João Pedro's team

The Free Hit should generally remain unused in GW9 unless a manager has around five or six unavailable players and only one free transfer.

The creator says the chip has greater upside later, with the exception of an unusually depleted squad where the immediate gain may justify it.

FPL Focal · FPL PLAYERS TO BUY | GW9 ✅ JOAO PEDRO INJURED ⚠️ · Oct 26, 2026

Unless you've got like 5 or 6 players out and 1 free transfers then in that case it's team dependent and enough to gain from it there. It's not crossed my mind despite Joao Pedro's injury.