FPL GW3 Wildcard Team & Drafts to Consider | Wildcard Guide

It’s just two weeks into the season, but here we are considering whether to Wildcard or not. This season with unlimited transfers available after GW16 due to the World Cup break, an early Wildcard isn’t bad actually this time around. We are definitely not recommending to Wildcard in FPL GW3 but there is no right or wrong in FPL. This blog is for managers who are keen on Wildcarding in GW3. In this article, we will look at the best Wildcard drafts to consider ahead of FPL GW3.

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FPL GW3 Wildcard Draft

Pros of playing Wildcard in FPL GW3:

  • Easy route to must-own players like Salah and Haaland if you haven’t got them in GW1 and got behind due to price changes.
  • Go to the Team structure which you want without multiple hits.
  • Take advantage of spotting Differentials if you have already spotted them. Some players might be Differentials now, but highly owned around GW6.
  • Offload players from Newcastle and Villa who have a tough fixture run in the next few weeks.

Cons of Playing Wildcard in FPL GW3:

  • Might not be more than 5 players changing from your current squad and Wildcard draft.
  • Nunez suspension
  • Might need Wildcard little later when we get more injuries/suspensions.
  • Pre-mature strategy with not much of sample space and data. Some teams will take time to settle down and a few change in tactics could change their fortunes.
  • Uncertainty around the fitness of players like Perisic and Chilwell.

FPL GW3 Wildcard Draft

FPL GW3 Wildcard Draft
0.9 in the bank

Key notes about the Draft

  • Sanchez starts in goal due to Brighton’s strong defense and a good fixture run. Ramsdale is also a good option with 0.9 in the bank.
  • Cancelo and Trent Alexander Arnold pick themselves.
  • Chelsea Double up in James and Cucurella who is still a differential at <10% TSB. Next four fixtures look really good for Chelsea and even if they don’t get clean sheets there will be attacking returns from these.
  • Cucurella can be moved to Trippier when Chilwell is fully fit and Champions League start around GW7.
  • Walker/Ake/Gabriel are all good options if you don’t want to Double up on Chelsea.
  • Salah, Martinelli, Haaland and Jesus are all in good form and their teams have very good fixtures to pick themselves.
  • Foden looks to stand out ahead of other 8.0 midfielders and you could be early to jump on to him.
  • Gross is another differential pick and could be right answer to Neto/Bailey replacements you are searching for.
  • Subs- Pereira, Williams and Archer

Other Players to consider in Wildcard-

Kane, De Bruyne, Toney, Mbeumo, Dunk, Henry, Dasilva, Gundogan, Walker, Zaha, Ramsdale, Saliba, Rodrigo, Kulusevski, Son, Mitrovic, Dewsbury Hall, etc

Another FPL GW3 Wildcard draft from our stream

Last year OR: 355 Sankalp(Twitter), reveals his WC draft and also compares the fixture blocks between GW3-8 and GW9-16 to tell us why this week might not be a bad option for WC if you have had a bad start to the season. A 10 mins discussion on all things WC, do give it a watch and subscribe to the channel(Video will play directly from the WC chapter below)


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