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Thiaw or Mykolenko | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 40× this gameweek · last compared 3 hours ago

Defender

Mykolenko

Everton, EVE

🏆 Mykolenko wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

4.6M

Total Points

2.3

Points Per Game

5.4

2.1%

Selected By

3.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

540

Minutes Played

450

15.3

ICT Index

15.5

2.0

Form

2.5

💰 Mykolenko is the value pick - 5.87 pts per £m (Thiaw 2.8 vs Mykolenko 5.87)

🎯 Thiaw is your differential (2.1% owned) - Mykolenko is the template pick at 3.2%

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

Everton

CHE 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-10-24
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-02
COV 2 (H) - 2026-11-06
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-11-23

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thiaw

35.8

Mykolenko

41.2

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Mykolenko

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.5 vs 2.0)
Better value for money

Other Considerations:

⚠️Mykolenko: Leg injury - 75% chance of playing

Mykolenko (Everton, £4.6m, 27 points) is the better FPL pick over Thiaw (Newcastle, £5.0m, 14 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Thiaw also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).