Should I play the Free Hit in FPL Gameweek 30? The pros and cons

The 2014/15 Fantasy Premier League champion discusses why he won’t Free Hit in Blank Gameweek 30.
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyökeres | ARS | 8.9m | 97.6% | Likely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 94.8% | Unlikely |
| F.Kadıoğlu | BHA | 4.4m | 92.5% | Unlikely |
| Mateta | CRY | 7.6m | 91.6% | Unlikely |
| Van Hecke | BHA | 4.6m | 89.5% | Unlikely |
| Leno | FUL | 4.9m | 88.5% | Unlikely |
| Kroupi.Jr | BOU | 4.6m | 85.7% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.7m | 77.4% | Unlikely |
| Hinshelwood | BHA | 5.1m | 74.4% | Unlikely |
| Osula | NEW | 5.4m | 73.6% | Unlikely |
| Bruno G. | NEW | 6.8m | 65.3% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 68.0% | Unlikely |
| Ngumoha | LIV | 4.3m | 67.1% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 66.4% | Unlikely |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 63.1% | Unlikely |
| Ndiaye | EVE | 6.2m | 59.2% | Unlikely |
| Dewsbury-Hall | EVE | 5.2m | 54.6% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 59.5% | Unlikely |
| Shaw | MUN | 4.5m | 55.1% | Unlikely |
| B.Fernandes | MUN | 10.4m | 52.1% | Unlikely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.9m | 51.7% | Unlikely |
| Bijol | LEE | 3.9m | 48.1% | Unlikely |
| Minteh | BHA | 5.5m | 47.0% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 46.6% | Unlikely |
| Frimpong | LIV | 5.7m | 46.4% | Unlikely |
| Isak | LIV | 10.3m | 45.8% | Unlikely |
| Beto | EVE | 5.0m | 43.1% | Unlikely |
| Ødegaard | ARS | 7.8m | 44.1% | Unlikely |
| Mitoma | BHA | 6.1m | 45.1% | Unlikely |
| Hermansen | WHU | 4.2m | 41.9% | Unlikely |
| Bassey | FUL | 4.4m | 41.0% | Unlikely |
| Henderson | CRY | 5.1m | 41.8% | Unlikely |
| Dowman | ARS | 4.2m | 40.2% | Unlikely |
| Szoboszlai | LIV | 7.0m | 37.0% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 39.4% | Unlikely |
| Damsgaard | BRE | 5.6m | 37.8% | Unlikely |
| Stach | LEE | 4.8m | 37.5% | Unlikely |
| Wharton | CRY | 5.0m | 35.9% | Unlikely |
| M.Fernandes | WHU | 5.5m | 35.7% | Unlikely |
| Burn | NEW | 5.0m | 34.7% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbs-White | NFO | 7.6m | 112.6% | Very Likely |
| Watkins | AVL | 8.8m | 99.0% | Likely |
| Zubimendi | ARS | 5.0m | 98.0% | Likely |
| Estève | BUR | 3.9m | 97.9% | Maybe |
| Keane | EVE | 4.5m | 98.5% | Maybe |
| Struijk | LEE | 4.3m | 95.1% | Maybe |
| Tchaouna | BUR | 4.8m | 96.4% | Maybe |
| João Pedro | CHE | 7.5m | 95.9% | Maybe |
| John | NFO | 4.0m | 95.0% | Maybe |
| Reijnders | MCI | 5.0m | 94.5% | Unlikely |
| Piroe | LEE | 4.9m | 93.4% | Unlikely |
| Salmon | ARS | 4.0m | 89.1% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 4.9m | 90.9% | Unlikely |
| O.Dango | BRE | 5.7m | 89.4% | Unlikely |
| Grealish | EVE | 6.3m | 90.0% | Unlikely |
| Mac Allister | LIV | 6.2m | 87.8% | Unlikely |
| Woltemade | NEW | 6.7m | 87.9% | Unlikely |
| Kilman | WHU | 4.1m | 87.1% | Unlikely |
| Konaté | LIV | 5.5m | 85.8% | Unlikely |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.8m | 84.4% | Unlikely |
| Slonina | CHE | 3.9m | 84.9% | Unlikely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.5m | 83.7% | Unlikely |
| McAidoo | MCI | 4.5m | 80.0% | Unlikely |
| Emenalo | CHE | 4.5m | 87.2% | Unlikely |
| Tolu | WOL | 5.2m | 82.5% | Unlikely |
| Johnstone | WOL | 4.4m | 80.3% | Unlikely |
| Abraham | AVL | 5.8m | 77.7% | Unlikely |
| Byfield | TOT | 4.0m | 79.6% | Unlikely |
| Raúl | FUL | 6.0m | 79.6% | Unlikely |
| Cairns | LEE | 3.9m | 78.7% | Unlikely |
| Mee | MUN | 3.9m | 77.2% | Unlikely |
| Obi | MUN | 4.2m | 76.6% | Unlikely |
| Caicedo | CHE | 5.7m | 75.2% | Unlikely |
| Ballard | SUN | 4.7m | 70.4% | Unlikely |
| Anderson | NFO | 5.6m | 74.4% | Unlikely |
| Van de Ven | TOT | 4.4m | 69.2% | Unlikely |
| Amissah | FUL | 3.8m | 68.5% | Unlikely |
| Thiago | BRE | 7.3m | 66.6% | Unlikely |
| Ebere | EVE | 4.4m | 66.0% | Unlikely |
| Gravenberch | LIV | 5.4m | 66.7% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B, Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | CRY | C | |
| No Change | EVE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | BHA | B | |
| No Change | LEE | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B, Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| No Change | CRY | B | |
| No Change | EVE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | BHA | B | |
| Up | TOT | B | |
| Up | FUL | B | |
| No Change | BOU | B, £ | |
| No Change | LIV | B | |
| No Change | NEW | C | |
| Down | LEE | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MUN | B | |
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| No Change | ARS | A, Vs | |
| No Change | FUL | C | |
| Up | BHA | B, Vs, £ | |
| Up | EVE | A, £ | |
| Down | CRY | C, Rest | |
| No Change | AVL | B | |
| No Change | LIV | A | |
| Down | NFO | A, Inj |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | BRE | B | |
| No Change | WHU | A | |
| Up | BHA | B | |
| Up | ARS | A, Vs | |
| Down | AVL | B, Rest | |
| No Change | LEE | B | |
| No Change | CHE | B |

The 2014/15 Fantasy Premier League champion discusses why he won’t Free Hit in Blank Gameweek 30.

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