Welcome back to another Fantasy Premier League Captain Tips for Gameweek 36 article. This week jamieFPL analyses the best candidates for your captain's armband.
This article will compare the last four Premier League performances of Sergio Aguero, Alexis Sanchez, Andy Carroll, Jermain Defoe & Romelu Lukaku.
We are going to look at recent form, opposition difficulty and the bookies odds to reach a verdict on which player is the most rounded captaincy choice for Gameweek 36.
Recent Form:
| # |
Player |
PPG |
G+A |
| 1 |
Aguero |
10.25 |
6+0 |
| 2 |
Sanchez |
8.75 |
4+0 |
| 3 |
Carroll |
8.00 |
5+0 |
| 4 |
Defoe |
3.00 |
1+0 |
| 5 |
Lukaku |
1.50 |
0+0 |
Sergio Aguero has managed to find the back of net in five consecutive Premier League games including a hat-trick against Chelsea back in Gameweek 34. Over the last four weeks he's averaged over 10 points per game and for that reason he'll be the most popular captain choice this gameweek.
Alexis Sanchez & Andy Carroll have both been in decent goal scoring form as both of their club's push for a Champions League spot. Both will be called upon to deliver again this weekend with just three games remaining.
Elsewhere, Jermain Defoe's goalscoring run has dried up with just one goal from his last four. His last seven goals have all come on the road and with an away fixture against Stoke this weekend, he could be worth a punt as Sunderland work towards safety.
Opposition Difficulty:
| # |
Player |
Vs. |
GC |
| 1 |
Defoe |
sto |
14 |
| 2 |
Lukaku |
BOU |
11 |
| 3 |
Sanchez |
NOR |
6 |
| 4 |
Carroll |
wba |
6 |
| 5 |
Aguero |
sou |
5 |
Stoke have been leaking goals in the Premier League recently, conceding four against both Liverpool, Tottenham and Man City in their last three matches. Bournemouth trail slightly behind in terms of goals conceded, conceding four to Man City and Chelsea this month.
Following their back-to-back clean sheets against Man City and West Brom, Norwich have since proved unconvincing at the back costing them vital points against relegation rivals Crystal Palace & Sunderland.
West Brom have little left to play for but it hasn't stopped Tony Pulis working tirelessly on his defensive strategy. Last week they upset the odds by taking a point from Tottenham at White Hart Lane and they could crush West Ham's dreams of Europe with another point this weekend.
Southampton are this week's ‘toughest opposition' having only conceded five goals in their last four matches. However, the Saints still haven't gone goalless since GW26 when Chelsea ended their run of six successive clean sheets.
Bookies Odds:
| # |
Player |
Odds |
IC% |
| 1 |
Sanchez |
1.91 |
52.36% |
| 2 |
Lukaku |
1.95 |
51.28% |
| 3 |
Aguero |
2.05 |
48.78% |
| 4 |
Defoe |
2.50 |
40.00% |
| 5 |
Carroll |
2.75 |
36.36% |
The bookies favourite this gameweek is Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez who takes on relegation fighters Norwich City. It's rare for an attacking midfielder to have a better implied chance than all four of the strikers, which further suggests his goalscoring potential for the weekend.
Romelu Lukaku comes in just behind Sanchez with a 51.28% chance to find the net against Bournemouth. It's surprising to see the Everton striker place higher than Aguero despite not scoring in his last five Premier League matches.
Sergio Aguero comes in at third place despite scoring six goals in his last four matches. Southampton's average defensive form and Aguero's rotation risk have not doubt been considered in the bookies verdict.
Jermain Defoe and Andy Carroll have somewhat poor odds to score despite taking part in arguably their most important fixtures of the season.
Who To Captain In Gameweek 36:
| # |
Player |
Form |
Fixture |
Odds |
Total |
| 1 |
Sanchez |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| 2 |
Aguero |
1 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
| 2 |
Defoe |
4 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
| 2 |
Lukaku |
5 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
| 5 |
Carroll |
3 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
Alexis Sanchez is the most rounded captaincy option for Gameweek 36 when Arsenal host relegation fighters Norwich. The winger has averaged one goal a game from his last four and is the bookies favourite to find the net this weekend.
Sergio Aguero has been in untouchable form lately, scoring six in his last four. Proceed with caution though as he's subject to rotation with a trip to Real Madrid next Wednesday.
Jermain Defoe will be looking to capitalise on the league's most out of form defence when Sunderland visit Stoke who have conceded four goals in each of their last three matches.
Romelu Lukaku has been in terrible form lately but has the second easiest fixture and the bookies backing. After his disappointing double gameweek it'd be hard to ignore the old adage of ‘form over fixture'.
Andy Carroll ranks last in our table despite scoring five goals in his last four matches. West Brom's defence looked strong against Tottenham but they haven't managed to keep a clean sheet now for over a month.
