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Who to captain in Gameweek 11

Ranked on the fixture, recent form, minutes and the underlying numbers — with the argument against each one as well as for it.

Deadline
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The safe pick
Haaland photo
Haaland
MCI · 76.8% owned

Owned by 76.8% of managers. Captaining him rarely wins you a rank on its own, but it stops you losing one.

The differential
Doku photo
Doku
MCI · 2.6% owned

Under 10% owned. A haul here gains ground on almost everyone; a blank loses it to almost everyone.

The shortlist

The 10 strongest armbands

Ranked on our captain score. Every fact below is published by FPL; the ranking is ours.

1
Haaland photo
HaalandFWDMan City · £15.7m · 76.8% owned
FUL (H)
Captain score
88
The case for
  • +Home to FUL, difficulty 2 of 5.
  • +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.
The case against
  • No fitness flag, no rotation record and no hard fixture.
2
Doku photo
DokuMIDMan City · £7.5m · 2.6% owned
FUL (H)
Captain score
81
The case for
  • +Home to FUL, difficulty 2 of 5.
  • +Form of 9.0, above his season average of 6.3.
  • +0.85 expected goal involvements per 90.
The case against
  • −Started 1 of 7 rounds — a rotation risk.
  • −Owned by 2.6% — a blank here costs rank as well as points.
3
João Pedro photo
João PedroFWDChelsea · £7.9m · 72.9% owned
LEE (H)
Captain score
72
The case for
  • +Owned by 72.9% — captaining him protects your rank.
The case against
  • No fitness flag, no rotation record and no hard fixture.
4
Cherki photo
CherkiMIDMan City · £8.0m · 38.0% owned
FUL (H)
Captain score
71
The case for
  • +Home to FUL, difficulty 2 of 5.
  • +0.69 expected goal involvements per 90.
  • +Owned by 38.0% — captaining him protects your rank.
The case against
  • −Form of 5.0, below his season average of 7.3.
  • −Started 5 of 7 rounds — a rotation risk.
5
Mbeumo photo
MbeumoMIDMan Utd · £7.8m · 20.5% owned
LIV (A)
Captain score
70
The case for
  • +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.
The case against
  • −Away at LIV, difficulty 4 of 5.
6
Isak photo
IsakFWDLiverpool · £9.0m · 13.1% owned
MUN (H)
Captain score
69
The case for
  • +0.73 expected goal involvements per 90.
The case against
  • −Home to MUN, difficulty 4 of 5.
  • −Form of 4.5, below his season average of 7.
7
Foden photo
FodenMIDMan City · £6.8m · 1.9% owned
FUL (H)
Captain score
64
The case for
  • +Home to FUL, difficulty 2 of 5.
  • +1.12 expected goal involvements per 90.
The case against
  • −Started 4 of 7 rounds — a rotation risk.
  • −Owned by 1.9% — a blank here costs rank as well as points.
8
Henderson photo
HendersonMIDChelsea · £4.9m · 1.2% owned
LEE (H)
Captain score
63
The case for
  • +Form of 10.5, above his season average of 7.7.
The case against
  • −Started 3 of 7 rounds — a rotation risk.
  • −Owned by 1.2% — a blank here costs rank as well as points.
9
Gelhardt photo
GelhardtMIDHull City · £5.0m · 0.0% owned
BHA (H)
Captain score
63
The case for
  • +Form of 4.5, above his season average of 3.3.
  • +0.93 expected goal involvements per 90.
The case against
  • −Started 1 of 7 rounds — a rotation risk.
  • −Owned by 0.0% — a blank here costs rank as well as points.
10
Tavernier photo
TavernierMIDBournemouth · £6.2m · 9.6% owned
NFO (H)
Captain score
62
The case for
  • +0.63 expected goal involvements per 90.
  • +Has started every one of the 7 rounds played.
The case against
  • −Owned by 9.6% — 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.