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Hall or James | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 4× this gameweek · last compared 48 minutes ago

Defender

Hall

Newcastle, NEW

Defender

James

Chelsea, CHE

🏆 Hall wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

5.3M

Cost

5.3M

Total Points

5.2

Points Per Game

0.8

20.7%

Selected By

5.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

539

Minutes Played

292

34.8

ICT Index

14.8

6.5

Form

0.0

💰 Hall is the value pick - 5.85 pts per £m (Hall 5.85 vs James 0.57)

🎯 James is your differential (5.1% owned) - Hall is the template pick at 20.7%

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

Chelsea

EVE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Hall

60.7

James

22.1

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Hall

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Hall (Newcastle, £5.3m, 31 points) is the better FPL pick over James (Chelsea, £5.3m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 7, and James also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).