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Welbeck or Calvert-Lewin: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Forward

Welbeck

Chelsea, CHE

Forward

Calvert-Lewin

Leeds, LEE

🏆 Calvert-Lewin wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

6.0M

Cost

6.0M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

1.0

1.1%

Selected By

30.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

Form

1.0

💰 Calvert-Lewin is the value pick - 0.17 pts per £m (Welbeck 0.0 vs Calvert-Lewin 0.17)

🎯 Welbeck is your differential (1.1% owned) - Calvert-Lewin is the template pick at 30.0%

Fixtures

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

Leeds

BRE 3 (H) - 2026-08-30
BHA 3 (A) - 2026-09-05
NEW 2 (H) - 2026-09-14
CRY 3 (H) - 2026-09-19
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-10-10

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Welbeck

17.5

Calvert-Lewin

23.6

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Calvert-Lewin

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Calvert-Lewin (Leeds, £6.0m, 1 points) is the better FPL pick over Welbeck (Chelsea, £6.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Welbeck also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).