What is the best FPL team for Gameweek 17 according to Hub AI?
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The team of the week will be hugely valuable when playing your Free Hit chip but it&#8217;s also a great way to measure how well your team is shaping up for the coming gameweek.
Check the p<a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">redicted points</a> nearer the time for a better indication of the best squad.

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<h2>Best FPL team for Gameweek 16 review</h2>
Points: 62
FPL average: 40
Returns were few and far between for the article version of the AI team, which was compiled before the end of Gameweek 15 due to the tight turnaround between deadlines.
And while the injured Bryan Mbeumo (£7.1m) was included as a result, the AI still significantly outperformed the FPL average.
Key to this was it selected Son Heung-min (£9.6m) as a vice-captain to back up Erling Haaland (£14.0m), who missed out through injury.
Son was the highest scoring player in the game in Gameweek 16, worth a bumper 34 points as the AI&#8217;s stand-in captain.
<div id="attachment_60174" style="width: 884px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-60174" class="size-full wp-image-60174" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AI-team-of-the-week-GW16.jpg" alt="Team of the week for FPL Gameweek 16 according to Fantasy Football Hub AI" width="874" height="835" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AI-team-of-the-week-GW16.jpg 874w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AI-team-of-the-week-GW16-300x287.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AI-team-of-the-week-GW16-768x734.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AI-team-of-the-week-GW16-610x583.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px" />Team of the week for FPL Gameweek 16</div>
<h2>FPL Gameweek 17 best players: Predicted points</h2>
Haaland remains an injury doubt for the weekend, meaning he is a rare absentee from the AI&#8217;s top five for predicted points.
Mohamed Salah (£13.2m) is the leader this week, just ahead of Son, although little more than a single point separates all of the top five.
<div id="attachment_60409" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-60409" class="size-full wp-image-60409" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Predicted-points-GW17.jpg" alt="Predicted points for FPL Gameweek 17 according to Hub AI" width="900" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Predicted-points-GW17.jpg 900w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Predicted-points-GW17-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Predicted-points-GW17-768x624.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Predicted-points-GW17-610x495.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" />Predicted points for FPL Gameweek 17 according to Hub AI</div>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL team for Gameweek 17</h2>
Last week&#8217;s budget goalkeeper of choice Caoimhin Kelleher (£4.0m) is no longer an option, given the return of Alisson (£5.6m) from injury.
Instead the AI&#8217;s number-one spot falls to Martin Dubravka (£4.1m), with Newcastle hosting Fulham at St James&#8217; Park.
Fulham are free-scoring, having registered back-to-back 5-0 wins, however Newcastle away will be a different proposition for the Cottagers &#8211; even considering the Magpies&#8217; busy schedule and injury issues.
Newcastle have the second best expected goals (xG) per game record at home and have conceded the fewest goals (four). Their expected goals conceded (xGC) per game is joint-second best alongside Manchester City.
Dubravka is joined by two City defenders for the champions&#8217; clash with Crystal Palace at the Etihad. The double City defence failed to fire for the AI team last week but it remains undeterred, with the Sky Blues having the best chance of a clean sheet.
<div id="attachment_60108" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-60108" class="size-full wp-image-60108" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dubravka.jpg" alt="Martin Dubravka" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dubravka.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dubravka-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dubravka-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dubravka-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" />Martin Dubravka</div>
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The defence is completed by Liverpool&#8217;s Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.1m). Fellow creative full-back Kieran Trippier (£7.0m) is suspended after picking up five <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-yellow-cards-23-24-season">yellow cards</a>.
The Reds face Manchester United at home, where they beat their rivals 7-0 last season. The AI includes top predicted point scorer Salah as part of a Liverpool double up.
There&#8217;s also room for Son Heung-min (£9.6m), Jarrod Bowen (£7.7m), Bukayo Saka (£9.0m) and Anthony Gordon (£6.2m), who round off the top five for predicted points.
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With no Haaland up front, both Alexander Isak (£7.6m) and Dominic Solanke (£6.6m) make the team.
Isak&#8217;s expected minutes could change depending on who starts Newcastle&#8217;s crunch Champions League tie with AC Milan on Wednesday.
But Solanke, who faces Luton at home, is unlikely to leave the AI team. The Hatters have the worst xGC away from home, conceding an average of 2.6 goals per game.
Solanke scored his eighth of the season against United in Gameweek 16 and is the joint-fifth highest scorer in the league.
Bournemouth are on a roll. No team has a better xG tally (10.51) since Gameweek 12, with their 12 goals scored beaten only by Fulham (17).
They have also been excellent defensively, with the second best xGC in this period (4.0) behind Arsenal (3.1). No team has conceded fewer goals (three).
<div id="attachment_60376" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-60376" class="size-full wp-image-60376" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dominic-Solanke-Stats.jpg" alt="Dominic Solanke Stats" width="798" height="650" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dominic-Solanke-Stats.jpg 798w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dominic-Solanke-Stats-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dominic-Solanke-Stats-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dominic-Solanke-Stats-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px" />Dominic Solanke&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></div>
<h2>Best FPL team for Gameweek 17 pictured</h2>
Remember to check the AI best team in the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/my-team/ai-teams">My Team</a> tool closer to the FPL deadline, as predicted points regularly change throughout the week.
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