England cricketer Stuart Broad tops Fantasy Premier League worldwide standings
Broad led the worldwide table ahead of West Ham's clash with Manchester United with Adrian's clean sheet sealing a table-topping 180 points for Gameweek 37
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Your support makes all the difference.England cricketer Stuart Broad has hit nearly six million other fantasy football managers for six to win Gameweek 37 with a staggering 180 points.
Broad led the worldwide table ahead of West Ham's clash with Manchester United after using his bench boost and captaining Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for 46 points.
And 19 points from Adrian in the Hammers goal on Thyursday night helped England's second-leading wicket-taker claim top spot.
"I enjoyed 8-15 in the Ashes but leading gameweek 37 in Fantasy Football runs it close as a sporting achievement!" he said on Instagram before Thursday's match.
At half-time he added: "Fine half Adrian. Refocus after the break, it's a big 45 minutes for us!"
And afterwards he described himself as "genuinely delighted" to take the worldwide top spot.
Broad gets a Premier League goodie bag for this week's sterling efforts although he won't be winning the overall prize - he currently sits in 959,370th place.
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