Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Gameweek 35
Welcome to Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Gameweek 35. Well, woe betide the following unlucky players that I’m recommending in this article, as 3 of my last 5 picks were Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sadio Mane and Seamus Coleman, all of whom have since suffered a fairly nasty season-ending injury. There’s not long left of this one now, in fairness, which means time’s running out for us to catch that irritating mate who sits just above us in our mini-leagues: that process has to start with a great choice of captain! There is (in my meagre opinion) no stand-out option for this weekend, which will ensure a wide variety of captains across the boards, quickly followed by plenty of heartache across the FPL lands. Perhaps we should ask Joey Barton who he’s captaining? No doubt he’s already blown his ‘All Out Attack’ whilst out on the training ground. I bet Michael Keane was having none of it… right. Let’s crack on.
Christian Benteke vs Burnley (H)
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[/three_fifth]There’s arguably no better place to start our search than with last DGW’s hero for many. I can’t say Burnley are quite as bad as Liverpool but another brace may well be on the cards here. The Clarets are rock-bottom of the away-form table and have conceded a grotesque amount of goals on their travels.
One potential downfall is that Burnley, unlike Liverpool, didn’t squander £32 million to have him warm their bench; I doubt Christian is feeling quite as fired-up as he was against his old teammates on Sunday afternoon. Palace have also taken an incredible 19 points from the last 24 available (exactly doubling their tally for the season in less than a quarter of their total games played!) so they may also be lacking motivation in general: they’re safer than Walcott’s hairstyle choices now.
Form: 7
Fixture: 9
Explosiveness: 7
Sergio Aguero vs Middlesbrough (A)
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[/three_fifth]This man just cannot be left out of any captaincy article that I write. Usually it’s been a case of “why *not* Aguero this weekend?” but his name hasn’t carried that sort of omnipotent weight for much of this grueling season. I’m just going to make it clear now that he hasn’t actually got double digits in his last 12 starts… not since November! That last occasion was, funnily enough, a 12-point haul away against Burnley: a very tough place to go. Boro, like Burnley, have conceded less than 20 goals at home so far but I think Aguero can make the difference for City in this clash.
Sergio scored in the FA Cup defeat against Arsenal and should be ready after a fierce midweek battle with United for a Champions League spot (although I don’t actually know how that game pans out as I type this!) and can be so explosive… he has (currently) scored in all but 1 of his last 7 games too. I will struggle to resist his allure once again.
Form: 6
Fixture: 7
Explosiveness: 9
Marcus Rashford vs Swansea (H)
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[/three_fifth]Similarly, given my lack of knowledge of how the Manchester derby pans out, it was hard to include this young man. It was even harder when I recalled his lack of game time against Burnley in the previous game. It was especially hard when I recalled the recent response that The Swans gave against Stoke on Saturday afternoon. However, when you look at your team’s fixtures this week, if Rashford is in there then it’s probably he who jumps out as your obvious captain for the weekend.
Swansea haven’t won an away game for over 3 months. Ibra has, as mentioned in his obituary above, departed from the United striker scene for now. Rotation could still be an issue, but United have a full 4 days between this game and their clash with Celta Vigo in the Europa League, so there is a good chance of Marcus getting a 60/70 minute opportunity to run at Mawson and Fernandez in this Sunday lunchtime kick-off.
If you can afford to take the risk (or, perhaps more realistically, simply *need* to take the risk!) then I think Rashford could be your answer. His confidence is only second to Joey whilst sat on a 20-fold accumulator these days.
Form: 5
Fixture: 9
Explosiveness: 6
Harry Kane vs Arsenal (H)
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[/three_fifth]All you have to do here is look at his recent home-game record. He has, in his last 3 starts at The Lane, averaged an insane 15 points per game. That barely decreases to 13.6 points per game if you sample his last 5 home starts instead! None of those games were against opposition as ‘good’ as Arsenal — except for West Brom, Boro, Stoke, Everton and Bournemouth — but Harry is certainly no stranger to scoring against us Gooners.
The main reason for him not having an ‘8’ or ‘9’ out of 10 form rating is due to his injury lay-off that nestled within those recent home games. His penalty duty secures him the title of being one of the ‘safest bets’ (even for Barton) this weekend, regardless of the fixtures, as Spurs will be looking to cement what has been their most successful season since colour TV and the birth of Iwobi’s grandma.
Form: 7
Fixture: 6
Explosiveness: 8
Eden Hazard vs Everton (A)
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[/three_fifth]Everton have been quite literally unstoppable at home so far this year: they’ve won 8 out of 8 at Goodison Park since Koeman got his international present-delivering duties out of the way and have only conceded 6 goals in the process. Bournemouth (see King below) were responsible for 3 of those! So, with all that said, why on Earth go with Hazard this weekend? Stay tuned to find out.
Welcome back. He has 4 goals in his last 4 appearances in the Premier League and recently dazzled when he came off the bench against Spurs in the FA Cup: his influence is of such greatness that, whenever he’s amongst Chelsea’s goals, he rarely fails to claim either 2 or all 3 of the bonus points on offer.
Eden’s away success has, admittedly, been mixed. He’s put in 10-point (or better) away performances against Southampton, West Ham and Bournemouth so far, also with a fair few 5-10 pointers shows chucked in there for good measure. That’s not exactly great going from him, though, not when compared to some chronic away scorers like Sanchez… all that I can say is, it’s almost never a bad idea to captain a player of Hazard’s quality, and this perfect home record in 2017 must come to an end for Everton at some point. Chelsea do also have a *slight* incentive to win this game…
Form: 8
Fixture: 4
Explosiveness: 7
Finally, I think Joshua King, playing away but against a dire Sunderland team, also deserves a mention for this weekend. He offers a promising differential if you (a) need it and (b) are unfazed by the comparatively early 3pm kick-off.
