Published scoring contract · v1.0

Classic without another rulebook to learn.

Classic 26/27 keeps the familiar 15-player, £100m fantasy format and independently calculates every score from match data. Gaffer Bonus is the only deliberate scoring-formula difference. Defensive Contribution uses the familiar thresholds and action definitions below. Live totals remain provisional until the provider marks every required match event complete.

Squad and game structure

15 players: 2 GK, 5 DEF, 5 MID, 3 FWD

£100m opening budget; maximum 3 per club

Captain ×2 with vice-captain fallback

Automatic substitutions in bench-priority order

One free transfer per round; bank up to five

Extra transfers cost four points each

Wildcard, Free Hit, Bench Boost and Triple Captain

A fresh set of all four chips after Round 19

Core scoring

Playing under 60 minutes+1

Playing 60+ minutes+2

Goal — goalkeeper+10

Goal — defender+6

Goal — midfielder+5

Goal — forward+4

Fantasy assist+3

Clean sheet — goalkeeper / defender+4

Clean sheet — midfielder+1

Every 3 goalkeeper saves+1

10 defensive contributions — defender+2

12 defensive contributions — midfielder / forward+2

Penalty saved+5

Penalty missed−2

Every 2 goals conceded — goalkeeper / defender−1

Yellow / red card−1 / −3

Own goal−2

Appearance, clean-sheet and goals-conceded thresholds exclude stoppage time. A player substituted before a goal is conceded keeps a clean sheet after reaching 60 minutes.

Fantasy assists: the locked-review standard

Gaffer applies the familiar fantasy-assist definition, including events that a standard match-stat feed may omit:

• The final pass or touch before a goal, including an inadvertent attacking touch.
• One defensive touch may intervene. Inside the penalty area the intended target is not assessed; outside it, the touch must not significantly change the pass or cross's intended destination.
• A rebound from a saved or blocked shot, or the woodwork.
• A pass or shot that directly forces an own goal.
• Winning a penalty or direct free-kick that is converted, unless the scorer also won it.

The scorer publishes from Gaffer's providers. Product can compare a locked fixture against an external reference and correct a missed fantasy assist. Premier League bonus awards must pass the final comparison before paid-league settlement.

Gaffer Bonus: familiar 3 / 2 / 1, transparent ranking

The top three Gaffer Bonus Index ranks receive 3, 2 and 1 points. Ties consume the same ranking slots. GBI is calculated directly from match events—never from an opaque provider rating:

Appearance+3 / +6

Goal: GK/DEF · MID · FWD+12 · +18 · +24

Penalty goal · assist · GK/DEF clean sheet+12 · +9 · +12

GK save · inside-box save · big-chance save+2 · +1 · +1

Penalty save · winning goal · goal-line clearance+7 · +3 · +9

Shot on target · big chance created · tackle won+2 · +3 · +2

Key pass · successful dribble · foul won+1 each

Every 2 successful crosses+1

Each 3 CBI · each 3 recoveries+1

30+ passes at 70% / 80% / 90%+2 / +4 / +6

Cards, misses, errors, fouls, offsides, off-target shots and goals concededdeductions

GBI is recalculated automatically when a provider corrects a match event. The match screen exposes every component and its provisional 3/2/1 ranking; no manual season-drift cap changes the published formula.

Defensive Contribution: familiar +2

The thresholds and eligible actions match the familiar Classic rule:

Defender actions = tackles + clearances + blocks + interceptions
Midfielder / Forward actions = defender actions + recoveries

Defender: 10 actions → +2
Midfielder / Forward: 12 actions → +2
Goalkeeper: not eligible
Maximum: +2 per fixture

Defensive Contribution is excluded from the Gaffer Bonus input. The score breakdown shows the action count and threshold for every awarded player.

Prices and score finality

Launch prices: Classic opens from the published 2026/27 reference prices so the same opening squad fits the same £100m budget.

In-season prices: Premier League prices mirror the verified FPL dataset. Gaffer checks for a new immutable source revision every 15 minutes and applies the complete player-price snapshot atomically. A partial, stale or unmapped snapshot changes nothing. Gaffer transfer activity cannot trigger, delay or alter a price.

Scores: live totals are provisional. A Premier League fixture becomes settlement-eligible after its provider marks it complete, every mapped player row is present, the deterministic GBI pass is complete, and the final bonus awards have been reconciled with zero unresolved differences.

Gaffer Edge

Private early access only. Public access is coming soon.