Telegraph Fantasy Football 2026/27: Key Changes and How to Play
Telegraph Fantasy Football has been updated for the 2026/27 season with a new game provider and a simplified format. League Cup fixtures are now included, with additional transfers allocated to accommodate them.
Key takeaways
- Telegraph Fantasy Football has launched its 2026/27 season with a new platform and registration process via telegraph.co.uk accounts.
- The game has been simplified, removing public leagues and leaderboard prizes, but includes a new fixture tracker and League Cup matches.
- Standard assist definitions are now in use, and managers have five extra transfers for the season.
- Ipswich, Hull City, and Coventry City are among the teams featured in this season's game.
What Happened
The Telegraph Fantasy Football game has undergone significant changes for the 2026/27 season, including a switch to a new game provider that necessitated rebuilding the site from scratch. Players will need to re-register using existing or new telegraph.co.uk accounts to participate, though a subscription is not required.
The game has been simplified, with Assistant Manager functionality and public leagues not included at launch. There will also be no prizes for weekly or monthly leaderboard winners. A new fixture tracker has been introduced to assist with transfer decisions.
The rules remain unchanged, emphasizing a pure fantasy football experience without boosts or special captaincy rules. However, the definition of assists has reverted to standard measures, moving away from Opta's "Fantasy Assist" criteria.
League Cup fixtures are now incorporated into the game, meaning all domestic cup matches featuring Premier League sides will contribute to player points. This change is accompanied by an increase of five additional transfers for the season total to help managers navigate the extra fixtures.
Paid leagues have been discontinued for the current season.
Three teams – Ipswich, Hull City, and Coventry City – have been added to the game, returning after periods of absence from the Premier League. These teams bring notable players such as Jaden Philogene, Leif Davis, Tzolakis, and Thomas-Asante.
Key Facts
- The 2026/27 Telegraph Fantasy Football season launched on August 10, 2026.
- Scoring for the 2026/27 season commenced on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 8 PM.
- Registration requires a telegraph.co.uk account; a subscription is not necessary to play.
- The game uses a new provider, with the site rebuilt from the ground up.
- Public leagues and prizes for leaderboards are not available in this season's game.
- Assistant Manager functionality has not been integrated for this launch.
- A new fixture tracker has been added above team selection.
- Assists will revert to standard definitions, not Opta's "Fantasy Assist."
- League Cup fixtures are now included in point scoring.
- Managers receive five additional transfers for the season.
- Paid leagues are not available this season.
- Ipswich, Hull City, and Coventry City are new additions to the game.
- Jaden Philogene (£2.9m), Leif Davis (£2.6m), Tzolakis (£2.5m), and Thomas-Asante (£2.7m) are among the new players available.
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