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Top 10k FPL managers refuse to ditch Kane and Son double-up for Gameweek 9

The top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers have largely kept faith with Tottenham Hotspur despite their recent fixture-swing.

And it looks as if they have already been vindicated in that decision.

65% of these managers held onto the attacking double-up of Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m) for a tricky meeting with Manchester City, each one of them registering an attacking return.

Specifically, 86.7% of this rank bracket took Kane into Gameweek 8, his ownership at that level shrinking only as low as 85.4% for Saturday’s visit of the Citizens to north London.

Counting his yellow card, Kane scored four points thanks to his assist for Giovani Lo Celso‘s (£6.9m) second-half finish, extending his run without a blank to eight matches.

And, despite the difficulty of this match on paper, 26.2% of the top 10k still trusted Kane with the captaincy. Only Bruno Fernandes (£10.7m), backed by 28.3%, convinced more managers in that bracket to captain him than the Spurs man.

That ensured Kane still wields significant power in the top 10k, offering effective ownership at that level of 111.4%, the most of any player.

With Fernandes, Kevin De Bruyne (£11.6m) and Hakim Ziyech (£8.2m) enticing Fantasy managers in midfield, it is unsurprising that Son Heung-min (£9.5m) suffered a higher loss of owners in the top 10k.

The South Korean boasted 87.1% ownership at this level for Gameweek 8, which dropped to 74.1% for Gameweek 9.

However, the majority of his backers kept faith in Son, despite the Manchester City fixture, as he remains the most popular midfielder in the top 10k.

These managers were richly rewarded at the first hurdle, as Son scored 10 points in Gameweek 9, finding the net, keeping a clean sheet and earning two bonus.

Courtesy of Mohamed Salah‘s (£12.3m) enforced absence, Fernandes bursts into the template for Gameweek 9, already selected by 48.9% of the top 10k.

He has already racked up significant sway at this level, considering that he was the most captained by top 10k managers for Gameweek 9. That made for effective ownership of 77.2%, the second-highest of any FPL player.

An 11-point score for Gameweek 9 means Fernandes has already made an impact on the upper echelons of the Fantasy rankings.

With Liverpool defenders falling even further by the wayside this season, it is no shock to see the majority of re-modelling in the top 10k came at the back for Gameweek 9.

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Ben Chilwell (£6.0m) remains the most-popular defender in the top 10k although his ownership at this level swelled considerably from 34.6% to 49.1%.

Romain Saïss (£5.2m) has left the top-five defenders among top 10k managers, replaced as the third-most-popular by Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.6m).

Meanwhile, even Kurt Zouma (£5.4m) has dropped out of the top five, Max Kilman (£4.3m) finally creeping in, sat in 23.9% of top 10k teams.

Sunday’s meeting between Fulham and Everton at Craven Cottage has boosted the Fantasy potential of Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m).

His top 10k ownership has increased by 8.4 percentage points over the international break while he arrived in Gameweek 9 as the third-most-popular captain option at this level (12.4%).

The number of managers in the top 10k who are yet to deploy a chip continues to get smaller.

After the Gameweek 9 deadline, just 28.6% of these have kept their entire complement intact, while 45% have now used at least one chip.

As you can see, the Wildcard was the most popular of those for Gameweek, used by 6.9% of the top 10k.

Interestingly, we see the continued commitment to Spurs players even here, with Kane kept by 59% of top 10k Wildcards and 41.7% of such managers retaining Son.

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  1. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wow. So Bruno buyers actually got rewarded for blindly and casually chasing last gameweek's points. Took a soft penalty call and a retake for United to score in this "standout" fixture.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      But you know this season is all about penalties. It is the way football has gone now with the handball rule and VAR reviews.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Handballs can happen in any game, even if United faced Liverpool or City. But Bruno cappers captained him because they thought WBA was a standout fixture and got lucky as usual.

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          That is the point. They can happen in any game. And they did. In this game. So by picking a penalty taker as a (c) in a standout fixture you get that extra marginal chance that you get the random penalty to save you if nothing is happening from open play.

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            No, because they wouldn't have captained him against Liverpool or City though. If they can happen in any game, they're not going to captain him every game for that reason. They still picked WBA because they thought it was a standout fixture which it evidently wasn't.

            1. CAPTAIN MO
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Bro take your crying elsewhere you sound like such a sour non owner.. count your lucky stars that martial and rashford can’t shoot or else you would be looking at a -34 deficit instead of just -22

        2. Zalk
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Well, it was the most obvious captain choice this week. Because of the fixture, him being the penalty taker and because the majority chose him. You have to overthink that a lot not to do it.

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Clearly not by how the fixture panned out. No other goals.

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Could have been bigger haul

    3. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      This game is sooo lucky, this time I admit I am one of the lucky ones.

    4. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      honestly, this isn't a standout fixture for United, next week's might be easier from an attacking point of view.

    5. xHaTr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      The salt is real. Ill take the 22 points thanks very much

    6. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I’ve had him all season

    7. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Did you also go Mane captain in the end?

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        DCL

    8. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      And?

    9. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bruno will get "jammy" points all season as he plays for a team that will keep drawing the penalties he's very good as scoring as well as being central to anything good they do.

      That penalty isn't something that saves you from a bad Bruno pick. It's a factor in why you pick Bruno in the first place.

    10. Cholito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Don't try to explain it to the people here and there. It's useless. Bruno xG from open play before this match was 0.81 (now 0.91). It means ~0.1 xG per game. It's a joke, really. He's joke. All his goals (even from open play) - long shots, ricochets, mistakes by defenders etc.

      All this hype about Bruno is just one big joke. People can't understand football, especially in the situation when they're playing fantasy and got some lucky points. They just can't.

