Fantasy Football Scout: Best time to use a 2023/24 FPL Wildcard

The Premier League have announced next season’s fixtures, so when will be the best times to use a 2023/24 FPL Wildcard?

Many Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers prefer to use their Wildcard as a firefighting measure, allowing them to freshen up their team if a number of unfortunate injuries and/or suspensions occur.

However, others use it to target fixture swings. These can be identified now that we have fixtures and an updated Fantasy Football Scout Season Ticker.

For those in the latter camp, here are some potential Wildcard windows to consider.

USE IN GAMEWEEK 5

We’ll get a total of four Gameweeks before our first international break in September, which precedes Gameweek 5. This immediately feels like one of the better and most popular opportunities to activate the Wildcard chip.

The two weeks allow more time for planning, whilst it’s also handy if any injuries are picked up abroad.

By this point, the summer transfer window will be fully closed. Another advantage is you can jump on players who are rapidly rising in price in order to boost team value, at a time when price changes are more volatile.

Between Gameweeks 1 and 4, Newcastle United sit bottom of the Season Ticker. However, between Gameweeks 5 and 10 they are top, so this is a significant fixture swing.

Players like Aleksandar Mitrovic from Fulham might also be worth bringing in on a Wildcard.

Check out the full article here, looking at various other times to use your 2023/24 FPL Wildcard.