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            <p>Fantasy Football Hub's AI reveals its best Wildcard and Free Hit teams for Gameweek 20.</p>
<p>We're into the second half of the season, with all FPL managers' chip sets replenished.</p>
<p>The festive season has brought its usual mix of issues to deal with, including injuries, so activating the Wildcard may seem like a tempting idea for many.</p>
<p>But is it the right time to use a chip? Our weekly article looks at the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixtures</a>, <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">predicted points</a> and optimum <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/ai-team-rating">AI</a> sides to help your decision-making.</p>
<p>Hub members can <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/my-team/ai-teams">see the latest squads</a> in realtime - it regularly changes as new information is processed. The conclusion of Gameweek 20 tonight (Thursday, January 1) could shake things up.</p>
<h3>🤖 Hub AI quick summary 🤖</h3>
<p>Simplicity and speed are among Fantasy Football Hub's core values, so many of our articles this season will come with a quick 'Hub AI' summary for those who want the answer - fast.</p>
<p>Read the full article for the detailed picture - and listen to an audio summary 👇</p>
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<li>🗓️ Brighton and Spurs are among the teams with the best fixtures this week, while both clubs' runs extend up to Gameweek 24</li>
<li>🔮Erling Haaland is the clear leader for predicted points and several defenders make the Gameweek 20 top 10</li>
<li>🎯It's an unusual appearance of a back five in the AI team of the week, while double Newcastle defence headlines the Wildcard side</li>
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<h2>Who has the best FPL fixtures?</h2>
<h3>Gameweek 20</h3>
<p>Brighton top the Hub's <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture ticker</a> this week with a home match against Burnley.</p>
<p>The Clarets have the worst expected goals conceded (xGC) in the league, although their attack is slightly stronger - albeit their expected goals (xG) is still fourth worst.</p>
<p>Spurs have not been on the radar for a while, however they rank second on the ticker with Sunderland (H).</p>
<p>The Black Cats have the worst xG and have significantly over-performed from an attacking perspective, so this could be a good week for Spurs' defenders.</p>
<p>Fresh from winning their third point of the season, Wolves host West Ham in a crucial clash at the bottom of the league.</p>
<p>Aston Villa, Everton and Newcastle complete the set of the highest-rated fixtures on the ticker.</p>
<div id="attachment_76799" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-76799" class="size-large wp-image-76799" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GW20-fixtures-1024x274.jpg" alt="Best Gameweek 20 fixture match-ups" width="1024" height="274" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-76799" class="wp-caption-text">Best Gameweek 20 fixture match-ups</p>
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<h3>Gameweek 20-24</h3>
<p>Villa, Everton and Newcastle are among the teams with an appealing run over the next five gameweeks.</p>
<p>Spurs however top the ticker, with West Ham (H) and Burnley (A) among the highlights.</p>
<p>Aston Villa have some testing away games but their home schedule looks good, with Nottingham Forest, Everton and Brentford visiting Villa Park.</p>
<p>Back-to-back home fixtures for Newcastle, Manchester City and Everton help them into the top seven.</p>
<div id="attachment_76800" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-76800" class="size-large wp-image-76800" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GW20-24-fixtures-1024x310.jpg" alt="The pick of the Gameweek 20-24 fixtures" width="1024" height="310" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-76800" class="wp-caption-text">The pick of the Gameweek 20-24 fixtures</p>
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<h2>FPL predicted points</h2>
<h3>Gameweek 20</h3>
<p><strong>Erling Haaland </strong>tops the Hub AI <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">predicted points</a> table by a clear distance ahead of teammate <strong>Phil Foden</strong>.</p>
<p>The rest of the top 10 is bunched tightly, all within a single predicted point.</p>
<p>Among them is <strong>Cristian Romero </strong>in joint fourth, with Spurs' fixture influencing the high ranking for a defender.</p>
<p><strong>Gabriel </strong>and <strong>Jan Paul van Hecke </strong>make it a defender-heavy top 10 in comparison to usual.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-76814" class="wp-caption-text">Gameweek 20 predicted points</p>
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<h3>Gameweek 20-24</h3>
<p>The top three predicted scorers do not alter over a five-gameweek stretch, with Haaland ahead by nearly 13 points.</p>
<p><strong>Gabriel </strong>looks to be a clear defensive target with the sixth best projection. He's the only defender in the top 10.</p>
<p><strong>Antoine Semenyo </strong>ranks fourth, however uncertainty over his move to Manchester City makes him one to monitor for now.</p>
<div id="attachment_76815" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-76815" class="size-full wp-image-76815" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Predicted-points-gw20-24.jpeg" alt="Predicted points for Gameweek 20-24" width="840" height="690" /></p>
<p id="caption-attachment-76815" class="wp-caption-text">Predicted points for Gameweek 20-24</p>
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<h2>Should a chip be played in FPL Gameweek 20?</h2>
<p>A renewed roster of chips comes with temptation, especially when highly owned players like <strong>Declan Rice </strong>are injury concerns and managers look for a way to bring Gabriel back into their teams.</p>
<p>But chip strategy in the second half of the season is usually heavily influenced by <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-blank-double-gameweek-guide">blank and double gameweeks</a>, meaning the Wildcard and Free Hit are likely to be more valuable later on.</p>
<p>Our Chip Strategy Guide discusses this in more detail:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-chip-strategy-guide"><strong>FPL Chip Strategy Guide 2025/26</strong> </a></li>
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<p id="caption-attachment-73561" class="wp-caption-text">FPL chip strategy</p>
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<h2>Best FPL Gameweek 20 Free Hit team</h2>
<p>It's not often the AI resorts to a back five in its teams of the week - but the amount of defenders high in the predicted points table means that is the early approach to Gameweek 20.</p>
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