Guide · Fact · FPL, with FPL Tilt's view marked as such
FPL chips: what each one does and when to use it
The short answer
There are four chips. You get each of them twice in a season, once for each half, and you can play only one in any Gameweek.
| Chip | What it does |
|---|---|
| Bench Boost | The points of the four players on your bench count for that Gameweek |
| Triple Captain | Your captain's points are tripled instead of doubled |
| Free Hit | Unlimited free transfers for one Gameweek. At the next deadline your squad goes back to what it was |
| Wildcard | Every transfer in that Gameweek is free, and the changes stay |
The two halves
The first set of chips can be used up to the Gameweek 19 deadline. The second set becomes available after it.
- The first Free Hit and the first Wildcard are available after your first Gameweek, not in it.
- A Free Hit cannot be played in two Gameweeks running. If you play the first one in Gameweek 19, the second cannot be used before Gameweek 21.
Which ones you can take back
| Chip | Can it be cancelled? |
|---|---|
| Bench Boost, Triple Captain | Yes, until the deadline |
| Free Hit, Wildcard | No. They are played when you confirm your transfers |
What happens to saved transfers
Free transfers you had saved are kept when you play a Wildcard or a Free Hit. If you had two saved, you still have two the Gameweek after.
When each one is for
This part is FPL Tilt's view, not a rule.
- Bench Boost pays when all fifteen of your players are likely to play and have good fixtures. A week when clubs play twice is the usual choice.
- Triple Captain pays when one player has an unusually good Gameweek ahead: two matches, or one very favourable one.
- Free Hit is for a Gameweek when many of your players have no match. You field a full team for one week and get your own squad back.
- Wildcard is for when your squad needs more changes than free transfers can cover: several injuries, or a run of fixtures that has turned.
A chip left unused at the end of its half is worth nothing. A chip played on an ordinary week is better than one never played.
See the fixtures
The Fixtures page shows who plays whom over the coming Gameweeks, which is where the weeks with two matches, and the weeks with none, show up.
Rules as published by the official game for 2026/27, read on 11 October 2026.