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O'Brien or De Cuyper | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 5× this gameweek · last compared 1 hour ago

Defender

De Cuyper

Brighton, BHA

🏆 De Cuyper wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

4.8M

Cost

5.1M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

8.8

0.3%

Selected By

35.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

490

0.4

ICT Index

39.3

1.0

Form

10.5

💰 De Cuyper is the value pick - 10.39 pts per £m (O'Brien 0.62 vs De Cuyper 10.39)

🎯 O'Brien is your differential (0.3% owned) - De Cuyper is the template pick at 35.6%

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

Brighton

CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-18
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-10-25
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-31
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-11-22

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

O'Brien

21.6

De Cuyper

68.6

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in De Cuyper

Key Factors:

Better current form (10.5 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

De Cuyper (Brighton, £5.1m, 53 points) is the better FPL pick over O'Brien (Everton, £4.8m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 7, and De Cuyper also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).