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I.Sangaré or Hughes | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 19 hours ago

Midfielder

Hughes

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 I.Sangaré wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.8M

Cost

4.3M

Total Points

1.2

Points Per Game

1.0

0.3%

Selected By

6.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

145

Minutes Played

7.0

ICT Index

2.5

0.7

Form

0.3

💰 I.Sangaré is the value pick - 1.25 pts per £m (I.Sangaré 1.25 vs Hughes 0.7)

🎯 I.Sangaré is your differential (0.3% owned) - Hughes is the template pick at 6.1%

Fixtures

Nott'm Forest

BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-11-07
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-11-27
HUL 2 (A) - 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

I.Sangaré

23.2

Hughes

21.4

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in I.Sangaré

Key Factors:

Better current form (0.7 vs 0.3)
More secure playing time

I.Sangaré (Nott'm Forest, £4.8m, 6 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).