Who is the best captain for FPL Gameweek 36?

Erling Haaland (£14.1m) is the early armband favorite ahead of Gameweek 36, as time dwindles for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers to hit that elusive differential captaincy.

As usual, the Captain Sensible article highlights which assets have the best chance of being picked up.

First we assess the consequences of the captain poll. We then analyze the top options, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Friday’s 6:30pm BST deadline.

*Note: this article was written before Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday evening

THE CAPTAIN POLL

Erling Haaland enjoyed a goal-rich return to the Premier League in Man City’s 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground, with the Norwegian sealing a nail-biting victory for Guardiola’s side.

And the former Molde frontman impressed in his 34-minute cameo. His two shots came from inside the penalty area and deflected the Forest goalkeeper, with Haaland scoring.

A slip-through ball over Kevin De Bruyne (£10.5m) left Haaland free to run over the shoulder of the last defender before firing across goal into the bottom corner.

The Man City marksman is backed by just over four in ten of our users to continue his goalscoring form when Wolves visit the Etihad Stadium for Saturday night’s kick-off.

Bukayo Saka (£9.0m) comes in third with 8.93% of the vote Alexander Isaac (£8.3m) narrowly behind him.

Kai Havertz (£7.5 million), Phil Foden (£8.4 million) and Cole Palmer (£6.2 million). they all receive more than 7% of the vote in a tight race for second place.

THE PLAYER STATISTICS – LAST SIX MATCHES