Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 32 2017/18
Welcome to Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 32. Savour this article. As it may be the last one for a good while that doesn’t bang on endlessly about DGW’s! And BGW’s for that matter. Our Fixtures article did, and our Tips article that will follow almost certainly will. That’s not our MO here though, we are here to talk about GW32 and GW32 alone. So much so that you could almost also consider this as a player tips article for this week alone, except for the fact that we can only see 3 viable options! Armband or not, if a player makes this shortlist then you can be sure that he’s one that you should probably at least aspire to want in your ranks for the week ahead.
We say the above because a certain Egyptian has almost made this article itself a redundant issue. We know who you will probably captain this week. You don’t have to be of Mystic Meg proportions to suggest that Mo Salah will get the majority of overall armbands for GW32. It’s only natural. Even before his 4 goal haul last week he grabbed 88.8% of the armband’s from the top 10k*. If that’s not borderline 95% this week we will be very surprised.
*As an aside, we’ve used the top 10k as a marker there rather than the overall as at least we know it is representative of manager’s who are still active. The overall table last week saw 3 of the top 5 spots (roughly 30% in total) taken by players who didn’t even have a game. And 2 of those were also injured for good measure!
Other candidates are available of course and as such we shall spend some time assessing them and do our best to convince you why you should at least consider them instead, and then finally try to rubbish the credentials of Salah, which may be difficult… Before you just slap it on Salah anyway.
Romelu Lukaku – Swansea (H)
Does anybody else feel like they have been missing out at a bit on Lukaku recently? Maybe, maybe not. He’s become a bit of a lost soul in the FPL wilderness as he’s viewed as a premium striker in a relatively conservative team but still he’s managed 3 goals and an assist in his last 4 and has grabbed 5 bonus points to boot. The truth is that he’s just not been top of anybody’s shopping list given the other options available in his price range. He suddenly becomes relevant again though given that he has 2 DGW’s on the bounce, and it helps that he is in form and scoring. From a DGW point of view there’s not a lot not to like here in all honesty. His 4 DGW games are against West Brom, Bournemouth, Brighton and West Ham. But hey, that’s not why were are here right now…
As for GW32 he’s at home to Swansea and the Key Facts in this one are as follows –
- Swansea have conceded 23 in 15 away games, or an average of about 1.5 per game.
- United have scored 33 in 15 home games, or an average of 2.2 per game.
- Lukaku himself has scored 9 of his 14 league goals at home.
- In terms of points split he’s got 82 of his 144 points at home, or 57%.
- He has only breached the double figures mark on 3 occasions (13, 12 & 12) but all of those were at home.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Stoke (H)
PEA, or Auba (take your pick) has sort of hit the ground running since his £56m transfer in January having already clocked 3 goals in his 5 games so far. And the other 2 were against Spurs and Man City, games that they lost and in all honesty weren’t expected to compete in, never mind win. And that’s not a sly dig at Arsenal, it’s just the reality of their current status. The other 3 games were against Everton, Brighton and Watford, games that they were expected to win, and they did. Handsomely. Scoring 10 goals in the process. The term ‘flat-track bully’ springs to mind (‘someone who dominates inferior opposition, but who cannot beat top-level opponents’ – yep, even the Collins English Dictionary has your number Arsenal!). Which brings us nicely onto Stoke….
Key facts –
- Stoke have conceded 33 goals in 15 away games, or 2.2 per game.
- Arsenal have scored 39 in 15 home games, or 2.6 per game.
- Stoke have managed to concede 28 goals in the 8 games they have played against the top 5 teams, or 3.5 per game.
- They have played those teams in 4 away games and conceded 7, 5, 5 and 3 for a total of 20, or a nice round average of 5 per game.
- Arsenal are not in the top 5!
- But the point stands, especially as Arsenal are a ‘flat-track bully’, and much like the actual top 5 do like to score big against crap teams.
- Stoke are a crap team.
Mo Salah – Crystal Palace (a)
He scored 4 last week, so of course he will also score 4 this week too… Ok, he won’t. But let’s face facts here, he’s now bordering on ‘perma cap’ status. If it wasn’t for Liverpool, somewhat unhelpfully, not having a DGW at all we would probably all just captain him from now until the end of the season and forget about it. DGW or not that may still be a plan as he has games like Bournemouth, West Brom and Stoke on the horizon. Unlike his 2 ‘rivals’ though he’s actually away from home this week so could that swing the balance a bit? Let’s go find out with our Key Facts –
- In his and his ‘rivals’ last 5 FPL games he has scored 62 points, Lukaku has scored 33 and Auba has 26.
- Palace have conceded 23 in 15 games at home, or just over 1.5 per game.
- Liverpool have scored 35 in 15 away games (the most by any team), or 2.3 per game.
- Salah has hit double digit points 14 times this season! Let that sink in…
- In his other 17 games he’s got over 7 points in 7 of those. So even when he’s not in ‘explosive’ mode he’s still registering consistently.
- Never mind double figures, he’s got 15 or more points on 4 occasions now.
- We may have found a slight in his armour though as he’s only scored 104 of his total 266 FPL points away from home, or 39%.
- That said, take out last weeks ridiculous home haul and the figure rises to 44%, so still not too shabby!
- He has however only scored 11 of his 28 goals away from Anfield. Again though, separate out last weeks and it is still almost half, sort of (46%).
Conclusion:
Captain Salah!
Sorry, we did our best to find someone to rival him, but we fear we may have failed.
If you are either very brave or simply need a differential for a mini-league reason then we would certainly consider one of the other two candidates. And Aubameyang would probably be our preference for this week, mainly because of Stoke. If you are playing the bigger picture in terms of DGW’s though just remember that Auba doesn’t have a DGW in 34, whereas Lukaku does.
