CAPTAINCY HYPE 2016/17: End of Season Review
Each season the art of picking a Captaincy in the Fantasy Premier League has a tendency to create a masterpiece, an unforgettable sight that you'll feast your eyes upon for the rest of the season, or it will leave you in an uncontrollable rage that not even Brock Lesner or Connor McGregor could handle. The 2016/17 season is now just a part of the FPL archive, and a time reflect upon our decisions. The Hype Train evaluates our Captaincy decisions, running down how well our Essential, Alternative, and Wildcard, selections got on over the course of the season. All aboard.
HOW DID WE PICK OUR GAMEWEEK CAPTAIN'S?:
Essential - Each Gameweek we put a Twitter poll up of 4 highly selected players with favourable form and fixtures, and had our FPL community decide the fate of our essential pick.
Alternative - There is no definition to the alternative role as it is a preferred pick by The Hype Train's team. We tended to go for overlooked assets, and players whose % ownership was slightly lower than an essential.
Wildcard - In our Weekly Wildcards differential article we pick a player from each game who could score big in the FPL. One of our ten picks who we believed would be a good selection, was given the armband.
CAPTAINCY HYPE: 2016/17 SEASON PERFORMANCE
In each Captaincy Hype article we tracked our progress throughout the 2016/17 season. Below you can check how our Captaincy selections have performed by week to week in the Fantasy Premier League.
GW1
Essential: Sergio Aguero (Man City vs. Sunderland) - 9pts
Alternative: Jamie Vardy (Hull vs. Leicester) - 2pts
Wildcard: Nathan Redmond (Southampton vs. Watford) - 10pts
GW2
Essential: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Crystal Palace) - 5pts
Alternative: Roberto Firmino (Burnley vs. Liverpool) - 2pts
Wildcard: Fernando Llorente (Swansea vs. Hull) - 2pts
GW3
Essential: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Hull vs. Man United) - 2pts
Alternative: Eden Hazard (Chelsea vs. Burnley) - 11pts
Wildcard: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Stoke) - 2pts
GW4
Essential: Eden Hazard (Swansea vs. Chelsea) - 1pt
Alternative: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Southampton) - 1pt
Wildcard: Tom Heaton (Burnley vs. Hull) - 2pts
GW5
Essential: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Sunderland) - 9pts
Alternative: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Middlesbrough) - 12pts
Wildcard: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace vs. Stoke) - 2pts
GW6
Essential: Sergio Aguero (Swansea vs. Man City) - 13pts
Alternative: Sadio Mane (Liverpool vs. Hull) - 7pts
Wildcard: Troy Deeney (Burnley vs. Watford) - 2pts
GW7
Essential: Alexis Sanchez (Burnley vs. Arsenal) - 3pts
Alternative: Philippe Coutinho (Swansea vs. Liverpool) - 2pts
Wildcard: Marcus Rashford (Man United vs. Stoke) - 2pts
GW8
Essential: Sergio Aguero (Man City vs. Everton) - -1pt
Alternative: Diego Costa (Chelsea vs. Leicester) - 9pts
Wildcard: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace vs. West Ham) - -1pt
GW9
Essential: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough) - 3pts
Alternative: Theo Walcott (Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough) - 3pts
Wildcard: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea vs. Watford) - 2pts
GW10
Essential: Alexis Sanchez (Sunderland vs. Arsenal) - 13pts
Alternative: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. West Ham) - 12pts
Wildcard: Troy Deeney (Watford vs. Hull) - 2pts
GW11
Essential: Sergio Aguero (Man City vs. Middlesbrough) - 6pts
Alternative: Charlie Austin (Hull City vs. Southampton) - 7pts
Wildcard: Wilfried Bony (West Ham vs. Stoke City) - 2pts
