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FPL Gameweek 8: Chip usage + Wildcard template

We’re always happy to promote Ragabolly‘s LiveFPL site here at Fantasy Football Scout, with its excellent array of tools and visual summaries of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) chip usage and player ownership.

A regular look at the FPL managers out in front in the top 10,000 and those with strong track records has found a home on this site in recent years.

With the international break upon us and eight (or should that be seven) Gameweeks-worth of data and ranks under our belt, it’s time to once again assess how the front-runners, the historic high achievers and managers overall are set up.

CHIP USAGE

It seemed like every man and his dog was playing their Wildcard last week but in reality, less than 10% of the top 10k – and fewer than 7% of managers overall – hit ‘activate’ for Gameweek 8.

A lot of those currently in the top 10,000 won’t finish in such high positions, of course: while many FPL managers are yet to even burn a single chip, some of the front-runners have already cashed in their Wildcard, Triple Captain, Bench Boost and/or the Free Hit.

In fact, only 41.1% of the current top 10k have kept their powder completely dry.

Over 20% of the top 10,000 have already used two or more of their chips.

TEMPLATE WILDCARD SQUAD

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There was most definitely a ‘template’ Wildcard that existed in Gameweek 8, with managers in the top 10k and the overall FPL user base sharing 13 of the most-selected players.

‘Big at the back’ hasn’t completely gone but Liverpool representation has evaporated in the above squads, while there’s a return to the good old days of a three-man forward line.

Reece James (£6.0m), James Maddison (£7.9m) and Wilfried Zaha (£7.2m) were clearly investments for the medium-term and the favourable fixtures from Gameweeks 9-16 but there is still heavy reliance on Arsenal and Manchester City assets, despite their upcoming Gameweek 12 blank.

THE ‘LEGENDARY 1,000’

As for the managers with the best track records, there was considerable more Wildcard movement: a whopping 44% of these 1,000 historic greats activated it, scoring around seven more points in Gameweek 8 than the chip-less 55.6%.

A template ‘Wildcard’ squad isn’t available for these all-time high achievers but we can see who they’re favouring in general from the ownership list above.

15.7% have still hung on to Mohamed Salah (£12.9m), who is not listed above as his ‘effective ownership’ didn’t top 10% in Gameweek 8.

Just 5.2% had a tidy differential in Son Heung-min (£11.4m), meanwhile.

EFFECTIVE OWNERSHIP AT DIFFERENT RANK TIERS

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The above table shows how ownership of the key players differs (not too drastically) depending on your current rank tier.

You can get more relevant ownership/chip usage stats to your own current overall rank via the ‘local’ tab on LiveFPL.

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350 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Konstaapeli
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Would you upgrade bench player like Neco to Dalot/4.5 or keep the change for future?

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      On WC

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Keep the change

      1. Konstaapeli
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers.

    3. Limbo
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Nico is perfect 3rd place bench fodder. Plays every week. And is involved on the wing so has threat/potential.

      That said - they look really leaky. Can't see many or any CS for Forest in near future. So if you're planning around the Arsenal/City blank you could have someone like Ghehi (home to wolves) for only a few £ more.

      Personally I love having super cheap players who are fielded everyweek — so I can go all-in on big hitters.

    4. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Everton fixtures are great, especially towards the world cup. I'd pick Patterson

  2. Limbo
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts/news/info on when the Postponements will be rescheduled? Unlikely to be before WC?

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, unlikely to be before WC

      1. Limbo
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks.

  3. samaael
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    pope
    cancelo/ james / trippier
    diaz/ martinelli/ maddison/ harrison
    kane/ haaland/ mitrovic

    ward/ neco/ andreas/ saliba

    1FT 1.7ITB no WC

    be fine to save?

    save no? TIA

    1. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      save

  4. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Guys, I feel like a made a mistake with my WC. Do we think Kane and Bailey OUT for Toney/Isak and Maddison IN ???

    Yes or No

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      You did not make a mistake imo.

      Look at Kane's points this season. Also, Isak was extremely lucky to get his points. He did nothing except score the pen. Maddison looks good admittedly with that fixture run but I would not sacrifice Kane for it.

      Stick it out for a few weeks. At least that's my plan with Kane/Almiron.

      1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks Camzy..........

  5. Gizzachance
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Early thoughts
    A double new def (have mitro!)
    B bench Tripp, play Patterson v sou
    Cheers

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Never bench Trippier. He's really good at freekicks and is a bonus magnet.

  6. tibollom
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    feel like my team is decent enough to hold my WC a bit longer.. 1 FT 0.5 ITB, any glaring issues to fix here?

    Sanchez Ward
    James Cancelo Tripps Neco Gabriel
    KDB Marti Diaz Andreas Aaronsson
    Jesus Haaland Mitro