Saturday, July 12, 2025

FPL Gameweek 8 tips and advice: Is it time to wildcard?

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Sky Sports continues its weekly column bringing you essential tips from the best Fantasy Premier League managers in the world.

In our latest column, Holly Shand and FPL Heisenberg discuss what to do with Mohamed Salah, whether it is time to pivot to cheaper defenders and if it is time to trust Manchester United again.

Holly and Wes will also be hosting a live FPL Q&A at 1pm – send your questions to them here.

You can also join the official Sky Sports Fantasy League with code e7ft7m.

Are you using a free hit or a wildcard this week?

FPL Heisenberg: Nope, I can get to 11 players for a minus 4 so I’m happy to ride this Gameweek out without using my Free Hit – and I’ve already used my Wildcard. I think playing a Wildcard this Gameweek is a good strategy if you have one, however, it’s tricky because you’ll have to build a squad without a few assets from the teams that are not playing this week – the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, Brighton and Man United.