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GW8 data · compared 67× this gameweek · last compared 1 hour ago

Midfielder

Tavernier

Bournemouth, BOU

🏆 Tavernier wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

7.3M

Cost

6.2M

Total Points

5.1

Points Per Game

6.0

11.5%

Selected By

10.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

591

Minutes Played

574

38.0

ICT Index

59.3

8.0

Form

5.5

💰 Tavernier is the value pick - 6.77 pts per £m (Rice 4.93 vs Tavernier 6.77)

🎯 Tavernier is your differential (10.5% owned) - Rice is the template pick at 11.5%

Fixtures

Arsenal

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-11-29

Bournemouth

MUN 4 (A) - 2026-10-25
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-11-08
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-11-21
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-29

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Rice

61.0

Tavernier

66.1

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Tavernier

Key Factors:

More favorable upcoming fixtures

Tavernier (Bournemouth, £6.2m, 42 points) is the better FPL pick over Rice (Arsenal, £7.3m, 36 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Tavernier also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).