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Gomes or Foden | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 2 hours ago

Midfielder

Gomes

Aston Villa, AVL

Midfielder

Foden

Man City, MCI

🏆 Foden wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

5.5M

Cost

6.8M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

3.6

0.1%

Selected By

2.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

285

Minutes Played

293

10.4

ICT Index

34.8

2.3

Form

3.0

💰 Foden is the value pick - 2.65 pts per £m (Gomes 1.64 vs Foden 2.65)

🎯 Gomes is your differential (0.1% owned) - Foden is the template pick at 2.7%

Fixtures

Aston Villa

FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-11-21
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-11-28
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-12-02

Man City

BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-21
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-29
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-12-02

📅 Gomes has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Gomes

38.8

Foden

44.2

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Foden

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.0 vs 2.3)
More secure playing time

Foden (Man City, £6.8m, 18 points) is the better FPL pick over Gomes (Aston Villa, £5.5m, 9 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Gomes also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).