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            <p>The FPL Gameweek 15 deadline is fast approaching - and to help Fantasy Football Hub members, we've put together a special question and answer article.</p>
<p>Brand new for the 2024/25 season, FPL content creator and pundit Holly Shand is penning a weekly Q&amp;A, covering all the important talking points.</p>
<p>This week it's <strong>Mohamed Salah's</strong> undroppable status as captain, best defensive targets for Christmas and differentials.</p>
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<h2>Should we captain Salah every week?</h2>
<p>One of the biggest decisions FPL managers have to make each week is on which player to captain, with this providing the biggest variance for our FPL scores on a weekly basis.</p>
<p>It can be make or break when it comes to earning that crucial green arrow.</p>
<p>Fantasy managers have been more torn in their decision making in the last two gameweeks, with Salah having tricky away games against Manchester City and Newcastle.</p>
<p>But while many managers have looked elsewhere with their captaincy choice, the Egyptian continued to provide incredible consistency.</p>
<div id="attachment_69008" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-69008" class="size-full wp-image-69008" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Captaincy-picks-GW14.jpg" alt="Cole Palmer was the most popular captaincy pick among the top 250,000 managers in Gameweek 14" width="800" height="650" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-69008" class="wp-caption-text">Cole Palmer was the most popular captaincy pick among the top 250,000 managers in Gameweek 14</p>
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<p>He registered his ninth and 10th double-digit hauls of the season, with five goal involvements.</p>
<p>FPL managers should now confidently be in a position to captain Mohamed Salah in any given gameweek. He's averaging more than 10 points per game, scoring in seven consecutive matches and racking up a massive 17 bonus points in this time.</p>
<p>He's proven himself to be fixture-proof with his recent hauls against Arsenal, Brighton and Manchester City.</p>
<p>Liverpool's fixtures now improve too, with the Reds facing Everton, Fulham, Spurs, Leicester and West Ham in their remaining December fixtures.</p>
<p>Salah is now the most popular pick in the game, with his ownership passing 60% for the first time this season.</p>
<p>I'd be confident captaining him over the entire festive period, especially since he's missed just 33 minutes of action all season.</p>
<p>See our captaincy expert Chris Tan's view in his in-depth article ahead of Gameweek 15 - it'll be posted in our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-ultimate-guide-fpl-tips">Ultimate Guide to FPL</a>.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-69007" class="wp-caption-text">Mohamed Salah's stats</p>
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<h2>Ultra Question: Best defenders for the next five gameweeks?</h2>
<p>On Liverpool, I'd also look to add one of their defenders to your squad to capitalise on their outstanding output.</p>
<p>They have the best defensive record of any team in the league this season, with seven clean sheets and just 11 goals conceded.</p>
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