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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL players for Blank Gameweek 26</h2>
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<h3>Erling Haaland (£14.4m) – Manchester City</h3>
Fixture: Bournemouth (A)
Erling Haaland has another great fixture coming up, to add to the 16 goals and six assists he's managed so far.
Manchester City travel to Bournemouth in Blank Gameweek 26, and the Cherries have conceded 46 goals (seventeenth) with an Expected Goals conceded (xGC) of 38.7 (eleventh).
Bournemouth will do very well to keep this City team at bay, and I can see Pep Guardiola’s team scoring a few.
At the time of writing, Manchester City have scored 57 goals (third) with an xG of 49.27 (fourth) and they also have a game in hand.
The bookmakers have them as second favourites to score 2.5+ goals (45%) this gameweek.
Haaland will be the most popular captain option once again this week, and rightfully so. He is the league's top scorer and has the highest xG while playing for the best team.
He is also nailed to start and on penalties.
The Norwegian is unsurprisingly the favourite to score at any time in Blank Gameweek 26, at 59%.
Our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI tool</a> also ranks him as the highest predicted scoring player (7.6 points) next gameweek.
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Erling Haaland Stats
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<h3>Ollie Watkins (£8.7m) – Aston Villa</h3>
Fixture: Nottingham Forest (H)
Ollie Watkins is having a phenomenal season, with 13 goals and 14 assists. He has also registered an xG of 12.2 and an xA of 3.4.
He is now the second highest scoring player in the game (161 points).
Aston Villa have a fantastic fixture as they welcome Nottingham Forest to Villa Park. Nuno Espirito Santo’s team have conceded 44 goals (sixteenth) and Villa have been one of the best attacking teams this season.
The Villans have scored 52 goals (fifth) with an xG of 46.33 (fifth) so shouldn’t have any trouble scoring against Forest. Unai Emery's side are also the third favourites to score 2.5+ goals (38%).
Watkins is the clear talisman for his team, with a Goal Involvement rate of 52%, and we can see from his output that he has both goal and assist threat.
The England international is nailed to start and play 90 minutes. He is the third favourite to score anytime (45%) also.
Our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI Tool</a> ranks him as the third highest predicted scoring player (5.9 points) for Blank Gameweek 26.
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Ollie Watkins Stats
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<h3>Bukayo Saka (£9.1m) – Arsenal </h3>
Fixture: Newcastle United (H)
Bukayo Saka is enjoying another great season, and his form has been especially good as of late. He has 12 goals and eight assists over the season, having scored six in his last four games.
His underlying numbers have been impressive too, with an xG of 11 and an xA of 7.8.
Arsenal have a very kind home game for attack against Newcastle United. The Toon have seen a big decline in their defensive numbers since the injury to Joelinton (£5.8m).
Since Gameweek 18, Eddie Howe's side have conceded the second-most goals (20) in the league and have the worst xGC (22.60).
Mikel Arteta’s team on the other hand have scored 58 goals (second) with an xG of 52.04 (second) so this looks like it’s going to be a long night for Newcastle.
Saka’s underlying numbers and output have been fantastic, and his stats show that he will continue to perform well over the season. He is nailed to start, on penalties, and has both goal and assist threat.
The 22-year-old is at a healthy 41% to score at anytime, and our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI Tool</a> ranks him as the second highest predicted scoring player (6.7 points).
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Bukayo Saka Stats
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<h3>Rasmus Hojlund (£7.1m) – Manchester United </h3>
Fixture: Fulham (H)
I think it’s fair to say that Rasmus Hojlund has found his feet in the Premier League, after a difficult start to life at Old Trafford.
The Danish international has started 17 games in the league, and all seven of his goals and two assists have come in his last six games.
Manchester United have also won their last four games, and are unbeaten in the last five.
In that time they have scored 13 goals (fourth) with an xG of 8.99 (sixth) and they have another great fixture this week to add to their goal tally.
Fulham have conceded 41 goals (fourteenth) with an xGC of 46.2 (sixteenth), so United will be strong favourites for this one.
Erik Ten Hag’s team are also the joint third favourites to score 2.5+ goals (38%) in Blank Gameweek 26.
Hojlund is undoubtedly their main goal threat, and is nailed to start now too. He won't get many better fixtures to add to his attacking returns this season.
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Rasmus Hojlund Stats
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<h3>Hwang Hee-chan (£5.5m) – Wolves </h3>
Fixture: Sheffield United (H)
Hwang Hee-Chan has been one of the best value players in the game this season. At only £5.5m he has 10 goals and three assists, with an xG of 6.2 and an xA of 2.4.
Wolves have the ‘moneyball’ game up next, as they welcome bottom of the table Sheffield United. Chris Wilder's team have conceded the most goals (65) and also have the worst xGC (50.2) in the division.
While Wolves aren’t the best attacking team – scoring 39 goals (eighth) with an xG of 34.97 (thirteenth) - they should have more than enough to put the Blades to the sword here.
Gary O’Neil’s side are also the third favourites (38%) to score 2.5+ goals and are strong favourites to win.
Hwang is their top goal-scorer, and should play up front, with teammate Matheus Cunha (£5.7m) injured long term.
The South Korean is a great option this week, and there is a very good chance he is also the penalty taker.
He is one of the most nailed attackers at Wolves, and is probably the best midfield option for Blank Gameweek 26.
Hwang is actually the second favourite to score at anytime (48%) next gameweek too.
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Hwang Hee-Chan Stats
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