With 2 scoring machines facing promoted teams this week, the potential for a big captaincy swing is huge. Luckily, The FPL Bois have done a dive into the data to help guide your decision.
CAPTAINCY THREAD
Gameweek 22 was a mixed bag with plenty of high scoring games but most of the popular FPL assets getting no or minimal returns. With this week’s captaincy candidates we aim to offset the misses from last week and hop back on to the green arrows trajectory:
Two consecutive blanks for the King is a first this season and has left managers rather disappointed. However he got back on the scoresheet in the mid-week UCL fixture against Lille and is now set to take on a defensively vulnerable Ipswich Town side who rank 19th for xGC and have conceded 15 goals against the ‘Top 6’ in 7 games, including 6 from Man City last weekend. With 1 win in the last 3 games in the league at Anfield, this fixture also comes at a great time for Slot’s team to improve their home record as they look to continue accelerating towards the league title.
Despite the minor blip in form, Salah’s record is beyond impressive this season as he ranks 1st for goals scored, 2nd for xG, 2nd for nPxG, 1st for assists, 4th for xA, 3rd for Big Chances Created, and 1st for Penalty Area Touches. He has wonderfully spearheaded the Liverpool attack which continues to dominate and is ranked 1st for goals scored, 1st for xG, and 1st for Big Chances Created.
Salah’s record this season against the newly promoted teams is delightful with 4 goals and 1 assist (leading to 36 points) in 3 games including the goal against Ipswich in the reverse fixture in their season opener. Salah would be looking to capitalize on this fixture and extend his lead for the golden boot while also using his creativity to help the entire attack flourish once again, making him a very strong candidate for this week’s captaincy.
Another man in form who hit a roadblock in GW22 after 8 consecutive weeks of returns, Alexander Isak is the next name on the shortlist as he gears up to face the worst defence in the league, Southampton who rank 20th for xGC and have conceded 11 goals in the last 3 league games. Newcastle have been enjoying a great run of form on the road with an aggregate scoreline of 8-1 in 3 games, of which two were against Spurs and Man United.
Isak has been instrumental for the Newcastle attack and one of the main forces behind their recent streak of wins, this sees him rank 3rd for goals scored, 3rd for xG, 3rd for nPxG, 12th for assists, 14th for Big Chances Created, and 6th for Penalty Area Touches driving Newcastle to rank 7th for goals scored, 6th for xG, and 9th for Big Chances Created. The fixture against Southampton could help them get back on track and prove to their rivals that the result against Bournemouth was just a one-off.
Isak too has had his share of great performances against the newly promoted teams this season and has a record of 4 goals and 3 assists (leading to 33 points) in 3 games, and would now be looking to make his presence felt with another scintillating display and pushing Newcastle into the top 4, making him an excellent contender for the armband this week.
30 points from the last 4 fixtures see Ollie Watkins make his return to the shortlist as he takes on West Ham United who have looked wobbly in defence and rank 17th for xGC and have conceded 13 goals in their last 4 games resulting in 3 losses and just one win. On the other hand, Villa are on the up as they’ve looked impressive and have 7 points in their last 3 with an aggregate scoreline of 5-3.
Watkins has his tail up as he’s finding form and his stats reflect this upturn as he now ranks 8th for goals scored, 5th for xG, 6th for nPxG, 20th for assists, and 10th for Penalty Area Touches. With favorable fixtures coming up for Unai Emery’s men, they’ll be looking to take advantage of this run and starting with a strong triumph over their jersey lookalikes. Villa currently rank 11th for goals scored, 9th for xG, and 5th for Big Chances Created – we could see an improvement in these numbers considering how weak West Ham can be defensively.
Watkins’ record against West Ham is 4 goals and 2 assists in 10 games which also features a goal and an assist in this fixture previous season. For managers looking to spice things up for their teams instead of going for the most popular picks, Watkins promises a huge potential upside and can be an excellent choice for captaincy this gameweek!
Thank you for reading our article! Who are you backing to deliver the returns and a heap of green arrows this week?
