FPL Captain Picks GW6
Welcome to FPL Captain Picks GW6.
FOMO – Fear Of Missing Out!!!
With his ten goals in the opening five game weeks of the season, I know that we will all be captaining the Norwegian Robot. With over 70% ownership if he hauls then we are all quids in, good moods all around and off to a nice start to the game week. If he blanks then we are mostly in with the masses, so no great damage done to our mini league / overall rankings.
But for those managers who do not have him (I am looking at you Guy, Rich & Swirly) or those managers who hate their game week ruined by a Saturday lunchtime captain fail then who else should you consider captaining?
Nicholas Jackson v Brighton (H)
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I present for your consideration Chelsea’s Nicholas Jackson (£7.7m). Jackson seems to have cemented the centre forward position having started all five league games. He has completed only one 90 minutes and been substituted in the other four leagues games but thankfully after 60 minutes.
Jackson has scored four goals (joint third in the game) this season with two assists and five bonus points over three games. His 35 total points is joint sixth (with Saka) in the game and second in the game for all forwards.
Still flying slightly under the radar, Jackson only has 11.8% ownership so a nice differential to your team if you decide to transfer him into your squad.
At the time of writing, 500,804 managers have transferred him into their squad with 40,017 managers deciding to now go without, for some odd reason.
For any managers considering transferring him into their squad then a word of advice, FPL Statistics has at the time of writing Jackson at 77.2% with a further 51,077 net transfers required for a second £0.1m price increase for the game week.
Bukayo Saka v Leicester City (H)
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I present for your consideration Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka (£10.0m). With 30.7% ownership, Saka has started all five league games this season but was substituted after 45 mins at the Etihad hopefully because of tactics rather than any injury.
With Arsenal looking like scoring every time they take a corner then he has turned into an assist machine with five assists (most in the game) this season; one assist per game. Saka has scored just one goal this season but has earned four bonus points over three games.
Arsenal have had a difficult start to the season with away games at Aston Villa, Tottenham, and Manchester City. Despite that his 35 total points is joint sixth in the game (with Jackson) and fourth in the game for all midfielders.
At the time of writing, 290,613 managers have transferred him into their squad with 71,385 managers deciding to now go without.
For any managers considering transferring Saka into their squad then a word of advice, FPL Statistics has him, at the time of writing, at 92.9% with a further 7,920 net transfers required for a £0.1m price increase for the game week.
Like Chelsea, Arsenal also has excellent home fixtures against newly promoted Leicester City and Southampton over the next two game weeks up to the next international break.
Ollie Watkins v Ipswich Town (A)
For a second consecutive game week as recommended captain potential, I present for your consideration Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins (£9.0m). With 28.8% ownership, Watkins has had a difficult start to the season after his Euros involvement. Watkins has started all five league games this season and like Jackson has only completed only one 90 minutes and substituted in the other four leagues games but thankfully after 60 minutes. A certain Columbian wonderkid with four goals in the last thirty minutes in the games when Watkins has been substituted may be focusing Watkins back into some kind of form.
Watkins has scored three goals (in the last two league games) this season with one assist and three bonus points over one game. Watkins 28 total points is joint fifth for all forwards in the game.
At the time of writing, 133,234 managers have transferred Watkins into their squad with a surprising 112,214 managers deciding to now go without.
For any managers considering transferring Watkins into their squad then a word of advice, FPL Statistics has at the time of writing Watkins at 46.3% with a further 60,214 nett transfers required for a £0.1m price increase for the game week.
Aston Villa has a home fixture against newly promoted Ipswich Town and then an away fixture at Manchester United over the next two game weeks up to the next international break.
As for me, my FOMO is too much to not captain Haaland.
Good luck for the game week.
Jamie Mc
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Are we better to follow the crowd and captain the robot or should we break away from the herd? Jamie Mc gives us his thoughts
I am going to be a sheep.
I have gone against Haaland twice now. Both times hurt!
Thanks fellas! May just have to be the robot.
