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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 Gameweek 26.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Gameweek 27: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p>Once again, <strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> delivered. We’ve run out of superlatives for him and there was never really any fear after some of the alternatives performed.</p>
<p>Given the tight turnaround between the end of Gameweek 26 and the deadline for Gameweek 27, we’ve merged our usual fixtures and captaincy article to purely focus on the key decisions.</p>
<p>This week, we have an out-of-form Chelsea and <strong>Cole Palmer</strong> with a plum fixture versus the Egyptian. Who should you go for and why?</p>
<p>In addition, with two relegated teams in a row, is there anyone else worth considering from Chelsea?</p>
<p>These are the main candidates this week:</p>
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<li><strong>Bryan Mbeumo</strong> v Everton (H)</li>
<li><strong>Jarrod Bowen </strong>v Leicester (H)</li>
<li><strong>Cole Palmer</strong> v Southampton (H)</li>
<li><strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> v Newcastle (H)</li>
<li><strong>Matheus Cunha</strong> v Fulham (H)</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 27: The fixtures</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71015" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 27 fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 27: The reverse fixtures</h2>
<p>The majority of these fixtures took place in Gameweek 12 and 14. Last time, Cunha, Salah and <strong>Christopher Nkunku</strong> hauled.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71021" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures (Gameweek 12)</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71023" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures team of the week - Gameweek 12</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71022" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures (Gameweek 14)</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71024" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures - Gameweek 14</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 26: Poll</h2>
<p>Salah’s the clear leader but there is some level of competition this week in Palmer.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71029" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 27 captain poll</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 27: Players' records</h2>
<p>Here are some notable records for our captaincy candidates:</p>
<p><strong>Cunha</strong> - Hauled in the reverse fixture and scored in the one before that but hasn't faced Fulham at home yet.</p>
<p><strong>Salah</strong> - Hauled in his last two matches against Newcastle and has returned in the previous five matches in a row.</p>
<p><strong>Palmer </strong>- Only picked up seven points in the reverse fixture after being overshadowed by his teammates.</p>
<p><strong>Bowen</strong> - Blanked in his last two starts against Leicester.</p>
<p><strong>Mbeumo</strong> - Appears to have a bogey team here, with no attacking returns.</p>
<p>For the metric, I will weight Palmer and Bowen equally given the sample size.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-71020" 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 27: 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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