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KhusanovMan City • DEFKhusanov Man City DEF × |
MerinoArsenal • MIDMerino Arsenal MID × |
M. AsensioAston Villa • MIDM. Asensio Aston Villa MID × |
N. GonzalezMan City • MIDN. Gonzalez Man City MID × |
ValdimarrsonBrentford • GKValdimarrson Brentford GK × |
DuranAston Villa • FWDDuran Aston Villa FWD × |
SterlingArsenal • MIDSterling Arsenal MID × |
IwobiFulham • MIDIwobi Fulham MID × |
ZinchenkoArsenal • DEFZinchenko Arsenal DEF × |
AntonioWest Ham • FWDAntonio West Ham FWD × |
PauAston Villa • DEFPau Aston Villa DEF × |
RodneyCrystal Palace • MIDRodney Crystal Palace MID × |
MunizFulham • FWDMuniz Fulham FWD × |
RogersAston Villa • MIDRogers Aston Villa MID × |
NdiayeEverton • FWDNdiaye Everton FWD × |
Dewsberry-HallChelsea • MIDDewsberry-Hall Chelsea MID × |
AreolaWest Ham • GKAreola West Ham GK × |
VladimarssonBrentford • GKVladimarsson Brentford GK × |
NedeljkovicAston Villa • DEFNedeljkovic Aston Villa DEF × |
DasilvaBrentford • MIDDasilva Brentford MID × |
CastagneFulham • DEFCastagne Fulham DEF × |
AndreasFulham • MIDAndreas Fulham MID × |
KamaraAston Villa • MIDKamara Aston Villa MID × |
McGinnAston Villa • MIDMcGinn Aston Villa MID × |
DoucoureCrystal Palace • MIDDoucoure Crystal Palace MID × |
KonsaAston Villa • DEFKonsa Aston Villa DEF × |
Renato VeigaChelsea • MIDRenato Veiga Chelsea MID × |
NelsonFulham • MIDNelson Fulham MID × |
DavisIpswich • DEFDavis Ipswich DEF × |
GreavesIpswich • DEFGreaves Ipswich DEF × |
PickfordEverton • GKPickford Everton GK × |
ElliottLiverpool • MIDElliott Liverpool MID × |
OdegaardArsenal • MIDOdegaard Arsenal MID × |
DokuMan City • MIDDoku Man City MID × |
FatawuLeicester • MIDFatawu Leicester MID × |
ZychAston Villa • GKZych Aston Villa GK × |
SwinkelsAston Villa • DEFSwinkels Aston Villa DEF × |
TelSpurs • MIDTel Spurs MID × |
MalenAston Villa • MIDMalen Aston Villa MID × |
RayaArsenal • GKRaya Arsenal GK × |
CahillBrighton • GKCahill Brighton GK × |
GómezBrighton • MIDGómez Brighton MID × |
Calvert-LewinEverton • FWDCalvert-Lewin Everton FWD × |
LumleySouthampton • GKLumley Southampton GK × |
ThomasArsenal • MIDThomas Arsenal MID × |
EsseCrystal Palace • MIDEsse Crystal Palace MID × |
KamadaCrystal Palace • MIDKamada Crystal Palace MID × |
KiwiorArsenal • DEFKiwior Arsenal DEF × |
SmithBournemouth • DEFSmith Bournemouth DEF × |
DennisBournemouth • GKDennis Bournemouth GK × |
GauciAston Villa • GKGauci Aston Villa GK × |
OlsenAston Villa • GKOlsen Aston Villa GK × |
LermaCrystal Palace • MIDLerma Crystal Palace MID × |
J AraujoBournemouth • DEFJ Araujo Bournemouth DEF × |
TavernierBournemouth • MIDTavernier Bournemouth MID × |
GomezLiverpool • DEFGomez Liverpool DEF × |
De BruyneMan City • MIDDe Bruyne Man City MID × |
BranthwaiteEverton • DEFBranthwaite Everton DEF × |
MitchellCrystal Palace • DEFMitchell Crystal Palace DEF × |
MorsyIpswich • MIDMorsy Ipswich MID × |
Wilson-EsbrandMan City • DEFWilson-Esbrand Man City DEF × |
HaalandMan City • FWDHaaland Man City FWD × |
O ReillyMan City • MIDO Reilly Man City MID × |
HeatonMan United • GKHeaton Man United GK × |
Ortega MorenoMan City • GKOrtega Moreno Man City GK × |
TrossardArsenal • MIDTrossard Arsenal MID × |
GronbaekSouthampton • MIDGronbaek Southampton MID × |
HillBournemouth • DEFHill Bournemouth DEF × |
