If you fired up FC 27 Season 1 and spotted that elusive Maxence Lacroix OTW defender locked behind Premium Season Pass Level 7, you're not alone. Nobody wants to grind sweaty Squad Battles for hours just to unlock one live OTW card.
Most players burn time stuck in Ultimate Team alone. But here's what they miss: every objective in FC 27 feeds the same Season Pass track. You can stack progress across multiple game modes in one session. This is the fastest SP farm I've tested — and it gets you to Lacroix plus every other Season Pass reward without wrecking your schedule.
Premium Season Pass: Your Fastest SP Boost
Lacroix OTW sits at Level 7 on the Premium Season Pass for FC 27 Season 1: Ones to Watch. Here's what matters:
- If you preordered the Ultimate or Ultimate+ Edition, the Premium Pass is included for free. No extra FC Points needed.
- The pass drops an instant +5,000 SP bonus. That single chunk gets you most of the way to Level 7 before you touch a single objective.
Quick heads-up: OTW cards are live items. Lacroix upgrades +1 OVR for every Team of the Week, Star Performer, or Player of the Month inclusion — plus a one-time +1 OVR if Chelsea wins 3 of their next 6 domestic league games starting September 18. This card only gets better over time.
How to Stack Season Objectives (No Double Work)
Here's the trick most players sleep on: every objective counts toward the same Season Pass track. You can knock out multiple tasks in one play session — no need to replay separate matches for every single goal.
Weekly UT Objectives (400 SP)
Load up Squad Battles and set difficulty to Semi Pro. Two simple tasks:
- Win 10 Squad Battles matches
- Score 10 goals using English players in your starting squad
Grab cheap English forwards, drop them into your lineup, and work on both tasks simultaneously.
Manager Career SP Farm (~1,200 SP)
This is the lowest-effort SP source in the game:
- Start a fresh Manager Career save
- Set half length to 3 minutes, difficulty to Amateur
- Simulate until you reach the start of a new Championship season
- Play 5 matches on this save file
Amateur difficulty means near-guaranteed wins. Three-minute halves slash match time dramatically. You can wrap all five games in 15–20 minutes.
Player Career SP Farm (~1,250 SP)
Same approach, different mode:
- Load an existing Player Career or create a custom player
- Set half length to 3 minutes, difficulty to Amateur
- Finish 10 total matches
Goals you score here also count toward the general season scoring objective. Double-dipping SP — that's how you maximize efficiency.
Manager Live Challenges (1,000 SP)
Manager Live is one of the easiest SP sources in FC 27. All you need: beat any 3 Manager Live challenges. These are short, scripted scenarios — no full league grind required. Pick the easiest starter challenges and blast through them.
General Season Objective (450 SP)
Score in 12 separate games across any FC 27 game mode. This stacks with every other objective listed above. Goals from Squad Battles, Manager Career, and Player Career all count. You won't need extra matches to finish this one.
FC 27 SP Farm Pro Tips
- Stick to Amateur or Semi Pro. No need to crank difficulty unless you want to suffer.
- Always set half length to 3 minutes whenever the option appears. It cuts match runtime way down.
- Keep an eye on total SP in the FC Hub so you know exactly how close you are to Level 7.
- Claim the 5,000 SP Premium bonus first. It's your single biggest SP chunk by far.
Unlock Lacroix OTW: Final Thoughts
Stack everything together, and you'll hit Level 7 in no time to unlock Maxence Lacroix OTW (83 OVR). And you're not just grabbing Lacroix — you also pick up every other Premium Season Pass reward along the way.
This method skips the endless UT-only grind most players force themselves into. Mix Squad Battles, Career Mode, and Manager Live. Complete overlapping objectives. Get your live OTW card before the Ones to Watch promo cools off on October 22.
If you test this SP farm strategy, drop a comment and tell me how fast you unlocked Lacroix OTW.
