More than two million Fantasy Premier League managers breathed a sigh of relief as their captain Dominic Solanke (£7.2m) eventually scored in Double Gameweek 28.
The AFC Bournemouth forward could hardly have got off to a worse start to the latest round of fixtures, missing a penalty and scoring zero points in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Sheffield United.
But he made amends on Wednesday with a goal and two bonus points as the Cherries beat Luton Town 4-3.
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The eight points gained took him up 138 for the season, his best total across his five campaigns in Fantasy.
GW28 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Haaland | 3.91m | 2 |
| Solanke | 2.06m | 8 |
| Saka | 693,516 | 2 |
It was a dire week for many Fantasy managers, however, with popular captains Erling Haaland (£14.4m) and Bukayo Saka (£9.2m) both returning two points.
It was Saka's first blank since Gameweek 21, bringing to an end his excellent run of form.
Heading into Arsenal's home contest with Brentford he had notched 66 points from six matches, the most FPL points earned by a player across such a period this season.
Nearly 700,000 Fantasy bosses handed him the armband on the back of that run but, despite the Gunners winning 2-1, Saka wasn't involved in either of his side's goals.
Haaland, meanwhile, mustered only one shot as Manchester City drew 1-1 with Liverpool.
Most-captained by top 100 managers
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Solanke | 95 | 8 |
| Watkins | 1 | 2 |
| Semenyo | 1 | 15 |
| Kerkez | 1 | 0 |
| Morris | 1 | 4 |
| Haaland | 1 | 2 |
Among the leading managers in FPL this season, 95 of the top 100 captained Solanke.
But of the five differential picks chosen, Firas Bayram's decision to captain Antoine Semenyo (£4.5m) proved the best.
The Ghana international produced the first double-digit FPL return of his career with two goals and maximum bonus against Luton Town, helping him to 15 points over his two outings.
The budget forward has now scored in three of his last five appearances, having taken a team-leading 15 shots during that spell.
GW28 most-bought players
| Player | Transferred in by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Solanke | 1,021,585 | 0 |
| Morris | 609,925 | 2 |
| Doughty | 607,121 | 2 |
In total, there were 3.7million transfers made for players who had a pair of fixtures in Double Gameweek 28, with Luton also playing twice.
Carlton Morris (£5.2m) and Alfie Doughty (£4.7m) were the two most-popular recruits from Rob Edwards' side.
The most-bought defender for Double Gameweek 28, Doughty supplied his ninth assist of the campaign for his 607,121 new owners. He delivered 23 crosses over his two matches, taking his tally to 253 for the season, 49 more than anyone else.
Morris, however, failed to convert any of his five shots in the box, registering a pair of blanks.
With a home fixture versus Nottingham Forest in Blank Gameweek 29 to come, his owners will be hoping he can recapture the form which saw him produce five goals and two assists in his seven appearances prior to Double Gameweek 28.
