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Welbeck or Hirst | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · last compared 14 days ago

Forward

Hirst

Ipswich Town, IPS

🏆 Welbeck wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

5.8M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

1.2

Points Per Game

0.0

0.7%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

6.2

ICT Index

0.0

0.7

Form

0.0

💰 Welbeck is the value pick - 1.03 pts per £m (Welbeck 1.03 vs Hirst 0.0)

🎯 Hirst is your differential (0.1% owned) - Welbeck is the template pick at 0.7%

Fixtures

Chelsea

MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-11-21
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-27
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-12-02

Ipswich Town

HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-28
COV 2 (A) - 2026-12-01

📅 Hirst has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Welbeck

24.6

Hirst

21.0

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Welbeck

Key Factors:

Better current form (0.7 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Welbeck (Chelsea, £5.8m, 6 points) is the better FPL pick over Hirst (Ipswich Town, £5.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Hirst also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).