A total of 1.1 million Fantasy Premier League managers who supported Son Heung-min (£9.7m) or Ollie Watkins (£8.5m) with the captain’s armband will be disappointed not to be able to get the better of their more popular rivals.
Although Erling Haaland (£14.0m) and Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) and both returned in Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the opening game of Matchday 13, the door was left open for a differential option to profit.
But Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa proved disappointing, especially for Son’s supporters, as the South Korean had THREE goals disallowed for offside. He finished the match with an insignificant two points.
Watkins at least found the back of the net, but a yellow card reduced his total to five points.
GW13 players with most captains
Player | Captain from | Grades |
---|---|---|
Haaland | 5,081,019 | 7 |
Salah | 1,568,128 | 5 |
Son | 848,829 | 2 |
Satchel | 554,905 | 8 |
Watkins | 321,669 | 5 |
Bucayo Saka (£8.7m) was the top scorer among the captain’s top picks, scoring eight points in Arsenal’s 1-0 win at Brentford.
The midfielder provided a late assist for Kai Havertz’s (£7.1m) winner and picked up two bonus points as a result.
In the end, the 5 million coaches who gave Haaland the armband will feel quite satisfied. Haaland’s first-half strike, his 14th Premier League goal of the season, earned him a seven-point return.
Salah, meanwhile, provided an assist in the second half to delight his 1.5 million supporters. The Egyptian has now produced an attacking performance in each of his last seven appearances against Manchester City, scoring seven goals and providing four assists.
Who did the top managers make captain?
Most of the top 100 managers will be relieved that Sean and Watkins didn’t overtake Salah or Haaland.
Thirty-three chose to hand the armband to Haaland, while 28 captained the Liverpool winger.
That number is far greater than those who favored Son or Watkins, with the former backed by 13 managers while the latter was selected by five.
Players with the most captains from the top 100 managers
Player | Captain from | Grades |
---|---|---|
Haaland | 33 | 7 |
Salah | 28 | 5 |
Son | 13 | 2 |
Satchel | 6 | 8 |
Watkins | 5 | 5 |