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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 34.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 34: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p>This week promises fireworks.</p>
<p><strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> heads into a fixture against a leaky Spurs defence desperate to end his brief goal drought, with visions of lifting the Premier League trophy in front of the Anfield crowd.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, a host of in-form outsiders face the promoted sides, each offering their own upside.</p>
<p>So which route offers the biggest return? Should we stick with Salah’s reliable excellence or gamble on one of the differentials?</p>
<p>These are the main candidates this week:</p>
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<li><strong>Alexander Isak</strong> v Ipswich (H)</li>
<li><strong>Matheus Cunha</strong> v Leicester (H)</li>
<li><strong>Ryan Sessegnon </strong>v Southampton (A)</li>
<li><strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> v Spurs (H)</li>
<li><strong>Cole Palmer</strong> v Everton (H)</li>
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<p id="caption-attachment-72385" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 34 captaincy candidates</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 34: The fixtures</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-72367" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Blank Gameweek 34 fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 34: The reverse fixtures</h2>
<p>The majority of these fixtures took place in Gameweek 17. After no goals in his last four league games, can Salah recapture his form and replicate the 21-point haul of the reverse fixture?</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-72373" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures (Gameweek 17)</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-72372" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures team of the week for Gameweek 17</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 34: Poll</h2>
<p>Expect Salah’s effective ownership to be huge this week - you might only gain from his points if you captain him.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-72378" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Blank Gameweek 34 captain poll</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Blank Gameweek 34: Players' records</h2>
<p>Here are some notable records for our captaincy candidates:</p>
<p><strong>Isak</strong> - Bagged a hat-trick in the reverse fixture against Ipswich.</p>
<p><strong>Salah</strong> - Hauled in his last two starts against Spurs and has only blanked once (away) in the previous five head to heads.</p>
<p><strong>Cunha</strong> - Scored in the reverse fixture and as ever, one goal led to maximum bonus as he dominates the BPS for Wolves.</p>
<p><strong>Palmer </strong>- Has blanked three of his four starts against Everton including the reverse fixture but he did score all four against them at home last season, which demonstrates his phenomenally high ceiling.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-72371" 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 34 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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