Fantasy Premier League

FPL basics explained: Scoring points

By The Scout 1 Jul 2024

The Scout breaks down the different ways your players earn points in Fantasy Premier League

Managers in Fantasy Premier League earn points from their players for a number of actions.

These include goals, assists, clean sheets and saves. They can also earn additional bonus points if they are among the top-performing players in the Bonus Points System (BPS) in any given match.

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	10
For each goal scored by a defender	6
For each goal scored by a midfielder	5
For each goal scored by a forward	4
For each assist for a goal	3
For a clean sheet by a goalkeeper or defender	4
For a clean sheet by a midfielder	1
For every 3 shots saved 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

Clean sheets

If a player has been substituted before a goal is conceded, this will not affect any clean sheet points provided they have played 60 minutes or more.

Assists: Passes

Assists are awarded to the player from the scoring team who makes the final pass or touch before a goal is scored.

An assist can be awarded even if an opponent gets a touch before the goal is scored. However, that touch must not significantly alter the intended destination of the pass or cross.

That "intended destination" can often be a team-mate if he is a clear target. But it may also be an area of the pitch.

If the goalscorer loses and then regains possession, then no assist is awarded.

You can read more about final pass assists here.

Assists: Rebounds

If a shot on goal is blocked by an opposition player, is saved by a goalkeeper or hits the woodwork, and a goal is scored from the rebound, then an assist is awarded.

Assists: Own Goals

If a player shoots or passes the ball and forces an opposing player to put the ball in his own net, then an assist is awarded.

Assists: Penalties and free-kicks

In the event of a penalty or a free-kick, the player earning the foul is awarded an assist if a goal is directly scored.

If the taker also won the penalty or free-kick, no assist is given.

Bonus Points

The Bonus Points System (BPS) utilises a range of statistics to create a BPS score for every player.

The three best performing players in each match will be awarded bonus points. Three points will be awarded to the highest-scoring player, two to the second best and one to the third.

Examples of how bonus point ties will be resolved are as follows:

If there is a tie for first place, Players 1 & 2 will receive 3 points each and Player 3 will receive 1 point.
If there is a tie for second place, Player 1 will receive 3 points and Players 2 and 3 will receive 2 points each.
If there is a tie for third place, Player 1 will receive 3 points, Player 2 will receive 2 points and Players 3 & 4 will receive 1 point each.

More than three players can earn bonus points in a match. For example, if two players top the BPS in a match with a score of 35, with three players then tied on 34BPS, the two players with 35BPS will both earn three bonus points, while the three players with 34BPS will all claim one bonus point each.