{"id":588595,"date":"2021-04-07T04:59:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T08:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=588595"},"modified":"2021-04-07T04:59:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T08:59:57","slug":"captaincy-dilemma-gameweek-31-fantasy-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/07\/captaincy-dilemma-gameweek-31-fantasy-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Captaincy Dilemma: Gameweek 31 Fantasy Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Gameweek 31 Fantasy Premier League captaincy decision is a very tough one with many doubts and uncertainties around. Read on to find out about the captaincy options this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gameweek 31 Fantasy Premier League Captaincy Options<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gameweek 31 Fantasy Premier League Captaincy: The Options<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e342ad68\/Mohamed-Salah?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mohamed Salah<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Goals: 18<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Assists: 4<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FPL Points: 182<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FPL points in the last five matches: 18<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Price: \u00a312.4<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Opponents:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/02\/konsa-new-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aston Villa<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(home)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Not long ago, captaining Salah at home to a mid-table opponent would have been a no-brainer. However, those days are long gone. The last time Liverpool won at Anfield in the premier league was in December against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/05\/tottenham-hotspur-collapse\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur.<\/a> Since then, they have managed to gain a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whoscored.com\/Teams\/26\/Fixtures\/England-Liverpool\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">shocking two points from eight games<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on home soil. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/56641937\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool lost 3-1<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/06\/real-madrid-midfield\/\" target=\"_self\">Real Madrid<\/a> on Tuesday night and have it all to do in the second leg. However, Salah has scored two goals in the last two matches so he looks in decent scoring touch. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/31\/aston-villa-jack-grealish-valuation\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa<\/a> are no pushovers though and have performed quite well away from home this season.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=7956236f,52061089&amp;search=Emiliano+Mart%EDnez&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Emiliano Martinez has<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0kept eight clean sheets away from home including at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/19\/leicester-city-suffered-a-loss-of-67-million\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/07\/arsenal-injury-smith-rowe-saka-tierney-xhaka\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a>. So, Salah will not have it easy at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/21a66f6a\/Harry-Kane?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Harry Kane<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Goals: 19<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Assists: 13<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FPL Points: 204<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FPL points in the last five matches: 43<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Price: \u00a311.7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Opponents:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/06\/manchester-united-squad-for-europa-league-tie-to-include-youngster-anthony-elanga\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(home)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tottenham&#8217;s performances have not impressed their fans in recent times. One man has kept their Champions League qualification hopes alive in recent weeks and that man is\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/21a66f6a\/Harry-Kane?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Harry Kane<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. He is doing almost everything for the side.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/92e7e919\/Son-Heung-min?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Son Heung-min<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0should return to the starting lineup this week which will help Kane. However, this could be a very cagey match as\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/65cb97b8\/Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0won&#8217;t want a repeat of the 6-1 defeat at home earlier in the season. On form, Kane is a good shout for the armband. His\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/harry-kane\/bilanzdetails\/spieler\/132098\/gegner\/985\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">record<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is not great against the red devils though, with just four goals in 14 matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b400bde0\/Raheem-Sterling?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Raheem Sterling<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Goals: 9<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Assists: 8<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FPL Points: 136<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FPL points in the last five matches: 17<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Price: \u00a311.3<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Opponents:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/leeds-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leeds United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(home)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Second-guessing\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b21fe2db\/Pep-Guardiola?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pep Guardiola<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is a dangerous thing. He is well-known for his squad rotation and has been doing it more this season. So, captaining a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/05\/jadon-sanchos-manchester-city-reunion-on-hold\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a> player is very risky indeed. However, Raheem Sterling did not see a single minute of action on Tuesday night and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whoscored.com\/Matches\/1485488\/Live\/England-Premier-League-2020-2021-Leicester-Manchester-City\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">only played for around half an hour<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0last Saturday. This gives him a very good chance to start this weekend. Sterling has happy memories of playing against Leeds United as well as he scored earlier in the season at Elland road. He offers a tantalizing captaincy option with the potential of a huge score.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/4e9a0555\/Chris-Wood?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chris Wood<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Goals: 7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Assists: 1<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FPL Points: 93<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FPL points in the last five matches: 30<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Price: \u00a36.2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Opponents:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/24\/newcastle-united-burnley-west-brom-kyle-bartley\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Newcastle United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(home)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chris Wood is a very unfashionable candidate for the armband on any given week. As a team,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/24\/newcastle-united-burnley-west-brom-kyle-bartley\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Burnley<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0are also rather unfashionable. However, the New-Zealander has scored three matches on the trot and faces a very poor Newcastle United side. The clarets need to win to ease their own relegation worries and this provides an ideal opportunity to pick up three points. Burnley won 1-0 at Turf Moor\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.11v11.com\/matches\/burnley-v-newcastle-united-14-december-2019-365155\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">last season<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with Wood scoring the winner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gameweek 31 Fantasy Premier League Captaincy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There is no real standout candidate this week. So, it&#8217;s time to take a calculated gamble and hope for the best. Raheem Sterling offers a high-risk high reward sort of option whereas one could go with the in-form Kane as well. 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