Fantasy Premier League is live! The popular game is back for the 2026/27 season, with more than 13m people from all over the world having played it last year.
Whether you’re in it to win it or simply love FPL for the challenge, we’re on hand to offer our advice following the game’s relaunch this week.
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Top FPL tips to help you succeed at Fantasy Premier League:
Stay informed
It goes without saying but the better FPL players are usually those engrossed in all things Premier League. Staying up to date with the latest news can lead to the marginal differences you need to climb your mini-league.
Injuries and suspensions throw spanners in the works for FPL bosses, so pay attention to the in-app status of players before confirming your transfers and selections.
However, the data from the official game is not always 100 per cent accurate, so make sure you’re listening out for the weekly Premier League press conferences. They usually take place the day before a game, or on the Friday before the weekend’s action. You can find all the latest info from manager press conferences right here at The Football Faithful.
Plan ahead
Like in a game of chess or billiards, the very best players in FPL are planning more than one step ahead.
One-week punts might seem attractive, but analysing upcoming fixture schedules is essential to long-term success. Throwing in an asset who is at home to a relegation candidate can seem like a good idea until you realise that player’s next five fixtures are all against top-half teams.
With changes this season allowing up to five transfers to be banked, avoiding knee-jerk reactions is more crucial than ever.
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Don’t leave too much value on your bench
Your bench options are there for a reason; emergency replacements if someone in the starting lineup fails to feature. But remember: they’re sidelined because you don’t consider them good enough to make your team. So why use too much of your budget on the benchwarmers?
Primarily, your bench should feature budget enablers – so long as they are likely to play if required.
Pay attention to underlying stats
The widespread use of stats in football irks some, as numbers can be used and skewed to justify one’s argument.
In FPL, however, stats can be king. If a player passes the ‘eye test’ and tempts you into a transfer, a quick glance over the numbers will certainly do you no harm before pulling the trigger.
There’s a whole host of in-depth stats available from Premier League-based sources, which can help consolidate your decisions or unearth untapped potential for your team.
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Minimise the amount of hits you take
We’ve all been there. A bad week of FPL can make you want to pull hair out and rip up your squad. However, multiple transfers – with the exception of Wildcards and Free Hits – cost FPL players points and that can add up over the long run.
Imagine missing out on your mini-league by a small margin, and thinking back to that gameweek where you went hit crazy. For the most part, extra transfers are not worth the -4 penalty, and being able to bank five free transfers makes a hit even more punitive.
Make your transfers later in the week
Knee-jerk reactions to beat the bandwagon and accrue team value are all too frequent in FPL. It can pay off from time to time, but it makes more sense to wait until closer to the deadline.
Midweek games in cup competitions and Europe can cause havoc if a player picks up an injury that rules them out for the weekend. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a player hauling in a gameweek and going instantly for the transfer button, but doing so is not always wise.
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Keep an eye on price changes
This might contradict our previous point to an extent, but keeping an eye on price changes is important.
Players will increase in price the more they are transferred in in FPL, while their price will decrease if large numbers ship them out. If there is a player you are certain you want to bring in, don’t wait all week and end up frustrated at missing out due to a price change.
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Don’t be too clever when picking a captain
Captaincy dilemmas are a rare occurrence thanks to Erling Haaland, who more often than not is handed the armband by FPL managers on a weekly basis.
There’s good reason for that, too, as the Manchester City striker keeps delivering goals at a phenomenal rate.
Sure, outside punts and going against the grain can deliver, but the safest bet is usually the best one. The premium players are premium for a reason.
Use your chips wisely
As was the case last season, every FPL manager will have two of every chip at their disposal. Whereas in previous years we were given one each of the Bench Boost, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Wildcard for the entire campaign, we will now be handed one for each half of the season.
Make sure you use your first set of chips before the Gameweek 19 deadline or you will lose them. Here’s a breakdown of how each chip works:
- Bench Boost: All 15 players, including substitutes, earn points in the gameweek activated.
- Free Hit: Managers can make unlimited transfers to their team for one week only. Their existing squad will return for the following gameweek.
- Triple Captain: The player captained earns triple points, rather than the usual double for wearing the armband.
- Wildcard: Managers can make unlimited transfers to their team.
This means we don’t have to wait until late in the season, when the blank and double gameweeks starting popping up, to use the majority of our chips. That doesn’t mean you should just activate them willy nilly; use them when you think they will be most effective, e.g. triple captaining Haaland when he’s playing at home against a promoted team.
Ignore allegiances
Refusing to include Manchester City players in your team because you’re a die-hard Manchester United fan? Grow up!
It might be tough to stomach your arch-rivals doing well, but it will be an ever more bitter pill to swallow if your FPL rivals are using that success to bank precious points.
The same can be said for undivided loyalty to players from your own club, transferring them in and holding onto them out of blind faith (yes, admittedly we’ve been guilty of this one before).
It’s a ruthless game, FPL. Put loyalties to the side and focus on gaining points, points, points.
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