TIME TO WILDCARD? 🚨 | FPL GAMEWEEK 6 TRANSFER PLANS | Fantasy Premier League Tips 2024/25

[@Lukas_podolski9]

Seen a few of your tweets saying you’re lost with FPL at the moment. Try not to let it affect your mood and you’ll bounce back mate x

[@FPLRaptor]

Thank you mate, that's kind of you to say ♥

[@ekarikafelix]

Hello Ross, 1. Let’s get this out the way - You do not need a wildcard. 2. Like you mentioned we have to take a step back to analyze where you are currently and your target rank. Virtually everyone above you owns Haaland, so buying Haaland and captaining him won’t get you up the ranks. 3. Honestly Salah has been poor the past few weeks, as an owner it’s utterly frustrating seeing Luiz Diaz outperform him and Palmer hasn’t exactly been setting the world on fire. Son has been playing out wide, Saka doesn’t seem to have that high ceiling. So I understand the frustrations. However what I’ll say to counter this is …. If Haaland hadn’t scored 10G in 5Games; Would we really say Salah that is on track to score 372 FPL points is underperforming? Palmer on track for 290pts currently or son on track for 260 are not good enough? 4. The currently scoring rates are unsustainable for Salah and Haaland. However Son and Palmer are sustainable and should be seriously considered if the fixtures are there.

[@vEcTeRbl00d]

I just want to say, keep doing what you think is best and don't mind the sheep shouting at you weekly to be different. This is what makes you enjoyable to watch rather than your boring Andy Fpl's.

[@Theo_-ej6oz]

No reason to flame Andy bro 😂

[@Salafi_Akhi1]

​@@Theo_-ej6oz 😭

[@salehahmed5126]

Rather watch both and get different perspective than tag Andy FPL as boring. No need for that

[@vEcTeRbl00d]

Andy is boring, but I have nothing against the guy. He's just the safe type of manager that's boring to watch, and many share my opinion.

[@Salafi_Akhi1]

@@salehahmed5126 💯 I enjoy both tbh

[@Azxahmed]

You don’t need a tragic team to WC in my opinion if you have couple players that are underperforming or don’t have a good run of fixtures go for it

[@youareasock9752]

I would just WC gw7 the team looks fine for next week

[@sidechaincompression]

Best content creator to watch out there, irrespective of how your own team is doing, keep at it mate :)

[@hamzaqaisir9822]

Ross you are hands down the best FPL content creator! For me it was a green arrow of 2.1 million to 1.2 million without a certain Norwegian goal machine. Think I'll still hit the wildcard button tonight tbh.

[@streetsiswatching9660]

👀

[@sickemboy9352]

Luis Diaz is amazing for gw6 if we know he starts against Wolves and the team sheet in EFL Cup match v West Ham matters for active WC users.

[@cheekster777]

Thank you Ross.

[@ImmortalTreknique]

🫡👊🍻

[@FPLRaptor]

Thanks mate!

[@WorkinProgress91]

Stay strong Ross! I’ve had a mare recently too. 305 points overall 😢 I’ve hit the Wildcard, mainly to get the robot in. But also my bench was a mess, I had Jota etc. I needed to do something I thought was pro active! Let’s see how it goes. Good luck everyone

[@Top_G020]

Captained diaz got 78 points huge green arrow 800k overall rank quite good game week ❤

[@RitvikJaitly]

Thank You Ross love your content but yeah its time for the wildcard now

[@fitnesswithtajura308]

Love the messy livestream format! Very authentic

[@FPLRaptor]

Thank you!

[@joecraddock6542]

The video I’ve been waiting for all week, so happy to wildcard, it’s been such a mixed start to the season for me, sat at 6 million after GW1 and now just outside the top 1 million, so not too bad, thanks Ross!

[@harrisonearle2000]

keep ur head up Ross, I had Aina, Gibbs White, Minteh and Pedro playing today for a grand total of 1 point. Happens to us all

[@FPLChef]

Hi Ross, I’ve not really been feeling FPL this year if I’m being completely honest! I think I’ve put a bit of pressure (unknowingly and unintentionally) on myself to do well because of the time I spend watching content creators such as yourself - which I love. I aim to just take a backseat a bit more going forward. I know I can only make the best decisions I feel are right each week and the rest is down to the 11 players on the pitch. It’s cliche but true. Can’t pick everyone and it’s not fifa, you can’t control it 😂 You’ll turn it around Ross, no doubt about it. Thank you as always, for all of your hard work! Have a great week. 👍🏼

[@FPLRaptor]

Big love mate, and great decision to step back a bit to increase enjoyment!

