GW26 FPL Stats: Salah captaincy hits two-million mark

Mohamed Salah (£12.7m) became only the second player to be captained by over two million people in Fantasy Premier League this season. 

The Egyptian is in excellent form and has amassed 90 points in the last 10 Gameweeks on his way to the top of the FPL player standings. 

In Gameweek 26, Salah travels to a struggling Norwich City defence who have conceded 25 goals at Carrow Road this term, the second-worst home record in the league.

Week-long wait

However, Fantasy managers will have to wait until next weekend to find out if their faith in the Liverpool star will be rewarded.

The inaugural mid-season player break means Liverpool don't travel to Norwich until Saturday 15 February.

The Manchester City pair of Sergio Aguero (£12.1m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) were the second and third most-popular captains. Pep Guardiola's side host West Ham United this Sunday.

Aguero has been typically proficient in front of goal, with six goals in his last four matches, and no player has supplied more key passes than De Bruyne.

West Ham have let in 11 goals since David Moyes took charge in Gameweek 21, the most conceded by any team in that period.

GW26's most-captained players

Player	Captained by ('000s)
Salah	2,045
Aguero	885
De Bruyne	725

The top 100 FPL managers were in complete agreement with the masses, with the same three players chosen in the same order.

GW26 captains by FPL's top 100

Player	Captained by
Salah	61
Aguero	21
De Bruyne	11

Salah was snapped up by 347,000+ FPL managers after his seventh double-figure haul of the season in Gameweek 25.

Son Heung-min (£10.0m) and Danny Ings (£7.0m) were each acquired by more than 181,000 people ahead of enticing fixtures.

Tottenham Hotspur travel to Aston Villa, who have conceded 10 goals in their last four home matches, the worst record in the league over that period.

And Southampton host a Burnley side who have allowed their opponents 45 shots in the box over the last four fixtures. No team have been more generous in that time.

GW26's most transferred-in players

Player	Transferred in by ('000s)
Salah	347
Son	181
Ings	181

For the second successive Gameweek Sadio Mane (£12.2m) is the most-sold player in FPL.

Over 340,000 have parted company with the Senegal international, who remains an injury doubt for Liverpool's trip to Norwich. 

With just one assist and no goals in his last five appearances, Jamie Vardy (£9.8m) has been discarded by more than 292,000 people. 

And 254,000+ FPL bosses have shipped out John Lundstram (£5.0m) after he failed to start either of the last two Gameweeks.

GW26's most transferred-out players

Player	Transferred out by ('000s)
Mane	340
Vardy	292
Lundstram	254

See: Fantasy Premier League stats

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 Source.liverpoolfc.com