GW12
Essential: Sergio Aguero (Crystal Palace vs. Man City) - 2pts
Alternative: Jermain Defoe (Sunderland vs. Hull City) - 11pts
Wildcard: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. West Ham) - 13pts
GW13
Essential: Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool vs. Sunderland) - 1pt
Alternative: Diego Costa (Chelsea vs. Spurs) - 5pts
Wildcard: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea vs. Crystal Palace) - 10pts
GW14
Essential: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Swansea) - 13pts
Alternative: Alexis Sanchez (West Ham vs. Arsenal) - 23pts
Wildcard: Victor Anichebe (Sunderland vs. Leicester) - 2pts
GW15
Essential: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Stoke) - 5pts
Alternative: Diego Costa (Chelsea vs. West Brom) - 8pts
Wildcard: Divock Origi (Liverpool vs. West Ham) - 9pts
GW16
Essential: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Hull) - 2pts
Alternative: Diego Costa (Sunderland vs. Chelsea) - 2pts
Wildcard: Marcos Alonso (Sunderland vs. Chelsea) - 7pts
GW17
Essential: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Burnley) - 2pts
Alternative: Diego Costa (Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea) - 6pts
Wildcard: Marcos Alonso (Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea) - 6pts
GW18
Essential: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man United vs. Sunderland) - 15pts
Alternative: Sadio Mane (Liverpool vs. Stoke) - 2pts
Wildcard: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea vs. Bournemouth) - 6pts
GW19
Essential: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man United vs. Middlesbrough) - 5pts
Alternative: Romelu Lukaku (Hull vs. Everton) - 2pts
Wildcard: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea vs. Stoke) - 3pts
GW20
Essential: Sergio Aguero (Man City vs. Burnley) - 7pts
Alternative: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace vs. Swansea) - 1pt
Wildcard: Olivier Giroud (Bournemouth vs. Arsenal) - 15pts
GW21
Essential: Alexis Sanchez (Swansea vs. Arsenal) - 11pts
Alternative: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. West Brom) - 17pts
Wildcard: Andre Gray (Burnley vs. Southampton) - 2pts
GW22
Essential: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Burnley) - 8pts
Alternative: Romelu Lukaku (Crystal Palace vs. Everton) - 2pts
Wildcard: Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth vs. Watford) - 2pts
GW23
Essential: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man United vs. Hull) - 2pts
Alternative: Dele Alli (Sunderland vs. Spurs) - 3pts
Wildcard: Mesut Ozil (Arsenal vs. Watford) - 2pts
GW24
Essential: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Middlesbrough) - 6pts
Alternative: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Bournemouth) - 21pts
Wildcard: Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace vs. Sunderland) - 0pts
GW25
Essential: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Hull) - 15pts
Alternative: Diego Costa (Burnley vs. Chelsea) - 2pts
Wildcard: Gabriel Jesus (Bournemouth vs. Man City) - 1pt
GW26
Essential: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Sunderland) - 6pts
Alternative: Sadio Mane (Leicester vs. Liverpool) - 2pts
Wildcard: Troy Deeney (Watford vs. West Ham) - 9pts
GW27
Essential: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man United vs. Bournemouth) - -1pt
Alternative: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea vs. Burnley) - 5pts
Wildcard: Manolo Gabbiadini (Watford vs. Southampton) - 5pts
GW28
Essential: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Liverpool vs. Burnley) - 2pts
Alternative: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. West Brom) - 12pts