[@kokkiat]

Can’t imagine the amount of pressure for being a content creator, stay strong 💪🏼

[@ScottRitts]

Had a nice 89 pointer and played Gabriel.

[@Ren_1986]

raptor u need to realize that no one is nailed anymore, u gotta just go with who starts and hope for best

[@maccom8]

Ross, keep these video's up. Loving watching them and hearing what you have to say!

[@leechris50]

Bro no chance. Forget twitter. We love you man. Don’t feel lost! Let’s have fun and enjoy the game 😊

[@aidanconnor1770]

I don't think anyone can say you haven't got particularly unlucky, and I personally have benefitted greatly from your advice. Thanks for the vids!

[@gabrielventer8535]

I think a wildcard is necessary. You need some high upside players and the also the safe players to claw back rank. Much love 🙏

[@manchestermaverick3478]

Id wildcard in gw8 personally feel better fixture swing just ft in raya for hendo

[@johnleonard644]

Not sure you want to hear this but... Your video on replacements for Wissa was really helpful this week. I enjoy listening to your analysis even if I end up at a different conclusion. This week I ended up with Jackson after crunching my own numbers - and so my green arrow is basically thanks to your discussion of the position... So thank you!

[@chicharitohernandez7687]

Hi Ross hopefully you can get a bit of rest and to get everything back together soon :)) Just on that note would you do a video this week where we would send in wildcard drafts for you to rate? Cheers :))

[@abdullahishitu9404]

Bro, I have been waiting for this. 😅 I believe you have to decide whether Salah is more essential than Haaland in the come weeks. You can balance your team with one.

[@FPLRaptor]

Appreciate you bro!

[@pracka123]

Full support for you!

[@agentgch]

Great video mate, it’s funny watching you talk yourself one way and another. Definitely seems cathartic for you. If I were you I’d wildcard I think. Get the machine in and set up for the weeks ahead. I was forced into wildcard 2 weeks ago and it’s worked out well so far.

[@kachunga870]

A few things: 1) Your team would improve with a wildcard but it’s definitely not necessary, I’d only do it if you really feel like you’re missing out on Haaland 2) If you don’t wc , there’s no point of taking a hit for Haaland imo. You need that transfer to replace Jota anyway now that his position is under threat. 3) Keep it up with the videos! I know you haven’t started amazingly but this is my first season of properly watching Fpl content, thanks to your input alongside others I’m top 250k. I don’t watch for your rank, I watch for your input ❤

[@abdulsam916]

If u fit in Haaland, you need to upgrade keeper, couple of defenders, remove jota n eze, and calverts as ur additional striker is zero value, that seems wildcard level changes!

[@fifacraftcrafthd7557]

Your gameweek 3 Wildcard team banged kinda wish you did it Jackson, Diaz both been quality

[@antonyfitzpatrick8498]

Can’t knock a green arrow considering you don’t have the Norwegian robot. Saving my WC until next week with City & Arsenal Green fixtures over the next month

[@OceanLoader]

I wildcarded into a team that has Halaand, Salah, Saka & Gabriel. But I benched Gabriel (as had Raya) and also took out Palmer, Munoz & Smith Rowe!! I think the absence of Halaand, Salah's form, the Jota headache and the price volatility would all have me leaning toward a Wildcard. And the feeling that Mbeumo and Semenyo feel essential. However, your squad seems very decent overall. What I will say is that I remember waiting to about gw8 last year before wildcarding and working out that I would've been better off going earlier, if only from a team value perspective.

[@liamstuart866]

I’m sitting at 399 points, best start I’ve ever had

[@retrojoes9610]

I got 77 this week and I'm chuffed, brought in both Robertson and Rogers for Gvardiol and Madueke and it payed off big time, rather than getting a total of 4 points from Gvardiol and Madueke, I got 16 from Robertson and Rogers combined! Jackson turned up big time for me as well! Had him in since GW3 and I knew with the chances Chelsea create that he'd be amongst the big points!

