Fantasy Premier League: Who to captain in DGW33? | OneFootball

Another massive week is upon us in Fantasy Premier League. With just over a month remaining, this is the biggest double gameweek left on the calendar – and it may be your best chance to gain serious ground in your mini-leagues.

The captaincy call could be crucial this week; with plenty of viable options, managers will likely be divided, meaning there’s huge upside for those who get it right.

But don’t panic; we’re here to help. We’ve broken down some of the best captaincy options to help you decide who to give the armband to in gameweek 33.

Fantasy Premier League: Who to captain in DGW33?

Bukayo Saka vs Ipswich (A) and Crystal Palace (H)

MID – £10.5m – 24% owned

Arsenal look to have the best fixtures of any team this week, making their talisman, Bukayo Saka, an obvious choice for consideration.

Ipswich are well on their way back to the Championship and have conceded the third most goals in the league this year (67). Likewise, Palace, despite having good defensive numbers for most of the season, have conceded 10 goals across their last two games. Goals look to be on the cards for Arsenal this week.

When he’s fit, Saka has proven that he’s Arsenal’s best attacking option, boasting the highest xA (expected assists) per 90 minutes in the entire league (0.39), as well as carrying a significant goal threat himself.

The only concern here is with his minutes. Saka is still yet to start a Premier League game since his return from injury, and although he started and played 77 minutes in the Champions League in midweek, there must be doubts over whether he’s ready to start two games in one week. The good news is Arsenal don’t play until Sunday this week and don’t have a game next weekend, so there should be ample recovery time.

Omar Marmoush vs Everton (A) and Aston Villa (H)

FWD – £7.6m – 31.6% owned

Omar Marmoush has continued to impress since joining Manchester City in January. He has six Premier League goals to his name and now looks to be the most nailed-on option for minutes in the City attack – and in a Pep side, that’s half the battle.

Since his debut for City, Marmoush has had the most shots on target (15) in the entire league, and in that time, only Mo Salah has scored more league goals (9).

With Erling Haaland still sidelined through injury, Marmoush is also likely to be the designated penalty taker, having scored eight out of nine in his career. Penalties offer an easy route to points and shouldn’t be overlooked in double gameweeks.

Everton and Villa aren’t fixtures that scream goals quite like Arsenal’s do, but City have been historically fixture-proof and are beginning to build momentum, looking much more like the City of old in recent weeks.

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Marcus Rashford vs Newcastle (H) and Manchester City (A)

MID – £6.7m – 7.7% owned

Having started the last three games in all competitions, it seems that Marcus Rashford is now Unai Emery’s first choice up front, ahead of Ollie Watkins.

That makes him a compelling choice for a differential captain this week, ahead of some huge fixtures against Newcastle and Man City.

Rashford seems to have found his spark again playing for Villa; he looks a constant threat and has been turning up in big moments, notably providing a delightful assist in midweek against Paris Saint-Germain.

The fixtures look tough on paper, but these could be the kind of games where Rashford thrives. We’ve seen before how dangerous he can be on the counterattack, and in games like these, where we expect Villa to come under more pressure, I’d expect them to make use of Rashford’s pace on the break.

The City game in particular is of interest to me, a fixture you would usually look at as one of the worst of the season. But with Rashford being a Manchester lad, you can’t help but feel he’ll be itching to have a say in what will be a crucial game for both sides in the race for European football. He has a solid record when playing against them too, scoring six times, including one on his last trip to the Etihad.

Although I’d expect him to start both games, the minutes are still a concern, with Villa now having so many strong attacking options at their disposal.

Kevin De Bruyne vs Everton (A) and Aston Villa (H)

MID – £9.3m – 6% owned

Another City player who looks particularly interesting this week is Kevin De Bruyne. The midfield maestro looks to have worked his way back into the City lineup and has even been deployed as a false nine in recent weeks.

De Bruyne himself says that he is feeling much better, stating after the Palace game last week that he is playing “pain-free” for the first time this season. It was evident too, putting in a man-of-the-match performance with a goal and an assist.

We all know just how good De Bruyne can be when he’s feeling it; he’s City’s main playmaker and will have the lion’s share of set-piece duties, giving him multiple avenues to points.

He’s also got some nice recent history in these fixtures, with an assist last time out against Everton and returns on two of his last three starts against Villa.

With his time at City confirmed to be coming to an end, I’d expect De Bruyne to see increased minutes between now and the end of the season, and at just 6% ownership, he could be the perfect differential for DGW33.

Mohamed Salah vs Leicester (A)

MID – £13.8m – 71.2% owned

I’d usually suggest that captaining a player with a single fixture in a double gameweek is one of FPL’s cardinal sins, but Mo Salah’s record-breaking season has forced us to throw out the rulebook.

Leicester have been dreadful this season, and they’ve looked even worse since the turn of the year – picking up just four points in 2025. If this were a single gameweek, we likely wouldn’t be thinking twice about who to captain.

Salah scored in the reverse fixture in December, and with Liverpool now out of every other competition and Salah still chasing down all kinds of records, he looks a lock for close to 90 minutes, giving him big haul potential.

It seems unlikely that any of the prime candidates will see the full 180 minutes this week anyway, so reverting to Mo could be the way to go.

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