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Swapped my captain from Kane to jota so hoping he bags a few later.

How do they score fantasy for soccer/football? I’m very ignorant to the sport but my impression is that it’s not as stats driven as say, American football, where you have touchdowns, yards, catches, sacks, etc. Soccer/football just seems much more fluid with less opportunities for “points”.

    jonattonyeah https://fantasy.premierleague.com/help/rules

    Action / Points
    For playing up to 60 minutes 1
    For playing 60 minutes or more (excluding stoppage time) 2
    For each goal scored by a goalkeeper or defender 6
    For each goal scored by a midfielder 5
    For each goal scored by a forward 4
    For each goal assist 3
    For a clean sheet by a goalkeeper or defender 4
    For a clean sheet by a midfielder 1
    For every 3 shot saves by a goalkeeper 1
    For each penalty save 5
    For each penalty miss -2
    Bonus points for the best players in a match 1-3
    For every 2 goals conceded by a goalkeeper or defender -1
    For each yellow card -1
    For each red card -3
    For each own goal -2

        SM001

        Ah. Cheers, SM. Interesting they differentiate between who scores the goal. Makes sense, I guess, but also seems irrelevant to the match at hand.

            jonattonyeah The original game, which I’ve played for ever is auction-based:

            3 points for a goal
            2 points for an assist
            3 points for a cleansheet
            -1 for each goal scored (defenders start on 1 point)

              jonattonyeah but also seems irrelevant to the match at hand.

              Yes and no. Mostly no as you see the same players/teams scoring the most goals each season. It’s about having the right players at the right time. Obviously. 😅

                15 days later

                86 points this GW so far - McCarthy still to come. Top of all my leagues. Get in.

                  Along_the_Wire Nicely done! Whats’s your overall rank?
                  I’m on 76 with Ryan(Brighton) left to play. Not holding my breath. 😆

                      SM001 only 350,000ish - all my leagues had slow starts, especially me. I’ve been too 25,000 a couple of times.

                          I’m 4 and a half million! Just haven’t gone anywhere, however I think my team is starting to kick into gear at last

                          I’m 1.35 millionth….made the spectacular decision to take captaincy of Kane and give to Jota this week.

                            Phil-McRackin I’ve been sticking with Mane as captain for weeks, convinced he’s about to take our team by the scruff of the neck and steam roller some defence somewhere… still waiting, could have picked nearly anyone else this week. Can’t wait to ditch him on the eve of a hat trick against Fulham.

                            Currently 3.7m

                                You need to get rid and get KDB. I assume you have or both of Salah and Son?