How Autosubs Work at FPL.fun (and Why They're Instant)

One of the most frustrating things in Fantasy Premier League?
Waiting hours (or even days) to see if your autosub came on.

Did your defender get replaced by that 2-point midfielder?
Did your goalkeeper with 9 points stay on the bench?
Did your starter actually play… or just warm up and wave?

With FPL.fun, you don’t have to guess.
We apply autosubs instantly — live — and show how they affect your league standings.

💡 How autosubs work (the official way)

Official FPL applies autosubs after the Gameweek ends — sometimes after midnight UK time. The logic:

• Players who didn’t play at all get replaced
• Positions must match (you can't have 4 defenders unless a formation allows it)
• Bench order matters

But you don’t know when it happens.
And you definitely don’t see how it affects your league live.

⚡️ What FPL.fun does differently

We track player minutes in real-time.

So the moment it’s confirmed that a player has not played a single minute, we check your bench and trigger the substitution based on official rules — immediately.

No guesswork. No delay.
Just the live truth, in your team and your league standings.

📈 Autosubs impact your mini-league live

At FPL.fun, your bench isn’t just decoration.

Once a player is subbed in:

• Your total points are updated
• Your mini-league position changes
• Your awards chances might shift (for better… or worse)

And it all happens mid-match, if needed.

🙈 Never miss the “I had him on my bench!” moment

Let’s be honest — we’ve all had that moment where your benched defender scores a worldie, and you just hope autosubs save you.

With FPL.fun, that decision is visible to everyone in your league.
No more sneaky 12-pointers appearing later in the week.

It’s fair, it’s fast, and it’s full of banter.

🛠 How we built it

We combine:

• Official minute-by-minute player data
• Your full pick history + bench order
• FPL formation rules

Then we run the same autosub logic as FPL…
Except we don’t make you wait 3 days.

TL;DR

• Autosubs at FPL.fun are live and automatic
• Once a player is confirmed to have 0 minutes, we apply the sub
• League standings update immediately
• No more guessing, no more waiting
• Just pure, live, satisfying autosub chaos