SherifHow passionate are you about the game of football? Are you so passionate that you want to participate if given the chance? Yes? Well, fantasy premier league might be an outlet for your passion. With fantasy football, you don’t get to sit behind the screen for hours and watch as a player frustrate your game, you get to actually participate in real-time matches as much as you’d want.
There’s nothing stopping you now from getting on the pitch and doing what you’ve always wanted.
How To Play Fantasy Premier League
Fantasy premier league offers every football fan out there including yourself a chance to participate in the thrills of the game. With more than 3.6 million players worldwide, you can be sure this is no kid play. This is something that can give you the real excitement and thrills the players feel while on the pitch as well as the frustration and anger that boils down there.
Why sit behind the screen, watching every match, and getting frustrated, when you can get down to the fantasy premier league and make a statement? You don’t even need a laptop for this, with your smartphone, you’re all set to change the game.
In fantasy premier league you get to create your own team with real-life players. I mean we’ve all imagined what it will feel like to have a particular group of players forming a team. Fantasy premier league makes that figment of the imagination a reality. You get to select real-time players from different clubs, make them into a team and watch as points are given to your team based on each player’s real performance on the pitch.
How To Get Started With Fantasy Premier League
Getting started with a fantasy premier league is very easy. If you have ever signed up on any website at all then you can do this. And if you haven’t before, which is very unlikely, well all you’ll need is your email address: which I believe you already had. If you’re all set with your email address then let’s get started
- Head on to Fantasy premier league official website – https://fantasy.premierleague.com/
- Click on the sign-up button
- A new window comes up. Input the necessary personal information in the space provided and click on the ‘next’ button.
- You’ll be directed to the next stage of registration. All you have to do is select your favorite premier league team and click on the ‘next’ button.
- Confirm your email address and you’re all set. Quite simple.
How To Create Your Fantasy Premier League Team
You’ll have to log in to your account to participate in a fantasy premier league. Head back to the website and click on the sign-in button found at the top right corner and sign in.
Once you’re in, you’ll find many buttons on the dashboard, which you can play around with later to know their functions but for now, click on the ‘fantasy’ button and you’ll be directed to the fantasy premier league portion of the website.
How To Get Started
Once you sign up, you’ll be given £100 pounds to purchase players for your team. You’ll have to spend your budget.
Players generally cost between 4-15 pounds. This cost is dependent on players performance in the previous season as well as their current performances, so you will find the price changing from time to time
You can select a minimum of 15 players. This should consist of
- 2 Goalkeepers
- 5 Defenders
- 5 Midfielders
- 3 Forwards
You can choose a maximum of 3 players from any premier league team. If you don’t want to do this, you can use the auto-selection feature. You’re only given £100 pounds so you’ll have to buy players within your budget.
You can only use 11 players at a time in a game week, while the remaining 4 will act as the substitute. During the game week, all your points will come from these players. Note if the real players do not participate in the premier league for one reason or the other, you can substitute them to ensure you don’t lose points.
FAQ
How To Select Your Team Captains
You can select your captain and vice-captain from your first 11 players on the pitch.
Can I transfer?
Sure. You have the opportunity to transfer unlimited players during your first game week. After your first game week, you will only be allowed to transfer a player for free per game week. Other transfer costs 4 points which will be deducted from subsequent game week points.
Free game week transfers can be rolled over to the next game week but you are not allowed to have more than 1 free transfer rollover.
What happens when real-life players do not participate in games?
Fantasy premier league gives each of your selected players’ points based on their real-life performance on the pitch but what happens if your player does not participate? Fantasy football automatically substitutes such a player with one on the bench who has participated. If your goalkeeper participated in 0 minutes of the game, the points from the other goalkeeper will be used. Always the player with the highest points will be used as a substitute.
How Are Fantasy Premier League Points Given Or Calculated?
Points are given based on the performance of the footballers on the pitch. Generally, you’ll be given a point if
- Your player scores a goal
Points given are based on other numerous criteria and differs from one player to another.
Midfielders are given 5 points per goal scored while a defender or goalkeeper will be given 6 points per goal. Goals scored by forwards are given 3 points.
- Assist in goal scoring
Points are given for any pass from your team member which leads to a goal. If an opponent touches the ball before the goal is scored then no point will be awarded. Assist is also given if the shot at the goal post rebounds either due to an opponent or the goal post. Every assist is given 3 points.
- Plays up to 60 minutes
If any of your players played up to 60 minutes or more in the game, you will be given 2 points
- Have a clean sheet – no red or yellow cards
If your player has been on the pitch for 60 minutes or more without conceding a goal, you’ll be given a point. Points vary between players. Goalkeepers are given 4 points for clean sheets while midfielders are given 1.
- Penalty saved by keepers
Players who earned penalties or free-kicks are given points for the assist of a goal if only a goal is scored. While a keeper who saved a penalty will be awarded 5 points.
- Every 3 shots saved by a goalkeeper
Your keeper will be given 3 points for ever 3 shots he saves
- Best player in a match
The best player in a match are given between 1-3 points depending on their performances
You can also lose points. You can lose points for any of the following reasons
- Yellow cards
A point is deducted for every yellow card
- Red cards
You’ll lose 3 points for every red card your player receives and for every 2 goals conceded by your player’s team, 1 point will be deducted from points.
- Missed penalties
For every penalty missed, 5 points will be deducted from your total points.
- Own goal
Own goals attract the lose of 2 points per goals
When do games begin?
There are 38 game weeks, which usually begins from Saturday to Monday. All teams are allowed to play one fixture per week but as the game progresses teams may start playing twice.
What’s a chip
A chip lets you gain points. You are allowed three bonus chips per season. This includes
- Free hits: this lets you make as many transfers as you want for one game week. You can use this once in a season.
- Triple captain score: this chip triple your captain’s points whether he’s losing or gaining. You can use this once in a season.
- Bench boosts: this chip allows performances from your substitute to be made into points. You can use this once in a season.
- All-out-attack: this chip allows you to use the 2-5-3 formation and can be used once in a season.
- Wildcards: Wildcards are like chips – they can help boost your performances. You are only given two wildcards. This allows you to make unlimited transfers during a game week. Wildcards can be used twice in a season – one before Dec 30th and the other during the second half of the season.
That’s all about How To Play Fantasy Premier League.
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