FPL GW32 Captain Picks – Kane and Son looking good for the double gameweek

It is GW32 in the FPL and it’s time to see who will be the best captain picks for the mini-double gameweek. Does Son and Kane top the charts?

After a strange GW31 that saw the likes of Kelechi Iheanacho, Jesse Lingard, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Stuart Dallas (much to the dismay of the FPL managers who benched or sold him) steal the show, we return for GW32.

A small double gameweek that sees Tottenham Hotspur play twice while Crystal Palace have a blank which sees them miss out this week.

With the DGW upon us, it is no surprise that Spurs’ assets will be overwhelming favourites for the GW. Here are my Top 5 armband picks for GW32.

FPL Captain Pick #5 Jesse Lingard vs Newcastle (A)

I honestly never expected that I would be considering Jesse Lingard as a viable FPL asset this season, let alone mention him as a legitimate captaincy option.

He is a man full of confidence at the moment and looks almost unplayable.

There has been much debate about him and his underlying stats but he has kept defying them.

With three double-digit hauls in his last three games, he clearly has the fixture to make it four out of four against a Newcastle side who are still struggling defensively, making it a good fixture for attackers.

West Brom and Fulham are trying to put up a late fight which makes it important for Newcastle to win their games to be clear of the relegation zone.

With Callum Wilson and Allan Saint-Maximin back, coupled with Declan Rice, Michail Antonio and possibly even Aaron Cresswell missing for West Ham, there is a very good chance that the Magpies will try to go all out for a win here.

Meanwhile, West Ham also have to keep winning to stay in the Top 4 which could result in a thrilling game full of goals.

The Hammers have scored 3 goals in each of their last 3 games with high involvement from Lingard. It will be no surprise if he is among the points once again.

FPL Captain Pick #4 Bruno Fernandes vs Burnley (H)

In the past, I have always been cautious about captaining players against Burnley. Over the years they have been the type of team that never get rolled over easily and can grind out a clean sheet against anyone, usually being involved in low-scoring games.

However, that hasn’t really been the case in recent games as they seem to be more involved offensively, having failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 6 league games.

Burnley were looking pretty much safe from a relegation battle but they are not quite there yet. Nick Pope missed out on Burnley’s game against Newcastle due to a shoulder injury although it is not believed to be too serious.

If Pope were to miss out again it would really enhance the prospects of Fernandes as an FPL asset this week. By his standards, he has been a bit disappointing from an FPL-perspective with 4 blanks in his last 6 games.

But we all know what he is capable of and this is exactly the type of fixture where he can pull off a double-digit haul out of nowhere.

FPL Captain Pick #3 Mohamed Salah vs Leeds (A)

If you captained Mo Salah in GW1 vs Leeds, your FPL season would have got off to a flying start in all likelihood as the Egyptian bagged a staggering 20 points after grabbing a hat-trick in a thrilling 4-3 win over Leeds at Anfield.

Leeds have been a fixture to captain for target all season, although it was looking like their defence was showing clear signs of improvement with the Cooper-Llorente centre-back pairing.

The red card to Leeds’ captain Liam Cooper will once again unsettle their backline. It wouldn’t be surprising to see a similar scoreline to the one we saw at Anfield earlier in the season.

Even after going a man down against Man City, Leeds did not give up and were willing to take the game to the opposition, they only know one way to approach a game and that is to attack, which should make for an exciting game where you can expect many goals.

Salah was on the scoresheet in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa, however, it could have been a lot more had he tucked away a simple chance that he got in the first half, the type of chance that he usually puts away with ease.

Most underlying stats point towards a Salah haul soon but he will have to take his chances.

FPL Captain Pick #2 Son Heung-Min vs Everton (A), Southampton (H)

Talking about reverse fixtures, Son was on the scoresheet four times for Tottenham in the reverse fixture against Southampton as Spurs’ hit the Saints’ for 5, exploiting their high line to the fullest.

While Spurs are not the same attacking force at the moment and are heavily dependent on Harry Kane, Southampton look just as vulnerable and seem to be really struggling defensively.

Everton is never an easy fixture but their defence has been disappointing lately so you would expect Spurs to grab a goal or two in that game as well. While Son is an excellent option for this week in isolation, I’m not too sure about captaining him if you have the option to go for Harry Kane.

What Son does have in his favour is the potential for an extra clean sheet point in each game and extra points for scoring a goal being a midfielder. There might be GW’s (as we saw last week) where Son might get a return and Kane blanks but is quite hard to predict them.

More often than not, if Son is involved in a Spurs’ goal, Kane is as well. However, it is hard to say the same thing the other way round.

I’m not sure if going for Son is the right decision just because you are chasing a lead in your leagues or want to climb up the ranks.

At the end of the day, it is the player who gives you the highest points that matter for captaincy. If you think Son is the best option, for whatever reason, you shouldn’t hesitate to go for it.

FPL Captain Pick #1 Harry Kane vs Everton(A), Southampton (H)

A player top of the Golden Boot and Top Assister charts playing against two obliging defences? Yeah, there’s no need to overthink it.

If you still have your Triple Captain (TC) chip left I highly doubt there is going to be a better time to use it. I also think this set of fixtures with this player in the form of his life is better than all of the popular TC opportunities that have come up to us so far this season, making it the easiest captaincy decision of the season for me.

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Continuing on from the talk about reverse fixtures earlier, yes, Son might have grabbed 4 goals but it was Harry Kane who had a goal and 4 assists to his name and was the creator-in-chief part of the annihilation, which just showed how complete a player has become.

I have almost always been in the ‘It is never worth captaining Son if you also own Kane’

Can Son outscore Kane? Yes.

No one is denying that as a possibility, it has happened quite a few times in the past as we saw earlier and can definitely happen this GW.

When Son does outscore Kane most often it is just by a small amount because of Kane’s high goal involvement but it is much more plausible for Kane to heavily outscore Son in my opinion – even more so based on what we have seen in the last few weeks.

Betting against Kane carries a possible small gain that comes with a possibility of a huge loss which makes the risk just not worth it for me.

The stats in the graphic below clearly point in Kane’s favour as well.