Captain Sensible

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 38?

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers are looking to Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Liverpool for the Gameweek 38 captaincy, and for the final time this season, 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 Sunday’s 14:30 BST deadline.

THE CAPTAIN POLL

Son Heung-min (£11.2m) is the clear winner of the captain poll, pulling in the support of 41.97% in the final vote of the season.

No other player has garnered more than 20.0% of votes at this stage, with team-mate Harry Kane (£12.5m) currently in second place, backed by 18.34% of our users.

Kevin De Bruyne (£12.1m) occupies third place with 8.86% of votes, with Mohamed Salah (£13.1m, 4.49%) and Jamie Vardy (£10.3m, 3.51%) just behind the Man City midfielder. 

SON HEUNG-MIN/HARRY KANE

Who are the best FPL captain options for Gameweek 32? 1

Son Heung-min is just one goal short of Mohamed Salah’s tally of 22 and will attempt to overhaul the Egyptian on Sunday as he chases down the Golden Boot.

However, the pair are in contrasting spells of form: Salah has scored three times in his last 10 Premier League games, while Son has netted 10 in the same period.

Summing up, Son’s 2022 form is unrivalled, having recorded at least 13 more points than any other player in FPL:

Harry Kane, meanwhile, is expected to be fit and sits second in the above table on a very decent 131 points, having produced 21 attacking returns in 20 starts since the turn of the year.

The England captain tends to finish strongly, too, having plundered 48 FPL points in his last four Gameweek 38 appearances:


SON V KANE – LAST SIX MATCHES
SonKane
Goals44
Assists20
FPL points4832
FPL points per start85.3
Double-digit hauls21
Non-pen xG2.452.61
xA0.650.50

Last six matches: BUR/ARS/liv/LEI/bre/BHA        

Spurs travel to Norwich City on Sunday with Champions League football in their grasp. Arsenal are the only team that can overtake them, but anything but a loss will effectively secure a place for Antonio Conte’s side in next season’s competition.

And Son/Kane could not have picked a more obliging opponent to face on the final day: the Canaries have shipped a whopping 79 goals in 37 matches this term and rank bottom for expected goals conceded (xGC).

They have also suffered against tougher opposition at Carrow Road, with some miserable results against the top seven:

  • Norwich 0-3 Liverpool – Gameweek 1
  • Norwich 0-1 Man Utd – Gameweek 16
  • Norwich 0-5 Arsenal – Gameweek 19
  • Norwich 0-4 Man City – Gameweek 25
  • Norwich 1-3 Chelsea – Gameweek 28
  • Norwich 0-4 West Ham – Gameweek 36

KEVIN DE BRUYNE

Laporte injury latest as De Bruyne hauls: FPL notes
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  1. DF
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Pickford
    Cancelo. Trent. James. Sessegnon
    Son. Mount. Jota. Zaha. Coutinho
    Kane
    Forgotten. Anderson. Greenwood. Dobbin
    1FT 0.2itb

    A. Coutinho to Erikssen
    B. Jota to Diaz
    C. Coutinho to another

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You think Jota won’t start?

      1. DF
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Not sure. Certainly worried. Predicted lineups on here has him starting which is some comfort.

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A

    3. Bruno Commando
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      C - Barnes?

      1. DF
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Thanks. Think I prefer ward prowse in that fixture though

    4. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      C) Maddison

      1. DF
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yeah. Guess so. Haven't had him yet ...

    5. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Cout to Maddison?

  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Dubravka
    TAA Robbo Laporte Cancelo
    Salah Son Saka Coutinho
    Jesus Nketiah
    Sa Martinelli Cucho Livra

    A) Coutinho to Maddison
    B) Salah, Cucho to Mads, Vardy -4. Play 343, bench Nketiah/Laporte?

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      C) get some Chelsea

  3. Hairy Potter
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    1 FT and money ITB. Any of these worth doing?

    A) Zaha to Bilva/Grealish
    B) Jota to Diaz
    C) Saka to Bilva/Grealish

    1. George James
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A and C are downgrades I think so B

    2. Tambling5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B easily

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

    1ft 0.1m itb. What could be done here? Salah out for who?

    ramsdale
    taa alonso cancelo white
    mount havertz salah saka gordon
    kane

    (dubravka cash broja dennis)

    1. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Son

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

        Cheers. See any other moves?

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Mane

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

        Cheers. What about kdb then?

