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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 38.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Gameweek 38: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p>Congratulations, you’ve made it to the final week and there’s everything to play for. The only rank people remember is the one at the end of this week. This pick could make or break your season, so who should you put your faith in?</p>
<p>The candidates for this week are:</p>
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<li><strong>Evanilson</strong> v Leicester (H)</li>
<li><strong>Jarrod Bowen</strong> v Ipswich (A)</li>
<li><strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> v Crystal Palace (H)</li>
<li><strong>Bukayo Saka</strong> v Southampton (A)</li>
<li><strong>Bryan Mbeumo</strong> v Wolves (A)</li>
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<p id="caption-attachment-73096" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 38 captaincy candidates</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 38: The fixtures</h2>
<p>Bournemouth, West Ham and Arsenal look to have the easiest fixtures. Spurs might not have sobered up in time after their Europa League win, which suggests Brighton could have an easy ride.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-73067" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 38 fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 38: The reverse fixtures</h2>
<p>Saka is likely to be a very popular captain this week and if he repeats the previous performance then a lot of people will be ecstatic.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-73072" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures (Gameweek 7) team of the week</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-73073" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures (Gameweek 7)</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 38: Poll</h2>
<p>You can see there’s no clear leader this week, which adds to the fun. Salah is the leader.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-73078" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 38 captaincy poll</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 38: Players' records</h2>
<p>Here are some notable records for our captaincy candidates:</p>
<p><strong>Bowen</strong> - Hauled in the reverse fixture.</p>
<p><strong>Salah</strong> - Despite his amazing record against Palace, he's blanked in his last two matches which carries a lot of weight given they were both against the current manager, whereas previous games were under a different regime.</p>
<p><strong>Saka</strong> - Picked up 16 points in the reverse fixture.</p>
<p><strong>Mbeumo </strong>- Scored in the reverse fixture and has only blanked once against Wolves, although it was away.</p>
<p><strong>Evanilson</strong> - Got 80 minutes in the previous match and blanked.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-73071" class="wp-caption-text">Captaincy candidates' records against their opposition</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 38 members' stats breakdown</h2>
<p>The stats are filtered 'per start' for the individual players and 'per appearance' for the team stats in recent 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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