<p>FPL Challenge is a new game format which launched late last season &#8211; but a series of changes have been announced today (Tuesday, July 23) for 2024/25.</p>
<p>The game is separate to the main Fantasy Premier League (FPL) version and allowed managers to change their entire team each week, with weekly prizes and a specific theme to base their picks on.</p>
<p>But following the game&#8217;s trial last season, FPL has made several tweaks that they hope will make it more engaging and easy to play.</p>
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<h3>Five-a-side game to start</h3>
<p>While the initial FPL Challenge mirrored the original FPL game, with a starting 11 and a bench, this will change in the first few weeks of the season.</p>
<p>FPL Challenge players will instead select five players, with the themes set as follows:</p>
<p><strong>Gameweek 1: Debut &#8211; </strong>Unlimited budget and use any formation.</p>
<p><strong>Gameweek 2: All Out Attack &#8211;  </strong>Double points for a goal, with one goalkeeper and four forwards to be chosen. The budget will be £35.0m.</p>
<p><strong>Gameweek 3: Promoted Punt &#8211; </strong>Only players from promoted clubs are available. The budget will be£24.0m, with any formation available.</p>
<p><strong>Gameweek 4: Too Big at the Back &#8211; </strong>Clean sheets are worth double points. Pick two goalkeepers and three defenders from a budget of £30.0.</p>
<div id="attachment_56057" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-56057" class="size-full wp-image-56057" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Haaland-Getty.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Haaland-Getty.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Haaland-Getty-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Haaland-Getty-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Haaland-Getty-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-56057" class="wp-caption-text">Erling Haaland. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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<h3>No substitutes or vice-captains</h3>
<p>There will be no bench or vice-captains this season, so when the five-a-side challenges end, it&#8217;ll be a case of simply picking 11 players and a captain.</p>
<h3>Rank badges and season-long scoring</h3>
<p>Badge graphics will be displayed on your profile, according to how well you&#8217;ve done. FPL explained:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Rank badges are earned through your performances across recent gameweeks. The better you are, the higher your rank badge will be!</p>
<p>&#8220;You’ll have to play in five gameweeks to be placed at your initial rank. Then you will move up and down the ranks each week depending on your performance in FPL Challenge.</p>
<p>&#8220;There are eight rank badges, ranging from Bronze at the bottom to Legend for those who are in the top one per cent.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Rank badges will have one to five stars above them, indicating how close you are to achieving the next one.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, there will be the option of making mini-leagues a season-long competition. Rather than scores resetting each week, like in the actual FPL game, points will be added up each week into one overall score.</p>
<p>Managers can still dip in and out of the game if they wish, with a weekly overall leaderboard and <a href="https://fantasy.premierleague.com/prizes">prizes</a> on offer.</p>
<p>Head over to the <a href="https://fplchallenge.premierleague.com/home/9">FPL Challenge</a> page to pick your team soon.</p>
<div id="attachment_65218" style="width: 796px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65218" class="size-full wp-image-65218" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FPL-Challenge-five-a-side.jpg" alt="" width="786" height="513" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FPL-Challenge-five-a-side.jpg 786w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FPL-Challenge-five-a-side-300x196.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FPL-Challenge-five-a-side-768x501.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FPL-Challenge-five-a-side-610x398.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px" /><p id="caption-attachment-65218" class="wp-caption-text">Five players will need picking in the early stages of this season&#8217;s FPL Challenge</p></div>
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