KelleherLiverpool • GKKelleher Liverpool GK × |
BradleyLiverpool • DEFBradley Liverpool DEF × |
GabrielArsenal • DEFGabriel Arsenal DEF × |
RamseyAston Villa • MIDRamsey Aston Villa MID × |
BarkleyAston Villa • MIDBarkley Aston Villa MID × |
JadenAston Villa • MIDJaden Aston Villa MID × |
BuendiaAston Villa • MIDBuendia Aston Villa MID × |
MaatsenAston Villa • DEFMaatsen Aston Villa DEF × |
BolyNottingham Forest • DEFBoly Nottingham Forest DEF × |
CairneyFulham • MIDCairney Fulham MID × |
HirstIpswich • FWDHirst Ipswich FWD × |
BasseyFulham • DEFBassey Fulham DEF × |
ReedFulham • MIDReed Fulham MID × |
BurnsIpswich • MIDBurns Ipswich MID × |
J ClarkeIpswich • MIDJ Clarke Ipswich MID × |
TaylorIpswich • MIDTaylor Ipswich MID × |
B.SoumareLeicester • MIDB.Soumare Leicester MID × |
MingsAston Villa • DEFMings Aston Villa DEF × |
CodyLeicester • DEFCody Leicester DEF × |
VestergaardLeicester • DEFVestergaard Leicester DEF × |
MileyNewcastle • MIDMiley Newcastle MID × |
MilnerBrighton • MIDMilner Brighton MID × |
MartinelliArsenal • MIDMartinelli Arsenal MID × |
MunetsiWolves • MIDMunetsi Wolves MID × |
CashAston Villa • DEFCash Aston Villa DEF × |
G.JesusArsenal • FWDG.Jesus Arsenal FWD × |
RúbenMan City • DEFRúben Man City DEF × |
EvanilsonBournemouth • FWDEvanilson Bournemouth FWD × |
BarnesNewcastle • MIDBarnes Newcastle MID × |
ScharNewcastle • DEFSchar Newcastle DEF × |
OsulaNewcastle • FWDOsula Newcastle FWD × |
AdamaFulham • MIDAdama Fulham MID × |
BotmanNewcastle • DEFBotman Newcastle DEF × |
JoelingtonNewcastle • MIDJoelington Newcastle MID × |
TrippierNewcastle • DEFTrippier Newcastle DEF × |
J CuencaFulham • DEFJ Cuenca Fulham DEF × |
RiceArsenal • MIDRice Arsenal MID × |
Bruno GNewcastle • MIDBruno G Newcastle MID × |
AlmironNewcastle • MIDAlmiron Newcastle MID × |
LascellesNewcastle • DEFLascelles Newcastle DEF × |
JorginhoArsenal • MIDJorginho Arsenal MID × |
TonaliNewcastle • MIDTonali Newcastle MID × |
IsakNewcastle • FWDIsak Newcastle FWD × |
KerkezBournemouth • DEFKerkez Bournemouth DEF × |
ZabarnyiBournemouth • DEFZabarnyi Bournemouth DEF × |
GordonNewcastle • MIDGordon Newcastle MID × |
SinisterraBournemouth • MIDSinisterra Bournemouth MID × |
Enes UnalBournemouth • FWDEnes Unal Bournemouth FWD × |
SenesiBournemouth • DEFSenesi Bournemouth DEF × |
ArrizabalagaBournemouth • GKArrizabalaga Bournemouth GK × |
BergeFulham • MIDBerge Fulham MID × |
LukicFulham • MIDLukic Fulham MID × |
SessegnonFulham • DEFSessegnon Fulham DEF × |
BernardoMan City • MIDBernardo Man City MID × |
Simpson-PuseyMan City • DEFSimpson-Pusey Man City DEF × |
StonesMan City • DEFStones Man City DEF × |
KovacicMan City • MIDKovacic Man City MID × |
W.FofanaChelsea • DEFW.Fofana Chelsea DEF × |
PalmerChelsea • MIDPalmer Chelsea MID × |
AndersenFulham • DEFAndersen Fulham DEF × |
Diego CarlosAston Villa • DEFDiego Carlos Aston Villa DEF × |
DunkBrighton • DEFDunk Brighton DEF × |
FergusonWest Ham • FWDFerguson West Ham FWD × |
DorguMan United • DEFDorgu Man United DEF × |
DigneAston Villa • DEFDigne Aston Villa DEF × |
Van Den BergBrentford • DEFVan Den Berg Brentford DEF × |
OnanaMan United • GKOnana Man United GK × |
OnanaAston Villa • MIDOnana Aston Villa MID × |
KingFulham • MIDKing Fulham MID × |
BendaFulham • GKBenda Fulham GK × |
GodoFulham • MIDGodo Fulham MID × |
DamsgaardBrentford • MIDDamsgaard Brentford MID × |
