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            <p>Fantasy Football Hub's resident captaincy expert <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisTanFPL">Chris Tan</a> takes a close look at the Gameweek 30 fixtures and the players to target for your Fantasy Premier League (FPL) teams.</p>
<p>This in-depth look at the matches ahead, complete with a handy shortlist of players to target, is available exclusively to Hub members.</p>
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<h2>Chris Tan's fixture analysis: Gameweek 30</h2>
<p>How did our analysis fare last week?</p>
<p>We correctly called <strong>Morgan Gibbs-White (£5.7m)</strong> would do well against Luton and that <strong>Rodrigo Muniz (£4.5m)</strong> was likely to return. That was however the limit of it and the less said about Gameweek 29 the better!</p>
<p>This week is difficult, with Manchester City playing Arsenal when the majority of us have at least four (most likely five to six) players from those teams.</p>
<p>With the exception of Tottenham Hotspur, none of the teams that featured last week will have a double now, so who should you move their players on to?</p>
<h2><strong>FPL Gameweek 30: Fixtures</strong></h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-62907" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 30 fixtures</p>
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<h2><strong>FPL Blank Gameweek 30: Reverse fixtures</strong></h2>
<p>These fixtures took place in Gameweek 8. Here’s what happened last time:</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-62908" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures (Gameweek 8)</p>
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<p>Time to invest in Liverpool, Chelsea and Newcastle?</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-62913" class="wp-caption-text">Reverse fixtures (Gameweek 8) team of the week</p>
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<h2><strong>FPL Gameweek 30: Clean sheet and goalscoring odds</strong></h2>
<p>Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool look most likely to score two or more goals, according to the odds.</p>
<p>They're also the most likely to keep a clean sheet, although I wouldn't expect many this week.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-62912" class="wp-caption-text">Team odds</p>
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<h2><strong>FPL Gameweek 30: Team attacking stats (sorted by xG per game)</strong></h2>
<p>These stats are for the last six gameweeks. Liverpool, City and Arsenal look to be the best teams for expected goals, with Bournemouth not far behind.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-62910" class="wp-caption-text">Team attacking stats (sorted by xG)</p>
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<h2><strong>FPL Gameweek 30: Team defensive stats (sorted by xGC per game)</strong></h2>
<p>Everyone from Bournemouth and above look likely to ship goals. This season we have a combination of attacks being more prolific than usual and defences not quite being at the level they were previously.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-62911" class="wp-caption-text">Team defensive stats (sorted by xGC)</p>
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<h2><strong>FPL Gameweek 30 fixtures analysed</strong></h2>
<h3>Newcastle v West Ham</h3>
<p>Newcastle still have a fighting chance of making the European places, which will be needed to help their profit and sustainability so they don’t have to sell star players and can use some of their unlimited funds in the summer.</p>
<p>The Champions League looks slightly out of reach for West Ham but a European place seems secure and they’ve got nothing to lose in Europe against in-form Bayer Leverkusen.</p>
<p>The reverse fixture ended 2-2. West Ham have a decent record away against Newcastle. They drew the last game there 1-1 and won the game prior 2-4.</p>
<p><strong>Alexander Isak (£7.5m)</strong> hauled in the reverse fixture. Whoever starts up front for Newcastle tends to score against West Ham based on previous matches.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-62936" class="wp-caption-text">Alexander Isak's stats</p>
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<p><strong>Additional factors to consider</strong></p>
<p>Neither side has particularly good recent xG but Newcastle’s home xG is elite and it’s their home form that has kept their league position respectable this season.</p>
<p>West Ham’s away xG ranks fifth, which suggests both teams could score.</p>
<p>The teams' recent xGC stats back up the idea that a clean sheet for either is unlikely. The Hammers have the fifth worst away xGC in the league. Newcastle’s home xGC is relatively good but you can’t ignore their recent defensive dip.</p>
<p>West Ham’s weaknesses are the amount of shots in the box and big chances they concede (fifth and sixth most). They’ve allowed the most shots in the league from the centre. In addition, they’re terrible at defending crosses and set-pieces.</p>
<p>The goal threat weaknesses highlight why centre-forwards tend to prevail against them and how this is a great match-up for Isak. In addition, West Ham have conceded the joint most penalties in the league (seven).</p>
<p><strong>Kieran Trippier (£6.7m)</strong> could be back for this one. His set-piece deliveries and crosses could cause problems. Isak and the defenders are likely to cause problems in the air as well.</p>
<p>Newcastle also concede the most chances from their centre, which should favour <strong>Michail Antonio (£5.7m)</strong>.</p>
<div id="attachment_62937" style="width: 1007px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-62937" class="size-full wp-image-62937" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Trippier-GW30.jpg" alt="Kieran Trippier's stats" width="997" height="812" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-62937" class="wp-caption-text">Kieran Trippier's stats</p>
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<h3>Bournemouth v Everton</h3>
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