Tools & Guides
Make this week's decision, plan the weeks ahead, or get everything you need to run a Premier League knockout league of your own.
Start with the complete Premier League last man standing guide, then dig into the specifics below.
Use the live data
Tools
Updated every gameweek
Who to pick this gameweek
Live rankings based on form, home advantage, opponent strength and the rule your league uses.
See this week's picks →Survivor planner
Map several gameweeks ahead, avoid using the same club twice and save stronger teams for harder rounds.
Plan your run →Premier League fixtures
Every gameweek, kick-off time and result in one clean view built for survivor decisions.
View fixtures →Premier League team guides
All twenty clubs rated by recent form, home and away record, squad news and upcoming fixtures.
Browse the clubs →
Set up and run the competition
Host resources
How to start a last man standing league
Six decisions and five minutes: the survival rule, the deadline, the buy-in and the invite.
Read article →Host kit: message templates
Copy-and-paste house rules, WhatsApp invite, deadline nudge, payment chase and results post.
Read article →Office & pub last man standing
Running a knockout at work or in your local: fees, rules to agree up front and keeping people involved.
Read article →Hosting a league: rules, fees and wildcards
A host's guide to buy-ins, prize splits, rebuys, wildcards and keeping everyone paid up.
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Make smarter picks
Strategy guides
How to play EPL Knockout
The beginner's walkthrough: picks, deadlines, eliminations and how a season plays out.
Read article →Survivor strategy: 10 rules that keep you alive
The core principles behind every long survivor run, from banking home games to avoiding the crowd.
Read article →Fixture planning & saving your big clubs
How to map the season three gameweeks ahead so you never run out of usable teams.
Read article →7 mistakes that get players knocked out early
The traps that end most seasons before Christmas — and how to sidestep each one.
Read article →Gameweek difficulty calendar
The weekends where nothing looks safe — European nights, derbies, the festive pile-up and the run-in.
Read article →Promoted teams: when to pick them
Why Championship form flatters newly promoted clubs, and the rare weeks they're worth backing.
Read article →Injuries, suspensions & team news
Which absences actually change a survivor pick, and when to check before the deadline.
Read article →Last man standing glossary
Bank, joker, rebuy, rollover, dead rubber — every survivor term explained in a sentence.
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Formats around the world
Survivor pool articles
Survivor pool vs last man standing
The same format under different names — which rule set gives the best Premier League season.
Read article →Soccer survivor pool (Premier League)
The NFL survivor pool, played on the Premier League — rules, differences and how to start one.
Read article →NFL offseason? Run your office pool on soccer
The Premier League runs August to May — keep your office survivor pool playing all year.
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Follow the season
Gameweek reviews
Gameweek reviews
A fresh write-up after every Premier League round: all the results, the shocks, and which clubs knocked survivor players out.
Read the latest review →
Where to start, depending on what you need
Never played before? Read how to play first. The rules take thirty seconds to learn — one Premier League team per gameweek, a win or a draw keeps you in, a defeat knocks you out, and you can never use the same club twice — but the no-repeats rule is what turns a simple game into a season-long planning problem.
Already in a league and want to last longer? Go to the strategy and fixture planning guides. Between them they cover the two habits that decide most seasons: spending your strongest clubs on the weeks you actually need them, and mapping the double gameweeks and congested fixture blocks before they arrive.
Setting up a league for your office, pub or group chat? The hosting guide covers buy-ins, deadlines, missed picks, rebuys and how to keep everyone paid and honest, while the office and pub leagues guide covers the social side of running one.
Just want an answer for this weekend? The who to pick page updates every gameweek with live rankings, and the team guides break down all twenty clubs on how often they avoid defeat.
New to the format? Start with the full last man standing rules — draws, postponements, missed picks, deadlines and tie-breaks, all in one place.