FPL Triple Captain GW4: Who to Captain

TL;DR

Triple Captaining in Gameweek 4? The obvious pick is not the obvious pick. Man City go to Man Utd at fixture difficulty 4, so Haaland has his hardest week of the season so far. Chelsea are at home to Hull at difficulty 2, and the projected points put a Chelsea premium top of the gameweek. The deadline is Saturday 12 September at 1.30pm BST.

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“Triple Captain pays for ceiling in one week, not reputation across a season. In GW4 the best fixture and the top projection belong to Chelsea, not to Man City.”

Who to Triple Captain in GW4

The chip triples your captain instead of doubling him, so the whole decision is one player in one fixture. That makes the fixture matter more than usual.

The pitch above is built on live projections for the gameweek, so it shows the current armband rather than a preseason guess. Tap the captain to see the projection.

• Chelsea vs Hull (H), difficulty 2. The softest home draw on the board for a side with a genuine premium.
• Man City go to Man Utd, difficulty 4. A derby away from home is the one fixture you would not choose for a Triple Captain.
• Liverpool vs Fulham (H), difficulty 2 and Crystal Palace vs Ipswich (H), difficulty 2 are the next-best backdrops.
• You must already own him. Triple Captain does not come with a transfer, so if the armband target is not in your squad, budget a move first.

Getting the Most From It

• Check the team news. A rotated captain in a soft fixture is the worst outcome, and Chelsea rotate.
• Set a vice-captain who starts. If your captain does not play, the chip moves to your vice, so never leave it on a bench body.
• Penalties matter here. A taker on 100% of his team's spot-kicks carries a higher floor, which is worth more when the score is tripled.
• Do not hedge. If you are picking a safe six-point floor over the highest ceiling, the chip is not earning its place.

Worth knowing before you commit: Gameweek 4 is a single gameweek, and so are Gameweeks 5, 6 and 7. All 20 teams play once in each, with no blanks and no doubles. Your Triple Captain covers one fixture, so the softness of that fixture is the entire case. For the wider plan see the chip strategy guide, and for the full captain ranking see the GW4 tips.