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Midfielder

Gomez

Brighton, BHA

Midfielder

Barnes

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Gomez wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

6.1M

Total Points

4.8

Points Per Game

5.0

3.6%

Selected By

8.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

520

Minutes Played

540

37.9

ICT Index

37.8

6.5

Form

5.5

💰 Gomez is the value pick - 5.8 pts per £m (Gomez 5.8 vs Barnes 4.92)

🎯 Gomez is your differential (3.6% owned) - Barnes is the template pick at 8.1%

Fixtures

Brighton

CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-18
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-10-25
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-31
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-11-22

Newcastle

AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21

📅 Even fixture run for both - avg difficulty 3.2 over the next 5

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Gomez

60.6

Barnes

60.0

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Gomez

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.5 vs 5.5)
Better value for money

Gomez (Brighton, £5.0m, 29 points) is the better FPL pick over Barnes (Newcastle, £6.1m, 30 points) as of Gameweek 7.

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