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Stroud or Hughes | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 4 hours ago

Midfielder

Hughes

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Stroud wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

4.9M

Cost

4.3M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

1.0

0.1%

Selected By

6.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

275

Minutes Played

7.3

ICT Index

2.5

1.3

Form

0.3

💰 Stroud is the value pick - 2.24 pts per £m (Stroud 2.24 vs Hughes 0.7)

🎯 Stroud is your differential (0.1% owned) - Hughes is the template pick at 6.1%

Fixtures

Hull City

IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-07
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-11-22
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-29
NFO 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

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Stroud

29.2

Hughes

21.4

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Stroud

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.3 vs 0.3)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Stroud (Hull City, £4.9m, 11 points) is the better FPL pick over Hughes (Crystal Palace, £4.3m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Hughes also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).