Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 26
Welcome to Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 26. Welcome to Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 26. We are coming into the last gameweek before the proper blanks and doubles start up so enjoy the peace (however relative) while it lasts! For the first double gameweek of the season we had Everton and Man City play twice, so many, me included, gave the armband to Sane which so far has backfired massively! Obviously, City are still to play Everton and Sane could repay us faithful managers in that game but I’m not holding my breath. Especially since fellow Cityzen, Sergio Aguero, nabbed yet another hat-trick in his illustrious career. What drives me mad is the fact I had a gut feeling this would happen and I told my ‘site brother Rosco’ that Sane, Pep, or both would screw us over and I wanted to cap Haz but instead I followed the herd like the meek, scared, little lamb that I am. This has led me to vow that for the rest of the season I will play carefree and go with my gut, which I am doing in this article by tipping who I feel could do well, even if they are a Bosnian wingback that plays in a defence that is about as useful as a condom machine in the Vatican!
Well let’s move onto my picks as I don’t want to keep you in suspense over the amazing options I have laid out for you!
4. Son vs Leicester (H)
Having Son is a no-brainer as he has been absolutely phenomenal for Spurs and FPL managers in recent weeks even after the fact of having to go serve his international duty which he also did well on! Since Gameweek 13, Son has grabbed ten goals and seven assists, with three goals and two assists in his last five outings. Everyone and their mother have been bringing Son in over the last few weeks and rightly so with this form. The reason I have put him fourth on this list is because of Leicester! They are a weird team to play lately and the evidence is the fact they have beaten Chelsea, Man City and drawn against Liverpool in the last few games but lost to Wolves, Southampton and Cardiff. As I am writing this they have just finished playing Man United and they did indeed made it very difficult for the Red Devils, despite a 0-1 defeat. This is the main reason I am wary about capping Son; with the likes of Kane and Alli out and with the unconvincing win over Newcastle I don’t think Spurs will find it a walk in the park versus the Foxes, so Son is an option, but I would also be tempted to look elsewhere!
3. Salah vs Bournemouth (H)
He did blank when Liverpool played West Ham under the London lights on Monday evening, so I can’t state too much on his ‘current form’ being startling, other than the obvious and that is Salah’s usual consistency still attracts me here. He may not score big every week but every other week he is chipping in with a goal or an assist, throw in the odd point for a clean sheet and any possible bonus points, and this leads to plenty of points. In fact, since gameweek 13, Salah has got 106 points; or just over an average of 8 per week. This a great points haul and with Liverpool coming into the business end of the season with City, and now Spurs, hot on their tails they will need to have their Egyptian Pharaoh in top gear. We all remember how Bournemouth have caused Liverpool problems in the past, but they don’t often stop the Reds from scoring. In fact, in the return fixture back in GW16, Salah scored a hat-trick, got a clean sheet and all three bonus points for a total of 21 points. Now, I for one am hoping he does the same but Bournemouth have just smashed Chelsea 4-0 so you have to be a little wary. If you don’t fancy Salah for the armband, I have a few more choices for you below.
2. Pogba vs Fulham (A)
Ole Ole Ole! What a turn around he has produced at Old Trafford. I will admit that when I heard he was going to be the interim manager I was sceptical and thought there wouldn’t be much change as he isn’t the greatest manager, but I must post an apology because boy was I wrong! Since the Norwegian came in back at GW18 he has gone on a ten-game unbeaten run with seven wins out of eight in the Premier League. It started out all guns blazing with goals galore but over the last four weeks they have only been winning by a one goal margin, but three points is three points no matter how you get them. The key to Ole’s reign has been the revitalisation of Paul Pogba; the Frenchman is like a new man scoring six goals and getting six assists in those eight games which is an average of 9.4 points per game and what a return that has been. Now I don’t have the Frenchman, instead I went with his new partner in crime, Marcus Rashford, who like Pogba has been transformed under the new manager as he too has six goals in those eight games, but he is less of a creator with just two assists to his name in that time. Overall if you have either player it would be a smart move to consider capping them against a Fulham side that have conceded forty-nine goals this season, thirteen of which came in the same time period since Ole took over at OT, so it would be remiss of me to not include one of the Red Devils due to fan bias!
1. Aubameyang vs Huddersfield (A)
This is an obvious captain choice that should not need much persuasion from me, but I guess it’s my job to write something; so here goes. Huddersfield have been on a downward spiral for a few weeks and this is being shown big time by the goliaths in the Prem like City and Chelsea who have beaten the Terriers 3-0 and 5-0 respectively in only the last three games. This should point to Arsenal enjoying the same sort of success as their fellow top six teams. I would expect the Gabon striker to be at the forefront of this success. He has been great for Arsenal this season creating a nice partnership with Lacazette up front. This has led to Auba getting two goals and two assists in his last five games which took his total to fifteen goals and six assists for the season. Auba would be my first choice for the armband and I am actually in the process of trying to add him to my team!
