A storm-affected Gameweek 15 saw the Everton v Liverpool game postponed – but Cole Palmer made up for Mohamed Salah’s absence with a double penalty haul.

Here’s the highlights of the gameweek so far, including an updated stats section following West Ham v Wolves on Monday.

If you want details of every goalscorer and assister, plus bonus points and more, see our Match Centre, which updates live during matches.

Salah no-show opens door for Palmer captaincy…for some

News broke of Liverpool’s lunchtime kick-off at 8:30 on Saturday, giving FPL managers a chance to change their plans before the 11:00 deadline.

Despite this, 42.9% of the top 250,000 managers still had the captain’s armband on Salah, with Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer the next most popular.

Captaincy picks among the top 250,000

Vice-captains were a real mixed bag, with Palmer picked by 28.4%. He scored twice from the spot against Spurs and added an assist for 18 points – the highest score of the weekend.

Saka was the other standout vice-captain, on 24.6%, and the points swing was severe. The Arsenal man blanked but had a goal ruled out by VAR as the Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw at Fulham.

Vice-captain’s among the top 250,000

United vulnerable at the back but Amad shines again

Ruben Amorim’s United lost their second game in a row on Sunday, losing 2-3 to Nottingham Forest.

After twice conceding from corners against Arsenal in midweek, the Red Devils were again punished from a set-piece.

Towering centre-back Nikola Milenkovic headed home from a Forest corner – and that wasn’t the only time the home side struggled aerially.

Jota Silva struck the bar from a header and Chris Wood scored with his head to make it 1-3 in the second half – an effort Lisandro Martinez arguably should have kept out, much like Andre Onana might have done better with Morgan Gibbs-White’s goal from outside the box.

Chris Wood’s recent form

United have conceded 16 shots from set pieces this season, the joint-third highest in the league.

They largely had the better chances in the game, registering an expected goals (xG) tally of 1.66 to Forest’s 0.69 – but the individual errors and ongoing struggles with set pieces will be a concern for Amorim.

However, there were more positive signs going forward, with Bruno Fernandes on the scoresheet, assisted by Amad Diallo.

The £5.1m midfielder looks at home at wing-back in Amorim’s system – and while his position would usually be off-putting, he has four assists in four league matches under the Portuguese boss.

Amad has started three of those four games, playing 90 minutes in each of his starts, and came on at half-time against Arsenal.

He came off the bench for 30 minutes in the Europa League against Bodo/Glimt, with Amorim rotating his team during this busy period, but at his price, Amad could be a solid budget midfielder.

Amad Diallo’s stats since Ruben Amorim took over

Mbeumo shows his worth as Brentford continue home form

Bryan Mbeumo was the most popular transfer out ahead of Gameweek 15, having been taken out of 561,000 FPL teams.

The Brentford midfielder could lose more owners in the next week as fantasy managers look to free up cash to bring in the likes of Alexander Isak and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

But after five games without a goal – and just one shot on goal in that time – Mbeumo scored and assisted against Newcastle for a 13 pointer. He was denied a late second goal by a last-ditch goalline clearance.

Bryan Mbeumo’s stats

The Bees beat the Magpies 4-2, continuing their fine home form. Newcastle were criticised by Alan Shearer post-match for being ‘dreadful defensively’ and ‘lacking energy’.

No team has averaged more home goals this season (3.25), while their 2.22 xG is only narrowly bettered by Arsenal and Manchester City.

When asked by Match of the Day host Gary Lineker about the secret to their superior home form, manager Thomas Frank said he had ‘no clue’.

But he confirmed there had been an effort to play more attacking football this season, adding:

“We wanted to add some layers this season. We actually started already last season – we started the first 11/12 games really well but then the injuries hit us hard and then we reset again and wanted to try to be more offensive and add more control but also make more breakthroughs and crosses and play more forward.”

Mbeumo and Wissa – who scored his eighth of the season – were also singled out for praise. Frank said:

“They have been amazing in so many ways. Wissa – the way he can link up and twist and turn and go forward but also his ability to run behind and ending on the last line – there’s been a few good tap-ins.

“Bryan Mbeumo today – unplayable. I think his goal is fantastic but look at his work rate – that’s unbelievable.”

For those still willing to sell Mbeumo, Wissa could be an alternative route into the Brentford attack. He started alongside fit again summer signing Igor Thiago at the weekend.

Wissa leads his teammates for shots in the box, big chances and xG this season, despite playing fewer games than Mbeumo due to injury.

