Who to captain in Gameweek 10
Ranked on the fixture, recent form, minutes and the underlying numbers — with the argument against each one as well as for it.
Owned by 76.8% of managers. Captaining him rarely wins you a rank on its own, but it stops you losing one.
Under 10% owned. A haul here gains ground on almost everyone; a blank loses it to almost everyone.
The 10 strongest armbands
Ranked on our captain score. Every fact below is published by FPL; the ranking is ours.
- +First-choice penalty taker at his club.
- +Form of 9.5, above his season average of 8.3.
- +0.94 expected goal involvements per 90.
- +Has started every one of the 7 rounds played.
- No fitness flag, no rotation record and no hard fixture.
- +Form of 9.0, above his season average of 6.3.
- +0.85 expected goal involvements per 90.
- −Started 1 of 7 rounds — a rotation risk.
- −Owned by 2.6% — a blank here costs rank as well as points.
- +Owned by 72.9% — captaining him protects your rank.
- No fitness flag, no rotation record and no hard fixture.
- +0.69 expected goal involvements per 90.
- +Owned by 38.0% — captaining him protects your rank.
- −Form of 5.0, below his season average of 7.3.
- −Started 5 of 7 rounds — a rotation risk.
- +Form of 8.0, above his season average of 5.9.
- +0.70 expected goal involvements per 90.
- +Has started every one of the 7 rounds played.
- No fitness flag, no rotation record and no hard fixture.
- +0.73 expected goal involvements per 90.
- −Form of 4.5, below his season average of 7.
- +1.12 expected goal involvements per 90.
- −Started 4 of 7 rounds — a rotation risk.
- −Owned by 1.9% — a blank here costs rank as well as points.
- +Form of 10.5, above his season average of 7.7.
- −Started 3 of 7 rounds — a rotation risk.
- −Owned by 1.2% — a blank here costs rank as well as points.
- +Form of 4.5, above his season average of 3.3.
- +0.93 expected goal involvements per 90.
- −Away at ARS, difficulty 5 of 5.
- −Started 1 of 7 rounds — a rotation risk.
- −Owned by 0.0% — a blank here costs rank as well as points.
- +Away at IPS, difficulty 2 of 5.
- +0.63 expected goal involvements per 90.
- +Has started every one of the 7 rounds played.
- −Owned by 9.5% — a blank here costs rank as well as points.
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Data note: Prices, ownership, form, minutes, expected goal involvements, fixtures and difficulty ratings are published by the official Fantasy Premier League API. The captain score and the ordering are our own calculation, not an FPL statistic, and not a guarantee about how any gameweek will go.