La Facultad de Fútbol Fantasía

The Savant returns for Gameweek 5 with his first FPL XI, captaincy verdict, transfer thesis and one differential the masses have overlooked.

Fantasy Premier League chips are designed to give managers extra flexibility. They also produce deadline panic, frantic group chats and the sudden belief that one promising substitute is the missing piece of a £100m masterpiece.

FPL autosubs are straightforward until your eight-point substitute remains parked on the bench while a less exciting colleague strolls into the team with two. At that point, the system appears to have abandoned fantasy football and begun interpreting constitutional law.

Your player scored, collected an assist and appeared to have three bonus points safely tucked into his shirt. An hour later, he had none. Somewhere, a centre-back who spent the afternoon heading away crosses had overtaken him without so much as appearing in the highlights.

The Savant returns for Gameweek 4 with his first FPL XI, captaincy verdict, transfer thesis and one differential the masses have overlooked.

Nothing exposes the peculiar cruelty of Fantasy Premier League quite like buying a player for £7.5m, watching him rise to £7.6m and discovering that selling him still returns £7.5m.

The Savant returns for Gameweek 3 with his first FPL XI, captaincy verdict, transfer thesis and one differential the masses have overlooked.

The Savant returns for Gameweek 2 with his first FPL XI, captaincy verdict, transfer thesis and one differential the masses have overlooked.

El Savant regresa para la jornada 1 con su primer once de FPL, su veredicto sobre la capitanía de Haaland, su tesis de fichajes y un diferencial que las masas han pasado por alto.

La temporada 25/26 de la FPL presenta un problema fascinante para el comprador exigente de delanteros. Hay gangas, hay semipremium y está Erling Haaland.

La temporada 26/27 de la FPL presenta un problema fascinante para el comprador exigente de delanteros. Hay chollos, hay semipremium y está Erling Haaland