What Is FPL? Rules To Create Your Ultimate Fantasy Football Team

FPL stands for Fantasy Premier League, which is the official fantasy football game of the English Premier League. In FPL, you assemble a virtual squad of 15 real Premier League players within a set budget (typically £100 million).

Your team earns points based on how your chosen players perform in actual Premier League matches, for example, you gain points when your players score goals, assist, keep clean sheets, or even make saves.

It is a great way to play with friends and compete with them as you can also create your own mini-leagues that can only have certain members as the participants. 

You can choose up to 15 players in the team and you need to keep in your budget as going over it is not allowed. Every player is given a Salary cap that should be given before getting the player in your team. 

You can have-

• 2 Goalkeepers
• 5 Defenders
• 5 Midfielders
• 3 Forwards

FPL Points that are awarded for Every action

Action	Points
Goal (forward)	4
Goal (midfielder)	5
Goal (defender/goalkeeper)	6
Assist	3
Clean sheet (GK/defender)	4
Penalty save	5
Minutes played (60+)	2
Yellow card	-1
Red card	-3

Rules you need to follow-

• Choose 11 players to start each Gameweek.
• Pick a Captain (gets double points) and a Vice-Captain (steps in if the captain doesn’t play).
• The 4 bench players are used automatically if someone in your XI doesn’t play.
• You get 1 free transfer each Gameweek.
• Additional transfers cost -4 points per player.
• You can also use a Wildcard (unlimited transfers) twice a season.
• You can only use 3 players maximum from a single team.
• You should build a team that has performed well in the previous week or you are sure about them performing in the coming matchdays.

It is a test of knowledge and statistics, as it allows you to study the previous performances of different players and choose your team based on the analysis done by you and the gut feeling that you have about the player.

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