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Welbeck or Benitez | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 632× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Forward

Benitez

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Benitez wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

5.9M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

1.3

Points Per Game

4.0

1.0%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

180

6.1

ICT Index

3.8

1.5

Form

4.0

💰 Benitez is the value pick - 1.78 pts per £m (Welbeck 0.68 vs Benitez 1.78)

🎯 Benitez is your differential (0.1% owned) - Welbeck is the template pick at 1.0%

Fixtures

Chelsea

BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-10
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08

Crystal Palace

NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-11
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-10-18
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08

📅 Welbeck has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Welbeck

29.5

Benitez

45.3

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Benitez

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.0 vs 1.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Benitez (Crystal Palace, £4.5m, 8 points) is the better FPL pick over Welbeck (Chelsea, £5.9m, 4 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Welbeck also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).