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8 hours ago
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Fantasy Premier League 25/26: Complete Manchester City player prices revealed
Ahead of the brand new 2025/26 campaign, Fantasy Premier League have now unveiled their prices for all of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City players. With Fantasy Premier League managers now in the early stages of squad building ahead of Gameweek 1 in the English top-flight, Manchester City's player pricing will once again catch the attention of users. Pep Guardiola's team is consistently among the most stacked in terms of attacking potential and clean sheet returns, but the challenge as ever lies in navigating rotation and price tags, especially with new signings and emerging academy stars thrown into the mix. Erling Haaland once again leads the pack as the most expensive player in the City squad at £14.0M, reflecting his dominance in front of goal over the past three seasons returning eye-watering levels of points for players. At the back, there's a blend of value and premium pricing, particularly with Josko Gvardiol and new signing Rayan Aït-Nouri both at £6.0M, while Rico Lewis and Vitor Reis offer cheaper options at £5.0M if they can secure regular game time. Manchester City's additional work on defensive structure after last season's frailties under Pep Guardiola could make their defenders attractive investments, though the manager's notorious rotation policy still looms large in every fantasy decision. Now, with Manchester City set to return to pre-season training in the coming days, Fantasy Premier League have released their entire price list for Pep Guardiola's squad and all those wanting to add some of the Etihad Stadium's stars into their FPL line-ups. Goalkeepers Ederson, £5.5M Stefan Ortega, £5.0M Marcus Bettinelli, £4.0M Defenders Josko Gvardiol, £6.0M Rayan Ait-Nouri, £6.0M Ruben Dias, £5.5M Matheus Nunes, £5.5M Rico Lewis, £5.0M Manuel Akanji, £5.5M Nico O'Reilly, £5.0M John Stones, £5.5M Nathan Ake, £5.5M Abdukodir Khusanov, £5.5M Vitor Reis, £5.0M Midfielders Bernardo Silva, £6.5M Mateo Kovacic, £6.0M Savinho, £7.0M Phil Foden, £8.0M Ilkay Gundogan, £6.5M Jeremy Doku, £6.5M Omar Marmoush, £8.5M Jack Grealish, £6.5M Nico Gonzalez, £6.0M James McAtee, £5.5M Kalvin Phillips, £5.0M Rodri, £6.5M Oscar Bobb, £5.5M Claudio Echeverri, £5.5M Rayan Cherki, £6.5M Sverre Nypan, £5.0M Tijjani Reijnders, £5.5M Forwards Erling Haaland, £14.0M Manchester City's midfield is likely to be where most FPL managers will find themselves deliberating, with Phil Foden's £8.0M tag making him a tempting option if he manages to find the form on show in 2023/24. Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku, and Omar Marmoush could all become key picks depending on roles under Guardiola, while Claudio Echeverri and Oscar Bobb – priced modestly at £5.5M – may offer rotational value if injury or fixture congestion opens up opportunities. Meanwhile, players will also be watching Manchester City's defence closely during pre-season, particularly to assess whether £5.0M options like Vitor Reis or Rico Lewis could offer budget-friendly routes into a back-line that has previously posted high clean sheet numbers. Likewise, the battle between Ederson and Stefan Ortega in goal will be watched with interest given ongoing transfer speculation and their tight price proximity, with the former attracting links to Turkish giants Galatasaray.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Fantasy Premier League: Best and funniest fantasy football team names for 2025-26 season
It's that time again. Fantasy Premier League is upon us. Redownload the app, it is well and truly back for a new season. This term's version of the game has been set live by the Premier League, who had begun to tease players' prices earlier in the week. Mohamed Salah, of course, is the most expensive player at an eye-watering £14.5million, while Erling Haaland comes in at £14m. It is a London trident that tops the defenders price list, with Gabriel and William Saliba joining Marc Cucurella as the most valuable at £6m a pop. Cole Palmer is priced at £10.5m, while Bukayo Saka sits at £10m. However, the most important part of anyone's FPL team is the team name. Who will reign supreme with the best and most imaginative, and who will take the crown for the funniest? If you're lacking inspiration, these might just help you out... The Classics Netflix and Chilwell Stranger Mings Krul Intentions Yes, Ndidi Neville Wears Prada Curious Jorginho Thomas The Frank Engine Obi 1 Kenobi 0 Game Of Throw-ins Better Call Saúl Dolce and Lallana Backstreet Moyes Onana, What's My Name? Deeney In A Bottle Enter Shaqiri Blink-1 Eto'o Murder On Zidane's Floor Gangsta's Allardyce Chicken Tikka Mo Salah Kinder Mbeumo