Best FPL Chip Strategy for The Remainder of The Season (WC + 1/2 FH)

A long break from FPL after the Ups and Downs of the last period was definitely needed to re-arrange the cards and have some sort of mind refreshment. In this FPL Chip Strategy article, we shall be covering different chips strategies and how optimally we trigger our second Wildcard button as well as Freehit(s), Triple Captain and Bench Boost

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FPL Wildcard General Discussion

Generally speaking, Chips strategies are team dependent so the best one is the one which fits YOUR OWN TEAM STRUCTURE

Blank and double Gameweeks, Fixtures swing, Ronaldo or Bruno, Salah or KDB, and other factors making us to think about whether it’s worth changing the infrastructure of our teams at this stage. Generally, Before deciding whether to play your WC chip or not, I need to point to a major issue for some managers which is the ” Blind Following ” & “Catching the Trend“

Remember that you are playing your own game and everyone has his own strategy and short & long term plan so just follow what fits YOUR OWN STRATEGY

Personally, I am activating the WildCard if either there is an injury crisis or the number of transfers  I want exceeds 6 ( In other words: 5 hits or more ). I need everyone reading these lines now to open his bus team for GW24 and ask him/herself Three questions:

1. What are the differences between my current team and my WC team?

2. How long my Wildcard team will last so i don’t need many other transfers soon?

3. Can I just re-structure my current team with minor hits (-4 or -8) to match my WC team?

Second Wildcard Optimal Use

The majority are looking forward to the upcoming doubles and blanks between GW25-30, Salah’s return & how to fit him back, some deadwoods in the team so let’s try to conclude a Wildcard guide but again, remember that the best strategy is the one which fits your own team plans

WC24

In my opinion WC24 Cons are more than its Pros. GW24 wildcarders are most probably looking for the near upsides by attacking the upcoming doubles & even good single fixtures as well as activating their Bench Boost by GW26 which means they will miss LIV Triple Captaincy

I can’t disagree that WC24 has good potential, but My Real problem with WC24 is the near negative implications Most of GW24 Wildcarders will be targeting MUN,BHA,AVL who will be having a bad fixture swing starting from GW 28-29, as well as LIV & ARS whom are blanking in GW27

Another factor which is blocking me to consider WC24 is the near great fixture swing in GW28 for other teams like Chelsea, Wolves, Saints and Arsenal which would definitely push you to ditch the players whome you just got them in Gameweek 24 and their fixtures turn bad after

Something else I have considered as a blocking point to WC24 is the huge gap until GW36 which is known to be the biggest double gameweek when the majority will activate their Bench Boost chip

WC28

Two factors made Wildcarding in 28 so tempting:

First : The Round 5 FA Cup ties showed that BGW30 is now expected to have only 3 fixtures if the favorites like Liverpool, Man City, Spurs and other PL win their matches which is very likely to happen

Three fixtures is not appealing for FH in my opinion specially for those who have only one Freehit So, you can just target some GW30 players in your WC28 and navigate to Gameweek30 while saving the FH for later (Maybe for DGW33)

Second is the shifting from Bad fixtures for some teams like MUN and AVL to good fixtures swing for some teams like CHE, WOL, LEE & SOU

My concern about WC28 is that we will need more effort between GW31-35 to have the desired team for DGW36 when we can use our Bench Boost By that being said, dead ending to BGW27 and Wildcarding in 28 is a strongly considered strategy.

WC31-35

Personally, I prefer playing the WC after GW30 when we will have multiple double gameweeks in 33,36 and 37

WC35 followed by BB36 which is expected to be the biggest Double gameweek this season is my current plan and the best route in my opinion

Wildcard Draft

If you decided to go early with your wildcard, below is my suggested draft

Note: Bruno will be Salah in GW26

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Freehit

Due to the COVID postponements, Official FPL provided us an extra FH chip to facilitate the navigation and help FPL managers to deal with the abnormal covid situation and the mess that happened to the majority due to these postponements and ruining our short and long term strategies

With that being said, Let’s discuss when we can optimally use our free hit chips and make the best use of them either you have one or two

Free Hit in FPL GW26

FH26 floated on the surface (Specially for those having two freehits in the hands) after we got the announcement of Eight teams are having a double gameweek in 26

RApart from Liverpool (NOR+LEE) and Arsenal (BRE+WOL), I can’t see it worthy to use the chip in this gameweek

Free Hit in FPL GW27

Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Leicester are all blanking in Gameweek27 due to the EFL cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea so FH27 is an option for Managers who are loaded with players from those teams

In my opinion, Freehitting in GW27 is not worthy unless you have 5 or more players from the above teams. FH27 is also can be considered if you can navigate to BGW30 without using one of your Freehits

Free Hit in FPL GW30

Gameweek30 is expected to be the biggest blank week this season . Following The FA cup Round5 draw happened today which came good to the Premier league teams so if the favorites like Liverpool , Man City , Spurs …etc win as expected then we can have only 3 fixtures in GW30 :

– Aston Villa vs Arsenal

– Wolves vs Leeda

– Burnley vs Southampton [ If Westham beats Southampton in FA Cup R5 ]

If that’s the case, I won’t consider FreeHitting in GW30 as a tempting option

Free hit in FPL GW33

GW33 is expected to be a double & blank gameweek yet we don’t have any clear image about the nature of the fixtures

Beside the two FreeHits owners, Those also who have only one FreeHit could still use it in DGW33 if they managed to navigate to BGW30 without using the their chip

Further Read: Popular Player Comparisons Ahead of FPL GW24/25 ~ Robbo vs Jota, Digne vs Cucurella vs Tierney

Triple Captain

The Triple Captain chip is probably used in one of the mini double gameweeks.

DGW26 fixtures are officially announced and we all see Liverpool will have NOR(H) + LEE(H) so no need to talk to much as It s pretty obvious that the Triple Captaincy will be locked on Salah

Further Read: FPL GW24 Wildcard Attraction —Strategy, Planning, and Thoughts

Bench Boost

Generally, the optimal usage of the Bench Boost chip comes after activating the wildcard when you have set up the team properly and targeted the best Single and double game week players

BB36 seems optimal for me since DGW36 is expected to be the largest while BB26 is an option but for Only for those who have the balls to go without triple captaining Salah as we will have amazing single gameweek fixtures which might be compensating Salah’s TC points

Conclusion on the best FPL Chip Strategy

You can find my recommended FPL Chip Strategy below.

Further Reads from ALLABOUTFPL Ahead of FPL Gameweek 24:

Popular Player Comparisons Ahead of FPL GW24/25 ~ Robbo vs Jota, Digne vs Cucurella vs Tierney
FPL GW24 Wildcard Attraction —Strategy, Planning, and Thoughts
FPL GW24 | Premium FPL Assets Rotational Planner
FPL GW24 Scouting Report: Edouard, Olise, Kulusevski & Bentancur
FPL GW24 Wildcard- Planning ahead, Chip Strategy and Draft
FPL Double Gameweek Announcements Tracker & Fixtures to Target
New Premier League Signings and Why They Should be in Your FPL Team
What to Expect from Frank Lampard at Everton? | Tactical Analysis
Best Budget Players for FPL GW24 and beyond | Salah Enablers
FPL GW24 Ultimate Guide: Announcements, Tips, Differentials, Wildcard Drafts, Captaincy
FPL GW23 Fixture Wise Review & Key Stats That Caught Our Eye
What is FPL CUP? What are the rules? How to win the 2021/22 FPL CUP?

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