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Alcaraz or Hughes | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 5× this gameweek · last compared 6 hours ago

Midfielder

Hughes

Crystal Palace, CRY

4.9M

Cost

4.4M

Total Points

0.7

Points Per Game

1.0

0.1%

Selected By

6.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

2.8

ICT Index

2.4

0.5

Form

0.0

💰 Hughes is the value pick - 0.45 pts per £m (Alcaraz 0.41 vs Hughes 0.45)

🎯 Alcaraz is your differential (0.1% owned) - Hughes is the template pick at 6.6%

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

Crystal Palace

BHA 4 (A) - 2026-10-18
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Alcaraz

18.4

Hughes

17.7

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Alcaraz

Key Factors:

Better current form (0.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money

Alcaraz (Everton, £4.9m, 2 points) is the better FPL pick over Hughes (Crystal Palace, £4.4m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Hughes also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).