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GW6 data · compared 615× this gameweek · last compared 2 days ago

Midfielder

Hughes

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Hughes wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.4M

Cost

4.4M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

1.0

0.3%

Selected By

7.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

2.4

0.0

Form

0.5

💰 Hughes is the value pick - 0.45 pts per £m (Dowell 0.0 vs Hughes 0.45)

🎯 Dowell is your differential (0.3% owned) - Hughes is the template pick at 7.0%

Fixtures

Hull City

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-11
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-07

Crystal Palace

NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-11
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-10-18
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08

📅 Dowell has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Dowell

15.7

Hughes

18.9

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Hughes

Key Factors:

Better current form (0.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Hughes (Crystal Palace, £4.4m, 2 points) is the better FPL pick over Dowell (Hull City, £4.4m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Dowell also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).