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 With Mohamed Salah (£13.2m) and Son Heung-min (£9.8m) out of Premier League action in the coming weeks, who are the best FPL midfield replacements?
Salah and Son are off to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and Asian Cup respectively, leaving a gap in many FPL teams.
In this article, we focus on the premium alternatives, priced £6.6m and above, using <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">Hub AI</a>, <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">Opta stats</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture ticker</a>, all available to members in full.
We've already covered the budget picks (priced £6.5m and under) in a separate article, <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/the-best-budget-son-and-salah-fpl-replacements/">here</a>.

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<h2>Which teams have the best and worst fixture runs?</h2>
Before looking at individual players, a glance at the Hub's <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture ticker</a> reveals the teams with the best fixtures while AFCON and the Asian Cup take place.
Brighton have the best run up to Gameweek 24, while Chelsea, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Manchester United and West Ham all rank inside the top 10.
Nottingham Forest, Wolves and Everton meanwhile sit in the bottom three, while Spurs are 17th.
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The top of the Hub's fixture ticker for Gameweek 21-24
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<h2>Premium Salah and Son FPL replacements</h2>
<h3>Kevin De Bruyne (£10.2m) - Manchester City</h3>
Fixture: Newcastle (a)
It might be slightly too soon to jump on Kevin De Bruyne in FPL, with the Belgian having just returned from a long-term injury.
De Bruyne himself recently gave the following quote:
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“I don’t expect to be playing too many City games, and Newcastle next week is a big game, so I’ll expect to be back on the bench.
I want to play every game, but I know in the back of my mind I need to take care of myself."
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De Bruyne made his return against Huddersfield in the FA Cup on Sunday, coming off the bench for the last 30 minutes and picking up an assist in the 5-0 win.
We know therefore that he is fit and firing, so whilst he is a huge rotation risk, FPL managers looking to chase upside could consider bringing him in - if not now, then perhaps for the tantalising Burnley home fixture in Gameweek 22.
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<h3>Bukayo Saka (£9.0m) - Arsenal</h3>
Fixture: Crystal Palace (H)
Bukayo Saka certainly has the fixtures to impress in the short-term, with Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest up next.
For the same reason, Martin Odegaard (£8.4m) looks a solid pick right now, but Saka's goal threat and various different routes to points make him the superior fantasy option in our view - and the AI agrees, predicting Saka to score significantly higher than his Norwegian teammate.
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With penalties and some other set-pieces in his locker, the Gunners winger could be a decent way to utilise some of the budget freed up by Salah and Son.
Over the last two gameweeks, no player in the Premier League has had more big chances than Saka's four, so not only is he creating plenty of opportunities, but he's receiving them too.
In fact, since Gameweek 14, no FPL midfielder has taken more shots than Saka - only Salah can match his 27 efforts over the last seven games.
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