Gameweek 32 Wildcard Special
With many of the community activating over the International Break, we bring this Gameweek 32 wildcard special to help you decide whether to wildcard and how to set up.
Why should you wildcard?
With the double gameweeks on their way, confirmed for Gameweek 34 and predicted for Gameweek 37, many managers are setting up their squads to use the Bench Boost chip in one of these weeks to field up to 15 DGW players (or potentially 14 DGW players and the undroppable Mo Salah).Plenty of managers activated their Gameweek 32 wildcard, prior to the fixtures being announced on Thursday, which has opened up a number of different strategies for the chips.Here's what that's done to the Schedule:
— Ben Crellin (@BenCrellin) March 22, 2018
Confirmed Double Gameweeks = Bright yellow
Expected Double Gameweeks = Light yellow
(The midweek in Gameweek 37 is almost certainly the only slot that the remaining postponed fixtures can be reschedule to) pic.twitter.com/TFmNUNxEOD
The latest community thought is to Bench Boost in the smaller Double Gameweek, using the Gameweek 32 wildcard, or possibly Gameweek 33, to set up a full squad of starters for this. However, the results of the poll could be skewed by those who went early!? BENCH BOOST POLL ?
— Fantasy Football Community (@FFCommunity_) March 23, 2018
When will you roll the dice for a potential 150+ score?!
If you choose to Bench Boost in DGW34, then a wildcard in Gameweek 32 or 33 will be needed. Those going with the presumed DGW37 will look to wildcard now or round Gameweek 35 or 36. https://twitter.com/fpl_fly/status/976848009018343425?s=21 The situation is also influenced by whether you have the Free Hit or Triple Captain chip. The triple captain contenders look stronger for Double Gameweek 37.#DGW34 player buying influence:
— FPL Hints (@FPLHints) March 22, 2018
Bournemouth – liv, MUN ⚠️
Brighton – cry, TOT ⚠️
Burnley – LEI, CHE ✔
Chelsea – sot, bur ✔
Leicester – bur, SOT ✔
Man United – WBA, bou ✔
Southampton – CHE, lei ⚠️
Spurs – MCI, bha ?
Free Hit will be popular for the blank Gameweek 35. Plenty of premium options are available to load up on.Sir Harold of Kane, Triple Captain DGW37, WBA (A), NEW (H). #FPL
— FPL Hints (@FPLHints) March 22, 2018
These aren’t the only chip combinations though. https://twitter.com/fpl_fly/status/976845644768907267?s=21 Ultimately it looks like a 50/50 decision. Those who have already activated their wildcard are perhaps best using Bench Boost in Gameweek 34.Now there's a free hit! ?
— Who Got The Assist? {Tom} (Out of Office) (@WGTA_FPL) March 19, 2018
An xi of:
Ederson
Robertson Baines Monreal
Mkhi City Salah Shaq/Wally
Auba Jesus Firmino
Could do the job very well!#FPL pic.twitter.com/ugNQhaJiqy
Those who haven’t activated, depends on their squad and chips for whether they wildcard now or wait.If I had a Free Hit Chip I'd be all over it in #DGW37
— ?????? (@FPLUFC) March 23, 2018
With these fixtures, the FH34, WC36, BB37 plan looks good IMO, for those who've already used TC. #FPL https://t.co/LLUd6k9bkr
— FPLtips (@_FPLtips) March 22, 2018
How should you set up your wildcard team?
For those who have decided to activate and are looking to Bench Boost either in Gameweek 34 or 37, there’s some key players who ought to be considered, plus some who ought to be avoided. Who got the assist? have produced this helpful guide.Ian Wilson has combined with Ben Crellin to look at the relative fixture difficulties over this period, to target players with the most favourable schedules. It has proved particularly popular.Some more initial thoughts as #DGWannounced #FPL pic.twitter.com/cvxmmZzoBA
— Who Got The Assist? {Tom} (Out of Office) (@WGTA_FPL) March 22, 2018
The Official FPL Fixture Difficulty Rating is proving to be a popular stat among the community, including this interesting compilation from Fantasy Football Noise.Based on a couple comments, a republish of my last table sorted by #DGW and #BGW.
