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McConnell or Groß: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Midfielder

McConnell

Liverpool, LIV

Midfielder

Groß

Brighton, BHA

🏆 Groß wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

5.5M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

2.0

0.3%

Selected By

13.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

Form

2.0

💰 Groß is the value pick - 0.36 pts per £m (McConnell 0.0 vs Groß 0.36)

🎯 McConnell is your differential (0.3% owned) - Groß is the template pick at 13.7%

Fixtures

Liverpool

NFO 3 (H) - 2026-08-29
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-09-04
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-12
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-09-20
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-10-11

Brighton

CHE 4 (A) - 2026-08-30
LEE 2 (H) - 2026-09-05
COV 2 (A) - 2026-09-13
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-09-19
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-10-10

📅 McConnell has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

McConnell

19.2

Groß

32.8

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Groß

Key Factors:

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

Groß (Brighton, £5.5m, 2 points) is the better FPL pick over McConnell (Liverpool, £4.5m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 2, and McConnell also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.0 average difficulty).