More than 868,000 Fantasy Premier League will be feeling a little disappointed despite their new player, Ollie Watkins (£9.0m), producing a return in Gameweek 37.
Hopes were high ahead of Aston Villa's home encounter with Tottenham Hotspur with Ange Postecoglou expected to rest key players for the UEFA Europa League final, leading to Watkins becoming the most-bought player of the round and the fourth most-captained.
Those line-up predictions proved correct but Watkins could only muster an assist despite having three shots in the box and being presented with a big chance, which is a situation where a player is expected to score in.
GW37 most-bought players
| Player | Bought by | Pts |
| Watkins | 868,844 | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Eze | 272,970 | - |
| Rogers | 223,369 | 6 |
| Bowen | 207,722 | - |
| Beto | 200,889 | - |
Morgan Rogers (£5.7m) joined his team-mate among the top three transfers as over 223,000 added the midfielder to their squads.
Rogers is the most-improved player in Fantasy, delivering 125 points more than he did last season. Priced at just £5.7m, he continued to offer his owners value-for-money with an assist and six points in Villa's final home match of the campaign.
Four goals in three matches lifted the appeal of Eberechi Eze (£7.0m) for Crystal Palace's meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Eze has totalled 35 points in that time, his best-period of form this season.
Jarrod Bowen (£7.8m) also saw his ownership surge as he continues to thrive under Graham Potter. Since Gameweek 21, and Potter’s first match in charge, Bowen has directly contributed to 71 per cent of West Ham United’s goals when on the pitch, scoring six and assisting four. The Hammers host Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
Everton's favourable home match with relegated Southampton has seen Beto's (£4.8m) popularity increase, with more than 200,000 recruiting the forward. He has scored in back-to-back appearances while his opponents have conceded a league-high 82 goals.
GW37 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
| Salah | 3,452,849 | - |
|---|---|---|
| Haaland | 1,733,418 | - |
| Isak | 832,675 | - |
| Watkins | 794,173 | 5 |
| Mbeumo | 707,701 | - |
Captained by 3.45million people, Mohamed Salah (£13.6m) will be looking to turn his promising underlying statistics into points, as he has done for the majority of the campaign. The Egyptian has scored from just one his last 15 shots, compared to a 25 per cent goal conversion rate across the rest of the season.
Liverpool visit Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday.
Erling Haaland (£14.9m) has been handed the armband by 1.7m people for Manchester City's final home match of 2024/25 against AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday.
The Norwegian returned to action in Gameweek 36 following a period on the sidelines. He will be aiming to pick up where he left off, having scored or assisted in each of his last four outings at the Etihad Stadium.
Alexander Isak (£9.5m) is the third most-captained player of Gameweek 37. Encouragingly for his backers, Isak scored when Newcastle United played Arsenal in the reverse fixture in Gameweek 10. The two sides meet again on Sunday.
With Watkins in fourth spot, Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo (£8.3m) completes the top five.
Mbeumo is second in the overall player standings on 223 points, courtesy of 18 goals, nine assists and 28 bonus points.
Brentford entertain London rivals Fulham on Sunday in their quest to secure an eighth-place finish and potentially European football for next season.
