How do you pick a Captain in Fantasy Premier League?
To pick FPL Captain, one needs to consider several factors such as
* Players with Consistent performances
* Players with Most Points in FPL
* FPL Dream Team - Most Featured Players
* Players with Most Bonus Points etc
and also the FPL players need to keep in mind about the budget, so all these factors need to be analysed before selecting FPL Captain. For gameweek 1, you can check out FPL Stats last season for more reference
Fantasy Premier League Captain Tips: Players to pick as Captains
| Player | Team | Cost (Last Season) | Selection % (Last season) | Points | Times in Dream Team |
| Salah (MID) | Liverpool | £13.2 | 33.90% | 259 | 6 |
| Sterling (MID) | Manchester City | £11.7 | 24.80% | 234 | 6 |
| Mané (MID) | Liverpool | £10.3 | 38.60% | 231 | 8 |
| Aubameyang (FWD) | Arsenal | £10.8 | 18.80% | 205 | 5 |
| Agüero (FWD) | Manchester City | £12 | 42.70% | 201 | 4 |
| Pogba (MID) | Manchester United | £8.6 | 33.70% | 179 | 5 |
| Vardy (FWD) | Leicester City | £9 | 10.30% | 174 | 4 |
| Kane (FWD) | Tottenham | £12.6 | 12.40% | 160 | 4 |
| Son (MID) | Tottenham | £8.6 | 10.60% | 159 | 5 |
Budget FPL Captain: Budget Players to pick as captains
| Player | Team | Cost (Last Season) | Selection % (Last season) | Points | Times in Dream Team |
| Robertson (DEF) | Liverpool | £6.7 | 33.00% | 213 | 5 |
| van Dijk (DEF) | Liverpool | £6.7 | 32.30% | 208 | 4 |
| Alexander-Arnold (DEF) | Liverpool | £5.8 | 26.90% | 185 | 8 |
| Fraser (MID) | Bournemouth | £6.4 | 23.70% | 181 | 6 |
| Wilson (FWD) | Bournemouth | £6.9 | 20.30% | 168 | 7 |
| Milivojevic (MID) | Crystal Palace | £6.5 | 10.60% | 166 | 4 |
| David Luiz (DEF) | Chelsea | £5.8 | 11.70% | 164 | 4 |
| Alonso (DEF) | Chelsea | £6.2 | 22.10% | 161 | 4 |
| Digne (DEF) | Everton | £5.4 | 10.20% | 158 | 4 |
| Felipe Anderson (MID) | West Ham United | £6.8 | 8.20% | 155 | 4 |
The FPL Captains to have in your Fantasy teams based on last season. So these FPL Captains are divided into two groups
I) Top Captains to choose
II) Budget Captains to choose
Choosing FPL Captain is very important for any FPL manager, Captains usually receive double points and they play a crucial role in overall FPL points allocation, so selecting captain should be top priority for any FPL manager. FPL managers need consider several factors before selecting a captain, players with consistent performances, Number of FPL points last season, appearances in dream teams, selection percentage i.e how many FPL teams have selected a particular player etc.
For Gameweek 1 its going to be these stats which will help you choose a better FPL Captain and also to choose a vice captain who'll be helpful if the captain is unavailable.
Salah, Sterling, Mane, Aubameyang, Aguero are the leading contenders for the Top FPL Captains to choose for Fantasy Teams. Salah Played 38 games for Liverpool in Premier League last season with 22 goals and 11 assists, with 259 FPL Points and 6 appearances in FPL Dream Team last season, Salah is the best player to have in FPL Team and also one of the strong contender for FPL Captains to have in your Fantasy team.
Raheem Sterling and Sadio Mane both were terrific for their respective teams last season. Sterling scored 234 FPL points whereas Mane scored 231 points, you are looking at two of the most influential Premier league wingers to have in any Fantasy Teams. Both of them have managed to appear in FPL Dream Team several times and are the consistent players for FPL Managers to choose.
Robertson, Van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold, Ryan Fraser are the Budget players and also among the top FPL Captains to have in your Fantasy team. Robertson, with 213 FPL points last season and 5 appearances in FPL Dream Team is the best Budget player to choose as captain in any Fantasy team.
Van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold and Ryan Fraser are the other alternatives to choose for a Budget Captain from the FPL Captains to have in your Fantasy Team list.
