I hope my fellow FPL managers enjoyed their Premier League week off by obsessing over FA Cup and European competition results. It seems so long ago, but last gameweek Doc recommended Costa, Özil, and Agüero for the armband. Again two of three returned fantasy dividends, as Costa (9) did his part in dismantling Newcastle and Özil (8) recorded a dramatic last-minute assist against Leicester. Agüero (2) likely disappointed many as his scoring streak ended at home against Tottenham.

Below are the shot prediction results from Week 26. Everton were HUGE outliers here, as their 33 team shots were the highest of any Premier League side so far this season. Another notable exception were Sunderland, who significantly outperformed their shots predictions in a solid performance against Manchester United.

Below are the shots predictions for Week 27 and team shot rankings in table form.

From these shot rankings, it appears West Ham have the most favorable fixture followed by Tottenham, Leicester, and West Brom. Using these predictions, here are Doc’s Captain Picks for Week 27.

Harry Kane: Spurs have a good opportunity to build on their recent league successes at home against Swansea this weekend. Despite suffering an FA Cup loss to Crystal Palace, Tottenham will be eager to cement themselves as title contenders with three points against Swansea.

Jamie Vardy: Vardy is another good choice as Leicester host Norwich on Saturday. Leicester suffered a difficult loss against Arsenal last gameweek, and critics say it’s only a matter of time before Leicester are knocked off their perch. We all know what Vardy has to say about that type of chatter.

Dimitri Payet: With West Ham at the top of this week’s shot rankings, Payet should be on your captaincy radar. His goalscoring form hasn’t been stellar in 2016, but he’ll be looking to build off of last week’s 13-point haul.

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