Team admins run each fixture through a simple ordered checklist, so nothing gets recorded out of sequence:
- Choose the squad. Pick from your available players. Everyone's availability response (see Responding to an availability request) shows alongside the list as helpful context, though the final call is yours.
- Set the line-up. Assign starters and subs and place the formation on the pitch view.
- Record the result. Enter the final score once the match has been played.
- Add player stats. Goals, assists, and your Man of the Match pick (see Clean sheets and MOTM) for exactly who was involved.
Each step stays editable afterwards if you need to correct something, and later steps only unlock once the ones before them are done. You can't record a result before the squad's set, for instance. Nothing here is destructive: going back to fix an earlier step doesn't wipe out work you've already done further along.