Fantasy Premier League is a marathon, not a sprint. FPL is a game that you have to keep on top of every week – so when you can get a boost here and there, it's worth doing so to keep on top of the competition.
Bonus chips are precisely that: strategic tools designed to boost your points. There are five of them – Bench Boost, Triple Captain, Free Hit, Wildcard and the Mystery Chip – each serving as a powerful ace card. These chips are fantastic because they reward calculated risks.
There's nothing quite like the thrill of playing one and seeing it pay off handsomely. Let's explore how each of them works…
Fantasy Premier League: How do the FPL bonus chips work?
1. Bench Boost
A Bench Boost, simply, will allow you to make points from all of the substitutes in your squad. Rather than having to leave a goalkeeper and three outfield players out of your first XI, you'll get points for all 15 players in your squad by activating this boost.
This chip is ideal when your entire squad is healthy, in form, and performing well. Use it well, as it can only be activated once per season.
2. Wildcard
Playing a wildcard lets you to make unlimited free transfers throughout a gameweek – and if you've already made transfers and been deducted points, you'll get those points reimbursed.
This bonus chip is best used when you're looking to make wholesale changes to your side, either through lack of form or fitness. And you can use two wildcards: one in the first half of the season and one in the second half.
3. Triple captain
Your captain is the designated player in the side who scores double the points of everyone else: using your Triple Captain on a player will - you guessed it - multiply that point tally by three, rather than two.
As with the Bench Boost, this can only be used once a season, so make sure you activate your Triple Captain chip for when your star attacker is facing out-of-form opposition.
If your Triple Captain is absent, the triple points bonus will be passed to your vice-captain. If your vice-captain doesn't play either then the bonus is lost, the chip isn't returned.
4. Free hit
The Free Hit chip can be used once a season, too, allowing you to switch up your entire team - but only for a week.
This is best used for things like one-match suspensions to key players or just to give you a flavour for what your team might look like with completely different players. You get unlimited transfers within the budget before your team is restored to its previous state before the next gameweek.
All price changes are reflected in your team's restoration.
5. Mystery chip
Who knows? All will become clear in January.
It seems as though the Premier League are anticipating the midseason lull this time and acting ahead. We're excited to see what this new feature is…
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