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            <p>Fantasy Football Hub's resident Fantasy Premier League (FPL) captaincy expert <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisTanFPL">Chris Tan</a> takes a close look at the captain options for Blank Gameweek 29.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 29: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p><strong>Mohamed Salah </strong>topped the metrics last week and rewarded everyone with another haul that saw him break the FPL points record with several games to spare.</p>
<p>This week however, our comfort blanket has been pulled away. Salah won't be a captaincy choice as he doesn't have a fixture.</p>
<p>Not sure where to go from here? Read on to discover our top picks and expert insights on who to back in this pivotal gameweek.</p>
<p>These are the main candidates this week:</p>
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<li><strong>Bryan Mbeumo</strong> v Bournemouth (A)</li>
<li><strong>Chris Wood</strong> v Ipswich (A)</li>
<li><strong>Justin Kluivert</strong> v Brentford (H)</li>
<li><strong>Bruno Fernandes </strong>v Leicester (A)</li>
<li><strong>Erling Haaland</strong> v Brighton (H)</li>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71495" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 29 captaincy options</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 29: The fixtures</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71431" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Blank Gameweek 29 fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 29: The reverse fixtures</h2>
<p>The majority of these fixtures took place in Gameweek 11. Brentford v Bournemouth was a high-scoring game.</p>
<p>Fernandes hauled against Leicester. Will history repeat itself?</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71438" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Blank Gameweek 29 reverse fixtures</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71437" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures team of the week</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 29: Poll</h2>
<p>It's reasonably close between Haaland and Wood, which suggests many won't be tearing up their team structure to bring Haaland in.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71442" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Blank Gameweek 29 Best Captain - X poll</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 29: Players' records</h2>
<p>Here are some notable records for our captaincy candidates:</p>
<p><strong>Haaland </strong>- Has never blanked against Brighton. He's scored three in his two home games against them.</p>
<p><strong>Fernandes</strong> - Hauled in the reverse fixture.</p>
<p><strong>Wood </strong>- Scored and picked up maximum bonus points in the reverse fixture.</p>
<p><strong>Mbeumo</strong> - Has returned in each of his last three matches against Bournemouth. He hauled away last season.</p>
<p><strong>Kluivert </strong>- Scored in the reverse fixture and only really came into his own this season.</p>
<p>For the purposes of the metric I will rank Haaland above Fernandes but Wood and Mbeumo will be equal.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71436" class="wp-caption-text">Captaincy candidates' records against their opposition</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 28 Members' stats breakdown</h2>
<p>The stats are filtered 'per start' for the individual players and 'per appearance' for the team stats over the last six gameweeks.</p>
<p>See the latest stats on the Hub's <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">Opta page</a>.</p>
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