FPL Guides & Strategy 2026/27

Data-led Fantasy Premier League guides from Statz: the rules and scoring system, squad-building blueprints, formations, chips, deadlines, bonus points and more. Every guide is written for the 2026/27 season and updated as the game changes.

Every FPL guide

How to Play FPL in 2026/27: Rules, Scoring and Strategy - The Complete Guide — How to play Fantasy Premier League in 2026/27: the £100m squad, the full scoring system, transfers, chips and deadlin…
The Best FPL Strikers and Forwards of 2025/26 — Every top FPL forward of 2025/26 with exact points: Haaland's 239, Igor Thiago's 181 from £6
The Best FPL Midfielders of 2025/26 — The definitive FPL midfielder rankings for 2025/26 with exact points: Bruno Fernandes' 235, the budget heroes at £5
The Best FPL Defenders of 2025/26 — Every top FPL defender of 2025/26 with exact points: Gabriel's 209, four sub-£5
The Best FPL Goalkeepers of 2025/26 — The top FPL goalkeepers of 2025/26 with exact points: Raya's 162, Kelleher's 143 from £4
How to Pick Your FPL Captain: A Data-Led Guide — A repeatable process for FPL captaincy: form, fixture, minutes security and projected points - plus the data that sep…
FPL Double and Blank Gameweeks Explained — What causes double and blank gameweeks, when they usually land, and how to plan transfers and chips around them witho…
FPL Differentials: How to Find Low-Owned Gems — What counts as an FPL differential, when to chase one, and how to scout low-owned players with live ownership and pro…
FPL Early Season Strategy 2026/27: How to Get Off to a Hot Start — How to start your FPL season fast: plan the first three gameweeks, prioritise minutes over reputation, and avoid the …
How to Be Good at FPL: Five Habits That Separate the Top 10k — What makes someone good at FPL: projections over punditry, mastering captaincy, buying fixtures not form, and a repea…
FPL Chip Strategy: Mastering the Two-Sets System — When to play every FPL chip under the two-set system: wildcard windows, Bench Boost doubles, Triple Captain targets a…
FPL Defensive Contributions: Why Centre-Backs and DMs Are Gold — How FPL defensive contribution points work: the 10-CBIT and 12-CBIRT thresholds, who profits most, and the data that …
What is CBIT in FPL? Clearances, Blocks, Interceptions & Tackles — CBIT explained: how clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles earn FPL points, which defenders hit the threshold …
The Best FPL Defenders for Defensive Contribution Points — The defenders who actually delivered defensive contribution points in 2025/26: Senesi's 70% hit rate, Tarkowski's 44 …
The Best FPL Midfielders for Defensive Contribution Points — The midfielders who actually delivered defensive contribution points in 2025/26: Anderson's 52 DC points and 68% hit …
How FPL Price Rises Work (and How to Profit From Them) — How FPL price changes work: the transfer-driven algorithm, daily rise and fall limits, selling prices, and strategies…
FPL Price Risers and Fallers: What Launch Prices Tell You — What FPL launch-price rises and falls reveal about value: the biggest movers, how to read a repricing, and how to tra…
FPL Budget Enablers 2026/27: The Best Cheap Players in Every Position — How to pick FPL budget enablers: the one rule that matters, where the £4
FPL Penalty Takers and Set-Piece Takers: Why They Matter — Penalties are the most valuable set piece in FPL
FPL Fixture Difficulty (FDR) Explained - and How to Use It — How the FPL fixture difficulty rating works, its blind spots, and how to combine FDR with team strength and projectio…
FPL Team News and Predicted Lineups: How to Use Them Before Every Deadline — How Statz predicts every Premier League lineup for FPL: what the XIs include, how they are built, how accuracy is sco…