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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 29.</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 and Hugo Ekitike lead the way for predicted points as Liverpool face Wolves</li>
<li data-start="109" data-end="354"><b>👀 </b>Bruno Fernandes is a reliable option again, although Newcastle away is a potentially tricky fixture</li>
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<h3><b>🤖 Hub AI pick: Mohamed Salah – 6.1 predicted points</b></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Wolves (A)</strong></p>
<p>Liverpool are projected to score the most goals this week, but their recent xG (expected goals) data shows they've scored nearly five goals more than expected, which highlights they've been a little lucky.</p>
<p>However, Wolves have the worst recent defensive stats and they concede more chances at home, so don't be put off by the away fixture.</p>
<p>Wolves have only conceded three penalties this season and Liverpool have only won two, which doesn't suggest this could be a likely outcome.</p>
<p>As we saw with <strong>Bruno Fernandes</strong> last week though, just one penalty can dramatically boost the points output.</p>
<p>Wolves' weaknesses line up well for Salah this week, and he has a good record against Wolves with six goals and five assists in 13 starts, returning in both fixtures last season.</p>
<p>The issue with Salah is that Liverpool seem to have evolved from building attacks around the Egyptian, and the others don't seem to be looking for him in the same way anymore.</p>
<p>That doesn't mean he can't chip in creatively, but it substantially dents his goal threat. This is illustrated by his recent goal involvement dropping to 21% and his xA being higher than his xA.</p>
<p>He's now more of a creator than a constant goal threat, and that's not usually what I'm looking for from a captain.</p>
<div id="attachment_78097" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-78097" class="wp-image-78097 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/playerstats-M.Salah-bordered-6.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-78097" class="wp-caption-text">Mohamed Salah's stats</p>
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<h3><b>2️⃣ Main alternative: Hugo Ekitike – 6.1 predicted points</b></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Wolves (A)</strong></p>
<p>As above, this fixture has the highest projected goals and Wolves have the worst home xGC in the league.</p>
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