MintehBrighton • MIDMinteh Brighton MID × |
WiefferBrighton • MIDWieffer Brighton MID × |
GeorginioBrighton • MIDGeorginio Brighton MID × |
KabiaArsenal • MIDKabia Arsenal MID × |
HauseAston Villa • DEFHause Aston Villa DEF × |
ViniciusFulham • FWDVinicius Fulham FWD × |
MainooMan United • MIDMainoo Man United MID × |
UguarteMan United • MIDUguarte Man United MID × |
WheatleyMan United • FWDWheatley Man United FWD × |
De LigtMan United • DEFDe Ligt Man United DEF × |
AntonyMan United • MIDAntony Man United MID × |
MaguireMan United • DEFMaguire Man United DEF × |
KuolNewcastle • MIDKuol Newcastle MID × |
HujisenBournemouth • DEFHujisen Bournemouth DEF × |
RobinsonFulham • DEFRobinson Fulham DEF × |
WatkinsAston Villa • FWDWatkins Aston Villa FWD × |
FodenMan City • MIDFoden Man City MID × |
SavinhoMan City • MIDSavinho Man City MID × |
YoroMan United • DEFYoro Man United DEF × |
BaileyAston Villa • MIDBailey Aston Villa MID × |
TielemansAston Villa • MIDTielemans Aston Villa MID × |
EvansMan United • DEFEvans Man United DEF × |
MalaciaMan United • DEFMalacia Man United DEF × |
MarmoushMan City • FWDMarmoush Man City FWD × |
RaúlFulham • FWDRaúl Fulham FWD × |
TeteFulham • DEFTete Fulham DEF × |
DiopFulham • DEFDiop Fulham DEF × |
Smith-RoweFulham • MIDSmith-Rowe Fulham MID × |
AkeMan City • DEFAke Man City DEF × |
WalkerMan City • DEFWalker Man City DEF × |
GarnachoMan United • MIDGarnacho Man United MID × |
DalotMan United • DEFDalot Man United DEF × |
ShawMan United • DEFShaw Man United DEF × |
CasemiroMan United • MIDCasemiro Man United MID × |
MudrykChelsea • MIDMudryk Chelsea MID × |
HojlundMan United • FWDHojlund Man United FWD × |
LankshearSpurs • FWDLankshear Spurs FWD × |
WhartonCrystal Palace • MIDWharton Crystal Palace MID × |
HoldingCrystal Palace • DEFHolding Crystal Palace DEF × |
GuehiCrystal Palace • DEFGuehi Crystal Palace DEF × |
MaduekeChelsea • MIDMadueke Chelsea MID × |
NketiahCrystal Palace • FWDNketiah Crystal Palace FWD × |
LacroixCrystal Palace • DEFLacroix Crystal Palace DEF × |
MunozCrystal Palace • DEFMunoz Crystal Palace DEF × |
OdobertSpurs • MIDOdobert Spurs MID × |
MooreSpurs • MIDMoore Spurs MID × |
WilsonFulham • MIDWilson Fulham MID × |
JamesChelsea • DEFJames Chelsea DEF × |
TraversBournemouth • GKTravers Bournemouth GK × |
SanchoChelsea • MIDSancho Chelsea MID × |
NetoChelsea • MIDNeto Chelsea MID × |
Joao FelixChelsea • MIDJoao Felix Chelsea MID × |
J. PedroBrighton • FWDJ. Pedro Brighton FWD × |
DisasiChelsea • DEFDisasi Chelsea DEF × |
N.JacksonChelsea • FWDN.Jackson Chelsea FWD × |
ChilwellChelsea • DEFChilwell Chelsea DEF × |
LenoFulham • GKLeno Fulham GK × |
EriksenMan United • MIDEriksen Man United MID × |
TuanzebeIpswich • DEFTuanzebe Ipswich DEF × |
HallNewcastle • DEFHall Newcastle DEF × |
Lewis SkellyArsenal • MIDLewis Skelly Arsenal MID × |
OgbeneIpswich • MIDOgbene Ipswich MID × |
MatetaCrystal Palace • FWDMateta Crystal Palace FWD × |
EzeCrystal Palace • MIDEze Crystal Palace MID × |
C RichardsCrystal Palace • DEFC Richards Crystal Palace DEF × |
OmabamideleNottingham Forest • DEFOmabamidele Nottingham Forest DEF × |
Umeh ChibuezeCrystal Palace • MIDUmeh Chibueze Crystal Palace MID × |
M FrancaCrystal Palace • MIDM Franca Crystal Palace MID × |
ZirkzeeMan United • FWDZirkzee Man United FWD × |
