Fantasy Football Hub&#8217;s artificial intelligence selects the best FPL Wildcard team on a weekly basis &#8211; and here&#8217;s a look at its latest picks for Gameweek 21.
Hub members can get the latest squad, updated in real time, in our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/my-team/ai-teams">My Team</a> tool. But see below for a snapshot of how the AI would play its Wildcard as things stand.
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<h2>Best FPL Wildcard team for Gameweek 21: Fixtures</h2>
The Hub&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture ticker</a> for the next five gameweeks sees Brighton rank top, followed by Fulham and Sheffield United, with Newcastle and Manchester United making up the top five.
The Seagulls host Wolves and Crystal Palace at the Amex in their next three, with Gameweek 22&#8217;s trip to Luton Town sandwiched in-between.
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<h2>Best FPL Wildcard team for Gameweek 21: Predicted points</h2>
City manager Pep Guardiola has been vague over the return date of Erling Haaland (£13.9m) from injury.
Guardiola said he was hopeful of a return in &#8216;January&#8217;, leaving his precise return date open-ended.
Even with Haaland&#8217;s expected minutes reduced, the Norwegian still tops the predicted points charts over the next five gameweeks as a whole &#8211; although there is no room for him in the wildcard squad this week.
Mohamed Salah (£13.1m) and Son Heung-min (£9.8m) would normally be competing with the Norwegian for the top spot, however they are both away on <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/which-premier-league-players-are-heading-to-afcon-and-the-asian-cup/">international duty</a>.
Bukayo Saka (£9.0m) and Anthony Gordon (£6.1m) are predicted to score the most points of the players who are currently fit and available.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-61095 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.27.01.jpg" alt="" width="1136" height="666" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.27.01.jpg 1136w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.27.01-300x176.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.27.01-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.27.01-768x450.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.27.01-610x358.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.27.01-1080x633.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px" />
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<h2>The best FPL Wildcard team for Gameweek 21 according to Hub AI</h2>
Firstly, you can see that AI has left out any popular players heading to <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/how-to-tackle-the-fpl-christmas-schedule-afcon-and-asian-cup">Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)</a> and Asian Cup, as well as avoiding Haaland for the time being.
With no Salah or Son, in comes Saka to claim the captain&#8217;s armband, with some decent fixtures on the horizon for the England man.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-61098 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.44.28.jpg" alt="" width="796" height="648" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.44.28.jpg 796w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.44.28-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.44.28-768x625.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.44.28-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px" />
Elsewhere in midfield, funds go towards Phil Foden (£7.9m) and Richarlison (£6.9m), who are both taking on greater responsibility in the absence of Haaland and Son respectively.
Chelsea&#8217;s Cole Palmer (£5.7m) is vice-captain at home to Fulham, off the back of his impressive 18-pointer last gameweek, with three of Chelsea&#8217;s next four games looking enticing for the Blues.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-61097 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.43.20.jpg" alt="" width="794" height="646" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.43.20.jpg 794w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.43.20-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.43.20-768x625.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.43.20-610x496.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px" />
Ollie Watkins (£8.9m) and Dominic Solanke (£7.1m) make up the strike-force, with a combined 33 attacking returns between the pair in the Premier League this season.
Julian Alvarez (£7.0m) is benched ahead of a trip to Newcastle, but the Argentinian will likely remain in the squad for as long as Haaland is ruled out.
In defence meanwhile, with cash freed up in the absence of some of the big hitters, there is plenty in the budget for a premium defender.
Kieran Trippier (£6.7m) therefore makes the cut, despite a rocky run of form in recent weeks.
The Newcastle skipper is joined by Pervis Estupinan (£4.9m) and Gabriel (£5.0m) who both have excellent fixtures over the next few weeks.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-61099" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.47.23.jpg" alt="" width="794" height="646" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.47.23.jpg 794w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.47.23-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.47.23-768x625.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.47.23-610x496.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px" />
Pedro Porro (£5.7m) and Kyle Walker (£5.4m) are benched for tough fixtures, along with Martin Dubravka (£4.2m) who makes way for a premium goalkeeper.
That premium goalkeeper choice leads us to a double-up on the Arsenal defence, with David Raya (£4.9m) selected ahead of a promising run for Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side.
The Gunners&#8217; next five opponents include four sides who are ranked in the bottom half of the league for xG (expected goals) this season.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-61096" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.42.28.jpg" alt="" width="798" height="646" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.42.28.jpg 798w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.42.28-300x243.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.42.28-768x622.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.42.28-610x494.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px" />
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<h2>Best FPL Gameweek 21 Wildcard team pictured</h2>
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See our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/ai-team-rating">My Team tool</a> for <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/my-team/transfers">recommended transfers</a> and our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/tools">toolbox</a> to help you choose alternatives if required.
Remember, this team is likely to change nearer to the deadline as we get information from <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-predicted-lineups">pre-match press conferences</a>.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-61094 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.23.34.jpg" alt="" width="1424" height="1256" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.23.34.jpg 1424w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.23.34-300x265.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.23.34-1024x903.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.23.34-768x677.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.23.34-610x538.jpg 610w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-14.23.34-1080x953.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1424px) 100vw, 1424px" />
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Hub members will now find our best Wildcard team in the AI teams tab of the My Team tool.
The My Team tools compares its best Wildcard team according to predicted points to your own team.
The Your Team v Best Team numbers on the right-hand side are a five-gameweek projection of predicted points by position.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-56982" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/My-Team-comparison.jpg" alt="" width="547" height="605" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/My-Team-comparison.jpg 547w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/My-Team-comparison-271x300.jpg 271w" sizes="(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px" />
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