The pros and cons of playing the second Wildcard ahead of FPL Blank Gameweek 18

Let’s Talk FPL’s Andy explains why he’s considering deploying his Wildcard to optimise his chances in both Blank Gameweek 18 and Double Gameweek 19
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekitiké | LIV | 8.5m | 103.7% | Very Likely |
| Foden | MCI | 8.7m | 100.6% | Very Likely |
| B.Fernandes | MUN | 9.2m | 93.4% | Likely |
| Cherki | MCI | 6.4m | 97.7% | Likely |
| Saka | ARS | 10.2m | 88.6% | Maybe |
| Thiago | BRE | 7.1m | 87.1% | Unlikely |
| Lacroix | CRY | 5.1m | 89.2% | Unlikely |
| Watkins | AVL | 8.5m | 88.8% | Unlikely |
| Roefs | SUN | 4.7m | 86.3% | Unlikely |
| Van Hecke | BHA | 4.5m | 80.2% | Unlikely |
| Marc Guiu | CHE | 4.2m | 78.6% | Unlikely |
| Matheus N. | MCI | 5.3m | 77.7% | Unlikely |
| Dewsbury-Hall | EVE | 5.1m | 85.4% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.5m | 73.4% | Unlikely |
| Casemiro | MUN | 5.5m | 74.4% | Unlikely |
| Chalobah | CHE | 5.4m | 61.6% | Unlikely |
| Raya | ARS | 6.0m | 69.8% | Unlikely |
| Palmer | CHE | 10.3m | 61.5% | Unlikely |
| Bowen | WHU | 7.5m | 67.8% | Unlikely |
| Livramento | NEW | 4.9m | 67.0% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 65.6% | Unlikely |
| Andersen | FUL | 4.6m | 64.7% | Unlikely |
| Rúben | MCI | 5.6m | 62.9% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.4m | 63.2% | Unlikely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.6m | 59.4% | Unlikely |
| Tete | FUL | 4.5m | 60.6% | Unlikely |
| Gusto | CHE | 4.9m | 56.4% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 5.0m | 57.5% | Unlikely |
| Dúbravka | BUR | 4.0m | 56.2% | Unlikely |
| Romero | TOT | 5.0m | 55.7% | Unlikely |
| Tavernier | BOU | 5.5m | 54.3% | Unlikely |
| Cash | AVL | 4.9m | 50.9% | Unlikely |
| Ballard | SUN | 4.6m | 53.3% | Unlikely |
| Dalot | MUN | 4.4m | 52.5% | Unlikely |
| Petrović | BOU | 4.5m | 52.2% | Unlikely |
| Gvardiol | MCI | 5.9m | 47.4% | Unlikely |
| Bruno G. | NEW | 7.0m | 40.9% | Unlikely |
| Flemming | BUR | 5.3m | 47.0% | Unlikely |
| Van den Berg | BRE | 4.5m | 45.9% | Unlikely |
| James | CHE | 5.6m | 43.3% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muñoz | CRY | 6.0m | 101.5% | Very Likely |
| Van de Ven | TOT | 4.7m | 100.4% | Very Likely |
| Mateta | CRY | 7.9m | 92.9% | Likely |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.9m | 100.2% | Very Likely |
| Gudmundsson | LEE | 3.9m | 100.1% | Very Likely |
| Nallo | LIV | 3.8m | 100.2% | Very Likely |
| Jordan | BUR | 4.0m | 100.0% | Maybe |
| Neave | NEW | 4.4m | 99.9% | Maybe |
| Morgan | BRE | 4.4m | 100.0% | Maybe |
| Rodon | LEE | 4.1m | 98.1% | Maybe |
| H.Bueno | WOL | 4.4m | 97.3% | Maybe |
| Muniz | FUL | 5.4m | 97.0% | Maybe |
| Bobb | MCI | 5.2m | 97.1% | Maybe |
| Toti | WOL | 4.3m | 97.0% | Maybe |
| Fitzgerald | MUN | 4.4m | 96.9% | Maybe |
| Kulusevski | TOT | 6.4m | 94.9% | Unlikely |
| Jair Cunha | NFO | 4.3m | 94.5% | Unlikely |
| Okafor | LEE | 5.5m | 94.4% | Unlikely |
| Barnes | BUR | 4.3m | 93.7% | Unlikely |
| McKenna | BOU | 4.0m | 94.0% | Unlikely |
| Minteh | BHA | 6.2m | 91.0% | Unlikely |
| Tasker | BHA | 3.9m | 93.2% | Unlikely |
| Mayenda | SUN | 5.3m | 93.0% | Unlikely |
| Broggio | AVL | 4.5m | 91.8% | Unlikely |
| Colwill | CHE | 4.8m | 92.3% | Unlikely |
| Elanga | NEW | 6.6m | 91.2% | Unlikely |
| Gunn | NFO | 4.0m | 91.4% | Unlikely |
| Yarmoliuk | BRE | 5.0m | 91.1% | Unlikely |
| Webster | BHA | 4.4m | 90.9% | Unlikely |
| L.Guilherme | WHU | 4.9m | 90.0% | Unlikely |
| Balcombe | BRE | 4.0m | 90.5% | Unlikely |
| Piroe | LEE | 5.0m | 90.1% | Unlikely |
| Fer López | WOL | 5.2m | 89.1% | Unlikely |
| Bentley | WOL | 4.0m | 88.2% | Unlikely |
| Edwards | BUR | 4.7m | 88.0% | Unlikely |
| Jensen | BRE | 4.9m | 87.8% | Unlikely |
| Mbeumo | MUN | 8.3m | 69.7% | Unlikely |
| McAtee | NFO | 5.1m | 88.6% | Unlikely |
| Nørgaard | ARS | 5.2m | 85.3% | Unlikely |
| Kudus | TOT | 6.5m | 84.6% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| No Change | LIV | C | |
| No Change | MCI | C, Sus | |
| Up | BRE | C, Vs | |
| Down | NEW | C | |
| No Change | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | LIV | C | |
| No Change | ARS | C, Inj | |
| No Change | MCI | C | |
| Up | FUL | C | |
| Up | CRY | A | |
| Up | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | NEW | A | |
| No Change | NFO | C | |
| No Change | BHA | A | |
| No Change | SUN | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B | |
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| No Change | BOU | C | |
| Up | LIV | C | |
| No Change | BHA | B | |
| No Change | NEW | A | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs, Sus | |
| No Change | NFO | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | BRE | A, Vs | |
| No Change | CRY | C | |
| Up | LIV | B | |
| Down | BHA | C, Rest | |
| Down | NEW | B |

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