Gameweek 12 is over and Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers are busy making transfers &#8211; but who were the biggest under-performers of the week and who scored more points than they should have?
Every season, we see the biggest haulers of the previous gameweek brought into hundreds of thousands of teams.
But the secret to success in FPL is to jump on players who are about to score more points &#8211; not chasing points.
So with this in mind, we&#8217;re taking a look at the expected points for FPL Gameweek 12 and highlighting those who were fortunate to score well &#8211; and who perhaps could have netted a haul themselves. We&#8217;ll also examine an early list of the most popular transfers in and out.

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<h2>Popular FPL transfers in</h2>
Jarrod Bowen (£7.7m) is the most popular purchase after scoring his eighth goal of the season in Gameweek 12.
The West Ham midfielder plays away from home in Gameweek 13 but the fixture against Burnley should not phase him, given he has scored in a record six successive games on the road.
Cole Palmer (£5.2m) has gone up in price after his late penalty secured a point for Chelsea against Manchester City. With four goals from the spot, he looks to have nailed down penalty taking duties.
William Saliba (£5.4m) will not score every week, however Arsenal&#8217;s strong fixture run makes investment into the Gunners&#8217; defence understandable. They have the strongest expected goals conceded (xGC) in the league.
Konstantinos Tsimikas (£4.6m) hauled in Gameweek 12, so it is unsurprising to see him brought into 78,000 teams and counting.
But Liverpool play City next, which may not be the ideal time to bring the Greek full-back in, especially so early on in the international break.
He will face Erling Haaland (£14.0m), who is back among the most popular transfers in after some decided to get rid of him in recent weeks.
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<h2>Popular FPL transfers out</h2>
James Maddison (£7.9m) could be out until the new year, which explains why he is the overwhelming leader for transfers out.
Cristian Romero (£5.0m) must serve another two games of his suspension and makes second place, while Ben White (£5.8m) missing out on a place in Arsenal&#8217;s starting 11 has frustrated 117,000 owners.
Son Heung-min (£9.7m) blanked in Gameweek 12. With Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s chief creator Maddison injured, a good chunk of the 88,000 taking him out may have been thinking the points are set to dry up.
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<h2>Gameweek 12 over-performers</h2>
Tsimikas frustrated many an FPL manager in Gameweek 12, who either benched him or sold him completely.
There were concerns he would be benched for Brentford&#8217;s visit to Anfield, however an undeclared injury to Joe Gomez (£4.5m) meant Tsimikas had little competition in reality.
He started, kept a clean sheet and assisted two goals &#8211; but his 11.4 point over-performance was a sickener for those who missed out.
His two assists came amid an expected assists (xA) tally of 0.33. Brentford also racked up an expected goals (xG) figure of 1.57, making Liverpool&#8217;s clean sheet unexpected.
Victor Lindelof (£4.5m) scored the only goal of the game in Manchester United&#8217;s win over Luton, smashing home a 0.07 xG shot from a corner. It was the Swede&#8217;s first goal for nearly three years.
Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) was the third biggest over-performer, with two goals from an xG of 0.94.
Salah has 10 goals this season, slightly ahead of his xG of 8.74. He is the first player this season to hit the 100 points mark, although his tally of 101 is around 15 points higher than his expected points.
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<h2>Gameweek 12 under-performers</h2>
Rasmus Hojlund (£7.1m) has been in fantastic form in Europe, netting five goals &#8211; the joint-most.
But he has yet to score in the Premier League, despite eight big chances coming his way.
Two of those came his way in Gameweek 12 and his close-range effort was somehow kept out by Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski (£4.5m).
Bryan Mbeumo (£6.8m) was another to miss a great opportunity in Gameweek 12. The Brentford midfielder should have scored his seventh goal of the season when he went through on goal but saw his shot saved by Alisson (£5.6m).
Despite coming away empty handed, owners and would-be buyers will be encouraged that he still had a good chance to score even though the Bees&#8217; tough opposition.
They play Arsenal at home next before hosting Luton in Gameweek 14, when Mbeumo is likely to be a very popular transfer in.
There was no goalkeeper involved in the case of Ollie Watkins (£8.4m) however. He had an open goal between him and his second goal of the day but he was unable to direct a close-range header on target.
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