Over 5,000,000 FPL managers backed either Mohamed Salah (£14.5m) or Erling Haaland (£14.0m) with the armband in Gameweek 1. They were duly rewarded as both players maintained their 100% record of returning on the opening weekend.
Attention now turns to Gameweek 2, where Arsenal assets in particular come to the fore as the Gunners match up against Leeds United at the Emirates. It promises to be an interesting split among engaged Fantasy managers.
As ever, the Captain Sensible article is here to help with those captaincy conundrums.
First, we will assess the on-site captain poll, the player and team statistics and Rate My Team (RMT) ahead of Friday’s 18:30 BST deadline.
Captaincy Poll
Following Haaland’s brace against Wolves in Gameweek 1, it will come as little surprise to learn that he sits atop the Fantasy Football Scout captaincy poll among site users. Despite blanking on the opening weekend, Cole Palmer (£10.5m) currently ranks second with West Ham’s 3-0 defeat to Sunderland no doubt fresh in Fantasy managers’ minds.
Mohamed Salah’s stoppage-time goal against Bournemouth and subsequent bonus point is enough to tempt about one in seven of respondents into giving the Egyptian the armband. Bukayo Saka (£10.5m) is the fourth and final player to garner more than 10% of the vote ahead of a favourable fixture against Leeds United.
Player Stats: Gameweek 1
