We look at the best picks for managers still yet to use their Wildcard and Free Hit chips

The Scout presents a 15-man squad for managers using their Wildcard chip in Double Gameweek 33.

This squad is specifically for managers who are planning to Wildcard in Double Gameweek 33 (DGW33) then play their Free Hit chip in Blank Gameweek 34 (BGW34).

See: What does each FPL chip do?

Such a strategy allows you load up on players with two matches in Gameweek 33, while also setting up your squad to attack the final four rounds of fixtures over Gameweeks 35-38.

Four players from Man City and Palace

Manchester City’s home match against Crystal Palace, which was postponed due to their EFL Cup final against Arsenal, remains the one match which has yet to be rescheduled this season.

This should give both clubs a future Double Gameweek and the match is expected to fall into Gameweek 36, for the simple reason that it doesn’t clash with European competitions.

A triple-up on Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (£14.4m), Nico O’Reilly (£5.0m) and Antoine Semenyo (£8.2m) will be popular for their DGW33 as Pep Guardiola’s side pursue Arsenal at the top of the table.

Notably for Palace, attackers such as Ismaila Sarr (£6.3m) and Jorgen Strand-Larsen (£6.0m) were surprisingly benched against Newcastle United last weekend, which suggests that Oliver Glasner is prioritising the UEFA Conference League.

Bearing in mind that Palace hold a 3-0 first leg advantage over Fiorentina in the quarter-final stages, their likely progression to the semi-finals could mean more rotation in attack.

As a result, goalkeeper Dean Henderson (£5.1m) looks one of the safest options to start their final seven matches.

Triple-up on Leeds and Brighton for DGW33 AND favourable run-ins

By factoring in each club’s final four matches as well as their DGW33, you can profit from Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion’s favourable schedules.

Similarly to Man City, Leeds still have everything to play for and are arguably less likely to rotate their regulars in their bid to avoid relegation.

According to the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), where the difficulty of each match is ranked from one to five – with one being the easiest possible match and five the hardest –  three of Leeds’ final four matches score no more than two.

That includes a home contest against Burnley in Gameweek 35, which scores just one in the FDR.

Indeed, that fixture could make Gameweek 35 an alternative option for managers who are yet to play their Bench Boost chip, should Glasner’s rotation for Palace continue ahead of their potential Double Gameweek 36.

Ultra low-cost goalkeeper Karl Darlow (£3.9m) and defender Gabriel Gudmundsson (£3.8m) are perfect for such a scenario, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.6m) is among the cheapest starting forwards in Fantasy.

Brighton trio Jan Paul van Hecke (£4.5m), Pascal Gross (£5.5m) and Danny Welbeck (£6.3m) also have a very kind home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in Gameweek 36.

Bournemouth duo provide excellent value for money

Centre-back James Hill (£4.2m) is the Cherries’ top-scoring player since securing a starting role in Gameweek 19.

Since he returned from injury in Gameweek 28, penalty-taker Marcus Tavernier (£5.4m) has produced team-leading totals of 16 shots, nine shots in the box and 10 chances created.

Keep Gabriel and Fernandes despite no more DGWs

Arsenal’s Gabriel (£7.2m) and Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes (£10.3m), who are the top-scoring defender and midfielder respectively in Fantasy, are easy holds ahead of their own kind schedules.

Arsenal face Fulham, West Ham United and Burnley over Gameweeks 35-37 as they look to stay ahead of Man City in the title race.

Meanwhile, Fernandes faces Sunderland and Nottingham Forest in Gameweeks 36-37 as Man Utd look to secure a third-place finish.Â