More than 77,000 Fantasy Premier League managers are celebrating another 20-point return from Oliver Glasner (£0.8m) using the Assistant Manager chip.
Crystal Palace were five places below their visitors Aston Villa heading into Gameweek 26, handing the Glasner the opportunity of picking up table bonus. His side duly obliged by triumphing 4-1 at Selhurst Park, giving their Austrian head coach back-to-back 20-point hauls.
It moves Glasner up to second in the Assistant Manager standings on 52 points, behind only Everton's David Moyes (£0.5m) on 54.
GW27 most-bought managers
| Manager | Bought by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Maresca | 106,732 | 12 |
| Pereira | 79,771 | 1 |
| Potter | 28,791 | - |
| Postecoglou | 23,259 | - |
| Amorim | 6,614 | - |
Chelsea's Enzo Maresca (£1.5m) is the most popular of the Gameweek 26 managerial recruits, seeing his ownership increase by over 106,000.
The Italian repaid their faith as his side ran out 4-0 winners over Southampton, picking up 12 points, thanks to the win, four goals and a clean sheet.
There was less to cheer about for those who backed Vitor Pereira (£0.8m), the second-most sought-after manager of the Gameweek.
The Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach had secured table bonus in two of their three previous outings. And while he had the opportunity to claim it once again, his side were unable to do so, losing 2-1 at home to Fulham.
Captaincy gamble
Chelsea's appealing home fixture prompted just under half of the top 100 Fantasy managers overall to captain Cole Palmer (£11.1m), as they tried to steal a march on their rivals - something that has been almost impossible to do this season given the remarkable form of Mohamed Salah (£13.7m).
The move failed to pay off, however, with Palmer blanking for the fifth time in six appearances, despite having a match-high seven shots.
GW27 players captained by the top 100
| Player | Captained by | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Salah | 53 | - |
| Palmer | 47 | 3 |
Attention will now turn to Wednesday's encounter between Liverpool and Newcastle United. If there's a glimmer of hope for those who haven't captained Salah, it's that most of his big hauls have arrived away from home. In total, just four of his 16 double-digit returns have been produced at Anfield.
Seller's remorse
Morgan Rogers (£5.6m) ended a run of six successive blanks with a goal in Villa's 4-1 defeat at Palace.
He becomes just the seventh most-sold player of the Gameweek to register an immediate return this season, confounding his 733,237 sellers.
Best scores from Gameweek's most-sold player
| Player | Sold by | Gameweek | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | 526,747 | GW24 | 17 |
| Mbeumo | 607,352 | GW15 | 13 |
| Saka | 1,177,491 | GW9 | 9 |
| Isak | 955,678 | GW3 | 9 |
| Saliba | 647,927 | GW23 | 9 |
| Rogers | 733,237 | GW25 | 7 |
