Best Captain for Gameweek 10
The new round of Fantasy Premier League is approaching with haste. So, here, in this article we take a look at the best captain for Gameweek 10.
After his sixth double-digit haul in nine Premier League matches this term, Mohamed Salah (£12.7m) has shattered any notion of Nordic ‘perma-captaincy’. It looks like he is a prime armband candidate for Gameweek 10 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).
But despite four consecutive blanks, Erling Haaland (£15.4m) also boasts a favourable fixture at Bournemouth. We examine the respective credentials of Fantasy’s two heavyweights and a collection of able alternatives from Arsenal, Brentford, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
First, we will assess the fallout of the on-site captain poll. We will then analyse the player and team statistics, Rate My Team (RMT) and the Premier Fantasy Tools ratings ahead of Saturday’s 11:00 GMT deadline.
THE GAMEWEEK 10 CAPTAIN POLL
Mohamed Salah has been a model of consistency for the Reds in what looks like his swansong season. His 11 attacking returns rank second-best after nine matches.
Salah’s three goal attempts and two shots on target were both match-leading totals in the draw with Arsenal. Liverpool’s right winger is backed by exactly 35% of our users to put Brighton and Hove Albion to the sword.
Meanwhile, Erling Haaland (£15.4m) earned Man City a surprisingly narrow victory over Southampton. City’s frontman notched a solitary goal.
A litany of missed big chances denied the Norwegian more returns and success for the 300k+ managers that backed him with the Triple Captain chip. Much to the chagrin of backers, Haaland’s eight shots in the box, four big chances and 2.33 expected goals (xG) all ranked as the highest weekly tallies of the 2024/25 season.
A trickier away assignment against Adoni Iraola’s Bournemouth side hasn’t dented Haaland’s armband appeal amongst our users. In fact, he overtook Salah on Friday and is now favoured by over 36.4% of voters.
Bukayo Saka (£10.0m) occupies third place with almost 7.5% of the vote, with Cole Palmer (£11.0m) and Bryan Mbeumo (£7.7m) further back.
THE PLAYER STATISTICS – LAST SIX MATCHES
In terms of non-penalty xG over their respective last six matches, Haaland is the stand-out candidate. His tally of 5.06 betters the second-placed Dominic Solanke (£7.7m), who is on 3.26.
Looking solely at goal threat, Haaland is top for goal attempts (29) and efforts in the box (27). Both these totals better Bukayo Saka, with Arsenal’s talisman posting 21 and 16, respectively.
In terms of big chances received we have a three-way tie between Haaland, Solanke and Palmer (seven apiece).
Arsenal’s Saka is the stand-out creative player in this assessment. Saka’s 11 big chances created and 20 key passes are both comfortably top, while his expected assists (xA) tally of 2.70 easily holds off second-placed Mbeumo, with 1.50.
Meanwhile, Liverpool’s Salah combines goal threat with elite-level creativity, registering double digits for key passes and shots on target, with 12 and 11, respectively.
Elsewhere, Mbeumo sits fourth for minutes per expected goal involvement (123.9) behind the power trio of Palmer (100.2), Haaland (101.5) and Saka’s 105.5.
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