Fantasy Premier League: How to use the new features in the 2015/16 season

#2 Chip 1: Bench Boost

Bench Boost Chip

So what are these chips? To quote the official site: “Chips can be used to potentially enhance your team’s performance during the season. Only one chip can be played in a single Gameweek.”

The bench boost seems to be the one with the most potential for you to do most damage. The usage of the chip allows you to accumulate points from not only your first eleven but, the entire squad. A double game week is surely the best place to use this chip. Combine it with a Wildcard to set up the team, and viola! You might have the perfect recipe to let your score go bonkers.

This chip seems to be the juiced up with the most potential and will surely be handy in the latter parts of the season when up to four teams might be having double game weeks. Keep a close eye on Gameweek 27, which falls on the same day as the Capital One Cup final, potentially forcing a fixture re-schedule. Gameweek 30 can also have similar effects with the FA Cup sixth round forcing a calendar clash for the teams involved.

When you take into consideration last year’s Game week 34, where four clubs - Chelsea, Hull, Leicester and Liverpool - appeared twice in the same week, the appeal to use this chip at a later stage, becomes even more appealing. A total of 17 players had produced ten points or more in the game week.