FPL Gameweek 26 Best Wildcard Team

The new round of Fantasy Premier League is approaching so we take a look at the FPL Gameweek 26 best wildcard team. To do this we use the Fantasy Football Scout members area and Plan FPL and their fantastic tools.

Checking out our best Wildcard team each week can be extremely helpful. The Wildcard is one of several chips provided by the game. Wildcard users can make unlimited and permanent changes to their team before the deadline ahead.

Fixtures

Below we can see the Fantasy Football Scout Fixture Ticker. We can also see the teams at the top have the easiest fixtures and the teams at the bottom have the toughest fixtures for the next six Gameweeks.

Who has the best fixtures?

Wolves, Bournemouth, Ipswich, Tottenham and Brighton all rank among the top five teams with the easiest fixtures.

Who has the worst fixtures?

Aston Villa, Newcastle, Liverpool, Fulham and Southampton all rank among the bottom five teams with the toughest fixtures.

Best Wildcard Team

With the help of the above and Plan FPL, we built the best Wildcard team for Gameweek 26:

Goalkeepers

Bournemouth rank near the top of the fixture ticker, so it may make sense to invest in their defence. Because of this Kepa Arrizabalaga (£4.5m) could be a good option.

Backing him up is West Ham’ Alphonse Areola (£4.2m). FPL managers could bring in Areola off the bench when fixtures ease, or toughen for Arrizabalaga.

Defenders

With much easier fixtures than other top defences, it could be worth doubling up on the Arsenal backline. The Gooners have conceded the least amount of goals and big chances this season, so the data also backs up centre-backs Gabriel (£6.3m) and William Saliba (£6.2m).

No player has produced more assists than Fulham full-back Antonee Robinson (£5.1m) this season. The American has four good fixtures ahead, but he may just be a long-term hold.

One player who could become a good option again is flying full-back Rayan Ait-Nouri (£4.7m). Wolves have some fantastic fixtures ahead, so the Algerian could have multiple routes to points moving forward.

Brighton have a great run of fixtures ahead, and after keeping back-to-back clean sheets against Chelsea recently, they have shown they have defensive potential. One of the safest options in their backline is Jan Paul van Hecke (£4.5m).

Midfielders

Although out of sorts recently, Chelsea face some of the worst defences in the league ahead. Because of this, it could be huge mistake to go without penalty taker and one of the highest scoring players in the game this season, Cole Palmer (£11.2m).

Another midfielder who has been one of the best in his position thus far is Bryan Mbeumo (£7.9m). Brentford play in Gameweek 29 and have good fixtures from an attacking perspective so bringing in their star man and penalty taker makes sense.

Even with the Blank Gameweek ahead, Mohamed Salah (£13.7m) remains an essential. Liverpool continue to dominate offensively when compared to every other side, and Salah has been in fantastic form this season.

As well as having brilliant fixtures, Bournemouth have also been in scintillating scoring form this season, especially as of late. With this in mind, and taking into account how difficult it could be picking between the Bournemouth midfielders, selecting both penalty taker Justin Kluivert (£6m) and the in-form Dango Ouattara (£5.1m) could be hugely beneficial.

Forwards

Newcastle may also blank in Gameweek 29, but getting rid of the best striker asset in the game could be punishing. Alexander Isak (£9.5m) has been exceptional this season, so holding onto him for now should be an easy decision.

The Brentford frontline has been one of the most reliable in the league for goals scored this season. With this in mind, and no standout option elsewhere, Yoane Wissa (£6.3m) could be very good inclusion. Wissa has netted in exactly half of his matches this season.

Wolves with a good schedule ahead means bringing back main man Matheus Cunha (£6.8m) could be hugely rewarding. As well as scoring in his last two league matches, Cunha also ranks above every other player bar two for total bonus points this season.