Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 22?

Price Change Predictions

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
Up	Chalobah	CHE	C, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	B, £
Up	Lacroix	CRY	B, Vs
Up	Tarkowski	EVE	A
No Change	Cash	AVL	B
Down	van Hecke	BHA	C
Up	Senesi	BOU	C
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Rice	ARS	7.3m	72.1%	Likely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.2m	74.5%	Likely
Roefs	SUN	4.9m	93.3%	Likely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.1m	74.2%	Likely
Semenyo	BOU	7.6m	76.7%	Likely
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	73.9%	Maybe
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	88.4%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	5.9m	27.1%	Unlikely
Wirtz	LIV	8.2m	46.5%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	6.8m	1.5%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.2m	72.0%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	57.6%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	60.3%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.0m	27.4%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	50.3%	Unlikely
Mané	WOL	4.5m	54.0%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	49.5%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	55.6%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	40.4%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	43.5%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	51.7%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	49.5%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.1m	50.2%	Unlikely
Šeško	MUN	7.2m	45.3%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.8m	35.5%	Unlikely
McGinn	AVL	5.4m	46.9%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	44.2%	Unlikely
Wissa	NEW	7.3m	44.7%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	33.6%	Unlikely
Tielemans	AVL	5.9m	43.2%	Unlikely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.9m	42.2%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.4m	17.3%	Unlikely
Xhaka	SUN	5.2m	43.3%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.1m	33.5%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	37.3%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	38.9%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	30.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	30.3%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	9.0%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	33.8%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Foden	MCI	8.7m	98.0%	Likely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	103.5%	Very Likely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	96.2%	Likely
Bowen	WHU	7.7m	87.7%	Likely
Cunha	MUN	8.1m	38.8%	Likely
Woltemade	NEW	7.3m	88.4%	Likely
Harriman-Annous	ARS	4.5m	99.4%	Maybe
Onyeka	BRE	4.8m	99.5%	Maybe
Sousa	AVL	3.9m	97.3%	Maybe
Mazraoui	MUN	4.9m	93.8%	Maybe
Adams	BOU	5.0m	94.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.2%	Unlikely
Robertson	LIV	5.8m	93.3%	Unlikely
Ward-Prowse	WHU	5.6m	92.1%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	10.2m	76.8%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	5.0m	78.4%	Unlikely
André	WOL	5.3m	47.3%	Unlikely
Mateta	CRY	7.6m	81.3%	Unlikely
Pablo	WHU	5.5m	68.9%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.8m	71.2%	Unlikely
Rees-Dottin	BOU	4.4m	88.4%	Unlikely
G.Rodriguez	WHU	4.8m	89.1%	Unlikely
Arthur	BRE	3.9m	83.0%	Unlikely
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	82.3%	Unlikely
Phillips	MCI	4.8m	82.1%	Unlikely
Henderson	CRY	5.1m	79.2%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	82.3%	Unlikely
Gana	EVE	5.4m	79.1%	Unlikely
Bergvall	TOT	5.3m	77.3%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	78.2%	Unlikely
R.Williams	LIV	3.8m	75.0%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	77.0%	Unlikely
Anthony	BUR	5.1m	75.7%	Unlikely
Nichols	ARS	3.8m	72.4%	Unlikely
M.Salah	LIV	14.0m	75.8%	Unlikely
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	74.3%	Unlikely
Neil	SUN	4.8m	72.7%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	70.6%	Unlikely
Diakité	BOU	4.3m	66.3%	Unlikely
Iwobi	FUL	6.3m	70.2%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Pickford	EVE	B
Up	Roefs	SUN	C
Up	Henderson	CRY	C, Vs
Down	Verbruggen	BHA	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	B, £

Last updated: 16 Jan, 2026 9:20pm

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
Up	Chalobah	CHE	C, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	B, £
Up	Lacroix	CRY	B, Vs
Up	Tarkowski	EVE	A
No Change	Cash	AVL	B
Down	van Hecke	BHA	C
Up	Senesi	BOU	C
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
Up	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Fernández	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C
Down	Foden	MCI	C
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Wirtz	LIV	A
Up	Wilson	FUL	B
Up	Mitoma	BHA	B
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 16 Jan, 2026 9:49pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	C
No Change	Watkins	AVL	A
Up	Thiago	BRE	A
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	B
Down	Bowen	WHU	C

Last updated: 16 Jan, 2026 9:55pm

Following three consecutive blanks, Erling Haaland (£15.1m) did at least find the back of the net in Gameweek 21 to reward the millions of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers who captained him.

But is the Norwegian the cut-and-dried top choice for Gameweek 22?

Once again in ‘Captain Sensible’, we consider whether there is a case to back against Haaland as the Premier League returns following a domestic cup hiatus. Liverpool, Chelsea or perhaps even alternative Manchester City players are options ahead of Saturday’s 11am GMT deadline.

In this piece, we will assess the on-site captaincy poll, analyse myriad player and team statistics, consult the Rate My Team (RMT) points projections and settle on a top three for the armband.

READ MORE: Check out the FFScout Captaincy Matrix

Captaincy Poll

Haaland sits at the top of the Fantasy Football Scout captaincy poll standings. Close to half of our site users believe the Norwegian is the best option for Gameweek 22, despite him scoring just one goal in four Gameweeks.

Despite being sold by over 350,000 managers, Hugo Ekitike (£8.9m) sits in second place, currently boasting just under 19% of the vote. The Frenchman notched a goal and an assist off the bench in the FA Cup on his return from injury.

Elsewhere, Antoine Semenyo (£7.6m), now of Man City, is the only other player to garner more than 5% support. Bruno Fernandes (£9.1m) is teetering around that mark after picking up an assist on his comeback last time out.

Player Stats – Last Six Gameweeks

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shredder

5 hours ago

Evening all,
Help me pick 1 defender to start please
1. Van Hecke
2. Andersen
3. Mukiele
Cheers

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Dani Rojas
2 hours, 31 mins ago
Mykiele
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SuyanfieldXI

4 hours, 16 mins ago

Best team for Gameweek 22 Budget unlimited .plz suggest..

Look at his face!

3 hours, 20 mins ago

Gordon is a headache this week. Worth transferring out or keeping for one more week?

FantasyClub
3 hours, 15 mins ago
After last game I was adamant he’s gone, almost rage transferred him out but I think we have to keep one more. I think I’d feel worse if I get rid and he hauls. Last one.
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1. Look at his face!
  3 hours, 8 mins ago
  Same. I can't decide whether to give him he wolves game or not. probably sensible to roll and then take him out
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