Lateriser: Bench Boost in FPL Gameweek 9 or 11?

In his latest article, three-time top 200 player Lateriser considers whether to use his Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Bench Boost in Gameweek 9 or 11.

Well, the long-awaited Wildcard of Gameweek 8 is behind me. I thought I wouldn’t have to make any immediate decisions, but Thursday afternoon I was waiting for an update Joachim Andersen‘s (£4.5m) injury before deciding whether to use Bench Boost in Gameweek 9.

First, let’s look at how the Wildcard started.

Enzo Fernandez (£6.7m) not playing against Nottingham Forest was a shame, but his 45-minute performance against Ajax was encouraging. I’m pretty sure he’ll start against Sunderland.

It’s a shame I didn’t consider playing Martin Dubravka (£4.0 million) over Nick Pope (£5.2 million), which would have turned the weekend from good to great.

I like my three Arsenal picks, plus Newcastle United’s Big Nick Woltemade (£7.4m), but unfortunately I missed the cash-in game Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.6 million).

Woltemade’s goal at least somewhat reduced the potential damage in that position. Perhaps Mateta would have been the only real change for Pedro, looking back, but that comes with hindsight.

While it bothers me Daniel Munoz (£5.6m) FOMO, owning him would mean losing one Arsenal defender, so no regrets there either.

WHEN BENCH BOOST?