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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 17.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Gameweek 17: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p>Last week, the overwhelming majority of engaged players went with <strong>Cole Palmer</strong>.</p>
<p>Our verdict was close but we backed <strong>Mohamed Salah</strong>.</p>
<p>The difference wasn’t huge in the end but our top choice came out with more points, and every little counts when it comes down to it.</p>
<p>Do you want to follow the herd or go with a potentially higher upside option? These are the main candidates this week:</p>
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<li><strong>Cole Palmer</strong> v Everton (A)</li>
<li><strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> v Spurs (A)</li>
<li><strong>Alexander Isak</strong> v Ipswich (A)</li>
<li><strong>Bukayo Saka</strong> v Crystal Palace (A)</li>
<li><strong>Bruno Fernandes</strong> v Bournemouth (H)</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 17: The fixtures</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-69387" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 17 Best Captain - fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 17: Poll</h2>
<p>Salah's the clear leader this week among my followers.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-69397" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 17 Fixture Analysis - X poll</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 17: Players' records</h2>
<p>Here are some notable records for our captaincy candidates:</p>
<p><strong>Palmer </strong>- blanked away against Everton last season, but scored four (yes four) in the home game!</p>
<p><strong>Fernandes </strong>- braced away last season but blanked the home match.</p>
<p><strong>Salah </strong>- hauled in the home match last season but blanked away. However, he braced away the season prior and scored in the home game. Remember, "It's only Spurs."</p>
<p><strong>Saka</strong> - has never returned away against Crystal Palace.</p>
<p><strong>Isak</strong> – hasn’t played against Ipswich before but I won’t overly penalise him in the metric, as I wouldn’t expect him to have a poor record against them.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-69390" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 17 Best Captain - record against</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 17: 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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