[@MidnightMuleFPL]

WC GW7 over the international break may be a nice differential, and you could react to injuries without taking hit ...

[@timmoller4632]

Keep going mate, you're doing an amazing job 👏

[@Anna-k7e7r]

Tough two weeks fella, I’m an arsenal supporter and wasn’t expecting Gabriel to get two goals. I reckon that on paper you’ve got a strong team, but a few players like iota/Eze have been points dodging (I’ve also got both). I’m wild carding this week (don’t want to miss out on players I want by being priced out) but struggling to choose players iprice wise and also the issue of fixtures/rotational risk/players being in form. Chelsea and Utd make me nervous based on inconsistencies from last season, Solanke is tempting but would like to see a bit more of him for spurs (also have concerns about their consistency). Raya, Gabriel, TAA, Mbuemo, Semeyno, Saka and Haaland are locked in so far.

[@bearded_legend075]

Don’t overthink and just have fun with it (what I said when I just used my wildcard)

[@TheMan-my1nw]

I noticed the subs rule has changed this year. It used to be the one with highest points will come but now it’s changed. Had 3 defenders on the pitch but ended up with 4 since Faes come on for Jota instead of Roger’s who would have given me an extra 8 points.

[@FPL_Sam]

Dont worry Ross it's still so early in the season and plenty of time to learn the lessons from the opening weeks and start making some moves. I started without Haaland but was very lucky in covering points with players like Salah, Son, De Bruyne and Smith Rowe early on. Even though my team didnt necessarily need it I pushed the button on a Wildcard in GW4 as a more aggresive play. I thought I could distribute the money across the team saved by not having Haaland but after 7 goals in 3 games you just can't go without him. I think you've mainly made sound decisions based on the data at the time but it is a bit criminal to leave £3mil in the bank for so long and not put it into your team

[@cameronsimpson3479]

Honest opinion, is I would say pull the trigger on thst wildcard. Here are my reasons as to why i would below. All of this is just my POV though, you know your team better than anyone so back yourself in whichever call you make. Porro - For a 5.5m defender hes not been delivering enough. No attacking return since GW1 and no CS yet this season, rough when Robertson, Saliba etc are only 0.5m more. Calvert-Lewin - A good punt and I do understand the ling term fixtures are good, but Everton are too patchy and with him being your 7th attacher you need a higher chnace of a goal (Wood, Welbeck, Pedro, Wissa (post injury) are all better at the price point. Jota - Massive rotation risk ans for a player costing 7.5/7.6 million you need those consistent minutes. Watkins - Premium ST not delivering consistent performances. Yes hes done okay recently but with more football coming (Domestic and European cups) hes likely to struggle more for Prem G/A IMO thats the big 4 players that "need" a transfer out. Which in that situation is when you tend to pull the trigger on the wildcard. Plus with the upcoming fixture swing, City Assets, Mbuemo and (In the shirter term) Arsenal assets all are in need. I also think it gives you that chance to have a mini reset. You talk about being lost, which is completely understandable. But allow yourself that time to go again. Get Haaland in and out thst behind you. Spend time crafting and enjoying making those teams again. FPL is one of rhe hardest games to convey to non-players, about how it feels (both highs and lows).

[@matinjavar2312]

Hi Ross, I think your team is really solid for the upcoming game week. I'd suggest transferring Jota for either Semenyo or Mbeumo and see how it goes. You could use the wildcard, but there's a real chance your current team could outperform the wildcard team, that would be devastating. You had a plan, and it hasn’t worked out, (my team is similar, and I’m at 500k with a Salah-only team so a bit unlucky too) but I think sticking to it for one more week is better. BTW, your content has been a bright spot for me during a tough time, and your positive influence goes beyond your rank. Hope you have a great day with your loved ones, and I’m sure you’ll bounce back stronger. Take care

[@mikeyaustin]

I say Wildcard to give you that spark back, mate. Your content and sense behind your choices is top drawer, but i feel where you're at right now, and a wildcard could be the route back to it. Make the changes, feel awesome going forward 🎉

[@CodPatrol]

About 12 days ago I had Isak and people were telling me to be happy with the Wolves fixture and Fulham game, my brain was telling me Watkins had higher upside because he has home fixtures and Newcastle have not started the season well at all. You should try a similar strategy if a situation like that presents itself again.