Baines On Toast Garnachos With Cheese Chiellini Con Carne Paqueta White Rice Saka Potatoes Who Ate All Depays? Parmesan Belgrade Dunk Those Busquets Estupina Colada 2025-26 specials AbraDubravka Ait Nouri Geller Ajer winning, Son? Ake Breaky Heart Baby Reijnders Back of the Neto Bacuna Mateta Bad to the Bowen Berge King Blazinchenko Squad Born in a Barnes Botman and Robin Bowen 747 Bowen Arrow Boys In Dahoud Brennan Jerry's BrokebackMount10 Bruno Dos Tres Calafiori Sunshine Castagne Me Now Cheesy Garnachos Clyne of Duty Cobra Kai Havertz Come Digne With Mee Comme Ci Konsa Dango Unchained Darwin Theory DropItLikeIt'sSlot Dunk and Disorderly Endo Story Exposed Areola Eze Come, Eze Go Fee Fi Foden FeelsLikeSummerville FullKrugMetalJacket GvardiolsOfTheGalaxy Haalandaise Sauce Hakuna Mateta Hall In One Havertz Your Way Hellmans Mainoonaise High Faivre HouseOfTheDragusin I Love Lamp(tey) I'm Yelling Timber IncogNeto IngsCanOnlyGetBetter Kai Me A River Kilman Me Softly KudusToYou Lil Eze Vert Livin' Saliba Loca Lord and Savio Los Porro Hermanos LoveTheWaySzoboszlai Major League Saka MattyCashInTheAttic McGinn and Tonic Men with Van De Ven Mings of Power Minteh Fresh Mitomavirus More Tea Vicario? Nkunku Clock Not Isakly Sure Now I'm a Baleba Øde Toilette Omari Me Palmer Violets Paqueta Crisps Pomegranate Malacia Porro'd Time Pro Evolution Saka Raya Sunshine Red Djed Redemption Reece's Set Pieces Rice Rice Bebe Sarrgazing Saving Private Raya Seven Nation Arne Shaw Thing She Sells Lascelles Shiver Me Timbers Slot Machine Son hits the sky Sorry Nic Jackson Soucek Mate Sterling Silver Szobosslads Szoboszlai4aWhiteGuy Targett Practice Tarkowski and Hutch McNeil Deal The Konate Kid TierneyOfEverything Todibo Selector Tuchel For School Under My Cucurella Uptown Dunk Veiga Megadrive WeDontTalkAboutBruno WindBeneathMyMings Ederson Volleys Sonny and Schar
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a day ago
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FPL: The best Fantasy Premier League team names for 2025/26
Fantasy Premier League has officially launched for the new season with FPL fanatics flocking to the app. The first headache for any avid FPL player is, of course, selecting a team name. Fortunately, we're on hand with a selection of the best and funniest FPL names around for the 2025/26 season. With so many names on offer, don't be that person to choose a boring placeholder like 'Yanited' or 'C'mon Leeds'. You can do better than that, and we're here to help. FPL: The best Fantasy Premier League team names for 2025/26 360 no Pope A Song of Rice and Fire Old Havertz Kai Hard Yoro Wissa Harry Heung like a Horse Drop it like it's Slot Bowen 747 Beto call Saul Clyne of Duty Netflix and Chilwell Frimpong Ping Pong Eze like Sunday morning McGinn and Tonic Love the way you Szoboszlai Calafiori Dreamin Wirtz Nightmare I Think We're Alone, Howe Crystal Phallus Don't look back Elanga Flamin Hot Chidos Saka Potatoes One man Arne Haalandaise Sauce Bruno Dos Tres Van de ven Diagram Delap Dance Alisson Wonderland Only time will Tel Wirtz case scenario Matz Sels Seashells Men with Van de Ven The Slot Thickens The Schade they Fall Kai me a river Huak Tuanzebe Bebe Reijnders Wieffer Vendetta Dunk those Busquets Qué Salah Salah The Bijol and End All Big Dijk energy Krul Sommer That's NumberHwang Holgate, for Healthier Gums MacAwoniyi Cheese Hell in Lascelles Beef Cherki The Wirtz of Wall Street Corn on the Kobbie Gordons of the Galaxy Rice to the Occasion Shaw to win Ugarte Party Follow Saliba liba Tesco McNeil Deal Can't Get Any Wirtz Livin' Saliba Loca Everybody Wirtz Purple Ake Obi-Wan Iwobi Botman and Robin Under My Cucurella Snoop Udogie Dogg Palmer Violets HaCunhaMateta Ayew Kidding Me? Net six and chill Barkley's Premier League Salah-vating Victory Wataru doing? Noni your business Timberland Gittens Kittens The Wirtz is behind me Squidwirtz The Wirtz is still to come Thomas the Frank Engine Onana, what's my name? BooyaSaka Slot Matip in Diaz Read – See more – Follow The Football Faithful on Social Media: | | | |
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a day ago
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Fantasy Premier League announce 2025/26 position changes
