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Hirst or Foden | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW8 data · last compared 11 days ago

Forward

Foden

Man City, MCI

🏆 Foden wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

6.8M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

3.6

0.1%

Selected By

2.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

293

0.0

ICT Index

34.8

0.0

Form

4.5

💰 Foden is the value pick - 2.65 pts per £m (Hirst 0.0 vs Foden 2.65)

🎯 Hirst is your differential (0.1% owned) - Foden is the template pick at 2.7%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-23
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-28

Man City

AVL 3 (A) - 2026-10-24
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-21
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-29

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Hirst

19.2

Foden

53.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Foden

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Foden (Man City, £6.8m, 18 points) is the better FPL pick over Hirst (Ipswich Town, £5.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Hirst also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).