Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 25
Welcome to Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 25. As the two-thirds mark of this erratic FPL season approaches us, an intersection of thought naturally arises. The points obtained so far can be scrutinised, whilst new plans must be formulated. I’d like to spend some time reflecting on the former. Particularly, of course, with regards to points obtained from our captaincy selections. You’ve got a pair of options here: if (like me) you make things unnecessarily tricky for yourself, feel free to go through all of your previous Gameweek performances, counting the (doubled) total number of points that your captains have garnered; alternatively, having only recalled this website shortly afterwards, just visit fplmystats.com and, after entering a relevant mini-league’s ID that you’re particularly interested in, let it compute this for you.
Please, by all means, enjoy the short wait by doing something that isn’t sad. Find a human to talk to. They’d probably love to hear about your captaincy success rate!
Anyway, what’s your total? I was actually quite pleasantly surprised: 380 points, and only 95 points lost from non-optimal captaincy selections. Seeing as I’ve failed to break into the Top 100k Club so far, these figures arguably just reflect my shocking transfer decisions to date, to be honest.
The motivation of this (increasingly lengthy) introduction isn’t so that you or I can brag about relative totals. Not at all… right? The key comparison here: Salah’s current grand total for the season of 179 points. It’s certainly not far off the 190 points that my captains have garnered from GW1 to GW24 inclusive. That’s before you factor in the good fortune that underpins enduring just 3 blanks — some pitiful evidence that I really did count everything up manually first — and also Mo’s absolutely scintillating form. There’ll be more regarding that soon! Having him as a ‘perma-captain’ would’ve rinsed almost any other combination of captaincies over the past month or so. Perhaps we should keep this in mind before rushing to captain a DGW player who’s not even a nailed-on starter…
Sergio Agüero vs Arsenal (H) and Everton (A)
I won’t mess around: this man will be my captain. Hopefully, then, you skipped that rather misleading introduction. There are two main points to note carefully here: “13” = 7 + 6 for the two fixtures that Man City enjoy in this first DGW of the season; “6” is kind with regards to Sergio’s form. However, you don’t need me to tell you just how explosive he can be, nor do I need to clarify the rotation risks that Gabriel Jesus now causes. The most useful guidance that such an article can offer (in this contentious case) is merely just a collation of raw statistics. Since the 20th of January, the Man City squad has had 4 matches to contend with, and Agüero has (chronologically from the left) contributed with:
90 + 62 + 16 + 90 = 258 minutes;
0 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 goals;
1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1 assist.
Interestingly, only the first and last fixtures were PL matches, the two that he played for the full 90 minutes. It remains to be seen if Pep will sustain this enduring faith in his fitness and performance levels. The potential’s certainly there. Whether the TC should be played now or not, well, that’s another matter entirely.
Form: 6
Fixtures: 13
Explosiveness: 9
Mohamed Salah vs West Ham (A)
As we’re ‘rolling’ with chronological sets of statistics: (excluding Wednesday night’s hiccup!) {21, 2, 12, 12, 12, 2, 11, 15}. That might look familiar. Now, imagine rolling a (fiddly) octahedral die, knowing that you’ve got a 75% probability of a double-digit return being doubled as your captaincy return for the weekend. There’s a 1 in 8 chance, albeit only going off recent form, that a 40+ pointer’s all yours. That definitely sounds good! Away fixtures rarely seem appealing, but 46 of Mo’s recent 87 points — over half, that is, if you’ve done too much calculus today — have come from non-Anfield performances. Salah, yet again, is Mr. Reliable.
Form: 9
Fixture: 7
Explosiveness: 8
Raheem Sterling vs Arsenal (H) and Everton (A)
Another candidate with a strong potential for heartbreak. Certainly palpitations as the team-sheets are released! Raheem’s form has been less than poor for quite some time now, but with Pep’s persistent faith in him — only Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Ederson and Laporte have played more minutes in the PL so far — he still warrants consideration from his wealthy FPL owners:
90 + 0 + 0 + 90 = 180 minutes;
1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1 goal;
0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0 assists.
If you want a 180-minute Man City player, barring KDB or Fernandinho, then Sterling’s a strong option in attack, but he comes with no guarantees, form or team spirit. Newcastle have just inflicted a scathing defeat on the current PL champions; Liverpool’s overall momentum could sway the masses away from taking this plunge.
Form: 5
Fixtures: 13
Explosiveness: 7
Eden Hazard vs Huddersfield (H)
I barely trust little Eden enough to still own him. However, his output rate has been like that of an average male’s production of semen with time, as ~56.8% of his total points have been ejected by just 6 of two-dozen-odd matches. Huddersfield at home is quite possibly the best possible PL fixture that’s on offer this year, so side with Hazard if you’re feeling foolish but also brave, the weighting of which will only become clear on Saturday.
Form: 4
Fixture: 9
Explosiveness: 7
Leroy Sané vs Arsenal (H) and Everton (A)
Even though Sergio’s overall ownership sits ~7% above that of Leroy’s, my lurking eyes on the FF247 boards tell me that it’s Sané who’s currently the most popular Man City asset amongst regulars, and rightly so. His recent form’s been significantly better than that of his aforementioned counterparts:
71 + 0 + 0 + 72 = 143 minutes;
1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1 goal;
1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1 assist.
