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Rushworth or McAteer: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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GW2 data · compared 7× this week · last compared 1 minute ago

Goalkeeper

Rushworth

Coventry City, COV

Midfielder

McAteer

Ipswich Town, IPS

🏆 Rushworth wins 2 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

1.0

1.2%

Selected By

1.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

1.0

Form

1.0

💰 Rushworth is the value pick - 0.22 pts per £m (Rushworth 0.22 vs McAteer 0.22)

🎯 Rushworth is your differential (1.2% owned) - McAteer is the template pick at 1.4%

Fixtures

Coventry City

HUL 2 (H) - 2026-08-29
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-09-05
BHA 2 (H) - 2026-09-13
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
NEW 2 (H) - 2026-10-12

Ipswich Town

MUN 4 (A) - 2026-08-30
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-09-04
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-10

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Rushworth

27.1

McAteer

23.3

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Rushworth

Key Factors:

More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Rushworth (Coventry City, £4.5m, 1 points) is the better FPL pick over McAteer (Ipswich Town, £4.5m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Rushworth also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).