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Tzolis or J.Murphy | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 624× this gameweek · last compared 20 hours ago

Midfielder

J.Murphy

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Tzolis wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

6.3M

Cost

5.9M

Total Points

3.2

Points Per Game

0.6

10.4%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

362

Minutes Played

181

21.8

ICT Index

4.9

2.5

Form

0.5

💰 Tzolis is the value pick - 2.54 pts per £m (Tzolis 2.54 vs J.Murphy 0.51)

🎯 J.Murphy is your differential (0.1% owned) - Tzolis is the template pick at 10.4%

Fixtures

Arsenal

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

Newcastle

COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-12
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07

📅 J.Murphy has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Tzolis

41.4

J.Murphy

24.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Tzolis

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.5 vs 0.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️Tzolis: Hamstring injury - Expected back 24 Oct

Tzolis (Arsenal, £6.3m, 16 points) is the better FPL pick over J.Murphy (Newcastle, £5.9m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 6, and J.Murphy also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.0 average difficulty).