The most-captained player of Gameweek 35 in Fantasy Premier League, Mohamed Salah (£13.8m), blanked for the fourth time in six appearances as the Liverpool star's disappointing FPL run continued.
Since breaking the record for the most points in a single season, he has produced just 4.0 points per match (ppm), a drop from the 10.6ppm he averaged before Gameweek 30.
Handed the armband by more than 3.7million people, Fantasy managers now face a dilemma about whether to keep faith with the Egyptian.
The statistics from Liverpool's 3-1 defeat to Chelsea do not make for pleasant reading for Salah owners, with the midfielder having just one shot in the entire match. And next up is a tricky Gameweek 36 encounter with Arsenal.
GW35 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
| Salah | 3,747,745 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Haaland | 1,628,759 | 0 |
| Isak | 1,613,687 | 9 |
| Marmoush | 761,707 | 2 |
| Palmer | 452,359 | 9 |
Salah wasn't the only member of the top five captains to let down his backers.
Two Manchester City players were included for their home encounter with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Erling Haaland (£14.8m) featured in the matchday squad for the first time since Gameweek 29 after recovering from injury, but was an unused substitute.
And Omar Marmoush (£7.6m), captained by over 767,000 Fantasy bosses, was unable to add to his six goals at the Etihad Stadium this season as Man City won 1-0.
Returns for Isak and Palmer
There was better news, however, for the 1.6m who gave the armband to Alexander Isak (£9.6m) for Newcastle United's trip to Brighton & Hove Albion. The Sweden international converted a late penalty to claim maximum bonus for a nine-point return as the Mapgies drew 1-1.
Cole Palmer (£10.5m) hadn't scored in the Premier League since 14 January but he ended that poor run with a goal at Stamford Bridge.
Last season's top-scoring player in Fantasy, with 244 points, Palmer was rewarded with a share of the bonus for a nine-point return.
GW35 most-captained players by the top 100 managers
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
| Mbeumo | 47 | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Marmoush | 19 | 2 |
| Isak | 14 | 9 |
| Salah | 9 | 2 |
| Bowen | 8 | 9 |
| Watkins | 3 | 2 |
In the race to be crowned Fantasy champion, six different players were captained by the top 100 managers.
In addition to Salah, Isak and Marmoush, Bryan Mbeumo (£8.2m), Jarrod Bowen (£7.7m) and Ollie Watkins (£8.9m) all found favour among this elite group.
Mbeumo emerged as the most-popular pick, handed the armband by 47, including the No 1 ranked manager in the overall standings, Lovro Budisin from Croatia.
The Cameroon international earned a Fantasy assist when his blocked shot fell to team-mate Kevin Schade (£5.1m) for Brentford's third goal in their thrilling 4-3 win over Manchester United.
Bowen also returned in Gameweek 35, scoring in West Ham United's 1-1 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium.
Since Graham Potter's (£0.5m) first match in charge, he has directly contributed to a remarkable 75 per cent of West Ham's goals when on the pitch, scoring five and assisting four.
Finally, Watkins made just his third start in six league matches as he benefited from the injury to positional-rival Marcus Rashford (£6.7m). However, the good news stopped there as he blanked in Aston Villa's 1-0 win over Fulham.