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A.Murphy or Diop | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 8 hours ago

Defender

Diop

Ipswich Town, IPS

🏆 Diop wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

3.9M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

2.2

0.0%

Selected By

10.9%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

720

0.0

ICT Index

20.3

0.0

Form

2.0

💰 Diop is the value pick - 4.62 pts per £m (A.Murphy 0.0 vs Diop 4.62)

🎯 A.Murphy is your differential (0.0% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 10.9%

Fixtures

Newcastle

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-29
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-12-02

Ipswich Town

HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-28
COV 2 (A) - 2026-12-01

📅 Diop has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.6)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

A.Murphy

12.2

Diop

42.8

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Diop

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Diop (Ipswich Town, £3.9m, 18 points) is the better FPL pick over A.Murphy (Newcastle, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Diop also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.6 average difficulty).