— Ian ::: FPL Strategic (@FantasianPL) March 22, 2018
Layout and information: @BenCrellin
Table 1: @FantasianPL 's 'Gut Call' FDR (me) – slightly adjusted from last time
Table 2: @OfficialFPL FDR simplified (teams have a single rating) pic.twitter.com/LlIQyuTyKw
Despite the favourable schedule for some teams, managers should use a fair amount of caution surrounding those teams who have involvement in the FA Cup or European Cups.If you’re going to use your wildcard post #bgw31 and need to plan for the rest of the season this might help, the average Fixture Difficulty Rank of each team as of 19 March. Arsenal have the easiest run in, and have 8 fixtures, whereas you should steer clear of Brighton. #fpl pic.twitter.com/pbzeup0m9G
— FPL Noise (@Fantasy_Noise) March 19, 2018
3-5-2 looks to be the most popular option for the season run-in according to The Tinker Men. The selection of midfielders on offer is much more enticing than the strikers.Some of my thoughts now DGW34 confirmed:
— James Egersdorff (@JEgersdorff) March 24, 2018
⚽️GW32: Chelsea HAVE to beat a Kane-less Spurs team otherwise top 4 very tricky
⚽️ GW34: Are we certain MUN/CHE/TOT stars will play the 2nd match just days before FA Cup SF?
⚽️City: 3 tough PL fixtures with CL QF sandwiched. Avoid
There’s plenty of advice on how to set up your Gameweek 32 wildcard team in the latest edition of the Fantasy Football Surgery podcast.Seeing a lot of wildcard drafts with 3 big strikers. Flirted with the idea but then went for 5 in midfield because midfield has been where it's at this season and 3 big strikers never really worked
— TheTinkerMen (@TheTinkerMen) March 18, 2018
??️90th EPISODE OF THE FF_SURGERY PODCAST!!?️?
— FPL Surgery PODCAST (@FPLSurgery) March 23, 2018
With the mathmatically safe @mathsafe_fpl ?
For ⚽️#GW32 ⚽️https://t.co/3Kth3zzhkI#FPL #upthepod #rightupthere
How should you set up without the Free Hit?
The Gameweek 32 wildcard set up becomes much more challenging to navigate for those who have already used their Free Hit chip. https://twitter.com/fplpricechanges/status/976959126524874752?s=21 Drew, FPL Phenomena and Utterly TC provide a couple of helpful strategies for consideration.https://twitter.com/fpl_phenomena/status/976919800969596929?s=21Option 1 (BB34)
— #FPL Drew (@FFPundits_Drew) March 22, 2018
DGW34. 14 Double + Salah (29)
GW35. 4 players + 2FTs (6)
DGW37. 10 Double + 2FTs (22)
Option 2 (BB37)
DGW34. 6 Double + 5 single (17)
GW35. 11 players (11)
DGW37. 15 Double (30)
57 vs 58 players. Nothing in it. My personal preference is to hammer GW34.
Many managers will need to adopt this strategy, according to current percentages provided by the Fantasy Football Fix algorithm.Best I can do! No FH chip available, currently on WC. #FPL
— Tom Campbell (@UtterlyTC) March 23, 2018
➡️ GW32 = WC
➡️ GW33 = 1FT
➡️ DGW34 = TC & hold FT (9 DGW’ers + Salah & Firmino (home to AFCB)
➡️ BGW35 = 2FT’s (10 starters)
➡️ GW36 = hold FT
➡️ DGW37 = BB / 2FT’s + 1T (-4) (14 DGW’ers, Kane in & captain). pic.twitter.com/lyUuwA6hat
Chips used so far…
— Fantasy Football Fix (@FantasyFootyFix) March 20, 2018
Overall
Triple Captain – 41.4%
Free Hit – 38.5%
Wildcard – 26.3%
Bench Boost – 23.5%
Top 1000
Free Hit – 80.8%
Triple Captain – 39.3%
Wildcard – 32.6%
Bench Boost – 29.7%https://t.co/73oDMSnf3R pic.twitter.com/mGHt2vBauu
What are the main dilemmas?
With plenty of premium options to select from the pool of players who have two double gameweeks, there are plenty of tough decisions to be made by managers. There are plenty of strong options in midfield, at either ends of the budget.Midfielders £7m or under
— Fantasy Football Fix (@FantasyFootyFix) March 21, 2018
Attacking stats – last 10 GW’s
Sorted by ‘Big Chances Created’https://t.co/z7ZLAAT8SM pic.twitter.com/QEz7usrUY5
Those looking for a Manchester City midfielder have a tricky decision to make. Beware rotation once the Premier League title is secure, which could be as early as Gameweek 33.Son V Mahrez
— Fantasy Football Fix (@FantasyFootyFix) March 23, 2018
All GW's – attacking statshttps://t.co/aHGW80N6iR pic.twitter.com/tKU6VnFqsV
Leicester assets look popular given their two doubles and there are some budget options in defence.D.Silva ?Sterling
— Yahoo Daily Fantasy (@YahooFantasy_UK) March 21, 2018
Does Sterling even leave the box?#WhichGuyWednesday#FPL | #PL | #MCFC pic.twitter.com/hock3UBSeV
However, with very little to play for their motivation will be questionable. https://twitter.com/fpl_fly/status/976352254138769408?s=21 Romelu Lukaku is currently the most transferred in player ahead of Gameweek 32, closely followed by Aubameyang, but there’s a word of warning from FPL Partirdge regarding his current output.The first play locked in my WC is….
