Written by:Mitch Parris
Clough Inn FC's Gameweek 2 surge proves one big week can change everything. Here's why it's never too late in Fantasy.

Had a slow start to Fantasy? Clough Inn FC know the feeling, and they're proof that one big gameweek can turn everything around.

From 29,315th to 7,568th in a week

Clough Inn FC began Gameweek 2 ranked 29,315th. By the end of it, they were up to 7,568th, a climb of 21,747 places in a single gameweek, the biggest of Leg 1.

Leg 1's biggest weekly climbs

Team

Gameweek

Rank before

Rank after

Places climbed

Clough Inn FC

2

29,315

7,568

21,747

Fåssjö

3

28,567

7,140

21,427

Roundabout Rovers

2

28,157

6,862

21,295

Lebronze James

2

29,315

9,765

19,550

Plants FC

3

23,178

3,757

19,421

Plants FC made perhaps the most impressive leap of all in terms of where they finished, rising from outside the top 23,000 to inside the top 4,000 in Gameweek 3.

Why Gameweek 2 was the week to climb

Fourteen of Leg 1's 20 biggest climbs came in Gameweek 2, when the average score rose to 61.48.

And it's not just early on. Jimmyjuly climbed 18,249 places in Gameweek 5, the leg's highest-scoring week, to show there's always time for a late charge.

What it means for Leg 2

Whatever happened in Leg 1, a strong gameweek can lift you thousands of places. The comeback starts with your next team selection.

Ready for Leg 2? Play Fantasy now and get your team set before Saturday's 12.45pm (UK time) deadline.