Captaincy Picks

Ranked mainly by explosive potential — how likely they are to score or assist — plus recent form and how easy their fixture is. A smaller bonus rewards strong bonus-points and Defcon potential, but never outweighs genuine goal threat. Everything then gets scaled by how much they've actually been playing lately, so a great stat built on a few late cameos won't outrank a guaranteed starter.

Gameweek 1 special: no match minutes exist yet, so start likelihood is based on ownership, price, and last season's minutes instead of recent form. Normal, form-based predictions resume from Gameweek 2.

#1B.Fernandes(MID, MUN)
48.7% owned
@ HUL (FDR 2) · form 0.0 · 90 min/GW recently
Explosive/90
0.68
Base score
81.0
Bonus/90
1.20
Defcon/90
0.0 / 12
Bonus potential
+3.0 pts
Starter reliability
100%
#2Haaland(FWD, MCI)
75.2% owned
vs BOU (FDR 3) · form 0.0 · 90 min/GW recently
Explosive/90
0.86
Base score
71.9
Bonus/90
1.31
Defcon/90
0.0 / 12
Bonus potential
+3.3 pts
Starter reliability
100%
#3Saka(MID, ARS)
10.7% owned
vs COV (FDR 2) · form 0.0 · 74 min/GW recently
Explosive/90
0.60
Base score
68.2
Bonus/90
0.73
Defcon/90
0.0 / 12
Bonus potential
+1.8 pts
Starter reliability
82%
#4Mbeumo(MID, MUN)
13.5% owned
@ HUL (FDR 2) · form 0.0 · 64 min/GW recently
Explosive/90
0.58
Base score
64.8
Bonus/90
0.55
Defcon/90
0.0 / 12
Bonus potential
+1.4 pts
Starter reliability
71%
#5Gyökeres(FWD, ARS)
13.5% owned
vs COV (FDR 2) · form 0.0 · 64 min/GW recently
Explosive/90
0.58
Base score
60.5
Bonus/90
0.65
Defcon/90
0.0 / 12
Bonus potential
+1.6 pts
Starter reliability
71%
#6Gibbs-White(MID, NFO)
12.4% owned
vs LEE (FDR 2) · form 0.0 · 71 min/GW recently
Explosive/90
0.40
Base score
52.3
Bonus/90
0.52
Defcon/90
0.0 / 12
Bonus potential
+1.3 pts
Starter reliability
79%
#7Gabriel(DEF, ARS)
25.4% owned
vs COV (FDR 2) · form 0.0 · 90 min/GW recently
Explosive/90
0.15
Base score
38.3
Bonus/90
0.98
Defcon/90
0.0 / 10
Bonus potential
+2.5 pts
Starter reliability
100%
#8Palmer(MID, CHE)
13.2% owned
@ FUL (FDR 3) · form 0.0 · 72 min/GW recently
Explosive/90
0.60
Base score
49.2
Bonus/90
0.51
Defcon/90
0.0 / 12
Bonus potential
+1.3 pts
Starter reliability
80%
#9Thiago(FWD, BRE)
16.1% owned
vs TOT (FDR 3) · form 0.0 · 65 min/GW recently
Explosive/90
0.62
Base score
51.3
Bonus/90
0.60
Defcon/90
0.0 / 12
Bonus potential
+1.5 pts
Starter reliability
73%
#10João Pedro(FWD, CHE)
51.9% owned
@ FUL (FDR 3) · form 0.0 · 64 min/GW recently
Explosive/90
0.57
Base score
49.6
Bonus/90
1.02
Defcon/90
0.0 / 12
Bonus potential
+2.5 pts
Starter reliability
71%