Fantasy Premier League is due to return for the 2025/26 season imminently and the game has announced several position changes for the new season. A total of 11 players have been reclassified for the 2025/26 campaign, potentially boosting or decreasing their appeal to FPL managers. Matheus Cunha is arguably the most prominent player to have had a positional change this season. The Brazilian has been reclassified from a forward to a midfielder, meaning he will now receive an additional point per goal and be eligible for clean sheet points. Cunha scored 15 goals in the Premier League last season, earning a £62.5m transfer from Wolves to Manchester United. Jarrod Bowen is among the player who have moved in the opposite direction. The West Ham captain is now classed as a forward in FPL. A fantasy favourite in recent seasons, the change perhaps reduces his appeal. Other interesting changes are Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) and Omar Marmoush (Man City) from forward to midfielders. Marmoush scored seven times in 16 league appearances for City, following his January arrival from Eintracht Frankfurt. Elsewhere, Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) and Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) have been reclassified from midfielders to defenders. FPL position changes for 2025/26 Myles Lewis-Skelly – Arsenal (Midfielder to Defender) Keane Lewis-Potter – Brentford (Midfielder to Defender) Iliman Ndiaye – Everton (Forward to Midfielder) Ryan Sessegnon – Fulham (Defender to Midfielder)= Cody Gakpo – Liverpool (Forward to Midfielder) Omar Marmoush – Manchester City (Forward to Midfielder) Matheus Nunes – Manchester City (Midfielder to Defender) Nico O'Reilly – Manchester City (Midfielder to Defender) Matheus Cunha – Manchester United (Forward to Midfielder) Jarrod Bowen – West Ham United (Midfielder to Forward) Rodrigo Gomes – Wolves (Midfielder to Defender) Read – See more – Follow The Football Faithful on Social Media: | | | |
New York Times
3 days ago
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Fantasy Premier League: Analysing the major rule changes to the game for the 2025-26 season
It's Fantasy Premier League, but perhaps not as you know it. On Friday, the makers of everyone's favourite Premier League companion game announced two pretty major changes to the rules for the 2025-26 season, which will almost certainly affect strategies across the board. The first is that outfield players can now be rewarded with two FPL points for 'defensive contributions'. Advertisement Defenders who reach a combined total of 10 clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (known as CBIT) in a single match will score two points, as will midfielders and forwards who reach 12 CBIT points – but in addition, they can also rack these up via 'ball recoveries'. The second major change is that FPL users will now have access to two super-powered sets of chips: the Wildcard, Free Hit, Triple Captain and Bench Boost. The initial four chips must be used before the Gameweek 19 deadline on December 30, 2025, and cannot be carried over into the second half of the season. Here, our FPL experts Holly Shand and Abdul Rehman explore how these rule changes may impact the game and how you can take advantage of the new status quo. Holly: Doubling the number of chips for the season has definitely caught my eye and left me feeling excited about the season ahead. As an engaged manager, in the past I have often felt restricted by having to save chips for the second half of the season, where we typically see more blanks and double gameweeks — these have traditionally been the best time to use these chips 'on paper'. This time around, we will have an opportunity to use the our chips in the first half of the season, with the freedom to go on instinct and gut feeling, and without being punished in the second half of the campaign. Since the introduction of the chips in 2015-16, they have been the most exciting part of the game, with the power to make or break your season, and so to have those opportunities doubled provides plenty of hope. I think it will also encourage a greater variety of strategies and team differences, which is only a good thing in my eyes. Abdul: The double set of chips for sure. I am all for any changes that make the game more fun but at the same time, don't change the core scoring in the game. Having more chips means we don't need to wait until the second half of the season to use them around doubles and blanks. We can have a bit of fun using them in single weeks and chase upside. It also means more varied strategies which is a great thing. Advertisement Of course, we were free to use the chips in the first half of the season before but you would have to get quite lucky to outscore those managers using it around double and blank gameweeks. I think this will also keep more FPL managers engaged for longer, which is probably why they have introduced the change. Holly: We often see players new to the game using chips in the opening gameweeks of the season without realising their worth later in the campaign, and then being punished for this lack of knowledge. These changes will allow them to remain on an even keel with more experienced managers in the long term, instead of dropping off. As a content creator in FPL, a strong start is definitely helpful and so I'm absolutely open to using the chips early, too. Bench Boost has