to wait a week on Toney and two for Son probs if things stay as they are.

              Do as I do or do as I say!!!

      • DavvaMC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Thinking of bringing in Son, my concern is that Spurs have looked poor with not many goal threats.

        Looking for a rapha replacement if out for a while.

        Have Foden and Mbeumo already.

        Thanks

        1. Well you know, Triffic
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Wait until Bielsa press conference today.

          Son is a good shout but not this week.

        2. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          That first sentence would seem to negate Son as a pick.

      • Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Do you think it’s worth downgrading Antonio in order to get a Chelsea defender?

        Would have to be Toney or cheaper, I’m not convinced seeing as Antonio is a different animal this season and West Ham look relatively strong going forward nearly every game so far this season.

        Also own Trent and Cancelo.

        Thoughts?

        Thanks

        1. Dr. Rog
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          no - Antonio is worth about 9.5m in terms of next seasons prices.

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Yes I think so too, thanks