Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 2 Stats: Captains, Chips and Ownership

Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 2 is here, revealing the most popular captains, early chip usage and a new leader at the top of the ownership rankings.

Here are the standout Fantasy Premier League statistics from Gameweek 2.

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👑 Most-Captained Players in FPL Gameweek 2

Erling Haaland was comfortably the most popular captain, receiving a greater share of the armbands than Bruno Fernandes and João Pedro combined.

• Haaland — 42.3%
• Bruno Fernandes — 18.5%
• João Pedro — 12.5%
• Alexander Isak — 4.1%
• Cole Palmer — 2.5%

The five players above accounted for 79.9% of the Gameweek 2 captaincy, as shown in the FPL Statistics tool.

Haaland has already rewarded his backers, scoring twice in Manchester City’s 4-1 win away to Crystal Palace. The Norwegian also collected all three bonus points to finish on 13 FPL points — or 26 points as captain.

More than 83,000 managers went one step further by using the Triple Captain chip on Haaland, banking 39 points. The other popular captains now have plenty of work to do! 🤖

🃏 FPL Gameweek 2 Chip Usage

Just under one in ten FPL managers used a chip in Gameweek 2:

• Bench Boost — 3.5%
• Wildcard — 3.0%
• Triple Captain — 2.3%
• Free Hit — 0.9%

Attention has already turned to Gameweek 3, when Haaland faces promoted Coventry City at the Etihad Stadium.

Elite XI managers Tarek Balbaa, Walter Randazzo and Matt Corbidge have already activated their Triple Captain chips for Gameweek 3. Follow their latest moves through our Elite XI: Team Reveals.

📈 João Pedro Becomes the Most-Owned FPL Player

João Pedro has narrowly overtaken Haaland to become the most-owned player in Fantasy Premier League.

• João Pedro — 68.4%
• Haaland — 68.2%
• Bruno Fernandes — 47.4%
• Dominik Szoboszlai — 43.4%
• Riccardo Calafiori — 41.7%

The Chelsea forward leads Haaland by just 0.2 percentage points, meaning the top spot could change again before Gameweek 3.

Here are the 10 most-owned players in FPL, according to our Insight Live tool. You can also use the tool to compare ownership and effective ownership across different rank tiers.

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