Question…is TAA really so necessary? Have had Konate and other scorers and doing fine so far. Not sure going forward if he is a must have? If yes, why?
He’s been brilliant but not getting the attacking returns fully yet. I think if you are doing fine without him I wouldn’t rip your team apart to get him.
Thanks Matt. Would have to downgrade ESR to Winks to bring him in.
He’s on free kicks and some conors. And his goal treat is the highest as a defender.
If on a WC I’d want him.
Thanks Gavy…will consider.
Hey Jamie Mc. Thanks very much for the great considerations with your own wee confessional at the end! Hahaha – no more pretence, hey? No you’re right in that Haaland vs a Newcastle playing as they are atm, is a pretty good reason not to take the armband off him.
Cheers mate and we’ll see how we go this weekend!
P.S. I just read the results of the captain poll next to the article and someone has actually (well 3 people in fact) given it to KDB! Do those people know something we ordinary bods don’t? Or maybe they have all been to Lourdes or Delphi or somewhere else to consult oracles.
Thinking of getting Saka in for Jota this week but need to raise 1.0 to make it happen. I’m looking at Gvardiol, Porro, Eze or Madueke. Any suggestions?
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Porro -> Mazraoui?
Never mind. Maz is 4.6M. Maybe consider Konsa?
Hi Botman, Are you on WC? How’s your team coming along?
Would appreciate your comments on my team below? Thx
Hi guys, would much appreciate your comments/suggestions on WC.
Have 2.2 mib in case TAA starts scoring like crazy or Rogers proves to be the real thing or someone else goes nuts
Thanks!
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Does Konate + Winks + one of your 4.5m DEF > TAA + Rogers + a 4.0m DEF work?
Depends what you’re expecting to happen there Bees. You’re usually a pretty good judge of FPL from what I’ve seen/read in these columns over the years!
It does AJW.
It’s such a toss up which way to go.
Will think on your idea.
All the best mate.
Sorry Bees, not much help, but I’m more in the way of TAA + Rogers being underpriced based on what they’re capable of. Saw the end of the Vila vs Wolves match, and Rogers was in there directing traffic and really pushing up the attack. Really impressed by him.
Plus you have 3 x 4.5m defenders, so it’s probably okay to sacrifice one for a decent-ish cheaper defender. You’ve got a couple of the 4.0m Ipswich boys both on 11pts, with a good run coming up (okay, it’s only Ipswich, but the price is right!).
Hope this makes sense Bees!
That looks good!
FTx1
ITB: 0.5m
What would you do here? The ML leader has Diaz and is storming ahead at the moment. Do I stick with Jota, or bring in Diaz?
Do I roll the FT?
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Yeah HF, I’d probs bite the bullet and exchange the 2. I see Jota got a full game mid-week (and a brace!). Don’t know what some of the Pool supporters on this site might think about the situation? Perhaps they’d have a better idea (or even Smash who is pretty clued in on the likely teams!). Cheerio matie!
Hey AJW – was actually 59 mins, 2 goals does make it difficult for him not to play at the weekend. Going with Diaz will match the leader.
Its a difficult one.
Hell – I didn’t realize he came off. I guess it was Salah who replaced him! What a shame he came back to form, as I sold him after GW5 (for Saka).
It is difficult, but I really think having a bit more Arsenal at the moment was the key. I know everyone is doing it, but I was really impressed by their application and ‘never say die’ attitude against City the other day. Really looked like they made a statement that if City stumbles, then they’ll be right there, ready to take the lead if they are offered it (I mean for first place, not just that match!). But everybody’s team is different, and we’ve all got different imperatives don’t we?
Anyway mate – good luck with it and let’s hope your Hammers can get back into the swing of things.
See yah round matie!
Diaz is a no brainer atm
Would you ditch Jota for him, as I do have the funds?
I do have the Isak problem as well though. (currently flagged), and of course McGinna flagged.
Jota->Diaz, or Bowen->Diaz and take a hit by doing Isak->Havertz? (cant afford Watkins.
I ditched salad for him .