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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 key fixtures and best FPL captain options for Gameweek 14.</p>
<p>With such a short turnaround between the end of Gameweek 13 and the start of Gameweek 14, we have incorporated the usual fixtures analysis article into this, focusing only on the key match-ups that impact on captaincy.</p>
<p>Last week, <strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> topped the chart, followed by <strong>Cole Palmer</strong>. It was a close call and many were sweating on which one to go for but the outcome was almost the same and both hauled.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Gameweek 14: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p>Who should you give the armband to and why? These are the main candidates this week:</p>
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<li><strong>Cole Palmer</strong> v Southampton (A)</li>
<li><strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> v Newcastle (A)</li>
<li><strong>Erling Haaland</strong> v Nottingham Forest (H)</li>
<li><strong>Ollie Watkins</strong> v Brentford (H)</li>
<li><strong>Bukayo Saka</strong> v Manchester United (H)</li>
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<p id="caption-attachment-68898" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 14 captaincy candidates</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 14: The fixtures</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-68877" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 14 fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 14: Poll</h2>
<p>Palmer's the clear favourite this week among my followers.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-68887" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 14 captaincy poll results</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 14: Players' records</h2>
<p>Here are some notable records for our captaincy candidates:</p>
<p><strong>Haaland</strong> - Has never blanked against Forest at home. He scored in both matches last season and bagged a hat-trick in the first home game against them the season before.</p>
<p><strong>Salah</strong> - has returned in each game against Newcastle in the past two seasons. He only recorded assists away though and his home record is far better.</p>
<p><strong>Watkins</strong> - Has never blanked at home against his former club. Last season, he braced at home and scored away.</p>
<p><strong>Saka -</strong> Has returned in each of the last three home games against United.</p>
<p><strong>Palmer</strong> – Hasn’t faced Southampton yet.</p>
<p>Here is the record for one other option out of interest:</p>
<p><strong>Matheus Cunha </strong>- All his returns came in the home fixture last season.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-68883" class="wp-caption-text">Captaincy candidates' records against their Gameweek 14 opponents</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 14: Members' stats breakdown</h2>
<p>The stats are filtered 'per start' for the individual players and 'per appearance' for the team stats over the last six gameweeks.</p>
<p>See the latest stats on the Hub's <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">Opta page</a>.</p>
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