More than a million Fantasy Premier League managers were left frustrated as Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) could not get on the scoresheet in Leicester City's 2-1 defeat by Fulham on Monday night.
The promise of a home fixture against the struggling Cottagers ensured Vardy was the top captain pick for the first time this season, a feat he managed on 10 occasions in 2019/20.
And although the 33-year-old could not add to his eight goals this season, it was not all bad news as Vardy did assist a late Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) consolation goal for a return of five FPL points.
GW10 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Vardy | 1,039 |
| Calvert-Lewin | 915 |
| Fernandes | 814 |
Bruno Fernandes (£10.9m), the third-most popular captain pick, delivered a third consecutive double-digit haul in Manchester United's 3-2 win at Southampton.
Fernandes rewarded his owners with 10 points, or 20 with the armband, after a goal and an assist at St Mary's Stadium.
There were a wide range of popular candidates in Gameweek 10, with 12 different players each being captained by over 100,000 Fantasy managers.
Over 915,000 selected Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.9m) for Everton's match against Leeds United on Saturday.
But they were left frustrated as the forward suffered only his second blank of the season, earning just two points.
Most-captained by top 100
| Player | Captained by |
|---|---|
| Calvert-Lewin | 23 |
| Vardy | 19 |
| Kane | 14 |
Fifteen different players were chosen by the top 100 FPL managers.
Calvert-Lewin was more popular than Vardy in that elite group, while Harry Kane (£10.9m) was narrowly favoured over Fernandes.
But Kane was unable to add to his total of seven goals and nine assists in 2020/21 FPL as Tottenham Hotspur drew 0-0 at Chelsea.
Rising ownership
Vardy and Fernandes also featured among the top three players transferred in for Gameweek 10. But gaining more new owners than both players combined was Diogo Jota (£6.8m).
Some 803,000 managers added the Portuguese to their squads ahead of Liverpool's 1-1 draw Brighton & Hove Albion, and Jota continued his good form with a goal and a total of nine points.
GW10 most transferred-in players
| Player | Transferred in by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Jota | 803 |
| Vardy | 393 |
| Fernandes | 298 |
Making way for Jota was Wilfried Zaha (£7.3m), who was sold by more than 825,000 managers.
The 28-year-old winger was ruled out of Crystal Palace's match against Newcastle United as he remains in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.
Defenders Romain Saiss (£5.1m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.2m) completed the top three transfers out, with the pair unavailable for selection in Gameweek 10.
GW10 most transferred-out players
| Player | Transferred out by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Zaha | 825 |
| Saiss | 370 |
| Alexander-Arnold | 333 |
See: Fantasy Premier League stats
Also in this series
Part 2: GW10 Bonus points: Cavaleiro delivers for Fulham
Part 3: FPL Saturday review: Jota rewards new backers