FPL Blog

Cody Gakpo leads our Gameweek 4 transfer targets on 6.71 projected points, with Tzolakis and Saka close behind. Prices, minutes security and the risks, explained.

Bruno Fernandes edges Haaland at the top of our Gameweek 4 captain rankings on 7.34 projected points, with Gakpo the safest-fixture alternative.

Our honest Gameweek 3 scorecard: average error of 0.859 points per player, a captain pick that returned 2, and the hits and misses that explain what to expect next week.

How our GW2 projections actually did: 626 players scored, 0.777 points mean error. The calls we got right and the ones we didn't.

5 underowned FPL transfer targets for Gameweek 3 — who our projections rate, what they cost, and the risk on each.

Our captain pick for GW3 is B.Fernandes (9.66 projected points). See the top 5, the differential, and the reasoning behind each.

5 underowned FPL transfer targets for Gameweek 2 — who our projections rate, what they cost, and the risk on each.

Cole Palmer edges Erling Haaland at the top of our Gameweek 2 captain rankings. Projected points, ceilings, fixtures and the low-ownership alternative, explained.

A season-long strategy for winning your FPL mini-league — when to copy the popular picks, when to go differential, how the size of your gap should set your risk, and the habits that quietly lose leagues.

Live points, a reworked bonus system, a price-prediction tool, a later Gameweek lockdown and a squad-building assistant. Here's every FPL 2026/27 change in plain English.

Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost, explained simply — what each FPL chip does, when to play it, and the 2026/27 rules on the two sets and the GW19 deadline.

A calm, step-by-step way to build your first Fantasy Premier League squad — how to split your £100m, where to spend big, where to save, and how to set up a sensible bench.

What are defensive contribution points in FPL? The DEFCON thresholds for 2026/27 explained simply — 10 CBIT for defenders, 12 CBIRT for midfielders and forwards, and who benefits.

How the FPL captain and vice-captain work, and a simple, sensible way to choose your captain each week using fixtures, form and minutes — without chasing last week's hero.

How FPL transfers work — your free transfer each week, banking up to five, what a −4 "hit" is, and a simple rule for when taking a hit is actually worth it.

The FPL mistakes that quietly cost beginners points every season — knee-jerk transfers, chasing last week, too many hits, ignoring fixtures — and simple habits to avoid them.

New to FPL? Here's how Fantasy Premier League works in plain English — your budget, squad, captain, transfers, chips and the GW1 deadline — with none of the jargon.