Some tips below for anyone who wants to take it seriously

Below is a proven, repeatable framework you can use every week of the 2025/26 season to maximise points on fantasy.efl.com. The advice is specific to the game’s unique 7‑player + 2‑club format, unlimited transfers and “no‑budget” model.

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1. Master the rules – they drive every strategic choice

Area Key take‑aways Why it matters
Squad size & formations 7 players (1 GK, 2–3 DEF, 2–3 MID, 1–2 FWD) plus 2 club slots. Valid shapes: 1‑2‑2‑2, 1‑2‑3‑1 or 1‑3‑2‑1.  Know exactly how many high‑ceiling players you can field.
Club/Player limits Max 2 players per club per GW and you may only pick the same club in 5 separate GWs all season.  Club picks are a scarce resource—plan them like chips.
Transfers & lockouts Unlimited moves until each individual kick‑off; rolling lockout thereafter.  You can “stream” form and fixtures every week.
Chips Max Captain (twice) + One Club (new, once).  Timing these around double GWs is critical.
Scoring quirks Defenders earn for CBI, mids earn for interceptions/key passes, clubs earn for cleansheets and wins/draws.  Targets differ from FPL: volume defenders & set‑play mids boom.


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2. Season‑long blueprint
1. Track club usage from Day 1
Create a simple sheet with 72 rows (all clubs) and tick them off. Burning through Southampton or Ipswich five times by Christmas will hurt when the promotion race tightens.
2. Bank your chips for double‑gameweeks (DGWs) or soft triple headers
Max Captain: deploy when an elite attacker has two green fixtures in the same GW (e.g., Ipswich at home to Plymouth and Cardiff) for a 2× cap across both matches.
One Club: hold until a high‑scoring side (e.g., Luton, Reading) plays an EFL Cup + league double or a relegation struggler; stack five or six starters plus the club slot.
3. Front‑load League One & League Two in GW 1
Championship assets unlock in GW 2. Spend the opening week on early‑season flat‑track bully picks from the lower tiers and conserve Championship club slots. 
4. Adopt a “fixture‑streaming” mindset
With unlimited transfers there is no advantage in banking sleepers—switch 5‑7 names every Thursday after studying the Fantasy Football Scout fixture ticker. 

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3. Weekly decision flow (Thursday evening, after line‑ups/news)

Step What to do Tools/sources
1. Check injuries & transfers Scan #EFL & official injury accounts, plus daily transfer tracker. 
2. Pick 2 clubs Use fixture ticker → choose two with highest win + clean‑sheet odds (e.g., Reading vs Port Vale).
3. Fill goalkeeper High save volume + CS chance – e.g., Sam Tickle (Wigan) or Matt Macey (Stockport). 
4. Fill defenders Target clearance/block monsters who also get set‑piece headers: Oliver Casey, Sam Stubbs, Mickey Demetriou. 
5. Fill midfield Prioritise multi‑route “OOP” mids: Lewis Wing, Davis Keillor‑Dunn, Omari Hutchinson.  and 
6. Fill forwards High shot‑volume strikers on pens: Yousef Salech, Aaron Collins, Sam Nombe. 
7. Captaincy Pick the player with double fixture + pens + set pieces; switch to vice if later KO uncertainty arises.
8. Save & screenshot Lock in, archive shot for review, then start planning GW + 1 (allowed immediately after deadline).


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4. Stat‑led selection principles

Goalkeepers
• Look for 4–6 save opportunities and a 35 %+ clean‑sheet probability.
• Example: Sam Tickle – 129 saves, 18 CS last season; tasty early run vs Northampton & Peterborough. 

Defenders
• High CBI volume on mid‑table teams (they face shots yet still defend well).
• Mickey Demetriou (Crewe) – #1 blocks, 9G + 6A two seasons ago; a points monster. 

Midfielders
• Seek interception/key‑pass monsters or forwards mis‑labelled as mids.
• Lewis Wing – 297 pts from mixed metrics; set‑pieces guarantee floor. 

Forwards
• Prioritise penalty takers with ≥ 2.0 shots/90.
• Sam Nombe – 0.51 xGI/90 last year, Rotherham talisman. 

Clubs
• Sides on three‑game home streaks or vs bottom‑six opponents provide 9–11 “free” points (win + CS + 2+ goals).

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5. Chip timing cheat‑sheet

Period Likely DGWs Recommended chip
GW 9–10 (EFL Cup R3) Cup replay + league One Club on a flat‑track bully (e.g., Leicester)
Any DGW with elite striker + two greens — First Max Captain
April Easter double Promotion chasers often double Second Max Captain


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6. Early‑season template (GW 1)

Formation 1‑3‑2‑1 (maximum DEF floor)
• GK – Tickle (WIG)
• DEF – Demetriou (CRE), Casey (BLP), A O’Connor (HAR)
• MID – Wing (REA C), Keillor‑Dunn (BAR)
• FWD – Collins (MKD)
• Clubs – Reading, Wigan

All seven players have home fixtures against teams projected bottom‑half, and you burn zero Championship club picks.

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7. Prevent common pitfalls
1. Blowing the 5‑appearance cap on your favourite club by Christmas.
2. Forgetting that clubs lock out too—late swaps of players but not clubs cause illegal line‑ups.
3. Leaving captaincy on an early‑kick‑off punt; always set a vice on the latest KO.
4. Ignoring defensive actions: centre‑backs in busy matches routinely outscore full‑backs who keep a CS.

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TL;DR – What wins Fantasy EFL
1. Fixture streaming + club limit management – treat club picks like FPL chips.
2. Stack multi‑route players (CBI beasts, OOP mids, pen‑taking strikers).
3. Delay chips until double gameweeks or easy triple‑headers.
4. Keep a simple weekly routine: injury news → fixture ticker → 7 players → 2 clubs → cap/vice → save.

Stick to the process, review each GW, and you’ll consistently finish near the top of your mini‑leagues—without needing a transfer budget at all.

Posted By: footymadman on July 17th 2025 at 15:49:04

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