Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Gameweek 36
Welcome to Fantasy Premier League Captain Picks Gameweek 36. Welcome to the business end of the season lads and lasses – a small DGW gets us under way before the real big one in DGW37! This particular DGW has turned out to be a bit less appealing than most thought it would, as Arsenal and Southampton are both in poor form. Given Southampton’s lackluster performances, I believe there are better options for the armband than from them this week. They seem to be on the beach already and their manager seems fine with it too so forgive me for giving them a wide berth this time. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the other options for this week…
Harry Kane (away vs West Ham)
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[/three_fifth]After showing Arsenal who’s the top dog last weekend, Tottenham are heading into another London derby as they go face to face with West Ham. They will have to continue their 9-match winning streak to have any hope of catching Chelsea and will certainly be favorites to do so as West Ham have only registered 1 win in their last 11 PL matches. Clearly, any of Kane, Eriksen, and Alli can be considered for the armband, but I will focus on Kane here, as he is Tottenham’s top scorer and I believe he is the most likely to produce big points. Since his return from injury 3 matches ago, Kane has scored 2 goals and gotten 1 assist, garnering 21 points. After a 7-match loss streak, West Ham have managed to get somewhat better results recently, with 1 win and 3 draws. Still, Tottenham are the clear favourites for this one, making Kane a solid option for the armband.
Gabriel Jesus (home vs Crystal Palace)
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[/three_fifth]After making a speedy recovery, Gabriel Jesus made an instant impact as he netted a goal against Middlesbrough. In fact, he has managed 4 goals and 1 assist in the 3 matches he has started. I doubt Pep would even consider benching him, but with Aguero’s injury concerns, he is even more certain to start. City have dominated Palace in their most recent matches, and will be looking to get 3 points to ensure Champions League qualification next season. Many of us who brought in Palace players for their DGW were left disappointed after the event, as their recent matches have resulted in 1 win, 1 draw, and 2 losses. While City are coming from 2 disappointing draws themselves, they are favourites to beat this Palace side. Jesus is only owned by 3.2% of players, making him not only a good captain option, but a differential as well, for those of you who may be looking for that.
Josh King (home vs Stoke)
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[/three_fifth]I have seen Joshua King play many times for the Norwegian national team, and while he is one of our better players, I had never seen coming the performances he has put in in 2017! He had merely scored 3 goals up until GW22, and since then, he has netted 12 goals and gotten 1 assist. 4 of those goals have come in his last 5 matches, netting 37 points. His opponent, Stoke, have put in lacklustre performances all season, and are stuck in no-man’s land in 12th place. While they have gotten decent results at home against lesser teams, they have not won a single away game since they faced Sunderland in GW21. With King’s form and Stoke’s poor away form, I suggest that King is likely to score well in this match, making him a good candidate for the armband.
Eden Hazard (home vs Boro)
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[/three_fifth]Putting on an impressive display against Everton last round, Chelsea are 4 points ahead of Tottenham in the table, and looking at their form and fixtures, there is little reason to believe that they will not be top at the end of the season. Eden Hazard has been their standout player lately, as he has registered 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 6 matches. While generally being considered defensively solid, Middlesbrough have shown that they can concede several goals in a match, and I think that is very likely to happen at the Bridge as I expect Chelsea to go out and control the match from finish to end, playing like champions. Of course, Middlesbrough need points to avoid relegation, but if they try to attack instead of defend, I suggest that will make it even more likely for Chelsea to score multiple goals. Hazard has the easiest matchup of all the players on this list, and should be considered a good option for the armband.
Alexis Sanchez (home vs Man Utd, away vs Southampton)
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[/three_fifth]A couple of GW’s ago, essentially every serious FPL manager was looking at this GW and were certain that Sancehz would carry the armband for them. In fact, plenty even considered triple captaining him. However, his recent returns have been extremely lacklustre: 1 goal in 7 matches. If Arsenal are to have any hope of 4th place, it is essential that they and Sanchez turn their recent performances around, and hardly any player has displayed such grit and desire to win as Sanchez. Their first match this GW, against Manchester United, will be a battle between two teams fighting for 4th place, and a must win for both. Despite his recent form, Sanchez still represents the player with the highest explosive potential this GW. I am sure that many will give him the armband, even triple captain him, and he certainly has both the character and the skills to turn his form around and carry Arsenal into 4th. For those of you who do not have Sanchez, due to financial reasons, or his lack of form, consider Mezut Ozil. Since returning in GW 22 from a small injury break, he has scored 2 goals and got 2 assists in his last 6 matches. While he does not have the explosiveness of Sanchez, he is still highly involved in Arsenal’s attack and carries a potential for both goals and assists.
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hi guys
rmt plz
wc activate
cabalero jakupovic
alonso azpi lowton yoshida naughton
hazard milner alli king deroon
kane vardy jesus
0.6£ in bank
9 double gw players for gw 37
Is it good?
Any advices?
Do you have BB for 37? If so I’d expand the 9 to about 12.
yes i have bench boost and triple captain left.
