Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.5m) rewarded the Fantasy Premier League managers who kept faith in him in Gameweek 20, with the second most-popular captain heavily outscoring the top pick Mohamed Salah (£13.0m).
Ronaldo disappointed a host of FPL bosses in Gameweek 19, blanking at Newcastle United and picking up a booking for a meagre one-point return.
But over a million managers backed the Manchester United forward with the armband at home against Burnley, and he delivered in style with a goal and an assist, earning a 24-point captaincy haul.
GW20 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by (000's) | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Salah | 3,919 | 0 |
| Ronaldo | 1,083 | 12 |
| Son | 432 | 6 |
That will have shaken up FPL mini-leagues, given that the most-popular pick Salah got zero points at Leicester City on Tuesday, missing a penalty.
Son Heung-min (£10.5m) was entrusted with the captaincy by more than 432,000 managers and he got an assist in Tottenham Hotspur's 1-1 draw at Southampton, but his tally was only half of Ronaldo's total.
Most-captained by top 100
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Salah | 58 | 0 |
| Son | 16 | 6 |
| Jota | 7 | 2 |
None of the top 100 FPL managers picked Ronaldo as their captain.
Liverpool's Diogo Jota (£8.1m) replaced his Portuguese countryman among the top three choices in the leading group. But, like Salah, he failed to produce attacking returns at Leicester.
GW20 most transferred-in players
| Player | Transferred in by ('000s) | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio | 411 | 5 |
| De Gea | 302 | 2 |
| Lucas Moura | 291 | 1 |
The most-bought player for the second time this season, Michail Antonio (£7.7m) rewarded his 411,000+ new owners with an assist in West Ham United's 4-1 win at Watford.
More than 302,000 managers snapped up David De Gea (£5.2m). The majority of those sold Aaron Ramsdale (£5.1m), who was without a fixture in Gameweek 20 following the postponement of Arsenal's home match with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
And Spurs' Lucas Moura (£6.5m), the highest-scoring player in the previous round with 17 points, completed the top three transfers-in.
Unfortunately, his 291,000+ buyers were left disappointed as the Brazilian was only a second-half substitute at Southampton following his exploits against Crystal Palace on Boxing Day.
GW20 most transferred-out players
| Player | Transferred out by ('000s) | Pts |
| Watkins | 471 | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith Rowe | 453 | 0 |
| Ramsdale | 299 | 0 |
Ahead of Ramsdale among the most-sold players were Ollie Watkins (£7.8m) and Emile Smith Rowe (£6.0m).
With Aston Villa's trip to Leeds also postponed, none of the top three transfers out featured in Gameweek 20.
See: Fantasy Premier League stats
Also in this series
Part 2: GW20 Bonus points: McTominay and Sancho join Ronaldo
Part 3: Who is suspended or close to a ban?
