Nearly two million Fantasy Premier League managers were rewarded after Harry Kane (£11.6m) scored twice against Newcastle United to become the second player to hit the 200-point mark this season.
The most popular captain for a fifth time this campaign, Tottenham Hotspur star Kane earned a total of 13 points.
GW30 most-captained players
| Player | Captained by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Kane | 1,977 |
| Fernandes | 1,688 |
| Salah | 652 |
Bruno Fernandes (£11.5m) and Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) completed the top three of captains.
More than 1.6million managers backed Fernandes to add to his 17 double-figure hauls since joining Manchester United.
And in the win over Brighton & Hove Albion, Fernandes claimed an assist to return five points.
Salah backers were rewarded by a goal from the Egyptian, who scored in Liverpool's 3-0 victory at Arsenal for an eight-point return.
Most-captained by top 100
| Player | Captained by |
|---|---|
| Kane | 73 |
| Fernandes | 21 |
| Raphinha/Bamford/Son | 2 |
Among the leading 100 managers, only one selected Salah as their captain, with Raphinha (£5.7m), Patrick Bamford (£6.7m) and Son Heung-min (£9.4m) all chosen ahead of him.
The Leeds United pair had an enticing home match against Sheffield United, but while Raphinha claimed an assist, Bamford was taken off after a blank.
Those who backed Son were left disappointed after he was firstly named among the substitutes before coming at half-time to earn one point.
GW30 most transferred-in players
| Player | Transferred in by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Lingard | 289 |
| Mount | 262 |
| Fernandes | 248 |
Left out of the Chelsea starting XI against West Bromwich Albion, Mason Mount (£7.1m) emerged from the bench to score his fourth goal under Thomas Tuchel, much to the relief of his 262,000+ new owners.
Only Jesse Lingard (£6.3m) was bought by more managers for Gameweek 30, snapped up by over 289,000.
That faith in the West Ham United midfielder was rewarded as Lingard registered a goal and an assist in the 3-2 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers to return 12 points.
He has now averaging 8.5 points per match, more than any other player in FPL this season.
GW30 most transferred-out players
| Player | Transferred out by ('000s) |
|---|---|
| Son | 430 |
| Bale | 330 |
| Aubameyang | 197 |
Two Spurs players were shipped out in large numbers after Gameweek 29.
A combined 761,133 Fantasy managers sold either Son or Gareth Bale (£9.4m) after the pair missed the win over Aston Villa.
Those proved to be shrewd moves, as Bale matched Son's single-point return after only appearing as a late substitute.
And the more than 197,000 who dumped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) were justified in their decision as the midfielder blanked against Liverpool.
See: Fantasy Premier League stats
Also in this series
Part 2: GW30 Bonus points: Rodriguez and Coleman lead the way
Part 3: FPL Saturday review: Pereira stars on day of season-high hauls
Part 4: GW30 Lessons: Managers rush to Jota
Part 5: GW30 Lessons: Kane a must-have for the run-in
Part 6: Who to target for the run-in? What the experts say