Many Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers are activating a Wildcard over the international break, ahead of the Gameweek 4 deadline.
In fact, over 44% of responders in our on-site poll are planning to play the chip ahead of the upcoming Gameweek:
In this article, we outline the pros and cons of a Gameweek 4 Wildcard and put together a few team drafts.
Don’t forget that you can get your Wildcard team rated via our Rate My Team tool or Plan FPL!
GAMEWEEK 4 WILDCARD: THE PROS
- If you haven’t got off to a good start, a Gameweek 4 Wildcard can help rejuvenate your squad. This could be beneficial if you own players like William Saliba (£6.0m), Cole Palmer (£10.4m), Bukayo Saka (£9.9m), Matheus Cunha (£8.1m), Ismaila Sarr (£6.5m) and Jorgen Strand Larsen (£6.5m), who are currently flagged, or underperforming assets such as Florian Wirtz (£8.4m) and Ollie Watkins (£8.9m). A Wildcard offers a chance to resolve these issues in a free-hit manner.
- The transfer window has closed, so some questions now have an answer. Newcastle United have signed forwards Nick Woltemade (£7.0m) and Yoane Wissa (£7.5m) to replace Alexander Isak (£10.4m), who has moved to Liverpool in a British-record deal worth £125m. Elsewhere, the transfer of Harvey Elliott (£5.4m) to Aston Villa suggests regular starts at a budget price. It’s also about the transfers that didn’t happen – knowing that no more will occur suddenly adds security to the situation.
- This international break will likely see plenty of price rises and falls, so team value can be increased by ditching the droppers and jumping on bandwagons. Players such as Marcos Senesi (£4.5m), Marc Guehi (£4.5m) and Riccardo Calafiori (£5.6m) are all forecast to rise tonight. You can monitor these changes using Live FPL’s price predictions tool.
- A typical international break is silly season when it comes to FPL flags. While many of these injury ‘doubts’ will be fine to feature in Gameweek 4, there will surely be some exceptions. Deploying the Wildcard now let’s FPL managers effortlessly remove those who are injured during the international break.
- Given that they are ranked fourth on our Season Ticker in Gameweeks 4-10 (see below), it could be beneficial to triple-up on Liverpool. Crystal Palace have some favourable matches coming up, too, and you might want to proactively prepare for the fixture swings of Manchester City and Arsenal in Gameweeks 6 and 7, respectively.
GAMEWEEK 4 WILDCARD: THE CONS
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