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Salah the most powerful FPL asset inside top 10k for Gameweek 22

Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) has a firm grip on the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers in Gameweek 22.

Ahead of a midweek meeting with Brighton, the Egyptian is, by far, the most heavily backed captain of the latest round.

As a result, his effective ownership inside the top 10k is sure to be ominous for anyone without Salah.

As you can see from the pie chart above, a whopping 80.8% of the top 10k handed Salah the captain’s armband for Gameweek 22.

That is a particularly staggering figure, especially in contrast to the latest Fantasy Football Scout captain poll, in which Salah won with just a 44.6% share.

The fact that previously popular premium assets such as Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m), Harry Kane (£11.1m), Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) and Sadio Mané (£11.9m) are all facing injury problems appears to be a factor here.

But it is certainly telling that the top 10k were more certain of a big haul for Salah than Fantasy Football Scout voters this week.

The Egyptian’s majority compared to the other popular captains is also massive.

Just 7.2% of the top 10k captained Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) for Gameweek 22, making for a gap of 73.7 percentage points.

Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m) was close behind the Manchester City man with the backing of 7.1%, despite earning roughly double that share in the latest Fantasy Football captain poll.

Such is the extensive support for Salah, the fourth and fifth-most captained options for Gameweek 22 were picked only by 1.2% and 0.9% of the top 10k respectively.

Ahead of a trip to Burnley, those assets are João Cancelo (£6.0m) and Ilkay Gündogan (£5.8m).

Salah’s overall power to do damage to non-owners in the top 10k is gargantuan for Gameweek 22.

Thanks to ever-increasing backing and the glut of captain armbands, his effective ownership at this level has come in at 173.0%.

Fernandes is the only other player with over 100% effective ownership among the top 10k midweek although he is still 69.4 percentage points behind Salah in this department.

And following his 15-point haul against Leicester, Patrick Bamford (£6.6m) ranks third on this metric but still trails Salah and Fernandes by a significant amount.

The impact of a long injury list and out-of-form premium assets is also highlighted in the overall template of players inside the top 10k after the Gameweek 22 deadline.

Between the two most recent rounds, Salah’s ownership in the upper echelons of FPL has risen by 20.7 percentage points, the biggest shift in the template this week.

That came in a Gameweek where he was transferred into 600,000+ new squads, the top 10k playing their part in that trend.

Son Heung-min (£9.7m) may have been one of the players discarded in favour of the Egyptian as his top 10k ownership dropped from 57.9% to 50.2% between Gameweeks 21 and 22.

Despite his first blank since Gameweek 18, Gündogan’s ownership in the top 10k remains relatively stable, dropping only by 1.2 percentage points after Tuesday’s deadline.

With Salah at the heart of so many transfers this week, the defensive and forward positions have not seen too many fluctuations between Gameweeks 21 and 22.

Bamford has increased his share of managers in the top 10k by just over 11 percentage points, although that number is sure to be influenced as much by those who used his points to get a green arrow as well as those who signed him.

Meanwhile, Michail Antonio (£6.6m) has earned an increase of 2.9 percentage points despite his blank against Liverpool but Dominic Calvert-Lewin‘s (£7.6m) stock is already travelling in the opposite direction.

51.5% of the top 10k owned the Everton man for Gameweek 21, just 45.8% of them still in possession of him after Tuesday’s deadline.

It was another slow week for the chips among the top 10k with the Wildcard used by just 0.4% of them for Gameweek 21.

Chip Use Overall

However, it is worth noting how many managers worldwide pulled the trigger on a new squad in midweek.

1.9% used the Wildcard overall for Gameweek 21, roughly 150,000+ in total, perhaps influenced by the recent slew of injuries to highly-owned players.

Either way, it is certainly quite interesting to see any chip used more extensively by the rest of the world than in the top 10k this far into a campaign.

Even though the Wildcard was not widely used in the top 10k this week, it is still worth considering any emerging trends from those that did.

The template here largely brings Wildcarders in line with the main top 10k template with a few exceptions.

John Stones (£5.2m) appears to have lost favour following his Gameweek 21 benching, Cancelo and Rúben Dias (£6.0m) the more trustworthy options from this point onwards as far as Wildcarders are concerned.

And Stuart Dallas (£4.8m) appears to be more the popular sub £5.0m option for those looking ahead, interesting considering the absence of Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m) in this Wildcard template.

Meanwhile, the apparent lack of trust in Everton players is made clear by the fact that Callum Wilson (£6.7m) is the third-most popular forward – not Calvert-Lewin.

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  1. McPollolocco
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Zaha bad injury or only a knock?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hammy

  2. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So will Runnarson or Ryan be in goal for Arsenal on Saturday?

  3. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    AWB first defensive sub. Need a no show from Stones or Cancelo... eek.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I bloody pray for you mate.

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Rupert. I don't think they'll miss two games on the trot. Can't complain... I made the choice to bench him.

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I know you did. I pray that you get it even though I have Stones. If Stines is benched and my sub blanks I’d prefer that just so you get those points. Best of luck mate.

          1. Rains of Castamere
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Too kind mate. Fingers crossed. If I get those points I'll probably be in the top 1000 overall.

  4. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I hope Salah traps his willy in the car door tomorrow.

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah windmilling it after the game because he scored 6 goals 😛

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Never!

