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Hirst or Barry | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 22 hours ago

Forward

Hirst

Ipswich Town, IPS

Forward

Barry

Everton, EVE

🏆 Barry wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

5.7M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

4.3

0.1%

Selected By

8.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

502

0.0

ICT Index

49.2

0.0

Form

6.0

💰 Barry is the value pick - 4.56 pts per £m (Hirst 0.0 vs Barry 4.56)

🎯 Hirst is your differential (0.1% owned) - Barry is the template pick at 8.7%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-17
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-23
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

Everton

CHE 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-10-24
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-02
COV 2 (H) - 2026-11-06
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-11-23

📅 Hirst has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Hirst

15.7

Barry

58.9

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Barry

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Barry (Everton, £5.7m, 26 points) is the better FPL pick over Hirst (Ipswich Town, £5.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Hirst also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).