Premier League Draft Game
Build the all-time English top-flight XI — one spin at a time.
NAME YOUR XI →What is the Premier League draft game?
Gaffa XI is a free Premier League draft game where you build your all-time Premier League XI one pick at a time. The wheel spins to land on a real English top-flight club from a specific season — anything from Blackburn 1994/95 to City 2025/26 — and you draft one player from that exact squad. Eleven spins later your XI is named, and you can simulate a full 38-game season to see whether they'd survive the league of legends.
How to play
- Spin. A random English top-flight club + season — e.g. Newcastle 1995/96, Liverpool 2018/19.
- Draft. Pick one player from that squad. They slot into your XI in their strongest position.
- Repeat ×11. Each pick locks a position. No two players from the same club-season.
- Simulate. Play a full 38-game season against the league of legends. Lift the title if you can.
Popular challenges
- ▸ Build a modern-era XI (2016 onwards only)
- ▸ Draft an all-time Premier League XI from every era
- ▸ Win it on Hard Mode with ratings hidden
- ▸ Go a full season unbeaten
- ▸ Pick eleven from one decade — 90s only, 2000s only…
- ▸ Win the league with no Big Six players
What's included
46 English top-flight clubs across every season from 1992/93 to today, 14,500+ player seasons. Every Premier League era is represented — from the early-90s Cantona-Shearer-Bergkamp days through the Invincibles, the Mourinho-Wenger duels, the Class of '92, the City-Liverpool peak years and right up to the current season.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a Premier League draft game?
- A squad-builder for anyone who's ever argued over the greatest English top-flight XI. You spin a wheel, it lands on a real club from a specific season — say Newcastle '95/96 or Liverpool 2018/19 — and you draft one player from that squad. Eleven spins, eleven shirts, your all-time XI.
- Which clubs and seasons are included?
- Every English top-flight club from 1992/93 to today — 46 clubs across 30+ seasons and 14,500+ player seasons. Cantona's United, Henry's Arsenal, Rooney's Everton, Suárez's Liverpool, Haaland's City, plus the Blackburns and Leicesters who nicked a title along the way.
- Can I pick multiple players from the same club?
- From the same club yes, from the same club-season no. If the wheel lands on 2003/04 Arsenal you take one Invincible, and that exact squad is locked. Roll it again in a later season and you can pick another Gunner.
- Do I need to sign up?
- Not to play. Free in any browser, no account needed. Sign in only if you want to save your XIs and climb the leaderboard.
Also play
- ▸ World Cup draft game — same mechanic, every World Cup since 1966.
- ▸ Greatest World Cup XI — eleven shirts, sixty years of World Cup football.
- ▸ Daily World Cup Challenge — cover today's real fixtures with a Premier League XI.
- ▸ Superliga Draft (Dansk) — samme mekanik, danske klubber siden 1991.
- ▸ Leaderboard — the highest-rated XIs ever named.