The rules for the competition are as follows:
There is no budget, but you can only have one player from one club, i.e., you must select players form 11 different teams.
You have to have 11 players in a 4-4-2 formation.
Only Premier League matches will score points.
Points based on positions (i.e., goals scored, goals conceded, clean sheets, penalty saves) are based on the player’s position on the Premier League’s official website at the commencement of the season. Player positions will not be updated once the season starts should the position change on the Premier League’s official website.
There are three transfer windows:
- Free Transfer Window: There are unlimited free transfers until 13:00 Friday 16 August.
- Autumn Transfer Window: Open between 13:01 Friday 16 August and 11:00 Saturday 31 August.
- January Transfer Window: Open between 00:01 Wednesday 1 January and 21:00 Tuesday 4 February.
Any transferred player out will no longer score points. Transferred players in will only score points from when you select them. Transfers must be made 2 hours before kick-off of the first match of the day. There are a maximum of five transfers allowed during the whole season.
Should a player transfer to a new Premier League team, which means that the AFF team now has two players from the same club, the transferred player will cease to score points for the new club.
How to score:
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Plays full match | 3 points |
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Plays some part of the match (e.g., sub on, sub off, sent off etc.) | 1 point |
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Striker scores* | 5 points |
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Midfielder scores* | 7 points |
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Goalkeeper or defender scores* | 10 points |
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Assist* | 3 points |
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Yellow Card | -3 points |
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Two Yellow Cards | -8 points |
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Straight Red Card | -10 points |
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Team Wins | 3 points |
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Clean sheet (Goalkeepers and defenders playing full match) | 5 points |
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Clean sheet (Goalkeepers and defenders playing partial match) | 2 points |
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Goal conceded† | -1 point per goal |
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Own goal | -3 points |
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Penalty save‡ | 9 points |
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Penalty miss | -3 points |
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Golden Boot bonus⧫ | 50 points |
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Premier League winner | 50 points |
Notes
* – All scorers and assists are provided by the Premier League’s official website (https://www.premierleague.com). Any subsequent amendments by the Dubious Goals Panel do not count.
† – Goalkeepers and defenders only. The player must be on the field of play. Any player substituted out or in later in the match will not have any points deducted. Players sent off will still continue to lose points.
‡ – The goalkeeper must get a touch on the shot, and the shot must be on target. Any outfield players playing as a goalkeeper following the sending off or injury to the designated goalkeeper is eligible to score points for a penalty save.
⧫ – The Golden Boot is awarded to the leading goalscorer(s) of the 2024/25 Premier League, as confirmed by the Premier League.