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Tzolis or Barkley | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 468× this gameweek · last compared 2 hours ago

Midfielder

Barkley

Aston Villa, AVL

🏆 Tzolis wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

6.3M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

3.2

Points Per Game

2.0

11.9%

Selected By

0.3%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

362

Minutes Played

308

21.8

ICT Index

15.6

3.3

Form

1.5

💰 Tzolis is the value pick - 2.54 pts per £m (Tzolis 2.54 vs Barkley 2.0)

🎯 Barkley is your differential (0.3% owned) - Tzolis is the template pick at 11.9%

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

Aston Villa

BRE 3 (H) - 2026-10-10
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-10-24
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-11-08

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Tzolis

46.0

Barkley

31.2

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Tzolis

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.3 vs 1.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Other Considerations:

⚠️Tzolis: Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

Tzolis (Arsenal, £6.3m, 16 points) is the better FPL pick over Barkley (Aston Villa, £5.0m, 10 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Tzolis also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).