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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 4.</p>
<p>Powered by <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/ai-team-rating#import">Hub AI</a> 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>
<h3>🤖 Hub AI quick summary 🤖</h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> A brief round-up of what you’ll find below, and listen to an audio summary too 👇</span></p>
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<li data-section-id="va5fnr" data-start="1036" data-end="1170">🥇 <strong data-start="1041" data-end="1056">Cole Palmer</strong> tops the Hub AI projections against a Hull defence whose three clean sheets mask some worrying underlying numbers</li>
<li data-section-id="r30dam" data-start="1171" data-end="1278">🥈 <strong data-start="1176" data-end="1190">Joao Pedro</strong> offers a more direct route into Chelsea’s 2.70-goal projection as their central striker</li>
<li data-section-id="1460xk2" data-start="1279" data-end="1382">👀 <strong data-start="1284" data-end="1295">Gabriel</strong> combines the best clean-sheet odds of the gameweek with a favourable set-piece match-up</li>
<li data-section-id="1lkx768" data-start="1383" data-end="1487">🎯 Chris is backing Palmer, but <strong>Alexander Isak</strong> deserves consideration outside the Hub AI top three</li>
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<h3>🤖 Hub AI pick: Cole Palmer - 6.9 predicted points</h3>
<p data-start="1549" data-end="1570"><strong data-start="1549" data-end="1570">Fixture: Hull (H)</strong></p>
<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="1211" data-end="1383">Hub AI makes Palmer the standout captain this week, with Chelsea projected to score 2.70 goals against a Hull side given just a 6% clean-sheet probability.</p>
<p data-start="1385" data-end="1536">The fixture is excellent, although Palmer’s underlying numbers suggest this isn’t quite as straightforward as simply captaining Chelsea’s biggest name.</p>
<p data-start="1538" data-end="1754">He has registered 12 shots and nine attempts from inside the box across the opening three matches, but those chances have generated only 1.06 xG (expected goals). By comparison, <strong>Joao Pedro</strong> has already accumulated 1.86 xG.</p>
<p data-start="1756" data-end="1951">Palmer’s advantage however is the number of different ways he can score FPL points. He remains on penalties, gets five points for a goal as a midfielder, a point for a clean sheet, and carries strong creativity and bonus potential.</p>
<p data-start="1953" data-end="2172">Set-pieces are less of a differentiator than they have been previously. Palmer has taken only one corner so far, with Chelsea spreading those responsibilities around, so penalties are the meaningful dead-ball advantage.</p>
<p data-start="2174" data-end="2222">There is also an interesting positional wrinkle.</p>
<p data-start="2224" data-end="2479">Hull have conceded most frequently through their right and central zones. Palmer will naturally appear centrally, so the matchup still suits him, but there are arguably two Chelsea team-mates whose roles align even more directly with those weaknesses.</p>
<p data-start="2481" data-end="2584">That makes Palmer my preferred captain, but perhaps not by as much as the headline projection suggests.</p>
<div id="attachment_83448" style="width: 1090px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-83448" class="size-full wp-image-83448" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/palmer-landscape-4.png" alt="Cole Palmer" width="1080" height="810" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-83448" class="wp-caption-text">Cole Palmer's stats</p>
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<h3>2️⃣ Main alternative: Joao Pedro - 5.9 predicted points</h3>
<p data-start="3141" data-end="3162"><strong data-start="3141" data-end="3162">Fixture: Hull (H)</strong></p>
<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="2674" data-end="2791">If we strip penalties out of the equation and look purely at open-play goal threat, I actually prefer Pedro to Palmer.</p>
<p data-start="2793" data-end="2910">He has recorded 10 shots, eight from inside the box and three big chances, generating a team-leading 1.86 xG (expected goals). That is considerably ahead of Palmer despite taking two fewer shots.</p>
<p data-start="2982" data-end="3019">The match-up strengthens his case too.</p>
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