It looks as if we're going to need an extra Free Hit chip after finding an early Fantasy Premier League Christmas gift under the tree.
The powers that be decided to give it to us because of the recent fixture postponements that have played havoc with our team selection and are continuing to do so in gameweek 19 which is just around the corner.
If you still have your first Free Hit chip, you might want to use it immediately if the games are not played on Sunday. There is more on that in a bit.
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The Free Hit chip is all about making as many changes to your squad as you please within the transfer budget, but at the start of the following gameweek, your team will stay the same.
I believe it can be used in either a defensive or offensive way. If your squad has been hit by injuries and postponements, you may be forced to use the defensive strategy, as it is necessary to dig you out of a hole. You can set up a one-off squad to try to maximize your returns if you use it in a double gameweek when clubs have two games to play.
Ben Crellin is a fixture guru on the internet, and he is worth following. The scrapping of FA Cup third-round replays will allow clubs to catch up on a fixture in the double gameweek 22.
At the moment, Manchester United, Spurs, and other teams are all at least two games behind schedule.
The Free Hit chip works well because it allows us to keep our squad as we like it in the long term, but if that doesn't include the likes of Son Heung-min or Jamie Vardy, then we can hop on to them for a week.
If you still have your first Free Hit chip in this gameweek, you need to think carefully about using it because you might get better value down the line.
If Michail Antonio is available to face Saints on Sunday, you can see how many players you have who could potentially start.
You can get up to 11 free transfers if you have two. If you only have one free transfer, you would have to accept a four-point hit to get to 11 players, but that might be worth it to hold on to the Free Hit chip.
You can always make up the ground later in the season, even if your scores suffer this week compared to those of managers in your mini-leagues who decide to use it. If the postponements continue, you might get to a gameweek when you only have four players available to you, and the Free Hit would be more valuable at that point.
The game is more exciting now that there are lots of different strategies.
In gameweek 22 you could try to rack up a big score by using your second wildcard and then using the Bench boost chip in the double gameweek, with the scores of all 15 players counting towards your total. Target as many double gameweek players as possible on the wildcard but don't forget, unlike the Free Hit, those changes are permanent so it also needs to be a squad you're happy with going forward.
Fantasy football managers are concerned about the impending departure of Mohamed Salah to the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Africa Cup of Nations, which will take Mohamed Salah out of action for gameweeks 22 and 23, is one of the things to consider.
The absence of Salah makes the landscape more interesting and immediately gives us a decision to make on the captaincy in gameweek 19.
Anyone could be going with the Free Hit.
I would like to plug the festive Fantasy 606 show, which is now available on the BBC Sounds App. A few famous faces came to see us during the show, which was hosted by comedian and impressionistluke Kempner.
Merry Christmas to you all, please give it a listen.
