A combined 1.5million Fantasy Premier League managers will be feeling a little disappointed after two of the most-captained players, Ollie Watkins (£9.0m) and Bryan Mbeumo (£8.3m), produced just five points each 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 - a situation where a player is expected to score.
There was even more frustration for those who captained Mbeumo.
Although he scored early in the game, raising hopes of a bumper points haul, the Cameroonian then missed a penalty for the first time in his Premier League career, losing two Fantasy points in the process.
GW37 most-captained players
Player | Captained by | Pts |
Salah | 3,452,849 | 2 |
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Haaland | 1,733,418 | 2 |
Isak | 832,675 | 0 |
Watkins | 794,173 | 5 |
Mbeumo | 707,701 | 5 |
Mohamed Salah (£13.6m) disappointed his 3.45m backers by blanking for a third consecutive match as champions Liverpool lost 3-2 at Brighton & Hove Albion.
Erling Haaland (£14.9m) continued the theme with just appearance points to show from Manchester City's 3-1 win over AFC Bournemouth. It brought an end to his run of having scored or assisted in four successive home matches.
And Alexander Isak (£9.5m), the third most-captained player of Gameweek 37, missed Newcastle United's defeat at Arsenal with a groin issue, disappointing the 800,000 managers who gave him the armband.
GW37 most-bought players
Player | Bought by | Pts |
Watkins | 868,844 | 5 |
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Eze | 272,970 | 6 |
Rogers | 223,369 | 6 |
Bowen | 207,722 | 8 |
Beto | 200,889 | 2 |
Morgan Rogers (£5.7m) joined team-mate Ollie Watkins 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 Premier League matches lifted the appeal of Eberechi Eze (£7.0m) for Crystal Palace's encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers. And, despite being named among the substitutes, he reward his 272,000+ new owners with a goal after coming on in the second half.
FA Cup winner Eze has now scored in each of his last six outings across all competitions.
Jarrod Bowen (£7.8m) also saw his ownership surge as he continues to thrive under Graham Potter. The West Ham United captain duly delivered, scoring a late consolation in the Hammers' defeat to Nottingham Forest.
Bowen has scored in three consecutive Gameweeks and faces Ipswich Town in Gameweek 38.
Everton's favourable home match with relegated Southampton saw Beto's (£4.8m) popularity increase, with more than 200,000 recruiting the forward. Despite racking up 0.84 Expected Goals (xG), two big chances and two offside goals; Beto ultimately blanked.