GW23 CAPTAINCY THREAD 🧵

This week will be a lot more open in terms of captaincy. I’ve put together some stats to help make up your mind ⤵️

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Note - take these stats with a pinch of salt. Other things are important to consider e.g Son without Kane, Arsenal having no Leno etc. Your own gut feeling is important as well - back yourself! Anyway they’re still quite useful/ interesting to look at :)
The CANDIDATES
▶️ Son WBA (H)
▶️ Fernandes EVE (H)
▶️ Grealish ARS (H)
▶️ Antonio FUL (A)
▶️ Bamford CRY (H)
▶️ Gundogan LIV (A)
▶️ Maddison WOL (A)
▶️ Barnes WOL (A)
▶️ Salah MCI (H)
All stats per 90 last 6 GWs 📊

NPxG
1️⃣0.59 Antonio
2️⃣0.46 Son
3️⃣ 0.43 Salah
4️⃣ 0.42 Bamford
5️⃣ 0.38 Barnes
6️⃣ 0.32 Gundogan
7️⃣ 0.27 Fernandes
8️⃣ 0.22 Maddison
9️⃣ 0.15 Grealish
xA
1️⃣ 0.45 Fernandes
2️⃣ 0.41 Grealish
3️⃣ 0.38 Bamford
4️⃣ 0.34 Gundogan
5️⃣ 0.32 Antonio
6️⃣ 0.27 Maddison
7️⃣ 0.25 Son
8️⃣ 0.22 Salah
9️⃣ 0.22 Barnes
BC
1️⃣ 1.00 Son
2️⃣ 0.98 Antonio
3️⃣ 0.75 Salah
4️⃣ 0.65 Gundogan
5️⃣ 0.64 Bamford
6️⃣ 0.51 Barnes
7️⃣ 0.44 Fernandes
8️⃣ 0.18 Maddison
9️⃣ 0.17 Grealish
BCC
1️⃣ 0.72 Fernandes
2️⃣ 0.67 Grealish
3️⃣ 0.64 Bamford
4️⃣ 0.48 Gundogan
5️⃣ 0.39 Antonio
6️⃣ 0.36 Maddison
7️⃣ 0.33 Son
8️⃣ 0.19 Salah
9️⃣ 0.17 Barnes
Sitb
1️⃣ 2.76 Antonio
2️⃣ 2.61 Salah
3️⃣ 2.57 Bamford
4️⃣ 2.10 Gundogan
5️⃣ 1.88 Barnes
6️⃣ 1.50 Son
7️⃣ 1.30 Fernandes
8️⃣ 0.9 Maddison
9️⃣ 0.5 Grealish
xPts
1️⃣ 7.0 Fernandes
2️⃣ 7.0 Gundogan
3️⃣ 6.2 Antonio
4️⃣ 6.1 Son
5️⃣ 5.9 Salah
6️⃣ 5.8 Bamford
7️⃣ 5.6 Barnes
8️⃣ 5.2 Grekaihs
9️⃣ 5.1 Maddison
PENALTIES - it’s always nice to captain a player with penalties because it’s another big source of points.

Salah, Fernandes, Antonio + Bamford are all nailed on pens. Grealish/Son could take them too
The OPPOSITION
As well as the players underlying numbers, it’s obviously important to consider their fixture.

Below is each players oppositions defensive numbers for the season (per app).It includes:

Shots conceded (S)
Big chances conceded (BC) Expected goals conceded (xGC)
Son - WBA (H)

S - 15.7 (17th)
BC - 2.3 (17th)
xGC - 1.85 (18th)
Fernandes - EVE (H)

S - 11 (7th)
BC - 1.56 (7th)
xGC - 1.25 (5th)
Grealish - ARS (H)

S - 11.9 (9th)
BC - 1.3 (2nd)
xGC - 1.1 (3rd)
Antonio - FUL (A)

S - 12.9 (12th)
BC - 2.9 (19th)
xGC - 1.92 (19th)
Bamford - CRY (H)

S - 13.41 (15th)
BC - 2.14 (15th)
xGC - 1.6 (15th)
Gundogan - LIV (A)

S - 8.45 (2nd)
BC -2.27 (=14th)
xGC - 1.42 (10th)
Maddison + Barnes - WOL (A)

S - 10.68 (7th)
BC - 1.64 (7th)
xGC - 1.29 (7th)
Salah - MCI (H)

S - 7 (1st)
BC - 0.9 (1st)
xGC - 0.75 (1st)
CONCLUSION - captaincy is wide open this week. There is no ‘stand out’ option. Take these stats into consideration, but back your own gut feeling.

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