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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 best FPL captain options for Gameweek 22.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Gameweek 22: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p>With <strong>Erling Haaland (£13.9m)</strong> still ruled out last week, our pick defaulted to <strong>Bukayo Saka (£9.1m)</strong>.</p>
<p>We called the fixture dynamics correctly; it was a goal fest, so we expected some involvement from Saka, but alas it was a disappointing blank.</p>
<p>The template is strong at the moment, and our usual captaincy choices aren’t available. The best way to gain an advantage over rivals is through your captain, but who should you go for?</p>
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<li><strong>João Pedro (£5.4m) </strong>v Luton (A)</li>
<li><strong>Eberechi Eze (£6.0m)</strong> v Sheffield United (H)</li>
<li><strong>Phil Foden (£8.0m)</strong> v Burnley (H)</li>
<li><strong>Richarlison (£7.0m) </strong>v Brentford (H)</li>
<li><strong>Jarrod Bowen (£8.1m) </strong>v Bournemouth (H)</li>
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<p>Although these are the five I’ve focused on, I have added a few additional options throughout the piece, as the decision may depend on whether Haaland recovers in time.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 22: Our Performance</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-61272" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 22 best captain - our success</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 22: Top Performers</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-61283" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 22 best captain - top performers</p>
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<p>Midfielders still remain the ideal captaincy choice for high upside.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 22: The fixtures</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-61270" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 22 best captain - fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 22: reverse fixtures</h2>
<p>The majority of these fixtures took place in Gameweek 1. Here’s what happened last time:</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-61277" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 22 best captain - reverse fixtures (Gameweek 1)</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-61282" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 22 best captain - team of the week (Gameweek 1)</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 22: Twitter poll</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-61284" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 22 best captain - twitter poll</p>
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<p>This was issued prior to the FA Cup game against Spurs, where we may get more information about the fitness status of the City players.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 22: Players' records</h2>
<h4>Captaincy Candidates</h4>
<p><strong>Eze</strong> - blanked the reverse fixture, but returned in both games when he faced Chris Wilder's Sheffield United the last time they were in the league.</p>
<p><strong>Pedro </strong>- scored in the reverse fixture.</p>
<p><strong>Foden </strong>- blanked in the last three starts against Burnley (two were away). All of his returns have come at the Etihad, including a brace.</p>
<p><strong>Bowen </strong>- returned in his last two matches against Bournemouth, but hasn't returned at home against them yet.</p>
<p><strong>Richarlison </strong>– blanked in the reverse fixture.</p>
<h4>Additional Candidates</h4>
<p><strong>Haaland </strong>- braced in the season opener.</p>
<p><strong>Alvarez</strong> - picked up an assist in the reverse fixture.</p>
<p><strong>Watkins </strong>- had an assist in the reverse fixture, and recorded a brace plus an assist in the home game last season.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-61273" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 22 best captain - past performance</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 22: 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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