Here’s a list of common Fantasy Premier League (FPL) abbreviations that both new and experienced players should be familiar with:
- FPL – Fantasy Premier League
- GW – Gameweek
- TC – Triple Captain (chip)
- BB – Bench Boost (chip)
- FH – Free Hit (chip)
- WC – Wildcard (chip)
- BPS – Bonus Points System
- CS – Clean Sheet
- G – Goal
- A – Assist
- OG – Own Goal
- PS – Penalty Save
- PM – Penalty Missed
- TSB or %TS – Teams Selected By (the percentage of FPL teams that own a particular player)
- ICT – Influence, Creativity, Threat (index)
- xG – Expected Goals
- xA – Expected Assists
- PPI – Player Performance Index
- TV – Team Value
- SV – Selling Value
- PPG – Points Per Game
- PPM – Points Per Match
- ROI or VAPM – Return on Investment or Value Added Per Million
- DGW – Double Gameweek
- BGW – Blank Gameweek
- AVG – Average (usually referring to points)
- CAP – Captain
- VC – Vice-Captain
- KDB – Kevin De Bruyne (commonly used as an example for player abbreviations)
- VAR – Video Assistant Referee
- FDR – Fixture Difficulty Rating
- FT – Free Transfer
- H2H – Head-to-Head (a type of FPL league)
- ML – Mini-League
- OR – Overall Rank
- EO – Effective Ownership (percentage of ownership factoring in captaincies)
- TA – Transfer Activity
- RMT – Rate My Team
- ITB – In The Bank (remaining budget)
- GKP – Goalkeeper
- DEF – Defender
- MID – Midfielder
- FWD – Forward
- Pts – Points
- AP – Appearance Points
- Auto Sub – Automatic Substitution
- Yel – Yellow Card
- Red – Red Card
- PPW – Points Per Week
- TP – Total Points
- MP – Minutes Played
- BP – Bonus Points
- TPP – Total Points Potential (taking into account team value and future fixtures)
These abbreviations are commonly used in discussions about FPL strategies, player selections, and during the analysis of past and upcoming Game Weeks.
Being familiar with them can help players communicate more effectively in the FPL community.
