Managers in Fantasy Premier League have had to deal with a lot of uncertainty recently, with the unprecedented number of postponed Premier League fixtures affecting their plans.

So, all FPL managers will now receive one extra Free Hit chip from Gameweek 20 to allow significant changes to squads for a single Gameweek without suffering a points hit.

What is the Free Hit chip?

A Free Hit allows for unlimited transfers in a single Gameweek. Managers can replace their entire squad for that Gameweek before the deadline but their 15-man line-up is returned to how it was at the start of the Gameweek for the next deadline.

If the Free Hit chip is played leading up to Gameweek 20, for example, once the deadline has passed you will see the points scored by your new Free Hit squad in the “Points” tab.

But in your “My Team” and “Transfers” tabs, your old Gameweek 19 squad will have returned. Like the Wildcard, the Free Hit is used when confirming transfers. It cannot be cancelled once confirmed.

Traditionally, there is one Free Hit chip to play each season, but the number of postponements has meant we have introduced a second to give managers more flexibility when making their all-important squad

selections – either in the short-term or in a future Gameweek.

Managers who have not played their Free Hit ahead of Gameweek 20 will not lose their first, they will have two Free Hit chips available to them.

But please note that you will be unable to play the Free Hit in consecutive Gameweeks. After playing your Free Hit, your squad will return to its previous state for the following Gameweek.

So, after you have selected the Free Hit chip the first time, the “Play” button will remain for you to use again at another point in the season.

You don’t have to use your Free Hit over the festive period. You can save it for later in the season, when there are likely to be Double Gameweeks into which the postponed fixtures are scheduled.

The Wildcard chip can be used twice a season. The first Wildcard is available from the start of the season until 11:00 GMT on Tuesday 28 December. The second wildcard will be available after this date in readiness for the opening of the January transfer window and will remain available until the end of the season. The Wildcard chip is played when confirming transfers that cost points and cannot be cancelled once played.

So don’t forget that from Gameweek 20 your second Wildcard will be available to use as well.

So stay tuned and use the chips wisely.

By Shariat Rabby Sadat

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