Wildcard: Fernando Llorente (Hul vs. Swansea) - 1pt
GW29
Essential: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Hull) - 16pts
Alternative: Diego Costa (Stoke vs. Chelsea) - 1pt
Wildcard: Josh King (Bournemouth vs. Swansea) - 8pts
GW30
Essential: Diego Costa (Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace) - 1pt
Alternative: Jamie Vardy (Leicester vs. Stoke) - 7pts
Wildcard: Troy Deeney (Watford vs. Sunderland) - 0pts
GW31
Essential: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. West Ham) - 3pts
Alternative: Jamie Vardy (Leicester vs. Sunderland) - 9pts
Wildcard: Oumar Niasse (Hull vs. Middlesbrough) - 6pts
GW32
Essential: Dele Alli (Spurs vs. Watford) - 8pts
Alternative: Sergio Aguero (Man City vs. Hull) - 9pts
Wildcard: Mesut Ozil (Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal) - 2pts
GW33
Essential: Dele Alli (Spurs vs. Bournemouth) - 6pts
Alternative: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Burnley) - 6pts
Wildcard: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace vs. Leicester) - 6pts
GW34
Essential: Harry Kane (Crystal Palace vs. Spurs) - 4pts
Alternative: Alvaro Negredo (Bournemouth vs. Middlesbrough and Middlesbrough vs. Sunderland) - 2pts, 2pts = 4pts
Wildcard: Andros Townsend (Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace and Crystal Palace vs. Spurs) - 4pts
GW35
Essential: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace vs. Burnley) - 1pt
Alternative: Dele Alli (Spurs vs. Arsenal) - 8pts
Wildcard: Benik Afobe (Sunderland vs. Bournemouth) - 1pt
GW36
Essential: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Man United and Southampton vs. Arsenal) - 3pts, 11pts = 14pts
Alternative: Dele Alli (West Ham vs. Spurs) - 2pts
Wildcard: Benik Afobe (Sunderland vs. Bournemouth) - 5pts
GW37
Essential: Alexis Sanchez (Stoke vs. Arsenal and Arsenal vs. Sunderland) - 12pts, 15pts = 27pts
Alternative: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Man United and Leicester vs. Spurs) - 7pts, 24pts = 31pts
Wildcard: Gabriel Jesus (Man City vs. Leicester and Man City vs. West Brom) - 8pts, 11pts = 19pts
GW38
Essential: Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool vs. Middlesbrough) - 10pts
Alternative: Harry Kane (Hull vs. Spurs) - 17pts
Wildcard: Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool vs. Middlesbrough) - 5pts
Totals
Essential Total: 9 (1), 5 (2), 2 (3), 1 (4), 9 (5), 13 (6), 3 (7), -1 (8), 3 (9), 13 (10), 6 (11), 2 (12), 1 (13), 13 (14), 5 (15), 2 (16), 2 (17), 15 (18), 5 (19), 7 (20), 11 (21), 8 (22), 2 (23), 6 (24), 15 (25), 6 (26), -1 (27), 2 (28), 16 (29), 1 (30), 3 (31), 8 (32), 6 (33), 4 (34), 1 (35), 14 (36), 27 (37), 10 (38) = 254pts
Alternative Total: 2 (1), 2 (2), 11 (3), 1 (4), 12 (5), 7 (6), 2 (7), 9 (8), 3 (9), 12 (10), 7 (11), 11 (12), 5 (13), 23 (14), 8 (15), 2 (16), 6 (17), 2 (18), 2 (19), 1 (20), 17 (21), 2 (22), 3 (23), 21 (24), 2 (25), 2 (26), 5 (27), 12 (28), 1 (29), 7 (30), 9 (31), 9 (32), 6 (33), 4 (34), 8 (35), 2 (36), 31 (37), 17 (38) = 285pts
Wildcard Total: 10 (1), 2 (2), 2 (3), 2 (4), 2 (5), 2 (6), 2 (7), -1 (8), 2 (9), 2 (10), 2 (11), 13 (12), 10 (13), 2 (14), 9 (15), 7 (16), 6 (17), 6 (18), 3 (19), 15 (20), 2 (21), 2 (22), 2 (23), 0 (24), 1 (25), 9 (26), 5 (27), 1 (28), 8 (29), 0 (30), 6 (31), 2 (32), 6 (33), 4 (34), 1 (35), 5 (36), 19 (37), 5 (38) = 172pts
CAPTAINCY HYPE: ESSENTIAL PICKS
Each week during the 2016/17 FPL season we took to our Twitter account, @RealHypeTrain, with 4 players who have high ownership selection percentage, meaning all of our Essential picks have been Community picks. Here's a rundown of the picks, before we say who worked, and where our community got it wrong.
