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Who to captain in Gameweek 6

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 · 73.2% owned

Owned by 73.2% of managers. Captaining him rarely wins you a rank on its own, but it stops you losing one.

The differential
Tavernier photo
Tavernier
BOU · 6.4% 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 · £15.6m · 73.2% owned
LIV (A)
Captain score
86
The case for
  • +First-choice penalty taker at his club.
  • +0.96 expected goal involvements per 90.
  • +Has started every one of the 4 rounds played.
  • +Owned by 73.2% — captaining him protects your rank.
The case against
  • Away at LIV, difficulty 4 of 5.
  • Form of 6.6, below his season average of 8.2.
2
Saka photo
SakaMIDArsenal · £9.5m · 13.1% owned
LEE (H)
Captain score
85
The case for
  • +Home to LEE, difficulty 2 of 5.
  • +First-choice penalty taker at his club.
  • +0.89 expected goal involvements per 90.
  • +Has started every one of the 4 rounds played.
The case against
  • Form of 6.0, below his season average of 7.5.
3
B.Fernandes photo
B.FernandesMIDMan Utd · £12.0m · 40.0% owned
TOT (H)
Captain score
79
The case for
  • +First-choice penalty taker at his club.
  • +0.85 expected goal involvements per 90.
  • +Has started every one of the 4 rounds played.
  • +Owned by 40.0% — captaining him protects your rank.
The case against
  • Form of 5.8, below his season average of 7.2.
4
Ødegaard photo
ØdegaardMIDArsenal · £6.8m · 20.0% owned
LEE (H)
Captain score
74
The case for
  • +Home to LEE, difficulty 2 of 5.
  • +0.68 expected goal involvements per 90.
  • +Has started every one of the 4 rounds played.
The case against
  • Form of 5.4, below his season average of 6.8.
5
Cherki photo
CherkiMIDMan City · £7.8m · 28.0% owned
LIV (A)
Captain score
74
The case for
  • +0.82 expected goal involvements per 90.
The case against
  • Away at LIV, difficulty 4 of 5.
  • Form of 5.2, below his season average of 6.5.
6
Gibbs-White photo
Gibbs-WhiteMIDNott'm Forest · £8.0m · 15.9% owned
CRY (A)
Captain score
71
The case for
  • +First-choice penalty taker at his club.
  • +0.65 expected goal involvements per 90.
  • +Has started every one of the 4 rounds played.
The case against
  • Form of 5.2, below his season average of 6.5.
7
Mbeumo photo
MbeumoMIDMan Utd · £7.9m · 21.6% owned
TOT (H)
Captain score
70
The case for
  • +0.84 expected goal involvements per 90.
  • +Has started every one of the 4 rounds played.
The case against
  • Form of 4.6, below his season average of 5.8.
8
Groß photo
GroßMIDBrighton · £5.7m · 21.2% owned
SUN (A)
Captain score
68
The case for
  • +First-choice penalty taker at his club.
  • +Has started every one of the 4 rounds played.
The case against
  • Form of 6.6, below his season average of 8.2.
9
Isak photo
IsakFWDLiverpool · £9.1m · 21.9% owned
MCI (H)
Captain score
67
The case for
  • +0.77 expected goal involvements per 90.
  • +Has started every one of the 4 rounds played.
The case against
  • Home to MCI, difficulty 4 of 5.
  • Form of 5.0, below his season average of 6.2.
10
Tavernier photo
TavernierMIDBournemouth · £6.1m · 6.4% owned
CHE (A)
Captain score
66
The case for
  • +0.65 expected goal involvements per 90.
  • +Has started every one of the 4 rounds played.
The case against
  • Away at CHE, difficulty 4 of 5.
  • Form of 5.8, below his season average of 7.2.
  • Owned by 6.4% — 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.