Revealed: Everything you need to know about FPL's new 'Assistant Manager' chip - with Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and Co coming to fantasy football for the first time THIS season
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Fantasy Premier League last week announced the identity of the Mystery Chip - and it promises to have a significant impact on how managers approach the game. For months, we’ve tried to speculate what the mystery could be in FPL this season, but few had come close to the predicting the brand new 'Assistant Manager' chip, which is available from Gameweek 24.
![[No Premier League team has created more expected goals than Enzo Maresca's Chelsea so far]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/10/93268849-14202461-image-a-2_1734518224231.jpg)
So what is it and how should we approach playing it? Fantasy Football Hub expert Holly Shand takes a look at everything you need to know. What does the 'Assistant Manager' chip do?. This new chip allows players to add a manager to their team to score points for a three gameweek window. Points are awarded for wins, draws, goals and clean sheets.
![[Picking a 'Assistant Manager' near the top of the table, such as Arsenal's Mikel Arteta (above), would be the safest choice in terms of accruing points for wins, draws, goals and clean sheets]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/12/93271811-14202461-image-a-30_1734523634320.jpg)
Managers will have set costs between £0.5m-£1.5m in the game and prices won’t fluctuate during the season. The cost will need to be paid for out of your existing FPL budget. There’s also a table bonus mechanism: if your manager faces a club ranked at least five places higher in the Premier League table, you get additional points for a win or draw.
FPL's new mystery chip has been unveiled as the 'Assistant Manager', available from GW24. No Premier League team has created more expected goals than Enzo Maresca's Chelsea so far. Picking a 'Assistant Manager' near the top of the table, such as Arsenal's Mikel Arteta (above), would be the safest choice in terms of accruing points for wins, draws, goals and clean sheets.
![[But the bonus points on offer based on a team's position in the table presents a high risk high reward strategy, if the likes of Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner earns a few upsets for example]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/12/93271809-14202461-image-a-31_1734523724264.jpg)