FPL Essential Picks
GW1: Sergio Aguero (Man City vs. Sunderland) - 9pts
GW2: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Crystal Palace) - 5pts
GW3: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Hull vs. Man United) - 2pts
GW4: Eden Hazard (Swansea vs. Chelsea) - 1pt
GW5: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Sunderland) - 9pts
GW6: Sergio Aguero (Swansea vs. Man City) - 13pts
GW7: Alexis Sanchez (Burnley vs. Arsenal) - 3pts
GW8: Sergio Aguero (Man City vs. Everton) - -1pt
GW9: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough) - 3pts
GW10: Alexis Sanchez (Sunderland vs. Arsenal) - 13pts
GW11: Sergio Aguero (Man City vs. Middlesbrough) - 6pts
GW12: Sergio Aguero (Crystal Palace vs. Man City) - 2pts
GW13: Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool vs. Sunderland) - 1pt
GW14: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Swansea) - 13pts
GW15: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Stoke) - 5pts
GW16: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Hull) - 2pts
GW17: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Burnley) - 2pts
GW18: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man United vs. Sunderland) - 15pts
GW19: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man United vs. Middlesbrough) - 5pts
GW20: Sergio Aguero (Man City vs. Burnley) - 7pts
GW21: Alexis Sanchez (Swansea vs. Arsenal) - 11pts
GW22: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Burnley) - 8pts
GW23: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man United vs. Hull) - 2pts
GW24: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Middlesbrough) - 6pts
GW25: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Hull) - 15pts
GW26: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Sunderland) - 6pts
GW27: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man United vs. Bournemouth) - -1pt
GW28: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Liverpool vs. Burnley) - 2pts
GW29: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Hull) - 16pts
GW30: Diego Costa (Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace) - 1pt
GW31: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. West Ham) - 3pts
GW32: Dele Alli (Spurs vs. Watford) - 8pts
GW33: Dele Alli (Spurs vs. Bournemouth) - 6pts
GW34: Harry Kane (Crystal Palace vs. Spurs) - 4pts
GW35: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace vs. Burnley) - 1pt
GW36: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Man United and Southampton vs. Arsenal) - 3pts, 11pts = 14pts
GW37: Alexis Sanchez (Stoke vs. Arsenal and Arsenal vs. Sunderland) - 12pts, 15pts = 27pts
GW38: Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool vs. Middlesbrough) - 10pts
Essential Total: 254pts
Player Selection Breakdown
Sergio Aguero (MCI)
Times Selected: 6
Selected: GW1 (9), GW6 (13), GW8 (-1), GW11 (6), GW12 (2), GW20 (7pts)
FPL Returns: 4 successes, 2 blanks
Total Points: 36pts
Harry Kane (TOT)
Times Selected: 7
Selected: GW2 (5), GW5 (9), GW14 (13), GW16 (2), GW17 (2), GW24 (6), GW34 (4pts)
FPL Returns: 5 successes, 2 blanks
Total Points: 41pts
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (MUN)
Times Selected: 6
Selected: GW3 (2), GW18 (15), GW19 (5), GW23 (2), GW27 (-1), GW28 (2)
FPL Returns: 2 successes, 4 blanks
Total Points: 25pts
Eden Hazard (CHE)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW4 (1)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 1pt
Alexis Sanchez (ARS)
Times Selected: 10
Selected: GW7 (3), GW9 (3), GW10 (13), GW15 (5), GW21 (11), GW22 (8), GW25 (15), GW31 (3), GW36 (14), GW27 (27)
FPL Returns: 7 successes, 3 blanks
Total Points: 102pts
Philippe Coutinho (LIV)
Times Selected: 2
Selected: GW13 (1pt), GW38 (10pts)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 1 blank
Total Points: 11pts
Romelu Lukaku (EVE)
Times Selected: 2
Selected: GW26 (6pts), GW29 (16)
FPL Returns: 2 successes, 0 blanks
Total Points: 22pts
Diego Costa (CHE)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW30 (1)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 1pt
Dele Alli (TOT)
Times Selected: 2
Selected: GW32 (8), GW33 (6)
FPL Returns: 2 successes, 0 blanks
Total Points: 14pts
Christian Benteke (CRY)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW35 (1)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 1pt
Essential Captains: Overall Breakdown
Players Featured (10):
Alexis Sanchez (10)
Harry Kane (7)
Sergio Aguero (6)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (6)
Romelu Lukaku (2)
Philippe Coutinho (2)
Dele Alli (2)
Eden Hazard (1)
Diego Costa (1)
Christian Benteke (1)
Teams Featured (8):
Arsenal (10)
Spurs (9)
Man City (6)
Man United (6)
Chelsea (2)
Liverpool (2)
Everton (2)
Crystal Palace (1)
Top Performing Essentials:
Alexis Sanchez: 102pts (10 appearances)
Harry Kane: 41pts (7 appearances)
Sergio Aguero: 36pts (6 appearances)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: 25pts (6 appearances)
Romelu Lukaku: 22pts (2 appearances)
Dele Alli: 14pts (2 appearances)
Philippe Coutinho: 11pts (2 appearances)
Eden Hazard: 1pt (1 appearance)
Diego Costa: 1pt (1 appearance)
Christian Benteke: 1pt (1 appearance)
Captaincy Successes & Failures:
- 23 successes and 15 failures from 38 Gameweek's
- Ibrahimovic blanked a high of 4 times from 6 appearances
- Alexis Sanchez managed 7 returns from 10 matches, an essential high
- The best Gameweek score was GW37, which saw Sanchez earn 27pts
- The best individual Gameweek score was Romelu Lukaku's 16pt return during GW29
- Two captaincy essentials managed negative points: Aguero (GW8) and Ibrahimovic (GW27)
CAPTAINCY HYPE: ALTERNATIVE PICKS
Over the course of the 2016/17 our alternative picks were usually players who commanded a smaller FPL ownership, but also those who we believed were being overlooked. Let's have a look how the alternative picks fared, and how they got more points than essentials.
