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GW6 data · compared 467× this gameweek · last compared 6 minutes ago

Defender

O'Shea

Ipswich Town, IPS

🏆 Thomas wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

4.8

Points Per Game

2.0

8.5%

Selected By

2.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

437

Minutes Played

450

18.4

ICT Index

22.1

4.5

Form

1.5

💰 Thomas is the value pick - 6.0 pts per £m (Thomas 6.0 vs O'Shea 2.5)

🎯 O'Shea is your differential (2.7% owned) - Thomas is the template pick at 8.5%

Fixtures

Coventry City

NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-12
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06

Ipswich Town

FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-10
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-17
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-23
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08

📅 Thomas has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thomas

58.1

O'Shea

34.8

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Thomas

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.5 vs 1.5)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Thomas (Coventry City, £4.0m, 24 points) is the better FPL pick over O'Shea (Ipswich Town, £4.0m, 10 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Thomas also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.0 average difficulty).