The differential – Kolasinac vs Huddersfield (A)
You should all know me by now; I love a differential, so I didn’t want to leave you all wanting by not including an off-the-wall captain pick, but hear me out as this one might not be that off-the-wall! The Bosnian left-back has been very attacking in recent games and this has seen him get two assists in his last five matches and add his obvious attacking threat to a very likely clean sheet, given the opposition, and he could be in for a haul. I would be looking at Kola as a differential and for managers that need to chase in their mini-leagues, and make up points, he could be a good choice. It won’t be for everyone and most probably won’t do it, but fortune favours the brave as they say!
Thanks for reading Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 26. This article was written by Matt
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Thanks for taking us through the captain choices this week (or next week technically). Very well written as usual.
I’ll need to be honest though and say that I’m not looking at my captain (or team) until after the City match this evening.
Nice work bro!
Any early rumours on the teams tonight?
I’m expecting Sane, Jesus & Mahrez to start but would be happy with a Kun 30 minute cameo
I would be over the moon with that front three. I’m preparing for Sane to be benched and Aguero and Sterling to start 😆
30 minute and two-goal cameo you mean? 😉
That would be lovely!! Guess that’s the most likely scenario as they were rested on the weekend… Who knows though, we’re going to get pepped again no doubt 😀
A hatty for sané and three missed penalties and a red card for aguero is what I need!
It could happen, right? Right?!
In other words. You want Kun to get three penalties today. I like the odds. Deal. Hahaha.
Let’s see if he is right.
Everton v Man City
Was hoping for aguero on the bench, but as long as sané starts i’m happy!
Both rich and siggy benched.
Everton looking to spare their best attackers? LolZ
They played their ”all-out-defence” chip…
Intewesting
Kun was a very good choice after all.
AGUERRRRROOOOOO!!!
Praying for Kun to miss a couple penalties and get sent off, while Sané scores a couple at least
Imagine if he got another hattie.I think i’d wet my pants !!
Same. Out of which at least two penalty goals. Hahahaha.
Gaahhh! Sterling on the bench! If he doesn’t come in at all I need a clean sheet from Laporte.
i’m surprised that Kun is starting again, thought Sane would be back.
my mate captained Rich and is fuming right now hahaha!
Sterling, KDB and Rich all benched FFS.
Not good for you mate?
The ‘FFS’ didn’t give it away?
I don’t know how to do the emoji thing to laugh at that haha
What does FFS stand for? Football…For…..Sissies?
FFS = Four For Sane. (Points if you captained him.)
Unfortunately not mate. I only have Ederson starting now. Rich is leaving anyway for me, probably KDB also
Thanks there Innit! Oh well – I guess if Kun scores even 2 points, it becomes an extra 4 points (he’s ma Captain!), and even better if little Danilo gets on the park for a cameo, I could add another 1 at least. I guess a 5 point haul aint too bad. Although I would prefer a goal or 2 from the little Argentinian maestro! Suffice to say, it’s now a pretty safe bet to exchange him this weekend for a 2 week stint, with Auba in his place, I guess? Or maybe wait till next week? Ah there’s no rush, I’ll wait until Saturday at 11am! (12 noon our time – I’ll be getting lunch on – better not forget to check!
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) See you all and good luck if you have a vested interest in this match! I love the smell of napalm in the morning! (from Apocalypse Now – I’m not just a weirdo, uttering scary statements on a public site!)
We’ll shall see what arises from tonight’s gathering before proceeding too hastily into moves we may regret (like my bloody Danilo in for Digne this week
ahhhhh ‘We shall see’! Forking Aussies and their lack of language skills!
I am Dutch and I didn’t get a word of what you just said…
I’ll give it another try later tonight when my head is clear
:p
Raziel, aren’t 1970s and 1980s shows such as “Apocalypse Now” and “M•A•S•H” largely responsible for the accent and turns of phrase that Dutch people use when speaking English? 😉
Sorry Raziel! I can be a bit vague sometimes. I just meant that I had Aguero & Danilo tonight and I don’t expect them to score very highly. I also was thinking of selling Ahuero for 2 weeks for Aubemayang, and because he is playing tonight that means he may not play against Chelsea. But I plan to wait and see on Saturday.
Was double dutch to me Raz maybe you can translate ?
Ah don’t worry people! I’ll try to arrange my thoughts better next time!
Looking to to make similar moves AJW. All depends on Kun tonight. Regardless tho… Seems Auba is a must for the next game…Not having him could be as killer as not having Kun for the last two games. We’ve all seen the drama that brought. 😛
Goooooodmooooooooorniiiiiiiiiinnnnnngggggggggggg Vietnam!!!!!!!!!
Before I was kidding mate. I got everything you wrote.
As for Dutch accent when speaking English…….. based on Mash and Apocalypse Now? First time I heard that one. I think those movies and shows were based on the Dutch English accent. It’s the other way around. Like 70 percent of the words in English are taken from the Germanic and French language. So an English teacher explained me the other day.
Don’t worry about it Raz. Many Dutch people speak English better than the English do! And can adapt easier to other languages! See you round! . Good luck for GW26!
I agree about that. Much better grasp of the grammar as well.
A lot of the French language actually originates from Latin.