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FPLHolly is back this week with her selection of captain picks for Gameweek 18. The deadlines are coming thick and fast over the festive period. Her Clueless Husband is talking Pontiffs. Don’t miss it!

GW17 captains Overall – live teams Salah 30%

Kane 29%

Aguero 6%

Lukaku 5.5%

Morata 5%

Hazard 4%

KDB 3%

Firmino 3%https://t.co/73oDMSnf3R pic.twitter.com/cxZvkBmKzZ — Fantasy Football Fix (@FantasyFootyFix) December 12, 2017

Gameweek 17 was all about deciding between Kane, Hazard and Salah: it turned out they all blanked! Looking ahead to Gameweek 18, rotation is inevitable. Make sure you pick a player who’s had a rest recently and select a strong vice captain. We will be avoiding the Manchester City v Spurs game for captaincy contenders. It’s worth noting that many sides have a rest next midweek as they don’t feature in the EFL Cup quarter finals, so players are more likely to get 90 minutes. Those sides with games on Tuesday and Wednesday are as follows:

Arsenal, West Ham, Leicester, Manchester City, Chelsea, Bournemouth, Manchester United.

Shield Pick: Mohammed Salah vs Bournemouth (A)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 4/5

Mo Salah vs Everton 75 Touches

6 Chances Created

7 Take-Ons

7 Shots

1 On Target

1 Goal #LFC #FPL pic.twitter.com/EjWnFSxDOu — EPL Stat Man (@EPLStatman) December 10, 2017

Mo Salah continues to dominate the Premier League. He’s got the most FPL points and is currently holding Harry Kane off in the race for the golden boot. This week they face a Bournemouth side who’ve struggled all season defensively. Mo had returned in 8 gameweeks on the bounce, prior to Gameweek 17. If you think he can get back on track this week, give him the armband this week!

Sword Pick: Romelu Lukaku vs West Brom (A)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 11/10

30 – Since the start of 2016-17, Romelu Lukaku has scored 30 goals in 38 Premier League appearances versus “non-big-six” sides. Bully. pic.twitter.com/lGNuCJykVx — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 13, 2017

Romelu finally made it back into the scoresheet midweek, after several barren weeks. The fixtures have turned for United positively, and now he becomes a leading premium striker option once more. Lukaku has 4 goals and 3 assists in 7 games against the Baggies. Can he continue his scoring streak this week?

Form Pick: Eden Hazard vs Southampton (H)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 17/20

Eden Hazard has a higher dribble success rate this season than: Neymar

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/E4H6H8exmb — The Fantasy PL (@TheFantasy_PL) December 6, 2017

Hazard was one of the golden three to blank last time out, but his form means he deserves another chance this week. He has 4 goals and 3 assists in previous performance against Southampton. He’s on penalties for Chelsea too, which gives hope for additional returns. With 4 goals and 2 assists in the last 6, will you be going with the form pick?

Fixture Pick: Alexis Sanchez vs Newcastle (H)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 17/20

Alexis Sanchez vs. Southampton: 68.1% – passing accuracy

1 – assist

3 – chances created

32 – possession lost pic.twitter.com/w2oUi36qfR — Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley_) December 10, 2017

Alexis Sanchez has gone under the radar this season, but is beginning to live up to his price tag. Arsenal were on a strong run but have lost their way in the last couple of games. Despite this, Alexis has 3 goals and an assist in his last 6 games and he enjoys playing against easier opposition. Will you be going with the fixture pick?

Punt Pick: Mame Biram Diouf vs West Ham (H)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 17/10

We look at 5⃣ things learned from Saturday’s win over @SwansOfficial ✅ Count On Shaq

✅ Pieters’ Courage

✅ Diouf Up Top

✅ Centre-Back Woes

✅ Jack’s Back https://t.co/UBAJ0Nmt3b#SCFC ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/kcyzfPQ8Jo — Stoke City FC (@stokecity) December 4, 2017

Diouf is the birthday boy on Saturday and faces an easy home fixture against West Ham, who are far from resilient at keeping clean sheets. Diouf has scored 3 of his 4 goals this season at home and his minutes look assured. If you’re really struggling for overall rank, will you take a punt?

Clueless Husband/Park the Bus Pick: Nick Pope vs Brighton (A)

Clean Sheet Odds: 7/4

SCOUT: Burnley’s Nick Pope with his 6th clean sheet in 12 starts. BUT he has made just two saves. He is now without a save point in his last 5 #FPL GWs pic.twitter.com/4rCRKAxv1o — Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) December 10, 2017

Whilst my Clueless Husband was browsing through potential players for his wildcard team last week, he creased up when he saw ‘the pope’ in the list of players. Having a funny name is enough to get a selection in this section, the thought of the actual Pope playing football is hilarious to him! Burnley kept a clean sheet in their last two games and have conceded just 3 goals in their last 8. Are you brave enough to side with my Clueless Husband and captain a keeper?

Until Next Week…

Good Luck!

Holly.

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