Yoane Wissa v Bryan Mbeumo

City’s struggles continue as Munoz on target again for Palace

City got back to winning ways in midweek with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest but they were back to square one again on Saturday, held to a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace.

Wing-back Daniel Munoz gave Palace the lead after four minutes, his second goal in three games.

Only William Saliba has a better xG among defenders since Gameweek 13, while his 2.61 xG over the course of the season is unmatched. He is however just one yellow card away from a one-match ban.

Erling Haaland scored his first goal since Gameweek 11 to level things up, before centre-back Maxence Lacroix put Palace back in front.

Rico Lewis grabbed the equaliser, a bonus for the 10.2% of FPL managers who own him, but he was then sent off for a second bookable offence, creating an issue for Gameweek 16.

City’s defending continues to ring alarm bells. Only Southampton have conceded more big chances (39) than City (30) since Gameweek 8.

Their fixtures from Gameweek 18-22 are rated by the Hub’s ticker as the best in the league, so City coverage may be popular then, however many FPL managers will want to see better signs of consistent form before jumping back on their players.

Daniel Munoz’s stats

Enzo another budget midfield option?

Much of the focus on Chelsea has been on Palmer and eight-goal striker Nicolas Jackson – but cheap midfielder Enzo Fernandez could be an additional option from the Blues.

The Argentine has started the last four league games and played the full 90 minutes in each of them.

He’s had an attacking role in Enzo Maresca’s side, scoring three and assisting two since Gameweek 12. His expected assists (xA) of 1.44 in that time is behind only Saka (1.44).

Opinion is mixed over whether he is nailed as both a starter and in an advanced role, however at just £4.9m, those who need to free up some cash could do worse than the 23-year-old.

Enzo Fernandez’s stats

Maybe Rogers is safer from rotation than we think

Morgan Rogers continued his record of starting every league game this season, a run in which he has averaged 81 minutes per appearance.

There had been speculation he might not start against Southampton at the weekend, having played the majority of the game against Brentford on Wednesday.

But he was once again on the teamsheet for the 1-0 win, with Ollie Watkins instead dropping out of the 11 for Jhon Duran.

Watkins was taken off after 65 minutes against Brentford, with Unai Emery noting the striker was ‘tired’.

Speaking after the game, in which Duran scored the only goal, Emery said of the striker:

“Fantastic. He is progressively helping us in everything, scoring goals and sometimes not scoring but working. We are very demanding with him, how tactically we want him to respond on the field. Today he did the work. The most important thing was how he worked today and then him scoring is better for the team.

“We’re happy to have him doing the work we need and Watkins had chances, he did very good work and we need to be consistent in 90 minutes. Today and Wednesday we were consistent, in the second half we controlled the match better than in the first half.”

Ahead of kick-off, Emery explained Duran’s start was because it was ‘time to use intelligently the players in the squad’.

Rogers’ time for a benching will surely come then, although there are reasonable gaps between Villa’s games over Christmas.

Regardless of whether he misses some game time over the next few weeks, Rogers looks set to play plenty of minutes and FPL managers looking to bring him in should not be put off.

The only real concerns are Villa’s immediate fixtures – Forest (A), City (H) and Newcastle (A) – and the fact he’s on four yellow cards.

Morgan Rogers’ stats

Opta stats leaders for FPL Gameweek 15: Players

Here are the gameweek’s stats leaders in full. Additions following Monday night are in bold italics:

Shots – Conor Chaplin – 5
Shots on target – Cole Palmer, Sammie Szmodics and Yoane Wissa – 3
Shots in the box – Matt Doherty, Amad Diallo, Ollie Watkins and Conor Chaplin – 4
Big chances – Son Heung-min and Cole Palmer – 3
Goals – Cole Palmer – 2
xG – Cole Palmer – 1.6
Non-penalty xG (NpxG) – William Saliba – 1.33
Key passes – Matheus Cunha, Crysencio Summerville, Matheus Nunes, Morgan Rogers, Liam Delap and Cole Palmer – 4
Big chances created – Declan Rice, Son Heung-min and Philip Billing – 2
Assists – Will Hughes and Jacob Murphy – 2
Expected assists (xA) – Cole Palmer – 0.67
FPL points – Cole Palmer – 18
Expected points (xPts) – William Saliba – 13.83

Opta stats leaders for FPL Gameweek 15: Teams

Most shots – Bournemouth (v Ipswich) – 22
Highest xG – Bournemouth – 3.1
Lowest xG – Fulham (v Arsenal) – 0.15

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