Ever since Ivan Toney’s exit from Brentford’s lineup—first due to his ban last season, then his move to Saudi Arabia—Yoane Wissa has stepped up as the primary striker for the Bees. Wissa alongside Frenchman Bryan Mbeumo have been the men leading the line for Thomas Frank.
Last season Wissa netted 12 times and bagged 3 assists in 34 games in the Premier League, solidifying himself as a dependable forward for Brentford.
He’s gotten off to a flying start this season already scoring 5 times in 6 games, and is projected to go way past his previous season’s tally of 12.
These solid returns, apart from making him a mainstay of the Brentford lineup have also made him a highly valuable FPL asset- priced cheap at 5.9m.
Those who invested in him from the start of the season would be reaping benefits, especially since he scored on his return to the League after being out due to an ankle injury.
However, a recent goal of his that went uncounted in FPL has raised questions, leaving many new FPL managers curious about how scoring rules are applied.
On Saturday, Brentford defeated Ipswich at home in a thrilling 4-3 scoreline that saw 2 goals each from Mbeumo and Wissa.
But Wissa’s second goal in the win had initially gone down as a Harry Clarke own goal- leading to one of those inglorious weeks for the defender who was later sent off.
It was only after the game that the Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Appeals Panel determined that the goal should be credited to Wissa.
So it would only be right to assume that Wissa owners would at least get the additional 4 points a forward usually gets for scoring a goal.
But no, Wissa’s Fantasy Premier League (FPL) owners, all 310,000 of them, won’t see the additional points for the goal.
Gameweek 9 closed once points were finalised on Sunday 27 October, roughly an hour after the Arsenal v Liverpool match. The decision to award Wissa the goal didn’t come until Tuesday 29 October. So what does the official FPL rule say?
“For the avoidance of doubt, points awarded in-game are subject to change up until one hour after the final whistle of the last match of the Gameweek. Once the points have all been updated on that day, no further adjustments to points will be made unless under extraordinary circumstances.”
It’s difficult to understand why this rule still exists, as if goals can be accredited at a later date, the same can be done with FPL points- atleast until the next Gameweek begins.
Fans were unhappy, but some of the older players of the game will know this isn’t the first time something like this has happened- in 2023 Solly March found himself in a similar situation in Leeds’ 2-2 draw with Brighton.
The goal was awarded to March a few days after the game, but FPL didn’t award March owners any points.
This very rule has been a point of debate in the FPL community on multiple occasions now, but it seems as if FPL won’t budge in terms of altering it any time soon.