RVP (Fulham A)

Was disappointing against saints at home although should have scored.  However you cant argue with his consistency.Lets remind ourselves of his record against qualifying opposition away from home.

South 15  points

New 4 points

Aston V 5 points

Norwich 2 points

Reading 6 points

Swansea 4 points

Wigan 16 points

Consistent and has returned in every game except 1.  Only 2 big scores though.   Overall he’s returned in 19/22 times he’s started and incredibly only not against Southampton in his last 11.   I would be surprised if he doesn’t play as there’s a weekend off for the FA Cup soon although Champions league games are also coming.

The Fulham defence at home is a middle  of the table defence and overall they are lower third although they are definitely worse away than at home.

Walcott

Returned in 6 of his last 7 starts and top of the last 6 shooting stats for midfielders.  Returned in 9/13 games he’s started.

Here’s the captain qualifying home games

Sun H 3 points

Fulham H 8 points

Tottenham home 12 points

Swansea Home 2 points

Newcastle Home 26 points

West Ham 11 points

Thats 4/6 but all of the 4 are big returns.  Seems little doubt he will play although probably on the flank rather than as central striker now that Giroud has found his form

The stoke defence even statistically has been poor over its last 6.  One of the worst in the league.   over the whole of the season its slightly above mid table for the year

Summary

These are the 2 obvious picks and there’s little between them.  I’m going for RVP but I could easily justify Walcott

good luck with who ever you choose for fantasy premier league captain gameweek 25