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Fantasy football: How to play, tips & transfers

Want to show your friends that you're the next Guardiola or Klopp of fantasy football? Read Goal's guide on building your first squad and more

The 2019-20 Premier League season is due to start imminently, and with it comes the excitement of a new fantasy football campaign.

If you've never played fantasy football before, it's easy – and fun – so get ready to pick a pun-tastic team name (Alisson Wonderland, anyone? Or Dolly Barton?) and challenge your friends and colleagues to become the best FPL manager around.

FPL mirrors the real-life Premier League campaign, so good managers keep a close eye on the latest team news as well as being clever and astute about building their team and selecting players accordingly.