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GW8 data · compared 10× this gameweek · last compared 20 hours ago

Midfielder

Rice

Arsenal, ARS

Midfielder

Fernandes

Spurs, TOT

🏆 Rice wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

7.3M

Cost

5.7M

Total Points

5.1

Points Per Game

1.3

11.9%

Selected By

0.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

591

Minutes Played

269

38.0

ICT Index

16.2

8.0

Form

1.0

💰 Rice is the value pick - 4.93 pts per £m (Rice 4.93 vs Fernandes 1.58)

🎯 Fernandes is your differential (0.6% owned) - Rice is the template pick at 11.9%

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

Spurs

CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-24
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-11-21
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-29

📅 Fernandes has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Rice

61.0

Fernandes

30.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Rice

Key Factors:

Better current form (8.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Rice (Arsenal, £7.3m, 36 points) is the better FPL pick over Fernandes (Spurs, £5.7m, 9 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Fernandes also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).