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Szoboszlai or McNeil | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 1 hour ago

Midfielder

McNeil

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Szoboszlai wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

6.7M

Cost

5.3M

Total Points

3.5

Points Per Game

1.2

15.8%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

471

Minutes Played

130

35.2

ICT Index

3.1

0.3

Form

0.7

💰 Szoboszlai is the value pick - 3.13 pts per £m (Szoboszlai 3.13 vs McNeil 0.94)

🎯 McNeil is your differential (0.1% owned) - Szoboszlai is the template pick at 15.8%

Fixtures

Liverpool

ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-29
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-12-02

Crystal Palace

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-29
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-12-02

📅 McNeil has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Szoboszlai

27.7

McNeil

24.4

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Szoboszlai

Key Factors:

More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️Szoboszlai: Hamstring injury - Unknown return date

Szoboszlai (Liverpool, £6.7m, 21 points) is the better FPL pick over McNeil (Crystal Palace, £5.3m, 5 points) as of Gameweek 9, and McNeil also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).