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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 options for Gameweek 28.</p>
<p>Powered by Hub AI and Chris’s eye for detail, having analysed the weekly captaincy candidates on the Hub for many years, we reveal the top three picks each week, followed by Chris's overall favourite.</p>
<p>Whether you’re after the AI’s preferred pick or a differential punt, we’ve got you covered.</p>
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<h3>🤖 Hub AI quick summary 🤖</h3>
<p>Simplicity and speed are among Fantasy Football Hub’s core values, so many of our articles this season will come with a quick ‘Hub AI’ summary for those who want the answer - fast.</p>
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<li data-start="109" data-end="354">🥇 Mohamed Salah leads the way for predicted points with Erling Haaland the secondary choice - not many will own both</li>
<li data-start="109" data-end="354"><b>👀 </b>Bruno Fernandes is a reliable option, although he lacks the upside this week in a potentially tricky fixture</li>
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<h3><b>🤖 Hub AI pick: Mohamed Salah – 6.9 predicted points</b></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: West Ham (H)</strong></p>
<p>Liverpool are projected to score the most goals this week, but their recent xG (expected goals) data is good without being great, and West Ham have tightened up.</p>
<p>However, the Hammers have the fourth worst away xGC in the league.</p>
<p>Without <strong>Florian Wirtz</strong>, Salah is the main creative outlet for Liverpool. Is that really what you want from a captain though?</p>
<p>His goal involvement is reasonable without being talismanic, and his xG stats are similar.</p>
<p>West Ham have conceded six penalties already this season though, which has the potential to be a pendulum swing in the Egyptian's favour.</p>
<p>In addition he has a good record against West Ham, with 11 goals and 7 assists in 15 starts, and he's returned in each of his last three starts.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-77980" class="wp-caption-text">Mohamed Salah's stats</p>
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<h3><b>2️⃣ Main alternative: Erling Haaland – 6.7 predicted points</b></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Leeds (A)</strong></p>
<p>From a team stats perspective, this fixture offers the best combination of good xG versus weak xGC (expected goals conceded).</p>
<p>It's third-highest in terms of projected goals too. However, Leeds have a much better defensive record at home (sixth-best in the league) compared to away.</p>
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