The week in Fantasy Premier League: Trying to pick a captain after the match that changed everything

Last Sunday, Fantasy Premier League managers everywhere learned a valuable lesson as they watched one match throw season run-in plans into chaos.

It was the classic gambler’s fallacy - just because something has happened nine times in a row, doesn’t mean it will happen again.

West Ham’s defeat of a seemingly imperious Tottenham side turned the FPL landscape on its head like no result before it this season, instantly devaluing those very Spurs and Chelsea assets that had seemed so unquestionably essential a mere two hours earlier.