plenty of constraints on your team and could be something best played in Gameweek 1 or shortly after your first Wildcard. I'll personally be waiting to gather information on the worst defences in the league before committing to using a Triple Captain chip in the first half of the season, but it will likely be used on one of the big premium players like Erling Haaland or Mohamed Salah. Free Hit can be used as a 'get out of jail free card' if injuries or suspensions leave your team in bad shape, or alternatively could be used to attack a gameweek with alternative picks when you have lots of players facing each other in your main squad. Abdul: I don't think it will change much for the second half of the season as it will still be optimal to use them around blanks and doubles — but it will mean planning more meticulously in the first half of the season now. A Bench Boost in Gameweek 1 becomes much more viable as you can set your team up for an early wildcard afterwards and get that chip 'out of the way'. You are effectively wildcarding in Gameweek 1, so it's not a bad time to play it at all now that we have another available to us. Advertisement Triple Captain and Free Hit can be used on a whim for as and when your team needs, and there will be less need for long-term strategy as we are not planning for doubles and blanks. The Free Hit might come in really handy actually, with so many teams competing in Europe and with the extra games. Having two sets of chips might even encourage FPL managers to be a bit more maverick with their first ones. Chasing differentials and unconventional times to use the chip is a lot easier when you know you have another set to use in the second half of the season. Holly: The removal of the Assistant Manager chip is another major positive for me, as the introduction of this chip in the 2024-25 season felt flawed on a number of levels. For starters, it felt far too complicated for casual managers to understand and the one-chip-per-gameweek rule will have caught many out. In addition, the chip had too much power in the game, with massive swings of 50-plus points if activated to perfection, which could cause a huge swing in overall rank and mini leagues come the end of the season. It was also frustrating to spend half the season looking at a 'Mystery Chip' with no idea of what it was or what it would do, and how that could impact strategy later in the season and so avoiding that eventuality is another positive in my book. Abdul: I enjoyed the Assistant Manager chip from a selfish point of view, simply because I gained around 45 points from it. But from a game-state perspective, I think it was the right decision to remove it from the game as it was too powerful. I also feel it was maybe a bit too complicated for the average manager to take advantage of it. It really advantaged the hardcore managers who were able to research the best time to use it. Advertisement There should be a nice balance of luck and skill in FPL, and at the moment, I think they have it right, even with the two sets of chips. The Assistant Manager chip tipped it too much into the luck category due to how the scoring was structured. You could literally come away with zero points while others were getting near 50. Holly: The introduction of defensive contribution points brings FPL in line with other popular fantasy games that we've seen from alternative providers, and those from major international tournaments. I'm not surprised of its inclusion given that it's been something well discussed in the FPL community for many years. I'm a little sceptical of the form in which it's been introduced, with a variety of actions all being pooled together in one metric known as clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT) for defenders, and then ball recoveries also for attacking players — it might have been neater to have those actions counting individually. It will change the way FPL managers watch games and scout players, and there will almost certainly be some frustrations along the way of exactly which actions are credited towards the tally of 10 or 12 respectively to activate the two point bonus. Brand new for the 2025/26 season 🤩 Introducing defensive contribution points 🛡️#FPL — Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) July 18, 2025 Abdul: I am not a big fan of the points for defensive contributions. There is only an extra two points on offer per game and player, so it's not overpowered and won't cause a huge shift in the viable player pool. However, the reason I love FPL is due to its simplicity and this change is leading towards taking that out of the game. I am not totally against it though, and I'm willing to see how it goes this season. Also, there is already at least one controversy per gameweek as to what counts as an assist according to the