GW35 Captain Picks: Haaland Away at Everton or Salah at Old Trafford — Who Gets the Armband?
With Gameweek 35 fast approaching, three names dominate the captaincy conversation. Haaland carries the weight of 58.2% ownership into a tricky Everton away fixture, Salah arrives at a defensively shaky Man United side with elite form, and Watkins offers a high-ceiling differential against Tottenham at Villa Park. Here is what the data says.
Haaland is the safe, popular choice but Everton at home carry a difficulty rating of 4, making this a tougher assignment than his ownership suggests. His form of 5.0 is solid yet slightly behind the in-form pack, and captaining him is the low-risk differential play only if you fear a differential blowing up.
CAPTAIN — 68%Salah's form of 6.0 leads this trio and Man United have struggled defensively all season, giving him a genuine route to a big haul at Old Trafford. At just 14.9% ownership, captaining Salah is a strong differential move that could swing your rank considerably in either direction.
DIFFERENTIAL CAPTAIN — 78%Watkins matches Salah's form at 6.0 and faces the best fixture of any captain option this week, with Villa hosting Tottenham at a difficulty of just 2. At 15.9% ownership and nearly half the price of Haaland, he is the contrarian pick that offers the greatest potential rank jump at the lowest cost.
CONTRARIAN CAPTAIN — 82%Want personalised FPL advice based on your squad and rank?
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