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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 8.</p>
<p>Powered by our 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.</p>
<p>We’ve revamped this article ready for the new season, making it quicker and easier to read. Chris has applied his metric-based approach behind the scenes to come up with the leading options.</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>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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<p data-start="109" data-end="354"><strong data-start="109" data-end="178">🥇 Erling Haaland (vs Everton) – AI Pick – 7.3 Predicted Points: </strong>Nothing stands out from a match up perspective but his form is undeniable.</p>
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<p data-start="358" data-end="579"><strong data-start="358" data-end="433">🥈 Mohamed Salah (vs Manchester United) – Main Alternative – 7.2 Predicted Points: </strong>Manchester United leak big chances and concede the most shots from their left-hand side.</p>
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<p data-start="583" data-end="877"><strong data-start="583" data-end="664">🥉 Jean-Philippe Mateta (vs Bournemouth) – Differential Punt – 6.0 Predicted Points: </strong>Bournemouth rarely keep clean sheets.</p>
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<h3>🤖 Hub AI pick: Erling Haaland - 7.3 predicted points</h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Everton (H)</strong></p>
<p>On current form, Haaland just feels inevitable and although it pains me as a captaincy specialist, he’s very much auto-captain until something changes.</p>
<p>City are projected to score the most goals this week, he dominates their goal involvement and looks like the safest option.</p>
<p>Everton’s defensive vulnerabilities don’t suggest this is a particularly good match-up for him, but it doesn’t really matter when you consider his attributes.</p>
<p>He did blank against Everton last season, but it was a bit of an anomaly season for Manchester City and him. The Norwegian returned in each of the previous encounters.</p>
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