game's rules, which can cause frustrating changes to points scored. Advertisement It feels like this is going to cause similar issues in terms of what constitutes as a block, clearance, tackle etc. It's fun watching your FPL players and cheering them to score or assist. I am not sure I want to be sitting there counting how many tackles or interceptions they have made. Holly: Without the context of player prices, it's hard to categorically say how the new defensive contribution points will impact team construction. If player prices stay widely similar to the past, then I don't think it will have a big impact in terms of team construction, but it will give certain players more utility. Traditionally, we've always targeted attacking full-backs in FPL but centre-backs will now carry more appeal. We've also tried to avoid defenders from newly promoted teams or against tough opposition, but both of these situations invite pressure on defences which could allow centre-backs to rack up CBIT actions more frequently. We may also choose a fifth midfielder differently, with holding midfield players also rewarded in this system. Abdul: I think it will impact our defence a lot more than the attack. The likes of James Tarkowski and other similar cheaper centre-backs will become more popular. Choosing players who play 90 minutes will be even more important now, with full-backs getting subbed off much more often than centre-backs. They also generally make more blocks, interceptions and tackles, although there definitely will be some full-backs who will breach the threshold regularly but that will become more apparent once the season kicks off. For the attack, I reckon it only really makes a difference to our fifth or possibly fourth midfielder. We are still going to pick the likes of Mohamed Salah, Cole Palmer and Bukayo Saka etc. However, when it comes to the cheaper mids at £5.0m and below, defensive contributions will become a lot more important. Advertisement Holly: My thoughts immediately went to attack-minded forwards and midfielders who press for their team and get involved in defensive actions too, with Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes immediately on my radar. I think he could be set for a deeper role this season, especially with the expected arrival of Bryan Mbeumo in the summer transfer window to follow that of Matheus Cunha. I'll also be keeping a close eye on the prices of Arsenal's Declan Rice and Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez, who are no strangers to attacking returns and have some set-piece involvement, while also providing plenty of defensive contributions. Backing assets who play 90 minutes regularly could be an important consideration. When it comes to defenders, centre-backs from defences who typically don't have plenty of possession fit the bill — we know that Everton's Tarkowski was the top performer in this metric last season. There may also be merit to picking central defenders from those sides who keep consistent clean sheets, like Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Arsenal's Gabriel. Abdul: The official FPL X page put out a graphic showing the defenders and midfielders who would have picked up the most points from the defensive contributions last season. Tarkowski, Jan Bednarek and Dean Huijsen (all centre-backs) led the way, so the Everton man is definitely on my radar. David Moyes' team are a solid defensive side and will pick up a fair few clean sheets. Tarkowski is nailed to start, plays 90 minutes and has a bit of goal threat too. James Tarkowski tops the charts 📊 No defender would have picked up as many defensive contribution points as the Everton defender if they were available in FPL last season 🔵#FPL — Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) July 18, 2025 Moses Caicedo would have picked up the most defensive contribution points among midfielders, followed by Elliot Andersen and Joao Gomes. Moises Caicedo would have picked up the most defensive contribution points among midfielders last season 👊 With the new defensive contributions points coming in 2025/26, will any of these players be in your squad? 👀#FPL — Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) July 18, 2025 Caicedo picked up an extra 42 points, which is quite significant, so his price is something I will be keeping an eye on. Also, defensive midfielders like Rice, Rodri, Bruno Guimaraes and Fernandez might be interesting, too. They all have a fair bit of attacking threat. Manchester United's Fernandes could be the one who benefits the most from this. We all know he's one of the most nailed players in the league and on penalties, but he's also really involved and played deep quite a lot last season. Overall though, a fair bit of research is still needed pre-season to try and find those gems before the pack.
