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Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is live for the 2023/24 season and managers can now set their squads up for the new campaign.

The launch comes after three days of price reveals in which 116 Premier League players were priced up across all 20 top-flight clubs.

We’ll begin our round-up of the newly released prices in an article later.

If you’re new to FPL, head over to our beginner’s guides.

FPL 2023/24: ANY RULE CHANGES?

Everything of note in FPL seems to have remained the same.

The chips are as they were (two Wildcards, one Free Hit, one Bench Boost and one Triple Captain).

The first Wildcard will be available from the start of the season until the Gameweek 20 deadline on Saturday 30 December.

There are, of course, none of the bonus unlimited transfers that we were granted in 2022/23 following the World Cup.

The scoring system appears to be identical, with the Gameweek deadlines remaining at 90 minutes prior to the first kick-off.

We’ve yet to see what the promised ‘new format’ is.

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YOUR FPL ESSENTIALS FOR 2023/24

Which FPL players and teams top the xG tables? 4

If you’ve been taking a well-earned break from all things FPL over the summer, welcome back. If you’ve stayed with us through the lean, Fantasy-less weeks, thanks for your dedication!

The FPL planning for Gameweek 1 starts in earnest here and we’ve got all the tools and articles you need to help with your pre-season preparation.

PRE-SEASON TAB

Speaking of pre-season, our dedicated page lists the dates and scores of all the summer friendlies and who has been racking up the goals and assists.

We’ll have Scout Notes on all of these friendlies, to see if we can unearth the next John Lundstram ahead of Gameweek 1.

The Pre-Season Guide also documents all the transfers ins and outs, as well as chronicling all the content we’ve created for each team so far.

Our Pre-Season Minutes Tracker, a benefit of Premium Membership, will soon be live to document the minutes played in these warm-up matches.

NEW SIGNINGS ASSESSED
FPL new transfers: Will Havertz be worth buying at Arsenal?

There have been some high-profile transfers already taking place this summer and we are documenting them all on our Transfers page. The biggest moves will get their own dedicated Scout Reports, while we’ll also cover every other noteworthy incoming transfer in our regular round-up.

SEASON TICKER
FPL 2023/24: Best opening fixtures 1

Our Season Ticker can help you sort by opponent difficulty to spot those upcoming fixture swings, while you can also find out which teams’ matches rotate well.

Arsenal, for example, are top of our Season Ticker over the first six Gameweeks of 2023/24 – but there are some tough games ahead for Nottingham Forest.

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RATE MY TEAM AND PROJECTIONS
FPL Double Gameweek 29 points predictions: How does your team score? 1

Our Projections and Rate My Team tools will both be live for the new season on Friday, allowing you to see how many points our algorithm thinks you’ll score and which players you should bench.

COMPARE PLAYER AND TEAM STATS FROM PREVIOUS SEASONS

Want to do your own research into the next FPL gem for 2023/24?

From goal threat to expected data, we’ve got hundreds upon hundreds of player and team statistics available, which can help guide your Fantasy transfer decisions.

Premium Members can also create custom tables based on the data available and share them with other subscribers to help with FPL team planning.

Stuck between potential transfer targets for the upcoming Gameweek? You can compare two players or teams head-to-head, with over 100 key statistics and graphics to study side by side.



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  1. snow pea in repose
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Happy Day!

  2. I Must Break You
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Now that you all have your team ID's, please update your FFS profile page websites with your FPL History URL so we can gauge how quickly we should discount whatever advice you're spewing

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      This, surprisingly few do 😉

    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I'm up to date. But you shouldn't follow my advice this year cause I'm due for another bad one.

      2022/23 2671 558
      2021/22 2383 356,887
      2020/21 2337 230,507
      2019/20 2414 1,453
      2018/19 2176 366,596
      2017/18 2360 2,308

    3. Marjie
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Can’t see how to do it on mobile

  3. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Yess.

    27770 - just what I was aiming for.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      29831 for me.

      1. Galza
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        29154.
        We must have been auto picking at the same time.

  4. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Why doesn't this article include new rule changes?

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe they haven't finished reading?

    2. Dunster
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      There aren’t any

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Probably because there aren't going to be any. GW deadlines the same as well.

    4. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I read through the rules and of the stuff I understand there weren't any noticeable changes other than from last season's WC dates.

