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Thiaw or Calafiori: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Thiaw

Newcastle, NEW

Defender

Calafiori

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Calafiori wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

5.5M

Total Points

3.0

Points Per Game

9.0

1.7%

Selected By

40.9%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

3.0

Form

9.0

💰 Calafiori is the value pick - 1.64 pts per £m (Thiaw 0.6 vs Calafiori 1.64)

🎯 Thiaw is your differential (1.7% owned) - Calafiori is the template pick at 40.9%

Fixtures

Newcastle

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-08-29
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-09-05
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-09-14
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-19
COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-12

Arsenal

AVL 4 (A) - 2026-08-31
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-09-06
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
BHA 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
LEE 2 (H) - 2026-10-10

📅 Thiaw has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thiaw

43.7

Calafiori

60.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Calafiori

Key Factors:

Better current form (9.0 vs 3.0)
Better value for money

Calafiori (Arsenal, £5.5m, 9 points) is the better FPL pick over Thiaw (Newcastle, £5.0m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Thiaw also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).