FPL Alternative Picks
GW1: Jamie Vardy (Hull vs. Leicester) - 2pts
GW2: Roberto Firmino (Burnley vs. Liverpool) - 2pts
GW3: Eden Hazard (Chelsea vs. Burnley) - 11pts
GW4: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal vs. Southampton) - 1pt
GW5: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Middlesbrough) - 12pts
GW6: Sadio Mane (Liverpool vs. Hull) - 7pts
GW7: Philippe Coutinho (Swansea vs. Liverpool) - 2pts
GW8: Diego Costa (Chelsea vs. Leicester) - 9pts
GW9: Theo Walcott (Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough) - 3pts
GW10: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. West Ham) - 12pts
GW11: Charlie Austin (Hull City vs. Southampton) - 7pts
GW12: Jermain Defoe (Sunderland vs. Hull City) - 11pts
GW13: Diego Costa (Chelsea vs. Spurs) - 5pts
GW14: Alexis Sanchez (West Ham vs. Arsenal) - 23pts
GW15: Diego Costa (Chelsea vs. West Brom) - 8pts
GW16: Diego Costa (Sunderland vs. Chelsea) - 2pts
GW17: Diego Costa (Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea) - 6pts
GW18: Sadio Mane (Liverpool vs. Stoke) - 2pts
GW19: Romelu Lukaku (Hull vs. Everton) - 2pts
GW20: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace vs. Swansea) - 1pt
GW21: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. West Brom) - 17pts
GW22: Romelu Lukaku (Crystal Palace vs. Everton) - 2pts
GW23: Dele Alli (Sunderland vs. Spurs) - 3pts
GW24: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Bournemouth) - 21pts
GW25: Diego Costa (Burnley vs. Chelsea) - 2pts
GW26: Sadio Mane (Leicester vs. Liverpool) - 2pts
GW27: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea vs. Burnley) - 5pts
GW28: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. West Brom) - 12pts
GW29: Diego Costa (Stoke vs. Chelsea) - 1pt
GW30: Jamie Vardy (Leicester vs. Stoke) - 7pts
GW31: Jamie Vardy (Leicester vs. Sunderland) - 9pts
GW32: Sergio Aguero (Man City vs. Hull) - 9pts
GW33: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Burnley) - 6pts
GW34: Alvaro Negredo (Bournemouth vs. Middlesbrough and Middlesbrough vs. Sunderland) - 2pts, 2pts = 4pts
GW35: Dele Alli (Spurs vs. Arsenal) - 8pts
GW36: Dele Alli (West Ham vs. Spurs) - 2pts
GW37: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. Man United and Leicester vs. Spurs) - 7pts, 24pts = 31pts
GW38: Harry Kane (Hull vs. Spurs) - 17pts
Alternative Total: 285pts
Player Selection Breakdown
Jamie Vardy (LEI)
Times Selected: 3
Selected: GW1 (2), GW30 (7), GW31 (9)
FPL Returns: 2 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 18pts
Roberto Firmino (LIV)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW2 (2)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 2pts
Eden Hazard (CHE)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW3 (11)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 11pts
Alexis Sanchez (ARS)
Times Selected: 2
Selected: GW4 (1), GW14 (23)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 1 blank
Total Points: 24pts
Romelu Lukaku (EVE)
Times Selected: 7
Selected: GW5 (12), GW10 (12), GW19 (2), GW22 (2), GW24 (21), GW28 (12), GW33 (6)
FPL Returns: 5 successes, 2 blanks
Total Points: 67pts
Sadio Mane (LIV)
Times Selected: 3
Selected: GW6 (7), GW18 (2), GW26 (2)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 2 blanks
Total Points: 11pts
Philippe Coutinho (LIV)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW7 (2pts)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 2pts
Diego Costa (CHE)
Times Selected: 7
Selected: GW8 (9), GW13 (5), GW15 (8), GW16 (2), GW17 (6), GW25 (2), GW29 (1)
