What is Bench Boost in FPL?

A chip that adds the points of your four substitutes to your score for one gameweek, so all 15 players in your squad count.

How many times can you use Bench Boost in FPL?

Twice per season: once from Gameweek 1 to 19 and once from Gameweek 20 to 38. The first Bench Boost expires if it is not played by Gameweek 19.

When should I play my Bench Boost?

When all four of your bench players will start, ideally in a double gameweek when they play twice. A Wildcard the week before lets you build the whole squad for it.

Can you Bench Boost in a single gameweek?

Yes, the chip works in any gameweek. It is worth most in a double gameweek, when every bench player can score twice.

What is the best FPL Bench Boost team?

The squad at the top of this page, which the solver builds for Gameweek 8 to score the most across all 15 players on the live projected points.

FPL Bench Boost: How It Works and When to Play It

GW8

84.5

Bench Boost

Kelleher

3.7xPts

Calafiori

5.4xPts

Gabriel

5.3xPts

Mukiele

4.8xPts

Palmer

6.7xPts

B.Fernandes

6.5xPts

Saka

6.4xPts

Mbeumo

5.8xPts

Rogers

5.0xPts

Haaland

6.3xPts

Thiago

5.0xPts

Bench Boost Active

GKP

Trafford

3.6xPts

1.FWD

João Pedro

5.0xPts

2.DEF

Muñoz

4.6xPts

3.DEF

Thomas

4.0xPts

TL;DR

The FPL Bench Boost is a chip that counts the points of all 15 players in your squad for one gameweek, your four substitutes included. You get two: the first for Gameweeks 1 to 19, the second for Gameweeks 20 to 38. Play it when all four of your bench players will start, ideally in a double gameweek, and compare your bench with the solver's Bench Boost squad for Gameweek 8 above.

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How Does the Bench Boost Work in FPL?

Your bench scores. For one gameweek the points of your four substitutes are added to your total, on top of your starting XI.
No transfers come with it. The Bench Boost changes who scores, not who is in your squad, so the bench has to be ready before you play it.
Two Bench Boosts a season. The first can be played from Gameweek 1 to 19 and the second from Gameweek 20 to 38. An unused first Bench Boost does not carry over.
One chip per gameweek. You cannot play the Bench Boost in the same gameweek as another chip.

When Should You Play Your Bench Boost?

When all 15 players start. A bench of four starters is the whole point; one benched non-starter wastes a quarter of the chip. The predicted lineups show who starts for every club.
In a double gameweek. Players with two fixtures score twice, so a bench of doublers is worth the most. The fixture ticker shows which clubs play twice.
After a Wildcard. A Wildcard the week before lets you build all 15 for the Bench Boost week.

The chip optimizer scores every Bench Boost week against your own squad, and the chip strategy guide covers how it fits with the other three chips.

Building a Bench Boost Bench

Starters over savings. The cheapest bench players rarely start; for the Bench Boost week, pick substitutes who play.
Check the second keeper. Your backup goalkeeper counts too, so make sure he starts for his club.
Plan it a week ahead. Use your free transfers the week before to swap out any bench player who will not start.

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