Dec 14

Gameweek 27 Captain Tips

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fplhollyFPLHolly is back this week with her selection of captain picks for Gameweek 27. There's a massive eight selections to choose from, including the infamous Clueless Husband tip which goes mainstream after some difficult weeks. Well I had a Gameweek 26 to forget, as did many others. It was a low average and those who ventured away from the shield pick were well and truly punished! Plenty of fantasy managers suffered a captaincy blank. I've just about recovered enough to log back into the FPL site, to prepare my captaincy selections for this week. The big captaincy contenders are becoming difficult to choose between, and I did some interesting analysis on my website this week.

Shield Pick: Mohammed Salah vs Southampon (A)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: Evens If you have a strong rank to maintain, you might as well leave the armband on Mo Salah every week. He is the highest captained every week and is even more enticing now that he is on penalties again. He could pip Kane to the Golden Boot, the gap is now down to just one goal. Salah has just 1 blank in his last 8 starts, with an incredible 8 goals and 4 assists in this period. He scored a brace when these two sides met earlier in the season too. The caveat here is that he has been slightly less prolific away from Anfield. If you're holding a lofty position, you know what to do.

Sword Pick: Harry Kane vs Arsenal (H)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 3/4 We got an interesting insight this week into exactly why Kane loves playing against Arsenal: he has 6 goals in 6 appearances against the Gunners. He will certainly be up for this one, with a point to prove once again. Kane has scored 4 goals over the course of his last 4 games, despite that penalty miss at Anfield. More promisingly, Cech is struggling to regain fitness for this one so Ospina could deputise in goal for Arsenal. When Ospina played in the Premier League last season, he conceded 5 goals across the 2 games he played. He was also between the sticks for the 2-2 draw between these two in 2015/16. The only warning here is to keep an eye on Kane's minutes in the FA Cup replay on Wednesday evening!

Reverse Pick: Eden Hazard v West Brom (H)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 17/20 Hazard was the leader of the dream team back in Gameweek 12, with 2 goals, an assists and 3 bonus points. The reverse pick did reasonably well in its debut, Kane provided 4 points against Liverpool, but I'm hoping for a greater total this time out. Hazard has managed some strong points returns despite Chelsea's recent struggles: he has 4 goals in his last 5 games. He's on penalties too. The only downside, is that Hazard hasn't scored in a home game since Gameweek 15. Will you select the reverse pick this time around?

Form Pick: James Ward-Prowse v Liverpool (H)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 10/3 James Ward-Prowse is finally showing the FPL potential that he has promised for the last four seasons. He's nailed down a spot in this Saints side and emerging in the thoughts of Southgate for the World Cup. He has the best form of all the players in the game, having 3 goals and 2 assists in his last 4 games. The fixture could be better but perhaps now is the time to rate form more highly than fixtures. Liverpool have the tendency to leak goals and JWP could capitalise on any defensive errors. His set piece delivery is phenomenal. Will you side with the form pick?

Fixture Pick: Sergio Aguero vs Leicester (H)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 1/2 Despite Sergio blanking last time out, I'm almost certain to give him the armband again this week. Those who have read the captaincy analysis on my blog site will know why. Manchester City beat Leicester 3-0 at the King Power earlier this season and look set to put in a convincing performance at home this time around. Sergio has been prolific at the Etihad in recent weeks: he has scored in each of his last home games, amassing seven goals in that period. Are you going to follow my lead and give Aguero the armband?

Punt Pick: Callum Wilson vs Huddersfield (A)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 13/8 Callum Wilson features for the second week running and makes a convincing contender as the punt pick. Huddersfield have been woeful defensively for a number of weeks and are rock bottom of the form charts. Wilson is in strong form, with 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 7. Added to this, Wilson loves playing Huddersfield: he has 5 goals in 3 games, including the hat trick earlier on this season. Will you take a punt on Wilson this time out?

Park the Bus Pick: David De Gea vs Newcastle (A)

Clean Sheet Odds: 6/5 Alonso has been ousted from this section, after conceding 4 goals against Bournemouth and then not featuring in theMonday Night Football against Watford. This week, I'm putting my faith in David De Gea. He looks set for the Golden Glove, having kept 15 clean sheets already this season and that tally looks set to increase. Manchester United now have 5 clean sheets in their last 6 games. Another looks likely this week against a Newcastle side who haven't managed to deliver much in front of goal. Are you brave enough to captain a goalkeeper?

Clueless Husband Pick: Roberto Firmino vs Southampton (A)

Anytime Goalscorer Odds: 23/20 My Clueless Husband has had a rough couple of weeks with his captaincy decision, so he's gone more conventional this time out. He doesn't have the luxury of choosing sword or shield, as he doesn't even own Salah or Kane! Firmino get's the armband as “he's got the best fixture” and it certainly is a selection which has some potential. Bobby has the third highest points total of all the strikers in the game, he has 2 goals and an assist in his last 4, plus got an assist in the reverse fixture. Will you be siding with my Clueless Husband? Until Next Week…
Good Luck! Holly. Looking for more Gameweek 27 Tips? @JWoodfield365 discusses the best gameweek picks and strategy in his weekly GW27 review. Follow Holly for more FPL insight... Also be sure to check out Holly's new website where she is pulling together all the best of #FPL - This week she provides form and fixture charts for GW27 [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type="1_6" layout="1_6" spacing="" center_content="no" hover_type="none" link="" mer_position="all" padding="" dimension_margin="" animation_type="" animation_direction="left" animation_speed="0.3" animation_offset="" last="no" element_content=""][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]