The contrasting fortunes of Callum Wilson (£7.1m) and Alexander Isak (£7.0m) are set to shake up Fantasy Premier League mini-leagues, with Wilson outscoring his fellow Newcastle United forward by seven points - 14 with the captaincy - in the first match of their Double Gameweek 36.
The duo were among the three most-bought players for the Magpies' pair of fixtures and are among the top four captains, each being backed by around 750,000 Fantasy managers.
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A combined 1.3million managers transferred in Wilson or Isak for Double Gameweek 36. The No 1 target, Wilson rewarded his new owners as he notched his third double-figure haul in four matches.
He converted two penalties and scooped the maximum three bonus points for a 12-point return in Newcastle United's 2-2 draw at Leeds United.
Isak, in contrast, produced a solitary return, winning the penalty for Newcastle's first goal to earn himself an assist and five points.
DGW36 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by (000's) | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Haaland | 5,399 | 7 |
| Salah | 864 | 12 |
| Isak | 746 | 5 |
| Wilson | 728 | 12 |
The 554,000+ managers who snapped up the Swede ahead of the deadline will now be hoping he can get the better of his in-form team-mate in midweek.
Both players will have the opportunity to add to their tallies on Thursday when Newcastle host Brighton & Hove Albion in their second match of this round.
Isak has started six of the last seven matches compared with just three in seven for Wilson, who was about to be substituted at Elland Road before the second Newcastle penalty was awarded.
Should that trend continue, a benching for Wilson could allow Isak to close the gap.
DGW36 most transferred-in players
| Player | Transferred in by ('000s) | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson | 765 | 12 |
| Mac Allister | 732 | 3 |
| Isak | 554 | 5 |
| Odegaard | 332 | 2 |
| Joelinton | 222 | 2 |
| Estupinan | 192 | 17 |
| Mitoma | 178 | 3 |
Double Gameweek players were in vogue, with six of the top seven recruits playing twice.
Back-to-back goals from Alexis Mac Allister (£5.6m) made him the obvious replacement for his injured Brighton team-mate Solly March (£5.3m), with over 732,000 buying the FIFA World Cup winner.
Brighton stunned Arsenal with a 3-0 victory at Emirates Stadium, to all but put an end to their title hopes on Sunday, before their midweek trip to St James' Park.
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Brighton's Pervis Estupinan (£4.9m) created the opener and scored the final goal, earning himself 17 points.
Kaoru Mitoma (£5.6m) also attracted new owners as the Seagulls are the only side to play four times across Double Gameweeks 36 and 37.
Joelinton (£6.1m) was the differential pick among the Newcastle contingent, acquired by more than 222,000 managers. So far it hasn't paid dividends as the Brazilian mustered only two points at Leeds.
The only single Gameweek player to feature is Martin Odegaard (£6.7m).
The Arsenal midfielder tops the form table in Fantasy, having averaged 8.8 points per match across his five outings over the last 30 days, a period that has included five goals and three double-digit hauls.
Advantage to world No 1
In the race to be crowned FPL champion, the leader going into DGW36 Ali Jahangirov opted for Wilson's explosive potential over Isak's security of starts as he aimed to consolidate his 16-point advantage.
Not only did he transfer in the Newcastle No 9 but handed him the armband to double his returns, resulting in 24 points.
Among the chasing pack, both JY Lye and Joanne Hales-Owen added Wilson to their squads to form a formidable-looking front three alongside Isak and Erling Haaland (£12.4m).
That decision has seen them move up to second and third respectively, although neither entrusted Wilson with the captaincy, selecting Isak instead.
In total there were seven different players captained by the top 100 as managers rolled the dice in a bid to make up ground.
DGW36 most-captained by top 100
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Isak | 69 | 5 |
| Wilson | 13 | 12 |
| Trippier | 8 | 1 |
| Haaland | 5 | 7 |
| Mac Allister | 2 | 3 |
| Willock | 2 | 5 |
| Salah | 1 | 12 |
Haaland, a regular top pick, became a differential for once, with only five of the top 100 managers backing the Norwegian and they were rewarded once again, as he scored his 36th league goal of the season, as Manchester City's eased past Everton 3-0 on Sunday.
However, Haaland dominated the overall captaincy as he has done for most of the season - he's been the first choice in all but three Gameweeks.
Former armband staple Mohamed Salah (£13.1m), the most-captained player in each of the previous four campaigns, claimed 12 points in Liverpool's 3-0 win at Leicester City on Monday thanks to a hat-trick of assists. That made it four double-figure hauls in seven appearances for the Egyptian.
DGW36 most transferred-out players
| Player | Transferred out by ('000s) | Pts |
| March | 801 | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Watkins | 682 | 5 |
| Rashford | 622 | 0 |
Two of the three most-sold players missed out through injury.
March pulled his hamstring in the Gameweek 35 defeat to Everton but could return before the end of the season, according to Roberto De Zerbi.
Marcus Rashford (£7.3m) was left out of the Manchester United squad for their 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Ollie Watkins (£7.4m) was the makeweight as managers moved for Wilson and Isak. Watkins had blanked in each of his four previous starts but ended that run with an assist in Aston Villa's 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
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Also in this series
Part 1: FPL DGW36 Bonus points