Dream Team 2024/25: Gameweeks, Deadlines & Transfers explained
GAMEWEEKS and transfers are two huge aspects of Dream Team’s season fantasy game.
Here’s everything you need to know about both subjects ahead of the 2024/25 season.
GAMEWEEKS
Gameweeks make up the framework of the campaign with each one acting as a scoring period.
You will need to make sure your team is set up for the upcoming Gameweek prior to the deadline, which typically falls 90 minutes before the first fixture (usually Friday night or Saturday lunchtime).
However, please be aware that the first deadline of the season is 8pm on August 16th, when Manchester United v Fulham kicks off to get the new Premier League campaign underway.
Prior to each deadline, you will need to confirm any transfers you wish to make, select your captain (and vice captain), and activate any Boosters you want to play.
Any changes made after the deadline won’t go through until the following Gameweek.
It will often be the case that some teams have more fixtures to fulfil than others in a given Gameweek.
For example, 13 top-flight clubs will feature in the second round of the Carabao Cup during midweek in Gameweek 2 – all these clubs will therefore have two games in GW2 while Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea will only play once.
Soon after, the European competitions will get underway, ensuring plenty of double Gameweeks for the top clubs.
More fixtures equals more point-scoring opportunities and so it’s generally wise to tailor your team to the schedule and target these double Gameweeks.
The upcoming Gameweek deadline is displayed in app and on site and the fixtures for each Gameweek can be viewed in the Match Centre.
TRANSFERS
Once the season is underway, you will need to make transfers to react to the unfolding drama.
Whether’s it’s ditching injured/suspended players or replacing under-performing flops with in-form gems, transfers should help keep your team in tip-top condition.
Prior to the start of the season, you can make as many transfers as you like as you experiment with various combinations, formations, etc.
Once the action begins, you will have two transfers available per Gameweek.
If you decide not to make a transfer (which can be a wise decision) then one transfer will rollover to the following Gameweek.
After that, you can rollover another transfer but four is the maximum.
Please be aware that rollover only occurs if you don’t make any transfers at all – for example, if you have two available transfers and only use one, you will have a total of two transfers available the following Gameweek, not three.
You can reverse transfers any time before the deadline.
Say you replace Alexander Isak (£5m) with Ollie Watkins (£6m) on Wednesday night but later find out the Aston Villa forward is a major doubt for the weekend, you can reverse the transfer on Friday afternoon and either stick by the Newcastle man or seek an alternative replacement prior.
We’ll be on hand every week with transfer suggestions as well as other tips and stats that should inform your strategy throughout the season.
For more information of Gameweeks and transfers, please see the Game Rules.