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

Midfielder

Johnson

Everton, EVE

Midfielder

Rice

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Rice wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

5.9M

Cost

7.3M

Total Points

1.8

Points Per Game

4.5

0.1%

Selected By

10.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

303

Minutes Played

501

13.1

ICT Index

29.4

2.5

Form

4.0

💰 Rice is the value pick - 3.7 pts per £m (Johnson 1.86 vs Rice 3.7)

🎯 Johnson is your differential (0.1% owned) - Rice is the template pick at 10.8%

Fixtures

Everton

CHE 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-10-24
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-02
COV 2 (H) - 2026-11-06
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-11-23

Arsenal

NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Johnson

34.5

Rice

53.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Rice

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.0 vs 2.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Rice (Arsenal, £7.3m, 27 points) is the better FPL pick over Johnson (Everton, £5.9m, 11 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Rice also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).