Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 35?

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers are looking to Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City for the Gameweek 35 captaincy, and as per usual, the Captain Sensible article is here to highlight which assets have the best chance of hauling.

First, we will assess the fallout of the captain poll, before then analysing the best options, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 GMT deadline.

THE CAPTAIN POLL

Mohamed Salah (£13.3m) is the leader of the captain poll in Gameweek 35, with 39.94% of total votes from our users at the time of writing.

Harry Kane (£12.5m) is in second place, backed by 17.3%, ahead of his home fixture against Leicester City.

Son Heung-min (£11.0m) occupies third place with 8.71%, followed by Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) and Philippe Coutinho (£7.0m), with 8.03% and 5.77% respectively.

MOHAMED SALAH

Salah's brace, Mane's form and United's change of shape: FPL notes 2

Mohamed Salah ended his recent goal drought with a brace against Manchester United in Gameweek 33, but has since turned provider with assists against Everton and Villarreal.

As a result, the Egyptian is now up to 14 FPL assists for the season, more than any other player bar Jarrod Bowen (£6.9m).

Exclude his penalties against Leeds United and Brighton and Hove Albion, however, and Salah has managed just two goals in his last 14 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions.

Despite that, his underlying numbers have remained good.

SALAH – LAST SIX MATCHES
Total
Goals3
Assists3
Double-digit hauls1
FPL points43
FPL points per start8.4
Non-pen xG2.26
xA2.24

Last six matches: EVE/MUN/mci/WAT/ars/bha


The main nagging doubt with captaining Salah in Gameweek 35 is that Liverpool have the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Villarreal on Tuesday.

The schedule hasn’t been kind, either, with the Reds first up in Saturday’s early kick-off, a fixture Jurgen Klopp unsuccessfully tried to push back.

Given the magnitude of the tie, and the fact Liverpool – who are in excellent form – are gunning for the title, it’s hard to see Salah not starting, but there is the very real potential for some minute management on Saturday if they are comfortably ahead.

But what about their opponents, Newcastle United?

The Magpies have lost only three matches in the Premier League this calendar year, going from deep in relegation trouble to sitting in the top half of the table.

In fact, in 2022, only Liverpool have accumulated more points than Newcastle’s 32.

Above: Premier League annual table 2022, via Transfermarkt

Manager Eddie Howe has been a real success story so far, and with three clean sheets in their current run of four consecutive league wins, he has his troops performing with confidence from back to front.

Defensively, they have conceded 13 goals across those 15 outings in 2022, with an expected goals conceded (xGC) tally of 15.29.

However, top tier attacks can trouble them, as evidenced by Tottenham Hotspur’s 5-1 win in Gameweek 31, and the arrival of title-chasing Liverpool will surely make life uncomfortable for pivot Jonjo Shelvey (£5.3m), plus the full-backs with the Reds so dominant in wide areas.

SON HEUNG-MIN/HARRY KANE

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 32?
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  1. Lacikasz01
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I have a 28 point lead in my mini-league, my rival has Kane, but not Salah.
    I have both. Who should I captain?

    A) Kane
    B) Salah

    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Match

    2. Leeds-Utd
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Same situation as me..I'm Going Kane

    3. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yup go for Kane. Even if he brings in Salah somehow and caps, Kane still a good option

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Same for me. I’m going with A so probably B.

    5. nolard
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      KAne

    6. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Kane. Leicester are awful at the back, Newcastle much improved.

    7. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Salah all time

    8. Athletico Underachieving
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Kane for me. Rotation due at Leicester

    9. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      B because Tottenham are dire atm

  2. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Morning all. Which one from the below please? Anything you would change? Cheers.

    Schmeichel - Foster
    Cancelo - CASH - TAA - Laporte - Fofana
    MADDISON - Saka - Salah - Mount - SON
    Nketiah - Pukki - DENNIS

    ---------------

    Schmeichel - Foster
    Cancelo - ROBBO - MATIP - Laporte - Fofana
    COUTINHO - Saka - Salah - Mount - KDB
    Nkeitah - Pukki - MATETA

    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      B

    2. LeightonBaines
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I would go for A) but replace Maddison with Foden and Dennis with Ollie Watkins.

