Fantasy Premier League postponed: How the coronavirus outbreak will affect the FPL

The Premier League has been postponed until April 30 throwing the FPL season into disarray (Getty Images)

Let's be honest, there are more important things in life than Fantasy Premier League.

That being said weekends won't be the same with the Premier League season coming to a shuddering halt last week, Saturdays a little less brighter without nudge updates informing you that John Lundstram has shown his worth yet again and claimed a clean sheet.

Though we're sure the FPL is pretty low down your list of priorities at the moment, many managers will no doubt be curious about how the season will resolve itself with mini-leagues up and down the country hanging in uncertainty.

Here's everything you need to know about how coronavirus will impact the FPL season.

When are Gameweek deadlines?

Despite the postponement of Premier League fixtures Fantasy Premier League transfer deadlines remain in place.

That means that the Gameweek 30 deadline expired on Saturday 14 March at 11.30am. The Gameweek 31 transfer deadline will remain 20 March at 7pm.

Any activity managers undertake ahead of each deadline will apply to that Gameweek.

What will happen to the postponed fixtures?

It is the Premier League’s intention to reschedule the postponed fixtures when it is safe to do so.

Points scored in these fixtures will apply to the Gameweek in which the fixtures are played and not to Gameweek 30 or Gameweek 31.

Given all fixtures have been postponed for Gameweeks 30 and 31, managers will earn zero points for their players.

For managers who took a points hit for transfers, their Gameweek scores will reflect the points they lost.

What happens to transfers, wildcards and chips?

Any transfers made, or wildcards or chips played in a Gameweek where all the fixtures are postponed will not be reinstated, according to premierleague.com.

Managers can cancel any Triple Captain or Bench Boost chips they have played ahead of a Gameweek deadline.

This does not apply to transfers they have made, or Wildcards or Free Hit chips played.