      1. Who are all Lukakus
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Lol, go buy Bruno and enjoy the jammy points. Like everyone.
        I used to complain like you do but now I understand why Bruno owners are so cocky haha.
        After all you play FPL for points no matter how it is jammy or deserved.

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Hilarious . Swallow the bitter pill and move on.

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno Fernandes!

  3. The Gambler.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Cheats

  4. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So are we now keeping Salah, Son and Kane?!

    Have them all.

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      unfortunately there is no 'we' you will have to make a decision yourself

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Well everyone makes their own decisions, but we are here to discuss and offer opinions, unless you tell us the reason you are here

  5. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    48 with Robbo, Cresswell, DCL and Bamford to play.

    Scared of DCL cappers, Vardy, Rodriguez and Mané!

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Van Aanholt?

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Nah. Golden oldie but I don’t see it

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      53 with 4 to play.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Well played. Who do you have left?

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          DCL, Jimenez, Soucek and McCarthy.

    3. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Jota has played with his PS5 for 2 days! I expect him to haul.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ha! Could def happen

  6. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno (C), Kane, Son etc. Decent night for us serious managers

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Didn't make up for Lamptey Martinez grealish and sterling though.

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I quite enjoyed owning Telles for 1 match, was entertaining.. Those volleys need some work haha

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        one day he will score a rocket and it will be replayed for years the rest of the time the fans are lucky they aren't facing those shots

  7. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Man United are probably one of the best collection of players that combine to make one of the worst teams Ive ever seen.

    The can just about come up with a plan when they have a massive game otherwise they look absolutely clueless and completely disinterested. If u take Bruno out they would struggle to make the top half.

    1. davidfromkent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Totally agree, OGS is and always has been a clueless manager.

    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think they good thing about United is they do have players who can make damage even against the best, but they do lack clear game plan this season in particular.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ole needs sign someone like Arteta to help him. Without Arteta, look at ehat has happened to Pep.

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Ole need to be signed off for starters. 😀

    3. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Give some credit to WBrom.. If it wasn’t for Jonno could have been 3 or 4

  8. afs2239
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I didnt get Bruno, because i know he won't score unless united get a pen, and United got a pen
    Nice expectation but im. Below the average because of him

  9. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno (c) and AWB owner. Thank god for VAR.

  10. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    33 with 3 to play. Another tough week 🙁

    1. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not the end of the world. Apart from Bruno no one tore up any trees. If DCL remains quiet tomorrow you might be ok

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      GW average is 26, 33 like you for top 1k.

    3. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      32 with 4 to go. Same feeling.

  11. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A) Son -> KDB, next week Jimi -> Bamford/Antonio
    B) Bissouma, Jimi -> KDB, Delap (-4), switch to 3-5-2

  12. StayoutheSpiceZone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    VAR is a shambles

  13. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    LMS safety score currently 18

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      LMS avg = 36.58 (-2.18) = 34.4
      PP = 7.28/12.01
      CP = 83.18%

    2. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thank god in surviving even after my horror -8

  14. M2.0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Zaha > Bruno for free?

    Zah has great fixtures but bruno seems essential.

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Far from essential. Looking to sell him soon

      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        your loss 🙂

      2. CAPTAIN MO
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        You must hate points

  15. Zalk
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    You have to be really thick if you, as a goalkeeper, steps off the line twice in that way.

  16. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who’s a better pick-

    A. Bamford
    B. Watkins

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bamford is a weird footballer but will score a few due to Leeds being very attacking

  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Coote EO %?

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Low because a lot of people already have 3 United.

  18. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So United will be average all season but Bruno will still get these easy goals I reckon, yuck

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If you watch this guy Bruno, he is always thinking about either scoring or assisting, it is in his dna and in that sense, he is a rare fpl breed. Utd as a whole are unspectacular.

  19. xHaTr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    46(-8) from 8. Decent I guess?

    Only coufal, DCL and Bamford to go..

    1. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'm on 40 points from my wildcard team, with Coufal-Jota-Richarlison left.

  20. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    50% template for me this week, and it probably shows, dropping 60K by full time tonight... If Cresswell, Souček and hopefully Antonio provide the same sort of performance from the 4&3-0 drubbing of Wolves and Leicester, I should see that -60K flipped fairly quickly into something like a +120K.

    Lamptey's red card gives me a headache to be sure, as I really didn't want to be spending my transfer at all for GW10 and not entirely thrilled with my first 3 defenders given the fixtures (Vesty, Dunne, Justin, Cresswell)

  21. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Think I'm capping Bruno next week again.

  22. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    53 from 7 and rank halved from 1m to 500k 🙂

    1. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I am almost identical in points score and rank

  23. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    45 with Mane DCL Robbo Kilman and Bellerin to play. I’ll take that

    1. diabydoesgallas
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Doesn’t get much better than that this week. Well played.

  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno non-owners moaning about luck but choosing to ignore the underlying statistics once again. Today:

    4 attempts (2 in box, 1 big chance)
    6 chances created (2 big chances)

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He had 1.11 xA too
      That's huge for one game
      More than TAA, Mane, Robbo, Son, Chilwell etc. xA all season!

  25. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    The dilemma is who is most essential Son or KDB?
    -none Is essential I know

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Son by miles

    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs look like they will try to challenge this season, and for that reason Son. Kdb and City as a whole have not been themselves so far this season.

  26. F4L
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Newcastle, PSG and now today. How much longer do we think Bruno can hold onto penalty duties?

  27. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks Bruno!
    No thanks Grealish and Watkins

  28. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is Bamford and Antonio too cheap up top in a 3-5-2 with a power midfield?

  29. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Will never understand how some people don't own Fernandes yet

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Had him since GW2, mainstay

  30. Mufc202020
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What did people think about Telles debut??

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I thought he looked good, also took corners from the left..