Should you Triple Captain Haaland in Gameweek 25?
The biggest Double Gameweek of the season so far is upon us, with four teams playing twice. Manchester City have two home fixtures, facing Chelsea and Brentford. As such, a significant consideration is whether to deploy the Triple Captain chip, with Erling Haaland (£14.4m) the leading candidate.
In this article, we look at some of the pros and cons of using the chip on Haaland in Double Gameweek 25.
THE PROS
- Man City have two home games against non-top-six sides in Double Gameweek 25. These are pretty good fixtures for Pep Guardiola’s troops, given that Brentford and Chelsea have combined for just five away clean sheets all season. In the reverse fixtures, Haaland plundered 16 points against Chelsea and five against Thomas Frank’s side, so you can see the appeal. He also racked up seven shots and four Opta-defined ‘big chances’.
- Haaland’s home form since arriving in England is extraordinary. In 27 Premier League outings at the Etihad, the Norwegian has scored 30 goals and assisted 10. The run also includes nine double-figure hauls, just four blanks when starting, and crucially, elite underlying numbers.
- Another advantage of using the Triple Captain chip on Haaland this week is his expected minutes. After nearly two months out with a foot injury, the Norwegian returned to action in Gameweek 22 and is now back to full fitness. It is by no means guaranteed, but Haaland could feasibly get two starts in Double Gameweek 25 and close to 180 minutes over the two fixtures. In future Gameweeks, once City presumably reach the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League, his game time is potentially going to be more uncertain. It’s also worth noting future Man City ‘doubles’ probably won’t involve two home matches.
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