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Rules of the Golden Boot Game

Please Note

These are the rules for the Golden Boot Game. The rules which govern your participation in the game are covered in our terms and conditions. Please make sure you understand both these rules and the terms and conditions before you register to play the Golden Boot Game.

Team Selection

1. The Premier League season is divided into 39 game weeks. Each week begins at midnight on Friday night and ends at midnight the following Friday night. All times are UK standard times (GMT or BST as appropriate).
2. All weeks 1 to 39 will form the Golden Boot Game.
3. Changes to your team will only take effect at the start of the next game week after they are made. No changes will become active after the start of a game week.
4. You can change any number of strikers for the next game week. Any strikers left unchanged will be carried forward from the previous game week
5. If you make more than one set of team changes during a week the changes will be taken in the order that they were submitted. So the latest team change will be effective at the start of the next game week
6. If you inadvertently end up with the same striker in more than one position, only the higher scoring position will count for scoring purposes. The lower position(s) will effectively be vacant.

Points Scoring

7. Each team will consist of 8 strikers from English Premier League clubs.
8. The strikers of each club are ranked in order: striker 1, striker 2, striker 3 etc. up to striker 8.
9. For each premier league goal scored by a striker in your team that team will score points depending on the players ranking. Striker 1 scores 8 points per goal, striker 2 scores 7 points per goal etc. down to striker 8 who scores 1 point per goal.
10. Only goals scored in English Premier League games will count towards points scoring.
11. Goal scorers will be taken from the BBC Sport web site on the day after each match. Any subsequent revision or re-allocation of goal scorers will NOT be taken into account for the Golden Boot Game.
12. Goals, except own goals, which count in the For & Against columns in the Premier League table will count in the Goalden Boot game. Other goals (e.g. in abandoned matches) will not count towards the game.

Team Rankings

13. Teams will be ranked by the total number of points scored during the period of the game. For the Golden Boot Game this will be Weeks 1 to 39 of the Premier League season.
14. If 2 or more teams are level on points the total number of goals scored by each team will decide the order
15. If there is still a tie the number of 8 point goals scored will decide the order, followed by the number of 7 point goals, the number of 6 point goals, and so on until there is a winner.
16. If both teams have identical records the position will be tied and any prizes for the tied position(s) will be shared
17. A team ranked in a particular position will win the prize (if any) for that position. No exchanges or cash equivalents will be provided for any prize