The Scout and Fantasy Premier League experts are providing everything you need to pick your 2025/26 squad. Don't miss the deadline for Gameweek 1! It's on Friday 15 August at 18:30 BST.
Beginner's guide
Are you new to Fantasy? Welcome! Follow our step-by-step guide on how to register, pick a squad and start competing with your friends.
BIG changes in 2025/26
Players will now earn Fantasy points for making defensive contributions, and there will be TWO sets of chips. See why this season will be different from all the previous campaigns in Fantasy.
Pre-season lessons
Get analysis as The Scout highlights the key takeaways from Premier League clubs' pre-season matches.
Must-haves
The Scout highlights four players you NEED to own in your squad.
See FPL experts' squads
Need some inspiration to create your opening squad for Gameweek 1? See which players our FPL experts are picking.
What to do with Salah and Haaland?
The Scout assesses the two most-expensive players in Fantasy - Mohamed Salah (£14.5m) and Erling Haaland (£14.0m) - and advises against choosing them both.
Of course, it's your choice! If you still want to pick both Salah and Haaland, here's how you could do it...
Fixture analysis
It's always a good idea to look at players' early fixtures when picking your squad. Here, The Scout looks at who has an easier run of opponents to start the season, and who has tougher matches.
The Scout uses the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR) to assess each club's schedule, and you can see them yourself here.
Best players in each position
This week The Scout will be comparing the best options in each position according to their price, statistics and fixtures. First up, here are the goalkeepers.
Analysis of key signings
The Scout gives you the lowdown on key players who have joined Premier League clubs this summer.
How to use your chips
Fantasy managers will have four chips to use in the first half of the season: Wildcard, Triple Captain, Free Hit and Bench Boost. See what each chip does and when to use it.
Rotation pairings
It can be a good tactic to pick a couple of cheap players in your squad and rotate them in and out of your starting XI, depending on which player has the better fixture each week. Here, The Scout looks at clubs and players who can be paired together effectively.
FPL Pod
Kelly Somers and the FPL Pod team discuss their opening squads, the best players to own and who has stood out in pre-season ahead of Gameweek 1.
Listen to FPL Pod