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Elanga or Szoboszlai | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 4× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Midfielder

Szoboszlai

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Szoboszlai wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

6.1M

Cost

6.9M

Total Points

6.0

Points Per Game

4.0

3.0%

Selected By

27.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

232

Minutes Played

440

19.4

ICT Index

34.4

0.0

Form

1.0

💰 Elanga is the value pick - 2.95 pts per £m (Elanga 2.95 vs Szoboszlai 2.9)

🎯 Elanga is your differential (3.0% owned) - Szoboszlai is the template pick at 27.6%

Fixtures

Newcastle

AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21

Liverpool

BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22

📅 Elanga has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Elanga

28.4

Szoboszlai

32.2

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Szoboszlai

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️Szoboszlai: Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

Szoboszlai (Liverpool, £6.9m, 20 points) is the better FPL pick over Elanga (Newcastle, £6.1m, 18 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Elanga also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).