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Branthwaite or Calafiori | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 635× this gameweek · last compared 1 hour ago

Defender

Calafiori

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Branthwaite wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

5.5M

Cost

5.9M

Total Points

5.4

Points Per Game

5.8

2.7%

Selected By

51.3%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

450

Minutes Played

416

22.5

ICT Index

19.1

7.0

Form

3.5

💰 Calafiori is the value pick - 4.92 pts per £m (Branthwaite 4.91 vs Calafiori 4.92)

🎯 Branthwaite is your differential (2.7% owned) - Calafiori is the template pick at 51.3%

Fixtures

Everton

HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-11
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-10-24
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-02
COV 2 (H) - 2026-11-06

Arsenal

LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-10
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07

📅 Calafiori has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Branthwaite

59.3

Calafiori

51.2

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Branthwaite

Key Factors:

Better current form (7.0 vs 3.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Branthwaite (Everton, £5.5m, 27 points) is the better FPL pick over Calafiori (Arsenal, £5.9m, 29 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Calafiori also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).