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Alcaraz or Barnes | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 10 hours ago

Midfielder

Barnes

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Barnes wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

4.9M

Cost

6.1M

Total Points

0.7

Points Per Game

5.0

0.1%

Selected By

8.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

540

2.8

ICT Index

37.8

0.5

Form

5.5

💰 Barnes is the value pick - 4.92 pts per £m (Alcaraz 0.41 vs Barnes 4.92)

🎯 Alcaraz is your differential (0.1% owned) - Barnes is the template pick at 8.1%

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

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

📅 Barnes has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Alcaraz

18.4

Barnes

60.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Barnes

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.5 vs 0.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Barnes (Newcastle, £6.1m, 30 points) is the better FPL pick over Alcaraz (Everton, £4.9m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Barnes also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).