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Barnes or Cook | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 19 hours ago

Midfielder

Barnes

Newcastle, NEW

Midfielder

Cook

Bournemouth, BOU

🏆 Barnes wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

6.1M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

5.0

Points Per Game

1.5

8.1%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

540

Minutes Played

197

37.8

ICT Index

3.2

5.5

Form

1.0

💰 Barnes is the value pick - 4.92 pts per £m (Barnes 4.92 vs Cook 1.8)

🎯 Cook is your differential (0.2% owned) - Barnes is the template pick at 8.1%

Fixtures

Newcastle

AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21

Bournemouth

SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-18
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-10-25
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-11-08
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Barnes

60.0

Cook

27.1

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Barnes

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.5 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Barnes (Newcastle, £6.1m, 30 points) is the better FPL pick over Cook (Bournemouth, £5.0m, 9 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Cook also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).