FPL Returns: 4 successes, 3 blanks
Total Points: 33pts
Theo Walcott (ARS)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW9 (3)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 3pts
Charlie Austin (SOU)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW11 (7)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 7pts
Jermain Defoe (SUN)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW12 (11)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 11pts
Christian Benteke (CRY)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW20 (1)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 1pt
Harry Kane (TOT)
Times Selected: 3
Selected: GW21 (17), GW37 (31), GW38 (17)
FPL Returns: 3 successes, 0 blanks
Total Points: 65pts
Dele Alli (TOT)
Times Selected: 3
Selected: GW23 (3), GW35 (8), GW36 (2)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 2 blanks
Total Points: 13pts
Gylfi Sigurdsson (SWA)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW27 (5)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 5pts
Sergio Aguero (MCI)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW32 (9)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 9pts
Alvaro Negredo (MID)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW34 (4pts)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 4pts
Alternative Captains: Overall Breakdown
Players Featured (17):
Romelu Lukaku (7)
Diego Costa (7)
Sadio Mane (3)
Jamie Vardy (3)
Harry Kane (3)
Dele Alli (3)
Alexis Sanchez (2)
Roberto Firmino (1)
Eden Hazard (1)
Philippe Coutinho (1)
Theo Walcott (1)
Charlie Austin (1)
Jermain Defoe (1)
Christian Benteke (1)
Gylfi Sigurdsson (1)
Sergio Aguero (1)
Alvaro Negredo (1)
Teams Featured (12):
Chelsea (8)
Everton (7)
Spurs (6)
Liverpool (5)
Leicester (3)
Arsenal (3)
Southampton (1)
Sunderland (1)
Crystal Palace (1)
Swansea (1)
Man City (1)
Middlesbrough (1)
Top Performing Alternatives:
Romelu Lukaku: 67pts (7 appearances)
Harry Kane: 65pts (3 appearances)
Diego Costa: 33pts (7 appearances)
Alexis Sanchez: 24pts (2 appearances)
Jamie Vardy: 18pts (3 appearances)
Dele Alli: 13pts (3 appearances)
Eden Hazard: 11pts (1 appearance)
Sadio Mane: 11pts (3 appearances)
Jermain Defoe: 11pts (1 appearance)
Sergio Aguero: 9pts (1 appearance)
Charlie Austin: 7pts (1 appearance)
Gylfi Sigurdsson: 5pts (1 appearance)
Alvaro Negredo: 4pts (1 appearance)
Theo Walcott: 3pts (1 appearance)
Roberto Firmino: 2pts (1 appearance)
Philippe Coutinho: 2pts (1 appearance)
Christian Benteke: 1pt (1 appearance)
Captaincy Successes & Failures:
- 22 successes and 16 failures from 38 Gameweek's
- Diego Costa blanked a high of 3 times from 7 appearances
- Romelu Lukaku managed 5 returns from 7 matches, an alternative high
- The best Gameweek score was GW37, which saw Kane earn 31pts
- The best individual Gameweek score was Alexis Sanchez's 23pt return during GW14
- Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in each of his 3 inclusions as an alternative captain
CAPTAINCY HYPE: WILDCARD PICKS
Our crown jewel of FPL discovery each week can be found in our Weekly Wildcards differential article which sees us pick a lowly % selected player from each game of the season. These selections are left field who could prove to be a wise transfer in, even if just for the advertised Gameweek. We picked a Wildcard Captain that was featured in the Captaincy Hype article each week. Unlike with the essentials whereby a small number of players dominated the polls, there are a lot more differential picks to wade through, so let's get stuck in.
