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FPL Gameweek 11: Top 3 Captaincy Picks

Fantasy Football Fix 8 Nov. 2024

Top 3 Captaincy Picks for Fantasy Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 11

Welcome to our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) guide for Gameweek 11! Each gameweek, we'll highlight the top captaincy picks for your FPL team.

In this blog, the three best Captaincy options for Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 11 are discussed. Picks are in the below format:

  1. No.1 predicted by Fix. 
  2. Alternative high-ownership option. Over 20%.
  3. Differential option. Under 20%.


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FPL Gameweek 11: The Best Captain Choices

Heung-Min Son (IPS) - Highest Projected Point Scorer

Son's halftime substitution in the Europa League bodes well for his starting prospects this weekend, the South Korean is still Spurs' second highest scorer with four goals despite missing a large chunk of the season due to injury. He has also been their most creative player with no Spurs player registering more 'big chances' created (five) or 'Expected Assists' (xA) (2.67).

Player Point Projections for Gameweek 11 Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

Spurs are the league's top scorers with 22 goals, only Man. City (198) have attempted more shots than their 172 while they trail only Liverpool (20.78) and Man. City (21.77) for 'Expected Goals' (xG) (20.00).

Their visitors Ipswich have conceded 21 goals (19th) and have kept just one clean sheet. The Promoted side are ranked 15th for shots in the box conceded (108) and bottom for 'Expected Goals Conceded' (xGC) (24.49).

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 7.3 for Son.

Mohamed Salah (AVL) - Highly Projected Points Alternative

Salah (seven) trails only Mbeumo (eight) for goals scored this season amongst midfielders, while only Semenyo (29) and Johnson (30) have taken more shots in the box than his 28.

Meanwhile, as the below image from our Opta Stats Sandbox feature shows, no midfielder has been afforded more 'big chances' (11) or registered a higher xG tally (5.80) than the Egyptian international.

Stats for Midfielders Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

Liverpool have found the back of the net 19 times this season (fourth) and are top of the league for 'big chances' (37) while only Man. City (21.77) have registered a higher xG than their 20.78.

Their opponents Villa have conceded 15 goals (13th) and have kept just one clean sheet. The Birmingham side are third for shots in the box conceded (68) and fifth for xGC (13.20).

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 6.9 for Salah.

Matheus Cunha (SOU) - The Differential

Wolves will be looking to Cunha to power them to their first win of the season as they host relegation rivals Southampton, as the below image from our Match Centre feature shows, Cunha is third amongst their players for goals (two) and xG (0.8) while none of their players have attempted more assists than his 10.

Last Five Game Player Statistics for Wolves Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

Despite a daunting fixture list, Wolves have scored 14 goals (ninth) but the Midlands outfit are ranked just 19th for shots in the box (74) and xG (11.36).

Their opponents Southampton have struggled defensively with only Brentford (20), Ipswich (21) and Wolves (27) conceding more goals than the Saints (19). The South Coast side are ranked 18th for shots conceded (178) and 19th for xGC (22.68).

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 4.4 for Cunha.


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