How do I choose which FPL player to buy?

Use our player comparison tools to review form, fixture difficulty, and historical performance. Get a clear recommendation for the best player to transfer or captain for this gameweek.

How can I find the best FPL captain pick?

FPL.my’s detailed stats and expected returns analysis help you choose the player with the highest upside for captaincy each gameweek.

Thiaw or Calafiori | FPL PlayerComparison

Please select a player from the suggestions

GW6 data · compared 417× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Calafiori

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Calafiori wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

5.8M

Total Points

2.8

Points Per Game

5.8

2.2%

Selected By

50.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

450

Minutes Played

416

12.7

ICT Index

19.1

3.0

Form

3.0

💰 Calafiori is the value pick - 5.0 pts per £m (Thiaw 2.8 vs Calafiori 5.0)

🎯 Thiaw is your differential (2.2% owned) - Calafiori is the template pick at 50.5%

Fixtures

Newcastle

COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-12
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07

Arsenal

LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-10
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07

📅 Thiaw has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thiaw

45.2

Calafiori

48.3

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Calafiori

Key Factors:

Calafiori (Arsenal, £5.8m, 29 points) is the better FPL pick over Thiaw (Newcastle, £5.0m, 14 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Thiaw also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.0 average difficulty).