Actually, that doesn’t look very impressive, but his most-recent 4 matches in the PL make for better FPL reading; he’s averaged 8 points per match and played 70+ minutes in each of these. You might have to contend with Pep’s frequent substitutions in both matches of this DGW extravaganza, but unless Mendy forces his way back into the team, Leroy seems to be your safest Cityzens bet.
Form: 8
Fixtures: 13
Explosiveness: 7
Good luck. Especially to those who free-spiritedly go for Richarlison or Siggy instead…
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Should I bring in Aguero for Auba and triple captain him? I already have Sane
From read what people say, hell no. It’s not even certain Kun will play both matches and these aren’t easy fixtures either. I think many with Kun will still cap Sane. Plus you will be getting Abu back next week. I already have Kun but I’m considering the move (got 2ft’s) Martial and Hazard to Sane/Sterling and Siggy.
It does play on my mind that I would have to replace Aguero in the following in GW27. I just think both Everton and Arsenal are not solid at the back and I believe is main striker is Aguero.
I mean you can bring in Kun, surely. But doubt triple captaining the guy that might just play 1 game, is a dangerous move.
Main striker is Kun, I think. But still Pep will rotate. Person safest from rotation is Sterling (in attack) and even he can be rested.
I am in a similar position like u in that I am tempted to do The hockey cockey with Auba and Kun. I do realize that in reality it burns up 2 transfers and Kun may only play 120 minutes but I am fearful of him getting a double digit haul. In my case I have Sane as well so more tempted o captain him rather than kun.
I’d expect Jesus to get one start
Afternoon
Any suggestions what I should do with my team? 0.3 ITB
Not much you can do now but pray.
Cheers 😉
Similar situation to me really.Take a player out that has a good chance of points for a dgw player or hold what you have.Auba to Aguero then swap back next gw or Haz to Sane ?
I will be doing a -4 so I just need to work out which is the better option; KDB & Sane or Sane and kun
Haz to sané, and Ings to Jimenez with the extra cash if you got 2 ft’s…
What to do? I have 2 ft’s. Was considering replacing Digne but I hear he just has a 1 match ban? Which means I’ll keep him benched, think he’s a must have for later.
So I’ll probably do Martial to Sterling/Sane and Hazard to Siggy. Good or bad moves? Also who should I get? Sane or Sterling?
Just noticed I can do Sane and Son… I’m 0.2m short of Sterling and Son. Sounds better.
Much better….
My team. Sorry.
Can you just do Martial to Sane ?
I can’t. Over 1m short.
I’m not sure Digne is a must either by the way !
It’s a good move, I think. Hazard not playing gw27 and has a similar good fixture like Son. Plus Son has better form. Long term, but move. Hazard always lets me down so when I let go he’ll get a hatty.
Digne scored 3 and assisted 3. Apart from cleansheets, that’s huge, imho.
In that case Sane and Son sounds good.
On that note, his fixtures are pretty horrid for a defender.
Hahaha, asshat.You have Hazard, right? 😛
Everton look shite at the moment and have some tricky upcoming fixtures.Baines might even steal his place.Hazard has been a disaster for me.Bought him 5 weeks ago instead of Salah,that worked out well !!
You’re right, I’ll get rid of Digne for sure. Probably Kun will go to Abu next week and the week after that Digne to … someone. ^^
Just noticed FFF has Son flagged? What is up with that?
He’s tired !
Wtf?
Any suggestions going on my lineup for the week? No Man City cover unfortunately, but I’m not sure who I would take out / who I can easily reach. 1 FT, 1.7m in the bank. Tempted to roll the transfer as my bench is alright this week.
You can do it this way. I don’t know man. Anything is possible. Salah could easily outscore any City player.
Don’t panic over these double gameweek. I’d actually consider richarlison to son if you can afford it… wouldn’t be surprised if son scores better in one game against Newcastle than rich does in two against wolves and city…
Thanks fellas. I agree it feels wrong to chase this DGW too hard. Son in for Rich is not a bad shout.
This is me currently. Nothing in the bank and no free transfers: no City is a concern as with the captain choice
If I keep Hazard I’m tempted to hand him the armband… although I have Aguero… and may yet get Sane… in short I’m still clueless as to what I’m doing! Other than no City your team looks good moving forward. One thing to think about though, if you keep Hazard this week then surely he moves next week with City and a blank, and if so then who too? Mane maybe?
Yeah I am tempted by Hazard as captain tbh. Then I saw Liverpool always thrash West Ham who will be tired as they are running out of players
Hey Smash,
I’d probably switch Speroni in goal and, with your team, would consider Richarlison for captan. Even if Rich does little against City, he scores 4 pts.
Yeah I wish Speroni is back to third choice again now
Hey guys,Thoughts on getting in Sane and Doherty for Hazard and Digne this gw with a view of getting Son for Richarlison the next gw.Have 2Ft and 2.8mitb.
@Shane, Those moves and your next move make sense to me, of course having Haz for Huddersfield be ideal, but I would rather have Sane this GW because of the possible extra minutes and because Hazard has been a total waste of space lately. Richie to Son next GW also looks like the way to go.