FPL GW12 Wildcard Team & Drafts to Consider | Wildcard Guide

GW12 presents a good Wildcard window with fixture swing for lots of teams. In this blog, we take a look at the Pros & Cons of Wildcard this week, the Ideal FPL GW12 Wildcard team, Drafts, and the Players to Target in your Gameweek 12 Wildcard team.

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FPL GW12 Wildcard Guide

Pros & Cons of Wildcarding in FPL GW12:

Pros:

• Helps you target the fixture swings starting GW12 for teams like Chelsea, Newcastle, Brighton and load up on their assets.
• Get the premium midfielders Salah, Saka & Palmer if you don’t have them
• Improve bench strength with a busy festive period ahead

Cons:

• Difficult decision to go with or without Haaland on Wildcard
• Moving away from a few premium defenders & going light on defence could backfire
• Too many good forwards to choose from ahead of GW12

Players to Target on FPL GW12 Wildcard:

Goal Keepers:

• Verbruggen, Fabianksi, Sanchez, Raya
• Verbruggen & Fabianski have a good rotation starting from GW12 onwards

Defenders:

• Premium defenders: Konate, Virgil Van Dijk, Gabriel, Dalot, Timber(White is ruled out for 8 weeks)
• Budget Defenders(4.5 -5.0Mil): Mazraoui, Colwill, Veltman, Digne, Ait Nouri, Robinson, Estupinan
• Budget Defenders(4.0 -4.4Mil): Kerkez, Hall, Konsa, Mykolenko, Van Den Berg, Cameron Burgess

Midfielders:

• Premium midfielders: Saka, Salah, Palmer, Bruno Fernandes, Odegaard
• Budget & Mid-priced mids: Mbeumo, Pedro Neto, Anthony Gordon(If fit)
• Enablers: Rogers, Semenyo, Amad Diallo, Winks(5th mid)

Forwards:

• Premium forwards: Haaland, Isak, Watkins, Nicolas Jackson
• Mid-priced & Budget Forwards: Cunha, Evanilson, Wood
• Budget Forwards: Wissa, Joao Pedro, Danny Welbeck, Delap, Raul

Further Read: FPL GW9: Player Performance Analysis by Position & Price Point

FPL GW12 Wildcard Drafts

FPL GW12 Wildcard Draft 1

Premium Midfielders Heavy Draft

• We have gone with Verbruggen & Fabianski in this draft – Brighton have kept three clean sheets this season & have a decent run of games ahead. Both Verbruggen & Fabianski have got decent save potential as well.
• Gabriel is the sole premium defender in this draft, they have conceded an xGC of 11.8 this season which is the 3rd lowest in the league despite having some tough games already. Arsenal’s upcoming fixtures are good and they face only one big-six team between GW12-21.
• Liverpool are the in-form team and they have conceded an xGC of only 9.3 & kept 6 clean sheets which are both league-best. Trent has been a disappointing asset this season with only an assist in 11 games. He was also subbed off with a hamstring injury against Aston Villa & is a doubt for GW12.

• Konate has scored only one point less than Trent and is 1.7 Million cheaper, he’s also a nailed option and is an easy pick in this draft.

• Ait Nouri has the most goal involvements amongst defenders this season(5) and with Wolves having a good run of games he’s an easy pick as well.
• Hall is the 4th defender in this draft to target a good run of fixtures for Newcastle, he’s started in six straight PL games. However, if you feel he’s a rotation risk you can also go for Kerkez/Konsa who are also 4.4 Million.

Midfielders:

• The midfield is the favorite part of this draft with four premiums + Mbeumo with all of them on penalties as well.

• Bruno has finally started delivering for FPL managers with 2 goals and 2 assists in the last two games, fixtures look good in the short term as well with Ipswich & Everton next. In the last three games, no player has created more chances than Bruno. During this period he’s also had four big chances(2nd highest amongst mids) and created four big chances(highest amongst mids) himself

• Palmer has been a bit silent in the last few games, but Chelsea’s good run of games starts from GW12 onwards & he’s definitely essential for this run. He’s also the 2nd highest-scoring player this season with 84 pts(7 goals & 5 assists)

• Salah needs little explanation, the FPL legend is the only player with 100+ pts this season and has registered 7 double-digit hauls in 11 games. Southampton(A) in GW12 makes Mo the standout captaincy choice as well.

Forwards:

• Cunha is the talisman for Wolves & has been in sensational fixtures having returned in 4 of the last five games with the only bank coming in GW8 vs Man City. Fixtures are great in the long term and he’s a must-own if you’re wildcarding this week.

• Joao Pedro is the 2nd forward in this draft, the Brazilian attacker is highly regarded by Brighton manager Fabian Hürzeler. He has repaid the faith shown by his manager with goals against Arsenal, Man United, and Man City already this season. Brighton have some great fixtures ahead & he’s definitely worth a punt at just £5.4 Million. If you’re still worried about Pedro’s fitness & concerned about rotation you can go for Danny Welbeck too.

• The third forward in this draft is Evanilson, the Cherries forward has finally settled in at Bournemouth & has both form and fixtures on his side. But this third forward spot is highly flexible and you can go for other budget forwards like Wissa, Raul Jimenez, and Delap too.

FPL GW12 Wildcard Draft 2

Salah + Palmer + Saka + Isak Draft

• Bruno is downgraded to Rogers in this draft to afford Isak as the premium forward in this draft. Rogers has three good home games in the next four GWs vs Crystal Palace, Brentford, and Southampton(All three teams are leaky defences).
• Since making a comeback following his injury Isak has scored 3 goals & an assist. The fixtures are great & he could be even a captaincy shout in GW16 & GW17 against Leicester & Ipswich.

• We have also got Mazraoui in this draft, he’s been the standout fullback for Man United this season and could play in a wingback rule under new manager Amorim who prefers to play with three CBs. If you’re concerned about his starting role in Amorim’s team you can go for alternatives like Digne, Estupinan, and Robinson.
• The extra funds allow us to have Kerkez as the fifth defender who has good attacking and defensive potential.

FPL GW12 Wildcard Draft 3

Salah + Palmer + Haaland draft

• If you’re keen to hold Haaland in your Wildcard team you can still do it and have a team like the above with Salah & Palmer as the other premiums.
• Amad has been sensational whenever he’s played for Man United this season and with Amorim favoring players with high intensity we feel Amad will be a key player going forward. He’s a decent punt as your 5th midfielder at only 4.9 Million.
• Estupinan makes this draft, with Kadioglu ruled out for 1-2 months Estupinan’s minutes are fairly secure & we all know the attacking potential of him.

FPL GW12 Wildcard Draft 4

Jackson + Isak draft with three premium midfielders

• Jackson is the 2nd highest-scoring Chelsea player and has scored 6 goals & picked up 3 assists already this season, with excellent fixtures upcoming he could be a solid differential with Palmer’s ownership expected to be very high.

Note: Some players mentioned in the drafts like Ait Nouri, Semenyo & Jackson are one yellow card away from a one-game suspension with the count resetting only in GW19. The chances are less that all of them are suspended in the same week & with a decent bench you can cover a one-game suspension.

FPL Relevant Players on 4 Yellow Cards: Ait Nouri, Pedro Neto, Kluivert, Semenyo, Jackson, Buononotte, Dibling, Munoz, Keane, Lisandro Martinez, Burn, Van de Ven, Schar

Further reads from ALLABOUTFPL ahead of FPL GW12

FPL GW12 Tips & Ultimate Guide: Differentials, Captaincy & More
FPL GW12 Wildcard Team & Drafts to Consider | Wildcard Guide 

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