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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 key fixtures and best FPL captain options for Double Gameweek 25.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Double Gameweek 25: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p>Last week, we backed <strong>Mohamed Salah </strong>and suggested it was the perfect opportunity to use the Triple Captain chip. Boy, did he deliver!</p>
<p>But a last-minute announcement of a Double Gameweek 25 prompted many managers to use their Assistant Manager chip instead.</p>
<p>This week, it once again seems Salah is the best pick. He consistently performs and, with the double in play, it is arguably no-brainer.</p>
<p>In this article, we objectively examine if Salah actually is the top option and offer insights on whether you should invest a transfer in a Bournemouth or Aston Villa attacker.</p>
<p>These are the main candidates this week:</p>
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<li><strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> v Wolves (H) and Aston Villa (A)</li>
<li><strong>Justin Kluivert</strong> v Southampton (A)</li>
<li><strong>Morgan Rogers</strong> v Ipswich (H) and Liverpool (H)</li>
<li><strong>Marcus Rashford</strong> v Ipswich (H) and Liverpool (H)</li>
<li><strong>Cole Palmer </strong>v Brighton (A)</li>
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<p>It’s always difficult to back someone else against a doubler but two games doesn’t always lead to more points.</p>
<p>There is a chance<strong> Ollie Watkins</strong> will be back for the double but given he’s only just returned from injury, it’s unlikely he will feature for anywhere near 180 minutes.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-70719" class="wp-caption-text">Justin Kluivert, Mohamed Salah and Morgan Rogers</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Double Gameweek 25: The fixtures</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-70703" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Double Gameweek 25 fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Double Gameweek 25: Reverse fixtures</h2>
<p>Other than Palmer and Watkins, the top scorers were relatively low owned back in Gameweek 6 when the reverse fixtures were played.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-70708" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Double Gameweek 25 reverse fixtures</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-70707" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures team of the week</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Double Gameweek 25: Poll</h2>
<p>It’s a forgone conclusion in the poll, with Salah the strong favourite.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-70714" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Double Gameweek 25 Best Captain - X poll</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Double Gameweek 25: Players' records</h2>
<p>Here are some notable records for our captaincy candidates:</p>
<p><strong>Palmer</strong> - Scored four in the reverse fixture and has never blanked against Brighton.</p>
<p><strong>Salah </strong>- Blanked the last home game against Wolves but that was his only non-return in his last four against them. Similarly, he blanked his last away game against Villa but that was the only time in the last five.</p>
<p><strong>Rogers </strong>- Scored in the reverse fixture against Ipswich.</p>
<p>We can’t really evaluate Rashford’s record given it was for Manchester United.</p>
<p>For the purposes of the metric, I will give the top two in the table equal weighting given the sample size.</p>
<h3><strong>Other candidates</strong></h3>
<p>If he was fit, he’d be the obvious Villa captaincy candidate and therefore we’ve included his record just in case.</p>
<p><strong>Watkins </strong>- Hauled against Ipswich in the reverse fixture. He blanked in the reverse fixture against Liverpool but has returned in the previous two home games.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-70706" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Double Gameweek 25 captaincy candidates' records against their opposition</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Double Gameweek 25: 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. These were taken prior to the conclusion of the Everton v Liverpool match.</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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