For the fourth time this season Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) was the most popular captain pick in Fantasy Premier League.
But the Egyptian let down over 1.3million managers by blanking in Liverpool's 1-0 win at Sheffield United, missing a big chance when one-on-one in the second half.
He had failed to score or assist in only one Gameweek this season prior to this weekend.
Handed the armband by just over one million managers, Sergio Aguero (£12.2m) was the second-most popular pick, but his managers were frustrated to see the Manchester City striker on the bench for the trip to Everton. However, the Argentinian came on to claim an assist in the 3-1 win for the champions.
GW7’s most-captained players
| Player | Captained by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | 1,330 |
| Sergio Aguero | 1,009 |
| Raheem Sterling | 810 |
It's a similar story for the top 100 FPL managers, with Salah and Aguero the top two picks.
However, Tammy Abraham (£7.5m) was selected ahead of Raheem Sterling (£12.1m) in third place.
But the Chelsea forward was unable to deliver a return in the 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.
GW7 captains by FPL's top 100
| Player | Captained by |
|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | 24 |
| Sergio Aguero | 19 |
| Tammy Abraham | 17 |
For the second Gameweek running, Abraham was the most popular acquisition with 795,000+ managers adding him to their squads.
Mason Mount (£6.6m) made it a Chelsea double for transfers in. Over 435,000 signed the midfielder ahead of the Gameweek 7 deadline and he rewarded them with an assist against Brighton.
The popularity of Chelsea players was understandable given that all six of their fixtures between Gameweeks 7 and 12 score two in the Fixture Difficulty Ratings.
GW7's most transferred-in players
| Player | Transferred in by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Tammy Abraham | 795 |
| Mason Mount | 435 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 412 |
A total of 463,000 managers parted company with Marcus Rashford (£8.4m), making him the most-sold player this Gameweek.
The forward overcame a groin issue to get an assist and four points in Manchester United's 1-1 draw against Arsenal on Monday night.
Despite being a top-three captain pick, Sterling was the second most-sold player.
Following back-to-back blanks in Gameweeks 4 and 5, Sterling was an unused substitute in City's 8-0 victory over Watford.
After starting the season with five goals in the opening three matches managers seemed unsure whether to sell, keep or even captain Sterling.
That confusion may continue as Sterling struck the third goal at Goodison Park.
GW7's most transferred-out players
| Player | Transferred out by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Marcus Rashford | 463 |
| Raheem Sterling | 417 |
| Lucas Digne | 367 |
