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GW7 data · compared 4× this gameweek · last compared 11 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

4.5

Points Per Game

1.3

10.8%

Selected By

0.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

501

Minutes Played

250

29.4

ICT Index

14.8

4.0

Form

1.0

💰 Rice is the value pick - 3.7 pts per £m (Rice 3.7 vs Fernandes 1.4)

🎯 Fernandes is your differential (0.7% owned) - Rice is the template pick at 10.8%

Fixtures

Arsenal

NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

Spurs

COV 2 (H) - 2026-10-19
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-24
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

📅 Fernandes has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Rice

53.4

Fernandes

32.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Rice

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Rice (Arsenal, £7.3m, 27 points) is the better FPL pick over Fernandes (Spurs, £5.7m, 8 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Fernandes also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).