GW21 FPL stats: Haaland rewards unwavering managers - Premier League

More than 7.1million Fantasy Premier League managers captained Erling Haaland (£12.2m) in Gameweek 21, and were richly rewarded following his hat-trick in Man City's 3-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.

The Man City striker produced a 14-point haul against Wolves, before bonus, moving his tally to 166 points in 20 matches.

The forward remains on course to become only the second player to register more than 300 points in a season, achieved by Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) in 2017/18 Fantasy, when he totalled 303 points.

Salah took second spot in the captaincy stakes but was unable to reward his 662,000+ backers.

The Egyptian blanked for a fourth successive match as Liverpool drew 0-0 with Chelsea, making it his worst run of form in 79 Gameweeks.

GW21 most-captained players

Player	Captained by ('000s)	Pts
Haaland	7,173	17
Salah	662	3
Kane	521	-

Harry Kane (£11.7m) completed the top-three captains.

The Tottenham Hotspur star notched his 20th attacking return of the campaign last time out, with an assist in the 4-2 defeat at Man City. It's a tally he's reached in each of the last nine seasons.

Over 521,000 handed him the armband for Spurs' trip to Fulham on Monday.

GW21 most transferred-in players

Player	Transferred in by ('000s)	Pts
Toney	988	1
Odegaard	570	5
March	533	2

The No 1 transfer target ahead of Gameweek 21, Ivan Toney (£7.6m), had scored five goals and supplied one assist in his last four appearances.

However, he was unable to add to that tally and did not deliver a strong return for his new managers, accumulating only one point in Brentford's visit to Leeds United.

Martin Odegaard (£6.8m) was recruited by more than 570,000 managers ahead of Arsenal's home meeting with Manchester United on Sunday.

He produced a five-point return, with the help of an assist, to reward those managers. Odegaard now stands at 117 points for the season, the most by any midfielder in Fantasy.

The in-form Solly March (£5.1m) was the third most transferred-in player, bought by over 533,000+ managers after returning more points than any other player since the season resumed in Gameweek 17.

However, the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder, who racked up 44 points over that period, blanked in Brighton's 2-2 draw with Leicester City.

GW21 most transferred-out players

Player	Transferred out by ('000s)	Pts
Mitrovic	406	-
Trossard	372	1
Cancelo	327	0

In the space of two Gameweeks, Aleksandar Mitrovic (£7.1m) has gone from the most-bought player to the most-sold.

He has failed to deliver following his 15-point haul in Gameweek 17, totalling only five points over his last three outings.

Leandro Trossard (£6.7m) is among the most-transferred-out players for the fourth successive Gameweek. The Belgian, who joined Arsenal on Friday, has not registered an attacking return since Gameweek 15.

Faith in Joao Cancelo (£7.2m) is beginning to wane following only two starts since the FIFA World Cup 2022. Only once in that period has he played more than 45 minutes.

The Man City defender was sold by more than 327,000 managers, and their decision proved to be correct, as he was an unused substitute against Wolves.

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