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Barnes or Koumas | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 1 hour ago

Midfielder

Koumas

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Barnes wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

6.1M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

5.0

Points Per Game

1.2

8.1%

Selected By

0.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

540

Minutes Played

37.8

ICT Index

4.9

5.5

Form

1.5

💰 Barnes is the value pick - 4.92 pts per £m (Barnes 4.92 vs Koumas 1.0)

🎯 Koumas is your differential (0.0% owned) - Barnes is the template pick at 8.1%

Fixtures

Newcastle

AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21

Liverpool

BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Barnes

60.0

Koumas

25.8

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Barnes

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.5 vs 1.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Barnes (Newcastle, £6.1m, 30 points) is the better FPL pick over Koumas (Liverpool, £5.0m, 5 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Barnes also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).