  5. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Have BB left
    Schmeichel
    TAA White James Cancelo
    Mount Kulu Saka KDB Son
    Richarlison

    Ramsdale Holgate Cucho Richardson

    Thinking Holgate to Sess for free and activate BB for 2 players?

    Or take some hits and get a full playing bench? I'm 18 points a head in my ml

    Cheers

  6. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Just realised I dropped 73k last week.

    WTF

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

      would have been funny if you were #1 rank 😀

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          1 year, 10 months ago

          It's still funny either way! I haven't even looked at my rank drops but I'd imagine it's been similar these past few weeks

        • Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I was around 70k, so doubled my rank. Was a disaster GW

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              1 year, 10 months ago

              40k to 80k within 2 weeks here thank you coutinho (c)

      2. George James
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        GW38 Minutes prediction

        A) Alonso

        B) Jota

        C) James

        D) Salah

        1. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          25
          30
          90
          10

        2. nolard
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          70
          75
          80
          15

      3. Bruno Commando
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Bottomed. Chasing a 15-point lead to win my ML and rival has Son and Mount.

        A) Salah + Richarlison -> Diaz + Kane for -4
        B) Salah + Richarlison + Cancelo -> Son + Kane + Sessegnon for -8

        Schmeichel
        TAA Matip Laporte James Cancelo*
        KDB Saka Havertz Salah*
        Richarlison*

        Foster Pukki Gordon Dennis

        1. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          A

          1. Bruno Commando
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Thanks J!

        2. Il Capitano
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          A

          1. Bruno Commando
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Thanks IC!

      4. JT11fc
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Luis Diaz and Robbo
        Or
        Trent and Cancelo

        Dont have any other Pool or City defence

        Cheers

      5. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Leading my money league with 16 points, but think I need to take a -8.
        Mahrez and Salah out + upgrade 1 forward to Kane/Vardy. Only 1 FT.

        Who would you get?
        A) Mane, Barnes, Vardy
        B) Diaz, 9.3, Kane

        1. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Team is:
          Pickford (Foster)
          Cancelo Laporte Alonso Matip TAA
          Salah Son Mahrez Saka (Gordon)
          Richarlison (Nketiah) (Pukki)

        2. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          A, would be nice to squeeze in Mane + Kane tho somehow

        3. Aeu96197
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          B - with Mount if we get confirmation he’s starting, otherwise probably with some Leicester cover

        4. nolard
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Maybe do just one hit with such a small lead.
          Salah and Rich to Diaz and Vardy?
          Hope Mahrez gets a shot.

      6. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Bring in James for a -4 worth it?

        1. JT11fc
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Too much risk of rotation

          1. Alan The Llama
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            This. Or he's moved to one of the back three.

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

          nope

      7. Il Capitano
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        1FT 0.4ITB

        Ramsdale
        TAA Robbo Cancelo Laporte
        Son Saka Kulu Raph
        Kane Nketiah

        Foster - Rich Gordon Digne

        Suggestions on where to use the last FT here? Raph > Barnes? Rich to Toney (bench who)?

      8. The real slim shady
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Need help. ! FT for last GW. 2,0 mil in the bank. What transfer to do?
        Can't swap matip for robbo.

        ramsdal
        davies - cancelo - matip
        Kulu - Mount - KDB - Foden - Saka
        Nketiah - Kane

        Dubravka - Amartey - Digne - Adams.

        1. Aeu96197
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Saka to Diaz?

          I don’t really think there’s too much you can do to upgrade with the £2m just one move - team looks decent

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

          Nketiah to Toney

      9. akhilrajau
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        schmeichel, (foster)
        Cancelo, Alonso, TAA, Laporte, Cash
        Son, Salah, Saka, Mount, KDH
        Pukki, Dennis, Watkins
        Bank: 0m FT: 1

        planning to play TC on Son

        A. Salah, Watkins, Cash -> Jota/Diaz, Vardy, James(-8) 541
        B. Salah, KDH, Watkins -> Madison, Bowen, Vardy (-8) 451
        C. any other suggestions

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

        Is the bench order OK?

        Sanchez
        Cancelo TAA Alonso
        KDB Son(C) Mount Saka
        Toney Richalison Broja

        Pickford Schar Mykolenko Ramsey

        1. Aeu96197
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Looks decent. Schar best chance of points if he does play I think

      11. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Is Sessegnon injured?

