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<a href="#"><img alt="Dashboard 1 " src="http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/Ca/Captain31/Dashboard1/1_rss.png" style="border: none" /></a> Powered by Tableau It's a really tough choice this week and your final decision is ultimately going to come down whether you want to play the man ( Van Persie or Rooney ) or the fixture ( Balotelli , Bale , Adebayor , Dempsey etc). One of my off season projects is going to be to look back over the past few ...

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Arsenal Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Song, Walcott, Rosicky, Gervinho, van Persie. Subs: Fabianski, Andre Santos, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Djourou, Chamakh, Benayoun. You get the feeling that several Arsenal players are going to be key contributors down the stretch with Arteta, Rosicky, Song and Oxlade-Chamberlain all at least making cases for consideration alongside the long fancied Walcott and Van Persie. On a personal note I am kicking myself, having planned to pickup Walcott this week several weeks ago for Dempsey, but then getting greedy and ditching Murphy for the in-form Valencia. Chalk it down to another late-night Friday transfer mistake. Arsenal's fixtures are good, rather than great, with a couple of their home games coming against good sides (City and Chelsea) and thus limiting their upside somewhat. What you like about Arsenal though is that when they're good they can compete and score against anyone (unlike, say, Fulham, who tend...

<a href="#"><img alt="Dashboard 1 " src="http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/Ca/Captain30/Dashboard1/1_rss.png" style="border: none" /></a> Powered by Tableau P90  Points scored per 90 minutes at home/away based on this week's opponents  QG% Percentage of games played where the player scored 6 or more points  xPct  The percentage of his team's goals a player has accounted for, multiplied by the expected goals for this week Rating  Based on the player's rankings in the other three categories. After a couple of down weeks in these parts thanks to less interesting commitments, we're finally back with a proper captain preview. In truth, you probably don...

<a href="#"><img alt="Weekly Rankings " src="http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/We/WeeklyRankings30/WeeklyRankings/1_rss.png" style="border: none" /></a> Powered by Tableau P90  Points scored per 90 minutes at home/away based on this week's opponents  QG% Percentage of games played where the player scored 6 or more points  xPct  The percentage of his team's goals a player has accounted for, multiplied by the expected goals for this week Rat...

<a href="#"><img alt="Weekly Rankings " src="http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/We/WeeklyRankings29/WeeklyRankings/1_rss.png" style="border: none" /></a> Powered by Tableau P90 Points scored per 90 minutes at home/away based on this week's opponents QG% Percentage of games played where the player scored 6 or more points xPct The percentage of his team's goals a player has accounted for, multiplied by the expected goals for this week Rating Based on the player's rankings in the other three categories. <a href="#"><img alt="Dashboard 1 " src="http:/&am...

<a href="#"><img alt="Dashboard 1 " src="http://public.tableausoftware.com/static/images/Ca/Captain_0/Dashboard1/1_rss.png" style="border: none" /></a> Powered by Tableau P90 Points scored per 90 minutes at home/away based on this week's opponents QG% Percentage of games played where the player scored 6 or more points xPct The percentage of his team's goals a player has accounted for, multiplied by the expected goals for this week Rating Based on the player's rankings in the other three categories. Many will be considering specifically bringing Suarez in for this week and his double gameweek deserves a bit of attention here. His xPct mark of 0.710 is solid and is based on Liverpool being forecast to score just over a couple of goals and Suarez accounting for around of thi...

Powered by Tableau Note that Liverpool and Everton get the double gameweek this week, so they have two listings in the clean sheet rankings. The attacking rankings show the total goals forecast over both games. Captain data and player preview to follow tomorrow. CS Clean sheets kept at home/away based on this week's fixture Opp FTS Number of times this week's opponent has failed to score at home/away GPG Conceded Predicted goals conceded this week based on a team and their opponent's performance this season Opp CS Clean sheets kept at home/away by a team's opponent GPG Scored Predicted goals scored this week based on a team and their opponent's performance this season

Arsenal Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Song, Walcott, Rosicky, Benayoun, van Persie Subs: Fabianski, Diaby, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jenkinson, Gervinho, Chamakh, Miquel. This should be a team on your radar given that they are in the enviable position (for non-Arsenal fans anyway) of still having something to play for, favorable fixtures and no other cup distractions. Gibbs has returned to give a cheaper option at the back, and while this is far from an elite defense, there may be some value to be squeezed out of these fixtures for the young left back. In midfield I like Walcott as a differential semi-elite midfield for the remainder of the year, and he could be one of a handful of top players likely to play all the available minutes from here on in. The price is a bit higher than you'd like but with remainder of the group seemingly unable to stay on the field with any consistency, I'd suggest he may be worth the premium. There are no more superlatives ...

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