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            <p>Wondering who are the best FPL players for Gameweek 21? Expert Fantasy Premier League manager Abdul Rehman (<a href="https://twitter.com/FPL_Salah">FPL Salah</a>) has it covered.</p>
<p>We will be looking at the top three options and two lower owned picks if you are looking for a bit of a differential.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL Players for Gameweek 21</strong></h2>
<h3><strong>Bruno Fernandes (£8.3m) – Manchester United</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Southampton (H)</strong></p>
<p>Fernandes has four goals and and seven assists this season with an expected goals (xG) 0f 6.2 and an expected assists (xA) of 3.6.</p>
<p>The Portuguese has been putting up good stats all season and it's now showing in his returns too.</p>
<p>Manchester United host Southampton in Gameweek 21 which is probably their best fixture of the season.</p>
<p>The Saints have conceded the second most goals (44) and have the worst xGC (45.8) in the league.</p>
<p>United likely wont get a a better fixture all season and this makes Bruno one of the top captaincy contenders this week.</p>
<p>Bruno is one of the most reliable options in the game – he will play 90 minutes most weeks, is on penalties and set-pieces and has high goal and assist threat.</p>
<p>The Portuguese is at 43% to score any time and the fifth highest predicted scoring player (5.7 points) for Gameweek 21 according to <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI.</a></p>
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<h3><strong>Cole Palmer (£11.4m) – Chelsea</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture:  Bournemouth (H)</strong></p>
<p>Cole Palmer is the second highest scoring player in FPL with 13 goals and seven assists.</p>
<p>He is one of the best options in the game and has another decent home game this week to add to his returns.</p>
<p>Chelsea play Bournemouth in Gameweek 21 who have been one of the surprise packages this season as they sit eighth.</p>
<p>The Cherries have conceded the fourth least goals (23) and have an xGC of 24.2 (fifth best).</p>
<p>However, Enzo Maresca's side have been one of the best attacks in the league and will be strong favourites.  They have scored 39 goals (third) with an xG of 39.34 (second)</p>
<p>Palmer is another one who is nailed to start, on penalties, and offers both goals and assists as the talisman in a very good attacking team.</p>
<p>He is at 43% to score at any time and the highest predicted scoring player (7.6 points) according to <strong><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI.</a></strong></p>
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<h3><strong>Alexander Isak (£9.3m) - Newcastle United</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Wolves (H)</strong></p>
<p>Alexander Isak has been the most in-form player in the game, with nine goals in the last seven games. He has 13 goals and four assists over the season.</p>
<p>Newcastle United host Wolves in Gameweek 21 which should be one of their best fixtures of the season.</p>
<p>Vitor Pereira's side have conceded the most goals (45) so far and have the sixth worst xGC (31.8) in the league.</p>
<p>Eddie Howe's team will be strong favourites to win, and this is reflected in the odds as they are the second favourites to score 2.5+ goals (50%).</p>
<p>With Newcastle's current form they should score a few here and it's hard to see Isak not being involved in one way or another.</p>
<p>The Swede is the talisman, nailed to start, on penalties and is the favourite to score at any time (59%) this week.</p>
<p>He is also the second highest predicted scoring player (7.4 points) according to <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI</a>.</p>
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<h2>Low owned options</h2>
<h3><strong>Jacob Murphy (£5.1m) – Newcastle United</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Wolves (H)</strong></p>
<p>Jacaob Murphy has been on a great run of form with three goals and five assists in the last seven.</p>
<p>He has been going under the radar a bit and is only owned by 5.7% of managers at the time of writing.</p>
<p>Murphy is usually one of the most rotation-prone attackers in Howe’s side, but he has now started seven league games in a row and should be nailed for the foreseeable.</p>
<p>Although a few bad performances will make him a rotation threat again I still think he is worth a punt with Newcastle's good run of games coming up.</p>
<p>If you are looking for a a fifth midfielder and a cut price there isn't a better option at his cost.</p>
<p>Newcastle come up against Wolves (H), Bournemouth (H), Southampton (A) and Fulham (H) next</p>
<p>Murphy plays in the front three and I can see him doing well over this run of games.</p>
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<h3><strong>Ismaila Sarr (£5.9m) - </strong><strong>Crystal Palace</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Fixture: Leicester City (A)</strong></p>
<p>Ismaila Sarr has four goals and three assists this season and has now played 90 minutes in his last five league matches.</p>
<p>He has been unfortunate not to get more attacking returns in the last three in which he has blanked.</p>
<p>The Senegalese is playing very advanced in the front three for Crystal Palace, and is getting a good number of chances in front of goal and creating plenty too.</p>
<p>Palace have a fine fixture against second bottom Leicester City who have conceded the second most goals (44)  and have the third worst xGC (39.3).</p>
<p>Sarr has an xG of 3.9 and an xA of 3.2 so carries goal and assist threat, and has a very kind fixture this week. He won't get many better chances of attacking returns this year.</p>
<p>From the budget midfielders (£6.0m and below) he is actually the highest predicted scorer (5.1 points) according to the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI.</a></p>
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