Should I Wildcard in FPL GW35?

7.2% of 7,124 optimised FPL squads have GW35 as their optimal Wildcard, making it a minority pick compared to WC32 at 81.1%. WC35 is correct for managers who already used their first-half Wildcard, held both chips on purpose, or whose squad did not need a GW32 rebuild.

What is the best FPL Wildcard team for GW35?

A WC35 squad prioritises premiums (10.0m+) because fewer gameweeks remain to differentiate. Stack 3 teams with the best GW35-38 fixture run including Manchester City and Crystal Palace (the GW36 doublers). If you plan BB35, your bench must contain GW35 doublers; if you plan BB36, load up on City + Palace players.

What are the best WC35 picks?

Premium attackers from clubs with strong GW35-38 fixture runs (Salah, Haaland, Saka, Mbeumo). Set-piece takers for ceiling (Eze for Palace, Palmer for Chelsea). Defensive picks from City and Palace if you plan BB36 (Gvardiol, Dias, Guehi). Sort the FPL Copilot xPts table by total GW35-38 xPts and the top 15 are your shortlist.

Is WC35 better than WC32?

No for most squads. WC32 + BB33 produces +58 median pts vs WC35 + BB35 at +38-44. But for the 7.2% of squads that already used their first-half Wildcard or deliberately held the chip, WC35 + BB35 is the strongest remaining play. WC36 (3.1%) and WC37 (1.8%) are rarely optimal.

What is the WC35 + BB35 combo?

WC35 + BB35 is the late-season mirror of WC32 + BB33. Wildcard in GW35 to build a squad loaded with GW35 doublers, then Bench Boost immediately so all 15 of those players score twice. GW35 is the second-best Bench Boost week at 28.2% optimal. Median uplift: +38-44 points.

What is the WC35 + BB36 combo?

WC35 + BB36 is the alternative late-chip play: rebuild in GW35, take a regular GW35, then Bench Boost in GW36 when Manchester City and Crystal Palace play their double. Median uplift +28-34 pts. Wins over WC35+BB35 when your post-WC35 squad has 5+ City and Palace players doubling in GW36 but fewer doublers in GW35.

WC35 + BB35 or WC35 + BB36?

WC35 + BB35 wins more often (+38-44 pts vs +28-34) because GW35 has wider DGW coverage. WC35 + BB36 wins for squads that built around the City + Palace stack (the only GW36 doublers) and have 5+ doublers in GW36. Run the chip optimizer; it tests both combos for your specific squad and ranks them by total expected points.

Who should I captain on WC35?

The player with the highest expected points for the GW35 deadline gameweek. Sort the FPL Copilot xPts table by GW35 column; top 3 are your shortlist. Premium attackers with home fixtures vs weak defences win. If you plan TC35, captain your highest-xPts premium with set-piece duties.

FPL Wildcard GW35: Best WC35 Squad + Run-In Strategy (2025/26)

This guide covered Gameweek 35 of the 2025/26 season.For this season, see the Wildcard GW3 draft

GW35 was the late second-half Wildcard window of 2025/26. Three GWs of football left after it, with Man City and Crystal Palace doubling in GW36. This post captures how the optimizer played the WC35 call at the time.

Copilot verdictWILDCARD AND BUILD FOR GW36

“Stack the City and Palace doublers, lock the highest-xPts GW36 captain in your 15, and ride the run-in. Match the chip you have left to your strongest week: TC36 for ceiling, BB36 for volume.”

Max GW36 doublers

3 City + 3 Palace

GWs left after WC

GW36, GW37, GW38

+24-32

Best WC35 stack

Median uplift

Who Should WC35

You still have the second-half Wildcard. If WC is gone, this decision is closed.
Your existing 15 can't reach 5+ City + Palace doublers without 2 or 3 hits. WC35 fixes that in one move.
You don't own the top GW36 captain candidate. Bringing in the right TC36 captain via free transfers usually isn't affordable. WC is the cleanest path.
Your GW35-38 fixtures are red. 4+ players with FDR 4 or 5 in the run-in means transfers bleed faster than a Wildcard reset.

If none of those apply, save your free transfers and roll into GW36.

Chip Stack Options (One Chip Per GW Rule)

FPL allows only one chip per gameweek, so BB36 and TC36 can't share GW36, and WC35 and BB35 can't share GW35. The valid post-WC35 stacks:

WC35 + TC36. The highest-ceiling pairing if you have a doubling captain candidate. TC ceiling +14 to +22 marginal points.
WC35 + BB36. The volume play. BB on the City + Palace DGW with all 6 doublers stacked. +12 to +18 BB ceiling.
BB35 + TC36 (no WC). Two chips, no Wildcard. BB on the wider GW35 DGW, TC on the locked GW36 DGW. Works without rebuilding the squad.

Note: a 3-chip combo with WC + BB + TC required playing Wildcard before GW35 to set up BB35 (so the chips didn't collide). By GW35 that window had passed, so only 2-chip stacks remained.

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WC35 vs WC36 vs WC37

WC35. The right window if you Wildcard at all in the second half. Full week to set up GW36.
WC36. Only if you missed WC35 and need budget to upgrade into the TC36 captain. Costs you GW35 already played without the rebuild.
WC37. Almost never optimal. Two GWs of runway can't pay back the reset cost.

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