Fantasy Premier League tips: how to use your second FPL wildcard – and when to use it

By Finlay Greig
Published 30th Dec 2020, 15:50 BST
Updated 12th Jan 2021, 16:40 BST
Have you been channelling your inner-Marcelo Bielsa this season and participating in the Fantasy Premier League? (Getty Images)Have you been channelling your inner-Marcelo Bielsa this season and participating in the Fantasy Premier League? (Getty Images)
Have you been channelling your inner-Marcelo Bielsa this season and participating in the Fantasy Premier League? (Getty Images)
Fantasy football manager have another tool at their disposal to navigate the busy festive period

The fixtures continue to come thick and fast during the festive period, with a tricky obstacle course of blank and double gameweeks to now navigate.

The good news is that fantasy football managers who burned their first wildcard chip early on in the season can now make use of their second wildcard.

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But don’t go utilising your chip just yet, first consider if there may be stages later in the season which may be more opportune for its use.

When can I use the second wildcard chip?

The second wildcard chip was made available on December 28 when the deadline for Gameweek 16 elapsed.

Managers now have between now and Gameweek 38 to utilise their second wildcard chip.

What does a wildcard chip do?

Managers are allowed to make one free transfer every Gameweek. Every transfer made beyond this limit incurs a penalty of four points.