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. Iād like to spend some time reflecting on the former. Particularly, of course, with regards to points obtained from our captaincy selections. Youāve 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-leagueās ID that youāre particularly interested in, let it compute this for you.
Please, by all means, enjoy the short wait by doing something that isnāt sad. Find a human to talk to. Theyād probably love to hear about your captaincy success rate!
Anyway, whatās your total? I was actually quite pleasantly surprised: 380 points, and only 95 points lost from non-optimal captaincy selections. Seeing as Iāve 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 isnāt so that you or I can brag about relative totals. Not at all… right? The key comparison here: Salahās current grand total for the season of 179 points. Itās certainly not far off the 190 points that my captains have garnered from GW1 to GW24 inclusive. Thatās before you factor in the good fortune that underpins enduring just 3 blanks ā some pitiful evidence that I really did count everything up manually first ā and also Moās absolutely scintillating form. Thereāll be more regarding that soon! Having him as a āperma-captainā wouldāve 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 whoās not even a nailed-on starter…
Sergio AgĆ¼ero vs Arsenal (H) and Everton (A)
I wonāt 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: ā13ā = 7 + 6 for the two fixtures that Man City enjoy in this first DGW of the season; ā6ā is kind with regards to Sergioās form. However, you donāt 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 AgĆ¼ero 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 potentialās certainly there. Whether the TC should be played now or not, well, thatās another matter entirely.
Form: 6
Fixtures: 13
Explosiveness: 9
Mohamed Salah vs West Ham (A)
As weāre ārollingā 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 youāve got a 75% probability of a double-digit return being doubled as your captaincy return for the weekend. Thereās a 1 in 8 chance, albeit only going off recent form, that a 40+ pointerās all yours. That definitely sounds good! Away fixtures rarely seem appealing, but 46 of Moās recent 87 points ā over half, that is, if youāve done too much calculus today ā 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! Raheemās form has been less than poor for quite some time now, but with Pepās persistent faith in him ā only Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Ederson and Laporte have played more minutes in the PL so far ā 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 Sterlingās 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; Liverpoolās 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 maleās 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 thatās on offer this year, so side with Hazard if youāre feeling foolish but also brave, the weighting of which will only become clear on Saturday.
Form: 4
Fixture: 9
Explosiveness: 7
Leroy SanƩ vs Arsenal (H) and Everton (A)
Even though Sergioās overall ownership sits ~7% above that of Leroyās, my lurking eyes on the FF247 boards tell me that itās SanĆ© whoās currently the most popular Man City asset amongst regulars, and rightly so. His recent formās 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 doesnāt look very impressive, but his most-recent 4 matches in the PL make for better FPL reading; heās averaged 8 points per match and played 70+ minutes in each of these. You might have to contend with Pepās 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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2ft 0itb. Any thoughts? Digne is first transfer. Thinking between danilo and kolasinac?
Really going to have to wait on the pressers for this one Mr M.
Sold Hazard and Richarlison early to avoid price changes…
Yes thatās right, I sold a player with dgw. I thinking haz to sanĆ© to have dgw-captain, and rich to son. I wouldnāt be surprised if son scores better in one game against Newcastle than rich does in two games against wolves and city…. Some may say that Iām stupid but that wouldnāt be the first time š
… or the last…
Good to go?
Hi Allan,
This is almost same team as mine. I did extra hit Auba to Kun. Probable will captain him. Not sure will hit pay off. I may switch Auba back before GW27 for Kun.
Hi All,
7 straight weeks of red arrows and my team is still a mess, what should i do with the below? Got 1ft and 0.4ITB
Cheers
Some problems with your bench right now. Apart from that I think you have a nice team. Iād do Hazard to sterling or sanĆ© and thatās it for now…
Team attached
Good morning to all you clever little FPL sausages.
Looking for some advice on my team. Currently have 2FT and not much ITB. Team looks ok for this week but Iād like to use at least one FT. Thinking either…
just Anderson to Rich for the Everton double and leaving 2 FT to carry into the BGW.
….Alonso and Anderson out to bring Son in instead of Rich and one new Def
…. a cheeky punt on JWP
… or something else entirely.
Im open to ideas.
Thanks all.
Hi Chins, getting Son in there somehow would probably be my priority. Tough one on Alonso though as I imagine heāll probably come straight back in after last nights debacle and obviously thatās about as straight forward a clean sheet as you could reasonably expect.
Thanks Init. Looks like Son is picking up where he left off. What are your plans for the DGW?
I really havenāt decided yet. Iāve only got Richarlison from those two at the moment. And 2FTās and likewise I want Son back in asap. Have a gander and let me know what youād do here! All chips are intact but theyāre not an option for this one.
thats a toughie Init. With Peptation i can see the reluctance to even both chasing City coverage. I’d be tempted to keep your core exactly as it is, but use one transfer to save wasting it – What about just Bellerin to a City defender? Probably the lowest rotation risk area in the team and two cracks at a CS.
bother. not both
Thanks Chins, yeah really am between the devil and the deep blue on this. Really want Son and one City mid but donāt really want to lose Mane, Hazard could go but for that fixture.
Which City defender is beyond rotation though?
I’d say Laporte is your best bet if you’re looking for rotation proof defenders
Anderson and alonso to son and pereira, can you afford that? The problem is that pereira has tough fixtures up to gw 26, but after that youād want him on your team. Doherty and wan b has good fixtures until then and can be played.. Or pick someone else and change to pereira when that time comes.
Slipped back to 4th in my mini league now. How can I rescue things?
2FT and 0.7m
Thinking Son, Pogba, SanƩ
Hazard to Sane and F.Anderson to Son. Then try to do Rich to Pogba next gw
Nice ideas. Would be 1.4m short of Rich to Pogba though! Would have to downgrade Aubameyang perhaps
All my mini league have Pogba so it kills me every time he scores!
You could get Sane just for the dgw and do Sane to Pogba next gw