How fantasy managers should prepare for the new gameweek

Good fantasy weeks are built on Friday, not Saturday morning. This is the routine our fantasy desk runs before every deadline.

Start with minutes, not points

A rotation-risk premium is worse than a nailed mid-price asset, regardless of last week's haul. Confirm the starting eleven likelihood first.

Then check the next three fixtures

• Two green fixtures is a hold. Three is a buy.
• Never transfer in for a single fixture unless it is a double gameweek.
• Bank the transfer when the case is only marginal.

Discipline beats reaction. The managers who finish high are the ones who make fewer, better moves.