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GW9 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 5 hours ago

Goalkeeper

Raya

Arsenal, ARS

Goalkeeper

Gillespie

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Raya wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

6.2M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

6.0

Points Per Game

0.0

45.5%

Selected By

0.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

630

Minutes Played

14.8

ICT Index

0.0

4.0

Form

0.0

💰 Raya is the value pick - 6.77 pts per £m (Raya 6.77 vs Gillespie 0.0)

🎯 Gillespie is your differential (0.0% owned) - Raya is the template pick at 45.5%

Fixtures

Arsenal

LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-11-29
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-12-02

Newcastle

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-29
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-12-02

📅 Raya has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.6)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Raya

53.1

Gillespie

12.2

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Raya

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Raya (Arsenal, £6.2m, 42 points) is the better FPL pick over Gillespie (Newcastle, £4.5m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Raya also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.6 average difficulty).