[@anthonykent1706]

Appreciate your honesty and content. I wildcarded last night. Kept Haaland, ESR. Rogers, Gabriel and Trent. Opportunity to shake up the other 10 players IMHO.

[@chimpster4331]

Honestly, think your decision making has been good and well justified. I think wildcard is probably the right call simply because Haaland requires a restructure. Like you say, your defense looks good. Midfield is tricky, I wouldn't want Diaz still but I think Jota, Salah and Eze out might be the right move. Debating how to WC myself atm!

[@nwoguuu]

Just need to caveat the Trossard/Martinelli point at 17:00 with the fact that Arsenal play Bolton in the EFL Cup in midweek, and I'm 99% sure the 1-game suspension carries over there, so he'd be available for the league

[@250kills]

Enjoy watching your videos!! A setback is a setup for a comeback :D

[@donder5279]

Team looks fine Ross, I would just roll and then you can aggressively go in on a player/two for a week and switch out when their fixtures change the next week.

[@petercartlidge1237]

74 points. Went Saliba instead of Gabriel, thought he may be rotated with Calafiori. Had both last season may go back there and sell Porro. Rank at 224K. Mbeumo a must for Jota. I have Henderson too but again with Mbeumo your side looks good. You do know that Haaland is the elephant in the room!

[@user-io3hn3lf4g]

I started Salah with the intention of wildcarding GW6 to bring in Haaland, so for me, it was an easy decision. I'd just stick to your strategy; Salah is a strong captaincy option with Wolves being short of Defenders. Haaland and Aina had price changes Saturday morning annoyingly. But some of my targets like Raya, Diaz, and Mbeumo changed prices Sunday after I'd made my transfer. 😊 The Mosquera injury was a little frustrating since he was a nice 4m rotation option GW10-17.

[@VipulPatel-p1u]

Don’t overthink and go with your gut.

[@dominikklimas6255]

5:34 Jota as per FPL Focal on his FPL account went for wildcard and didnt include himself in the squad. Quite remarkable.

[@Smug92]

You’ll get back in no time man, great content as always, I’d give it next week then WC if I were you tbh. Felt pretty smug when 90% of your WC draft is my squad haha 😄 lastly, data is very important but remember the essence of FPL is to go with your gut and make bravery decisions. I fortunately played Gabriel over the last two for example purely because he’s a big game player with great threat, acknowledging that he can also be prone to a booking but that’s the risk. Sometimes the answers are more obvious than we think. Love the work though man and keep cooking us up the good stuff ❤

[@suiiiimar]

Ross just keep doing your thing, yk we love you. As far as advice goes go with your instinct!!,

[@FPLRaptor]

I appreciate that

[@maximk1686]

keep it up bro ❤

[@FPLRaptor]

Thanks bro!

[@user-bc8bz9ve4h]

Martinelli would be a great 1 week punt differential with Trossard suspended. Would actually give you something over GW6 wildcarders as well… Still very early days. You can easily pull this back for a decent rank

[@dylanmorin5817]

If you compare the transfers on your wildcard, I'd say you pretty much improve every position besides watkins to wood. Definitely worth it.

[@arkonos4406]

Wildcard 6: Flekken, robertson, TTA, Gabriel, Saka, Mbeumo, Semenyo, Rogers, Watkins, Haaland, Solanki

[@Adamm357]

I always prioritise fixtures over form, but it just doesn't seem to be working this year. I think that a lot of casuals have started well as a result. It'll start to even itself out. I'm just trying to win my mini-league without caring too much about rank.

[@kingofmandalore1468]

I'm in a very similar position to you, and I won't be wildcarding. Taking Salah and Watkins out before great fixtures just feels terrible. Going against Haaland has only gone badly because others haven't performed. If you back Salah and Watkins, stick to the plan and wildcard next week

[@salehahmed5126]

@@kingofmandalore1468 Just as a side note, not having the best asset in the game and expecting other assets not as good to perform or beat him regularly is not great

[@samphillips9355]

Hi Ross! Thanks for all the fantastic content, it definitely comes accross how much effort you put into it and i appreciate your dilemma this week. If i was you I'd stick to plan and go gw 7. Id go martinelli > jota this week and WC next week. GL with whatever you do!❤

[@darshilshah2728]

Please Wildcard!

