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FPL has reached its peak – here’s why fans are done with the game

Published 11:23 14 May 2026 BST

Updated 11:34 14 May 2026 BST

Jacob Entwhistle
FPL has reached its peak – here’s why fans are done with the game

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If it isn't broke, don't fix it!

Fantasy Premier League is part of the culture. It's a weekly ritual. Tweaking your team before match-days, choosing your skipper, a league with all your mates, and then seeing that one player on X that somehow triple-captained the Brentford left-back that somehow got a hat-trick. But this year, it may be falling off from its peak.

So what actually changed?

  • New Platforms - The League introduced a rebuilt app and website experience.
  • AI Layer - The Premier League companion.
  • Rule and UX Shifts - A rush towards a more "personalised" journey, with day-to-day tasks becoming slower.

And what are the fans saying in threads?

  • Slow user experience - "What used to take seconds now takes ten clicks."
    • "Logged out again. Sometimes it's a blank screen."
    • "Main stats are harder to find. Prefer the old layout."
    • "Crashed during the draft. Lost everything."

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