      "The Wildcard chip can be used twice a season. The first wildcard will be available from the start of the season until Sun 31 Dec 02:30. The second wildcard will be available after Sun 31 Dec 02:30 in readiness for the January transfer window opening and remain available until the end of the season"

      1. Dunster
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Agree - so WC back to normal after last seasons change for the World Cup

  5. JohnnyCroat
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Low 4 digits last year, but this time I'm at work so can be excused for getting 16000ish.

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I stepped away for 5 minutes and got 8k odd.

  6. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    38783. I was watching the tennis and happened to look in...

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I just logged in on the off chance while on the bus home from work.

      Just did auto pick to get a team ID. Probably won't mess about with it much until the weekend now. Then the tinkering will begin!

      1. shirtless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Auto pick and blaaarghhrjr for a team name 🙂

  7. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Right, my PERFECT squad is entered and saved. Now how on earth do I get through the next five weeks without tweaking and ruining it?????

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You won't so don't kid yourself! 🙂

  8. Lionel Ronaldo
      2 years, 5 months ago

      What's with the weird name changes?
      Jesus > G.Jesus
      Ederson > Ederson M
      Van Dijk > Virgil
      Dias > Rúben
      Varane > R.Varane

      1. I Must Break You
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Wonder if they went with whatever names are on the jerseys

    • Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Two questions;

      How do you find out your ID?

      Have they sacked off the Wildcard?

      1. Lionel Ronaldo
          2 years, 5 months ago

          (1) "Pick team" > "Gameweek History" > Read the URL before "/history"
          (2) They have not. Wildcard is (obviously) not made available prior to GW1

      2. Dunster
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Random observation - flicking through the squads it seems to me they have priced up a much bigger proportion of each squad than previously, including a lot of cheap (presumably fringe) assets. Got to increase prospect of a player who gets loaned out to another Prem club but they are stuck with the low price.

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Unfortunately no 4.0 James Trafford though.

          Nb. Steele & Flekken rotate pretty well.

      3. Kaptenen
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        How can you see your team id?

        1. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Go to Gameweek History

      4. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Got 49068.

      5. Mini-leagues to enter
        RedLightning
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        FPL Mini-leagues to enter:

        The Opening Day League (league code chje0q) is for teams that enter it within 24 hours of FPL going live for the new season. It will be closed to new entrants at about 5.10pm on Thursday 6th July UK time.

        Top 10k Any Season (league code kbjwni) is only for teams whose Previous Seasons record in their Gameweek History shows that they have finished the season in the overall top 10,000 at least once.

        Multiple Top 10k Finishes (league code mxhmks) is for teams that have had two or more top 10,000 finishes.

        Mini-league administrators are welcome to add details of their own mini-leagues or competitions if they think they might be of interest to the FFS community.

        See community article FFS Mini-League and Community Competition winners of 2022/23 (https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2023/06/01/ffs-mini-league-and-community-competition-winners-of-2022-23/) for a report on last season’s winners.

        1. Charlie Price
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Hi everyone,

          Just a heads up to announce that the 2nd running of The Charlie Price Marathon will take place in season 23/24. All those who very kindly entered last season will be automatically enrolled once they have registered for this year’s game.

          Newcomers should use code p3txc3. Thanks in advance to anyone taking part.

          1. Charlie Price
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Just a quick footnote to the league named after me - The Charlie Price Marathon.

            There are no qualification rules. You don’t have to have finished in the top 10k or anything like that, although out of the 34 entries already received there are 8 who have previously finished in the top 10k. One of those once finished as high as 204th in the world!

            Anyone out there who has ever finished higher than 204th? If so, then please feel free to join.

            Will update on here if anyone joins who can beat a 204th finish.

            1. Charlie Price
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Hats off to hurriKane seaSon managed by Owen Gilligan who has now joined my league. Owen can lay claim to once finishing in 133rd place. We'll done Owen and thanks for joining.

              1. Charlie Price
                • 4 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                The Charlie Price Group are pleased to announce the creation of the Charlie Price World Matchplay which invites readers of these pages to join.

                This is a Head to Head scoring competition which will run alongside the already established Charlie Price Marathon (see above) in season 23/24. The Marathon currently has 44 entries and anyone already in that league is encouraged to join The Matchplay along with any newcomers. Anyone fancy their chances of doing the double?

                Please use the following codes if you feel like joining the fun:

                The Marathon p3txc3

                The Matchplay k7hzh6

                Thank you.

