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McAteer or Hughes: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Midfielder

McAteer

Ipswich Town, IPS

Midfielder

Hughes

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 McAteer wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

0.0

1.4%

Selected By

11.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

1.0

Form

0.0

💰 McAteer is the value pick - 0.22 pts per £m (McAteer 0.22 vs Hughes 0.0)

🎯 McAteer is your differential (1.4% owned) - Hughes is the template pick at 11.5%

Fixtures

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

Crystal Palace

MCI 4 (H) - 2026-08-28
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-09-05
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-09-12
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-11

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

McAteer

23.3

Hughes

17.5

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in McAteer

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

McAteer (Ipswich Town, £4.5m, 1 points) is the better FPL pick over Hughes (Crystal Palace, £4.5m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Hughes also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).