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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers | AVL | 7.0m | 123.2% | Very Likely |
| Wilson | FUL | 5.5m | 112.2% | Very Likely |
| Roefs | SUN | 4.7m | 104.7% | Very Likely |
| Lacroix | CRY | 5.1m | 102.3% | Very Likely |
| Palmer | CHE | 10.3m | 87.5% | Unlikely |
| Matheus N. | MCI | 5.3m | 88.2% | Unlikely |
| Van Hecke | BHA | 4.5m | 89.0% | Unlikely |
| Watkins | AVL | 8.5m | 87.5% | Unlikely |
| Rúben | MCI | 5.6m | 82.5% | Unlikely |
| Marc Guiu | CHE | 4.2m | 82.1% | Unlikely |
| Bowen | WHU | 7.5m | 80.9% | Unlikely |
| Gusto | CHE | 4.9m | 78.1% | Unlikely |
| Calvert-Lewin | LEE | 5.6m | 71.2% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.5m | 76.8% | Unlikely |
| Casemiro | MUN | 5.5m | 73.2% | Unlikely |
| Gvardiol | MCI | 5.9m | 67.0% | Unlikely |
| Raya | ARS | 6.0m | 68.8% | Unlikely |
| Andersen | FUL | 4.6m | 67.4% | Unlikely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.6m | 66.1% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 66.5% | Unlikely |
| Livramento | NEW | 4.9m | 66.0% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.4m | 65.6% | Unlikely |
| Tete | FUL | 4.5m | 61.3% | Unlikely |
| Ballard | SUN | 4.6m | 59.1% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 5.0m | 57.2% | Unlikely |
| Dúbravka | BUR | 4.0m | 56.2% | Unlikely |
| Dalot | MUN | 4.4m | 55.6% | Unlikely |
| Tavernier | BOU | 5.5m | 55.4% | Unlikely |
| Dewsbury-Hall | EVE | 5.1m | 58.8% | Unlikely |
| Petrović | BOU | 4.5m | 54.5% | Unlikely |
| Romero | TOT | 5.0m | 53.5% | Unlikely |
| Cash | AVL | 4.9m | 51.4% | Unlikely |
| Haaland | MCI | 15.0m | 47.1% | Unlikely |
| James | CHE | 5.6m | 47.3% | Unlikely |
| Van den Berg | BRE | 4.5m | 47.5% | Unlikely |
| Flemming | BUR | 5.3m | 47.6% | Unlikely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.8m | 45.2% | Unlikely |
| Pickford | EVE | 5.5m | 42.8% | Unlikely |
| Wilson | WHU | 5.8m | 41.1% | Unlikely |
| Leno | FUL | 4.9m | 38.1% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mateta | CRY | 7.9m | 158.7% | Very Likely |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.9m | 102.6% | Very Likely |
| Minteh | BHA | 6.2m | 102.9% | Very Likely |
| Bobb | MCI | 5.2m | 101.8% | Very Likely |
| Nallo | LIV | 3.8m | 101.6% | Very Likely |
| Gudmundsson | LEE | 3.9m | 100.1% | Very Likely |
| Rodon | LEE | 4.1m | 99.9% | Likely |
| Muniz | FUL | 5.4m | 99.3% | Maybe |
| Jordan | BUR | 4.0m | 99.8% | Maybe |
| Neave | NEW | 4.4m | 100.1% | Maybe |
| Mayenda | SUN | 5.3m | 96.9% | Maybe |
| Morgan | BRE | 4.4m | 96.8% | Maybe |
| Elanga | NEW | 6.6m | 95.0% | Maybe |
| Anthony | BUR | 5.3m | 92.2% | Maybe |
| Okafor | LEE | 5.5m | 94.2% | Unlikely |
| Barnes | BUR | 4.3m | 93.5% | Unlikely |
| Kulusevski | TOT | 6.4m | 93.1% | Unlikely |
| Broggio | AVL | 4.5m | 92.6% | Unlikely |
| McKenna | BOU | 4.0m | 92.6% | Unlikely |
| Colwill | CHE | 4.8m | 92.2% | Unlikely |
| Jair Cunha | NFO | 4.3m | 91.6% | Unlikely |
| Fitzgerald | MUN | 4.4m | 92.8% | Unlikely |
| Balcombe | BRE | 4.0m | 91.6% | Unlikely |
| Yarmoliuk | BRE | 5.0m | 93.8% | Unlikely |
| Tasker | BHA | 3.9m | 91.6% | Unlikely |
| Piroe | LEE | 5.0m | 90.2% | Unlikely |
| Bentley | WOL | 4.0m | 90.1% | Unlikely |
| Webster | BHA | 4.4m | 90.1% | Unlikely |
| Irving | WHU | 4.4m | 87.7% | Unlikely |
| Toti | WOL | 4.3m | 89.4% | Unlikely |
| Nørgaard | ARS | 5.2m | 86.9% | Unlikely |
| L.Guilherme | WHU | 4.9m | 86.5% | Unlikely |
| Worrall | BUR | 3.9m | 86.1% | Unlikely |
| Benitez | CRY | 4.0m | 85.6% | Unlikely |
| Danso | TOT | 4.3m | 83.5% | Unlikely |
| Coleman | EVE | 4.3m | 82.8% | Unlikely |
| McAtee | NFO | 5.1m | 85.2% | Unlikely |
| Fer López | WOL | 5.2m | 84.2% | Unlikely |
| Aina | NFO | 4.7m | 81.1% | Unlikely |
| Sels | NFO | 4.7m | 79.2% | 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 |

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