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Rushworth or Drakes-Thomas | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 2 hours ago

Goalkeeper

Drakes-Thomas

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Rushworth wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.4M

Total Points

2.9

Points Per Game

0.0

0.9%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

630

Minutes Played

13.6

ICT Index

0.0

1.3

Form

0.0

💰 Rushworth is the value pick - 4.44 pts per £m (Rushworth 4.44 vs Drakes-Thomas 0.0)

🎯 Drakes-Thomas is your differential (0.1% owned) - Rushworth is the template pick at 0.9%

Fixtures

Coventry City

SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-11-21
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-11-28
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-12-01

Crystal Palace

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-29
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-12-02

📅 Rushworth has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Rushworth

38.3

Drakes-Thomas

17.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Rushworth

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.3 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Rushworth (Coventry City, £4.5m, 20 points) is the better FPL pick over Drakes-Thomas (Crystal Palace, £4.4m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Rushworth also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).