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

          no?

        2. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Might have the squirts like Kane and co

          1. BERGKOP
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            ??

            1. Scots Gooner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Stomach illness/food poisoning rumours on Twitter

      12. dshv
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Casper
        Taa cancelo alonso robbo
        Son(c) kulusevski mount kdb saka
        Nketiah

        5k atm.. fight for something up. G2G lads?

      13. XABI 15
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Would you rather:

        James/Rudi Nketiah
        Or
        Sessegnon Toney

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

          ST

        2. Aeu96197
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          ST

        3. @persecuted_by_mods
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Can't see Eddie starting so ST but out of all the players there James is the one

          • XABI 15
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Thanks all

        4. Monya Meow Meow
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Dennis to Toney for -4 and play over Pukko worth it?

          1. XABI 15
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            I think so

            1. Monya Meow Meow
              • 5 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Thanks mate

        5. Jonesfromthere
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          KDB to Mane done and captained. 4% ownership and chasing. Let’s do this

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

            still one day left to reverse the move 😉

          2. Scots Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            He’s my captain too. What could go wrong?

        6. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I will never play the ManC midfielder lottery again. Foden to Sterling to Mahrez the last 8 GWs. All blanks, didn’t catch one of their returns.

          1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            You wont need to Cancelo and some new guy up top will do

          2. Walter White (WW)
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Always a lesson to learn from the roulette even if you got it right

          3. nolard
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Just do KDB. Cancelo and or Laporte at the back and leave it.

        7. Clueless_91
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          How's this 11 look on a FH?

          Alison
          TAA James Cancelo Sessegnon
          Foden Son Diaz Madison Mount
          Kane

          1. BERGKOP
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Not Foden. Otherwise good.

            1. Clueless_91
              • 4 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Only man city attacking cover I have

        8. XABI 15
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Should have added another option to above.

          Would you rather:
          Sessegon (-4)
          Azpi (-4)
          Andersen
          Mykolenko

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

          Diaz / Vardy / Eriksen (1st sub) or
          Foden / Mané / fodder

          1. XABI 15
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Option 1

          2. nolard
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            1

        10. waltzingmatildas
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          A) Salah to Mane
          B) Richarlison to Toney

          1. XABI 15
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            1

        11. llmja
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          A. Zaha to Maddison
          B. Zaha to Bowen
          C.Watkins to Toney and Zaha bench
          D.Play Zaha

          Thank you

        12. jamiet
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          SAVED MY WILDCARD FOR THE FINAL GW

          Current Team

          Raya (Jacupovich)

          Alonso, James, Cancelo, TAA (Tsimikas)

          Salah, BGuimarães, Son (C), Foden, Ødegaard

          Kane (Delap, Richardson)

          All subs are cheap to maximise cash and 0.0ITB

          Really think Salah will Play but him and Kane are holding all the cash

          Thoughts??

          Thanks in advance

          1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            My thoughts are what a waste of a WC really but good luck with whats effectively a free hit

          2. DF
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            I wouldn't have salah unless you're giving him the armband. Fair play if you do.

            1. jamiet
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Thinking of given Salah the armband, I feel he will grab a couple - plus alot of people are selling

              Just need a little more info (i know he was in training yesterday)

              If not then I will spread

          3. Kryptonite666
            • 4 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Salah is a waste on a FH/ WC

          4. Sharkytect
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Interested to know how your season has gone having not used the wildcard, but managed to use 2 free hits and a bench boost? Gone well?

            1. jamiet
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Not to bad but not amazing

              Currently sitting on 2402pts and About 150K rank

              So could be better

        13. Kryptonite666
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I have a 19 point lead. My opponent has Kane and Mount. I know she will captain Kane

          Would you do KDB + Richarlison + Jota to Mount + Kane (c) + Maddison. (have Son (c) otherwise.

          Will substantially reduce her chances to making up the lead. My lead will reduce to 15 points (my view is she will take a hit)

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

            go for it

          2. DF
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Yeah. Block away if you're defending 19. Hope she outwits you and captains someone else!

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

              yeah, its no fun if you cant predict her moves

        14. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Spurs players just need to form a huddle and do a collective Paula Ratcliffe before ko.

          1. Hairy Potter
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Just crap in their shorts and rub it into the pitch like Lineker did in Italia 90.

        15. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Is Son Kane Kulu triple up too much?

          Thinking Salah to Son(c)