Manage a Premier League club — free in your browser
Take any of the 20 clubs in Premier League through a full season — squads, transfers, contracts and cups, 538 players deep. Free in your browser, nothing to install.
20 clubs · 538 players · average rating 76.2 · average age 25.3. The strongest squad on paper is Liverpool, and the highest-rated player in the division is M. Salah (91) of Liverpool.
Every Premier League club you can take over
Squad strength is the average rating of a club's best eleven — it shows who starts as favourites, and who you would be taking on as a rebuild.
| Club | Code | Squad | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | LIV | 28 | 86.9 |
| Manchester City | MAC | 26 | 85.8 |
| Arsenal | ARS | 24 | 85.7 |
| Newcastle United | NEU | 28 | 82.4 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | TOH | 29 | 82.1 |
| Aston Villa | ASV | 24 | 81.9 |
| Chelsea | CHE | 30 | 81.8 |
| Manchester United | MAU | 26 | 81.5 |
| Nottingham Forest | NOF | 28 | 80.8 |
| Crystal Palace | CRP | 26 | 79.7 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | BRA | 26 | 79.1 |
| AFC Bournemouth | BOB | 27 | 78.9 |
| Everton | EVE | 24 | 78.8 |
| Fulham FC | FUF | 24 | 78.7 |
| West Ham United | WEU | 26 | 78.5 |
| Sunderland | SUN | 30 | 77.7 |
| Brentford | BRE | 30 | 77.7 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | WOW | 26 | 77.5 |
| Leeds United | LEU | 26 | 76.9 |
| Burnley | BUR | 30 | 76.3 |
The best players in Premier League
The players you will be building around — or trying to prise away from a rival. Ratings are BALLKNW's own stylised approximations for gameplay balance, not official figures from any ratings provider.
| Player | Club | Position | Age | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Salah | Liverpool | Midfielder | 33 | 91 |
| V. van Dijk | Liverpool | Defender | 33 | 90 |
| Rodri | Manchester City | Midfielder | 29 | 90 |
| E. Haaland | Manchester City | Forward | 24 | 90 |
| F. Wirtz | Liverpool | Midfielder | 22 | 89 |
| Alisson | Liverpool | Goalkeeper | 32 | 89 |
| G. Donnarumma | Manchester City | Goalkeeper | 26 | 89 |
| A. Isak | Liverpool | Forward | 25 | 88 |
Premier League wonderkids worth signing early
The under-21s with the widest gap between what they are now and what they could become. Buy early, or watch a rival do it.
| Player | Club | Age | Now | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estêvão | Chelsea | 18 | 78 | 89 |
| J. Hato | Chelsea | 19 | 78 | 89 |
| R. Ngumoha | Liverpool | 16 | 68 | 88 |
| R. Cherki | Manchester City | 21 | 81 | 88 |
| E. Nwaneri | Arsenal | 18 | 76 | 87 |
| L. Bergvall | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 77 | 87 |
Where Premier League players come from
Only 29% of players are from England. With 65 nationalities in the division this is one of the game's genuinely international leagues, and your scouting net can start anywhere.
| Nation | Players | Share of division |
|---|---|---|
| England | 155 | 28.8% |
| France | 40 | 7.4% |
| Netherlands | 35 | 6.5% |
| Brazil | 31 | 5.8% |
| Spain | 21 | 3.9% |
What Premier League is like to manage in
The average age across the division is 25.3, which puts it mid-table for experience: a few veterans to move on, a core with years left. A 10.6-point spread between the best and worst first elevens leaves room for a mid-table side to gatecrash the top four. Look for the 110 under-21s who have not finished developing — the squads span 65 nations, so the pool is wider than the league's size suggests.
The board sets a finishing position, and the rest is yours: tactics, selection, the transfer window, contracts, the academy and the cups. Miss the target badly enough and you are sacked. Your save lives in your own browser, with nothing to install and nobody to sign up to.
Common questions
Can I manage a Premier League club for free?
Yes. All 20 Premier League clubs are playable in Gaffa at no cost — there is no download, no account and no paid tier. Pick a club, set your tactics, work the transfer market and simulate the season in your browser.
Which Premier League clubs are in the game?
Every club in the division: Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and 14 more. Each carries a full squad, so Premier League has 538 players in total.
Do I need an account to save my Premier League season?
None needed. The season is stored locally in the browser you played it in, so returning on the same device carries on where you stopped.
Take a Premier League club to the top
Free, in your browser, nothing to install. Pick your club and start the season.
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