              2. Charlie Price
                • 4 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                The race leader’s yellow jersey has now passed to VARsity Blues managed by Rob Tuck who back in 20/21 season finished a magnificent 25th in the world!

                Thanks for joining both The Marathon and The Matchplay Rob adding prestige to both events. You are the new bookies favourite in both leagues!!

        2. paul1964
          • 15 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          The code for the following league does NOT work...

          Fantasy Football Scout (FPL)
          League Code: trz3n7

          1. RedLightning
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            The mini-league codes and links in the Scout Leagues widget have not yet been updated since last season, so they're all currently wrong.
            And many of these mini-leagues haven't even been renewed for the new season yet.

            1. paul1964
              • 15 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              If that's the case, they should be showing them as TBA (to be advised).

              1. RedLightning
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 15 Years
                2 years, 5 months ago

                They have been notified of the problem.

            2. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
              • 16 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              .

              1. RedLightning
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 15 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                So the league code for Top 1000 ANY season is oymggk.

                1. _Make
                  • 8 Years
                  2 years, 4 months ago

                  Coincidentally, that's also the sound I would make if I were to manage a top 1k finish

              2. RedLightning
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 15 Years
                2 years, 4 months ago

                Did you start this as a new league, rather than just renewing and renaming the old one?
                None of last season's teams have been automatically entered in it.

                1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
                  • 16 Years
                  2 years, 4 months ago

                  @Red Lightening

                  Somehow

                  1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
                    • 16 Years
                    2 years, 4 months ago

                    Got hacked last season
                    Had to reboot the whole league
                    Very annoyed to say the least

                    1. RedLightning
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 15 Years
                      2 years, 4 months ago

                      Thanks. I have raised a hot topic to warn those who were in it last year that they will have to enter again.

                    2. RedLightning
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 15 Years
                      2 years, 4 months ago

                      @PDM.
                      Chaballer has now changed '1k' to '1,000' in the names of his mini-leagues, so they are now 'Hall of Fame Top 1,000' and Multiple Top 1,000 Finishes' (except that they actually contain a symbol instead of 'Top').
                      And the other two Any Season mini-leagues are my 'Top 10k Any Season' and Livinginapool's Top 100 Any Season'.
                      Would you perhaps like to consider changing the name of yours from 'Top 1000 ANY season' to Top 1,000 Any Season' for compatibility with the others?

                    3. RedLightning
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 15 Years
                      2 years, 4 months ago

                      TopMarx prefers 'Top 1k Any Season' (for compatibility with 'Top 10k Any Season') to 'Top 1,000 Any Season', and either of these to 'Top 1000 Any Season'.
                      Are you willing to change your league name to one of these?
                      Chaballer is willing to change his league names to match yours.

                      1. Chaballer
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        2 years, 4 months ago

                        For the record, my preference has always been Top 1k…think my symbol looks pretty cool too lol - fyi also happy to admin all 3 of the Top 1k leagues for consistency if PDM wanted me to maintain the new one…

        3. RedLightning
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          The Opening Day League is now closed.

          1. Debauchy
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Oh no , it's the Hall of Shame league then 🙂

          2. RedLightning
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            The number of FPL teams 24 hours after the launch was nearly 750,000 - almost exactly the same number as at this point last season - and 640 of them entered the Opening Day League before it closed.

            1. 2001: A Space Origi
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              I missed joining the league by minutes 🙁

        4. C-Dawgg
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          I’m getting a response this kbjwni isn’t valid when trying to sign up to the top 10k league

          1. Barbarians
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            same error msg

            1. RedLightning
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Sorry. I appear to have accidentally changed the league code.
              It is now e0ckds.

          2. RedLightning
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Sorry. I appear to have accidentally changed the league code.
            It is now e0ckds.

            1. C-Dawgg
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Thanks man, I’m in

      6. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Fellow Man. United fans - if Mount, Bijlow or Onana and Hojlund are the only arrivals this summer, are you happy?

        1. Supersonic_
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          I'm content with that to be fair, I've not listened to the noise about Onana since low bid got rejected. I'd take Raya to be honest.

          1. shirtless
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Happily take Raya at £40m. Would be a great buy. Net £20m if we get £20m for Henderson.

            1. Supersonic_
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Yes mate. I'm not sold on us getting Hoj but could be proven wrong. Didn't think we had the money. Unless we get takers for McSauce and Sancho

        2. shirtless
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Need to get selling as well as buying. We've only £100m or so to play with apparently. Hojlund and Onana would be good. Then ship Henderson, Bailly, Telles, Fred, Maguire out. We need a couple of years solid CL income to be back in the market for £100m players so Kane and Osimhen aren't happening.

