It’s that time of the season again. Premier League fantasy football managers are having sleepless nights because they have too many options at their disposal. To be a top Premier League fantasy football manager or to at least strive for a top position one has to be consistent. An average of 60 points in a gameweek normally guarantees a top finish or even a top finish in the world Premier League draft fantasy football rankings. Here are some Premier League fantasy football tips to help managers win their leagues.

Dropping or Trading Players

The first of the fantasy football tips is about dropping and trading players. To drop or trade a player or not to is one of the hardest questions every manager faces. Some players once given up start scoring and once picked up stop scoring (happened to me this season with Lukaku). To achieve good results in a gameweek a team has to have good balance. Also, one has to leave feelings aside and pick players based on their form and not because they play for the teams they support.

Fantasy Football Team Balance

The next of the fantasy football tips is that a good Premier League fantasy football team has to be well-balanced. Of the 15 slots given in the 15-man team, the choice of players should be spread out among different clubs as much as possible. The most recommended and performing formations are 3-4-3 and 3-5-2. The choice of keepers should be 2 strong rotational keepers (Like Heaton and Gomes, both picked fairly low which worked really well this season) and this will free your picks to invest in other positions. The defense should have one highly valued asset ( like Cahill), one mid-price asset and 3 rotational relatively lower picked players. The midfield should have two premium assets (Coutinho, Hazard) then 2 mid-range assets and one cheap starting midfielder. The striking should be two premium strikers (Ibra, Lukaku) and one mid-priced asset (Negredo) unless you can somehow get 3 premium strikers.

Something worth avoiding is having two players from same team filling same position (even though at times it works though, as is case of Eriksen and Alli this season) but the risk is always too great.

Summary of fantasy football tips worth noting:

 Avoiding bad transfers when you can only field 11 players (unless you would like to capitalize on a Double Gameweek).

 Avoid rush transfers. This includes trading for players who have just scored in one gameweek and also selling a player because he has not scored just after assessing his performance after one game.

 Keep an eye on player value and what players can be traded for or picked up off waivers so as to build you team.

 Form over fixture and home over away when you’re having trouble deciding which player to field.

 Never choose players just because they play for the team you support.