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FPL Gameweek 31: Top 3 Captaincy Picks

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Fantasy Football Fix 4 April 2025

Top 3 Captaincy Picks for Fantasy Premier League 2024/25 Gameweek 31

Welcome to our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) guide for Gameweek 31! Each gameweek, we'll highlight the top captaincy picks for your FPL team.

In this blog, the three best Captaincy options for Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 31 are discussed. Picks are in the below format:

  1. No.1 predicted by Fix. 
  2. Alternative high-ownership option. Over 20%.
  3. Differential option. Under 20%.

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FPL Gameweek 31: The Best Captain Choices

Mohamed Salah (ful) - Highest Projected Point Scorer

Salah has found the back of the net 16 times in away matches, six times more than any other player. No player has taken more shots (59), landed more attempts on target (33), been afforded more 'big chances' (24) or racked up a higher 'Expected Goals' (xG) tally than the Egyptian international (13.27).

Liverpool have scored 38 goals on their travels, eight more than any other side. The Reds are top for shots on target (96), 'big chances' (68) and xG (39.54) in away matches.

Their hosts Fulham have conceded 21 goals in home matches (11th) and have kept just two clean sheets. The Cottagers are ranked seventh for shots in the box conceded (109) and fourth for xGC (16.37).

Player Point Projections for Gameweek 31 in Fantasy Premier League 2023/24

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 7.0 for Salah.

Alexander Isak (lei) - Highly Projected Points Alternative

Note: Isak is currently flagged as a doubt for Gameweek 31 but is expected to be available.

Isak's eight-point FPL haul against Brentford took him to the top of the forward scoring charts in FPL with 177 points, only Haaland (21) has scored more goals amongst strikers than his 20.

Haaland (29) is the only forward to have landed more shots on target than his 17 in away matches and he also trails only the Norwegian for 'big chances' (21 vs 16).

As the below image from our Opta Player Heatmaps feature shows, he has averaged 6.1 FPL points per game in away matches this season.

Points Per game for Isak in away Matches

Newcastle have scored 23 goals in away matches (ninth) and are ranked seventh for 'big chances' (38).

Their opponents Leicester have conceded 30 goals in home matches (18th) and have kept just one clean sheet. The Foxes are ranked 19th for shots in the box conceded (162) and 17th for xGC (27.81).

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 5.1 for Isak.

Heung-Min Son (SOU) - The Differential

Despite a poor season so far, Son will be looking to get Spurs back to winning ways against a Southampton side sitting at the bottom of the table. Only Johnson and Maddison (nine each) have scored more goals than Son (seven) amongst Spurs players this season.

As the below image from our Opta Stats Sandbox feature shows, no Spurs player has taken more shots than his 54 or landed more attempts on target (26). He is third for xG (7.77), while only Kulusevski (63) has attempted more assists than his 50.

Stats for Spurs Players Fantasy Premier League 2024/25

Spurs have scored 30 goals in home matches with only Man. City and Liverpool (32 each) more prolific on home turf. The North London side are ranked fifth for shots in the box (161) and ninth for xG (27.18) in home matches.

Their visitors Southampton have conceded 31 goals on their travels (19th) and have kept just one clean sheet. The Saints are ranked 19th for shots conceded in away matches (270) and 20th for xGC (37.72).

Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 5.8 for Son.


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