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GW7 data · compared 7× this gameweek · last compared 10 hours ago

Midfielder

Hughes

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Armstrong wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

4.4M

Total Points

3.0

Points Per Game

1.0

0.4%

Selected By

6.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

523

Minutes Played

20.5

ICT Index

2.4

2.0

Form

0.0

💰 Armstrong is the value pick - 3.6 pts per £m (Armstrong 3.6 vs Hughes 0.45)

🎯 Armstrong is your differential (0.4% owned) - Hughes is the template pick at 6.6%

Fixtures

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

Crystal Palace

BHA 4 (A) - 2026-10-18
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Armstrong

35.7

Hughes

17.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Armstrong

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Armstrong (Everton, £5.0m, 18 points) is the better FPL pick over Hughes (Crystal Palace, £4.4m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Hughes also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).