2026/27: Matchpoints!

🧮📋🥅 Possibly the most important consideration pre-Draft… 🥅📋🧮
‘Where am I going to get that match-winning half-point tackle?’

Draft Day is on the horizon.
It is very important to get an idea of the points system before drafting.

The scoring format will remain very similar to last season, but there are a few slight changes.

Most notably – you can no longer play four forwards. Please be careful when setting your line-ups.
It will likely be impossible to correct invalid line-ups after the deadline. And remember to set your subs every week!
You can compare the new format to last season’s below, and hopefully this will help you get an idea of which players might excel this year.

Another article will appear tomorrow to highlight last season’s Premier League top pointscorers for each attribute.
Watch this space! 👍

A Finessed Fantasy Format

Rule Change:

We revert back to having a maximum of THREE active Forwards in your line-up.
No more 4-2-4’s. Sorry if you enjoyed that; and “you’re welcome” if you didn’t 😁

The valid formations this season are:
5-4-1,
5-3-2,
5-2-3,
4-5-1,
4-4-2,
4-3-3,
3-5-2,
or 3-4-3

Scoring:

* The first Goal Against scores zero, every GA following is -2 for GKP’s & DEF’s

2027: Less wild, more equal.

Whilst retaining our format as something between the standard run-of-the-mill FPL and the high-scoring Dynasty game, this season’s points system creates a more level playing field across all four positions. It is very similar to last year but with a focus on trying to offer all players the same points for performing the same actions. These changes are outlined below.

First off, the massive rewards for Goalkeeper heroics have been halved. There is now much less peril when Alisson goes up for a corner, but still a substantial return for ‘keeper goals, assists and penalty saves. Defender goals and assists are also softened by a point.

You’ll see that shots-on-target, tackles, interceptions and key passes now offer equal points for all players. The same can also be said for red and yellow cards too.

Finally, the negative points for Midfielders and Forwards in teams that concede have been removed, and so has the half-point striker clean sheet bonus.

We hope this is effective and enjoyable. We know that no system will suit everybody and suggestions for next season are always welcome. As we enter 2027, after we have all played a few months with this system, please share your opinions with us as we prepare for Season 14.