The Best FPL Tools for 2026/27, by the Job You Need Done

Nobody needs twelve FPL tools. Most managers need three or four, and the useful question is not "which tool is best" but "which job do I need done this week". Below is the field for 2026/27 sorted by job: planning transfers weeks ahead, projected points, rating the squad you already own, live rank, and team news. Where a tool is paid, it says so.

Planning transfers weeks ahead

fpl.team is the manual planner most managers start with. You lay out transfers across future gameweeks, watch the squad shape and the bank change, and check that a route is legal before you commit. It is free and does one thing well: it shows you the consequences of a plan you have already thought of.

Premier Fantasy Tools runs further along the season, with a planner that reaches Gameweek 38, a fixture ticker and rotation planning. It suits managers who like to sketch the whole campaign.

KnightManagers takes the other approach. Instead of you proposing the plan, The Algorithm proposes it. Load your squad by Team ID and it returns a ranked plan for the next eight gameweeks: which transfers to make and when, who to captain, how to order the bench, and where each chip is worth most, rebuilt every gameweek. It is a subscription, from £7 a month, with a 14-day trial on Pro Coach. Underneath it sits the free FPL team planner: your real fifteen projected across the next eight gameweeks, with the best XI, captain, bench order and your own chip timeline, and no card.

Projected points

Fantasy Football Hub pairs its projections with Opta statistics and a large editorial team. It is a paid product with a lot inside it, and the projections are one part of a wider stats package.

Fantasy Football Fix offers projections and a browser extension that shows its numbers on the official FPL site, which is convenient if you make your transfers in the official app anyway.

KnightManagers predicted points are free. The FPL predicted points table lists every Premier League player with projected points for each of the next eight gameweeks, refreshed daily, with each player's chance of playing already applied. They are the same projections The Algorithm plans from.

Rating the squad you already own

Rate My Team at KnightManagers is free and takes about a minute. Build your fifteen or load it by Team ID and the team rater scores it out of ten against the best squad £100.0m can buy on the current projections, then names the best-value player you are missing. No account, no card, and never your FPL password.

Fantasy Football Hub includes a squad rating inside its subscription, with a review of captaincy and bench decisions.

Live rank and mini-leagues

LiveFPL is the standard for watching a gameweek unfold: live rank, provisional bonus and effective ownership as the games are played. It is free, and most managers have it open on a Saturday afternoon.

Team news and community

Fantasy Football Scout is the longest-running FPL site: press-conference team news, a large community and a weekly rhythm of articles. Its strength is coverage rather than automation.

A sensible stack

A free stack that covers every job: fpl.team or the KnightManagers team planner for planning, the predicted points table for numbers, Rate My Team for a second opinion on your squad, LiveFPL on match days, and Fantasy Football Scout for team news.

If you want the plan built for you rather than by you, add The Algorithm. The distinction that matters is not free against paid. It is whether you want a tool that checks your plan or a tool that makes one.

Questions managers ask

What is the best free FPL tool? For planning, fpl.team or the KnightManagers team planner. For numbers, the KnightManagers predicted points table. For match days, LiveFPL.

Which FPL tool builds a transfer plan for my own team? The Algorithm at KnightManagers: a ranked plan over the next eight gameweeks for your actual squad, including captaincy and chip timing. Fantasy Football Hub also offers recommendations as part of its subscription. How The Algorithm works explains what the plan considers.

Do I need a paid FPL tool? No. The free stack above covers every job. Paid tools save time and remove decisions; whether that is worth £7 to £25 a month depends on how much of your week goes on FPL.

Which tool rates my FPL team for free? Rate My Team at KnightManagers, out of ten, with no account.