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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 31.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Gameweek 31: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p><strong>Mohamed Salah (£13.1m)</strong> broke his Premier League shots record at the weekend with 12 - including nine shots in the box and three big chances - and recorded a respectable seven points. But it should have been so much more.</p>
<p><strong>Son Heung-min (£10.1m)</strong> outscored him by three, thanks to earning maximum bonus points, while <strong>Cole Palmer (£5.8m)</strong> was the pick of the bunch. If his team mates were better at finishing the chances he created, he would have mega hauled. He’s clearly a flat-track bully and it’s something to remember in the future.</p>
<p>Many will be scrambling to bring Salah in this week - but is he clearly the best option?</p>
<p>These are the main candidates:</p>
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<li><strong>Mohamed Salah </strong>v Sheffield United (H)</li>
<li><strong>Erling Haaland (£14.3m) </strong>v Aston Villa (H)</li>
<li><strong>Bukayo Saka (£9.1m) </strong>v Luton (H)</li>
<li><strong>Son Heung-min </strong>v West Ham (A)</li>
<li><strong>Alexander Isak (£7.6m)</strong> v Everton (H)</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 31: The fixtures</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-63140" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 31 fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 31: Reverse fixtures</h2>
<p>These fixtures took place in Gameweek 15. Here’s what happened last time:</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-63147" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-63146" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures team of the week</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 31: Twitter poll</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-63152" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 31 Best Captain - Twitter poll</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 31: Players' records</h2>
<p><strong>Saka</strong> - Picked up an assist in the reverse fixture but it was a disappointing five points considering Arsenal scored five.</p>
<p><strong>Son </strong>- Blanked in the last three away games against West Ham.</p>
<p><strong>Haaland</strong> - Blanked in the reverse fixture but returned in both games last season.</p>
<p><strong>Salah</strong> - Blanked in the reverse fixture and has a shocking record (for his standards) against Sheffield United.</p>
<p><strong>Isak </strong>- Blanked the reverse fixture.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-63142" class="wp-caption-text">Captaincy candidates' past performances</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 31: Members' stats breakdown</h2>
<p>The stats are filtered to show 'per start' for the individual players and 'by appearance' for the teams for the previous six gameweeks.</p>
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