Leg One in numbers
The headlines
You love making subs between matchdays
It was the top theme in your comments, and 63% of you said planning transfers between matchweeks is one of your favourite things about playing our fantasy game.
Barclays WSL2 is adding depth
You told us it adds more depth to your player options. It's optional, so it makes no difference if you'd rather not pick them, and some of you are even starting to support a Barclays WSL2 club, which we love to see.
You want better stats and injury news
More from supporting stats like fixture difficulty, and more depth and accuracy in injury data. 80% of you asked for injury news.
Satisfaction
3 in 4 of you rate the game 4 or 5 out of 5
What you're enjoying
- The mechanicsPlanning your transfers
- Watching points come in live
- Picking your captain
- Why you enjoy itCompeting with friends and family
- Discovering new players and Barclays WSL2
- More reasons to watch every match
What you want us to improve
- Easier transfers and subs
- Clearer rules and scoring
- Player availability news
- Fixtures, scores and stats in one place
- Staying logged in
- A vice captain and more chips
We know this needs to be better
Injury and availability news was your most requested update. It's the first time it's been covered like this in women's football, and it was never going to be perfect from day one. It's one of our top priorities.
Responsible for availability data, and making it faster and more accurate
Keeping you better informed
What top performers do differently
Follow fantasy on social media
See the creators below.
Check fixture difficulty before transfers
Read Scout's Team Pick before each deadline
Check team sheets before kick-off
Compare players head to head before you buy
Check your team every matchday
Look for differentials: good players few others own
Check ownership before you pick
Listen to women's football podcasts
Try our own vodcast, The Huddle, or Decoding the WSL.
Bars show how many in each group do each one, or told us it helps them.
Creators to follow, including your picks
Our vodcastThe HuddleWatch on YouTube 
Featured show One More Word @OneMoreWordWSL on YouTube Watch on YouTube New to fantasy? Start here
Turn on deadline reminders
By email and push notification.
Use your free transfers
Two a matchweek, rolling over up to five.
Set your bench order
Your first sub is first in line.
Try every part of the game
Captaincy, mini-leagues and Boosters.
Stuck? Ask us on the Live Blog or post to us on X.
Rules that caught people out
Mid-matchweek changes switch off auto-subs
Any sub, bench change or captain change after the matchweek starts turns off auto-subs for the rest of it. Undoing it won't bring them back.
Auto-subs only replace players who didn't play
They run after the last match. One minute on the pitch counts as playing.
Bench order decides who comes on
Subs come on in order, as long as they played and you keep 3 defenders, 2 midfielders and 1 forward. Only your bench keeper can replace your keeper.
The armband has limits
You can move it off a player who has played, but not onto one. Only your final captain scores double.
What counts as an assist
Worth 3 points. A won penalty counts if it's scored. A won free kick doesn't, and own goals have no assist.
Extra transfers cost 4 points
Taken off your Leg and season totals, not your matchweek score.
Players sell for what you paid
The sale price always matches the price you bought her for.
Positions are fixed
A player keeps her starting position all season.
Defenders and keepers score more than goals
4 points for a clean sheet after 60 minutes. Keepers get 1 point per 3 saves and 5 for a penalty save. Each match's best three get 3, 2 and 1 bonus points.
Barclays WSL2: more to the game
"Finding good players... when I don't really follow the league. A good challenge and great points to find."
"Playing this fantasy game has made me more excited than I normally would be to watch certain games."
"It adds variety to the game."
"I was sceptical at first as I've never played a fantasy game across two leagues... I've become really invested in it this season."
Picking Barclays WSL2 players is up to you.
No minimum, no maximum. The only limit is three players per club.
Leg Two cheat sheet
Every leg is a fresh start
Matchweeks 6 to 11, from 17 October to 22 November. Tap a matchweek to see match days.
Unlimited transfers in MW6
Automatic and free. Saved transfers reset to two afterwards.
Barclays WSL2 blank weeks
No Barclays WSL2 matches in MW6, MW8 or MW11. A good time for a Free Hit, if you've got one left.
Got Booster Cards left?
Wildcard: unlimited free transfers for a matchweek, and the changes stay.
Free Hit: unlimited changes for one matchweek, then your squad goes back to how it was.
You don't need one in MW6, as you get unlimited free transfers at the start of every new leg anyway.
Check the game for deadline times. Fixtures can change if matches are postponed.
Upcoming updates and improvements
- Go straight to your leagues from My Team
- Match days shown on the pitch view, so it's easier to plan your matchday changes
View your squad by:
- Next opponent and match day, colour-coded
- Price
- Opta Player Rating
- Ownership
- Average points
- Clearer Fixture Difficulty Ratings, with a new design and key
- Opta Player Ratings in the game
- Rankings next to player stats, so you can see how a player compares with everyone else
- Every performance from the season, in detail, on the player card
- A much more detailed Stats section, with more to follow
A note from us
Thank you for playing, and for taking the time to tell us what you think.
Leg One wasn't perfect. Some data was slower than we'd like, and some rules weren't as clear as they should be. We hear you, and we're working on it.
This game will keep getting better, and every bit of feedback helps. Together, we'll make it the best and most fun fantasy game in women's football, and help make women's football bigger and better for everyone.
See you in Leg Two.The Fantasy team at WSL Football