The 2024/25 season is now officially the best start Mohamed Salah (£13.1m) has ever made in Fantasy Premier League.
Moving up to 133 points, he surpasses his previous high of 131 points after 13 Gameweeks, recorded in 2021/22.
Ominously, he’s 38 points better off than he was at the same stage of the 2017/18 campaign, when he went on to set the record for the most points ever in a season with 303.
The Egyptian converted a penalty and supplied an assist in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Manchester City to record his ninth double-digit return this campaign, equalling his tally from the whole of last season.
Salah surpasses Haaland
And while Salah was getting the better of Erling Haaland (£15.1m) on the pitch, he also surpassed him off it.
It was the first time in 32 Gameweeks that he was the top armband pick, breaking the Norwegian's stranglehold on the captaincy.
In terms of ownership, too, the 32-year-old has overtaken his rival.
Snapped up by more than two million Fantasy bosses since Gameweek 10, Salah is now the most-selected player in Fantasy, found in 57.5 per cent of squads.
In contrast, Haaland has been among the two most-sold players in each of the last three Gameweeks, a period which has seen his ownership fall from 71.9 per cent to 50.6 per cent.
GW13 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Salah | 3,021,686 | 13 |
| Haaland | 2,901,780 | 2 |
| Palmer | 883,300 | 14 |
| Saka | 571,121 | 18 |
| Cunha | 325,617 | 2 |
The top differential pick, Cole Palmer (£10.9m), rewarded over 883,000 Fantasy bosses with a 14 point-haul in Chelsea's 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.
With a goal and an assist, Palmer has now returned in 15 of his last 17 home outings. It was the first time he'd produced a return against Villa having blanked in both of his appearances last season.
But arguably, the big winners of Gameweek 13 were the 571,000+ who chose to captain Bukayo Saka (£10.3m) with the Arsenal star equalling his best-ever return in Fantasy.
The Gunner's triumphed 5-2 away to West Ham United with Saka contributing a goal and a hat-trick of assists to claim the maximum three bonus and an 18-point haul. A feat he also achieved against Crystal Palace in Gameweek 28 of the 2022/23 season.
There was less to celebrate for those who captained Matheus Cunha (£7.1m), however.
The Brazilian, who was also the No 1 transfer target ahead of Gameweek 13, blanked for the first time in five outings as Wolverhampton Wanderers were beaten 4-2 by AFC Bournemouth. Cunha had two shots against The Cherries although both were from outside the penalty area.
It's the fourth consecutive blank for the Gameweek's most-bought player, with Bruno Fernandes (£8.5m), Dominic Solanke (£7.6m) and Bryan Mbeumo (£7.8m) also failing to provide immediate returns.
If there's any comfort to be add for Cunha's new owners, it's that Fernandes, Solanke and Mbeumo all returned the week after they were the top recruit.
