It seems that wildcarding in 31+ doesn’t actually give WCers an advantage over 30+ FHers as they’ll both end up with similar teams

Considering that our perception of team-worthy players will change quickly, with injured players back & fixture swings in 33+, I’m thinking WC in 33

This is aimed at managers with a WC & FH still to play.

If you WC in 33+, you’ll have to pick 31+ or 32+ to FH (if you’re DGW30+ team looks misplaced)

31+ offers an array of tasty fixtures to target; LIV vs CRY, TOT vs WHU, EVE vs NOR, WOL vs BOU & LEI vs BHA amongst others!

Alternatively, you could FH in 32 where LIV play MCI, EVE play LEI & TOT play SHU.

You can target MUN vs BHA, CHE vs WHU, ARS vs NOR & WOL vs AVL

You also have to consider how your team looks for the GW in which you don’t FH.

If I FH in 31, this is my team for 32...

Who would you play? Who would you bench?

If I free hit in 32, this is my team for 31...

Who would you play? Who would you bench?

What would you do?

I think the initial consensus is FH in 31 but it's closer than I thought

One of the problems with FHing in 32 is that you tend to leave a lot of money on the bench

An indicative team would look like this

I have 22m left to spend on 4 bench players!

I had a crack at a FH team for 31 - looks really nice, this is definitely my preferred option. You have the flexibility to load up on fairly low-owned players with good fixtures (Son/Kane).

Kane, Saint-Maximin & Robertson could easily be Vardy, Fernandes & Wan-Bissaka (2nd pic)