Retro Fantasy Football

2021/22 Premier League fantasy football

Replay the 2021/22 Premier League as an old school fantasy football manager. Build a £100m squad from that season's 356 real players across 20 clubs, then play all 38 gameweeks and see how many points your 2021/22 XI can rack up. Mohamed Salah is the season's most expensive pick at £12.5m.

Draft a squad from 2021/22

The 2021/22 title race

Manchester City won the 2021/22 title with 93 points, 1 point clear of Liverpool. They won 29, drew 6 and lost 3 of their 38 games, scoring 99 and conceding 26. Burnley, Watford and Norwich were relegated. Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min shared the scoring honours with 23 league goals.

2021/22 Premier League final table

#ClubPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Manchester City3829639926+7393
2Liverpool3828829426+6892
3Chelsea38211167633+4374
4Tottenham Hotspur38225116940+2971
5Arsenal38223136148+1369
6Manchester United381610125757058
7West Ham38168146051+956
8Leicester381410146259+352
9Brighton381215114244-251
10Wolves38156173843-551
11Newcastle381310154462-1849
12Crystal Palace381115125046+448
13Brentford38137184856-846
14Aston Villa38136195254-245
15Southampton38913164367-2440
16Everton38116214366-2339
17Leeds38911184279-3738
18Burnley38714173453-1935
19Watford3865273477-4323
20Norwich3857262384-6122

The bottom three were relegated. In the game, every result behind this table plays out as it really happened.

2021/22 top scorers

PlayerGoalsAssistsOur price
Mohamed SalahLiverpool2314£12.5m
Son Heung-minTottenham Hotspur2310£10.5m
Cristiano RonaldoManchester United183£12.5m
Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur1711£12.5m
Sadio ManéLiverpool165£12.0m
Jamie VardyLeicester153£11.0m
Kevin De BruyneManchester City158£12.0m
Diogo JotaLiverpool157£8.5m
Wilfried ZahaCrystal Palace142£8.0m
Raheem SterlingManchester City137£11.5m

2021/22 assist leaders

PlayerAssistsGoalsOur price
Jarrod BowenWest Ham1712£7.5m
Mohamed SalahLiverpool1423£12.5m
Harvey BarnesLeicester126£8.0m
Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool122£7.5m
Mason MountChelsea1111£8.5m
James MaddisonLeicester1112£8.0m
Andrew RobertsonLiverpool113£7.0m
João CanceloManchester City111£6.5m
Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur1117£12.5m
Michail AntonioWest Ham1010£8.5m

League goals and assists only. Players who moved clubs mid-season are listed under the club they played most for.

Top real FPL scorers in 2021/22

The players who scored the most points in the real Fantasy Premier League game that season.

PlayerFPL ptsGoalsAssistsOur price
Mohamed SalahMidfielder · Liverpool2652314£12.5m
Son Heung-minMidfielder · Tottenham Hotspur2582310£10.5m
Trent Alexander-ArnoldDefender · Liverpool208212£7.5m
Jarrod BowenMidfielder · West Ham2061217£7.5m
João CanceloDefender · Manchester City201111£6.5m
Kevin De BruyneMidfielder · Manchester City196158£12.0m
Harry KaneForward · Tottenham Hotspur1921711£12.5m
Andrew RobertsonDefender · Liverpool186311£7.0m
Sadio ManéMidfielder · Liverpool183165£12.0m
Virgil van DijkDefender · Liverpool18333£6.5m

Most owned FPL players in 2021/22

Ownership in the real Fantasy Premier League game, as it stood at the end of the season.

  1. João CanceloDefender · Manchester City · £6.5m in our game41.4%
  2. Mohamed SalahMidfielder · Liverpool · £12.5m in our game41.0%
  3. Trent Alexander-ArnoldDefender · Liverpool · £7.5m in our game37.9%
  4. Son Heung-minMidfielder · Tottenham Hotspur · £10.5m in our game35.6%
  5. Bukayo SakaMidfielder · Arsenal · £7.5m in our game28.8%
  6. Michail AntonioForward · West Ham · £8.5m in our game24.3%
  7. Harry KaneForward · Tottenham Hotspur · £12.5m in our game23.4%
  8. Mason MountMidfielder · Chelsea · £8.5m in our game21.9%
  9. Emmanuel DennisForward · Watford · £5.5m in our game20.0%
  10. Ben FosterGoalkeeper · Watford · £4.0m in our game19.7%

2021/22 best-value XI

A 5-4-1 that costs £71.5m at our prices, leaving room on a £100m budget for four substitutes.

PlayerPriceFPL ptsPer £1m
Aaron RamsdaleGoalkeeper · Arsenal£5.0m13527.0
João CanceloDefender · Manchester City£6.5m20130.9
Joel MatipDefender · Liverpool£5.5m17030.9
Virgil van DijkDefender · Liverpool£6.5m18328.2
Trent Alexander-ArnoldDefender · Liverpool£7.5m20827.7
Conor CoadyDefender · Wolves£5.0m13827.6
Jarrod BowenMidfielder · West Ham£7.5m20627.5
Son Heung-minMidfielder · Tottenham Hotspur£10.5m25824.6
Jacob RamseyMidfielder · Aston Villa£4.5m10924.2
Bukayo SakaMidfielder · Arsenal£7.5m17923.9
Emmanuel DennisForward · Watford£5.5m13424.4

The best return on our prices: real Fantasy Premier League points per £1m, for players with at least 1,710 league minutes (half a season), in the strongest legal formation with no more than three players from one club.

Most expensive players by position

The premium picks a £100m budget forces you to choose between in 2021/22.

Goalkeepers

  1. AlissonLiverpool · 0 goals, 1 assist£6.5m
  2. Edouard MendyChelsea · 0 goals, 0 assists£6.5m
  3. EdersonManchester City · 0 goals, 0 assists£6.5m

Defenders

  1. Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool · 2 goals, 12 assists£7.5m
  2. Andrew RobertsonLiverpool · 3 goals, 11 assists£7.0m
  3. João CanceloManchester City · 1 goal, 11 assists£6.5m

Midfielders

  1. Mohamed SalahLiverpool · 23 goals, 14 assists£12.5m
  2. Kevin De BruyneManchester City · 15 goals, 8 assists£12.0m
  3. Sadio ManéLiverpool · 16 goals, 5 assists£12.0m

Forwards

  1. Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur · 17 goals, 11 assists£12.5m
  2. Cristiano RonaldoManchester United · 18 goals, 3 assists£12.5m
  3. Romelu LukakuChelsea · 8 goals, 1 assist£12.0m

2021/22 on Retro Fantasy Football

107 managers have finished a 2021/22 season on our leaderboard (as of October 2026). The best scores so far:

  1. 2,119 pts
  2. 2,112 pts
  3. 2,079 pts
  4. 2,075 pts
  5. 2,070 pts

Points follow our scoring rules. Think you can beat them?

Draft a squad from 2021/22