Top 3 Starters by Gameweek
Not a particularly easy week for elite managers - the median placement improved slightly WoW but still struggling quite a bit this season. Major trends were :
- Almost every single manager dropped Gyokeres - which makes sense given injure. Reijnders, Mukiele & Gvardiol also got dropped but they were less favoured by elite managers, compared to Gyokeres
- Haaland remained the top pick, with some outliers trying out Saka - which turned out to be the best choice
- Igor Thiago got some love after a strong run and answered with 2 goals vs Newcastle. 8 goals in 11 games this season. Senesi was also a top pick but poor performance vs Villa

Top 3 Starters by Gameweek
| gw | Top1 | Top2 | Top3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Palmer (50, 100.0%) | Mohamed Salah (49, 98.0%) | Pedro Porro Sauceda (45, 90.0%) |
| 2 | Mohamed Salah (49, 98.0%) | Maxime Estève (41, 82.0%) | Florian Wirtz (34, 68.0%) |
| 3 | Mohamed Salah (48, 96.0%) | Pedro Porro Sauceda (44, 88.0%) | Bruno Borges Fernandes (34, 68.0%) |
| 4 | Mohamed Salah (49, 98.0%) | Pedro Porro Sauceda (37, 74.0%) | Bruno Borges Fernandes (33, 66.0%) |
| 5 | Mohamed Salah (48, 96.0%) | Bruno Borges Fernandes (33, 66.0%) | Joachim Andersen (33, 66.0%) |
| 6 | Erling Haaland (50, 100.0%) | Tijjani Reijnders (43, 86.0%) | Antoine Semenyo (42, 84.0%) |
| 7 | Erling Haaland (48, 96.0%) | Marcos Senesi Barón (43, 86.0%) | Antoine Semenyo (42, 84.0%) |
| 8 | Erling Haaland (49, 98.0%) | Antoine Semenyo (44, 88.0%) | Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (42, 84.0%) |
| 9 | Erling Haaland (49, 98.0%) | Antoine Semenyo (45, 90.0%) | Marcos Senesi Barón (45, 90.0%) |
| 10 | Erling Haaland (49, 98.0%) | Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (44, 88.0%) | Antoine Semenyo (41, 82.0%) |
| 11 | Erling Haaland (49, 98.0%) | Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (46, 92.0%) | Jean-Philippe Mateta (44, 88.0%) |
Top 3 Captains by Gameweek
| gw | Top1 | Top2 | Top3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Salah (49, 98.0%) | Erling Haaland (1, 2.0%) | None |
| 2 | Mohamed Salah (46, 92.0%) | Bukayo Saka (3, 6.0%) | Erling Haaland (1, 2.0%) |
| 3 | Bruno Borges Fernandes (27, 54.0%) | Mohamed Salah (11, 22.0%) | Chris Wood (5, 10.0%) |
| 4 | Mohamed Salah (49, 98.0%) | Erling Haaland (1, 2.0%) | None |
| 5 | Mohamed Salah (47, 94.0%) | Antoine Semenyo (1, 2.0%) | Bruno Borges Fernandes (1, 2.0%) |
| 6 | Erling Haaland (50, 100.0%) | None | None |
| 7 | Erling Haaland (47, 94.0%) | Bukayo Saka (2, 4.0%) | Viktor Gyökeres (1, 2.0%) |
| 8 | Erling Haaland (49, 98.0%) | Mohamed Salah (1, 2.0%) | None |
| 9 | Erling Haaland (48, 96.0%) | Bruno Borges Fernandes (1, 2.0%) | Mohamed Salah (1, 2.0%) |
| 10 | Erling Haaland (48, 96.0%) | Bukayo Saka (2, 4.0%) | None |
| 11 | Erling Haaland (44, 88.0%) | Bukayo Saka (4, 8.0%) | Jean-Philippe Mateta (2, 4.0%) |
Subbed IN (biggest increases)
| player | latest | prev | delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcos Senesi Barón | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| Igor Thiago Nascimento Rodrigues | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| Enzo Fernández | 35 | 27 | 8 |
| Martin Dúbravka | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 44 | 39 | 5 |
| Bukayo Saka | 29 | 24 | 5 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| Jurriën Timber | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| Maxime Estève | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Rodon | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Subbed OUT (biggest decreases)
| player | latest | prev | delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Gyökeres | 0 | 20 | -20 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 1 | 10 | -9 |
| Nordi Mukiele | 0 | 8 | -8 |
| Joško Gvardiol | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| Anthony Gordon | 0 | 5 | -5 |
| Joachim Andersen | 21 | 25 | -4 |
| Mohammed Kudus | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Micky van de Ven | 2 | 4 | -2 |

