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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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1,546 Comments Post a Comment
  1. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Really could use dias or cancelo benching for awb points...

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

      Not Cancelo please. I captained him and didn't vice Bruno!

    2. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I think they might be the 2 most nailed players in man city atm

    3. Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      In my case that would mean a Bednarek cameo, so respectfully, no.

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

      Dias rested for MCI is very possible. Stones was rested on the weekend

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

    McCarthy owners. What's the plan?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Got to ditch now. A lot of first team players out injured and banned

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

        I really wanted to keep him for the season but it's very difficult to hold onto him now.

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He's not that good. Even Meslier has scored more than him from a team that concedes a lot of chances

  3. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL to Wilson for next GW - a no brainer??

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not if Everton get DGW24

      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Can't see DCL doing,much against City if there is a DGW

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

          Will likely do more in 2 games than Wilson away to Chelsea.

          1. The Polymath
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Then again could get him back for Wilson for GW24

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

      DefinItely not - Everton likely to have a double in GW24.

  4. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is it worth using the freebie early to catch the price rise, or better to hold and reassess at the end of the GW?

    Martinez
    Dias - Stones - Dallas
    Salah (C) - Bruno - Rashford - Grealish -
    DCL - Bamford - Antonio

    (Johnstone) (Gundogan - Coufal- Bednarek) 2FT - 3.3 ITB

    A) Bednarek -> Trent
    B) Hold for now

    Cheers!

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

      Always hold

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Have you not seen the posts where people brought in Kane early before he had even played and then got injured

  5. The Knights Template
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ragnarok is here! Time to throw your arms in the air, scream in a shrill voice and run around in circles (undies on head optional)!

    1. Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bednarek is the budget Ragnarok

      1. 1984 TC
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I’m here too and expect nothing less

  6. SomeoneKnows
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best Bednarek replacement?

    Already have Cancelo, Stones & Dallas and money not an issue

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

      Shaw, Creswell, Chelsea def?

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

        Are either Shaw or Creswell meant to have a DGW soon?

        Does someone have the link to the likelihood chart?

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dias, Shaw, Cresswell

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

      Maguire or some mighty Red

  7. Kuzser
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Would you guys do Sterling -> Salah for free before price rise?

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

      No

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did you not see my comment to a post?! Salah hasn't even played yet

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

        Some people never listen...

  8. Ten Season Wonder
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I'm looking to bring in Shaw tonight before he rises in price.

    Which MCY def goes? Cancelo or Dias?

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dias safer

      Cancelo higher ceiling when he plays

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Neither with City's multiple DGWs coming up soon

      1. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cancelo won't start both matches in the DGW's.

    3. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      None..

    4. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I would aim for
      Cancelo Shaw Dias back line

      with a palying 4th sub to cover rotation

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Rudiger would be good cover if nailed

  9. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Have shaw but feeling so annoyed with OGS now. Why has it got to be shaw being sub off...

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Unlucky, sub at 45 is so harsh , and was looking exceptional (non-owner)

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Try 59 and 50 secs

        1. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          That was rash!!

          1. Warby84
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Excuse the pun!!

    2. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw owner and feel the same but will take the points.
      Was he injured or tactical/ rest?

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

        Rest

        1. Joggers Nipple
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks

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

      Used to much energy going dozen of times in the final third and playing high, he said even if it was 0:0, Shaw wouldn't play 90, because of a high possibility for an injury and with game being basically over, he subbed him at HT.

      1. Letsgo!
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Unnecessary subs. Damn!

  10. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal now with no Leno, maybe Soucek to Grealish Is the transfer this week.. Although Soucek does play Fulham..

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Also no Luiz to counter that Leno bad news

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Arsenal were cruising as well, crazy luck.. But stupidity from Luiz

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same dilemma, not sure if I should drop Soucek or Raphinha

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Tough one, might hold and go for a Chelsea defender instead, see how the GW pans out...

    3. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah if Runarsson in goal I would. He's absolutely terrible. Matt Ryan might be back from injury by then to fill in

  11. Hits Magnet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    When are we expecting to know who has DGW in GW26? What is the deciding factor?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      After FA cup 5th round next week

  12. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hmmm Kane should survive the chopping drop block today, but tight call

    Who are folks replacing with? Who’s the popular pick? Money no object ofc

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Watkins was the popular pick, then DCL, then Wilson ...

      Where are Kun & Ibra when you need them

      1. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah nothing standout DCL I guess for the fixture

        Prob best to wait and chance the drop!

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just keeping him on the bench. Every drop is 0.1m off my team value as well. Can't figure out who to replace him with.

      1. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yep too long to keep for 2 weeks also

        Dcl it seems

        Best to wait and not make the move but he’s going down so much!

