Beginners Guide to FPL
Over on Fantasy Football Scout, FPL Marc has been through everything a new manager needs to know. Here’s the Fantasy Football Scout beginners guide to FPL.
If you’re a new Fantasy Premier League (FPL) manager, our beginner’s guide has all you need to know.
It can be hard for newcomers to initially understand the game – managing a 15-man squad, making transfers, using special chips etc.
So here is our introductory FPL ‘how to’, gathering our most useful help articles into one place.
Beginners guide to FPL
Firstly, we offer a general overview of the game, touching on all of the basics, points scoring and Gameweek 1.
Every manager is handed a £100m budget to spend on a 15-man squad, benching four players per Gameweek. 
If you’re a new Fantasy Premier League (FPL) manager, our beginner’s guide has all you need to know.
It can be hard for newcomers to initially understand the game – managing a 15-man squad, making transfers, using special chips etc.
So here is our introductory FPL ‘how to’, gathering our most useful help articles into one place.
How to play Fantasy Premier League
You’ll need a team name, of course: here are 101 suggestions for the 2023/24 campaign.
Once the season starts, each round allows managers one free transfer with the option of spending four points on additional ones.
FPL managers can wait until nearer the Gameweek deadline to make transfers, once real-life bosses have spoken in their press conferences. However, this isn’t always possible because players can rise or fall in price. Based on popular transfers and sales, such values will change by £0.1m per day.
However, a player’s sale price is not as straightforward as looking at their current amount.
When do FPL price changes take place?
Beyond having standard free transfers, FPL also provides managers with several chips. This toolbox makes the game more interesting and strategic, in the quest to win mini-leagues and achieve a strong worldwide rank.
FPL Chips
A Wildcard is when, for one week only, managers can make as many changes as they want to their teams.
A Free Hit is when for one week managers can change every player in their team. The team reverts back to how it was before after the gameweek deadline.
The Triple Captain chip, triples rather than doubles the captains points for one gameweek only.
The points scored by all of the bench are added to the managers gameweek total.
Planning
After deciding on a weekly transfer and captain, managers need to choose their four substitutes and rank them in order of preference, in case a starting player doesn’t feature at all (and avoids being carded on the sidelines). An autosub will then take place based on these priorities.
How do substitutes work in FPL?
Meanwhile, points don’t just come with goals, assists, clean sheets and penalty saves. At least three players per match will be awarded bonuses, ranging from one to three points.
The calculation of FPL bonus points
