The English Football League (EFL) is kicking off on Friday 9 August at 20:00 BST. Everything you need to know to have a storming start to the brand new Fantasy EFL in Gameweek 1 is here.
If you want to learn more about the awesome new game that features all 72 clubs across three divisions, check out our master overview page here for info, rules, strategies and more.
JOIN OUR MINI-LEAGUE
We’ve also set up our own Fantasy Football Scout mini-league. Head to this link here to join or use the code JFV419AC after hitting ‘Join a league‘ in the Leagues section.
SCOUT PICKS, SQUAD SELECTIONS & TEAM REVEALS
Which players are making the experts’ Scout Squads for Gameweek 1?
- Scout Picks Fantasy EFL GW1 (on the EFL site)
- GW1 Team Reveal – Defensive Strategy
- GW1 Team Reveal – Middlesboro double up!
- Injuries, Bans & Transferred Out Players (on the EFL site)
- GW1 Most Popular Picks (on the EFL site)
- Scout Squad Picks – Full – Get an insight into the thinking of four Fantasy EFL pundits
- Scout Squad Picks – Summmary (on the EFL site)
- Differential Picks (on the EFL site)
- GW1 Guide EFL (on the EFL site)
CAPTAINCY CONSIDERATIONS
As with FPL, your captain earns double points – but who should you be offering the armband to?
- Captain Sensible – The Fantasy EFL Edition
- Captaincy Options (on the EFL site)
- Could the Captaincy ‘Cheat Code’ work?
‘WINNING TEAMS’ TALK
Alongside your seven squad members, you’ll need to chose two clubs each week to earn extra points.
- Top Team Selections for GW1 – Coming Soon
- FFS Winning Teams Strategy
- Picking ‘Winning Teams’ – Club Selection Strategy (on the EFL site)
- Scout Squad Picks – Full: See which teams our EFL Pundits are considering
GENERAL PLAYER PICKS
The best players in the game (at least before we have regular form), by position and league
- Fantasy EFL: Best under-the-radar picks Championship
- Fantasy EFL: Best under-the-radar picks League One
- Fantasy EFL: Best under-the-radar picks League Two
- Fantasy EFL: Best picks from the Championship
- Fantasy EFL: Best picks from League One
- Fantasy EFL: Best picks from League Two
- Best Goalkeepers for Fantasy EFL (on EFL site)
- Best Defenders for Fantasy EFL (on EFL site)
- Best Midfielders for Fantasy EFL (on EFL site)
- Best Forwards for Fantasy EFL (on EFL site)
- Fantasy EFL: The ‘out of position’ players we’ve spotted so far
PRESEASON TIPS
How have the players and teams been performing in preseason?
- Every pre-season friendly (full list with scorers, link to match reports and video – free Members access)
- Which teams are having a good + bad pre-season?
- The major summer transfers so far
- Full list of summer transfers (free Members access)
FIXTURE FRISKING
Plan ahead when selecting your squads and players for future gameweeks based on our FDRs.
- Full FFS FDR for EFL: All 3 Leagues, All 39 Gameweeks! (free Members access)
- Fixture Difficulty Rating (FDR) the First 8 (on EFL Site)
- Frisking the Fixtures: Championship (on EFL site)
GENERAL ADVICE
- Fantasy EFL Strategy (on the EFL site)
- Five Top Tips for Fantasy EFL Managers
- How you should pick your winning teams
- How to win Fantasy EFL (on the EFL site)
- The ‘out of position’ players we’ve spotted so far
- Exploring the set-piece takers
- Set-piece takers Home Page (on EFL site)
RULES RECAP
READ MORE FANTASY EFL CONTENT HERE