CollyerMan United • MIDCollyer Man United MID × |
Chadi RiadCrystal Palace • DEFChadi Riad Crystal Palace DEF × |
AlvarezWest Ham • MIDAlvarez West Ham MID × |
AgbinoneCrystal Palace • MIDAgbinone Crystal Palace MID × |
BayindirMan United • GKBayindir Man United GK × |
DominguezNottingham Forest • MIDDominguez Nottingham Forest MID × |
WardCrystal Palace • DEFWard Crystal Palace DEF × |
ClyneCrystal Palace • DEFClyne Crystal Palace DEF × |
TurnerCrystal Palace • GKTurner Crystal Palace GK × |
MatthewsCrystal Palace • GKMatthews Crystal Palace GK × |
DevennyCrystal Palace • MIDDevenny Crystal Palace MID × |
I.SarrCrystal Palace • MIDI.Sarr Crystal Palace MID × |
HughesCrystal Palace • MIDHughes Crystal Palace MID × |
RodrigoMan City • MIDRodrigo Man City MID × |
TomiyasuArsenal • DEFTomiyasu Arsenal DEF × |
NwanieriArsenal • MIDNwanieri Arsenal MID × |
RicharlisonSpurs • FWDRicharlison Spurs FWD × |
MitomaBrighton • MIDMitoma Brighton MID × |
SchluppCrystal Palace • MIDSchlupp Crystal Palace MID × |
Hudson-OdoiNottingham Forest • MIDHudson-Odoi Nottingham Forest MID × |
HendersonCrystal Palace • GKHenderson Crystal Palace GK × |
NetoArsenal • GKNeto Arsenal GK × |
ChalobahCrystal Palace • DEFChalobah Crystal Palace DEF × |
KrafthNewcastle • DEFKrafth Newcastle DEF × |
OdysseasNewcastle • GKOdysseas Newcastle GK × |
RuddyNewcastle • GKRuddy Newcastle GK × |
DubravkaNewcastle • GKDubravka Newcastle GK × |
TargettNewcastle • DEFTargett Newcastle DEF × |
MurphyNewcastle • DEFMurphy Newcastle DEF × |
MurilloNottingham Forest • DEFMurillo Nottingham Forest DEF × |
DoucoureEverton • MIDDoucoure Everton MID × |
HeavenArsenal • DEFHeaven Arsenal DEF × |
WaltonIpswich • GKWalton Ipswich GK × |
BroadheadIpswich • MIDBroadhead Ipswich MID × |
O'SheaIpswich • DEFO'Shea Ipswich DEF × |
WoolfendenIpswich • DEFWoolfenden Ipswich DEF × |
H ClarkeIpswich • DEFH Clarke Ipswich DEF × |
LuongoIpswich • MIDLuongo Ipswich MID × |
ManningSouthampton • DEFManning Southampton DEF × |
BreeSouthampton • DEFBree Southampton DEF × |
BazunuSouthampton • GKBazunu Southampton GK × |
EdwardsSouthampton • DEFEdwards Southampton DEF × |
LariosSouthampton • DEFLarios Southampton DEF × |
WoodSouthampton • DEFWood Southampton DEF × |
WoodNottingham Forest • FWDWood Nottingham Forest FWD × |
AwoniyiNottingham Forest • FWDAwoniyi Nottingham Forest FWD × |
N.WilliamsNottingham Forest • DEFN.Williams Nottingham Forest DEF × |
SalibaArsenal • DEFSaliba Arsenal DEF × |
CalafioriArsenal • DEFCalafiori Arsenal DEF × |
SetfordArsenal • GKSetford Arsenal GK × |
TierneyArsenal • DEFTierney Arsenal DEF × |
SakaArsenal • MIDSaka Arsenal MID × |
ElangaNottingham Forest • MIDElanga Nottingham Forest MID × |
DelapIpswich • FWDDelap Ipswich FWD × |
C.MiguelNottingham Forest • GKC.Miguel Nottingham Forest GK × |
GoldingLeicester • MIDGolding Leicester MID × |
MartinezAston Villa • GKMartinez Aston Villa GK × |
BogardeAston Villa • DEFBogarde Aston Villa DEF × |
PhillipsIpswich • MIDPhillips Ipswich MID × |
JohnsonIpswich • DEFJohnson Ipswich DEF × |
Al HamidiIpswich • FWDAl Hamidi Ipswich FWD × |
TownsendIpswich • DEFTownsend Ipswich DEF × |
MuricIpswich • GKMuric Ipswich GK × |
HutchinsonIpswich • MIDHutchinson Ipswich MID × |
CajusteIpswich • MIDCajuste Ipswich MID × |
SlickerIpswich • GKSlicker Ipswich GK × |
ChaplinIpswich • MID |