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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 FPL captain options for Gameweek 9.</p>
<p>Chris has already taken an in-depth look at the individual <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-gameweek-8-fixtures-analysis">FPL Gameweek 9 fixtures</a> in a new weekly article series, which will be running in addition to his best captaincy article.</p>
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<h2><strong>Best FPL captain for Gameweek 9: The candidates</strong></h2>
<p>We smashed it in Gameweek 8, backing the differential <strong>Mohamed Salah (£12.6m)</strong>.</p>
<p>Hopefully you went with our recommendation to get a massive rank boost against your rivals.</p>
<p>This week there are a number of enticing opportunities, but I think one stands out. Read on to find out who.</p>
<p>I’ve provided a breakdown of the best options. The main candidates for this week I'm looking at are:</p>
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<li><strong>Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) </strong>v Everton (H)</li>
<li><strong>Erling Haaland (£14.0m)</strong> v Brighton (H)</li>
<li><strong>Son Heung-min (£9.5m) </strong>v Fulham (H)</li>
<li><strong>Bruno Fernandes (£8.4m)</strong> v Sheffield United (A)</li>
<li><strong>Kieran Trippier (£6.8m) </strong>v Crystal Palace (H)</li>
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<p>There are solid alternatives to the above from the same teams, however I have selected these specific options as I believe they have the most upside.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 9: Our performance to date</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-58720" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 9 best captain - our performance</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 9: Top performers</h2>
<p>This illustrates why my preference is always to captain a midfielder where possible. Sadly, Haaland makes it very difficult to do this.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-58728" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 9 best captain - top performers</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 9: The fixtures</h2>
<p>See my in-depth article for a review of each of this gameweek's fixtures, including the odds of teams scoring two or more goals and keeping a clean sheet, and players to target based specifically on each teams' weaknesses.</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-gameweek-8-fixtures-analysis"><strong>Gameweek 9 fixture analysis</strong></a></li>
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<p id="caption-attachment-58718" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 9 best captain - fixtures</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 9: Twitter poll</h2>
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<p id="caption-attachment-58729" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 9 best captain - twitter poll</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 9: Players' records</h2>
<p><strong>Haaland</strong> - braced in the last home match against Brighton.</p>
<p><strong>Trippier</strong> - hasn't returned against Palace for Newcastle, although we all know his points potential if he does.</p>
<p><strong>Salah</strong> - has returned against Everton in his last two home games, and three of the last four matches.</p>
<p><strong>Son</strong> - has only returned once away from home.</p>
<p><strong>Fernandes</strong> – has a terrible record.</p>
<p>Just out of interest for those that still hold him, and are itching to get rid:</p>
<p><strong>Marcus Rashford (£8.8m)</strong> - has double returned both times he's faced Sheffield United away.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-58721" class="wp-caption-text">FPL Gameweek 9 best captain - past performance</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Best FPL captain for Gameweek 9: Members' stats breakdown</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">These stats are taken from the Fantasy Football Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">Opta stats tool</a>.</p>
<p>I’ve used 'per appearance' data and I've cut it using the most recent six weeks.</p>
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