  3. Leeds-Utd
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Start
    1 Ramsdale or Dubra
    2 White or Saiss

    1. jimbo90
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Rams and Saiss

    2. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      You wanna start Dubravka against an in form Liverpool team?..

  4. Al Pacho
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Guys!
    Alonso or James?

    1. LC1
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Alonso for me

    2. Bubbles1985
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      If on WC I'd get Alonso.

      I went James instead last week on my WC and it hurt!

  5. Igz08
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Chasing a 40 point lead in my MLS

    Captain:
    A) Salah
    B) Coutinho

    Already regretted not captaining Salah vs United

    1. LC1
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Salah

    2. liverbear
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Salah

    3. Igz08
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Going Coutinho hehe

    4. David Brains - OH NO!
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Chasing 40 points. I'd gamble countinho

  6. LC1
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    SOS emergency help needed for this absolute pile of crap;

    Sa
    TAA Matip Cancelo
    Son(c) Salah Saka Havertz Maddison
    Jimenez Broja

    Forster White Wood Ait Nouri

    1FT and 0.1 ITB.

    Thinking Wood > Dennis or Nketiah

    I am freehitting in GW37 so transfer only for 35, DGW36 and 38.

    Would really, really appreciate any suggestions.

    Thank you and have a nice weekend

    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Maybe a move to improve next weeks DGW team.
      Looks like you need several moves to sort the team.

      Strikers, primarily. Rest is ok.

      1. LC1
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Cheers bud.

    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I think Def and mid look ok so either Jimi or Wood out

      1. LC1
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Wood out is the priority then Jimenez goes next week most likely

        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Yeah I think that's the order

          1. LC1
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 11 months ago

            Ta bud

  7. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Advice appreciated - 1 FT. 0.7 ITB.

    Pope
    Robertson, Cancelo, James, Matip
    Salah, Son, Havertz, Saka, Kulusevski
    Watkins

    (Foster, Pukki, Broja, White)

    Thinking save FT and then Pope, White, Havertz -> Schmeichel, Laporte & Bernardo (-4) for BB36?

    Cheers..

    1. LC1
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Look like good moves to me mate.

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Cheers

      2. Bubbles1985
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Agreed.

  8. thepancakeman123
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Who to start in goal this week?? I'm currently on Dubravka because of saves.

    A) Dubravka
    B) Schmeichel

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    This week would you play Ramsdale at West Ham or Guaita away at Southampton?

    1. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Ramsdale

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Cheers.

    2. LC1
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Ramsdale for me

    3. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Tricky one. I think I might go for Guaita actually

  10. winchester
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Lads with wc&bb left. They should use wc now, right? Asking for a friend

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yes. No point in holding off.

      1. winchester
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      yep

      1. winchester
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Cheers

  11. liverbear
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    1 Watkins or Jesus in for Werner? Fh 37

    2 Start broja or Ramsey? Some suggestions of benching again for broja.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Jesus
      Ramsey

  12. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Main players in top10k quite likely to be benched?

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Main players by eo

  13. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Hey lads g2g? Gonna save my FT for DGW:

    Foster
    Cancelo,TAA, Matip, James
    Salah(C),Son,Havertz,Matip
    Nketiah,Dennis

    Subs:Schmeichel, Pukki, KDH, Amartey

  14. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Morning guys, leading my main ML by 85 points, we both practically have the same team now.. I have Havertz & Weg over his Werner & Ramsey.

    Who do I captain?

    1. Salah
    2. Son

    1. bombayblues
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Salah

    2. David Brains - OH NO!
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Salah if protecting a lead

  15. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    When would you the play the FH if you had this team, 36 or 37?

    Pope
    TAA Cancelo James Gabriel
    Salah Havertz Saka Mount Gordon
    Kane
    Sanchez Broja Schar 4.5.

    Was initially leaning towards a FH 37 but with triple Chelsea who might all play 120 mins max, no KDB, no dgw gk and few other sub optimal picks, I think FH 36 is the play

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Go with FH36 then.

      I'm considering holding for FH38 myself.

  16. David Brains - OH NO!
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    A) Werner to Watkins
    B) Mount to Countinho
    C) Werner, Mount to Vydra, Son (c) -4
    D) Roll FT

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      A

    2. Morthau
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      A

  17. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Probably doing both transfers anyway next week for -4 for my BB, should i do either this week?

