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Wood or João Pedro: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Forward

Wood

Nott'm Forest, NFO

Forward

João Pedro

Chelsea, CHE

🏆 João Pedro wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

6.0M

Cost

7.5M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

11.0

1.7%

Selected By

65.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

1.0

Form

11.0

💰 João Pedro is the value pick - 1.47 pts per £m (Wood 0.17 vs João Pedro 1.47)

🎯 Wood is your differential (1.7% owned) - João Pedro is the template pick at 65.1%

Fixtures

Nott'm Forest

LIV 4 (A) - 2026-08-29
TOT 3 (H) - 2026-09-05
AVL 4 (A) - 2026-09-12
COV 2 (H) - 2026-09-19
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-11

Chelsea

BHA 2 (H) - 2026-08-30
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-09-06
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-12
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-09-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-10

📅 João Pedro has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Wood

23.3

João Pedro

63.8

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in João Pedro

Key Factors:

Better current form (11.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

João Pedro (Chelsea, £7.5m, 11 points) is the better FPL pick over Wood (Nott'm Forest, £6.0m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 2, and João Pedro also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).