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      😆

    3. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      🙂

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

      That or goes postal and nets 8 goals vs BHA.

      Both exceedingly unlikely

  5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Whatever happened to the guy who kept posting Bruno’s XA per 90 in pre season saying he wasn’t creative enough... that was funny

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You wouldn't have dared make this post 2 hours ago though...

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        If feeling spicy he might

  6. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    AWB to Digne for a hit in GW 21 🙁

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I feel sick for you. But no idea why you did it.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Rupert....

        How many Utd points today?

    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch!

    3. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did the same. No idea why.

      Timing is everything in this game and we are not good at it 🙁

    4. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I did AWB to Alonso. But not for a hit

    5. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      😆

  7. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    AWB going to get 3 BAP winning goal not added yet ?

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Added during the game now

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

        OK still a change though as defenders tend to gain more than mids after final whistle.

        1. Here's Tom with the We…
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Yes still could change. But the winning goal already added.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ooh great point.

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Already factored in

    4. Sir Edo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Match winning goal in a 9-0?
      In my world the match winning goal is a leading goal after a draw?

      1. Sir Edo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        But if another goal is scored the first is not the match winning.. 🙂 Might be wrong.

        1. Here's Tom with the We…
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Nope. First goal is the winning if opposition don’t score.

    5. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kane for Watkins?!

  8. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Very damning of Ralph to lose 9-0 twice.

    Lose once, shame on the players. Lose twice, shame on the manager.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      That's what's playing out...

      it didn't go to extra time

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Annoying getting 17pts from one player and it’s a 20k red arrow cos he does it one of the weeks I DON’T captain...

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      18k red for me mate. It stings.

      The two ideal scenarios of Salah singlehandedly destroying BHA or not playing a single minute seem v unlikely!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nice, told you it's a long night for me

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Live FPL was showing my only three differential were AWB DDG and barnes and I was so worried

  10. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Still sore about Shaw. He could have had 50 points tonight.

    1. aleksaa2
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Was he subbed off becuase of an injury or something else?

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

        No word.

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

      Everything going right for you. Well done.

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        That's Andy 🙂

    2. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wow you are so lucky. Congrats!

  11. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bednarek owners

    1. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      -7 has to be the record, right?

      1. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeh think Richard Dunne's -6 was the previous worst

        1. Konig Luther
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Bednarek was the previous worst, with -6. so he beats his own record

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Played him this week?

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

      My son had him. He doesn't know whether to laugh or cry.

  12. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How many games does Bednarek miss? Southampton defence and team generally in disarray

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      One

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Is that right?

        1. aleksaa2
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          3, it was a direct red card

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Professional foul

          2. Ch0udini
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            One game ban.
            1 is for tactical red (as this one), 3 for brutal

    2. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Here we go again

  13. dylano21
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Last weeks score 40.
    This week with AWB, Rashford and Bruno(c) on 60 already. The fpl gods felt sorry for me I guess.

  14. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Guy below me has 56 from 3 played. Wow.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Is he now above you?

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Think like a point behind as I have AWB and Bruno.

    2. Salan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Guy below me has 51 from 2 played.

      Pressure now

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        So I know who he has. My rival has Wilson in addition.

  15. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Very conflicted right now wishing Salah gets lost on his way to the pitch tomorrow and never makes it - but at the same time want us to win.

    I’ve got it..... Salah 0mins ..... 4-0 Robbo 2 goals, 2 assists 😉

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’ll take it as a non Robbo owner.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Haha. I’d take most things after tonight

    2. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why not 4 goals? Greedy?

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeh. Felt a bit unfair for wish for too much 😆

  16. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bednarek. -7. Ouch.

  17. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lucky that only a very small red arrow (~140k to ~150k) after today. A Maguire and Bruno owner.

  18. Sheffield Wednesday
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    AWB first on bench. Now hoping for no show of one of my Man City trio or maybe Bamford.

    1. Boly Would
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martial first on the bench here, no Bamford or Gundo would do it

    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Actually if Salah(c) is rested it would result in 34 extra points from the match.

  19. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    World no. 85 in a precarious position!
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/493070/event/22

    No Man Utd players
    Bednarek first defender on bench

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      My Leeds friend thinks Bamfords out too

      1. Sheffield Wednesday
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I can only hope

    2. RomeluStormzy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kind of hope stones doesn't start now...

  20. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wtf just happened?

    Oh and yes....

    I am still in City leagues that don't permit owning United assets.

    Double crap evening!

  21. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What if Salah does not play - cause he needs a rest before MCI?

    All the boys that did not make sure their VC was Bruno are going need an ambulance

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shame Mané likely out and may have been a possibility. May tweak an ankle before the game

  22. Aster
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WHat are the chances of Gundogan missing the game?

    Anyone knows Pep's wife?

  23. Rog.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bought zaha in this week, what was the extent of the injury?

  24. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bednarek will be out for how many games?

  25. Chilli Heatwave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    57 off 3 🙂 wan b finally paying off over other United assets

  26. manc68
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Should be 52 from Maguire, Fernandez and Martial!

  27. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Benching Stones next week?

    Martinez
    Cancelo AWB Dallas
    Salah Bruno Son Grealish Gundogan
    Bamford Antonio
    Johnstone Coufal Stones Brewster

    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Would agree with that

  28. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Shaw sub tactical not injury?

    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah ML rival had him asked Ole to do a solid