Joao Pedro (£7.4m) and Viktor Gyokeres (£9.0m) both scored to end their recent goal droughts in what was a good day for forwards in Fantasy Premier League.
The most-bought forward of Gameweek 10, Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.9m), also scored to reward his 1.1million new owners, as did the third most-bought forward, Danny Welbeck (£6.5m).
Most transfers for Gameweek 10
| Most transfers in | Most transfers out | ||
| Mbeumo | 1,635,466 | Joao Pedro | 1,603,180 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mateta | 1,110,792 | Reijnders | 591,656 |
| Woltemade | 623,510 | Kudus | 489,301 |
| Gabriel | 618,879 | Salah | 485,378 |
| Welbeck | 503,952 | Gyokeres | 308,614 |
Neither Joao Pedro nor Gyokeres had produced a return since Gameweek 4, blanking in each of their previous five appearances.
Joao Pedro had been especially disappointing over that period, registering just a single shot in the box in 427 minutes on the pitch. But he turned that statistic on its head with a Gameweek-high five shots in the box as Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0.
Indeed, it could have been even better for Joao Pedro's faithful owners, with the Brazilian presented with four big chances - situations where a player is expected to score - as well as creating one big chance.
Arsenal's Gyokeres was involved in three big chances of his own, despite being withdrawn at half-time of the 2-0 win at Burnley.
The Sweden international scored one and created two, although his team-mates were unable to capitalise on the gilt-edged opportunities. His all-round performance saw him rewarded with a share of the bonus points.
Three forwards in top five
Mateta took his tally to six goals for the season as Crystal Palace won 2-0 at home to Brentford. With an appealing run of matches to come, including trips to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley over the next four Gameweeks, interest in the 23.2 per cent-owned Frenchman is only set to increase.
He's already the most-transferred-in player for Gameweek 11 with more than 240,000 adding him to their squads.
Welbeck, meanwhile, continued his sparkling form with a sixth goal in five Gameweeks, the most of any player.
The evergreen 34-year-old, who turns 35 later this month, was snapped up by more than 503,000 Fantasy managers for Brighton & Hove Albion's 3-0 win over Leeds and he rewarded them with a six-point return. He needs just five more points to overtake Marcus Rashford in terms of career Fantasy points.
It was a different story for Nick Woltemade (£7.5m), however. The German international blanked and was substituted at half time in Newcastle United's 3-1 defeat to West Ham United. The Hammers had conceded the most goals of any team this season prior to Gameweek 10, raising the hopes of Woltemade's 623,000+ new owners, but he was unable to take advantage and failed to register a shot.
In-form Gabriel
The most-recruited defender of the round, Gabriel (£6.6m), has now returned in five consecutive Gameweeks, totalling a league-leading 55 points in that time, three points more than Erling Haaland (£14.8m).
The centre-back combined a clean sheet with an assist, two defensive contribution points and two bonus points for a 12-point return in the win at Turf Moor.
Gabriel's last five matches
| Fixture | Returns* | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| BUR (A) | 1CS, 1A, 2DC, 2B | 12 |
| CRY (H) | 1CS, 3B | 9 |
| FUL (A) | 1CS, 1A, 3B | 12 |
| WHU (H) | 1CS, 2DC, 1B | 9 |
| NEW (A) | 1G, 2DC, 3B | 13 |
*Key: CS = Clean Sheet, G = Goal, A = Assist, DC = Defensive contribution points, B = Bonus
There wasn't such good news for Gameweek 10's No 1 transfer target, Bryan Mbeumo (£8.3m) as he was unable to follow up his 15-point haul last time out, blanking in Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest.
And Mohamed Salah (£14.2m) confounded his sellers with a goal and a share of the bonus in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Aston Villa.
Salah recorded his first double-digit return in 2025/26 Fantasy as his form shows signs of improving. He's scored in each of his last two matches and has had a team-high eight shots across those games.