Start Tarik Muharemovi\u0107 ahead of Lewis Hall if you own both and have one place available in your GW7 defence. We lean towards Muharemovi\u0107 for his defensive contributions and his lower rate of expected goals conceded. Hall offers more attacking involvement, so treat this as a close call.<\/p>\n
Both play at home: Leeds face Manchester United and Newcastle face Aston Villa. You can make this choice through your starting lineup without spending a transfer.<\/p>\n
Muharemovi\u0107 averages 11.33 defensive contributions per 90, compared with Hall’s 8.68. At an average of 90.0 minutes per match, he has also given owners a dependable playing-time record. Hall averages 89.8 minutes per match, so neither player has a meaningful advantage in historical playing time.<\/p>\n
We prefer Muharemovi\u0107 because he has done more defensive work across that similar match opportunity. A season average cannot guarantee a defensive contribution return against Manchester United, but it gives us a reason to favour him when deciding between two available defenders.<\/p>\n
He also has the lower xGC\/90: 1.46 against Hall’s 1.77. That measure describes the quality of chances conceded while each player was on the pitch. It does not provide a clean-sheet probability for this weekend. You still need to account for the opponent, and we would avoid presenting either home fixture as a comfortable clean sheet.<\/p>\n
Hall has recorded 0.19 expected goal involvements per 90, compared with Muharemovi\u0107’s 0.09. His greater attacking involvement gives you a sound reason to start him if you prefer that route to points.<\/p>\n
Those attacking rates remain modest. You would need more than this gap to treat a Hall return as likely or to dismiss Muharemovi\u0107’s defensive contribution advantage. We favour the latter for GW7 while recognising that Hall can reward owners who make the other choice.<\/p>\n