          Looking forwards to seeing Mount debut. Managed to get tickets for Wolves. I was there for another no 7's debut Mr Cantona back in 1992 so will be good to another no 7 start his journey!

          1. Supersonic_
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah, call me pessimistic but I think the Kane ship has probably sailed now. I reckon he goes to Bayern, they get the dollar and Levy doesn't lose face.

            1. shirtless
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Quite possibly. Could be a stand off. Kane wanted Utd, can't see Levy losing him for free though. He might just say fine I'll see my contract out and go for free next year if he doesn't want to uproot to Germany.

        3. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          No, that’s a tragic window.

      7. TanN
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Pickford
        Trent Estu Stones
        Saka Martinelli Foden Mitoma Mbuemo
        Haaland Jesus

        Leno Botman Bell Connolly

        0.5 in the bank

        Thinking that trent could make way for martinelli being upgraded to Salah? Or downgrade Jesus to decent fodder (5.5m brafket) and then upgrade Bell and play 4-5-1

      8. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Auto picks have Mount still at Chelsea, Cancelo and Toney.

      9. Keeleklogger
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        28884 for me

      10. Santi sensei
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        4.5 midfields is a dead zone. no more andreas this year. the only chance is McAtee from Mancity goes back on loan to Sheffield

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          It'll be good if Chelsea loan out Chukwuemeka. Boy's a talent.

          Probably too good though. They'll probably keep him.

      11. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Gabriel 5.0

        1. Arteta
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Ridiculous pricing. The game is gone.

        2. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          White apart, the GK and defenders are all 5.0 - I like that it makes it less templatey.

      12. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Well, it's all downhill from here...

      13. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        What time did it go live?

        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          10 mins ago

        2. GREEN IS GOOD
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          FPL became sentient at approximately 5.02pm BST

          1. TheBiffas
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Damn. I had to go out

      14. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Auto pick is terrible squad!

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Well, no Haaland!

          1. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Cancelo, Toney, Richarlison, Alisson, Ederson, Virgil, Sancho, Anthony amongst the trash

      15. Pedram
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        First draft. apologize for any obvious mistake picks, haven't followed any recent updates

        Ramsdale - Travers
        Gabriel - Veltman - Shaw - Botman - Shaw
        Salah - Bruno - Ode - Gross - Anderson
        Haaland - Toney - Surridge

        1. Bartowski
          • 15 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          You Shaw about that defence?

          1. Pedram
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Is he injured? i see he's played 47 games last season.

            1. Bartowski
              • 15 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              So in that defence he'd have to play 94 next season...

              1. Pedram
                • 12 Years
                2 years, 5 months ago

                I don't appreciate your sarcasm

                1. Bartowski
                  • 15 Years
                  2 years, 5 months ago

                  That's fine but what I said wasn't sarcastic, it was factually correct.

          2. 2001: A Space Origi
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Chucking funny

        2. SpaceCoyote97
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Toney is banned until January

          1. Pedram
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks!

      16. 2001: A Space Origi
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I should know this, but how do you see your team number on BFPL?

        1. 2001: A Space Origi
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          13406

      17. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Really like my autopick team tbh

        Allison / Pope
        VVD Cancelo Stones Chilly James
        Szobo Maddison Sterling Bowen Foden
        Wilson Watkins Toney

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Same front 3 and Sterling, Cancelo, Pope etc.

      18. skeeb14
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Joao Cancelo is on here for 6m. I don’t think he’ll get enough minutes.

      19. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        New Brighton keeper Bart Vergruggen at 4.5m. Nice option.

        1. Arteta
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          And there goes my differential...

      20. The Mandalorian
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        3377

        This is the way

      21. Santi sensei
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        how is Wissa changed to Forward. he is as winger as Mbeumo

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          We got that yesterday. He was a forward after Toney's ban.

          1. Santi sensei
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            ah missed that. I thought Toney still only missed like last two games though?

        2. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Up top in a 3-man frontline when Toney's out

          Toney's out

      22. Supersonic_
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        First thoughts on keepers, Steele at risk or sound

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Too many green jerseys - fair play to Ramsdale

        2. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Look up ⬆️

        3. Santi sensei
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          steele and new keeper will rotate between PL and Europa Games imo