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FPL GW38 stats: Salah breaks bonus points record

25 May 2025
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Liverpool star's maximum against Crystal Palace sees him surpass Cesc Fabregas' mark from 2006/07

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More than 3.8million Fantasy Premier League managers are celebrating Mohamed Salah's (£13.6m) 18th double-figure haul of the campaign after handing him the captain's armband.

Salah scored in Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace to finish on 344 points, breaking the previous record points total for a season by a whopping 41 points.

On the final day, he also set a new record for the most bonus points recorded in a single campaign, after claiming the maximum at Anfield. Salah's total of 55 bonus points surpassed Cesc Fabregas' mark of 54 from 2006/07.

GW38 most-captained players
Player Captained by Pts
Salah 3,827,378 10
Haaland 1,728,642 6
Isak 794,322 2
Palmer 496,088 3
Watkins 486,272 2

Erling Haaland (£14.9m) was back on the scoresheet for the first time since returning from injury in Gameweek 36 to earn his backers six points, or 12 with the armband.

The Norwegian converted a penalty in Manchester City's 2-0 win at Fulham

Otherwise it was a disappointing conclusion to the season for those who captained Alexander Isak (£9.4m), Cole Palmer (£10.5m) or Ollie Watkins (£9.2m), with the trio all blanking. 

Newcastle United and Aston Villa both fell to defeats without scoring, while Palmer wasn't involved in Chelsea's goal as they beat Nottingham Forest 1-0.

Bench Boost chip proves popular

Over 682,000 Fantasy bosses deployed their Bench Boost chip for the final round of matches, the second highest total this season and the sixth-highest of all time. 

The Triple Captaincy was also heavily used, with 326,000+ managers activating the chip.

GW38 chips played
Chip Used by
Bench Boost 682,463
Triple Captain 326,191
Wildcard 174,276
Free Hit 146,320
Assistant Manager 72,580

Those who selected Jarrod Bowen (£7.9m) will be feeling especially pleased with their decision as he scored and assisted in West Ham United's 3-1 win at Ipswich Town, totalling 13 points, or 39 with the Triple Captaincy.

It was Bowen's highest score of the season and the sixth successive Gameweek in which he's produced an attacking return. He ended as 2024/25 Fantasy's in-form player, having averaged 9.6 points per match over the last 30 days.

GW38 most-Triple Captained players
Player Triple Captained by Pts
Salah 133,747 10
Saka 32,991 1
Bowen 29,020 13
Watkins 17,371 2
Isak 16,921 2

It total 9,299,128 transfers were made ahead of Gameweek 38, a record for the last round. 

AFC Bournemouth's Evanilson (£5.9m) was the No 1 target, snapped up by more than 653,000.

Despite the Cherries coming out 2-0 winners at home to Leicester City, there was no final flourish for his new owners as the Brazilian spurned a big chance - a situation where a player is expected to score - and missed another shot in the box to finish on two points. 

His team-mate Milos Kerkez (£5.3m) fared slightly better, registering his ninth clean sheet this season to deliver six points. 

GW38 most-bought players
Player Bought by Pts
Evanilson 653,806 2
Bowen 579,218 13
Watkins 502,107 2
Saka 440,873 1
Kerkez 403,641 6

None of the five most-sold players gave their sellers anything to regret as they all blanked or, in the case of William Saliba (£6.4m), missed out through injury.

GW38 most-sold players
Player Sold by Pts
Isak 1,013,266 2
Saliba 595,360 0
De Bruyne 372,165 1
Wood 267,277 2
Munoz 215,382 2

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