— The FPL Physio (@FPL_physio) March 19, 2018
Wes Morgan!
✅ Only 4.4 Mill
✅ DGW34 & 37
✅ Nailed on#FPL #welcomeWes pic.twitter.com/T5bI1A3cj0
Those struggling to decide between a goalkeeper pairing could learn a lot from the statistics provided by El Statto.Forget fixtures, history & reputation
— FPL Partridge (@FPL_Partridge) March 20, 2018
Here are the stats on Lukaku in the last 4 GW's
Shots- 7
Shots on target- 4
Touches in penalty area- 14
& the same for Harry Maguire
Shots- 10
Shots on target- 2
Touches in penalty area- 15
Im trying so hard to find a reason to own him
There’s some important advice on maximising assets for your bench boost chip from FPL Junior.What’s been the best keeper combo so far this season? 3 stands outs to give you the best pts return for £M spent.
— Él Statto (@FPL_ElStatto) March 21, 2018
?Ryan
?Fabianski
?Pope
However how many will still bring DDG in when on WC? #FPL pic.twitter.com/6BzxY45i8s
With potentially 2 free transfers to be made between now and Double Gameweek 34, work backwards and forwards when setting up those wildcard squads.The whole point of bench boost is to maximise the amount of points from the 4 players on your bench.
— FPL Junior (@FPL_Junior) March 23, 2018
Everyone’s going to have at least XI playing.
• Sub keeper
• 4th and 5th defender
• 3rd striker/5th mid
You’ve got to work out which DGW will maximise your bench’s points.
It’s important not to overlook the main man Mo Salah, despite the fact that he has no double gameweek this season. He is head and shoulders above the rest, and more than capable of outscoring players who feature twice.Those on WC currently. Whilst you need to plan for GW34, don’t ignore GW32&33. You can transfer a couple out by GW34 who aren’t playing twice but have good games in build up. #FPL
— Él Statto (@FPL_ElStatto) March 23, 2018
Most Goals + Assists This Season
— Premier League Statman ⚽️ (@EPLStatman) March 23, 2018
??Salah (37)
??Aguero (27)
???????Kane (26)
???????Sterling (22)
??De Bruyne (21)
??Firmino (21)
??Lukaku (21)
??Sané (19)
??Mahrez (18)
How are the community setting up?
After plenty of tinkering, some of the community are nearer to confirming their Gameweek 32 wildcard teams and you can see a selection of drafts here. https://twitter.com/fpl_fly/status/978332788817580038?s=21— FPLPriceChanges+ (@FPLPriceChanges) March 25, 2018
Latest Wildcard situation. Almost settled. Can't see myself making more than 2+ changes pic.twitter.com/n10N8nh2NS
— FPL Hints (@FPLHints) March 29, 2018
Thinking of doing Willian > Haz, financed by Stafi > 4.7 DGWer (Ced here) ?
— Who Got The Assist? {Tom} (Out of Office) (@WGTA_FPL) March 29, 2018
Makes sense for me at 279k OR to go for overlooked premium asset with a high ceiling ?
Have to go without Vardy & or see what happens by 34. Kaku in then.
Easily downgraded, too.
Happy Easter!! ?#FPL pic.twitter.com/VzKThgovfy
Draft 2
— ?????? (@FPLUFC) March 30, 2018
======#GW33
Hold#DGW34 (19)
Kenedy > Fernandinho
(if he escapes YC ban)#BGW35 (11)
Alonso > Walker
Murray > Ayew#GW36
Lukaku > Kane#DGW37 (29) (-4)
Lowton > Naughton
Tarkowski > £4.9m pic.twitter.com/LjI06cyUwn
Current WC draft
— #FPL Drew (@FFPundits_Drew) March 30, 2018
Money in the bank to transfer Lukaku for Kane when fit, another £0.7m spare for upgrades.
13 DGW34 players
5 GW35 players plus 2FT (plus hits)
11 DGW37 players pic.twitter.com/4FGajIh90h