[@FaithfulGodswill]

It's going to be my first full season with you and I have to say I'm rooting for you so much this season. I like how you play FPL. Maybe sleeping over it for a day or two might help you.

[@FPLRaptor]

Thank you very much!

[@frankieshankly5368]

Henderson could make plenty of saves against us as well, I have him

[@creed87]

I’ve wildcarded. And I only have 4 players the same as u. Henderson, gabriel, saka and rogers. The rest is aina,lewis,diaz,mbuemo,palmer, Jackson and haaland. I think you should use it

[@BrightonFPL]

Imo, you won’t be able to make up the Haaland points , can see him doing well vs Newcastle with full rest midweek(most likely) plus eze will decrease and raya will increase .

[@georgegreenfield3800]

I activated the wildcard Saturday. Had been planning it since Gw4. Got the chopping block out. 13 of my 15 swapped. Kept Haaland and Konsa. Main swaps were Salah downgraded to Saka and Eze to luis diaz

[@mattaziz5085]

If you’d change 8/15 of the squad, play the wildcard. Chasing with a fresh will feel better then trying to stop the bleeding

[@Rahul_Shakha]

Just wildcard Raptor !!

[@alexanderjohnson4277]

I've got Saka, Palmer, Mbuemo, Rogers and Szmodics in midfield.. 1 FT and thinking swapping Szmodics for Smith Rowe or rolling it this week

[@KennyG000]

I had the similar 3-5-2 structure. Ive wildcarded on saturday to protect price changes for players that i really wanted in my WC. I.e. Raya, Díaz, Mbeumo.. even Jackson.. I convinced myself into wildcarding by telling myself theres not much masive advantages keeping the wildcard anyways for future weeks. So why not? 😂 I might be wrong but hope things don’t turn bad.. 😅

[@arsh96arsh]

Id say you can put off WC one week if you REALLY ABSOLUTELY want to keep Salah for the Wolves fixture, but I'd say you'd be missing the window for some really important swings mate. If I were you, I would def wild card. Im at a 1.3M rank and am wild carding despite having Haaland. Keep up the amazing content however 🤘🏻

[@whyareyougae9650]

Mbeumo in for either jota or Eze but overall your team's not bad tbh, but Haaland needs to be in your team sooner or later with his form and the fixtures coming up.

[@ranajoygupta1807]

Hey Ross, I think Salah since he might not be that important as you have also pointed out, I think Palmer/Saka and Diaz should definitely move in, as well as Haaland. Raya at this point I think is looking extremely important. Also Chelsea’s attack looks to be centred around Jackson as their absolute number 9. Smith Rowe and Semenyo looks to be good picks at this moment but given the fixture swings is not looking much good. DCL is a big uncertainty, Chris Wood might be a better option? Thoughts?

[@murnas6036]

Wildcard Ross, it's a good week to wildcard, you can choose a new punt or two and get going again.

[@sickemboy9352]

Liverpool have the early kick off in gw7 so we will know if LIV players start or not before the gw7 deadline, if Diaz is dropped, Bowen plays Ipswich(h) anyway.

[@cometocommonterms298]

I strongly recommend that you WC now. Semenyo Mbuemo Diaz & Arsenal assets have at least 2 great fixtures, which will allow you to bank 2 free transfers at least. If you plan it right, you won't need to make a transfer for 3 weeks. I already triggered WC yesterday in order to capture price rises. Got Raya Gabriel Collwil Trent Dalot & Kept Greaves. Diaz Mbuemo Semenyo Saka & kept Rogers Got Jackson probably will change him for Solanke in GW8 kept Haaland and Vardy

[@rohank1982]

Hey Ross. Always enjoy your vids and deadline streams so keep going. Not sure about WC for you as the team looks good if Eze finds some returns. Personally I’m on one now to move out Johnson Munoz minteh Jota Isak and swap son to Saka for now but will hold Watkins. Also benched Gabriel twice so that’s a learning!

[@Nonixification]

Going 5 weeks without Haaland is not an "expert" move imo

[@matario2758]

i follow few fpl content creators , while some are way better than you in graphics & ranking lol you're still my fav when comes to real football & fpl knowledge

[@AbdullahMalik-f9k]

Listened to my gut feelings regarding Gabriel rather than relying on you and it went well. 🤣 Altho I didnt want to ditch you

[@FPLRaptor]

Good stuff, you should continue to trust yourself and make your own decisions!

