It’s been a few weeks since we’ve covered Premier Punt, so we’re going to have a closer look at their unique single game contests that have recently been implemented. Firstly, though, we’re going to run though the weekly and Saturday-only games on offer as I attempt to turn my £100 pot into profit.

In both categories there are £2, £5, £10 and £20 entry games on offer, with a £50 winner-takes-all game contest as well for the more confident Fantasy managers. For the weekly ‘battles’ there are also guaranteed pots for £300 and £150 for a £5 and £3 stake respectively. There’s also a challenge the Pro’s game with £50 on offer that is free to enter.

In the single games, all ten fixtures are available and for these games, a five-player lineup is picked from the two teams. The rules are simple, there are no player valuations but you must pick at least one from each side involved. If one of your chosen five does not start the match then a player with the average score from that team is automatically picked instead. If one of your line-up is subbed then the oncoming player is assigned to your team, so it’s important to stick with the players that tend to play the full 90 minutes.

It’s worth noting as well that, while the standard scoring in the weekly and daily games mirrors that of the official game minus the bonus points, the single games have a different scoring matrix. For example, there are 40 points available for a goal, 15 for an assist but also points on offer for more unusual criteria such as blocked shots (five), corners won (three), crosses (three) and completed passes (one) amongst a few others including negative scoring (minus one for a failed pass). Be sure to have a look at the full list before picking a team.

If you want to try out this unusual format, this week there’s a free to enter £50 contest if you’re playing any paid game in the Tottenham versus Manchester City clash. Last week they had a similar pot on offer for Manchester United’s trip to Southampton and I entered a team that finished 37th with 332 points. There were joint winners, both of whom crucially had Graziano Pelle (138 points) and Anthony Martial (104) for their braces as well as Dusan Tadic (37) and Juan Mata (99), while Daley Blind and Sadio Mane were the only differences between their line-ups but both scored 64 points.

The Bottom Line

I’ve had a great season so far on PremierPunt – a second-placed finish in the opening Gameweek £5 game returned £25.87. I’ve also won £10.89 and £12.50 in other contests, while also losing a few stakes in the weeks since leaving me with a healthy £145.99 overall ahead of this weekend matches.

This Week’s Stake

Weekly – I’ve entered the £300 and £150 guaranteed pot games for a total of £8.80 and also put the full three line-ups available into a £50 free-roll.

Single games – I’m going to put three line-ups into the Spurs v City free game to get more familiar with the scoring system.

Stake – £8.80
Current balance – £137.90

Check out the Weekly Shop article for some of my thoughts on players to pick from this weekend’s fixtures. I’ll be back on Tuesday with coverage of the Champions League contests that PremierPunt are now offering.