Fantasy Premier League

GW13 stats: Fernandes suffers first away blank

The Scout 17 Dec 2020

Most-captained player disappoints as he is outscored by Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne

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More than 1.2million Fantasy Premier League managers were left frustrated after Bruno Fernandes (£11.0m) blanked for the first time away from home since joining Manchester United in their 3-1 win at Sheffield United.

The most-popular captain for the third time this season, Fernandes was outshone by Marcus Rashford (£9.4m) and Anthony Martial (£8.7m) as they both recorded double-digit hauls.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) disappointed more than one million managers as Manchester City drew 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion, the Belgian blanking for the second successive match.

But Mohamed Salah (£12.3m) delivered for his backers, scoring for the third successive match despite facing title rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

The Egyptian has produced either a goal or assist in nine of his last 10 appearances.

GW13 most-captained players

Player	Captained by ('000s)
Fernandes	1,275
De Bruyne	1,089
Salah	811

Harry Kane (£10.9m) replaced Salah in the estimation of the leading 100 FPL managers, but the Spurs striker striker blanked for only the third time this season.

Most-captained by top 100

Player	Captained by
Fernandes	39
De Bruyne	35
Kane	9

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed ahead of the Gameweek 13 deadline that Diogo Jota (£6.9m) could miss up to two months with a knee injury, and over 1.2m Fantasy managers wasted no time in parting company with the Portuguese.

Injury also put paid to the chances of James Rodriguez (£7.7m) participating, while Hector Bellerin (£5.1m), the third most-sold player, is suspended after picking up his fifth caution of the campaign.