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Thomas or O'Shea | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 45× this gameweek · last compared 2 hours ago

Defender

O'Shea

Ipswich Town, IPS

🏆 O'Shea wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

4.7

Points Per Game

3.5

8.8%

Selected By

2.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

527

Minutes Played

540

22.9

ICT Index

30.7

6.5

Form

6.5

💰 Thomas is the value pick - 7.0 pts per £m (Thomas 7.0 vs O'Shea 5.25)

🎯 O'Shea is your differential (2.6% owned) - Thomas is the template pick at 8.8%

Fixtures

Coventry City

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

Ipswich Town

MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-17
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-23
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

📅 Thomas has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thomas

64.7

O'Shea

58.7

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Thomas

Key Factors:

More favorable upcoming fixtures

Thomas (Coventry City, £4.0m, 28 points) is the better FPL pick over O'Shea (Ipswich Town, £4.0m, 21 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Thomas also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).