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. Agamenmon
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Would you keep Havertz or swap to Coutinho for this gw

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Swap

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

      Swap if for free (although watch out for GW38 - I do wonder if some are forgetting they’ll be having to play Coutinho away at City unless they’re going to use another FT to remove him)

  2. TVPlugSockets
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Are people suspecting Havertz won’t start then? I have seen a lot of people transferring him out?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      We do. Quick turnaround. Puli and Kaku waiting on the wings

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

      De Bruyne was too tempting

  3. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Toney & Hwang to Jesus & Greenwood (-4)?
    Leaves me with:

    Dubravka
    Trent | Cancelo | Robbo | Schar
    Salah | Son | Martinelli | Elanga
    Kane | Jesus

    Bachmann | Gordon | Amartey | Greenwood

    Thanks

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Nope

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        What would you do instead? Why not Jesus, away at leaky Leeds could be amazing

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Could work but minutes might be managed. Big game UCL coming

    2. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Nope, just leave it as it is

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Not fancy Jesus this week?

  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Leicester are going to play a second-string side. Don't know how I feel about that as Son (c). Not going to get any space in behind if Leicester sit 10 behind the ball.

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Why must you do this 🙁

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Are Leicester any good at defending though?

      As soon as they concede, that space will open up.

    3. Mork calling Orson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      The same tactics they came up against with Brighton & Brentford & failed to manage a single shot on target in either game - I would rather captain Son next week against Liv & Ars

    4. noissimbus
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Yeah, probably how they'll go about things, especially away. If Spurs blank again, there goes the last bit of faith.

  5. The Parrot
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    If I'm 80-90%% sure I want Laporte in next week does it make sense to just get him in this week for James?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I'm doing James to Laporte with my FT next GW

    2. mcsteely
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Wait next week IMO. James has a mega haul in him and it will hit when everyone has lost patience

    3. Mork calling Orson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      I don’t think anyone who saw the game on Thursday watched that & thought ‘I need to get rid of James’

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

    Hi! 1ft and 0.2m itb. FH&BB left. Bbgw36? What moves could be done here?

    ramsdale
    taa cancelo white alonso
    salah saka havertz mount
    kane weghorst

    (dubravka broja targett ramsey)

    A) gtg. save
    B) havertz -> foden/coutinho

    1. noissimbus
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 11 months ago

      BB36 is probably best bet left for BB.

      So, use FT to transfer out Newc players since they'll be away to City in GW36.
      Dub > Foster/ Krul
      Target > Fofana/ Villa def

  7. mcsteely
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Anyone captaining a Villa player?

    1. JJO
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Cou as VC

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      If chasing hardly. Enough differential imo

  8. Mr_Barbs
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Not sure what to do this week. Best to hold? 0.4 itb

    Ramsdale
    TAA, James, T.Silva, Laporte, Cash
    Jota, Son, Smith Rowe
    Kane, Werner

    Dubravka, Ramsey, Bruno Guimaraes, Broja

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

      Change smith row may be

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

    Repost

    Wc team

    Schmeichel
    Robertson cash matip cancelo
    Salah saka son coutinho foden
    Watkins
    Foster alonso nketiah denis

    Way too heavy bench? Planning to BB at gw36

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Unless chasing hard I'd rather TAA by downgrading one of Cout and Foden

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

        Yeah chasing hard, just ditched him at wc

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

    Wtf is this predicted lineup for Chelsea?
    Authors are FH from last week or what?

  11. TyroneGAA
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Is Zinchenko a good option?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Perhaps

  12. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC?

    Foster
    Robbo Cancelo Alonso Matip
    Salah Saka Ramsey Foden
    Pukki Kane

    Schmeichel Nketiah Maddison Collins

    BB next GW

    0.0 ITB, any changes you'd make to this?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Matip and Maddy out, TAA and someone else in

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Tricky to keep TAA in unless I downgrade Cancelo to Laporte and the midfield options are poor at the price point to replace Maddison then

  13. boroie
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Hmmm squad is suddenly looking a bit messy… what should I do?