FPL Wildcards Picks
GW1: Nathan Redmond (Southampton vs. Watford) - 10pts
GW2: Fernando Llorente (Swansea vs. Hull) - 2pts
GW3: Romelu Lukaku (Everton vs. Stoke) - 2pts
GW4: Tom Heaton (Burnley vs. Hull) - 2pts
GW5: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace vs. Stoke) - 2pts
GW6: Troy Deeney (Burnley vs. Watford) - 2pts
GW7: Marcus Rashford (Man United vs. Stoke) - 2pts
GW8: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace vs. West Ham) - -1pt
GW9: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea vs. Watford) - 2pts
GW10: Troy Deeney (Watford vs. Hull) - 2pts
GW11: Wilfried Bony (West Ham vs. Stoke City) - 2pts
GW12: Harry Kane (Spurs vs. West Ham) - 13pts
GW13: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea vs. Crystal Palace) - 10pts
GW14: Victor Anichebe (Sunderland vs. Leicester) - 2pts
GW15: Divock Origi (Liverpool vs. West Ham) - 9pts
GW16: Marcos Alonso (Sunderland vs. Chelsea) - 7pts
GW17: Marcos Alonso (Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea) - 6pts
GW18: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea vs. Bournemouth) - 6pts
GW19: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea vs. Stoke) - 3pts
GW20: Olivier Giroud (Bournemouth vs. Arsenal) - 15pts
GW21: Andre Gray (Burnley vs. Southampton) - 2pts
GW22: Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth vs. Watford) - 2pts
GW23: Mesut Ozil (Arsenal vs. Watford) - 2pts
GW24: Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace vs. Sunderland) - 0pts
GW25: Gabriel Jesus (Bournemouth vs. Man City) - 1pt
GW26: Troy Deeney (Watford vs. West Ham) - 9pts
GW27: Manolo Gabbiadini (Watford vs. Southampton) - 5pts
GW28: Fernando Llorente (Hul vs. Swansea) - 1pt
GW29: Josh King (Bournemouth vs. Swansea) - 8pts
GW30: Troy Deeney (Watford vs. Sunderland) - 0pts
GW31: Oumar Niasse (Hull vs. Middlesbrough) - 6pts
GW32: Mesut Ozil (Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal) - 2pts
GW33: Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace vs. Leicester) - 6pts
GW34: Andros Townsend (Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace and Crystal Palace vs. Spurs) - 4pts
GW35: Benik Afobe (Sunderland vs. Bournemouth) - 1pt
GW36: Benik Afobe (Sunderland vs. Bournemouth) - 5pts
GW37: Gabriel Jesus (Man City vs. Leicester and Man City vs. West Brom) - 8pts, 11pts = 19pts
GW38: Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool vs. Middlesbrough) - 5pts
Wildcard Total: 172pts
Player Selection Breakdown
Nathan Redmond (SOU)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW1 (10)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 10pts
Fernando Llorente (SWA)
Times Selected: 2
Selected: GW2 (2), GW28 (1)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 2 blanks
Total Points: 3pts
Romelu Lukaku (EVE)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW3 (2)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 2pts
Tom Heaton (BUR)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW4 (2)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 2pts
Christian Benteke (CRY)
Times Selected: 3
Selected: GW5 (2), GW8 (-1), GW33 (6)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 2 blanks
Total Points: 7pts
Troy Deeney (WAT)
Times Selected: 4
Selected: GW6 (2), GW10 (2), GW26 (9), GW30 (0)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 3 blanks
Total Points: 13pts
Marcus Rashford (MUN)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW7 (2)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 2pts
Gylfi Sigurdsson (SWA)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW9 (2), GW13 (10)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 1 blank
Total Points: 12pts
Wilfried Bony (STK)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW11 (2)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 2pts
Harry Kane (TOT)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW12 (13)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 13pts
Victor Anichebe (SUN)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW14 (2)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 2pts
Divock Origi (LIV)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW15 (9)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 9pts
