The brand new English Football League (EFL) Fantasy game kicked off last week and we’re quickly heading into Gameweek 2, which begins on Friday 16 August at 20:00 BST.
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Everything you need to know to succeed is right 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, which will have over £500 worth of prizes up for grabs! 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 2?
- Scout Picks
- Our Scout Squad picks (summarised Scout Squad on EFL site)
- GW2 team reveals (coming pre-deadline – from 630pm)
- GW2’s most popular picks (on the EFL site)
- GW2 Podcast Discussion
- GW2 Rate Your Teams (coming pre-deadline – from 630pm)
TEAM NEWS
CAPTAINCY CONSIDERATIONS
As with FPL, your captain earns double points – but who should you be offering the armband to?
- Fantasy EFL Captain Sensible (coming pre-deadline)
- Captaincy options (coming soon 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 GW2 team selections (in the Scout Squad)
- FFS Winning Teams Strategy
- Picking ‘Winning Teams’ – Club Selection Strategy (on the EFL site)
LESSONS FROM GAMEWEEK 1 + THE EFL CUP
What we’re learned from the first week of matches….
- Fantasy EFL: Notable Carabao Cup Results from Tuesday
- Fantasy EFL: Gameweek 1 Scout Notes
- Fantasy EFL Gameweek 1 recap: Best of the bonus
- Top performing GW1 players (on EFL site)
- Best of bonus league by league (on EFL site):
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
SUMMER TIPS
- Every pre-season friendly (full list with scorers, link to match reports and video – free Members access)
- 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)
- Exploring the set-piece takers
- Set-piece takers Home Page (on EFL site)
RULES RECAP
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