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Fantasy Premier League Point System: Key Updates for 2025/26

The Fantasy Premier League (FPL) point system awards managers points based on their players’ on-pitch actions, including goals, assists, clean sheets, saves, and a new category for defensive contributions introduced for the 2025/26 season.

The Bonus Points System (BPS) has also been updated to better reflect player performances, with changes to goalkeeper saves, goalline clearances, penalty goals, and successful tackles. Below are two tables summarising the standard points system and the BPS changes, followed by detailed explanations of key elements.

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FPL Standard Points System for 2025/26

With the Gameweek 1 deadline approaching, understanding how points are awarded is key to building a competitive squad. Below is a detailed table outlining the points system, sourced directly from the official FPL rules:

Game Time & Attacking:

Action	Goalkeeper	Defender	Midfielder	Forward
For playing up to 60 minutes	1	1	1	1
For playing 60 minutes or more (excl. stoppage)	2	2	2	2
For each goal scored	10	6	5	4
For each assist for a goal	3	3	3	3

Defending:

For a clean sheet	4	4	1	—
For every 3 shots saved	1	—	—	—
For each penalty save	5	—	—	—
For 10 defensive contributions	—	2	—	—
For 12 defensive contributions	—	—	2	2
For each penalty miss	-2	-2	-2	-2
For every 2 goals conceded	-1	-1	—	—

Penalties and Bonus:

For each yellow card	-1	-1	-1	-1
For each red card	-3	-3	-3	-3
For each own goal	-2	-2	-2	-2
Bonus points for the best players in a match	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-3

Additional Notes:

Clean Sheets: If a player is substituted before a goal is conceded, they retain clean sheet points provided they played 60 minutes or more.
Assists: Awarded to the player from the scoring team who makes the final pass or touch before a goal. An assist is given even if an opponent touches the ball, provided there is only one defensive touch and the goalscorer receives the ball inside the penalty area.

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Changes to the Bonus Points System (BPS) for 2025/26

Action	Previous BPS Points (2024/25)	New BPS Points (2025/26)
Goalkeeper Save (Inside Box)	2 per save	3 per save
Goalkeeper Save (Outside Box)	2 per save	2 per save
Penalty Save	9	8
Goalline Clearance	3	9
Penalty Goal Scored	24 (FWD), 18 (MID), 12 (DEF)	12 (all positions)
Successful Tackle	2 per “Successful Tackles (net)”	2 per “Tackle Won”

Additional Notes:

BPS Overview: The BPS uses Opta statistics to create performance scores for each player. The top three scorers in a match receive bonus points: 3 for 1st, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd, with ties resolved as described above.

Goalkeeper Saves: Points now depend on shot location (3 BPS for inside-box saves, 2 BPS for outside-box saves). Penalty saves are reduced to 8 BPS but combine with 3 BPS for an inside-box save, totaling 11 BPS.

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) offers an exciting way to engage with the 2025/26 Premier League season. You can play FPL for free on the official website.

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Mayur Dedwal

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I’m a Sports Content Writer with expertise in football. Being a decade old football enthusiast and part-time coach, I try to bring to life to the articles in a statistical manner. Being around all kinds of sports updates and able to put in my perspective’s to the happenings in the world of football are few of the many things i like in doing what i do. You can find me playing Sunday leagues or Xbox on weekends!