Marcos Alonso (CHE)
Times Selected: 4
Selected: GW16 (7), GW17 (6), GW18 (6), GW19 (3)
FPL Returns: 4 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 22pts
Olivier Giroud (ARS)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW20 (15)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 15pts
Andre Gray (BUR)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW21 (2)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 2pts
Junior Stanislas (BOU)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW22 (2)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 2pts
Mesut Ozil (ARS)
Times Selected: 2
Selected: GW23 (2), GW32 (2)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 2 blanks
Total Points: 4pts
Patrick van Aanholt (CRY)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW24 (0)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 0pts
Gabriel Jesus (MCI)
Times Selected: 2
Selected: GW25 (1), GW37 (9, 11)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 1 blank
Total Points: 20pts
Manolo Gabbiadini (SOU)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW27 (5)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 5pts
Josh King (BOU)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW29 (8)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 8pts
Oumar Niasse (HUL)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW31 (6)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 6pts
Andros Townsend (CRY)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW34 (2, 2)
FPL Returns: 0 successes, 1 blank
Total Points: 4pts
Benik Afobe (BOU)
Times Selected: 2
Selected: GW35 (1), GW36 (5)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 1 blank
Total Points: 6pts
Daniel Sturridge (LIV)
Times Selected: 1
Selected: GW38 (5)
FPL Returns: 1 success, 0 blanks
Total Points: 5pts
Alternative Captains: Overall Breakdown
Players Featured (25):
Troy Deeney (4)
Marcos Alonso (4)
Christian Benteke (3)
Fernando Llorente (2)
Mesut Ozil (2)
Gabriel Jesus (2)
Benik Afobe (2)
Nathan Redmond (1)
Romelu Lukaku (1)
Tom Heaton (1)
Marcus Rashord (1)
Gylfi Sigurdsson (1)
Wilfried Bony (1)
Harry Kane (1)
Victor Anichebe (1)
Divock Origi (1)
Olivier Giroud (1)
Andre Gray (1)
Junior Stanislas (1)
Patrick van Aanholt (1)
Manolo Gabbiadini (1)
Josh King (1)
Oumar Niasse (1)
Andros Townsend (1)
Danirl Sturridge (1)
Teams Featured (16):
Crystal Palace (5)
Watford (4)
Bournemouth (4)
Arsenal (3)
Swansea (3)
Man City (2)
Liverpool (2)
Southampton (2)
Burnley (2)
Everton (1)
Man United (1)
Stoke (1)
Spurs (1)
Sunderland (1)
Chelsea (1)
Hull (1)
Top Performing Wildcards:
Marcos Alonso: 22pts (4 appearances)
Gabriel Jesus: 20pts (2 appearances)
Olivier Giroud: 15pts (1 appearance)
Harry Kane: 13pts (1 appearance)
Troy Deeney: 13pts (4 appearances)
Nathan Redmond: 10pts (1 appearance)
Divock Origi: 9pts (1 appearance)
Josh King: 8pts (1 appearance)
Christian Benteke: 7pts (3 appearances)
Oumar Niasse: 6pts (1 appearance)
Benik Afobe: 6pts (2 appearances)
Gylfi Sigurdsson: 5pts (1 appearance)
Manolo Gabbiadini: 5pts (1 appearance)
Daniel Sturridge: 5pts (1 appearance)
Mesut Ozil: 4pts (2 appearances)
Andros Townsend: 4pts (1 appearance)
Fernando Llorente: 3pts (2 appearances)
Romelu Lukaku: 2pts (1 appearance)
Tom Heaton: 2pts (1 appearance)
Marcus Rashford: 2pts (1 appearance)
Wilfried Bony: 2pts (1 appearance)
Victor Anichebe: 2pts (1 appearance)
Andre Gray: 2pts (1 appearance)
Junior Stanislas: 2pts (1 appearance)
Patrick van Aanholt: 0pts (1 appearance)
Captaincy Successes & Failures:
- 17 successes and 21 failures from 38 Gameweek's.
- The best individual Gameweek was Olivier Giroud's 15pt haul during GW20's 3-3 draw away at Bournemouth.
- 37/38 of the wildcards registered points, the only differential pick to not pick up points was Patrick van Aanholt's zero point return against old club Sunderland during GW24.
- 18 of the wildcard captaincy selections were only selected once. Only 8/18 of the singular picks managed to score or assist, with the remaining 10/10 gaining 2 points or less.
- Defence proved pivotal as Marcos Alonso finished with the most differential points, due to three clean sheets and an assist.
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