Whatever you decide this week we wish you the best of luck with it. And we apologise for interrupting your WC and Chip planning… crack on with that in the comments below!
Thanks for reading Fantasy Football Captain Picks Gameweek 32. This article was written by inittowinit.
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Great article!
I think I will dare to try someone else this gw, might be PEA.
I have done a template-WC this week but I’m not sure that I like it, I have no clue what changes though. Any ideas?
I have all the chips left and my plan is to BB in 34, FH in 35 and TC in 37.
Thank you guys!
Forgot the team
Hi Viktor, from first glance the team looks good. But if you are gonna BB 34, I don’t see why you picked Kenedy and Naughton? Are you planning to ship them out before GW34?
How much ITB? I would also consider a premium defender from GW34 (Popular choices have been Azpi/Alonso/Vert/Smalling) but upto you really. Team looks good otherwise!
Thank you Keethan.
I just picked them due to the pricerise when I activated the WC. I would love a premium defender, but I don’t have anything in the bank so in that case I will need to downgrade someone
Cheers guys, bit of a no brainer from here on really, trust Salah more than Arsenal and United combined!
Pogba with a goal and assist last night. Back to form? Could be a great differential pick and an alternative to lukaku.
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Capo for GW32 is live!
Many thanks to Init for this week’s rundown. An obvious conclusion but some good arguments made for PEA & Lukaku….you know, just in case!!!
Could someone rate my WC team? 0 ITB. Not sure whether to use it this week or next. Every chip available, plan to BB in 34, TC in 37, free hit in the blank week.
Dicky, looks good to me in the main. I would question Robertson and Young – given you’re on a WC is Robertson the best idea as he has no DGWs and may be rotated around Liverpool’s CL matches.
As for Young, he plays left back and is classed as a midfielder so you are relying on assists or goals as you won’t get his 4 clean sheet points.
Cookie if you’re around how do you see Yawnited’s defence. I am looking at getting Smalling in who fits in well for his price. How often is he likely to play?
Good afternoon Horse.
Mate it’s a real bumfight if they are all fit. Rojo played for Argie in the week so he is fit and Mourinho will update on Jones on Friday.
I think Smalling is preferred to Rojo right now, Jones is the conundrum….if Jones continues to be ruled out then I would go for Smalling – however, and here is the caveat….I heard Jones was close to a return so while he may not play this weekend (I assume he’ll play a couple of U23 matches first) he could well be around for the double in 34.
Therefore I would look at Smalling as good for now (probably) but questionable at best for 34 and beyond.
DDG & Valencia are the safest picks. But you know that.
Cheers Cookie.
There’s a real dearth of defenders nailed on between 4.5m and 6.8m.
I got the front 7 and goalies sorted and 3 cheapie GGW defenders.
I can just afford Smalling and Christensen. Would love it if they were nailed on but know deep down that they are not.
Are Vert/Alonso/Valencia etc worth the extra outlay and who should I downgrade out of Salah, Mahrez, Son, Willian. Auba, Vardy or Lukaku?
more importantly, what will you do if Kane is fit?
The plan is to downgrade Son as he won’t be playing up top and get someone like Gross in and then use the money to upgrade Auma to Kane.
Horse, sounds sensible.
I would be happy to pay up for one premium defender I think. I think you have enough cheapish defenders to be honest…2 x Burnley, Morgan, Dunk, Stephens for later, Swansea for later…..
Cheers Cookie. How about this lot? 0.2 itb
34 BB
35 FH
37 TC
Banjo,
Have you got cash for Kane? It looks like he’ll be fit earlier than expected……
Did you mean to post that here?!
The most likely plan would be to ditch Auba + another (maybe Son, maybe even Salah is it’s as late as GW37!!).
It’s because of this that I’m questioning the Auba pick at all, as it’s highly likely he’ll never feature in a DGW for me.
Horse, I like it mate…….really nice.
Sorry Banjo! Got confused sitting on trap one lol!
I agree on Young, but he’s cheap and will likely play both games so should get 4 points. Any alternative DGW players for the price that you can think of? Most dont have that great fixtures.
I’d prefer Tarkowski
He’s a defender though, need a mid!
Sorry Dicky, I’m confusing myself!!!
Yeah I don’t really like the cheap options for a BB34 which is why i’m not doing it!
Ibe?
Looks good Captain.
I prefer Morgan over Chilwell if you can find the money and I heard Robertson picked up a knock so monitor him. I am looking at Willian over Rahem as I suspect he may be rotated soon.
I think until they have the league wrapped up he’ll be safe. I will lose a lot of value if I sell now so will prob swap him for Willian for the DGW. Is this an improvement? Not sure on Rudiger game time, with Christensen due back soon.
Afternoon All,
What does anyone think about Lingard as a DGW option for my 5th Midfielder on a BB? Will he play or will Jose do what Jose does to us all the time?
Basically i can have a combo of either
1) Lingard, Willian & Alonso
or
2) Gudmunson, Hazard & Christenson.
Initially i was thinking option 2 due to possible rotation of Willian & Lingard but now i’m not so sure.
Any help appreciated
Cheers
Looks good Captain.
I prefer Morgan over Chilwell if you can find the money and I heard Robertson picked up a knock so monitor him. I am looking at Willian over Rahem as I suspect he may be rotated soon.
SorryHammers this is gone in the wrong bit.
I prefer the first I think Willian offers better value than Hazard who hasnt fulfilled his undeniable talent this season. I am toying with Christensen on my WC too but am concerned that about how many games he will play.
So do you think Lingard is a good shout then Horse?
Hammers. I don’t know to be honest. He is attacking. I got him in after he scored all those points so I am a bit frustrated with him. He has got to be fired up with a chance to play in Russia this summer.
Who knows with MOANiniho.
imagine if he was any good eh?!