Millions of Fantasy Premier League managers endured a disappointing start to Gameweek 8 as the second most-captained player, Son Heung-min (£9.4m), blanked.
Six goals across his previous four outings coupled with a favourable fixture away to Luton Town prompted a wave of support for the Tottenham Hotspur star, who was backed by over 1.7million people with the armband.
Only Erling Haaland (£14.1m) has been captained in greater numbers in a Gameweek this season.
Of the top 100 managers, only 23 went for Haaland, with 39 going for Son, who has also been Triple-Captained by more than 34,000.
GW8 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Haaland | 5,253,846 | 2 |
| Son | 1,777,421 | 3 |
| Salah | 679,861 | 15 |
| Maddison | 473,369 | 6 |
| Watkins | 321,974 | 5 |
Son was recruited by more than 1.4m ahead of Gameweek 8, the fifth-highest total on record.
All-time most-transferred in players
| Player | Gameweek | Transferred in by | Pts |
| Ronaldo | GW4 21/22 | 2,206,177 | 13 |
| Son | GW5 20/21 | 1,991,731 | 13 |
| Salah | GW12 22/23 | 1,573,624 | 3 |
| Salah | GW26 21/22 | 1,481,959 | 28 |
| Son | GW8 23/24 | 1,457,982 | 3 |
However, the curse of the most-transferred in player returned as Son managed just three points, despite having two shots in the box and creating two chances including a gilt-edged opportunity for Pedro Porro (£5.1m).
The 473,000+ who entrusted James Maddison (£8.0m) with the captaincy fared better as he returned six points, laying on the assist for Micky van de Ven (£4.5m), who scored the only goal of the match.
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