
Every week we preview the weekend’s motion and supply our greatest recommendation for Fantasy Premier League, deciding on the gamers we consider ought to be main contenders to your essential captaincy.
The weekend’s motion will see Aston Villa supervisor Steven Gerrard make his return to Liverpool, while Ralf Rangnick will hope to take care of his profitable begin within the Premier League as Manchester United journey to Norwich.
Elsewhere Chelsea host Leeds and Manchester Metropolis face Wolves on the Etihad, while Newcastle will hope for one more constructive exhibiting at Leicester after recording their first win of the season final trip.
Forward of gameweek 16, we’ve checked out 4 of the perfect Fantasy Premier League captaincy choices.
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Mohamed Salah v Aston Villa (H)
Mohamed Salah simply doesn’t miss in the mean time, the Liverpool star having scored 20 objectives in all competitions already after netting within the midweek Champions League win at AC Milan.
Salah’s place within the Liverpool facet was a shock given the Reds’ assured place within the knockout levels, however he’ll as soon as once more function as Jurgen Klopp’s title-chasing facet welcome Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa to Anfield.
After 15 Gameweeks, Mo Salah is over midway to beating the document factors whole for a single season of 303 factors, which he set in 2017/18 🤯#FPL #WOLLIV pic.twitter.com/7GGioorEMg
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) December 4, 2021
The 29-year-old has blanked simply as soon as in 15 appearances to this point this season, an absurd document of consistency and kind that makes Salah the main captaincy contender as soon as once more this weekend.
Backing in opposition to the prolific Egyptian has not often labored for FPL managers to this point this season.
Cristiano Ronaldo v Norwich (A)
May Cristiano Ronaldo rival Salah because the most-selected captain this weekend?
The Portugal captain was rested for Manchester United’s midweek fixture with Younger Boys, because the Crimson Devils concluded their profitable Champions League group stage marketing campaign.
Ronaldo is ready to return as Ralf Rangnick’s facet journey to Twentieth-place Norwich this weekend, a fixture in opposition to the Premier League’s backside facet offering the proper likelihood to proceed the German’s profitable begin within the league.
798,267 of you handed Cristiano Ronaldo the armband for Gameweek 15…
He is taken 32 photographs within the field since he returned to the #PL, greater than another participant in that point#FPL #MUNCRY pic.twitter.com/WcKusmA9sA
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) December 5, 2021
Ronaldo has scored six objectives in 10 league begins to this point this season and has blanked simply as soon as in 4 away fixtures, while he faces a Norwich facet whose 31 objectives conceded are greater than another facet within the division.
The current fixture in opposition to Arsenal additionally noticed Ronaldo – who scored twice – assume penalty duties forward of Bruno Fernandes, including to the 36-year-old’s enchantment forward of an attractive fixture in gameweek 16.
Jamie Vardy v Newcastle (H)
Newcastle secured a primary win of the season final trip, however there stays loads of flaws in Eddie Howe’s facet who rank second within the Premier League for objectives conceded and anticipated objectives in opposition to (xGA).
One man who can be hoping to make the most of an typically beneficiant defence is Jamie Vardy, with the Leicester ahead the second-highest scoring participant within the Premier League this season with 9 objectives from 14 league begins.
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Six of these objectives have come on the King Energy Stadium, while he has loved a robust earlier document in opposition to this weekend’s opponents with 5 objectives from 11 profession appearances in opposition to Newcastle.
Newcastle have registered only one clear sheet within the Premier League this season and Vardy can be hoping to capitalise on the struggling facet’s points as he chases down Mohamed Salah within the race for the Golden Boot.
Romelu Lukaku v Leeds (H)
Is it time to gamble on Romelu Lukaku?
Lukaku returned to Chelsea’s beginning facet for the midweek draw at Zenit St Petersburg and scored through the 3-3 attract Russia, the Belgian worldwide returning to the scoresheet after a irritating spell out injured.
Chelsea host Leeds at Stamford Bridge this weekend, with the guests having managed simply three clear sheets within the Premier League to this point this season.
Romelu Lukaku scores his first aim for Chelsea since September ✨ pic.twitter.com/QfYvHKCWfh
— B/R Soccer (@brfootball) December 8, 2021
Leeds have additionally seemed significantly weak in opposition to ‘high six’ opposition and conceded eight objectives throughout clashes with Manchester United and Liverpool, and Lukaku’s potential return to the beginning facet may show the distinction for Thomas Tuchel this weekend.
The Belgian linked effectively with Timo Werner in midweek and the return of the beforehand injured duo can enhance Chelsea’s title problem after an detached interval of performances.
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