    A) Bednarek to Mings/Konsa -4
    B) Gelhardt to Dennis -4 (play over Hwang this week)

  18. Al Pacho
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I’m stucked between Gordon and KDH.
    Who to pick?
    Pls help!!

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Gordon is more attacking

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Gordon for this reason

    2. ebb2sparky
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Depends when you plan to play them. If 36 then probably KDH, if 37 then definitely Gordon. If each week then good luck!!

  19. C_G
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    who to (c):

    TAA
    Robbo
    Salah
    Kane
    Mount

    1. Al Pacho
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Da Egyptian king!

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Kane

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Going Salah. Newcastle might be tough with current form but Spurs dont have a form at the moment.

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Kane

  20. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Bench 1

    A) Martinelli
    B) Kulu
    C) Maddison
    D) Weg
    E) Cash

  21. DMP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    YOooooooo,

    Anything worth an hit? 1.6 Itb

    Sa
    TAA Robbo James
    Salah Coutinho Kulu Havertz
    Werner Toney Weghorst

    Raphinha Saiss Schar Dubravka

  22. FredUpAlready
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    1ft and BB36,FH37 with this lot.

    Foster
    TAA Cancelo Laporte Alonso
    Salah Sterling Havertz Mount Saka
    Nketiah

    Schmeichel Pukki Emerson Dennis

    A) Save FT
    B) Sterling>Son
    C) Havertz>Coutinho and Sterling to KDB/Son in GW 36
    D) Havertz and Sterling>Foden/Coutinho and Son for a -4
    Havertz to Coutinho enables me to get KDB instead of Son.
    D)

  23. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Any help much appreciated. Current wc draft with BB and FH left...

    Foster Schmeical
    Roberts TAA Cancelo Soyuncu Alonso
    Salah Havertz Saka KDB Gordon
    Rich Dennis Nketiah

    1. LeightonBaines
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      What are the likes of Soyuncu and Gordon doing in your team. They are futile players with small ceiling.
      I would bring Coutinho instead of Gordon and somehow reform the team on the final third to make way for Kane.

  24. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Amy concern Salah can be benched?

  25. Hangman Page
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    197,987 teams have transferred in Matty Cash, according to the FPL website.

    Looking at the top five scoring leagues all of them are related to podcasts or to FPL content sites like this one.

    I wonder how many of us playing this game have an original idea once a season, it just feels like the game has been solved.

    1. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Haven't got cash personally but it's not exactly rocket science to bring him in. Norwich this week and then double double and he smashed it in the last double too.

      I think even a moderately engaged manager could work that one out.

      Having said that I do agree that there is a huge amount of spoonfeeding nowadays but then we're both on this site so who are we to talk

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

        This. Any half decent player who needed to replace a defender would have considered Cash as an original idea this week. 5 games in 3 weeks Norwich first and has big hauls in him.

    2. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      There's clearly some bandwagon-ing effect, but on the whole I think there's more diversity among teams now than there was earlier in the season. Chasing seems a lot more fun than trying to hold a lead

    3. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Just the Norwich thing and upcoming double. It's bizarre.

  26. offspinnersinahurry
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Ramsdale or Pope today, reasoning if possible?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Ramsdale for save points. West Ham weaker but still could score at their Manor.

      Burnley may win but Watford tend to score.

      Would you start Guaita or Ramsdale?

      1. offspinnersinahurry
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Ramsdale definitely

  27. Dave2008
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Start three:

    A Pukki
    B Watkins
    C Nketia
    D Matip

    1. FredUpAlready
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      B C D

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Bench Pukki

      Or Watkins if you don't fancy Villa at home to their old manager, could do one over them?

  28. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Can't believe wood dropped 2 days in a row!! Has that ever happened before?!

  29. De Gea is GOAT
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Is Barnes worth keeping for the 2 DGWS? I feel like Rodgers may give him more game time in the league and play Lookman in the European games.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Barnes likely starts this weekend.

  30. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Schmeichel
    TAA, Cancelo, Alonso, Laporte
    Salah, Sterling, Saka, Mount
    Werner, Pukki

    Matthews, Davies, KDH, Dobbin

    1ft 0.9 itb only one FH left

    Is sterling to son and (C) the priority here?

    Or sterling and Werner to Coutinho and Kane (c)?

    Any other suggestions?