But i dnt know who can i take to have 12 dgw players.
i have jakupovic lowton naughton milner king deroon who plays just one game on gw 37.
naughton>stephens, deroon>capoue, that leaves me with jakupovic lowton milner and king.
what about naughton>stephens deroon>capoue lowton>prodl and milner>son
so my team is
cabalero jakupovic
azpi alonso prodl stephens yoshida
hazard alli son king capoue
kane jesus vardy
king and jakupovic deosnt have dgw.
Yeah I like that better. Just feels like you’re utilising the DGW with BB more.
Morning folks, sitting in 2nd place in my ML, 37pts behind the leader. Hows this bunch of misfits looking ? Can still tinker as on my WC, any suggestions are welcome, cheers.
No Chelsea cover at the back jumps out there Elle.
Yeah, i know mate, they are all so expensive. Courtois is the cheapest way in.
Him for Cech was what came to mind.
Hows this look, leaves 5.5 for the last midfielder ?
Just grab a Leicester one as an enabler?
If your struggling for funds at the back then I still think that most WC teams should have the budget enabler type player of either Anichebe as a third striker or maybe Capoue as the fifth mid, it could be the difference in maybe bringing in a Spurs or a Chelski defender over Prodl instaed of having double attacking coverage from the Saints which I don’t think that you need in all honesty.
The last five GW’s or so has seen my defenders being the stars of the show rather than my attacking players so I wouldn’t be trying to go all cheap in that area and neglect it for a heavyweight front 8 which you’ll only really use for the DGW bench boost.
Init + Andy, more like this and go 3-5-2 this week ?
Or 4-4-2.
Init will probably spit some feathers at seeing Anichebe in there but I’ll probably end up with him for the double so I like it, even more when it gets you Verts, how he hasn’t managed to score in the last few GW’s is a bit of a mystery.
Going 3-5-2 with say Anichibe as the enabler works well if you want to build up a strong MF and Def – afterall who wants Gabbadini!
You could also risk a punt on Ake….
Tough team to select for this GW. Really want Sanchez in but don’t see a way. Jesus Costa and Sanchez on my mind. 1 Ft and 0.2 ITB. No WC ! Any help on this please ?
Costa and Jesus come to 19.1 and Kun and Negredo sit at 19. I’d do those for a -4 if you can, depends on what value you hold on them though.
+1
You definitely have to lose Negredo and since Aguero has some injury concerns the switch with Jesus makes sense
Nice work Tekkers. I’m anticipating another damp squib of a DGW. Torn between Hazard and Gab.
Seriously? There is no comparison between those 2 – and not just because one is a forward and the other a midfielder!
If you have the money, Hazard is your man.
Hi all
Hope all in great condition
RMT please? Its WC team
Thank u all for ur time
You have 0.1 in the bank perfect for Kolarov to Kompany.
Kompany actually has many shots in goal and has played the full 90 minutes in all his games since returning from injury.
Thanks for the input !!! Kompany it is then
Having both Davies and Gabriel is a bit of a risk as if Rose comes back before the season’s end Davies will likely only get one of the DGW fixtures ( I doubt Rose would play both games coming back from a long lay off) and Gabriel could be screwed if Arsenal go back to a back four when Mustafi returns.
How about changing them two to Verts and Monreal who look more nailed to the season’s end by dropping Redmond to Capoue/Albrighton and Caballero to Pickford. That’s some team value there though, I think you’ve got an extra 4 or 5 million on me.
Good advice from Andy.
City Defence is not necessary
Yes it is amazing fixtures, they’ve kept 2 clean sheets in 3 games since Kompany came back.
They were leaky at the back last week as Pep decided to experiment with the squad with wingbacks in a way that didn’t work out. Kompany also has had shots in goal and scored in the past 3 games since his return.
Caballero has a double gameweek Pickford does not. With City’s fixtures and a world class manager I would be very wary about ignoring their cleansheet potential.
Before Peo decided to experiment city kept 2 clean sheets since Kompany’s return, no reason that won’t happen again as I’m sure Pep learned his lesson and won’t try anything so risky again.
Pickford’s got a DGW, you’re hardly ignoring the CS potential if you’ve already got one player from them but I don’t think you need double at the back coverage for both Citeh and Arsenal.
Sunderland are relegated, City have a top 4 finish to fight for and the best fixtures possible for a DGW I’d understand not doubling down any other time.
But Kompany has the proven points return and Caballero is barely more expensive than Pickford.
Thanks andy, i’ll follow ur suggestions…guess i’ve been lucky with buying players before price rise up
yes.. i also would go with andy. or what about
cech to pickford,
davies to vert,
kolarov to monreal,
redmond to sane
you might prefer to city attack rather than defence i think
I had to go with Sanchez. It’s the safe logical choice this DGW if he blanks my season is all by over after I barely got an above average gameweek despite having kompany captain
I actually wanted to do Walker to Vertoghen and Rooney to Jesus for a -4 hit but couldn’t bring myself to do it, perhaps it’s because I would have an over reliance on city. Or something else entirely…
Either way I would feel much more comfortable sticking with Rooney if Martial didn’t mess up and Rooney scored his brace giving united the win and he didn’t give away a free kick concurrently being subbed off because of it.
Fantasy football…
Hm?
Sanchez is not a logical choice given his poor form
Yeah similar thing happened before he scored a hat trick and now he has a DGW.