[@sirogio]

Interested in your thoughts on getting calafiory or rays as third arsenal player

[@paulo_bento]

Should I take out Salah & Trent for Haaland & Gvardiol

[@AverageT_]

If i was you I would Wc Change Porro for Gvardiol (play gabriel, gvardiol, trent this week) Eze,Jota, Salah for Mbeumo and Mandueke/Semenyo and any premium mid you want, if you cant fit go for McNeil (play all 5) Calvert Lewin for Haaland (play haaland and Watkins)

[@flourite93]

WCed in GW4 to get Haaland + Salah but knocking my head with Muniz, Bernado and Lewis…. As much as I regret not switching out DVD with TAA… might switch out Bernado to get Semenyo and Muniz another cheaper forward like Raul

[@wesm-o]

You don't need to activate your WC, just make the 1 or 2 (-4) transfers before the price rises then decide later if the WC is needed......right?

[@KingTheShone]

Still fresh of the GW, but objectively, only one of your players is an 'issue', and that is Jota. Everyone else is nailed, and have good to decent fixtures. Obviously, Haaland haul against Newcastle and you're getting hate on Twitter, but i genuinely believe you get a cheeky 1week punt on someone and hit a WC button

[@victorhugo3952]

Eze has been horrible, just like Palace. He's not gonna do anything, you're just letting go of points with him. Calvert Lewin? Don't think I even need to mention, mate can't score even if his life depends on it. He could keep Henderson for GW6 but that's it. You can have a keeper that's going into the relegation zone as your main

[@KingTheShone]

​@@victorhugo3952 I understand where you're coming from, but i do believe he is late to the party with gw6 wc. It is a tough position to be in and honestly him being a content creator isn't helping i think. You do have to take into account that if he had started Gabriel last 2 GW he would've been like 18 points better of, and at a much better rank

[@andihaskins1560]

My rank is very similar. Tiny red arrow, too bad I sold Henderson this week for Sels, could’ve gotten that green. Captaining Trent was my only good choice. I’ve already hit the WC, had done before the games even started I’m ready for a reset to this season! Here’s to breaking into the top 2m 😂

[@FPL_Raavan]

Hey Ross I don't think anything much required.... jota to Mbeumo should be perfect move & if possible minus 4 for Raya then save transfers till GW8

[@reubenrules5429]

I would wc personally don't see any reason not too. What's the benefit of holding?

[@oliverolaofe]

Bro don't be scared to hit wildcard. I did in gw2 and my team is way better for it. Currently top 400k. Big up for great content.

[@cyberant5164]

benched Gabriel last week and it was painful 15 points... I learnt my lesson this week and started him. 80point week even though i captained Salah instead of Haaland... Big green arrow.

[@JANISAM-]

i cant actually believe im top 350k without any chips, this season going well for some reason

[@FPLRaptor]

Proud of you mate, keep it up!

[@girishanand8642]

I started the season with Haaland. But the rest of my team drop stinkers week in week out, despite having good data. So you're not alone in this mate! Making decisions in FPL has never been harder. On that note, your team looks fine to me 😂 Regardless, I played an early wildcard to rest my mind 🤞🏽

[@FPLLeafs]

I think you have to decide if you want Haaland or not. If you want Haaland, then I would wildcard this week, because then you can bring in Brentford and Arsenal players and catch price rises. If you bet against Haaland, then maybe wildcard after Watkins run of games. Going with Haaland is less risky, although it means you are playing catch up with people who started with Haaland, but you'll still have differentials like Diaz, Mbeumo, Semenyo. Maybe try a wildcard, where you can have Haaland and Watkins? Probably means Diaz to Smith Rowe though

[@RichardDD999]

Great video. Love your content. Your team is really good. Your payoff from a wildcard is really just Haaland and Mbeumo instead of Salah and Watkins. It is the Haaland captaincy that is the problem since anytime he gets two goals we as non- Haaland teams go backwards. I would bring in him for -4. Then you might find a wildcard can be delayed a bit longer which will be a differential later in the season.

[@crackpack3909]

how does Haaland get bonus points for the goal and not Watkins?