2 February 2026
Can AI learn when to transfer?
How a reinforcement-learning agent treats FPL as a sequence of squad-specific decisions.
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Research
Research on Fantasy Premier League, retold with clear language and original visualizations.
2 February 2026
23 August 2025
Ask the FPL database anything
How SportSQL translates natural-language football questions into queries and charts over live FPL data.
21 July 2025
The best team is not the best strategy
Why season-long FPL optimization must account for transfers, captaincy, prices, and future choices.
4 May 2025
Simple models, optimized teams
A visual reading of FPL forecasting, Monte Carlo simulation, captaincy, and integer optimization.
5 November 2024
Evolving an FPL squad
How a genetic algorithm searches the huge space of legal Fantasy Premier League squads.
17 April 2022
How much recent form matters
A visual reading of recent form, time windows, and convolutional prediction in FPL.
2 September 2020
Identification of skill in an online game
A visual reading of the research on skill, luck, and decision-making in Fantasy Premier League.
16 December 2019
Can the crowd predict FPL?
How one FPL model combined player data, betting markets, fixtures, and public opinion.
19 September 2019
Forecast first. Select second.
A visual explanation of time-series forecasting, ensembles, and constrained FPL squad selection.
22 July 2012
Can an AI beat 2.5 million managers?
How a Bayesian FPL agent used uncertainty and long-term planning to compete with 2.5 million human managers.