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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senesi | BOU | 4.9m | 99.8% | Likely |
| Mac Allister | LIV | 6.2m | 99.1% | Maybe |
| A.Becker | LIV | 5.4m | 92.2% | Unlikely |
| Ekitiké | LIV | 9.1m | 90.1% | Unlikely |
| Mainoo | MUN | 4.6m | 87.0% | Unlikely |
| Anderson | NFO | 5.4m | 72.7% | Unlikely |
| B.Fernandes | MUN | 10.0m | 75.8% | Unlikely |
| Casemiro | MUN | 5.6m | 80.0% | Unlikely |
| Ballard | SUN | 4.6m | 75.1% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 78.7% | Unlikely |
| Schade | BRE | 6.9m | 70.4% | Unlikely |
| Gravenberch | LIV | 5.5m | 72.8% | Unlikely |
| Szoboszlai | LIV | 6.9m | 65.0% | Unlikely |
| Diouf | WHU | 4.0m | 66.0% | Unlikely |
| Stach | LEE | 4.7m | 65.1% | Unlikely |
| Šeško | MUN | 7.3m | 63.1% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 62.8% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 61.1% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 58.8% | Unlikely |
| Van den Berg | BRE | 4.5m | 55.7% | Unlikely |
| Barry | EVE | 5.7m | 57.7% | Unlikely |
| Gordon | NEW | 7.2m | 54.9% | Unlikely |
| Garner | EVE | 5.2m | 55.5% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 54.0% | Unlikely |
| Lammens | MUN | 5.0m | 54.4% | Unlikely |
| Petrović | BOU | 4.5m | 51.1% | Unlikely |
| Gibbs-White | NFO | 7.3m | 45.1% | Unlikely |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 52.7% | Unlikely |
| Kelleher | BRE | 4.7m | 44.1% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 51.7% | Unlikely |
| Kroupi.Jr | BOU | 4.7m | 53.4% | Unlikely |
| Justin | LEE | 3.9m | 52.1% | Unlikely |
| J.Timber | ARS | 6.3m | 43.2% | Unlikely |
| Adli | BOU | 5.4m | 48.6% | Unlikely |
| Amad | MUN | 6.2m | 47.6% | Unlikely |
| Tavernier | BOU | 5.3m | 44.4% | Unlikely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.8m | 45.1% | Unlikely |
| Kayode | BRE | 4.5m | 45.4% | Unlikely |
| Martinez | MUN | 4.8m | 45.4% | Unlikely |
| Henderson | CRY | 5.0m | 38.2% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGinn | AVL | 5.4m | 100.1% | Very Likely |
| Trésor | BUR | 4.4m | 99.3% | Maybe |
| Roberts | BUR | 4.4m | 98.0% | Maybe |
| Poveda | SUN | 4.8m | 91.9% | Maybe |
| Wood | NFO | 7.2m | 97.7% | Maybe |
| Byram | LEE | 3.8m | 92.8% | Unlikely |
| Carvalho | BRE | 4.7m | 93.0% | Unlikely |
| Lucca | NFO | 5.5m | 92.9% | Unlikely |
| Trossard | ARS | 6.7m | 85.1% | Unlikely |
| Perri | LEE | 4.5m | 90.4% | Unlikely |
| Gnonto | LEE | 5.2m | 88.9% | Unlikely |
| Tchaouna | BUR | 4.9m | 90.0% | Unlikely |
| D.Leon | MUN | 4.2m | 89.4% | Unlikely |
| Fredricson | MUN | 3.8m | 88.6% | Unlikely |
| Arrizabalaga | ARS | 4.1m | 86.9% | Unlikely |
| Enzo | CHE | 6.7m | 81.0% | Unlikely |
| Soler | BOU | 4.0m | 83.9% | Unlikely |
| Heaton | MUN | 3.9m | 81.9% | Unlikely |
| Benitez | CRY | 4.0m | 80.3% | Unlikely |
| J.Palhinha | TOT | 5.5m | 79.1% | Unlikely |
| Lewis-Skelly | ARS | 5.1m | 79.4% | Unlikely |
| Sánchez | CHE | 4.9m | 77.5% | Unlikely |
| Pope | NEW | 5.1m | 76.4% | Unlikely |
| Gallagher | TOT | 5.3m | 63.9% | Unlikely |
| Clarke | ARS | 3.8m | 76.0% | Unlikely |
| Isak | LIV | 10.3m | 74.7% | Unlikely |
| Foden | MCI | 8.1m | 72.4% | Unlikely |
| McAidoo | MCI | 4.5m | 61.1% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.5m | 72.5% | Unlikely |
| Weiss | BUR | 4.3m | 73.4% | Unlikely |
| Gvardiol | MCI | 5.9m | 71.0% | Unlikely |
| Milenković | NFO | 5.1m | 70.1% | Unlikely |
| Bruun Larsen | BUR | 5.3m | 69.8% | Unlikely |
| Wirtz | LIV | 8.3m | 67.1% | Unlikely |
| Digne | AVL | 4.5m | 66.5% | Unlikely |
| Burrowes | AVL | 4.4m | 70.3% | Unlikely |
| Roefs | SUN | 4.9m | 59.2% | Unlikely |
| Tarkowski | EVE | 5.7m | 70.3% | Unlikely |
| Isidor | SUN | 5.1m | 65.8% | Unlikely |
| Webster | BHA | 4.4m | 65.9% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | LIV | B, Vs, Rest | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| No Change | AVL | B | |
| No Change | BOU | B | |
| Up | LEE | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | LIV | A, Vs | |
| No Change | ARS | B | |
| No Change | BOU | A, £ | |
| No Change | MCI | A, Inj, OoP | |
| No Change | FUL | C, Vs, Inj | |
| No Change | CRY | B | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | AVL | C | |
| No Change | SUN | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| No Change | LIV | C, Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| No Change | FUL | A, Vs, Inj | |
| No Change | BRE | B, Vs | |
| Down | AVL | B | |
| No Change | CRY | C | |
| No Change | ARS | B, Inj | |
| Up | BOU | B | |
| No Change | NFO | B, £ | |
| Up | LEE | A, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| No Change | BRE | B, Vs | |
| No Change | LIV | B, Vs | |
| No Change | WHU | B | |
| Up | LEE | C | |
| No Change | BOU | C, Rest, £ |

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