5 Tips and Tricks to score more points in FPL - Fantasy Premier League 2019 | FPL Scout

4) Avoid point hits

Raheem Sterling

Like any investment and risk management strategy, patience is key to success in FPL.

A point hit in FPL deducts 4 points from your score, and though this looks like a small number initially, it’s the same number of points your forward gets for scoring a goal.

Be patient with your picks. Just because Guardiola benched Raheem Sterling this gameweek doesn’t mean that he will do the same next week. You rage transferring the player out might give you some instant vengeance but when he scores a hattrick next week you will be cursing yourself. This is even more so true with budget assets. They cannot be expected to deliver points every week at their price and that should be kept in mind.

An asset 6.5m and under justifies his place if he brings in returns every third week. If you are bringing in someone for a hit, it should be someone you want in your team long-term, at least six gameweeks so that he can justify the outlay over a period of weeks.

Never bring in a player just because he has a good fixture that week alone unless you plan to captain him. The only time that hits can be advocated is during double game weeks because the player is going to score four points for appearance alone and has a higher probability of instantly repaying that hit.