The 869,000+ Fantasy Premier League managers who backed Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m) with the armband against Fulham had plenty to celebrate as the Everton striker scored twice on Sunday.
The third most-popular captain in Gameweek 9, Calvert-Lewin gave his backers an early boost by finding the net after just 41 seconds, before striking again before half-time.
With 10 points already secured and another three likely to be added when the bonus points are confirmed, Calvert-Lewin looks set to beat the 11-point haul achieved by the most-popular Gameweek 9 captain, Bruno Fernandes (£10.7m) against West Bromwich Albion.
He has also easily eclipsed the four-point total recorded by Harry Kane (£11.0m) after the Tottenham Hotspur striker's assist against Manchester City.
Calvert-Lewin continues to provide great consistency, having blanked just once in his nine outings this season.
GW9 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Fernandes | 1,268 |
| Kane | 993 |
| Calvert-Lewin | 869 |
The leading 100 FPL managers were in agreement with the masses, captaining the same three players in an identical order.
Most-captained by top 100
| Player | Captained by |
|---|---|
| Fernandes | 30 |
| Kane | 29 |
| Calvert-Lewin | 11 |
Fernandes was also the most-bought player ahead of Gameweek 9.
Those managers who signed him would have had their hearts in their mouths as the midfielder had a penalty saved by Sam Johnstone (£4.5m).
But there was a let-off as he was allowed to retake because of goalkeeper encroachment, and he did not miss a second time.
GW9 most transferred-in players
| Player | Transferred in by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Fernandes | 1,055 |
| Ziyech | 764 |
| Grealish | 641 |
There was disappointment, however, for the 764,000+ who transferred in Hakim Ziyech (£8.3m) as the winger blanked in Chelsea's 2-0 win at Newcastle United.
And Jack Grealish (£7.6m), the best-value midfielder in FPL coming into the Gameweek with 7.9 points per million, could only manage a single point in Aston Villa's 2-1 defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion.
Out of favour
Liverpool pair Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m) were the most-sold players after being ruled out of the Reds' home match against Leicester City.
Son Heung-min (£9.5m), who had blanked in his two previous matches, was also discarded by many managers ahead of his tricky run of fixtures.
But the top-scoring midfielder in FPL punished those sellers with his ninth goal of the season and 10 FPL points against Man City.
GW9 most transferred-out players
| Player | Transferred out by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Salah | 1,395 |
| Alexander-Arnold | 718 |
| Son | 401 |
See: Fantasy Premier League stats
Also in this series
Part 2: GW9 Bonus points: Robertson delivers maximum
Part 3: FPL Saturday review: James boosts case for double-up
