Operation Sports and EA Sports are teaming up for a weekly giveaway of signed Barclays Premier League shirts! That’s right, footie fans, every week, from now until the end of the Premier League season, we are giving one lucky winner a signed jersey from a BPL club, courtesy of The EA Sports Official Sports Technology Partnership with The Premier League.

How do you win said shirts, you ask? Read on.

First, get posting here on Operation Sports. Only members with 10 posts or more are qualified to enter.

Next, check out the EA Sports Player Performance Index and how it works. Study it thoroughly, and then do it again. Ready? Good.

Because every week we will offer up three players from the index for you to choose from, and your goal is to pick the player who gains the most points for that week in the PPI (or, in rare cases, who loses the least points). Those who picked the winner will be entered into a random draw to see who gets the signed shirt.

That’s all there is to it, really, so get your crystal ball out and get ready to make your picks!

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Week Three of our EA Sports Player Performance Index contest, and this time, it’s the men between the sticks:

                Brad Friedel (Tottenham)

Tim Howard (Everton)

Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal)

It will be interesting to see how the patriotic vote splits between Friedel and Howard. Remember, this round consists of two games, so plan accordingly. While Spurs’ matchups look favorable against Norwich and Sunderland, they do play twice in three days, and Sunderland under Martin O’Neill looks a rejuvenated force—just ask Bobby Mancini. Interestingly, it’s exactly the same opponents—just reversed, of course—for Tim Howard’s Toffees, and they also play twice in three days. Arsenal and Szczesny (a friendly reminder that the copy and paste tool is your best friend), meanwhile, have their highly anticipated clash against City, as well as a game against Wolves. If the matchup against City gives you pause in choosing him, remember that the Szczesny and the Gunners gets an extra day’s rest compared to Howard and Friedel.

Again, unlike other weeks, this round consists of two matches, and doesn’t end until Wednesday, April 11. Good luck!

FAQs:

What if I post my pick, and then change my mind before the submission window closes?

Sure, change your mind (but please, don’t go overboard). We will go with your last submitted player as your official pick, as long as you got it in before the deadline for that week, of course.

When is the weekly window, and when will I know if I won?

Good question. It depends on that particular round of matches. Premier League rounds usually start Saturdays and end Mondays. The winner will be drawn after the PPI is updated, which is after the last fixture of that round is played.

The weekly window will start late Tuesday or early Wednesday, when we post the three players for the following round of matches, and you will have until 12:01am Saturday (EDT) to get your picks in.

There is an exceptions to this, on the Round of Matches starting April 6 and April 9. This “weekend” that starts on Friday and ends on Wednesday are actually two back to back rounds of matches, but we will be combining the two since it’s just too complicated to make picks for two different rounds simultaneously.

What if the player I picked gets injured, or doesn’t play?

If a player gets hurt at the last minute, unfortunately there’s nothing we can do about that. Same with club managers’ selection policy, though the players we offer up for selection are normally in the starting XI. If a player gets hurt, say, a day before the window closes for that week, then yes, we will nominate somebody new, and you may enter your pick again.

What if two (or all three) players gain the same amount of points?

Then everybody who picked those two (or three) players gets entered into the draw.

Here are a couple of images, showing off the jerseys to be won. Good luck!