Caveat - This blog was written prior to the games on 28/12/2023

In this blog, the three best Captaincy options for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Gameweek 20 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%

Son Heung-Min (BOU)

After a poor campaign last year, Son has thrived under Postecoglou with 11 goals in 18 games this season, only Salah (12) has found the back of the net more often amongst midfielders (12). He is fourth for shots (45) and third for both shots on target (SoT) (24) and 'big chances' (BC) (11). Meanwhile, only Salah (14) has created more BC than his nine. Spurs have scored 17 goals at home (seventh), the North London side are ranked fifth for shots (169) and ninth for xG (18.57) in home matches. Their visitors Bournemouth have conceded 20 goals in nine away matches and have kept just two clean sheets. The Cherries are ranked 18th for shots conceded (164) and 15th for 'Expected Goals Conceded' (xGC) (17.85) in away matches. Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 7.0 for Son.

Mohamed Salah (NEW)

FPL's top scoring asset with 140 points, Salah leads all the attacking metrics amongst midfielders - shots (59), SoT (29), BC (15), 'Expected Goals' (xG) (10.94), BC created (14) and 'Expected Assists' (xA) (7.73). As the Stats Sandbox image below shows, nine of his 12 goals and 78 of his 140 FPL points have come at Anfield where he has registered 7.52 xG over nine games. Liverpool have scored 22 goals at Anfield with only Newcastle (23) and Villa (26) more prolific on home turf. The Merseyside outfit are top for shots (202) and third for xG (22.62). Their visitors Newcastle have conceded 18 goals in nine away matches this season and have kept just one clean sheet on the road. The Magpies are ranked 10th for SiB conceded (93) and sixth for xGC (15.42) in away games. Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 6.3 for Salah.

Phil Foden (SHU)

Foden has become an everpresent in the Man. City lineup with the winger starting 14 of their last 15 league matches. As the below image from our Match Stats feature shows, over Man. City's last five league matches the 23-year-old is third for goals scored (one), second for SoT (four) and joint-top for attempted assists (seven). Man. City have scored 43 goals this campaign (first), the reigning Champions are second for shots (293) and fourth for xG (37.70). Their visitors Sheff. Utd. have conceded 23 goals on their travels with no side faring worse. They are ranked 18th for xGC (19.98) with only Fulham (23.21) and Luton (26.18) more obliging on their travels. Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 5.8 for Foden.