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Fantasy Premier League now offers an assisted squad-selection process on the website.
It is designed to help new or returning managers create a reasonable first draft without choosing all 15 players from a blank screen.
Experienced managers can skip the process and build normally.
How the assisted squad builder works
When a manager opens squad selection, the website asks whether help is needed.
Selecting the assisted route leads to three main questions.
1. Do you want players from your favourite club?
Managers who selected a favourite Premier League club can ask the generator to include players from that team.
This personalises the squad, but it may not produce the strongest value. Club loyalty and fantasy strategy do not always point to the same players.
2. Do you want a strong 15-player squad or a cheaper bench?
This choice determines how much money is kept among substitutes.
A strong squad provides better injury cover and rotation options. A cheap bench allows more money to be concentrated in the starting eleven.
Neither approach is automatically correct. The best choice depends on how secure your starters are and whether you plan to rotate players.
3. How should the budget be divided?
Managers can express a preference for spending more in attack or defence.
This helps the generator create a structure closer to the user's style.
Can the generated squad be changed?
Yes.
Managers can:
- Generate another team
- Remove selected players
- Ask Auto Pick to replace only the removed players
- Reset the entire squad
- Edit every position manually
- Save the squad when satisfied
Unlimited transfers remain available before the Gameweek 1 deadline.
What improved Auto Pick changes
The Auto Pick system has been improved to filter out players who appear least likely to start, based partly on previous data.
That should produce a more usable first draft than a purely price-based selection.
However, the generated team is not guaranteed to be optimal. It may not fully reflect:
- New managers
- Summer transfers
- Pre-season injuries
- Tactical changes
- New penalty takers
- Late World Cup returns
- Newly promoted players
What should managers review?
Before accepting any generated team, check:
- Starting security
- Injuries and suspensions
- Opening fixtures
- Penalty and set-piece roles
- Bench value
- Captaincy options
- Club limits
- Whether expensive players justify the compromises elsewhere
Use OneFPL Player Compare and Fixtures to review the generated squad rather than accepting it without analysis.
Who should use the feature?
The assisted builder is useful for:
- First-time managers
- Casual mini-league players
- Returning managers who do not know the current player pool
- Users who want a quick starting structure
Experienced managers can also use it for ideas, but manual planning remains more flexible.
FPL verdict
The new tool reduces the difficulty of starting FPL, which should help more friends, family members and colleagues join mini-leagues.
Treat the generated squad as a draft, not a recommendation that has already solved the game.
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