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Thomas or Diop: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Thomas

Coventry City, COV

Defender

Diop

Ipswich Town, IPS

🏆 Thomas wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

3.0

Points Per Game

2.0

8.0%

Selected By

17.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

3.0

Form

2.0

💰 Thomas is the value pick - 0.75 pts per £m (Thomas 0.75 vs Diop 0.5)

🎯 Thomas is your differential (8.0% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 17.8%

Fixtures

Coventry City

HUL 2 (H) - 2026-08-29
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-09-05
BHA 2 (H) - 2026-09-13
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
NEW 2 (H) - 2026-10-12

Ipswich Town

MUN 4 (A) - 2026-08-30
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-09-04
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-10

📅 Thomas has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thomas

42.5

Diop

31.3

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Thomas

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.0 vs 2.0)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Thomas (Coventry City, £4.0m, 3 points) is the better FPL pick over Diop (Ipswich Town, £4.0m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Thomas also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).