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Haaland and Fernandes level at 5.7 expected points this GW

Two captains share the top of the model this week, but the Chelsea trio at home to Spurs and a £5.1m Brighton defender are where the real edges sit.

Published Thu 22 Oct, 15:30 UTC · Model data from 12:53 UTC · 26h before the GW8 deadline · 1 min read

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Top captain: Haaland

5.7pts this GW

Best value: 🔒

4.95pts/£m

Most overowned: 🔒

54% owned

Haaland and Bruno Fernandes are level at 5.7 expected points this gameweek, but they are not equal picks. Haaland's captain score is 7.99, the highest on the list, and his last five returns read 9, 9, 6, 6 and 13. Fernandes carries a captain score of 6.12 off recent scores of 2, 2, 2, 1 and 1.

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xP next 5 · Ownership vs the model's next-five-week outlook

Captain ranking

xP this GW

1Haaland5.7
25.7
35.1
45
55

Avoid: 13 popular players

Widely owned, but a cheaper player is expected to score more

Szoboszlai

£6.8m · 18.7% owned

£6.0m

+22.1 pts
Saka

£9.6m · 15.9% owned

£7.8m

+10.7 pts
Gvardiol

£5.8m · 28.1% owned

Vuskovic

£5.1m

+10.6 pts
Cherki

£8.0m · 38.1% owned

£6.0m

+4.7 pts
Virgil

£6.4m · 15.3% owned

Vuskovic

£5.1m

+3.8 pts
Guéhi

£6.0m · 17.8% owned

Vuskovic

£5.1m

+3.8 pts
Hall

£5.3m · 20.4% owned

£4.5m

+2.8 pts
🔒

£4.6m · 17.9% owned

£4.0m

+2.3 pts
🔒

£9.7m · 26.7% owned

£7.8m

+2 pts
🔒

£6.8m · 18.5% owned

£6.0m

+1.8 pts
Tarkowski

£6.2m · 18.3% owned

Vuskovic

£5.1m

+1.7 pts
🔒

£8.0m · 48.3% owned

£6.0m

+1.6 pts
🔒

£6.0m · 54% owned

Vuskovic

£5.1m

+1 pts

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