Another injury for Erling Haaland leaves the captaincy conversation wide open for a midweek round of Premier League fixtures.
So, who are the best captain picks for FPL Gameweek 29?
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3. Antoine Semenyo (Man City)
- GW29 opponent: Nottingham Forest (H)
- Predicted points: 5.6
There are risks to backing Erling Haaland with the armband for this week given his fitness concerns. But there are credible alternatives in the Manchester City attack, headlined by January recruit Antoine Semenyo. His teammate Marc Guehi has a higher prediction, on 5.8 points.
Semenyo has four goals and one assist from seven Premier League appearances in a Man City shirt, taking him to 20 goal involvements for the season. Opponents Nottingham Forest have taken just one point from their last four league games, conceding six goals in this time.
2. Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd)
- GW29 opponent: Newcastle (A)
- Predicted points: 5.6
Bruno Fernandes made the Team of the Week in Gameweek 28, netting 13 points in the 2-1 win against Crystal Palace, with one goal and one assist. Over 1.6 million managers gave him the armband for that fixture, including over 700,000 vice-captain picks with Haaland out.
Those returns take Fernandes up to 20 goal involvements for the campaign: seven goals and 13 assists. Manchester United remain unbeaten under Michael Carrick, with Fernandes providing two goals and six assists across those seven fixtures.
1. Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool)
- GW29 opponent: Wolves (A)
- Predicted points: 6.1
Liverpool have the pick of the fixtures in Gameweek 29, with a trip to bottom-of-the-league Wolverhampton Wanderers, having beaten them 2-1 already at Anfield this season. Hugo Ekitike narrowly beats teammate Mohamed Salah on 6.0 predicted points, to be the best AI captain pick.
He produced his biggest haul of the season last time out in the 5-2 win against West Ham United, with one goal and two assists. That takes him to 15 goal involvements for the campaign: 11 goals and four assists. He leads the captain polls for this fixture too.