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Welbeck or Benitez | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 6× this gameweek · last compared 1 minute ago

Forward

Benitez

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Benitez wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

5.9M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

1.2

Points Per Game

3.7

0.9%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

270

6.1

ICT Index

7.4

1.5

Form

4.5

💰 Benitez is the value pick - 2.44 pts per £m (Welbeck 0.85 vs Benitez 2.44)

🎯 Benitez is your differential (0.1% owned) - Welbeck is the template pick at 0.9%

Fixtures

Chelsea

EVE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-11-21

Crystal Palace

BHA 4 (A) - 2026-10-18
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Welbeck

29.4

Benitez

50.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Benitez

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.5 vs 1.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Benitez (Crystal Palace, £4.5m, 11 points) is the better FPL pick over Welbeck (Chelsea, £5.9m, 5 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Welbeck also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).