All the best!
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Holgate is covering for which defender?is that defender coming back from injury before gw37?
Kunal – Not an expert on Everton but he has played all the minutes of all the games since gw30. Coleman and Funes Mori suffered season ending injuries before that one so who ever he’s subbing I’d say he’s nailed on. I could be wrong though so maybe one of our evertonians can confirm this?
He’s playing RB in place of Coleman who is obviously gone long term. Mori coming back sometime shouldn’t hamper that as he’s a CB. Only option there would be to go to a back 3 with Mori in alongside Jags and Williams but we’d still need a wing back or Mori could play in a 2 with Jags going RB where he’s played before but he’s probably a bit old for that now. Basically he should be safe.
Afternoon all when are we all using are WC GW35 or GW 36 ???
Unsure silvers was thinking 36.
But tempted by gw35
36, surely.
Cheers DMC & Shanec working far to hard at present can’t get on the site 😉
Thanks for the article lads, Its between my front 3 for this weeks captaincy. Costa, Kane And benteke.
Got abit of a dilemma in midfield
Don’t know who to drop between
King (Away to Sunderland)
Townsend (Home to Burnley)
Alli (Home to Arsenal)
Sane (Away to Boro)
Sanchez (Away to Spurs)
Only leading my ML by 4 points……
Saloba – if ML is your priority than you need to tell us your opponent’s midfield. On an OR perspective I say you can’t justify benching your premium mids (Alli, Sane and Sanchez, even if two of them play against each other).
So it’s between King and Townsend and that of course is a very though one. Both teams seem safe from relegation but Bournemouth’s opponent really needs to win if they are to delay relegation for at least one week which means they’ll need to take risks, whereas Palace’s opponent doesn’t.
So I see a tight game between Palace and Burnley – a tie all but confirms Palace if not both teams have top flight footy next season. This is why I actually am staying away from Capo Benteke. Also, Townsend didn’t confirm the expectations last time out, whereas King is the gift that keeps on giving, so yeah, in one word: Towsend!
DMC thanks for your comments really appreciate taking the time.
My rivals midfield is Alli Eriksen Milner Walcott and Townsend.
I’ve currently left townsend on the bench. If I were to drop townend then head to head would be
Alli Vs Alli
Eriksen Vs Sane
King vs Milner
Sanchez vs Townsend
I recon he will bench Walcott or potentially sell him doesn’t have any cash ITB. I recon he will sell Gibson and origi for Stephens and Gabby.
My line up
DDG
BAILLY PVA ALONSO
ALLI SANCHEZ MANE KING
COSTA KANE BENTEKE
Rivals predicted line up (MINUS 4 HIT)
DDG
STEPHENS CLYNE HUTH
ALLI ERIKSEN TOWNSEND MILNER
GABBY KANE LUKAKU.
Sorry that should have been Sane not mane…..
Yeah I think you mixed one or two upthere. I don’t know why would he play Milner over Wally. He’ll play Townsend surely so if you want to cover that then it’s King on the bench.
Guys I’m thinking of using my wc this week and going for the following with bb in 37 what do we think?
man u man, looks pretty good on the whole – not sure on Nyom or Capoue but I guess you need some fillers in there
Can’t really comment without knowing whou are you selling. That’s crucial on the 35/36 call. Anyway, I’m wouldn’t have Nyom (benched last time) or Sterling (benched last time) in a WC35 team. Capoue is capoue, and cookie said it all. Suppose you don’t have any money left but is Capoue-»JWP, Forster»Bravo, Sterlo-»King and Nyom-»Vertonghen doable? If so, I’d do that.
I would also highlight that Arsenal plays twice in 36 so maybe Monreal ahead of Cahill and then Monreal-Chaill for 37 itself?
Remember that on a WC35 you still have two FT ahead of 37.
Cheers guys. I suppose i could change cahill to david luiz and nyom to evans. I sold kun and coutinho to get this team.
Evans has (very) bad fixtures in 37 so unless you think he’ll score (he won’t, they’ll give it to McAuley) I’d stay away from WBA.
On 66 with no hit and DDG to play. Him shutting City out for a 0-0 or 1-0 and saving a Kun penalty would be ideal. Not holding my breath though.
Thinking of getting Clichy/Sane/Gabby in for Amat/Siggy/Lukaku this week. How does that sound?
Maybe just the Sane/Gabby ones?
Hi all. With all your help, I’ve managed to claw my way back up to first in my mini league so well chuffed. Can’t rest on my laurels so need your opinions. Thinking of doing Coutinho and Gabby out for Sane and Aguero. If I do those two transfers, will have £0 left in the bank so will have to think fast before their price rises!
Chilly, I’d think Bentekke -> Aguero should do it and not take a hit. Coutinho isn’t a bad single gameweek player as they have great matches from here to the end.
You have your WC? Never mind, I see you don’t. If taking a hit I’d consider getting rid of Gibson as they suck and you likely only had him for the DGW?! Clichy wouldn’t be a bad shout there and it preps for DGW 37. You, like me, will likely need about 3 hits over the coming 3 weeks in order to prep for the DGW, and some of the hits will be for defenders. Just thinking I wouldn’t have any to lose Coutinho for a hit in the form he’s in. I’d keep him and King as SGWers and find a way to get Haz & Sanchez in for Son & Townsend. But that probably means no Kun :/
Now I’ve talked myself in circles… sorry I am useless hahahah
well done chilly – now chill ! What’s that about selling Gabby for a hit?? He has 5 games in his next 3 gws mate. Surely you keep him. I don’t even see the need to change anything aside maybe one better defender to go with Bally/McAuley. Gibson->Yoshi/Stephens. Done deal.