    1 FT 0.0 ITB

    Ramsdale
    TAA Rudiger Alonso
    Salah(VC) Saka Kulusevski Ramsey
    Kane(C) Werner Weghorst

    Dubravka; Tavares Dier Raphinha

  14. sergioaguero67
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Nuno Tavares nailed for Arsenal?
    Given Tierny's injury
    Please help

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Avoid our D

    2. noissimbus
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 11 months ago

      He should start, given no direct competition and he impressed last game. No harm giving it a try, probably end up with more minutes than Fofana.

  15. MGD
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Foster
    Laporte - Cancelo - TAA - Alonso
    Salah - Foden - Havertz - Mount - Couthino (C)
    Watkins

    Schmeichel - Emerson - Pukki - Fodder

    Saving FT

    G2G? Ta

  16. Ten Season Wonder
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    quick one; which trio please????

    Saka, Mateta & Gelhart
    or
    J.Ramsey, Nketiah & Weghorst

    - Will play Saka or Nketiah this GW (benching the others)
    -Then bench boosting 36 so all players will be needed.

    Thanks in advance

    1. Zaruto
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      B

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      A

    3. Birdman77
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      A

    4. Iain Dowies Love Child
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Second one - but I'd want Saka!

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Likewise. Shame I just can’t stretch to it

  17. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    play Tsilva or Mateta?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Silva

  18. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Play Ramsey or Pukki?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Ramsey

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Rambo

  19. Zaruto
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Cap?
    CR7
    KDB

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      GOAT

      1. Zaruto
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Let’s go(at)

  20. It'd be Rudi not to...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Play 2:

    a) Jonny (BHA)
    b) Ramsey (NOR)
    c) Toney (mum)
    d) Weghorst (way)

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      BC

    2. JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      BD

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

    Play

    Maddison or Broja
    Ramsdale or Sa

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Maddy Sa

  22. Mozumbus
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    For a hit and with BB in sight for DGW36:
    A. Cornet + Schar > Alonso + Gordon
    B. Cornet + Kulu > Mount + Dewsbury KDH
    C. Cornet + Kane > KDB + Nketiah/Dennis

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

      A

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

      can you afford Schar, Cornet + Kane > Cash, KDB and Nketiah? If u can I’d personally do that for the extra hit.

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

        No, short on funds. 0ITB.
        Thanks.

  23. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    A. Doherty/Raphina>4.2/Coutinho (-4)
    B. Save for BB GW36

    Ramsdale
    Laporte, Trent, Cancelo
    Saka, Kulu, Salah, Ramsey
    Kane, Weghorst, Toney
    Foster, Raphina, White, Doherty

  24. boroie
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Bench 3…

    A - Rudiger (eve)*
    B - Werner (eve)
    C - Raphinha (MCI)
    D - Ramsey (NOR)
    E - Tavares (whu)*
    F - Dier (LEI)
    G - Weghorst (wat)

    * I already have Alonso and Ramsdale

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

    Morning all. Starting XI in the correct order? Cheers.

    Schmeichel
    Cancelo - Robbo - Laporte
    Coutinho - Saka - Salah - Mount - KDB
    Nkeitah - Mateta

    (Foster) - Pukki - Matip - Fofana

  26. boroie
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Captain…

    A - Kane
    B - Salah

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

      B

    2. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Kane. Spurs due goals, Leicester poor, LPool unlikely to score many.

    3. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Same reason as above really. Kane.

  27. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Which one to start?
    a) Maddison
    b) Broja
    c) Saka

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

      C

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

    Naya Josh, Nayi Umang

    Old Questions, old answers

  29. DARE TO BISCAN
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Play Ramsey or Rudi?

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

      Probably Ramsey

  30. FPL Doctor
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Play 1:

    A) Romero (Lei likely to sit back)
    B) Rudiger (Everton at home and playing for their lives)