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GW9 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 20 hours ago

Midfielder

Hughes

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Andrey Santos wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.7M

Cost

4.3M

Total Points

1.2

Points Per Game

1.0

0.5%

Selected By

6.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

172

Minutes Played

7.5

ICT Index

2.5

0.3

Form

0.3

💰 Andrey Santos is the value pick - 1.06 pts per £m (Andrey Santos 1.06 vs Hughes 0.7)

🎯 Andrey Santos is your differential (0.5% owned) - Hughes is the template pick at 6.1%

Fixtures

Man Utd

CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-28
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-12-02

Crystal Palace

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-29
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-12-02

📅 Hughes has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Andrey Santos

19.5

Hughes

21.4

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Hughes

Key Factors:

More favorable upcoming fixtures

Hughes (Crystal Palace, £4.3m, 3 points) is the better FPL pick over Andrey Santos (Man Utd, £4.7m, 5 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Hughes also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).