Fantasy Premier League Scoring System: Guide (2024/25)

Fantasy Premier League is becoming more and more popular, and managers on a weekly basis want to build the best team in the top of the English league.

Whether it’s topping a mini-league with friends or trying to become manager of the week, points mean rewards in FPL, but how does the system work and what does the new Assistant Manager chip mean?

We’ve put together a guide to the FPL scoring system, from goals scored by a goalkeeper to points deducted for penalty misses, we’ve got you covered.

Basic points

Start simply with how many points a squad member would earn your team to take the field.

Well, less than 60 minutes is 1 point, while more than an hour earns 2 points. Easy, right?

Defense points

As they say, a winning team is built on a solid foundation at the back, and goalkeepers and defenders can provide plenty of points throughout the campaign.

If a kicker or defender kept a clean sheet, it would result in 4 points, while midfielders also get 1 point for a clean sheet. Also, for every three shots saved by the goalkeeper, it would bring 1 more point, and if they save a penalty, it is 5 points.

Attack points

Basically, goals and assists should play a big part in your thinking when choosing your team and making transfers.

For every goal your attacker scores, you will collect 4 points. If your midfielder scores, 5 points, and if a defender scores a rare goal, 6 points. If somehow your goalkeeper scores, it would bring a whopping 10 points.

Assists are a simple 3 points, regardless of which member of your team gets them. Players will also be awarded an assist if they win a free kick or penalty that is subsequently scored.

Loss of FPL points

You can also lose points in FPL on the pitch – and for many things. The most expensive deduction is for a red card, which will result in 3 points being deducted from your score, while a yellow card will result in 1 point being deducted.

If any of your players score an own goal or miss a penalty, it will be -2 in your score, and for every two goals conceded by a goalkeeper or defender, be prepared for -1.

Bonus points

If all those points weren’t enough, the FPL also has a bonus points system, which rewards the top three players from each Premier League game.

The player with the highest score will be awarded 3 points, 2 second best and 1 third.

Bench points

Unfortunately, if you’ve benched a hat-trick player and all 11 of your starting line-up have featured in some capacity, there’s no way to get those points on the pitch – unless you’ve used the Bench Boost chip, of course.

However, if a player(s) from your starting XI is injured and does not play, the replacement(s) you have selected will come in and score points.

Assistant Manager Chip

The new Assistant Manager chip allows FPL bosses to use Premier League managers to get more points. The chip can be activated once from February 1 and will be included as your ‘assistant’ manager, scoring points in three consecutive games. However, they will come at a price, with assistant managers between £0.5m and £1.5m.

But how do the likes of Arteta, Guardiola and Sloto earn points? Well, they will earn 6 points for a win, 3 points for a draw, 2 points for a clean sheet and 1 point for every goal that team scores.

An attractive bonus is also offered. If your chosen manager beats a team ranked five places higher in the Premier League table, you’ll receive a 10-point bonus, rewarding those who back managers outside of European places.