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Gray or Barnes | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 12 hours ago

Midfielder

Gray

Spurs, TOT

Midfielder

Barnes

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Barnes wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

4.9M

Cost

6.1M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

5.0

0.2%

Selected By

8.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

397

Minutes Played

540

9.1

ICT Index

37.8

2.5

Form

5.5

💰 Barnes is the value pick - 4.92 pts per £m (Gray 2.45 vs Barnes 4.92)

🎯 Gray is your differential (0.2% owned) - Barnes is the template pick at 8.1%

Fixtures

Spurs

COV 2 (H) - 2026-10-19
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-24
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

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

📅 Gray has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Gray

42.6

Barnes

60.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Barnes

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.5 vs 2.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Barnes (Newcastle, £6.1m, 30 points) is the better FPL pick over Gray (Spurs, £4.9m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Gray also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).