    3. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martial

  13. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else feel like they don’t know where to go? Template rating rising every week... 2 FT 9 ITB and I’m still stuck on the boring ESR to Grealish I should have done 2 weeks ago..

    Need to freshen up the squad

  14. Going To Win This Year
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Want to get Shaw in tonight. In for:
    A. Robbo
    B. Justin (sell for 4.8)
    C. Mitchell and set up for future BB

    Rest of defence, dias, cancelo

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      C

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

      C

    3. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A but wait until games finish

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

      surely A!

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

        sorry meant C

  15. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Congrats Bruno cappers! Let’s hope Salah outscores him or at least come close

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’m shocked he was that highly captained.. would have been another blank if not for Ralph folding

      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He had an understrength starting team and his debutant made it 10 men very early.

  16. pjomara
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fpl website has Bednarek suspended til Feb 14th.
    Isn't that wrong?
    A professional (non-violent) red card is only a 1 match ban which is served in the fa cup I thought?

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He will have that recinded id think

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No competition cross over anymore, has to be served in PL

  17. Going To Win This Year
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo to Shaw will mean having enough for gundo to kdb when the time comes. Leaning towards this

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why subbed?

      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Rest. Job was done.

    2. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      good move

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

      Yeah, I'm contemplating same but with TAA.

  18. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best Man U defender to get in?

    A) Shaw
    B) AWB

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

      A

    2. Phil's Stamps
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B. Shaw has some rotation risk with some other dude

  19. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling(c) Bruno(v). Small chance. Better odds than Salah not starting anyway.

  20. Birds of Prey
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can anyone tell me the most nailed Spurs def? Thx CB

    1. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dier, only missed two games this season.

      1. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Dropped last game though after being horrendous against Liverpool. Could come back in I suppose but worth monitoring.

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

      Lloris

  21. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Do you offload one of Coufal/Dallas/Mitchell for Shaw?

    Coufal and Dallas are already by 3rd and 4th defender to Cancelo and Stones, so trade Mitchell I think may be too much $ in defence.

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No.

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

        Yep. Just confirming.

    2. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Prob just yes and Coufal
      Play 2 Man C and Shaw wit Dallas as back up

  22. Joggers Nipple
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Old rank 190, 914
    New rank 190,837

    So so close to the grey arrow!

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You can have mine 😉

      Nice rank with plenty of GWs left.

      1. Joggers Nipple
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, dont feel its as good as many on here, been a slow plod from 1 Million plus 8 or so game weeks ago

  23. gonzalocampos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Captain next week?
    1) Son vs. West Brom
    22) Antonio vs. Fulham

    1. I Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1

    2. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1

    3. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Son.

      No Kane, No problemo

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

      Son. Antonio is a wee bit overrated on here IMO.

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

        I may sell him soon, though not sure who for!

        1. Begbie.
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I'd keep him for the next 2 GW's then swap to Watkins personally. Villa better fixtures and still a few DGW's to come.

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

            Well the decision to make for me will be whether to double up in defense or get Watkins

  24. Sterling Malory
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I nearly did Shaw to Robbo.

    Common sense prevailed.

    1. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Well done sir!

  25. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A defensive line-up of Cancelo, Dias, Shaw, Dallas & Justin will give me loads of benching headaches won't it...

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes.

    2. PogChamp
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm running into that problem but it's a nice one to have. AWB, Cancelo, Cresswell, Digne, Chilwell.

    3. Monya Meow Meow
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hate seeing point on my bench haha, have decided not to bring in Shaw for the time being

  26. I Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Presuming both have a DGW in 26:

    A) Shaw
    B) Rudiger

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

      Shaw

    2. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw. He's created more chances than any other defender in the game I believe. No brainer.

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

      Shaw

    4. I Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks guys. Now I have the temptation to catch Shaw's price rise but guess I should wait.

  27. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    They lost 9-0 again.... Wow.

  28. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Which one to bench?
    A)Gundogan
    B)Grealish
    C)Dcl

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

      A

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

        cheers

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

      A

  29. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any reason not to do Robbo > Shaw before he rises?

    Was my planned move anyway.

    Cheers guys

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

      Plenty of reasons.

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

      Injury, covid, game gets cancelled...

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ok let me rephrase the question:

      Robbo to Shaw now or wait right up until next game and miss the price rise?

      1. Joggers Nipple
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        wait, good move

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers JN

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

        Is 0.1 that important given most of your team haven't played?

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

          This

        2. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Not really no, money to burn as well right now so guess no harm waiting, cheers TM

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

        Wait.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers Waldo, shall wait

  30. davies
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Am I missing anything obvious here or all good to bank the transfer?

    (1 FT / 0.2 ITB)

    Martinez
    Dias Stones Rudiger
    Salah Sterling Bruno Son (c) Grealish
    DCL Antonio

    Cheers.