How do I choose which FPL player to buy?

Use our player comparison tools to review form, fixture difficulty, and historical performance. Get a clear recommendation for the best player to transfer or captain for this gameweek.

How can I find the best FPL captain pick?

FPL.my’s detailed stats and expected returns analysis help you choose the player with the highest upside for captaincy each gameweek.

Diop or Mitchell | FPL PlayerComparison

Please select a player from the suggestions

GW9 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 12 hours ago

Defender

Mitchell

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Mitchell wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

3.9M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

4.0

10.9%

Selected By

5.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

720

Minutes Played

599

20.3

ICT Index

32.7

2.0

Form

1.3

💰 Mitchell is the value pick - 6.22 pts per £m (Diop 4.62 vs Mitchell 6.22)

🎯 Mitchell is your differential (5.5% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 10.9%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-28
COV 2 (A) - 2026-12-01

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

📅 Diop has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Diop

42.8

Mitchell

38.5

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Diop

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 1.3)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Diop (Ipswich Town, £3.9m, 18 points) is the better FPL pick over Mitchell (Crystal Palace, £4.5m, 28 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Diop also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).