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Welbeck or Fernandes | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 14× this gameweek · last compared 1 minute ago

Forward

Fernandes

Spurs, TOT

🏆 Fernandes wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

5.9M

Cost

5.7M

Total Points

1.2

Points Per Game

1.3

0.9%

Selected By

0.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

250

6.1

ICT Index

14.8

1.5

Form

1.0

💰 Fernandes is the value pick - 1.4 pts per £m (Welbeck 0.85 vs Fernandes 1.4)

🎯 Fernandes is your differential (0.7% owned) - Welbeck is the template pick at 0.9%

Fixtures

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

Spurs

COV 2 (H) - 2026-10-19
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-24
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

📅 Fernandes has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Welbeck

29.4

Fernandes

32.0

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Fernandes

Key Factors:

More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Fernandes (Spurs, £5.7m, 8 points) is the better FPL pick over Welbeck (Chelsea, £5.9m, 5 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Fernandes also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).