The rules, the scoring and the things nobody explains to a new manager.
Everything FPL managers need before the Gameweek 3 deadline: the best captain, transfer priorities, chip decisions, fixture targets and final checks.
Update the 23 Deadline Day FPL additions with their first Premier League evidence, including debuts, substitute roles, goals and which new signings are now closer to a buy.
Jack Grealish is back at Everton on loan. His £6.5m price is not cheap, but his expected minutes improve dramatically compared with Manchester City.
Mykhailo Mudryk has joined Tottenham on loan and reunites with Roberto De Zerbi. His price is interesting, but fitness and expected minutes are major unknowns.
Deadline Day changed roles as much as squads. Barry, Grealish and Wissa gained, while Ndiaye, O’Reilly and Gakpo face new FPL concerns.
An FPL GW3 Wildcard can now be built with final summer squads and two Gameweeks of evidence. Here is a balanced draft around Haaland and Bruno with flexibility for GW4.
No. Playing Triple Captain does not use your normal weekly free transfer. You can make the transfer as usual or leave it unused and bank it.
A simple guide to what happens to your weekly and banked free transfers when you use Triple Captain, Bench Boost, Wildcard or Free Hit.
How Triple Captain works in FPL, including free transfers, vice-captain rules, cancellation, chip limits and what happens if your captain does not play.
How Bench Boost works in FPL, including free transfers, bench order, automatic substitutions, cancellation and the two-chip 2026/27 structure.
The current FPL Free Hit rules, including saved transfers, squad reset, player prices, cancellation and why the chip cannot be used in consecutive Gameweeks.
The 2026/27 FPL Wildcard rules explained, including saved transfers, transfer hits, cancellation, permanent squad changes and the two-Wildcard structure.
If you expected another free transfer but did not receive one, the most common reason is using a Wildcard or Free Hit in the previous Gameweek.
A practical FPL rules hub for common questions about free transfers, chips, captaincy, benches, transfer hits and player prices.
GW3 transfer targets updated after deadline-day moves. Haaland and Cherki still lead, while Wissa is downgraded until Newcastle's new attacking shape becomes clearer.
Wissa remains one of GW3's biggest transfer bandwagons, but Fernandez-Pardo's Newcastle arrival changes the risk. Cherki remains a buy while Bruno and Mbeumo remain holds.
GW3 doubles goal and assist points in FPL Challenge. Deadline-day moves make Haaland, Isak and Cherki safer foundations than guessing at newly changed roles such as Wissa's.
The team fixture runs have not changed, but Deadline Day changed which players are safest to buy into them. Newcastle remain strong while Wissa's individual role needs rechecking.
Cherki still has four attacking returns in two league matches and Coventry at home, but City's additions of Ndiaye, Enzo Fernández and Allan increase the minutes risk.
A simple guide to Premier League registration deadlines for new signings, including the Thursday and Friday noon rules and what FPL managers should check before buying a deadline-week transfer.
FPL has added the post-deadline signings, including Fernandez-Pardo and Mbaye at £6.0m, Fofana and Osorio at £5.5m and Norton-Cuffy at £4.0m.
Official FPL Weekly and Monthly prizes explained, including chip restrictions, registration requirements, points hits and the Team ID tiebreaker.
The official FPL Statistics menu contains 43 metrics. Learn how to use Form, xGI, points per match, value, transfers and Defensive Contributions without misreading the data.
The final FPL GW1 decision checklist: Haaland, Bruno, João Pedro, Arsenal defence, £4.0m defenders, captaincy, bench structure and more.
A practical FPL glossary covering EO, OR, GWR, BGW, DGW, xG, xA, xGI, BPS, DefCon, template, differential, enabler, nailed and more.
There is no official fixed rank that counts as good. Learn how to judge FPL performance using percentiles, top 10%, top 1%, career history and season context.
Gameweek Rank measures one week while Overall Rank measures your full season. Learn how both work, why they move differently and which matters more.
Learn how to change your FPL formation from Pick Team, the minimum position rules and why some substitutions are blocked.
A fixture swing is when a club's upcoming schedule becomes clearly easier or harder. Learn how to spot one and use it for transfers, Wildcards and bench planning.
Use a repeatable FPL captaincy process based on minutes, goal involvement, penalties, fixture quality, effective ownership and upside rather than chasing last week's points.
Wildcard and Free Hit both allow unlimited transfers, but one permanently changes your squad and the other lasts one Gameweek. Learn which chip fits each situation.
Had a bad FPL Gameweek? Use this process to decide whether to hold, transfer, take a hit or Wildcard without chasing last week's points.
FPL Challenge resets your team every Gameweek. The current upcoming round is GW4 Derby Day, where Man City and Man Utd players score double.
Effective ownership explains why your rank can fall even when you own a scoring player. Learn EO, captaincy multipliers, 100%+ exposure and how to use it.
FPL safety score is a community live-rank metric estimating the score needed to roughly hold your current rank. Learn what it means and why it moves.
A green arrow means your FPL rank improves while a red arrow means it falls. Learn why live arrows change and how captains, EO and autosubs affect rank.
An FPL differential is a relatively low-owned player who can create larger rank gains when they score. Learn common ownership thresholds, risks and when to use one.
FPL says new players are added within seven days of their transfer being completed. Use this page for the rule and the separate price tracker for the player list.
The new 2026/27 FPL Rookie League explained, including automatic qualification, where to find it, normal scoring and the official prizes.
The FPL three-player limit and transfer exception explained, including what happens when a real-life move leaves you with four or five players.
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Written for a gameweek that has now been played — we are on Gameweek 3.
This page now replaces the old placeholder sections with real deadline-day team news, including Baleba out, Amad unavailable, Mount back in training, Doku out, Nunes not 100% and Arsenal availability boosts.
Replace the early placeholder draft with final pre-deadline predicted XIs, using the latest transfer news, cup minutes and manager comments.
This update replaces vague draft notes with the final key injury and availability changes that matter before the GW2 deadline.
A practical final-hour FPL GW2 checklist covering transfers, prices, captaincy, injuries, bench order, chips and the Friday 28 August deadline.
Missed the Gameweek 1 FPL deadline? You can still start in Gameweek 2. Here is how points, mini-leagues, squad building and early-season information work.
Ezri Konsa's Arsenal transfer is now confirmed. Here is how the four-Arsenal FPL loophole works for managers who bought him before his club registration changed.
Use this 10-step FPL Gameweek 1 checklist before the 21 August deadline, covering injuries, lineups, captaincy, bench order, budget, chips and team saves.
The final Gameweek 1 differential shortlist after pre-season, with Gakpo, Tzolis, De Cuyper, Kinsky and other lower-owned alternatives to the template.
Fantasy Premier League is live for 2026/27. Here is the deadline, the new tools and a practical checklist for building your first draft without locking in too early.
A strong Gameweek 1 squad is not the eleven players you expect to score most this weekend. It is the squad that still works after the first deadline.