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FPL Most Captained Tables

Who the best FPL managers gave the armband to this gameweek, for the top 10k, 1k and 100. For our own pick, see the best FPL captain page.

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Top 10k Captain Picks Table

GW5 from 10,000 teams.

Most captained FPL players among the top 10,000 managers, GW5
TeamPosition
Erling HaalandMan CityFWD£15.6m80.9%
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNottingham ForestMID£8.0m6.5%
Bruno FernandesMan UtdMID£11.9m4.3%
Cole PalmerChelseaMID£9.7m3.2%
João PedroChelseaFWD£7.7m1.3%
Dominic Calvert-LewinLeedsFWD£6.0m1.1%
Morgan RogersChelseaMID£7.7m0.5%
Alexander IsakLiverpoolFWD£9.1m0.3%
Bukayo SakaArsenalMID£9.5m0.2%
Thierno BarryEvertonFWD£5.7m0.2%
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Top 1k Captain Picks Table

GW5 from 1,000 teams.

Most captained FPL players among the top 1,000 managers, GW5
TeamPosition
Erling HaalandMan CityFWD£15.6m75.0%
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNottingham ForestMID£8.0m8.4%
Bruno FernandesMan UtdMID£11.9m6.6%
Cole PalmerChelseaMID£9.7m3.0%
Dominic Calvert-LewinLeedsFWD£6.0m1.6%
João PedroChelseaFWD£7.7m1.1%
Morgan RogersChelseaMID£7.7m0.9%
Alexander IsakLiverpoolFWD£9.1m0.4%
Yoane WissaNewcastleFWD£6.2m0.3%
Thierno BarryEvertonFWD£5.7m0.3%
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Top 100 Captain Picks Table

GW5 from 100 teams.

Most captained FPL players among the top 100 managers, GW5
TeamPosition
Erling HaalandMan CityFWD£15.6m61.0%
Bruno FernandesMan UtdMID£11.9m18.0%
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNottingham ForestMID£8.0m8.0%
Dominic Calvert-LewinLeedsFWD£6.0m4.0%
Cole PalmerChelseaMID£9.7m4.0%
Kiernan Dewsbury-HallEvertonMID£6.6m2.0%
Morgan RogersChelseaMID£7.7m1.0%
Thierno BarryEvertonFWD£5.7m1.0%
Jayden BogleLeedsDEF£4.6m1.0%

There is arguably nothing more important in FPL than who you captain. A differential can lift you up the global rankings, but over a season the statistically best pick pays dividends — and there is no better guide to that than what the top managers actually did.

Generally, the top 10k managers is made up of those who have picked the best captains. This becomes more true as the season progresses.

It is also fascinating to see if any of the top 100 FPL managers deviate from the obvious captain pick that gameweek.

For example if a premium forward is at home to a relegation threatened team, you will expect him to be captained by nearly all.

However, maybe another player has an equally good fixture, or a few managers decide to take a chance on a defender in the same match.

Furthermore, having this information available also lets you know which players you want, and don’t want, to do well. Especially if you’re competing with the elite in Fantasy Premier League.

For the full picture of how exposed you are to each player, see our FPL effective ownership table, which combines ownership and captaincy into a single figure.